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Junior Taylor Helland’s battle updated

Abby Bishop • News Editor Junior Taylor Helland has been through something that most people can’t even imagine. She has battled colon cancer twice and is only 17.

In April 2011, Helland was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer. After several big procedures, she was cancer free. When the cancer came back in September 2012, things looked a lot worse than they had the first round. This cancer was very aggressive, and it took everybody by surprise.

Mar. 28 Helland went into surgery again at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston.

They knew there were still two large tumors after 12 rounds of chemo. Surgeons expected that they would probably have to remove more of her small intestine and one ovary.

“We were very nervous several weeks before the procedure, but once the surgeons confirmed they could do the surgery, we felt an unexpected calmness,” her father, Bob Helland said.

In the operation room, the doctors opened her up and took a look inside. Outside the operating room, Helland’s parents could only hope and pray that everything was going smoothly. The nurse planned on giving them updates every two hours, but other than that, they were in the dark.

They expected the surgery to be at least ten hours between the preparation, removing, HIPEC procedure (which consisted of flooding Helland’s abdomen with heated chemo) and recovery.

“We knew that everyone, from her oncologist to the surgeons and even the nurses, were doing everything they could,” Mr. Helland said. “We felt like she was in great hands. Everyone was ready, Taylor was incredibly strong, and there was nothing left for us to do.”

Panic fell over Mr. and Mrs. Helland when the surgeon walked out to see them after only a few hours in the OR. “My heart stopped completely and I stopped breathing. For several minutes I was a panic stricken, walking-dead zombie of total panic,” Mr. Helland said on CaringBridge.com. “The only reason she would be out so early was to tell us that it was too bad and she couldn’t help, or so I thought...”

But the surgeon gave them the best news they could ever imagine. She was able to re-

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move all of the visible cancer. The surgeon proceeded with the HIPEC procedure.

There is no way to know for sure, but everyone thinks that Helland is cancer-free.

“Taylor is incredibly strong,” Mr. Helland said. “She has an amazing, unshakable faith and an almost unimaginable, positive attitude. These characteristics, combined with the fact that we’ve been blessed with a world class, amazing medical team, have resulted in an amazing journey simply filled with miracles.”

Helland was home from Houston for two days before she had to go to Cook Children’s hospital because of complications.

The CT scan showed a loop in her small intestine caused by an adhesion. April 23 Taylor went back into surgery for a relatively short procedure.

Everything went well, but complications developed. She began having trouble eating because of the recently discovered pancreatitis.

She has been away from home for more than 40 days now, and once she gets out, doctors plan to do a few more rounds of chemo to make sure that the cancer is completely gone.

“It’s hard to look on the bright side of things when I’m really in pain or when I’m frustrated about being here,” Taylor Helland said, “But then I just look to the Lord and with Him, how could I not be positive? I’m blessed, happy, and alive!”

Taylor may have won her battle with colon cancer, but there are still lots of people battling it at this very moment. In February, Martin was able to present MD Anderson with a $15,000 check. The money raised from Lip Dub is helping to fund the clinical trial for Pediatric Colon Cancer. The clinical trial has been proposed and the framework has been established.

The B+ Foundation has agreed to provide the rest of the funding.

“If we can even prevent one young child from having to go through what Taylor has been through, it will be worth it,” Mr. Helland said. “If this eventually helps towards a cure, well, that would just be a miracle!”

“The present is what we’ve chosen to focus on, and our time and wonderful experiences with Taylor are our focus,” Mr. Helland said.

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he number-one thing most seniors are thinking about right now is, “I can’t wait to get out of here and start my life somewhere else.”

But for senior Haleigh Ickes, her next move after she graduates is going to be life-changing.

It all started three years ago when she met her future fiancé while lifeguarding together. Of those three years, they have been dating for a year and a half. He recently proposed to her this past Christmas break.

“He came in Christmas night,” Ickes said. “The next morning he woke me up to come downstairs, and there he was and

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whispered, ‘Will you?’”

She is now a soon-to-be a military wife, and said she is ready and willing to accept the emotional challenges that will come her way.

“I think living as a military wife will have its challenges,” Ickes said. “I know it can be lonely and there will be times I will want to quit, but I will have my family and my husband to help get me through the rough times.”

Marriage is the whole package, but for Ickes she has additional factors she must follow while being out in public with her Air Force fiancé.

“When he is in his uniform there is absolutely no PDA, not even holding hands,” Ickes said.

Ickes’s fiancé is currently attending the Air force Tech school for airborne battle management. Since he is still attending school she has special times she is allowed

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to speak to him and see him.

