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Far Left Junior Maggie Lee lounges in the lobby during the Homecoming dance. " I was really tired, so I sat most of the time on the floor and danced very seldom," said Lee. A new flooring in the gym caused the administration to ban high heels. photo by Paloma Fermento Left Seniors Rose Carr and Seth Senior ride their broncos on the swimming team's wild west float " It was a blast being on the [swim team] float because it was great to see all of our hard work and creativity turnout well," said Senior photo by Seth

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Above Left Lounging in her electric pink costume, junior Renne Roms burg shows her school spirit. Ramsburg entitled her costume "Danger Kitty". The other spirit week themes were vintage day, tropica l day, pajama day and maroon and gray day. Photo by Jessica Hovick Above Right The Cross Country Girls team twirls down the street as fairies during the Hom ecoming parade. Tea m member, junior Maggie Sikora said, " It was really fun to be with the team and go through town and see our friends watching ."

" My favorite spirit day was costume day because it was neat to have the person next to you wearing a red wig or something funky like that" Molly Oberholtzer 9th Grade

" I really enjoy going to the homecoming football game because all the students have so much spirit and enthusiasm." Christi Cannon 11th Grade

"Homecoming is a time of brotherhood for State High, it brings everyone together for a single event." Trevor Shipley 1Oth Grade

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Left Supporting their team Seni ors Jamie Johns, Becky Ferguson and Janelle Smolka cheer wildly at the homecoming football game. Seniors attended the game in custom made shirts, and brought tatoos and confetti. " Senior year you enjoy the game a lot more, you actually know the players and you're not just there for the social aspect," said Johns. photo by Dan Chattos Above Seniors Matt Hershey and Janelle Paffie beam at the crowd as they are crowned Homecoming King and Queen. The other homecoming court nominees included Allie Ebken, Scott Warburton, Becky Stryker, John Mason, Carly Roe, Melanie Collins, Jared Bender, Ashleigh Lang , Matt Kohler, Momo Gray, Justin Pifer, and Kevin Su hey. photo by Dan Chattos

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Right As they stroll to their South building class sen ior twins Kelsey and Haley Maxim catch up on their day. The two are on the same tennis team. " When we play doubles together we are thinking of the same aspect of the game at the same time, " said Kelsey. The sisters also like to cook together, especially French desserts. " I like cooking with my sister because it goes faster, which means I can eat the dessert sooner," said Haley. photo by Jessica Hovick Below Freshman Chad Manning and his golden retriever, Quincey lounge in the grass gazing at the sky. " My dog and I are good friends, we run around outside together and have a good time," said Manning. photo courtesy of Chad Manning

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II " To me the most important kind of friends are the ones can goof off with , but yet be able to talk to about anything because you know they'll listen" Mike Stewart 9th Grade

" Friends and family are the most important thing in because when you're·- - - - - - - - - - - in trouble, they're all you have." said Joseph Azmy 10th Grade

'-=cc'!::. - ---------------,m Below Left Sophomore Amanda Thomas and Junior Hannah Lamen-Maharg chat before a soccer game. " We're really tight because we play year round soccer together we're like best friends, we play basketba ll too, we have a lot in common" said Thomas of their friendship. photobyJessicaHovick Below Right Senior Phillip Yen prepares to shoot pool while his younger sister, sophomore Angela Yen , looks on. The Yens were close for siblings. " Angela is my confidante, and my whole family can be really supportive," said Phillip Yen. Phob courtesyofAn-

" The best part of having a friend is knowing someone who sees things the way you do, and to laugh the night away with." Sara Farag 12th Grade

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eft Junior Matt Bell and Sopho10re Jesse Rodgers toss a ·isbee in their church. The two ave been friends for more than ve years, despite the different rades in school. · Jesse and 1 re really good friends. We're wolved in the same youth group 0 I see him every week," said ell. photo by Jessica Hovick Far Left ,itting outside on her front yard, ~shman Kristen Flebotte plays •tlh her cat, Tabitha. Flebotte, •ho has had Tabitha for six ears, said of her relationship."lt's tce 10 have pets because they :ach you responsibility and are tends that you can count on." 1010

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riends & amily Spending time with loved ones RELAT I ONSHI PS

F ar R ight Junior Katie Lescan ic admires the rocky coast of Northern Ireland. " It was really cool to see the different cultures and to involve myse lf in them, " said Lescanic. Lescanic traveled to Ireland to visit friends she made during the Ulster Project. The project envolved teens from Northern Ireland traveling to Ce ntre County to learn how diverse cultures live together in peace. photo courtesy of Katie Lescanic Right Lounging in the surf Junior Matt McDonald relaxes at Huntington Beach State Park. He travelled there with three other families from State College . photo by Rebecca

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" My favorite vacation place is Myrtle Beach. We stay at a co ndo and go to the beach. It's really hot, but f un ." N icole Long 10th Grade

" [Travel] is fun because you get to see different palces and explore different cultures." Anup Das 10th Grade

" I went to Mexico city and the best part was going to the markets that had everything from clothes to food to jewelry; it really let you interact with the people." Patricia Bra ken 1Oth Grade

Above Right Soph om ore Brooke Reidy gazes at Hubbard Glacier in Alaska. "Alaska is one of the most phenomenal places I have ever visited. It is so beautiful and natural. It was impossible for me to have anyth ing less than a perfect time.The vacat ion was a real treat for me," said Reidy. Reidy travelled to Alaska on a cruise with her family. photocourtesyo!Brooke Reidy Above Left Junior Andrea Gall munches on an Austra lian delicacy, cow testicles. "I figured eating them was a once in a lifetime opportunity, " she said. Gall traveled to Australia on a student ambassador program People to People, during which she travelled the East Australian coast. Junior Ben Fail and principal Mrs. Latta were also on the trip. photo

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Left Hugging a friend, Vivek Ashok enjoys the Governor's School experience. Ashok went to the school in Pittsburgh to learn about In ternat io nal Studies. "Governor's school was a great experience, both accademically as wel l as socially. The professors were great and I made ·a lot of really close friends," said Ashok. photo courtesy of Vi vek AshokAbove Freshmen Becca Bleznak and Christina Mazer flash a grin in front of the Louvre in Paris, France. • It was really exciting to see all the different places and kinds of things that you 've heard about in books. It was really fun when I got to go with a bunch of friends, • said Bleznak. photo courtesy of Becca Bleznak

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Right Encouraging the team to the field, freshman S Hovick watches a Penn ball game. "It's really fun Penn State Football games. whole experience of tailgating then actually watching the is neat. It's great having the town come and support the said Hovick. photo by Jessica Far Right Examining the route s, sophomore McPherson waits at a CATA stop. The bus system throughout State College and on clean natural gas. "It's great have such a convenient way get around town, especially I can't drive yet," said McP photo by Jessica Hovick

Life in State College

"I like how there is a university in the area; it makes a rather dull place an interesting place to live in." Brei Mooney 11th Grade

"Compared to where I used to live, this is a really great town and I have more opportunities for education." India Miller 9th Grade

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" I moved here from a smaller town so I like living where the University brings so many opportunities." Rachel Stehouwer 1Oth Grade

Above Right Freshman Maggie Cox eagerly anticipates Matchbox 20's arrival on stage. "The concert was great because everyonewas having fun, they were j ust enjoying the music," said Cox. The Bryce Jordan Center hosted other concerts including Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer, Alan Jackson and 50 cent. photo by Jessica Hovick Above Left Freshman Aaron Tamminga reherseses with fellow cello player freshman Maria Browne at Center Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra. The group was an audition orchestra that rehersed every Saturday working towards their concert in January. "I like [C PYO]. it's a great experience and I'm glad I was able to participate," said Tamminga.

Above Suemin Jeon munches on her lunch during Sch reyer's Day. "Schreyer's day was a great experience. It helped me understand and write any college application better," said Jeon. Penn State's presence affected student's lives everyday. Students took Penn State classes in addition to their regular school courses. Also, over fifty percent of graduates attend the university. photobyHannaXu Left Senior ian Panulla enters the Green Bowl Restaurant. There, students made their own stir fry, using several different sauces, vegetables and meats. "I love stir fry, and all the variety is neat, you get exactly what you want," said Panulla. photo by Jessica Hovick

L IVIN G IN L I ON COUNTR Y

Right Carrie Peters stocks aroma the rapy candles at Central Pennsylvania's School of Massage bookstore. Her job involved taking inventory, helping customers and ordering supplies. "This j ob motivated me and is actually interesting and different. There are books here from acupunture to natural healing," sa id Peters. phot o by Jessica Havick Below Senior Hannah Oakes checks out a customer at Wegmans . Oakes worked as a cashier about twenty hours a week. "The hardest part of the job is working with the customers and memorizing the produce codes, " said Oakes. Wegman's employed students for their grocery section as well as their dinning area. photo by Jessica Hovick

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Below Right Bruno Stoekl gives_,. ..,.J--------------------------------------------~ swimming lessons at the State High Natatorium. â&#x20AC;˘ I worked as a "I work over the summer to "I used to work, but because make a little extra money lifeguard and was asked to teach I am so busy with school swimming lessons, it's a lot of fun for college ." Jay Harding and student government and has taught me about how to 12th Grade thereweren'tenough hours deal with kids, especially when in the day." Potsy Potalivo they don't want to get in the wa12th Grade ter," said Stoekl. The Natatorium also employed all the lifeguards trained in the school's Lifeguard certification program. photo by Dan Challos Below Left Andrew Munn prepares sandwiches at "I work busing tables at the Honeybaked Ham Co. "I work in Waffle Shop on weekends, the kitchen and do whatever the hours are challenging needs to get done. Around lunch but the money makes it when there is this big line of people worth it." Brandon Vella 9th that all want sandwiches it can be Grade crazy trying to keep straight who wants what," said Munn. photo by Jenny Fang

.eft Junior Junior Samir Sonti 1elps a student at Kumon Learnrg Cen~er. The center is an 1PPUrlunlty for children in the comnunity to get extra help in reading md math." The whole experience 1f being and working with kids is ~credibly rewarding," said Santi. by Tia B~chnak?va Far Left Sortg cloth1ng, JUni or Brittany AcCamley works at TJ- Maxx. Closing is hard because we have 0 make sure everything looks lerfect, bosses can be hard on ou, too. But I reallyllkethepeople hat I work with here," sa id AcCambley. photo by Jessica Hovick

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Right Senior Natalie Little walks her horse, Blue, on a winter afternoon. Little rode at Foaliea-a-dux stables several times a week. She's been riding for thirteen years. "I ride for fun, and because it's nice to set a goal and accomplish it," said Little. photo courtesy of Natalie Little Below Senior Annie Robinson practices a layback during her ice skating practice. Robinson skated for eight years as a member of Penn Skates, a figure skating club. She practices four to five days a week to prepare herself for competition and performances. "I ice skate because it's a way to express my creative side and it's my exercise, too." said Robinson. photo courtesy of Annie Robinson

Below Right Joe Malizia a freshman practices a lunge at the White Building. Joe fenced for four years and was a member of the Fencing Club. The club is run by Wes Gloun, the assistant coach of the Penn Sate Fencing Team . "I really like the action aspect that fencing has, I also like meeting new people during practice," said Malizia. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen Below Sen ior Luke Marion prepares to shoot a target with his smallbore rifle. Marion is on the Alexandria Rifle team and at other local clubs. He practices for over twenty hours a week to prepare for competitions. "I like to shoot because the sport is more about setting individual goals and competing against myself rather than trying to beat the next guy." photo

11 --------------------------~ "I like the relaxing environment of playing tennis or going skiing with my friends instead ofbeng on an organized team ." Greg Geusic 11th Grade

"I like sports when I'm doing them, but not enough to have the initative to join an orgninzed sport. " Stephen Burrows 11th Grade

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Left Junior Chris McCarl instructs a child in Karate at the YMCA. "I like Karate because it creates discipline and power," said McCarl. photo by Angela Yen Far Left At Centre .Dance Class sop homore Chnstina Sharkey and junior Jenntfer Palmer warm up for thier hip h?P class. "I've been dancing smce I was six, I grew up loving to dance in front of people and 1 thi nk I have a talent for it," said Palmer. photo by Jen Brown

"I do Karate , I like teaching the kids and the physical exercise." Monica Bojan 12th Grade

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Right Senior Matt Smith works on his Italian street painting. He created the painting during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts last summer. "My painting was a picture of my friend and I that I had edited on the computer. I had a lot of fun working on it," said Smith. photo courtesy of Holly Foy Far Far Right Sporting her self made coat, junior Caroline Sheehan displays her creative ability. "I like making my own clothes because I can wear what I want to, not just what the stores have. If I know what I want I can make it, and that's neat," said Sheehan. photo by Jessica Hovick

Students Create

A bov e Right Senior Clara Lyon warms up for her solo recital at the Unitarian Fellowship Church. " I feel that in recent years classical music has been overlooked as an art form. I hope that by presenting classical music to a wide audience that I can help to change people's misconceptions," said Lyon of her music.

"I express myself through my creative writing." John Cofer 12th Grade

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"I listen to music, talk to my friends and write down my - - - - -thoughts to express self." Sarah Haviland 1Oth Grade

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"I like to act and I use my ines to express myselr- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - through that." Lillie Kilburn 11th Grade

L eft Bursting into song , freshman Kaitlyn Lusk preforms a showcase at Players Night Club. "I express myself through singing because I get a song with a different story and a character and I have to look inside my self to find my interpretation. My voice is the tool I use to express myself and my thoughts on love. photo courtesy of Kaitfyn Lusk Above Sophomore Jonathan Levin plays the piano. He practiced on the pianos in the North building band wing during free periods. He has played for nine years. "Music is beautiful to me. There are things you can say through music which can 't be said through words in many cases," said Levin. photo courtesy of Jonathan Levin

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Right Freshman Kayla Pifer watches television at a friend's j house. Television was an easy way to relax. With reality TV, sitcoms and movie channels, en. tertainment was always a click 1 away.photobyLarissaKunes FarRight 1 Junior Julie Maslak relaxes with a book. "I like to read, it's relaxing, especially when it's not for school," said Maslak. Students often got books at Schlow Library as well as I the school library. This year Schlow Library moved to a temproary location while a new library is being built at the old location. photo by

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~II "If I'm not doing something with music or art, then I'm hanging out with my friends - - - - - o r just doing something tally random." Katie Tice 10th Grade

Above Freshman Sarah Shultz buys popcorn at Carmike Cinemas before a showing of Along Came Polly. "I go to the movies wih my friends every weekend because it's a good way to relax and catch up on the things after a hard week," said Shu ltz. photo by Katherine Robinett Above Right Engaged in a game of Castles, freshman Meghan White, relaxes with a game of cards . "Cards, are a great way to pass time with your friends, I like playing B.S. the most, it's my favorite game," said White.

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Right Clinging to her sled, sophomore Hannah Righter coasts down a hill on a snowy day. "There is this hill that I've gone to since I was one. It's a tradition for me to go with my friends, it's a lot of fun, " said Righter. photo by Angela Yen Above Junior Brian Runt, peers through the aisle at a downtown drugstore. Students found shopping to be a relaxing pastime after busy school week. "I don't mind shipping , but I usually go only if I need someth ing," said Runt. photo by Jen Brown

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Right Freshman Aaron Kaye gazes at his locker decorated for Valentine's Day. Students sported red clothing and hearts, while the Roar Store sold roses that were distributed to classes. photo by Drew Cinget Far Right At a friends party, Freshman Sa rah Huffard munches on a piece of cake. The party consisted of watching A&E's Pride and Prejudice. "My friends and I got together and watched five hours of Pride and Prejudice. I would recommend that other people do it, it was really fun. It was also different than just sitting and talking," said sophomore Becky Mastin, another attendee of the party. photo by Shannon Hovick

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"On my birthday I normally go out to dinner with my family, have a cake, and usually have a party with my friends later." Katie Martin 1Oth Grade

"Christmas is my favorite holiday: presents and snow. What more cou ld you want? " Wes Hall 1Oth Grade

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"My favorite celebration this year was Halloween because of the large battle I had with my friends with plastic swords and stuff." Chris Lentz 12th Grade

Above Left Sophomore Sarah Reddington removes her Christmas cookies from her oven. "Over Christmas break, I baked cookies for my friends and family. I give them out as gifts, which is also useful," said Reddington. photocour路 tesy of SarahReddington Above Right Lighting the cand les on his Menorah , sophomore Michael Cohen celebrates Chanaukkah. "Chanaukkah ends up being pretty cool when I'm around my friends because it is something different than what most people do. Also, it limits the amount of presents I have to get for my friends because I only have two Jewish friends. It works out well!" said Cohen. photo courtesy of Micheat Cohen

Left Junior Katie Haberer waits for the bus in her Halloween Costume. "I was a dead bride. I just did it for kicks; it's fun turning heads on occasion," said Haberer. Trick or Treating was two days early th is year; due to a Penn State home football game the day after Halloween. photo by Hanna Xu Above Sophomores Kate Sobel and Julie Cutler enjoy a seat on the ice throne on New Year's Eve . First Night was an annual event held downtown. There were ice sculptures, a parade and an ice slide. "Fi rst Night was a good time. Visiting all the of the ice sculptures, slide and throne was fun. I especially liked spend ing the evening with my friends. The actual events of first night weren't great, but it's all good," said Sobel. photo by Angela Yen

Right Junior Casey Marsden plays with ch ildren at a Haitian school during a mission trip. Marsden traveled to Haiti with a local church; there, he worked with children at schools and on building projects. "The thing I remember the most is the people who live there and that they said that the Haitians really appreciated the help," said Marsden. photo cour tesy of Casey Marsden Below Sophomore Drew Cingel talks to elementary students during American Indian Day. "American Indian Day is a really unique experience, because we get to teach and talk to the younger kids about Amerian Indians. We plan fun activities to get them involved, and it is really rewarding when you can tell that they are having fun and learning a lot," said sophomore Angela Yen , another participant. photo by Angela Yen

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II "I'm co-president of Key Club and do most of my volunteering there. l believe giving back to the community ha s helped me so much." Elena Cross 12th Grade

"I take a trip to Tennessee every year. It's basically like Habitat for Humanity." TJ Rodgers 11th Grade Below Seniors Emily Harris and Laurel Hendershot bag canned food at the Centre County Food Bank. photo courtesy of Ernest Boyd Below Right Freshmen Stephanie Shoffner brings a wheelchair to a waiting patient while volunteering at Mount Nittany Medical Center. When volunteering, Shoffner discharged patients and delivered supplies in between floors. "I really like helping people; it makes me feel good to do something for someone else," said Shoffner. photo by Jessica

ar Left Junior Sarah Tolan hares a moment with some Gualmalan children. "Visiting third路orld countries really opens my yes to the poverty that exists in liS world and how we need to ~lp make life better for strugllng families," said Tolan . photo l UrtesyofSarah Tolan Left An all night ::>lleyball team, whose name is n unpronounceable symbol, play game during the evening. "I ::>lunteered because it was a reat opportunity to serve the eedy and have fun at the same me," said senior Mac Pedlow a 1 ~mber of the team. The ev~nt llsed $10,700 dollars for charity n all ti 路 ' me high. photo by Drew Cingel

"School keeps me very busy, and there are other activities that need to be done. lftherewas more time in the day I would volunteer." Angela Delsignore 10th Grade

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Right Junior Sarah Podwika relaxes in her basement while reading the Th e DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. Podwika used her free time to read the book. "I really enjoyed reading {The DaVinci Code] because it was captivating and it was fun to read a book that everyone was talking about," said Podwika. photo by Alex Raup Below Munching on broccoli, sophomore Emma Futhey tries the low-carb lifestyle. 'T he low-carb thing is just an experiment," said Futhey. "It really isn't as hard as some people think. I don't mind a whole lot, but I do miss having bagels in the morning." The idea of ca rbohydrate reduction became popular this year as a way to maintain a healthy lifestyle. photo by Jessica Hovick

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II "I don't like the really short, tight, pleated skirts. I think wearing such tiny amounts of clothing in winter is weird. You freeze just for fashion." Stephanie Baker 10th Grade

"I don't pay attention to fads, so I couldn't say what my favorite one was." Caitlin Burke 1Oth Grade

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Jht1)uring a break in Orchestra, sophomore Dan s fumbles with his camera." I love my camera Jse I like to take pictures of people when they are expecting it,"said Collins. photo by Angela Yen t right g)ophomore David Wells prepares to 1 on an inverted bench during honors Physical 3tion in the Southside Fitness Center. The 000 fitness center was funded through a federal from the Department of Education in Washington It was open to ninth and tenth grade Physical ltion classes during the school day. photobyRebecce en

Completing her project, sophomore Emily :ito sands the top of her bench in Wood 2. Jshop is a great learning experience. Being a girl e of an advantage because the teachers help you xe when you need it. Guys just have problems, eep hitting themselves," said senior Jennifer ble. Esposito and Grenoble were two girls to take ;hop. phi by Angela Yen n right reparing to copy his drawing onto the Jter, sop omore Patrick Powers carefully studies Jer in Technical Drawing class. Technical Drawl dents solved problems using CAD (Computerafting) software and different trad itional drafting nent. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen 1

"I couldn't live without my apple laptop because when I get home from school I can talk to my friends, play games, do homework, work on my own projects, and download new programs." -Ryan Bisbey, Freshman

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g) enior Tyler Wagner sands a piece of wood using a sander in the wood shop room. Wagner was working on building a gun cabinet for his home on his own time."l take wood shop because it's relaxing and I really enjoy working with wood. I also like working with the different kinds of machinery that woodshop has to offer," said Wagner. Photo by Nivedita Bhushan

"ÂŁ,yeing a video projection of himself in a phonebooth, senior Andrew Hartle adjusts the knob of the VCR during Mr. Baumbaugh's fourth period Filmmaking class. Students in Filmmaking explored using productions such as animation, picilation, camera and editing techniques. photo by Paloma Frumento

Writing on his palm pilot, freshman Alex Berghage copies down his homework for the day. Students used palm pilots as an assignment book and a calendar, to take notes and also to play games. photo by Logan OsgoodJacobs

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rffni Johns, a freshman, types on an iMac in the south building library. "Computers in the high school are a lot faster than the computer I worked with in middle school. I use them to write papers and do reasearch online. They also are an alternative to books," said Johns. Students had the oppurtunity to go to the library and compute r labs during the ir study halls, lunches, and before and after school. Students took advantage of free computer time to work on projects out of class. Every year, at least one computer lab gets updated computers. photo by Larissa Kunes TECHNOLOGY

()nlocking his bike, freshman Shawn Harris prepares to go home after a day of school. Students had different ways of getting to and from school. Driving, walking, taking the bus, and riding a bike were methods of transportation . photo by Angela Yen

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around at lunchtime, junior Anderson blows bu bbles. Lunch; an opportunity for students to ish homework or socialize with hoto by Hanna Xu

l)jding the bus. Visiting lockers. Math. English. Social Studies. Science. Lunch . Changing classes. These are daily events that held our school day together. Everyday, students' school routines started with transportation to school. Driving, taking the bus, and walking were all options. "I take the bus into school. It usually takes about 30 minutes or more because I live pretty fa rout," said sophomore Sarah Jones. Once students arrived at school , socializing with friends, finishing up some last-minute homework or just walking around were all tasks that could have been completed before the first bell. Eight periods filled the rest of the day once the morning bell rang. Daily, year-round classes include math , science, English and social studies. "My favorite class is chemistry. I think

It's lots of fun and I get to be with my friends. I really enjoy doing the labs because it's hands on," said junior Mary Gale. Lunchtime was also a time for students to relax. "During lunch I usually eat. I also do my homework to try to get it done so I don't have any to do that night," said freshman Nick Petrick. Electives like Photo Arts , Woodshop, Film making, Computer Graphics, and Basic Crafts gave students a break from the daily "core classes". After-school routines could include going home, an athletic practice, or a club meeting . "After school I am doing an intern ship with Lea rnin g Enrichment. I'm also involved in Key Club and the school play. lf I don't have anything else to do, I go home," said senior Kaitlin Murray. by Rebecca Eggebeen

T reparing a disk of potassium bromide and synthesized aspirin, senior Mei Zhou tightens a nut and bolt with a wrench for an (I R) spectra. The synthesis of aspirin was the first formal lab required for Advanced Chemistry 2. Students tested the purity of their aspirin versus commercial aspirin such as Excedrin, Bayer, and Weis brand with thin layer chromatography, spec 20, and IR spec. "I signed up for Chemistry 2 to prepare for the AP exam because I want to pursue a career in science and there's a little bit of chemistry in both biology and physics," said Zhou. "The labs are the main distinguishing factors between Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 2. Chemistry 2 requires that we understand what is happening at a chemical level not just follow the procedures given by the teacher. This lab was useful because we can apply it to situations outside of the room." Other labs included serial dilutions, measurements and density and identifications of alcohols. photo

"I like to play football at lunch everyday because it's fun and it's a break from the regular school day." -Matty LeClair, Freshman

"Lunch time because it's the only time I get to sit and talk with my friends without being bothered by teachers." -Natalie Zim merman, Junior

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lettWh ile reading the The Odyssey by Homer, sophomore Emily Chu eats her lunch in English class with sophomore Stephanie Baker reading behind her. Some students chose to take classes over their lunch period, and had to eat the ir lunch in classes. photo by Angela Yen be low1) uring a break in Orchestra , juniors Janet Alley and Deepa Sen play a game of cards. Ca rds were a popular activity to play during lunch periods, study hall, down time in classes, and before and after school. Card playing was banned in the South Building, but was still allowed in the North Building. "Playing cards during my free time in school gives me the opportunity to relax from a stressful day," said Sen. photo by Angela Yen

eading in a group, freshmen Ced ric Gamofe, Laura Revoir, Francois Greer, and Buddy Frasier discuss the book The Flame Trees of Thika in Mrs. Wyngaard's Advanced English 9 class. bottom left

photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

路ight GJ-iving a personal lesson, senior Scott ton teaches freshman Katie Salvaggio. "The 3de band needed more fre nch horns, and since :l french horn, I decided to take it up. Scott gives ;onal lessons during school. It's usually more le to recieve lessons from another student, 1an an adult," said Salvaggio. photo by Nivedita t tocusing on her project, sophomore Abby places her egg in the flame during fourth period itudio. APArt Studio gave students the oppor> have their work displayed in showcases )Ut the North and South buildlings during the ~ar.

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,_punting the measures on his fingers, junior :lorge writes a piece of music in Mr. Drafall's riod Music Theory 1. Music Theory helped . further their learning about writing and undermusic through com posing and sight reading. ebecca Ej/~ebeen

right _1\,athryn Stetz and Angie Farrell, both fingerpaint with shoe polish during sixth period Seminar. This was one of the stations where drew pictures of shoes using shoepolish. photo Frumento

"I use my clothing to express myself because everyone's unique and has their own clothing style, which is their own form of art." -Reim Farag, Freshman

GJ-etting ready to sing, freshman Quentin Wright sight reads his music during Ninth Grade Choir. "I like to sing because it's fun and interesting. It shows my emotions really well. Different songs have different kinds of feelings. Singing puts you in a different world," said Wright. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

Concentrating on the music, freshman Ben T homas, plays a piece of music on the keyboard during Mrs. Lloyd's sixth period Piano 1. Piano students used ear phones plugged into the keyboard so they could only hear themselves play. This also allowed the teacher to plug themselves in and hear what the student was playing. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

{)sing a wheel, sophomore Nicole Soltis paints a portrait duri ng Drawing Seminar. The wheel was part of a project students did to learn about alternative ways to paint. photo by Paloma Frumento

ieces of Expression Artistic Pursuits

j ~eniors Jessica Yang and Megan Brecht experiment with film during Photo Arts 1. "I use art to communicate with people. I think art is the best language to express myself. I also like to pa int and draw because it's not stressfu l. When you are most relaxed that's the time when you get the best art, " sa id Yang. "In my AP Studio Art class we are doing self portrait at Nouveau style. That is a french style developed in the early 1900's. This lets me incorporate my background into my art which is fun and interesting." photo by Logan OsgoodJacobs

Com paring results, freshman Bryce Kubecka and sophomore Katie Klegg discuss their findings in their Exploring Business class. "I took this class because it will help me with the future business I hope to own," said Kubecka. photo by Alex Raup

-uture Ambitions Preparing for the Life Ahead

:eceiving instructions from Alpha EMTs, f itlin Howley, junior, practices inserting a eathing tube into a dummy during EMT lSS. photo by Alex Raup :>EMICS

1-figh school is a time for exploring ~areer possibilities and gaining experience . State High provides numerous opportunities for students to do so. Elective classes gave students the chance to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of a specific field. Courses such as Business Law, which focused in on the basic structure of the justice system, gave students the idea of how real life court cases worked. This type of class allowed students to get experience , without the commi tment of a job. "I'm taking woodshop right now. I really like it and it's a career possibility, " said sophomore Casy Cherry. The Career and Technical Center (CTC) prepared students to enter the workforce with entry level technical skills , and often with an industry

recognized credentials. The CTC offered 16 trade and technical programs for students in grades 912 . Classes, such as the EMT Certification class certified students as an EMT B at the end of the year. During the duration of the course , students were required to ride along in an Alpha Ambulance twice a month for real life experience and situations. "I take EMT class because I am planning on doing something in the medical field for my career and this would get me some hands-on medical experience," said sen ior Lindsay Hauser. The wide array of electives and programs offered at State Hi gh provided students with the opportunity to experience something new. by Nivedita Bhushan and Rebecca Eggebeen

"My math and science classes because I want to be a doctor and they'll prepare me the best."

