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the other side of fall I’m grateful that I’m still able to do things with my friends.

I can still go and hang out.

I’m grateful I can still walk …

I mean, other than my health issues, I have a pretty great life, you know. I have a lot of friends, and I have a lot of people who care about me,”

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The fall season brings something in to play most don’t think about, seasonal depression. pg. 7 Instead of looking at womens fashion, take a flip on the average fall fashion spread and look at men’s fashion pg.13

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The Cover photo illustration the isolation and the solitude a young growing teenager can go through while going through depression. Anything from seasons to the weather can affect the way we feel and act. Some places with high precipitation or long dark winters can cause people to be susceptible to depression or suicide. Talking about this issue can raise awareness about something in fall we don’t usually think about.

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the other side of fall Anonymous apps run rampid but show a suprising light at DHS pg. 4 “You try to accomplish a task ... and your mind is on five things at once, so it makes everything a lot more complicated than it should be.” pg. 13 Sarvin Mahmoodi makes an impact with her story and her student leadership pg.23

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staff editorial Students should attempt to show up more to all sports and events At the high school, the attendance is noticeably different between football games and competitions featuring the other fall sports like volleyball, girls’ tennis and soccer.

If the student body attempts to go other sports’ games, it could possibly make a difference regarding the morale and spirit of the teams. If students showed up and brought the same spirit they do to football, it could make an impression.

According to financial records, ticket sales at the football games this season from all three levels have brought in $57,967.17 after sales tax.

The second highest-grossing sport, volleyball, earned $4,602.78 at the gate. There is no question football is a large part of Derby High’s history and tradition, but why not spread some of the school spirit around to other sports?

This cartoon illustrates how the attendance for other fall sports is lower than football attendance. Out of our editorial staff, 16 of us voted and agreed we should try our best to support all sports instead of solely football games. artwork by anthony allen

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With just a small effort, teams would be able to notice something different in the air.

If we try to publicize more games and hype them up, it will bring in more people.

Even with low attendance, the teams competed well this season. The volleyball team earned 34 wins and only seven losses.

It’s not just about giving the teams an extra push. An aura of unified support could change the atmosphere at school.

If students were to support secondary sports even in a smaller manner, the likeliness of a positive consequence would be high.

Going to a volleyball game on a Tuesday is easy; what else are students doing on Tuesday nights? Homework? We don’t think so.

Head vs. Heart Kaleb Kelley suffered from three concussions. “It really can have a big impact on you, especially if you have them over and over again without healing.” photo by Cassidy Conaway

Students learn to show to utmost gratitude with their heads and hearts regardless the situation.

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s students from Derby dive deeper into fall, gratitude, a theme of the season that tends to be forgotten, is something felt but not always acknowledged. Senior Kaleb Kelley and junior Taryn Struckman are just two of the students at the high school who have a reason to retain gratitude.

Kaleb Kelley has had three concussions in three years — two from football and one from a car accident his freshman year.

“The first few weeks after I had each one, it was kind of like living in a haze, so it made school a little difficult and hard to sit in class and just want to be there. It was like, ‘My head hurts. I just want to go home and sleep and not talk to anyone or have bright lights,’ so it was just kind of difficult to keep up with my normal schoolwork since I had a lot of hard classes and everything,” Kelley said.

Kelley decided the worst concussion he’s had is the one that occurred during football his junior year.

“I was having headaches a month and half or so after the fact, and the other ones only took a few weeks,” Kelley said, “and looking back on it, I would say I was more in that … haze for a longer period.”

Although a concussion in itself isn’t something anyone could be especially grateful for, Kelley did have other things and people he was grateful for in his situation.

Math teacher Anita Curtis and English teacher Wendy Donaldson are a couple of the teachers who showed Kelley graciousness when it came to homework and tests

“I guess I’d be grateful for the teachers because they were pretty lenient with me; they understood what I was going through. They would offer to let me wait to take a test, or they would be like, ‘Oh, your homework’s OK. That’s fine,’” Kelley said. “So yeah, [I’m] definitely grateful for the teachers being so understanding of my situation.”

