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After devastating defeats in both the District and Regional tournaments, the FHS Cheer team won at States. Find out how, inside.
Kristina Hurd was the most recent makeover contestant to complete her Emily Over. Find out what it takes to look your best during the fall season, and how to master the side pony.
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Marching Band finished their season with a bang. Over the duration of their remarkable season, the team took home many awards.
Emily Buzzard continues to offer her opinions this month addressing Mr. Eline’s new haircut, and the importance of hallway safety.
Check out our winter sports preview to see how your team will do this season. Find out who to watch, what games to go to, and where your team is headed come postseason.
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page 12 Football made history this year finishing with a winning record and a playoff berth. Find the All District team members on our back page coverage.
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- - Virginia High School League First Place in Newsmagazines 2008-2009 - Staff 09-10 Editors in Chief Andrew Dilworth Jordan Sharpe
Managing Editor Lindsey Bush
News Editor
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Commentary Editors
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Entertainment Editor
Staff Writers
Annelise Jensen Allie Sawyer
Zafar Shaw
Sports Editor Kevin Dowd
Copy Editors
Melissa Lin
Brian Berenbaum Aditya Bhatnagar
Features Editors
Business Managers
Anurag Bhatnagar Kevin Poon
Emily Buzzard Emily Stone
Jake Fulmer Dan Webster
Chip Barker Abraham Hassan Steven Kendall Samantha Lerner Makeda Martin Kyle Moodhe Matt Reihing Emily Robinson Emily Taylor Boa Thai Aneela Wadan Alex Woodill
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n this issue, we are bringing back the year of champions. Between the Cheer team’s state championship, the marching band’s stellar performances, and the football team’s record setting season, we have improved the overall quality and competitive edge of Fairfax. On November 6, the Fairfax football team ended its regular season with a 5-2 district record and a playoff berth. Then, only a week later, the team participated in its first playoff game in ten years. On November 14, the FHS coed Cheer team placed first at States. Taking home the championship title, the Rebels rebounded from disappointing second place finishes at Districts and Regionals. You can find recaps of both of these events in the sports section. The FHS Marching Band has won every competition they have entered. Finishing first at both the James Madison Parade of Champions and the Oakton Classic, the Marching Rebels have made a name for themselves. To learn more, check out page eighteen. In the spirit of the approaching holiday season, the Rebel Roar is also featuring philanthropic individuals and organizations that give back to the community. DECA presented the film Darius Goes West on Monday, November 9, in the FHS auditorium. The DECA program organized the showing in support of Muscular Dystrophy, and our own Emily Stone spoke with the producer, Logan Smalley, about making the film. In addition, look for gift ideas that give back for the upcoming holiday season. Why give a gift when you can give back? Along with featuring our champions both on the field and in the community, the Rebel Roar continues to bring you your favorites, such as the Buzz and Ask Kevin. Check out our coverage of the dance team, the Canned Food Drive, and the Academic Awards ceremony held on Tuesday, November 17.
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Academic Ceremony
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ccording to former Fairfax High School Principal, Dr. Brabrand, the 2008-2009 school year was famous for being “The Year of Champions”. FHS excelled in sports such as swim and dive, softball, and cheerleading, and also in extracurricular activities like theater. However, he acknowledged that a lot of FHS’s “Champion” character came from the hardworking scholars. On November 17, 2009, Fairfax acknowledged these commended students in the annual Academic Recognition Ceremony. Principal David Goldfarb introduced the program with some appreciative comments of the students’ achievements over the past year. He was followed by the guest speaker, Mr. Fred Bowen, who addressed the audience with his humorous stories about his life, which encouraged the recipients to continue their academic efforts. Mr. Bowen is a novelist, whose works include No Easy Way, a children’s book which addresses cheating. Mr. Bowen’s novel and speech emphasize having both academic integrity and high moral standards. Counselor Mrs. Tiffany Beltran said, “The purpose or goal of recognizing the student scholars was to give the message that people do notice [a student’s hard work] and that there is a reward for hard work because good things are on the way for them.” First, the fourteen commended students of the
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National Merit Scholarship, who were in the top five percent of PSAT takers, were recognized. Among them were Arabella Ahn, Katherine Barlow, Jack Bechert, Aditya Bhatnagar, Anurag, Bhatnagar, YenMing Chen, John Gillen, Lailah Irani, Joo Young Kim, Gary Kochetkov, Sathya Mathavan, Bailey McDade, and Carrol Vander Clute. An award was also given to National Merit Semifinalist, Emily Shutz, who placed in the one percentile for her exceptional PSAT score. Two participants of the National Achievement Scholarship Program, Kierra Gibbs and David Ladd, also were applauded along with semifinalist Aleksandra Sawyer. The National Hispanic Recognition Program commended Valeria Mendoza for her outstanding academic achievement among the Latino community. Lastly, FHS’s AP Coordinator, Mrs. Young, recognized 51 scholars who received a 3.0 average on at least three AP exams, 41 scholars with honors who obtained an average of 3.25 on four AP exams, and four scholars with distinction who acquired a 3.5 average on five or more AP exams. Over 600 seniors, juniors, and sophomores were congratulated for maintaining a 3.5 or higher throughout the previous school year.
Aneela Wadan ‘11 Staff Writer
Top left: The National Merit Scholarship nominees called up to the stage. Top right: Participants of the National Achievement Scholarship Program are commended. Bottom left: Author Fred Bowen spoke at the ceremony. Bottom right: Mr. Goldfarb and Ms. Wilson award Colleen O’Brien. Photos courtesy Ashleigh Davis.
