We are all Bound to be different, Don’t put up a wall. High school was full of ups and downs, Drama, grades, and early mornings. I was never expecting to make it to the caps and gowns. And when I came up here, I thought it’d be the same, But instead it was full of cheer. The halls were full of hope, And unique people. You’d never find anything like it all over the globe. Continued on Final page
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Coach Smith Question: Who is really running the Poz?
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Mr.Lingua said: “I just come here to use the bathroom.” Mr. Alonzo said: “Men! Women complain too much and always want vacation days.”
Mr.Gross Mr. Lehman Mr. Alonzo
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S. Question : Who is really running the Poz? Dr. Burd said: “Women, duh, I am the principal.” Ms. Kanney said: “I do. Have you ever met me?
Mrs. Duncan
the Sexes
Mr. Woehrmann Mr. Lingua
Ms. Kanney
Mrs. Woodrome Dr.Burd
Mrs. Steinmetz Mrs. Eagan
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Bound for goodbyes Yes, the rumors are true. Unfortunately, Mr. Gross and Ms. Kanney are leaving the Poz wing after this school year due to budget cuts in the school. You may not know, but Positive School costs Pattonville the most money out of any program in the district. We’ve all enjoyed their time with us and are wishing them the best of luck in the future. This year was Gross’ first year teaching in the G wing. Students warmed up to him quickly because of his friendly and outgoing personality. He’s laid back and will give you a mean psychology lesson. Ms. Kanney on the other hand has been teaching in this hallway for eight years. She’s known for being the strictest teacher in the wing. Even though her work is tough, her heart is soft to all of her students. She’s a great advice giver and will change your perspective on many things. They were nice enough to take the time to answer some of the following questions:
Farewell ... Mr. Gross and Ms. Kanney Q: Describe your time in Positive School. A: Positive School has been an amazing experience. As a new teacher, I did not know what to expect, but I remember on my first day that Positive School would be a great place to teach and work every day. What an amazing experience – I have learned something new every day! Q: What are your plans after this year? A: I honestly don’t know ... I hope to be teaching social studies, but unfortunately I am not sure where yet. As of right now, there are not any openings in the high school, so I will be “job-hunting” over the next few months. Hopefully, I will be able to stay at Pattonville High School. I really do love it here! Q: Are you excited about PHS? A: Absolutely! The students and staff at Pattonville, and especially Positive School are really the best. It was funny – over the holiday break I really missed this place. This is the first job that in my life that I cannot wait to get to every day. Q: What do you want to tell the students in Positive School as a departing message? A: Find out what your real passion is in life and follow your instincts - don’t be afraid to try new things. Life really is too short not to have fun every day.
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Q: Describe your time in Poz. A: The kids are different, they were a lot meaner when I first started though. I think it’s a good program and I am happy to say I was a part of it. Q: What are your plans after this year? A: To go down to regular school and to keep learning on my own and to keep pushing people to do their best. Q: Are you excited about regular school? A: I’m excited to face new challenges and see what new oppurtunities regular school brings me. Q: What message would you like to leave Poz with? A: Work hard, do your best, and never let anyone tell you what you can and can’t do. Be the person you want to see staring back at you in the mirror.
Ms. Hayes
should be a familiar face to most of the Poz students. She was a teacher in the Poz wing for six years. She was, at the time, one of the few female teachers in the hallway. I was lucky to get the oppurtunity to go downstairs and talk to her with her now busier schedule. “I miss Pos! I miss the kids, the STUCO store, the staff, and my little closet classroom. Pos was my home for many years, and I was very sad to leave. I was really nervous my first day in regular schoolthe classes were so big! It took me until November to remember all the students names. Also, the classes were really short. It was strange being in the middle of a lesson and the bell would ring! Every night I would have to take home huge, dictionary sized stacks of papers to grade, that was different. But the thing I miss most about Pos is the family-like environment. If you guys ever miss me too, you can find me in B109!” Hannah Bailey
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Mr. Gross’ Pirate Connections Advisory
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Ms. Kanney’s Pirate Connections Advisory
Pirate Connections!
Mr. Hauser’s Pirate Connections Advisory
Mr. Smith’s Pirate Connections Advisory
Mr. Woehrmann’s Pirate Connections Advisory
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Mrs. Duncan’s Pirate Connections Advisory
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Mr. Moeller’s Pirate Connections Advisory
Making Connections ... Success lies beyond the “G” wing doors “Don’t go beyond those double doors” is what most Pattonville High School students would say. Positive School may have a bad reputation, but its students’ bark is meaner than their bite. Up here, we’re all just a little bit louder and outspoken than your typical school kid. Positive School is unique for numerous reasons. Some might say they had a different key made to the door of success. Since the student-teacher ratio is reduced, the students get a chance to form a closer relationship with their teachers. “The teachers are more relatable and we always have someone to go to for advice,” says Sarah Masson, senior.