The concussion Kelley received in a car accident in 2013, which involved several other students from Derby High School, put him in the hospital for three days.

Having been jostled in the rolling car and hit with scraps of metal in the wreck, Kelley received not only a concussion but also a skull fracture and some nerve damage. He needed staples in his head and stitches in his arm and neck.

He mentioned friends and family members who lifted him up during this experience.

“Definitely my family was there for me a lot and my friends, too, just to take my mind off of it, you know, to go out and do something besides sit and think,” Kelley said. “My mom [was the most comforting and helpful] just because we’d talk a lot, and she’s a therapist in a sense, so we kind of talked things out.”

As far as overcoming his traumatic experience emotionally, Kelley explained that part took longer than it did for him to become right physically.

“It was just a lot of stuff, and it just kind of came in degrees of getting over it and then accepting things like that. I’d say [it took] maybe six months to a year

to really accept everything and be emotionally OK,” Kelley said.

Now, Kelley is able to draw from the past.

“I would say it definitely makes me more grateful just to be here, you know, and you appreciate the little things a little bit more,” Kelley said.

Although the concussions haven’t affected him very much since, Kelley admitted they still influence him every once in awhile.

“I occasionally get headaches just randomly, and also, I guess I’m a little more cautious, just trying not to get another one just because it’s such a pain to deal with … I guess it kind of enlightened me to how concussions can affect you and how people treat concussion,” Kelley said.

With or without injury, Kelley has something he can be grateful for no matter what his condition.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to live in such an awesome town,” Kelley said. taryn Struckman has two heartbeats.

“It’s pretty cool,” Struckman said.

Her doctors were not aware of the defect until she began to have seizures frequently; by the end of August, she was having up to six seizures a day.

That’s when they guessed her heart might be the cause, and she was sent to a cardiologist to have an echo-cardiogram, which showed one side of her heart was two times bigger than the other.

“I was just laying there, and then the doctor started talking to another doctor, and 30 seconds later there are six more doctors in the room, and I was kind of scared since no one was telling me what was happening,” Struckman said. “After like 45 minutes, they had me wait for almost another hour before another doctor came in and explained what they found. They said it appears as though the bigger side of my heart has a heartbeat of its own.”

Struckman herself can feel the echoing heartbeat. If she’s participating in physical activity such as running, her chest will begin to hurt, and she has to take time to stop and breathe. Right now, the doctors are trying to decide how to treat her.

“If they think that it’s just not going to be a problem for now, they’re trying to find medicine to where maybe it’ll stop it from growing, maybe even minimize it,” Struckman said.

In the meantime, the medicine she

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Taryn Struckman has an unusual heart condition. She went to a cardiologist to find out she has a second heartbeat. “At first they didn’t hear the second heartbeat because it was just so small.” photo by Cassidy Conaway

is on is supposed to prevent her from having seizures. However, there are certain detriments to the medicine, and Struckman expressed her fear of being unable to partake in activities she enjoys like playing in the Panther marching band.

“The medicine can make the ability for me to talk and walk — it can take it away. So the medication I’m on, it does more harm than good I think. Even though it prevents me from having seizures … I still have them.” Struckman said.

“Next year, I want to be marching again. I want to be in marching band … I want to be fun and do stuff. I don’t want to be in a wheelchair and be like, ‘Oh, wait up.’”

Although her future treatments are uncertain, Struckman can find that missing certainty in the people around her, those who she can rely and count on.

“I’m grateful for having the friends that I have because they don’t judge me when I’m on medicine, and I shake and stuff,” Struckman said.

“They just walk with me; they help me … I’m also grateful for my boyfriend.

He’s been by my side through everything and never gets embarrassed of me and does everything he can to help.”

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Adults in her life are also helping her get through this time.