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Varsity cheerleading wins State Championship A
fter two narrow losses to former state champion bases for their three-person stunt group, thereby Stone Bridge in both the district and regional throwing a major wrench in the work of their practiced competitions, the Fairfax Rebel routine. Cheer Team sought and seized With only fifteen minutes to the opportunity to avenge its loss spare, the team had to retool its on Saturday, November 14, at performance and adjust for the VCU. Motivation brought about loss of Dolan. Although the team by close matches, which were lost brought five alternates, none of by only half of a point, allowed the cheerleaders were able to the team to place first in the state cover for Dolan because he is one against sixteen other teams. of only three male cheerleaders North Stafford, which won on the team. the preliminaries by 3.5 points, “I think that after I got hurt, it was one of the Rebels’ biggest gave them the kick they needed rivals. They had won three state to win States,” said Savage. “We championships and had been Varsity Cheer performs at the State Champi- were always able to win and we runner-ups two times in the past. onship match. Photo by Chip Barker. knew we had the chance; this Despite this stellar record, the was our opportunity and the most passionate rivalry by far was with Stone Bridge, team did exactly what it needed to do.” who came in fourth place in the preliminaries. The The team’s victory at States ended a stressful and Stone Bridge Bulldogs are no strangers to upsets in the emotional season on a high note, making all of the hard final round, and when FHS sophomore Dolan Savage work and dedication the team put in worthwhile. was injured in the preliminary round and unable to compete in the finals, things were not looking good. Brian Berenbaum ‘10 and Chip Barker ‘10 With Savage gone, the Rebels did not have enough Copy Editor and Staff Writer
No “can’t”s, only cans. E
very year, Fairfax holds an annual Canned Food Drive with a certain goal in mind. The goal, of course, is to help raise food for people in need. Apart from this ultimate goal, however, there is also the rivalry of trying to win the Campbells Trophy Cup and a breakfast from IHOP. Boxes are placed in each second period class and all of these classes become natural enemies as they fight for the Cup, the breakfast, and most importantly, the bragging rights. There are various classes that hold an apathetic view of this competition. Donate cans? Yes. Win? Eh. Yet there are those
Toby the Turkey as he waits to earn his feathers. Photo by Melissa Lin.
teachers that are set on winning. The Canned Food Drive competition can get intense. Very intense. In recent years, teachers have come up with better, more effective strategies to claim victory. The most popular method, by far, has been to offer extra credit. This strategy does give a beneficial incentive for students to contribute. However, this has proven to be less and less helpful as other teachers have caught on and have made this technique into something typical. Last year’s winner, Mr. Ascarrunz, explains some of the tactics his calculus class used. After he realized that part of the problem was the fact that students didn’t have the time to actually go out and buy cans, he came up with a solution that fixed everyone’s problem. “We just had every student who wanted to participate bring a couple of dollars in,” says Mr. Ascarrunz, “and someone would go out and buy a bunch of cans with the money. It’s effective and less complicated.” We hope, with the help of both students and teachers, to reach our goal of 20,000 cans this year. Contribute to help make this season better for someone in need this year. 5 Melissa Lin ‘10 News Editor
News Briefs
News Mr. Hoffman, who won Teacher of the Year, stands with some of his ESOL students.
Varsity Cheerleading won the State Championship competition at VCU on November 14.
The Academic Ceremony took place on November 17. Students were commended for their personal academic achievements. The guest speaker, Mr. Fred Bowen, and Principal Mr. Goldfarb made speeches.
Upcoming Events: • There is a two hour early closing on November 25. • The Varsity boys and Varsity girls basketball teams partici pate in the Dominion Tip-Off Tournament on December 2 and December 4. • Fall musical “Lucky Stiff” will be on Dec. 3-6. • The wrestling NOVA Classic takes place from December 11-12.
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From left to right: photos courtesy of Vikki Andrukonis, Ashleigh Davis, Emily Stone and Emily Buzzard.
• Second quarter interims go out on December 16. • The Winter Wonderland Dance takes place on December 18 after the boys basketball game against Marshall.
Emily Over
Entertainment
This month, junior Kristina Hurd was made over. In November, the weather gets cold but you can still rock bronzes and golds so she was given a fun bronzy make-up look and a classy side up do. This look is perfect for any type of occasion.
Make-up
Step one: Apply Urban Decay primer potion all over lid and a cream gold eyeshadow base to make colors pop Step two: Next take a dark bronze eye shadow and apply all over the lid. Step three: Apply a light gold color to crease and right above brow bone with a fluffy blending brush. Step four: Apply brown liquid liner on top lash line then apply a khol brown eye liner pencil to bottom lash line and then a coat of mascara. Step five: Take a dark bronzer and an angled countering brush and apply the darker bronzer right below your cheek bones to contour them.
Tip: Bronze and gold eye shadows make blue eyes look even bluer.
Tip: apply shimmery eye shadows before making up face.
Hair Step one: Divide the hair so a small portion of the hair is down and put the larger portion on top in a bun. Step two: Take the curling iron to the hair still down and make loose waves by starting at the top and working down fast so the curl is not too tight but will still hold. Step three: Repeat step 2 to the rest of the hair until it’s all curled. Step four: Take a medium portion of hair on the top, and then make a bump. To secure that the bump won’t fall, secure it with two bobby pins. Step five: Divide the hair into two sections. Take the top section and move it to the right and secure the hair with bobby pins. Step six: Take the bottom half of the hair and do the same as in step 5. Step seven: Lightly spray the hair with hair spray to secure the curls
Photos courtesy of Meike Rittner.
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Entertainment
New Moon: is it worth the wait?
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ast year, the romantic vampire movie Twilight took the big screen by storm. Now the enthusiastic fans can enjoy the continuation of the saga with New Moon when it hits theaters November 20. Many of these Twilight fans just have a strange obsession with Edward, the perfect guy. However, the movie also attracts fans that fell in love with the novel, and not just the lead actor. “I’m really looking forward to New Moon just because I really like the series and I like comparing the book to the movie,” said junior Kirthi Bisset. New Moon continues from where Twilight left off. Edward and Bella continue their Romeo and Juliet love story until Edward realizes that he is endangering Bella’s life. This leads to New Moon DVD cover. Photo Edward leaving Bella; her whole world courtesy of newmoonthemovie.com. is turned upside down. With Bella’s
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amb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore is a comical, fictional memoir of Jesus Christ’s youth from the perspective of his childhood friend. The content is refreshing and side-splittingly hilarious because of the narrator’s vulgar personality, which contrasts his friend Jesus’s holy presence. It’ll be difficult to stifle laughter even for the most tense and conservative reader. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger, author of award-winning The Time Traveler’s Wife, is a suspenseful ghost story that follows two From left to right, Her Fear20-year-old sistersful Symmetry, Lamb, and to London to anPride and Prejudice and apartment they inheritZombies. Photo courtesy of from their estrangedBoa Thai aunt. The author’s eloquence make the reader feel included in the relationships that deepen within the novel. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith is a parody of Austen’s romantic classical Pride and Prejudice and will entice those with a passion for the undead and for humor. The book preserves the storyline but adds comedy and is therefore an easier read than the outdated English used in most literary classics. If you enjoy zombies and literature, you’ll find this book irresistible. 8
Boa Thai ‘11 Staff Writer
heart broken, she turns to Jacob, her best friend, to fill the empty space that was left by Edward. As Bella spends more time with Jacob, she learns that he has more than one secret. Bella finds out that he is a werewolf and that werewolves and vampires are mortal enemies. This fact alone puts her relationship with Edward on the line. Many critics feel like this movie will break records and even surpass the ratings of Twilight where as some say although it may do just that, New Moon will disappoint the fans when they compare it to Twilight. Edward-obsessed fan Mrs. Scharl said, “I’m excited about viewing New Moon to see how the producers will adapt the book on the big screen. Vampires are a new addition to a teenage love story but the werewolves made it more enticing.”
