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LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL EAGLE’S VIEW
Volume 2
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May 9, 2012
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CONTENTS 18
Year in Review One final look back on some key events from the past school year
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Senior Profiles An in-depth look at the lives of some seniors as they prepare to leave Liberty North
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Final Goodbyes Senior members of the Eagle’s View reflect on their high school expereince
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OUR STAFF Haley Richardson Dylan Sanchez Ceci Kuron Kevin Page Savana Morrison Cassidy Warne Bailey Reardon Kelsea Graham
Editor-In-Chief Editor-In-Chief Photographer Photographer InDepth Editor Student Life Editor Spotlight Editor A&E Editor
Arianna Skindell Summer Prather Timmy Falleri Mark Oyler Katelynn Downey Shelby Grego Jessica Griffith Chris Kandlbinder
OUR MISSION
Opinion Editor Sports Editor Sports Writer Fun Editor Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter
Emily Rhew Ally Payne Madi Saunders Cortney Snyder Benjamin Whalen Payton Wolff Katelen Permenter Brock Mitchell Jennifer Higgins
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SENIOR CLASS OF 2012 : BY THE NUMBERS
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3 129 95 2 224 3 230 5 2000 12 1 207 144 163 Girls
Boys
Graduating Class at North
Foreign Exchange Students
Seniors
Seniors who will enlist in the Armed Forces Number of Days Left for Seniors
Juniors opened North Last year
Newspaper Staff Seniors
Graduation attendees
Senior who will never be forgotten
Students involved in A+
Graduating Seniors
Tickets per Senior
Seniors who drive
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Haley Richardson Editor-In-Chief Harding University
Three years ago I was met with what I believed to be the most ridiculously absurd human beings to ever walk this planet. Everyday I spent an hour with them, taking part in their strange behaviors that consisted of everything from Pow Wows to a holiday party with a present bearing elf. These people walked the halls of Liberty High School just like everyone else, but stepping foot into room 101 brought out a little bit of crazy in all of us. The Journalism lab became my home away from home during my high school career, my sanctuary from the chaos and stupidity that occupied the halls. Junior year came and with it brought a new home, a new staff, and a new responsibility. North opening its doors gave me the opportunity to be the editor in chief of a newspaper that had yet to be created, something that I am forever grateful for. My staff reassured me of the fact that newspaper people are inevitably crazy (crazy awesome at least) and the new J-Lab would host just as many ridiculous deadline nights as the old. The year was spent building the paper from the ground up, and setting the precedent for years to come.
Senior year crept up and flew by faster than I could have imagined and left me with what will be my final newspaper endeavor: writing this graduate goodbye. Few people truly understand what newspaper and the staff have meant to me through the years. They have taught me important life lessons (i.e. when Haley yells, it calls for a celebration) and provided me with skills to equip me for the remainder of my life (my organization, however, is still quite lacking). The J-Lab has been the host to a few shed tears, countless bouts of uncontrollable laughter, and the occasional dance party; it has been where I have spent the majority of my senior year and what I will no doubt miss the most about high school. Through the years I became one of the people from room 101; someone who was genuinely passionate about the newspaper and the family it had provided me. So as I bid my publication adieu, I am forever grateful for everything it did for me. Between forcing me to be in charge to watching the staff drastically improve over the year, being a part of this class shaped me, for the better, more than I ever imagined it would.
GRADUATE GOODBYES Senior members of the Eagle’s View staff reflect on their past and future endeavors
For thirteen years of my life I have been a student of the Liberty Public School District, from my beginnings in Mrs. Bredemeier’s kindergarten class, to this very day of my senior year. It is with a bittersweet farewell that this reign finally comes to an end on May 20. That date is important not only because it is the day I finish high school forever, but it is also my long awaited 18th birthday. It is a symbolic culmination of all the years spent slaving over homework and tests, as well as bidding adieu to all the people I have met over the years in school, but also it is a symbol of my 18 glorious years of existence and finally crossing the threshold into adulthood. I am sure most of my fellow seniors can agree that graduation could not come soon enough, but at as badly as I want to move on from the suffocating confines of Liberty, I cannot forget all the experiences I have had as a student in this district. For better or worse, my thirteen years as a Liberty student have helped shape who I am today. High school is the freshest memory in my mind obviously, basically only made survivable by my time spent in newspaper. It gave me a distraction from my extraordinary unwillingness to leave all my friends at Liberty High and
go to North junior year. Eventually this bitter wound was healed though when our staff started crafting some truly remarkable newspapers. Suddenly North did not seem so bad. I even remember the exact layout of Mrs. Grundy’s art classroom at Ridgeview Elementary. That class was the groundwork for my inspiration to be an artist today. Then of course there was the bus crash of fifth grade year; perhaps the most haunting memory. The morning the wreck happened, seven years ago now, is still a vivid picture in my head. It will unfortunately be an experience I carry for the rest of my life. From seeing my classmates pulled from the bus, all bruised and scared, to being swept across the city in an ambulance to North Kansas City Hospital, all through the eyes of a fifth grader just wanting his mom and dad. This is not even a fraction of the life experiences, trials and errors, that have come from my time living in Liberty and being a student of this district. I can say with full certainty though that the time has never felt more right to move on and leave home to begin a new world of experiences at UMKC and whatever comes in the years following.