~ upervising during Toddler/Preschooler Child Development class, junior Matt Rider plays with children. "In class, we worked with the kids who came in, three days a week. During the other two days we learned how to take care of kids ," said Rider. "I really like taking this class because it's fun and I enjoy kids. This class would prepare you for a career in a day care center. This could be a career possibility for me." People around the commu nity brought in their children for the students to learn from, in retu rn for free child care. The Child Care Program was part of the Career and Technical Center (CTC) which prepared students to enter the work force after high school. Other CTC programs included Automotive Technology, Cosmetology, Public Safety, Agricultural Science, Marketing, and Travel and Tourism. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

"Personal Finance has helped me prepare for the future; I can balance a checkbook and prepare tax forms, and I couldn't do that before I" -Anthony Loreno, Junior

lettWith the use of a grinding machine, sophomore Marcus Pou lin tries to fix a problem on an auto part. Staff had the opportu nity to have their cars fixed by students in the Auto Tech program for only the price of the parts needed. photo by Alex Raup

below ÂŁ xamining her work, senior lza Petrykowska progresses on her sewing project in Fashion and Technology class. Common projects included prom dresses, pants, pillows and other various clothing items. photo Hebecca Eggebeen bottom left anding out food, junior Josh Richards se es a teacher in Chatter Cafe for his Culinary II class. "I take Culinary Arts because I love to cook and serving people is kind of fun. This class really prepares me for the future because it shows the real life industry and the hectic schedule of the kitchen," said Rebecca Spraker, another junior in the Culinary Arts program. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

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1 One, junior Natalie Zimmerman observes

1erson demonstrate a chemical reaction by •pper sulfate to a bunsen burner flame . "I like use it is a hands-on experience where you get 'see reactions take place," said Zimmerman .

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ht ~hawing her drawing to sophomore Leah ophomore Rachel Stehouwer practices a Jring lunch. "I'm practicing a speech I have to erman. I have to explain where I want to live my ideal home is," said Stehouwer. "Doing ; a better way for me to display my knowledge g a test." photo by Nivedita Shushan ·lancing down to look at her project, junior oh presents her tombstone to her Advanced lass. Students in Mrs. Dudley-Perry's Adnglish classes were required to create a ~ for a character from the play The Crucible Arthur Miller. "I like standing up in front of the presenting to them because it really helps me •Y ideas to my peers," said Roh. photobyNivedita 1ht Jllaxing on a massage chair, juniors affari and Joe Kenney recieve massages ;euses from The School of Massage during 1ss. Masseuses were brought in during the :to show different ways to relieve stress. photo ::ggebeen

"I like projects because they stick in your head better than notes do, and they are a nice visual." -Casey Richards, Freshman

help you learn? "Projects give me the opportunity to interpret my knowledge through visual representations." -Amanda Haagen, Junior :f<J,eeding dough, senior Paul Dunklebarger prepares to make a doughnut in AP Spanish Five. "This year, we've had country, author, and vocab presentations where we presented in Spanish for the entire period. It was a good chance to practice speaking and comprehending," said senior Pompa Debroy, another student in AP Spanish Five. photo by Angela Yen

"_t>reparing to present for Miss Evans' English class, freshmen Jack Crissman, Kelly McGill and Brandon Vella talk together and examine their project from the book The Outsiders. Students had to make a collage of pictures and words to describe the different social classes portrayed in the book. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

treshman Ashley Rider works on her gingerbread house. The gingerbread houses made in the class were auctioned off and the profits were given to Central Pennsylvania organizations who built houses for underprivileged families. photo by Angela Yen

undamental Requirements

Pro路 ects and Presentations

---Watching Mr. Woner, juniors Derek Wheeland, Albert Dreibelbis and sophomore Jonathan Harris learn how to attach a storm drain onto the shed they are building during Building Construction. Students made the sheds for teachers or community members. People who bought the sheds were given the option to provide the students with a piece of the siding from their house so the students could coordinate the color of the shed with the house. "We learn how to do the plumbing, masonry, and electric aspects of house construction. The sheds are the only major project we do in the class, but we learn how to put in bathrooms and other essential amenities like that," said Harris. photo by Alex Raup

?rowsing through a book, senior Anne 3elden spends her time in the library to ;tudy. "I really enjoy going to the library 1ecause it's a relaxed and quiet atmo;phere, and there is such an abundance of â&#x20AC;˘ooks to look at. I go there when I have .ome free time during my study hall," said !elden. photo by Pompa Debroy

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Alternative Ways of Studying t

;ing on his flashcards, senior Curtis n tries to get in some last minute ng for an exam. Flash cards were the study aids students used through9 year. photo by Nev Bhushan

rom flashcards to review games, students at State High came up with a wide array of activities to help them study for their classes. With eight periods a day, five days a week, efficient and exciting ways of studying became a key factor in the success of students. All classes, from AP classes to cooking classes, required a necessary amount of studying . "For my advanced classes, I try to study an hour for each. I also have to practice about an hour per night on my viola for my Advanced Strings class. All together, I study about three-four hours per night. I make up little games to keep myself entertained while I'm studying," said junior Maeve Scanlon. Teachers also came up with creative ways to help their students study for

big tests. "I really like when my teachers give me review packets to help me review and then I know exactly what to study for the test and I also have examples in case I get confused," said sophomore Bryan Roldan . Study groups were also a popular way for teachers to help their students to study and be prepared for class . Students also took the responsibility to make their own study groups with their friends. "I go to Barnes and Noble with my friends to study for AP US History, because there are a lot of different resources there to help us study," said junior Austin Aiello . The Tutoring Center in the South Building was another popular place for students to get extra help. by Nivedita Bhushan and Rebecca Eggebeen

"I like reading a book because it has the most accurate information with pictures and diagrams." -Marc Gates, Freshman

~ ipping hot chocolate in an attempt to keep warm, freshman Alyssa Drobka does her homework after an away field hockey game. Athletes who had games on school nights had to find other time to do their homework due to their late arrival. "During the season , [my teammates and I] did our homework after the game while watching the varsity play. With three or four games per week, it became a necessity. Doing homework on the bus was too hard because we had so much fun that it was hard to concentrate ," said Drobka. "This picture was taken at West Snyder when it was absolutely freezing. We tried to keep as warm as possible. It was their homecoming, so we were there pretty late. I was doing my homework so I could go to sleep right when I got home." photo by Larissa Kunes left {'>,etting some extra help, freshman

Chlo~illiams gets tutored by Mrs. Judy Karakawa in the South Building Tutoring Center. "I'm bad at math and the people at the tutoring center explain it a lot better tha n my teacher does. It's a lot easier to focus with one-on-one help and without the entire class around you," said Williams. photo byiedita Bhushan

below aking a break from class, sophomores arah Shafer, Samantha Shoffner Brittany Beard, Bonnie Pedlow and Chantal Barnyak read The Odyssey in the hallway. "We like to read out in the hallway to get away from the noises and craziness of class and it's more quiet out here," said Beard. phot<J('r,. fi!ivedita Bhushan bottom left While sophomore Stephanie Baker reads the questions, sophomore Wes Hall monitors the students playing a study game in Mrs. Babick's French Three class. Teachers also came up with creative ways to help students study for big tests. photo by Angela Yen

{tlempting to keep herself busy, sophomore 1del doodles on her notes during Advanced >."My most boring class is Photo Arts, but just ectures. Since I can't work on other work, >I fall asleep, so the teacher will come by to ntly wake me up by talking to me or tapping Bechdem. photo by Angela Yen ilt nstead of using the last few minutes of way's Advanced Precalculus class to fin ish .,junior Chris Meder, senior Stephen Selego, an Pierzga, and junior Kevin Kim play a quick lrds before the bell rings. "I like to play cards cause it helps pass the time quickly so I don't us! sitting there, doing nothing," said Meder.

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(asting some precious time, sophomores nand Noah Johnson play a game of Connect netimes I just need to relax and get away tress of class, so I like to play games," said

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Jht -p'orgetting about their work, sophomore nez sketches on the computer, while sopho)S Rivera plays a game on the internet in the lab during study hall. The computer lab 1place for students to escape the watchful ir teachers to do what they please. photo by

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"My concentration moves from the teacher in front of me to the finer aspects of life, such as girls, and what's happening outside the window." -George Marshall, Freshman

GJ-etting distracted during Advanced Placement US H1story,juniors Bindu Pitsupati and Liz McCallips catch up on their days and forget to listen to Doctor Lechnar. In AP US History, students could pay less attention and do other things other than listen because of the class size and it's location in the North Building Auditorium. Photo by Nivedita Bhushan

ÂŁscaping from class, sophomores James Hall and Kyle McPherson, and freshmen Bethany Maxfield and Stephanie Kracaw buy food at the vending machines. Students were permitted during class to leave and get food from the cafeteria. The Roar Store was also a place where students could buy food during the school day. photo by Anna Brewer

~ending text messages, freshman Jackie Vezza takes time to talk to her friends. Cell phones were not allowed during the school day, but students still found ways to bend the rules so they could text message friends during class. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

hen Boredom ~ites

1)isplaying his boredom, senior Dominic Minichiello takes a nap in Advanced Placement European History. "Every class after lunch, I get tired, especially if it's one when we're sitting down the whole time, which wou ld be all of them. At this point in the year (January) , I'm not that excited because graduation is still far away. I'll get more anxious when spring comes. Sometimes, we do homework in school and I hate that. I'd rather have a teacher talking then hand in g out a worksheet, " said Minichiello. photo by Angela Yen

BOREDOM

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(Jbserving through a glass window, seniors Brittany Glenn and Katey Hawbaker watch doughnuts being made at a Krispy Kremes factory during an Entrepreneurs field trip. "The field trip was really interesting because we got to see how the Krispy Kreme production line operated, and we got to eat doughnuts at the end of our excursion ," said junior Erin Towart, another student that attended the field trip. photo courtesy of Kate Sobel

earning on the Go Field Trips and Excursions

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a minute to chat with a life size toy )ldier, sophomores Megan Christner and atie Martin stand outside FAO Swartz in ew York City during the French two trip. oto by Angela Yen \QEM!CS

To a student, the rare occurence of a field trip was an exciting excuse to escape the daily routine of class to learn from a source other than their everyday instructor. The hands on experiences gave students a new perspective on the subject they were learning while not being in a school environment. "Field trips are a good way to get out of class. I get to see real life examples rather than the monotony of a textbook. It's nice to finally be able to see exactly what teachers are talking about, raher than just hearing about from them," said fresh man Rachel Mountz. In light of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the school administration banned field trips outside a one hu ndred mile radius of State College, wh ich beca me effective on October of 2001 . The ban

was lifted early 2003. Because of this ban, different field trips to cities such as New York City, Baltimo re and Washington D.C. were cancell ed. Student enrol led in French 2 last year were given the option of going on the French 2 field trip this year to New York City. Long term trips were just as appealing as students did not miss as much school and didn't have as much work to make up when they returned . "Long term field trips are better because you get out of more school but short terms ones are interesting and you have a good time. Field trips allow me to get a better understanding and visualize certain situations," said senior Michael Gierhart. by Rebecca Eggebeen and Nivedita Bhushan

~oing over materials, juniors Samantha Gou ld, Nadine Rudolph, Rebecca Eggebeen, senior Curtis Fenton and sophomore Paloma Frumento, take a break from their yearbook workshop at Gettysburg College. The workshop focused on learning new skills, organization, leadership, and the early preparation for upcoming yearbook season. "Going to Gettysburg was really fun. Our staff really bonded together during the time. It was a good learning experience with being able to talk with other staffs from around the region and to listen to all the different ideas they had to share. We had a lot of our planning already started, such as the theme and cover design. There, we came up with the ladder and started working on layouts. The workshop also helped us to take on leadersh ip roles in the Uournalism] program, as we were all editors. It especially was useful when it came to organizing staffs and assigning roles in our respective sections of the yea rbook," said Eggebeen . Senior Hanna Xu and junior Erica Haviland also attended the workshop. photo by Erica Haviland

"Field trips are a way to get out of school and hang out with your friends. It's an opportunity to actually see what the teachers are talking about, instead of just talking about it." -Brian Kowalski, Freshman

field trips? "I like field trips because it's a different way of learning. It's a hands on experience, rather than just learning from textbooks." -Joe Gaetano, Junior

lett G-etting pushed by senior Brett Wise, sen iors Bobby Robillard, Jay Harding , James Blose, Kevin Ward and James Fail prepare to sled down the hill by Welch Field during Andrew Ricker's Physics 1 class. The sledding was part of a physics lab inv~ing friction. photo by Erica Haviland below"'1Jisplaying their school spirit, junior David Rerko, Mr. Paul Heasley, seniors Nick Exarchos and Troy Bayletts ride a decorated Gator during the Spirit Dance. The Spirit Dance was led by Mr. Boris before a pep rally sending off the football team to the first round of the state playoffs. photo by Alex Rod!!'}Js

bottom left ~ eaching third and fourth graders at Grays Woods Elementary School, sophomores Drew Cingel, Robby Long, and Kate Sobel participate in Native American Day. "Native American Day gave me a chance to pass knowledge to others about an important topic while having fun at the same time," said Cingel. photo by Angela Yen

FIELD TR I PS

1?raticing her ice skating, sophomore Annie prepares to go into a jump. Menoher and four skaters left school fifth and sixth period to go t the Penn State Ice Pavilion. "It was really ~ able to skate during school because there s many distractions at the rink during school Nas after school. It was also nice because it IS my PE credit," said Menoher. photo courtesy of ~er

ht \iolunteering at the Key Club Blood Drive , stin Yahner, senior Christen Brown, sopho路ah Fay and senior Jean Kim label blood Students in Key Club were allowed to miss ~entire day to help out at the blood drive. p hoto ng

(JVing his pawn, junior Andrew Grim plays ~ing some downtime in the North Learning nt room. The LE room was a place where could do homework, play chess, or use the s to do other work. photo by Angela Yen ght ~howing some school spirit, senior Sean ior Brady Hart, seniors Kevin Ward, Willie 1d Brian Michelotti get the students riled up 路ep rally for the football team in early Novemlep rally was following a "spirit dance" during 路iod the day before the football team beat Erie ove onto the semifinals of the State playoffs. x Rodgers

"Field trips are my favorite way to get out of class because they are a break from the normal daily routine of school." -Edel Crowe, Freshman

get out of class? "Learning Enrichment, you don't have to listen to lecture but you can be productive at the same time." -Caitlin Bailey, Junior

~topping at the Creamery, junior Vineeta Agrawala gets some ice cream before going to her PSU class. "Instead of eig ht periods a day at the high school, I get the chance to leave after sixth period to take classes I want at Penn State, which is a good chang e of pace in my day," said Agarwala. Agarwala took economics and physics classes at Penn State, having completed all the available classes at the high school. photo by Nivedita Bhushan

Members of the Ragin' Cajuns'sophomores Upal Sarkar, An up Das and Matt Sherry take a break during the South IMBA championship game. Students who participated in IMBA were permitted to leave their eighth period class to attend the championship game. photo by Dan Charlos

tolding a pair of pants, senior Danielle Day spends her afternoon working at Metro. Day was one of the students who participated in Diversified Occupations which allowed her to leave school and go to work. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

egal Leaves Excuses to get out of class

Taking part in "Hoovervil le," juniors Brian Shrek and Bon Young Koo carry their homemade house. "Hoovervi lle" was an all day simulation of hoovervilles during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Students were not allowed to have any sort of technology, such as walkmans, or goretex clothing, during the event to help them experience cond itions like that during the Great Depression. "We had to make our houses out of cardboard and we had to do certain tasks in order to get food tickets for lunch. It was a good experience, especially since it was so cold and snowy outside, because we got a taste what the people of the 1930s went th rough eve ryday," said junior Amber Sl ike, another student who pa rtici pated in Hooverville. photo by Jenny Fang

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FINISH

•aving pom-poms at the junior ball game aga nistAitoona Keith, 9S Shauna Andolina, Jessica I junior varsity tea mates finish a the new turf at Memorial Field. ;ity cheerleaders only cheered 1ytime 9th grade football games. Rodgers

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Right: Gathering around head coach Meg Anders, the varisty cheerleading squad listens to the next return that they will perform during the home football game at Memorial Field. The squad prepares different dance routines for each sport that they cheer at, including: football; basketball; and wrestling. photobyAiexRodgers

Senior Kaitlin Griffith 6:45: Wake-up 7:30: Leave for school 8:10-3:16: School 3:30·5:30: Dance Team Practice 6:00-7:15: Dance Academy 7:15-8:30: Dinner/Study break 8:30-9:45: More dance 10:30: Bedt:im.:.:e:__ _....:,;;;::::~::::;;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

1ior Meghann Esposito lowers oms as she finishes her cheer ime at the home varsity footThe cheerleading team perg halftime, and also throughration of the football game. 1gs are not the only sport sup~ames, the dance team also Jring halftime, while the band :hoot spirited music. photo by

Right : Sophomore Leah and Liza Oakes lead their fellow HotStepperz in the "train", which is a move used to enter and exit from performances. "My favorite 'steps' that we do are our newest ones because they have a good beat and are something fresh to move to," said sophomore Sarah Haviland. "The team moves in three lines and we are all interacting, which makes it cool." photo by Erica Haviland

OR'IERS Left : Cheerleading (/eft to right): First Row: Alyssa Donahue, Danielle Bickle, Heather Herneisen, Kella Alterio, Katherine Rountree, Amanda Haagen Second Row: Melissa Duckworth , Meghann Esposito, Diana Saba, Christen Brown, Keith Nenez, Julie Statz. photo by Henry Gong

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Right: Front Row: (left to right): Amanda Favorite, Megan Brandt, Kelly Lee Second Row: Mary Baumer, Christie Brashera , Megan Lynn,Christina Mazur, Briana Regan, Julia Sinn Third Row: Taylor Haight, Megan Dacoteau, Christie Sutton, Megan Kensinger, Dominique Davis, Sunny Roh, Kelly Frasier, Kylea Day, Kristen Tkach, Wendy Brown, Meghan Haftner, Kaitlin Griffith, Myranda Martin. photo by Alex Rodgers

Above (/eft to right): First Row: Brenda Lugano. Leah Oakes, Liza Oakes, Ashley Wright, Britney McCoy. Second Row: Prisca Tsemunhu, Azza Awadelkarim, Courtney Stillwagon , Laura Day. Back Row: Julie Hulet, Sara Farag, Brett Brashers, Ngone Mpofu, Suzanne Miller, Lauren Machan , Victoria Kramkowski, Kelly Rider.

SPOTLIGHT "Dance team is always exciting because we perform at both basketball and football games. So, we do different kinds of dancing which keeps us going and on our toes all the time," said junior Taylor Haight. photo by Alex Rodgers

Sophomore Julia Sinn smiles at the audience during a dance team routine at the homecoming football gam~ agamst Dowingtown West, where the varsity team captured a win of 25-15. The Dance Team was mvolved in various homecoming celebrations throughout the week including the parade on Th~rsday and the football game on Friday. The members of the team also showed off their school spirit dunng lh·' week on Maroon and Gray day and throughout the year by wearing their uniforms. photo by Alex Ro I• rs

SPORT SUPPORTERS

BOYS' CROS SPOTLIGIIT "This season has been great, we have been pushed to the limit and during the competitions our dedication and hard work paid off," said junior Andrew Grim. photo by Alex Rodgers

lot more kids went States this year, hich shows that our m has improved a Our team improved h a lot of hard

SCORES 3ig Valley Invitational 5th • @Bellefonte 15-50 • 3ear Mountain 2nd • @Hollidaysburg 21 -34 • )piked Shoe Invitational 11th • Indian Valley 19-42 ewistown 16-47 • @Carlisle Invitational Varsity: , JV: 4th • Altoona 18-37 • @Steel City Invitational =.A!Bei/PO/PV/WB 32-36-86 102-1 45 ·State Cole Invitational 4th • @MAC Championship 1st • 'IAA District VI 1st • @PIAA XC State Meet, Quali5: Jared Bender and Peter Crowe

After a competitive race at the Penn State Cross Country Course, senior J.R. Johnson and senior Smith, support fellow senior teammate Tyler Hall after the Spike Shoe Invitational meet. The returning letterman wtnnara made up a group of 20 returnees along wHh 16 newcomers. newcomers Included seniors Matt Beard, Luke Marion, sophomore Matt Yarnel and freshmen Westrick and Matt Lanagan. photo by Alex Rodgers

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Left: Varsity: Front Row (le ft to right): Matt Groves. Alton Alden, Taylor Schultz, Rich Koubek, Matt Kisenwether, Dan Dougherty, Travis Dinsmore, Robbie Horton Second Row: Baker, Matt Lanagan, D avid Hopey, Wes Hall. Jared Dillion, Andy Mazur. Andrew Grimm, T J Rodgers, Dan Greenburg, Nate Westrick Third Row: Tyler Hall, Tyler Wagner, JR Johnson, Jared Bender, Luke Marion, Peter Crowe, Brent Kirwan, Dom Minichielle, Matt Beard, Nick Bright, Matt Smith, Ryan Griffi n. Not pictured: John Orland. photo courtesy of Mr. Baumbach

OUNTRY DAY IN THE LIFE

With the largest boys cross country During that time the Little Lions team in the history of State High, the showed their strength by placing secteam knew that the year was going to be ond at the Bear Mountain River Run very interesting one, since so many Invitational and 11th at the Spiked Shoe ners were competing . Invitational. Seniors, J.R. Johnson, Jared Bender The team suffered it's first dual meet and Peter Crowe were - - - - - - - - - - - - - , lossagainstAitoona. tri-captains tor the Little The team placed Lions. Johnson was the 18th at the prestitop runner for the team giousSteel Citylnviin three of five dual tational having two meets and three of five runners, Johnson lnvila tionals while and Bender, place in Bender took top honors the top 73. The team forthe teaminonedual went on to take meet and two fourth at their own State College lnvitainvitationals. Starting the season tional and win the MAC Championoffwithabang,theteam placed fifth at the Big shipsbyamerefour Valley Invitational, then points over Penns took to the course for Valley. their first dual meet against Bellefonte. "This year was a lot better than last State High cruised past Bellefonte and year," said junior Andrew Grimm, "evwent on to win their next three dual meets eryone put in a lot more effort making it against Hollidaysburg, Indian Valley and much more enjoyable." Lew1stown. by Stacey Witd

"We look for those guys [Bender, Crowe and JOhnSOn] tO run well again this year On Varsity."

Senior Jared Bender 6:00/6:15- 7:15: Wake-up, abdominal workout and daily devotional, breakfast 7:50- 3:15: Morning prayer, school 3:30- 5:30: Cross Country Practice with speed work included 6:00-... : Dinner, homework, abdominal workout and prayer

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Above : Sprinting off the starting line to lhe sou nd of a starter, the boys begin for iheir first race, at a home intrasquad meet. Key returning letterman for the season nclu ded seniors Jared Bender, JR Johnson and juniors David Hopey, An~rew Grim and TJ Rodgers. photo by Drew Cinge/

Right: Running in pairs, seniors Luke Marion and Dom Minichello lead the team at the Indian Valley meet. 'The underclassmen from last year are the backbone of this team. They have stepped up to support us after a strong group of seniors left last year," said Minichello. photo by MI. View

Looking to finish strong, the freshmen pack including Alton Eden, Taylor Schultz, Nate Westrick and Travis Dinsmore hopes to catch a place standard at the home Indian Valley meet. This year the team competed in the first eve r Mountain League Conference. photo by Dan Chatlos

Turning the bend during a home meet, junior TJ Rodgers hopes to gain a lead over an Altoona runner. "We looked towards our veterans [Bender, Crowe and Johnson] to run well again this year," said head coach Bob Baumbach. photo by Mt. View

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Left: Varsity (left to right): First Row: Hannah Ryan, Alissa Popovich, Katie Gallagher, Kelly Conran, Maggie Sikora. Second Row: Rachel Koons, Kelly Irish, Michelle Raney, Meg han White, Meghan Mason, Katie Kisenwether. Third Row: Jacie Colyer, Ashley DeRosa, Jenna McGrath, Katherine Ward. Fourth Row: Edel Crowe, Arlelle Hesse, Lauren Herwehe, Becca Greenberg. photo by Henry Gong

"We [teammates] get along so well and always find time to hang out with one another after meets and on weekends. From sleepovers to just hanging out, this year's team was flat out the best ever," said junior Kelly Conran.

beginning of the I didn't really because I but by the end I really felt all the girls," Megan

SCORES l Valley Invitational 1st • @Bellefonte 15-50 • Mountain 1st· @Hollidaysburg 15-50 • @Spiked ·Invitational 2nd •Indian Valley 15-50 • Lewistown 7 • @Carlisle 3rd • Altoona 18-43 • @Steel City 1tional 4th • Mountain Athletic Regionals 1st • College Invitational 2nd • MAC Championship PIAA District VI 1st· PIAA XC State Meet 18th

All alone as she enters the final leg of her race, junior Meghan Mason focuses on her stride and maintaining her lead. Mason has been a strong contributor to the team for the past two years and after moving through the ranks, she has put herself at the top of State College's running arsenal. She was the MAC MVP and was District Champion with a new course record. "The practices during the summer really helped us during our competitions. We really have grown as a team in both relationships and friendships," said Mason. photo by Drew Cingel

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Seniors Hannah Ryan and /\Iissa Popovich focus on the hill before them on the State College Cross Country Course. "Hannah and Alissa really ed by example this season," said Coach Keim . "They both exhibited a lot of >trong leadership over the. course of :he season." The team also entered the 1ew Mountain Athletic Conference as Jart of their season. photo by Drew Cingel.

Right: All alone on her way past the State College Outdoor Track , junior Katie Gallagher builds on a lead at the Altoona meet. Gallagher, Katie Kisenwether, Meghan Mason and Maggie Sikora represented the returning lettermen juniors, while 14 newcomers compiled the remainder of the young team. Gallagher was selected as a MAC All-Star along with Sikora. photo by Alex Rodgers

DAY IN THE LIFE

Coming off of a District title last year, meets, and placed well in every competithe girls' cross country team had big lion. One of the most notable of these shoes to fill from last year's ladies. "Going was the Spike Shoe Invitational. Spike into this season, our goals were to win Shoe was an important meet because it districts again and place in the top ten at featured both collegiate level and high states after last year's 19th place show- school teams. ing," said coach Beth Kr e ::.:i::.: m.:.;._ _ _ _ _ __.s..ta;;;;t;,;;e~C = o;.;, lle~e was set to race fourth During the month and due to the constant otAugusttheteammet rain, the course was a mess by the time they twice a day to prepare for the fast-approachbegan. However, the ing year. It was these team perservered, with a strong finish by Mapractices that allowed the team to become son, who came in sixth, closeranddevelop,as Kisenwether, who finKatie ished twenty-third and junior Maggie Sikora who Kisenwether put it "a reallygoodchemistry." placed twenty sixth. Perhaps it was this State College took secconnection or simply and place in the White Race with a total score the skill of the running letter winners that alof 96. lowed the team to .__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.... The team ended the

"The girls are running Stronger this year. We h d ave SOme gOO Veteran leadership."