Aneela Wadan ‘11 Staff Writer
Facebook Decoded Unpleasant surprises
How to Fix…
Stalkers who “like” every status and wall post.
There is only one thing you can do: ignore them. Do not respond. Unfortunately, the only way to stop their irritating habit is to either ignore them or delete them.
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Desperate Facebookers that add long lost friends.
ss! Friendle Creeper family members (your mom, grandma, aunt, uncle, etc.) that friend request you.
Maybe you went to elementary school together or maybe not. The point is, who cares? We are not friends in real life, so why would we be on Facebook? Family members that creep on your profile create the biggest problem. The best solution is to completely block them. Then, they can’t even search or see you.
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Zafar Shaw ‘11
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Juggling a job P
overty. It’s a way of life for most high school students. Most of the time we’re forced to borrow money from our parents, mooch like pros, or just refrain from activities that actually require monetary support. However, some of us like to make larger purchases, which, unless you have insanely loving parents, requires a bit of personal funding. So we’re forced to go out and search for a job, a process which can be daunting and tedious. Once you acquire said job, then you’re set. Sort of. Even if you’re just working weekends, a job is pretty time-consuming. Between schoolwork and maintaining a respectable social status, there already seem to be too few hours in the day. As a result, many people believe that having a job would require an incredible amount of time that would infringe on the two other crucial aspects of life. For some people, this is true. If you’re one of those people who is easily distracted or is slow at finishing homework, and because of one or both of these factors you don’t finish your homework until late at night, then getting a job is probably not the smart move. However, if you aren’t like that and you are capable of just sitting down and cranking out work, then you should be set. Of course, there will still be those nights when you don’t get off work until late, then you stay up later doing
homework. Honestly, that’s a hit you have to take to get some money. Plus, there are some pretty effective ways to juggle your homework, friends, and a job. First things first, get a chill job. If you get some difficult job that leaves you exhausted, you’re obviously not going to be able to accomplish anything when you get home from work. Another benefit of having a chill job is that you’ll probably have some downtime during work when you can send a few texts and keep up with your friends. The next important thing is to manage your workload. If you know you’re working tomorrow and you get assigned a ton of homework today, try to do some of it today so that tomorrow after you get home, you’ll have less work. Also, if you’re not working until five or six, go home and complete as much homework as possible. You’ll love yourself when you get to go to bed early. The moral of the story is: having a job, getting homework done, and having a life can all be done at the same time (if you know what you’re doing and you understand your limits, at least).
s many are aware, hypnotist Jimi Gibson performed at our high school on October 25. I arrived at the auditorium with the hope of becoming the star of the show. When he called people for his act, I eagerly hopped up and down in hopes of being chosen. As it turned out, I was selected, along with 14 other people, to embarrass myself. Skeptically, I followed his instructions: I sat relaxed, fingers loosely apart, concentrating on his voice, and listening closely to a recording of strange music with subliminal messages. Before I knew it, Gibson had me in a trance. I could not help but do all of the silly tasks he told me to do. I felt perfectly normal, maybe a little more tired than usual. I remember looking out into the audience and watching them laugh at me, but I could not do anything to change my actions. However, I could not blame them; I was doing some pretty crazy things. He erased the number six from my brain, so when asked to count with my fingers, I
jumped from five to seven, leaving me with eleven fingers. To add to my embarrassment, I was told to be a Victoria’s Secret supermodel anytime the song “It’s Raining Men” played. So at the moment I heard the first sound of the song, I hopped out of my chair and began to strut my stuff down the stage. Outshining many other “supermodels,” I was asked my name; I replied in a South American accent: “Jasmine, from Panama.” I could not imagine what more I could have done to embarrass myself in one night. After I got off the stage I felt rejuvenated, almost as if I had taken an eight-hour nap. The worst part: I remembered everything. I was able to recall, without other people telling me, all of the insanity that I performed on stage. Hypnotism is just as crazy as it sounds!
My life: hypnotized A
Dan Webster ‘10 Art Director
Photo by Emily Buzzard. I was hypnotized to strut my stuff as a Victoria’s Secret model.
Abraham Hassan ‘10 Staff Writer
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he hallways at Fairhuge crowds. fax have turned into Being called a a malicious and dangerbrat* and getting ous place. This school, punched in the which once stood under shoulder the other the promises of security and upheld the day, by a girl who could probably kick my pillars of respect, which have so abruptly butt* any day of the week, changed my fallen, in sync with the formation of the life for the worst. I couldn’t believe the fact bruise arising on my shoulder blade. We that people would resort to such violence all know that the hallways by the cafeteria just because I was in a hurry to get to class. are packed; people push through and aren’t I just want to remind you to stay classy Designed by Dan Webster very patient in order to get to their next Rebels, and don’t resort to punching anyclass. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way one, especially someone who is in such a high that patience is a virtue when going up against these position as myself, even in the most tempting situations.
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*words have been changed for the benefit of younger readers, and also for my personal safety
Swine flu
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As stolen from Texts from Last Night, “(503): Swine flu is the new snow day.” I have been praying since the epidemic got out toward the end of last year that the schools would shut down. I even went so far as to send an anonymous email to our former principal, Dr. Brabrand, telling him that myself and all of my friends had swine flu, hoping that it would get me out of my history final. I then realized that it’s impossible to send an anonymous email…Moral of the story is, take one for the team and get swine flu. It’s about time we get a few days off. Taylor Swift Everyone loves Taylor Swift, and while her songs can hardly be considered country, she has proven to everyone (minus Kanye West) that she is the best country music singer in existence. Cheers to her updates on the album “Fearless”, if only someone would buy it for me…. any faithful Buzz fans? Eh? Mr. Eline’s new haircut I usually don’t listen to “The Buzz” requests, but I know a good sucking up opportunity when I see one. Lately, everyone has been awe-stuck by that thick mat of hair that so beautifully rests upon Mr. Eline’s head, so it is my job to give him some props. His Julius Caesar hair-do is definitely in, and should be followed by every other male in the school. 10
Emily Buzzard ‘11 Business Manager
“Good” weather
...Not
All this “not cold enough to snow but cruddy enough to rain all day” weather is really bothering me. No one likes rain unless he or she is some practical person that focuses on the importance of rain upon our society. And no one likes practical people either. Hopefully we get some good snow days in before we have so many holiday breaks that they aren’t even needed anymore. So if everyone could quit polluting the planet so global warming ends and we get some kind of ice age going, that would be cool. Thanks. Boys who are obsessed with Tay Tay You know who I am talking about; that guy in the room that knows every word to Love Story, whose background on his phone is a picture of Taylor Swift, who thinks that he is going to marry her, and he will eventually be the subject of one of her love-inspired albums. Boys, stop it. You’re creepy. Hair scrunchies I thought that hair scrunchies were a thing of the past, but apparently some individuals are attempting to bring them back into style. How people manage to live while dressed like this is a mystery that has yet to be solved. These fashion mishaps died along with Paula Abdul’s music in the 1990’s. I just wanted to remind everyone that hair scrunchies are gone, forever.