Dylan Sanchez Editor-In-Chief UMKC
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Ceci Kuron Photographer UMKC
Whew! Finally done with high school, homework, and having to raise my hand just to go to the bathroom. Feeling like a little kid is over and now into the big girl world I go. I cannot wait to get away from this place and start a new life. I am not going to lie. Switching schools was really hard. Having to make new friends and having to come together with new people is not my forte, but some teachers here made it really easy to conform to the school. Gates with his fear of bananas and crude humor. Higgins with her tiny feet and easy to talk to personality. Mrs. Peters with her inability to speak one language at a time in return making everything come out in Spanglish and Spanish turning out to be that much more enjoyable. Mrs. Ugarte with her entertaining presentations and comical acting to make the everything more understandable. And Mrs. Bowen with how ever frustrating her class could be and how many countless times I wanted to quit, she always stayed after to help me. That is what I will remember from my high school memories. Those teachers made my life a lot harder, a lot
easier, and very maddening. I can’t just say that the teachers are all I’m going to remember from high school, though. There are a few students who I will always remember too. The guy who wants to be a hobo. The girls who are so fake. The guys who knows no boundaries. The girl who is so smart she can kick everyone’s butt in ‘Are you smarter than a 5th grader?’ And the friends that were always there for me, no matter what I did or how often I was in a terrible mood. These are the things I will remember out of my school career and look back and think about. But as for right now, it is time to move forward and make new memories. I am so excited to kick start my new life, where I can reinvent everything and anything. Like I said, it is time to go into the big girl world and hopefully reach my full potential, if I have any. So this is my goodbye to Liberty North and everything it stands for. Keep on moving forward and have the time of your life.
CLASS OF 2012 There are many lessons we have all learned through these last 18 (or so) of our lives. Some that we don’t care for, some that wish we could have avoided, but most that we needed, and many that we cherish. We all have those moments where things go horribly wrong, but you take something from it you couldn’t have learned anywhere else. I remember a time this year when we had planned for the best broadcast we were going to have. Little did we know, all of our cables would go bad, and barely have anything to broadcast. It taught me something I couldn’t have learned anywhere else, but can use everywhere. Plan for the worst, hope for the best. There are those moments when you hear something that you do not want to hear, but you need to, because it makes you a better person because of it. I consider myself to be “socially awkward” but I feel I make the right call when it counts. That couldn’t have happened unless someone told me I was out of line, or weird in those small situations. It made me aware of how I acted, and helped me form into a
better people person. We have the people around us who teach us these things. I can say I learned the most important things from the most unlikely of people. I learned what I know about technology from my parents, the most technologically impaired people I know. It’s because they put me in a environment very early in life that forced me to learn it, and know it well. My skills also come from the people around me everyday, who didn’t dismiss me because I didn’t know, but pushed me further to learn and get better at what I do, in every trade I work in. But of all of these, we must learn this lesson: This is a time of our life that must pass. We cannot live in high school forever, and must go on to a life, a career, and maybe one day, a family. This a safe place to be in a small version of life, before we go out into the place where it counts. While you’re here, make it last. When it’s over, get ready to move on.
