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Staffers’ Good-byes
Mrs. Kaminski and Mrs. Monday, we’ll miss you! Two amazing teachers, Carolyn Kaminski and Chris Monday, have made an impact on NV. After several wonderful years of inspiring students, they get ready to retire.
TSP seniors say good-bye to Northview and the Newspaper
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THE SENIOR PRINTS Sylvania Northview High School
5403 Silica Drive Sylvania, Ohio 43560
Volume 86, Issue 12
Annual Hunger Games draws near District 12’s Besly promising, District 9’s Forrester may not survive first night
Photos by Jennifer Deng
Citizens of the Capitol Administration have fallen in love with the dynamic pair from District 11. Tributes Kyle Boyers and Libby Headman are the star-crossed lovers who are ready to fight to the end in the Games. Headman has already proven her skill with a bow and arrow.
Jennifer Deng Co-Editor-in-Chief
The land of SylNorth will soon host its 76th annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games, run by the Capitol Administration, were created with the purpose of controlling SylNorth’s four rebellious districts. At one point 76 years ago, the districts rebelled against the Capitol Administration. Now, in order to prove its power and discourage the districts from rebelling again, the Capitol decreed that each year the four districts of SylNorth should offer up a tribute of one young man and woman between the ages of 15 and 18 to be trained in the art of survival and be prepared to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice. “The lone victor will be bathed in riches, and will serve as a reminder of our generosity and our forgiveness,” President Swaggerty of the Capitol Administration said. “This is how we remember our past. This is how we safeguard our future.” This year’s newly-chosen tributes have just arrived at the Main Office (home of the Capitol Administration) from their respective Districts. From District 9, located in the land of D Hall, tributes Ben Forrester and Taylor Messinger were chosen. “I’m scared,” Messinger said. “Our district is poor; we are weaker than the other districts. Back home, we know Districts 11 and 12 as “Career” districts. Although they are not supposed to, I know they have been training for the Games for ages. A lot of them are specialized in fields like medicine, business, and engineering.” Messinger’s fear is reasonable; for the past 76 years, the winner of the Hunger Games is
normally always a Career from District 11 or 12. But while Messinger may not have had the previous training, she does have one thing going for her. She is quite beautiful. Her long flowing hair is sure to get her many sponsors in the upcoming weeks as the Games progress. “Yeah... I just... don’t want them to change me,” a trembling Forrester said. “Turn me into something I’m not. I just don’t want to be another piece in their games, you know? If I’m gonna die, I wanna still be me.” “I just can’t afford to think like that,” Messinger added solemnly. District 10, located in B Hall, offered up its two tributes who arrived in the Main Office this morning - a dark-haired boy named Jordan Rose and a curly-haired girl named Maggie Figliomeni. “I have a whole bunch of secret weapons hidden in this here hair of mine,” Figliomeni said. Figliomeni volunteered as Tribute in place of her younger sister. The moment touched the hearts of not only her own District 10, but hearts all across SylNorth. Her fellow tribute, who calls himself JRose, explained how the odds were not in his favor. “I half expected my name to be called. I have pulled out so many Tessera to feed my family. I’m sure my name is in there at least 42 times.” From the Career District 11 located in the far-off land of F Hall come a pair of star-crossed tributes. The boy’s name is Kyle Boyers. “There is this one girl that I’ve had a crush on forever,” Boyers said. “But I, uh. I don’t think winning’s gonna help me at all. Why? Because she came here with me.” Boyers’s fellow tribute and sweetheart, the stunning and capable Libby Headman, seems to have skill with a bow and arrow. Nevertheless, Headman expresses fear of her competitors. “I’m particularly scared of this one girl from
District 12,” Headman said. “I haven’t actually met her, but she looks sly. I call her The Fox.” The Fox turns out to be a girl named Morgan Hawley. Coming from District 12 in C Hall, Hawley is joined by her fellow tribute, Steuart Besly. “Back home, I work in my family’s bakery,” Besly said. “I love decorating cakes and I’m a fast runner. Hopefully these skills will come in handy.” District 12’s “The Fox” Hawley seems to have a few tricks up her sleeve. She wouldn’t share them with us, though. “I’m really quiet and shy and I don’t like people,” ‘The Fox’ said. “Maybe that will come in handy when we get into the arena.” ‘The Fox’ Hawley and Besly round out the eight tributes selected to compete in this year’s Hunger Games. Although Districts 1 through 8 were once part of SylNorth, they supposedly were destroyed by the Capitol Administration long ago in the rebellion. However, despite this information that the Capitol Administration feeds to the students of SylNorth, there is speculation that the remaining citizens of Districts 1 through 8 are still alive. People say they are gaining power and getting ready to once again rebel against the Capitol Administration. “I believe it,” District 10’s Colton Lulfs said. “I have heard Districts 1 through 8 are still alive and are building up their forces in the unexplored territories of North-bound E Hall.” The location for the Game’s arena is still undisclosed. However, there is speculation that the Gamemakers are leaning toward the Natatorium or a certain Auxiliary Gymnasium. Everybody in SylNorth will be required to watch the live screening of the Hunger Games next week on various SmartBoards. “To the tributes,” President Swaggerty said. “May the odds be ever in your favor.”
Commencement color scheme causes controversy Seniors caught between black-out or gold-rush Skylar Rose Staff Writer
Once again there is a color war controversy at Northview. But this controversy arises not at an athletic contest, but rather at the seminal event of a senior’s high school career. The decision about what color to display at the commencement ceremony is probably the most important decision seniors will have to make while at NV. Is it a Gold Rush or a Black Out? Students are divided and a Facebook group has been created to support each color. Student Government deemed this event to be a Gold Rush. Nonetheless, there is a vocal minority of the student body who disagree and want a black out. Questions such as “Is it a Gold Rush or a black out?” have filled the hallways for days. Yet the answer to this question is self-evident. Gold Rush at commencement for the win. The reasons are many. A Gold Rush only makes sense because it matches with the gold jewelry that will be worn at graduation. Gold represents seniors bright future, while black reminds them of the dark of night.
And everyone knows that the price of gold is greater than the value of coal. The reasons could go on and on. The “let’s wear black” group all want to match because, just like a “home game” in sports, graduation is a “home commencement” since NV is the host school. The “let’s wear gold” students want to wear gold for the reasons previously listed. Unfortunately, NV has assigned girls to gold gowns and boys to black gowns for the past 30 years. As one would expect, senior Morgan Hawley is once again at the center of this controversy and again is fearful for her reputation and the backlash she will receive for promoting the Gold Rush. Hawley always seems to be on the wrong side of these decisions. Let’s face it, who cares what color seniors wear. Graduation is color blind. What matters is that seniors all work together and win. Seniors have come a long way since freshman year and have made it through these long four years. When I say win, I mean graduate together as a team, or in our case, as a class.
