College plans p. 5 Staff farewells p. 10
Senior Memories p. 6
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6 Brewster Griffith reaches toward the stands after a successful play at the 4A-I UIL State Football Championship game. View more memorable moments from this school year on page six. Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
ON THE COVER
FEATURES: 4. FACULTY FAVES Teachers share what they will most about graduates
Snapshots of the best senior events throughout the school year
FACULTY FAREWELLS
8. HEADLINE
Retiring teachers share what they will most about teaching
Photo by Tony Jeter
5. POST-GRAD PLANS Colleges, other postCHS plans for seniors
MEDIA STAFF
Staff Writers: Ashley Thompson
Adviser
Madison Isbell
Jayme Quick
Kennedy Preston
Tony Jeter
Bri Nealy Staff Editors
Sophie Clakley
Annie Mahaffey, Editor in Chief
Cassie Hall
Macie Bogenschutz, Photo Editor
Nohemi Gudino
Kim Spradley, Web Editor
Maxwell Reardon
Hannah Villanueva, Design Editor
6. MEMORABLE MOMENTS
Information about story 9. REMEMBERING REGRETS Things that seniors would go back and change
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10. STAFF SIGN-OFFS Journalism students say final farewell to their program 11. FUTURE FORECAST Seniors discuss their ten-year plans 12. BULLDOG BULLETIN Senior countdown and final exam schedules
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What will you miss about the senior class? “I will miss the seniors because they’re an interesting class. They make every day an interesting day.”
“This year’s seniors have been a breath of fresh air. Most of the seniors were born the same year I graduated, so they remind me of how old I am.”
-Karen McAlister
-Phillip Parker
Photo by Hannah Villanueva
Photo by Hannah Villanueva
“This year’s seniors have been working hard making a difference in everything they do. I will miss their smiles and their ‘can do’ attitudes.”
-Bud Worley Photo by Hannah Villanueva
“Over the past four years, I have had the privilege of forming great friendships with some of the seniors. I will truly miss being able to see them on a daily basis and being able to conversate with them. I will also miss talking about nad predicting the variou sbattles and wars with last year’s chemistry students.”
-Matt Glass Photo by Hannah Villanueva
“I will miss several students passing through the attendance window. I iwll miss seeing their smiling faces. Overall, they’ve been a good class.”
“After the seniors graduate, I’m going to miss their perseverance the most.”
-Blaine Vassar
-Tangela Washington
Photo by Hannah Villanueva
Photo by Hannah Villanueva
What will you miss about teaching? “I am going to miss my students the most. I have developed many lasting, loving relationships and consider some of these young people part of my family. But, I am looking forward to 1) not having to get up early, 2) not having “bells” dictate my life, 3) and finally having the chance to travel any time of year.”
“I will miss interacting with my students and being a part of their lives.”
-Jim Milstead Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
-Teresa Edwards Photo by Hannah Villanueva
“Mostly I’m going to miss being around all of my teacher friends and colleagues.”
-Millie Wilkie Photo by Hannah Villanueva
“I will miss my fellow teachers and interacting with them on a daily basis. I will also miss seeing my students and their smiling faces each morning. I am looking forward to retirement. My wife and I have plans to travel and visit old friends from the past and do just anything we want to do, when we want to do it.”
-Benny Mitchell Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
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Post-Grad Plans PANOLA
Jeremy Adams Tre’vonte Alexander Amber Atkerson Chris Attaway Grace Baker Kaleb Baker Logan Baker AJ Bowers Paige Buell Hunter Burney Demetrius Cooper Kaitlynn Earle Michael Elston Pearson Forsythe Sarah Franks Jaime Gonzales Leticia Gonzales Josh Gradburg Jazmine Graves Brewster Griffith Shontavia Hicks Bailey Hinds Taylor Hughes Greg Hurst Destiny Jernigan Shelby Kite Jose Lares Mariel Lopez Joel Martel Ebonae Maxwell Brandon Medrano Shelby Meshell Raney Mitchell Jordyn Morgan Tiffany Nail Aaron Newman Morgan Nicklas Jobe Powell Serina Rascoe Keighly Reynolds Hannah Roberson Megan Robinson Heber Rodriguez Sierra Ruiz Taylor Ryals Yareli Salinas Elva Saucedo Keillin Shelton Arshdeep Singh Kim Spradley Ahna Stacy
Canyon Strawn Sydnee Taylor Keosha Tuiel Natalie Twomey Abby Vance Easton Wilson Josh Wood Dylan Wilkins Aaron Williams Chris Williams Porsha Willie
TJC Christina Bowman Daija Collins Kason Davis Tanner Elliott Nick Moore Austin Russell Josh Sanders Breona Simpson Ebony Washington Jardarious Williams
TEXAS STATE Kennedy Hooper
NAVARRO
UT AUSTIN
Tre’ Gatlin
Gracie Bankhead Chaitali Patel Ashley Thompson
SFA Michael Callais Chase Crawford Jase Dixon Caleb Gibbs Colby Green Riley Green Ashlyn Jenkins Cheston Malone Kendall McAlister Austin Parrish Brayden Sowell Kylee Tucker Kell Whitlock
LOUISIANA TECH Grace Harris Savannah Pride
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON Pavan Bhakta
LAMAR
NORTHWESTERN STATE Cassie Tinkle
ETBU Peyton Bickham James Ebarb
BACONE COLLEGE Alexis Brooks Camron Matlock
BLINN McKenzie Hill
UMHB Shaketria Sparks
TARLETON Kolton Smith
LINCOLN TECH
TSTC
Kaitlyn Nutt
Tyler Lewis Tyler Welch
Mason Graham Austin Williams
