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Time Change
An in-depth look into the late start vs. early relsease debate.
Prom A behind the scenes look reveals that the annual event isn’t for everyone.
Twitiquette
How much is too much for the twittersphere?
Senior Letters
Seniors say goodbye to those who left an impact on their time in high school.
18 Humans of PHHS
We spotlight the people who making a difference here at PHHS.
20 Newspaper Staff
Your 2014-2015 staff wraps up the last issue with some heartfelt farewell
Reporters:
Delaney Noland Andrea Tenney Keeley Myszka Pierce Klempnauer
F.E.S
PH’s foreign exchange students reflect on their year as American high schoolers.
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their favorite moments of high school.
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Senior Map Check out where the class of 2015 will be headed next fall.
The Trojan, published monthly during the regular school year, is the official publication of Park Hill High School, and is printed by Antioch Printers in Kansas City, MO. Editorials do not necessarily represent the opinion of the faculty or administration including the adviser. The student body receives this paper free of charge to encourage readership, promote awareness of school and community events, and issues, and to showcase student journalistic work. The Trojan welcomes letters to the editors. All letters must be signed to be published, but may be anonymous if the author chooses. Letters may be no more than 350 words and must be delivered to room 350 ten days prior to publication. The Trojan staff welcomes comments, questions and opinions. Send comments to berans@parkhill.k12.mo.us, 7701 Barry Road, Kansas City, Mo 64153, or call 816-359-6238.
All photos are from the collective Yearbook and Newspaper Staffs
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
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It’s weird. It’s over. High school is done. Honestly, part of me is thrilled to be leaving. I’m thrilled to be done with petty drama and stressful classes that I had no desire to take. I’m also excited for the future. I’m excited to go to college and have new experiences and have more independence than I’ve ever had before. I can now truly solidify who I am as a person. I can also actively pursue what I want. Yet, part of me is sad. I’m sad that I’m leaving PHHS. A thought that wouldn’t have crossed my mind two or three years ago. Now, I’m going to miss a lot of things. I’m going to miss awkwardly searching for people to sit with at lunch on the first day. I’m going to miss having Bob say hi to me, every single time he sees me. I’m going to miss taking slightly too long as I go to the “bathroom”, when I’m really just wandering around the school. I’m going to miss the clubs and activities in which I was involved. Most of all I’m going to miss the people. Life is all about people. No one will remember their trig test in twenty years, yet they will remember their prom date or their best friend. People remember people. You’re nothing without your friends. You’re nothing without your mentors. And I’ve had some great ones. Mr. Willard got me a 4 on the AP physics test, when I honestly barely understand gravity half the time. Mr. Motta fed my obsession with the human psyche. Mrs. Jones got me through math. I’ve never understood the need to mix numbers and letters. Mrs. Bridges told stories that were truly fantastic. If her stories are not written down for future generations I will be severely disappointed. Ms. Paschall showed me how a fierce determination is the greatest trait one can posses. There are three specific teachers who truly changed my life, and who I owe a great debt. Mr. Vanderpool- He made me a writer, not just a kid who threw down words with the pretension that they had a deeper meaning. I learned true skills, I became someone who could write something that had a point and wasn’t ridiculous and overwrought. Mrs. Beran- I’ve known her for years: my sister and brother both worked on this very newspaper. Despite my hesitations in joining, she has given me a passion in life. She has told me to fight for what I believe in no matter what the consequences. Something that usually isn’t afforded to a teenager. And then she gave me a platform to do it. Mrs. Sandau- She gave me confidence. I came into high school scared and quiet. I’ve found confidence in myself. Confidence that what I have to say is important, and deserves to be heard. That you must always be exactly who you are no matter who it offends or who wishes you to be different. There are things that I will miss more than these monumental mentors that have influenced me. I always knew my time with them would be finite. But my peers. The students. The class of 2015. Honestly, I think we kind of hate each other. We’re cliquey and separated. Yet, I feel a bond with most of you, a kinship if you will. I’m gonna miss certain people much more than others. Some I will completely forget about. And I will force others to follow me through the rest of my life. Yet, I will say goodbye to most of you. For the last four years I’ve seen all of you every weekday from August to May, excluding holidays. We’re on the edge of something new. Truly everything is about to change. Some will fail. Some will succeed. We’ve all had an experience, whether it was bad or good. We all went to Park Hill High School. And I think I’ve come to a conclusion. That is something I’m very proud of.