Commentary
Ask Kevin
Dear Kevin, As the school year goes on I find myself being consumed by responsibilities and excess work from my classes. I feel like I’m in over my head with clubs, activities, and such. I also want to join a sports team this winter but I feel like this would just make things a lot worse. What can I do to ease my schedule and avoid going insane? Sincerely, Overwhelmed Olga
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’m sorry to hear about all this trouble you are having balancing a heavy schedule. I feel your pain and wouldn’t wish that sort of stress on anyone. This year will be my second year in a row enrolled in more than 10 AP classes and I am involved in every club at Fairfax. At the end of the year, I will have lettered in every varsity sport, including girls’ sports (I’m that good). How do I do it? What is the secret, you ask? It’s magic. For a mortal such as yourself, the approach to this hodgepodge of tasks and obligations can be very difficult. The first solution to your problems is cheap shortcuts, and lots of them. Start by sorting out which assignments can be BS’ed and which ones can’t. You should end up with a 9 to 1 ration of BS work and work that actually has to be done with care. For fill-in-the-blank homework, let your mind run free, use your favorite colors, words
that you made up (I mean if Shakespeare got away with it…), or your friends names. Chances are that no one is going to notice and your teacher is going to put a big fat check on it whether you have put an honest effort into it or not. If such shortcuts seem “wrong” or “dishonest” to you, then there is always plan B. There will always be the option of dropping whatever extracurricular activities in favor of your course work. While it may seem to you that colleges want to see that you are the best person ever and can handle a million AP classes and extracurricular activities (like me), I can assure you that that is not always the case. Unless of course you are a senior, in which case you should probably just let off the throttle after you get in to your school of choice and then just coast home. Just make sure you don’t coast too hard, or you’ll end up getting booted out of the school you just got into. No one wants that to happen.
Kevin Dowd ‘10 Sports Editor
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bringing awareness to Fairfax: one viewing at a time
ou have probably heard the saying “anything is possible”, but I will speak for all of us: I have been skeptical at times. Then I watched the movie Darius Goes West, and spoke to the producer, Logan Smalley.
Darius Goes West is a documentary about 15 year old Darius Weems as he travels with 11 of his best friends from his home in Athens, Georgia to California.
All of these challenges did not stop them from trying to reach their goal in California. “It gave everyone a chance to do something they feel passionate about, and to feel empowered.” Although MTV didn’t allow Darius to be on Pimp My Ride, four years later, the DGW crew finally got a response. “They aired our documentary on Darius’ birthday. I guess the right person finally saw it,” Smalley said.
Darius was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). This is a disease that slowly weakens muscles in the body, beginning in the legs. Most kids affected by DMD need to use a wheelchair by age 12. The worst part about the disease is that in most cases, the afflicted die in their teens. Darius shows us an awe-inspiring amount of courage and optimism and wants anything but pity. He makes it clear that the movie was made to increase awareness about DMD and to expose the need for public places to be made wheelchair-accessible.
Now the crew of DGW is focusing on getting the word out about their movie. They chose to selfdistribute, instead of paying a company to, so they could donate $17 out of $20 from each DVD sale to DMD research. The remaining $3 goes to producing more DVDs. They are currently traveling the country and visiting schools to increase awareness about DMD and see their supporters. “The kids get really pumped. People will line up and cheer and bands will play. One girl actually fainted, she was so excited to see Darius… but she was okay!” Smalley said.
The movie was independently produced by Darius’ 11 friends who accompanied him on the trip; one of whom was Logan Smalley, director and editor. Smalley explains how the idea for the movie came about. “We were sitting watching Pimp My Ride, and we were joking that we should get them to pimp Darius’ wheelchair. At the end of the show, it says you must live in California to be on the show, and we said, ‘We should take a road trip to California so we can be on there.’ And the more we talked about it, we began to realize that we should really do it.”
To raise more money, the DGW crew is organizing monthly contests on their website, dariusgoeswest. org, with prizes that include meeting Darius Weems himself. Smalley also said that they are considering doing a “goslabi” challenge, “goslabi” referring to Darius’ mispronunciation of wasabi in the movie. The challenge would mirror Darius’ experience in the movie, where he attempted to eat a spoonful of wasabi for $10. Smalley explained that challengers would videotape themselves eating a spoonful of wasabi, and get friends and family to pledge money with the funds going towards DMD research.
This was not going to be an easy feat. “We had to raise a lot of money,” Smalley said, immediately recognizing their first and biggest challenge in tackling this project. Also, they had to deal with buildings being inaccessible. “We had to deal with buses breaking down, wheelchairs breaking down, mental breakdowns,” he added with a laugh.
I strongly encourage you to watch Darius Goes West if you haven’t already seen it. Darius makes you realize that it doesn’t matter what challenges you have in your life, you can always “keep rolling”.
Emily Stone ‘12 Business Manager
Looking Ahead... Gifts that Give Back Dogeared necklaces
100% of the net profits are donated to One Voice, a nonprofit organization that helps impoverished families in the LA area.
Kate Spade collection from the St. Jude Hope Gift Book 100% of proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Products from The Body Shop
Products such as lip gloss go to a variety of causes, like ending domestic violence. thebodyshop.com Photos courtesy of www.dogeared.com and www.shop.stjude.org
Making a Difference We did our part by bringing in cans, and the winter wear drive is a work in progress, but there are other ways to help out around FHS. Buying TOMS, donating school supplies, and bringing awareness to a debilitating disease, are just a few of the creative ways that people have found to make a difference.
Shoes for the soul Mycoskie spends time with the recipients of the donated shoes. Photos courtesy of www.tomsshoes.com.