Brock Mitchell Webmaster Missouri Western State University
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Jessica Griffith Reporter Missouri Southern State University
As a child I was Princess Jessica. I had long blonde straight hair and a never-ending smile. I was a little girl full of happiness. I thought I could do anything and I dreamed happy thoughts. My mommy and daddy were always near. Now I’m growing up, I am leaving the nest and saying goodbye to everything and everyone I have known for seventeen years. I am ready for some change in my life. I just want to step out on my own, maybe stumble a little, but learn how to do things by myself. I have two amazing parents who have pushed me to do many things to help me grow and excel in life. My sister has been there for me from the beginning. I will never forget the night I thought my heart was broken and my little ten-yearold sister held me and let me cry. She is one amazing sister and I could not have done all I have without her. My friends and teachers have taught me to hold on to the positive things I have and stand back up when I fall. I appreciate everyone’s help but I am so happy to finally be leaving the never ending boring routine. In fall of 2012 I will be attending Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. While deciding what to do for college I
probably changed where I was going and what I was doing since I was a freshmen in junior high. That is one piece of advice I have for oncoming seniors: don’t expect the first thing you choose to be the final decision you make because I changed mine about a hundred million bazillion times. I really wanted to make sure that what I picked was what I really loved to do. As of now I will be majoring in Technical Theatre and Stage Managing for the upcoming school year. Saying goodbye is to hard so I will say “see you later” because you never know where the future will take you. I hope it takes me back here someday soon to remember how far I have come. Thank you to all my friends, teachers and family for pushing me to be my best and helping me realize I have so much more to look forward to in my life when I couldn’t see anything good. I hope I am able to leave and be able to return and everyone remember good things about me, but even so what you think does not really matter. I know I am who I am: Princess Jessica, who will always be creative and silly, and that’s all that matters. I will for now and always remain Operation Positive.
GRADUATE GOODBYES I was hoping to write a really grandiose, inspirational senior send-off for you guys. Literally, I ate, slept, and breathed wisdom for weeks as I mulled over every possible final message I could impart unto my beloved (and my not-sobeloved) peers. And then I got my hairball. For those who haven’t noticed, I have a bit of a tick. It’s called trichotillomania. Okay, that word is a mouthful, but what it means is that, when I get nervous, I find myself with a mouthful of hair. That’s right; after six years, I’m finally ready to admit it—I eat my hair. The reason that I’m admitting this now is because I’ve spent the last two weeks in the hospital having a hairball removed from my stomach. Apparently, the human body doesn’t digest hair well, and it clumps, forming little afros in your digestive
tract. Recovering from the surgery was awful: I missed debate state, and although I managed to go to prom, I was in pain and exhausted the entire time. If anything, this experience has taught me two things: 1. nobody wants to write a ten-page paper about Franz Kafka when there’s a drainage tube looping between their nose and stomach. 2. nobody should ever be so anxious and self-doubting that they destroy their body to the extent I did. In a way, I’m kind of relieved this happened to me now rather than later: it’s the wake-up-call I needed to start loving myself as I embark on that crazy adventure, college. It just sucks that I’m missing the end of my senior year for this.
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BOOSTERS
EMMA, MEGAN, ALANNAH, LAUREN
Dallas and Jenna Volleyball Alum: We wish you the best of luck in school and in life. You are blessed in so many ways. We know you will do well. We can’t wait to see who each of you become! -Coach Harrold, Coach Keeler, Coach Ward
CLASS OF 2012 SHANNAN SANDERFORD
ERICH HARTMANN
Erich, congratulations on all you have accomplished throughout the years. Now as you move to the next chapter of your life, our blessings are with you. New opportunities are waiting for you to reach out and grab. With hard work, faith, and determination, you can achieve whatever your heart desires. It has been a joy to watch you experience life and grow into a responsible young man. We will always be there for you in the future and are very proud of you. With love, Mom and Dad.
Hooray for Shannan Sanderford! From Homecoming Court to Polar Plunge, from Yearbook to Student Council, from great grades to good citizenship, from All-State diver to four time State Meet qualifier, from great daughter to great sister, we are all so proud of you. Congratulations and best wishes with lots of love from all Sanderfords and Noblets near and far.
