Oakton Outlook 2011-2012 Issue 10

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Volume 46 Issue 10

June 8, 2012

feature Students explore alternative options through gap years, military service and early graduation

indepth Take a look at where the class of 2012 will be heading to college next year

opinion Teachers must give students a break on homework and projects as the school year winds down

sports The Outlook Sports Section counts down the ten most epic moments in athletics this year

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Spice up summer reading with some studentapproved suggestions for a pleasurable read

letter from the editors F

a final farewell from your senior editor-in-chief

arewell Oakton, good bye Cougars. I’ve spent the last four years roaming your hallways, passing hours in your classrooms. Obviously I’m excited to leave for college, but there are a lot of things I’ll miss about you. Here are my top four:

1.experienced, enthusiastic staff. Not only are they knowledgeable, but they go above Teachers. Oakton has managed to round up a glorious, diverse cornucopia of and beyond and form relationships with their students.

2. students’ needs. The maintenance and custodial staff are friendly and hard-

Faculty. We’ve landed a great administration that strives to be decicated to working, and the counseling staff toils tirelessly to assist students.

Oakton is an intensely unified community. We may be a student 3.Community. body made up of diverse individuals, but we have a well-connected networking

system. The clubs here are surprisingly active, and the departments each have a remarkable defining characteristic: talent.

Room 196. I never thought I would think of a classroom as my home, but that’s what the publication lab has become to me over the last four years. My staff, editors and adviser are like a family, and I smile the second I walk through the door.

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To my fellow seniors: treasure your high school memories. You may have the rest of your life ahead of you, full of future success and happiness, but never forget the phenomenal people and experiences that have made you who you are.

On a less sappy note, I’ll be seeing you at graduation on June 19 at 6:30 p.m. when we’ll finally officially be college graduates (assuming you’ve paid your senior dues). Don’t forget to sign up for All Night Grad lest you feel the awkwardness that spawns from missing a sensational event (check out the PTSA website for more info).

Finally, to my flawless co-editor Gabriela Driscoll, whose great sense of humor, wit and get-it-done attitude helped me survive a year of deadlines, work nights and export sessions. Thank you for being such a wonderful counterpart, and you’re going to be the most boss editor-in-chief of all next year.

until we meet again, shannon ragan

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Outlook Staff Editors in Chief Gabriela Driscoll Shannon Ragan

News Editor

Sports Editor

Alex Belden Cole Neuffer

Allie Berube Spencer Conley

Business Manager

Feature Editor

Garrett Allen Ria Bhatia

Madlin Mekelburg Copy Editor

Opinions Editor

Marilyn Yang

Kim Gibbons

InDepth Editor

Online Editor Oliver Lopez-Gomez Photo Editor

Michelle LoRusso A&E Editor Emma Mankin

Isabella Kidane

Adviser Lauren Luna

Staff Melanie Aguilar Erin Bennett Sofia Crutchfield Reina Datta Conner Dick Rawan Elbaba Lauren Embroski Christian Forbes Karli Gillespie Daniel Greene Caroline Hipwell Callum Kelton

Christina Lee Nathan Lilande Jackson Lizardo Kari Maharaj Ramya Mukalla Reid Perkins Alana Peters Emma Pfeifer Jennifer Prosser Andy Reed Carly Stonehouse Alex Xenos

Editorial Policy The Outlook is an open forum for student expression.

Unsigned editorials reflect the collective opinion of the Outlook staff. Signed editorials represent the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Outlook or Oakton High School. Reader opinions are important to the Outlook and contributions are welcome. Make your voice heard by sending us a line about what’s on your mind. Letters to the editor may be sent via email to shannon. ragan@oaktonoutlook.com or dropped off in Mrs. Luna’s box in the main office or in room 196.

The Outlook reserves the right to edit submissions for grammar and content provided the meaning remains unchanged. cover photo by isabella kidane

Out ook table of contents

news

Final reminders for seniors as their time in high school comes to a bittersweet end

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feature Underclassmen join the ranks of seniors by graduating one year early

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opinion Seniors give parting gifts of tips and advice to underclassmen

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sports Sports editor reflects on memorable experiences spawned by Oakton Athletics

indepth

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The class of 2012 prepares to scatter as graduates enroll in colleges near and far

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Summer mixes get a fresh face with the Outlook’s suggested summer playlist

isabella kidane

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Graduation, outside the box

Students explore early graduation and post-secondary alternativies

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military options

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t has become increasingly common for high school students, like Liam Totten, to join the military after graduation instead of applying for college. Many students decide on this career path to take advantage of opportunities like greater job security and the ability to save money for college after joining the military.

