2012 CSPA Crowns — In Their Voices Issue 1 by Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Columbia Scholastic Press Association 2012 Crown Awards Issue 1

In this Issue:

In Their Voices The CSPA invited all 2012 Crown Finalists to submit two spreads that their staff believed helped elevate their publications to Crown status. These are their observations as told in their voices, presented in alpha order by school.

Bryant High School, Hornet Yearbook, Bryant, AR El Dorado High School, The Legend Yearbook, El Paso, TX James Enochs High School, Wingspan Yearbook, Modesto, CA Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall, The Walrus Literary Magazine, San Antonio, TX Sacramento Country, Day School, The Octagon Newspaper, Sacramento, CA Saratoga High School, The Saratoga Falcon Newspaper, Saratoga, CA Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, tJToday Newspaper, Alexandria, VA Towson High School, Colophon Literary Magazine, Towson, MD University of Alabama, The Crimson White (Spring 2011) Newspaper, Tuscaloosa, AL Woodberry Forest School, The Talon Magazine, Woodberry Forest, VA

Bryant High School Hornet Yearbook Bryant, AR Pages 8-9: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noiseâ&#x20AC;? As a divider in the book under the section named Noise, students were challenged to create a verbal/visual connection. Strong photo visuals and a 3D effect on the dominant photo create an eye-catching package.

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The CSPA invited all 2012 Crown Finalists to submit two spreads that their staff believed helped elevate their publications to Crown status. These are their observations as told in their voices, presented in alpha order by school.

008.009 DIVIDER: noise

NOISE

SENIOR KYLE NOSSAMAN waited in the center of the basketball court for the perfect moment at the Salt Bowl pep rally Sept. 3. Nossaman stood still, raised the microphone and urged on his audience. “Let’s make some noise!” “Seeing all the students crowd into the gym really got my adrenaline pumping,” Nossaman said. “Then, all the students saw me screaming and acting crazy so they joined in.” But the noise did not end there. One week later, junior Madison Caldwell cupped her hands around her mouth and cheered at the Northside game Sept. 10. Caldwell continued to scream until the final buzzer sounded. But the student section was not done making noise. “Even if we lose a game, we still need to cheer for our players,” Caldwell said. “Then, come Monday, it is time to start thinking how am I going to step it up this Friday at the pep rally and the game.”

SCREAM IT Rumble fills Bldg.1 gym Sept. 3 for the Salt Bowl pep rally as senior Kyle Nossaman pumps up the student body for a 45-9 win against Benton. Later, junior Madison Caldwell continues the roar at the Northside game Sept. 10. “First the freshmen parade in, then everyone else,” Nossaman said. “When the long line of students never ended, I knew it was going to be the biggest pep rally ever.” photos Matt Trauschke & Bethany Pilcher

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More students, louder chants, crazier fans

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Bryant High School Hornet Yearbook Bryant, AR Pages 138-139: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just for Kicksâ&#x20AC;? This show stopper spread was created to break up the sports section. The designer and photographer worked as a team to showcase the verbal/visual connection between an athlete and his sports footwear. A variety of athletes were covered and specific details added to the overall effect of the spread.

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Tara Shewmaker 10

GOLF

Morgan Morehead 12

STYLE: Puma STORE: Puma.com PRICE: $100 SPECIFICS: “The shoes have these rubber stubs on the bottoms that help keep your feet in balance so that when you swing, you do not pull a muscle. Those stubs (or spikes) help to keep you from sliding when you complete your swing. Soft spikes do not tear up the green as bad as metal spikes and are lighter so they are quicker when you pivot in a swing.”

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Jace Denker 11

STYLE:Under Armour STORE: Sports Academy PRICE: $50 SPECIFICS: “The front of the cleat, at the toe, does not have a spike. That causes less resistance for a better kick. I actually wear soccer cleats most of the time, but since I only kick, it helps me more than a football cleat.”

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STYLE: Brooks STORE: Sporty Runner PRICE: $35 SPECIFICS: ”The shoes have a rubber sole that is more comfortable than plastic and allows better support for your feet. The rubber soles are also more stable on wet grass which happened to be most of the courses. Metal spikes on the bottom provided traction to keep from falling and allowed faster movement.”

A DIFFERENT SPORT, A DIFFERENT SHOE. BUT WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT EACH PAIR? by Kari Henderson

STUDENT

TRAINER Erica Selig 12

TENNIS Cade Howard 10

STYLE: Nike Court Ballistics STORE: PGA Superstore PRICE: $120 SPECIFICS: “The weird pattern on the bottoms of the shoe is made specifically for tennis courts that provide good traction on the slick court. The sides are also built up more because in regular shoes, those are the first things that tear apart. Tennis Pro Rafeal Nadal also wears the exact same style.”

VOLLEYBALL Brianna White 11

STYLE: Mizuno STORE: Southwest Sporting Goods PRICE: $80 SPECIFICS: “The rubber soles give traction on the court which makes for a quicker reaction time. When you change directions, you definitely need to react quick because you never know where the ball is going. I had some Nike shoes before, but the Mizunos are so much lighter.”

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STYLE: Nike Air Max STORE: Champs Sports PRICE: $98 SPECIFICS: “Almost everyone had some kind of cleats on when they were on the sideline, so I chose the tennis shoes because they stood out. They are the most comfortable pair of shoes I have ever worn because the inside is soft and the bottoms have pretty good grip so I hardly slip. I wore them to one game, but then I felt superstitious. So I started to wear them to every game.”

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El Dorado High School The Legend Yearbook El Paso, TX Pages 48-49: “ ‘Fourmed’ bond” From copy editor Michael Melendez, “The topic of this spread is unique because our city is located near a military base; the spread showcases students working together to survive their infamous obstacle course. The story and the captions were well written. The photos showed different aspects of that day and captured the emotions of those struggling to overcome the course.”

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Students build up confidence at the Fort Bliss obstacle course ‘Climbetition.’ With all eyes on them, teachers Monica Bustillos and David Garcia help out during the competition of boys vs. girls. Garcia made it to the top first, but was told by Sgt. Shaw to climb it again. “Bus and I were walking over and we noticed that the girls were struggling to beat the boys,” Garcia said. “I noticed that Sgt. Shaw purposely made Joey climb three times. Bus said she was going to help them out and I said it wasn’t fair. So I helped too.” Photo by Matthew Leon. Aztack. After having an asthma attack, senior Bianca Gonzalez wears an oxygen mask to help her breathe. Two other students also used the oxygen mask that day. “I wanted to give up on the third obstacle,” she said. “But I started seeing other people and how they didn’t give up. It motivated me. I didn’t want to give up either.” Photo by Matthew Leon.

Sophie Nealy

Tell us something you had to overcome this year. Most people would give up on something because of their fear, but senior Sophie Nealy did not. After being traumatized of heights at a small age, Nealy overcame her fear March 9, 2011.

Leap log. At one of the first obstacles, senior Esther Valenzuela jumps over one of the many logs. Valenzuela’s got a large bruise on her left arm and multiple cuts on both arms. “I thought I was going to die,” she said. “At the beginning I thought, ‘There’s no way I can finish this.’ I thought I was going to faint or run away. But at the end, I was really surprised and happy that I finished it.” Photo by Jennifer Lopez.

“When I was little we had bunk beds,” she said. “I fell off the bunk bed and fractured my arm. It hurt and I never wanted to go up. Before Fort Bliss, I would never climb anything above five feet. I would never go in the air. But ever since the obstacle course, I feel I can go a million feet in the air. I wouldn’t choose to, but if I had to, I would.”

the students with the confidence they needed to pull through until the end and

some not knowing what to expect. Playful laughter and the rustling of shoes

encourgaed them while they struggled with some obstacles due to their fears.

as they kicked rocks was heard for a good seven minutes. However, students

Their friends and even people they just met did not let them give up. They helped

were finally given a wake up call when they were ordered by a number of

them push through and finish what they started.

Aztecs. They were soldiers.

