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08 12 18 GETTING THE JOB “DUNN” After 14 years of involvement, current fourth grade teacher Mrs. Dunn is ending her career at Geneva this year. Delaney Young writes on Mrs. Dunn’s history and adventure as a Geneva teacher, a mentor, and a friend.
EAGLE SCOUTS In addition to juggling schoolwork, sports, and extracurricular activities, many Geneva students choose to commit to Scouts at an early age. Arianna Flores interviews several Geneva Scouts about the process of becoming an “Eagle” and how that has influenced their lives as Geneva Eagles.
SENIOR TO SENIOR In 2011, Geneva graduated its first class and now those students are graduating from college. This year there are several Geneva households that have seniors graduating from college and seniors graduating from Geneva. This story explores the differences between life after Geneva and life after college.
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Growing up in small-town Boerne, the appearance of spring is evident. The snow cone stand by the river opens up again, bluebonnet pictures nearly take over your Instagram feed, and everyone seems to have a little pep in their step, as if they were blooming along side the wildflowers. Endings and new beginnings also seem to tag along with spring. Before I go any further, let me introduce myself. My name is Mary Claire Brock and I am stepping into the position of Editor-in-Chief for this upcoming year. To say I am attempting to follow after some pretty amazing and prodigious editors would be an understatement. Let me tell you, these are some lofty shoes to fill. I cannot wait to represent Geneva well and welcome new staff members to our already talented team. This past summer, I had the privilege to attend a Journalism conference at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts with our previous Editor-in-Chief, Sofia Pedraza. I was fascinated by the manner in which Sofia assumed her role as Editor-in-Chief and immediately began taking in every bit of knowledge, as well as absorbing new ideas to lead the magazine in a new direction. She did not take her job as Editor-in-Chief lightly and led with such grace and intuitive style. Sofia assumed her role with abundant confidence, yet with such humility that allowed her to continue to learn. I have had the honor of not
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only learning from Sofia in Journalism, but also learning from her as one of my best friends. She taught me what it looks like to love unconditionally, to give whole-heartedly, and to live ambitiously for the cause of Christ. Another pair of shoes which will be hard to fill is that of our previous Indesign editor, Hattie Atkins. Hattie has taken the design aspect of The Quarterly to new heights and has prepared us to continue to exceed everyone’s expectations. Hattie single-handedly created and produced a 76-page masterpiece, our 2015 literary magazine, The Calliope, in a little under a month. And lastly, Corey Bates, our third senior staff member who will be terribly missed, taught our staff devotion and eagerness despite her circumstance. Though she was rarely able to attend class due to her health, she put in the work and dedication as if she were present every single day. Goodbyes are always difficult, especially in such a talented group. Though this year will be hard to navigate without our talented seniors, we say goodbye with anticipation and prayer for the new journey ahead of them. I pray that the three of you, as well as the entire class of 2015, continue to live as ambassadors for the Kingdom, making much of your time on earth. You have truly left a handprint on my heart.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: mary claire brock CHIEF-EDITOR OF DESIGN: emma ingram CHIEF-EDITOR OF CONTENT: delaney young INDESIGN EDITOR: jessica wheeler EDITORIAL EDITOR: arianna flores PHOTOSHOP EDITOR: summer stolle PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR: ian comuzzi INDESIGN: hunter hamon skylar tippetts carissa georgelos jessica wheeler EDITORIAL: emme owens PHOTOSHOP: karlie daniels sara beth stolle ruth wacker PHOTOGRAPHY: allie martin reynolds walker sean hollinshead sam ledoux ADVISOR: becky ryden
To buy a subscription, contact rryden@genevaschooltx.org To advertise, contact maryclairebrock.gq@gmail.com This is a publication for the Geneva School of Boerne. For this quarter’s cover, Mary Claire Brock and Emma Ingram ventured to the Episcopal Church in Boerne, Texas to capture this simple yet different shot to honor this year’s senior class.
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Valedictorian and Salutatorian Letters
Valedictorian Victoria Palermo and Salutatorian Shelby Viereck recount their memories at Geneva.
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Getting the Job “Dunn”
During the process of her retirement, many students remember how much of an impact Mrs. Dunn had on their lives.
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Eagle Scouts
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Senior to Senior
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Senior Profiles
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Top Twelve Sports Moments
Geneva students create beautiful additions to the campus for their Eagle Scout projects.
Graduating siblings from high school and college compare graduation plans.
A glimpse into the seniors’ future plans and what they will leave behind.
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Magazine Covers
The Geneva Quarterly staff predicts what magazine cover students will appear on in the future.
The twelve fondest memories of sports from this year.
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A comical take on the exhausting
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Growing Up in the Guild
Twelve seniors have attended Geneva since Kindergarten and will be honored at graduation.
process of senior thesis.
Roasts 41 Senior Teachers playfully tease graduating seniors.
This month The Geneva Quarterly was awarded Distinguised Merit with the University Interscholastic League. This level is the highest level of achievement with UIL against all schools, both public and private, in the state of Texas.
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A Day in the Life: Wesley Wheeler Humans of Geneva The Talon Geneagle Gazette
ValedicTORYan’s farewell letter
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back at my thirteen years at Geneva, I might be expected to say, “I’m so ready to leave this place.” After all, thirteen years is an incredibly long time, especially for a teenager. To anyone I might say that to, it would come as no surprise. I’ve been at Geneva long enough to remember the tiny classrooms we had at St. John’s. I still vaguely recall the day they started building the MPB and when the Logic and Rhetoric schools shared the small campus that the fifth graders have now. I remember seeing the newer Logic and Rhetoric campus being built as I went to volleyball practice, and walking inside the Logic school locker room for the first time. It’s incredible how much things can change in thirteen years. Yet,despite everything that did change, many things stayed the same. I got in trouble almost every year for talking in class. My mother lectured me for putting major assignments off until the very last minute and I had to scramble to get everything done. Joking aside, the one thing that has struck me as so unchanging is the attitude of the teachers. Every teacher I have had at Geneva, I know, has truly cared about me, even if I didn’t recognize it then. Geneva is one of the very few places where students are blessed with an amazing faculty that cares about their students’ success in academics and as a Christian. Each teacher has had such an interesting life and has so much advice that he or she can give. I can’t tell you how many stories Mr. Tye has told our class about his various jobs as a driving instructor and working at Apple, or Dr. Lloyd telling us about some of the cool things he did at Texaco. My time at Geneva has helped me to realize that teachers aren’t just there to teach you
some of the curriculum. They are here to help us excel. Mr. Shelton will offer you advice for almost any problem. Mrs. Stricker can tell you not to worry about going to a dance without a date, because she did and had a blast. Mr. Tye will always be willing to joke with you. The tragic part is that I fear we take that for granted. The strong sense of community we have here is something that is truly unique to Geneva. I don’t know if I will ever find a group of people quite like the people I have found here. But still, I see kids who think that they are above the system or don’t want to look stupid by going crazy in Spirit Week. It has taken me years to realize it, but you really can’t be both “cool” and be totally into whatever Geneva has to offer. You are only going to end up looking out of place. As we get closer to graduation, I know my days are numbered here. When I was a freshman, I thought that, by the time I was a senior, I would be dying to leave this place. But that is far from the truth. I have grown to realize that Geneva is a truly amazing and one-ofa-kind environment, and I know I’ll be hard pressed to find a place like it again. I don’t want to let that go. Part of me desperately wants to stay with teachers who have incredible life stories and great things to teach me. So I’ll leave you with this— don’t take any of this for granted. Don’t be afraid to be crazy during Spirit Week or House Field Day. Don’t worry about people thinking you’re weird because you’re friends with some of the teachers. God has truly given us all a gift with the family we have at Geneva, and we shouldn’t waste it.
Victoria Palermo, Class of 2015 Valedictorian, has attended Geneva since kindergarten. Being a student for so long, she has one of the widest ranges of memories from her time at Geneva. Here are a few parting words from this year’s Valedictorian.
Salutatorian’s letter h e l b y Geneva is a beautiful place. Sure we
Shelby Viereck, Class of 2015 Salutatorian, came to Geneva in fifth grade. She expresses her gratitude for all Geneva has given her since then in this farewell letter.
have some flaws, but overall I would not change a moment of my time here. I hope you all come to appreciate it as much as me. Our faculty’s love and wisdom never ceases to amaze me. Here are just a few of their impacts on me: Mrs. Evans has been much more than my teacher for eight years; she has been my rock and support. I have been in band since 6th grade because I love her (and candy on Thursdays). She instilled a love of music in me, as well as a desire for excellence. Mrs. Stricker genuinely loves everyone. She is always the one congratulating and encouraging me. I once heard her tell a group of students in the Stand By Me program that she wanted to know them and every detail about their lives--even what they had for dinner. She inspired me to truly love and know others; now I want to know what you had for dinner too. Coach Rodgers taught me respect and how to be spontaneous. Life is so much more enjoyable when you do crazy things while loving God! We can all agree that Dr. Lloyd has got it all: kindness, patience, joy, passion, and lots and lots of love. He is the perfect example of a man who loves his work. There is SO much you can learn from Mr. Russell. He can explain anything in a way that makes sense; we spent a whole class period asking him any questions we wanted. He taught me the importance of loving the people who are hard to love, and this will stick with me forever. Mrs. Daniels showed me how to love her students while dealing with chaos (Easter lilies). I also envy her passion for science. Mr. Shelton and Dr. Rosheger helped me to see the importance of learning for the sake of developing character. Making money is not my number one priority anymore. Math is not math without Mrs. Greenlees. I don’t really know how I will make it without her in college. Let’s be real, who does not love her stories? She is selfless too; in fact, she spent an entire study hall helping me figure out a math problem for a student who did not even go to Geneva. Mrs. Georgelos taught me how to have patience with such a rowdy group of
freshmen. I actually remember some Spanish because of her! I think Mr. Johnson’s sarcasm has had a direct impact on my own. I never had Mrs. Lunsford as a teacher, but she has still shaped my life. She is an incredible role model because she is always happy, encouraging, and excited to see me. Her joy is contagious and her support is unforgettable. I never had Mrs. Ryden either, but her personality is perfect: sweet and sarcastic at the same time. She is the only one who enjoys making fun of Caroline as much as me. Mrs. Metzger’s testimony had a huge impact on me- I am no better than anyone else. Be sure to look up “If” by Rudyard Kipling. It will inspire you to do great things. I long to be like Mrs. Moeller because she is not only intelligent, but knows how to share her knowledge with others. Mr. Tye taught me that it is OK to be short (^dinosaur arms here). I hope Mrs. Wheeler’s love has rubbed off on me. Jesus shines through her words and actions, which makes her a wonderful role model. If you ever had Mrs. Peterson for a math teacher, then you probably lost points on a test because the cursive “b” in your name looked like an “l.” At least I did. While this drove me crazy as an innocent 6th grader, she taught me that sometimes, excellence demands perfection. (I love road trips with the Petersons too!) If I had a dollar for every time Mr. Southwick said, “Hey Shelby,” I would be rich. I thought he was messing with me the first 23 times. But then I realized he was just being nice (shocker, I know). His simple “hello” would pick me up because he made me feel important. Mr. Desario taught me something that never occurred to me: it is our duty as Christians to interact with strangers because every time you see a new face, it is your chance to change a life! (Ms. Jacobson and Mrs. Johnson are the perfect models of this.) I wish I had more space to thank every faculty member. Geneva is a wonderful place that I will never forget. It is an enormous blessing to be part of such a loving community. Please don’t ever take this school or teachers for granted. Thanks, and Gig ‘Em.