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6 LIFE
Foreign Exchange Students By: Delaney Noland
With summer quickly approaching, many are taking the time to reflect on their school year and prepare for what is to come. Juniors are ready for their final year in high school, seniors are saying goodbye, and underclassmen are excited for summer break. As for the 2014-2015 foreign exchange students, they are preparing to leave the United States and travel back to their home countries. The students had an incredible experience through this program, but the exchange was not entirely smooth. Getting used to the language, American lifestyle, and being away from home were all major challenges. Chanwoo Jeon, “John”, is an exchange student from South Korea. Although he found this experience to be difficult, he claims that he would go through it all again. “As an exchange student, [homesickness] is a really big part of it. I know that later on I will see it was good but right now it is really hard,” said Jeon. For Marina Boliogutierrez, an exchange student from Mexico, being on her own helped her grow as a person despite the hardships of not being able to keep in contact with her family. “The hardest part for me was leaving my friends and family. It’s hard but at the same time it is really good because you’re alone and you get to figure out who you are and who you want to be. It makes you a stronger person,” said Boliogutierrez. Pattera Poprasit, “Meen” said she struggled with getting used to the types of food that are considered the norm here when she first came from Thailand. “The food here is way too sweet and I like real Thai food a lot better. I miss it,” said Poprasit. Moving to a new school can be difficult for anyone, but especially if the new school is halfway across the globe. Louisa Denhof found it difficult to build relationships when she arrived here from Germany. “It was really hard to make friends here at first. A lot of people were really nice to me but it was hard to connect [with] people [because] we don’t speak the same language,” said Denhof. The students were fortunate enough to have great host families that made their exchange all the more meaningful. Denhof traveled with her host family to New York, Disney World, and the Grand Canyon. Over the course of the past ten months, the students established a bond with their host families that will last long after they return home. “[My exchange year] was better than I expected because my biggest fear was that I wouldn’t be treated like a real member of their family, but it turns out that I am a member of their family and it will be a good relationship for my whole life,” said Boliogutierrez. “I love my host family. They care about me a lot like I am their real family,” said Poprasit. School life in the United States is much different from the schools that they will return home to. Chanwoo Jeon’s school back in South Korea is both military and business based. He plans on joining the military when he returns home. “At school in Thailand we have uniforms. Here I have to think
about what I want to wear for school each day. Also here they are crazy about sports but in Thailand they are crazy about education,” said Poprasit. Many of the students took advantage of the opportunity to play sports for the school. Denhof and Pattera both participated in the girls’ swim and dive teams. Denhof also played girls’ tennis and is now on the Lady Trojans soccer team. Chanwoo Jeon took part in the men’s swim and wrestling teams. “I like the schools better here because everyone supports sports teams or clubs. At my other school we don’t even have clubs or sports in school so I really like being a part of it here,” said Denhof. Overall, expectations of this school year were exceeded according to these students that had the experience of a lifetime. “I’ve wanted to do a foreign exchange year since I was little. I chose to come to America because I really like speaking the language and I was hoping that school here was like the High School Musical movies. I’m very happy I got to come here,” said Denhof. Shortly after graduation, while the rest of the seniors are going on summer vacations or packing for college, the exchange students will return to their countries to reconnect with family and readjust to life back home. “When I go back home I have to repeat senior year again but I think I might want to come back here for college,” said Poprasit. The foreign exchange program places each student as a senior regardless of their actual grade level in their home country. “I leave in the beginning of June. I go back to my school because I have to repeat this year. I actually [would] be a junior but they put me as a senior for the exchange year. I actually have two more years of school there and after that I want to move to Australia,” said Denhof. Marina Boliogutierrez is in a similar position for most PHHS seniors. She will be starting college shortly after graduation. “When I go back to Mexico I will already be in college so I’m going to study as a nutritionist and I am really excited for that,” said Boliogutierrez.