May 30, 2012
Senior year, did you bring enough money? Have you ever wondered how much money you spend as a senior? What if you did every possible thing your senior year that you can do? I came up with a list of the various activities you have your senior year and the cost of each. Show this to your parents now that they’ve already paid their credit card bills. Juniors, DO NOT SHOW YOUR PARENTS THIS. They may just never let you come back!
$55 $250+
Senior Activities Fee -
Senior Pictures depending on your photographer and package
$55 1 sport pay-to-play - $150 1 pay-to-participate - $50 for one club or activity Yearbook -
College Application fees change per college
$50
$60 AP Tests - per test $86 ACT $40 for the test, $10 dollars Prom double -
per school if you send to more than four schools Class T-shirt -
$12
Homecoming double bid & shirts -
$46
Turnabout double Bid&Shirts -
$45
Hockey State Championship Games -
$11
Staying in a hotel in Columbus -
$100 NV/SV Football Game - $7 Cap&Gown $25 Graduation Packet with announcements and whatnot -
$100 $50
Gasoline If you have a car like mine, about $50 every two weeks. If you have a smarter car: LUCKY YOU!
$30 $1222
Parking at Northview GRAND TOTAL -
That doesn’t even include spirit wear, runs to chipotle, and school supplies or that midnight movie premier of Hunger Games! - Savannah King
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Photo by Jack Melick
COLLEGES
GRAD PARTIES GOOD-BYES
Where are you going?
6/9: Jennifer Deng 6/16: Morgan Hawley 6/17: Vikki Hiznay 6/17: Molly Porterfield 6/23: Savannah King 6/25: Bridget Thomas
What’s your favorite NV memory?
COMING UP
Farewell from the Editors
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The Senior Prints
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as we go on, we
REMEMBER What would you tell your freshman self if you could do it all over again?
Charles Mason
Interviews compiled by Jennifer Deng, Photos by Bridget Thomas
Alyssa Maunz
1. “Don’t wait for people to move in 2. “Don’t wear those shirts with holes in them.”
- Steuart Besly
3. “Don’t over-run yourself or run
with Pneumonia. You will hurt yourself.” - Moe Dean
Christine Blaisdell
the hallway, because they won’t.” - LeighAnn Pace
Joe Quinones
4. “Study harder and bet on the 2012
Frozen Four games. I would also tell myself... YOLO!” - Mike Przyojski Jr.
5. 6.
“Don’t let the judgment of others bring you down. You don’t have to please everyone.” - Melissa Hrovat
Jason Lee
“Learn how to do a backflip... comes in handy! - Todd Enis
7.
Andrea Binz
“Use these lottery numbers: 3842-09-17-11.” - Devin Welch “Give Chipoltle a second chance. It’s awesome.” - Nick Hamilton
9. “Don’t wear shirts with Abercrom-
bie plastered all over them.” - Divya Biyani
Colin McCloskey
8.
10. “Don’t stress, and just have fun.
Danielle Lulfs
It’s the fastest four years of your life. Don’t date, just play the field.” - Austin Jaquillard
northview is...
Taha Alhayani
James Aponte
Nick Hamilton
Miraj Neve
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SaVikki
Savannah & Vikki, the laziest (and most obnoxious) editors ever We sleep on the couch... a lot... and not do our work until the last possible moment... a lot... but hey we’re best friends and it works for us. This feels so weird. I had been thinking about what I was going to write in senior issue all year. However, now that I’m actually sitting down to write this… I have no idea what to say. I feel like I’m giving my Academy Award acceptance speech, except there’s no music to tell me when to stop. I guess I should say that I thoroughly enjoyed my time on staff the last two years. Starting my sophomore year, I really felt lost as to what I was supposed to do in high school. I was in band, but it didn’t feel quite right. I actually signed up for Journalism Writing and Design, with plans to just be on newspaper staff my senior year. Lucky for me, the class was cut, and I was offered a chance to be on newspaper staff, and then I ended up being the Opinions Editor my senior year. Being on newspaper I realized right away that this was where I was supposed to be in high school. The Pub is the one place for me that I always feel safe. Newspaper was my niche and I am so sad to be leaving it. I’m never going to find a place like this in college. No place at Cedarville that applies to my psychology major is going to have 11 Macs in it, a quesadilla maker, a microwave, a toaster and a couch. I can live in this room and be perfectly content. So the Pub is definitely what I’m going to miss most. Even with that disgusting couch and the ants. (Jack and Caitlin – it’s your job to replace it. Good luck.) Okay, and now I think I have to be even sappier and thank people. All of the other seniors are doing these funny goodbyes, while I’m all emotional and wanting to cry. Maybe The Student Prints just means something more to me. Or maybe not. Maybe I’m just an emotional person. But let’s ignore that and get down to my goodbyes. Vikki – thank you for being such a wonderful friend the last nine years. We were just new kids put next to each other in our third grade classroom. And now you’re my best friend. The fact that we got to share our senior year on staff together (and all our free periods cuddling on the couch) just is so great. I love you so much and I’m going to miss you the most next year. Stephanie, Molly and Kelsey – I’m going to be impersonal and lump you all together. But you three really made a great part of my senior year. We were all together for AP Government in our little newspaper corner, and then you just all make my day. Kelsey with her One Direction obsession, Molly with her love for TOMS shoes, and Stephanie for working at Subway like I do! You all “light up my world So, senior year. Yeah. Well, I guess I’ll start with an introduction. Hi, I’m Vikki. I have a cat. His name is Benjamin and I found him sketchily through Craigslist. Also, I love writing plays, poems, songs and short stories. I started off last year on yearbook staff where I discovered my love for writing. I loved the interviews, the researching and meeting the people. Discovering their lives and their feelings and outlooks on everything. It is so exciting. That was when I started considering writing more formatted on Newspaper Staff. They so happened to be looking for a Business Editor. So, on a crazy whim I applied for it and received the position. I love it. I can honestly say it is one of the best things that has happened to me this year. Designing ads, doing business with local companies, and dealing with tons of new people is incredibly satisfying. Of course, I never would have made it through this year without the people I have grown close to. Eveline Farrell was always there to help me through sticky situations in Humanities and Honor’s Calculus. Hannah Henderson has kept me sane in theater and at work. Finally, I want to thank Savannah Lynn King for being the most wonderful person to have ever walked this planet. Savannah, ever since third grade when you helped me find my way around after coming back from my great grandmother’s funeral we have been inseparable. She is my oldest friend and by far the one who I would hope to never lose. No matter how many fights we have been in I feel as though we will never part. She is the absolute best Newspaper guardian angel, showing me the ropes, being new on staffand communicating with people for me since I have Calculus during the Newspaper period. I could honestly type thousands of pages about her and never run out of things to say. But, I will end it with this: I love you and I am really going to miss you next year, girl. Finally, I would like to thank Huey for helping me with everything; but mostly, for putting up with my serious case of senioritis. If I learned one thing from this year it is to get things done so I can relax later! So ads get placed early and I will sleep on the couch. Had it not been for Ms. Huey I would have been hopelessly lost in a sea of ad forms and crying, in vain attempts to rotate a picture after scanning it. Thanks for each and every one of my “Pub Peeps” for keeping me entertained with countless numbers of websites that I have no use for, except entertainment and music I would have never heard otherwise. It is going to stink without seeing you guys everyday but I am moving onto bigger and better things as hard as it is to think there is a life outside the Publications office.