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Susan Dunn’s NeverEnding Adventure and Lasting Legacy
After 14 years of involvement, current fourth grade teacher Mrs. Dunn is ending her career at Geneva this year. Delaney Young writes on Mrs. Dunn’s history and adventure as a Geneva teacher, a mentor, and a friend.
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Susan Dunn has never been afraid of adventure. Throughout the rocky and rich history of Geneva School, Mrs. Dunn has always led the school fearlessly and confidently into uncharted waters. Whether it meant agreeing to hold her students’ pets or stepping up to serve as the school’s very first headmaster, Mrs. Dunn was always ready for an adventure. Dunn has been at Geneva since 2001, teaching fourth or fifth graders for 10 of those years. This year, Mrs. Dunn announced that she is retiring from teaching to spend more time with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Dunn has played an instrumental and invaluable part in Geneva’s history and growth over the past 14 years. In Geneva’s early years, the founders of the school prayed hard for families, faculty and administrators that were committed to the school’s mission. Geneva needed a lot more students, a campus and, more than anything else, a leader. “The history of Geneva School of Boerne is filled with many clear moments of God’s handiwork, and the hiring of Mrs. Dunn is one of those incredibly special moments. As founders, we prayed with great specificity for what we wanted in our first Head of School, and He provided in abundance and beyond our wildest dreams with Susan Dunn,” said Robert Thornton, one of the school’s founders. Dunn has taught school for more than 30 years. She taught in Elementary School all over Washington long before Geneva recruited her. In her first few years as a teacher, she taught first, second and third grade. After that, she taught kindergarten for eight years, in both Seattle, Washington and Schertz, Texas when her husband, John, was deployed at Randolph Air Force Base. Mrs. Dunn began to search for local teaching jobs when her husband was moved to San Antonio. “I met with a woman named Carla Northington… She looked at me and she goes, ‘so you’re a teacher? Hmm… and you’re a Bible Study Fellowship teaching leader? You do both of those things? Excuse me just a minute.’” Northington connected with Joanne Thornton, wife of previously mentioned Robert Thornton, and suggested Dunn as a prospective Geneva headmaster. Mrs. Thornton immediately took advantage of this golden opportunity and insisted that she meet with Dunn as soon as possible. “I did go down there, but I thought she was the craziest person in the entire world,” Dunn admits. “But then one day I was ironing and I put it in [the DVD that Mrs. Thornton sent], and I went, ‘Oh my goodness, these people are for real!’ It just came to
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me… I said, ‘Man, I’ve missed something here!’ I thought it was going to be a great opportunity and it was. Best thing I’ve ever done.” When Dunn accepted the job offer in the fall of 2001, there were only 70 students enrolled. She launched into action immediately, willing to do any and everything she could to help the school succeed. Beverly Johnson, one of the school’s first teachers, remembers, “It was springtime and we were having a clean up day. We all had different jobs (this is back in the days when everyone did everything). Poor Susan decided to bite the bullet and clean out the nasty garbage cans. Somehow, as she was trying to flip it and rinse it out, it caught her big toe and ripped off her toenail! Yikes! Enter Dr. Fowler!” Jessica Gombert, current Headmaster of Grammar School, can testify to Mrs. Dunn’s incredible reliability in Geneva’s early years at the St. John’s campus: “I was a kinder teacher when she was the head of school and we were all there together one summer… a couple of teachers and Mrs. Dunn, just freaking out about the electricity going out… But that’s the kind of leader she was, she always stayed around to make sure everything was okay and didn’t leave until it was all right again. She was so faithful.” Regardless of how daunting or dirty the job was, Mrs. Dunn completed it humbly and enthusiastically. “I can’t even remember a time not being happy in whatever I had to do. And some of the things I had to do were really crazy, like go underneath the boardwalk! Mr. Palermo and I were the only two people that would go under and we would pull the wires through… There were frogs.” Mrs. Dunn’s flexibility and willingness to serve throughout Geneva’s past have proved and reaffirmed her faithful commitment to the school. Gombert attributes much of the school’s success to Mrs. Dunn’s selfless and servanthearted attitude: “The most incredible thing for me is that, wherever I need her, she’s been willing to go… She worked hard and had to institute a lot of things the school wasn’t used to… She knew what was coming in the future and so she set up things we had never done before because she could see the growth that was coming… From being head of school, helping it change and setting up some structure for an actual school, to teaching fourth and fifth grade, she set up incredible framework for a very young school.”
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But her adventures at Geneva were not limited to installing electrical wiring underneath the boardwalk or waiting around with Mrs. Gombert until it kicked in. In 2005, after four years as headmaster, Mrs. Dunn asked to return to the classroom. Although she had never before taught this age, she thrived in the fourth grade classroom as much as she did in her role as headmaster. Junior Kaylea Burt, a former fourth grade student of Mrs. Dunn, describes her as “really dedicated and loving. She just made learning fun in general for everything, and she was really dedicated to making us all understand. And actually invested in our personal lives, not just our education… She really was involved in our personal lives and it wasn’t bad; she genuinely cared.” Caroline Lunsford, a senior this year, remembers, “I was coming from public elementary school to Geneva so I had to transition and take Latin and Grammar classes… I would go out and play tetherball by myself because I didn’t have any friends there. And Mrs. Dunn came up and she started whacking it around with me… we got in this really heated match, we were sweating and whacking it around super hard and she was getting super into it. And then I beat her by one point and after that, she was, like, ‘you’re the only person that’s ever beat me.’ And we created this really fun friendship and she helped me through fourth grade and through math, which I really struggled with. I really love her a lot.”
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In 2008, she moved from fourth to fifth grade. Her spontaneous in-class accordion concerts, wrestling matches, renowned “Popsicle Days,” multiple personalities, threats of “off with your head!” and plenty of other crazy classroom rituals quickly made her into a Geneva legend. “Every Christmas, Mrs. Dunn buys a gift card and puts it in a small box. Then she puts this box in a slightly larger box, and that box in a third box, and on and on until it’s a massive gift bound up in countless yards of tape and paper. Finally, her students pass around a pair of enormous rubber gloves and take turns tearing at the package. Whoever gets to the center keeps the gift. She’s not exactly the ‘everybody wins all the time’ type, and I like that,” says sophomore Coggin Galbreath. Mrs. Dunn continued to teach fifth grade for several years until last fall, when the school needed her to move back to fourth grade. After three decades of teaching, she is moving closer to family and beginning a new chapter in a book full of exciting adventures. If she’s as silly and spectacular of a grandma as she is a teacher and headmaster, it won’t be long before she adds another ‘World’s Greatest’ title to her already long list. As her last year at Geneva is coming to a close, Mrs. Dunn reflects upon the school’s unique sense of community and teamwork: “Some places I taught school, it was a little, well, not as fun. But being at Geneva, you could see that everybody was working diligently together to make this thing happen. And I think they really did.” From the moment she came to the Geneva School of Boerne, Dunn has led bravely and brilliantly—sometimes on her knees in prayer, other times on her hands and knees underneath the boardwalk. She saw every task as an opportunity, every student as a friend, and every day as an adventure. “It’s just been wonderful. It really has. I mean, there have been ups and downs; everybody has those. But I’m a Geneva-ite forever.” A quote hangin g in Dunn’s classroom, embroidered by a certain Susan Dunn in 1771, reads, “A dilligent schola r is an ornament to a school...”
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Boy Scouts’ Influence on Our School Community In addition to juggling schoolwork, sports, and extracurricular activities, many Geneva students
choose to commit to Scouts at an early age. The organization teaches these boys self-confidence, godly morals and survival skills. After many years of hard work and dedication, they are honored with the title of “Eagle Scout.” Arianna Flores interviews several Geneva Scouts about the process of becoming an “Eagle” and how that has influenced their lives as Geneva Eagles. By Arianna Flores
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very Wednesday after lunch, I sit outside Mr. Southwick’s room on one of the benches and wonder just how long it takes him to pour a cup of coffee and pick up his lecture notes. I estimate the actual coffee process takes four minutes, plus two extra minutes to crack jokes to the Logic School kids hanging out in the Admin building, and another minute for his always popular puns with students’ names. It never occurred to me how many other students have sat here as well, with random thoughts of their own. These benches have been on campus for as long as I’ve been at Geneva. I never knew how they got here until I learned about the number of Eagle Scouts attending Geneva, and about each of their Eagle Projects. Over the years, nine Geneva students have earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout, three of whom graduate this year. Over fifty thousand
Boy Scouts received the Eagle Scout rank in 2013, each with his own project that serves his community. From seniors to freshman, boy scouts of all different ages have completed an Eagle Project in order to become an Eagle Scout. The project entails a large-scale service project that benefits others. The scout completing the project oversees the project from start to finish, including gathering the proper supplies and securing volunteers to help complete the job. Both the function and complexity of these projects vary, and often require many hours of labor and paperwork. Finding the right project can be difficult, and requires some creativity. While scouts are not required to serve their school through their projects, most Geneva Eagle Scouts choose to do just that. Sophomore Jacob Schroder, who completed his Eagle project while in Logic School, explains his process of picking his
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project. He recalls, “I knew I definitely wanted to do something for Geneva, so I asked some of the teachers around campus. I came to the conclusion that most people wanted benches to put outside their classrooms.” When Senior Ethan Ryden was brainstorming, he consulted both the Rhetoric and Logic School headmasters hoping to find a project that both campuses could benefit from. “We eventually agreed that a statue glorifying our headmasters was not a good idea,” remembers Ryden lightheartedly. “Thus, the outdoor classroom was born.” Freshman Connor Tyra, who built both the Grammar and Logic School GaGa Ball Pits, looked to the beautiful prayer garden constructed by one of Geneva’s first Eagle scouts to find inspiration for his own project. “John Luke Tippets did his project at the school, and I wanted to do mine there as well to further the school,” he explains. Once a scout selects a project, preparations immediately follow. In addition to the construction of the project itself, each scout must complete a large amount of paperwork dealing with the details of the construction process. This part of the process requires an extra amount of discipline. Freshman Nick Patti, whose project entailed running “Operation Christmas Child” for his church, remarks, “Ironically the paperwork was more stressful than the project as a whole.” It took three months to develop, and then complete his project. Some scouts find the timing and scheduling of the project an obstacle. Schroder admits, “The most difficult thing about the project was probably getting people to volunteer to help construct the benches. The day I actually led the construction of the benches, there were a lot of people on vacation. Plus, there was football practice going on.” Ryden encountered a similar problem in organizing volunteers to assist him. “The most difficult thing about the project was trying to control 7th graders and keep them working. The same sort of applies to seniors as well.” He jokes, “I can now partly understand the daily strife of middle school teachers.”