6:45: Wake-up 3:30-5:30: Cross Country Practice: Warm-up-1 mile, stretch, 3-6 miles workout (speed, over distance) 6:30-8:30: Swimming Practice: 5,000-7,000 yards 8:45-11:00: Homework "This year the girls are a lot closer and it has allowed us to work together very well," said Sikora.

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dominate its first competition, the Big Valley Invitational. Junior Meghan Mas?n fini shed i n sixth place, while Klsenwether and Katie Gallagher followed close behind, finishing ninth and sixteenth, respectively. The team won with a score of 76 â&#x20AC;˘ Which pleased coach Ryan Long . The team remained undefeated in dual

season as winners in more ways than one. Led in the meets by strong runner such as Mason, Kisenwether, Sikora, and Gallagher. From seniors to freshmen, everyone contributed to making this year's team great. by Paloma Frumento

Coasting down the hill, junior Katie Kisenwether finishes her remaining lap during a duel meet. The dual meet schedule increased from five to eight competitions and there was 15 overall meets. photo by Alex Rodgers

Keeping herself a few steps ahead of Altoona persuers, junior Kelly Irish continues a steady pace at the home meet. photo by Alex Rodgers GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY

the previous year's lack of ability to score, the defense held a strong diagonal in every game. Returning letterman winners: goalie Rena Leone, Peggy Solie, Jen Stuhr and the addition of junior Hagen Saunders, held most opposing teams at the fifty-yard line. While the mid-field composed of seniors Katie Prichard, Christina Davis and Nikki Levi, the team made efficient transitions throughout the entire field. Howcame out ever, the key to the team fini shed was Levi , a senior centheir only ter mid-fielder and a cobeing to captain. iddleburg. One of the most reHigh markable aspects ofthe team was the amount of coo peration and '---------------1 teamwork the player's and saw game saving goals possessed together. With good luck rituoffensive line com- als, such as eating Lucky Charms before each game or wearing matching co-calotain Jenny Szlenski, Woodle, and juniors head bands, this group of ladies always came out on top, in both friendship and Abby Moir. Although victory. rn ro <:i<:l<>rl of a strong forward focus to score more after by Samantha Gould p of girls that many call the team in State High field the team proved nothing this season as the team a record of 13-5. With as four games in one week, to in eleven days and over without

"These kids have played together since they were seventh graders. It is a very talented team." Coach Cindy Solie

Sophomore Emily Federowicz Pre-season (double days) 7:30: Arrive at field, two lap warm-up and stretch 8: 00-9:00: Three mile run 9:00·10:00: Stick skills 10:00-3:30: Lunch break 3:30-5:00: Scrimmage "I love playing with all of my friends, because I get to spend so much time with them," said Federowicz.

Above : Senior Nikki Levi pu lls left around an East Juniata defensive player. "I'm ready to finish my high school season and move onto a collegiate level," said Levi. photo by Alex Rodgers

Above: Senior Peggy Solie reaches for the loose ball as she outruns an East Juniata player. Each game, the senior class alternated bringing head bands and presenting a senior speech. photo by Carrie Downey

1e varsity field hockey team round second year head ·s. Cindy Solie, during half~ home East Juniata game. with a score of 10-0. photo by •y

Right: Junior Abby Moir pulls back on the ball, as she enters Indian Valley's circle during the second half of a home game. Moir had a total of two goals during the game. photo by Mt. View

SPOUIGHT "Playing field hockey with some of my c losest friends is a memory that I will always have. I love having my best friends always with me from August until the end of October. They are the type of people that always make you laugh, even in tough situations," said junior Nadine Rudolph.

"Varsity is a huge step to take in field hockey, practice is more focused on the greater good of the team where as on JV you work to improve your own skills, on a game scale. There is a much more structured approach then on JV," said junior Jenny Barton.

SCORES I Sprinting ahead of a West Snyder player, senior Katie Prichard attempts a jab. Prichard, a third year returnmg letterman, was moved from the defensive position to left mid-field this year. Prichard received the "Most Dedicated Player" at the varsity level and was also was named as one of the 2003 Mount League players along with Christina Davis, Nikki Levi, Abby Moir, Hagen Saunders and Amanda Woodle photo by MI. View

Left: Varsity (left to right): First row: Rena Leone, Sarah Egggebeen, Katie Prichard, Clare Abdalla, Christina Davies, Abby Moir, Amanda Woodle, Sarah Pederson . Second row: Assistant coach Linda Eggebeen, Jenny Barton, Hannah Eveleth, Becky Rockey, Jen Stuhr, Jenny Szklinkski, Peggy Solie, Nikki Levi, Hagen Saunders, Nadine Rudolph, head coach Cindy Solie. photo by Henry Gong

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Right Junior Varsity (left to right) : First Row: Nora Martin, Kelsey Voight. Second Row: Joyce Eveleth, Allie Ziff, Larissa Kunes, Mary-Kate Ellis, Sarah Dipman, Lauren Voight, Stacie Woodle, Steph Smith, Annie Battles. Third Row: Assistant coach Linda Eggebeen, Kristen Granger, Adrine Woodle, Tini Johns, Vannessa Markle, Alyssa Grobka, Marisa Lower, Kelly Adamonis, Melinda Battles, Brigid Berrina, Emily Federowicz, head coach Cindy Solie photo by Henry Gong

Mount Lebanon 4-0 • East Juniata 10-0 • West Snyder 4-3 • @Middleburg 1-4 • @Newport 1-0 • Lewistown 5-1 • @Juniata 3-2 • Indian Valley 2-1 • @Greenwood 2-0 • Southern Huntingdon 3-0 • @East Juniata 3-0 • @Huntingdon 4-0 · Middleburg 0-1 • Newport 0-2 • @West Snyder 3-1 • @Lewistown 4-1 • Juniata 2-0 · @Indian Valley 0-3 · Greenwood 6-4.

BOYS' GOLF

'ositioned in the fairway, (left to eniors Harvin Groft, Eric aler, Brett Wise and J.D. Coccia esignaltohittheirnextshotson â&#x20AC;˘es course. "You need four good â&#x20AC;˘ win your matches, and I have eight," said Katanick photo by Alex

Senior Dane Wilson eyes the ball in flight after hitting an iron from the edge of the fairway at Toftrees Golf Club. "We had the strongest top three in the league, which led us to go undefeated in league play again," said senior Brett Wise. photo by Alex Rodgers

people from our region can play well. I've been pretty relaxed and realization that the State High trusting my swing. After that, everything has a strong grip on what it comes together," said Groft. be a competitive contender Passing by Altoona, Huntingdon and season and that the players Bellefonte, the team had yet another reskill to make their countless spectable season this year. Head coach, fall a stepr - - - - - - - - - - - - - , Tom Katancik came

"I've been pretty relaxed and trusting my . Aft h SWing. er t at, everything COmeS together." Senior Harvin Groft

into his fourth year as the teams guide. The Little Lions dominated in District 6 sectional which took place at the Elks country club. The teamfinishedwitha33-

stroke victory which was guided by Harvin Groft, Dane Wilson, and Brett Wise who all shot under 80. J.D. newcomer Coccia also shot a who put round of 83 during the spectable ._~~-:--:--:-~----,__. sectional which put him the season. Groft landed a in a tie for 1Oth place overall. Invitational which set him "I really didn't have great expectah third overall for the event. lions for Brett and Dane but they focused and Dane Wilson also golfed and concentrated and 1told them to tear which added a certain stride the world up, just to play smart. And they that only led to a path of both really stepped up their game today," said Kantancik. lly, when I trust my swing I by Joe Dabney

Senior Brett Wise 7:20: Wake-up 4: 00-7:00: Practice@ Toftrees, putt, hit range, hit balls on course 7:30-8:00: Run 3 miles 11 :00: Bed time "Dane and I were able to improve over the summer a lot and with the addition of Harvin, we had a strong team," said Wise .

Enjoying food and a scenic view, members of the golf tea m indulge in their lunches during a break from action on the golf course. photo courtesy of Tom Kalancik

Sophomore Will Farnsworth eyes the ball as it rolls toward the cup on the Toftrees Golf Club practice green.photo by Alex Rodgers

Left : Varsity (left to right): First Row: Brad King, Michael Fahrenbach, Zach Harding, Matt Mooney, Hunter Millward, Brett Wise, Bill Rockwell. Second Row: Will Farnsworth, Eric Siegenthaler, Dane Wilson, Chris Nelson, Sam Brewer, Harvin Groft, Head Coach Tom Katancik. photo by Henry Gong

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Right: Watching teammates, juniors Michael Fahrenbach and Zach Harding head out on the course, seniors Chris Nelson and Eric Siegenthaler listen to a humorous story from Head Coach Tom Katancik. photo by Alex Rodgers

SPOTLIGHT "It was great again for us this year to have Tom [Katancik) be our coach. Since he is the director of golf at Toftrees, we have access to one of the, if not the best , course in town . We have practically unlimited use to all that Toftrees offers which was a real advantage for us." said sen ior D ane W ilson . photo by Alex Rodgers

"I improved a lot this season, because it was my first year on the team. I improved a lot by playing everyday. As a team, we didn't go as far as we would have liked . We didn't win districts this year, but we had an overall great season," said senior Matt Mooney. photo by MI. View

SCORES Taking a break after a long day of play, senior Harvin Groft relaxes by the Toftrees Clubhouse. "With the addition of Harvin to our team, the rest of us [the team] were able to step up and go undefeated tn the league again. Harvin was the medalist almost everywhere we went, which definetly helped the overall team score," said sen ior Brett Wise. photo by Alex Rodgers

@Mount Union 4-0 • @Hershey Invitationa l 9th • @Huntingdon 1st • @Wheeling Invitational 1st· @Philipsburg • Bolton Invitational 2nd • CM/PV • @Yurochko Invitational • @Indian Valley •@ District V I Sectionals 1st • @CPHSGA 1st • @District VI Finals 2nd· @PIAA States, Qualifier: Harvin Groft: tie9th

GIRLS' GOLF "There was a lot of teamwork and a lot of bonding with this year's team. It was great to know when you went to practice you were there with your friends," said sophomore Kristin Szklinski.

year was my first for the high team. I was new learned a lot, and a lot of fun playing the teammates," said man Greta Righter.

SCORES 'hilipsburg-Osceola 1st• @Coudersport Invitational • @Bellefonte 1st • @Curwensville Invitational • ~ershey Invitational • Bolton Invitational· Beii/P-0/ 1st • @Yurochko lnvatational • @Penns Valley • CPHSGA Championship • @District VI Final • 'IAA States, Qualifier: Katie Waldiesen- 22nd

Senior Katie Waldeisen eyes her line to the hole befor~ proceeding with play. Waldeisen continued her success from last year and helped leacMITe team to an undefeated season in the newly formed MAC conference. "We have a solid senior anchor in Katie. She's consistently in the 70s. We're fortunate because what we thought was a rebu ilding year turned out okay with how hard the sophomores work over the summer," said Ritchey. photo by Mt. View

Varsity and Junior Varsity (left to right) : First row: Greta Righter, Sarah Kunkle, Jessica Kauffman , Katie Ritchey, Kristin Flembotte Second row: Linn Groft, Amy Rider, Hillary Ward, Kristen Szklinski, Katie Waldeisan photo by MI. View

The girls' golf team, more than But it all came down to the final anything else, had an immense repu- match, the District Six Championtation to live up to. With the previous ships. The girls gave everything they nd ;;.,:t;.: h,;;, e..;d;.;i,;;, st;;.r;,;; ic;,;. t ....,:h.:,:a;;.;d:.:,,_w ;,;,;,: it;.: h_W .:.:.;;a~ ldeisen placing secyear's 14-0 season ra;.: title, a single mistake ond overall, with a would ruin the perscore of thirtyfeet slate. seven. This qualiWithfivekeyplayU tied her f or the ers lost to graduation, PIAA tournament in lOOkS York. the team had more prob lems than just At the start of the fil ling the shoes they season Rithcey had won the previsaid he wasn't worous year: they had to ried about losing do it with different several key playfeet. While Katie ers. "The future Waldeisen, who tied looks bright," he for fou rteenth place said "and now that . the season is over, at the PIAA tourna- I..men t the year before, was a returning the past does as well. The only letter winner, along with Amy Rider, problem is how next year's team will Hillary Ward, Sarah Kunkle, Kristen compare. Is the bar too high now, or Szklinski and Katie Ritchey, there will they have risen another notch were fou r newcomers that had to by them? hold their own. These included Kristen by Ryan Vlastelica Flebotte, Linn Groft, Greta Righter and Jessica Kauffman.

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7:00: Wake-up 8:10-2:20: school 2:20-3:00: Lunch, prepare for practice, change into gotr clothes 3:00路4:00 Practice at range. play, putt 4:00-6:30 : Practice 6:30-7:30: Stay and do self路practice 7:30-8:00: Dinner 8:00路10:00: Homework 11:00路12:00: Go to bed

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Sophomore Kristen Szklinski follows lhrough with her swing at one of the few home tournaments. The team practices 3t Centre Hills Country Club. With the ~oun try club being the teams home ~o urs e, the players have the ability to ~xpe rience alternative shots on a reguar basis. p/Joto by MI. View

Sophomore Jess Kauffman consults with her coach during a practice session at Centre Hills. Kauffma n was one of the team's four newcomers. phoro by Mt. View

Freshman Linn Groft watches her.ball in flig ht after ch ipping from the edge of the green. The team placed first in the District 6 Class AAA crown. photo by Mt. View

Sophomore Katie Ritchey practices her swing with a fairway wood at Centre Hills Country Club. Ritchey, senior Katie Waldeisen, sophomore Sarah Kunkle and freshman Linn Groft captured four of the top five MAC all-star slots. Returning sophomores included Hillary Ward, Sarah Kunkle and Ritchey. photobyA/exRodgers GIRLS' GOLF

GIRLS' TENNIS Left : Varsity: Frorit row: (right to left): Charlotte Newell. Sarah Nelson Second row: Katie Berdan, Christina Semak. Sasha Krol. Araba Nti. Kristen McGill, Stacey Newburg, Sheba Betegundu Third Row: Michaela Herr, Alex Curtis. Kelsey Maxim, Sarah Muscarella, Jenny Niles, Lauren Ellis, Lauren Casselberry, Katie Elliot. photo by Alex Rodgers

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Right: Junior Varsity: Front row: (left to right): Kathryn Freeman. Kelly McGitt, Eva Drago, Ashley Oliver, Alex Rodgers, Chelsea Robertson. Second Row: Haley Maxin, Lindsey Ventunino, Molly Ryan, Megan Bisby, Anne Berkey, Kate Sobel, Julia Bagby, Katie Dawson, Steph Gilmour, Coach Mike Bierly. photo by Alex Rodgers

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Senior Sasha Krol displays some tricky footwork on a forehand shot at varsity practice. Krol, a returning varsity letter winner, had numerous strong showings over the course otthe year, including a first place finish at the District 6 Team Championships where she teamed up with junior Lauren Casselberry to capture a doubles win. photo by Mt. View

~bove: The varsity team takes instrucion from their coach of eight years, Jane lorden. "I've worked with most of these rirls for four years," said head Coach lorden. "We have a lot of older girls who 1ave put time in on the team." Borden will 1ave to say good-bye to ten seniors, her 3rgest senior class as coach in eight :easons at State College. photo by Alex ~odgers

Upper Right: Senior Charlotte Newell plants on the baseline as she hits a forehand-return. Newell is a returning letter winner for this year's varsity tennis squad , and is one of the ten seniors placed on varsity this season. Newell and Nelson had a 1-2 punch in singles and doubles. Returning letterman included Sasha Krol, Lauren Casselberry, Jen Niles and Michaela Herr . photo by Alex Rodgers

The State High Varsity Tennis team three other members. "I felt privileged to earned the reputation as being one of be on the varsity team this year," she State High's most reliable teams, as they said, "varsity travels a lot and there is a ended their season with a record of 13-2. lot of bonding time." Startmg with a stellar five game streak As the season progressed, the team aga in st Bis hop ~~~.;...;~..-.;-....;..--..---. only got better, havGuilfoyle, Huntingdon, ing another five game West Chester winning streak near the end of the season. Downingtown, Tryone: "The girls played with a The only times the the Lady Little Lions lot of team lost was when showed themselves to be one of the premier confidence ... everyone they played rival IE 1ms in town. [ of t hem] contn'b uted to Altoona. However, the The team had the team is one ofthe most our team victories." ct .IS 1路1nc1路1on o f being one respected in the area, or the few teams to and It's members, esnever experience a Coach Jane Borden pecially vete rans hutout, even in tricky Lauren Casselberry, James such as the Sasha Krol , Sarah early match against Nelson , Charlotte Altoona, the only team Newell, and Jenn State College lost to this season. Said Niles, are some fo the most respected in enior Sarah Muscarella, "losing is just the league . Said coach Jane Broden, partofthegamea nda lotofthetimeyou "The girls played with a lot of learn more when you lose than when you confidence ... everyone [ofthem] contrib.VIn uted to our team victories. " ll was Muscarella's first year on the by Ryan Vlastellca v tty team, moving up from JV with

Senior Alex Curtis

6:30: Wake-up 3:00-5:50: Tennis Pracitce: warm-up, stretch, groups (singles and doubles), play tennis and drills, sprints.

6:00-8:00: Work at Schlow Library 11:30: Bedtime "This year has been a really great season, since we have a lot of seniors and it is has been really special, since we all have been together for fou r years and it is also our last year," said Curtis.

Talking with assistant coach Mike Bierly, freshman Ashley Oliver and senior Halley Maxin enjoy a cold drink. Oliver was not the only freshmen joining the team , newcomer Christina Semak was also a challenger for the top four single spots. photo by Alex Rodgers

With knees bent and eyes fixed on a tough shot, junior Jenny Niles shows full concentration on the ball coming her way over the net. Niles was a third year member of varsity tennis squad. photo by Alex Rodgers GIRLS' TENNIS

BOYS ' Cooper teamed up with fellow senior Matt Rippon to lead the team's attack on offense. They both did a tremendous job distributing the ball and played fundamentally sound soccer and some of the time, using the some terrific moves to excite the crowd. "I enjoy playing soccer, especially on a team like this, since everyone around you makes the team so much better," said Cooper. The team also got great play from their goalie Mike Manahan, who is known for his acrobatic saves, kept the team in ictory over the game in most of the time, making sure the the District ship game, teamkepttheball outof or Matt Coothe goal. ~nbelieveable..f~o-r":':th_e_t~e-a_m_,_a_s___:H-:ow - e-ve- r-, ':':~ the team couldn't ride the two goals and got an assist. momentumofthegreatwininthedistrict his teammates showed their final into the state playoffs, losing to r Cooper with calling him the Upper Saint Clair in the first round. ribbling god." Cooper amazed Manahan played terrific but was unlucky ents with faking them out of in most cases, as he was in position to es, practically breaking their make saves, but wierd bounces resulted l h his moves. in goals for the Panthers

High boys soccer team lgain one of their most produc~ons to date. They played Ire~ throughout the regular seaad them into the playoffs. They a tough setback against rival ~ou ntain ear~ season, rethe loss with > two victory Wildcats, on e field. The

"I enjoy playing soccer especially on a team like this, since everyone around you makes the team so much better." Senior Matt Cooper.

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Junior Pat Martin

5:30: Wake-up and "breakfast of champions" 6:00-7:30: Work out at the YMCA 8:10-3:16: In school 3:30路6:00: Soccer practice 6:15路10:00: Dinner, Homework, Shower and Bedtime photo by Mt. View

Junior Christian Bedger plants his foot in preparation to clear the ball down the field during a match at Welch Field. photo byMt. View

: Rippon maneuvers the ball ~ld under the guard of fellow 1 Pierzga. Rippon had numerlding performances through>on, as he used his speed to almost every game of the toby MI. View

Aiming for good positioning, senior goalie Mike Manahan punts the ball down the field . "Mike (Manahan] was such a dedicated member of our team ," said junior Joe Gaetano, "He was always helping other players and staying after practice to fine-tu ne his own skills."photo by Mt. View

Senior tri-captains Matt Hershey, Mike Manahan and Brian Pierzga meet with the referees and their opponents from Dubois before a game. photobyAtexRodgers

OCCER SPOUIGHT "We've come together as a team really well. We really enjoy one another and I think that really makes the experience special," said senior Matt Hershey. photo by MI. View

"Soccer - to guys who take it as seriously as we do, is not a sport, it is not a fad, itis not an obession, rather it's a way of life. We ea t, sl eep and breathe soccer. I'm honored to have gotten to play alongside these guys," said senior Brian Pierzga. photo by MI. View

SCORES Addressinq the ball and eyeing a teammate down the field , senior Matt Cooper performs some tricky footwor~ d::. he looks for an open teammate. Cooper, a four year member of the team, was a strong contributor on the offensive side of things as he knocked in numerous goals over the course of the season. He was also the key to the team's win over Altoona in the District final as two of his shots found the back of the net. photo by MI. View

~@Emmaus 4-0 • @Clearfield 1-0 • Hollidaysburg 0-0 •

Altoona 2-1 • @Fleetwood 3-2 · @Dubois 3-0 ·Central Mountain 0-2 • @Middleburg 1-0 • @Hollidaysburg 50 • @McDowell Invitational 2-0, 0-1 · @Altoona 2-0 • Dubois 3-1 • @Central Mountain 3-2 ·@Middletown 21 • Chambersburg 3-1 • Danville 3-1 • Clearfield 2-1 • @Williamsport 1-1 • District League Altoona 4-0 • State Tournament @Upper St. Clair 2-3

Varsity: First Row (left to right): Brent Lelko, Tom Gill, Mac Pedlow, Casey Marsden, Chris "Critter" Meder, Matt Hershey. Mike Manahan. Second Row: Mark Palmer, Kevin Kim, Sean Griffon, Mike Donavan, Nick Bathurst, Chris Brown, Christian Bedger. Third Row: Coach John Marsden , Charlie Kulp , Joe Gaetano, Jay Harding, Kyle Rager, Alex Nickerson, Vince Fiore. Back Row: Mike Vruwink, Bobby Vruwink, Alan Freed, Patrick Martin, Matt Cooper, Matt Rippon, Brian Pier<ga, Jesse Hall, Coach Mall Canich. photo by MI. View

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JV First Row (left to right): Upal Sarker, Ben Edwards, CJ

Bahr, Kevin Cosgrove,Ryan Stauffer, Mike Mooney. Second Row: Alex Vandenbergh, Luke Harding, Nate Warner, Ziho Lee, John Gray, Noah Johnson. Third Row: Tim Harrison, Kyle Yoder, Wes Myers, Brendyn Dornich, Pat Powers, Brint Satterfield. Back Row: Coach Mall Canich, Eric Lee, Devon Cleary, Nick Pasquariello. Andrew Park, Kyle Ganow, Mack Mixon. photo by MI. View Cl,...,vc::• c -- - e r""O

huddle during the home game toona, the varsity team raises Is in a cheer before lining up. 1g line up was determined prior 1e's commencement in order to etes to prepare mentally and . photo by Alex Rodgers

1ing with a record of 14-3-0, soccer team experienced a flied with both ups and downs. e up would be head coach 1 >rooney's 200th win along with med Mounetic Conferampions. an 11-day m play, State dominated It in the first playoffs with >f 5-0. Unforwhen facing /lountain two ~r. the team lble to coneir winnin g Central 1 scored the Inning goal 1left in reguthem over the ladies of State

Reaching towards the upper net, freshman Morie Kephart attempts to save a goal during the Central Mountain game. "As a freshman, the team really accepted me, we were like a family throughout the season," said Kephart of her position as starting goalie. p hoto by Alex Rodgers

Even with this vast upset, there were plenty of good things that befell the Lady Little Lions this fall season. "During this season we reached a lot of milestones including defeating powerhouse Mount Lebanon for the first time in the programs history and being named Mountain Athletic Conference Champions," said senior Laura Ventura. "Also, ou r coac h, Kev in Morooney, reached his 200th win, which speaks vol umes for his dedication to this team. Overall, this team did a tremendous job accomplishing its goals and there were contributions made from players of all classes. Personally, it was the most talented team I have been a part of throughout my scholastic career." by Michelle Rozo

"... it was the most talented team I have been a part of throughout my scholastic career."

Senior Momo Gray Schedule for Summer Double-Day Practices 7:10: Wake-up for practice, cry and brush my teeth 7:30-9:30: Practice at Community Field 9:45: Waffle Shop with the team 10:00-Noon: Sleep 12:30: Lunch at The Golden Wok 1 :00-5:00: Practice at Community Field 9:00-11 :00: Hot-tub photo by MI. VIew

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l ght this season was very suesaid junior Hannah Laman"We beat some really good t unfortunately, we didn't get result we wanted . It was ling because I thought this am had the skill to win a state r ship."

Freshman Morie Kephart helps stretch out a fellow teammate before the home game against Central Mountain. photo by Alex Rodgers

Junior Hannah Laman-Maharg dribbles the ball away from her opponent. LamanMaharg proved to be a valuable player by contributing to the varsity squad three years in a row. photo by Alex Rodgers

CCE Varsity: Front Row: (left to righ t): Patsy Potalivo, Cai tlyn Neal, Tracy Fredley, Alys sa Simon, Erin Mooney, Kiersten Brezina. Middle Row: Amanda Thomas, Hannah LamanMaharg, Emily Ordway, AbbyLaman-Maharg , Kelli Disanto, Kayla Pi fer, Sarah Park, Marie Kephart. Back Row: Coach Kevin Morooney, Avie Fitzgerald, Jesse Westrick, J anel Paffie, Morna Gray, Laura Ventura, Erin Zehngut, Allie Griffin, Manager Emily Harris photo by Mt. View

Junior Varsity: Front Row (left to righ t): Kat Kissell, Cori Hoy. Middle Row: Kaitlin Burke, Kendall Whitmer, Alex Warren, Danielle Cardell, Katie Lovins, Noelle Rothgeb, Krystal King. T hird Row: Brittany Barbato, Vineeta Agrawala, Elizabeth Potalivo, Amy Gatano, Abby Dodson, Coach Megan Shirk. photo by Mt. View

"I th ink that this year our te am is much more united, and we worked so hard this season. Even though we didn't win Districts or make it on to States, the players on the team had a real passion for the game , wh ich helped us go far," sa id junior Erin Mooney. photo

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"We (the team] had a great season with a great group of girls who gave me many memories. We had tons of fu n, and it was amazing how I was accepted as the new girl. I have no regrets - except maybe my broken ankle. I love the girls!" said junior Kelli DiSa nto. photo by Jessica Hovick

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the fie a. Brezina w'?s sophomore member of the varsity team and showed her prowess as she scored numerous goals >Ver the course of the season and started for a good number of the team's matches. "First and oremost, one of the best memories from this season was the genuine togetherness of this team jtsplayed. There are too many great little memories to recapture ," said head coach Kevin Morooney.

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GIRLS ' POUIGHT "Our team improved so much this season. We came together and that was our st rength , which got us to Districts. We played together with a lot of heart ," said junior Maeve Scanlon. photo by Alex Rodgers

a rather young year, but we a lot through and hard " said sophoGrove. photo

SCORES aysburg 25-14 • SFU lnvatational25-10, 25-13,225, 18-20 • Altoona 17-25, 20-25, 18-25 • @Central n 25-15, 18-25, 25-10, 25-22 • @Somerset 25-15, 1-25,25-22 · @Bishop Guifoyle 25-15,25-18, 26-24 >na 20-25, 21-25, 22-25 • Central Mountain 25-12, 5-16 • Playoffs@Bradford 25-12, 14-25,25-18,25>emifinal s@Dub ois 25-2 0, 25-12 , 25-17 • Altoona 17-25, 24-26, 25-23, 19-25

Senior Erin Marynak jumps off the floor in order to send a bump pass back to the Altoona varisty team. "I've really enjoyed the people that I've gotten to play with this season," said junior Danielle Opatz, "They have all made my first year on varsity volleyball unforgetable." photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

_j Left: Varsity: Front Row: (left to right): Rachel Eastwood, Erin Marynak, Ashlynne Gilligan. Second Row: Th erese Jones, Julia Popovich, Maeve Scanlon, Jaime Rawson, Becky Conner. Courtney Stachowski. Third Row: Ping Fu Ji. Sara Grove. Kelsey Ream, Danielle Opatz, Julie Kim. photo by MI. View

• Right: Junior Varsity Front Row (left to ri ght): Breanna Sunday, Eden Gilligan. Second Row: Amanda Witherite. Katherine Koons, Sondi Stachowski, Deserae Mills, Megan Bell. Third Row: Jessica Tirko, Molly Holleran, Katy Poole, Joi McKenzie, Courtney Glenn, Marta Smolarcvyk, Kaillyn Hoover. photo by MI. View

VOLLEYBALL

Junior Becky Conner, seniors Despite a new coach, and only one Rachel Eastwood, Julie Kim, returning starter, the Lady Little Lion volAshylnne Gilligan, Erin Marynakwere leyball team was one of the more sucall returning players, with Gilligan as cessful teams in the school, making it all the only starter. the way up to the District Finals. An early aga nist r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , Despiterunning into win somebad luckat the Hollidaysburg quelled finals aganist any worries about the team, and coach, SaAltoona, there is a lot rah Shall. of hope and potential "My expectations for the team next

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are higher than at J.V. It was tough, because e were young and adn't been there beore, but we did fine," said head coach Shall. There were some bumps in the road to the playoffs, but the team never gave up . ..__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __, ins aganist Hollidaysburg, Guilfoyle, and two aganist Central Mountain boosted the teams confidence as they neared playoffs One of the longest win ning streaks that the team enjoyed, was right before the playoffs.