Ramirez said. “But we had to do everything. Even the people who cried had to

soldiers to form lines. They were no longer considered students, teenagers or Seniors from DECA, Student Council, National Honor Society and Yearbook were privileged to participate in a Ft. Bliss obstacle course and rappelling tower to build leadership and team dependency skills. “They learned from that experience,” teacher David Garcia said. “They learned what they could do as a group.” Many thought that the soldiers would go easy on them, but they soon realized that it was no joke. The students got off to a bad start when they were forced to

After all the hard work, everyone was ready to eat a nicely-prepared meal. However, some students were once again taken out of their comfort zone, as they had to eat just as soldiers do. They were provided with Meals Ready to Eat (MRE). “I thought they were going to have a nice cookout for us,” senior Esther prepared it for me, but right when I was going to eat it they started yelling at us

prepared for the rocks on the floors.” Running in the heat, climbing ropes and jumping over wooden logs is not the usual way to build confidence, but that’s exactly what it did. They were thrown out of their comfort zone and had to utilize their strength and endurance. “It was intense,” senior Stacie Aguilar said. “[The soldiers] were saying they do it six times a day. I only did it once and that was enough for me. I got bruises from all the climbing and jumping over the obstacles. It made me gain respect for the soldiers, because of how hard they train.” Although most students disliked the idea of an obstacle course at first, every one ended up completing it and no one gave up. Not because it was a choice, but because the soldiers didn’t allow them to give up. The soldiers provided

Army Obstacle Course—We’ll Figure It Out

The rope climb. Very few of the students were able to complete this obstacle as the proper technique was quite elusive.

struggling, we’d go help and cheer them on.”

they took too long to get ready.

seriously. I couldn’t believe it. I wasn’t used to being yelled at like that. And I wasn’t

The seven bar jump. Having to make it over all seven bars, many students found themselves stuck in midjump.

do it. But it was a good experience. It built up teamwork. When we’d see people

Valenzuela said. “I didn’t know how to prepare the MRE. Liz tried to help me. She

“I thought I was going to be a free spirit,” senior Joe Miranda said. “The

The top three most difficult obstacles

“I thought we were going to do whatever we wanted,” senior Dominique

do push ups by Sgt. Shaw on the rocky landscape during orientation because

push ups made me realize that whatever we were going to do was to be taken

wo buses pull up to the Fort Bliss obstacle course, full of eager students;

to put the harnesses on. They said we had five seconds, so I didn’t eat it. I was afraid that they were going to make us do push ups again.” After a short and very complicated lunch, Sgt. Shaw started to get the group prepared to tie the rope harness. To some students, rappelling was just jumping off a 40 foot tower. For others, it was overcoming the fear of heights. One by one,

Harnessed fear. With the rope in both hands, senior Michael Ramirez gets ready to overcome his fear of heights by rappelling off the tower. The rappelling tower was about 40 feet tall. “I had to prove to myself that I could do it,” Ramirez said. “All I was thinking was if I was going to make it alive or not, and I was hoping my harness wasn’t going to give away.” Photo by Matthew Leon.

6 The inclined monkey bars. By the time many reached this obstacle, they were drained of energy and required extra assistance in completing it.

the students stood in a line from the ground level to the third floor. “I’m terrified of heights,” senior Michael Ramirez said. “I figured that I had to get over [my fear] someday. I felt relieved and thanked God that I was on the ground when it was all over.” As the students boarded the bus again they displayed their “battle wounds” from the long strenuous day. What could have been a regretful field trip, became a memorable and enjoyable experience. The bruises and scratches will heal and soon disappear, but the memories in their mind will never cease. —Jennifer Lopez

1. Log on. After climbing the ropes, senior Aldo Mendez hops over the logs to move onto the next obstacle. Mendez felt that day was a good experience overall and would recommend it to future seniors. “The little logs that you jump on were easy,” he said. “I made it mostly over the log, but my butt didn’t make it all the way over. As you can see, it’s a little stuck on the other side.” Photo by Jennifer Lopez. 2. All tied up. At the rope tower, senior Dominique Ramirez pushes through as he almost finishes the obstacle course. Ramirez surprised himself as he thought he wasn’t capable of such things. “When I got there I had the mentality that I wasn’t going to try,” he said. “But I was able to do every obstacle with no hesitation.” Photo by Matthew Leon. 3. Instructed Aztecs. At the second obstacle, seniors Jorge Gonzales, Timantre Monroe and Lateshia Maxwell listen to Sgt. Shaw as he explains what they will do. As a result of the obstacle course, Maxwell got a bruise, the size of a hand, on her arm. “The skin’s off and it’s bleeding,” Maxwell said. “It’s because of the tunnel. There were rocks in there. I guess the rocks pulled off my skin. I don’t know where it went, but it’s not on my arm.” Photo by Salvador De Valle. 4. Dropped fear. At the rappelling tower, senior Sophie Nealy jumps off for the first time. In an attempt to overcome her fears, Nealy went down only to have her rope overlap itself and have herself caught in mid air. Despite this stumbling block, Nealy overcame her fear of heights and rappelled three times. “I’m deathly afraid of heights,” she said. “As soon as I dropped I was like, ‘I’m gonna fall and break something.’ But I completed it. I actually accomplished something.” Photo by Elizabeth Vigil. 5. Fast five. On a tree stub, senior Vanessa Bei tries to prevent herself from falling. Bei was the first girl to finish the obstacle course and the fifth person overall. “I didn’t think it was going to be as rigourous as it was,” she said. “I thought they were going to be lenient because we were high school kids. But they treated us like any other soldier.” Photo by Jennifer Lopez. 6. Jump in time. In a hurry, senior Eric Herrera jumps over a wired obstacle to try and beat opponent senior Stacie Aguilar. Herrera beat Aguilar, which put the boys ahead in the race. “Overall it helped us a lot with teamwork and it was a good way to end senior year,” Herrera said. “The experience was intense and it helped overcome fears.” Photo by Matthew Leon.

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El Dorado High School The Legend Yearbook El Paso, TX Pages 120-121: “History Made” From our photography editor Jennifer Lopez: “The varsity football spread showcases our excellent sports photography and it is also well designed. The story and the profile are both great examples of why we chose our theme. Ozaeta went through a rough time, but as an Aztec he figured it out along the way. The varsity football team together figured out that although they lost to Midland, they made history.”

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Varsity football team wins Bi-District Championship for the first time

Rams nor the westside Coronado T-birds, the Aztecs took the game

fluorescent green turf and dirt-stained jerseys. Disappointment laid

won’t change anything.”

here was silence among the crowd as the clock ran the final

seconds of the fourth quarter. The screams of jubilation emitting losses as a learning experience. from the overpowering Midland High fans pressed the silence of the El Dorado Aztecs.

“We were ultimately better than the other teams,” senior Joshua Huerta said. “We just didn’t come out with our best game. We can’t

Cold sweat slowly rolled down the faces of the players onto the

deep within each person on the away side. While fans stood on the bleachers overlooking the team, they saw the tears of heartache drip down every player’s face. The players gathered around the coaches on the 50-yard line for the game-loss pep talk. Despite the loss, the Aztecs were able to make a second appearance in the Texas state playoffs, end the season with an impressive record of 8-2 and create ground-breaking history by becoming the first Aztec team to become Bi-District champions. Success throughout the 10 regular season games gave the

be mad, [we] just learn from our mistakes because staying upset Although losing those games could be seen as a great disappointment for the season, others see the season as historic. “This was our biggest accomplishment this season,” senior Maurice McFarland said. “It was bittersweet for the team. We made it to second round playoffs for the first time, but we finished earlier than we expected.” Head coach James Althoff remains proud of the history-making team, even though many players felt their season was cut short. “We laid it on the line,” he said. “At that part of the playoffs, every

team impressive marks on the local football rankings. The football

one is good, and it was their day. You’re going to face the tough

team’s performance impressed the pollsters with week after week

teams and Midland was just one of them.”

blowouts against competitors Lubbock Coronado, Hanks, Socorro, Bel Air, Eastwood, Franklin and Americas.

Throughout the majority of the season, the Aztecs were able to keep a constant lead against its competitors and thus remained

“We had a pretty good season,” senior Kedeem Thomas said. “We #1 in the local rankings. became really great role models. Even though we went through a lot of ups and downs, we came together.”

“It’s sad because it is the end for the seniors,” senior Derrick Williams said. “Most of us will never play again. But we made history,

Despite not being able to conquer the neighboring Montwood

and that’s the best part of it all.” —Jessica Reed

Tell us something you had to overcome this year. Senior

Joe Ozaeta My dad passed away right in front of my eyes on the first day of school. He was my best friend and my everything. We were very close. He told me that this year was my year and I was going to make a change in the school and make history. I was able to help us win the first playoff game of the year. I got three interceptions and we were able to make the biggest comeback of the year. I know my dad will always be there watching over me.

Happy feet. As he leaped through the air, junior Branden Duchene made his way successfully through an attempted tackle by the Bel Air Highlanders. The Aztecs went on to winning the game 63-7 and Duchene finished his junior year with a total of five touchdowns. “I really didn’t do that well during the game,” he said. “But we killed them. We had a great game.” Photo by Jeanette Leyva.

