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Graduation caps

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Seniors decorate their caps in preparation for graduation on June 13. Caps often used as an opportunity to express thanks or celebrate completed goals.

Senior Hailey Howton decorated her cap to her dream of working Disney World in Florida as a Disney princess.

Howton is planning on auditioning for a position in the early fall.

Sam Yakulis

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Concluding my second year as the Editor-in-Chief of The Viewpoint is really strange.

My leadership position with the news magazine has concluded, and as a publication, we’ve come a long way! When I started writing on staff three years ago we looked a lot different! (see below!)

When the school year wraps up, it’s customary to reflect and offer thanks. So here we go: Thank you to all the students who allowed us to feature us in our magazine.

Thank you for being so feature-worthy, and complying with our requests to show off how cool you are.

Thanks to everyone who let us interview them. Without you our product would lack vital aspects of news writing.

Thanks to our teachers for handing out our magazine and supporting us though the ups and downs of our publication process.

Thanks to our administrators for their undying support and understanding.

Advertisers, without your support , funding this publication would be impossible Thank you to our publishers for making our product come to life.

Most of all, thanks to our readers. Without all of you, our product would be insignificant. When we see you pick up a copy of The Viewpoint, it makes us happy and validates all of our hard work . Thank you for your likes and follows. We love your feedback.

Mountain View is an incredible, supportive community. The atmosphere at this school has been an excellent opportunity for this publication to thrive. This product means a lot to me and my staff and the support from the school means a lot, too.

Thanks for a good run, everyone.

The Viewpoint won best overall newspaper at the Free Lance-Star Student Journalism Awards on May 21. Individual winners were Erinn Black, Megan Clark, Sami Toal, Austin Venable, Nico Villarreal and Sarah Yakulis.

Editor in Chief

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Editor in Chief

Megan Clark

Assistant Editor in Chief

Sami Toal

Social Media Editor

Erinn Black

Copy Editor

Josh Guillemette Photography Editor

Cory Haley

Business Manager

Sarah Yakulis Adviser

Trisha Strahl

The Viewpoint is a cross-section of the news and opinions of the student body of Mountain View High School.

It is a forum of expression published by aPrintis. Letters to the editor are welcome and should be submitted to rooms 303 or 307

Staff Writers

Hailey Bullis, Alex Harrington, Emily Johnson, Dekker Jordan, Paul King, Morgan Ocetnik, Lee Penninger, Austin Venable, Nico Villarreal Front Cover Erinn Black

2014 Virginia High School League State Championship First Place Award Winner 2013, 2014, 2015 Free Lance-Star Best Over All Newspaper 2011, 2010 and 2009 Virginia High School League First Place Award Winner Mountain View High School 2135 Mountain View Rd. Stafford, VA 22556 june 2015 q the viewpoint q

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Sophomores receive their rings during the class ring ceremony. Both photos by Erinn Black

at a glance...

A comprehensive rundown of the clubs and happenings at Mountain View and Stafford

TSA goes to Texas

With an abundance of after school activities to choose from at Mountain View many students fail to see the various opportunities brought about by clubs such as TSA or the Technology Student Association.

Students often chose clubs based on their friends.

This can either keep you from some interesting clubs that could open doors for your future or could land you in a club that you never would have experienced otherwise. “I knew a lot of people in TSA and I was interested in the competitions they participate in,” said sophomore Drew Porter.

Competitions consist of multiple contests to be entered, followed by judging by selected experts.

Nerves are the norm before any competition, especially if you’re being judged by someone who knows their stuff. “It’s really nervous when you’re about to start a competition,” said Porter, “but the other competitors are really nice so it helps.”

“This being my first year on the team, my greatest accomplishment is when I won at regionals and states. Now I’m off to nationals in Texas,” said Porter.

With nationals fast approaching students prepare to take home the gold for Mountain View. “For nationals the one thing we need other than support is funding,” said sophomore Timmy Sharp. Money is a necessity for their long haul to Texas; however, they will have the support of the Wildcat community behind them.

TSA sounds like a lot of work right? However, what’s a little work when you’re with friends? “My favorite thing about TSA is getting to work with my friends on competitions and getting to hangout in the hotel together afterwards,” said Sharp. Not only will you gain the experience of a lifetime, but also the gift of friends one never forgets.

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Forge sophomore campaigns for boys volleyball

Chris Del Castillo, a sophomore at Colonial Forge High School, is currently attempting to start a boys volleyball program in Stafford County Public Schools. Castillo says the reason he started the petition for boys volleyball is because he enjoyed playing the sport in physical education (P.E.) in middle school and later in high school and wanted to play at a higher level.

Castillo’s petition currently has 262 supporters on his petition for boys volleyball, his petition can be found online on his Facebook page. However, Castillo needs more signatures on the petition to show support for this sport. Castillo cites some areas that will prove to be challenging. “The major problem facing the achievement of a boys volleyball program is funding for uniforms and coaching,” said Castillo.

In his petition Castillo said,” I want boys volleyball to become a sport in my county because I would like to represent my school while playing a sport that I love. I believe boys volleyball would be beneficial to my area’s high schools because it would be an opportunity for students to become active and it would allow more people to become involved in the sport.”

If the petition passes and Castillo gains approval from the school board, Castillo would then work with VHSL to schedule games with other counties.

-Haley Bullis

Sophomores get their rings

The sophomore class has completed the rite of passage that marks the evolution from underclassmen to upperclassmen- receiving their class rings. Assistant principal Tammy Houk applauded the future juniors, mentioning the significance of the change. “Beginning next year,

you guys can call yourselves upperclassmen,” Houk said. “This ring is a symbol of your achievement.

Congratulations.”

Surprisingly, this is only the third ring ceremony that Mountain View has had over the past nine years since it’s opened. This year, however, the sophomore class has created a massive “class ring” out of wood to be used for future generations.

Sophomore SCA Secretary Morgan Ocetnik said that it took several months to create the giant ring.

“The original purpose of the ring was for people to walk through it, but we ran out of time. We made the ring for the future sophomores to use at their ceremonies,” Ocetnik said. “We worked really hard on it.” The sophomore SCA officers worked in conjunction with Mr. Mayer to build the ring, staying after school for months to finish it. The result was a massive gold-painted ring with a maroon gem inset.

Every sophomore has the chance to purchase a class ring, customized to their preferences. They can choose from a variety of shapes, metals, stones, emblems, designs, and colors to commemorate their high school experience in their own unique way.

Prices for rings can range from $69.99 to $1,019.99.

For students who can’t pay the steep price all at once, there are three-part payment plans so that someone could pay their ring off.

Sophomore Siani Leahy feels there is a certain importance attached to her class ring. “My ring is something that I can physically have to remember my class,” Leahy said. “I can actually wear it.” Over 120 students attended the ceremony to receive their rings.

Ms. Houk sent off the future upperclassmen with a handshake (or a hug), and the knowledge that the class of 2017 will hold young adults with a bright future.

-Georgia Cary

MARTA SANCHEZ EMPLOYEE EXCLUSIVE

Marta Sanchez is 73 years old and still works as a custodian. by Sami Toal

MARTA’S STORY

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arta Sanchez came to the United States from Honduras in 1972. She will have lived in the United States for 43 years in December.

Sanchez left Honduras when her and her husband separated, leaving her jobless. When she married her husband, she stopped working, so upon separation she was stuck.

Sanchez’s mom put their house up for collateral in order for her to gain a Visa into the States.

Upon arrival to America, Sanchez came to work at a mill yard in New York. She stayed there for 12 years, making $2.35 an hour operating machinery.

Sanchez obtained citizenship when she married her Puerto Rican husband and over the years, 10 family members from Honduras have joined her in America.

Sanchez came to Stafford because her daughter lived in Woodbridge. Sanchez’s daughter was a real estate agent, and when the market crashed, they lost everything. She moved to Stafford in order to help her daughter.

Following the market crash, Sanchez’s daughter landed a job as a manager at the custodial company, GCA. Because of this, Sanchez began her service as a custodian at Mountain View High School.

She has worked at Mountain View for seven years, taking out trash, sweeping the floor, sorting the recycling, and cleaning the bathrooms and lockers for the students.

When asked if she would change anything about her work, she said, “Nada, I love my job.”

Despite this, Sanchez will be leaving the job shortly as Social Security will take away Medicare if she continues working.

“I think we need to figure out a way to take care of people that do an honest day’s work,” said Roxana McCarthy, Spanish teacher. “It’s ridiculous it’s being cut when she’s working but still can’t afford it on her own.”

McCarthy added, “She goes way out of her way to do her job. I have seen her pick out trash and place it into the recycling bin. I’ve seen her clean plates from the teachers’ lounge. She was really excited when we won the recycling competition last year and is just genuinely amazing and energetic.” june 2015 q the viewpoint q

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Top six colleges Many seniors are attending one of these colleges. Colleges are ranked by the number of students who reported that they are attending. by Alex Harrington

University of Mary Washington

Virginia Tech will be home next year for at least ten of our current seniors.

Senior Kimberly Hoffman said, “The big selling point for me when choosing Virginia Tech was the high national ranking and the strength of their engineering school. In particular, their computer science program.”

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University of Mary Washington is popular among seniors for a college choice next year.