:oach Kim-Li Kimel stands before the unior varsity, instructing the team on ;t.rategies before the home game against 3's.hop Guilfoyle. During this time, moti~at1on speeches are given to pep up the :>tate High team. photo by Alex Rodgers

year. "I am always eager tocoachthegirlsand holding on to a head coaching poistioning is a lot," said Shall. The final season record for the team was 7-5 and with the eminent club season

Junior Danielle Opatz 6:00am: Wake up and take a shower 8:10-3:15: In school 3:35-6:30pm: Volleyball practice: 15-20 minutes of warm ups, drills, 30 minutes to scrimmage at the end of practice 6:30: Eat dinner 7:00: Work on homework photo by Alex Rodgers

on the horizon, the ladies will look to use this extra experience as a pedestal upon which to improve next yea r. by Ryan vtastelica

Lining up before the home Altoona match, Sophomore Kelsey Ream squats during the varsity team stands in anticipation of a pre-game warmup before the home Central Mountain match. photo byAfexRodgers the game. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

Senior Julie Kim looks to return the ball with a bump pass during the Altoona game. "We had an up and down season, even though we lost in Districts we really pulled everything together as a team in the end," said Kim . photoby RebeccaEggebeen

G IRLS' VOLLEYBALL

VARSITY Left: Fending off a block, senior Ryan Boonie tries to contain a Dowingtown West running back. Boonie was one of the learn's best offensive and defensive lineman, as well as being the team 's longsnapper. photo by Stacey Wild Center: Following through on his kick, se nior punter Noah Harmon punts the ball down the field in a game against Erie Prep. photo by Stacey Wild Right: Cutting out the legs of a Downingtown runnin back, senior Matt Homan prevents a touchdown with a perfect leg tackle. The senior corner and the team ended up winning the game 22-14. photo by Stacey Wild

'POUIGHT Senior Jay Harding follows through on his kick against Erie Prep. Harding shared kicking duties with fellow senior Noah Harmon . "The best thing about playing footba ll is having fun with a great group of guys and winning games, especially big ones, " sa id Harding. pltolo by SlnCi')J Wild

s, so when we that far it was e would have go onto the fit making it that • still a goal d," said junior Iart. aceyWild

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mior Will Gwynn and senior Jordan :>rwood jump on top of the team pile before ey take the field against Hollidaysburg. le team does this same routine before 1ch game, as the captains talk to the team, ing them up to play the game. photo by Stacey

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Senior quarterback Kevin Suhey screams out the signa Is to his offense before the snap in a game against DuBois. Suhey, who injured his shoulder in the team's first game against Bishop McDevitt, came back strong in his return in the Altoona game, leading them to a 14-12 victory. photo by Stacey Wild

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SWATE BOUND The best time for a team to peak and "You never want someone to come its full potentional is when playoff onto your home field and push you rolls around. That was emphati- around," said senior Mickey Rehring true with the football team , who However, the game against Central theu best football of the season Catholic did n't go as planned . The team it mattered the most. It mattered in ran into a j uggernaut in PCC running District V I final back Eugene Jarvis. Jarvis ran for three inst their arch - r - - - - - - - - - - . . : : . - . . . . . , touchdowns en route to m1s1s Altoona . a 30-0 victory over the responed with a Little Lions. The game was a bitter end to one •• time effort from of the most successful iors Kevin Suhey . Jordan Norwood, seasons in State High the Lion s dehistory. the Mountain The team was led by 24 7, on Suhey,whopassedand • .. home field . ran his way into the was the first record books as one of Iitie fo r the the best quarterbacks m since 1998 and intheteam'shistory. He made much joins the like of fellow , that it was relatives to play with the program, most notably, Altoona. rode that momentum into the that of Matt Suhey, his uncle, who went round, getting a superb performance on to have a very successful career in the • Norwood, who caught three touch- NFL with the Chicago Bears. Suhey will . passses and had a interception as continue his career on the next level as he L1o~s beat [rie Prep 28-1 4, securing he has verbally committed to the Pennspot 1n the Western final against Pitts- sylvania State University to play quarterurgh Central Catholic. back for the Nittany Lions. by Curtis Fenton

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Senior Scott Koch 7: 00: Wakeup, eat breakfast 8-00-11 :00 : School 11 :00-1 :30: Go home for periods fourth through sixth 1:30-3 :16: Go back to school 3:30-6:00: Practice 6:00-10:30: Combination of watching television, or playing video games and eating dinner 10:30: Go to bed

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Wrapping up on a DuBois receiver, sophomore Andy DiEugenio makes a solid tackle. DiEugenio, one of few sophomores on the varsity team, shared playing time at linebacker with juniors Dave Hart and Jon Gray. photo by Stacey Wild

Receiving a block from junior ian Stringer, junior running back Greg Gasparato turns the corner on a long run. Gasparato keyed the team to victory over Erie Prep with three touchdowns on the ground. photo by Stacey Wild

FOOTBALL

Row: Andrew Leclair, Matt Aggon, Jordan Norwood, Matt n, Chris DiEugenio, Cory Tilghman, Christian Johns. Second Scott Koch, Eric Hartman, Chris Ondo, Mickey Rehring, Noah 3n, Seth Brumbaugh, Nick Pytel Third Row: lan Panulla, Eric Ryan Boonie, David Huchinson, Sean Ivory, Mike Gearhart. 1 Row: Brian Widener, Adam Schrantz, Bryan Stauffer, Kevin •. Nat Chyle, Josh Brown, Aaron Myers.

ow: Ben Ganter, Justin Masorti, Kevin Scholly, Alex Snyder, LeClair, Miles Scott, Cody Goss, Andrew Kondash. Second ~ndrew Johnson, Tim Shannon, Jess Manlier, Leland Curtis, •W Kenney, Chris Hartman, Dave Devan, Jeff Kellar. Third Sean Branigan, William West, Trevor Shipley, Andrew ~nio, David Wells, Jeremy Garnett, Greg Kight, Cory Eck. Row: Matt Avedesian, Justin Plessinger, Evan Reese, Mark Hassan Abdui-Quddus, Justin Glantz, Travis Guthrie, Jesse Fifth Row: Ken Cherry, Joel Waters, Josh Eden, Robbie !r, JP Peno, Ben Woodward, Jordan Adams, George adis. Sixth Row: Lance Babb, Phil Curtis, Brent Gibboney, mon, Alex Fletcher, Joe Reese, William Nakpil, Conor Hall.

First Row: lan Stringer. Brady Hart, Matt Spearly, Robert Albro, Raymond Peterson, Patrick Campolongo, David Adewumi. Second Row: Danny Saxe, Nate Glocke, Greg Gasparato, Andy Bricker, Mike Cicippio, Colin McDonough, William Gwynn. Chris Decker, Dan LeCouvre . Third Row: Ryan Tancibok, Jon Rose , Matt Kenealy, Joe Kenney, Sam Peters, Dan Baldner, Dan LaBrecque, Jabari King. Fourth Row: David Farkas, Mike Parkes, Justin McElhaney, Jeff Emeigh, Ramadan Abdui-Quddus, Wes Scala, Owen Smith, Brandon Eck. Fifth Row: Jon Grey, Tim Ranish, Manager Caroline Philips.

Front Row: Matthew Green, Ryan Watson, Phil Williams, Mike Milillo, Jesse Wagner, Ryan Noe, Nathaniel Durkin, Doug Suhey, Ben Haght, Andrew Kerr, Tyler Mincemoyer, Landon Evak, Griffin Weiler, Matt Leclair. Second Row: Andrew Campolongo, Jack Crissman, Alex Dorokhin, Alex Ruhl, Patrick O'Brien, Tom Novack, Ryan Aukerman, Sean McGann, Davis Smith, Brandon Johnston, Ahmed Awadelkarim, Jeff Klaus, Tommy Kondash. Third Row: Jeffery Long, Caleb Johnson, Andy Saxe, Vijay Joshi, Nathan Stupar, Brandon Crum, Joe Gazza, Kyle Bryan, Mike Trunzo, Brogan Beard, Adam Gerber, Dylan Poremba, Nate Antos, Patrick Johnson. Fourth Row: Zach Freeman, Zach Fleagle, Billy Kocher, George Kepler, Kurt Michelotti, Phil Horne, Chad White, Tyler Geitzel, Chris Sebulsky, Brad Strigle, Tyler Shaak, Ben DeMeter, Marc Gates, Michael Phillips. Fifth Row: Lauren Wells, Lauren Robertson, N ate Whitfield, John Pascavage, Chad Manning, Brook Hart, Shane Gray, Shawn Bradley, Luke Massaro, John Hubbert, John Mullin, Josh Gainer, Wesley Showalter, Rugare Moyo, Patrick Woodring, Craig Karduck. Sixth Row: Carley Strauss, Kelsey Fleming, Bill Conklin, Coach Sean Murphy, Jed Koll, Joshua Griffith, C. Max Smith, Stoy Sunday, Sean Madrid, Brendan Pifer, Aaron Hart, Sean Wilson, Coach Kurt Haushalter, Coach Doug Arnold, Coach Shawn Kopp.

SPOUIGHT "Football has taught me to work together and how to be a good teammate," said Alex Snyder. photo by A/ax Rodgers

"I liked being able to stick together as a team, going as far as far as we have in the playoffs," said junior Brandon Eck. photo by Alex Rodgers

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. Jeff Kellar eludes Holligaysburg defenders by juking to his left The sophomore class for home a' 路 h'morial Field an made the trek to away games. This interaction with junior and senior ; 路lped for more team bonding to take place between classes. "I really enjoy football becaus~ n is a nice team sport. The team comes together to play as one," said Kellar. photo by Logan 1dayers got their first ).oo(ft'varsity play as a number of team members dressed

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Left: Junior Jake Thompson roams the field while playing defense during a Junior varsity game. The junior varsity team finished with only two losses. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Center: Sprinti ng down the field , sophomore Pierre Leclair runs the ba ll during a game against Hollidaysburg. "I liked how they coached us on a varsity level this year," sa id Leclai r. Most sophomores this year noticed a big difference from 9th grade compared to Junior Varsity footba ll. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Right: Glancing over the offensive line, sophomore quarterback Kevin Scholly calls out the play in a game against Hollidaysburg. "I had a lot of fun this season." said Scholly. "I thought we played fairly well. " photo by A /ex Rodgers

1th grade Gray football team before running a play at the anroan and Gray game. The match' the players experience early in ason before they would take to in District play. photobyAiexRodgers

FRESHMEN

Following through the ball, Alex Warren watches its progress as it moves toward a teammate during a match against Dubois at Memorial Field. The State College Soccer Teams played some of their toughest competition on the newly renovated Memorial Field. photo by Alex Rodgers

Kk Doug Suhey checks his line during a game with Central Moutain . Suhey rand led the squad to an undefeated season. "It was good being a leader on â&#x20AC;˘ecause I kept those people who looked up to me calm ," said Suhey. photo by

7:00: Wake-up 7:30: Breakfast of oranges 8:10-3:16: School 3:30-5:45: Field hockey practice--run 3-4 miles, drills, corners on goal 5:45-6:15: Lift weights 6:30-7:00: Dinner 7:00-9:00: Homework

Reaching for the rebound Em ily Suhey jumps around a defender from the Indian Valley Warriors. photo by Alex Rodgers

Cornerback Chad White braces after catch ing a ball deep into Hollidaysburg territory during a home game at Memorial Field. photo by Alex Rodgers

FALL Maroon Basketball (left to right}: Soumya Belegundu, Dan ielle Spearly, Lexi Kennedy, Brenna Constable, Sarah Laten , Rebecca Koons. photo by MI. View

â&#x20AC;˘ Gray Basketball (left to right): Amy Reid, Anna Brewer, Stephanie Koritko, Bethany Maxfield photo by Alex Rodgers

SPOTLIGHf "We had a good season overall , and I felt like I improved a lot since I just came from the middle school program where the time demand was much less," said freshman Vanessa Markle. photo by Alex Rodgers

"T he soccer season was lots of fun. Everyone on the team got along real ly well on and off the field ," said freshman Amy Gaetano. photo by Alex Rodgers

Moving the ball down the court against a Bishop Guilfoyle opponent, point guard Anna Brewer looks

f~r an open teammate. Brewer had a total of eleven points throughout the game. The team lost against Bishop Guilfoyle with a score of 29-38.

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NINTH GRADE F A L L

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"Ninth grade basketball was a great experience with Rudy and coach Stone because they taught us a lot, and made it a lot of fun," sa id Drew Yukelson. photo by Mt. View

'Indoor track was really jVelcoming because the )eople were really 'riendly. Track gives rou a sense of accom)lishment after you're ~one with the run," said r:del Crowe. photo by Alex Rodgers

Austin Borden stops with the ball and begins to plan his next move during a home match-up '1 South Lower Gym. In ninth grade, basketball players were broken up into two squads, the Maroo1• Gray, depending on what middle school they attended. This year's play, with companion!'. previous schools, led to the continuation of friendships and the ability for the two teams to build of past success. photo by Mt. View ·

Left: 9th Grade Basketball (left to right): First row: Manager Christen Czuprynski, Josh Fishbane. Drew Yukelson. George Marshall, Mike Jensen, Manager Patrick NolhupMoore, Second row: Will Cooper, Arkash Pevzner, Joe Gazza, Jeff Klaus, Nate Pollock-Antos, Mike Trunzo, Brian Brackbill Third row: Rohil Ananth, Austin Borden, Brook Hart, Brandon Hubbard, Davis Smith, Larry Ryland, Mall Fogarly, Evan Clearly Fourth row: Parlick Johnson, Aaron Tamminga, Robbie Stupar, Eric Wollcoll, Manager Melissa Ghaner, Back row: Head Coach Rudy Burrus, Coach Stone. photo by Henry Gong

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Right: 9th Grade Wrestling (left to right): First row: Jesse Wagner, Tyler Warner. Brandon Bowersox, Jed Kole, Mike Millillo. Second row: John Hubbert. Sean Madrid, Jack Crissman, Tom Novack, Wes Showalter, Shane Gray. photo by MI. View

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Jed Koll 6:45:Wake-up, eat a breakfast bar 7:15:Catch the bus 8:10-3:16:School 4:00-G:OO:Wrestling practice 11 :OO:Go to bed

Putting his opponent to the mat, Shane Gray uses a Half-Nelson to take advantage in his match against Roosevelt Junior High School. In the end, State College failed to win the match. Ninth grade wrestling served as a stepping-stone from middle school competition to the challenging level of the JV and Varsity wrestli ng squads. photo byMt. View

Above: Protecting the ball , Nate PollockAntos of the gray team , is guarded by Mtke Jensen of the maroon team The rival game between the two ninth .grade learns was won by the gray team . "Having a ninth grade team makes you a better competitor for being on j unior varsity next Year," said Pollock-Antos. photo by Mt. View

Sharing a conversation while swimming with theirkickboards, Whitney Howell (right) and sophomore Emily Haworth swim during an afternoon practice. "It was awesome being a part of the State High swim team because I got to represent my school," sa id Howell. photo by Dan Chat/as

Colleen Klinefelter heaves the shotput into the air during the home meet at Pe nn State against Williamsport and Altoona. State High placed first in the team 's only home meet. photo by Mt. View

Right: Hoisting himself into the air, Andrew Campolongo clears the pole-vault bar to help bank points for the Indoor T rack team. W ith t he add i tion of Campolongo to the squad, State College had two brothers competing in the same event, as his older brother, Patrick also specialized in the event. photo by Mt. View 9TH GRAPE W INTER

BOYS ' SWI Left: Getting ready to enter the pool off of a relay start in the 200-yard freestyle relay, senior Seth Senior follows his teammate's motions through the water. Senior was a part of the 200 free relay that qualified for States and finished in 18th place. photo by Alex Rodgers

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Right: Front Row (left to right): Joe Reese, Dan Henning, Matt Young , Marshall Anderson , AJ Kondash. Second Row: Robert Stuhr, Ben Ryan, Jon Cochrane, Sean Griffin, Alec Chase, Danny Prince. Third Row: Josh Durkin, Chris Keister, Steven Bini, Alan Erdley, Alex Raup, Dominick Romanini. Fourth Row: Mike Warren, Tyler Godwin, Seth Senior. photo by Henry Gong. pholo by Alex Rodgers

"Everyone did an awesome job at Districts and there were some spectacular swims from every class. Wesenteightguys onto States and that really helped us place higher than last year," said Alan Erdley.

so awesome be[co-captamwith Tyler and Seth [Seyear. I loved gete guys pumped up am so proud to say have been a part of that has 26 Disunder its belt; to come ," said Mike Warren.

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the blocks prior to the start of at the District 6 Championships, junior Chris Keister hopes to get his relay team off to a strong lead . Keister was a dominant presence on this year's team as he saw numerous wins in the 100 breast and 200-yard individual medley. Keister also competed in the 200-yard medley and freestyle relays. Ending an already impressive season, Keister captured two Individual State Titles, one in the 100-breast and the other In the 200 IM, at the PIAA Championships at PSU. photo by Alex Rod eta

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Above: Senior Tyler Godwin prepares for the District 6/9 Meet at a pre-meet practice. Godwin was the team's strongest sprinter and lent his services to the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays. He placed 17th in the 50-yard freestyle and 22nd in the 100-yard freestyle at the PIAA Championships in March. photo by Alex Raup

Right: Taking a break from practice, (left to right) j unior Josh Durkin, senior Tyler Godwin, sophomores Dominic Roman ini and Alec Chase and senior Seth Senior listen to their coach describe the next set. All five guys qualified for the PIAA Championships and this was their first practice with fellow state qualifiers. photo by Alex Raup

' Hopmg to capture their 27th consecu- January w hen they took on state powertive District Championship, the boys swim- houses, Emmaus, Mount Lebanon and ming and d1vmg team looked to the young Wilson at the State College Swimming talent on the tea m to carry them to a Invitational. There, the team showed successful season. their dominance once again. The team started their season off with Ending the season with an 12-1 the annual Quad Meet where they hosted record , the squad went on to capture North Allegheny, Erie their 26th straight DisMcDowell and rival trict title .. Emmaus. Desp1te outEven with all of the standing perforregular season sucmances from .,enior "These guys worked so cess, nothing could top co-captam Ty l er hard to get this far, and the PIAA ChampionGodwin and tumors ships as the team saw the destination was Alan Erdley and Chris Keister become the first definitely worth the Keister, the team took State Champion in the second to Emmaus. journey." history of the program, With the Qua d and do it twice, as he meet beh1nd th m, and won the 200 IM and 100 Junior Alex Raup a win in their f1r ~t dual breast. The medley remeet 1ga in st lay team of sophomore Huntingdon, the boys Jonathan Cochra ne, swimming and d1vmg Keister, junior Josh team took to the road in the beginning of Durkin and Godwin also had a strong December for th Parkland Quad Meet. showing as they finished seventh. The team took a number of first places "These guys worked so hard to get and showed th.lt they had the depth to this far, and the destination was defihave a successtul season. nitely worth the journey," said junior The team continued their perfect dual Alex Raup of the team's impressive post meet season bnnging their record to seven season performances. and zero The ne t invitational the team by Stacey Wild faced would not b, until the beginning of

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Sophomore Dominick Romanini 5:20: Wake-up 6:00: Weights at Victory Sports 7:00: Breakfast 3:30-5:30: Swim Practice 6:00-9:00: Dinner and Homework 9:00/10:00: Go to sleep "We [the team] all put a lot of time and effort into practice and there were a lot of fast times at the end of the season," said Romanini.

Durkin and sophomore Alec Chase take a break from a home meet and watch their teammates take on Altoona. p hoto by Alex Rodgers .

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GIRLS' SWI Uhlig and junior Ashley Henning. Rounding out their undefeated regular season, the team ended February with their 24th district title. At the State Championships Myers, Henning, Uhlig and Crispell captured their second straight silver medal. Crispell also r - - - - - - - - - - - - - , grabbed a second in the 200 free. Henning, seniors Lori Leitzinger and Ali Howell and Myers took first in consolations in the 200 free relay. Myers then took second in the backstroke. Rounding out the meet was the defending Stale Champion 400 free relay of Uhlig , Edei brock , Myers and Crispell. Coming on strong and finishing even stronger, the nd sen iors team captured another I, Conner L - - - - - - - - - -- --1 gold medal to seal the and Uhlig, blew Emmaus out of team's second place team finish. in gold medal and pool record With two straight team runner-up spots and numerous state champions, the girls had a string of dual this swimming and diving team has writthey had no trouble out-swim- ten one of the finest chapters in State competition. At the Parkland College Swimming and Diving history. by Alex Raup , the ladies got a shot at their The team saw wins from

"We know that we have to work harder than ever to win, but we are up for the challenge."

Senior Stephanie Lietzke 5:15: Get up 6:00-7:15: Weights at the IM Building 7:40: Breakfast 8:10-12:37 School 1:00-3:00: Work out at the YMCA 3:30-5:45: Swim Practice 6:00- Bed: Dinner, Homework, Sleep "Every practice is hard, but going through them with your friends is great," said Lietzke.

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a king a during her leg of yard -freestyle re lay, senior Jhlig starts off fast. Uhlig capin the 200-yard-individual medJhth in the 1GO-yard-backstroke photo by Alex Rodgers

Right: Taking a breath during the 100yard butterfly, senior co-captain Ali Howell flies through the water. Howell was dominant in the IM and butterfly events and also in the 200-yard freestyle relay that placed seventh at the PIAA State Championships. photo by Alex Rodgers

Above : Watching the awards ceremony at the District meet, seniors Lori Leitzinger and Conner Edelbrock await their turn to accept their awards. Leitzinger qualified for states in the backstroke and 200 free relay, while Edelbrock swam in the 500 free and 400 free relay. photo by Alex Rodgers

Above: Sophomore Michelle Myers takes instruction from head coach Pete Moyer, after her race at the St. Mary's meet. Myers was the team's top backstroker and was second in the 100-yard backstroke at States and a part of three top-1 2 relay squads. photo by Alex Rodgers

lNG AND DIVING SPOUIGHT "Diving with some of my c los est friend s is a memory that I will always have. I love having my best friends always with me. They are the type of people that always make you laugh, evenin tough situations," said senior Carly Roe.

"Swimming flat out rocks! I love everything from the practices, to the bus trips, to the meets across the state. No matter how you look at it, the swimming team is the best," said j unior Ashley Henning.

I dJprtntlng la!\t few yards of the 200-yard freestyle, senior Molly Crispell takeae bruth , .fore the final push tnto the wall. Crispell captured the District Title in the 200 free, her primary even(, and In the 100 yard freestyle. She also finished In a dominating second place at the State Championships In March in the 200 and captured a top six finish In the 100. photo by Alex Rodgers

SCORES Quad Swimming and Diving 1st · Hunti ngdon Area 110-56 • @Dou ble Dual Meet68-26, 81-13 · Central Mountain 107-4 7 • Altoona Area 116-47 • Carlisle 127-55 • @Parkland lnvatational @Williamsport 142-44 • State College Invatational • St. Mary 12556 • SC lnva tation al • @Tyrone 115-36 • Chambersburg 117-65 · DuBois 148-37 • Tri-Meet 548-646, 548-188 • @Wyoming Valley West 12363 • District 6/9 Championships 1st · @PIAA States 2nd

Left: Front row (left lo righ t) Kristina Vandenbergh, Ashley Rider, Rachel Koons, Kelly Schmidt, Rose Corr, Carly Roe. Second Row: Erin Houck, Alex Warren, Lucia Parry, Emily Haworth, Brittany Beard, McKenzie Madore, Lauren Glngher, Whitney Howell. Third Row: Catherine Palchak, Sarah Podwika, Maggie Sikora, Stacey Wild, Marge Nollau, Ashley Henning. Back row: Conner Edelbrock, Stephanie Lie tzke, Michelle Uhlig, Clare Abdalla, Ali Howell, Lori Leitzinger. photo by Henry Gong

• Right: Celebrating the team's second place team finish sophomores Lucia Parry (paw) and McKenzie Madore (G), fres hman Whitney Howell (0), junior Maggie Sikora (space) , senior Stephanie Lietzke (S) sophomore Emily Haworth (T), freshman Alex Warren (A), juniors Sarah Podwika (T) and Catherine Palchak (E) and sophomores Brittany Beard (I) and Lauren Gingher (paw) pose for a shot before the team wa s awarded with their plaque. photo courlosy of Todd Roth

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ide by side twins Lee and Phil npete in the 60 meter hurdles. •r Track team competed at the ·t Facility at Penn State. photo by

Right: Usi ng the last of his energy to try and clear the bar, Junior Wes Scala arches over the bar at the State College Indoor Track invitaional. Scala was one of the team's top competitors in the event and finished. photo by Stacey Wild

team used it to break records and set a number of personal records. The track team gave a very strong showing at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association . Senior Tanner Evak placed 4th in the high jump clearing a height of six feet, four ..The Indoor seainches while senior son is really used Mickey Rehring 8th in the shot as a jump start on placed put after he tossed the teams condian outstanding distance offifty-two feet, season. tioning which zero inches. Also at the mental leads to a better the meet , junior the sport, seasonaloutdoor season," David Adewumi broke a school friendships Coach Beth Keirn record in the 400 nds to be between .____________. meter sprint with a making it a much more time of one minute, fifty-nine and a nment," said Coach half seconds. On the girls side of competition r, this indoor track sea- senior Cynthia Lin did well in the 400 unlike the rest. Instead of metersprinteventandlongjumpcomfour months to simply petition . by Stacey Wild for the spring season, the

College Indoor track one main goal for every to get ready for the spring every aspect of the sport. r season physically and prepares the team for the d ofcompe-

Junior Patrick Campolongo 5:30: First alarm clock sounds 6:20: Second alarm clock sounds, lime to crawl out of bed and Into the shower 8:00-3:16: Being a student 3:30-5:30: Track practice 6:00: Dinner 6:15-8:30: Nap lime 9:00-10 :00: Homework 10:00-11 :30: TV, computer and phone time 11 :30 : Back in bed for more sleep

Looking back to complete a relay exchange, sophomore Lizzy Elliot begins to take off. Elliot specialized in the sprint events. photo by Stacey Wild

Focusing on the finish line, j unior Maeve Scanlon competes in the 60 meter dash. Scanlon was also a hurdler for the LadY Little Lions. photo by MI. View

Left : Boys team (/ell to right): First Row: Mike Roy, Brandon Eck, Greg Gasparato, Will Nakpil, Mickey Rhering, Robert Long, Rick Kubick, Second Row: Ray Peterson, Josh Gainor, Owen Smith, David Adewami, Sam Peters, Tim Ranish, Ben Woodward, Phil Curtis. Third Row: Chad Manning, Tyler Shock, Matt Moir, Tom Mahalick, Dan Greenberg, Matt Groves, George Kepler, Sean Mc.Fourth Row: Andrew Campolongo, Patrick Campolongo, Wes Scala, Jesse Byer, Justin MacEihaney, Ben SigeL photo by MI. View • Right: Girls team Frist Row: Caillyn Neal, Joanna Pighetti, Jess Lang, Jamie Johns, Cynthia Lin, Emma Klinefelter, Katie Egolf, Lisa Mandella. Second Row: Benita Rannie, Becky Greenwald, Sasha Memoli, Lizzy Elliot,Janice Lin, Caillyn Thomas, Kendra Swope, Maleah Hetrick. Third Row: Nadia Mohammed, Sarah Fay, Laurn Channel, Christen Czuprynski, Ashley Hrivnak, Steph Pandolph, Rachel Belinda, Bindu Pisupati, Laura Musumeci, Colleen Klinefelter. Fourth Row: Rebecca Greenberg, Sarah Hopkins, Maurie Gallagher, Megan White, Erin Carroll, Lauren Herwehe, Meghan Mason, Chelsae Mehallc, Ashley DeRosa. Fifth Row: Arielle Hesse, Laura Schmidt, Katherine Ward, Edel Crowe, Andrea Rupert, Liz Hartman. photo by MI. View