“I’m grateful for my teachers. I’m in the hospital all the time, and they help me outside of school to catch up,” Struckman said. “I’m grateful for my mom because she’s pretty cool with it.”

More follow-through appointments are being set up, so Struckman will find out if surgery will be necessary.

For now, she’s happy to be able to still hang out with friends and live life.

“I’m grateful that I’m still able to do things with my friends. I can still go and hang out. I’m grateful I can still walk … I mean, other than my health issues, I have a pretty great life, you know. I have a lot of friends, and I have a lot of people who care about me,” Struckman said.

While waiting and hoping for the best in the future, Struckman relishes in the fact that she’s different.

“I mean, I think it’s cool. Other people are just like, ‘That’s weird,’ and there’s other people in band who are like, ‘Oh, you have two hearts, and one’s just for me,’” Struckman said. story by Sierra Bauman Learn what other students are grateful for by visiting our website at www.pantherstale.com.

As days become shorter, people struggle with depression due to season change Seasonal affective disorder is something that affects 11 million people in America. Seasonal affective disorder, more commonly known as SAD, seasonal depression or the winter blues is a form of depression that relates the change in the seasons to the change in mood.

Seasonal depression mostly appears in late fall or early winter and goes away in the early spring. However, some people can experience a reversed seasonal depression where they would experience the depression in the early spring and summer.

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, seasonal affective disorder is classified as a seasonal pattern. In the past, seasonal affective disorder had been known as a unique mood disorder.

“Low energy, low interest, difficulty getting started on things. Many of us have symptoms of SAD that we experience,” Dr. John Beyer said, a man with Duke Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Some of the symptoms for seasonal depression are sleeping problems, memory loss, change in appetite, lethargy, anxiety, change in social behavior, sadness, loss of motivation and concentration, weight gain, and the feeling of being empty or hopeless.

Dr. Matthew Macaluso, a doctor of osteopathic medicine and assistant professor and director of clinical trials research in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, stated seasonal affective disorder is different than clinical or major depression.

“One of the hallmarks of the disorder is its onset during the fall months when the days get short and then its departure when the spring arrives,” Macaluso said. “Clinical or major depression is different.

Its symptoms persist, and it in-

terferes with an individual’s ability to function in life.”

Although the exact cause of seasonal affective disorder is still unknown, one of the known causes for SAD is a body’s circadian rhythm being off its normal cycle.

Circadian rhythms can affect sleeping cycles and are linked to various sleep disorders. The rhythm influences everything from body temperature to the sleep-wake cycles in a body.

The amount of sunlight has an affect, too. As fall and winter approach, the sunlight becomes less during the day. The decrease in sunlight may disrupt the body’s internal clock and can reduce the amount of seratonin levels in the body. Seratonin affects mood, appetite, memory, learning ability, and sleep.

“People who live in countries with longer winters with less sunlight are more susceptible, whereas those living closer to the equator where days are longer are less likely to be affected,” Macaluso said.

Between 60 percent and 90 percent of people who suffer from SAD are women. Females between the ages of 15 and 55 are more likely to develop seasonal affective disorder than men between those ages.

“Women are twice as likely as men to develop the disorder,” Macaluso said.

Age, family history, and location to the equator are other factors. A younger person is twice as likely to have seasonal affective disorder, and having a blood relative with any form of depression or SAD may affect the chances of having seasonal affective disorder.

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amongst people living further from the equator. Most SAD cases are diagnosed in Canada and Alaska; however, SAD takes place in both the northern and southern hemisphere.

“I encourage patients to get as much natural sunlight as possible during the fall and winter, especially at midday and on bright days,” Macaluso said.

There are many treatments for seasonal affective disorder. Some are light therapy (phototherapy), drinking herbal and green teas, eating foods with Vitamin D and Omega-3 Fatty acids, or even having a 300-watt bulb or a SAD lamp.

“Many people also find that bright light therapy helps to improve their symptoms. This involves sitting in front of a special light box for about 30 to 45 minutes every day,” Macaluso said.