“We try to see each other as much as possible, normally at least once a month” Ickes said. “Every day I get to talk to him at 5 p.m. which helps me a lot.”

Ickes said her family is very supportive of her being engaged and will be with her though her fiancé is away at school or stationed.

“My family absolutely loves him – even my sisters, and they are the hardest to please,” Ickes said. “They were a little iffy at first, but they see that I am old enough to make my own decisions now.”

Being engaged in high school can be tough but for Ickes she couldn’t imagine anything differently.

“I do not think we got engaged because he is in the Air Force,” Ickes said. “It may have been a pushing factor, but even if we didn’t, I believe we would have ended up getting engaged anyways.”

“My family absolutely loves him – even my sisters, and they are the hardest to please.”

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Students choose unique universities

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Dani Pelletier- University of Colorado at Colorado Springs “I went to tour it over the summer and fell in love with it. The campus is really pretty and reasonably low in cost. I want to major in pre physical therapy. Our mascot is a mountain lion.”

Katelyn Smith- George Washington University “It’s four blocks from the White House, only a few Metro stops from Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court, the Lincoln Memorial, etc. Also, the Obamas have been known to attend a few GW basketball games. That’s pretty awesome to me.”

Tony Han- Washington University in St. Louis “I want to go into medicine, even though not many people know it’s the best school.

I’m going there for biomedical engineering and later on, neuroscience. It’s also ranked first for food and dorms. You get to live right, and the campus is beautiful.”

Hannah Connally- University of Evansville in Indiana “The theater department is really good.

They only take 16 theater performers – 10 guys and six girls. I went to a really big drama audition and Evansville was there and they called me back then sent me a letter a few weeks later saying I was accepted.”

Jason Rosenbaum- Texas Lutheran University “Being Lutheran and going to a Lutheran school will help me to continue to grow in my faith. On all of the class rings there are squirrels on the trees because they are everywhere and have some importance too.”

Claire Griffin- Drury University in Missouri “I met with the head director. He spent 25 years on Broadway and got nominated for a Tony award. Also there is a coffee shop called The Muffin Man and they have a street called Drury Lane.”

Allison Fox- Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh “It has a Pittsburgh look about it. It’s really pretty, they have museums on the campus, and their mascot is a scottie.”

Cooper Thompson- Oklahoma City “I heard about it from Martin alumni who went there and loved it. It has a really good theater program, which is what I plan on majoring in”

There’s no place like home

Why go far away and pay room and board?

These seniors are choosing to stay a little closer to home.

College is the beginning of many life experiences. You learn how independent you really are and realize things about yourself and your goals as well.

Though it can be a scary thing, a lot of people look forward to the new responsibility and opportunities college offers.

“I’m so excited about going off to college, and I feel like I’m starting my life,” Brooks said. “And being so close to home, I won’t even have to cook if I don’t want to.”

Kaitlyn Rosenbaum • Staffer “I couldn’t go that far away, I would probably come home crying,” senior Emily Brooks said while talking about college.

Most high school seniors can’t wait to graduate, leave town and go to a college far away from home. But some prefer the atmosphere and education close to home.

With schools like University of Texas at

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Arlington, Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas nearby, a quality education isn’t hard to come by.

“I’m going to University of North Texas mostly because it is far enough from home, but also close enough to my family,” Brooks said. “It’s also a really good school for my engineering major.”

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Going off to college, even schools close to home, can be an exciting and nerveracking time. But seniors agree that their college experience will be just as good as the people who go farther away, and that their college choice has benefits of being closer to home.

“Even though I’m going to UTA, my college experience will be what I make it,” senior David Oliver said. “I’m really looking forward to it.”

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Left, left, left, right, left. That is the sound that a few students will be hearing from their drill sergeant during their eight-anda-half week boot camp this summer.

“I chose to join the military instead of going to college for the fact that it will provide for my future,” senior Kellen Dayrit said. “I didn’t really know what I wanted to do in college because there are so many choices. The Navy has given me a direction for my life.”

“My number-one reason for joining the military is to pay for college and they have so many other benefits,” said senior Joy Leslie, who has chosen a six-year term with

the Air National Guard. “I plan on being a nurse in the reserves, and will have to go to work, or drill, once a month and attend the University of Houston at the same time.”

Members of the Air National Guard don’t normally get deployed (they help more with natural disasters), but the nurses haven’t been deployed in six years.

Leslie said she plans on spending most of her time in a tech school for nursing, which will take about 17 weeks and will start school at the University of Houston in the spring of 2014.

