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October 1, 2018
October Issue, 2018
Homecoming by Milani Naik
Everyone’s favorite week is coming up! If you don’t already know, it’s Homecoming Week! This week is filled with all sorts of games and traditions like homecoming court and clash of the classes. Each day of the week is a different theme where students get to dress up and show school spirit, and the week always ends with a fun home football game, which includes the crowning of the homecoming queen. At this football game, the girls elected on the homecoming court will go on the field with typically their father, and one of the the senior girls will be crowned Homecoming Queen. This year the girls on our homecoming court are…
Huricane Florence by Berkeley Allison The residents of the Carolinas and Virginia braced for impact on September 24. Hurricane Florence had reached 70 mph winds and the storm surge impacted over 51,000 homes. According to the First Street Foundation, the previously rising sea level was a large factor in the damage. When Florence made landfall, it was downgraded to a tropical storm. However, the effects are still detrimental. The death
Monday: ‘Merica Monday Tuesday: Tailgate Tuesday (Favorite Teams) Wednesday: PJ Day Thursday: Throwback Thursday (80s) Friday: BGA Spirit 9th Grade: Graci Semptimphelter and Lindsay Phelps 10th Grade: Sarah May and ZeZe Ye 11th Grade: Bella Poppell and Abby Mcconnell 12th Grade: Kristen Hulsey, Ella Rose Gallimore, and Avery Tidwell
toll has risen to about 46. The storm caused 44 billion dollars in damage, which allows for Florence to be one of the most costly storms in United States history. Washington lawmakers considered making 1.7 billion dollars in new money for disaster relief, even though the start of the new budget year is October 1. Over 400 roads have been closed down and hundreds of thousands of people were left without power. Many counties in all three states are still underwater and will be for
Echo Staff Bailey Anderson Berkeley Allison Jack Cheney Annie Conrady Parker Daniel Colby Davis Dalia Diab Jad Diab
This week is also filled with a theme for each day. This year, the themes will be…
Izzy Donoghue Kendall Grimes Cooper Helm Maddox Lamb Sarah May Mitchell Morrison Milani Naik Ally Newkirk
Alex Pareigis Jack Sauder Emma Schumaker Nick Semptimphelter Duke Waldrop Taylor Anne Walters Ching Ching Zhang
The week starts on October 1st and ends on October 6th with the annual Homecoming dance, where students dress up and gather in the Harlin Student Center to dance and celebrate the end of the fun week.
were placed in shelters. 1.2 million out of the 1.5 million public school students missed school because of Tropical Storm Florence. It will also cause later flooding in the Carolinas, even though the storm has already left. According to the Huffington Post, the water will take time to travel downhill. 30,000 people could be affected due to the flooding and 8,000 households have been urged to evacuate immediately. Georgetown County, South Carolina is expecting an average of ten feet of flooding. People who live along Waccamaw River in South Carolina are expecting about 22 feet
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of flooding. The previous record high for flooding in that area was 17.9 feet of water. The Cape Fear River and the Neuse River in North Carolina aren’t expected for their water level to be at a regular height until October. Overall, the storm has caused trillions of gallons of water to enter North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. It will take ten years or more for the cities affected to become normal again. If you would like to donate please call 1-800-733-2767 (1-800-RED-CROSS), text Florence to 90999, or visit their website www.redcross.com.