1. Air ball. While scoring a touchdown, senior Andrew Curtis made one of the game-defining catches during the early season in the Las Cruces game. Curtis finished the football season with a total of 20 points and an average of two points per game. “Coach told me before that he was going to give me the ball somehow,” he said. “All of a sudden, I caught the ball and I’m in the end zone.” Photo by Jennifer Lopez. 2. I Am Legend. Making his way through the Las Cruces defense, senior Maurice McFarland attempts to make a touchdown against the Bulldawgs. McFarland finished the game with 10 catches for 135 yards and one touchdown. “I think I did pretty good,” he said. “I beat out last year’s season. I had a lot of goals and I accomplished them all.” Photo by Jennifer Lopez. 3. Playing catch. At the second-round playoff game against Midland, senior quarterback Joshua Huerta makes a pass attempt. The Aztecs lost the game 31-7 but Huerta finished the season with over 3,000 passing yards and 34 touchdown passes. “We played our hearts out that game and gave it our all,” he said. “It was a really good season and I’m proud of our team.” Photo by Matthew Leon. 4. Close call. While breaking through multiple tacklers, senior Leslie Byerly broke through to make a first down during the highly-anticipated game against the Montwood Rams. Byerly rushed for 33 rushing yards in the 21-14 loss. “It’s always tough to lose big games,” he said. “By that time we were losing 14-0 and I was just trying to do the best I could. You just have to get over it and move on.” Photo by Matthew Leon. 5. Cool runner. After escaping from a Monterrey Lubbock Plainsman, running back senior Jose Guillen makes an important play during the 14-point, fourth quarter comeback playoff game. The Aztecs won their first playoff 36-30. “Whenever they needed me, I was there for my team,” he said. “It was by far our hardest game because of the comeback. We never gave up.” Photo by Jennifer Lopez. 6. Flex’n. With perfect timing, senior Derrick Williams tips the ball from the Lubbock Monterrey receiver’s hand. Despite having a bruised rib, Williams also had four tackles in the game. “When I stood up from the play, I just saw Coach Molina’s face,” he said. “That’s when I knew he had dropped the ball.” Photo by Matthew Leon.

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6 Running Back Leslie Byerly’s pre-game ritual 2:30-6:30 p.m.

1. 15-minute speech from Coach James Althoff 2. Sandwiches and chips courtesy of Coach Michael Deal 3. Listen to Go Hard by DJ Khaled and Kanye West 4. Put on socks 5. Put on game pants 6. Watch You Tube highlight tapes of Percy Harvin 7. Offensive team meeting 8. Put on shoes 9. Leave to game 10. Stretch on the 50-yard line with senior Andrew Curtis

Linebacker Frank Lara’s pre-game ritual 2:30-6:30 p.m.

1. 15-minute speech from Coach James Althoff 2. Sandwiches and chips courtesy of Coach Michael Deal 3. Put on game pants 4. Put on socks 5. Put on ankle braces 6. Put on black Skull & Stars beanie backwards 7. Drink three Monsters until kickoff 8. Put on shoes 9. Take 20 minutes to put on Eye Black 10. Leave to game and listen to Heavy Metal like Dear God by Avenged Sevenfold

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James Enochs High School Wingspan Yearbook Modesto, CA Pages 206-207: “Singing Her Heart Out” This spread demonstrates the kind of human interest stories my students were able to capture throughout the yearbook to represent that “everyone has something...” theme. They wanted to capture real lives and support the idea that no matter where you come from or who you are, each person has “something” that makes them special and an important addition to Enochs High School.

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singing her heart out  STORY BY GILBERTO RUIZ-ORTEGA “It all started with Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. I used to dance and sing on the fireplace with my ruby slippers,” said senior Olivia Berumen. “Belle was my favorite Disney princess. I loved Disney; I used to go around the house all the time singing lots of songs from all the movies I watched. My parents say this is where my passion for music started.” “I began singing officially at the age of nine. I started off with the local opera company called Townsend Opera Players. There I performed in the children’s musicals and opera productions with the adults. It was a good experience and opened me to what opera and classical music are like at a young age. At the age of 13, I started to study with a new voice teacher because I felt like I had outgrown my previous one. It was then that I started to train classically.” “Classical music is very different from music theatre or any other type of musical art form. It is very intellectual because it involves singing music written hundreds of years ago and singing in almost every language. I sing in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French and Latin. The way you learn how to sing in a different language is very different from singing in your native language, you have to learn how to speak the words as if you were a native speaker and then attach that to how you sing it. It is extremely demanding with the amount of time and effort put into it. Even after countless hours and years of training, the craft will never be perfected. That is one reason I love singing opera: it is always a challenge.” “In the summer of 2009, I went to an arts camp called Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan. Interlochen is one of the most prestigious art camps and high school academies in the country where artists around the world gather to work and share their art for six weeks. Before I went to Interlochen, I was losing interest in singing opera. It was time consuming, difficult, and not as popular as musical theatre. Once there, among other artists, I realized how talented I was. The environment there was welcoming and everyone appreciated what other artists did. They were passionate and that inspired me. It truly opened my eyes to the world of my art. It was at Interlochen where I truly fell in love with singing opera and saw myself as an artist.” “This past summer I went to a workshop in Lenox, Massachusetts: the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Tanglewood is the most prestigious music workshop in the country where seventy of the best classical singers of my age group in the country studied for an intense six weeks—it was pretty much like school during those six weeks. I had music theory, diction, and music history classes along with all my singing responsibilities. It was a lot more challenging than Interlochen and gave me a feel for what to expect in college. By studying at Tanglewood I worked with faculty from the art school at Boston University and received six college credits. I also worked with conductor and composer John Williams (musical conductor and composer for Jaws, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, etc.) and performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. At Tanglewood, I developed lifelong friendships with my future colleagues and realized I had what it takes to make it in the demanding world of classical music.” “I applied to a lot of colleges. With the music field there is no such thing as a safety school because each school is searching for a certain voice type. You can get rejected just because you are not what they are looking for, not necessarily because you aren’t talented enough, but because each institution has its preferences. I had to go to my voice teacher’s recording studio to record pre-screening samples for schools. Once they heard my samples I was called to do live auditions at the campuses. Although I’m set on opera, I don’t really know what I want to do as a singer. What type of music I will sing and what I choose to do with my education is still unpredictable. I want to learn as much as I can in college and have a similar experience to the summer camps I’ve attended. I’ll have to discover what the future holds for me in this next part of my life.”

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James Enochs High School Wingspan Yearbook Modesto, CA Pages 322-324: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone Has Somethingâ&#x20AC;? The closing spread for our yearbook, demonstrates the full range of our theme pages when paired together with pages 2-3. Our book did a 12 page opening and spread 2-3 only shows the beginning of the theme package, adding the closing pages demonstrates more clearly how our theme was implemented throughout the book from beginning to end.

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everyone has someing Sometimes we let little things stop us. Stop us from achieving our potential. But it’s also those little things that make us who we really are. Embrace it! There’s only one of you and a billion of the rest. Flaunt your upperclassmen confidence. Relish in the extra hour of sleep on late start days. Catch the teachers dancing the Dougie at the last rally of the year. Finally overcome the freshman slump. Be seen as a contributing member of society. Know that the Eagles achieved the highest CST scores in the valley and that you were a part of it. Cross the halfway mark of high school. Tear up as you say good-bye to your family and pack for college. Sacrifice your summer to build houses in Mexico. Continue the legacy and run for ASB president. Raise money for the catastrophe in Japan. Go get your drivers license. Start a new tradition. Clean out your old binders. Get lost in the new as you FIND yourself along the way. VALUE all that you have become. Take what you learned and GAIN more knowledge. Offer yourself and SHARE with the world. PROVE that you’ve got what it takes. Don’t let opportunities pass you by. Seize the moment. Because everyone has something. Because you, you, YOU HAVE SOMETHING.  COPY BY LIANA BEVACQUA

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Saint Mary’s Hall The Walrus Lit Mag San Antonio, TX Pages 32-33: “Hush! I Talk My Dream Aloud” The light turquoise color font of the titles was directly pulled from the photo on the subsequent page, creating unity within the spread. The description and quotes connect with the overall theme by illustrating the unbounded forces of imagination.

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"...throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." — Mark Twain

magination is limitless. It provides us with the unique ability to construct a sanctuary out of our innermost feelings and ideas, serving as an escape from the heavy shackles of reality. Through imagination, we evoke our latent talents, placing them in our own creative haven, untouched by the limits and restrictions of mankind. We are allowed to take refuge within our dreams, building our own “cloudy house” where our unworldly thoughts can thrive, free and undisturbed.

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"I dream my painting and I paint my dream." — Vincent van Gogh

"Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." — Oscar Wilde

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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” — Albert Einstein

Saint Mary’s Hall The Walrus Lit Mag San Antonio, TX Page 53: “The Average Bean” The painting and the poem both concern the topic of vegetation in some way, so the painting complements the poem. The use of white space adds a crisp, simple feel to the page, making the arrangement unobtrusive, highlighting the poem instead of distracting from it.