“I was given an ROTC scholarship at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,” Totten said. “I chose to accept the scholarship because I think it will be a good experience and the military offers job security that is difficult to find anywhere else.”

Over the last few years, the military has become a more practical choice for people looking for a way to acquire life skills and experiences. Totten is one of many young people taking advantage of the opportunities the military provides.

Skipping

Exploring

ith graduation quickly approaching, everyone is busy talking about what college or university people will be attending this fall. However, not every high school graduate has the same plan of going to a four year university, then graduate school and later go on to find a career directly after. Oakton’s senior Liam Totten, juniors Karima Abutaleb and Bridget and Bailey Bauman are taking the road less traveled at the end of their high school careers. Traditionally, graduation is a release from four years of strict rules and set school days, but for these students, it is a gateway into real life without a college crutch.

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ome students this year decided to fast foreward through their senior years and graduate their junior year. Junior Karima Abutaleb decided to cut her high school career short by applying to colleges her junior year so that she could attend college in fall 2012.

“I don’t really enjoy high school, so I thought it would be a better opportunity to skip a year instead of wasting my time during my senior year,” said Abutaleb.

Abutaleb will be heading off to Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond where she was accepted into the Honors College and will be majoring in Biomedical Engineering. At first, Abutaleb’s parents were apprehensive about her graduating a year early, but they now fully support her decision.

“At the beginning, my mom wasn’t all for me attending college a year early because she thought I was rushing into [it], but in the end it all worked out,” Abutaleb said. “I am very excited to be going to college and I look forward to the experience.”

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hile most juniors are getting prepared for their senior year, juniors Bridget and Bailey Bauman decided to take online classes and graduate a year early.

“We found out in December that our father, who is in the Air Force, was reassigned and we would be moving to Alaska,” Bridget said. “We didn’t want to start our senior year at a new school, so we were offered the opportunity to take online courses this year and finish high school early.”

Since the Baumans would be graduating a year early, they were required to take English 12 and United States Government in addition to the classes they were taking this year.

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“We both doubled up on science classes this year, so we only had to take two classes online to graduate,” Bailey said.

“We thought it would be a manageable work load.”

Due to the age difference between the Baumans and this year’s graduating class, they decided to take a gap year and apply to college next year.

“Since we just turned 16 and 17 there would have been a large age difference if we had decided to enroll in college this year,” Bailey said. “Plus, by the time we found out about our moving plans it was already past application deadlines.”

Bridget also had similar feelings about choosing to take a gap year while living in Alaska.

Two sisters graduate early and head to Alaska for a gap year

“We also decided to take a year off and explore possible career fields involving math and science,” Bridget said. “Due to the online classes we haven’t had the time to get job experiences, so this will be a great opportunity.”

While living on the Elmendorf Air Force Base, the Baumans will use their gap year to participate in volunteer activities.

“We are excited to volunteer with an organization called Airmen’s Attic, which collects donations which the airmen can use during training,” erin bennett Bridget said. “We are also looking forward to reina datta rawan elbaba new experiences and daniel greene meeting new people staff writers while living in Alaska.”