Mexico - Marina Bolioquiterrez South Korea - Chanwoo Jeon Thailand - Pattera Poprasit Germany - Louisa Denhof
8 Sports Sports 8
This Year Vs. Last Year By: Andrea Tenney
As the final sports of the school year get closer to conference time, the Trojan sports season ends once again. Senior athletes say farewell as they hang up their uniforms for the last time. Coaches tally up the medals won by every athlete and polish the trophies that commemorate the success of the season. With this season closing, Trojan athletes have come further this season than the previous year in many sports, bounding one foot further, scoring one more goal, and pushing forward to slide across one more home plate. Looking back, we see Trojans evolve into newer and stronger teams as each season passes. At the beginning of the year, our Trojan teams took their sport one step further this year compared to the last. Our Trojan football team took each game like they were going into battle. As opposed to last season with only a 3-7 concluding season, the Trojans finished this season 12-1. While the Trojan football team took the field by storm in the fall, Girl’s basketball had the bleachers in an uproar as they claimed this season as their own, not only improving from last year but also bringing home the title of district champions. Their previous season in 2013-2014 definitely fueled the girls for this season, bringing home even more success than the previous year. “The success we had at the end of last year definitely carried over to this season. We returned 4 starters from our district championship team, and this year’s squad was able to tie the record for the most wins in Park Hill history,” said Girls Basketball Varsity head coach, Aaron Neeser With the spring sports seasons coming to a end, looking back over their season, the success this year is on a whole new scale, especially for girls and boys track and field. Varsity conference for boy’s and girl’s track and field was held on May 7th. Coaches look forward to seeing the potential their team has in this season. “This year, so far so good. After the Blue Springs South meet where we took third and to take third at that meet kinda shows you what you’re capable of that kind of propel[ed] us through the next few weeks to get where we want to be and that’s winning conference, districts, and then making a big showing at state“ said Boys Track and Field head coach Rob Self.
Graph Key: Black-Wins/Ties Grey- Losses All spring sports results are updated as of May 8th
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Time Change: The Debate on Late Start vs. Early Release By Pierce Kempnauer
Change is inevitable. Here at PHHS, change is a constant. A revolving door of issues come through the halls of PHHS every day, with many of them going unnoticed by students and staff members. With all of the change, there has always been one constant: Wednesday late start. A new idea has come to the forefront regarding the beloved late start. The idea is to switch late start with early release. Dr. Brad Kincheloe states that other schools that are switching to early release in the district influenced the thought of switching to early release from late start. “Our sister school, Park Hill South, does an afternoon release instead of morning late start, and there are a number of elementary and middle schools that are going to be going to afternoon release in the upcoming school year. So we thought this would be an appropriate time for us to look at afternoons as an option,” said Dr. Kincheloe Dr. Kincheloe proclaimed that the goal of the switch to early release is to increase student safety, increase students use of time, and improve discipline issues. “If what we are doing is not in the best interest of student safety, and time is not being used well for remediation, and instead causes more students to be entered into detentions or end up with an in school or an out of school suspension, then that is counterproductive instead of using productive time,” said Dr. Kincheloe.“I would say that discipline issues were the biggest concern that we wanted to solve. The students that are here at normal time [7:30] on Wednesday because they ride the bus would be able to spend time at home, at work, or wherever that may be. But what we have to do now is say students have to stay in the cafeteria or the gym and there really aren’t many options for them. By allowing them to go home, it creates more options for them.” Dr. Kincheloe went on to say that he likes the idea of late start in theory, but theories are not always reality. “In theory, I personally favor the morning. But in operations we could just never operationalize the theory. The theory is, our teachers would be the most fresh and most ready to discuss what is going on in the morning. Students would have an opportunity to study and get ready for the day, during the morning. But students don’t spend much time as a whole studying and getting ready for the day, and teachers while they are at their best, aren’t available for supervision and that began to be too big of an issue.” The staff of PHHS received an invitation to give their opinion on the issue. According to Dr. Kincheloe, 45 out of the 46 teachers that gave their opinion favored early release. “The first week that we had the invitation available for staff members to weigh in and say ‘here is what I think is a good thing about morning, and here is what I think is a good thing about afternoon’, ” The students at PHHS have a one sided view on the issue. Out of 100 students that were asked which they preferred, 74 said they wanted to keep late start and 26 said they would rather have early release. Junior Lincoln Peterson does not have a strong opinion for either side but sees no need to change to early release. “I think we should keep late start. I don’t really have a strong opinion either way but I think that it is nice to have one day a week to sleep in a little longer,” said Peterson.