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eople are willing to give when the opportunity presents itself. When Blake Mycoskie came to this realization, he founded a business based off of charity. For every pair of shoes that was purchased from Mycoskie, an identical pair is given to a child in need. “One for One.” These “shoes for tomorrow”, or TOMS, were founded in order to solve diseases such as podoconiosis or “podo”, a weakening infection that leads to swelling, ulcers, and extreme deformity, particularly in the legs and feet. This is arising as a result of the lack of shoes in countries where people work daily on volcanic soil. TOMS shoe drops have occurred in countries like Ethiopia, Argentina, Northern India, and some impoverished areas of the United States in order to be the solution to this problem. Information from the TOMS website is proof that not wearing shoes affects more than just the bottoms of
these children’s feet, “Many times children can’t attend school barefoot because shoes are a required part of their uniform. If they don’t have shoes, they don’t go to school. If they don’t receive an education, they don’t have the opportunity to realize their potential.” While they may look a little different from the normal shoe, sporting a pair of TOMS helps these children, while still looking fashionable. The touching commercials (remember the cute guy on the AT&T commercial?) and the moving YouTube videos that characterize the TOMS website are only some reasons that make people want to purchase these trendy shoes. Not only are TOMS a comfortable way to accessorize, but they make is easy to help others, too. You can visit the TOMS website at www.tomsshoes. com to purchase a pair, prices range around $50-$70.
Emily Buzzard ‘11 Business Manager
Coach Ad helps more than just athletes A
t the end of last school year teachers were stressing out over getting those last papers graded, students were frantically studying for the AP exams, and seniors were preparing for college, but Coach Aderton was focused on helping those in need. In Phillipi, West Virginia, where the poverty rate is 39% for schoolaged children, students can’t Gracie was one of the students who benefitted from Rebel donations. Photo courtesy of Coach Aderton.
afford school supplies. Aderton went with her church group to give away over a hundred bags filled with school supplies to children between 6th and 10th grade. “The most rewarding aspect was seeing smiles on faces as each teen [who] left with a backpack…” she said about the experience. Not only does Aderton help provide school supplies for students in the United States, the past four summers she has collected supplies to distribute at orphanages in the Dominican Republic. The supplies came from donations by Fairfax students and faculty, and were distributed through the program Kids Alive International.
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“Lucky Stiff” hits next week
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he FX Players are at it again, preparing for this year’s fall musical, Lucky Stiff. The play is a musical comedy about a man who is set to inherit six million dollars from his dead uncle. However, there are some conditions: the dead man wants to be taken around Monte Carlo one last time. As the nephew pretends his uncle is still alive and well, he is chased by a collection of crazy characters, including a wild Italian emcee, a French lounge singer and an angry mobster. The play has it all: love, lies, murder and laughter. Ms. Knight helps with the advertising for the new play, The play is similar to the classic movie, Weekend at Lucky Stiff. Photo by Allie Sawyer. Bernie’s. The main character, a British shoe salesman named Harry Witherspoon, is played by senior Mikail admits that he prefers to act, and would pick taking Faalasil. The role of the dead uncle is an unusual one and a major role over designing the set every time. is played by senior Patrick Turner. “My role is a lot of The actors rehearse Monday through Wednesday and fun. It seems simple but it’s hard to not react.” The actor once more on Friday. Most of the actors are in theater takes it all in good stride, admitting that the challenge and have rehearsal for the Virginia High School League makes it more fun. “The best part of my performance competition piece, Henry VI. There were open auditions is when I’m propped up at a restaurant table in a held for this production and it is the only play to be open club and every time Harry leaves I flop right over.” to all students until the spring production of Chicago. Turner is the only actor who is also a part of the The play premieres December 3 and runs tech team responsible for building the set, gathering through December 6. Tickets cost $8.00 and the right costumes and setting the scenes. Most of are available online at www.fxplayers.org. the actors help out when they can, but Turner helps Sawyer ‘10 the tech class build and design the set. Turner also Allie Commentary Editor
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What are your plans now that you won Teacher of the Year? “Retire and move back to the country. Nah, just kidding, I will just continue what I was doing before.” Photo by Emily Buzzard.
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es, it is true that Dance Team is classified as a club, not as a sport. It receives no funding from the Athletic Boosters, making it a club and the team does not compete in VHSL. The members of the team still receive letters and are considered varsity athletes at FHS. Not only does the team receive no funding, but there is also a huge lack of respect toward the athletes on the team. “Because we don’t have our own events (there are no dance team games) it makes it hard for people to know about all that we do. Also, we have a very small team of only 12 girls this year so we don’t get as much attention. Hopefully that will start to change,” says junior Arenn Martin. The lack of respect and funding doesn’t affect the girls’ goal to achieve more and to work harder. The only thing that holds the team back from further accomplishments is the cost. The starting cost for freshman year can end up being more than $500. A lack of funding from the boosters and the high cost of spirit gear and Dance Camp contribute to the expensive participation fee. Throughout the year, the cost also tends to pile up because of competitions, costumes, and other dance accessories that the girls need. The girls try to reduce expenditures through fundraisers. Their most notable fundraisers are dance clinics for little girls and pizza sales. This year, they have added a silent auction and car washes to their list of fundraisers. Captains senior Chrystina Herring and Martin not only run practices, but also must work with the coaches to choreograph routines. Unlike many other high schools, they are not able to hire a professional choreographer because of the lack of funding. Although they only have to create two routines for competition, they go over many different styles and routines throughout the year. This practicing style not only prepares the girls for competition, but also helps them to have better skills
The Dance team seniors before football’s Senior Night. Photos courtesy of the FHS Dance Team.
and work together as a team. Even though dancing depends on one’s skill, if the team isn’t synchronized in its movements, the whole routine will be off. “We hold our tryouts at the end of the school year because we go to dance camp, which is our first competition over the summer. By holding our tryouts months in advance, it gives the new team time to get to know each other and perfect our choreography before we compete. We have found this helpful as the girls usually improve drastically in those first few months before school starts,” said Martin. This improvement was really shown this year at Dance Camp over the summer. Many of the girls won individual awards, and the team won an overall award. “Dance Camp this year was great! As a team, we did better than we have ever done before. Each member of our team received first place ribbons for every single dance that they were judged on. As a team, we received a trophy for our competition routine and were invited to perform in the Capital One Bowl, as well as Universal Dance Association Nationals in Orlando Florida. Also, Aubrey May, Chrystina Herring, Arenn Martin made All-American and received invitations to dance in Rome during New Years. And the two captains were invited to and are dancing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving’s Day parade with 600 other Dance and Cheer team captains from all over the nation. Lastly, Katie Baugh was awarded with a trophy for being Drill Down Queen (an exercise with military commands) and Rachel Fernandez was Drill Down Princess,” said Martin. With these accomplishments under their belt, the girls are hoping that they will continue to grow and gain acceptance among their peers. Their team competed at PVI on November 21 and received second place in High Kicks and ninth in the Pom category. They are also competing in two competitions in the spring. The biggest thing the team is looking forward to is the four solos that are going to be performed in competition. The team is hoping that its achievements and the resulting publicity will help the school recognize it and give it the respect it deserves. “One of the most important things for us is to raise awareness and respect for the team as part of the FHS spirit and competitive community. Personally I hope to be able to get students excited about Dance team so that more people will try out and even more will support us at games and competitions,” said Martin.