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El Arbol, a Watercolor Painting by Brianna Garcia (12)

The Average Bean A Poem by Jeremy Fitch (11)

Oh, Lima Bean, you accountant of foods semi-tasteless, but consumers don’t care they don’t chose you for taste but for practicality spices can assist for a better taste but in their absence you revert to old ways lima beans are white painted concrete walls beige carpets and floral wallpaper conservative suburban homes with identical mailboxes

lima beans are repressed culture stifled, namesake forgotten the mother’s roots cut and dried, her fruit abducted and sold to market for ungrateful children to push around a plate and throw into the trash

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Sacramento Country Day School The Octagon Newspaper Sacramento, CA Pages 8-9, 5/31/11 “Centerpoint” We chose the “college” spread from our final issue because it shows the faces of everyone in the senior class, something possible at only a small school like ours. In addition, the colorful eye-catching graphics epitomize the design style of that year’s paper and staff.

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From black & red to black & orange help them.” Repsher said she sees fellow SCDS alumna Anne Fendick, ’10, around three times a week, and she had a class with Max Xie, ’10. leven percent of College counselor Pathe graduating tricia Fels attributes Oxy’s class will attend popularity to the lack of Occidental Colliberal arts colleges on the llege ege in Los Angeles (aﬀecWest Coast. tionately dubbed “Oxy”) “I think people who next fall. want to stay in California Senior Lauren Taylor and want a small liberal chose Oxy because of its arts college are looking small size (around 1800 at either the Claremont students) and ideal loca(Colleges) or Oxy,” Fels tion. said. “I didn’t want to be in And among the Clarethe middle of nowhere,” mont Colleges, Pomona Taylor said. “And all of the and Claremont McKenna other liberal arts colleges I are extremely selective, applied to were.” Harvey Mudd is a techniThe Southern California cal school, and Scripps is weather was a contributing The number of Country Day students who’ve chosen Occidental College each year. girls-only, Fels said. factor, she said. So Oxy is one of the Seniors Marina Serrano, only options. that would be more diﬀerent from SCDS, Alex Graves and Sami Car- relative to Country Day. Occidental’s popularity with Serrano thinks it’ll be “cool” to go to and the sense that I got was that it would rasco will also attend Oxy. And SCDS students this year isn’t unprecedenthave been very similar,” the alum said. school with three of her classmates. seniors Brian Crush, Damien Serrano was initially leaning towards ed. Five in the class of ’04 matriculated to “It takes the fear away,” she said. Blake and Sarah Habbas came the school as well. Serrano originally applied to Oxy because New York University for the same reason. close to choosing Oxy before Kelly Neukom, ’04, liked having four of “I wanted to take a risk,” she said. she knew it was a place she would like. settling on other schools inher classmates accompany her to college. But Serrano chose Oxy in the end be“I liked (high school), and (Oxy) was as stead. “It was more reassuring than anything,” Carrasco applied to Oxy similar as I could get to Country Day in cause it was cheaper. she said. “These people knew me before I Emily Repsher, ’09, is one of three alumcollege,” she said. Early Decision because she came to Oxy, so I didn’t feel alone.” Other students agree with Serrano re- ni who attended Oxy this year. knew that a small school Neukom also liked Oxy’s small size and “When I visited, it reminded me of garding Oxy’s similarity to SCDS. would be good for her. similarity to Country Day. One alumnus who didn’t choose Oxy de- Country Day,” she said. “All of the profesShe added that while Oxy “I was frightened to go to college, and I sors knew the students by fi rst and last scribed it as “Country Day University.” is small, it will still be a new “I liked it, but I wanted an experience name, and they went out of their way to didn’t want that big of a change,” she said. experience because it’s large

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aiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waiting. —Dr. Seuss, Seuss “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”

For most seniors, the moment of truth about college comes when they pull either a big or small envelope from the mailbox—or see “Congratulations!” or “We’re sorry to inform you…” written across their computer screens. But what happens when the answer isn’t yes and isn’t no? Every year, thousands are placed on college waitlists, an often ambiguous holding ground in the college-admission process. “It felt like the college was just too lazy to actually make a decision,” said senior Parul Guliani, who was waitlisted at Dartmouth College and Columbia University. “It was like, ‘Oh, we’re moving the acceptance date to a couple of months in the future, except we’re not going to tell you when it is,’” she added. Despite Guliani’s frustration, she stayed on the waitlist for Columbia, her top-choice college. (She didn’t stay

on Dartmouth’s because she wasn’t interested enough in the school.) Meanwhile, seniors Jasmine Oh and Damien Blake were already playing the waiting game—before they were even waitlisted. Because of a record number of applicants, the University of Michigan didn’t inform Blake or Oh they had been waitlisted until April 22, three weeks after the college was supposed to notify applicants. “I was really irritated because I’d been waiting for so long and I just wanted a decision,” Blake said. “Like yes or no.” But Blake and Oh decided to stay on the waitlist, despite hesitation. Oh was also waitlisted at Bowdoin College but decided not to accept their waitlist oﬀer. And at that point, Blake was also waiting to hear back from UC San Diego (UCSD) and UCLA, both of whose decisions he had appealed. By the time May 1, the normal college decision deadline, rolled around, he hadn’t heard from any of the three schools. So he deposited at the University of Southern California (USC) while Oh deposited at the College of William and Mary. Like Guliani, senior Nicole Antoine was waitlisted at Dartmouth College, as well as Pomona College and Amherst College. Antoine decided against staying on Pomona’s and Amherst’s waitlists, but kept her name on Dartmouth’s. “At first, I had a really hard time deciding because I didn’t really like being in limbo,” Antoine said. “But I knew I really wanted to go there, so it was pretty clear to me that I should stay on it.” Although Antoine was glad she was wait-

listed and not rejected, she did not enjoy the additional waiting period. “What really sucked was not knowing when you were going to find out,” she said. “It just kind of felt like all of my college plans had been put on hold while everyone else knew where they were going.” Brett Schraeder, associate vice president for enrollment management at Occidental College, agreed that waitlisting is not ideal. “We would prefer not to do it,” he said. “We would prefer that students wouldn’t have to go through it. “But it allows students to express their interest in particular colleges and have a chance at getting into those colleges, when they probably wouldn’t get in without the waitlist.” While Guliani understands why colleges place students on waitlists, she was still frustrated by the information she didn’t know. “It wasn’t like there was a set date,” she said. It was like I could find out next week, or I could find out three months from now, or they could just not tell me period.” However, at Occidental, the college puts some control in students’ hands by letting them decide how long they are willing to stay on the waitlist. Occidental also closes their waitlist as soon as possible—this year on May 26. “We try to be sensitive to students so they’re not waiting in limbo for a long time,” Schraeder said. And though both Antoine’s and Guliani’s colleges let them know of their decisions even earlier, neither had heard by May 1. Antoine deposited at Duke University while Guliani deposited at the University of Pennsylvania. But shortly after May 1, Blake did hear

from two of his schools. His appeal at UCLA was not accepted, but his appeal at UCSD was. So Blake switched gears and deposited at UCSD, though he’s still not sure if that’s where he’ll end up—neither he nor Oh has heard back from Michigan. “I already changed my decision once,” he said. “But now I still don’t know. I’m so done dealing with (waiting).” Because Blake’s college plans remain indefinite, he’s having trouble getting enthusiastic about UCSD. “I want to be able to be happy with what I end up choosing,” Blake said. “I wasn’t that excited about USC, and I’m not that excited about San Diego still because of Michigan. “Maybe when they finally reject me or accept me, I’ll be able to get excited about somewhere—whenever that is.” But for Antoine and Guliani, the wait is over. The extra stress and time paid off for Guliani; she was accepted by and plans to attend Columbia University this fall. For Antoine, the outcome wasn’t what she’d hoped. Dartmouth’s waitlist officially closed without offering her a spot in the class. And though Antoine understands why colleges utilize waitlists, she still finds the

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Sacramento Country Day School The Octagon Newspaper Sacramento, CA Page 11, 12/07/10: “Flashbulb Memories” We chose Lauren Taylor’s feature page because it was a good example of finding graphic ideas for stories that don’t have logical or easily accessible photographs. In addition, the stories were thoughtful and timely.