Senior Ellie Whatley said, “The campus reminded me of where I grew up and everyone was so friendly and nice. I love downtown Fredericksburg. I’m excited to call it my home for the next five years.”

Virginia Tech

Thirteen seniors have reported they will be attending Virginia Commonwealth University in the fall.

Senior Sarah Mountjoy said she’s attending VCU because of “the diversity and it’s different than other schools, so it made it feel more special.”

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Longwood

Old Dominion University will be welcoming five of the 2015 seniors into their freshman class.

Current senior Conner O’Baker said, “The area it’s in is growing, a little bit of the beach, nice campus to live on, reminded me of the college my brother goes to, so it made me feel close to him.”

University of Virginia Longwood is a popular college choice for seniors in the class of 2015.

One senior, Dailia Christian said, “Just the campus feels like when you are on the campus that you are meant to go to, you just know.”

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Eight seniors will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall.

Senior Cassidy Kelly said“ I choose UVA because I was offered a four year Army ROTC scholarship there.”

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What are you doing this Summer?

Staying in Virginia all summer? See some of the fun and extravagant things you can do while staying in the area. by Morgan Ocetnik At the end of the school year, everyone is counting down the days until June 12, 2015. Plans are scattered and hectic as everyone tries to figure out plans that will make this summer the best yet. There are so many ideas, but so little time with only two and a half months of summer break. Here are a few ideas that will help you make this the best summer yet.

Country Concerts:

Everyone loves going to concerts. Pick one your interested in, buy the ticket, and mark your date. Check out some cool country artists playing this summer down below:

Other Concerts:

If you are into hip hop, rap, or pop music, you may be interested in the concerts that are coming up this summer below: • Lana Del Ray- Thursday, June 11, 7:30 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia • Train, The Fray, & Matt Nathanson- Saturday, June 13, 7 p.m. @ Farm Bureau Live in Virginia Beach and Sunday, June 14, 7 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live.

• Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifia- Sunday, June 28, 7 p.m. @ Farm Bureau Live • Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill- Wednesday, July 22, 7 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live • Ariana Grande and Prince Royce- Saturday, July 25, 7:30 p.m. @ the Verizon Center in DC • J. Cole and Big Sean with YG- August 9, 6:30 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live • Nickelback- Tuesday, August 25, 7:30 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live • 5 Seconds of Summer- Sunday, September 6, 7:30 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live

Running Events:

5K’s that you can run or walk are a fun way to stay healthy with your peers and to support a good cause. The Color Run is the happiest 5K on the planet. There’s lots of laughter, fun, and color everywhere. Express your individuality, healthiness and happiness by joining, The Color Run will take place in Richmond, Virginia on September 19. It is $39.50 a person- team runner pricing and $45-solo runner pricing.

Sign up now with a team, and then create your own team name that’s bright and fun. Another fun race is the Summer Glow-

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Baseball Games:

If you are an eclectic sports fan, you are going to want to watch some good ole’ baseball games. The Washington Nationals are home in DC many times this summer. You can spend the morning or early afternoon at the nations capital going to museums, getting lunch, or visiting historical sites before heading to the ball park. On June 17, they are playing against Tampa Bay Rays at 7:05 p.m. and then playing again the following day. The Nationals are playing Pittsburgh Pirates June 19, 20, and 21. They also play the Atlanta Braves starting on Tuesday, June 23 through Thursday, June 25.

Summer Festivals:

Virginia Beach - Jun. 12, 13, 14 - SonRise Music Festival. The Virginia Beach Oceanfront will come alive with the sounds of Positive/Alternative music. It’s free for everyone, offering lots of music, contests, speakers, and more.

Richmond - Aug. 6 - 9 - The Richmond Jazz Festival - The nation’s premier jazz festival is back! There will be jazz music and lots of food in the rolling hills of Maymont. Admission is $20.

Virginia Beach - Aug. 16 - 23 - East Coast Surfing Championships. Pro men and women surfers of all ages will be competing for prize money. The festival has evolved from not only surfing but skimboarding, beach volleyball, Oceanfront 5K run, skateboarding, swim pageants and musical acts. Free of charge to go, concessions with food and drinks will be all around.

Don’t miss out on weekends full of fun entertainment.

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• Zac Brown Band- Friday, June 5, 7 p.m. @ Farm Bureau Live in Virginia Beach • Rascal Flatts & Scotty McCreery - Friday, June 12 @ Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach and Saturday, June 13, 8 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia • Jimmy Buffet- Saturday, June 20, 8 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live • Luke Bryan- Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 at 7 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live.

• Taylor Swift- Monday, July 13 and Tuesday, July 14 @ Nationals Park in DC • Tim McGraw-Sunday, July 19, 7 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live • Florida Georgia Line- Saturday, July 25, 7 p.m. @ Jiffy Lube Live and Sunday, July 26, 7 p.m. @ Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach • Toby Keith- Saturday, August 8 @ Jiffy Lube Live • Jason Aldean & Cole Swindell- Thursday, September 3, 7 p.m. @ Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach

stick 5K on a Saturday, July 11 at Old Mill Park in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It’s a night race that benefits American Cancer Society and Relay for Life. You run along the Rappahannock River in Downtown Fredericksburg. Its a fun race for a good cause. The 5K starts at 8 p.m. and is $25. Registration is going on now.

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photos provided by Daniel and David Zamojda

petrol heads Senior brothers Daniel and David Zamojda share a hobby like no other: drifting. by Paul King and Sarah Yakulis The Viewpoint: How long have you both been drifting?

Daniel Zamojda: We started out May of last year VP: Why did you start drifting?

David Zamojda: It looked fun. Basically, we saw a bunch of dudes Online doing it and we were like, “yo, we could do that.”

Daniel: Yeah, like, we’ve always been into cars. Our dad would always have car magazines, car stuff, and all these car-related things. [David and I] have had go-karts that we’ve thrashed around. We broke them a bunch of times, and we had to upgrade to something bigger and more dangerous.

VP: Is it dangerous?

David: Yeah, it’s pretty dangerous.

VP: Have you ever gotten hurt doing it?

David & Daniel: No. David: We haven’t crashed yet!

VP: You guys have two Nissan 300ZX’s. How did you get the first one?

Daniel: Well, the first one we got was a gift from our Dad. It’s how we learned the lineage of the Z-car.

VP: Is it just your car to drive?

David: Yeah it’s our car to drive, to be nice. Not to beat up on.

Daniel: And as soon as we wanted to start making modifications, we thought, “This car is too nice to actually do that.” So (David and I) went out and got a crappy one for really cheap.

David: We made it run, modified it get more power, and made it go sideways.

VP: So, can you explain to me exactly what drifting is? What’s the difference between drifting and just racing?

Daniel: So the main purpose is to have fun. People that race in the scene of like, time-attack racing, “parking lot track days” (auto cross events), everyone’s really big on showing off the new expensive mod they made to their car. It’s a whole, like…

David: It’s a lot more serious.

Daniel: Yeah, it’s a lot more serious. It’s a (huge) contest. So that’s why we like drifting and stuff. It’s a lot more open community. Anyway, drifting itself is keeping a controlled slide with your car through a corner. In racing, you want to go straight and not slide around.

David: The fastest way around a track is not sliding.

But the slowest, and the funnest way, is going through curves sideways.

VP: So what problems have you had with rebuilding your drift car?

Daniel: Many.

David: Too many.

VP: What are some examples of the problems?

Daniel: So when we first got it, we knew it could run but it wouldn’t stop.

VP: So it didn’t have brakes?

Daniel: Yeah, it didn’t really have brakes.

David: Well, the brakes were there but they didn’t work. So saying it didn’t have brakes isn’t entirely correct.

Daniel: So we went through many different phases of fixing the brakes. We got a new brake master cylinder, which provides pressure to the brake pads.

Needless to say that broke like, six months later. We redid the entire brake system, and upgraded it from a second generation 300ZX. So now we can stop a lot harder and faster.

David: So the brakes work a lot better now than they did before.

Daniel: We changed out a lot of suspension components. The problem with our 300ZX generation is that there aren’t a lot of after-market parts available for it. So if we were smart and got a Nissan 240SX (a car that’s very popular in drifting circuits), we could have done it a lot cheaper and easier. But no, we wanted to be cool (laughs).

David: (Laughing) Yeah, we wanted to be different.

VP: Did you guys know this much about cars before you started drifting and rebuilding one of your cars?

David: No, not really. It’s been a lot of on-the-job learning.

Daniel: Yeah, there’s a lot of searching of Online forums from the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Reading through a lot of forums, downloading factory service manuals, a lot of that sort of thing.

David: Yeah, we read through the Hanes Manual, which is your Bible for that sort of thing. It’s a DIY book for rebuilding your car.

VP: What have you done to your car to make it a drift car?

David: We’ve stripped out the entire interior, all the carpeting, all of the panels, the speakers, the radio, the air conditioning, and the power steering; so all

that’s left is two seats, a dash board, three pedals, a shift knob and a steering wheel, all to make the car as light as possible.

VP: Describe the reasoning for painting the car.

Daniel: When we bought it, we didn’t plan on making it green. The car was already green and the hood was all messed up from the previous owners thrashing on it. We decided to go crazy and paint the Japanese Rising Sun on the hood of it David: To pay homage to it’s Japanese lineage.

Daniel: We did it just as a joke, but it’s stayed on there, and it’s never left.