SPOTLIGHT "Winter track season was great because it helped us get in shape for the spring and allowed us to begin building great team relationships." said sen ior Jamie Johns. photo by Mt. View

"This season was just down right amazing. It was great being a part of this team ." said ju nior Nick Baran. photo by MI. View

·scoREs . the shot put at the State College Indoor Track Invitational. The Senior Emma Kl'tne fe1ter competes tn heI•' t tlte Multi-Sport Facility at Penn State whtch gave athletes to compete on a state of dlld prepare for the State Competition. photo by Mt. View

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"Th is was ano the r great season, we had a lot of fun and it is a real experience being on a team that has been this successful," said senior Matt Cooper. photobyMt.V/ew

"It was a good season , I had a lot of fun over the last couple of years in this program, and it a good way to go " said senior Jamil " photo by Stacey Wild

SCORES Kiski Area 58-31 Indian Valley 55-36 @DuBois 62-33 · @Indian Valley 75-45 • @Williamsport 55-52 • @Blue Ridge School (VA) 58-53• @Bradford 56-45 • Cumberland Valley 67-34• Central Dauphin 57-38 • Harry S. Truman 62-34•Aitoona 68-33 • @Greater Johnstown 61-52• Central Mountain 71 -38• Franklin 74-45• @Hollidaysburg 66-37• Harrisburg 62-68• @Penn Hills 49-59• @AIIoona 60-30• Williamsport 72-60• @Ct. Mountain 76-44• Hollidaysburg 71-48• Bishop Guilfoyle 63-31• Shamokin 55-45• Punxsutawney 65-24· District Final vs. Hollidaysburg 59-46• MI. lebanon 57-37• McKeesport 56-49• Chartiers Valley ~4-50 • State Quarter Finals vs. Penn Hills 55-60 • Record :2~

Showing detennlnatlon, sophomore Eric Meister finishes a play strong with a layup against burg. Meister had plenty of apectacluar plays in the game against the Cougars, as he a career high of 28 points. The sophomore averaged 15 points a game, starting every game He led the team In rebounds and blocked shots and altered plenty of shots with his six foot, frame and long arms. phalo by Mt. View

Left: Front row( from left to right) Chris Costa, Matt Cooper, Jamit Allen, Dan Ward, Jason Miller. 2nd row: Manager John Long-Hart, Kevin Kanaskie, Mitch Rhyner, Ross Baker, Joe Bevins, Manager Travis O'Connor. 3rd row: Coach Joe Hart, Eric Meister, Willie Morse, Keith Hardin, Coach Dennis Bender. Back row: Head coach Drew Frank, Manager Curtis Fenton, Manager Sarah Roser-Janes, Coach Rebecca Zary. photo by Henry Gong

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ASKETBALL 01\I TRIG DOMINANCE Over the past three years, the State with Mount Lebanon in the first round of College Boys' Basketball program has the PIAA, AAAA playoffs. They then gone through immense changes. Before, pulled out a close victory against winning the league title, reaching the dis- McKeesport and then beat number one b'fct final and winning 20 games was un- seed Chartiers Valley in convincing rashcommon. Now, it is expected. ion, before faltering against Penn Hills. "Getting to Saint Francis for the dis- This year's squad was led by senior b'fct cham pionship was - - - - - - - - - - - - - . Willie Morse, who has something special and been a starter since a freshman and is atwinni ng it was even more special. Now, we tending Saint are expected to win ," Bonnaventure Universaid head coach Drew sitynextyearonabasFrank. ketball scholarship. o '' Morse led the team Why not? Considerlng this team won the WIno with 15 points a game state championand was the outside hip last year and evpresence to go along aryone in the state was with sophomore canexpecting the team to ter Eric Meister, who :Win th& District title . also averaged 15 ey did and they did it points a game. 1 he with dominance. They real X factor for the breezed through the regular season with team was senior point guard Jordan ,.21-2 record and beat both Punxsutawney Norwood, who played exceptionally the and Hollidaysburg to capture a district last month of the season, including a 20title. No team in the district came within 13 point outburst in the district final. The points against the Little Lions. They won other key contributors are juniors Keith the Mountain Athletic Conference for the Hardin, ian Stringer, Kevin Kanaskie and seniors Matt Cooper and Ross third consecutive year. Their win secured a first round game Baker. by Curtis Fenton

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Junior Kevin Kanaskie 6:30: Wake-up 7:45-3:15: School 3:30: Go Home, eat, watch tv 5:00: Light Dinner or Snac k 5:30: Go to basketball practice 9 :00: Relax, watch tv 11:00 Go to bed

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away j unior Ian Stringer looks for an open opponent. Stringer was a terrific passer and was a good rebounder for the Little Lions. He had also shown promise with a nice outside shot and was one of the team's most consistent bench players. photo by Mt

on a row senior guard Willie Morse watches the ball head towards the basket. Morse, who has been a four-year varsity starter, led the team in scoring with almost 16 points a game. Morse will continue his career next year at Saint Bonnaventu re . photo by Stacey

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Right: Junior forward Keith Hardin, looking his opponent right in the eye, spreads his arms out to defend an inbounds pass against Harrisburg. Hardin was sophomore Eric Meister's counterpart in the front-court, as he was second on the team in rebounding and averaged eight points a game for the Little Lions. photoby Mt. View

GIRLS' AS Left: Varsity and Junior Varsity Front Row (left to right): Amber Yearick, Kaitlyn Stupar, Carty Onkotz, Jessie Serafin, Monika Fogelsanger, Sarah O' Shea Second Row: Sara Scott, Kelly Irish, Hannah Laman-Maharg, Amanda Clouse, Shelby Nelson. Alii Mock Back Row: Head Coach Bethany Irwin, Courtlyn Roser-Janes, Sarah Grove, Hannah Righter, Kelsey Ream, Kelly Ashcraft, Amanda Hart, Aja Konstas, coach Rob Irwin. photo by Alex Rodgers

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Right : Sophomore Sara Scott dribbles down the court on a breakaway pass a Hollidaysburg opponent w hile her teammates and assistant coach look on in anticipation. Underclassmen players gained good experience as members of the varsity team through practice with older players, and through playing time when the team had established a dominating tead.photo by Mt. View

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"In the beginning of the season, the team had kind of a rough start. But now we're beating some really good teams and we're playing well as a team . I think we definitely have the talent and skill to beat Altoona when it counts and go far in the state playoffs," said junior Ha nnah Lama nMaharg.

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SCORES oona 58-63 · North Allegheny 51-53 • Indian Valley 53 · @Mercyhurst Prep 61-60 • @Erie McDowell 39 · John F. Kennedy 70-37 • Williamsport 67-36 Altoona 43-54 • Greensburg Central Catholic 54. Hollidaysburg 57-22 · Oakland Catholic 35-46 • ter Dauphin 52-39 • Central Mountain 64-40 • ishop Guilfoyle 43-52 • @Hollidaysburg 53-44 • enn Cambria 64-49 ·@Central Mountain 45-43 • ry 56-20

Senior early Onkoti'Strikes a d6tense stance in front of her Hollidaysburg opponent and blocks her pass path to a teammate. Onkotz has been a beneficial member of the basketball team for her entire high school career and this year landed her leadership skills as a captain of the squad. photo by Mt.

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,b ove: Gathering under the hoop in opes of grabbing a rebound from ltoona opponents, varsity team memers (left to right), sophomore Kelsey eam and seniors Monika Fogelsanger nd Kaitlin Stupar, look up in anticipaon. Altoona proved to be a formible 1e for the team as they were unable to apture a win against the District rival 1both match-ups this season. photo by

Reeling from the loss of last year's -ey seniors, the State High girls' team 1ad a lot of footwork to cover in its first few l&mes. Dropping three of the first four :ontests, the Lady Little Lions fell quickly :la 1-3 record. With the losses, the team was, however, able to qet a umbe of ·OIId points on the IO&rd against some " lrelty sturdy competi• •• ion. "This season ;tartedoffnot quitethe way we wanted it to as · ilraswins and loses" ·Sid senior Jessi~ lerafin. "But those

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Right: After stealing the bal l from Indian Valley, sophomore Alii Mock, dribbles the ball down the court on a breakaway. "The commitment is 100%. The relationships on the team are good , they are basically your best friends through high school," said Mock, "It is a great experience, you get to go to all different places and meet all deferen! kinds of people." photo by Logan OsgoodJacobs

teams, especially early in the season ," said senior Carly Onkotz. "We lost a few to close competitions, which will make us better and get us ready for playoffs." To replace the holes last year's seniors left, many players have had to step u includin Serafin , Onkotz, Amber Yearick and Monika Fogelsanger, all seniors. "We have really strongseniorleadership this year," said Fogelsanger. "We have five seniors starters, all contributing on and off the floor. "

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Senior Amber Yearick 7:00: Wake-up 7:05: Eat breakfast 7:10: Watch T.V. 7 :35: Leave for School 8:10·3:16: School 3:30: Go to team room/shoot around in gym, drills, defense focus, conditioning and free throws, offense focus, scrimmage 6:00: Get home and eat, homework 8:30: Shower 9:00: T.V. 10:00: Sleep

"I think we did pretty good overall," said IS we started playing sophomore Kelsey ogether and going Ream . "Looking ahead with our strengths, we to next year, we are 1os;larted Winning." ing five seniors, but I still State High rebounded with a seven believe we'll be a good, competitive team." l&me win streak including an upset of #3 anked Marcyhurst Prep on their home by Alex Raup. Samantha Gould and Sean Branigan ~urt. That streak was then snapped by ~na, who had moved up to #4 in the ......, rankings.

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IMBA Senor Tyler Godwin Crime Dawgs 5:30: Wake-up 6:00- 7:30: Baseball Practice 8:10-3:16: School 3:30-5:45: Swim Practice 6:30-7:30: IMBA Game 7:45- Shower 8:00-Bed: Tiger Woods Golf for the XBOX

>for a shot under the hoop during the IMBA Championship match-up, senior oes (in white) of the SC Generals looks to pop in a lay-up while junior Jes Russel Kracaw (left) and Ben Cook (right) put their hands up in defense. egades came out of the North Gym victorious. photo by Jessica Hovick

Sophomore Chris Wagner of ms, guards sophomore Upal Jring the South IMBA Champi'he Trojans took the South title 1ing two straight games against 1 ' Cajuns. photo by Dan Chatlos

Right: Senior Olde English member, Ben Babb sprints down the court with possession of the ball. Olde English has been a part of the IMBA program for the past four years and is comprised of all seniors. photo by Alex Rodgers

Above : Waving to his fans at the Rapid Fire vs. Saltines game, IMBA Commissioner Joe Boris finishes organizing the starting line-ups and setting up the scoreboard before one of the first games of the season. photo courtesy of Carl Raup

Above: Junior Ben Cook moves to dribble around senior TMT member Matt Mooney. Cook was one of the league's premiere players , as he scored over 130 points and had a foul shot percentage over 50%. photo by Stacey Wild

SPOUIGHT "The Intramural Basketball Association (IMBA) is soley responsible for getting me through another harsh State College winter," said senior Dane Wilson.

"IMBA created a perfect transition for me from the Fall season of football to Spring baseball. Playing with the Crime Dawgs for one final year was all that I could have asked for," said senior Ryan Boonie.

the ball down the court in a match-up against the Renegades, one of the IMBA's foremost

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"This was my fi rst year as a part of the IMBA program, and I had a great time ballin' with my boys on the Saltines," said junior Steven Bini.

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Senior Brandon Behrer fights for over a Bald Eagle opponent. nade history at the Centre County g Tournament with his fourth tourtitle at 140 pounds, which was th crown. He became the fifth ·in the 33 year history of the event )Ur times. photo by Stacey Wild

Right: Freshman Luke Hardihg, pulls his Phillipsburg-Osceola opponent into a head-lock, as he attempts to win his match. Harding was skilled enough to make it onto the varsity team as a freshman and joined his older brothers, Jay and Zach, on the squad. photo by Alex Rodgers

State High wrestling team had to 2003-2004 season by overcomloss of key players as well as the of a great previous season and a reputation. The year before, the ded with a season record of 19ng third in the Powerade Tournasecond in the [county tournarst in the Holinament, before first in the dis:t third in States. returning letter

line-up is almost unheard of," said Head Coach Ron Pifer. "With the loss of 11 lettermen, the squad will need to rely on team balance and for someone, or more than one, to step up and be part of the State High winning tradition." Due to the requirement to practice a certain number of hours before the first game, the longer than normal football season kept some players from doing so. This resuited in a loss of play-

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ers. In the game against Bald Eagle Area High School, the team fell 17 to 47. But the loss was never considered thefaultoftheteam so much as it was the resuit of unfavorable

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chance. Later, in the team's next game at the Centre County Tournament, with all members playing, the team placed second. As the season progressed, the team recorded more victories against their opponents. by Ryan Ves/lica

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SPOTLIGHT "Wrestling instills a lot of discipline within you and it helps to prepare you for the future ," said senior Nathan Oakes. photo byAlex Rodgers

"The team got along really well this year, which made the season a lot better as a whole," said junior Shawn Breon. photo by Alex Rodgers.

SCORES lellPrman Kevin Ward sets up his Bald Eagle opponent for a possible take-down rr 1tch on December 4. During the BEA tournament, Ward gave State College an t · hnicat fall at 171 weight class. Ward also finished In sixth place at the District I • xpected to perform better than I did. I was hoping to place in the top four and in reg1onals, but 1 was pleased with the way my teammates wrestled. I think they showed a Of heart commg together and taking second in the team standings ," said Ward. photobyAiexRodgers

Bald Ealgle 47- 17 • Centre County 2nd place • @DuBois 40-27 • @Jersey Shore 35-31 • @Powerade Tournament 11th place • @Holiday Tournament • @Virginia Duals 36-19, 42-14, 30-29 · Hollidaysburg Area 0-0 • Shikellamy 0-0 • Wiliams port 0-0 ·Bellefonte 0-0 • Central Mountain 0-0 • Altoona Area 0-0 • Philipsburg-Osceola 0-0 • PIAA D6 Tournament PIAA Regional Tournament · PIAA States

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SCORES Maroon and Gray Game • Freeport 5-10 • Bishop McCort 0-9 • Serra Catholic 3-8 • Richland Cambria 13 • Valley 5-2 • Steel Valley 7-0 • Ferndale 12-3 • Wheeling Park 1-5 • Somerset 1-9 • Conemaugh Valley 11-2 • Linsly School 8-1 • Ferndale 8-1 • Somerset 1-9 • Johnstown 7-2 • Forest Hills 4-6 • Richland Cambria 0-3 • Forest Hills 3-4 • Westmont Hilltop 7-2 · Bishop McCort 3-2 • Elizabeth Forward 40 • Conemaugh Valley 11-0 • Wheeling Central Catholic0-3

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Taking his stance between the pipes, senior Aaron Myers takes some shots on the goal from his teammates prior to a home game. Myers served as goalie for the varsity team and has played this role for his entire high school career. "As the team went on [throughout the season] we really started to come together. We were able to pull off some great victories and compete in close games," said Myers. photo by Alex Rodgers

_j Left: Varsity First Row (left to right): Stephan Bruno, Brad Hansen, Nick Bathurst, Matt Rippon , Aaron Myers, Casey Sheerin, Nick Hampton, Garett Carl , Jason Pogue. Second Row: Coach Andy Wilson , Coach Jim Leaus, Kyle Hopkins, Billy Rockwell, Adam Pisoni , Matt Friji, Chris Nelson, Jeremy Garnet, Kurt Collins, David Clinger, Eric Siegenthaler, Head Coach AI Wilson . photo by Henry Gong

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Right: JV First Row (left to right): Taylor Haney, Ross Clark, Rena Leone, Kirk Baluh, Kevin Wagner, Stephen Holdcroft, Patrick King . Second Row: Coach Shultz, Taylor Shultz, Marc Rhodes, Ryan Spotts, Dan Petrick, Brian Tompleins, Jared Dillon, Nick Petrick, Nate Whitfield , Coach Hofdcraft. photo by Henry Gong

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OT ON THE ICE The ice hockey team saw experience In contrast to other ice hockey Jead a large contingent of players with squads throughout the state, the Little returning star seniors Brad Cawthorne, Lions would not enter post season play Nick Hampton , Aaron Myers and Matt asitwastheirfirst yearasamember of Rippon at the helm. the Pennsylvania Ice Hockey League. Despite early season experience from This was due to the fact that the squad the annual Maroon and Gray intra-squad wanted to get a feel for the new confermatch-u p, the team r - - - - - - - - - - - - . . , enceandsignedthe dropped four straight AAAA school team games before garnering up for the A division, a huge win over Valley, and thus were ineliwlth a final score of 5 to gible for post sea2. son games. The Valley win got However , after theballrollingin theright 0 getting a chance to direction for the team, show the rest of as they shutout Steel Pennsylvania what Valley an d go t into they were made of, double figures versus this team will Femdale; their next two definetly be ba ck match-ups next year with post Over the next few season dominar.ce weeks, the wins and on their minds. losses were evenly split for the squad. "Playing High School hockey has However, when they won, they won hard been a lot of fun ," said senior Nick Including holding Linsly School and Hampton of the season and his time on Ferndale to one goal each. the State High squad. "It was great to In the final ten regular season games come together as a team and win a lot of the season , the squad had a five and of big games this year." five record. by Alex Raup

"It was great to COme together aS a team and win a f lot big games th' " IS year.

Senior Nick Hampton 7: 00: Wake-up 8:1 0-11 :45: School and go home and eat lunch 1:00: Work-out at Victory Sports Gym 6: 00: Drive to Harrisburg 8:30: Practice 10: 00-12:30: Practice ends and drive home

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Taking some laps prior to Senior Night, senior Chris Nelson dons a PSU warmup jersey and glides around the ice as part of the team's warm-up routine. photo

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Right: Junior Adam Pisoni moves the puck down the ice in a home match. Pisoni splits his time on the ice between the right and left wing positions. "I think it's a finesse game that isn't as appreciated as it should be but I've been playing it since I as little and I really enjoy it," said Pisoni. pholo by Alex Rodgers ICE HOCK Ev97

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ight Playing on her trumpet, sophomore Christie ~ r participates in the Marching Band's tube sock Jring the summer. Said Canner, "It was just fun to eople walking around without feeling awkward their appearance. " She also described playing at High football games. "It's really great to put on a mance for a crowd, it's something not everyone o," she said. photo by Erica Haviland. Right Playing , sophomore Bryan Gillespie practices on his hone. Said Gillespie of Symphonic Band, "Sym: Band is really neat. It's essentially the best nental musicians in the school working to create . It's fun . I play the alto sax because my dad plays I tried it first. I liked it and kept up with it." photo by

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"I can learn tricks from upperclassmen, and that makes it [Marching Band] easier and fun." - Brian Kowalski , Grade 9

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"Marching Band teaches you different ways of seeing music and how to handle multiple tasks wh ile preforming in front of an audience." -Kristina Landy, Grade 9 "It's what keeps me alive during the day. Music makes me really happy. The people are really accepting, so it's a great place to be." - Maggie Lee, Grade 11

Above Dannie DiRaimo, a senior, accompanies orchestra on her cello. DiRaimo said, "Performing older students has stengthened my confidence. cause of confidence , I play better. It's a very im part of music." The cellist performed in Orchestra 7th Grade, when she moved to the area. photo by Yen. Right Sen iors Erin Zehngut and Jessica Cho a laugh during Orchestra practice. Zehngut has for 13 years , and said "I've always been around and I've just always loved being able to play, and been given so many amazing opportunities violin." She said of orchestra, "It's a lot of fun to be all the people, and it's a good way to meet people. play some good music and have a lot of good together. " photo by Angela Yen.

Left Senior Elena Cross preforms with the Marching Band on her clarinet at the Homecoming football game on September 26th. Said Cross about her last time playing at Homecoming, "It was sentimental. As a senior, there was an element of celebration , but it was still a sad time. Marching Band has taught me that with hard work and dedication you can achieve great things." photo byDrewCingel. Above Concentrating on playing his music, Jameson Blunt practices his saxophone during Concert Band. Said Blunt of the Homecoming festivities, "Playing in this year's Homecoming football game was great. I really liked the fan support. There were more students there than usual." photo by Sarah Crouse Below During Symphonic Band, Meredith Tamminga plays her trombone with stand partner Meredith Byron. Symphonic band was an advanced band that required an audition to be accepted. Said Tamminga , " My favorite thing about Symphonic Band is the musical qualities of the ensemble, and playing challenging music. Symphonic band has helped me to further my knowledge of music because it is advanced." photo by Tia Bochnakova

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1king a break from playing, Freshmen Jen Baker 1resa Marboe listen to advisor Richard Victor. ound the time great for ha out with friends.

"Band is a good experience because I get to work with a very talented group of musicians. Working with Mr. Victor is a priviledge." -Mack Mixon, Grade 10

k to people before it starts." Marboe said her 1 song in band was Blue Ridge Saga. "It's more ging, but more fun because you learn more," she band in respect to her previous experience in 8th Marboe had played since she was in 4th grade. Katie Salvaggio. A bove Ben Thomas sings with freshmen during Ninth Grade Choir. Thomas :choir] teaches me about musical theory and in general." His favoite part of 9th grade choir eing able to be with people who like to sing, and g new and more challenging music." Choir met 1ys and Fridays weekly during Second Period. Rebecca Eggebeen.

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"Choir is a great experience because it allows you to get a break from the hassle of a normal school day. You get to meet and know new people. It has made my freshman year better and more complete." -Shannon Hovick, Grade 9

Left Bonnie Pedlow, Katie Tice , and Kathy Varner practice a piece on their clarinets in Tenth Grade Band. Music played an important role for Tice. She said , "I 've been in band since fouth grade, so it's a big part of my life. It's partofwhatl do and who I am." photoby Drew Cingel. Above Rig ht Instructor Richard Victor conducts his Ninth Grade Band students during a practice session. Said Fresh man Kristin Bergman of band, "You learn a lot about how to play with other people and how to play your instrument." She picked the flute in third grade because , "It was basically the only one (instrument) I could get sound out of." Ninth Grade Band met biweekly and played pieces such including Royal Escapade and a Paul Simon medley. photo by Katie Salvaggio. Below Right Sophomores Kelsey Lope and Matt Vratarich converse before their Tenth Grade Choir session begins . "I really like the unity that you have singing with people you know, doing something valuable to you, and that you care about, striving together toward one goal," said Margaret Byron, a fellow Sophomore choir member,"l think choir has really taught me that every single person is important to the success o f the whole group, really in any musical ensemble , and that it's critical to do their best, because it really shows if they don 't. " The choi r performed such songs as Let Earth Resound and El Dorado. photo by Emma Futhey.

~bove Pat · k N . nc orthup and Sean Zembower share a copy of music as hey s1ng du · N' 'ho· . h nng a 1nth Grade Choir Rehersal. Zembower praised the ' lr esa·d "M 1 I lot' ff •. r. Drafall hassuchauniqueway ofteaching. He brings )rea~ ~n to II. My favorite piece that we're singing now is With One :hard ' ecause there are four parts , and the melody and how the 5 come together is just beautiful." photo by Rebecca Eggebeen.

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Academic Decathalon Front Row: Alison Hud son, Walter Weiss, Eric Levi. Second Row: Ziho Lee, Maz Levi, Yash Malhotra.

Acclivity Front Row: Sasha Krol , Kaitlyn Pettengill, Melaura Homan-Smith , 0 , Abigail Grim , Paloma Frumento. Second Row: Samantha Bernecker, Maggi~ lâ&#x20AC;˘ Anderson, Alana McNichol, Lindsey Melia, Chris Freyuvogal. ~~

African American Support Group Front Row: Jaleesa Hall, Advisor Donna King , Cierra Lyons, Nikki

Ford. Natalie Bonsell, Monique Daughty, Hassan Abdui-Quddis. Second Row: Donna Abdullah , Ayesha K. Fraser, Dorrian Carraway, Adam Jackson, Samantha Smith.

Anime Front Row: Holly Tallichet, Becca Graefe, Susie Lee, Maggie Lee, Becky Harris, Leif Grete Second Row: Stephen Burrows, Allison Mitchell, Walker Yeatman, Joe Karton, Katie Haberer. John Pratt. Third Row: Ryan Postiglione, Chris Saba, Corey Pratt, Brian Sherlock, Josiah Schmidt, James Everet.

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Chef's Front Row: Rachel Syabeil, Felicia Crane, Becca Spralter, Melanie Fleck, Laura Geer. Second Row: Advisor Barba ra Whittaker, Devin Miles, Evan Foster, Sarah Covello, Ashley Horner. Third Row: William Baker, Troy Garman, Paul Hartley, Torey Novak, Jake Bahr, Josh Richards.

Battle Of The Bands/Talent Show Front Row: Danielle Rivera, Anne Spooner, Michelle Phillips, Sarah Parker, Mary Mullin, Amber Miller. Second Row: Sara Eve Rivera, Kayla Stidsen, Amanda Morga~ Kiersten Dreibelbis, Advisor Holly Fay. Third Row: Kacie McClintic, Katie Fisher, Amy Rider, Ashley Wilson , Briana Woodland. Fourth Row: Jon Atkinson, Jen Jones, Lisa Mandella, Matthew McClellan Colleen Chatlos, Chantra Hall.

Chess Front Row: Yash Maholtra, Michael Hayward, Emily Chu , _Mvis:~ James Robinson . Second Row: Ryan Knepp, Ben Yoo, Justin Onus1c, Jo Lesie utre, Dan Eissenstat.

than Front Row Advisor Kathy Yingling, Steph Smith, Nicki Zimmerman, Jony Rommel, Debbie Zeger, Nicole Maxfield, Becca Bleznak , Eric Myers . peter Crowe. Tyson Daniels. Katelyn Stark. Third Row: Karle Yingling, Mindy Yingling, Jennifer SzHnski, Jke dar~a~in. Andrea Gall, Kaltlin Griffith, Katy Poole, Brooke Reidy , Sarah lowry. Fourth Row: Tiffany Glab, Chelsea ~~::rl~nden. Caitlin ea~loy, As hley Hrivnak, Sunny Roh, Bethany Cummings, Meike Weiz, Amy Gaetano, Sara Snell.

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FBLA Front Row: Joe Gaetano, Jessica Pan, Ashley Hrivnak, Christina Ohs, David Adewumi, Emily Dabney, Colleen Hanelly, Brent Kirwan, Advisor Donna King. Second Row: ian Shekoski, Michael Hayward, Meghan Mason, Chris Keister, Megan Lynn, Laura Ghaffari, Matt Way, Advisor Jenn Vest. Third Row: Raymond Peterson, Wesley Swanson, Frank Gallagher, William Gwynn, Erin Towart, Setareh Davoudzadeh, Courtney Mohler.

Front Row: Heather Dreibelbis, Amanda Carl, Jennifer Grenoble, Lisa Hilbert, Nicole Hartman. Row: Amand a Witherite, Andy Gumma, Troy Bayletts, George Peters, Advisor Paul Heasley. Row: Shannon Knepp, Alicia McClellan, Kalen Brown, Ryan Knepp.

Fine Arts Front Row: Brent Kirwan, Colleen Hanelly, Ying-Hsien Huang, Frances Chung, Kaitlyn Pettengil, Lynn Wang, Stephanie Chamberlin. Second Row: Anne Selego, Kathryn Stetz, Angie Farrell, Marissa Gesell, Andrew Schoonmaker, Catherine Gong, Advisor Robert Placky.

Front Row: Larisa Heiphetz, Jessica Pan , Peter Holdsworth, James ey, Zoha Memari , Advisor Martha Young.