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Best Buddies with Caroline Hicks by Bailey Anderson
Best Buddies is a very important global organization that helps create an integrated society for people with IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities), whether it be through friendship, employment, or leadership opportunities. Best Buddies is dedicated to serve all people, but the majority of the people have Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, cerebral palsy, and traumatic brain injury. Inside Best Buddies, there are 3 main mission pillars, as Best Buddies call them. One pillar is the friendship program. In this program, a person with and a person without are paired together and do different types of activities together. The second pillar is the job program. In this program, Best Buddies help people with IDD find and keep jobs, pay taxes, and support themselves financially. The third pillar is a leadership program. This program gives people with and without IDD to become leaders in the community. All of these programs are created to make an accepting and integrated society for people with and without IDD. At BGA, we have our own chapter of Best Buddies, dedicated to helping out. I sat down with the our chapter’s president, Caroline Hicks, and she answered some questions about Best Buddies. What is Best Buddies? Best is an organization that promotes inclusion for anybody with IDD, and IDD means intellectual and developmental disabilities. What is your role in Best Buddies? I am the chapter president of a promoter chapter, which means that I promote Best Best Buddies and raise
money instead of having buddies actually at our school. Why is Best Buddies important? Best Buddies is important because it promotes inclusion for anybody with special needs such as down syndrome or autism and just to keep them included in everyday life. What did you do at your leadership conference? Real basic: we learned how to interact with people with disabilities, and I learned how to be a chapter president. What are ways to be involved with Best Buddies, even if you aren’t in the club? You can always go to events, even if you are not a part of the club, and you can always raise money for the friendship walk, and you can always have a buddy. How has Best Buddies affected you? It has definitely made me more aware of including people in social situations, even if they are on the outskirts or what-not, making sure everyone’s included and no one is left out. Is there a moment or relationship that has stood out the most? Probably at the leadership conference when this man, who’s probably about 17 or 18, and he went up onstage in front of thousands of people and gave one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard. He had autism, and it was just crazy to see how someone with a disability could perform that well.
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Interview with Dr. Bonner by Sarah May Q: What do you do here at BGA? A: I teach Chemistry and Biology along with working with the Upper School robotics program. I am also an assistant swim coach with the Upper School team. Q: What did you do before you came to BGA? A: I was teaching middle school and upper school science and coaching baseball at the Webb School in Bell Buckle.
Q: What is your favorite part of BGA so far? A: I am really impressed with the quality of educators. In particular, I have enjoyed the collaboration within the science department. Also, the food at lunch is great, Contact Caroline Hicks for any more information about Best Buddies, especially the dessert bar! or how to get a Best Buddies T-Shirt!
Q: What are you most excited about for this year?
A: I am excited about meeting and getting to know all of my new (to me) students at BGA. I am also looking forward to my first Tug as a Plato! Q: What do you like to do outside of school? A: I mostly play with kids. They are 3 and 5 years old so there is not a jump park or playground around that we have not explored. I also make candles for my wife’s boutique. Our house generally smells like a candle factory as I am constantly taking up kitchen space experimenting with new candle recipes and scents. Q: Do you enjoy traveling? If so, where is your favorite place to travel? A: I travel a lot with my wife, Beth, and two kids, Easton and Grayson. We have an RV and four kayaks that we haul around the South looking for great camping spots and scenic rivers to float.
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s by Annie Conrady
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s takes place in 600 different communities nationwide every year. This year it takes place on October 27th here in Nashville. Registration begins at 7:00am, ceremony at 8:00, and The Walk begins at 8:30am. It takes place in Walk of Fame Park 121 4th Ave S Nashville, TN 37201, and the route is about 2 miles. There are already almost 1,000 registered participants. This event whoufm.com
is incredible for raising not only awareness for Alzheimer’s, but to raise money to fund research, care, and support for those with the disease. There is already almost $763,000 dollars raised so far. This horrible disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, and more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. By participating, you can help end Alzheimer’s.