VP: Have you guys gone to any drift meets?

Daniel: Yeah, we’ve gone to Drift Nirvana at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia.

David: They have events pretty much every month from summer to winter. I had a lot of technical difficulties with the car, so I didn’t get to drift until the last (December) meet.

VP: How was it?

David: It was really cool. You just show up, get your car ready for tech inspection, and then they tell you where everything is at the drivers’ meeting, and then they send you out. Because it’s an open course and the last Drift Nirvana is always the biggest one.

So you have three different circuits that you get to go to, and they tell you where to go to and from, and tell you to keep the actual drifting on the track.

They also have instructors that go from car to car for new people, like us, to see if anyone needs help, learn the courses, or learn braking points, stuff like that. The instructors were a big help, and kept me from crashing into the wall.

VP: Do you compete?

Daniel: There are competitions, but this one is strictly for fun.

VP: Do you want to do competitions?

Daniel: That takes a lot of time.

David: It’s a money sport. You have to pay to play.

So no.

VP: Do you guys see yourself drifting in the future?

David: Hopefully, we’ll go to college, get the car in a state where it can be reliable, and hopefully go to multiple events at Summit Point Raceway.

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What is your favorite high school memory?

Seniors talk about their favorite memories over the years.

By Sarah Yakulis

Shadrach Newsome: My best memory of high school

would have to be the final night of Wizard of Oz. I played the Lion who was by far my favorite character.

The last night was the absolute best! Everything ran smoothly and the crowd loved the show! Also, after the play ended, my girlfriend and I had our first kiss.

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Lauren Kahle: My favorite memory would be winning states for field hockey and getting our rings.

Aislinn Speet: My best memory of high school

would hands down have to be all of the pep rallies and spirit weeks. All my friends and I would go all out and show such great school spirit. Having time to play games and celebrate being one giant wildcat family is something that I’ll never forget.

Rolando Alverez: Finding a great group of friends.

Nicholas Jackson: My favorite memory would have to be me and my bass during the spring play.

Adham Hasan: My best memory of high school is

my Junior year footabll game when we beat Forge. It was their homecoming game and the first time that we’ve beat them in several years. It was one of the best feelings I’ve ever experienced.

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Gifts for Grads With graduation looming around the corner, graduation gifts for your buddies seem to be in order. Here are a few gift ideas that even Pinterest can’t touch.

by Sami Toal

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It’s important to remember that material objects have an expiration date, and that memories are truly forever. Instead of splurging on something a grad will probably never use, dig into your creative side. Sit down and think of a few things you’ve always wanted to tell them, and then write it down. If you’re feeling extra loving, add a few sick beats, make sure it has some internal and slant rhyme and then post it on SoundCloud.

Maybe even dedicate an entire album to your friends or BFF about your high school years and the unforgettable moments you’ve shared with one another.

Materials: A big heart, creative mind, pencil, paper, GarageBand, professional recording studio, wicked album cover picture (see above right picture)

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Everybody knows that best friend necklaces and bracelets cease to become cool once you hit the fifth grade. However, you’re never too old for something that signifies an everlasting friendship. Sure you can settle for something typical, like a good-luck-in-college Instagram post, but why not show some creativity and let loose your emotional side? Make matching best friend t-shirts so that when your best friend goes off into unknown territory, people know that you’re their REAL best friend.

Materials: White t-shirt, black or colored Sharpie marker The coolest thing about college is probably how much it costs. Being an adult means experiencing the joys of making important financial investments that will follow you for the rest of you life. While it’s definitely an exciting process, sometimes it can be tricky finding the funds needed to pursue a college education. Seriously, your friend will appreciate a hand.

Set emotion and creativity aside with this practical present. Straight up give your friend some cash. Believe us, it will make a lasting impression. In the case of graduation, it is appropriate to grant your friend any amount of money from $1 to about $1000.

Materials: $$$, plastic bag for safe keeping

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“I wrote the song, “Be Somebody,” because I thought it would be a fun opportunity for all the seniors to be apart of a memory that they will take with them after high school. The song is about high school struggles and overcoming them.”

Erinn Black

- Emma Zinck

“The shirts are such a fun idea because they’re cheap, easy, and totally cute. Plus, when we go off to different colleges we can remember our roots.”

- Beth Barnes

Erinn Black

“I would want money to pay for college.”

-James Stemple

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l P a c e e h s t , h O They’ll Go! Wildcats go all over the country to begin their next adventures.

By Sarah Yakulis Graphics by Hannah Galligan

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Averett University: Te-Anna Johnson Ball State University: Mackenzie Barnes Becker College: Brittney Bullis Brigham Young University: Emilie Altorfer Christendom College: Caleb Heffern Christopher Newport University: Alexander Bukovich, Sarah Elliot, Journey Haven, Mackenzie Lindholm, Bailey Whitaker Clemson University: Sean Fitzgerald, Carson King Coastal Carolina University: Megan Beasley Coker College: Josue Beltran College of William & Mary: Nicolas Villarreal Fitchburg State University: Victoria Sullivan Flordia State University: Elayna Youngson George Mason University: Erinn Black, Anthony Dass, Olivia Hanson, Ciara Havener, Cyprian Hazelgreen, Justin Jabro, Benjamin Norton, James Stemple, Tyler Utterback, Rebecca Woodford Germanna Community College: Taylor Bingham, Laura Buffa, Joseph Fravel, Kristen Lavoie, Talley Mandley, Alica Stumpf Hamden-Sydney College: Lee Penninger Hampton University: Christion Abrams High Point University: Jessica Morgan, Zachary Ranberger Hollins University: Hayley Philippart Jacksonville University: Laura Buffa James Madison University: John Barry, Ariel Farr Kent State University: Kayleigh Yingling Lewis University: Morgan Evans Liberty University: Michelle Merrill Longwood University: Dalila Christian, Shelby Halsted, Courtney Houser, Courtney Padgett, Lydia Wanless Louisiana State University: Taylor Barbazon Lynchburg College: Dylan McLaurin Mary Baldwin College: Adriel Madden Marymount University: Emily Abramaitys Messiah College: Joshua Charney North Carolina State University: Kira Caple, Abigail Carbone Northern Virginia Community College: Cameron Hunt, Brionna Lovick Old Dominion University: Rachel Harig, Morgan Lawson, Connor O’Baker, Giovanni Rivera, Caroline Weeks Pennsylvania State University: Emily Branstetter Point Park University: Adelyne Anderson Radford University: Jennifer Medina Franco, Darian Nelson, Kelsey Romine Randolph College: Katie Jones Randolph-Macon College: Abdul Koroma Jr. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Tusa Larkowski Saint Joseph’s College: Millicent Biddle Saint Leo University: Athena Childers Seton Hill University: Shahzib Shahbaz Shenandoah University: De’Nae Whittington Southeastern Louisiana University: Katelyn Roy Statford University: Troy Brooks Texas A&M University: Matthew Papandrea The Citadel-Military College of South Carolina: William Watkins III University of Alabama: Bailey Fraizer, Colin Jewell, Kayla Moss University of Florida: Kellen Cody University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Samantha Jones Toal University of Mary Washington: Rachel Bellamy, Valentina Colon, Amiti Colson, Carson Green, Paul King, Lane Nageotte-Taylor, Kiaran Pethokoukis, Jessica Spranger, Matthew Tovar, Tiffany Tueros, Caitlin Ward, Christian Watt, Stephanie Weigert, Ellie Whatley Isabel Miller Jordan Angers, Mackenzie Cox, Meredith Hubert Madisyn Horton Tabitha Arroyo Alyssa Ashe, Matthew Denecke, Catherine Farnsler, Lauren Kahle, Cassidy Kelly, Brooke Noeska, Caroline Pavlak, Anya Pethokoukis, Joseph Webster Julesa Butler Zeeshan Ahmad, Ethan Cook, Lamar Hackett, Emily Hutcherson, Sarah Mountjoy, Marian Osafo, Elisa Pharo, Makaela Pratscher, Sydney Reid, Jacynth Rodriguez, Kassandra Sejas-Padilla, Nixo Xavier Samonte, Leah Shotwell, Brett Upton Cecilia Keppeler Natalie Chavez, Jonas Chechak, Megan Clark, Kyle Dyess, Elizabeth Hanson, Kimberly Hoffman, Monica Kangas, Curtis Mussen, Haley Olsen, Ryan Scott Ashley Mason Leila Chang, Paige Hollis

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: University of Richmond: University of South Carolina: University of South Florida: University of Virginia: VCCS/GCC:

Military Institute:

Chester University:

Virginia Commonwealth University: Virginia Tech:

Yale University:

Virginia West

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Bringing It Back...

Here’s for 90’s kids and the old memories of shows you use to watch, games you use to play, and fun you use to have. by Morgan Ocetnik

Games and Toys

Your ‘97 play list Your ‘90s playlist that might still be on your MP3 Player or neon green ipod Nano. The most popular songs from hip-hop to girls and boys bands.