like nobody else.” Kelsey, I’m going to miss our random talks in the darkroom when the Photojournalism kids take over the Macs. Steph, I’m going to miss our ranting about customers at Subway. And Molly, I’m sorry. You’re not wasting your life by being a nurse, I promise. You just have multiple talents, such as AWESOME page designing skills. Hannah (hah-nah, for those of you who don’t know who I’m talking about) – Even though you’re not on Newspaper, you’re still in the pub and I’m still going to miss you so much. Our walks to Statistics every day and ranting about how disgustingly people make out in the hallways were always interesting. That and freaking about college and stats tests and everything else. I can really just tell everything to you because you are awesome. You make everything so fun and I’ll miss you so much. Have fun at OWU! Huey said she was surprised I didn’t thank the couch, so I guess I should probably put a short sentence in here about that. Dear couch, you are so comfortable, even if you are disgusting. Thank you for providing me with so many naps with the awesome senior year schedule I had. (I mean, who doesn’t like to spend six out of nine periods in the Pub? Greatest senior year ever? I think so.) And finally, I have to thank Huey. The last two years have been the best ever. And while my fellow pubbers make up for a lot of that, we wouldn’t have such an awesome paper to have fun making if it weren’t for you. Through all the stuff our paper went through this year, you were the strength for our staff. You are funny and you somehow just manage to make my day. Oh, and your outfits are always adorable. You’ll always be my favorite high school teacher. Now, I’m not going to individually thank people outside the pub because I’m not sure if they’ll ever see this. But to people like Alyss, Chandler and all of my other friends, I love you so much. I’ll miss you so much next year. You all mean the world to me. I’m sure there are more things that I could say and more people I could say goodbye to, but this is pretty long. I’m already on the second page of Microsoft Word… singlespaced. So I’m going to end here. Good luck everyone. Goodbye to my Pub. Goodbye to my friends. Jack&Caitlin carry on the legacy well. Maggie&Rachel, be awesome Opinions Editors! To the entire TSP staff, as Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” Remember that.
Savannah King, Opinions Photo by Vikki Hiznay
Photo by Ray Padilla
THE STUDENT PRINTS, according to Savannah King Volume 86, Issue 12
Vikki Hiznay, Business Photo by Hannah Henderson
Co-Editors-In-Chief: Jennifer(VALEDICTORIAN WOOT WOOT!)Deng & Bridget(I never do my statistics homework)Thomas Adviser: Sarah(oh look I only have five hives today)Huey News Editor: Stephanie (When do I talk?) McCaskey and some junior chick Features Editors: Morgan (I’m happy.. all the time) Hawley and some junior chick Sports Editors: Blake (I’m too cool for this school) Miller and some junior hockey kid... Opinions Editors: Savannah(know-it-all)King & Kelsey(I’m married to Zayn Malik)Pomeroy Arts & Entertainment Editor: Molly (I love the world) Porterfield Business Editor: Vikki (I’m not as innocent as I look) Hiznay Photo Editor:The new CEO of Apple Staff Writer: Skylar (I put two spaces after a sentence) Rose, the other staffers don’t matter The Student Prints is the unofficial student-produced newspaper of Sylvania Northview High School. It is distributed daily at $500 to serve the purpose of informing the panhandlers on Monroe and Talmadge of current issues. Sylvania Northview High School hosts a LOT of students, represented by seniors and some underclassmen. The main goal of The Prints is to present coverage of, well, some events. The paper also respects the opinions and ideas of the entire NV community (JK, we don’t care). Signed letters to the editors are NOT encouraged and should be no longer than zero words. All letters can be turned into Dumbledore’s office. The Prints reserves the right to edit letters and word it how we want it to fit our purpose. The newspaper staff is not responsible at all for the content of the paper (That’s SWAGG’S job) and supports the First and 11th Amendment to the Constitution. Unsigned editorials published in The Prints are written by staff members, and agreed upon by the founders of Hogwarts. The newspaper staff does not endorse advertisements published in The Prints (unless they give us free stuff ). Advertising specifications may be obtained by calling Jack Melick at his new CEO office at Apple. Bylines are determined according to who made the most edits on the story. Corrections to The Prints will be made, honestly? NEVER THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE! The newspaper follows no guidelines for punctuation and grammar. The Prints is full of fake news and this is just us seniors way of saying AU REVOIR, SAYONARA, ADIOS AND A GOODBYE. FOREVER. WE’RE DONE. WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS? STOP. GO READ THE FUNNY STUFF.
