Kimberly Paoli by Lori Hart

Kimberly Paoli

2015-2016

Self-Analytical Evaluation MY first semester of my second year in yearbook finally ends. Let me just say this was a stressful semester. However through all of that I have learned a few things. There are also things I have not learned like sales and advertising. The first thing I learned is leadership skills. I was so worried in the beginning of the year and just kept wondering what would happen if I got kids I did not like or they did not like me. However, I got great kids and I would not change anything about my team. Last year during our New York trip I took a leadership class. The class was very informative and I learned a few key tips. I learned that while I needed to praise the kids for their good work I also needed to be honest with them if they did something that was wrong, but I needed to do it in a positive way. It also helps that the kids understand my sarcasm and we can have friendly banter between us. We all worked great together helping each other out in any way possible. I thought I would really hate being a team leader but it is actually fun and i’m looking forward to next semester. Being a team leader is actually a lot of fun. I see myself as more of a funny friend or an equal. Our team has really bonded and we have all become good friends. However it’s not all fun and games. When I tell them to get their work done they understand that I am serious and get everything done. I will say though that the first deadline was not as great and the second. I was busy working on the back computer most of the time so I felt that my team was bonding without me. However on the first deadline night I felt that is when we really became a great team. There is not really anything I would change about my leadership skills. I’m just being myself and the kids really respond to that. They know this is who I am and the respect that. We’re all similar and we can all be friendly and joke around. I found the perfect happy medium between my team and myself and if I needed to adjust a few things I feel I could do it, however I think everything is perfect. I have had situations in the past where I needed to be a leader and that really prepared me. Another thing I learned was production skills. Let’s just say that deadline two was much more stressful than deadline one. There was three times the amount of work to do and we were still working on deadline one. However I was really glad when my team helped out a lot and had everything they needed to have done. However, my things did come a little late. I was busy working on the spreads that I forgot to do my other things. In the end, my team managed to get everything done and I am proud of all the hard work we have done.

Reflection #1 ONE

spread that I am really proud of is pages 100-101. Not only does it look visually appealing but it also has great mods. The theme of this page is you being busy makes us stressed out. Every mod and story that we did relates to the theme. Our main story is on studying for the Sats and Acts. This relates to the theme because it explains how different students prepare themselves for these huge tests. We also have three mods for this page. The first mod is a little mad lib about homecoming. The mad lib describes the hectic schedule that the student council kids have while preparing for homecoming week. The next mod is a soccer mod. This mod explains what both varsity and junior varsity girls soccer girls go through during tryouts week. The last mod on this spread is one comparing the amount of homework that each grade level has every night. Each mod is very different, however they all relate to the theme. My favorite part of this spread is the soccer mod. It is just very visually appealing. I like all the different colors and how we were able to use all the colors from the yearbook theme. I just like how the whole by the numbers mods look like. I like how there are two different cut-outs of soccer players and how both players include what we were pointing out in the factual numbers. There could still be some work to this mod and the page as a whole but I still really love it.

Reflection #2 OUT

of all the spreads that were submitted one spread that I believe needs the most work is our deadline one spread, pages 48-49. This page took too long to complete and it still not finished. When I finished my very first spread I was so proud of myself. My team and I worked so hard to get everything done on that page. Placing everything on the page was a struggle because I was unsure of how to fit fives mods and a main story on so little space. We then decided to just scrap two mods. So that made everything easier and I was able to finish the page. Then when I showed the page to Adamson and Alysa they both suggested a huge list of changes. By then my confidence had dropped because I had thought the page was perfect. After the critiquing was finished I then realized that the page actually did look a lot better and they were right. A week after we submitted deadline one, I was told that many pages had not actually been submitted. However I did not have much time to worry because we had to get everything started for deadline two. Deadline two was so chaotic and I totally forgot about my deadline one page. After deadline two was submitted and the proofs came back I finally remembered that I needed to fix the spread. I went on to work on my spread and everything had been changed around. One of the designers must have gone in and changed everything. I was then told not to worry about that page because they would finish it for me and get all the designing. Now here I am two days before were supposed to submit the proofs and the page still is not done. So I guess I could stay that pages 48-49 are my least favorite pages and they need the most work done because it still is not done. When I finish these pages there are a list of things to be done. First I need to shorten a lot of the mods. My team loves to write, so there are many lengthy mods. I need to shorten them down so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less words because we all know that high school kids hate reading. Also, I need to rearrange the page. Many things have been moved around and there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even mods on the page. Let me just say that this page is in no shape to be submitted. Even though this page needs a lot of work I am sure it is going to get finished on time and be better than ever.