pinions

Students weigh in on controversial topics in our daily lives

mimi dabestani

Seniors leave high school behind, four years wiser

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s graduation draws near, Senioritis has started to run ramhigh school graduates, who lost the chance to try new activities and pant. Classrooms are a buzz with talk of summer plans and network with interesting and important people, as well as build up activities. Now, as the class of 2012 prepares to bid adieu their resume for college and their future. to the familiar halls of Oakton, this year’s seniors look back and When times get rough and high school seems hopeless, there are remember valuable advice they received and lessons they learned a few essential tips to keep in mind. High school is only four years, through their four years at Oakton. not the only four years. Growing up, college and a career are all High school can be intimidating, with the hoards of unfamiliar yet to come, and although it seems sometimes like an intolerable faces and inseparable posses of friends, but it is also a great place use of time, this brief experience is only a matter of years. It’s also to meet new people. Electives, clubs and sports teams easy to make the time pass more quickly. Have are a prime method of meeting upperclassmen as well at school; explore the environment; Roam The Staff Editorial fun as underclassmen; making friends of different ages the halls after school, talk to unfamiliar teachers; allows one to experience different perspectives. It’s im- is the official find undiscovered rooms; talk to people that look portant for social circles to be constantly expanding, interesting; organize a search party for the pool on opinion and new companions are plenty to be had at a school the third floor. of the Outlook of 2400 kids. You’ll surprise yourself when you graduKeep in mind that there is never only one option ate with a new troop of life-long friends. for education. There are vocational options such Students have heard it a million times, and in this technologicallyas Academy classes, internships, part-time jobs, online classes, dual driven society it’s difficult to listen to: don’t procrastinate. If a task enrollment, Advanced Placement courses and many more—all readcan be completed in fifteen minutes or less, do it right away. Putting ily available options for improving the high school experience. As off annoying but simple tasks will end up causing more stress in the for rising seniors, keep in mind that there is never only one college long run. Being swamped with make-up work or projects due the that is right for a student. Universities like to pretend that they’re next day is a less-than-ideal situation that can be avoided with little you’re only soul mate on the planet. No matter where you end up, effort. Break up your assignments into small tasks, schedule your you’ll be capable of success and happiness. time thoughtfully and prioritize.

Seniors may have just waved goodbye to their last SAT, last If a student is convinced there’s no place where he or she belongs field trip, last AP exam, last fire drill, last interim grade report, but at Oakton, he or she obviously hasn’t looked hard enough. There’s underclassmen have at least one more year to heed the advice of a plethora of clubs: the music, drama and art departments, the graduates and truly enjoy their high school athletics program and of course Oakton Media Group. Not taking experience. opinions advantage of school involvement is usually the biggest regret of june 8, 2012

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Leave the seniors alone

Teachers unfairly pile work on seniors during the last weeks of school

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believe that homework is a necessary evil of high school. Homework reinforces concepts learned in class and provides students with extra practice to master whatever they are learning. At a certain point, however, teachers need to understand that assigning homework is only helpful if students will play along and do the work.

Second semester of senior year is most definitely not the time to be piling on homework. We’ve worked hard for the past four years, and we deserve a few weeks to bask in the fact that never again will we need to write another lame common application essay or take an SAT. June of senior year should be about celebrating at Prom and grad parties, not doing busy work

assignments.

I wasted most of the first week of June sitting through the futile exercise that was Model Congress. Learning about the inner workings of Congress would probably have been more helpful if it had taken place before the AP exam. While attendance was mandatory at Model Congress, few of us walked away feeling like the experience was worthwhile. Some of the Model Congress bills passed: established a moon colony, legalized child pornography and prostitution and created mystical portals that would kill people and serve as population control.

Clearly the experience was productive.

I’ve been assigned more group video assignments this quarter than I have in my first three years of high school combined.

What do you think?

As the school year comes to a close and students anticipate the summer, underclassmen are already beginning to form expectations for next year and graduating seniors reminisce on their past four years spent at Oakton. We asked students about their past experiences and hopes for the future.

What will you miss most as graduating seniors at Oakton?

I’m really going to miss my lifelong friends when I go to college. nick mims, 12

I will miss going to football games on Friday nights and going to Glory Days afterward. kara leonard, 12 kim gibbons opinions editor

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Trying to wrangle a group of apathetic students who have mentally checked out is a cruel and unusual punishment for both students and teachers in the last weeks of school. The only reason many of our teachers bother assigning us work anymore is in a misguided attempt to force seniors to continue coming to school. When most people reflect on their last few weeks in high school they talk about watching movies and signing yearbooks, and I think we deserve that experience. We have worked hard for the past few years and have taken our AP exams and gotten into college so now is the perfect time to let loose. For the sake of both the teachers kari maharaj and the seniors, I declare staff writer a homework ceasefire.

What do you wish Oakton would change next year?