“I’m nervous about boot camp, because I know it won’t be easy,” Leslie said. “But I’m

excited to get away and travel a lot.”

“My great-grandfather was in the Navy during World War II,” senior Richard Davis said. “I respected him a lot and decided that was what I wanted to do when I turned 17.”

Davis decided to enlist in the Army.

“Everyone usually serves eight-year terms,” Davis said. “My active duty is three and a half years, and the rest is reserve.”

Davis said he hopes to gain a free education and learn how to handle stressful situations.

“I’m most looking forward to going to other states and countries and seeing all the

different things in the world and what the world has to offer,” Davis said.

“When I was 12 years old I did the Young Marines,” junior Erin VanMeter said.

“That’s what sparked my interest and made me want to become a Marine.”

Although VanMeter is just a junior, she has everything all planed out.

“I’m graduating early, next December actually, so I can start basic training as soon as possible.”

She said she hopes to gain discipline and appreciation for people who have less than herself and, she hopes have the opportunity to serve people overseas.

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We are very proud of you! Love Mom, Rick, Nathan, and Max Kimberly, Congratulations to our AMAZING daughter on your graduation from high school. This is a major milestone and we are very proud of you. You have filled our lives with joy and happiness and with the outgoing personality you have, we know your future will be filled with many adventures. God bless you as you begin this new chapter of your life.

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What we’ll miss Yes, seniors will miss parents and friends. But they’re also sad about Tex-Mex, pets and personal space.

Natalie Buongiorno• Staffer With the year winding down to an end, seniors are probably thinking about everything they’re going to miss when going off to college. They may be hugging Mr. Snuffles the cat more often, giving Fido more dog treats, or spending more time at home just looking around the house.

Sometimes the small things like home-cooked meals, sleeping in your own bed, and privacy can be missed the most. Being in college definitely has its benefits, though, such as offering more freedom, independence and even the cool things to learn from the new variety of people and classes. Though there’s no place quite like home, there’s always a creative way to bring a little bit of home with you.

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“I’m going to miss Tex-Mex. Tabor is out in the middle of nowhere and there isn’t any good food around.”

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There’s nothing better than walking into your home after a long day to the smell of someone cooking something tasty. Sure, you’ll smell food being cooked around the campus, but most of it is cooked for hundreds of people and has been sitting under a heating lamp in the cafeteria for 30 minutes. In order to prevent yourself from getting sick of the food cooked on campus, you may want to try changing up your cooking. Nachos are easy cheesy to cook.

Grab some chips and sprinkle some cheese.

Done. Quesadillas and tacos are just as easy to make and can satisfy your Tex-Mex desires.

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“I’ll miss our family movie nights on the weekends.”

“I’m moving out of the house as soon as I graduate, so I’m really going to miss my dog. Every day when I come home from school, he’s always there waiting for me.”

Solution:

When moving away from home, you will be leaving behind some important people in your life.

You can’t exactly stuff your family and friends in your suitcase and sneak them onto the college campus with you, but an easy way to keep in contact is through social media, texting and calling home often.

Another great method is through Skype to talk face-to-face with the people you miss.

It can feel strange to try to embrace college life without your best buddy by your side. Try to schedule a day every once in a while with your old friends, but also keep your mind open to new friendships.

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A few weeks into college you may begin to notice the absence of chewed socks or cat fur covering your clothing, and you’ll realize how much you miss your furry companion. While animals aren’t allowed on campus and you may be past the age of a pet rock, there is a way to remedy this problem.

It can never replace the real thing, but certain online shops such as Etsy can turn a picture of your choosing into a pillow. Just send a picture of your cat, dog or even fish, and in no time it will arrive at your doorstep to keep you company.

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Dallas Baptist University, Texas

What:

“I’m going to miss having my own room because this is my first time to actually have a roommate.”

Solution:

It’s difficult to find a quiet place around a college campus. Morning, afternoon, evening, night and even the early hours of the day are filled with talking and running students. Privacy may be even more difficult to find. Trying to talk on the phone to your mom? Even if you talk in your room, your roommate may be there doing the “I’m not listening to your conversation but I actually am” act.

While you may not be able to have your own room, some great places to go to for some quality quiet time are small libraries around campus, empty classrooms or the great outdoors.

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Going away can be scary. Here’s what some seniors fear.

Students and teachers talk about their most influential senior and how they changed their lives

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The senior class is always remembered for all the outrageous things that they did. But for some people, what they remember isn’t what the senior class did for themselves, but what they did for everyone else.

