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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF LONGVIEW HIGH SCHOOL 201 East Tomlinson Parkway Longview, Texas 75605 www.lisd.org/long-view
Volume 76 No. 8 Friday May 24 2013
The Long-View
IRON MAN 3, PAGE 12
GUITAR GIVEAWAY, PAGE 9
VIEWETTE REVUE, PAGE 10
Senior sets off for Ivy League Hannah Brown Features Editor
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Roaring with Excitement Senior Chris Yu poses with the Princeton Tiger during his trip to Princeton University in New Jersey on April 22.
It’s here. He clicks on the email and scans it quickly. His eyes grow wide and he rushes to the stairs, hugs his dog, and immediately begins to sob. His parents rush in to see what is wrong and scan the computer. They read the words: Accepted. Senior Christopher Yu will head to Princeton University in New Jersey next year after receiving his acceptance and committing in April. “[Princeton is] a beautiful place,” Yu said. “[I’m looking forward to] finding a niche for myself and finding something that I’m passionate about. I can’t wait to see what the future has in store.” Yu will study International Affairs at Princeton and plans on attending Harvard University for graduate school, but has not made any final decisions on
his plans for school studies and on what he will do as a career. “I could be in Congress, I could be working for the government, or I could be the U.S. Department of Energy Chair,” Yu said. “That is really uncertain. My goal is to change the world, and I’m not sure how I’m going to go about doing that. It is a big task.” Yu gives credit to the people who helped get him to where he is now: UIL Math Coach and favorite teacher Heather Cisco and his best friend and fellow senior Taylor Yuen. “[Ms. Cisco] kept me going, she kept me motivated to keep on trying and helped me find a balance between
all my activities. She mentored my life,” Yu said. “Through it all [Taylor] has been my best friend and in the past year, when we needed it most, we had mutual support and encouragement from each other.” Luck, test scores, extracurricular activities and an informal interview with an alumni in a Dairy Queen in Gilmer all contributed to Yu’s acceptance. “You just have to try your best and go for it because a lot of people don’t go for it because they think it’s too daunting and don’t take the risk,” Yu said. “But, if you really deserve to be accepted, you can get in.”
Accepted
Other schools that admitted Yu Columbia Johns Hopkins Dartmouth UPenn
Cornell Rice Duke UChicago
Back home or bust Jonathan Kristensen
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How have your feelings towards the US changed since you arrived? “My feelings haven’t changed much. The United States is a very interesting country with many interesting things to experience, but I would never be able to live here, because it is so different.”
What are your feelings on going back home? “At the moment I feel very excited to go back home, I’ve realized how much I actually love my parents and how great they are. I can’t wait to spend more time with my friends and family.” What is the first thing you’ll do when you get home? “Embrace my family and friends and adjust to my good old habits. And I might buy myself a legal beer at the airport.” What are you going to miss the most about America? “I think that I will miss a certain group of friends that have introduced me to everything that I could ever imagine, like the football games, the weekends, and so much more.” Describe your American experience in one phrase. “I have definitely got a new perspective of American people. I’ve observed the great hospitality here in The South and how great manners are used around people.”
Exchange student looks forward to returning to France Laura Aciano Staff Writer As the day of his departure, June 18, gets closer and closer, French exchange student sophomore Axel Vauthay thinks back to his first days in America. Despite being very lost upon his arrival, Vauthay found himself liking what Longview had to offer. “I thought it was a big city at first, because it’s really spread out on a huge area compared to my city in France, which is much smaller.” Vauthay said. “The city isn’t the same here; you drive all the time. In France, you can walk and hang out in the city.” Nevertheless, Vauthay found school to be a pleasant
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Foreign Kicks Sophomore Axel Vauthay defends the ball during the soccer game against Mesquite Horn Feb. 19.
surprise, serving as French teacher Kathy Miller’s assistant and playing on the JV soccer team. “[School is] much easier here. A lot easier,” Vauthay said. “Here, I have only A’s in all of my classes, and in France, that wouldn’t be the same.” Not only has Vauthay been through a different schooling system, he has also
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What are you going to miss the most about America? “My host family and friends, country music, and McAlisters.”
Describe your American experience in one phrase. “Extraordinary, educational, and awesome.” What are you going to miss the most about America? “Besides the people? Reese’s, they’re just so addicting.”
Would you visit Longview again? “I am not sure if I will, but I hope so, because I have many good memories about this town.”
experienced new pastimes such as Six Flags and visiting the lake. Overall, Vauthay enjoyed his year in Texas and does hope to return, even if only to visit. “I was lucky [to live here],” Vauthay said. “Here, my [American] family, they accepted me. It’s not the same way to live and it has been like a new life to me.”
How have your feelings towards America changed since the first day you got here? “To be honest, they didn’t really change much because I tried to come here with a really open mind.”
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Would you visit Longview again? “Yes, I’m already planning on coming back next summer.”