I don’t think they should change the schedule for next year because people are accustomed it. matthew choi, 10 They should get bathroom stalls that aren’t made for leprechauns. david wildman, 10

What are you looking forward to or not looking forward to next year?

I’m really not looking forward to next year’s new schedule. susan kim, 11 I’m looking forward to taking AP history with honors English. andrew sargent, 9

Oakton obsession: year in review

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have had the unique honor of serving as the sports co-editor for the Outlook for the past two years. As I prepare to graduate in a matter of days and move on to the collegiate and professional journalism world, I can look back on my work for the Outlook as a true growing process. You, the athletes, coaches and student body, gave me an opportunity to cover many controversial topics such as college coaching scandals as well as high school eligibility standards, but also many triumphs of athletic competition.

The experience of covering Oakton sports is unparalleled in the high school journalism world.

There are those who doubted our student body’s spirit, but we packed those Chantilly stands for the football game after the Johnsonville Spiritville pep rally with more Cougar fans than Charger.

There were plenty who said that the girls basketball team wouldn’t get over the extreme Northern Region talent, but who’s the 31-0 AAA State Champions, Princess Anne? We all know that people doubted and demeaned Oakton Athletics, but at the end of this school year, we all know we’re on top. In all honesty, I’ve been to countless state championships and playoffs but the games I’ll remember most are not watching Centreville d-lineman Ken Ekanem injure his knee from UVA football’s benches, but watching Oakton football pull away against Madison in the seniors’ last Outback Bowl.

I think we’ll all remember the phenomenal run of both the girls and boys swim teams

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culminating in a girls state championship.

For each student, fond memories vary from event to event and from triumph to defeat.

My last note for all Oakton athletes is that you have made this year one to remember. For those of you who don’t receive accolades or much recognition, know that you are someone’s hero, or someone wants to be in your shoes. For those graduating, thank you for four years of pure domination and I hope you take your Cougar Pride to your respective colleges. For those returning, this is your time to prove to the region that Oakton’s dominance will remain.

To the coaches, thank you for not only growing such tremendous athletes and students but also thank you to all the coaches who opened their doors to countless interviews. You all helped develop my love for sports journalism and for that I am eternally grateful to the entire Oakton community.

With the sappy thank yous and attempts at motivational words aside, the sports section’s final page is a summary of all the emotions of this year’s athletics. If you’ve ever seen SportsCenter, we’re about to break down Oakton’s top ten sports moments of the 2011-12 school year according to the Outlook’s Sports Section.

(DISCLAIMER: Ten spots are given for more than ten sports. We understand that some are left out, and we apologize for that.

We felt, however, that these moments would be best remembered by the student body as well as the athletes.) We are all Oakton, Allie Berube

TOP SPORTS MOMENTS 10 Cross Country boys and girls both win the district, and boys reclaim their Northern Region supremacy by reclaiming the Northern Region Title.

9 On January 31, boys basketball defeated Chantilly at home 54-51 breaking a 6-game losing streak.

8 After going 0-5 in the beginning of their district schedule, baseball finished their season on a 5-1 run, and 5-0 Concorde record.

7 Softball advancing to Northern Region tournament and securing a spot in the State Tournament with a 3-0 victory in eight innings over South County.

6 Boys lacrosse winning districts over Westfield, 9-8.

TOP 5 MOMENTS Beating Chantilly on their turf 21-14 on October 14 with senior quarterback Tuck Masker running for two short TDs and connecting on a long 36-yard TD with senior receiver Stephen Lambrides. Junior Joe Allely had three sacks and senior defensive back Michael Durst saved the game, taking down Tilly’s QB on Oakton’s 9-yard line and forcing a fumble, recovered by senior linebacker CJ Reimann.

Girls lacrosse makes an impressive playoff run led by the extremely talented class of 2012 seniors on the team. The girls first defeated Madison in the Northern Region Semis 12-10 and went on to win the Northern Region over Langley 9-7 improving to a 16-2 record on the season. While the Northern Region tournament and state tournament are exciting games, the girls will always remember the Madison game.

Varsity Dance team winning tenth place in kick at the UDA Varsity Nationals in Orlando, Florida to continue their dominance of state and national dance team skills. Each year the team travels to this national competition, and without fail our girls compete at the top level and take home numerous national rankings.