Despite the obvious struggles, scouts across the board agree that the whole process is definitely worth it. Sophomore Ian MacDonald finds joy everyday from his service project that entailed building picnic tables for the Rhetoric School campus and baseball field. “As I walk around campus and see people sitting at the tables that were part of my project, it makes my day,” he confesses. “The Monday after we delivered them, I was so excited to see everyone use them.” Even so, MacDonald’s greatest reward was repaying the school that has done so much for him. “Ever since I came to Geneva
The installation of the Logic Gaga Ball pit was the eagle project of Connor Tyra
in 3rd grade, I knew I was supposed to be here,” MacDonald says proudly. “For the past 8 years Geneva has been a huge part of my life, so I felt that it was only fitting that I give a little back to Geneva.” His gratitude gives a glimpse into the positive attitude of Eagle Scouts. Senior Davis Metzger acknowledges the reward that follows the seemingly endless labor of an Eagle Scout Project. He recently replaced the roof over the Boerne Community Pool, and remarks that “leading is all sunshine and dandelions till you have to get your hands dirty and get something done. It isn’t always easy or fun, but it is rewarding to work with other men to accomplish something great.” Through diligent work and sacrifice, Eagle Scouts learn the value of doing all things to the best of their ability to honor God.
MacDonald working with other scouts to complete the much needed campus picnic tables
Scout Oath
On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
photos by Allie Martin
Thanks to Ryden the outdoor classroom has provided an opportunity for a new perspective for class discussions.
Building the Logic/Rhetoric picnic tables was the Eagle Project of Ian MacDonald
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“I don’t believe anything is more rewarding than knowing that your hard work paid off,” Schroder said about seeing Logic students using his benches. What’s more, Eagle Scouts are there for the community and of course, for each other. Senior Luke Ramsey, who constructed a shot-put practice ring for Geneva’s track and field team, expresses his gratitude toward everyone who helped him help others. “It is an incredible honor to be an Eagle Scout, and I never would have made it without the support of so many people,” he says. “My mother and father pushed me and helped me all the way through, while my best friends Davis and Ethan were incredibly loyal and helpful.” The skills and values learned in scouts are especially valuable to the graduating seniors. Ramsey concludes that his project taught him “practical skills of how to organize and plan efficiently,” skills that will be useful in college. On a more personal note, Metzger states, “The trail to Eagle [rank] is one of the most influential events in my life thus far, and I’m glad to be an Eagle.” Even after the completion of their projects, our Geneva Eagle Scouts continue to display selflessness and commitment. Ryden comments that even after the induction of an Eagle Scout, “you make a lifelong promise to fulfill the duties of a good citizen in America, a strong leader, and an unwavering Christian. That is the cross we all must take up after we graduate.” These seniors will carry the lessons they’ve learned and traits they’ve developed with them through their college years and onward, representing both Eagle Scouts and the Geneva Eagles well. Geneva graduate James Wilks, class of 2011, recalls his Eagle Scout project of building the first benches on the Rhetoric School Campus. As the first-ever Geneva Eagle Scout, he explains that, “being an Eagle Scout is not simply about
The prayer garden was the Eagle Project of John Luke Tippetts
fulfilling requirements to get a certificate and a little ceremony at the end. What really defines an Eagle Scout is upstanding character and an assurance of self, established through personal progress and self-understanding.” It is because of these qualities that Eagle Scouts are able to leave a mark on those around them. They inspire an attitude of service and humility, and uphold a standard of hard work and sacrifice for all the students at Geneva to follow. Seeing their projects around Boerne everyday reminds us of their selflessness. Our Eagle Scouts truly exemplify what it means to be a Geneva Eagle.
Senior to Senior
In 2011, Geneva graduated its first class and now those students are graduating from college. This year there are several Geneva households that have seniors graduating from college and seniors graduating from Geneva.
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Albert Arthur
Jeanne Arthur
Jeanne Arthur (‘11) will graduate from Baylor Univeristy with a degree in Education and will next attend Vanderbilt to get her Masters. Albert (‘15) will attend Texas A&M to study Landscape Architecture with hopes of desiging golf courses.
Graduation gift Well you see...I haven’t received it yet, therefore I am not sure what it is.
Going on the senior trip to Europe and coming back to work for Gratr Landscapes
? Plans after graduation
My parents were very generous and gave me a new iPhone. I do think there is a great amount of irony in the fact that we are given gifts upon graduation, especially after our parents have gifted us with sending us to school. My roommate and I are hoping to backpack through the Grand Canyon. I also plan to spend some time with my family before moving to Nashville.
Hardest thing to leave behind Campbell Petrie
With Brian Cook at Fox Run in College Station, TX.
Learning golf course design and being the loudest and proudest member of the Fighting Texas Aggie Class of 2019 at all the SEC football games.
My roommates and close friends.
Where will you live Nashville
Looking forward to....
I am looking forward to the program I’m participating in at Vanderbilt and am excited to learn from that. I am also looking forward to getting involved in the city and with the people of Nashville.
Advice from Jeanne to Albert: Stay strong and courageous, do not be terrified or discouraged.
Work hard and invest deeply in the people around you. College is more than academics and the people you spend time with will shape you deeply. You are an incredible young man and I am so excited for you!
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Cinco Winston
David Winston
David Winston (‘11) will graduate from Baylor as part of the Business Fellows. He is engaged to Landen Ellis and will be married this fall. Cinco (‘15) will attend Texas A&M as a member of the corps with a Marine scholarship.
I didn’t know my parents were getting me something.
I think I’ll go to Italy and breeze with some of my friends…then come back and work some.
I really enjoy eating, so probably food.
Being in the Corp of cadets at Texas A&M, surviving Freshman Year as a “fish” and the football games.
Graduation gift
Verbal affirmation of my marriage.
Plans after graduation
I will be in New York for training with Merrill Lynch until the middle of August. Upon returning, I will begin working in Austin until venturing down to the Caribbean for some honeymoon shenanigans.
Biggest new purchase
Moving to a densely populated and growing city like Austin means that living is not as cheap as it is in a college city like Waco. All that to say, cost of living, primarily housing, will be the biggest purchase in this coming year.
Looking forward to....
First and foremost, I am looking forward to life as a newlywed. Living with Landen will have its challenges of course, but living in the same city will be wonderful after having dated from separate cities the past two years. I am excited to serve Landen. I am excited to provide for her. It will be a great adventure.
Advice from David to Cinco: For most siblings, I would tell him or her to have fun, stay up
late and make memories doing dumb things, but with Cinco joining the Corps, I feel as if I should discourage such activities which may come at the expense of physical punishment.
Zack Greenlees
Trey Greenlees
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Trey Greenlees (‘11) will graduate from Samford University this month with a Sports Administration degree with a minor in General Bussiness. His younger brother, Zack (‘15) will attend Colorado Christian University to major in bussiness administration.
Working at T Bar M.
This may sound cheesy, so don’t judge me, but its definitely going to be my mom that will be the hardest thing to leave behind.
A snowboard and a bike….yeah that’s about it for now.
I will be living in a newly built student apartment complex (yes, I do get to live in an apartment while I’m in college, believe it or not).
Just being able to adjust smoothly to a new environment. I am excited to be in college at a school that I know will help me grow exponentially in my faith.
Plans after graduation
Hardest thing to leave behind
Biggest Purchase
Where will you live
Biggest Fear Next Year
I will be at home for two weeks and then I will start a 7-week summer internship with Young Life at one of their Texas camps.
Honestly, nothing. All my friends and I are ready to graduate, so leaving is really only the beginning of the good to come. For me there isn’t much I’m finding hard to leave behind. Oh wow, I honestly couldn’t tell you. Maybe a ring for that person, you know what I mean? Hehe.
I will be starting a Year Long Internship for Young Life at Sharptop Cove in Jasper, Georgia which is about an hour and half north of Atlanta.
Not being able to see my girlfriend and family as much as I would like. Being far away from the people I love is definitely one of the hardest things in my life.
Advice from Trey to Zack: Soak up everything. Be willing to step outside your comfort zone and be
stretched: mentally, physically, and spiritually. The more closed off you are to the people you meet, the less fun it will be. Also, don’t get a girlfriend your first year in college; instead, create friendships and community; get involved in organizations and different activities. Believe me, I made that mistake early on and it didn’t turn out like I thought it would. Love you bro!
Claire Lunsford
Caroline Lunsford
Graduating with a degree in Education from Baylor University, Claire will spend the next year traveling Italy before she returns to Texas to work as a teacher.
Caroline Lunsford will follow her two older sisters to Baylor University this fall where she will study English and where she will miss her favorite teacher Mrs. Ryden.
The honor of attending Baylor University next fall which isn’t cheap, but they made it happen for me. And I think they gave both of my sisters pearl earrings when they graduated, which means I’ll probably get a Lego set or something. The sports, no question. They have always played such an integral part in my life and it’s hard giving that up.
Probably bedding and other girly things to put in my dorm room. That stuff is expensive.