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Making the most out of the meal W hile Thanksgiving is drawing ever closer, some are focused on mundane things like being a nice person, such as donating cans for the Canned Food Drive. However, the vast majority knows the true focus of Thanksgiving: eating as much as humanly possible at Thanksgiving dinner. Knowing how difficult it can be to decide how to go about stuffing your face, I am here to help those would be competitive eaters hone their skills while gorging themselves on delicious turkey. One of the major misconceptions is that one needs to fast for a few days before Thanksgiving, allegedly giving him or her more room and more hunger. However, the technique employed by most competitive eaters is to eat one humongous meal every day; this helps your body become accustomed to eating a great deal at one time. On the big day though, you should have nothing but water to keep your stomach stretched out and to control hunger pangs. Now that your preparations are complete, you may be asking yourself, “What techniques are there that ensure that I can eat more than any human should be able to in one sitting?” Have no fear, for there are methods for that as well. Competitive tiramisu eating champion Eater X suggests eating dessert first. While this might seem unconventional, the reasoning behind it is that your body can digest sugary foods like pie much more quickly, allowing you to switch back to the main course and still have room for a second round of dessert after. One of the most common bits of advice followed by competitive eaters the world over is to pace yourself. If you set too quick a pace and you can’t maintain it, then you run the risk of making yourself sick. So get your elastic-waist pants ready and follow these tips and you will be well on your way to notoriety as the family’s
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most zealous eater . Remember: practice makes perfect! Competitive eating tips: 1. Don’t rush. When you rush, you get sick. 2. Keep a steady pace.
3. Keep in mind that physique has nothing to do with winning eating contests. 4. Eat as much as you can three or four days before a contest. Rookies often fast a couple days before a competition. Nevertheless, that’s a mistake because your stomach will tighten up. 5. On the day of the contest, “Hungry Man” Charles Hardy recommends cleansing yourself. He drinks herbal tea and, just before the contest, drinks a liter of water to stretch out the stomach and rein in hunger pangs. 6. Meditate before each match to prepare for the battle of nerves ahead. 7. The International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) discourages the so-called “Roman” method of eating , making yourself vomit after the meal , and some contests expressly forbid it. Nevertheless, some top players will purge themselves after a contest, if only to keep their sodium levels down. Make up your own mind. -Courtesy of FOX News: (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,30103,00.html)
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Calling all cake connoisseurs T
he Cake Club was founded by senior Jooyoung Lee competitions that the club hosts. The winner of the in the beginning of this school year. Sponsored by prestigious competition receives bragging rights and Mrs. Rice, it is quickly capturing the hearts of countless accolades, up until the next competition at least. Be sure students who share the similar fiery passion for baking. to congratulate the winners of the first ever FHS Cake Lee received his inspiration for founding the club Club Halloween Cake Decorating Contest: Martina while he was watching Food Kamal, Sthephany Mosquera, Network’s “Ace of Cakes.” and Marina Garay. “I created the Cake Club The Cake Club utilizes because I realized how much some of Fairfax’s fine kitchen I love cakes and because appliances in order to it’s fun to make them. I also construct delectable cakes thought that other students for all those present to enjoy. might share the same interests They are sure to follow for baking as I do,” said Lee. safety procedures, including The club is fundamentally washing their hands and comprised of two parts: one sterilizing materials. where members learn about “I really like the Cake Club the intricacies of baking, because I love everything the other where members about cake, from the smooth are allowed to bake cakes cream, fluffy structure, and then sell them in order Ms. Rice demonstrates how to bake a delicious and overall presentation of to finance supplies and cake. Photo by Kevin Poon. delicious looking cakes,” said club activities. Participants junior Jason Luu. generally bake pre-prepared cupcake or use mixes due The Cake Club meets at least once a month on to the lack of time that is needed in order to make cakes a Wednesday in room B-112. More details and or cupcakes from scratch. announcements pertaining to the meetings can be found “The PTSA donated all the cupcake supplies for our on the school announcements. previous meeting. We appreciate them for being such a Kevin Poon ‘10 great supporter of our club,” said Ms. Rice. Members can also partake in the various cake Features Editor
The Thanksgiving feast returns in all its glory
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nce a year the school gives students a meal they can truly be thankful for: the Thanksgiving Day meal. Students long for the savory turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, string beans, pumpkin-flavored ice cream, and that canned cranberry sauce. For some, the aura created in the cafeteria by students conversing about the special occasion and the use of compartmentalized white trays specifically designed for the meal is as delectable as the food itself. Others view the unique lunch as a meager, poor quality appetizer for the real Thanksgiving meal they will have on November 26. These contrasting opinions have divided the student body, and it is my responsibility to expose the various opinions of students and state my own in an attempt to restore unity within the school. “I love mixing the mashed potatoes with the turkey and gravy,” said senior Sam Johnson, “but I don’t want to know where it comes from or how it’s made.” This attitude is the key to success in eating lunches at school, and Johnson will clearly be an opportunist when the lunch is served. “I don’t understand how Sam lacks distinguished taste− the Thanksgiving meal served by the school
is disgusting. The cranberries that are served are just a jelly-like substance, and the turkey is dry and overcooked,” says sophomore Brianne McCrave. Seeing this difference in opinion as a potential conflict, I immediately set out to mediate the dispute and to allow McCrave to appreciate the school’s Thanksgiving lunch for the delicious gift it is, before a fight broke out and Johnson got the stuffing kicked out of him. Although even after describing the delicious medley of flavors that is the school’s Thanksgiving Day lunch, I was still unable to convince her to change her mind. Instead, I gave her the advice that will guide her to success: to not eat breakfast the morning of the Thanksgiving lunch, thereby ensuring a healthy appetite and an enjoyable experience. Without a doubt the Thanksgiving meal will create quite a stir within the school, so be prepared with hunger and excitement. It will be one to remember, a true celebration in the form of a meal for the harvest festival.