Junior Alec Warmington supported Peterson’s opinion. “With all of the homework that teachers expect us to do, on top of trying to have a life outside of school, some nights you will be up until 12 o’clock doing homework. I know that some people, especially underclassmen, will come to school at normal time [7:30] on Wednesdays to get homework done, using late start almost as a study hall. But most upperclassmen use late start to sleep in,” said Warmington. One of the problems that the administration at PHHS is trying to solve is the amount of tardies that occur on Wednesday mornings. “One of the realities we dealt with when examining it was Wednesday morning, as counterintuitive as it may be, it is our worst day for tardies. So school starting late, surly one could get here on time with school starting 30 minutes late, but that’s not the case at all. The day we start the latest is the day we have the most tardies,” said Dr. Kincheloe. If the switch to early release is made, every Wednesday, students will be released early, at approximately two P.M. Other decisions regarding athletes or club members that have to stay after school have not been made at this point. “Every Wednesday in the same way that we have every Wednesday late start if we were to move to early dismissal… Many of the decisions regarding buses, athletes, etcetera, have not been made,” said Dr. Kincheloe. One can assume that early release will closely resemble the early release system at PHS, but Dr. Kincheloe and the rest of the administration are not set on a certain way to accommodate early release. “We do have a very good success story at Park Hill South that we can look to for some advice. What they do is to have the buses leave as soon as school ends, so the buses would leave at two p.m. or whatever that might be, and have an opportunity for athletes who have to stay for practice or if someone has a club then they can stay after school, whether that is a supervised study hall or open campus is yet to be determined. South has a relatively open time for students to study, hang out, and do whatever they need to do. What is best for us, I just don’t know,” said Dr. Kincheloe.
12 CAMPUS
NEW a night inYORK By: Amanda Battmer
The final stretch to summer is in full swing, with finals and award ceremonies marking a close to seniors’ high school careers. The end of every school year is accompanied by what some consider the most important event for upperclassmen: Prom. This year’s theme was “A Night in New York,” centered on a color scheme of silver, gold, red, teal, and “Tiffany blue.” Junior Jordan Elder is the current president of Junior Exec and got to help plan the event. “My personal goal for [this year’s prom] is to get it nicely decorated and plan and for everybody to have a good time,” said Elder. “The most stressful thing would probably be the timing, because we were kind of getting down to the wire. There are still a lot of things that we were looking for, and we weren’t able to go in there and decorate and see how all the decorations looked until a couple hours before the dance and the dinner started. So I think that is a very high-pressure situation, but we have all of our Junior Exec kids and parents and everybody helping so I’m hopeful it all comes together.” Prom was held at the Hilton by the airport, with after prom following at North Kansas City Pro Bowl. Juniors and seniors alike look forward to the event whether they’re involved in planning or not, though an evening of heavy ball gowns and latenight bowling wasn’t on every student’s agenda. Suvi Williams is one senior that made the decision not to attend. “[Prom] just isn’t really the kind of event I like. I’ve been to a lot of sweet sixteens and stuff and I’ve never really enjoyed them, they’re kind of overwhelming and everything, so I just choose to
not go,” said Williams. Instead of attending the traditional affair of dressing up and dancing all night, taking pictures and going out to dinner or just simply hanging with friends are things many students choose to do instead. “I’m probably just going to hangout. I think one of my friends is coming back from school that weekend, and she’s probably going to come hangout with me because I hung out with her during her prom last year,” said Williams. For others, however, prom is an opportunity they would never pass up, though the preparations behind it all can easily turn into a tiring and expensive process. “My favorite thing about attending prom is being in a central place with all of my classmates and having fun with something other than seeing them every day at school,” said senior Olivia Muller. “I think a lot of people kind of turn their heads at prom because of the expenses. The tickets are kind of expensive and then you add on the dresses and tux and everything, so it’s fun but there’s definitely a price.” Muller was a member of Junior Exec and helped plan prom last year. The annual event mostly sticks to its traditions, though minor aspects of the occasion often change year to year. “I guess last year there was a little music issue, where there were a lot of songs that couldn’t be played. We had it fixed to where we played the more appropriate music at dinner, and then we’re not so worried about getting songs cut out that people want to hear for dancing and stuff, so we got that taken care of,” said Elder.
“I think a lot of people kind of turn their heads at prom because of the expenses... it’s fun but there’s definitely a price.”