“When I first got to Martin, my sister Madison showed me around and showed me where all my classes were, and she helps me with my homework. She doesn’t care what people think of her. We’re really close, and I know that I can go to her if I ever need to talk. It makes me sad to think of her graduating. It’s fun to see her in the halls because she gives me weird looks.”

• freshman Margeaux Lavadour “Maggie Bricker is always there for me and she has my back. She’s kind and she reaches out to people and takes them under her wing. I want to be like that.”

• freshman Ashlyn Thibeaux “I used to really have the wrong impression of Chad Jordan, but one day I was having a bad day, and I was tweeting about it, and Chad responded to me. The fact that a total stranger took the time to talk me out of something I probably shouldn’t have done,

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What is your biggest fear for college?

“Being on my own for the first time and not having my mom around when I make bad decisions.”

changed my whole day. Now whenever I see someone being sad on Twitter I try to ask them if they’re okay. You can save someone’s life by making their day.”

• sophomore Jirah Davis

“I’ve known Hope Patchen since the New York choir trip last year. She is my go-to person when I need to decide what classes to take. I can go to her when I have questions about college and senior year. It’s my hope to hopefully hope to be as successful and as great as Hope. That’s what I’m hoping.”

• junior Tyler Overton

What about going to college worries you?

“Eating hot dogs everyday, all day.”

Brittany Daniels Howard University

What have people told you about college that scares you?

“That when you’re rushing your first semester you don’t get a lot of sleep. Also, I’ve heard stories of people seeing demons in the apartment I’m living in.”

What strange traditions have you heard?

“That you’re not supposed to wear your Howard stuff off campus because people will come up to you and ask you for money because they think you’re rich since you go to Howard.”

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Mechanical Engineering Major What is your biggest fear for college?

“Trying to meet new people while living at home. I think it’s harder, but I plan on living on campus my sophomore year.”

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“The senior class has shown me to be outgoing, not take things too seriously and to be a good influence, specifically Bryce Gilbertson for making her faith so evident and going after what she believes in and not giving up.”

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“I prefer to make people laugh with my artwork,” junior Kinsey Smith said. “I love making cartoons and comic strips.”

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“I work a lot with swapping and exaggerating gender roles,” senior Rachel Tyler said. Tyler has been drawing from a very young age because it was what she enjoyed most.

“I don’t really show my art to my friends.

I mostly show my sister and mom,” she said. “But definitely not my dad anymore.

A lot of what I draw is very graphic.”

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Most Intriguing Seniors Alicia Holland

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What are your plans after you graduate?

“Go to college and be there forever so I can reach my goal of becoming a coroner.”

What’s the weirdest thing you have in your room?

“Dog collars and a life-sized cut out of Jake Sully from Avatar.”

If you could go back to any era where would you go back?

“The Renaissance, to meet Lenardo Da Vinci ”

What’s the weirdest thing you have in your room?

“In my room, instead of the regular strings that hang down from your fan, I have bullets instead.”

Carrington Price If you could go back to any era where would you go and why?

“The 1940s. I like the way they dressed. They were classy, I liked the music, everything seemed so peaceful, and I love everything about it.”

What are your future plans after you graduate?

“I’m going to run away with the circus.”

Why do you think you were chosen as an Intriguing Senior and what impact do you feel you have made over the past four years?

“I care for others and put others first. I’m a leader and I don’t make excuses. My friends call me Care Bear. I want to be known as being a loving, caring person.”

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What are your plans after you graduate?

“I’m hoping that I can study theater or go to Animal Behavior college to be a part of the K-9 unit.”

What do you think your biggest accomplishment over the past four years was?

“One big accomplishment would have to be auditioning for the Ringling Brothers and getting in!”

Why do you think you were chosen as an Intriguing Senior?

“You don’t always meet a teenager who’s decided to run away with the circus instead of going to college.”

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What’s an object that describes you best?

“A time machine.”

What’s an object that describes you best?

“A record player would describe me best mainly because it is so different and you don’t see them as often as your regular iPod.”

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“Being able to raise money to go to Japan twice.”

What’s an object that describes you best?

“My room. It’s filled with autographs, posters and art from Japan. My room is messy, too, which matches my hectic life.”

If you could go back to any era, where would you go back to and why?

“I like the atmosphere of the 50s and 60s, but people had a lot of struggles back then. I love the era we’re in now.”

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What’s an object that describes you best?

“My paint brush and my headphones. I love painting and I listen to music everyday, all day.”