“The idea is that the light box can help to replace the bright sunlight which you normally see in the summer.”

An alternative option to a light box is a dawn simulator. The dawn simulator is timer-activated and is a dim light that turns on before you wake up and gradually gets brighter to mimic a sunrise. Having a dawn simulator helps to stimulate the body’s clock.

Exercising is another treatment option. Walking, riding a bike, and swimming are examples of moderate exercises that would help. Any activities that raise the heart rate or are outside or near the sun can help too.

J. Blake Casher, DO is medical director of geropsychiatric program at McLaren Greater Lansing says to talk to you primary care physician if you suffer from seasonal affective disorder.

“Don’t be afraid to talk to you doctor. This is just as important to your health as discussing diabetes or hypertension,” Casher said.

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Fantasy football takes students’ time, money during NFL football season Fantasy sports and sports betting are growing hobbies all across the US. Fantasy sports is most popular in the fall but is still very popular in the winter and the spring. The most played fantasy sport is football, with basketball and baseball very close behind.

Sites like ESPN, Yahoo, and CBS are used for all fantasy sports, while websites like NFL, DraftKings, and FanDuel specialize in fantasy football. Sports betting is another growing hobby. People bet their hard earned money on professional and collegiate sports, whether it’s legal or not.

Betting on the NFL is only legal in four states: Nevada, Montana, Oregon, and Delaware. But that doesn’t stop anyone from putting money in offshore bookmakers because the law hasn’t banned this practice.

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betting has been around since as early as the 1910s and 1920s. While fantasy football has only been around since the 1960s but has since overtaken sports betting in popularity among sports fans all over the world.

“I play fantasy football because it’s fun and I like football,” junior Jake Harrison said.

For some people fantasy sports and sports betting are ways to have fun with their friends or make a little extra money,but, for other people it means a little more.

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Brendan Kohler is a junior, and he said fantasy football is more than a game.

“I plan on getting my sports management degree and using those skills to get a front office position with a professional sports team. So fantasy football lets me get to know NFL teams and their players better and test my skills in building a successful team,” Kohler said.

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the world is getting ready for the biggest titles in entertainment this fall, perhaps too ready

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t’s that time of year again when some people prepare for Thanksgiving and buckle down for winter but seem to forget about the big, upcoming surge in the entertainment industry. Nearly every entertainment sub-industry (movies, video games, music, etc.) has a bunch of big releases that generate hype and pull in money.

A survey of 361 DHS students showed movies is the most anticipated sub-industry of entertainment for the high school, and it received 127 votes.

A few of the most-anticipated movies coming out this fall include “Spectre,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2.”

The survey also showed the video game industry, receiving 75 votes, has a bunch of hype behind it going into this fall in the eyes of DHS students.

Senior Benz Nophavong is particularly excited for the upcoming video game releases.

“I’m most excited for video games this year, especially ‘Halo 5: Guardians,’” Nophavong said.

Junior Gabriel Trempy has a similar opinion to Nophavong’s.

“I’m really excited for the release of ‘Halo 5,’” Trempy said.

The upcoming “Halo” game is just one of the big titles coming out in the video game industry this fall, along with “Call of Duty:

Black Ops 3” and “Star Wars: Battlefront.”

The remaining survey results show that music is the next most anticipated industry for DHS students, followed by sports, then TV, and finally books.

“I’m most excited for the upcoming television series this fall because they have the biggest extension and availability on the Internet,” senior Ashley Coller said.

“I’m excited for sports this fall, especially the World Series,” junior Anthony Mazzara said.

The survey also reported the amount of money that the students were planning to spend on entertainment this fall. The most common response was $20-$50 which received 34.6 percent of the votes.

Fifty dollars to $100 was the next most common response with 26.3 percent of the votes.

“I’m probably going to spend $80 this fall as compared to most years, which would be about $100,” Coller said.

Nophavong thinks he is going to spend a lot this fall.

“I’m going to spend around $200 this fall since there are a lot of new releases that I’m excited for,” Nophavong said.