Saying Goodbye By: Ally Buchberg Most seniors are looking forward to the end of the school year because they will never have to come back to high school again. Many teachers are no different, for this also marks their last year in a high school classroom. Carol Ackerson was the book keeper, and retired on October 31, 2014. Marlene Tillman worked in the attendance office, and retired on December 31, 2014. John Burlington, custodian, retired on March 31, 2015. Pearl Day works in the cafeteria, and is retiring along with technology specialist Barb Rhodes, science teacher Del Anderson, alternative school teacher Beth Caven, physical education teacher Taralyn Garner, and counselor Shari King, at the end of the school year.
Taralyn Garner
It is hard to believe that the time has come to say goodbye. Park Hill has been a good place to work. I still enjoy sharing my love of science with the students. It was a special privilege to have my daughter attend my school and having her in my classroom. Then capping it off by being able to give her, her diploma at graduation. I am looking forward to not having to get up at 5:30 am each day! I plan to work on completing home improvement projects and expand my urban homesteading experiments. Thanks for the memories, Park Hill!
Shari King
How do I say “goodbye” to the place I have worked and the people I have worked with for fifteen years? The only place I’ve worked longer than Park Hill is being a mom. I have been especially blessed by the wonderful friendships I have made and the support those friends have provided to me throughout the years. I can’t imagine there is a stronger faculty who shares more of themselves and their knowledge assembled in another school. For me to retire from full-time teaching will be a big change. Do I plan to substitute next year? Most likely. Hopefully, this isn’t a “goodbye” but rather an “until next time.”
I want to thank you for making my time at Park Hill High School the best job ever! I am grateful for all of the students and staff I have met and the many memories we created. It has been a blessing to work in a profession that I love, and the opportunity to share healthy lifestyle behaviors with students has always been my passion. Remember to have fun! I hope my time with you has been fun and we have been able to laugh together. I wish each of you the best now and always! Stay healthy!
Del Anderson Although I began my career in a different district, I am a loyal Trojan through and through. I can’t even begin to imagine the number of students that I have worked with over the years. Some of my students are in their 30’s, succeeding in life. Everything from business owners, to doctors, dentist, pharmacists, marine biologist, teachers, and artists, these are just a few occupations that former students have pursued. I heard back from many students that being prepared in high school helped them get through college and beyond. I believe that is the most rewarding gift to this career, to know and understand that what we do is purposeful. I am blessed to have been part of this family for the past many years and hope that I will always be a part of this awesome community of learning.
Beth Caven
Summer Mission Trips By Jerron Archer
As students await for the school year to finally come to an end, and anxiously hold on for summer to be upon us, students of PHHS generally have a good idea of what they are going to do. From watching Netflix five hours a day, to going on a trip to Europe, students at PHHS have extremely diverse plans for their summer. However, certain students desire to use their time off from school not to lay by the pool or sleep in until noon, but to travel to places all around the world, in hopes of making the world a better place. Mission trips are a very popular option for students to travel around the world, not only to see places and experience different cultures, but to also help people, especially in impoverished countries. The work they do usually involves reconstruction, feeding the hungry, building schools, etc. A few students at PHHS know this first hand. Senior Sydney Enloe has been involved in missions for a long time. Through the Global Orphan Project, she had the opportunity to travel to Haiti, a very popular mission trip destination, to work with the Haitian people. “While in Haiti, I led Vacation Bible School for ten days, while also visiting different orphanages around different counties and different areas,” said Enloe. “We helped them cook food and learned how people go about their everyday lives. We also had church services every day, which was connected to the church we did Vacation Bible School at. We built screen protectors for the orphanages to protect against mosquitoes as well.” The Global Orphan Project, a global Orphan Care ministry headquartered in Kansas City, works to not only assist orphans in living their lives, but also to prevent orphanage. Therefore, they work to provide jobs and expand household capacity to keep families together. “Along with the Global Orphan Project, my main goal was to make an impact there. You never realize how bad the situations are in these countries, so I wanted to make an impact on the people,” said Enloe. Another hot spot for mission trips, Honduras, is the destination for Senior Joaquin Santibanez for the summer. Santibanez is traveling to Honduras with Platte Woods United Methodist Church for a medical and constructional mission trip. “We’re just going to assist in building schools, and treat patients with illnesses, and translating for the people of Honduras,” said Santibanez. Unlike normal missions trips where participation is searched for, Santibanez, along with the rest of the group of people he is traveling with, had to apply for his position. “It’s a group of students that are selected to go. You have to apply and you get selected, and you pay for the majority of the cost through fund-raisers,” said Santibanez. Doing more than sitting poolside during the summer is