Girls swim going undefeated in all of their meets and winning the state title for the first time in school history under their new Head Coach Parker Ramsdell. Boys swim also was undefeated going into the state meet and took second place. The moment that the girls team’s victory was announced the Oakton teams went crazy and the head coach was tackled into the pool by the Director of Student Activities Pat Full.

Girls basketball won the AAA State Championship over state rival Princess Anne, 58-39, ending their season with a 31-0 record. Princess Anne defeated Oakton girls basketball three years ago in the state championship to end their season at 30-1, but this year Oakton was victorious led by senior Katherine Coyer’s 24 points and won the first state championship in Oakton’s history and first for Head Coach Fred Priester.

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Eager graduates remain close to home

College of William and Mary Sophia Calopedis Aiyana Bodi Morgan Bayer Michael Fama Elizabeth Himes John Hollingsworth William Hollingsworth Conor Murphy Janice Park CJ Reimann Aidan Smith Sarah Smith David Springer Chenxiao Yi Nicholas Mims Christopher Newport University Hannah Berlin Samuel Cohen Sarah Arthur Rebecca Henenlotter Rachel Hildebrand Leland Jameson Laura Macaluso Hayley French Matthew Girdis

Christian Hansen Kara Leonard Arin Keryeski Nicholas L’italien Nicol Rivadineira Nathan Ong Neslihan Ozcan Katelyn Pan Alexander Tyskowski George Mason University Stephen Axelson Michael Bamarni Alexandra Brennan Lauren Cajar Oanhuk Choi Meryem Divleli Rawan Elbaba Madeline Fitzgerald Krista Gray Shawn Hadian Abdul-Rahman Ismail

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Kyle Itkin Keiona Jones Raoom Mahmoud Mithra Mohtasham Gregory Petruncio Christina Sood Megan Taylor Gabriel Torres Ashley Yim Matthew Mitchell

*This list is compiled from a voluntary survey independently collected by the Oakton Outlook and may not be comprehensive.

Catherine Reed Alex Revel Daniel Nugent Aarya Sawant Allison Turk Kelsey Wildman

Hampden-Sydney College Jacob Farrar Maxwell Maurer James Madison University Tyler Carroll Nicole Banville

Thomas Braudaway Connor Browning Colin Clark Katherine Croote Joseph Cochran Emily Corridon Morgan Doss Aaron Andrews Shannon Hardtke Mason Hauser Lauren Jewell Taylor Johnson Bethany Johnson Shawn Mufti Suyeon Nam Rebecca Mann Olivia Meyer Chadwich Hard Callum Kelton Reid Perkins

Longwood University Tyler Long Shannon Pilgrim Alina Sherman Rebecca Townsend Kira Zimney Lynchburg College Jeni Taskesen Marymount University Logan Cropper Danielle Somadelis Ali Toghral New River Community College Emily George Norfolk State University Mehdi Fadli Jasmine Zeller

Northern Virginia Community College Hiba Abutaa Adeeb Baiou Jackson Bennett Carlos Blanco-Fiengo Daniel Cook Bryan Cortes Clyde Crews Erica Dobbs Diana Torrez Fernandez Henry Flores Anna Friedman Rebecca Fry Nathaniel Green John Kearns Cheyenne Khalajabadi Christina Lee Michael Lopez Zachary Millard Ansony Morales Annie Nissen Thomas Price Kyle Quinn Jorey Richards Emily Richey Luis Rivera Faiza Sharieff Solomon Thompson Brady Winter Old Dominion University Mohamed Isse Peter Kong William Lucas Adam McCormick Dylan Roche Deana Vasquez Radford University Elizabeth Brobeck Michael Gillooly Ethan Jones Benjamin Mills Amanda Fox Colleen Gillooly William Krieger Annalea Krukowski Jeramey Kwan Joseph Stacy Michelle Viar Randolph-Macon College Young Jeong Kelly Dwier Shenandoah University Connor Anderson Stephen Readyoff University of Mary Washington Stephanie Hallock Mason Khadka Gyeore Lee Ashley Rowles Madison Stackman