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Marching Band dominates fall season
Winners of three straight competitions end season on a high note.
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he FHS marching band has had a very successful fall season, winning three straight competitions against formidable bands from other schools. They have had an excellent program for years, and receiving top marks at performances is becoming an expectation for director Meghan Benson, which is not a surprise. Early in October, they competed in two local competitions, the Herndon Showcase of Bands and the Oakton Classic. At the Herndon event, they won first place with a rating of superior. They won the Oakton Classic as well, earning additional recognition for exceptional woodwinds and brass sections. Over the weekend of October 24 the marching band traveled to James Madison University and won first place overall in the Parade of Champions by scoring the most overall points. The band also earned awards for Best Music and Best General Effect. The band is led during performances by its drum majors, seniors Tommy Scibilia and Meghan Talbert, who each have four years of experience with the band. Scibilia plays the clarinet, and Talbert plays the French horn. “Our goal is not always to win, but to play the very best show we can,” said Benson. “We aim to improve at each competition that we enter.” The final event of their season was held by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors’ 18 Association, where the band received a
The Marching Rebels perform at James Madison University. Photos courtesy of Jules Szabo. superior rating of one. If the Symphonic Band receives the same score in March, the band can receive recognition as a Virginia Honor Band for the second year in a row. “My favorite competition was the JMU Parade of Champions, because we got to march in a college stadium,” said Talbert. “Even though they didn’t officially award a grand champion, we would have gotten it [if they had].” The band finished the season knowing that it performed to it’s director’s high standards while excelling in the process and winning every competition it entered. “They have done everything that I have asked of them and more. I am very proud of them,” said Benson.
Andrew Dilworth ‘10 Editor-in-Chief
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enior Luke Cresson isn’t in the spotlight, he controls it. As part of the tech crew, Luke is in charge of the light design for many Fairfax theatre productions. He is one of many dedicated students who help provide the light, the sound, the costumes, and the special effects for each play. There is a simple reason why he enjoys the job: “We build stuff, we destroy stuff.” Ms. Knight serves as the producer for all FHS plays. As head of the theatre department, she is in charge of paying for the show. After gaining permission from the companies that own the particular play, a royalty fee must be paid. This can range from the $3,000 for Chicago to the $5,000 for Beauty and the Beast. The overall production normally costs between $8,000 and $10,000. Although focus is mainly placed on opening night, it is the weeks of preparation before that affect the quality of the show. Months ahead, the director of the show picks the play and receives the script. In Fairfax, Ms. Knight, Mr. Rubenstein, and Mr. Replogle alternate as directors. After auditions, seven to eight weeks are allotted for the rehearsals. The last week before the opening of the play is appropriately named “Hell Week”, when dress rehearsals take place and everyone is scrambling to get things done. The Tech class is in charge of building the set. Costumes can be made by students, bought and rented from stores, or even borrowed from other schools. For example, costumes for Chicago were bought from Forever 21, while those for Arms in the Man were bought off eBay. Around 400 kids currently attending Fairfax have been a part of at least one production. For a typical musical, 100 kids are needed, a number that includes the actors, the tech crew, and the orchestra. Seventy-five theatre students and 35 kids from the tech crew are part of the upcoming play, Lucky Stiff. It is the dedication of the students that really stands out. Theatre is “the only place where I have to make kids go home on Fridays,” said Ms. Knight. Rehearsals are five days every week after school, and can also be held on weekends. Fairfax productions are open to all students, not just those in the theatre classes. For example, to join the tech crew, one just has to show up to the interest meetings and have a good work ethic. Ms. Knight loves her double role as director and producer. “I like it because I don’t have to worry every day about people telling me things.” But she also enjoys it when Mr. Rubenstein or Mr. Replogle takes over as director, as she likes their “creativity and input”. There will be 12-15 productions this year, which is no small task even for Ms. Knight. After a successful play, only one thought runs through her mind: “I’m ready for the next one.”
Anurag Bhatnagar ‘10 Features Editor
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WINTER SPORTS
Wrestling
The FHS wrestling team has been one of the toughest and strongest in the Northern Region. Coached by Craig Franklin, and led by seniors Jordan Yost, Jake Cox, Alex Morgan, Trey Parker, and James Franco, the Rebels are sure to continue their dominance of other schools. The Rebels have a legitamte shot at the Liberty District crown this year, after moving from a very competitive Concorde District where the team competed against powerhouses Westfield and Robinson. Senior Jordan Yost
finished fifth last year in state competition as well as first in the Northern Region. Jake Cox, who was out with a broken hand for the majority of last season, looks to make an impact in the district and regional competition. Fairfax will host one of the largest wrestling tournaments on the East coast on December 11 and 12 in the NOVA Wrestling Classic. This is a great opportunity to support the team as they take on some of the best competition in the state.
Matches to look for: The Battle at the Bridge at Woodbridge HS on December 29 and 30. The Charger Duels at Chantilly HS on January 16.
Ice Hockey The Fairfax/Potomac Varsity Ice Hockey team is set to face off this winter in the Central Division. Their in-conference play includes matches against Westfield, St. Stephens/St. Agnes, Herndon, Loudon County, and O’Connell. Members of the team include seniors Temur Hannan (pictured right) and Nicholas Pistolessi, juniors Alex Grose and Emily Buzzard, sophomores Katie Richards and Thomas Fredrick,
and freshmen Nicky Grose and Dani Hannan. The team will be competing in the NVHSL varsity league this season after being moved up from th Junior Varsity league from last year. They played their season opener this past Friday, November 20. Come out and watch your Ice Hockey team on December 11, at 7:00 pm as they take on St. Stephens/St. Agnes at Mt. Vernon.
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Only a month ago, the FHS Coed Cheer team came in second in Districts and went on to place first at Regionals.Their crowning acievement though was the VHSL State crown. This winter the Cheer team plans to do equally as well as the past fall. After last year’s incredible Concord District victory as Cheer Champions the Rebels will strive to accomplish something similar this winter, as they are among the favorites for the District, Region, and State crown once again.