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What do you think your biggest accomplishment over the past four years was?

“Not dying. School’s tough, life’s tough.”

If you could give your freshman self one piece of advice, what would it be?

“Be more involved. I’ve always been involved in the classroom, but I never did enough extracurriculars.”

What is an object that describes you best?

“A rock. You can do anything with rocks. They’re still and lazy and don’t even photosynthesize!”

Who has influenced you the most in your life?

“My sister. She is the strongest person I know and she always pushes me to go the furthest I can.”

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What’s an object that describes you best?

“Peter Pan shirts! I wear them almost everyday.”

If you could have an actor/ actress narrate your life, who and why?

“Daniel Craig because he’s British and it’d make my life seem fascinating.”

If you could go back to any era, where would you go?

“I would go back to see how my parents acted in high school to see if they are being too hard on me.”

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Why do you think you were chosen as a most intriguing senior?

“I think I was chosen because of art. I think I made a big impact in art because they’ve kept a lot of my artwork.”

Neil Manning What do you think your biggest accomplishment over the past four years was?

“I was able to do a 5K national swimming competition. I also was able to swim next to the current world-champion in the breaststroke.”

Why do you think you were chosen as an Intriguing Senior and what impact have you made over the past four years?

“I work behind the scenes with a lot of organizations. I think people are curious about that.

I worked to make the theater department as accepting and diverse as possible.”

What’s an object that describes you best?

“A wrench. I’m always working.”

What are your plans after you graduate?

“I want to major in electrical and manufacturing engineering, and I’m going with swimming scholarships.”

What’s the weirdest thing you have in your room?

“An emergency clown nose.

You never know.”

If you could give your freshman self advice, what would it be?

“Relax a bit more. Nothing in high school is permanent.”

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As seniors get ready to head off to college, they are beginning to think about how they’re going to decorate their dorm rooms. Here are some ideas that can either be created or bought.

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Rachel Hodnett • News Editor Turning your 10x10 space into a home is important to the college experience and personalizing it is vital. Here are some ways to make that tiny place your own.

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Supplies: -a long piece of ribbon -15 or so clothespins -2 nails (if possible) or command hooks

▼▼ Cookie sheet magnet Supplies: -cookie sheet -sandpaper -metal primer -latex paint

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1. Wash and sand down the cookie sheet.

This will allow the paint to stick to it.

2. Paint the cookie sheet with the metal primer and allow it to completely dry.

3. Paint over the primer with the latex paint in the color of your choice and allow to completely dry.

4. Use magnets on the cookie sheet to hang notes and pictures.

What to buy

Michaelann Durden & Sherilyn Morales • Staffers Instead of pricey name brands, here’s some alternate options on how to spiff up your space in college!

$209 Color: White, Stainless Steel ajmadison.com

Lamp -Gumball Desk Lamp $49 Colors: Chrome, Gold, Turquoise, Coral urbanoutfitters.com

-Emerson 1.8 CU. FT. Stainless Steel Compact Refrigerator $84.99 Color: Stainless Steel target.com

-Room Essentials Table Lamp with Circular Base $17.99 Color: Gray/White, Teal/White target.com Vacuum -Bissell OptiClean Cyclonic Bagless Canister Vacuum $99 target.com -Eureka Quick Up Cordless 2-in-1 Vacuum $33.99 target.com

1. Stretch the piece of ribbon across the wall of the room, connecting it to the wall with either the nails or the command hooks.

2. Use the clothes pins to clamp to the ribbon from top to bottom.

3. Attach pictures to the ribbon by the clothes pins.

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of a metal frame

Supplies: -a completed painted cookie sheet (see directions above) -magnetic strip cut into pieces -frame -screws 1. Paint the frame a coordinating color to the cookie sheet.

2. Using a drill, attach the cookie sheet to the back of the frame.

3. Stick the small magnets to the backs and sides to the makeup containers.

4. Place the now magnetic makeup containers to the cookie sheet for convenient storage.

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Speaker/Music System -JBL 2.1 iPhone & iPod Speaker Dock $99.95 Color: Black jbl.com -iHome Rechargeable Portable Bluetooth Speaker $49.99 Color: Black target.com Mini fridge -Summit FFAR2 1.8 cubic feet AllRefrigerator

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Fan -Dyson AM01 Table Fan 10” $299.99 Color: White/ Silver dyson.com -Chillout Compact Fan $15.99 Color: Turquoise, Magenta, White target.com Microwave -Kenmore Elite 2.0 cu. ft. Countertop Microwave $169.99 Color: White, Black, Stainless Steel sears.com -Oster SS Microwave (1.2 cubic feet) $84.99 Color: Black target.com Coffee Maker -Keurig K10 Mini Plus Brewer $99.99 Colors: Silver, Black, Red target.com