Independence. I’m ready to see how I handle difficult situations without my parents there to guide me every step of the way. They’re amazing people, and I want to prove to them that they did a good job in raising me.
Graduation gift
Hardest thing to leave behind
Biggest new purchase
Looking forward to....
independence
Adventure
Good question. Maybe a plane ticket to Italy in June? Haha, I have no idea. Haven’t thought about it.
My people. I have made some seriously fierce friendships that will be difficult to say goodbye to this next year. Not seeing them in person and having them in my daily life will be a challenge.
Mmm… probably new clothes, haha. I am nannying for a family in Italy this upcoming year and most of my expenses will be covered. So my main financial contribution will be to the clothes I wear ;)
Spending a good part of the next year in Italy. Entering not only a new environment, but an entirely new culture that I am so very interested in, but have never experienced. It goes both ways. As fearful as I am to start over, it also excites me to think about all my new possibilities and experiences.
Advice from Claire to Caroline: My advice to you is to never say no. I mean, use your brain and
don’t be dumb, but if an opportunity arises that excites you, or a friend wants to hang out, or you just have to “yes”, then do it. I’m not worried about you keeping up with your grades, I’m more worried about you missing out on something because you said no. Get uncomfortable and get out there. Oh, and write Daddy Chuck and Papa back a few times. They like that J
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Clayte Kirchner
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To Ross Kirchner, I leave my Aggie Parking spot. To Hunter Hamon, I leave my football commentating skills. To Tyler Navarro, I leave my Madden skills (I’m undefeated). To Coach Matt, I leave my clutch gene (that catch at state).
To Miranda Ward, I leave next year’s yearbook, don’t drive yourself crazy, it’s not THAT bad. To Nathan Zuniga (Nay Nay), I leave the rest of the kids… you’re a good brother. To Zac Zuniga, I leave all my English papers in the box behind my bed and the one and only Infinity QX 56. To Julie Perez, I leave my Mexican flair and Spanish skills. To Colton Brehm, I leave my love for clothes.
To Hayden Bomgaars, I leave the keys to the Geneva offense. To Colton Brehm, I leave my “Gangster” Persona. To Savannah Atkins, I leave all my memories of Garret Rodgers. To Mrs. Stricker, I leave my broken heart. To Hunter Hamon, I leave my bench press, max. Good-Bye Geneva I am going to miss you!
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Hattie Atkins
To Carson Collingwood, I leave you Savannah. Please watch over her 7’ and keep her out of trouble. I’m going to hold you to it. To Addie Lipe, I leave you my corner spot in the cage, it’s a 6’ good one. To Mikaela Evans, I leave my parking spot. #basic To Bailey Flint and Julie Perez I 5 ’ leave the ability to be able to have fun on the volleyball court, even when things aren’t fun. To my beloved Mrs. Daniels, I leave you all of my science projects over the past years to use for examples to other classes (because I got 100’s on all of them).
Reagan Brell
To the girls’ soccer team (specifically Abbey, Tayler and Sydney), I leave my epic dance moves. To Greta Millett, Ian Comuzzi and Sean Hollinshead, I leave my love for Nirvana. To the Cross Country team, I leave my mix CD…that bus will be way too quiet without me. To Coach A, I leave my obsession with Rafael Nadal. To my sisters, I leave all my lost stuff on campus…water bottles, watches, lunchboxes and retainers (JK).
Maddy Jones
To my little brother, I leave my overachieving spirit.
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Jessica Gonzalez
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To Greta Millett, I leave my obsession of music and the job of feeding Hayden (he eats three times every hour). To the junior class, I leave you all my phone number 210-485-8695, call me and text me because I’m going to miss you guys so much. To Kaylea Burt, I leave my parking spot. It’s next to the curb so its easy to park that big truck! And the job to get Faith Hawkins lunch at least once a week. To Miranda Ward and Carson Collingwood, I leave my hair products. #curlyhairprobs To Mr. Southwick, look I’m finally leaving the school! See ya sucker! I would like to leave my terrible attendance record to nobody (hopefully). To Ruth Wacker and Anna Riedlinger I leave any wisdom I have gained in my 5 years in high school To the Geneva Quarterly, I leave my love to the remaining staff (especially Delaney and Mary Claire for being so kind to me these past two years). To Brooke Leeder and Thomas, I leave my little sister Lily (watch out for her for me), all of my awesomeness, and Mrs. Johnson. Remember all the life lessons! Love y’all! To the tennis team, I leave my mad tennis skills and Coach Mike, tease him as much as possible as pay back for me. To Grace Zara, I leave my ability to give great hugs. To all the friends I leave behind, I leave all of my love. I will miss all of you so much! To everyone, I leave you all Mr. Johnson, torture him as much as possible.
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Elliot Veron
To Colton Brehm, I leave my less 6’ than adequate attendance record. To James McFadden I leave my parking spot. (It’s all yours in 2 years) 5’ To Mrs. Johnson, I would like to give/return all of the blazer patches that you have loaned me over the years.
Caroline Lunsford
To Mariah Lowry (Strips), Emma Ingram, Katie Drees and 7’ Addie Lipe, I leave a list of instructions on how to best take care of Roo. To Kaylea, Miranda, Skylar and Mary Liz and Mary Claire, I 6’ leave an open spot on my dorm room floor next year. #sicem To John Michael Kight (Jo Mi), I leave the heart of Cinco 5’ Winston. It was always yours anyways. To the eighth grade girls’ basketball team, I leave the responsibility of defending the varsity girls’ district title and our undefeated record in district. Make me proud. To Mr. Southwick, I leave the Lunsford girl legacy. You’re way 7’ prettier than us anyways… and skinnier… Phatty.
Cinco Winston
To Dyllon Gentry I leave the shapes on the cards. To Zach Arthur I leave half a bowl of Coco Puffs. To Big John I leave the heart. You gotta have the heart. To Jacob Schroeder I leave my hair conditioner. To Mary Liz I leave the truck to drive whenever you please, the footrest under the dinner table, and lastly I leave you “The Bachelor”. I’m sure you’ll miss my insightful commentary.
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Amanda Baum
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Sofia Pedraza
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Trent Drawe
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To Morgan Yarbrough and Mariah Lowry I leave the Lyceum piano. To Mr. Russell I leave Sydney and all her insanity. To Coggin Galbreath and Josh Chandler I leave my love of Drama. To all the Juniors I leave Senior Thesis in all its glory. To all my friends I leave my heart. To Natalya Pedraza, I leave my mother, give her at least three hugs a day and never forget to tell her you love her. Don’t forget to feed her. I also leave you my room…I guess. To Mary Claire Brock, I leave you Natalya, please take extra good care of her and check on my family every once in a while. I also leave you my parking spot, my ketchup bottle (fr4f18), and the Geneva Quarterly! Have fun with it an don’t take it for granted. I promise you’ll miss it someday! To Brittany Robertson, I leave you Jody Pom (AKA Boo), she eats eggs every morning.Please don’t step on her. To my cheerleaders, I leave you all my love. To the Journalism Staff, I leave you Mrs. Ryden. Please be nice to her. I also leave you my love for white space! You guys are awesome! To Trip Smith and Hayden Bomgaars, I leave my golf game. To Connor Tyra, I leave my house, my car and I leave you with my legacy. To Kira Drawe, I leave my old texts books. You’re welcome!
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Caitlyn Lowry
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Gray Moeller
To Grant Gombert, I leave a copy of John Calvin’s Institutes of Christian Religion. To Emily Shelton, I leave Ethan Ryden. To Mr. Steven Tye, I leave the Lyceum trophy cabinet to fill with debate awards. To Josh Chandler, Grant Gombert Jeffrey Rosinbaum and Jackson Ross, I leave Mr. Steven Tye. To Mrs. Gradi Evans and Ms. Erin Thomas, I leave the Geneva band, as well as my prayers and sympathy. To Mariah Lowry, I leave all of my junior (almost senior) buddies for your entertainment, and all my love. I leave my eternal love to the girls’ soccer team! I will miss all of you and I promise to come back and visit! To Emily Shelton, I leave my love for art and hope you get top 25 in the Western Art Competition at the Rodeo next year. To Audrey Ryden, I leave my love for soccer and annoyance of your brother. To my juniors (soon to be seniors), I leave the care of my sister, Mariah, and my love for y’all. Y’all are awesome!
Zach Greenlees
To Will Langenbahn, I leave my #10 basketball jersey...may the redheaded legacy live on. To Mack Vaught, I leave my awesome senior parking spot... hopefully you dont have two big trucks park next to you, like I had. To the Geneva Basketball team, I leave the opportunity to reach State...make me proud boys! And finally, I leave with my mom, the Greenlees legacy....I love you mom! (Yes...I said it and I’m not afraid to either!)
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Matt Blackburn
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Davis Metzger
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To Mrs. Greenlees, I leave my Zzzzzzz. To Hunter Hamon, I leave my Anterior Cruciate Ligament. To Jessica Gonzalez, I leave my history notes for those tests you’ll have to take again. To Mr. Southwick, I leave my magnificent creative writing portfolios. Feel free to publish them in your name if you are ever in need of a large amount of money. To David Crossland, I leave my role on the team as highest percentage three point shooter.
To Josh Chandler, I leave a bottle of red hair dye. To Ralyn Parker, I leave all things Disney and that fish game. To Riley Smith, I leave Bahama Bucks runs and everything strawberry flavored. To the cheerleaders, I leave my mom kit and all the craziness. To all my teachers, I leave my sassy pants (not really I’m taking them with me to college!)
To Wright Gordon, I leave my trademarked “dying whale” singing face. To Dr. John Rosheger, I leave my sole copy of Quo Vadis (Lord knows I’ll never get it back). To Savannah Cone, I leave my love of puns and my affinity for Russian novels. To Coggin Galbreath, I leave my deep appreciation for all things Tolkien and my sister Carol. To my sisters, I lay in your hands the proud traditions of the Metzger dynasty, may ye never put her to shame.
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To Audrey and Eliot Ryden, I grant that you both may continue the Ryden tradition of not driving in high school. To Mr Johnson, I grant the US National Debt. To Emily Shelton, I grant a box of cookies, a few flowers, a house in Ireland, and this smiley face :) may you cherish it forever! To Sam Russell, my arch-nemesis and son of Mr Russell (may his soul be blest), I grant my eternal goodwill. To Grant Gombert, I grant the debate team, a large cardboard box with a couple holes poked in the top from India, and a one-way ticket to North Korea.