“Baby One More” Time - Britney Spears “Wannabe” - Spice Girls “As Long As You” Love Me - Backstreet Boys “I Want You Back” - *NSYNC “Jump” - Kris Kross “Baby Got Back” - Sir Mixx-A-Lott “Booti Call” - BLACKstreet “Play That Funky Music” - Vanilla Ice “Summertime” - DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, “This Is How We Do It” - Montell Jordan “Good Vibrations” - Marky Mark

and The Funky Bunch “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” - Backstreet Boys “Because Of You” - 98 Degrees “Barbie Girl” - Aqua “If You Had My Love” - Jennifer Lopez “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” - Will Smith “Pump Up The Jam” - Technotronic “U Can’t Touch This” - MC Hammer “Livin La Vida Loca” - Ricky Martin “Achy Breaky Heart” - Billy Ray Cyrus “Ice Ice Baby” - Vanilla Ice “Men In Black” - Will Smith “Cotton Eyed Joe” - Rednex

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The games and toys we use to play with could throw you back into old and fun memories.

The most popular video game and systems that were played with were Crash Banicoot (stayed up all night trying to get to the next level), Super Mario 64, Spyro The Dragon, Zelda, Street Fighter, MortalKombat, Play Station, Supernintendo, Game Boy, etc.

The board game that everyone played with friends and families were Hungry Hungry Hippos, Guess Who, Boggle, Perfection (when the pieces blew up in your face and gave you a small hear attack), Pictionary, Connect Four, Thin Ice, Jenga, Don’t Wake Daddy, Mall Madness, Mouse Trap (there were so many pieces to it and took forever to set up), Yahtzee, Dream Phone, Candy Land, Splat, Elefun, Mr. Bucket, Clue, etc.

Fun games and toys that ‘90s kids played with were, Skip it (where you put your foot in the ring and spin it around), Moon Shoes that had tight rubber bands on the bottom to jump, Polly Pockets, Easy Bake Oven that always started smoking, Troll Dolls, Barrel of Monkeys, Lite Brite, Furby, Kosmic Kooosh, Bouncy balls, Wooly Willy (where you used the pen to magneticly draw the face on the board), Magnetic drawing board, squishy foam, Bop It or Simon Says that kept you addicted because you always wanted to be your high score, etc.

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Women’s fashion fads in the ‘90s were very different, and varied from person to person. They included high wasted shorts and high wasted jeans. They also wore the faded washed out denim. Crop tops, and big flannels were very popular. Boys and girls wore overalls and jean jackets with a colorful short sleeve under. Button downed skirt were very classy, as for darker shades of lipstick. Girl’s wore colorful, big, rubber combat boots, gel shoes, converse, and when wearing dress shoes or sneakers, girls wore the white longer socks that were frilly at the ends.

They accessorized with choker necklaces, stick on earnings and slap bracelets. Some of the most popular hairstyles, were girls wearing the butterfly clips to hold their tight, small braids on the top of their heads. Girls blow dried their hair to make it fuller and bring out their bangs more. Sometimes they would also put their hair in a half pony tail high up on their head or on the side with a scrunchy.

Many had curly permed hair. If you were going for a grungier look and had short hair, they would have little pony tails all over the top of their head also known as the Miley Cyrus look. Men loved to wear crazy colored windbreakers, with baggy pants or short shorts. Denim jackets were also a fad for boys, along with them wearing colorful patterned shirts and maybe a phanny pack to go with it. Popular hairstyles for men with short hair might have been curly gelled hair with some highlights. For long hair, they parted it down the middle with hair on both sides of your face.

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TV shows, cartoons and movies from the 90’s were the best. They were such good memories, and the television/media stations now have changed so much since.

TV shows: you might have watched were Full House, Friends, Saved by the Bell, The Golden Girls, That 70s Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Cosby Show, The Amanda Show, All That, Boy Meets World, Lizzie McGuire, Even Stevens, Halloweentown, Drake& Josh, Zoey 101, Sister Sister, Phil of the Future and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Cartoons: that were watched every morning were The Simpsons, Dragon Ball Z, Power Rangers, Rugrats, Sesame Street, Barney, Power Puff Girls, Hey Arnold, Blues Clues, Recess, Pokemon, The Magic School Bus, Teletubbies, Dragon Tales, Arthur, Kim Possible, CatDog and Scooby Doo. Movies: from the ‘90s are still really popular. Some never come on TV anymore, and you wish they did. Then the other part of them can sometimes be found on Netflix. Videos were also used a lot of the time as we were kids with a VCR until 2001 when the DVD came out. Here are examples of 90’s movies, Star Trek, Pixel Perfect, Sex and the City, Fat Liar, Zenon, Get a Clue, Smart House, Goosebumps, Ghost Busters, Home Alone, Jurassic Park, Heavy Weights, Clueless, Forrest Gump, Titanic, 10 things I hate about you, The Sandlot, The Adams Family, Beethoven, George of the Jungle, Dumb and Dumber, Matilda, Spice Girls, Stuart Little and Hocus Pocus. june 2015 q the viewpoint q

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15 Words Seniors describe their high school experience in fifteen words.

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To Knowledge and Beyond

Leila Chang

The Valedictorian Interview Explore the life and mind of valedictorian Leila Chang as she describes her experiences at Mountain View and her home in Stafford. Find out exactly what it means to have the highest grade point average in the class of 2015. by Lee Penninger june 2015 q the viewpoint q

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aledictorians may be stereotyped as people who have an ability for the rote memorization of facts and consequently word vomiting these facts onto a piece of paper come test time. However, this is certainly not the case for senior Leila Chang, the valedictorian for the class of 2015.

Chang already has an impressive high school career. This IB Diploma candidate has attended Mountain View all four years. She not only has been a member, but also holds leadership positions in many Mountain View clubs. She is the Delegation Director for Model United Nations, the CoConsul for Latin Club, and the president of NHS. She also participates in Mu Alpha Theta and Tri-M. In addition, she participates in equestrian events regularly.

The title of valedictorian carries a lot of weight. Chang said, “I think in the midst of everything else, it’s something that, not sneaks up on you, but something that comes as a result of other things that you’re doing. I didn’t look at my schedule at the beginning of the year and say, ‘How many classes can I take to raise my GPA?’ It’s more of I really wanted to take IB classes, I really wanted to take AP classes, European history and BC calculus because I wanted to do a higher level history or math and it just happened that way, but it’s an honor and it’s definitely a responsibility. I’m a bit nervous about the whole speaking thing for graduation because that’s pretty huge and delivering a message to a really broad group of people that can still be relevant and powerful and reflect something of your own experience is something that is important for a valedictorian to do.”

Chang says she never felt pressured to be valedictorian.

Chang said, “If you focus on knowing things - pursuing knowledge - things come as a result of that. But the minute you start to switch your objectives and instead of pursuing knowledge, you try to pursue a higher grade and that’s when you get into academic dishonesty because you’re just skipping the knowledge part and just want the end result.

But the better grade is supposed to demonstrate that you understand the concept really well. So I think that keeping that straight was very important for me.”

She described her experiences at Mountain View. Chang said, “Being at Mountain View in particular has given me a lot of respect for the teachers… When I was at Mountain View I got this impression that the teachers deserve that much or more respect. The teachers are fighting the apathy and the ‘I don’t feel like learning today,’ or ‘It’s too much,’ and having to deal with that on a day-to-day basis and still remain motivated and committed to passing on what they know.” She described her social life at Mountain View when she said, “I think my experience socially at Mountain View has been a bit different because I’m in the IB program first of all. That kind of narrows down the portion of the student body that you interact with. And also because I’m not a Mountain View athlete.”

Leila’s favorite Mountain View memory is when she and the rest of the orchestra gave the orchestra director, Matthew Majors a cat. “He had been talking a long time about how he wanted a cat. He had already picked out a name. Our chamber sinfonia class plotted to get him a cat. Everyone brought in five dollars and then I went and adopted a cat from PetSmart. Then one day we surprised him in the morning. We put the cat in a box and put ribbon on the box and we had it sitting on a chair. And so he walks in and walks right past the box and doesn’t even see it. So we all jump out from our hiding places and say, ‘Mr. Majors look in the box!’ so he undoes the ribbon and the cat

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literally jumps out. His face was priceless. So we gave our orchestra director a cat and that was really fun.”

Chang also described her personal definition of success.

Chang said, “Being able to do something well that you enjoy doing. I think that it’s really easy to do something very well, but not be happy doing that. Your stereotype of success where someone makes a lot of money you don’t feel fulfilled in your job. Or you have the opposite end of the spectrum where someone really enjoys doing something but for whatever reason they’re just not quite good at it or it’s a struggle for them or they’re not able to make a living out of it or take it as far as they want to.

So I feel like that fulfills your physical or practical need to support yourself and then emotionally, spiritually you’re not drained because you’re not doing something you’re unhappy doing.”

Leila’s passions go far beyond the pursuit of knowledge.

Chang rides horses in an assortment of equestrian events.

She started learning to ride when she was 5 years old.

“My parents kind of thought, ‘Well maybe we’ll just wait it out and maybe she’ll just grow out of it.’ Of course I never did. It’s my out of school activity. It’s my sport. Specifically, it’s called Eventing.” Eventing is most comparable to a triathlon. The first part is dressage, “people call it horse ballet,” Chang said. “It’s meant to test your discipline and connection with the horse.” The second phase is cross country, riding over long distances over solid obstacles that you jump. The last is called show jumping which is arguably the most dangerous event of the three. Chang said, “It is meant to test your precision and also after dressage and running long distances, does your horse still have the stamina and the focus to not knock down any rails. I like the sport. It’s definitely an adrenaline rush because you’re riding and going very quickly cross country and jumping very large obstacles and at the same time demands lots of precision. If you’re not careful it can knock you down to last place or send you to the hospital.”