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Girls Basketball
PREVIEW The Lady Rebels improved from their 1-22 season two years ago to go 6-15 last year. This year, they hope to continue this upward swing as they get settled into the Liberty District. The Lady Rebels have already faced district competition, beating Marshall last season 53-52. For the first time in two years, the Lady Rebels will be
led by more than one senior. Under the leadership of seniors Lauren Burford, Caleigh Patterson, and Katie MacCammon, they plan to excel this year and make some noise in the regional tournament come February. Side Note: Senior Lauren Burford is committed to play for Villanova in college.
Games to look for: First girls home game in the Liberty District vs. Marshall on 12/18 at 7:30. First boys home game hosting Langley HS on 12/15 at 7:30. Cheer on your Rebels as both the girl’s and guy’s teams travel to Robinson for a Varsity doubleheader on December 11. Girls play at 5:45, and the guys take the floor at 7:30. In Coach PJ Kelly’s thirteenth year as the head coach, the Rebels are ready to take the Liberty District by storm. The Rebels ended their season 5-24 last year, but plan to improve greatly this year. The Rebels had a significant win over their Liberty District opponent, Marshall, last year, beating them 58-53.
This year, The Rebels bring back seniors Patrick Beam (pictured right), Jordan Kuchel, Alex Young, Jack Bechert, Alex Cook and others. The Rebels hope to leave their mark in the new district and follow in the footsteps of the football team and have their first winning season in years.
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Games to look for: **Cheer on your Rebels as both the girl’s and guy’s team travels to Robinson for a Varsity doubleheader on December 11. Girls play at 5:45, and the guys take the floor at 7:30. **
Swim and Dive
Prior to leaving their mark at the States Championships last year, the Rebels Swim and Dive team worked hard to even make it to the postseason. This year, they plan to take the same hardworking mentality and have a return to states even stronger. Led by seniors including,
Jake Baumgardner, Joey Kelly, Peter Rossbach, Quinn Giroux (pictured left), Michael Cosgrove, Katie Rigotti and more, the Rebels will be concerned about significant matches against Thomas Jefferson, Langley, Marshall and other teams in district matches.
Come out and show your support for the Swim and Dive team as they take on Madison at Oak Marr on December 4 at 8:30, and Stone Bridge at Audrey Moore on January 15 at 6:00. The indoor track team looks to thrive in the Liberty District this indoor season. The boys team returns a vast majority of scoring athletes from the squad which nearly won the Concorde District in outdoor track in 2009. Senior David Ladd is coming off a successful campaign last year, during which he won multiple
individual district titles and allregion finishes. The girls’ squad also boasts a solid group which includes senior hurdler Lauren Jones, sophomore sprinter and all-region finisher Liz Nguyen. The team will compete at their first big invitational on January 8 in the CNU High School Invite in Newport News, VA.
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Fall sports wrap up
Cross Country
The boys and girls Varsity cross county squads wrapped up their seasons recently, with the girls placing 8th at the district meet and the boys placing 12th at the regional meet after a surprising 3rd place finish at the district meet. At the Liberty District meet, the Rebels placed two runners in the top fifteen and had a first place finish individually in the boys race and an additional alldistrict finish by senior Holden Vanderveer. The remainder of the top five scoring runners each
Volleyball After a dominant win over Thomas Jefferson in the first round of district play, the Rebels fell to Stone Bridge in the semi-finals. The team finish the season with a total of 7 wins and 13 losses. The Rebels were led this season by season by seniors Alexa Kopach, Leilani Green, and Ann Sung. The Rebels should return a solid squad for next year, as 9 of 12 Varsity players were underclassmen.
improved their personal best times over the 3.03 mile layout with sophomore Daniel Vanderplas placing 30th in 17:21 and senior Joe Montoya placing 34th in 17:29. The region meet saw a similar performance by the boys team with five of seven runners running personal best times. The Rebels advance one runner to the state meet. On the girls side, freshman Stefanie Spitz led the team with a 20th place finish at the district meet, followed closely by sophomore Katie Robertson in 27th. The girls varsity field hockey team wrapped up their season with a loss in the semifinals of the Northern Region tournament in a close game against South County. The Rebels sent the game into overtime with a tally just past the halfway point in the second half to tie the game at two. With four players from each team clearing the field for overtime seven on seven play, The Rebels came out with guns firing, but just missing two close scoring opportunities. Then, on a questionable pen-
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alty, South County was awarded a stroke (free shot on goal) which was placed in the top right corner to seal the game. The Rebels finish the season with an 11-5 regular season record and 5-1 in the district. This was followed by an impressive post season run which included a Liberty District title and two wins in the regional tournament to advance to the final four.
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Rebel football season ends after making history in the playoffs
s of 9:51 pm on Friday, November 6, 2009, a series of firsts began for the FHS Rebel Football team. The Rebels faced off that night against the Thomas Jefferson Colonials and won on impressive 35-8 victory. Shut out until the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, the Colonials scored, but not in time to prevent a Rebel win. The first first: a winning record. This season the Rebels finished 6-4 overall, with a 5-2 record in the district. With losses only to Madison and Stone Bridge in the district, and Woodson and Robinson out of the district, the Rebel earned themselves a winning record for the first time in ten years. The second first: a playoff berth. Led by senior quarterback Jack Bechert who went 69/93 for 811 yards during the regular season, the Rebels headed to the district tourney. On Friday, November 13, 2009 the Rebels faced Lake Braddock in the first round of the post season. On a cold and windy Friday night at West Springfield, the Rebels played an incredible game against Lake Braddock.
The Bruins were seeded first, and the Rebels eighth. The Bruins were supposed to cruise through the game with an easy win. However, the Rebels proved a worthy opponent, trailing Lake Braddock by just two at the end of the first half, 9-7. In 1st Team the second half, the game was filled with All District: quick paced, back-and-forth action. With Wide Receivertwo minutes left in the fourth quarter the Rebels received the ball, down by five. Alex Young With enough time to score a touchdown, Defensive Lineand great field position on the Bruins forty Richie Lowe yard line, Rebels fans had reason for hope. LinebackerOn the second play of the drive, junior Rami Ghanizada running back Anton Burns had the ball punched out of his grasp, fumbling, and Defensive Backgiving the Bruins the ball to win. Shaun Hasenpflug Despite the disappointing loss, the Reb- Utility Player of the els football team saw tremendous success Yearover the course of the 2009 season, a seaJack Bechert son that saw the Rebels surpass the expectations of many and play competitively 2nd Team All District: against the Northern Region’s best.
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the number of touchdowns that QB Jack Bechert threw for this season.
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the number of years since the Rebels have made it to the playoffs.
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the number of touchdowns WR Alex Young caught during the regular season.
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the number of touchdowns RB Jack Carter rushed for during the regular season.