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suit, and my dad was wearing a black swimsuit with a little bit father’s c a r w h e n of white on it,” he said. “And (my dog) Zoe was running around she found out the pool, and she had just been groomed that day.” Jackson’s death was culturally significant and surprising for that American Airlines Flight people around the world, and there was a lot of emotional 11 had crashed hype surrounding his death. into the World Trade Center’s “And if things like that are on the news over and over again, North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. it gets everyone upset,” Arnett said. “So then you get caught “We went to pick up the Evrigenises (with whom she car- up in the moment and in the trauma.” pooled) and their mom was asking my dad if there was going According to Arnett, age also plays a role in what and how to be school that day,” she said. much we remember. Beck, who was in second grade then, did not fully compreFels was 16, Ragland, Bell and Edwards were 10, and Beck hend what was going on, but she knew it was significant. was 7 when they experienced their flashbulb memories. “I was worried about my aunt, who lived in New York, and “Emotion inflames the senses, and the senses record things I was worried that I was going to get gum on my shoes,” she very deeply,” Arnett said. “When you’re younger, you tend to said. “That was the first day I was going to wear my new blue have more of an intense emotional reaction, and there is also sandals to school.” more of a blank slate to make an impression on.” Flashback to Nov. 22, 1963—the day of President John “I remember when the (Space Shuttle) Challenger blew Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas. up,” he said. “I was in medical school, and I wasn’t really That Friday, Ron Bell (now an English teacher at Country that interested in the Challenger program. But I remember Day) was home sick. it more vividly than I remember 9/11.” “I was home alone because my mother went to run errands, Unlike normal memories, flashbulb moments can last long and I was just bored and had nothing to do,” he said. “And I periods of time without deteriorating. was wearing a striped robe.” But once the people that remember those moments die, Late that morning Bell’s home phone rang. these memories die too. Soon Dec. 7 will no longer evoke “It was my aunt,” he said. “She asked me, ‘Is your mom vivid and traumatic memories. It will be a date remembered there?’ I told her she wasn’t, and she said, ‘Turn on the TV. only because it will be taught in classrooms, but it will no The president has been shot.’” longer be burned into memories of those who were alive to Bell remembers watching television for “as long as (he) remember it. could.” His mom came home a couple hours later, and a few How long before 9/11, too, remains only within the dusty minutes later it was announced that Kennedy had died. pages of history “Everyone was upset,” he said. “My mom started crying books? and she wasn’t even a fan—she was a Republican.” Ragland, Fels, Beck and Bell all recall events that were politically important. But a flashbulb memory doesn’t always involve an event with political significance. According to Arnett, anything “that (has) a lot of powerful emotional impact and (comes) with surprise” has that potential. Fifth grader Miles Edwards—who is too young to remember September 11—said he vividly remembers the day Michael Jackson died. “Me and my dad were swimming in the pool,” he said. “Then my mom came out and said that Michael Jackson was in the hospital. She came back out about 20 minutes later and said that he was dead.” Edwards couldn’t remember the date of Jackson’s death (June 25, 2009), but other details remain in his memory. Battleships USS West Virginia, USS Tennessee, and USS Arizona, on December 7, 1941, “I was wearing a at Pearl Harbor after being hit by the Japanese air attack. (Photo used by permission of black-and-blue swimCreative Commons)

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ec. 7, 1941, was a typical day for John Ragland, grandfather of junior Sasha. He was “playing like kids do” in his front yard with a friend in Beaver Dam, Ky. “It was a cold day,” he said. “We were wearing overalls.” Then his mother called him inside from the porch and explained that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. World War II had come to the United States. On that same Sunday 69 years ago, Patricia Fels (mother of teacher Patricia Fels) was scheduled to practice for a debate with a boy named Frank when he called her to say they had to postpone it. “I asked why,” she said, “and he said, ‘You haven’t heard the radio? The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor.’” Then Fels walked into her father’s oﬃce and told him what she had heard. “He just looked at me and said, ‘Oh, my god!’” she said. What Ragland and Fels remember constitute “flashbulb memories.” In flashbulb memories, people remember the exact moments they learned of something significant in a high level of detail. They may recall where and with whom they were, how the news was conveyed and obscure details such as what they were wearing. “In a situation where you’re exposed to exciting, frightening or even enraging events, it creates a sense of being frozen in time,” Claude Arnett, a psychiatrist with Vaya Mental Health Resources, said. “Under conditions of highly intense emotions, all the senses are highly activated,” Arnett said. “That activation leaves deep impressions in the memory.” Flashbulb memories aren’t constructed like other memories, Arnett said. Instead they are constructed based on sensory impressions and can’t usually be told as a narrative. “If I asked you about your day, you would tell me what you did and your story would depend upon your intentions because the thread of your intentions is what makes things happen,” he said. “But if I asked you about a flashbulb moment, you wouldn’t tell me a narrative like that. You would tell me your sensory impressions like what you heard and what you saw. You would have to work to turn it into a narrative.” Junior Lyria Beck remembers sitting in the back of her

Save the words: By Margaret Whitney Reporter

hen you enter the home page on savethewords.org, a multicolored collage of antique words greets you, while a barrage of tiny voices implores, “Pick me!” By clicking one of the shouting words, you can see the definition and “adopt” it if you want. Not just any word is featured on this site, though; it contains only words that, because of disuse, have been cut from dictionaries, specifically the Oxford English Dictionary. The site seeks to resurrect these forgotten and neglected words by having people pledge to use them in everyday life. Savethewords.org, though only an ad campaign for the Oxford English Dictionary, is now being used by English teacher Jane Bauman to improve her freshman class’s vocabulary. Bauman introduced her class to this site after hearing about it on NPR. “I thought it sounded so interesting that I e-mailed the link to the story to all my stu-

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dents, and they sounded really enthusiastic,” she said. Bauman encouraged her students to adopt words, offering extra credit for bringing in illustrated definitions to be posted on the class bulletin board. Bauman wants her students to develop a love of words. “What I like about this is they get to play with words and develop new relationships with them by adopting them, so they’ll think of words in a new light,” she said. While exploring savethewords.org, freshman Sasha Baranoff saw the word “homerkin,” meaning a liquid measure of beer, and adopted it. “I thought maybe it would be a funny coincidence, and relate to Homer Simpson (a cartoon character on “The Simpsons,” a television show),” she said. She also adopted “improcerous” (having little height) in acknowledgment of her own shortness. Baranoff wasn’t the only one unable to adopt just one word; Maddy Mahla also couldn’t choose just one. “I loved them all!” she said. Mahla has adopted four words so far: “oporopolist” (a fruit seller), “labascate” (to

begin to fall or slip), “jobler” (a person who does small jobs), and “magistricide” (the killing of a teacher or master), which she adopted humorously. In an attempt to make it easier to fulfill her pledge to use her adopted word as often as possible, Sarah Wilks has chosen the word “scaevity” (unluckiness). “I thought that I’d be able to use it more often than some more obscure word in regular conversations,” she said. Bauman has adopted “sceptriferous” (bearing a scepter or having authority). While demonstrating a possible use of the word, she said, “Mrs. Bauman thought she was the queen of grammar, but actually it was (English teacher Patricia Fels) who was sceptriferous.” Fels may be the queen of grammar, but Bauman has Fels beat when it comes to integrating savethewords.org into her class, as Fels does not plan to use the site in junior AP English. However, Fels herself has adopted three words: “mingent,” “recarciate” and “pudify.”

“The first means ‘discharging urine,’ so our little dog Darrell is now unoﬃcially known as ‘Mr. Mingent,’” she said.

Saratoga High School The Saratoga Falcon Newspaper Saratoga, CA Page 1, 10/29/10: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Victory at Lastâ&#x20AC;? This front page represents lastminute reporting combined with good planning. The football team beat its rival for the first time in almost three decades, and a group of reporters and photographers provided a variety of coverage. The students had only two days to pull together all of the coverage.

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SARATOGA 21, LOS GATOS 17

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& AbhishekVenkataramana Within seconds of the game clock expiring, the green turf of the Benny Pierce field was replaced with a sea of red, as students and alumni flooded the field, screaming and chanting in celebration of the Falcons’ first regular season victory over Los Gatos since 1982. The Falcons managed to end the 27-year streak in a thrilling 21-17 victory over the Wildcats under the Friday night lights on Oct. 22. “This is amazing right now,” said senior captain and starting linebacker Marcus Hoffman, just moments after the game. “Words can’t describe what I’m feeling. It’s surreal.”

After taking over the head coaching job just three years ago, coach Tim Lugo managed to do what seemed to be the impossible. For him, the game meant more than just another victory for his team. “I’m excited for the players because they no longer have to listen to everyone asking when it’s going to happen,” said Lugo. “Everyone doubts our guys every year, but this year they showed the school that they could do it. I’m speechless, but I knew they could win.” The rivalry for this year’s match-up between the Falcons and the Wildcats intensified even before the teams even took

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Let’s face it: It’s been a long 27 years for Saratoga football. As Saratoga students grew increasingly indifferent to the football program due to mediocre results, the program fell into a self-perpetuating slump that seemingly bogged down players, causing failures that only served to further alienate the fans. The side effect of this downward spiral was most apparent on one night every year: the rivalry game between Saratoga and Los Gatos. Since the regular season of 1982, Saratoga has continually fallen victim to the Wildcats—until last Friday,

that is. The team from Los Gatos walked off the field defeated. One player’s eyes filled with tears. He had no idea what hit him. The rivalry was not always so one-sided. In the ‘60s, ‘70s and early ‘80s, Toga held its own as a football powerhouse. Benny Pierce started his coaching career at Saratoga in 1959 as the JV coach. In 33 seasons as head coach of varsity Pierce never had a losing season. His teams won 21 league or section championships. His 1980 team went undefeated and finished the season ranked in the top 10 nationally. His 1987 team beat three undefeated

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did you know? In 1997, the Falcon football team won CCS but still managed to lose to Los Gatos in the regular season.