something these mission trips have to offer. Offering an opportunity to give back to their world, mission trips allow people to travel across the globe in hopes of making the world a better place. “Experiencing going to a new country and seeing how easy we have it here compared to their struggles allows you to see how bad things could actually be, and how fortunate we are to be where we are,” said Santibanez. One thing most everyone has in common in their experience with trips, is knowing that the impact doesn’t stop with the people of these countries. “Seeing how bad it is overseas makes you really appreciate what you have, and that has a really positive impact on you,” said Santibanez. “I didn’t realize how much of an impact they actually had on me,” said Enloe. “It’s crazy to look back and see how much of a catalyst that trip was to my faith and what I want to do with my life.” As faith is the central backbone for seemingly most people’s decisions for going on these trips, religious affiliation is seemingly a large factor in a lot of what these mission trips do. “It’s known that when people go on trips, they make a connection with God,” said Santibanez. “In my opinion, going on a mission trip and seeing just how thankful you should be, really helps you make a connection with God. Going on a mission trip isn’t just about helping others, but also helping yourself in making a connection with God. The people overseas go along by hope and by what God wants for them, and seeing that is really helpful in that.” “That’s the motive I had on my heart for going,” said Enloe. “As humans, our hearts aren’t complete without God so we try to fill that void with other things. When I went to Haiti, I realized how much these people had in their soul, even though they didn’t have a lot, they were the most kind and generous people I’ve ever met, all because of their faith, and how they live their lives on their passion for God. That really helps fill that void.”
Twittiquette The salad fork goes on the outside. The dinner fork is closer to the plate. These were common known facts. They were actually taught in most schools up until the early 1900’s. Since then learning etiquette has fallen on the shoulders of niche schools. Yet, for this newer generation there is a new type of etiquette. Whether it be avoiding spoiling the recent Netflix binge or plagiarizing tweets. Twitter etiquette, or twittiquette, is in some opinions desperately needed. Here at PHHS, Twitter is used regularly. Students use it to communicate their most recent thought and clubs use it to inform members of meetings or try to promote themselves. By the way, promoting one’s self is usually considered to be a major violation on the twitiquette scale. However, starting last year PHHS has had a rash of slightly more devious uses of the social media phenomenon. Last year an anonymous Twitter account called Park Hill Confessions was created. Students would use Ask.fm, a website in which you can ask questions to accounts anonymously, to submit the more disturbing things that they’ve experienced or at least claimed to experience during their high school career. The account was taken down shortly a few days after the creation, yet the damage was already done. Students had claimed a wide array of awful happenings. Sexual activity and harassment were at the top of the list. One student claimed to have given another student bulimia. And others had claimed that they had engaged in some type of sexual activity in almost every room of the school. Other
By Matt Eblen
schools around the northland quickly followed suit, most high schools within the general vicinity of PHHS had some form of their own account within mere hours of the original accounts creation. Since then Twitter had resumed its usual activity. Students fought, usually about personal problems or what theme TARKUS was going to have for the next football game. Nothing had reached the scale of the Confessions account. Yet, a new variation on the old favorite was introduced recently. Park Hill Roasts, this account, instead of focusing on confessions, focused on insulting specific people. Junior Danielle Wiles decided to forgo this social media craze. “I got rid of my Twitter because there was a lot of bullying on Twitter and I knew someday someone was going to attack me so I might as well take it out from under them,” said Wiles. Wiles also sees a difference between the account that was started last year, and this year’s more aggressive counterpart. “I think they are both forms of bullying but the confessions was more of just someone admitting things about themselves anonymously, and Park Hill roasting was just saying ‘I hate you’,” said Wiles Wiles also sees that these accounts, despite their extremely negative effects, may keep down fights. “I think we don’t have a lot of physical fights because there’s hall monitors walking everywhere and people would rather say something on the computer screen than ever get yelled at by Kinchloe,”said Wiles.