Chang’s summer prospects are quite literally out of this world. She plans to spend 10 weeks in California interning at NASA. She was awarded the position after her prodigious science fair project examining astrobiology. “Astrobiology is basically the study of the origin of life in space; what kinds of conditions, chemicals, areas, could we plausibly look for life in space. We’re looking at microscopic. We’re not looking for ET,” Chang said. This particular project won first place in the regional and state science fairs. Chang said, “Because I had no prior knowledge of that topic of astrobiology, I talked to people at NASA, and some of the people I talked to were Dr. Pappalardo and Dr. Steven Vance. They work for NASA at JPL which is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. JPL is like a Cal TechNASA combine. They kind of run it together there. As I was talking to them I got connected through my science fair project and then a few months ago I was thinking well, I don’t want to sit around all summer or I’ll get really bored.

So I applied for an internship at JPL and let my mentors know I was applying because they work out there and I ended up getting the position.”

Chang is a glowing symbol of the pursuit of knowledge and the strive for excellence in more than a few facets of life. Mountain View wishes not only her, but also the entire senior class the best in their future endeavors.

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Senior Columns

The Viewpoint’s seniors are leaving.

It’s not you, It’s me. by Erinn Black I feel as if I am in prep for a massive break up. By the time you read this, it will either be a week away or the day of graduation. The day where I will either be sitting on the graduation stage as vice president of my class or sitting on the soccer bench in a knee brace at the state championship game. Whichever outcome, June 13 will be my last day to call myself a Wildcat and that alone rips me apart. Seniors reading this probably think I am a psychotic, emotional wreck for not wanting to leave high school as soon as possible. This statement might be partially true, but I have my reasons for why I am in love with Mountain View High School.

This place is a part of my family history. From the first year opening to the celebration of a Decade of Excellence, I will be the last Black kid of four to graduate. That is a span of 10 years. By my freshman year, this place was more than just my “new home.” Here, I started dating my high school sweetheart in 2011 and became best friends with basically the entire administration, including the one and only DStemp. Here is where I have been on three different sports families, where I’ve experienced the win of a Conference Championship, Regional Championship and the indescribable sensation of winning a State Championship, all under the most influential coaches in the game. I have met my bridesmaids, plastered my body with maroon and orange paint to represent our spirit as a student body, and established a reputation of being “the crippled” crutching around for a total of six months over the duration of the past four years. I have held seven different leadership positions, lettered in eight different clubs and have been a part of over fifteen extracurricular activities, with working under The Viewpoint being one of my most passionate. It is an honor to be writing for the 5A first place magazine in the state and “Best Overall Magazine”, according to The Free Lance-Star for the past three consecutive years.

This school is the foundation of my life.

My sob story does have a happy ending. This may feel like the end, but it has only opened doors to a new beginning. It is time to establish myself somewhere else. This journey has molded me for the greater good and I am beyond thankful for all the people who have touched my life here. Thank you Mountain View, for being the best high school in the world. I’ll miss this place.

When did i stop being 12? HElp! by Megan Clark Last time I checked, I was 12 years old. Most of the time, I don’t feel like I’ve grown up a lot.

However, when my bank reminds me I have to apply for student loans and I’m driving myself to work, I guess I have. I’m not exactly sure when it happened though...

I entered high school how a lot of us do. Super awkward and a little insecure. High school was this big, scary place and I didn’t know exactly where I “fit in”. What a cliché. Mountain View proved to be what I needed to get over that, or at least accept it. I’m still awkward, but my time at this school has been a great learning experience.

I’m not sure if I’ve distanced myself enough from high school to realize exactly what or where the changes were made that made me grow up, but I’m pretty sure Mountain View had at least something to do with it. I think that the mixture of different people and wonderful teachers have helped me change and grow, adapt and all of those other things that are typically appreciated in the realm of development. This school has provided a very classic high school experience. I think this was necessary to my evolution away from the 12-year-old little girl I was, into the person I am today (who ever that is). So, thanks Mountain View.

A younger me wouldn’t believe you if you told her that she’d be alright (she’s much too high strung for that). She wouldn’t be okay with the path intended to travel because it wouldn’t be the one she would chose (a.k.a I’m not an Olympic swimmer). She also would be really stressed not knowing exactly what the future holds ( that hasn’t changed). Older me is (slightly) different than these things.

Because of my experiences at Mountain View, I’m definitely not the same as when I was 12.

I’m ecstatic to attend Virginia Tech in the fall. Yes, I might still be unsure about the future (who isn’t) but for the first time, I really think that I’ll be alright.

I’m not 12 anymore, and I’m still not sure when that happened.

But I think that’s alright.

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Challenge accepted. by Josh Guillemette Throughout my high school career, I’ve heard my parents, teachers and friends tell me that high school friends are great people, but you won’t be attached to them for long once you graduate.

Sophomore year in English 11 with Kati Frost, a good friend of mine, Sierra Harcrow, and I met and befriended William Schorch. By no means did he seem normal, and by no means is he normal now. Our group consisted Will, Sierra, me, and Isaiah, whom we called and still call “ghost guy” of PSA about ghosts as a project. Will suddenly disappeared for a few weeks. Needless to say, I disapproved of him because he left us to adapt and quickly change the plan we had without notice. He came back. Another week or two pass without talking to him.

Sierra, having had another class with him, invited him to our table during some classwork. For the most part, Will stayed quiet and awkward. Somehow, the conversation’s topic turned to music. I, having had an odd taste in music and never meeting someone with the same preference, discovered that he and I shared many of the same tastes in music. From here, our friendship sparked.

This is the third year since I’ve known him, and it’s been an amazing three years. There’s hardly anything that we don’t share interest. We’ve been through the best of times, and the worst of times. Everything that’s happened to us has brought us closer together.

But because he’s a junior this year, and I’m a senior, they, mostly teachers, give the advice, “Don’t get too attached to your high school friends because you’ll make new, better ones in college.” I call complete BS on that. There is no way that just because I won’t be in the same building with Will that our friendship will dissipate. I take that “advice” as a challenge. I will try my hardest to keep them mine, and me theirs.

This doesn’t just mean Will. This goes to all of you I hold dear. Brett Sedqwick, Sierra Harcrow, Paige Marcello, Tabitha Arroyo, Cassy Breanne and Nikki Lewark. I love you all, and I promise to still be your friend even five years from now.

Challenge accepted.

Not another goodbye! by Dekker Jordan I have a few regrets leaving high school, and some not on the academic side. Most of the regret are on the academic side though, and that should come as no surprise given that my grades amount to just about average. I regret not taking drama until my last year, and I regret waiting this long to take programing. I, of course, regret not doing as well in some classes as I could have if I just bothered. Most of all though I regret not being a more personal guy, since my time with those around me in this establishment has been so clearly limited. I can live with the idea my GPA isn’t as high as it could be, but leaving without really telling anyone what I really thought, that’s a little harder to deal with. It might just be high school and in five years who cares, but high school is the only chance I have with a lot of these people, in a few months, I doubt I’ll see most of the people in this school ever again. That’s probably my own fault more than anything else.

I at least get to express now to anyone I might have forgotten to talk to recently, be that a student or teacher, that you have all made this interesting. I hope I’ve made some small contributions to your days as you went about your business through these halls. I wish I had space to say hello to everyone who have made these last four years interesting enough to keep me coming back. I still have to get around to the people I can remember off the top of my head, now that I think about it, and let them know I appreciated their company. I might as well get on top of that while I’m still allowed in the building without a visitors pass. Peace.

Cory Haley

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We have a ton of Seniors this year...

Advice from someone who knows nothing by Paul King If I could go back in time, the first thing I would do is to go back and slap my freshman self in the face and give me a bit of advice. Since I’m a senior now and time travel has not yet been invented, I’m going to leave some advice to you, the readers. Now, I don’t see myself as an expert on anything, so take my opinions with a grain of salt.

My first bit of advice is to do the best you possibly can. If your best is worse than someone else’s best, who cares? You did your best, and that’s all that you can possibly do. It’s best to forget about it, and move on. I know it’s hard to just forget about something, but don’t waste your energy on something that’s out of your control. You’ll just get exhausted that way.

My second bit of advice is to be a glass half-full type of person. Lord knows that for a majority of high school, I’ve been a glass half-empty type of guy. That’s one of my biggest regrets. It’s easy to focus on the negatives of everything, but trust me, all it does is eat away at you.

Thirdly, I’d like to advise you to question everything. Question what you are being taught. Question your political beliefs. Question your government. Because of questioning, I’ve never been more confident about a few things in my life than I am now. Chances are you’ll come out a better person.

Fourthly, and this is a bit more specific towards IB students, be smart on where you apply. Frankly, I want you to look at yourself in the mirror, and repeat these lines, “I am not above any college.” This might go against all of the positivity that I’ve tried to feed you, but trust me on this. You are not better than any college. This includes a certain DI liberal arts university in Norfolk, Virginia. Have a safety school. I can tell you, that this year in particular, colleges have been weird with who they accept and who they deny. HAVE A SAFETY SCHOOL. You never know, you could love that school, and they might give you a decent amount of money.