FINALS on pg. 6

upcoming events Oct. 31 Halloween Dress up as your favorite character from Jersey Shore and go trick-ortreating! Nov. 2 General Elections Seniors, do your part and vote. Nov. 8 Women’s Choral Concert Come enjoy those angelic voices in the McAfee at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 Veterans’ Day No school... on a Thursday!

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Clockwise from left: Senior linebacker Greg Johnson shows his excitement over the Falcons’ first victory over Los Gatos in 27 years. The team poses for an after-game celebratory photo shoot on the field. Junior running back Troy Doles evades the Wildcat defense at the 40 yard line. Doles had a touchdown and made a clutch interception to secure the win.

The school board is on its way to deciding whether the school should have finals before or after winter break for the school year of 2011-2012, according to school officials. “There is a great momentum to [have finals before break],” said assistant principal Brian Safine. The school board decided to distribute a survey last December and discovered much support for the plan, according to the district website. For many students, having finals and then a break to relax would be beneficial, allowing them to have some time off before second semester starts. “It would be really nice for students and teachers to be done in December with a real break,” said principal Jeff Anderson. “Both students and teachers could start fresh after the December break. This is something we can control that can help with students’ stress.” Many students also prefer having finals in December. “I think it’s good that we would get to actually relax during our winter break. We won’t have to stress over studying for finals, and we can go on vacation being relaxed,” said junior Rachel Le. Many schools around the Bay Area follow a schedule of having finals before winter break. A high school in San Rafael

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“Swimming in college is much more pervasive in your lifesince you spend most of your time with your teammates, they become like your family.”

Senior Lauren Gardanier explains how recruiting websites allowed her to network to different schools as part of the recruiting process. Gardanier recently committed to Yale and will be diving there next fall. per school for Division I football, meaning about 2,200 out of a million high school seniors, 2.2 percent, receive the financial aid. Recently in these harder economic times, colleges have cut down on their athletic scholarships, creating more competition. Having support during the recruitment process is crucial. “You need to continue to become better, and that takes hard work under the direction and help of a coach or instructor,” said Fugler. High school

“College baseball is very different from HS baseball. The speed of the game is much faster; every player in the lineup can hit and hurt you.”

Class of ‘08 Hayes Hyde (Yale)

MovingOn Colleges: Cornell, UPenn, Darmouth, San Diego, Brown, Princeton

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coaches or private ones can provide advice on where an athlete’s abilities stand. Parents are urged to step in to offer encouragement as well. The recruitment process can be stressful, but in the long run, the end results are rewarding. For Gardanier, the most stressful aspect was after she sent her application to Yale. “It was a bunch of waiting and hoping that they liked [me]. But in the end everything turned out well.” u

“It feels great to be part of a college swim team, but sometimes the balance between school and sports is tough. So far it has been rewarding.” Class of ‘09 Guy Quanrud (Albion)

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Colleges: Northwestern, Dartmouth, Brown

After hours of training for his next national tennis tournament last May, senior Nikhil Jayashankar drove home on what seemed like a normal Saturday afternoon. As he logged onto his e-mail account, little did he know that a surprise awaited him. The tennis coach of the prestigious Northwestern University Men’s Tennis Team had contacted Jayashankar, expressing interest in recruiting him for college tennis. Sacrificing mornings to work out, nights to hone his skills and many weekends to play tournaments, Jayshankar has trained long and hard for tennis. All his dedication paid off when he was recruited as the only U.S. recruit to Northwestern for his tennis profile and academic achievements. “I really like playing tennis

and have always wanted to play Division I collegiate sports,” said Jayashankar. “I’ve known for years that college tennis was a path that I’d follow.” During the summer before Jayashankar’s junior year, the Northwestern tennis coach Arvid Swan contacted him. Since then, they have been in contact by email and phone. After the coach watched Jayashankar play a few national tournaments throughout the year, Jayashankar took an unofficial visit to Northwestern. “When I visited [Northwestern], I really liked the campus, the people I met and the support the school provides for athletes,” Jayashankar said. In October, Jayashankar took an official visit to Northwestern, where he met and stayed with the team. A day after his visit, he gave the coach a verbal commitment to attend Northwestern. A month later, Jayashankar was of-

ficially recruited when he signed a National Letter of Intent, committing himself to Northwestern while receiving a full scholarship to attend. “I ended up choosing Northwestern because I liked the coach and the guys on the team the best [out] of all the schools,” he said. “Northwestern [has] a really good team that competes in the Big 10, which is one of the best conferences in the nation; I wanted to be a part of a team that could win a Big 10 championship and do well in the NCAA tournament. Also, it’s one of the best schools in the country.” Other universities Jayashankar considered were UCLA and Yale. However, the bond Jayashankar shared with the Northwestern tennis team was influential in his decision to attend. “I met all the guys on the team during my official visit and stayed with them for a couple days,” he

said. “ I really liked all of them and that was a big part of my decision to go to Northwestern.” At Northwestern, Jayashankar plans to major in either economics or the sciences as he balances both tennis and school. “It feels really good to know that I’m going to get the opportunity to be a collegiate athlete but I still have to keep working hard to achieve both my college coach’s and my own goals,” said Jayashankar. Although Jayashankar shows promise as a tennis star, there is no certainty whether he will play tennis professionally. “If I’m having a lot of success in college a few years down the road, then playing professional tournaments is something that I will consider.” u

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for diving, made a video of her main talents and accomplishments in the sport last spring. She then sent it out Recruitment: the goal of all high to about 20 colleges before she was acschool athletes who aspire to compete cepted to Yale. If Yale had not recruited at the college level. As fall draws to a her, she would have applied to about close, students from all over the coun- 15 more schools. try begin to choose their desired collegUltimately, each athlete is respones. Beginning Nov. 10, athletes could sible for making sure that college sign their National Letters of Intent to coaches know about him or her. Sites Division I and Division II schools, com- like berecruited.com and scout.com allow mitting to participate on the schools’ students to create profiles with statisteams next fall. tics and information that recruiters can The recruiting process can be diffi- use to make selections. cult, but “great test scores and a great “You can’t sit and wait to be diswork ethic” can differentiate a good covered because top-line athletes get athlete from an outstanding one, said scholarships that way,” said recruit-me. former Stanford and NFL player Julian com founder John Fugler. Jenkins at an Oct. 6 speech to prospecThe National Collegiate Athletic tive college athAssociation letes of Yosemite (NCAA) places A high school athlete High School in many limits on should make a video Oakhurst, Calif., contacts between that highlights athaccording to the coaches and proSierra Star. spective playletic skills and ability. Jenkins reers throughout called visiting 25 colleges during his the students’ high school careers to senior year of high school. He only make the recruiting process fair. Durstarted receiving scholarships from ing sophomore year, the athlete can universities like Stanford after placing call coaches, but the coaches cannot on scout.com’s list of the top 50 football return any messages. By July 1 after juplayers in his home state, Georgia. nior year, coaches can call up to once Jenkins’ best advice is to start early. a week but cannot contact or evaluate A high school athlete should make a the student more than seven times for video that highlights athletic skills and Division I schools. ability. These videos can be e-mailed Fewer than 1 percent of high school to coaches and programs or streamed athletes receive Division I full-ride online. Such a video can serve as a pri- scholarships, Jenkins said. He sugmary evaluation that advertises the gested students contact many athletic student’s potential. programs and remain realistic about Senior Lauren Gardanier, who was prospective colleges. recently committed to Yale University The NCAA allows 85 scholarships BY

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Science teacher and swim coach Kristen Thomson started receiving letters from schools chasing seniors Adam Hinshaw and Justin Chung as early as last winter. So instead of waiting on the fateful decision of the college, many colleges were waiting on the decision of these two boys, and it came earlier this fall. Next fall Hinshaw will be attending UC Berkeley and Chung will attend Carnegie Mellon. Hinshaw chose Cal over several other options including Virginia, USC and Stanford, and will join his brother, Ben Hinshaw, who graduated

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in 2009 on the Cal swim team. Chung had narrowed his choice down to Pomona College and Carnegie Mellon. “Adam and Justin are two of the most talented swimmers I have ever worked with,” said coach Christian Bonner. “I have no doubt both will flourish in collegiate swimming.” Although the interest came early, the NCAA prohibits coaches from talking directly to athletes until after their junior year. When the deadline passed, calls came in from all over the nation. “I never knew so many schools had interest until I started getting contacted,” Chung said. Both athletes have been swimming since early childhood and the college decisions marked a huge step in the future of their respective swimming careers. Hinshaw, a distance freestyler, has had major success with Saratoga High as well as with his club team, Palo Alto Swimming Association, or PASA. He won the 500-yard freestyle at CCS last year, his first individual victory after five top-10 finishes. Chung, who specializes in the breaststroke and backstroke, swims with Hinshaw at PASA and has also had great success in his Saratoga High career. His fifth place finish in the 100 yard backstroke at CCS last year was a major accomplishment for Chung.