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is my favorite picture that I have taken this semester. I really like how their pale outfits contrast with the dark background, I also like the detail. The girls all show emotion that is clear to see. Another thing

Reflection #4 AFTER

my first semester on the 2015-2016 yearbook staff comes to an end I realize that my job as a team leader I not the only thing I contributed. I have worked on many different things but one thing that really sticks out beyond my help with my team is the help I did with the portrait page. As a second year student it is my job to keep everyone on track and help out anyone I can. Mia was struggling to get the portrait pages done and I helped her. I helped line up interviews for my team member to complete, I also conducted interviews myself, and I helped cut-out pictured for the portrait pages. While working on my cut-out pictures I also had the opportunity to help teacher other students. I taught several kids in the class cut-out pictures on Photoshop. Also, I gave them tips in order to perform the perfect interviews. Sitting near the picture backdrop I was able to help out Ashley, the photo editor, to organize the students while they waited to get their picture taken. Although I did not do too much work, I did the best I could do and every bit counts. I am very dedicated to this yearbook staff. I knew during my very first semester on the staff that this was something I wanted to continue to do until my senior year. I stay after as often as I can to get my pages done. However I do not only stay after to just finish my own pages. I help other team leaders finish theirs and I also gain tips and tricks from Adamson. I am still learning many things on InDesign but I truly believe that this years yearbook will the best so yet.

Reflection #5 ONE

problem that I really struggled with this semester was stress. I do not think my team members realize how stressful it is to be responsible for a huge part of the yearbook. I was busy organizing interviews and planning out the deadline that I did not get all of my mods and stories done on time. Not only were the days leading up to the deadline night stressful but so was the deadline night itself. I do not think I ever truly realized what my team leader went through while I was on my first year with the staff. It is a huge responsibility and it is a lot of work to make sure that everything is completed on time. I know that being stressed out is not a good thing but there are many ways to reduce it. Even though deadline two consisted of more work it was actually a little less stressful because I had everything planned out. I knew when to have my interviews done and when to complete my mods and stories. It also helped during deadline two night when my team members suggested taking fun breaks. Every once in awhile I would take just a little five minute break to clear my head and reduce my stress. My team and I would skip around the campus or crack jokes. It really did help and I a glad my team thought of it. If I continue as am now with making schedules and taking little breaks, I do believe that I can greatly reduce my stress and not freak out so much. However, I do know that I will never be onehundred percent stress free, but I am okay with that.

DEADLINE 1 LET’S GET UNIFIED

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OUT with the old in with the new, Best Buddies was replaced with Unified to involve more students

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In Best Buddies, you are paired with one other student and get to make a new close friends. It helped in the creation of a new and improved club that allows for more students to participate in.

Unified is combined with Best Buddies and sponsored by Special Olympics. “I like it there are a lot of changes and a lot more people are participating,” said Caylie Reese, a sophomore.

Best Buddies was a great program to start with and lead many students to the new program Unified. “It means that we are all coming together to be friends and support a good cause,” said Megan Rose, a sophomore.

Special Olympics allows more students and “athletes” to participate. “It pairs special educational students paired up with students doing a sport and allows them to participate and feel more involved,” said Allison Holt, a sophomore.

Best Buddies could only allow a certain amount of students because not everyone can be paired with another student.