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Lauren Peterson
To Emma Ingram I leave a pineapple and Mr. Tye and Mr. Harrild to annoy. To Allie Martin, Abbey Lipe and Delaney Young I leave all sorts of cacti and Emma. She needs to be fed at least 8 times a day and put to bed at 7:30 pm. To Miranda Ward I leave another pineapple and my parking spot To the basketball team I leave Roo (good luck), the cage, permission for Mariah Lowry to beat people up, and the undefeated district record. Do me proud. To my teachers I leave pound cake and a rubber chicken (Tye), fat jokes (Southwick), plenty of water (Mrs. Johnson), the house of Lewis (Mrs. Evans), and my undying respect, gratitude and love. Seriously, y’all are the best.
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Taylor Rodgers
I leave Savannah Atkins my brother (take care of him)
Ethan Ryden
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Shelby Vierek
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Johnny Lowry
Luke Ramsey
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I leave Emma Ingram my passion for food. You’re the one person who can eat more cake than me. Take Chances. Be an overachiever. I leave Allie,Delaney, and Abbey the pants and Emma. (Glad she made some friends.) Follow proper feeding procedures. I leave my paracord to Austin Lipe. Take Emma Ingram on adventures and don’t forget my hula skills. I leave IANNN/Sutton the band because you’re both doing it next year. (I don’t leave Daniel Wacker anything because he won’t be at my graduation.) I leave James McFadden everything else. NEVER forget our handshake. Take care of Mrs. Evans and Chaucer.
To my siblings, I leave my love of actual good music (classic rock and old country). To Drei Richardson, I leave my backpack. To the juniors, I leave the tradition of feeding your grade lunch most days of the week. To Nick Patti, I leave my love of puns and sarcasm. To the Most Conservative Rightwing junior, I leave my parking spot, use it well (Long Live the Republic of Texas).
To the Lipe twins, I leave the responsibility of being ine of the next set of senior twins and I leave Austin Lipe the responsibility of being the next cross country captain. I leave Mariah with being the last Lowry to attend Geneva. To Mrs. Stricker, I leave the fact that Marines have the best uniforms. I leave my parking spot to whoever wants it.
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To Greta Millett, I leave the highest authority over the guitar class, I pray thy authority preserves reasonable cadence. To the Great Arizpe, I leave an official diagnosis of “stick-it-tothe-man-niosis”. To Brendan Fessler, I leave a copy of “Mallorca” by Isaac Albeniz, the only piece that ever bested me, I have faith in thy ability to skillfully articulate it. To Mack Vaught, I leave the task of making known to each their own faults in the way of #humblebrags To my sister, Jordan, who is honorable and comical, I leave my collection of every “Talon” published since 2008. (Jessica, my present quarters shall become thine own in due time. You’re welcome.)
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Lawrence Mixon
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Wesley Wheeler
To Colton Brehm, I leave my parking spot. To my sister, I leave my truck and reputation. To Austin Owens, I leave the 100 breast stroke. To Mrs. Daniels, I leave some Easter Lilies…, Oh wait, I ate them. To Geneva, I leave my three younger siblings.
Faith Anne Sueltenfuss
To Emma Ingram, I leave you the privilege of baking sweets for Mr. Russell’s senior classes. To Allie Martin and Abby Lipe, I leave you with the memories of the Colorado YoungLife trip last summer. To next years senior girls, I leave you Morgan Champion’s senior girls’ Bible study.She is such a blessing and a highlight in the busy weeks of senior year. To the volleyball girls, I leave all the morning Snowflake doughnut runs instead of morning practices, and late late night bus rides. Good Luck next year, Love you guys!
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Tory Palermo
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Brian Cook
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Samantha Akin
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To Delaney, I leave my hatred of Bach. May you never have to play a baroque piece again. To Anna, I leave my sassiness to the teachers. May you use it well. To Audrey, I leave Anna. She can be crazy and needs your guidance. To Zach Arthur, I leave you the love for Mary’s Tacos. Visit as much as possible. To Dyllon Gentry, I leave you my gatorades and 5 hours, you’re the hype man now. Don’t exacerbate yourself. To Campbell Petrie, Hogan Petrie and Trip Smith, I leave you control over Cordillera’s “hunting areas”. Also y’all better keep the volleyball spirit club alive. Hogan you’re the most responsible, take care of them. To Kaylea Burt, I leave you nothing, because whether you like it or not, you can’t get rid of me. I do love you a lot though. Please take care of Austin. To Mary Liz Winston(Goose), I leave you my parking spot and a few extra punches for all the bugs you never see....and somewhere deep down I’ll be able to accept you as a Baylor Bear. To the softball team, I leave Stephan Jacque. To Akin, I leave our little brother (just feed him and he should be fine). To Ralyn Parker, I leave bunny messages. To Kendall Taha, I leave the ability to love those you hate to be around. To Mr. Russell, I leave an apology for rarely being in class and never being on time.
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To Julie Perez, I leave my athletic abilities. To Carson Collingwood, I leave my parking spot. To Chloe Devries, I leave my European pen collection. To Bailey Flint, I leave my unwavering perfect attendance.
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Albert Arthur
To my favorite Petrie, Hogan, I leave my crazy good poker skills (as requested). Take my brother’s money for me! To my sixth favorite Petrie, Campbell, (behind James), I leave all of my golf skills and the responsibility to teach Trip Smith and Hayden Bomgaars, especially when it comes to putting.(All know you need them!) To Carson Collingwood, I leave permanent black markers to help you do your makeup. To the faculty, I thank you and leave my apologies for having to put up with three Arthurs—trust me, the last one is the worst! To Kaylea Burt and Mary Liz Winston, I leave the responsibility to take care of and keep out of trouble, Zach Arthur and Dyllon Gentry and Spencer Young. Also, some block cheese for Kaylea (for all the nachos) and more ice cream to Mary Liz (Jonas won’t be around to eat it all).
Anastacia Minozevski
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7’ Zackery Jonas
To Heather Jonas, I leave my tennis skills... To Reynolds Walker, I leave my 6 hate for using marks in high jump. ’ To Hunter Hamon, I leave my spot in Coach Miller’s heart. To Hayden Bomgaars, I leave my constant will to steal the 5’ Geneva podium from the Lyceum so there can be no more Thesis presentations -- this can be done! To Zach (Little) Arthur, I leave my unending fear of towel pushes and Coach P.
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TOP
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By Sam Ledoux Staff
FOOTBALL When the team won State after 3 years in the finals
VOLLEYBALL When they made it to Semi finals for their first year in 3A
CROSS COUNTRY Watching the Girls place in our first 3A competition
GIRLS BASKETBALL Whenever Esther Rosheger said anything. Some of her best quotes are: “I forgot to scope out the other team, but they all look like babies” and “[talking to herself] Good Pass Esther! [Catches Caroline looking at her] Sometimes I give myself compliments. It keeps me going.”
BOYS BASKETBALL When David Crossland set the Geneva record for most three pointers in a game (11)
GIRLS SOCCER When the girls won a penalty shoot out in the first round of playoffs
BOYS SOCCER When Caleb Hubbard made a header goal after Antonian’s goalkeeper smack talked to him
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2014-2015 GOLF
The Girls Team winning 2nd and the Boys Team winning 3rd at state
CHEER When the girls competed at their first ever TAPPS State cheer competition
TENNIS Winning the District Championship despite the weather complications all season
BASEBALL The humility and respect from the young team (consisting of no seniors and 2 juniors)
SOFTBALL The game against Keystone when it was back and forth and the Eagles pulled away with the win
TRACK When Caleb Hohne accidentally stepped in a ditch of water right before running the 400 meter race. He had to run in 40 degree weather, soaking wet
QUIDDITCH When Milton’s goal keeper, Johnny Lowry, hit Lewis’ chaser, Austin Lipe, so hard that his broom broke in half and he busted his lip
SWIMMING Having everyone place and go on to State
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Playing What is your topic?
My thesis is dealing with technology in education. More specifically, that schools should put the emphasis of modern technologies in the backseat, by integrating them in a different way, in order to allow teachers to do their jobs and ensure a high quality of education.
How many hours have you spent on your thesis? So many, and yet not enough!
When did you start memorizing?
Faith Anne Sueltenfuss
I started memorizing about the first week of January: about a week and a half before the memorized exordium and peroratio (intro and conclusion) were due.
What is the latest you have turned something in?
I have turned in my thesis assignments in on time, though I have procrastinated a few times and have paid the penalty of no sleep.
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with Senior Thesis
Everyone associates senior year at Geneva with the infamous Senior Thesis presentation, a 20-minute long argument each senior presents and defends in front of a panel of judges and the school community. Leading up to this presentation is an entire year’s worth of research, writing, and memorization, which can easily add up if you don’t stay on top of things (which we all know seniors are gifted at). Here is a comparison of a senior girl and guy’s thesis process. By Emme Owens, Staff
Bryce Hartis What is your topic?
The overmedication of ADHD youth
What has been your most nerve wracking moment? Having to present having little to nothing memorized.
When did you start memorizing? 7th grade
What is the latest you have turned something in? Was I supposed to turn something in?
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The Major and Minor Notes of Wesley Wheeler By Carissa Georgelos Staff
7:30- Wake up to my alarm, suppress my anger and go back to sleep for 10 minutes. 7:40- Begrudgingly shower and get dressed.
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7:55- Eat as much cereal as I can in five minutes. 8:00- Drive to school with Ed Sheeran playing too loud. 8:10- Wait for the longest light in the history of the world to change. 8:15- Go to Arizpe’s room and play guitar until class starts and I get to keep playing. 9:35- Go to Freedom Cup to be productive and drink endless coffee for $2. 9:45-11:15- Read through my thesis to refresh my memory, read a chapter of John Eldredge’s “Killing Lions”, do the music theory homework that’s due 6th period. 11:30- Go to Luke’s house and keep working on music theory while watching Top Gear. 1:05- Pay close attention as Mr. Russell explains the depressing nature of another depressing “classic” piece of American Literature. 1:55- Play guitar in Music Theory until class starts. 2:05- Learn new rules about cadences and binary and ternary form, and then pretend I’m decent at melodic dictation. 2:40- Dual Credit English with Mr. Shelton; laugh at his jokes so he doesn’t fail us all. 3:45- Drive home with Paramore or Tori Kelly playing too loud. 4:00- Play guitar until band practice at church. 6:15- Get to church to setup my guitar and pedal board, tune up and run through the songs in my head. 9:00- Eat whatever is on the counter or in the fridge. 9:30- Work on Theology or Literature, whichever takes the most time, so I won’t have to do it in the morning. 10:30- Eat again and get to sleep. 12:00- Wake up and realize I need to set my alarm, then actually go to sleep.