Freshman Senate Front Row: Brandon Vella, Stephanie Kracaw, Bethany Maxfield, Alex Cross, Advisor Gloria Sampsel.

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Right Juniors Cale Plute and Kelley Edwards join together in song during a Tuesday morning rehearsal for Chamber Singers. The group met twice a week before school. Said Edward, "To get into this group has been my dream for a long time . It is really different from a big choir because it's so small that you have to be really independent. You also learn about being a team , and it's more personal. You really have to understand each other. A smaller experience gives you a better sense of camaraderie." photo by Drew Cinget Above Mr. Robert Drafall leads the Concert Choir in a pitch exercise. The choir put their hands against their ears so that they could hear their true tone. Said senior Jenny Fang, "Warmups help me to get in the singing mood. Mr. Drafall just energizes us, especially when we are warming up." photo by Nick Martin Bel ow Singers in Women 's Glee Club rehearse during a practice in Room 38 North. Mr. Robert Drafall led the group which met on Tuesday evenings. "Woman's Glee Club is different from regular choir because it's all girls. We get to sing songs like RESPECT by Aretha Franklin. It's a lot of fun," said senior Sylvie Frank. photo by Emma Futhey.

,bove Sophomore Julie Hulet glances at a copy of IUSIC during a Women's Glee Club rehearsal. Said :ulet, "The music is more challenging and it's kind of a liferent sound from singing with all women. All the girls lere are on you r same level and more is expected of ou." Photo by Emma Futhey Left Concert Choir members "tth1a Lin, Stacy Newburg, Jessie Hessler, Rebecca kurman-lrons , Emma Klinefelter, and Olga Dovgal 1 e a break from singing during one of their rehearsals. oncert Choir met Mondays and Thursdays during â&#x20AC;˘urth penod. Said Leigh McGraph a senior "I enjoy oncert Choir because it seems to i~volve the, students lOre and b . ecause the songs are more challenging. "

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Concert Choir, Master Singers, Chamber Singers, Men & Women's Glee Clubs

Left Members of Master Singers harmonize during a practice under the direction of Mr. Robert Drafall. Stephanie Lowden , a junior, said, "I really enjoy being in a group, and it's really cool how all the different voices come together as one. Choir teaches you not to be a showstealer, and also teaches you how to depend on other people. It is important that we function as a group, not as indivduals." Master Singers met during fourth period on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. photo by Nick Martin Far Left Senior Scott Warburton looks out from his music during the first Men's Glee Club rehearsal of the year. Said Warburton of choir, "My favorite part of choir is being able to make great music. Being in choir has provided me with a diverse background of various m usic and musical styles, and has made me a better musician overall. " plwto by Emma Futhey

"Being in choir is a commitment. You have to be comm ited to working towards improvement, contributing to the collective picture, and striving for the best possible level of excellence that can be achieved." -Sarah Crouse, Grade 12

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"Singing is important to me because it allows me to express myself in a musical manner. I enjoy singing . My parents sing, and my grandma was a professional singer, so I picked it up and kept practicing. For me, singing is a life changing experience." -Eric Mollo, Grade 12 "Singing is a lot like your normal day-to-day speech, but takes it a step further, because it emphasizes the different aspects of it." - Hari Venkatachalen, Grade 12

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Right Mr. Kevin Hulbert, senior Warren lp, junior Andrew Duo, Mr. Andy Wilson, and junior Ivy Lin hang out at Pattee library on a International Students trip to Penn State University. "At Pattee Library we learned how to use the library, how to find books, and how to find things on the computer. Now I can find lots of books and if I have problems with my homework, I can find help," said Duo. International Students Club met ocassiona ll y on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in room 188 South. photo courtesy of Mrs. Linda Barton Above Left During a German Club session, sophomore Aleigha Cessna accompanies senior John Rossman, who strums on his guitar. German club allowed members to learn more about the culture and language of Germany. Said Cessna, "I joined because I am obsessed with the German culture and language. You don't really learn more of the language, but you can interact with other people with the same interests." photobyCandaceSmith Left French teacher Mrs. Martha Young converses with freshman Chris Stevenson at a French Club meeting at Webster's coffeeshop downtown. "One thing I particularly enjoy about French Club is our meetings at Webster's with the Alliance Francaise. The students have the opportunity to meet and interact with local French-speaking individuals, as well as Penn State graduate students and professors," said Young. photo by Roland Jeon

Spanish, French, Latin, German and International Students

Above Sop homores Sarah Mazzocchi and Marie Gildow create sign: promoting Spanish Club during one of its earlier meetings. Mazzoc~ : explained her reasons for participating in the group, "My fnends an h joined Spanish Club because we wanted to learn more about SpanJS culture and celebrate Spanish holidays." Members met every week on Wednesdays or Thursdays after school. photo by candace Smith

"My family is German, so I really wanted to learn about my ancestors' history." - Lindsey Hoff, Grade 9

"I like Latin Club because it helps me with etymology of English words, and in translating ancient texts." -Stephen Cieply, Grade 11

Top Sam Osseo-Asare, a freshman, cleans out a pumpkin for a Halloween carving contest during an ESL class "You to do different lots of different cancome you Asare of being a part of ESL, "I really enjoy it." All ESL students were able to go on International Students field trips and go to meetings. photo courtesy of Mrs. Linda Barton Above Juniors Justin Onusic and John Lesieutre play a game of hang-man at the wh ite board during a Latin Club meeting. "I thorough ly enjoy the latin language and linguistics in general. It provides me with a spectacular new perspective on human interaction," said Onusic. Latin Club met throughout the year on Thursdays after school. photo by Emma Futhey

SPAN ISH, LATIN, GERMAN , FRENCH, AND INTER N A TI ONAL STUDENT s 1 0 9

1 German First Row: Luc Weiss , Emily Esposito, Monica Bojan, Jilli Woolridge. Second Row: Advisor Kimberly Geiger , Therese Jones, Jennifer Brown, Me ike Welz, PeterWondell. Third Row: Jack Hay, Nick Kerszberg, Johnny Rossman, Becky Stryker, Lindsey Hoff, Matt Lanagan, Advisor Eric Smith.

Humane Issues Club Front Row: Advisor Dawn Hill, Lauren Knobloch, Catie Pletcher, Jessie Ed Uza Kessling, Beth Spangler, Rachel Holland. Second Row: Audrey Shrigley, Chrissy Mena:.OII. Amanda Ivory, Tyler Kellerman, Nate Kingsbury Kre ss, Cassie Crowley, Allie DeCapria, Advisor Mif!. W harton. Ill

International Students Front Row: Jinny Lim, So In Hwang, Yumin Seo, Young-Ha Choi, Sally Umarova, Advisor Jolene Nickel. Second Row: James Kim, Brandon Kong , Hyung-Rak Choi , Bonyoung Koo, Damira Umarova.

Junior Senate Front Row: Advisor Jeff Kissell, Ashley Hrivnak, Nivedila Shushan, Sunny Roh.

-<ey Club Front Row: Lauren Thorpe, Angela Yen, Kayla Stidsen, Elena Cross, Sarah Haviland, Jean <im, Erica Haviland, Crlsten Brown. Second Row: Stephanie Shoffner, Alexandra Shirk, Hanna Xu, \/Iegan Brech, Samantha Shoffner, Advisor Sharon Pearson. Third row: Zoha Memari, Dan Chatlos, ~achel Walter, Usa Mandettia, Allison Lau, Kailash Lal, T. J. Rodgers, Amber Yearick.

Knowledge Masters Front Row: John Lesleutre, Jason Ma, Karen Chu, Ylalne Gerardln, Allison Hudson. Second Row: Tony Cardell, Nate Ryan, Justin Onusic, Fran~ois Greer, Nilan Kumar, Therest Jones. Third Row: Greg Geusic, Sasha Krol, Jesse Greenberg, Barry Liu, Balachaitanya Veerabathill. Peter Holdsworth.

_atin Front Row: Justin Onusic, John Lesieutre, Michael Krevter, Advisor i arry Freeman. Second Row: Stephen Cieply, Eric Driscoll.

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p Oebroy, Sam Gould, Erica Haviland. Sarah Crouse, Alex Beddall, Adam Pursell. Third Row: Alex Tia Bochnakova, Tyler Constable, Michelle Rozo, Alex Raup, Stacey Wild, Jess Hovick, ;-:ke Reidy, Stash Barnes-Dzog. Fourth Row: Joe Dabney, Dan Chatlos, Roland Jeon, Ryan 'stelica, curtis Fenton, Adam Schrantz, Zack Kelly, M1ke Fenton.

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Lion Amb assadors 11/12 Front Row: Sarah Eggebeen, Caroline Phillips, Maeve Scanlon, Eggebeen, Lizz Collins, Cynthia Li. Second Row: Laura Foley, Greg Gasparato , David , Matt Aggon, Leslie Cooke, Taylor Barton. Third Row: Joe Bevins, Jared Bender, Bobby Kelly Conran, Dave Hart, Emily Seigfried

Little Lion Ambassadors 9/10: Front Row: Sara Dittmann, Jony Rommel, Sara Scott, Sarah Park, Will Nakpil, Malea Hetrick . Second Row: Advisor Kathleen Backus, Caitlin Burke, Sohayla Movahedi-Lankarani , Heather Tober, Katie Tice , Chris Baker.

Little Lion Yearbook Front Row: Logan Osgood-Jacobs, Angela Yen, Pompa Debroy, Hanna Xu. Jenny Fang, Nadine Rudolph, Walter Weiss, Larissa Kunes. Second Row: Rebecca Eggebeen, Nev Shushan, Sam Gould, Erica Haviland, Sarah Crouse, Paloma Frumento, Emma Futhey, Jen Brown. Third Row: Viveklnan Ashok, Alex Rodgers, Michelle Rozo, Alex Raup, Stacey Wild, Jessica Hovick, Brooke Reidy, Anna Brewer, Katherine Robinett. Fourth Row: Drew Cingel, Dan Chatlos, Ryan Viastelica, Curtis Fenton, Adam Schran tz, Zach Kelly, Michael Fenton, lshani Desai, Catherine Ye.

Front Row: Advisor James Banyas, Geoffrey Schiebinger, Advisor Bryna -a. Second Row: Omkar Bhat, Malika Krishna , Barry Liu, Jason Ma. Third ow: Xi Guo, Justin Onusic, Francois Greer, Dongkeun Lee, Rahul Krishna.

Mock trial Front Row: Jessica Pan, Meghan Mason, Maeve Scanlon, Kunal Vakharia, Allie Zeger, Vi neeta Agarwala. Second Row: Advisor Jessica Lackey, Dan Greenberg, Vivekinan Ashok, Philip Yen. Third Row: Timothy Howell , Greg Geusic, Matt Lachman , Chris Martin, Advisor Scott Miller, Samir Sonti.

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Acclivity, Lion's Digest, Little Lion Yearbook, and WSCH Broadcast

· Right Speaking into her microphone, junior Stacey d reads off the morning announcments while junior iCH Manager Alex Raup runs the board. "I really 'JY the enthusiastic, fun and laid-back atmosphere of iCH . We [broadcasters] have been given the oppority to share the announce ments, news and sports 1 our peers each day, while at the same time, starting ir [students] morning off with a bang!" said Raup. h Raup and Wild were also involved as section :ors of the yearbook. photo by Dre w Cingel Right Hanna a senior, works on revising layouts for the yearbook's : deadline. Xu was a co-editor in chief with senior npa Debroy. "Being co-editor of the book taught me •e a more patient and responsible person . It's gratig to see all the hard work be worthwhile in the end ," said of her experience. She had been a part of the 'f for three years. photo by Drew Cingel

"Working on the Publications Staffs takes a lot of hard work and commitment, but what I have learned about working with others under pressure makes it worthwhile." -Jessica Hovick, Grade 11

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"I think it's important to have a student-run newspaper, because it focuses on the interests and concerns of State High. I feel really priviledged to be the editor of the Digest. " -Vivek Ashok, Grade 12

"I enjoy the myriad of artistic styles and ideas present [in Acclivity] as well as the congruous atmosphere." -Robby Long, Grade 10

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Above Senior Adam Sch rantz takes a break from ing on the newspaper in room 154S after school. tending to be a magician looking at his crystal "[Newspaper] is really a labor of love. It's pretty I but when you see it out there being enjoyed (or that matter), you really feel accompl ished," said Senior Zach Kelly of working on the Lion's Digest. served as Features editor for the newspaper, and wrote a column reviewing new CO's. photo by Right Seniors Sasha Krol, Maggie Anderson and McNichol listen to the Acclivity group discussion first meeting. The editors discussed the agenda year, and talked about the history and future magazine's literary works and art. "Acclivity excellent forum for students to publish their work, lenging them to produce consistently better and impressive works of art. I think that publication is in the development of young artists," said Advisor Sarah Rito. photo by Dre w Cingel

Left Working on ba by advertisement placement, junior Erica Haviland prepares a spread for the community section of the yearbook. She also wrote for the new spaper and was an on-air personality on WSCH broadcast. "I think that journalism has really made me more of an outgoing person. From calling people for quotes to conducting interviews, to doing the morning announcements, the activities we do in journalism has made me more confident," said Haviland. photo by Drew Cingel Above Julie Cutler and Megan Christner, both sophomores, look at work for Acclivity. "I think that Acclivity is importa nt because it is an outlet for the ecclectic, artistic and creative contingent of the school. It gives me an opportunity to read my peers work, and find inspiration in what they have to say. I don't know what I would do without writing; it keeps me sane," said sophomore Paloma Frumento. photo by Drew Cingel Below Junior Tyler Constable and sophomore Courtlyn Roser-Jones eat with fellow State High students attending the annual Pennsylvania Student Press Association conference in Harrisburg. "PSPA was a really great learning experience because we got to hear from people who use journalism as their career, and we got to see how journalism w orks outside of ou r high school experience," said sophomore Angela Yen, who was one of the 37 students who attended the conference. photo courtesy of Ms. Jenn Vest

I am in student Government because I want to make a difference in the school through any means possible." -Allie Griffin, Grade 12

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~eting . The Freshmen and Sophom;:;o~re:;;:; S,.::e;.:.n; a; te:,;s~m ~ e:t . !he first bme on October 8ln.l er res man •nate members included President Bethany Maxfield, ~asurer Alex Cross, and Secretary Stephanie Kracaw. tid Sampsel of Senate, "It's been a lot of fun . They 3 a great group of kids. We have a lot of fun activies mned." photo by Brooke Reidy. Above President Kevin 3rd dicusses issues at hand for Senior Senate. Said ·cretary Sarah O'Shea of her participation in Senate, gives me a chance to be involved and give input to .ues like Homecoming, Graduation, Senior Prom, d Powder Puff football." Advisor Kathleen Yingling mmended the yea r's officers, "This year's Senior nate is among the most dedicated and conscienus group of students I've ever known." photo by Brooke dy

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"Being on Junior Senate gives me the opportu- 1 nity to reperesent my class by being a liason between my class and the administration. I am glad to have the priviledge to organize events like the Junior Prom , Homecoming Week and a possible class trip." -Nivedita Shushan, Grade 11

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Left Sophomore Mike Stuart talks with Senior Justin W ilson and Advisor David Dillon about school issues during a Student Government meeting in room 230 of the South Building. Said Stewart, Vice-President, "This is something new for me this year ... I'm just trying to help with everybody's problems." "We are very happy with the turnout this year and we're hoping to make a difference," said Wilson. photo by Dan Chatlos. Above Right Sophomore Lizzie Ell iot helps put together the sophomore float for the Homecoming parade. The theme for the parade was "Respect the Roar" and the sophomores decorated their float as a 1950's car, with all the people participating dressed like they were going to a sock hop. "It was fun because I enjoyed painting the car, even though it was time consuming. It gave me a chance to interact with different groups of people, not j ust close friends. I liked meeting them and it was a lot of fun," said Elliot. photo by Brooke Reidy. Right. The juniors prepare to jam in the Homecoming Parade on the float that they made. Said Sunny Roh about her participation during Homecoming Weekend," I liked making the float because I got to be a part of something big . I was happy that we got third place for our float, but we still didn't beat the seniors." photo courtesy of Brooke Reidy

Student Government, Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, & Senior Senates Sophomore President An up Das listens intently during a Sentate It was the first year Das had participated in Sophomore an . He said, "It's interesting to be president because when 8,~~nkgRdances, you get to incorporate the wants of everyone." photo e e1cty.

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uting Front Row: Advisor Dave Klindienst, Frances Chung, Anne Belden, ~ ll y Babcock, Araba Nti, Lauren Ellis, Advisor John Donoughe. Second Row: anjoo Lee, Becky Hulet, Julie Hulet, Sam Carpenter, Marissa Gesell.

Peer Mediators Front Row: Staph Gilmour, Katelyn Stark, Allison Popp, Catherine Krumrine, Sarah Muscarella, Whitney Keiter, Josh Durkin, Advisor Karen Stoehr. Second Row: Brittany McCoy, Toya Herd, Tlni Johns, Maggie Cox, Jony Rommel, Whitney Crain, Betsy Coyle, Joey Porter. Third Row路 Rebecca Koons, Sandi Stachowski, Drew Yukelson, Steve Tippeconnic, Dan Rozlck, Marie Koueia. Bethany Maxfield, Sarah Jager, Erica Harp. Fourth Row: Brook Hart. Anup Das, Brandon Hubbard, Rob Lillie, Emily Kao, Kelsey Fleming, Larissa Kunes, Stephanie Kracaw.

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Potter y Front Row: Robin Dunn, Noah Johnson, Farnaz Foolad, Advisor Holly Foy. Second Row Stephanie Kim, Emily Harris, Valerie Squire, Amanda Dale, Elaine Short. Third Row: Kaillin Squire, Cathy Varner, Landon Ford, Jason Adams.

.enaissance Faire Front Row: Stephanie Baker, James Fail, Lisa Geleskie, essica Browne.

SADD Front Row: Kayleigh Hagenbuch , Nathan Hazi. Second Row: Advisor Karen Stoehr, Amanda Kinsey, Heather Gordon, Dan Greenberg, T .J. Rodgers, Matt Ward , Mike Koritko.

icience Olympiad Front Row: Vivekinan Ashoh, Ylaine Gerardin, Emily Chu, 'ineeta Agurwala, Mandy Zhao, Sandy Zhao. Second Row: Therese Jones, :aren Chu, Divya Sinha, Leah Liu, Geoffrey Schiebinger, Keith Nieves. Third tow: John Lesieutre, Kunal Vakharia, Matt Lachman, Matt Chang, Nitin Kumar, .dvisor Jack

Senior Senate Front Row: Advisor Kathy Yingling, Sarah O'Shea, Luke Marion, Kevin Ward.

Ski Front Row: Sean Wilson, C.J. Bahr, Yash Malhotra, Drew Conkey, Chris Le Blhan, Emily Ordway, Ellen Yates. Abb ey Laman-Maharg, Ben Demeter. Second Row: Chris Stevens, Rick Klein. Kohlton Kauffman. Will Hughes, Matt Sherry, ian Leebens- Mack, Jake Reddington, John Pascavage.

Skills USA Front Row: Rachel Svabek, Felicia Crane, Becca Spralter, Melanie Fleck, Amanda Haagen, Laura Geer. Second Row: Advisor Barbara Whittaker, Devin Miles. Evan Foster, Sarah Covello, Vanessa Butz, Ashley Horner. Third Row: David Baker, William Baker, Troy Garman, Sam Hartman. Torey Novak, Jake Bohr. Josh Richards.

Sky's The Limit Front Row: Simon Hawk, Jalelah Ahmed. Second Row: Amanda Barczak, Noel Walk, Brenda Lugano, Steph Yeager, Sally Umarova. Third Row: Cathy Song, Julia Lee, Prisca Tsemunhu, Brittany McCamlcy, Stephanie Kim, Ngonidzashe Mposu. Fourth Row: Eva Drago, tza Pe trykowska. Kartlln Squire, Marshall Anderson, Brett Brashers, Sara Farag.

Sophomore Senate Front Row: Lizzie Elliott, Anup Das , Brooke Reidy, Advisor Marianne Myers

Spanish Front Row: Marie Gildow, Advisor Rita M. O'Connell , Jane An.

STATE Front Row: Emily Esposito, Amanda Ivory, Kristi Gummo, Jess Felton.

StudentG Stewart p overnment Front Row: Candace Smith, Jennifer Brown, Sarah Kunkle, Angela Yen, Michael Ma~de 路 ~~~y P~tallvo, Enca Vezza. Second Row: Bindu Pisupati, Traci Propst, Maeve Scanlon, Casey Grngert"h ~路 Gnrnn. Sean Wrlson. Third Row: Laura Gharrari, Kellie O'Heron. Heather Glad, Cecilia llrng, E~ 'wacho Soro, Dan Florencio. Fourth Row: Lauren Sawarynski, Philip Yen, Kate Sobel, Liz Jordan~~ rse, Colleen Hanelly. Fifth Row: Megan Decoteau, Justin Wilson, Max Levi, Clare Wagner, ams, Dan Chatlos.

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Above Members of Humane Issues Club view animals at T&D's Cats of the World preserve. "This club is a great outlet for students who are compassionate toward animals. I feel very lucky to work with such great students on such worthwhile goals. The response to our club has been nothing but positive. The community really appreciates our work and the requests for our help keep coming. We really fill a much needed role," sa id Mrs. Dawn Hill, an advisor. T he club actively participated in sevice projects for the SPCA and PAWS by raising supplies for those organizations. photo courtesy of Mrs. Dawn Hilt Right While drawing an anti-smoking poster, Junior Jess Felton listens as Mr. Jon Lodge leads a discussion during a meeting of STATE. "STATE club gives me the opportunity to help out in the community and try to influence my peers that tobacco is unhealthy and dangerous," said Felton. photo by Drew Cinget Below Senior Ayesha Fraser listens to her peers at an African American Support Group meeting. "I have an interest in promoting diversity in school so I joined AASG," said Fraser, "I attend just about every meeting." Fraser was a part of the club's head cou ncil, which organized and planned the agenda for the group. The club gathered every Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 to plan events including Soul Nile. photo by Marie Brace

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L eft Sophomore Emily Esposito works on a anti-tobacco poster during a meeting of STATE. Said Esposito, "Being in STATE lets me feel helpful because I am working fora good cause. " STATE met every Tuesday to discuss better ways to eliminate tobacco in schools. photo by Drew ctnget FarLeft Listen ing attentively, freshman Stepha nie Shoffner takes notes at a SADD meeting. Shoffner became involved in the group, which used various types of med ia to crusade against drunk driving, by her own personal experiences. "I joined SADD because when I was five, my family was the victim of a drunk driving accident. Now, I want to help other people so that they have less of a chance of being hurt," said Shoffner. p hoto by Drew Cingel

"I enjoy African American Support Group because it gives African Americans a chance to talk about their history." -Wes Swanson, Grade 10

. Allison Decapria, a sophomore, feeds a Canadtan Goose during a Humane Issues Club field trip. Humane Issues Club met on Wednesdays throughout ~h~ ~chool year to discuss better treatment of animals. I JOtned to help all kinds of animals in need and to help others learn how to take better care of pets. I hope that ~hen people see these pictures they will want to join this Ub and help out next year," said Decapria. photo courtesy otl.lrs_ Dawn Hill Left Advisor Karen Stoehr helps freshman ~m.anda Witherite decorate a poster for SADD at one of _ etr meetings. "Students Against Drunk Driving gets tnvolved Âˇ d tn order to keep other studens safe. They be~elop projects that will help other students make e er decisions," said Stoehr. Witherite agreed "If you don'td . ' rtnk and dnve you can save your life and the lives of Your friends." photo by Drew Clngel

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"In Humane Issues we do a lot to help animals. My whole life revolves around animals and I love that I get the chance to help." -Jessie Edson, Grade 10 "STAT E Club is a great opportunity to reach out to kinds and try to make a difference." -Stacy Newburg, Grade 11

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Right Juniors Nathan Hazi, Maggie Seizer, and Allie Zeger read through information on countries they are representing for Model UN. "It's really interesting to learn about different parts of the world , and being part of the club serves as a forum for me to broaden my horizons and learn the interworkings of a specific country, " said junior Nev Bhushan. photobyNevBhushan Above Left Deepa Sen, a junior, researches topics on the internet for Debate Club at a meeting. "I joined Debate Club because I was interested in becoming a lawyer, a lot of my friends were in it, and the trips are fun," sa id Sen. "It really improves your speaking skills and it helps you to present your thoughts in a clear manner. " "I participate in Lincoln Douglas debate, which is a philosophical debate," said junior member Allie Zeger. "I t's interesting because you have to know both sides of an issue and be willing to defend either position. Through the school year we go to a lot of local tournaments , and this year we are going to Harvard, which is a national tournament." p hoto by Drew Cingel. Below Left Juniors Alan Eardley and Sean Griffin talk at the Youth and Government conference held in November. "We go down to Harrisburg and basically get the whole capitol building to ourselves . We get to debate in the actual House and Senate. For the weekend we take on all the workings of our state government. It's a lot of fun," said Griffin. Youth and Gove rnment met Friday mornings before school. photo by of Jessica Hovick.

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Above Junior Samir Santi listens while advisor Mr. Scott Miller gives an explanation during a Mock Trial meeting. "I like the overall idea of being in a "real" trial. I joined because I was in Debate, and I arn interested in law. I want to go to law school ," said Santi. Mock Trial mel to learn the inner workings of the court system. photo by Anna Brewer

"I like debate becaues it's fun and allows me to practice public speaking." -Matt Lachman, Grade 10

"I learn a lot about the government process through it [Youth and Government) and it's fun. Hopefully I'll be studying International Politics in college." -Christina Vandenburgh, Grade 11

Top Junior Mock Trial participant Jessica Pan reads to fellow members at a meeting. "Mock Trial has been a and fun 're interested na 1 room procedures. You can play the role of a witness or an attorney, and both [positions] are challenging and exciting," said Pan. photo by Anna Brewer. Above Michael Cohen, a sophomore, looks through paperwork with advisor Ms. Lau rie Wade at a Model UN meeting. "Model UN allows students to become familiar with the political interactions between foreign nations. I got the country of Laos, which I knew nothing about. Because of the research I had to do, I was able to learn about a country that is really different than what I'm used to," said Cohen. photo by Nev Bhushan

!spians 9/10 Front Row: Emily Esposito, Anjali Narayanan, Abigail Beddall, Kelsey Lope . Stephanie Hackman. nantha Shoffner, Julia Page, Samantha Bernecker. Second Row: Chris Roeber , Will Mills, Kat Supina, Christy Carpenter, rgaret Byron, Chad Ebersole, Stephanie Baker, Jennifer Brown. Third Row: Brian Leyde, Jason Adams , Meg Supina, e Tice. Ali Warren, James Hall, Kyle McPherson. Fourth Row: Cedric Gamble, Suzanne Miller. Sarah Haviland. Abbie 3n, Breanna Beiswenger, Courtney Kolesar, Alisha Brodie, Malt Vralarich, Kwasi Wti. Firth Row: Aaron Muscarella, Ben >mas, Krysla Koubek. Maggie Cox, Stephanie Shoffner, Joey Porter, Ryan Musser, Joe Vratarich. Sixth Row; Jonathan an, Laura Maund , Amber Mohahammed, Eva Drago. Erik Larson. Chrissy Menalick, Sarah Shultz , Dan landers-Nolan, ~n Zembower.

Thespians 11112 Front Row:: Maggie Lee, Renea Romesberg , Lillie Kilburn, Kelley Edwards, Lizz Collins , Samantha Melonas, CaitiJn Howley. Chris Reeves. Advisor Jill Campbell. Second Row: Hari Venkatachalam, Jillian MerriwetherdeVries, Julie Maslak. Jessie Greger, Kate Ascah, Sylvie Frank, Justin A. Pifer, Nora DeGeorge, Eva Heppelmann. Third Row: Elsa Ghaffarf, Jess Felton, Andrew Schoonmaker, Melissa Duckworth, Rachel Eisemann, Jessica Hessler, Rachel Shaak, Cale P lute, Robbie Horton. Fourth Row: Krislyna $mulligan, Ra chel DeRosa, Amanda Kar1. S tephen Place , Caleb Rebarchak, Meredith Byron. Laura Cole, Allayn Salter, Sarah V anlandingham . Firth Row: Jennifer Wilterdink, Jenn1fer Leedy, Evan Rowland, Peter George, Ryan Coons, Claire Schultz , Anna Pillot, Andrea Afflillo, Sara Aboulafia. Sixth Row: Stephan Burrows, Chris Lentz , Scott Warburton. Andrew Munn. Eric Mollo, Regis Cleary, Chris Irvin. Brett Brashers, Em ily Reeder, Caitlin i

A Front Row: Advisor Pat Vernon, Willie Lesieutre, Alex Berghage, Mike Wiedemer, Walter Weiss, >xSemouchkin, Ben Pipenberg. Second Row: Razvan Orendovici, Jesse Rodgers, Andy Colwell, Alex rt is, Kaitlyn Charmburg, Ziho Lee, Christian Blanfold. Third Row: Jay Helms, Aaron LaFevers, Linden al, Jona than Walker, Hanjoo Lee, Mike Milillo, Peter Reddington. Fourth Row: Damon Pipenberg, trick Laninger, Ted Yavuzkurt, Dan Clark, Keith Smerbeck, Brad Woodman, Jason Adams.