With all of these statistics, some students are beginning to question whether or not entertainment has become too important for the

average citizen.

“I think that entertainment is great, but it can also prevent people from socializing with each other,” Trempy said.

Junior Michael Archer had a slightly different opinion.

“I think that entertainment will eventually become too important to Americans, but it isn’t to that point quite yet,” Archer said.

Coller agreed entertainment has become too important to most people.

“Entertainment began as a crutch for pressure relief, and technology has put it so close to us that we have become engulfed in it,” Coller said.

Overall, the students think that entertainment has become too important to themselves and to others, but they think that it is up to individuals to decide what is the right amount for them and that this issue should be observed in the future.

“People don’t have any substitutes for entertainment and they wouldn’t know what to do without it,” Nophavong said.

Go to www.pantherstale.com where you can find an article discussing the extra steps that some students will be going to get their entertainment early this fall.

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Boys talk about their style, why they make fashion choices and what represents fall fashion

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he leaves are finally falling, and the scarves and gloves are coming out; it’s the perfect time for men’s fashion to really pick up. Harper’s Bazaar says that fall is the hottest season for men’s fashion.

Some of the school’s most fashionably elite men spoke to us about their personal style and the transformations their closets experience this time of year.

They all agree that style is more than just wearing nice clothing and matching patterns.

“I think everyone should try. What you wear is how you are presented to the world,” senior Jacob Prickett said.

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fall is the perfect time for men’s fashion. The usual Nike socks and T-shirts don’t make the cut for Frazier.

“Slacks over jeans any day of the week,” Frazier said.

Frazier considers his style more business formal, his daily attire consisting mostly of slacks and a button down.

“I am definitely more fashionable in the fall. The colder weather is perfect for sport coats,” Frazier said.

Prickett and senior Caulin Smith agreed this time year is prime time for men’s fashion. The hipster fashion trend has a very ‘old school’ taste to it, but it often has touches added to the outfit that portray the

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wearer’s personality.

“Oh yeah, I will definitely sport peacoats and scarves this season,” Prickett said.

Regarding why they choose to dress up instead of keeping it casual, the most common answer was that they just wanted to stand out and express themselves.

“I mean, I like the way I dress. I like to be different,” Smith said.

Prickett explained that fashion is a way all men can express themselves and project their personalities.

“If you want to wear a dress, and you are a man, wear a dress,” Prickett said.

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Students talk about hunting season approaching, animals, experience and ethics of killing animals

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ith sports season approaching fast and so many sports happening, what could be better than talking about one of the most under-appreciated sports in high school? Hunting. This practice is also facing criticism from animal rights organizations and pro-gun safety benefactors.

Hunting is an effective form of animal management.

Although, there are consequences to hunting there are benefits. One benefit to hunting is that it works because it will remove small populations of animals and prevents them from reproducing.

Senior Micah Dunn speaks his mind about the opinions of others.

“I think they are entitled to their own opinion, but they shouldn’t take rights away,” Dunn said.

Animal rights activists often preach that hunting is inhumane. Their argument is that animals have no choice in the matter. When someone chooses to hunt them, they will probably be killed. Second, they have absolutely no defense against weapons. All they can do is run. Humans can hide in the animals’ living area, camouflaged, and can even wear animal scent. It’s as if they stand no chance against humans.

“It puts food on the table, and puts population of animals at a constant rate, and it’s just a way of life,” Dunn says.

As said by Dunn, hunting puts animals population at a constant rate, but most states regulate hunting so it doesn’t become inhumane. Taking away hunting could also take away humanity too. It also gives families a chance to bond because in some situations it’s just a

bonding experience.

Senior Morgan Malmquist enthusiastically talks about her experience and why she hunts.

“My best time hunting was probably my first because it was special and my dad was proud of me,” Malmquist said. “I [also] like the thrill of it, and it’s a very unique experience. I [really only] wanna make him [my dad] proud.”