Mrs. Woodrome’s Pirate Connections Advisory
Positive School is released at 12:05 everyday and students have the option to stay after to make-up any lingering absences until 1:45. Many would say make-up time is what is saving them from failing any classes. It’s every student’s dream to have no homework, and after school supervision allows for students to complete assignments with the help of classroom teachers. “No homework and smaller classes helps you learn easier,” says Justin Bridges, junior.
Mr. Lingua’s Pirate Connections Advisory
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Since it’s only one hallway, there are limitations to how many students can be accepted, that also means the students in Poz are all very close. Everyone knows everyone, “We’re like a big family up here,” says Ashley Sadler, senior. The only downside to all being in one hallway is that things tend to get a little noisy, especially at break time. Most students join the Positive School family early in their high school career, which allows the teachers to watch them change and grow into different people. “Over the years, I have become better with my attendance, doing the work, and associating with my peers and teachers,” says Chris Hines, senior. If you took a glimpse down the hallway from outside the doors, you would think it was chaos. Once you step in, you realize how friendly and open Positive School is to anyone we come across. They have the same learning opportunities along with teachers who will put down whatever they’re doing to help you out. Success wouldn’t have been possible for many students without Positive School. This year, the school will be celebrating its 31st year of watching students grow and succeed. Hannah- Bailey, Katie Best, Chloe Rigdon
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Jake Alsina
Hannah Bailey
Tyler Baldwin
Tarin Banks
Haylee Bartel
Larry Clark
Tony Clayton
Deshon Cole
Rachel Cole
Cheyenne Crews
Michael Bartel
Candyce Baty
Katie Best
Taylor Bloodworth
Marcus Boxley
Felicia D’Auria
Isaiah Danfort
Andrew Daugherty
Ce’Landria Dowles
Raven Dugger
Justin Bridges
Gabbie Brock
Alyssia Brockman
Chloe Brown
Koco Brown
Jon Fakes
Ryan Gemmell
Kaylen Gerdes
Hanna Gerkowski
Zach Callahan
Zac Campbell
Justin Carr
Micah Harrington
Daejah Harris
Justin Hausermann
Tunyja Buckner
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Dorian Chenoweth
Richard Edwards
Austin Harl
Kenneth Harper
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Craig Hewitt
Aaron Hillis
Ethan Humby
Andrew Humphrey
Brandon Hunt
Chris Hines
Cody Johnson
Justin Keller
Aaron Killingsworth
Shawn King
Pawel Ksiazkiewicz
Jackson Lamb
Ray Lamb
Crystal Ledbetter
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Kayla Howerton
Chris Hubbard
Steffan Hughes
Paul Lucz
Coree Lyons
Lauren Johnson
Nick McDevitt
Lee McMillan
Michael Kopecky
Mindy Niehaus
Taylor Penfold
Kaila Little
Bridget Martin
Sarah Masson
Kim Mazdra
Desiree Meyer
Devin Moyer
Paige Nickols
Eric Null
Christian O’Brien
Brandon Owens
Fred Payne
Aaron Pierson
Rob Porter
Erin Rains
Charles Rauh
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Dylan Reeves
Hannah Reeves
Jesse Rigger
Brian Rocha
Brennen Ruiz
Salim Sabir
Ashley Sadler
Aldo Salvador
Kevin Shadrick
Dylan Sieker
Spencer Smithey
Jordan Steinmeyer
Brian Stolle
Luke Toner
Dau Vong
Drue Welker
Amy White
Dillon White
Darien Whitley
Clint Wipke
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Maria Young
Chloe Rigdon
Mrs. Duncan identifying deserving students at the Blowpop assembly. Mr. Moeller stood nearby to assist her with any throws that were beyond the front row.
Ms. Kanney failing to throw a Blowpop to the back row. Luckily, Rachel Cole was able to assist her in passing the lollipop along.
Poz students gathering in Mr.Moeller’s room for the Blowpop Bananza!
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“My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story.”
Why did you get your first tattoo? Candyce Baty
Erin Rains Rob Porter
Crystal Ledbetter
Katie Best
Hannah Bailey
Senior Katie Best “As a reminder to be strong at hard times, and to remind myself there’s always better days.”
-Johnny Depp
Senior Hannah Bailey
Rachel Cole
Pos Students Journal Their Stories in Ink Isaiah Danfort
Ashley Sadler
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Alyssia Brockman
Chloe Brown
“I have been planning to get a tattoo for a while, and I really connnected with the character Jenny (Forrest Gump). She prayed to fly away and that really connected with my childhood.”