Work Experience Front Row: Kristin Derabasse, Monika Torsell, Christina Ohs, Jessica Olenoskl, Gena Callahan, Marie Karaky, Julian Peck. Second Row: Jason Rockey, Erik Hactman, Nakeisha Johnson, Leslie Cooke, Becky Selfridge, Casey Sheerin. Third Row: Jared Smith, Will Sunner, Curt A rmstrong, Matt Porter, Josh Bleznak, Amber Hartswick. Fourth Row: Andrew Goins, Brian Hasden, Kyle Snyder, Chris Ewing, Dusty Caso, Tyler Szczesny.

>rk Experience Front Row: Eric Lyons, Aslynn Satterfield, Alanna Desmond, Heather Bailey, Keri skan, Korinna ishler, Ollya Likhonina, Matthew Weaver. Second Row: Matthew McClellan, Robert Ia, Damien Ali, Nikki Ford, Zach Logan , Ryan Horner, Ashley Harman. Third Row: Lee Earl Pierce, an Ivory, Greg Smith, Michelle Akritas, Brad Cawthern, John Hall, Lonny Selego.

WSCH Front Row: Stacey Wild, Rebecca Eggebeen, Nev Shushan, Nadine Rudolph, Jenny Fang, Hanna Xu. Second Row: Elizabeth Gibbons, Vivekinan Ashok, Walter Weiss, Pompa Debroy, Paloma Frumento, Jen Brown, Debbie Zeger. Third Row: Nick Martin, Tyler Constable, Michelle Rozo, Sam Gould, Sarah Crouse, Jess Hovick, Brooke Reid y. Fourth Row: Josh Fishbaine, Will Cawthern, Jeff Szklinski, Ryan Vlastelica, Alex Raup, Courtlyn Roser-Janes, Erica Haviland.

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Conc ert Band, Bassoon s, Saxa pho nes, and Trumpets Front Row: Jesse Greenburg, Kate Ascah, Andrea Gall. Alexandra Shirk, Emily Aubuchon, Anne Belden, Kelly Aubuc hon, Rachel DeRosa. Second Row: Christopher Shannon, Andrew Schoomaker, Kristin Yahner, Amber Yearick, Geoff l anders-Nolan, Caleb Rebarchak, Matty Wolfgang, Benjamin Woika, Christopher Kowalski. Third Row: Rob Jones, Cara McCorkel, Charlie Helm, Matt LeRoy, Brad Alters, Marty Coyle, Andrew Munn, Eric Mollo, Jen Deluca, Jayne Blunt.

: oncer t Band, Low Brass and Percussio n Front Row: Steve Ri tter, Heidi Cone, Kristi Baker, Kevin lobash , Meredith Byron , Scott Warburton, Rich Scott. Second Row: Usa Geleskie, Meredith Tamminga, ean Kim, Jim Morrison, Cory Baumgart en, Chris Lentz, Greg Sinn, Adam Houseman, Gale Plute. Third tow: Jayson Harpster, Christian Horn, John Horn, Chris Wharton, Andrew Visnovsky, Frank Zappa, leoffrey Scott, Cody Hosterman, Jon Cofer, Daniel Stouffer.

Con cer t Band Flu tes Fron t Row: Melanie Fleck, Divya Sinha, Sara Wallace, Lauren Thorpe, Danielle Gallagher, Summer King, Dianne Aubuchon, Julie Seifert. Second Row: Stephanie Lowden, Jessica Browne, Elena Cross, Emilee Szabo, Emma Klinefelter. Lauren Kern, Hari Venkatalachalam, Allison Mitchell, Ellen Varner. Third Row: Rachel Walter, Jonathon Walker, Nick Gabrovsek. Sarah Crouse, Allison Lau, Ashleigh Lang, Caitlin Bailey, Heidi Fetzer, Catherine Palchak, Adrienne Byrne.

oncert Choir A lto s Front Row: Stacey Newbu rg, Allayn Salter, Eva Heppelmann, Lizz Collins, Emily ubuchon, Jenna Roy, Dianne Aubuchon. Second Row: Jessica Lich ty, Patsy Potalivo, Allie Griffin , >ssica Hessler . Emma Klinefelter, Lauren Burn, Jen Deluca, Nicole Rubin, Olga Dovgal. Third Row: Ianna Desmond, Alex Beddall, Rachel Walter, Kaitlin Murray, Leigh McGrath, Julia Degeratu, Kate scah, Rachel DeRosa, Jenny Fang, Cynthia Lin, Becky Hulet. Fourth Row: Rebecca Thurman-Irons, Iegan Weldenhof, Christy Cannon, Amber Yearick, Christen Brown, Ashleigh Lang, Allie Ebken, Cara !cCorkel, Kelly Frazier, Emily Selgfried

Concert Ch oir Bases and Tenors Front Row: Harl Venkatachalan, Regis Cleary, Chris Irvin, Chris Brown, Sean Griffin, Corey Black, Rich Scott, Marty Coyle. Second Row: Caleb Rebarchak, Brett Brashers, Vladimir Kronin, Benjamin Woika, Nate Glocke, Chris Reeves, Justin A. Pifer. Justin Wilson. Third Row: Rob Jones, Carl Sherlock, Eric Mollo, Scott Warburton, Andrew Munn, Chris Lentz. Ryan Coons, Stephen Burrows, Charlie Helm, Billy Johnston.

>ncert Choir Sopranos Front Row: Samantha Melonas, Alii Walz, Sylvie Frank, Sunny Roh, Kelley Jwards, Mary Faith Gale, Stephanie Lowden, Janet Alley. Second Row: Jennifer Leedy, Lisa Hilbert,

Drlica Bojan, Kelli DiSanto, Caitlyn Neal. Allison Mitchell, Rachel Eisemann, Caitlin Bailey, Laura Cole lird Row: Val Freeman, Jen Wilterdlnk, Beth Snyder, Andrea Gall, Sarah Tolan, Megan Lawrence, lcie McClintic, Bethany Cummings, Adrienne Erin Byrne. Fourth Row: Becky Stryker, Claire Schultz, lie Kilburn, Nora DeGeorge, Ellen Varner, Meredith Byron, Jlllian Merriwether-deVries, Sarah Crouse,

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"Even though I'm not very good at snowboarding, I felt like I improved a little." -Emily Ordway, Grade 10

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"I come to Ping Pong , because I love Ping Pong." - Chong Chen, Grade 9

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Above Senior Molly Crispell and junior Alex Raup review material for the Student Athletic Advisory Board. "It was great to help change the face of State College athletics alongside such a spirited goup of athletes," said Crispell. The board helped set up athletic events and edited the student athletic handbook. photo by Stacey Wild Left Sophomore Michael Hayward makes his move during a game at a Chess Club gathering. "I started playing when I was little and kind-of stopped for a while, but then I started playing again last year," said Hayward. "Chess Club is a good way for me to get together with friends, play chess and have fun after a hard day of school. " photo by Drew Cinget Below Freshman Bruce Steamer ponders his next play during Chess Club. "It's just fun to use your head," said sophomore Yash Maholtra, another Chess Club participant. "I've been playing for quite a while a while, spiratically. I've learned some things , but I have plenty more to learn." The group met Mondays after school, from 3:30 to 5:30. photo by Drew Cingel

"I like talking to people about their problems, working them out and meeting people from different grades.路 - Drew Yukelson, Grade 9 homores Melinda Battles and Sarah Dittmann wrapping gifts at a Little Lion Ambassadors The presents were for a local church's Angel 11c g1ves 1tems o c anta e orgamza 1ons :entre County. "I find LLA to be a really rewardrience because it allows students to volunteer in the community. It's also incredible because !Come so close during our weekly meetings," 禄w sophomore Sarah Park. Little Lion Ambas)articipated in numerous community service . throughout the year. photo by Brooke Reidy Above :hristen Brown, secretary for Key Club, works -work for the Blood Drive the club organized. " at Key Club is a great chance to bring everyone ol together to give back to the community begives so much to us," said Brown photo by Drew

"We're really involved. It's great to be with people who want to help the student body." -Jony Rommel, Grade 10

Left Courtlyn Roser-Jones , a sophomore, takes notes at a Peer Mediation Meeting. "Peer Mediation has made me more aware of conflicts going on around me and I now know how to approach them better," said RoserJanes. photo by Drew Cingel Above Right A Red Cross nurse attends to Senior Phil Yen at the Blood Drive run by Key Club. "I gave blood because I wanted to help other people. I enjoyed eating afterwards, and hanging out with my friends," said Yen . The drive yielded over 50 productive units of blood, despite a power outage in the North Building which cut the drive short. photobyDrewCingel Below Right Seniors Lizz Collins, Rachel Eisemann, Alex Beddall and Rachel Shaak sort clothing for Leo Club's Sock, Mitten, Hat, and Scarf drive. "It's a great club because it gives back to the community. I'm really proud to be a founding leader of Leo Club, · Beddall said. Leo Club was created during her sophomore year. "It's just a great way to meet new friends and to give back to the community," she said. The drive raised around 850 items for Centre House, a local shelter. photobyDrewCinget

Above Arielle Hesse, a freshman, fills out paperwork at a Leo Club meeting. "[Leo Club] gives students a chance to help people less fortunate than themselves," said advisor Ms. Amy Bowersox. Leo Club also sponsered such events as All-Night Basketball, which raised almost $3,000 for breast cancer research and the Sight Loss Center. 0 hoto by

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Glee Cl ub, Women's Front Row: Abigail Beddall, Llz z Collins, Kelley Edwards, Alanna Desmond, Kelsey Lope, Stephanie Shoffner, Sylvie Frank, Kati e Martin, Jiiiian Woolridge. Second Row: Maggie Lee, Jessica Lichty, Megan Lawrence, Julia Degeratu, Samantha Shoffner, Meg Supina, Bonnie Pediow, Kat Supina, Christy Carpenter, Susie Lee. Third Row: Lillie Kilburn, Katie Murray, Nora DeGeorge, Rachel Shaak, Sarah Tolan, Kaitiyn Lusk, Stephanie Hackman, Courtiyn Roser-Janes, Krysta Koubek. Fourth Row: Ad rienne Byrne, Claire Shultz, Rachel Eisemann, Meredith Byron, Ka cie McClintic, Margaret Byron, Chris ti Canner, Julie Hulet.

azz Band One Front Row: Chris Wharton, Sarah Shafer, Adrienne Byrne, 1argaret Byron , Bryan Gillespie, Greggie Johnson, Caleb Rebarchak, Geoff anders-Nolan , Nick Gabrovsek. Second Row: Charlie Heim , Vince Fiore, .ndy Cimbala , Kristin Yahner, Andrew Munn, Matt LeRoy, Cliff Cunningham, 1eredith Byron, Greg Sinn, Meredith Tamminga , Chris Lentz.

J azz Band Two Front Row: Ben Jones, Andy Colwell , Bob Petnac, Cedric Gamble, Chad Ebersole, Alex Heppleman n, Stasia Roberts, Zack Haas, Brandon Curtis. Second Row: Advisor Frank Kowalczyk, Katelyn Houts, Matt Wolfgang, Alex Cross, Rob Jones, Mack Mixon , Sam Shortie , Daniel Stouffel, Christi Canner, James Hall.

Marching Band BnnnerHoldera: MaryBath Pctkoe, Lnurcn Burn, Front Row: Brian l eyde. Kristina Landy, Daniel Stouffer. CodyHostormnn. AndrewVi$idusky. DanieiShore,Jieum Young, Kristi Baker, Chris Wharton. Kevin Dobask. Second Row: Ass stan! Director John Kovalchik, Assistant Director Kim l onaway, Dan landars-Nol::m, Robbio Horton, Stephanie Baker, Alex Frieden, Brad Woodman, Cory Oanlols, Emlly Aubuchon, Chris Wolrgang, Heidi Cane. Meredith Byron, Director Richard Victor. Thi rd Row: Andrew Schoonmaker, Alicia McClellan, Devin Milos. Sherri Bulls, lis<t Hilbert, Kelly Hoy, Courtney Vall, Rachol S \labek. Rita Zell , Julianne Rose. Fourth Row: Dance Team Ad\llsor Phyllis Favorito, Megan Brandl, Christie Brashef s, ChrisUna M;uur. Samantha Charney, Jessica Olenos.kl, K<1lllin Griffin. Amanda Favorllo, Megan lynn, Megan Haffner, Wendy Brown, Kelly Frazlor, Kyloa Day. Fifth Row: Manager Caitlin Couch, Kristin Tkach, Mogan Decoteau, TaylOf Haight, Julia Sinn, Briana Ragan. Kelly Lee. Ctulslie Sullon, Mary Baumer, Magan Kensinger, Ashley Blake. Shdh Row: Mary Downs, Rachel DeRosa, Melanie Flick, AUGlexner, Rachal Pope, Katie Salvaggio. Teresa Marboc, Jennifer Bakor, Oivya Smha. Trtstn McClenahan, Heidi Fetzer, Amber lsett. SevtJnth Row: Samantha ShoUner, KaiUJn Pope, Kat Suplna, Sl!lrah Woavnr, Emma Klinefelter, Kristin Holsing , Emilee Szabo, Evtt Oomatskl. Samantha King, Ben Thomas, Evan Stern, Uza Kranch. Eighth Row: Kathloen Smith, Sar<1h W;,lknr, Ashley ltlnget, Chebea McCartney, Vida Silber. Courtney K~esar, Allison l au, Harl V!!ll'lkatuct\llam. Jennifer Deluca, KeDyTimley, Suzanne Miller, Oli via Butz, Beau Wellman. Ninth Row: John Brumbaugh, Beck)' Merdes. Maggie Leo, lis<t McCorkel, Rachel Mounlz. Mog Supirnt, Abbie Eden. Jonathan Wal ker,Lucia P;ury, Ben Hill, Jessica Browne, Daniene Gallagher. lauren Knobloch. Ma,le Gildow, Sara Wallace. lauren Thorpe. Tenlh Row: Kyte Horno, Katie Mattln, Stephanie Hackman, Kate Ascah, Stasia Roberts , Bryan Gill(tsplo, Joss.lo Weidner, Andy Roth. Nk:k Gabrovsek. Carn McCorkel. Lara Sittler, Collen Klinefeltef, Caroline Schwanz, Summar King , Dianne Aubuchon, Ashleigh Lang. EJeventh Row: Ben Pollard, Gooff landert·Nolan. AleK Heppetmaoo, Caleb Rebarchak. Katie nee, Brandon Curtis. Charlie Helm, Andtea Gal l, Erica Marden, Logan Osgood.Ja cobs, Youn g-ha Choi, Elena Cross, Alexander Crou, Courtney Hauser, Ktystal Agostinelli, BobbY Pakzad-Hursow. Twelfth Row: Chrislopher Shannon. Chad EberSOle, Jaymeson Blunt, Avery Peechalka, Mike Jankowski, Alaric Hoy, AleK Gross. Malt LeRoy, Rob Jones, Kale Houts, Scott Warburton. Austin Osllowski. Christi Canner, Margaret B)'ron. Cale Plule, Maggie Kale ita,

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Master Singers, Womens Front Row: Samantha Melonas, Monica Bojan, Eva Heppelmann, Kelley Edwards, Sarah Shafer, Kat Supina, Alanna Desmond, Jess Lichty. Second Row: Stephanie Lowden , Kate Ascah, Sylvie Frank, Beth Snyder, Megan Lawrence, Stephanie Baker, Rachel Walter, Laura Cole, Allayn Salter. Third Row: Christi Canner, Meredith Byron, Kaitlin Murray, Nora DeGeorge, Kacie McClintic, Sarah Crouse, Becky Hulet, Margaret Byron, Alii Walz.

linth Grade Band Clarinets and Flutes Front Row: Teresa Marboe, Megan lell, Becky Baker, Kathleen Smith, Nora Martin, Sarah Walker. Second Rnw: :rica Marsden, Shannon Hovick, Lorie Foard, Molly Komlenic, Courtney Jlenn, Sarah Hopkins, Rachel Mountz, Rachael Piper, Ali Gleixner. Third Row: lrenda Saylor, Ariella Hesse, Courtney Kolesar, Meg Supina, Abbie Eden, Lisa 1cCorkel, Colleen Klinefelter, Beth Spangler, Samantha King. Fourth Row: Lara Sittler Kate Keneal Andrew Roth Michael Ben 'homas, Vicki Silber, Kristin Bergman, Evan Stern, Jesse Wagner.

Ninth Grade Band Double Reeds, Saxophones, and Trumpets Front Row: A.J Jaffe, Stasia Roberts, Krystal Agostinelli, Tini Johns, Kelsey Voigt, Katelyn Houts, Susie Lee, Julianne Yost, Olivia Butz. Second Row: Eric Fontana, Michael Phillips, Aaron Kaye , Kevin Wenner, Bobby Pakzad-Hurson, Nacho Sofo, Becca Graefe. Third Row: Alex Cross, Alex Heppelmann, Ryan Watson, Nate Whitfield, Jon Ferlez, Ben Pollard, Pat O'Brian, Ross Clark, Alaric Hoy, Jake Reddington .

ra<:nn.rmllsltv, Mike Jensen, Avinash Samarth, Katie Salvaggio, Timothy Nick Woika. Second Row: Brad Woodman, Andy Colwell, Brian Kowalski, Vella, Joe Hergenreder. Third Row: Ryan Postiglione, Matt Lanagan, Gamble, Ben Jones, Jason Adams, Dan Landers-Nolan, Alex Kreiden, van Griffin.

Ninth Grade Choir Front Row: Kathleen Smith, Loria Foard. Shannon Hovick, Megan Bell, Susie Lee, Katie Salvaggio. Second Row: Kristin Bergman, Sarah Walker, Meg Supina, Avielle Hesse, Stasia Roberts, Colleen Klinefelter, Beth Spangler, Lisa McCorkel. Third Row: Courtney Kolesar, Abbie Eden, Alex Hem:1elmann, Ben Pollard, Nick Woika, Kate Kenealy, Lara Sittler, Samantha King . Fourth Row: Eric Fontaine, Andy Roth, Ben Thomas, Alex Cross, Jason Adams, Ced ric Gamble, Dan Landers-Nolan, Evan Stern.

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Right Brian Livingston, a sophomore, whips up some batter to make holiday cookies for a Chefs Club fund raiser. "I just like to cook," said Livingston, "I'm doing this because I'm planning to go to the Culinary Institute of America, so it's a stepping-stone for me." photo by Drew Cingel Above Mrs. Barbara Whittaker helps sophomore Vitaly Likhonin to get a mixer in working order. All students that participated in a cooking class in school had the oportunity to be in Chef's Club. "This is a valuable experience for students to learn the workings of the commercial kitchen. It helps them prepare for Culinary School or the workforce. I enjoy seeing them succeed in such experiences," said advisor Whittaker of Chefs Club. photo by Drew Cingel Below Seniors Chad Stem, Shane Way, and Jason Rockey work on the engine of a car during an Auto Club meeting. "I like to be able to facilitate the students, to give them the opportunity to enjoy their chosen technology," said club advisor Mr. Roy Beman. Auto Club met Wednesdays after school. photo courtesy of Mr. Roy Beman

Auto, Chefs, Work Experience and Skills USA (VICA)

Far Left Senior Josh Bleznak prepares a salad in the kitchen of downtown restaurant Zola as part of Work Experience. "I learned what it is like to work in the restau rant business. I work in an upscale restaurant serving top notch food, yet it is completely different from cooking at home," said Bleznak. photobyBeccaB/eznak Left Senior Matt Porter grabs a can of paint at Porter Brothers paint store, where he works for Work Experience Club. "My favorite thing is to shovel snow at my uncle's and to carry paint and put it up on the shelves," Porter said. photo by Drew Cingel

"I like this class because I like the priviledge to serve teachers and see their smiling faces as they come into Chatters (Cafe]." -Gabe Williams, Grade 10

.bove Freshman Kipp Musser, junior Alston Shields, nd sophomore Marcus Poulin work on replacing a car art in Auto Club. "We can work on our own cars and just ang out. Everybody's a friend in the class and it's nice 1 be able to hang out after school," said junior Chris ibert, another member of th e club. photo by Drew Cingel eft Junior Amanda Haagen peda ls on a tricycle for her •g of a relay race during some free time at a V ICA )nvention. Haagen and senior Vanessa Butz won first ace in a design competition at the conference."lt took 1e and Vanessa a few minutes to realize that we won," 3id Haagen. "It was one of the best experiences of my ·e. I was honored to be a part of it. The people I've met 1d the skill s I've learned will benefit me for the rest of ~ Jife " nhotq co!trlBSV gf MrS Barham WhWakec

What You Have To Say...

"Joining Skills USA was a great opportunity to further my knowledge and meet new people. " -Vanessa Butz, Grade 12

"(Skills USA) shows colleges that you are doing something to enhance your knowledge." -David Hartman, Grade 12

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Right Seniors Maggie Seizer and Frances Chung decorate cookies for Fine Arts Club. "I joined Fine Arts Club because it's a good way to meet people who share my interests," said senior Angie Farrell. "Fine Arts Club is just the coolest club in town!" said fellow senior Jesse Betlyon. photobyDrewCingel Above Left Sophomore Paloma Frumento works on a chalk drawing at a National Art Honors Society gathering. "Artists, on a whole, are often classified as elitists. NAHS is wonderful because it strives to eliminate that impression by sharing art with the comm unity in which we live. Many of our group projects are available for public viewing, and some area businesses have gone so far as to solicit our services. We hope to make all forms of art from traditional visua l arts to theatre and writing, easily accessible to everyone. And of course, some of the time is used just to work on our own personal projects and talk with people of similar interests," said Frumento. photo courtesy of Trish Bracken Below Left Senior Simon Hawk draws in his sketchbook at a Fine Arts Club meeting. "I have been practicing my whole life and being around other people is really inspiring, to be able to see their work and expand on it," said Hawk. photo by Jen Brown

Ani me, Fine Arts, Pottery and National Art Honors Society

Above Kacie McClintic, a senior, concentrates as she throws clay for Pottery Club. "I find pottery relaxing and I hope to use my experiences later in my career," said McClintic. Pottery Club met Thursdays after school in room 101S with advisor Ms. Holl y Foy. photobyDrewCingel

"I joined [Anime] because I love ani me, and [there is] more socializing than when I get on the internet. LOLl " -Brian Sherlock, Grade 11

Top Sophomore Ellen Suh forms a vase from clay on a spinning wheel during a meeting of Pottery Club. Students joined Pottery Club so could have more time I

"Personally, I enjoy NAHS because it's fun to get together with friends over something we all feel strongly about, and art is a great way to express my views on the world." -Patricia Bracken, Grade 10

ceramics for a few years. It's a fun thing to do and you end up with something physical. It's usable art," said sophomore Ellen Yates. photobyDrewCingel Above Freshman Rececca Harris reads a Japanese anime book during a meeting of Anime Club. "I joined Anima Club because I enjoy watching and reading ani me and manga. It's nice to talk to people who have the same interests as me!" said Harris. Anime Club met on Thursdays after school. photo by Paloma Frumento

nth Grade Orchestra Front Row: Peter Holdsworth, Rohit Ananth, Aaron 1mminga, Laura Maund, Lina Hu, Chris Le Bihan, Danny Motter, Stephanie 1offner, Colleen McDonald, lshani Desai, Karen Bingham, Leah Pendorf. lCond Row: Ben Pipenberg , Joseph Cho, Emily Kao, Kaitlin Hoover, Caitlin lager, Kristina Williams, Christie Brashers, Roxanne Williams, Sarah Shultz, tin Kumar, Dongkeu n Lee, George Li .

Orchestra First Violins Front Row: Jessica Cho, Erin Zehngut, Lahiru Fernando Stephanie Baker, Deepa Sen, Jayne Horner, Shoba Belegundu. Second Row: Samantha Shoffner, Lauren Sawarynski , Hannah Righter, Will Mills, Jake Treheway, Kurt Kroeker, Titus O, lngrid Boedker. Third Row: Anna Cunningham, Mia Sig ns, Taylor Barton, David Kauffman, Ben Yoo, Upal Sarker, Lizzie Elliott, Roland Jean, Sarah Kunkle, Dominic Misja.

; hestra Second Violins, Violas, Basses, and Cellos Front Row: Julee 1stermacher, Clara Brasseur, Malea Hetrick, Angela Yen, Carrie Kroeker, ly Mangan, Danielle DiRaimo, Maeve Scanlon, Janet Alley. Second Row: 1e An, Karen Chu, Rachel Stehouwer, Monica Gingerich, Jenn Cross, Yash lhotra, Therese Jones, Malika Krishna. Third Row: Jennifer Leedy, Monica an, Sandy Zhao, Leah Liu , Julia Lee, Christina Musumea, Caroline Sheehan, 路phanie Bensen, Jason Ma, James Hall. Fourth Row: Dylan Dzielski, Rahul >hna, Andrew Harden, Jonathan Bojan , Taylor Barton, Alex Nickerson , 路is Roeber.

Orchestra Winds, Brasses and Percussion Front Row: Christi Canner, Meredith Byron, Cedric Gamble, Katie Martin, Lauren Kern , Rachel DeRosa, Kristi Baker, Chris Stevenson. Second Row: Daniel Shore, Sarah Weaver, Meredith Tamminga, Kristin Yahner, Cliff Cunningham, Charlie Heim, Cale Plute.

Ensemble (Advanced Strings) Front Row: Sandy Zhao, Karen Chu, Angela Yen , Clara Brasseur, Monica Gingerich. Second Row: Sen, Jane Alley, Therese Jones, Maeve Scanlon, Laura Cole, Julia Lee, An . Third Row: Benjamin Yoo, Roland Jean, Lizzie Elliott, Katie Elliott, Liu, Jessica Cho, Rachel Stehouwer, Carrie Kroeker. Fourth Row: Jason KrOeker, Domin ic Misja, Chris Wharton, Erin Zehngut, Lauren IVarynski, Stephanie Benson.

Symphonic Band Brass, Percussion, and Saxophones Front Row: Heidi Con Kate Ascah, Scott Warburton , Andrea Gall, Charlie Heim, Jean Kim, Kristi Baker, Gale Plute. Second Row: Lisa Geleskie, Kristin Yahner, Geoff Landers-Nolan, Christi Canner, Chris Warton, Caleb Rebarchak, Benjamin Woika, Matty Wolfgang Keith Moon Vince Fiore, Greg Sinn. Third Row: Meredith Tamminga, Bryan R Gillespie, Greg Johnson, Biddy Rich, Margaret Byron. Brad Alters, Jayson Harpster. John Horn , Mack Mixon, Andrew Munn, Christian Horn, Chris Lentz, James Hall, Bob Petkac, Daniel Shore.

Symphonic Band Woodwinds Front Row: Samantha Bernecker, Sarah Shafer, Trista McClanahan, Divya Sinha, Sara Wallace, Hari Venkatachalam, Ylaine Gerardin, Lauren Thorpe, Rachel DeRosa. Second Row: Bonnie Pedlow, Sarah Crouse, Kat Supina, Jonathan Walker, Summer King , Julie Seifez, Kelly Aubuchon , Jesse Greenberg, Lau ren Kern, Elena Cross. Third Row: Leanne Walter, Katie Tice, Sarah Weaver, Adrienne Byrne, Nick Gabrovsek, Asleigh Lang, Allison Lau , Cathy Varner, Rachel Walter, Emilee Szabo, Young- Ha Choi, Jessica Browne.