Hinshaw chose Cal for the prestige of the program, the educational opportunities and the overall feel of the campus. “I want to be swimming with the best,” said Hinshaw. “And I will be at Cal next year.” Chung recieved interest from several coaches but was sold on Carnegie Mellon after visiting the campus. The two may have college in their grasps but they still feel they will have huge contributions to the team this year. They list a top five team finish and multiple individual and relay CCS titles as goals for the coming season. “It’s going to be odd not swimming with Justin next year,” said Hinshaw. “But we still have one season left.” u

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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology tJToday Newspaper Alexandria, VA Page 1, 2/25/11: “In ‘Life of a Bottle’” The focus on the start to finish recycling process was a tour de force by Bart Bachman. His reporting took him all over the county, and what he found made the mundane act of placing a plastic bottle in a recycling bin more immediate and meaningful. The layout captured the steps in the process as well as drew the reader to the piece with the interesting graphic of recycled products combined with the recycling icon, all designed by Anna Hicks.

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APPROXIMATELY 11,000 KILLED BY FIREARMS (229 in Virginia)

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photo illustrations and infographic by Anna Hicks and Noah Yoo. Infrormation from the United States Census Bureau and the Legal Community Against Violence.

Towson High School Colophon Lit Mag Towson, MD Pages 30-31: “My Holy Father/The League” This spread highlights our attempts to match art and writing with complementary content and tones. It also illustrates our efforts to “honor the art” in our magazine by presenting oil paintings on pages of their own and drawing our background color for the facing page from the background of the painting.

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My Holy Father, oil on canvas, 36”x24”

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hink of the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The League is made up of extraordinary people, all beyond average, all not normal, all with fantastic powers and abilities. But I wonder, should the League in fact be filled with rather average people? A collection of bodies, all fulfilling the requirements of average height, average weight, average intelligence, average lives? Using a collection of mathematics and a global census, the least special people in the world would be called forth to join the League. But maybe that’s what would make them special. Something ordinary is so extraordinary that it crosses the threshold into spectacular. The state of being not special in any way is in fact what makes it special. This is the extraordinary story of some extra ordinary gentlemen. The leader of the League is Mike from Accounting, who travels from work to home in his slightly used 1997 Nissan Sedan. Mike gets his TPS reports filed exactly on time, never too early, and never too late. He always gets the average workload completed, and his employee evaluation grade is a solid 75 percent. When not in his own personal bat cave, an un-personalized office cubicle, he spends his time drinking half decaf, half regular coffee with his wife, Mary Sue. In the role of Mike’s somewhat faithful sidekick is Skippy the Mail Room Boy. Skippy the Mail Room Boy is “37 years young” and lives with his parents in the attic

of their house, while possibly on the lam for a couple of warrants. Skippy smokes exactly one pack of Newports a day, although he can quit whenever he feels like it. Skippy was a frequent user of eHarmony and various online dating websites until complications occurred. Skippy is also an avid opponent of thesauruses, late trains, and triangles. Despite this, Skippy maintains a positive outlook on life, love, and the pursuit of “meh, you know…stuff.” Rounding out the team to an average four are Eric Samson and Sam Ericson, two identical men with absolutely no relation to one another. Eric Samson is a professional lawyer, while Sam Ericson is a professional lawyer. Both men despise each other and constantly face each other in court, with a perfectly even winloss record for the both of them. Each distrusts the other, believing him to be “what’s wrong with law these days,” even though they both use the exact same methods. Even their food choices are a source of contempt between the two. Eric Samson prefers peanut butter and jelly, while Sam Ericson likes jelly and peanut butter. Thus are the members of The League of Extra Ordinary Gentlemen—so average, so normal, so ordinary, that they in themselves become extraordinary. Saviors of the world, they battle evil and annoyance in a sometimes ending war of wills. So if you ever see these Dukes of Middle America, these Barons of Boise, don’t forget to thank them for their efforts with a resounding “Hello.” 

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Towson High School Colophon Lit Mag Towson, MD Pages 62-63: “Out of the Shadows/ Papa Who Wakes…” This spread features writing of a ninth grade student and art from a senior. By policy, our magazine includes writing and art from students in all four grade levels in the school, and we publish only one work (visual or written) by any individual in the school. In that way, we try to represent the creativity of our entire student body.

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Papa Who Wakes Up Shaking in the Dark (written in response to “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark” by Sandra Cisneros)

by Billy Hegedus

hastily awaken to the sound of metal shaking against the floor. My mom and I are spending the night at the hospital. The noise is coming from my dad: he has the rigors again. That’s what the nurses call it. His body is so damaged from the chemotherapy and the fevers and the surgeries that it’s trying to fight back. He can’t help it, though. Worst of all is all the pain he’s had to go through for an uncertain chance for survival. My dad has leukemia. An extremely rare form, too. It’s called APL, Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. All day we sit in the hospital with him— my mom and I, just waiting, sitting, hoping, praying for him to get better. The tremors are just a small part of what he’s gone through. He’s stirred awake, shaking uncontrollably. Then, he begins to cry, like a child who’s been left with no hope. It’s scary to see him like that, just lying in pain for six weeks.

There are innumerable rounds of chemo, blood transfusions, tests. There are innumerable nights spent in the hospital, innumerable prayers said, but most of all, innumerable tears shed. There are the tears of my mother, scared to lose her husband at only 34. There are the tears of my grandmother, dismayed at the thought of losing her son. There are the tears of my sister, at only ten years old, frightened to see her father in a state of such helplessness. Finally, there are the tears I cry, the tears I shed while alone, trying my best to remain strong in front of my family, trying to be the only man in the house when I am only twelve. They are the tears I shed for the father who has taught me all I know— how to play sports, how to ride a bike, how to lead, how to forgive. That strong man, the role model of my life, is now my papa who wakes up shaking in the dark. 

Out of the Shadows, vector design, 12”x8”

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University of Alabama The Crimson White (Spring 2011) newspaper Tuscaloosa, AL Pg14, 02/10/11: “Wine and Dine Your Valentine” This page presents an elegant Valentine’s dinner entrée from a local chef in an easy-tofollow format.

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Wine and dine your Valentine If you’re trying to decide you how to express yourself this Valentine’s Day, consider cooking a romantic, three-course meal at home. Despite the average college student’s budget and cooking skills, it’s easier than it sounds. Graham Bonner, a chef at Northriver Yacht Club, put together a simple, affordable meal of salad, Valentine’s chicken alfredo and banana pudding. The entire meal takes less than 30 minutes to prepare, is made from many ingredients you may already have in your kitchen and costs $24 for a couple.

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INGREDIENTS - Two 6 oz. chicken breasts (double-sided) - Garlic (fresh or granulated) - Flour - Parmesan - Diced Onions - Diced Tomatoes - Salt and Pepper

- Basil - Oregano - Parsley - Tomato Sauce - Olive Oil - Any type of pasta - Heavy cream - Milk - Bread crumbs

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THURSDAY • Campus MovieFest Red Carpet Finale: 7 p.m., Ferguson Center Theater • Huxford Symphony Orchestra: 7:30 p.m., Moody Music Building

FRIDAY • The Pink Party: The L&N Station • “Tuscaloosa Abides: A Celebration of all things Lebowski: 7 p.m., Bama Theater • DJ Bin Rockin’: Egan’s Little Willie’s

STEP STEP 1 Prepare pasta using directions on box.

STEP 3 Add ¼ cup fresh mushrooms. Cook 45-60 seconds. Stir.

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To make stewed tomatoes to go on top of the dish, begin by putting a couple ounces of olive oil in a skillet. Add a couple tablespoons of diced onions and a teaspoon of garHeat until ingredients are lic. He softened. Stir.

Add ½ cup diced tomatoes and salt, pepper, oregano, basil and parsley to taste. Stir.

STEP 5 Add ¼ cup tomato sauce and stir. Bring to a boil then turn down to medium heat. Simmer 20-30 seconds.

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STEP 6 Completely remove from heat

STEP 7 Cut the chicken breasts into a heart shape. Season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.