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The Issue with Non-Profits by Mitchell Morrison Nonprofit organizations, those who achieve the status of a 501(c)(3), are not required to pay taxes. The idea is that many non-profits would not be able to perform if they were required to pay taxes because their income is meant to go back into serving the community, not for profiting. However, some organizations find ways to profit while keeping their tax exempt status, such as high executive pay. In a list released by the Huffington Post, they analyzed the 10 highest paid nonprofit executives in the country. The highest paid executive was making 2.5 million dollars per year, not including benefits. The president of The Boys and Girls Club of America was making 1.8 million dollars. Not only do these numbers dwarf the median american income, but they are far greater than the average for profit CEO compensation which is around 750,000 dollars. Granted, these Nonprofit presidents are doing work that requires a qualified individual, and surely they could make more in the for-profit sector, yet the basis of nonprofits success is volunteerism. If an organization, such as The Boys and Girls Club of America, depends on its volunteerism, should their President not be held to the same expectations and view his/her work as volunteering. This is an issue that has been met with some legislative reactions. In New York, Nonprofits paying their executives more than 199,999 a year are not allowed to
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access or spend state money. This is a great state-led attempt to curb Nonprofit spending and encourage a more modest salary, yet the best and only true solution may lie in the Federal Government’s powers. In attempts to curb Nonprofit executive salaries, I believe that the IRS should include a salary cap requirement for organizations that attempt to qualify for 501(c)(3) status. I believe this would be the most efficient response, because not only would it be at a national level, but a 501(c)(3) status is the lifeblood of a Nonprofit. In fact, the 501(c)(3) is what makes an organization a Nonprofit. If it became a requirement to reduce executive payment, each and every Nonprofit would immediately be at risk of collapsing. The only flaw in this idea would be the argument that quality of Nonprofit executives would drop due to their ability to make more in the For-Profit sector. This may be true, however I do not believe it is an issue. As I previously mentioned, the Nonprofit is built of the idea of volunteerism. It is nice that money can be used to support a volunteer (i.e. Salary for an executive position), but it should not be the determining factor in someone’s choice to
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work at an organization. The determining factor should be someone’s passion to change and affect their community throughout whatever means their mission states. If that is not enough of a reason, than they should not be in the Nonprofit sector at all. Calling out the large salaries of Nonprofit executives is not saying that these executives, or Nonprofits, are corrupt. It is simply acknowledging a flaw that is overlooked with a group of organizations that do incredible good in the American Community. A flaw that seems to have a simple solution, and a solution that will have beneficial effects.
On Tuesday, November 6th, citizens of Tennessee will elect one candidate to the U.S. Senate. The candidates are Marsha Blackburn (R) and Phil Bredsen (D). The current Senate member, Bob Corker, announced that he would not run for re-election in 2018. Former governor of Tennessee and mayor of Nashville, Bredesen advocates a bipartisan approach in the Senate. He plans to work with both Republicans and Democrats to reduce the debt and deficit and create good-paying jobs. Blackburn promotes the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, building a wall and the withdrawal of sanctuary cities and is pro-life. Blackburn is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a former state senator. In a recent debate, Bredesen and Blackburn addressed issues such as immigration, the opioid crisis, Washington, and the economy. In recent polls, no candidate has had a significant lead over one another.
Marsha Blackburn Campaign Experience by Alex Pareigis As you learn more about the world, it is only natural for you to develop your own political opinions and want to become more involved in the process, even though the majority of us can’t yet vote and most of our opinions are overlooked. You can do many things to get involved, including volunteering for a campaign or just understanding current events. One of the most important elections underway is the close race for Senate between Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen. Phil Bredesen was the former governor of Tennessee and mayor of Nashville. I recently got involved with the campaign for Marsha Blackburn. Marsha Blackburn has been the serving as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee 7th congressional district since 2003. While working
for her campaign, I got to help with a phone bank. I am able to call random numbers to gather data of who they are voting for, if they are voting early, and other questions depending on their answers. It is rare for me to actually get on the phone with someone because people mostly do not answer or hang up as soon as I say “I am calling because of the upcoming election.” I will get a few people who are very nice and willing to talk about the upcoming election in a orderly way. While working for the campaign, I get to meet the people who help run the campaign and people just wanting to voice their opinions about her policies or just her ads. Marsha Blackburn reminds voters that she is in-sync with President Trump, and President Trump endorsed her in April. Marsha Blackburn is running on the points to stop illegal immigration by ending sanctuary Continue on page 8
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Volleyball Update by Allyson Newkirk
This years volleyball season has been a very successful season, reaching many goals as the girls lead themselves to many wins. The Varsity had an amazing record of 13-1 throughout the district matches, and JV had a great record of 11-0, going undefeated throughout their season. To add, the girls would love the support of the students to come out to the district tournament matches. Starting off, we will have our first one on Monday, October 1st, then the semifinals and championship for district on Wednesday, October 3rd. For regional matches, be sure check out the volleyball twitter page, or the BGA volleyball instagram for dates and times. Finally, I would like to acknowledge Gracie Bailey and Taylor Tigue for both reaching one thousand career assists, and Avery Tidwell for reaching one thousand career digs. Be sure to come and support the volleyball wildcats as they fight their way to State!