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Morgz, Steph & Kelsey
The Senior Prints
This is what a goodbye column should be like... June 2012, the month I was always expecting, yet not this fast. No one was lying when they said, “Don’t blink, high school flies by fast.” I would always think nahh, I can’t wait to get out of here and start my own life! If I told my freshman self that I would be staying here, going to The University of Toledo and majoring in Nursing, I would have dropped dead! My mind has changed so much throughout high school, I have grown up and become the person I am today within the walls of Northview. High School was good to me; I have had the time of my life here. I have made the best friends in the world and memories to last me the rest of my life. To be honest, I am one of the few people you come across that doesn’t want to go to college. I will GLADLY come back and be a super senior here at NV. Some of my favorite memories happened in the pub. Whether it was blasting music while we worked, or laughing at J.Rose’s impersonations and his famous one-liners, the newspaper period was always my favorite. The Pub is a haven within NV that will always remain everyone’s favorite spot. I would like to wish the Feature Editors luck next year, Darren and Libby. I will be expecting big things out of you two next year! Put your heads together and make the Features Section the best part of the paper! (As if it already wasn’t) Darren, you are so talented on the computer, and not to mention Mac-saavy! This will definitely come in handy next year. And Libby, good luck girl, you will actually have to do some work on the paper next year, HA! Don’t worry, I have faith in you, I know there is some scant amounts of work ethic in that body somewhere ;). I will miss you both so much and I look forward to seeing all the work you guys will produce! And I would especially like to send my best to Caitlin and Jack, the Co-Editorsin-Chief next year. I had the pleasure of becoming so close with both of you this year and I am so incredibly proud that you
guys will be heading up The Student Prints next year! Caitlin, it was spectacular being Features editor with you, I’m so glad I got the chance to work with you this year. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me, you always knew how to dig me out of my creativity box! Whatever you do with the paper next year will be so awesome! And Jack, Co-Editor will be the perfect position for you next year! Your leadership positions now will really benefit you for your future job as CEO of Apple. Make sure you keep everyone in line and your paper will turn out just how you want it! Good luck to my two besties, I am expecting to hear great things from the two of you! And I could not go without thanking Jennifer and Bridget, the Co-Editors of The Student Prints for the 2011-2012 school year. You have brought this paper amazing new things. Awesome opinion features on page five, spotlighting so many NV Wildcats and even some news coverage! ;) Bridget, I have really gotten to know you this year and I was pleasantly surprised by how creative you are! You have so many good ideas and all your pages are so original and interesting to look at and read; you truly have a knack for journalism! And Jennifer, you have been one of my closest friends since elementary school, and I am so proud of all you have accomplished in high school. You are so talented in everything you do, including newspaper! You always bring in fresh ideas and looks and you have such a passion for journalism that is evident on the late nights we stayed on the days before print. We couldn’t ask for better Co-editors this year, thank you so much for making this paper spectacular! All your hard work has paid off, you should be proud of how your baby turned out! Finally, I would like to take the time to thank our adviser, the ever fashionable Ms. Huey! You put so much into this paper; we are so lucky to have an adviser as dedicated as you are. On top of taking all your classes
Morgan Hawley, Features
you manage to crank out a paper that looks better and better each issue. I will definitely miss your hilarious to-do lists, even when our pages made you want to puke or gouge your eyes out! You always were good at making
us laugh at times when none of us wanted to. Thank you again for providing this oncein-a-lifetime opportunity to the entire staff of The Student Prints, your efforts do not go unnoticed.
...and these are not. #Seniors2012 #YOLO #SWAG When I sat down to write my goodbye column, I expected something incredibly profound to come to me regarding the last four years of my life here at Northview. Maybe it’s the bad case of senioritis that I’ve had since the middle of junior year, but needless to say, I was drawing a blank. So, instead of forcing you to read through a lengthy, sappy column filled with clichés and hastily written thank you’s, I have decided to leave you with some words of wisdom from a few of my favorite movies. Not all of these lessons will apply to life (actually, most are irrelevant), but they’re good to remember nonetheless. Finally, as a last word from me, I just want to thank you all - friends, teachers, classmates, Pub people, the creators of Sparknotes - for making high school what it was. As excited as I am to start the next chapter of my life (see, already a cliché) I will forever remember high school with a warm, fuzzy feeling in my heart, like a unicorn running through a field of daisies in the sunshine…sarcasm intended. 1. “It is not socially acceptable to inquire as to why a person is Caucasian.” – Mean Girls 2. “A person should not believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.” – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 3. “There is a distinct difference between a man-purse and a satchel” - The Hangover
Stephanie McCaskey, News Goodbye. That’s all I really have to say, and yet, that’s insufficient because not only was I assigned a column (and one word is clearly not a column), but one’s four years of high school cannot exactly be summarized into one measly word. (Although, if you want to be picky about it, I suppose ‘goodbye’ can easily be split into two words). I’m going to make this as painless as possible and save the mushy stuff for…well, how about never? And so I’ve comprised a list of thank you’s because what would a goodbye column be without a winding list of people to thank? First, I’d like to thank my dog, for being a great listener and keeping her opinions to herself, even when nobody else does. I’d also like to say thank-you to Joseph Gordon-Levitt, for being beautiful; to One Direction, for confirming the fact that we’re all indeed beautiful; to Andy Samberg, for making SNL probably the best show on television; to all my teachers for giving me homework all the time, you have no idea how much I enjoyed that over these past four years (that one’s a joke - just making sure you’re actually still reading this); to the pub couch for being so darn comfortable; to Steve Jobs for inventing the iPod (and I guess these pub Macs are pretty important too); to the School Board for inventing this thing called late starts; to Northwest Ohio for having the absolute most bipolar weather in the nation – thanks to you, we all know what it’s like to suffer from a sunburn and a head cold within the same week, which
4. “Do or do not. There is no try.” - Star Wars (I’ve never actually watched the movie, but hey, it’s a good quote) 5. “Fish are friends, not food.” - Finding Nemo 6. “There is (probably) more to life than being really, really ridiculously good-looking” - Zoolander
prepares us well for living, well nowhere else…only in Ohio does weather like this exist; to all my English teachers for making me realize that thanking the weather was an excellent example of personification; and to the First Amendment for giving me the right to ramble on about weather and such. I also have to admit that I’d be nowhere without these amazing people that surround me everyday that I walk into third period Journalism (Hahaha, and you thought this wasn’t going to get mushy…) I’d like to thank Savannah, for making the most off-beat comments that catch me by surprise and make me laugh until I cry. I’d like to thank Kelsey, because throughout these four years, I’d say we’ve learned a lot together (although the most jarring discovery is quite possibly the meaning of “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People… yeah, I wish they were talking about cool shoes, too). I’d like to thank Glen for being Glen (you know who you are…don’t say I never did anything for you!) I’d also like to thank Molly, for just being an all-around inspiring person. Someday we’re all going to see you in an article in Time Magazine doing something truly spectacular. And then there’s the entire Student Prints staff as a collective – you’re all great people and it was a wonderful experience spending a year with you all sharing ideas and thoughts and molding them into one super newspaper.
7. “Hakuna matata.” - Lion King 8. “Watching Cops is a perfectly good reason for being sweaty.” - Stepbrothers 9. “If you’re not first, you’re last.” – Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 10. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 11. As Savannah pointed out, this would not be a proper goodbye column without some reference to One Direction, a.k.a. my reason to be. So, I will conclude this list with a quote from the wise (and beautiful) Louis Tomlinson. “Live for the moment, because everything else is uncertain.”