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YMPTOMS OF
By Skylar Tippetts Staff
ENIORITIS
Senioritis: a disease developed by seniors which hinders one’s work ethic and mental state. When high school students reach their senior year they are prone to this tragic disease. Students usually suffer from an array of symptoms. However, some seniors are more drastically affected than others. If you are a senior, and you have been affected by any of the following indications of senioritis, then it is likely you have caught this plague.
1. Can’t. Do. Homework. Anymore.
College applications, senior thesis and By Skylar standardizedTippetts tests are only a few things about
which seniors procrastinate. The stress of getting into college and finishing senior year really gets to some students. Occasionally, the seniors’ work overload and responsibilities completely stun them, causing them to go into a state of distraction and disorientation. Most seniors cannot bear to even glance at a study guide for more than 20 seconds without getting sidetracked picturing what their life will look like in a year. Senioritis patients are so easily distracted from their homework that the only thing they can do is look at their Instagram or Twitter feeds, or do anything but school work.
2. We have class on Mondays?
Most seniors only have about three class periods a day. This moderated schedule may seem like a good thing. However, rolling out of bed at noon to make it to a one o’clock class can be extremely difficult. You would think seniors get plenty of rest because many of them do not have class until the afternoon, allowing them to sleep in, or they have time between classes to nap. But as a result of the procrastination symptoms, they are forced to stay up late completing the tasks they could not possibly have completed earlier without consecutive forms of distraction getting in the way. So, seniors either sleep through their classes or skip them because of exhaustion and do not forget; they need time to eat.
3. I couldn’t because...
Telling the teacher that they were absent because they were sleeping or eating does not excuse them from class. This means that seniors have to spend their time thinking of better excuses that make their absence reasonable in the teacher’s eyes. For instance, explaining to the teacher you
were helping an elderly woman cross the street for 45 minutes or saving kittens from burning buildings, usually work as good reasons not to go to class. Seniors also have to make excuses for why they failed to complete their homework. In this case, you can make similar excuses:“Ummm, I didn’t do my senior thesis because for the past six months I have been secretly working for the FBI.”
4. So, what is your life plan?
Seniors are repetitively asked the same few questions over and over again, one of them being, “Where will you be attending college in the fall?” This question makes the seniors think: where will I attend college? Did I even get into college? Will I even make it to graduation? Will my procrastination and attendance record hold me back from achieving my life-long dreams and goals, forcing me to live off stale bread and spend the rest of my life lurking through the daunting streets of Boerne? These are the overwhelming questions that haunt each senior as they approach the end of their high school careers. This case of senioritis makes seniors have much anticipation. Seniors anxiously wait to receive letters from colleges and for their graduation day to arrive.
5. Ready to go:
Seniors who have been at Geneva for a while, have the tendency to become rather irritable to their surroundings. Some of the seniors have been at Geneva since kindergarten and their senioritis makes them easily annoyed with their class, or the teacher they have had for the past 6 years, or wearing the same uniform for so long they don’t own any other clothes. Routine is a good thing but so is change. Most seniors are ready to get out of Boerne and move on to new horizons taking great memories from Rhetoric School with them.
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COMING SOON
The Senior Roast
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Caroline Lunsford Beyond being named after a famous Neil Diamond song, not-so-sweet Caroline had none of the advantages of her two older sisters. She therefore compensated by pretending to be their younger brother. However, having defeated every other boy in Boerne at all things athletic, she decided in high school to be a girl again and commenced to make both girls and guys jealous. Girls are jealous of everything (“How can she be that pretty? and smart? and nice? and athletic? and…?”). Guys just wish they could be half the man she is (I know that when I grow up, I want to be like her). And like any superhero, she comes with a smaller sidekick, but unlike a usual sidekick, hers is considerably older than her (sorry, Jess). I could mention the Lunsford/Winston-datingthing-part 2, but that’s too easy and is beyond satire or parody: you would think I’m making it up. I am not, however, making this up: Caroline Lunsford—The Girls are Jealous and the Guys are Scared.
-Mr. Rob Shelton
Brian Cook Brian Cook, “Man Of The Hunt and Gather” and eater of all things Whataburger. It is my hope that you pursue poachers with the same fervor that you pursue women who have completely different “happily ever afters” than you. May your future teachers not instruct you to pick up random trash on the side of the road for home delivery, nor your friends try to outdo your pranks (Trent). While I expect Great White Hunter stardom from you, please avoid infamy (like my brother). Take goat selfies often and avoid HotRNot. While you couldn’t wait to leave Spanish 3, I struggle to remove you from my classroom as a visitor with promises of behaving…. I think we all know better.
-Mrs. Mimi Stricker
Hattie Atkins It is only fitting that Hattie pursue a career in medicine. She has been obsessed with contagious diseases since early on. She has shared her passion with me on numerous occasions since 9th grade – “Mrs. D, check by throat…Mrs. D, what is this lump on my arm…Mrs. D are my lymph nodes swollen?” I believe Hattie was certain she was going to die or had contracted some undiscovered disease on more than one occasion. One time when Hattie was in 10th grade she stormed into my classroom and grabbed my hand and placed it by her throat – “Feel this,” she exclaimed. So, to mess with her I responded with a very worried, “Oh, boy – something is not right.” Her eyes got so big I thought they might pop out of her head…. now that would have been a sight. So, good luck in college Hattie and remember not to worry yourself “sick” when you learn about diseases and disorders in college. -Mrs. Jill Daniels
Zack Jonas Standing at 6ft something Zack is a bit of a bottomless pit….constantly eating!! Some of his favorite snacks are chips, crackers, jerky, and, on occasion, Easter Lilies. Yep, you heard me correctly, the flower that is used to symbolize the resurrection of our Savior was a snack for Zack one spring day in 9th grade. Uncertain of the danger of eating Easter Lilies – I mean seriously who does such things – I called Poison Control to see if I was going to have to induce vomiting. Luckily this was an incident where Zack’s giant stature and selective snacking behavior saved his life. Fortunately, he downed more of the petal than the poison-filled leaves; apparently the leaves and pollen grains can cause renal failure or death in small animals. Well, Zack isn’t exactly small, but I was cautioned to observe Zack for the next 30 minutes to an hour for the following signs: lethargy, hiding (wait, that was for cats), vomiting, diarrhea, and inappropriate urination (really glad that didn’t happen). When I asked Zack why he would do such a bizarre thing, he said, “It would make the girls laugh.” So ladies, protect your lilies when Zack is around- you never know when he may try to impress you with his Easter Lily-eating skills.
-Mrs. Jill Daniels
Jess Gonzalez
Jessica Gonzalez has been a student of mine for the last ten years. I have learned many things about Jess that are uniquely Jess: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Jess was a small girl in the third grade at the young age of 14 when I arrived at Geneva Jess was the first to get her driver’s license in the 5th grade. Jess was the first to give her fellow classmates rides to Sonic in the 6th grade. Jess was the first to play a drum solo for the talent show. Jess was the first to play with glow-in-the-dark sticks at a Geneva talent show. Jess was the first Geneva student to dress as Slash. Jess is the only student to be as old as Slash and still attend Geneva Jess is the only student to scare TAPPS so much that they had to put an age limit on participation. 9. Jess is the smallest person ever to get a crowd of 200+ people to do the wave or get the crowd to yell G-E-N-E-V-A while jumping on the basketball court letters. 10. Jess is not old; she is just chronologically gifted. 11. Jess will forever be in our hearts as the one and only Jessica Gonzalez whom we love dearly.
-Mrs. Gradi Evans
Gray Moeller I’ve been asked to roast Gray Moeller, but to be honest, I’m struggling to come up with anything. I think it’s because Gray is truly the perfect student. So instead of roasting him, I’ll just list his many admirable qualities. First, Gray is the most humble student I have ever taught. I have never known Gray to open his mouth with a self-aggrandizing comment. Never. Gray is also an incredibly patient person. I can’t recall a single time he has steam-rolled another in a conversation. Not once. Indeed, Gray isn’t the kind of guy who likes to be front and center; in fact, he’s been hiding in his brother’s shadow for years. As you can see, Gray simply can’t be roasted. Good luck in Virginia, Gray, I know you’ll come out of your shell one day.
-Mr. Steve Tye
Shelby Vierek Breaking news in the GSB community….Shelby Viereck was arrested just days before graduation after it was discovered that she was a “prefix” cleptomaniac and hoarder. A search of her Toyota’s glovebox and a later search at her barn at home revealed a stash unlike ever seen before…..years worth of innocent, unused prefixes like ”dis-”, “anti-”, “un-”, and “ir-”. When questioned about her deeds, she admitted that her fall from her horse prior to entering Rhetoric school was just a ruse so that she could steal more prefixes while everyone had sympathy for her. Also, her willingness to edit everyone’s papers over the years was purely in hopes of finding a few more vulnerable prefixes. A source close to Shelby confirmed that she often used her small thumbs and small toes to reach the pesky prefixes hard to pick up. She snuck into her dream school Texas A&M, using the top 10% rule as #2 in her class, with no need for essays or lengthy applications that could possibly expose her prefix-ridden life. No wonder it was hard to find the words to describe Shelby. However, the stash of prefixes has been returned to the Geneva community just in time, so here’s your chance to really give it to Shelby and lay it on thick. See what fits....responsible, engaged, productive, Chaucer, motivated, interested, reliable, sensitive, organized, respectful, supportive, trustful, honest, friendly, determined, Geneva, loyal…Not sure any of them fit, huh! But, never fear, I’ve found a few last ones of my own…unwavering, unselfish, unflappable, unrelenting… Gig ‘em Shelby! Thank you for your love for learning and for this place!