BGA Fantasy Football by Nick Semptimphelter Every week BGA football players Cade Jenkins, Mitchell Morrison, Jack Sauder, Caleb Ryce, and Jad Diab participate in a BGA Fantasy Football League. Every Thursday they draft four players: two on offense and two on defense. The offensive points are the same as they are on ESPN Fantasy Leagues: one point per catch, .1 point for every yard rushed or received, 6 points for every touchdown, and -2 points for every fumble lost. Quarterbacks are not included. Defensive points are different from ESPN’s: Every tackle is half a point, a sack is 3 points, a pass break up is 3 points, a fumble recovery is 3 points, and an interception is 5 points. Stats are compiled by BGA football stat keepers and used for this league. Through week six the most points scored in a single week is: Antonio Stevens with seven catches for 141 yards and two
touchdowns (33.1 points vs Boyd Buchanan), Tiy Reed with nine rushing yards, six catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns (29.8 points vs Nashville Christian), and Kaleb Seay with 178 yards rushing, one catch for eleven yards, two touchdowns and a fumble (28.9 points vs Goodpasture). Defensive leaders through six weeks include Chico Bennett with 3.5 tackles, 2 sacks, and a fumble recovery (10.75 points vs Nashville
Christian), Garnett Hollis with 3 tackles, an interception, and 2 pass breakups (10.5 points vs Goodpasture), and Antonio Stevens with 5 tackles and 2 interceptions (8.5 points vs Goodpasture). These are the single week stat leaders so far through week six.
Preds Update by Jack Sauder The Nashville Predators are looking forward to another great season. Last year, the Predators made it to the second round of the playoffs. They finished first in the regular season with the most points for the first time ever in the franchise history. As the season opener draws nearer, the Preds must come out with their final 20 man roster. The Predators minor league affiliate, Milwaukee Admirals, take on the still developing players for the Predators. One of the largest surprises is Eeli Tolvanen (age 19), who spent the last year in the KHL (the russian hockey league) and led the league in scoring. The Predators drafted him as a prospect but decided to let him develop, hoping he will play the year with the Admirals instead of returning to the KHL. In his contract, he is allowed to return to the KHL after 10 games. It is hoped that he does not after a solid rookie camp. The Nashville Predators will start their season playing the New York Rangers in New York at Madison Square Garden on October 4. The Rangers did not make the playoffs last year finishing with a record of (34-39-9, 77 points). The Predators will play the Rangers at 6:30 central and can be seen on television on NBCSN channel. Go Preds!