Kelsey Pomeroy, Opinions
May 30, 2012
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Sky, Blake & Retirees
Skylar Rose: Out as a Wildcat, in as a Hoosier by Skylar Rose
I guess this is where the standard sappy “goodbye” headline goes. Well, I won’t make this sappy because when I think of my experience at Northview High School, I think of happy memories. I can remember the first day of freshman year like it was yesterday. I had to wear the most perfect outfit, because I had to make a statement, right? I soon found out that it didn’t matter what you wore in high school because the majority of the students wore sweatpants everyday. Once I got past the dress code and became involved in every extracurricular activity possible, I began to love the school. From being secretary of Student Government to writing for The Student Prints, I can say that I have left a memorable mark at NV. I have had great teachers and I have attended late night math study sessions in Mrs. Curran’s classroom, but the one thing that has taught me about myself more than a classroom could is basketball. Playing for Jerry Sigler taught me not only about my character, but how I can handle myself. I wasn’t the best player and I was not
granted the ability to play basketball. I went to the gym every night with my dad to play after I had already attended practice. Practicing when no one was watching paid off as our team won NLL’s the third time in a row. For the 12 years that I have played basketball, I have learned that you get better when no one is watching and I know that I can use that as a life lesson. Two girls that made my basketball experience as memorable as can be are my two best friends Miriam Justinger and Jessica Jessing. We have played on the same team together since the seventh grade Lady Tartans and finished as Varsity Lady Kats. You girls will do great at the next level and I wish you the best of luck. Lastly, I want to thank the newspaper staff and of course Ms. Huey for making my newspaper experience as successful as possible. I do not know how I would have make it through class without Jack’s jokes and, of course, the five course meals that are brought
into class everyday. Jordan, you will do great next year as long as you keep the jokes and talking to a minimum, or else Jack and Caitlin will kick you off staff. I am beyond proud to take the next step in my life to Indiana University. I am majoring in business/accounting. I am very fortunate to go to the school that I have always dreamed of attending. I am inspired by my dad and his talents that IU gave to him; as people a l w a y s say, “like father like daughter.”
Blake Miller makes his debut as a Tiffin Dragon by Blake Miller
My time here at Northview is finally coming to a close. It’s awfully sad for me to think about since it has been the best four years of my life. I can remember first going to football practice my freshman year and wondering how I would ever get along with all of my new teammates. Many of these new people in my life, however, ended up playing a major role in my high school career. I have a few regrets here and there about not reaching all of my athletic goals, but one thing I don’t regret is putting sports before school. I learned a whole lot more about hard work on the football field and on the track than I could ever learn in a classroom. My most vivid memories come from running track. Football had always been my favorite sport, even after winning NLLs in track my freshman year. When Coach Briggs came to NV my sophomore year, however, that all changed. It seemed like my sophomore year every kid in the school with some speed was on the track team. The best moment had to be when we edged out Southview for the NLL Title to complete the 3-peat. Some of my favorite moments include running at Wildwood with Josh Davis and Steuart Besly, watching JB goof off and then destroy everyone like nobody’s business in the hurdles, laughing at Keith Foster’s jokes,
What is your favorite memory from teaching? Having my younger daughter in Honors Algebra II. For the first quarter of school, many people in class did not know I was her mother until one day when I called on her and her homework wasn’t done. I told her she could be grounded for that. Then people knew I was her mother! What’s your favorite part of teaching? Working with young people. watching them when they grasp a complicated concept for the first time. I love working one-on-one with a student. You can really help a student grasp a concept that way.
Mrs. Kaminski
Math, Years teaching: 26
What’s your least favorite part of teaching? Grading daily homework papers night after night. Getting up at 5:15 every morning.
TSP Seniors - Thank you for hard work, dedication, laughter, smiles, delicious delicacies, funny photos, double spaces after periods, emailed stories, maxi dresses, too late work nights, searches for just the right person for a quote, texts to the wrong person for a quote, waiting on one person for a sports stat, roughly 500 edits, understanding that you never capitalize sophomore, knowing that sophomore has three “O”s, never ever stretching photos, understanding how to fix kerning set at -150, knowing what I mean when I say “kerning”, being silent steady writers (well, some of you are silent), just being the best all around newspaper staff! :) Huey
messing with Colin Quinn and telling Bode to “Man Up” with Austin Schwierking and Ross Wagner. All in all, track was a whole lot of fun and I hope it continues this way as I go on to compete in the decathlon for Tiffin University next season. Even though we didn’t win a whole lot, football was a lot of fun too. Some of my fondest memories come from 7 on 7s and messing around in the locker room with Caleb Simmons during break at two a days. My favorite season was definitely my junior year because the senior, junior and sophomore classes that season were closer than any team I had ever been on. Senior year just wasn’t the same without the Class of 2011, but being named a captain along with Cole Whittemore, Chris Jablonski, Josh Davis, Dalton Sturt and Steuart Besly was still a whole lot of fun. Last but not least, I would like to give a shout out to my fellow staffers. It has been a pleasure working through the ranks with Drew Crandall. It seems like yesterday we were in Intro to Journalism and that we would never be Sports Editors. I hope you and Max continue keeping the school up to date on the sports world. I would also like to thank Jack Melick for thinking of some of the greatest catch phrases of all time. Saving the best for last, I have to give a shout out to my dude Jordan Rose. I don’t know what Newspaper would be like without you this year and hope you keep making awesome headlines.
Retirees
Spotlight
What do you plan to do after you retire? I’m going to Finland to see the Bora Auralis and Help Herd Reindeer in Lapland. I’m going to Paraguay/ Argentina to see Iguazu Falls. I’m going to learn a language I know nothing about - one with a different alphabet like Korean or Arabic or Japanese and take notes on my learning process. Why did you choose to teach Spanish? I didn’t actually plan to be a teacher - I majored in Spanish Literature & Linguistics. I got hired to teach with a provisional certificate while I worked on my education requirements. Once I got started teaching, I loved it. It’s never boring.
Senora Monday
Spanish, Years teaching: over 37
Senior Events Senior Last Day: May 29 - Hope you had a good one! Commencement practice: May 30 - Do you know where you sit? Senior Luncheon: May 30 - Yummy food for your tummy! Senior Assembly: Awards, scholarships, perfect attendance (were you here everyday?) Commencement: June 10, 4pm - We now present to you, the class of 2012 (tear).