Unified is a new club so the President is not entirely certain of the activities and events planned for this year.

The students and leader were not organized and did not plan any activities. “I love Best Buddies but there was to much stuff every month and no way to follow and keep up with it,” said Reese Parfet, a junior.

The students are not paired up with another student. This does not allow them to be as comfortable with other students and have that one close friend.

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YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME THE cross country seniors share their best advice to help out the new freshman on the team. Dear Falcon Freshman,

Since practice makes perfect, Lindsey Murphy has some advice for that. “It sucks sometimes but stick with it. Also, don’t try to do harder workouts than what you can handle.” Regarding the start of a race, senior Jake Lockett has some helpful hints. He says, “Don’t get trampled. I have been trampled. Don’t get trampled. That’s the best advice I could possibly give. Do not get trampled.”

Last but not least, Erika Richwagen has some excellent advice on an overall attitude that will get you through the season.

Jake Lockett, 12,

“Just to take everything like a grain of salt because, just because you have one bad race doesn’t mean that that’s the way your season or your whole cross country career is gonna go. Everyone has good days and everyone has bad days and if you’re gonna continue on the team, just realize that you will get through, whether you think you will or not.”

Emma Kritzstein

If you follow these, I am sure you will be able to follow in the footsteps of your beloved Seniors and will have a successful season on cross country. From,

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FRIENDS FROM ACROSS THE SEA, Ella Marencic, a junior, and a student visitor from China, get through school together and with a smile. photo by ashley kritzstein

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THE SCHOOL DECIDED to invite Chinese Exchange Students to experience the cultures of Arizona and make lifelong friendships. Within a few weeks of the announcement, the exchange students arrived with their excited hosts awaiting their arrival. “It was so very exciting and I was so nervous. I didn’t know what she was going to be like, and if she was going to be scared to try new things,” said Julia Seiser, a sophomore and host. “My parents really encouraged me to host an exchange student

Josie and Drake Teegardin are incredibly similar. They both love adventures and trying new things. “He’s a daredevil and I am too, but like, he does it to the point of insanity. Like, I would jump off a cliff, but he would go to the highest cliff,” said Josie. Despite Josie being a junior and Drake being a freshman, they managed to get in Ms. Gum’s fifth hour Speech class. These siblings were actually quite happy to be in class together. “They sit next to each other, and they chose to sit next to each other, which I thought was really cool. They seem like they’re really close, like, really supportive of each other, and so it’s really nice to see,” said Gum. Not only that, but they enjoy spending time with each other. Drake sees his sister as, “Someone to hang out with... [We like to play] ping-pong and soccer in the garage.” They also take frequent trips to the lake on their boat where they get the chance to go wake-boarding and wake-surfing together.

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because I think they thought it would be cool to learn a little bit about their culture while showing them our culture”, said Kalia Flanery, a sophomore and host. Many students were really excited to show off all of what Arizona has to offer, and the next few days were filled with learning. It is a once in a lifetime experience to be able to connect and learn more about the lives of people in other parts of the world and be able to talk to them face to face. “We are staying in touch by Instagram and WhatsApp that lets you text anyone in the world

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DEADLINE 2 ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FRESHMAN? EACH grade level discusses their homework and study habits. Questions:

1. How much homework do you have every night?

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Kiera Solberg, a freshman: 1. About 1 hour

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2 USING HER TIME WISELY, Sophia Hancock, Sophomore, does her homework at lunch. “Chemistry is my most difficult subject so I like to get it done at lunch” said Hancock. Photo by Alyssa Grove 3 SITTING IN THE LIBRARY, Brianna Goldthwaite, a Junior, is getting her math homework done for AP Calculus. “Even though math is very difficult, I still spend all the necessary time to complete all my homework” said Goldthwaite. Photo by Alyssa Grove 4 TAKING NOTES FOR AMERICAN HISTORY, a Senior Cathleen West prepares herself for the upcoming test. “I felt accomplished that I was getting my homework done so that I could enjoy tv or a book later,” said west. Photo by