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Nashville SC by Cooper Helm
As citizens of Nashville, Franklin, Brentwood, and Tennessee, many of you have probably noticed something new around town in recent years. From bumper stickers to jerseys, Nashville SC’s presence in middle Tennessee is hard to miss. Playing in the “minor league” equivalent of American soccer, NSC kicked off their first official season in 2018 after being formed in 2016. They currently sit in 8th* place out of 16 teams with particularly good home form, not bad for a team in its first season of competition*. Despite this exciting development for professional soccer in Nashville, many were understandably confused when realizing that Nashville SC is not yet a MLS team, begging the question how and when we will get our franchise. In order to understand this question, an understanding of the American league structure must come first. The league structure of American soccer can be most closely related to the league structure of American baseball. There are two professional leagues in America, Tier I (Major League Soccer) and Tier 2 (United Soccer League). USL franchises do not send players up to the MLS directly like in baseball, however transfers between USL and MLS still do occur. Teams are treated like businesses and are run as such, with owners holding the ability to move their teams from city to city as they please, often using the fans’ dedication to their franchise in order to round up support for a new stadium; this is essentially extorsion. A recent example of this is MLS franchise Columbus Crew, whose owner is currently jockeying for a move to Austin, Texas unless his franchise is given a new stadium. Franchises are formed by cities and owners putting in bids to enter into the league, with the winning candidate being voted on by league officials and other franchise owners. This happened right in our backyard during the 2016/17 MLS season when Nashville won their bid to an MLS franchise, with an expected kickoff year between 2020 and 2022. In the meantime, Nashville was given a USL franchise in order to grow hype and fan culture in the lead up to top flight professional soccer. We do not yet know if Nashville SC will be the same team entering the MLS in Nashville come 2020, with
potential kit, color, crest, and name changes all on the table. Despite this, even USL soccer in Nashville has sparked massive enthusiasm in the sporting community of the area. With a new stadium currently being designed for the franchise in the fairgrounds, and potential franchise stores and more opening up in the area, having an MLS franchise in our city will certainly create jobs in addition to excitement. While this is a good thing, it is important to remember that building and renovating stadiums do little to impact local economies; this is a myth perpetuated by franchise owners across all American sports and it is not something that should be considered fact. Despite this, I believe that having an MLS franchise in Nashville will prove to be highly beneficial to the city. All one has to do is look at how Nashville and middle Tennessee as a whole was brought together during the 2017 Stanley Cup. Suddenly, the entire state rallied around the Preds, new hockey
Titans Update by Maddox Lamb
With Mike Vrabel as the New Tennessee Titans head coach, the Titans are still adjusting to the new pace. Going into the first game of the season against the Miami Dolphins, the Titans started of with a very explosive offense, yet only scoring 3 points in the first quarter, while the defense had a great start by not letting any points in the first quarter. After a great first quarter, the game took a lightning delay that lasted 3 hours, yes 3 hours, making the game last 7 hours. After the two lightning delays, the game resumed where the Dolphins took control and scored 27 points. The titans thought the game was over until the 4th quarter, where Darius
Jennings took a kickoff return 94 yards, giving the Titans a spark of hope. After the kickoff return, the Titans went off scoring 17 points in the 4th quarter making the score 20-27. The Titans were down by 7 with 56 seconds left. Sadly the Dolphins ran the clock out giving the Titans the first loss of the season. After the loss against the Dolphins, the Titans played their first home game against the Texans. They played a spectacular game beating the Texans 20-17. Last week the Titans played the third game of the season against the Jaguars. The game was not one of the best games the Titans have played, but they were able to beat the Jags 9 to 6. This week the Titans welcome the former Super Bowl champ, The Philadelphia Eagles. The Titans are super excited to play the fourth game of the season trying to be 3-1.
fans were born, and a culture inseparable from Nashville was made evident to the rest of the nation. It was an amazing summer, and despite my personal allegiance to the Washington D.C. Capitals, I will always have an affectionate relationship with the Preds that I never would have had previously. This is the kind of experience that Nashville’s MLS franchise will bring the people of Tennessee. New memories, a love and appreciation of a game they may not yet fully understand, and an entire new part of Nashville culture to share with the rest of the nation. Franchises like Nashville SC are some of the first steps that America has to take if it wishes to become a soccer nation, something we are far from. America’s general dismissal of soccer as a sport worthy of its attention has roots lying so deep in supposed American exceptionalism that it could make up an entire article on its own, not to mention that the only reason we even have a professional soccer league is in
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order to meet the conditions of the 1996 World Cup that was held in the USA. America’s failed qualification to the 2018 World Cup was not a failure on the field, but a failure off it. Our league structure is designed to maximize profits, not talent. Even down to the youth level it is pay to play, essentially removing over half of the potential talent pool from which to draw from at a default. Changes to these unfortunate realities are necessary if America wishes to become a major power in the world’s most popular sport. If change does not take root in American soccer, the MLS will continue to be used as retirement homes for expired European players, content to earn a living playing soccer instead of futball.