SCHOLAR BOWL
Congratulations Collin! You Did It! We are so very proud of you and all you have accomplished. Your hard work and determination have paid off. We wish for you happiness, continued success, inspiring classes, great friends and pray all your future dreams will come true. Enjoy this time in your life, have fun in college and remember to call and come home often! God Bless You! We love you! -Mom, Dad,
Congratulations Seniors of 2012! Thank you to each and everyone of you seniors, especially with the last names H-P! You have made my first year as a counselor so AWESOME and I have loved getting to know you! I am sad that I only got one year with you, but I am grateful for the one year to say the least! Don’t forget about me and keep in touch! I will always be an email or phone call away to support you in any way possible! Good luck in each of the paths you have taken! Live and love life! -Jill Brock
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SHOUTOUTS
Thanks Scholar Bowl Team... you’ve created a KNOW-ing tradition at LNHS! Congratulations on your graduation. Your future is a world of infinite opportunity and possibility... embrace it all. -Mary Coogan It has been a joy watching you grow from a funloving little boy into an amazing, bright and charming young man. Your integrity, hard work ethic and understanding of others are qualities that will serve you well in life. We are so proud of you and know that you will succeed in all that you set your mind too. Congratulations! We love you! -Mom, Dad and
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Congrats to my seniors who stressed over every quiz and essay, studied hundreds of definitions for the class favorite (cumulative vocab) exams, and studied Shakespeare, poetry and classic novels like your lives depended on it. Thanks for letting me be a part of your senior year. May you have much success and most importantly happiness in your future. Best of luck (and don’t forget to work hard)! -Ms. T Taylore and AlyciaThank you so much for all your effort and time the past 2 years! Your personalities, work ethics, and hard work will be surely missed. We wish you all the success in college and look forward to seeing you at games in the future! You are truly “Super Seniors.” -Coach Morley
CHINESE III
Thanks to everyone involved with Mock Trial this year. Your many hours of after school, evening and holiday practice resulted in solid performances through Regionals. You have a lot to be proud of; I am very proud of all of you. Best wishes to our seniors! We will miss you next year. -Pam Thrasher
YEARBOOK SENIORS
Congratulations Austin!!!!! Wow, wow, wow! We are so proud of your accomplishments in grade school, jr. high, and high school. You have always set the bar high for yourself and you never cease to amaze us with your unending energy and spirit to thrive. As you graduate and look back over your school days, cherish the wonderful friends and memories you have made. Your teachers, your coaches and your friends....they are a part of you, and are a part of what made you into the wonderful man you have become. As you close this chapter of your life, you will open another. Life is exhilarating and frightening and promising all at once. But we know you will continue to overcome any hurdles that get in your way and you will continue to reach great heights. We are so proud of you and we thank God for you. You picked the verse that you chose to live by......”For Nothing Is Impossible With God.” Enjoy every minute of your life. We love you so much.-Mom and Dad
NEWSPAPER SENIORS
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AP LIT SENIORS
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AUSTIN HAYWOOD
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My dear seniors, How I’ll miss the moments where you’ve cried about... well... everything. You’ve matured and grown into yearbookers and young adults I’m so proud of. Brennan, you’ve made me laugh more than I ever thought possible. I can’t imagine the next year without you. You’re my Liberty North. Rachel, I love that we share the same sense of humor! Who will introduce me to new TV shows? Downton Abbey!! Kim, you stayed serene, even when things went from good to bad. Shannan, I know you wanted to hurt me, yet you smiled and cheered everyone (even me) on. Sarah, you made lemonade out of lemons, and I’ll miss your hugs. Alannah, your big heart and falling on the floor kept me on my toes and laughing. Timmy-Jimmy, our passiveaggressive, always dependable, best-of-the-best and most-talented boy. Rachel Hill, you managed to get pictures in split-second timing! Bailey W., I love that you never said, “no.” Bailey B, where will we be without our red-headed cheer next year? I love you all, Sparky 力争上游 [li zheng shang you] – striving to reach up stream. To my “中”class: It’s an old Chinese idiom often used by parents and teachers for the kids to do their best. It’s the words of encouragement my favorite teacher said to me before I left Taiwan to come to America. I’d like to pass it on to my seniors as this little saying truly reflects my wishes and hopes for all of you—to work hard and be the very best that you can be. 力争上游！-Shianguu Hsieh Haley, Dylan and Ceci...you came with from LHS, and I’m so thankful I had you. Thank you for navigating the waters of a new school along with a brand new newspaper with such enthusiasm and grace. I can’t imagine working on the newspaper without you. You’ve done so much for Eagle’s View, and I am very appreciative. Jessica, Brock and Ari... thank you for joining us on staff and doing everything in your power to make the paper as good as it can be. You’ve been so much fun to have around. Love you all, Higgs