-Mrs. Susan Greenelees
Reagan Brell This past year getting to know Reagan has been a very crazy experience to say the least. Words can not do her justice but it’s worth a shot. One of the many memories that I will never forget is the bus rides. On our drive to Houston, she thought that we would need entertainment the entire ride. So Reagan, being Reagan, took it upon herself and specially made three mix tapes just for the team. These tapes ranged from classic rock to Taylor Swift, causing the team to either sing out loud or want to strangle her (very lovingly, of course). Another very memorable moment on the bus was after winning the Area game. Before we left the parking lot, she blasted her music and very energetically started dancing up and down the bus. We all just watched and laughed and added this moment to the list of “Oh Reagan” moments. Another “Oh Reagan” moment was when the team was making gifts for the team moms and she decided that just doing the craft wasn’t enough, but making each teammate a walking canvas was a much better idea. Needless to say ten minutes later there was not a teammate in sight that was not in some way displaying Reagan’s touch. So Reagan , wherever you decide to go, I hope that everyone around you will be blessed with all the laughs that you gave to me this past year. Good luck!
-Miss Alanna Almirudis
Ethan Ryden Ethan is the kind of nerd that all the other nerds make fun of for being too nerdy. Nerds are typically awkward in social situations, but I have never had a more awkward conversation with anyone else. Maybe its because when Ethan can’t think of what to say next, he points his fingers at whomever he is trying to talk to and pretends to shoot them with his “hand gun.” Most people would expect a seventh grader to act the way Ethan acts as a senior. In addition to being nerdy and awkward, Ethan is also weird. Once 3:35 rolls around, most students frantically search for their phone like junkies after a particularly long clean stretch. Ethan, for nearly his entire sophomore year, would strip off his shoes and socks and run around campus claiming that he was a Hobbit. Ethan is incredibly brave or undeniably stupid for dating the headmaster’s daughter. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with Emily, but who in their right mind would chose to assume a position that unavoidably invites the wrath of a high school principal? Not just any principal either, but the venerable, awful, and fright-inducing Mr. Shelton. Maybe Ethan deserves a congratulations rather than a roast.
-Mr. Paul Johnson
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From renowned fashionistas to fraternity presidents, this year’s seniors have some pretty bright futures ahead of them. The Geneva Quarterly staff predicts where our seniors will be in ten years. By Summer Stolle, Photoshop Editor
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Edit Your Profile The Geneva Quarterly staff is a huge fan of the Instagram account and website created by photographer Brandon Stanton called Humans of New York. This edition, in an attempt to imitate the account’s pictures and short stories with our own twist, we photographed and interviewed students about Quidditch, the most recent addition to Geneva spring sports. Photos by Delaney Young, Chief Editor of Content
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468 likes suttonhouser “I’ve never even read Harry Potter.”
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665 likes mr.dirkrussell “I’d be Snape. For sure. You know who’d teach Divination? Johnson.”
501 likes austinlipe “Well, Lewis lost and
Johnny kicked my mouth. I didn’t even get to eat my burger. Quidditch is rough.”
398 likes trevorclifford “Why does everyone think I’m mad all the time? Maybe it’s just my brooding attitude, but, like, I’m not mad at all. It’s just really bright today.”
Growing Up
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Every Geneva graduate has a favorite memory from their grade school years. However, the 12 seniors who have been at the school all 13 years have the most unique memories of them all. Known as the Geneva Guild, the students who have attended Geneva since kindergarten stand out at graduation with their white cords. They also receive a silver medallion with the school logo, as well as a guild seal on their diplomas. The number of students in the Guild this graduating class sets a school record, which is just one more way we will remember the class 2015 for years to come. Each student is represented by a photo from sixth grade and a photo from senior year.
Matt Blackburn
Brian Cook
Trent Drawe
Jessica Gonzales
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Bryce Hartis
Zack Jonas
Clayte Kirchner
Davis Metzger
Gray Moeller
Victoria Palermo
Luke Ramsey
Cinco Winston
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Movies to Watch This Summer
By Kenny Kidd
Guest Contributor
Movies have three seasons: spring, summer, and Oscar. Oscar season (from September to Mid-January) is when all of the great, but usually depressing movies come around (i.e. Birdman; American Sniper) and receive Oscars. Spring (January-April) is usually terrible; it’s basically the season where movies go to die. Summer (May-August) is when you have the real fun. All of the comic book blockbuster explosion movies come out, and you shove popcorn in your face while enjoying them. You should consider watching the following upcoming movies this summer. 15. “San Andreas” Does this look “good?” Not really. But it’s about The Rock fighting an earthquake, and that’s something. 14. “Pixels” This may not be good either, but it’s a movie about Adam Sandler and Peter Dinklage fighting alien video games, including Pac-Man. I’m pretty sure I thought of this when I was 7. 13. “Minions” I’m a little hesitant on this one, because I’m not sure how well the minions can hold a movie on their own. But everyone loves the minions, so we’ll see. 12.”Fantastic Four” I had no interest in this movie until the trailer came out. Now it looks great. 11. “Mr. Holmes” This isn’t like the Cumberbatch or the Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes. This is about Sir Ian McKellan being detective Sherlock. And that sounds awesome. 10. “Ant-Man” A superhero movie about a man who can shrink himself sounds pretty dumb, but Marvel hasn’t made a really bad movie yet. Plus, it looks like it has a good sense of humor. 9. “Inside Out” Everyone loves Pixar! And this looks creative, fun, and great. Can’t wait to see it. 8. “Paper Towns” Based on a book from the author of “The Fault In Our Stars,” this looks more like it’s made for both genders. It actually seems really interesting. 7. “Jurassic World” I really want this to be great. It seems pretty awesome so far, in the perfect-summer way, but I will be cautiously optimistic. 6. “Tomorrowland” This looks incredibly original and entertaining, from the director of The Incredibles, and starring George Clooney and Dr. House.
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5. “Love and Mercy” This seems the most like an Oscar movie to come out this summer, telling the story of the slightly insane Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys. 4. “Pan” Another movie telling the story of Peter Pan, except it is about his life as a boy when Blackbeard (played by Hugh Jackman) first meets him. It actually looks great. 3. “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation” I can’t believe how exciting the 5th entry of a movie series looks, but Tom Cruise actually hangs on the edge of a plane in this. So there. Simple pleasures. 2. “Mad Max: Fury Road” Odds are, your dad loves the R-rated, post-apocalyptic trilogy from the 80’s with Mel Gibson. This new one basically just replaces Mel Gibson with Bane from “The Dark Knight Rises,” and all of the action looks ridiculously fun. 1. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” No one I’ve met is not excited for this movie, and for good reason. It looks amazing, and seems to be the perfect summer blockbuster.
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Though this movie-filled summer looks promising, there are always movies that fall totally flat. These movies are not worth your time and money. 5. “Insidious: Chapter 3” The first two movies actually scared me a lot. This looks awful. And I like to get scared. 4. “Hitman: Agent 47” There has never been a good movie based on a video game. It doesn’t look like that’ll change here. 3. “Pitch Perfect 2” Sorry, half of the world. But there’s nothing that looks good about this. 2. “Poltergeist” Is there a reason for this classic 80’s horror film to be re-made? No. 1. “Terminator: Genisys” This is not a typo. It is actually spelled like that. And that’s the least of what looks wrong about this movie. It is a shame that the Terminator franchise has come to this.
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The Talon A publication of the School of Rhetoric The Geneva School of Boerne
Geneva Quarterly Ecition
The Alphabetic Senior Thesis Chronicle Because Samantha Akin’s argument against the birth control pill was so convincing, there are more babies being born in the United States than ever before. However, many are falling prey to childhood diseases because Albert Arthur won’t let them be vaccinated. Not all is lost, though, because at Hattie Atkins’ direction, their young organs are being harvested. Though most of the children are dead when their organs are removed, some are not, and this drives many health care professionals insane. But just as
Corey Bates warned, mental healthcare is
underfunded so these mentally unstable nurses and doctors are left to wander the streets.
Some of them wander into a protest rally against same-sex marriage, where Amanda
Baum urges them to sign up online for the
cause. Unbeknownst to them, the internet site is being monitored by a rogue high school principal looking for suspicious online student behavior. He is about to put them all in detention when Matt Blackburn saves the day and blocks his efforts. However, Matt had not paid taxes, progressive or otherwise, for some time, so Reagan Brell comes to warn him the feds are after him. Together, they flee to the Mexican border but are unable to climb over the border fence that Brian Cook has financed and built with his own money.
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Hopeless (get it? Hope Cordes?), they decide to sit down against the fence and read but the novel is so dark and disturbing they flee in anguish. Seeking solace, they return to Boerne where they find Trent Drawe in the streets trying to convince people he is only arguing for the economic windfall that would follow the legalization of marijuana, but most of Boerne is too stoned to understand or care. Desperate for help, Matt and Reagan decide to seek out their friend Jessica Gonzalez, but are told she is still at Geneva because her argument against not flunking didn’t convince anyone. Frustrated, Reagan decides to join the circus and Matt reasons he can hide from the feds by pretending to be a college athlete. However, he encounters an obstacle in the form of the powerful College Athletics Union, headed by
Zach Greenlees. Zach also has connections with the feds, so Matt is taken into custody.
His court appointed lawyer is Bryce Hartis who has not taken his ADHD meds, so he has no clue what is happening in the courtroom. As a result, Matt goes to jail and Bryce, for his unorthodox courtroom tactics, is made a professor of law at the local university. He soon becomes disillusioned because, due to the sweeping reforms of the “Zack-Jonas-NoTenure-for-Lazy-Deadbeat-Professors-Act,” he obviously cannot gain tenure. So he decides to practice law again by suing companies for false advertisement. He brings to light the
Maddy Jones scandal, a sordid affair we all
remember because, despite her protestation to the contrary, she is found guilty of selling photo-shopped unrealistic expectations of female beauty on the black market. With his cash windfall from successful lawsuits, Bryce decides to build a mansion in the Hill Country where, naturally, he must sink a water well. In the process of drilling, Clayte Kirchner attacks with his ground water regulation militia and stops the well. Caitlin Lowry hears of his militia, joins up, and convinces Clayte to lead an attack on the IRS, thus, truly reforming the tax system (much to Matt’s relief). Not satisfied with this meager first step, Johnathan Lowry joins the militia with his sister and usurps
Clayte and plans the abolition of the Federal Reserve. Unfortunately, the abolition plans are not written in a notebook, but on an electronic tablet device that crashes, thereby eradicating all of the plans. This causes militia member
Caroline Lunsford to leave the group in a
huff, muttering under her breath, “I told them hard copies were better than screens, but would they listen? Nooooo.” Reaching the street outside the militia meeting, Caroline sees Davis
Metzger panhandling for change.