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The Warrior Post

Martin High School • Arlington, Texas

Susie Gibson Editor-in-Chief

Oscar Araujo Online Editor-in-Chief Larissa Gonzales Copy Editor Abby Bishop • Rachel Hodnett News Editors Kimberly Clower • Jamie Gisburne Sports Editors Karsen Cinquepalmi • Chandler Harrell Photo Editors

Jennifer Forsberg Entertainment Editor Ariel Hernandez Opinions Editor Erin Hibbs • Kayln LeFan Features Editors Emma Bruce • Ashleigh Jones Designers Sara Mancha Staff Artist Tricia Regalado • Marlene Roddy Adviser • Principal

Staffers:

Natalie Buongiorno, Meghan Cabra, Rosa Castaneda, Morganne Clay, Madeline Cope, Michaelann Durden, Katy Fitzgerald, Hannah-Beth Floyd, Tyler Forde, Rachel Hanson, Britney Henneman, Caitlyn Hopkins, Lauren House, Lizzie Kirkham, Madeline Maxwell, Brenda Mayo, Morgan McKsymick, Sarah Meo, Sherilyn Morales, Maggie O’Brian, Jarred Osterman, Justin Reichardt, Dale Rives, Sharee Rodgers, Bri Roney, Kaitlyn Rosenbaum, Thomas Rowe, Madeline Rusin, Amanda Woods, Emily Zerr

The Warrior Post is the official monthly publication of Martin High School. Opinion columns don’t represent the opinion of The Warrior Post or of Martin High School. The Warrior Post will not accept advertisements for products or services not legally available to students.

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In the old days, reporters would write -30- to signify the end of their stories. As our Warrior Post seniors end their high school journalism careers, they leave you with some parting words of wisdom.

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Don’t peak in high school, because if you do, then it’s all downhill from here.

And that’s just sad.

Larissa Gonzales • Copy Editor

To all underclassmen, do your work! Every bit of it matters. If you don’t do it, it’ll hurt you in the long run when you’re applying for college. Go seniors 2013!

Kimberly Clower • Sports Editor Get as involved as you can! It makes your time at Martin more meaningful.

P.S. Don’t be that person in the parking lot.

Chandler Harrell • Photo Editor I never made straight A’s on a report card and I’m still going to college. Stop stressing.

Emma Bruce • Designer If you want it, you can have it. Stay in school, kids. We came. We conquered.

Seniors 2013.

Karsen Cinquepalmi • Photo Editor Don’t sweat the small things. Embrace your time here and have fun. High school flies by before you know it.

Rachel Hodnett • News Editor

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, conduct in love, in faith, and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12 Jamie Gisburne • Sports Editor High school is a pivotal point in your life where it feels like everything is beginning to change. Always remember that you’re in control of every decision you make. And never lose sight of what you believe in. Luke 6:45 Susie Gibson • Editor-in-Chief Things will fly by faster than you could imagine. Never give up. Push yourself to be the best you can.

Kaylyn Lefan • Features Editor Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Seniors, Class of 2013!

Britney Henneman • Staffer Don’t be afraid to be invisible. Don’t change yourself to make friends. Be thankful for everything you have. Happiness has a lot to do with your attitude.

Emily Zerr • Staffer

Take the time to get to know everybody for who they are and cherish your time here. You’ll miss it when it’s gone.

Katy Fitzgerald • Staffer

Stay true to yourself. Stop worrying about what everyone else is doing and just focus on being you. Don’t ever change who you truly are for anyone.

Maggie O’Brian • Staffer

Don’t let the fear of being judged keep you from being who you are. “A life spent making mistakes is more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”

Sara Mancha • Staff Artist

Don’t be a slacker. It would be uber lame to get to your senior year and not get to enjoy it because you’re making up for the first few years.

Bri Roney• Staffer

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you can’t do. We made it! Seniors 2013!

Sharee Rodgers • Staffer

Don’t take AP classes because your friends and family expect you to. Take them because you want to.

Oscar Araujo • Online Editor

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Awareness matters No, we probably can’t save the world. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care or try.

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uring the Boston Marathon bombing April 15, three people were killed.

Two days later, 14 people died when a fertilizer plant exploded in West, Texas.

Meanwhile, on April 22, at least 100 people were shot in a massacre in Damascus, Syria. About 800 people died when a building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh April 26.