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SENIORS ACROSS THE MAP
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The first senior class of the Liberty North Eagles prepare to fly the nest, and come August will be separated by 14 states
University of Arkansas Jessica Jewell Caleb Crahan
arkansas Harding University Haley Richardson
Texas Christian University Emma Barry
other:
texas
Military
Matthew Burgdorf Lukas Mingori Stephen Graham Connor Wentz Casey Carter
Workforce
Hayley Henderson Kijona McLaughlin Adam Reed Bradley Reikofski
Undecided
Quinn Thompson Sophia Svetlecic
Exchange Students Dominik Lange Filipa Valentim
Emily Emmett Kansas Andrew Gentry Tony McBroom Art Insti Brennan Canuteson Abraham Tesfamariam Max Work Erich Thompson Arianna Skindell Rockhur Jacob Hannah Johnathan Enders Kelsey Ma Michael Dorcy Zac Gant Rebecca F Aleena Duncan Maple Woods UCM James Taylor Racheal Loveall Sydney B UMKC Brandon Seoane Shannan S Christopher liddell Hunter Roberts Tyler Knau Kortney Niederhauser Hunter Smith Kayla Sta Dylan Sanchez Nathaniel Koluch Macy Ang Nicole Wise Steven Nguyen Kyle Ame Paige Alley Kyle Parkins Reed Mor Cecilia Kuron Sean Reedy Jordan Ro Sydney Styhl Jordan Horn Haley Pro Mason Caywood Danielle Bayless Brandon O Tyler Radcliffe Lauren Cox MU Zachary Dye Megan Miller Rachel Hi Blue River Stephan Jackson Kelsey Ta Michelle Boyer Comunnity College Erich Hart Breanna Heuszel Bailey Barnett Collin Cra Sara Cable Missouri Western Addison S Kim Rhew State University Hannah B Summer Moen Anna Deason Drew Hutc Tanner Pruitt Tim Harder Missouri Logan Camper Avila University Universit Bailey Johnson Megan Hummel Tori Citro Audrey Foy Jared Dotson Emily Fulle Jessica Medlen Penn Valley Chuck He Shelby Miller Breanna Pittman Caleb How Brett Mueller Taylor Bennett Seth Weat Ashten Ohde Taylor Frisbie Brock Mitc Seth Pierce Colton Stenner Connor Bu Antony Anderson Ryka Gonzales Kane Shee Kerry Boyer Missouri Valley Lauren Kiely Ross Allm Ryan Donica
William Jewell
Colorado School of Mines
colorado Garrett Loew
Colorado State Adam Todd
misso
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American Institute of Baking
kansas
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Carolyn Linder
University of St. Mary’s
Pittsburg State
Zach Stark
Max Jobson
ohio
Johnathon Lehunbauer
Northwest Missouri State University Zachary Love Konnor Braughton Haylee Barros Alannah Kennowith Dennis Seiter Marissa Nedeau Luke Berry
Mississippi State University Trevor McNeal
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Marc Ohlhausen
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Iowa State University Elizabeth Scarpino
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All throughout Liberty North there are seniors who have done outstanding things with their time in school and plan for their futures in the coming years.
MACKENZIE BARNES
STORY BY HALEY RICHARDSON
STEVEN GRAHAM
Arguing is something few enjoy doing, but for senior Mackenzie Barnes it has
STORY BY JESSICA GRIFFITH The end of an era is coming, but a start of a new one is beginning and Stephen
become an integral part of her high school, and possibly future, career. Between
Graham is off to his next adventure. During high school Graham was involved in
the debate team and Model United Nations, Barnes’ argumentative nature has
many activities including track and field, and several Theatre Productions.
made for some interesting class discussions and a case full of trophies. Debate sparked Barnes’ interest during freshman year and she has been an involved member ever since. “I decided to join debate because it seemed interesting and I thought it would improve my speaking skills. My favorite part of debate is the competitive season.
“My favorite theatre production I was involved in was Grease. It was fun getting to make friends with people I did not expect to have a connection with, it was a fun, outgoing environment,” Graham said. Stephen was a varsity pole vault and has enjoyed doing something he is passionate about.
The regular season starts in mid-October and goes through mid-March; however,
“I liked being involved in a sport because I was able to find something I was good
off-season debate (state and national tournaments) go all the way through
at. I recommend sports to other students so they can meet new people and have fun
June. My favorite part of the season is the national tournament in June. At this
finding something they are good at,” Graham said.
tournament, I have the opportunity to compete with people from across the US, and the team we bring to this tournament is smaller so we form a closer bond,” Barnes said. Debate, however, was not the only activity Barnes participated in during her high school career.
Soon Stephen will no longer be a high school student and will be living with new responsibilities and off on his own. He will miss many things about high school. “I am going to miss the people and teachers and memories of having the freedom to just drive around with my friends, getting in trouble and just having fun,” Graham said.