When she asks him what brought him to this lowly estate, he confides that he did not heed his own thesis and student loan debt has left him destitute. He said that things could be worse: at least he wasn’t in jail like Anastacia Minozevski who ended up getting twenty years in prison for a parking ticket because her court-appointed attorney (Bryce) was incompetent. Feeling sorry for Anasatacia but not necessarily for Davis, Caroline leaves Davis on the street with his cup of change, and decides to visit the local Army recruiting office since the militia thing didn’t work out. She wants to fight in combat but the recruiting officer, Major Lawrence Mixon, says women are not allowed in ground combat units. Caroline beats up Major Mixon until he sees the error of his position. Now convinced, Lawrence leads a referendum to repeal the combat policy, but the people are not allowed to vote because Gray Moeller’s new voting system is so easy that it’s complicated. Now totally disillusioned, Caroline, Lawrence, and Gray decide a fresh start is in order, so they apply to Hogwarts, only to find that it is makebelieve, which they would have known if they had listened to Lauren Peterson’s thesis. Fearing persecution from radical Christians who don’t know Harry Potter is make-believe, Lauren encourages all three (even Gray) to join her on the border to visit Brian and get help from Sofia Pedraza’s tough love program. Sofia, however, has let the program slide and is hooked on Instagram. They find her being chased by Tory Palermo, who is screaming something that sounds like, “Social media is of the devil!” This, of course, is silly, because we all know that the devil works for
Luke Ramsey in his effort to make the drinking age lowered. Feeling guilty for his world into one big United States of America. Despite his imperialist whims, Luke does seem to be more sensitive to our non-sentient friends, adopting two cows and three pigs as pets. When asked why, Luke blames
Taylor Rodgers. Taylor was unavailable
for comments but was last seen protesting outside a butcher shop. Inside that shop,
Ethan Ryden was buying steaks to grill for
his meeting later that evening of “Boy Scouts Anonymous”—a safe haven for scouts being hunted by outraged conservative churches. Used to controversial topics, their speaker for the meeting that night was none other than Chloe Shrode revisiting her thesis calling for an end of embryonic stem cell research. Unfortunately, most of the scouts in attendance were stunted in intelligence and heard “idiotic” instead of “embryonic.” To keep them from marching on Washington to save idiotic stem cells, Chloe enlists her friend Faith Anne Sueltenfuss for help. Faith Anne discovers that Ethan’s boy scouts have been fed a steady diet of mind candy via technology. She angrily confronts him about this (as she is known to do) and they both become so distraught they decide to drown their sorrows in alcohol, which fortunately, is now legal since Elliot Samantha Akin :“Genocide Prescribed: How the Birth Control Pill Kills” Albert Arthur:“Calling the Shots: Keeping Parents Informed and in Control of Vaccinations” Hattie Atkins:“The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Changing the U.S. Organ Donor System” Corey Bates: “Financial Sanity: The Need for Adequate Funding of Mental Healthcare” Amanda Baum:“Reaching a Civil Compromise: Resolving the Issue of Same Sex Marriage” Matt Blackburn: “Online, Not In-line: Disciplining Public School Students for Internet Expression” Reagan Brell: “The Positives of Progressive: Justifying Progressive Taxation” Brian Cook:“To Build or Not to Build: Is There a Need for a U.S. Border Fence?” Hope Cordes: “You are What You Read: Addressing the Darkness in Young Adult Literature” Trent Drawe: “An Economic High: The Case for Legal Marijuana Jessica Gonzalez: “Progression Before Regression: Alternatives to Grade Retention” Zach Greenlees:“Show Me The Money: How Unions Could Change The Face of College Athletics”
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part in what inebriated scandal might come of this, Elliot counsels them to seek solace in learning, not in drink. Ethan decides to stay with the drink, but Faith Anne believes Elliot may be onto something. So she settles down to her studies when, seemingly out of the blue,
Shelby Viereck storms in a rips her books to
shreds, declaring a jihad against governmentsponsored minimum-standard educational programs. Somewhat taken aback, Faith Anne suggests to Shelby that she start drinking decaf. They both remember at that moment that the local church has great decaf, so they head there to drink their coffee and discuss their anger issues. It turns out, however, that the church has a new pastor, Wesley Wheeler, who has replaced the coffee with cups full of discipleship: “A drink,” he declares, “which is best served cold.” As you can imagine, such manly slogans appeal to manly young men. Fortunately, the country is now full of such young men because Cinco Winston has them all engaged in mandatory military service, or as he calls it, “Quit-Being-Sucha-Whiner-and-Be-a-Man-Like-Me-Training.” And not only is this working for American teens, but Cinco has teamed up with Brianna
Zuniga
and now illegal aliens serve in our armed forces through Brianna’s Guest Worker Program: Semper Serve or Leave.
Bryce Hartis: “Take Your Medication: The Epidemic of ADHD Overmedication” Zack Jonas: “Tenure: Academic Freedom or Irresponsibility?” Maddy Jones:“Looks that Kill: Requiring Disclaimers on Photoshopped Advertisements” Clayte Kirchner : “Rising to the Surface: The Increasing Need to Regulate Texas Groundwater” Caitlin Lowry: “Empower the Payer: Taking Back the Tax System” Johnathan Lowry: “No Freedom Allowed: The Case for Abolishing the Federal Reserve” Caroline Lunsford:“Pulling Back the Screen: A Hard Look at the Hard Copy” Davis Metzger: “Bursting the Bubble: How the Student Loan System Ought to be Reformed” Ana Minozevski:“Guilty Until Proven Innocent: America’s Broken Public Defender System” Lawrence Mixon:“GI Jane? Why Women Should Not be Allowed in Ground Combat Units” Gray Moeller: “Toxic Runoff: The Need for a New Voting System” Lauren Peterson:“What Hath Hogwarts to do with Jerusalem? The Case for Harry Potter” Sofia Pedraza: “Real Compassion: Tough Love for the Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border”
Tori Palermo:“But First, Let Me Take a Selfie: The Hidden Dangers of Overusing Social Media” Luke Ramsey: “The Empire Strikes Back: The Return of American Imperialism” Taylor Rodgers: “Slaughterhouse Missteps: Strengthening Regulation in the Meat Industry” Ethan Ryden:“Clipping the Eagle’s Wings: Why the Church Should Continue to Support the Boy Scouts” Chloe Schrode:“The Killing of the Innocents: Why Embryonic Stem Cell Research Should Be Abolished” Faith Anne Sueltenfuss: “School vs. Technology: the Battle for Students’ Minds” Elliott Veron: “Let Them Drink: The Case for a Lower Drinking Age” Shelby Viereck: “An Apple a Day Keeps Learning Away: What’s Rotten About the Common Core” Wesley Wheeler: “Yay! I’m Saved! Where’s the Coffee: America’s Need for Discipleship” Cinco Winston: “The Call of Duty: Benefits of Mandatory Military Training Brianna Zuniga: “Be Our Guests: The Need for Guest Worker Programs in the U.S.”
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The Geneagle Gazette
The Poll: A&M vs. Baylor for Geneva Graduates
That Should be a Word
When your ability to cram for a test intersects with the ambition you have to get a five on your AP test.
Senior Curbs: Making it Your Own
The Personal Survival Rate CLAYTE-ELLIOT
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By Hunter Hamon Staff
This Quarter’s PSR will feature graduating seniors rather than faculty members, to honor our seniors. The unlikely duo of Elliot Veron and Clayte Kirchner will be thrust into West Texas, an area so vast you could easily lose your sense of direction. The West Texas landscape varies from mountains, to large plains, to deserts and is also the home of some very uninviting landowners. The two survivalists, Clayte and Elliot, are both seniors this year, and may or may not be up for the task. Day 1: Clayte is at the Boerne airport waiting on Elliot so Albert can fly them to the drop zone in his helicopter. Elliot is nowhere to be found. As Albert and Clayte begin to lose their patience, the gate swings open and the notorious white Ford truck is seen in the distance; Elliot has finally arrived. He steps out of his truck with a bag of tacos and says, “Sorry! I had to get breakfast!” Clayte then replies, “It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon.” Elliot frowns and says, “Fine, I will not share!” as he walks into the helicopter to get ready for the flight. Once they get to the drop zone, Elliot says he needs a break and eats more of his “breakfast tacos.” Clayte sits on a dried-out log and begins to eat some of the world famous Kirchner Sausage. They decide to set up camp and call it a day. Day 2: Clayte takes cacti and extracts the water from it for a drink, while poking Elliot with one of the needles, trying to wake him up. Elliot roles over and asks for the Jimmy Dean sausage and Clayte just rolls his eyes. The two begin their journey walking through the brush and plains while Elliot sings Garth Brooks. Clayte and Elliot grow hungry again, but refuse to eat, trying to ration their food. The sun begins to set on the day as the two find themselves upon a pond where they agree it’s best to end the day. Day 3: The two wake up only to find themselves surrounded by coyotes. Clayte grabs a stick and begins to take guard while Elliot jumps into the pond to get away. Clayte manages to get the coyotes to lose interest after 30 minutes of pushing them away. Clayte and Elliot begin to trek on when they find an old road. “Perhaps farm to market?” Clatye asks with confidence. Elliot nods his head in agreement, as they are relieved to find a sign of
civilization, and begin to walk on for what seems like hours with no sign of anyone. Clayte, excited to just get the journey over with, forces Elliot to push on and they move on into the night. After a long day of traveling they finally decide to move off to the side of the road and set up camp. Day 4: Clayte and Elliot wake up in the morning with a familiar sight in the distance: a hill that they had been on before while on a hunting trip. Yes, this hill was in the Kirchner’s ranch; they trekked across miles and miles of land to find this familiar landmark. A sense of relief courses throughout their bodies and they begin to move towards it. Eventually they climb to the top of the hill and see the real landmark Elliot had in mind far off in the distance: Whataburger. A single tear streams down his cheek. “We need to move now!” Elliot says as he sprints off in the distance. Clayte, trying to relish the old memories, starts to walk behind him into the sunset. Day 5: Around 1 a.m. they finally make their journey to Whataburger, but realize they have no money. They bum it off Cinco Winston who happens to be rolling through with the promise to pay him back. They then order their food, Clayte with a honey barbeque chicken strip sandwich and Elliot with the ever so delicious apple pie. As a worthy way to end a journey on the hard road of a senior, what more could they ask for than Whataburger? Clayte and Elliot show superb environmental prowess in their days in the wilderness, being able to find civilization very quickly and proving the keen skills they have learned throughout their youth, leaving them with a PSR of 6.5.
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