Alina Suyama University of Virginia Nicole Abdullah Garrett Allen Michael Becker Nicholas Bergh Albert Borges Kathryn Brodie Patrick Cary Adelle Clinton Michael Dettmar Sumeet Dixit Nicole Do Katherine Fu Colleen Gleason Stacy Ham Catherine Humphries Tianyuan Hou Eunice Kim Emma Kitchen Marnie Kremer Andrew Kubiak Austin Lamon Michael Lankenau Joseph LeBerre Amanda Labb James Mason Shannon Mason Lauren McDonough Andrew Mitchell Daniel Monaco Laura Norton Kevin Qian Karen Qian Michael Raiti Brian Raust Ryan Santoro Tara Shafiei Gregory Shallcross Melanie Sov Mary Stoney Katharine Werner Alice Xiang Virginia Commonwealth University Abdirisaq Abdi Hafsa Ali Karima Abutaleb Irene Arora Elise Bartakke Ferena Kanzi Ilana Bean Patrick Chang Jirawuth Chanhiran Mitchell Dollard Priya Ganesh Simmi Goel Sabrina Kim Ganesh Mohan Katherine Murphy Amy Nguyen Madeline Paul Shannon Ragan Virinchi Tadikonda

Gregory Tyler Qianni Wu Dorothy Yen Virginia Military Institute Patrick Eberhart Austin Murga Virginia Polytechnic Institute Christopher Abdullah Simren Ajrawat Yousef Alrisheh Charles Aquilina Adrienne Atkinson Stephen Buscemi Brandon Chandler Emily Clavadetscher Dominick Barbaris Benjamin Braudaway Megan Cahill Victor Choy Kelsey Clarke Katherine Dawson Jeannie Evans Michael Filipponi Scarlett Forrest Robert Fuchs Kimberly Heffernan Meghan Hekl Ivy Hosokawa Benjamin Hsu Lauren Johnson Anuja Kelkar Christine Kim Andrew Kim Rachel Kim Ashley Koch Amanda Krage Sarah Mahmood Kalli Martin Michael McNamee Ryan Mulreany Akhil Nagdev Nazia Pasha Kyle Pinkham Brian Ribeiro Emma Rouse Patrick Sofo David South Connor Sullivan Camden Thacker Liam Totten Connor Turley Lynn Wormeli Brenton Yarnall Nicole Yin Jennifer Zumbo Virginia State University Hope Payne

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College-Bound Cougars

Students venture out of state for higher education

University of Alabama Mario Pomponio American University Mimi Dabestani

Clemson University Katherine Reft Kiara Yeatman Sean Schweiker

Arizona State University Patrick Goulding

Coastal Carolina University Tuck Masker Andy Larson

Auburn University Stephanie Miller

Colgate University Alexa Corso

Barnard College of Columbia University Cole Neuffer

University of Colorado at Boudler Daniel Burdin Max Harrison

Belmont Abbey College Jennifer Loss Birmingham-Southern College Evan Lalande Boston College Hannah Park Boston University Pratik Singh Brigham-Young University, Idaho Michelle Doran Brown University Ari Rucker Bucknell University Brian Phillips University of California at Santa Barbra Adam Monahan California Polytechnic State University Matthew Cristler

Davidson College Erin Nieusma University of Delaware James Douglas Abigail Glauberman Zachary Isakowitz Duke University Jennifer Imm Maggie Lin East Carolina University Alexandra Belden Adria Davis Kelley Rodgers Kristyn Walecka Mariana Conte Elon University Emma Mankin

Carnegie Mellon University Tony S. Lee Kayla Stamey Carter Sharer

Emory Ye won Shin

The Citadel Eric Goins

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John Brown University NaJee Cox

University of Connecticut Carly Palmucci Nadia Schwapp Morgan Schuler

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Mary Brown

University of Charleston Eric Hautbois

Furman University Natalie Bien

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Skyler Roth Anthony Cafiero

Colorado State University Scott Lopina

California State University: Long Beach Caitlin Sojka

College of Charleston Lucia Colombi Maxine Daniels Taylor Lawrence

Franklin & Marshall College Ian Hartin

University of Evansville Henry Ragan Florida Atlantic University Philip Gevirtz University of Florida Jacqueline Rupp Jacob Wagner Fordham University Joe Flynn Vincent Tsai