What’s striking, though, is that the majority of us weren’t even aware of what happened in Syria and Bangladesh.

It’s obviously crucial to know what’s going on in our own country. But it’s not okay to ignore that other countries experience catastrophes every single day. The denial has even gotten to the point that people will deny something even happened when there are pictures and footage available for anyone to see. People will also make their own assumptions and opinions on things when they don’t even have half the information.

So many Americans – particularly teenagers – have said that because something didn’t happen in our country they didn’t care. That’s a pathetic attitude. Just by luck were you born here. To turn your back on the rest of the world’s population makes you – not them – less than human.

So what can you do to help poor, starving kids in other countries? Or to help end violence half a world away? Just try to raise awareness. Whether it’s wearing a red X on your hand, or just bringing up a subject in class that a lot of people didn’t hear about yet, go for it. There’s a world outside Martin High School, and there’s a world outside Arlington, Texas.

We think we’re having a bad day when nothing goes our way. But we’re really not.

You don’t have to worry about just staying alive until tomorrow. You know where your next meal is coming from, you have a school to go to, and you have clothes on your back. Here at school, we compare what each other has. But we need to be thankful for the things we do have and not just single out what we don’t have.

Rising towards fame The Raisins prepare to go on a summer tour Susie Gibson • Editor-in-Chief

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Starting out playing for crowds of merely 15 people and growing to audiences of nearly 500 in just two years time, student band The Raisins will soon be playing for even larger crowds when they venture out on their very first tour this summer.

Seniors Dylan Taylor, vocalist, Lane Milne, bass player, Sterling Hackley, drums, Zak Blinn, guitarist, and Nupohn Inthanousay, producer, have worked for this opportunity since their sophomore year.

“Our manager set this tour up for us, along with some of our sponsors, like Imperial Cymbals,” Inthanousay said. “I’m excited to get to see new bands on the tour, and experience how they perform and work in different cities. As the producer, I have to keep up with new and different types of music, and this tour will give me the chance to do that.”

Earlier this year, the band released their first EP, a CD that has than just a single but is too short to be considered an album, and

gave out more than 500 copies to friends and students at school. These EPs can be purchased at performances after the show.

“Getting the EP finished and handing it out to everyone we knew was such a great feeling,” Taylor said. “We worked so hard for such a long time, so getting the final product out there and getting positive feedback from people at school was incredible. I can’t wait to put new music out.”

The eight-day tour, starting June 21, will take these five best friends across eight cities and six states. They will be traveling by van, made possible by one of their sponsors.

“The tour is a really huge thing for us,” Hackley said. “I remember when we first started the band, and we were playing ‘practice shows’ for my dog at the house, and other places like skateparks, where the kids were too focused on their skating to pay much attention to us. We’ve come so far since then, and I think the tour is the next big step for us.”

We are extremely PROUD of you and may you spread your wings and fly. You are so talented and artistic. I cant wait to see what you do in this world.

All of our love, Mom, Dad, Phil

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The tour will take the Raisins all over the mideast. They will play one show a day for eight days. Graphic courtesy of Sterling Hackley

When in doubt, walk it out

Sports Recap

Senior athletes strive to walk on to college teams Tyler Forde • Staffer & Jamie Gisburne • Sports Editor

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or any high school athlete, the dream of playing their sport in college is their number-one goal.

While most athletes strive during high school and obtain a scholarship, there are a few who are talented, but get overlooked.

These few must work harder to walk on to a team and play the sport that they love.

“Football is a really big part of my life,” senior Regan Luce said. “I’ve been playing flag football since I was a kid and I just wanted to keep continuing playing at OSU.” Kids who are homeschooled have a smaller chance of making college teams because it’s harder for them to get noticed by coaches, whereas high school athletes have a greater chance to get noticed.

“Our student athletes are well-trained and make a 365-day commitment and that gives them an edge over those who they are competing against,” head football coach Bob Wager said. “If an athlete has been a part of our program for four years they have a bigger advantage over those they are competing with.”

There are many different factors that can lead to student athletes getting scholarships or not.

The NCAA has limits to the amount of scholarships that each college gets to give to students. Also, injured athletes may have to sit out the season of their senior year.

“I had a couple of offers from Division II schools,” Luce said. “I never wanted to go there. I just wanted to play the at the highest level possible.”

Often athletes already have sports scholar-

ships and still attempt to walk on to other teams. Reasons vary from the student not having enough playing time, to the athlete just wanting to be on a more athletically prestigious team. To get to the next level, each athlete has to get his or her name out to get noticed by a coach or team.