Soccer Update by Colby Davis So far this season lady wildcat soccer has been put through many struggles as a team. The team has emerged from a tough start to tieing CPA, the number one seed. During practice each week, the team focuses on one aspect to improve on whether it is defensive or offensive. With the value that coach Morrissey adds to the team, this team has been able to utilize each player to their best ability. Therefore, it has put them in a better position to go farther than originally thought. With that being said, they have many important games coming in the future, including postseason games, and would love all the support they can get.
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Entertainment Interview with Dr. Bonner (continued)
Q: What was your high school experience like? A: High school was great for me. I have lasting friendships from that time of my life. I swam competitively in high school so I mostly remember early morning workouts and long afternoons in the pool. Q: What do you binge watch on Netflix? A: Ozark, Dexter, The Office, and Ken Burns: The National Parks
Netflix Update by Parker Daniel
The new netflix shows that have come out recently ae definitely some to look at. Season five of “The 100” has come out, adding on to the sci-fi thriller show. If you are looking for a bit of a scarier side of things, check out “The Ritual.” The show is about four friends on a hike going to spread their dead friends ashes at his favorite place, a mountain in the woods. They were met with the exact opposite of what they were expecting. If you’re looking for something to sit down and binge, take a look at “The Office.” This show is old but gold. “The Office” is about a group of people all working in the same building; some are friends, while some aren’t. Over the course of the show, people start to figure out who they are as well as who their friends are.
Advice Column
comic by Jack Cheney
Hello, everybody! Starting with next issue of The Student Echo, students will have the opportunity to submit questions for the brand new advice column, Wildcat Wisdom ! If you are looking for advice, please email your questions to bga.echo@mybga.org , or submit questions into the advice column boxes located in the library and the student lounge. We hope to receive your questions soon!
Q: What inspired you to pursue a teaching career? A: I began my teaching career as a chemist training others to use laboratory equipment. I really enjoyed the challenge of learning new information and passing that on to others. I followed this up with graduate work focused on teaching and learning. While doing this, I spent a lot of time in the classroom developing curriculum and lecturing in various biology courses at the university-level. When I finished my graduate work I decided to focus on science education and research at the secondary-level. I still love reading and talking about science while passing along that interest to students.
T-op Cold Ice Cream Review by Izzy Donoghue by Dalia Diab T-op Cold Grill Ice Cream is a new restaurant in downtown Franklin. The menu has a wide variety of asian foods, from rolled ice cream and bubble tea to poke bowls. The most popular is the rolled ice cream, a dessert that has attracted many customers to the newly opened restaurant. At T-op Cold Grill, customers are sure to find a wide variety of flavors to choose from. The ice cream menu is divided into two main parts labeled “T-op Creation” and “Keep it Simple.” “T-op Creation” offers the option to choose from one of T-op’s twelve signature flavor creations. These include several Thai inspired options such a “Pretty in Purple”, a Taro Root ice cream, or unique flavor combinations such as “Cupid Heart”, a French Macaron flavor. The “Keep it Simple” option gives customers the opportunity to personalize their des-
sert. Customers select one out of the nine flavors T-op offers and then pick three toppings. Flavors range from classic chocolate to Thai tea. Even though the selection of ice cream is small compared to chains like Baskin Robbins, there are over 15 toppings and the dessert is more personalized. What T-op lacks in flavor selection they make up for in the experience of the process. Unlike most ice cream chains, T-op doesn’t just scoop their ice cream from cartons. Instead they use a traditional method from Thailand often used by Thai street vendors. First, a liquid ice cream base is poured onto the surface of a freezing griddle. Then, toppings of the customers choice are mixed together and flattened out. The process ends with the rolling of the flattened ice cream into five even rolls. Not only is the process of making rolled ice cream very interesting, but the presentation is as well. The flavors range from ordinary ones such as vanilla to unique ones