George Washington University Jennifer Kim April Kim Kathleen Pham Georgetown University Nina Stabile

Johns Hopkins University Katherine Whitaker Angela Roller

Georgia Institute of Technology Nicole Votaw

University of Kentucky Danielle Fitzgerald Justin Hugel

Gettysburg College Michael Terminello

Kenyon College Esteban Bachelet

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Brandon Lin

Louisiana State University Francesca Ramsey

Indiana University Jake Rosennberg James Craig Conner Dick Colleen Wethern

Loyola University Chelsey Puzzanghero Seowoo Yoon University of Maine Isabella Kidane

University of Maryland: Baltimore County Emma Chaplin University of Maryland: College Park Demi Chang Leeann Muncy University of Massachusetts: Amherst Kari Maharaj Messiah College Cathryn Stikeleather University of Miami Alex Sommese

University of Nebraska at Lincoln Meredith Burroughs Samantha Alfaro University of New Hampshire Jordan Dawson University of New Haven Jessica Bouchet

University of Notre Dame Zachary Sturm Oberlin College Spencer Conley Penn State University Monica Ten-Kate Keleigh Hohmann

SUNY Geneseo Caitlin O’Brien Kurt Hansen Susquehanna University Andy Reed Syracuse University Allie Berube

University of Pennsylvania New River Community College Ankit Gulati Emily George University of Pittsburgh New York University Rohith Amruthur Todd Irving Lauren Banker Point Loma Nazarene Kevin Park University Jacob Hirsch Kali Brown

University of Tampa Matthew Dunwoody

Niagara University Jackson Lizardo

Texas Tech University Brianna Cronin

Pratt Institute Evan Preuss Purdue University Alex Bernstein Nathaniel Donohue

Temple University Catherine Muncy University of Tennessee: Knoxville Meredith Beach

Ursinus College Michael Durst

University of Utah Rensselaer Ploytechnic Carl Condas Institute Andrew Lohmann Vanderbilt University Max Walker Gabrielle Tate Rochester Institute of Technology Ryan Moore Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Daniel Brodie Salisburg University Stephen Lambirdes School of Visual Arts Marina Fondin Smith College Sarah Casey Sky Team Flight Institute Nelson Rivadineira Soka University of America Angelica Habulan Michigan State University Trevor Herrinton Laura Grissen University of Michigan Roshan Radhakrishnan Cameron Lindsay Mount Holyoke College Adrienne Picciotto Mount Saint Mary’s University Christopher Jewell Muhlenberg College Max Stabile

North Carolina A&T State University Ashleigh Wilson

University of South Carolina Conner Howell Jeremy Sitko Reece Belmondo Ashley Doran Andrew Kelly

UNC-Charlotte Alexandra Meyers Alex Weaver

Spelman College Camille May

UNC Wilmington Lexie Krall Emma Wilcox Northwestern University RJ Garcia

St. John’s University Kaybria Johnson Da Eun Han

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Experience the pleasures of Fairfax County’s nature through a day visit to Mason Neck National Park. There you can use the bike trails, dock or launch your boat, have canoe access, fish, hike and even enjoy a peaceful picnic with friends and family.

Summer is never complete until at least one article of clothing has been ripped, cut and brutally disfigured into a masterpiece. But this summer, spice it up. Don’t restrict yourself to the typical t-shirt; be creative. Socks, boxers, hats and sports bras can all be stained to colorful splendor by your masterful hand. Try Tulip’s Tie Dye from your local Michael’s and unleash your inner artist.

The Family drive-in Movie Theater in Stephens City offers a nostalgic evening to highlight those long summer nights.

Less than an hour away, The Family is a “twin-screen” theater complete with a playground and concessions. The two screens air new releases nightly April through September at only $8 a ticket.

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et primarily during World War II, this book tells the story of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic athlete who joins the Army and crashes into the Pacific. What follows is a tale of resilience and survival as Zamperini and some of the other survivors of the crash float in the Pacific Ocean for weeks only to be captured as they reach land. A new ordeal begins as Zamperini survives the harshness of a Japanese POW camp facing starvation and cruel guards at every turn. This is a story of the capability and strength of the human will.

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a&e june 8, 2012