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COLLEGES
JamelAhmed EallaAtari JamesAponte AnnaBabcock JuliaBarnes SamanthaBenton MichaelBesly SteuartBesly SamiyahBhatti MackenzieBihn HaroldBollin EricBriddell MadisonDecator JamesD’Onofrio TroyDyer BrentEaston BrianElden
LabinotElmazi EvelineFarrell ZacharyFelser NicholasFoti CalebGillen TamaraGozdowski NicholasHamilton MorganHawley MelissaHrovat RyanKeesecker DaltonKeil BoramKim StevenKnapik RandyKopke JacobKrispin KyleLammie MatthewLeggett
CharlesMason EricMatuszewski DianaMazloum AnthonyMazziotti StephanieMcCaskey LennaMcCoy AllieMcDonald SaraMeehan AudreyMiklovic BrookeMiller MichaelMusic KatePerna MakenziePerry KathrynPizza MollyPorterfield MichaelPrzyojski BrandonRachwal
BrittanyRakich KhalidRenno MarissaRestivo ShelbyRieger NicoleSallows EvelynSchmedeke MarcSchwab MeganSchweickert AustinSchwerking BrookeSilvernail TaylorSparks ChristopherSpinks TylerThatcher BrandynTurley ChrisopherWeaver DevinWelch
EmilyBreivik NicoleCampos JosephDiPofi NatalieForrester KyleGoff AshleyHall BrandynHall EmilyHalter CourtneyHendrix SuzanneJaber MiriamJustinger
MichelleKopf AlyssaMaunz BrandonMorgan KiraMossing MeganMoyer BaileyPhillips AdamSchwerking AmberUlrich BradWadsworth RossWagner DenzelWheaton
JacobBarrick AzariaCrenshaw VincentDeBaca DavidDiLallo McKinzieElchert MelissaEl-Ghafari HusseinElkhechen ToddEnis AustinJaquillard ChristopherJohnson CourtneyJohnson
AudreyMadden WestonMoore CourtneyMotter CodyNease CalebSimmons SantosUrbina JoryVanMeter JustynWilkes MatthewWilliamson EricWilson
ChristineBlaisdell JohnBroer JoshuaDavis AndrewGross SamanthaLeslie LeighAnnPace AllenScharfenberg CassandraStansley LukeZona
AndreaBinz MatthewDisher AmeliaHowerter ErinMcFarlane BridgetThomas TaelynnWagner
ElizabethBarga TravisBihn ShannonFord EricHojnacki LindseyLoss ChelseyMason TimothyMcCready SaraMetcalf MirajNeve AndrewNewmeyer AmyReiner NatalieRoemer
DISCLAIMER: We try our best to contact every senior and use the information provided to the Guidance Department. We regret if there are any errors or missing information. This is what we were given as of 5/23/12.
MitchellRoth AdeelTausif ChristopherHarris Newark Campus
SarahHildebrandt EllenManning KatieMusteric KatiO’Keefe HannahQuinn AlecStern AmandaStober MaureenDean DavidDoddridge JosephMasson CameronPavain JamesStevens BradenStorer BlayneWeddington
TahaAlhayani MacyFretz JessicaKrispin JasonLee DanielleLulfs JoshuaMcCoy EmmaParlette KristinaSchafer DaltonSturt AndrewWait BrennaWelzbacher EmilioAlvarado JosephDiCola AmyGoldi BrookeLorigan KatherineMelick KatiePerkins AmberShort MikaylaStanley ShaenaRabbani
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SpencerGeorgetti AlexanderWeiner
BaileyFeldstein SkylarRose
HaleyWhitcomb
HannahHenderson ReeganStreet
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COLLEGES JacobHarder AlexWhite
JenniferDeng
WesleyFlaum RebeccaBerland
AliciaGonzalez
MackenzieRoyer CourtnieTucker CesarVilchez
ZacharyJohnson
ChandlerAustin PaulLatorre
DominicFabiilli
StephenieHonisko
JosephQuinones
ColinMcCloskey TaylorWendel JacobMikolajczyk JeffreySmall BrittneyWhite
SavannahKing SarahPowazki
AlexaRickard
SamanthaSarmento
MadelineKlein KellyO’Connell MadelaineReynolds ChristinaGoellnitz
StephanieJenkins DivyaBiyani NisanGurtuncia ErinOwens
MichaelMcPeek BlakeMiller
LukeCutlip
VictoriaHiznay
KelseyPomeroy GabrielMisner StephenMisner
JamesRacicot
VictoriaFigliomeni AlisonWork
JessicaJessing
ChristopherJablonski
JamesRagland BrooklynSnead
AaronLiebenthal
JosephDiver TravisZuber
InsafUma
DaltonCarter AustinGryca DonaldNagle KylerOmey Traveling SharayaAngell DeniseCordero BriannaDuran CiaraSniadecki JenniferStobinski WorkForce ChelseaBetz GabrielleBertrand AliEl-Khechen AnthonyFoley RyanJackowski ColeWhittemore GraduatedEarly JacobMoran TheFartherIFall OnTour EmilioAlvarado LukeBarrick MichaelBesly JoshuaMcAfee
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Molly & 1D
This I Believe I believe in mistakes. I believe they can be beautiful. High school held a lot of mistakes for me. Whether it was waiting until the last minute to do my homework, or losing a friend. Either way, I’ve learned so much from my mistakes, which led me to where I am now. Some mistakes I’m glad I didn’t make. What if I lost the nerve to try out for Newspaper when I was a terrified freshman? I wouldn’t have made the amazing friends I have now or grown as much as I have as a person. I wouldn’t have had the privilege of learning from such an amazing advisor as Ms. Huey for three years. High school is all about mistakes. Most of the time, we can look back on them and laugh even if we felt so guilty or foolish at the time. Over my high school career, I have built up all of these small or large mistakes that I’ve made and figured myself out a little, no, a ton better. Some of the mistakes I’ve made weren’t even mistakes. I just made them out to be. I’ve learned throughout high school that risks need to be taken every day, regardless of what the outcome may be, because most of the time, the outcome is better than we expected. If possible, I would go back and tell my freshman self to be less afraid of mistakes. I would tell myself to embrace them and thrive from them. I would tell myself to speak up and be heard even if someone didn’t agree with me. This is why I believe mistakes are beautiful. You can learn so much from them. These unintentional little bumps in life play a part in what makes us who we are. My advice to underclassmen, and especially seniors that are graduating, is this: Be fearless and take risks every day. Don’t be afraid of what might happen, because you will never know until you try.
-Molly Porterfield, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Farewell Pub People!