like thai tea or honeydew. The basic flavors taste like you would expect them to, but the more unique ones are definitely worth a try. Whether you play it safe or take a risk, the taste isn’t the only unordinary thing about the ice cream. The presentation consists of five separate rolls, and the texture is very distinct, slightly dense, and silky. Even if you purchase the basic vanilla flavor at T-op, it will considerably differ from the ice cream you can find at any other shop in downtown Franklin. The prices at T-op may be a bit steep compared to other ice cream stores, but a customer should understand that they are paying for the experience as well as the final product. Watching the process of making rolled ice cream is fascinating, as is the new take on an average ice cream. Rolled ice cream is not a new concept, but the opening of T-op has allowed people around the Franklin area to enjoy it for themselves. In conclusion, T-op is just a short drive from
BGA, so it’s definitely worth the visit if you haven’t gone already. Have any other restaurants you would like us to review? Contact us at isabelledonoghue22@mybga.org or daliadiab22@mybga.org
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Calendar October 1 Golf - (away) 4:00 Volleyball - Varsity (home) 5:30 October 2 Cross Country - (away) 3:45 Volleyball - Varsity (home) 5:30 Soccer - Girls Varsity (home) 6:00 Dollars and Sense, Financial Aid, Scholarships 6:00-7:30 MTSU True Blue Tour - Franklin Marriott Cool Springs 6:00pm October 3 Volleyball - Varsity (home) 5:30 October 4 Soccer - Girls Varsity (home) 6:00 Homecoming Bonfire 7:30 October 5 Homecoming Football Game vs. Glencliff HS 7:00 October 6 Volleyball - Varsity (home) 11:00 Soccer - Girls Varsity (home) 6:00 Homecoming Dance 8:00-11:00 October 7 Class of 2019 Senior Games 3:00-5:00 Best Buddies Friendship walk in the Music City Walk of Fame Park October 10 PSAT US Day of Service Soccer - Girls Varsity (away) October 11 Football - Varsity (away) 2018 Oktoberfest 5:00-10:00
October 12 Quarter 1 ends US Fall Play 7:00-9:30 2018 Oktoberfest 10:00 am - 10:00 pm October 13 Volleyball - Varsity (home) 11:00 Soccer - Girls Varsity (away) 12:00 US Fall Play 7:00-9:30 2018 Oktoberfest 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Savannah College of Art and Design Information Session - Thompson Hotel Nashville 10:00am October 14 US Fall Play 7:00-9:30 2018 Oktoberfest 10:00 am - 8:00 pm October 16 Alison Logan Art Reception 5:30-7:00 Fall Choral Concert 7:00-9:00 October 17 Volleyball - Varsity 2:30 TBD Soccer - Girls Varsity 6:00 TBD October 18-19 Fall Break October 20 Soccer - Girls Varsity (away) 11:30 October 25 Cross Country - Girls (away) 10:00 Cross Country - Boys (away) 11:00 Soccer - Girls Varsity (away) 4:30 Engineers Day at UTK October 26 Soccer - Girls Varsity (away) 4:30 Football - Varsity (home) 7:00 Fall Teams Senior Night 7:00 October 27 Best Buddies 5k in Bicentennial Mall State Park
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Interview with Mr. Altman by Kendall Grimes Q: Can you talk about your experience being a musician in Nashville and how that’s influenced you in any way? When I was growing up in Virginia, music was kind of in a box, in a way, in my mind. It was like, ok, music is this: I go to school and I play in a jazz band, I like music and music is cool, but at the time in high school, it was still just a hobby. And then, when I came to Belmont, because Nashville’s such a business oriented town, I realized that a lot of people make their living and career off of music. So I started practicing more at Belmont, and it took me like a year and a half or so in school before I started playing out, playing with other people. But now it’s all I do, so it’s kind of interesting. I mean I walk dogs a little bit, but my main thing is playing music and teaching music. It’s really nice, it’s completely changed the way I look at life and the way people express themselves, and how that can really open people up to figuring out who they are, and also how they can better the environment that they’re in. Q: Do you belong to one band, or do you pick up and play whatever gigs are available? I have bands that I play with frequently, like whenever they have shows, I’m always the bass player. Then there’s also other people that I just sub for, or maybe I’m half of the bassists in the band, like there’s one other bassist, maybe. And then session work: it’s just like on-call and people just like, “Oh, I got your name from so and so.” It’s like a mixture. Q: What was your high school experience like? I went to a performing arts high school, a magnet program in Virginia. I was in the jazz band, and I had to