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WARMING UP FOR SOCCER tryouts Grace Dutcher, a freshman, is practicing with the hope of gaining a spot on the varsity team. “Being a freshman in high school soccer opened up a whole new door to physical experience along with an abundance of new friends,” said Dutcher. Photo by Emily Watkins

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STANDING DURING WARM UPS, Josie Teegardin, a junior, waits for her turn in warm ups. She shared her favorite quote that keeps her motivated even on the boring practice days. “The coaches hold practices and push you to best your best,” said Teegardin. Photo by Emily Watkins

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1 SITTING IN THE CAFETERIA, Kali Draper and Cailan Cordwell, both Juniors, check in all the students in for the mock ACT on Saturday, November 14. As part of their community service hours for IB, “Just preppin’ for the ACT which will prep me for college which will prep me for a job which will prep me for death,” said Cordwell. Photo by Alyssa Grove

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JUNIORS and seniors discuss the difficulties of studying for the ACT’s and the SAT’s STUDYING FOR THE SATS AND ACTS is a huge time consuming commitment that most juniors and seniors make. These challenging tests come around once a year and evaluate everything students have learned throughout their academic career. Students taking the tests begin preparing as soon as possible. “I began studying a month before the test and I studied probably an hour every two or three days of the week,” said senior Liza Murray. Before beginning to study, falcon students go out and buy either an SAT or ACT study book. Just the sight of this thick book scares most students away, but it is a must have for studying for the tests. It is difficult to prepare

for these tests, but either going to Starbucks with some friends or locking the door and studying for hours does not matter, students need to find a way to study. The amount of stress these tests give students keeps them on their toes by continuing to keep them busy. The tests come right in the middle of school, while all the homework assignments, quizzes, and tests continue so everyone remains even more stressed out. “I need a quiet place to study so I probably study in my room, alone,” said senior Gregory Burgess. Story ny Emily Watkins

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SINCE LAST YEAR, the new Floyd costume has been redone, and Bailey Brown, a senior, is ready to hand the costume down. Since freshman year, Brown has been the beloved mascot seen at football games, pep rallies, and many other events. “Being in the suit is super sweaty and hot and you are just

FLOYD the falcon discusses their experience of being the mascot for two years

dripping in sweat,” said Brown. The falcon is used as a way to pump students up and be excited for the event. Not only does she have to drink double her body weight in order to be able to sweat, but she has to arrive two hours before a game in order to set up. On top of that, she does not even put on the suit until 20

minutes before the game. “Floyd does a good job being goofy and has good skills that entertain people,” said Mrs. Bender, student council advisor. The job of a mascot is to be able to put on a show for the students and make sure they are having a good time. ”The Falcon is super unique

WHO SAID IT?

1. “I know they’re making plans, counting the days til the war is over, but I have to tell you...I feel the end will never come.”

3. “No one’s leaving. We can’t panic. If we panic, we’re lost. We’ve survived here six months together. We’re going on... “ 4. “I want to go on living even after my death!”

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WALKING ARM IN ARM, Katie O’Connor and Michael Marchica, both sophomores, dress up as football players. “My smile is so big because the support for anyone and everyone at our school warms my heart,” said O’Connor. Photo

AS PART OF HER HALLOWEEN COSTUME, Anna Overfield, a junior, dresses up as her own personalized Pokémon character also named Annie. “She is a very strong Pokémon Trainer,” said Overfield.

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DRESSING UP FOR HOMECOMING, Skylar Cardoza, a junior, breaks out her inner toddler on toddler day. “ I wasn’t ashamed of wearing a shirt from justice since there were people wearing diapers,” said Cardoza. Photo by Julia Blankinship

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POSING FOR A PICTURE for the Halloween dress up day for homecoming, Emma Pusateri and Meagan Multz, sophomores, smile in their creative costumes. “She’s the ketchup to my mustard,” said Pusateri.