Fifthly, try to enjoy high school. At least try. Yeah, it can all be a huge drag sometimes, but have an open mind. Hang out with friends and relax. Now that I think about it, because a few good friends of mine, high school hasn’t been too bad. I’d like to thank my family, my friends David, Daniel, Shawn, Sean, Brannon, James, Thomas, Alex, Jack, Liam, Monica, Ellie, Hunter, my fellow writer Lee, and countless other people who have had a positive impact upon my life. Last but certainly not least, I’d like to thank my wonderful girlfriend Jessica. Thank you guys, all of you.

My final bit of advice is just for you guys to know, that no matter what anyone tries to tell you, high school is not your peak. So much of your life is ahead of you. At least for me, knowing that gives me a great deal of hope.

An extended thank you by Lee Penninger So this is it. Although I have only been part of Journalism a total of 2 years, this is finally it. I have transcended through the depths of Journalism I my freshman year writing an occasional article for our newspaper The Voice to taking Journalism II my senior year designing and writing for our ridiculously good news magazine under the watchful eye of our own Megan Clark. All the wonderful journalistic professionalism in this newsroom (room 303) demonstrated here in the past year has had quite the effect on me. If I wasn’t a grammar Nazi before, I am now, now that I am aware of even more common grammar mistakes (thanks, Josh) and although I’m absolutely terrible at design, I do know what NOT to do when designing a page.

Four years of high school have come and gone and despite what others may say, I will not exactly miss it. Yes, it will be a defining characteristic of who I am and will follow me my entire life. And yes, it has given me some really great memories. But I am certain I did not peak in high school. I am looking forward to the next four years of undergraduate education. The entire world will be open to all of us graduating. The possibilities are truly limitless. We are no longer confined by the 7:40-2:15 lifestyle high school has made us live for the past four years. The upward mobility of the American Dream is now available for us to take advantage of. We are at the colloquial bottom again as freshman in college. What we do now determines where we will be in the following years of our lives. We can start from the bottom and make it anywhere.

After these four years, I would like to thank all the teachers who have had the misfortune of teaching me and all the faculty at Mountain View in general for making this place a wonderful, accepting environment. I would like to extend a special thank you to all of the sports coaches who have helped keep me motivated and determined to strive for anything I please. I would like to thank all of my close friends who I expect to keep in touch with over the years. Finally I would like to thank our editor in chief Megan Clark and our adviser Ms. Strahl for more than stepping up to the plate and going above and beyond to make our publication what it is today.

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I always knew I was special. by Sami Toal No, I’m just kidding. I never once thought I was destined to be the next president or the next Virgin Mary. I mean, if we are being completely honest, I did go through a brief phase in third grade when I was convinced I was going to be the next Hannah Montana. However, here I am now, and I’m not a pop star nor am I close to becoming one.

In fact, I have a memory and it is truly the first memory I have of myself. I must have been four years old when I looked into the mirror and decided that I did not look like the princesses that were plastered on my walls and I did not look like the Barbies that I coddled. It bothered me for about a minute until I moved on with my day and thought about how in the future I will be a princess or a Barbie, at least by the time I’m all grown up.

Fast forward to the fifth grade and I was still no princess. Looking into the mirror I still did not see someone special. I remember looking into the school bathroom mirror and noticing a pimple on my nose. I couldn’t help but think that I resembled a nasty old witch. I sighed, thinking, “Okay, someone just freaking hand me my broomstick already.”

Just as this thought passed my mind, a classmate walked out of the bathroom stall and noticed that I was staring at myself intently. She laughed before responding, “You know Sami, you sure are weird.” She paused, noticing the fallen look on my face. “But funny,” she said. “You’re weird but funny.”

Thinking back, fifth graders are a little too honest but surprisingly, I wasn’t too upset at her comment. I was okay with being weird as long as she thought I was funny. Still though, I shrugged it off because the future always seemed bright. I thought to myself, “By the time you’re all grown up, you won’t be weird, you won’t look like a witch, you’ll be thrilled at the reflection staring back at you.”

Well, here I am at my graduation, and I’m practically all grown up. Do I see myself as some kind of princess? Definitely not. However, I don’t see myself as some nasty witch either.

When I look into the mirror, I don’t pay much mind to the reflection because it may reflect what I’m wearing and how much make-up I decided to apply that day, but it doesn’t reflect myself and my accomplishments.

Rather, I myself am a reflection of loved ones that have carried me and inspired me. Who I am today is truly a culmination of my supportive parents (who are equally embarrassing for the record), loving family, dear friends (lls y’all the best) and dedicated teachers.

While I don’t think that I’m particularly special, the amazing individuals I have come across sure are. You guys know who you are, so here is my eternal thanks.

“One of a kind! Never before seen!”by Nico Villarreal

Cory Haley

Lots of people (especially high schoolers) strive to be different, whether out of a sense of personal pride or dislike of the norm. It’s certainly something I strived for starting long before high school. But is being different really a “good” thing?

Granted, my definition of uniqueness is a tad different than most, if you’ll excuse the irony. Ask a goth or a hipster what being different is all about they’ll probably reply with something about non-conformity. But still, this just gives us a bunch of goths, hipsters and other non-conformist social groups where people all act the same. There’s even a mathematical formula that explains why (pictured above). Instead, my definition deals with making a person seem as though they are not a part of any social or cultural group.

This can be accomplished by creating a personality filled with idiosyncrasies, ones that can’t be identified with the stereotypes or archetypes of any particular group.

There are certain advantages and disadvantages that I’ve come to recognize when utilizing that definition.

To begin with advantages, it lets a person stand out in a crowd. Something that is certainly useful when competing with massive amounts of other people for jobs or entrance to a college.

But it also forces you to lose sympathy and support from the broader groups you’re in.

I’m hardly advocating for people not to try to be unique. But just like identifying and participating as an individual in a group isn’t inherently virtuous, being unique isn’t inherently virtuous either. So don’t do either simply for the sake of it. Instead, my advice as a senior is to plot your decisions in order to be able to reap the benefits of both being unique and being a visible member of the groups you’re proud of. By no means an easy task, but my recommendation nonetheless. june 2015 q the viewpoint q 33

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Memorable moments..

The best moments of the last four years, all complied right here. Whoa. by Megan Clark That time there was an earthquake on New Cats Day. Some people thought it was a prank, others knew what it was right away. Either way, it was an interesting way to kick off high school.

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The world didn’t end in 2012. That awkward moment sitting in class sophomore year, realizing the word didn’t end, and your homework was still due next block.

Yik Yak made us all into terrible people.

A trend that swept our community for only a short time, but provided an opportunity for everyone to be jerks,. This was quickly shut down by Dr. Stemple.

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What to watch Check out these movies and television shows coming out this summer.

by Joshua Guillemette Pictures from imdb.com

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The 17th season of Big Brother is expected to be bigger than ever with a new cast, renovated house and of course, new season twists. The season premiere is on June 24. The show is scheduled to run on CBS three nights a week from June into September. The set of new house-guests will be competing for a half-million dollar prize. Regardless of whether you’re a Big Brother super-fan, casual watcher, or new to the show, season 17 is shaping up to be another great addition to the show’s lineage.

-Sarah Yakulis

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Daniel Craig will once again be starring in the 24th box-office film of the James Bond movies, “Spectre” will showcase in theaters starting Nov. 6. This will be Craig’s fourth time acting as the devilishly handsome and bad-to-the-bone James Bond. The basic premise for this story is that James Bond is called on a mission as he always is to investigate an evil organization known as SPECTRE. The actor Christoph Waltz plays the main antagonist Franz Oberhauser, head of SPECTRE. This character happens to be Bond’s enemy from his past, so 007 is will be forced to struggle against his conscious to perform his duty as Agent 007 from MI6.

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Twenty-two years after the original Jurassic Park and fourteen years since the latest release, the series makes a reboot in the form of Jurassic World to be released June 12. It aims to rejuvenate interest in the parks that will clearly backfire horribly resulting in edge-of-yourseat dinosaur action. This film, almost regardless of whether or not it is actually good, most definitely will do well in the box office. It’s lifetime returning fans will surely go to see this film, as well as many newcomers to the franchise.

-Lee Penninger

A show that’s gained sudden popularity in the past few years has started up again. The “Game of Thrones” on HBO started Apr. 12, is continuing the stories of the Starks, a Targaryen, the Lannisters and their brother, dwarf Tyrion. The first episode starts off with Circe Lannister, the hated queen regent who was princess at the time of this flashback wanders through the forest with her friend to find an oracle to tell Circe’s future. What she hears and eventually comes to realize makes her try to gain power as her position is taken from the now Queen Margery and Cierce’s newly-crowned younger son.

With the success of the book-to-movie version of “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Paper Towns,” based again off of John Green’s novel of the same name, is hitting theaters July 24. Nat Wolff, who also starred in “The Fault in Our Stars,” and Cara Delevingne play Quentin “Q” Jacobson and Margo Roth Spiegelman, the main characters. This is a romantic mystery in which Q realizes he has feelings for Margo, but one day she doesn’t come to school, and this follows for a few more days. Q follows her one day to investigate, and what he finds out makes him rethink his feelings for her.