audition; I auditioned on jazz guitar, and then my sophomore year I switched to bass. It was fun, it was really cool. Almost everybody else around me was doing their thing, and doing some sort of art, so it wasn’t a typical high school experience, like public high school. Everybody was really into what they were doing. Q: What was some of the music you listened to when you were younger that has influenced you today? My mom grew up in England, so a lot of the music that she would play when I was growing up was oldies; like 50s and 60s pop music in Britain, so a lot of The Beatles. My dad was into a lot of classic rock, so I listened to a lot of Led Zeppelin, and AC/DC, Black Sabbath, all that stuff, which to a lot of people, my age and otherwise, is their entrance to music. It’s really cool. And it’s a good thing to because it’s such a raw
music, and it’s so emotional and it’s all about feelings. That’s honestly the most important part of music, in my mind. Q: What are you most excited about for this year? I am most excited about, I’d say, I just can’t wait to be able to look back and see where we began, and where we end up, and how much we’ve grown. That’s always my favorite thing, and that’s why I’ve been so into recording things recently. Every time I perform, I record it now because it’s really nice to be able to look back and say, “Wow, that’s really what I sounded like a year ago?” Even a week ago, it’s like, “What? I played that a week ago? I would never play that now!” So, yeah, I’m most excited for that.
Quad Question With Jad “If you had to ask someone to homecoming, how would you do it?”
Q: Other than music, what do you like to do outside of school? I really like, well I haven’t seen one in a while, but I really like movies. I’m a big movie buff. And same story, I really haven’t had time to do it a lot, but I love video games. I grew up playing video games a lot, but I don’t really play them very much anymore. So making music, eating, and sleeping, basically. Q: What is your favorite song to listen to right now? I’ll say, honestly, the song that we listened to in class, “Birds of a Feather,” by Vulfpeck, which is actually a cover by, the original artist is named Maki, but it’s an awesome song. It’s really got great vibes and it’s really funky, and it’s really low volume, so that’s what I’ve been listening to a lot. Q: What inspired you to pursue a teaching career? Probably the moment early on in my teaching experience that made me realize how powerful music was. I remember one of my older students, she was eighty, she brought in this guitar and she said, “This was my dad’s guitar.” Like oh my gosh! You’re like eighty and this is your dad’s guitar? She opened it up and it was this Martin guitar from the 10s, the 1910s, and she told me about it. She said that when she was growing up he would play it all the time and it was the family guitar. It was kinda funny because it was this beautiful, priceless guitar, and I was teaching her “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on it. It was just funny to think this guitar had played so many songs, and been through two world wars. It’s situations like that, it’s like if a guitar could talk, what stories would it tell? It’s things like that, the extra musical things that music brings into people’s lives that make people realize how connected we are. And I just really want to make sure people always remember that kind of stuff.
Charlie Jewel (Senior): “Personally, wait til last minute, then, uh, throw some candy at ‘em, nice poster. It all works out.”
Ms. Gilmore: “I think I would figure out a way to get one of those, like, massive airplanes that they have at the beach, that they’re trying to steal, like, shrimp to you, you know? I would say ‘Would you go to hoco with me?’”
Max Sale (Sophomore): “So, you need to get the biggest poster possible and get flashing lights in the background and you need to have a hidden camera. Just make a big scene about it. Make them feel great about themselves.”
Marsha Blackburn Campaign Experience (continued) cities, penalizing officials who violate federal law, and deporting criminal illegal immigrants. She plans to build on President Trump’s tax cuts and regulatory relief to encourage economic turn around. She also will repeal Obamacare and return to a system that allows families and doctors make their own decisions. She is pro-life and wants no tax dollars to fund abortions. She respects the second amendment and will reform the mental health system, while also improving the welfare and quality of life for veterans. Hopefully you will keep an eye on this close Senate election and try to get involved in politics.
Lindsey Duncan (Senior): “Just in person… Just be, like, hey do you wanna go?”