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CORINNE QUERREY, a senior, hangs posters for basketball tryouts. “Benjamin Rodenburg was helping me hang flyers informing people about girls basketball,” said Querrey. Graphic by Emily

AS MAGGIE EWENS, a junior, was dressed up as a unicorn in the spirt of being a toddler. “I think that it is a very fun week that brings people together to have fun and be themselves,” said Ewens.

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LIVING YOUNG

ATTENDING YOUNGLIFE, Reilly Krawczyk, Christina Fankhanel, Dustin Styles, Adam Penzone, Bailey Lerew, and Madison Mercer participate in some games. The students attend Younglife to be with kids who share their beliefs. “Young Life is an opportunity to grow with your faith”. Photos by Sadie Thompson

YOUNGLIFE members discuss their experiences while being in the club.

“The energy at these events is always positive and high spirited. Everyone is always laughing and dancing and having fun,” said Tiana Aliberti, a junior. “The energy at the events is always positive. Everyone is ready to bond with each other. It has a great vibe,” said Reilly Krawczyk, a sophomore.

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GIVE IT YOUR BALL

BASKETBALL players run through the drills for this year’s tryouts.

1ST RUN A MILE 2ND EVALUATING DRILLS 3RDDEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE DRILLS 4TH SCRIMMAGE AND STYLE WATCHING THE COURT, Nicholas Potthoff, a senior, and Dannon Doctor, a junior, get ready to play basketball. They have both been playing on varsity since their freshman year. “The basketball team is all about getting buckets and tryouts is just the first day of the greatest season of the year,” said Potthoff. Photo by Emily Watkins

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1 BEING GREAT AT A HOBBY does not lead someone to greatness. Passion is a key element that is needed in order for their to be an outcome. National Art Society is composed of passion and creativity. Each member holds a different level of passion for the specific type of art that they practice. They each bring a new element to the club no matter how long they have been a member. “This is my second year in National Art Honor Society,” said Elizabeth James, a senior. “We have a lot of fun. We do a lot of arts and craft and stuff, but we mostly hang out.” President Riley Roads, a senior, brings a foundation to the society. Each week, there is a new project for the members to work on. Some have meaning behind them “Its nice to hold responsibility for a club involving art. Art is fun,” said Roads. However, some members do not just make projects for themselves. Art Honors Society and ceramics classes made bowls for an empty bowl project. Students created bowls that would later be sold to purchase soup for the homeless. “We love doing it every year. It’s one of my favorite projects,” said Roads. Story by Kimberly Paoli

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CREATING A BOWL, Cassidy Sirower, a junior, makes a bowl for the empty bowls project. “Making bowls for the charity really gives you a feeling like you’re contributing to the community while also having fun,” said Sirower. Photo by Emma Kritzstein

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ADVICE FOR LIFE

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ers FOR ADVISORY, Jennafer Bebee and Tiana Aliberti, both juniors, are talking about the things they are thankful for in their lives. “I’m thankful for my family and all they do for me,” said Aliberti. Photo by Alyssa Grove

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TELLING THE CLASS what he’s thankful for as a part of the advisory lesson, “I enjoy advisory because I have the opportunity to create a better connection with my students,” said Geoff Johnson, a history teacher. Photo by Alyssa Grove

SEPARATED AT BIRTH?

DRAMA club students imitate their inspirations.

“JENNIFER LAWRENCE inspires me because she pursued her passion even when she knew it was a long shot,” said Maggie Ewens, a sophomore. “I am inspired by EMMA WATSON because she’s not afraid to speak her mind, to be herself, and she’s a proud feminist,” said Madelyn Lever, a junior. “ROBIN WILLIAMS has played so many comedic roles that also have good moral lessons behind his characters,” said Michael Marcin, a junior. Mod By Samuel Kulliver

LET’S GET PEPPY

TYING UP the hula-hoops for the assembly, Leah Witzig, a sophomore, help set up. “I’m really happy with how it turned out,” said Witzig. Photo by Julia Diede

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