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Remove chicken breast from skillet. Using same skillet and oil, take smaller pieces and add them to oil. Stir. If there’s oil left, add a few pinches of ﬂour to soak it up.

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Pour a couple ounces of olive oil in the skillet. Once it’s hot, coat the chicken breast in bread crumbs and place in pan. Once it starts boiling, cut down to medium heat. Cook on low heat until golden brown.

Add ¾ cup heavy cream and turn up the heat. Add a pinch of salt, pepper, parsley ﬂakes and parmesan cheese. Let simmer until it thickens to the consistency of syrup. Put pasta on plate. Pour sauce over pasta and place chicken breast on top.

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chicken breast is cookWhile the chicke of chicken ing, get leftover pieces o and season them with salt and pepper. Coat in ﬂour.

Bring stewed tomatoes back to temperature and pour over chicken. Top off with parmesan and parsley ﬂakes.

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OPTIONAL O — Add black olives to stewed tomatoes — Use ﬁsh instead of chicken — If yyou’re on a diet, take the cream out of re recipe and use olive oil, herbs and spic spices — Add wine to the sauce

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University of Alabama The Crimson White (Spring 2011) newspaper Tuscaloosa, AL Pg1, 04/11/11: “Football Anchors Athletic Department” This page features a graphic that breaks down the athletic department budget into an easy-to-understand format . It also showcases the paper’s range of coverage with state, city and campus-related stories.

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Monday, April 11, 2011

Serving the University of Alabama since 1894

Vol. 117, Issue 110

Football anchors athletic department Revenue

Ticket Sales

NCAA Tournament Revenue Distribution

Expenses

Coaching Salaries

$27,683,402

$9,613,865

Team Travel

$15,871,330

$2,929,842 Direct Facilities Maintenance Rental

Contributions $ DOLLARS

$14,323,804

$2,156,244

Broadcast Television Radio Internet Rights

Fund Raising Marketing Promotion

$5,622,458

$1,980,828

Royalties Licensing Advertisements Sponsorships

Medical Expenses Insurance

$2,495,000

$1,170,642 $108,063

$997,958

Concessions, Programs, Parking

Source: 2010 Athletic department expense report

Equipment, Uniforms, Supplies

CW | Brian Pohuski

Men’s Sports Earnings Football

Basketball

Golf

Tennis

Swimming

Track & Field

Baseball

$40,766,391

$4,356,065

$-481,918

$-507,061

$-831,213

$-1,328,030

$-1,768,302

Women’s Sports Earnings Rowing

Tennis

Track & Field

Swimming

Golf

Soccer

Softball

Volleyball

Gymnastics

Basketball

$10,867

$-399,052

$-416,586

$-438,587

$-536,564

$545,601

$-595,041

$-804,263

$-1,310,148

$-2,279,857

By Tony Tsoukalas Assistant Sports Editor ajtsoukalas@crimson.ua.edu

ness. However, a 2010 report by Transylvania University accounting professor Dan Fulks said it is quite the oppoCollege sports may appear site. Out of the 1,200 plus to many to be a bustling busi- schools who have athletic pro-

grams, only 14 schools earned a profit through their athletic programs in 2010. Though the list of schools turning a profit has not been released, UA officials con-

firmed that Alabama is one of the 14 schools. Fulks suggested that most schools that do turn out a profit do it through their football program.

“With schools that are mak- contract, it is still football that ing money, more than likely supports the other sports.” Fulks said teams such there are two or three things going on,” Fulks said. “One is as Alabama, that can pack they are selling a lot of football tickets. In spite of this big CBS See ATHLETICS, page 14

Bentley vows UA ofﬁcials: leases not for proﬁt to up budget for higher ed By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu

By Stephen Walker Contributing Writer Last Thursday, a group of 50 UA students travelled to Montgomery to participate in the annual Higher Education Day, sponsored by the Higher Education Partnership. Gov. Robert Bentley, who claimed in his speech to have had the greatest amount of higher education of any Alabama governor in history, promised that even though times are hard and funding is lean, higher education will continue to see increased funding. “Even though we don’t have a lot of money, I said I wanted to make sure higher education is adequately funded,” Bentley said. “We actually are going to increase next year’s budget for higher education from this past year.” The UA students joined le this

Al’s Pals help elementary kids get creative By Allie Hulcher Contributing Writer Whether it be animal lore, cooking, flute or photography, all of the mentors in the Al’s Pals mentoring program have something different to bring to the tables, gym and library at McKenzie Court. Al’s Pals is a new mentoring program created this year. About 60 students,

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including greeks and independents, Honors College students and non-Honors College students and students of different races, go to the McKenzie Court Community Center on Wednesdays and Thursdays to work one-on-one with students who live in the apartments there. The mentees are students from nearby elementary schools and range from

kindergarteners to sixth-graders. When school is over, they can walk from their home to the community center to meet up with their mentors and work on homework, play in the gym and read. Star Bloom, who created Al’s Pals, said she believes this new mentoring program is effective because it provides students with a mentor who can help them with their homework, be

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Three storefronts on Bryant Drive and five on The Strip led to $160,000 in earnings from these leases in the last fiscal year, according to an emailed statement from Cathy Andreen, director of media relations. “When possible and the opportunity arises, we purchase strategic pieces for the expansion of the University,” said Deborah Lane, assistant vice president for University relations, in an emailed

nearly 2,000 students from most four-year universities in the state on the steps of the Alabama State House to advocate more funding for post-secondary educational institutions. Marching bands from various schools stood outside the State House and played music while other students held signs that bore messages encouraging legislators to give colleges and universities their fair share of education funding. Speakers at the event included the governor, Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey, Executive Director of the Higher Education Partnership Gordon Stone and many others. Bentley acknowledged the fact that money invested in higher education will help the

Pepito’s is one of several locations around campus with a lease on University-owned property.

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a role model and become their friend. The students are split into three groups by age and rotate between exercise, reading and studying. This way, the students are being helped oneon-one academically and also acting upon their after-school energy. Rob Heflin, a second-year graduate student who worked

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Woodberry Forest School The Talon Magazine Woodberry Forest, VA Pages 54-55 Spring 2011: “Monroe” Bleeding the photograph to the edges and color sampling for the background of the spread sets a dark tone for the poem “Monroe.”

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POETRY BY BRYCE PEPPERS

Monroe was born a normal childâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least he might have been. His father dropped him on his head. Critch-un, that crunching din.

Monroe, whose father left for good, feels in his throat a crack. He throws his toys against the wall. Critch-un, that crunching smack.

Monroe will never quite mature beyond the pre-school boys. He loves to chew his crayons up. Critch-un, that crunching noise.

Monroe decides he wants a dog. His mom goes to the pound. A pup just smiles and chews its treat. Critch-un, that crunching sound.

Monroe, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seldom let outside, escapes on days it snows. Engulfed in coats, he laughs and stomps. Critch-un, those crunching blows.

Monroe is dancing with his dog and pets it on its back. He hugs too hard, and it goes limp. Critch-un, that crunching crack.

Monroe, whose parents fought last night, is smiling: bubble-wrap around his fist brings snorts and shrieks. Critch-un, that crunching snap.

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Woodberry Forest School The Talon Magazine Woodberry Forest, VA Pages 66-67 Spring 2011: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Trouble with Madame Nhuâ&#x20AC;? The unfamiliar content of this poem required a text note, which is integrated into the design by a line linking the title and the acrylic painting.

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THE TROUBLE WITH MADAME NHU1 POETRY BY CHARLES PERKINS

His Aston is a relic now— its rusted paint’s still blue. It’s clean and safe in Chùa Thiên Mụ, but it’s not waxed or new.

A small request to fly a flag. A lowing, murmered prayer. The monk was calm, a lotus pose. They smelled his burning hair.

The rust is its one giveaway, the proof that it won’t run. It’s sat for years, at least a few, in Huế’s exhausting sun.

His blistered flesh, his body-smoke— he thought they’d get his point. I like to think that Sài Gòn hoped the world would pass a joint:

I touched it, so I know it’s real, his death in sixty-three: he dropped a match upon canned oil to wrest the Buddhists free.

A thing to smoke and throw away, a tinted, dreamy pause. A question and a problem solved without answers like, "Because…”

The First Lady of South Việt Nam, nicknamed Queen Bee. She dedicated South Việt Nam to the Virgin Mary, and pursued Buddhist-related policies which were regarded not only as biased, but frequently as attempts at religious extermination. She is famous for saying, “I would clap my hands at another monk barbecue show,” in response to news that Thích Quảng Đức, an important Buddhist monk, had publicly burned himself in protest to the restrictions she had placed on Buddhist practice. The car he was driving on the day of his self-immolation is on public display at Chuà Thiên Mụ, a temple.

> FINDING MY WAY David Lee 19 x 25 inches acrylic on paper 66