By Hattie Saltzman All around the world there are people who live without shelter, food, or water. Humanitarian organizations like the Red Cross, Harvesters, and Doctors Without Borders work to alleviate this suffering, and are mainly funded by donations. Many people participate through donations or directly volunteering to help first hand. In recent years, another form of charity has emerged, in the form of a website called GoFundMe. Anyone can create an account and open a fund for anything - ranging from surgery to college. And while many do not have a problem with either of these two funds, some people disagree with those who open a GoFundMe for a vacation or wedding. “I think that a GoFundMe can be a good option, but I also know a lot of people use it for things that don’t really fall under what it was intended to be used for,” said freshman Lily Cota. One of the most controversial cases surrounding this form of charity arose in early April of this year involving a pizzeria in Indiana. The restaurant, called Memories Pizza, announced they would not be catering same-sex weddings because it went against their religious beliefs. They opened a GoFundMe to make up for lost profit as people refused to spend money there and received over $800,000 in under three weeks in donations.
“My biggest worry about GoFundMe is that I don’t know if that’s what they’re actually using it for,” said junior Izzy Wussow. “Like is Memories Pizza going to use all that money for their restaurant or are they going to use it for something else? We don’t know for sure.” One account was opened in late March by Twitter user @ RealCabbageFacts, requiring $10 to “open a cabbage farm.” The ‘about’ section of the donation page reads, “Please give me money so I can grow cabbages to be my friends.” The page ended up with a grand total of $16. “I know that the cabbage farm GoFundMe was just a joke, but it really undermines the actual value of charity,” said Cota. “Not to mention that whatever they did manage to raise, they got to keep even though it was all a joke.” On the other hand, the accounts can also be beneficial. It’s often a simple way for people to obtain funds for important surgeries, wheelchairs, and families in need. “There could be truthful people on [GoFundMe],” said Wussow. “But sometimes it’s also sad because those people don’t always get the money they need. I think overall an official charity would do a better job getting money where it’s needed than a GoFundMe ever could.”
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Teacher of Park Hill
Barry Road, I have the bully pulpit. And that’s why I think it’s important that I use the bully pulpit.” He’s made PHHS completely different from any other high school. He makes sure we enjoy coming to school, that we keep our grades high, and hear a new inspirational quote every year. “There are students that work hard and try hard in every school. There are teachers that work hard and try hard in every school. I think the thing that makes PHHS different from other high schools, is that we have more of those than other schools. More of our children work harder than other schools with which I’m familiar,” said Dr. Kincheloe. “I’ve enjoyed the notoriety that we’ve gotten for outstanding achievement, I’ve enjoyed the success we’ve had in sports, and I’ve enjoyed walking through the halls and having interaction with student’s every day. I have found for me the most gratifying and perfect job I could have ever imagined. And there I count myself remarkably fortunate.”
MATT
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Everyone knows who has the best job in Platte County. Principal Dr. Brad Kincheloe has been a part of the PHHS family since becoming a freshman here in 1968. He’s inspired the lives of many students and even before becoming the principal of Park Hill, he was the assistant principal. His inspiring stories and quotes he says over the announcements like “have the courage to be kind” and “find a way or make one” are inspired as well. “Theodore Roosevelt was a grand and powerful president and he used what he called the bully pulpit. His position as president gave him automatic exposure and he thought it was incumbent upon him to use that bully pulpit to deliver the messages he thought were important for people to know,” said Dr. Kincheloe. “And as principal, I don’t have near the broad spectrum as does the president but at this narrow locality, 7701 Northwest
by Keeley Myszka
ANS f Hill Students of Park Hill The valedictorian is a student, typically having the highest academic achievements of the class, who delivers the valedictory at a graduation ceremony. There are four students at PHHS fighting for the honorable spot. To be a valedictorian, you have a better chance if you’re enrolled in advanced-placement classes and achieve good grades. Being active in school helps too, but it’s focused on academics. Senior Annie Chen participates in orchestra, math club, executive council and she’s a freshman mentor. “I guess it feels exciting because I’ll be able to give a speech to the student body, and be one of the last people that they hear. So maybe I’ll be able to talk to all my friends and class mates for one last time,” said Chen. Senior Emma Gaiser participates in stucco, executive council, math club and freshman mentors. “I don’t really care that much,” said Gaiser. “I don’t like speaking in front of people.” Senior Mrudula Gandham got accepted to UMKC’s BAMD
program. For the next six years, she’ll be in medical school. “It’s good to know that all that hard work I’ve put in for four years is being recognized in some way,” said Gandham. Stephen Sweat participates in football and band. Sweat plans on attending the University of Missouri Science and Technology and intends on majoring in nuclear engineering. “It’s really a great honor. It’s been a very competitive senior class all the way through. A lot of competition with it from class to class, and a lot of people have been deserving of this so it’s just a great honor just to be up there.” Despite all the hard work the four have put in, only one will be able to call themselves the class of 2015 valedictorian.