“I was also involved in band and Model United Nations. I enjoyed band because
Since he was a child Stephen knew the general idea of what he wanted to be when he
I got to take a leadership position, leading the band during marching season as
grew up. Stephen has enlisted in the United States Military Marine Corps. Stephen
a Drum Major. Model United Nations was also enjoyable because it gave me the
knows it will help pay for college and it also carries on the family military tradition
opportunity to work with my favorite teacher, Mr. Gates, again,” Barnes said.
that he has grown up being apart of.
Through these activities, Barnes developed an appreciation for Liberty North and the closeness it provided.
“I am looking forward to the discipline and organization: the don’t-screw-around mentality that comes along with going into the military,” Graham said.
“I love having the chance to be in the first graduating class of Liberty North High
During Graham’s childhood and high school careers, he has gone through many
School. When I learned I would be going to LNHS, I was incredibly disappointed,
hardships and is a ready to start a new part of his life. Graham often is giving other
both because I would be separated from my friends down at the “south side” and
students advice for surviving high school.
because I had grown up looking forward to being a student at LHS. But being at
“Be the best you can be and ignore the people that are going to beat you down, be
North was fantastic because our senior class formed a closer bond than we’d had
yourself and not what others want you to be. The real world is rough so take the time
at LHS, and I’m much more comfortable at North than at the overcrowded Liberty
to have fun and have no regrets,” Graham said.
High School,” Barnes said. Barnes plans on attending Truman State University in the fall for pre-law and eventually strives to become a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union where she can put her debating into practice.
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ASHTEN OHDE
STORY BY DYLAN SANCHEZ With clubs and programs like EIP, A+, and Peer Helpers under her belt, senior Ashten Ohde has had an active part in carving out her own niche at Liberty North as well as preparing for her future post-high school with a career in elementary level education. “EIP is the Educational Internship Program. It is a program for seniors who have a desire to teach for a living. You get to go to a class of your choosing, you choose the teacher and grade level, or even the Gateway Program if you want. Then after you get experience in a real teaching environment you can decide if that is what you want to do in the future,” Ohde said. With this opportunity presented to her, she has already been set on the path to her future of college and beyond, fulfilling her dreams she has had since she was a young girl. “I decided to do EIP because since I was little I have enjoyed the idea of teaching and I really enjoy helping the youth of our generation,” Ohde said. As well as learning to teach younger children, she has had experience in assisting students of her own age in the club, Peer Helpers. “Peer Helpers is a club designed to help people coming into our school district. It is to make sure they feel comfortable with the building and to introduce them to some teachers and students so they can decide if this is the school they want to go to. Like last year for example, I spent one day taking a girl to all of my classes and showed her what a day at North is like,” Ohde said. Already having this experience of teaching and interacting with people, she had a choice of colleges to attend after she graduates to pursue her teaching degree. The decision was made easier for her with her active involvement in the A+ Program. “You save a lot of money by doing A+ because you get two years at Maple Woods for free. My other school of choice was Northwest and that is where I will be attending after my two years at Maple beginning next fall,” Ohde said. As the May 20 graduation date nears, there is much excitement for Ohde on what is to come, as well as thoughts on what kind of lasting impression she been made from her time at North. “I hope people remember me as somebody who didn’t care about what people thought of me. I didn’t focus my entire high school career on being popular, I focused on having a few good friends to have fun with and keeping my grades up,” Ohde said.
MICHAEL DORCY
STORY BY MADDIE SAUNDERS As people grow up they develop their own sense of self. This comes in the form of hobbies, favorite things, such as color and food, and their taste of subjects, such as history or science. For a Liberty North senior, Michael Dorcy his sense of self is his hobby. He build castles and adds his artistic style to them. “[I started] about five years ago. I always wanted to go to Disney and stuff, but I couldn’t get there, so it was always just easier to make them. It’s especially cook to build miniatures because you can act like you rule them” Dorcy said. Coming up with ideas might be hard for some people trying to create a masterpiece. However, this does not seem to faze Dorcy when he is trying to find inspiration. “Sometimes I design my own, and sometimes I’ll look up real building an get inspiration form those. I really favor Roman and Monolithic architecture” Dorcy said. Dorcy has created many different constructions. This includes many castles and houses. His favorite is still building castles, though. “You can make a castle evil, extravagant, so many things. It’s not just a house, which is only a house. A castle is a symbol of anything” Dorcy said. The movie, the Hunger Games, hit the theaters this fall. A frenzy hit among teenagers and adults a like. This did not exclude Dorcy when he reconstructed a castle from the book. “[My favorite] right now is, President Snow’s mansion from The Hunger Games. I like the idea of post-apocalyptic worlds, so it was interesting to make that real instead of on the screen” said Dorcy. There is a special process to Dorcy’s clever castle making. It takes a specific order of events to formulate the type of castles he manages to create. “I hunt for the material, wherever they may be. I start out with a sketch, and those sketches can take months to become a full one. I go through months of obsessions where I like different types of architecture. Then I finally start, and sometimes I destroy them and rebuild them” Dorcy said. Not only does Dorcy enjoy making castles, he is very passionate about other types of art also. “I like computer generated design, you can make the model on a computer instead of by hand and it’s a lot faster. You can get your work out to a lot more people that way. That’s why I want to work at Disney someday, because you can mix those things together. That, and I’m just in love with everything Disney” Dorcy said. A Disney lover, an artist and a senior part of Liberty North’s first ever senior class, Michael Dorcy is truly an Eagle.