Humanity actually has a lot to do with hunting. It’s like there’s a naturality in it that makes people feel human.

“I like being outdoors with nature. Just me, myself, and a gun,” Junior Lane Sadler said about why he enjoys hunting. Activists think that people do it just for the hunt, but for him it’s not.

“Hunting is a violent and cowardly form of outdoor entertainment that kills hundreds of millions of animals every year, many of whom are wounded and die a slow and painful death,”animal rights activist group IDA international said about hunting.

To some people, in different places, it’s about “entertainment.” But mostly, it’s about getting food on the table, making people proud, or “because you feel like, when you go out with no electronics it’s just natural,” Senior Trenton Allen said. It’s just like what’s been done for 1000 years, and it just runs in the family.”

“It allows you to get out in the woods and see all of god’s creation and see all that he’s created,” Dunn said.

story by Gerrika Alcorn these photos showcase what hunters usually take/use while they are hunting. photos by kori tullis.

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the truth Hunting for facts More Americans hunt and shoot than play golf.

All together Americans hunt 228 million days per year.

Teenage girls are the fastest growing market in sport shooting.

Hunters and shooters have apid more than $5 billion in excise taxes since 1939.

An average hunter spends $1,638 every year on the sport.

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Illnesses at school can affect grades and attendance, which can bring trials for students

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all — a season for wearing warm sweaters, smelling the aromas of cinnamon, breathing in the crisp cold air and admiring how leaves turn so many beautiful colors.

Fall — also the time for the dreaded season of sickness. The flu and other viruses spread faster during cold weather. The reason is because as soon as the weather cools down, people turn on the heater, causing the air to lose humidity.

Dry air causes havoc on sinuses, decreasing the amount of mucus we produce. Dry sinus cavities allow bacteria to flourish, resulting in colds, flus, bronchitis and more.

Combine the change in weather with a mass of people in one location, illnesses spread even faster.

Many people become slack in washing their hands before and after they eat, as well as anytime they blow their nose, cough or sneeze.

They touch surfaces such as door handles, faucets, toilet handles and sinks. Thus, the spreading continues.

More students and teachers come down with the flu during the months of November through January. It is extremely difficult to attend school while dealing with all the above symptoms.

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glands, soreness, and it weakens your immune system, putting you at risk of other diseases” senior Jonah Packard said.

Sick students miss out on classes and extracurricular activities because they are too ill to attend.

Missing out on so much because of an illness can cause problems.

Missing class lectures can leave voids in understanding homework. Homework can be difficult to finish, as it piles up, even when the student returns to school.

Grades may decline and could result in being kicked out of sports.

“I missed school for about six weeks and am still in and out, my grades haven’t been affected that much, but making up all the work will be tough. It ended my football season because it caused my spleen to grow to the point where it could rupture easily which can cause death, and [it] has added complications to my basketball season in the future,l” Packard said.

Teachers are also affected by illness.

When teachers come down an illness, they also miss school and it can affect the students grades and how they behave in the classroom.

“I didn’t have the energy that I usually do when presenting notes, so it was probably really boring for the students,” history teacher Jimmy Adams said.

There is no a solution to stop spreading an illness, but there are preventions. In order to keep good grades and attendance, our student body needs to keep health concerns in mind. Wash your hands, cough in your arm and do not share while sick.

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the arts Senior Emileigh Bond works on gelli prints during Amy Losey’s Block 2 Advanced Drawing and Painting class.

Senior Zoey Seville works on screen printing in Paul Labarge’s industrial graphics class. “It’s a great class to take because you get to make your own designs for T-shirts, decals, license plates, etc., then get to show them off to all your friends,” Seville said.

Finishing up his project, senior Garrett Postier cleans his screen in Labarge’s industrial graphics class.

Keeping the Halloween spirit, junior Brenda Rodriguez completes a chalk pastel of a creepy clown in Losey’s Block 2 AP 2D Studio class. photos by dominic calhoun

Students become engaged in fall 2D art projects