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20 STAFF This is my last issue here at “The Trojan”. I love this news-magazine. I’ve spent countless hours in room 350 writing and rewriting, and then rewriting what I just rewrote.. I’ve been at this school until ungodly hours of the night. I’ve poured every ounce of my soul into this freaking paper. And now it’s over. These papers will be thrown away by most who read them. I personally will put my collection in a box and throw it in my parent’s basement. In three years no one here will remember my name, or that I was even a part of the newspaper. But this staff and these experiences are something I will hold with me for the rest of my life.
Amanda Battmer
Matt Eblen
Nothing has made me feel more connected to Park Hill than being involved in newspaper. I love reading about what’s going on in the school and having the opportunity to make a change. Newspaper has enabled me to talk to people I never would have otherwise. It has forced me to step out of my comfort zone, hone my mad editing skills, and has further fed my love for the written word. I’ve gotten to work with some of the greatest people over the past few years, and I’ll miss them all. Long nights of listening to 2000s pop and eating homemade guacamole in the haven that is room 350 will forever hold a special place in my heart. You can bet on it.
Being on newspaper was like being a part of a very diverse family. If it wasn’t for this, I probably wouldn’t have gotten so close to some of these people, or probably even met them. I am so grateful to have been on such an incredible staff. I wouldn’t want to stay at school all hours of the night with anyone else. The finished product made it all worth it. Our stories were discussed throughout the school, and it was cool to be the catalyst for many discussions. I’m excited to see how much we all grow and can improve from this year.
Hattie Saltzman
Ally Buchberg
This year was my first and last as a member of the PHHS newspaper. I made the great decision of joining the staff my senior year and it has made it all the more memorable. Being a part of many clubs has never been my forte, but the special thing about this staff is that we are more family than club. I’ve been able to express myself in ways that I can’t in my classes or many other clubs. This past year has meant more to me than I can express in words, despite the fact I’m a reporter.
Jerron Archer
Being on newspaper has offered me the chance to share my artistic writing styles in my own way, as well as connect with our staff in a way that I would never have been able to. Throughout my years at Park Hill, Beran has inspired me to be fearless in my writing, and to not be safe in writing comfortably, but instead to take risks. Overall, being a part of newspaper has been one of the highlights of my high school career.
Andrea Tenney
Being a part of newspaper has really opened me up this year, and helped me become more comfortable to speak my mind. It has turned me into a more open individual, and the people on staff have become some of my closest friends. Beran also has helped me become a stronger writer, and more comfortable with taking a chance when it comes to writing. I used to be so scared to take on stories, afraid of what people would think of my writing, but with her help and the extreme support from the rest of the staff, I’ve transformed my writing as well as my thought process. I never thought I would be on a newspaper staff, but now being on one, I can’t imagine myself not doing it. Newspaper has really opened me up to a whole new world of writing and has become a true passion of mine.
With my first year on newspaper coming to an end, I can proudly say that I do not regret joining the staff, and am looking forward to my second year. Being on newspaper has introduced me to a variety of new people and experiences that I will always remember. The most memorable of experiences being work night, the balance of early 2000’s pop music and frantically trying to finish the magazine, was very interesting and fun to be a part of. I would like to say thank you to the entire staff, especially Mrs. Beran and Matt Eblen, for dealing with me all year. Being on newspaper is like being in a family, we can get on each other’s nerves at times, but when push comes to shove we always come together to make the best magazine in the PHSD.
Keeley Myszka
Pierce Klempnauer
With this being my first year on newspaper, I have found that I don’t hate writing stories and I like taking pictures at sporting events. And I wouldn’t even be here if Matt hadn’t needed people on staff last year. Beran is one my favorite teachers that I’ve had and she helps out a lot with everything. I’ll be here next year too. And the year after that.
Being on newspaper this year has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and embrace both my strengths and weaknesses. I have learned from Matt Eblen the importance of having a voice amongst those who may either not like or not care for what I have to say. I never quite pictured myself as a journalist until Mrs. Beran sparked my interest in finding stories within the people I walk by in the halls everyday. I am so proud of everything our small staff has accomplished this year and I cannot wait to see where we all go from here.
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