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Kim Rhew
STORY BY CECI KURON Having to transfer to a new school in the middle of a student’s high school career gave some seniors a bad attitude, but one girl came in with a positive outlook.
Addison Spiehs
STORY BY BROCK MITCHELL It is the fall, and the team is rushing out on the field, and the student section goes crazy. Then, next to the student section, there were those kids with yellow shirts,
“Changing schools was exciting. I didn’t know what was going to happen and I
who could not have been more loud and obnoxious, with their cry, “Go Addison!”
was lucky enough to have most of my friends transfer over with me. I had their
They were cheering for Addison Spiehs. This, along with other things, made a place
support so that didn’t make me so nervous,” senior Kim Rhew said.
for Addison here at Liberty North.
With a new high school comes reinventing self-images and taking part in new activities. Rhew’s activity of choice was yearbook.
“My dad wanted me to go to school with my step-brother at Staley, but I decided to come back to North because all of my friends were here,” Spiehs said.
“I wanted to be able to be apart of capturing the first of this high schools moments.
The choice he made proved to be beneficial to us. Spiehs, being one of the
My favorite part is that I can be a member of helping others remember what they
team captains, helped lead the team to many wins, and all the way to Districts in
may not be able to remember in the future,” Rhew said.
November. Not only for that, but his friends and classmates appreciate the choice
Being in yearbook is not all it is cracked up to be though and can come with tough times. “There is so much pressure from yearbook. The pressure of having to get the yearbook done on time and getting everything turned in is really difficult. It’s a lot of responsibility because the yearbook is in your hands,” Rhew said. With pressure on Rhew and the yearbook staff to get the yearbook done, she had to not only put everything she had towards this class but towards her job as well. “My last job at Walgreens is the reason I had to move to weekends. They would always say that school came first but for deadlines nights when I would have to stay after school, I would have to try and convince them to let me stay at school. It was a mess,” Rhew said. As the year comes to an end, with the yearbook done and Rhew moving onto a
as well. Now, with his high school football career at an end, Addison spends his time with friends, and enjoys his final days of high school, in a way many high school students could relate to. “I started eating more, and gained a few pounds, also playing more Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, and video games,” said Spiehs. His time spent between games and friends, is also shared with his girlfriend of 2 years, Alexis Borchardt, senior at Liberty High School. With so much going on in his life, it took some work to keep their relationship alive. “During football season, it was the worst time because there was literally no time to get to see each other. She worked on most weekends, and I had football everyday. Although, Tuesday were our ‘good’ days; I could just go over to her house
new job working as a receptionist for a company called Premier Parking, she looks
and just hang out with her and her family.” Spiehs said.
back over her high school years and only regrets one thing.
With all the free time between them, they can now focus in on what’s important
“I wish everyone would have come to the school with more of an open mind. To be more positive and think about what we could really do instead of what we did do,” Rhew said. Next year, Rhew will be attending Maple Woods College to get her basics done and is thinking about pursing a career in business and cosmetology. She wants to open her own salon but before she does that she is focusing on wherever life takes her and is open to new ideas.
between them. With days left until the senior class steps away, Spiehs hold much excitement for his plans after high school. “I’m looking forward to spending the summer with my friends…I just recently decided to go Nebraska, and study General Business.”