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
Grant Griffin
KILGORE COLLEGE
Alli Capps
Kameron Moore
Faith Landreneaux
TEXAS A&M
A&M KINGSVILLE
TEXAS TECH
UT TYLER Chelcie Pierce Cassidy Soape
UT ARLINGTON
Richard Campos
Kaitlyn Kennedy
Obrei English
LeTOURNEAU
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Kayleigh McCormick
TCU
Tyler Abernathy Destiny Buffin Roderick Calloway Kaylee Cox Seleia Daughtry Flor Garcia Braylon Gates Rachel Hammons Jatavion McDaniel Dillion Morris Allen Ontiveros Davianne Parker Carson Preston Dylan Roberts Colby Taylor DeAndra Traylor Michaela White
MILITARY Dakota Cargil (USMC) Serenity Davis (USMC) Alex Suy (Army) Nicholas Hayden (National Guard)
BETHUNE COOKMAN
SOUTH ARKANSAS
UNT
UNDECIDED
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Keith Brown Terrance Lewis
Emily Andrus Macie Bogenschutz Dylan Bullock Logan Duncan Chloe Neuman
WORKING Braden Adams Kagan Baker
Kolbey Sharpe
TEXAS WESLEYAN Cindrasha Boykin
Sarah Kathryn Walker Taylor Wright
Seth Ballenger
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SENIOR MEMORIES A look back at the memories that helped make senior year one to be... remembered
1. Kaitlyn Nutt, Grace Harris, Amber Atkerson, Cindrasha Boykin, Deandra Traylor, Kaitlynn Earle, Ebony Washington (as Butch), Kendall McAlister and Christina Bowman Photo by Macie
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2. Gracie Bankhead Photo by Hannah Villanueva
3. Shelby Meshell Photo by Hannah Villanueva
4. Brewster Griffith Photo by Macie
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6. Kolbey Sharpe and Seth Ballenger Photo by Tony Jeter 7. Tre’ Gatlin and Tanner Elliott
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8. Brewster Griffith and Peyton Bickham Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
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10. Kendall McAlister, Riley Green, Obrei English, Kayleigh McCormick, Colby Green Photo by Addison Pope
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13. Taylor Hughes and Richard Campos Photo
16. Roderic Calloway and Alexis Brooks
14. Chloe Neuman
17. Varsity Bulldogs
20. Macie Bogenschutz Photo by
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18. Faith Landreneaux
21. Yareli Salinas Photo
by Tony Jeter
12. Ashley Thompson, McKenzie Hill, Macie Bogenschutz, Carson Preston, Ebonae Maxwell Photo by Jayme Quick
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Photo by Addison Pope
19. Ahna Stacy Photo by Tony Jeter
22. Cheston Malone
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Photo by Addison Pope
Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
Hannah Villanueva
by Maddy Isbell
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Leaving as leaders Club, campus leaders remember their duties, lessons learned
Natalie Twomey
“As president of Key Club, it is important for me to make sure every member and officer has their responsibilities in line. I feel like I am very firm as president, but at the same time I can joke around and be there for members if they need someone to talk to or need help with anything. I make it clear that I’m in charge, but at the same time I show that everyone’s opinions are welcomed. I hope next year they will lead by example like I have strived to do. I have been a Key Club member throughout all four years of my high school career. I was the vice president as a junior and I learned a lot of the ‘dos’ and ‘ do nots’. I felt like I was more than capable of running the Key Club because I’m a very responsible and organized student. Running the club hasn’t felt like a job because I love it so much.”
Photo by Sophie Clakley
“I am president of FFA. As president, my responsibilities include presiding over meetings, appoint committees and serve on them, coordinateingthe activities of the Chapter, and represent the chapter in public relations. I decided to become president of the Carthage FFA Chapter because I absolutely love this organization and everything it stands for. The most important part of my job is getting everyone to work towards a common goal. I make sure that we’re all leading together and learning together. This job has developed my public speaking skills and my social skills emensely. It’s taught me that the best way to create leaders is by example. The main purpose of FFA is to make leaders and produce the most successful people the world has ever seen. and I’m proud to be leading this club.” Photo by Sophie Clakley
Easton Wilson “As president of our National Honor Society chapter, I hold the responsibility of leading our members to better serve our community. I strive to show others the ways we can improve our community by volunteering our time and help, while spreading positivity along the way. I believe it is my character and effort that pushes me to be the best of my ability as a leader. As president I am required to lead by example. I push each of the members in NHS to help others, as well as each other, and I step back and alllow our chapter to innovate. I decided to become president in order to improve my leadership qualities, and assist those who strive to do the same. By serving as president, I developed a better understanding of what it means to be a leader. Members look up to you and take action on your ideas. A good leader is destined to make mistakes; no one is perfect. I believe I have made an impact on those areound me.”