Bridget- Thank you so much for being the honest person that you are. It truly is a noble quality that many people lack. I love how close we became this year. I’m not sure what I would do if I didn’t have you to talk some sense into me. I’d probably be crazier than I am now. I know you’ll have the time of your life majoring in Zumba Science at Eastern. I guess I should probably get better at Zumba for your sake. I love you and I’ll miss you more than words can describe next year (even though we will only be 45 minutes away from each other). Jennifer - Dude. Jennifer. We’ve had some good times doing some rebellious things…and we share the bond of the Prius. Thank you for just being genuinely you. I’ll vote for you when you decide to run for president someday. Kelsey - KELSEY! You are so beautiful! I’m so proud of you for stalking a boy band. One day, when you’re married to some guy from One Direction and writing novels, give me a call and we can go find another boy band to stalk. The Jonas Brothers and I salute you. Also, I’m glad we finally became so close last year even though our lockers have been next to each other since the sixth grade. Stephanie - We have a bucket list to take care of this summer! Thank you for always being so so sweet. I would not be surprised if I pick up the New York Times one day and see a feature story by Stephanie McCaskey on the front. Also, I’d love to read one of your novels! Hook me up! Savannah - I don’t think I’ve ever seen you unhappy with life under any circumstances. I also enjoy your off compliments very much! Just so you know, Graphic Design is my back up plan. I’ll waste my life away with Nursing first, though ;). Also, you know everything. Thank you for that. Skylar - We’ve helped each other a lot this year through Humanities. I’m pretty sure that’s what the majority of our conversations consisted of. Other than that, I think you are such a wonderful person and I hope you have a blast at Indiana! Morgan - Hopefully we will have some Nursing classes together at UT! Stay bubbly! Blake - I’ve never really had a conversation with you. But you have nice hair. Huey - I can honestly say you are one of the best teachers I have ever had. Your poise and compassion have been such an inspiration to me. Thank you for being the amazing role model that you are. You played a big role in me coming out of my shell. Making me do interviews was terrifying at the time, but now I realize I have no reason to be afraid of talking to people. I have gained so much confidence from Newspaper. From the harsh to constructive criticism, it has not only made me a better journalist, but a better person. Thank you for being such an amazing advisor and friend! I want to hear all about Africa when you get back! Henry Gray - Keep the good name of the Arts & Entertainment section next year, bro.
This photo may or may not have been taken by Bridget Thomas
ONE DIRECTION INFECTION (...AAHHHHH!)
(and the editorial editor, but mostly THE Directionator)
There is a contagious new disease that is sweeping the nation’s youth. It’s not swine flu, dipsomania or Werewolf Syndrome (which, by the way, is a legitimate medical condition). No, it’s something much worse and far more dangerous; it’s known as One Direction Infection. Those most at risk are teenage girls between the ages of 13 and 18, especially those with a weakness for British accents and boys with hair that rivals Edward Cullen’s. Symptoms of ODI include an excessive knowledge of anything and everything relating to the five members of One Direction, the urge to watch 1D YouTube videos for hours on end instead of doing anything productive and the tendency to burst out singing What Makes You Beautiful at inappropriate times. Already, many have succumbed to the infectiously catchy lyrics, and those with the greatest affliction refer to themselves as “Directioners.” Do not make the mistake of confusing
this syndrome with another spreading virus commonly known as “Bieber Fever.” One Direction Infection is Bieber Fever multiplied by five, to give you some kind of idea of how dangerous this sickness can be. While ODI has not been fatal (so far), it has led to fainting, uncontrollable sobbing, heart palpitations, obsessive thoughts and spending more than is socially acceptable on concert tickets. Unfortunately for any of you who may be suffering from this disease, there is no known cure for ODI. My only advice for those who have not been infected is to cut off all contact with anyone who carries the virus. As I mentioned before, ODI is one of the most contagious diseases that exists today and can strike without warning. Don’t say I didn’t warn you… To the right, is a quiz that you can take to determine whether or not you have been infected. If you can answer more than three of the following questions, you may be suffering from ODI.
Photo illustration by Savannah King and Brenna Welzbacher *this is a disclaimer stating that Kelsey Pomeroy has now replaced Liam Payne
Are you a DIRECTIONER?
1. Which member of One Direction is Irish? (a) Zayn Malik (b) Harry Styles (c) Niall Horan (d) Liam Payne (e) Louis Tomlinson 2. Which band member is currently dating professional dancer Danielle Peazer? (a) Harry Styles (b) Niall Horan (c) Louis Tomlinson (d) Zayn Malik (e) Liam Payne 3. Which of the band members are thought to be in a “bromantic” relationship? (a) Louis and Harry (b) Zayn and Harry (c) Niall and Zayn (d) Liam and Louis (e) Louis and Niall 4. On which television show was One Direction first formed? (a) American Idol (b) The Voice (c) The X Factor (d) Britain’s Got Talent (e) America’s Best Dance Crew
Answers: C, E, A, C, A, D, False, B, E
-Kelsey Pomeroy,THE Directionator
5. Finish the lyrics: “Baby, you light up my world______” (a) Like a shooting star (b) Like nobody else (c) Like a bioluminescent jellyfish (d) Like a ball of fire (e) Like the sun above 6. Which member recently got a tattoo that means “Be true to who you are”? (a) Liam Payne (b) Louis Tomlinson (c) Harry Styles (d) Zayn Malik (e) Niall Horan 7. True or false: One Direction auditioned for X Factor as a band 8. Which member once fell onstage?
(a) Zayn Malik (b) Harry Styles (c) Niall Horan (d) Louis Tomlinson (e) Liam Payne
9. Which award(s) did One Direction receive? (a) Brit Award for Best British Single (b) Kids Choice Award for Favorite UK Band (c) Both A and B (d) A, B, and C (e) All of the above
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Prom. It all comes down to this night. The night everyone waited for since freshman year. Prom season has come and gone, but those who went are left with incredible memories that will last a lifetime. From the elegant Promenade to the crazy After Prom, this year’s event was spectacular.