SENIOR SUPERLATIVES As voted on by the senior class
MOST TIM HARDER PHOTOGENIC: MACY ANGLE
BEST REED MORTON LAUGH: JAYDE OGLE
CASEY CARTER CRAZIEST: JAYDE OGLE
MOST GEORGE GLAZIER CREATIVE: ARIANNA SKINDELL
BEST LOGAN CAMPER HAIR: KIM RHEW
MOST MICHAEL DORCY UNIQUE: TAYLOR BENNETT
BEST MACY ANGLE SMILE: TYLER KNAUTH
BEST KANE SHEEK LEADERS: BAILEY WILLIAMS
CLASS BLAKE STARR CLOWN: TAYLOR KROGE
BEST ANNA JONES EYES: TYLER KNAUTH
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Things of Summer
Fun
Get a tattoo Graduate Watch every Harry Potter movie in a row in one day Try to make or do four things from Pinterest Learn the ways of the force
Successfully learn to use a pogo stick Visit Six Flags Ride in a hot air balloon Get a job
Spend three months getting your body in shape
Visit a psychic
Run a marathon
Get on the jumbo-tron at a sporting event
Make the ultimate ice cream sundae
Tie Dye a t-shirt
Dye your hair a different color
Make cupcakes from scratch
Play Wal-Mart bingo
Have a massive shaving cream fight
Make dinner for your family Count how many licks it takes you to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop
Stage a sword fight in a mall
Ride the rip cord at Worlds of Fun
Make a complete and utter fool of yourself
Have a jello eating contest with one hand tied behind your back
Senior trip
Party with a celebrity Host a pool party Try not to think about purple gorillas Go Skydiving
Give to Charity
Go to the drive-in
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Build a Robot
Go to a ball game
Have a spa day
Kiss at the top of the ferris wheel
Turn your phone off for a week
Learn the alphabet in sign language
Try a different type of food
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Be part of a flashmob
Plant a tree
Sleep under the stars
Complete this list
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What is one thing you SHOULD do before you go to college?
“Go on a senior trip, get a job, and makes lots of money so that way you can pay for stuff and have nice things in college. Also enjoy life as much as you can,” senior Jason Lehnardt said.
“Spend a lot of time with the people you are close to now because chances are you will end up splitting, but hopefully you stay together, so value that time,” senior Kelcy Yunghas said.
Stay up for 48 hours Attend a concert
“If you want that job when you get back for the summer then you need to do some sucking up. For the military it is different but definitely get in good with your employer,” senior Conner Wentz said.
Play in the rain
“I would have to say do a senior prank. Past years have done one and it is really a tradition that we should do. Plus it would be a lot of fun,” senior Marissa Nedeau said.
EAGLE’S VIEW
TIMELINE
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SENIOR ISSUE
THROUGH THE
December 16-20: Finals “Finals really were not that bad and it was nice knowing that these were some of the last finals I would have to take in high school.” -senior Trevor McNeal
YEAR
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October 8: Softball wins districts “Winning districts was probably the most rewarding experience of my life. It was like finally the hard work meant something. Also, it gave me the courage to try out for a college team. It was an amazing feeling.” -senior Alycia Shepherd
November 11: Veterans Day
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October 23: LNHS adopts a highway through National Honor Society
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September 2: First Varsity football game
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August 16: Classes begin
SEPTEMBER
November 4: Crimes of the Heart preforms in new theater
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AUGUST
October 8: Homecoming Dance
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August 17: Seniors’ First Day “It was crazy because it was our very last first day in high school. It was sort of a surreal feeling.” -senior Megan Hummel
December 2: Choir hosts Madrigal Feast “It is the feast that choir holds annually around Christmas time. It is called Madrigal Feast because we sing Madrigal style of music.” -junior Austin Robbins
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APRIL
May 14: Seniors’ last day of school. “It’s the day right before adulthood begins.” -senior Zach Dye
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March 16: Sadie Hawkins Dance
April 13: KLPS hosted 11th annual telethon
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February 11: Courtwarming game and Seniors Night
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February 13: First (and only) snow day
MARCH
April 9-13: Operation Positive
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FEBRUARY
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JANUARY
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January 13-14: Liberty North Debate Tournament hosted 34 schools
March : Boys’ Basketball in Final 4
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February 4: Senior Girls Lock In. “It was a really fun way to get the girls together.” -senior Bailey Barnett
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March 27: Scholar Bowl won Greater KC Suburban Conference Blue
May 20: GRADUATION
May 17: Baccalaureate “I am going to Baccalaureate because my friend Michelle Boyer is going to be speaking there and her words will be like music to everyone’s ears.” -senior Collin Davis
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