Remember those cute and hilarious yellow creatures from “Despicable Me” and “Despicable Me 2”? Well, they star in their own cameo with lead actor Sandra Bullock voicing Scarlet Overkill and Jon Hamm as Herb Overkill. This movie will be about the origins of the minions. The minions apparently spawned from single-celled organisms.

They’re sole purpose is “to seek out and serve the most despicable masters they can find.” It is coming to theaters July 10.

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Music for the summer Six albums coming out this summer.

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”Drones” by Muse, releasing just before graduation on June 8, will be a great to listen over the summer. With 12 songs on the album, the main theme was discussed by guitarist and vocalist Matthew Bellamy. He said in March 2015, “This album explores the journey of a human, from their abandonment and loss of hope, to their indoctrination by the system to be a human drone, to their eventual defection from their oppressors.”

Look forward this summer to listening to Muse’s new album and discovering to a story of human victory.

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Of Monsters and Men, popular for their unique and meaningful indie songs after their release of “My Head is an Animal,” is releasing their second studio album, “Beneath the Skin.” Mark your calenders for June 9, its release date. Three singles have already been released from “Beneath the Skin:” “Crystals,” “I of the Storm” and “Empire” all released Mar. 16, Apr. 28 and May 14 respectively. Signer and guitarist Ragnar ‘Raggi’ Þórhallsson said, “I think you can hear in this album that we’re going more inward.”

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Releasing Aug. 28, Nero’s “Between II Worlds” finally comes out after four years since the last album, “Welcome Reality” in 2011. Nero has had a rather iconic presence in the world of electronic music. Their previous album had huge success. They accumulated fans with the song “Promises.” This song has over 29 million hits on Spotify and even features a partnered remix with Skrillex, another famous dubstep artist. Anticipation is building up for this Aug. coupled with several singles released from “Between II Worlds” including “The Trill,” “Satisfy” and “Between II Worlds.”

Breaking Benjamin, a post-grunge band who has been on and off since 1998, is releasing “Dark Before Dawn” after nearly six years since “Dear Agony” on June 23. Breaking Benjamin broke up in 2013 due to legal issues and the departure of Chad Szeliga, the drummer and percussionist from 2005 to 2013. With the reformation of the band, including new members, Breaking Benjamin announced “Dark Before Dawn” in Aug. 2014. The singles “Failure” and “Angles Fall” were released on Mar. 23 and May 12 respectively.

Starting his music career at the age of 19 by performing on a cruise ship for ten months, Adam Lambert took his career to a whole new level when he entered the singing competition “American Idol.” His first studio album was “For Your Entertainment,” which was released Nov. 2009. Now, “The Original High,” his third album, will be releasing one day before graduation, June 12. The single “Ghost Town” was released April 21.

Releasing on June 2, Jason Derulo’s “Everything is 4” will be a perfect listen over the summer. This is Derulo’s fourth album, hence the title. Previewed by the singles “Want to Want Me” and “Cheyenne,” this album has proven itself to be a great playlist to accompany summer activities. Derulo’s previous albums have had great success, and as much as expected from this album as well.

-Sarah Yakulis

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They did!

By Dekker Jordan

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t is a good thing that Avengers: Age of Ultron was as good as it was. If it had been just a little bit worse, it would probably be getting much more of a hard time from everyone and I’d have to be right there with them. Avengers: Age of Ultron throws what little was left that made you believe this wasn’t comic book land. A land where people have secret families and romances that for some reason feel really weird because up until now no one mentioned it. The Avengers, composing all of our heroes from the previous Avengers movie, start off in this movie much as they were in the first, kicking around some badies and throwing around the series trade mark sense of humour everyone seems to like so much.

After the introduction has finished reminding us all why we spent money to watch this movie, new characters are introduced. Now, when I say introduced I mean they both get exactly one scene to show us what they can do superpower wise and then they disappear, to be used later on in the plot. This brings me to what seemed to me to be the biggest problem with this movie, it needed to be longer.

Later on, these two new characters get their background explained, but again we’re given one scene of it and that’s it, and it’s much the same for other parts of the movie.

A lot of time is spent on the characters and it still doesn’t feel like enough for a lot of them. This probably wouldn’t have come up as a problem if the cast was small or the same size or if the villain was one of the several already established by the series, thus freeing up time used to introduce him.

As it is, we get three new super pow-

Viewing the review. ered heroes, and also the before mentioned villain, and then add what felt like half a dozen characters from the various other Marvel movies released to date and the screen becomes pretty crowded.

This isn’t to say that a movie is bad because of a large cast or that all the people given screen time need a lot of it, especially already established ones.

The thing is though that this movie feels like exploring the characters is

at this party (look for Stan Lee here) and while I’m sure most people came to see Captain America punch a robot, or Iron Man punch the Hulk, I came for scenes like these, and I was not disappointed. Seeing the Avengers get into a who-can-lift-Thor’s-hammer contest, does these characters more justice than many other scenes in this movie.

Running around and punching people is one of the main attractions

what it wanted to do and while that wasn’t a total failure, it could have gone better. It’s like being shown a line up of what look like really nice cars, but only being able to look it over once and maybe read a few paragraphs about all the technical stuff and from that you have to decide if you want to buy any of them.

All that said, I am happy I got others to take me to the movies and spend their money; it was money well spent. When this movie gets going with action sequences and the fun dialogue, it really shines. There’s this sequence near the beginning where all the Avengers and their friends are

of this movie though, and is the face punching any good? I enjoyed the first action sequence a great deal more than I did any other action scene in the movie. It felt much more like scenes we saw in the first Avengers movie. The way the camera moved and the Avengers themselves moved create a better sense of them as team.

As oppose to a series of fights involving only one or two, and sometimes three of the Avengers that compose some of the other fights. Not that the closing action sequence was bad, but at one point they use slow motion to pan over everyone punching or kicking or shooting a robot in the face.

Avengers: Age of Ultron: 3.5 out of 5

In an action scene, something needs to be happening, hence it’s an “action” scene.

The whole climatic show-down is only partially composed of such things, the rest is pretty fun. Watching Captain America smashing a robot in the face with a shield is too entertaining to for me to smash this movie in it’s hypothetical face. Also, before we go on, I’d like to say that watching the Hulk try and smash Iron man to pieces is a moment that will take a special place in my heart. I’m a big fan of this incarnation of the fellow in the suit, but in this movie I think him being the target of the Hulk’s anger is called for.

I can’t say that the Avengers: Age of Ultron is the best of the Marvel movies you will see. Watch either the first Avengers movie or the first Iron Man for that, but it’s a good movie in it’s own right. The comic book origins of the Marvel movies shines through in this film. Whether that statement makes you feel all warm and fuzzy or steals you breath with a cold chill to your heart, I’d recommend buying this movie when it comes out on whatever you watch movies on (blue-ray or such). I know I’m going to do that if for no other reason than to complete the collection of Marvel movies my family has assembled over the last few years.

If your looking for something to watch, you could do a lot worse than Avengers: Age of Ultron. You could for example watch Iron Man 2, or any of the Thor movies, or the Captain American movie from the early 90’s, or The Amazing Spider-Man 2. If there are bigger wastes of time and money than watching any of those movies I have yet to encounter them, and I watch British television. june 2015 q the viewpoint q39

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It’s hard to do the best you can when you combine a massive cast like this, with a massive franchise like this, it can result in things blowing up in people’s faces, both on and off screen.

Bucket List

The school year has come to an end and summer is upon us.

What will people be doing when they are no longer in school?

by Callie Walker

Allen Pierson - “I want to skydive.

Without a parachute.”

Matthew Deneke- “I want to work as a system engineer.

That has been my dream job.”

Paige Hollis-”I want to travel to every continent.”

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Some people make a list of what they want to accomplish in a day. Others make a list of what they want to accomplish during their lifetime. Bucket lists are made by many and accomplished by few. The seniors of 2015 are graduating and moving on from high school into the real world. They’ve accomplished high school but what’s next for some of these graduates? Before some go off to college and get buried ten feet under more stress and work, they want to live a little and do things with friends they never thought of doing in their life time. They want to check things off their own bucket lists. No matter what they intend to accomplish during their life time whether its big or small in this world they intend to accomplish them.

Kiera Walton - “I want to get married and travel all over the world before I have kids.”

Nick Bulips - “I want to graduate and I want to become a nurse.”

Alex Bukovich- “I want to sleep back all the sleep school took from me.”

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Sports Recap

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Top Sports Moments Recap of top sports memories, the records broken, and awards given to athletes throughout the year.

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by Erinn Black, Hailey Bullis, Sarah Yakulis.

Field Hockey: The field hockey team won the Conference 15 Championship and 5A Regional Championship two consecutive years in a row. The team had a second appearance in the state tournament since their 2013 state championship, finishing second this year in the state with 19 wins for the season.

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Wrestling: The wrestling team won the Conference 15 Championship and 5A Regional Championship for two consecutive years. The team finished undefeated this season with a record of 30-0.

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Cross Country and track: Both the boys and girls cross country teams won the Conference 15 title, with runners advancing to regionals and states. Girls winter track won the Conference 15 Championship, with runners from both teams advancing to the regional and state competition.

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Cheer: The cheer team won the Conference 15 Championship and advanced to regionals placing a close second. The team proceeded to the state competition where they placed fifth.

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Jacob Simpson

Swimming: The girls swim team went undefeated for the season, placing first in the Conference 15 Tournament. Swimmers from both teams advanced to the regional and state competition.