Eben Corron & Kelsey Pomeroy
Memories
Insaf Uma & Mikael Akopyan
Colin McCloskey & Sami Leslie
Casey Schaffer & Ashley Hall
Natalie Szczerba & Tony Mazziotti
“It was really fun to be with our senior class all together one last time before graduation.” -Ashley Hall
“Prom was the perfect way to end senior year. Everyone looked so pretty, and I had so much fun. It was a magical night!” -Kelsey Pomeroy
““Prom was the most fun night I have ever had, and I will never forget it!” -Colin McCloskey
Photos by Ray Padilla and Kate Diment
Kate Perna & Brent Easton
Dianne Schroeder & Kyle Lammie
DARE You to Move
Macy Fretz & Kyler Omey
PROM Jennifer Deng & Steuart Besly
Sam Sarmento & Drew Gross
May 30, 2012
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JIDGET
Jennifer
Bridget Photos by Justin Scherly
When I get writer’s block, I eat. Within the time that it has taken me to muster up enough imagination to start this column, I have already journeyed to and from the pantry five times (and this doesn’t even include my time spent yesterday sitting idly in front of a glowing white screen for 40 minutes). I eat and I sit; I scratch my head and I eat; I eat and I type a word, and then delete it; I pull out my hair and I eat. Probably, you’re expecting this rant to climax and eventually grow into a grandly-introspective maxim or lavish tale. But no, there’s no particular reason why I’m telling you about my dietary habits - it’s mostly only because I have writer’s block. But maybe that’s how I’ll conquer this writer’s block - by explaining why I have it. You see, normally I’ll begin a piece of writing by illustrating a particularly-memorable event that I associate with the subject matter. But, being that the subject matter is newspaper the highlight of my day and the source of much of my delight - I cannot pinpoint one specific memory that accurately portrays what newspaper means to me. I could talk about that wonderful rollercoaster-like feeling I get in the bottom of my stomach on distribution days when I walk into school and everybody has his or her issue of The Student Prints in hand. Or perhaps I could tell you how the Pub is my home, or describe how empowering it feels to be the woman behind the camera. A newspaper holds a special power to share the stories of people. It can magnify the cheers of a joyful achievement or invoke compassion in times of a painful loss, bringing the triumphs and sorrows of individuals to entire communities. To be a member of the newspaper is to hold the ability to share, to communicate and bring forth empathy, and to touch hundreds of lives with the story of one. This year, I have learned the true power of the press. I am so thankful for this experience and for the opportunity to have the paper as an outlet into which I can pour my heart. It is the most amazing feeling to work so hard on a project and then to tangibly hold it in my hands the next day. And if that weren’t enough to ask for, the best part is that I get to work alongside the best of friends. Ray Quesadilla, thanks for adorning the Pub with beautiful Peeta Mellark posters. Justin, you scherley rock. Hey Divya, remember when the server crashed? Jaitlin... Jackaitlin... Caitack? You two bring so much joy to the Pub and talent to the paper. My challenge to you is to do something crazy and make an impact. I know you can. Maggie, take care of Geeta and Claire next year. Darren, shout out for always getting all your work done weeks before the deadline. Ev-
erybody should strive to be a little more like you. P.S. you’re seriously awesome. Savannah, I don’t know what we would have done without your constant willingness to pick up slack and lend a hand. Morgan, I still want to build that underground tunnel connecting our backyards. MolRae, you are one of the most kindhearted people I know and I’m so happy newspaper brought us together. Bridgeeta, I honestly love you. This is so cheesy, but you seriously make me smile every day. The best days start when I walk into the Pub and you’re at your desk, we make eye contact, and then we both burst out laughing because of nothing and everything. You make my life so much sunnier and because of you, I am sad to go off to college. Where else will I find somebody who tells it like it is and who calls me out on all my bologna? What will I do without your sensible homework advice (i.e. “ehh, just don’t do it”) and irrevocably unpunctuated texts?! Bridget, you’re one of my best friends and the best co-editor a co-editor could have. I can’t even cry and get super sappy while writing this because I just get too happy and excited thinking about everything that we do together. Huey. Bridget banned me from talking about the “spinach in teeth” incident because she said it was overused. But what do you know, I managed to sneak it in here anyways! Huey, you are absolutely phenomenal. First off, you are like a Publications god. With your direction, I have gained such a solid foundation of Journalism knowledge; I really believe that our newspaper is one of the best in the nation. But even if our newspaper stunk (which could only realistically happen on opposite day), Newspaper would still be my favorite class because you make it legitimately FUN. Is it socially acceptable that the Fridays Wednesdays we go to print are among my favorite days of the month? You have filled each day of my senior year with a million more laughs, miles of inspiration, and more allergic reactions than I knew could exist in the human genome. (P.S. You have something in your teeth.) (P.P.S. I am determined to make Atlas Shrugged my favorite book so that we can one day discuss it using big words.) Finally, to Mr. Deadline. I’ve heard you’re a great guy and I regret that I have never actually met you. Nevertheless, thank you for always giving me some sort of incentive to overcome my writer’s block.
High school stinks. And then, one glorious day, we get to leave. However, after four years of yearning to reach the finish line, we will look back and realize that the annoying hours of homework and studying, the people we chose to interact and form friendships with, the activities we decided to partake in, each had a gigantic part in shaping who we are come graduation day. Day one of high school freshmen year I walked into Ms. Huey’s Intro to Journalism class. I did not know it back then, but I already had unearthed my niche in high school: The
Pub. Reminiscing about that day is fantastically mindboggling and bizarre because at that point I had no indication as to how immense of an impact the newspaper, Ms. Huey, my peers and The Pub itself would have on my life in the years to come. The first person I would like to thank is Ms. Huey. When she first met me, I was a fairly shy student who simply wanted to learn how to write and desperately wanted to make it onto the newspaper staff for sophomore year. I cannot express how grateful I am that Ms. Huey believed in me enough to first allow me to write for The Student Prints and eventually choose me as a Co-Editor-in-Chief. The opportunities she has given me have taught me not only how to be a good journalist, but how to communicate with others, challenge myself, and perhaps most importantly, find inner-confidence. These are the best lessons a teacher could offer to a student and I feel tremendously lucky to have had Ms. Huey as a teacher, mentor and friend. Secondly, I would like to thank my Co-
Editor-in-Chief and best friend Jennifer Deng for teaching me how to be a colleague and a good friend at the same time. Jennifer and I have two separate relationships; one in which we are editors and co-workers, constantly pushing and demanding each other to write a better story or improve a page design. Underneath that type of colleagueship is a friendship filled with a whole lot of laughter, deep darkroom talks, encouragement and late night dinners after print days: memories that I will carry for a lifetime. Thank you “Hen”, for everything. Molly Rae Porterfield, my rock. Thank you for always being able to sense when something is wrong and forcing me to discuss my feelings because it actually does help. If it were not for newspaper, we never would have become best friends, and if we never had become best friends, I probably would have erupted with all of my bottled emotions. So thank you for saving me from that explosion and for teaching me how to express myself. Savannah, I really enjoyed your odd talent of creepily popping out of nowhere with the answers to all of my questions and I thank you for that skill. Morgan, I admire your everlasting positive attitude and spirit. Ray Quesadilla, thank you for making me laugh and helping me when I am stressed with newspaper even though you are on yearbook and thank you Justin Scherley for bringing in awesome food. Kelsey, thank you for spicing up life in the pub with your Dwight Schrute-like isms. Stephanie, your kind and softspoken heart makes you the sweetheart of the pub. Sarah and Audrey, you two have been an inspiration to me in that you are fearless; you always stand up for your beliefs and that is a truly admirable quality that many people lack. Caitlin and Jack, never underestimate your capability for creativity; have fun with page designing and always push each other to make the newspaper better. These people, the challenges we have overcome, the experiences we have shared and the memories we have made through The Pub have shaped and fashioned me into the person I am today. Everything about The Pub has made high school stink so much less.