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Chase Crawford
Cheston Malone
“I am president of the Technology Student Association (TSA) at our school. I’ve been doing TSA since the seventh grade and I decided to run for president because I felt like I could help the organization reach a higher level in competing. In order to be a good leader, you have to serve and volunteer as much as possible. I think I’m a good leader because I make it a point to lead by example. Before telling someone what to do, I show them how to do it myself. I’ve gained a lot of respect by being involved with the other members of TSA. As president, I have to organize all the meeitngs and cooridinate with Mr. Worley to see what we as a club need to prepare for in order to do well at upcoming competitions. I actually spent my entire spring break organizing things for our next competition. I’m the backbone of Carthage’s TSA organization, but I can’t do anything without
Pavan Bhakta “As president of Student Rotary Interact, my job is to make sure that the students stay active with fundraisers and continue making a difference in our community. I decided to become president of Rotary because it was my idea to begin the club over the summer and I also have strong leadership skills. I’m a good leader because I make sure everyone stays just as involved as I am in making our community better. This year we have organized everything from car washes to basketball tournaments to bake sales. All of our profits are directly donated to a charity of the club’s choice. Organizing events like these is a lot of hard work and I couldn’t do it without the rest of the members in the club. I enjoy being president because I know that I am making a difference and helping those in need. It’s a great feeling. I’m glad to have started a new club that will continue for years after I leave. It’s an honor to lead my peers my senior year.”
By Kim Spradley
If you could start high school over, what would you do differently? “If I could start high school over, I would definitely try to be more outgoing. But otherwise, I’m pretty happy with my high school experience.”
-Chase Crawford Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
“I would spend less time stressing over th elittle things. I wouldn’t procrastinate as much as I did. Sometimes I would put off an assignment until the last second, and then stress myself out over it.”
-Gracie Bankhead
“I would study more. I would prepare myself better for tests and class assignments. And I would be more involved in school activiites participate in spirit week and stuff like that. I had fun doing [those things] my senior year, so I wish I had done it the other years too. ”
-A.J. Bowers Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
“If I could start high school over, I would have came to Carthage my freshman year. I still don’t feel like I’ve had enough time here.”
-Kayleigh McCormick Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
“If I could start high school over, I would make sure I stayed focused and not procrastinate on what I needed to do.”
-Ebony Washington Photo by Macie Bogenschutz
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Kim Spradley It’s hard to believe that my years on Media Staff are coming to an end. Four years, ago I joined staff and honestly I remember it like yesterday. I had no idea then that this organization would have so much of an effect on my life. Mrs. Quick has been there for me through thick and thin, and high school wouldn’t have been the same without her. She has taught me so much, not only about yearbook, but also about myself. She helped me
grow into a more confident individual. I am so thankful for her and everything that she has done to help me through the last four years. A-6 has been my safe spot and the place where I spent the most time during my four years here. I’m thankful for the the knowledge that I have learned while being at CHS and I can’t wait to see how it helps me in my next chapter of life. I’m excited for my next adventure, but I’ll never forget my days in A-6.
Senior
Ashley
Thompson
Being on yearbook staff my sophomore through senior years has been a blessing. I’ve made memories that will last a lifetime. I’m definitely going to miss the endless gossip sessions, and the people on staff. The deadlines were kind of stressful, but it paid off when we saw how good our yearbook
was each year. I can’t thank Mrs. Quick enough for everything she has done for me while I’ve been in high school. I don’t even want to think about how hard it’s going to be to say goodbye to my yearbook family.
Farewells
Macie
Being part of the Media Staff has been one of my favorite parts about high school.
Bogenschutz From being on the sidelines
of Friday night football games to cramming during the beginning weeks of the summer trying to finish our book, the memories go on and on. Being Photo Editor of our staff my senior year has been such an honor, and I have learned so much. My passion for photography grew more than I would have ever expected it to and made me find my favorite hobby. Media Staff also gave me some of my best friends. Our staff, also known as the “A-6 Family,” shares a special
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bond. Through the long summer workshops and the stress of deadlines, friendships were made. This staff provided me with jobs that took me out of my comfort zone, and opportunities that I am forever grateful for. Media Staff made me grow in more ways than I could have possibly imagined it would. This program has been a blessing to me in more ways than one and I am thankful for the opportunities it has given me.
10 Year Plans Jose Lares “In ten years, I plan to be welding for some big company.”
Caleb Gibbs Braylon Gates “In ten years, I hope to have my doctorate in music. I see myself playing in a large wind ensemble in Dallas. And I want to have a huge garage full of sick, fast cars.”
“In ten years, I look forward to owning my own business and having a successful career. Hopefully I’ll maybe have a wife and kids, too.”
Braydon Sowell Raney Mitchell Bailey Hinds “I am going to be a band director and cross country/track coach with a happy family and hopefully a successful band and running program.”
“In ten years, I will be the boss of many grown men in the oil field and will be making more money than them.”
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