RECORDS BROKEN

Brittney Bullis had 475 digs during the volleyball season.

Junior Beltran holds the record for the most career varsity wins and that also puts him fourth on the list for the most varsity wins by any high school wrestler in Virginia.

Lauren Graves holds the record for balance beam 9.825.

200 medley and 400 freestyle swimming record: Annalaee Johnson, Katie Sell, Ashley Pearson and Maddi Walker.

Fastest 100 breast stroke time at Mountain ViewKatie Sell.

Highest amount of goals and assists- Olivia Hubert.

Fastest pin in Mountain View history- Tyler Phares in seven seconds.

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Awards 1st team All-Conference athletes: Emily Abramaitys, Joe Altorfer, Henrick Anderson, Jordan Angers, Beth Barnes, Junior Beltran, Millie Biddle, Erinn Black, Taylor Braney, Thomas Branstetter ,Emily Brutski, Alex Bukovich, Brittney Bullis, Elijah Burress, Michael Chang, Tre Coghill, Jamil Collison-Cofie, Aric Dass, Alexis Davis, Davon Dean, Matt Denecke, Tina Dittmer, Ariel Farr, Austin Farr, Justin Farris, Gretchen Geisler, Jacob Godfrey, Lauren Graves, Adham Hasan, Olivia Hubert, Steven Hunt, Amar Husadzinovic, Emily Johnson, Lauren Johnson, Molly Lynch, Tiaralyn McBride, Jacob McCabe, Erica McCarter, Liam McGovern, Katie Mulder, Curtis Mussen, Marian Osafo, Ashley Pearson, Jacob Pollock, Jeane Robinson, Shahzib Shahbaz, Julia Squillante, Alysha Thomas, Chris Vasquez, Sierra Villarreal, Kiera Walton, Trevor Watkins, Jonathan Watson, Connor Weed, Searra White, Brandon White, RJ Williams, Jae Yi 2nd Team All-Conference athletes: Mikayla Alexander, Taylor Barbazon, Lily Bryngelson, Elijah Burress, Abbey Carey, Bob Grzymkowski, Grayson Milligan, Rochelle Norris, Darren Robinson, Jasmin Shelton, Aldon Sue, Brendan Sumpter, Brandon White Honorable Mentions: Mariah Aldridge, Kate Allen, Sterling Collins, Mikaela Cunningham, Lauren Graves, Rachel Gregor, Simone Jaramillo, Cassidy Kelly, Michelle Merrill

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1st team All-Region athletes: Joe Altorfer, Jordan Angers, Beth Barnes, Junior Beltran, Erinn Black, Elijah Burress, Tina Dittmer, Justin Farris, Gretchen Geisler, Lauren Graves, Olivia Hubert, Emily Johnson, Curtis Mussen, Trevor Watkins, Jonathan Watson, RJ Williams, Jae Yi 2nd team All- Region athletes: Steven Hunt 1st team All-State athletes: Jordan Angers, Beth Barnes, Junior Beltran, Erinn Black, Alex Bukovich, Tina Dittmer, Justin Farris, Gretchen Geisler, Lauren Graves, Olivia Hubert, Emily Johnson, Trevor Watkins, Brandon White.

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2nd team All-State athletes: Elijah Burress

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Emily Abramaitys Volleyball Marymount University

Millie Biddle XC and Track St. Joseph’s College

Brittney Bullis Volleyball Becker College

Jordan Angers XC and Track University of Richmond

Beth Barnes Field Hockey Ball State University

Erinn Black Soccer George Mason College

Ta-Tiana Brodie Soccer Howard University

Elijah Burress Football Campbell University

Christina Dittmer Jackson Galvin XC and Track Baseball Christopher Newport University Christopher Newport University

Mackenzie Cox Soccer University of Richmond

Adham Hasan Football Monmouth Unviersity

Junior Beltran Wrestling Coker College

Alex Bukovich XC and Track Christopher Newport University

Alexis Davis Basketball LaSierra College

Daniel Howard Soccer Eastern Mennonite University

goodbye high school, hello college

It is not the end of the road for these senior’s sports careers, just a new beginning. Greatness has no peak. Find your greatness athletes.

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by Erinn Black

Olivia Hubert Field Hockey University of Richmond

Ceci Keppeler Soccer Virginia Military Institute

Dylan McLaurin Soccer Lynchburg College

Luke Hunley Lacrosse Randolph College

Steven Hunt Football Randolph-Macon College

Adbul Koroma Football Randolph Macon College

Xavia Lemott Soccer Towson University

Erica McCarter Basketball San Diego Christian College

Niki Sanford Soccer Christopher Newport University

Katie Sell Swimming College of William & Mary

Erika Tomayko Soccer James Madison University

“Enjoy the experience.

Greatest four years of your life. Many lifelong friends you will make.”

- Greg Margheim, athletic director Bailey Whitaker Field Hockey Christopher Newport University

Katie Jones Lacrosse Randolph College

De’Nae Whittington Soccer Shenandoah University

“Do things that make you proud of yourself. Whether you’re an active player or an avid fan, stay positive and strong. Enjoy your time in college by laying the groundwork for your unique, individual future.”

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Viewpoint Lingo The Viewpoint has its own unique lingo. Here are a few words you might hear as we work. by Austin Venable

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Late Night Brief J1 Give-ABuck AP Stylebook Supa Black Registration Black

Slate PostMortem

Definition The one day of the month where the entire staff stays after school until 6 or 7 p.m. and makes final changes to the magazine before we send off.

The short articles that are usually towards the front pages of the magazine. These are usually topics that are important, but a whole page dedicated to them are impractical.

Shortened version for “Journalism 1”. This refers to the novice students that are just starting their journey in journalism.

Example Hailey: You staying after for late night?

Austin: That's tonight?

Paul: Is the briefs page going to be one or two pages?

Megan: Two.

Strahl: Staff, you all know what to do ... J1’s listen up for what today’s assignment is.

The Viewpoint's annual fundraising event.

For 1-2 weeks, you may give a member of the Viewpoint a dollar, and your name will go on the Give-A-Buck page for all to see.

Sami: Give-A-Buck is next week, I put the forms in your boxes.

The book that is consulted to determine what is the proper way to write a word in journalistic style.

Megan: Josh, how do you write this word in AP style?

1. One of the three varieties of black we use. This black must be used for large spans of black and for headlines on pages.

2. Can also refer to how awesome our staffer Erinn Black is.

The absoulutely forbidden black in the Viewpoint bible. One may never use this black for any reason whatsoever. The page may default to this color if used, so beware of it at all times.

The first meeting of every issue. Here each staff member spits their idea out and it is critiqued by other staffers.

The last meeting of every issue. The pages of displayed and the author presents it. Any final remarks are given here before the edition is laid to rest. As Post-Mortem literally means “after death”.

Sarah: Everyone try to get at least $25!

Josh: I am not your human dictionary.

Check the book!

Erinn: The headline should be Supa Black right?

Lee: Yes, Miss Supa Black!

Emily: Why can't we use Registration Black?

Cory: Just don't!

Morgan: Slate is today!

Callie: But I'm not even sure what I want to do!

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Sarah Yakulis Business Manager

Emily Johnson Staff Writer

Hailey Bullis Staff Writer

Alex Harrington Staff Writer

Josh Guillemette Copy Editor

Lee: “ Do I look like a ladies man? No!”

Emily: “Did you already write all of that?”

Morgan: “It’s the second day. That’s the placeholder text.”

Ms. Strahl: “NO WINGDINGS!”

Sami: “Check out my mixtape.”

Austin: “If that’s not even, I’m going to rip my weave out.”

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Sarah: “It may look like I have a lot of Give-A-Buck names, but most of them are just cats”

Lee: “ My awkwardness is literally a repellant”

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Cory Haley Photography Editor

Lee Penninger Staff Writer

Dekker Jordan Staff Writer

Morgan Ocetnik Staff Writer

Austin Venable Staff Writer

Callie Walker Staff Writer

Paul King Briefs Editor

Haliey: “Oh! That’s where the front facing camera is!”

Erinn Black Social Media Editor

Nico Villarrreal Staff Writer

Megan Clark Editor in Chief

Sami Toal Assistant Editor in Chief

Staff quotes Cory: “ I can never spell ‘mountain’ “

Sarah: “Don’t worry! I don’t fast for journalism!”

Erinn: “I do!”

Paul: “ I can’t wait until we breed a new Erinn so we can take this one out back and shoot her. In this metaphor, Erinn is a horse.”

Josh: “Hailey, come on. I told you not to eat Sarah and take her form. That’s not right.”

Josh: “I don’t have a middle name... that dosen’t mean I’m souless!”

Cory: “Just go with your gut” Sarah: “ I don’t have a gut!”

Morgan: “He’s like, really old. I love him!”

Erinn: “Paul, if you make fun of my ACL surgery one more time, I will punch you in the face.”

Megan: “Refs ruin everything.”

Megan: “Josh, will you slice this head for me?”

Sarah: “Haliey, you’re my only friend, you have to like what I like!”

Sarah: “Sometimes you wear a hundred different patterns at once and I seriously question if you’re on drugs.”

Morgan: “What type of phone charger do you have?”

Cory: “All of them.”

Paul: “... because you don’t ever make a nice face!”