“My coach told me to contact the colleges I want to the point that you start annoying them, so they know you really want to play for them,” senior Claire Kilpatrick said. “I sent my volleyball schedule to them and talked to them as much as possible.”

As each athlete tries their hardest to make a spot on the team, they feel a certain fear of what to expect and not making it.

“I’m nervous about the play time I’ll have, but I’ve had to compete with a lot of girls before, so I’m used to it,” Kilpatrick said.

After walking on and making the team, the athlete still must work twice as hard to stay and commit to the team and prove to the coach that they made the right decision to pick that player and hopefully give them a scholarship.

“My biggest fear is not being able to show them how good I can be, but I’m hoping I get the chance,” Kilpatrick said.

Not every athlete who walks on to a team will make it and get a scholarship. Even if they don’t make the team the first year, they can still keep trying and focus on other things.

“If I don’t make the team then I’m really just going to focus on my academics and work on my grades and major,” Luce said.

“My biggest fear is not being able to show them how good I can be, but I’m hoping I get the chance.”

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Volleyball

1st round of playoffs

2nd round of playoffs

Basketball

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Made it to Regionals

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Swimming

Wrestling

1st in District

Regional Champions

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Area Champions

2nd in District

Track

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District and Area Champions

Baseball Area playoffs

Boys-Regional Meet

Softball Co-District Champions

Cross Country District Champions • 9th in Region

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Graduating from sports After playing sports all their lives, some seniors make the difficult decision to not continue playing in college Lauren House • Staffer Staying busy is an act most of us endure in life. Busy schedules, busy work, busy jobs, busy families, busy lives. To say the least, we are busy. Over the years, we discover what really matters to us and what we want to do with our lives.

For these two seniors, sports have impacted their lives greatly, and they’re about to start new lives without the sports that have been with them since childhood.

“I’ve played basketball for 11 years,” senior Rachel Hitt said. “When I was younger I did everything: dance, cheer, soccer, girl scouts, horseback riding, everything.

Basketball is just what I ended up falling in love with.”

Sometimes outside influences lead you to choose the things you do in life, but your family can always guide you in the right direction.

“My brother got me interested in soccer when I was about three or four,” senior Adam Bradley said. “It’s going to be a little

weird not playing soccer, but I still plan to play intramural in college.”

Making the commitment to play sports in college and after college is a huge responsibility. Collegiate athletes really have to love the sport and be willing to give the time and dedication it takes to be part of a successful college team.

“I couldn’t make the time commitment to play for a college team,” Hitt said. “It will be hard to accept that I won’t play anymore.

When I see my high school team practice, I think to myself, ‘Man, I miss my team.’ I love the game, every aspect of it. The thrill, the rush of excitement. I don’t see myself in an adult league, but I want to coach at a high school level.”

Choosing between your sports and the decision that will help you succeed in life cannot be an easy choice for anyone.

“I want to focus on my degree and be in a fraternity at OU,” Bradley said. “I played for so long because I loved playing. I don’t exactly want to coach after college, so I’ll just stick to watching it.”

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Summer mix tape Emma Bruce • Designer

Everyone’s favorite season is right around the corner and nothing says “Summer” like good music. Here are a few tunes to start off your summer.

A-Punk- Vampire Weekend

Knee Deep- Zac Brown Band feat. Jimmy Buffet

5 Years Time- Noah & The Whale

Say Hey (I Love You)Michael Franti & Spearhead

Sol- Mausi It’s Alright- Matt & Kim

Crown On the GroundSleigh Bells

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What you may have missed... uBand director Brad McCann and senior Cailyn Culp fight for control in the faculty vs. student Quidditch tournament April 25. The game, which was a fundraiser for the Quidditch club, ended in a tie.

Photo by Brenda Chavez-Mayo Senior Kristi Gonzales and sophomore Melissa Fulfer play in the Bi-District meet against Keller High School April 9. The Warriors won 1-0 and earning an Area Championship. Photo by Ben Regalado/Trinity High School p

pSixteen students (four from each grade level) were awarded the Very

Improved Performer Award Tuesday, April 30. The winners were honored with a breakfast, a gift, and remarks by principal Marlene Roddy and AISD Superintendent Marcelo Cavazos. Photo by Chandler Harrell

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pSeniors Evan Campbell and Sarah King dance at Prom held

April 27 in Dallas. Prom King and Queen were Jalen Heard and Chandler Harrell. Photo by Jordan Pellerin/Phoenix Yearbook

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