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Tattoos always look cool. However, they are more special when there is a story behind it. “My first tattoo will always be my most important, because one of my closest friends, Tim Pflueger, passed away on August 22, 2012 from Ewing’s sarcoma cancer. So I got the awareness ribbon in yellow with angle wings.” said senior, Rachel Cole. Katie Best, a senior, also has a story behind her tattoo as well. “It was during the beginning of the school year when I got a call from my aunt asking if I would be interested in going to a charity for a no-kill animal shelter that would raise money by selling tattoos for fifty dollars. I agreed to it and that Sunday I went down to her shop in O’Fallon and was customer number fifty to get one done. Three hundred more people came down that day to get their tattoos and help out that day.” Senior, Chloe Rigdon, said, “ When I was 12, I always wanted a tattoo that meant something. So I decided to get the same tattoo as my mother.”
“I got my tattoo in memory of my 10 year old sister passing away. Her name was Tegan Meave, meaning Beautiful Princess” Sophomore Crystal Ledbetter
Katie Best
Chloe Rigdon
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13ound To Succeed After four years… maybe five, they finally did it. “It has felt like forever, but it has been fun”, says senior Hannah Bailey. With only a couple months to go, the pressure is on. What will they do next? College? Trade school? Or just work right out of high school? Outsiders may think that Positive School students don’t apply themselves in school. However, if they are accurate in their assumptions, how are some of our seniors getting into colleges? Senior Michael Kopecky said, “After I graduate I’m going to Flo Valley for general education classes, and I will do some classes for engineering as well. Then I will go to Rolla for electrical engineering.” And if a university isn’t your thing that’s fine, there are a lot of good jobs out there that you don’t need a master’s degree to get. “I’m just going to Southeast Lineman Training Center for a 15 week program,” said senior, Darien Whitley. Senior Gabbie Brock said “I’m not sure where I want to go or what I want to do after I graduate so I’m going to work at Kitchen Conlection as a manager, until I decide what I want to do.” Now that they have done it, they are ready to leave and walk out those green doors. But anywhere they go, whether it’s a college, vocational school, or straight into the work force, they are all bound to succeed.
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SENIORS! 2013 13ound 23
hannah bailey
katie best
gabbie brock
paul lucz
lee mcmillan
sarah masson
alyssia brockman
chloe brown
dorian chenoweth
paige nichols
aaron pierson
charles rauh
tony clayton
deshon cole
raven dugger
ashley sadler
spencer smithey
dau vong
jon fakes
ryan gemmell
craig hewitt
dillon white
darien whitley
clint wipke
chris hines
mike kopecky
ray lamb
maria young
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13ound to be country
Country boys hanging out in the back of Darien Whitley’s Chevy truck. (Front row) Dillon White, Darien Whitley, Clint Wipke, (Back Row) Mike Kopecky, and Ray Lamb.
Ray Lamb uses a grinder to cut some metal for the Positive School sculpture.
Clint Wipke, Mike Kopecky, Dillon White, Darien Whitley, and Ray Lamb
Dillon White prepping the welder to begin the project.
(Top) Ray Lamb, Dillon White, Mike Kopecky, (Bottom) Darien Whitley, Clint Wipke
Dillon White welds together the sculpture piece by piece.
Dillon White applys the finishing touches on the sculpture.
Darien Whitley working with Clint Wipke’s dad on a wood splitter.
Taking a break after a hard day’s work, Darien Whitley, Mike Kopecky, Ray Lamb, Clint Wipke, and Dillon White, tell jokes to unwind.
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Fred Payne Age: 17 June 25th
2013 mAY - dec Graduates Clint Wipke Age: 19 May 19th
We Are 13ound to Then & Now Mike Kopecky Age: 18 March 20th
Paige Nichols Age: 18 Oct 30th
Jon Fakes Age: 17 May 21
SENIORS !
LOOK HOW FAR WE’VE COME... Kenny Harper Age: 19 May 19th
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Rachel Cole Age: 18 Oct.
Kaila Little Age: 18 Nov 11th
13ring it on!
13ring it on.
Alyssia Brockman Age: 18 July 1st Katie Best Age: 18 May 17th
Chloe Brown Age: 18 March 16th
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Hannah Bailey Age: 18 Sept 23rd
Ray Lamb Age: 19 Dec 25th
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SAVING THE 13EST FOR LAST...
Maria Young Age: 19 Oct. 26th
Ashley Sadler Age: 18 July 23rd
Felicia D’ Auria Age: 17 June 16th
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Darien Whitley Age: 19 Nov. 27th
Chris Hines Age: 18 July 11th
Kourtney Brown Age: 18 Sept. 17th
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Game Club
13ound to Change Autographs
Club Members Mr. Hauser Mike Kopecky Ken Harper Zac Campbell Nick McDevitt Paul Lucz Crystal Ledbetter Rob Porter Jon Fakes Michael Bartel Candyce Baty Ethan Humby Zach Callahan Andrew Humphrey
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Where everyone knows you, They don’t judge. And everybody cares too. Friends, jokes, and memories That I wouldn’t give up. We survived the Mayans, and their prophecy. We can do anything, Walk ahead, head held high. So let out your voice and sing. We are all Bound to be different. Don’t put up a wall. Written by: Katie Best Graduating Senior