Tenth Grade Band Front Row: Erin Justice, Lauren Knobloch, Stephanie Hackman, Sarah Shafer, Stephanie Baker, Samantha Bernecker, Bonnie Pedlow, Chris Stevenson. Second Row: Maggie Harbison, Kaitlin Pope, Sarah Weaver, Christi Canner, Samantha Shoffner, Melaura Homan-Smith, Kelsey Lope, Steph Gilmour. Third Row: Greg Johnson, Katie Martin, Beau Wellman, Leanne Walter, Margaret Byron, Cliff Cu nningham, James Hall, Ashley flinger, Nicole Long. Fourth Row: Bryan R. Gillespie, Brandon Curtis, Brian Leyde, Cory Daniels, Mack Mixon, Aaron Muscarella.

Tenth Grade Choir Altos Front Row: Jilli Woolridge, Samantha Shoffner, Stephanie Hackman, Kelsey Lope, Stephanie Baker, Becky Crouse, Lauren Knobloch . Second Row: Julie Hulet, Aleigha Cessna, Katie Martin, Kara Smith, Bonnie Pedlow, Mary Baumer, Emma Futhey, Nicole Long . Third Row: Megan Decoteau, Fyrne McSweeny, Jen Farwell, Margaret Byron, Abby Nickerson, Anna McDannel, Melaura Homan-Smith, Annalisa Barron, Megan Kensinger, Katel Reibsome I

Tenth Grade Choir Basses and Tenors Front Row: Jonathan Boj an, Chris Freyvogal, Doug Sunday, Jordan Goss, Walker Faison, Bryan R. Gillespie, Will Mills, Chris Stevenson, Bob Hopkins. Second Row: Greg Johnson, James Hall, Beau Wilson, Cory Daniels, Matt Vratarich, Joel Waters. Third Row: Chris Sabo, Brandon Curtis, Brian Lyde, Mack Mixon , Robert Caldwell, Cliff Cunningham, Chris Roeber.

eâ&#x20AC;˘ h Grade Choir Sopranos Front Row: Emily Harnell, Erin Justice, Amanda ardillo, Jony Rommel, Kat Supina, Samantha Bernecker, Candice Diaz, ~big01il Grim . Second Row: Maggie Harbison, Adi Kruthammer, Abbey lsett, ~ryÂˇ ta Koubek, Christy Carpenter, Sarah Shafer, Christi Canner, Abigail eddall, Staph Gilmour. Third Row: Jessica Novak, Catherine Krumrine, cKenzie Madore, Beth Ulbrecht, Leanne Walter, Courtlyn Roser-Jones, Hillary Ward , Sarah Weaver, Becky Mastin.

ademic Decathalon, Math, nowledge Masters, Science tlympiad

ht Geoffrey Schiebinger, a freshman , takes a )m his notes to listen to a Math Club presenter lovember 11th meeting. "I like the interesting s that the speake rs pose every month," said 1ger. He joined Math Club "to have a better wding of math, and different types of math." ~ngele Yen Right During a Science Olympiad , freshman Matt Chang smiles as he works on a . ''I've been in it since seventh grade, and it's a !at feeling to represent the school in competi1 my friends are in it," Chang said of the group. Olympiad met T hursdays during the school used the time to prepare for competitions in the ohoto by Emma Futhey

"Knowledge permeates our lives like water permeates a sponge." -Jason Ma, Grade 10

That You Have To Say...

"I like science, and this provides an opportunity to compete against others." -Divia Sinha, Grade 11 "We have a lot of fun going to Academic Decathalon competitions because we take a few tests and then go to a hotel, eat, and sleep. Plus, we don 't need to study that much ." -Max Levi , Grade 10

Above Freshman Barry Liu practices with a buzzer for answering questions during a Knowledge Masters meeting. ''I've been in Knowledge Masters since the beginning of this year. I like it because we learn interesting stuff. I joined because it will look good on my college applications and I like the group," said Liu. photo by Brooke Reidy Right Juniors Xi Guo and John Lesieutre listen to a discussion in Math Club. "I am interested in math. Math Club teaches us things that we wouldn't learn in regular math classes . It gives me a chance to listen to speakers, do more math problems and interact with students that share the same interests as me," said Lesieutre. photo bYAngela Yen

Above Senior Regis Cleary works on a problem during the first Academic Decathalon competition of the year. "Academic Decathalon is my soul, it's my life, it's what I put my time into," said senior Walter Weiss, another member of the team. The group participated in 10 events in the competition, and achieved second place overall. photo courtesy of Mrs. Jackie Sailor Left Junior Therese Jones and sophomore Ylaine Gerardin wait in anticipation for a question to be read in Knowledge Masters. "I like the competitive atmosphere and the quality of the questions. I like learning new things, and you learn a lot at every practice of Knowlegde Masters," said Jones. photo by Brooke Reidy Below Junior Justin Onusic and senior Karen Chu look at Knowledge Masters proctor Julie Gittings, ready to clap their hands, signaling an answer to the given question. "I joined Knowledge Masters partly because most of my friends are in it. I've learned cool stuff and been able to be with people that share the same interests as me. We have become really good friends,"said Chu. pl1oto by Drew Cingel

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"Members of the Technology Student Association, TSA, compete in a variety of events, from computer graphics to public speaking. Competing in TSA is an enjoyable way to expand my knowledge of technology." - Damon Pipenberg, Grade 10

hope to gain a great learn ing experience in â&#x20AC;˘neurship." photo courtesy of Ms. Jenn Vest. Above .ore Nikki Hartman works in the High School's use with FFA. "FFA and Mr. Heasley's Ag have opened my eyes to how much there really j agriculture. It helped me to decide what I want er in life," said Hartman. photo by Drew Cingel "I just started th is year. It's [the Roar Store) really cool. I get a lot of insight on how to run a business." - Stephanie Yeager, Grade 11

Left Megan Sinclair sells some snacks to fellow junior Matt McDonald. "The Roar Store is awesome," said McDonald. "I go there everyday. I get their lolipops, chips and soda. The people there are really friendly." Members of Entrepeneur Club managed and worked at the Roar Store. photobyDrewCingel. Above Right While in the greenhouse, Senior Nick Exarchos inspects a Poinsettia for bugs during a meeting of FFA. "I joined FFA because it was a family tradition and I wanted to have a chance to look and work towards a career in agricultural science and to spread awareness about ag science and FFA, because it is not just for farmers,"said senior FFA charter president Jennifer Grenoble. Photo by Drew Cingel. Below Right Senior Jon Walker looks up information on the computer at a Technology Student Association (TSA) gathering. "TSA provides a fun way of achieving new heights. There is a very relaxing atmosphere, but along with it comes friendly competition. TSA allows students to enjoy themselves, meet new friends, and at the same time accomplish something they can be proud of," said sophomore Pu Liu. photo by Drew Cingel

Above Juniors Jessica Pan and Ashley Hrivnak present information about the American Lung Association to the rest of FBLA. "This year the American Lung Association is our state project, meaning that this year all FBLA chapters participate in raising money for that organization," said advisor Ms. Jenn Vest. "It helps students become leaders in their community along with fostering communication skills. Community service is a way that students can demonstrate their leadership abilities." photo courtesy of Ms. Jenn Vest

Entrepreneur, FBLA, FFA, and TSA

Right Members of Dance Marathon Committee, juniors Tiffany Glabb, Andrea Gall, Sunny Roh, Bethany Cummings, and Me ike Weiz, stuff envelopes to give to businesses for sponsership of Dance Marathon. "Dance Marathon this year was very well planned out. The food was great and the games we played were fun ," said Roh. "Out of all the activities, I liked the mechanical bull. Even though my legs were killing me, I rode it twice! It was a long process but I think it was all worth it because we raised around 18,000 dollars." photo by Brooke Reidy. Above Left Senior James Fail throws a 'log' during a preparatory meeting of Renaissance Fa ire Planning Commitee. The spring Renaissance Faire had a pirates theme. "This year is going to be a lot of fun ," said junior Peter George. "This year I get to be master of weapons. I get to choreograph all the fight scenes and teach other people how to fight properly. " photo by Drew Clngel Below Left Ed Barton and Vince Fiore, both seniors, play with their band 'North'. The group participated in the Musician's Guild concert along with other groups, including 'No Points Scored' and 'Hello Sailor'. "I think it's fun and a great opportunity for a band to play in front of a live audience at our school. It's a great opportunity for people to hear us play and get our music out for our CD ," said senior Ryan Griffin, another member of the band. photo by Angela Yen

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Above Members of State High's Renaissance Fa ire committee gather together at a fa ire they attended during the fall. The Renaissance Faire at the high school was held during May. "At our faire there is usually a theme or conflict throughout the day," explained sophomore Stephanie Baker. "There are competitions to decide who will prevail. We put on a show, basically, for those attending the faire ." Yearbook staff p hoto

"I went to Dance Marathon at Penn State and I loved the atmosphere of it. I wanted to be a part of something like that." -Katy Poole, Grade 9

Top Strumm ing his guitar, junior Eric Myers plays w ith his band "No Points Scored' for a Musician's Guild concert. "Wee it a lot," said oppo . Photo by Drew Cinge/ Above Fresh man Brianna Peters takes a spin on the mechanical bull, one of the events dancers of which the 2004 Dance Marathon could participate. "It was a really good fun time for kids to get together and chill, " said Peters. The marathon was held in the South Build ing on the weekend of Februa ry 27. photo by Brooke Reidy

"It [ Renaissance Faire] takes a lot of work, but it's worth it if you get to hit Pete George over the head with a stick." -Stephen Place, Grade 11

Above Briana Woodland , a sophomore , listens to discussion at a Talent Show/Battle of the Bands meeting. This commitee organized and set up both spring events. "I joined the Talent Show/Battle of the Bands committee because it looked like it would be really awesome to help out with two of the biggest shows the school runs," said Woodland. photo by Drew Cingel. Right Sophomore Joe Dabney jams at the October Coffehouse get together. "Participating in coffee house was cool because usually we are only playing for our folks or other people that care to listen, and this gave us a chance to play in front of a more diverse crowd . We didn 't have to worry about anyone leaving or walki ng out because it was a part of a program, which made the experience even better,"said Dabney. photo by Brooke Reidy. Below Hillary Ward, a sophomore, belts out a song at her Talent Show audition. "I feel honored to be involved in something like this, where there are so many talented people. I love being on stage," said Ward . The talent show was held on January

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Left Amy Dull, a junior, looks up from a magazine to listen to discussion at a Sky's the Limit meeting. "Sky's the Limit fundraiser is really fun because we are raising money for a good organization that protection of women, and we all have fun working together," said junior Liz McCallips, a fellow member. photo by Drew Cinget. Far Left Sitting at the piano, Larissa Woskob plays during coffee house meeting in October. Said Woskob, "Coffee house is a good opportunity to perform in front of people, it's a different experience than when I play the piano without an audience." Woskob also performed at the Talent Show. photo by Drew Cingel

"It's definitely my favorite atmosphere in the school. The people in Thespians are a cut above the rest." -John Bojan, Grade 10

!l.bove Junior Claire Wagner works on freshman Amber 111ohammed's hair in preparation for a performance of he Thespians fall show Pygmalion. "It's a nice thing to teep you occupied," said Wagner of Thespians. "It's a lOOd way to learn new things about something you mjoy." photo by Erica Haviland. Left Juniors Kristin Tkach, raylor Haight and Andrea Gall, and seniors Jessica )lenoski, Myranda Martin and Kaitlin Griffith dance at heir audition for the talent show. "When we were audiioning our music wouldn't start so I was just standing >nstage getting more and more nervous. They finally :aid the boombox wasn't working and they were going o get a new one, so from then on I felt fine," said )lenoski. The group of performers, which included nembers of the State High Dance Team , had won first Jlace with the routine at another competition. "The lance is kind of a battle scene , so the music keeps :witching between jazz and hip-hop as we 'battle,"' )lenoski said. photo by Drew Cingel.

What You Have To Say...

13 "Last year was my first year on the committee and I learned to cooperate and communicate with people that don't share the same opinions as I do. It's a lot of fun getting to choose who gets to be in the show." -Jon Atkinson, Grade 12 "I wanted to help with the clothing and the setup [for Sky's the Limit] because, for my career, I would like to be a producer or a designer. " - Melanie Collins, Grade 12

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s autumn, the flu season hit h ard, fast, and abruptly, as the country fell ill. Shortages come with the mad or vaccines, sending doctors and hospitals on a hunt for vaccines. :tors were unprepared for the flu season's early beginw hich brought five percent of p atients in w ith flu-like :oms by the end of November- almost twice the percent:pected for that time of year. Widespread outbreaks were :ed in over ten states by mid-December, and the season )t even peaked by then. By season's end, almost all states :ed outbreaks of some sort. Schools and hospitals across untry closed their doors for a time, because of the severity outbreak in tl1eir areas. ten the public began to scramble for flu shots, providers eft shaking their heads, having already shipped out all the tes made for the season. The shortage of vaccines led rs to find others means to treat their patients, including st, a more expensive b ut effective form of the vaccine through ilie nose. There were questions of effectiveness; rain of flu going around is unresponsive to the vaccine for this season. ch year, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ltes that more than 36, 000 Americans die from complicafrom influenza. By this season's end, over 90 children the age of 18 died, 60% of those under the age of five. ~all over

On May 1,2003, after 43 days of combat, President Bush declared the end of major combat operations in Iraq. To many, it meant the end of the wru·, but now it seems the war hasn't ended. More soldiers have died in Iraq since the end of the war ilian during it, according to the Pentagon. As of February 9, 2004, 535 Americans have been killed, and 3000 Americans wounded. Many of these have come from attacks upon U.S. bases in Iraq and helicopters in mid-air. Most recently, a car bomb attack near a police station and courthouse about 25 miles south of Baghdad killed at least 40 people and dozens more were wounded. It is only one of many attacks iliat has occured since the American entry into Iraq in March of 2003. In December of 2003, American forces captured former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussien. He was hiding out in a farmhouse outside of his hometown of Tikrit, and was captured with out a struggle. It was a big victory for President Bush, who had come under fire for the lack of weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq. According to U.S. officials, Hussien will most likely remain in custody for six months tmtil an independent Iraqi government can be set up. Then, he w ill be turned over to the Iraqis for triaL Hussein is expected to face charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, which he committed when the Baaili Party came into power to May 1, 2003 . • The issue that now haunts Bush and this war is the lack of weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq, which Bush touted as the main reason for going into Iraq in March. The teams in Iraq have found no evidence of WMD in Iraq, which throws doubt onto the validity of the American invasion. Former officials in the Bush adminish·ation have come out and said there was no evidence of WMD in intelliegence leading up to the war, including the former secretary of the Treasury and former weapons inspectors. President Bush has said that even though the weapons haven't been found yet, they w ill surface with more in-depth searching. There is no doubt that the war in Iraq w ill be a big issue for the candidates in the 2004-2005 election. by E111111n Fulht•y

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Democrats Find A Candidate At the beghming of the new year, there were nine Democratic candidates trying for the opportunity to face George W. Bush in the 2004 election. As primaries passed, the number dwindled, and after the Virginia and Tennessee primaries, only three remained in the fight, one of them the clear front-numer in the race. Massachusetts senator John Kerry took control of the primary races, winning twelve out of the fourteen prhnaries tha t occurred since the Iowa caucus on January 19. Having a slightly more moderate stance then his counterparts and being seasoned in Washington, h e seems to have garnered the most support throughout the country, receiving endorsements from former Vice President Al Gore, the governor of Michigan, and major labor unions . In a recent poll, he was seen as the most electable out of all the possible candidates. He came out of the wood work during the Iowa caucus, getting a surprise win right from tmder the nose of former headliner Howard Dean , the governor of Vermont. Since then, h e has been locked in as the chosen Democrat. The only two men w ho had the slightest chance of catching Kerry were H oward Dean and freslunan senator John Edwards. Dean, who fell out of the public eye after the Iowa caucus, b anked all his hopes on the Wisconsin prhnary February 17; if he h ad won, he would have h ad a substantial amount of delegates to the Democratic convention this summer. With his loss, he dropped out of the race on February 18, throwing his support behind former rival John Kerry. Edwards, who had won only one prhnary, campaigned to the very end. His hope of catching Kerry flickered out after Kerry's overwhelming win on February's Super Tuesd ay; he did not win any of the prhnaries held on that day. The con cession to Kerry came the n ext day, and now the country is i11trigued b y the idea of a Kerry / Ed wards ticket for November. All other potential candidates dropped out by the beginning of February, including General Wesley Clark, Representative Dick Gephardt, and Senator Joe Lieberman. Rev. Al Sh arpton is still officially in the race, but is expected to drop out sh ortly, considering h e has no wins and hardly any d elegates to h is name.

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1y AP/WorldiVidt m Brady, q uarterback of New England Patriots, ds up his team's sec, Su per Bow l trophy in ee seasons. They deed the Carolina Pans by a score 32 to 29.

Shorts (1) Oklahoma quarterback poses with the Reisman Trophy in December, 2003. (2) Lance Amstrong glides through the finish line as he wins his sixth consecutive Tour de France. (3) Third baseman Alex Rodriguiz talks to reporters after his introduction as the newest addition to the New York Yankees. H e went to the Yankees after a bidding war against the Boston Red Sox was won. (4) Andy Roddick celebrates as he defeats Juan Carlos Ferraro in the U.S. Open in August. Roddick has been ranked number one in the world for months since he burst onto the scene last year.

Pete Rose Admits To Betting With the publishing of h is memoirs, My Prison Withou t Bars. Pete Rose has brought his misdeeds in b aseball back to the forefront of sp orts. In his memoirs, which h e released the same week as the voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Rose finally admitted his guilt for betting onbaseball while he was the Cincinatti managing was a charge h e Reds . It fourteen years, denied for he was banned even after ball in 1989. from baseyears of specuNow, after denial, he has lation and owned up to h is finally and gambling. betting A 1 though he adon baseball, he mitshe bet betting on his still denies own team, and is not rehis actions. pentantfor " I'm sure that I'm supact all posed to sorry ... but I'm just not built that way," Rose said. His admission comes at a crucial time. For Rose to be inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he will have to be reinstated to baseball, which only Bud Selig, the commissioner of baseball, can do. Selig has said that he will not reinstate Rose, which only makes supporters of Rose work h arder. It is the sportswriters who will be voting for Rose in the end, and his admission h as convinced some. In a recent ESPN survey, seven out of ten sportswriters said they would vote for Rose if he was reinstated and came up for voting. Other writers are not so sure, but in the end it is up to Selig to decide if Rose should be reinstated. by Emma Fut/Jey p/1010 by: AP/WorldWide

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Bar Is Raised On Penn State Basketball People inside the Penn State basketball programs have w atched a new basketball era dawn upon Happy Valley. Improvements were made in each of their records as the men's team got off to it's first 2-0 start in the Big Ten since the Joe Crispin era and the women's team had its best conference start, 10-0, in its history. The Nittany Lions watched their program get turned upside down over the course of a year. The most notable change would be new coach Ed DeChellis, the successor to Jerry Dunn. DeChellis brought a new flavor and excitement to the Bryce Jordan Center as they surpassed last season's win total in January. DeChellis, who was an assistant coach under Bruce Parkhill at Penn State and a former h ead coach at East Tennessee State, saw his roster size trimmed upon the transfers of many key players. Starting shooting guard Sharif Chambliss transferred to Wisconsin before the season, and starting small forward Deforrest Riley-Smith transferred to Xavier. As a result, the Penn State staff w as forced to play freshman guards Ben Luber and Marlon Smith for close to 40 minutes a game. Despite a small roster, DeChellis and his team have found ways to win. They finished the season with a 11-16 record. The Lady Lions enjoyed w hat could have been the most success ever in the program. Head Coach Rene Portland brought in four freshmen onto a team that returned all starters. Penn State, which had the second toughest schedule in the nation, exploded with wins again st top teams like Texas, LSU, Purdue, Kansas State, and Minnesota. In addition to the big wins, Penn State fans also saw Kelly Mazzante become Penn State,s all-time leading scorer and the Big Ten Women,s all-time leading scorer. Even after this, Mazzante, a senior, beat the Big Ten's Men's and Women's scoring mark held by Calbert Chaney. Penn State won the regular season Big-10 championship, but lost to Purdue in the finals of the tournament. b!! Dnu Cl~nllos

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NBA Rookies Make A Scene At the beginning of this season, two rookies m ade their NBA d ebuts. Lebron James, the most famous p layer to come out of Ohio in years, played his first game w ith hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, while his contempory Carmelo Anthony, a product of Syracuse University, began his career witl1 the Denver Nuggets. Anthony, wh o entered the draft off of a NCAA championship, has garnered numerous comparisons with James, and the media has created a sm all rivalry between the two teens. The press has been following both James' and Anthony's careers, comapring the stats of both players. Anthony, who averages 19.2 points per game, is hyp ed less in the media because of James' coming straight from high school to the NBA, whereas Anthony spent one year at Syracuse University. James, known as King James in high school, averages 20.6 points per game, ranks first among rookies in Points Per Game. He also beat Anthony for the coveted Rookie of the Year award in late April. As to the effect these players have had on their down-ontheir-luck teams, the records speak for themselves. Since James has joined the club, the Cleveland Cavaliers had a chance at the playoffs, but missed by a few games. With Anthony, the Denver N uggets are in the playoffs, a much better showing than the Cavaliers. Even though James has been said to have more individual talent than Anthony, Anthony h as h ad the b etter effect on his team overall. Time will tell if these players can keep up their performances as the seasons continue. The press will certainly keep up w ith both players, feeding into the media frenzy and prompting other young players to try their luck in the N BA. by Emwn FHlhey

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Premiere Theatres opened a twelvescreen theah路einStateCollege in January 2004, exciting residents with promises of more concessions and stadium seating.

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Those first winter flakes typically leave students humming an out of tune "let it snow" and crossing their fingers for school cancellations. Several million flakes (and a couple inches later) both the song and the weather begin to grate on the nerves, according to sophomore Meg Lan g. She said, "The snow made it hard to walk to school and back. It turned the sidewalks into treacherous death traps and I fell more times than I can count." By January31 ofth e2003-2004winter season,StateCollegehad been bombarded with 51 inches of snow. By March, the snow had caused a year-total of two delays and eight cancellations for SCASD students. Residents were faced with dangerous road conditions that led to several accidents, including a 44-car pileup on Interstate 80 that took the six lives in January. In order to remedy the many cancellations, the SCASD school board revised the 2003-2004 school calendar. March 5, a K-5 records / inservice day, was moved to the end of the school year. April9 K-12 inservice day was also moved to the end of the school year, and school was in session for K-12 students the first two days of spring break, March eighth and ninth . Gradu ation, however, remained scheduled for Saturday, June 12. Despite efforts toward prevention, the snow continu ed to cause problems even during the school day. Crossing between the North and South buildings became a chore, as stu den ts were forced to wade through drifts several feet deep in order reach their classes. A slick parking lot resulted in a school-wide plague of sore limbs. by Pnlomn Frumruto

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Concerts Invade the Bryce Jordan Center Not many stages are lucky enough to be tread upon by four of music's biggest new sensations in the small space of two months. State College's Bryce Jordan Centre reserves bragging rights for this feat. The multi-event buildLng hosted a multitude of shows featuring high-profile stars during the 2003-2004 school year. High school students were able to enjoy many of the programs offered. The Deftones and Def Leppard provided summer entertainment. The Red Hot Chili Peppers rocked out on September 16, followed closely by Good Charlotte on October 8, Matchbox 20 on October 11, John Mayer on October 31, and 311 on November 14. Dave Matthews and Friends arrived just in time to make this holiday season extra-special for lucky concert-goers, performing on December 11. Corned y lovers got an up-close show with Tracy Morgan on Janu ary 31, and wrestling fans started off the month of February right with a WWE smack-down on the second . Spicing up the springtime were TraLn on April2, and Prince on April 18. Said freshman James Evert of his experiences at the Good Charlotte concert, " It was a rockin' good time man." Evert's opinion mirrors that of many students who chose to attend BJC events.

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THON 2004, the annual fundraiser and dance marathon organized by Penn State students, was held from February 2022. This year, the students raised over 3.5 million dollars for pediatric cancer research.

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1-80 Accident Involves Over 40 Cars A sudden whiteout on Interstate 80 on January 6 cau sed a 44-car crash thatleftsixpeople dead and 17 injured in one of the worst accidents in Centre County history. The accident took place around 11:00 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-80 between Milesburg and Bellefonte, closing that sectionofi-80fortwo days. Emergency workers came fromsevencounties to assist inrescue oper ation s and help put out persistent fires, hurrying to free trapped people before flames got too close. Rescuers told horrifying stories of being forced to retreat even when the people they were trying to h elp were still stuck in their cars. Not all rescue workers were emergency professionals. Dan Johnson, a 5enior at Bald Eagle Area High School who h appened to be driving to 5choollate that morning because of a doctor's appointment, was recognized for his heroism in assisting at the crash site. "The worst part about the whole thing was I could hear some lady screaming on the other side of me- 'Help me! Help me! Help me!' I was yelling for her but I couldn't find her. I heard another truck hit, and she just quit screaming," Johnson said in a Centre Daily Times article about the accident. Of the six victims killed in the crash, five could only be conclusively identified using DNA. At the site of the crash, searchers used descriptions )f cars and license place numbers, provided by people who called to report :nissing loved ones, to try and identify victims. 'Y C:.ricn llt1vilrmd 1/wto ro urltsy of COT

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After three years of contruction, the new IST building opened over North Atherton Street. It houses the new college for Information Sciences and Technology. photo courtesy of CDT

Running behind his blockers, Michael Robinson dodges Minnesota players in the PSUMinnesota football game this past season. The2003 season was the worst in school history, ending with three wins and nine losses. photo courtesy of CDT

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John Ritter, star of the hit ABC show 8 Simple Rules. He was 54.

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With his triumphant win on Oscar night, Peter Jackson wrote the final chapter to his epic journey. He finished his masterpiece, his tour de force; The Lord of the Rings was over for good. Leaving a gaping hole in the month of December, fans could not fathom what would fill their time through w inter. The cast is already busy filling their schedules. Orlando Bloom, who played Legolas the elfin the trilogy, has alreadybankedahitwithPirates of the Carribbean in the summer of 2003, where he played beside Johnny Depp. He was also set to open with Brad Pitt in the movie Troy in May 2004. Another actor with a hit on his hands is Viggo Mortensen, the tormented Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings. He went from king of Middle Earth to king of the desert in his movie Hidalgo, based on a true s tory. He played Frank Hopkins, a American who won the famed Arab race the Ocean of Fire. Mortensen also released a CD and a book of poems in the months after w rapping The Lord of the Rings. Elijah Wood and Sean Astin, the unquestioned stars of the trilogy, have made a name for themselves outside of Middle-Earth. Astin, who played the faithful Sam, has already hit theatres in 50 First Dates, a romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Also going down a comedic road, albeit a darker one. Wood is set to open in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, sharing the set with Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and Kirsten Dw1st, among others. This role is a far cry from the tortured soul he played as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings. As for the acclaimed director, Peter Jackson is ready to fulfill a childhood dream by remaking King Kong. There are rumors of his making a movie of The Hobbit, a prequel to The L01'd of the Rings, but nothing is confirmed. This much is known; fans mourn the ending of an epic, but the triumph of The Lord of the Rings trilogy w ill live on for many years to come. by Cmmn Futltr.v

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Award Shows Rock Hollywood, Music Business The award shows rocked and shocked this past year with surprises and and even sweeps as the award seasons wrap~ed up with the Academy Awards on Stmday, Februar~ 29. Gomg into the Oscars, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the Kmg was the favorite with eleven nominations, including one for Best Picture. When the night was over, Peter Jackson and his team walked away from the Kod ak Theatre w i t h eleven awards, sweeping alloftheir nominations. Jackson picked up two personally for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenp 1a y . Other big winners included Charlize Theron, w h 0 picked up a BestActress nod for her work in Monster, Sean Penn and Tim photos AP/World Wide Robbins, who won Best Actor and Best SupportingActor, respectively, for their work in Mystic River. Renee Zellwe_ger won her first Oscar for her supporting role in Cold Mountazn. At the Grammys, Beyonce came out the big winner, scoring five awards on February 8. She opened the show with a performance with Prince. OutKast took home two Grammys and joined George Clinton and Earth, Wind and Fire among others in the tribute to funk. Other winners included Luther Vandross, Coldplay, and Evanescence, who shocked the music community by winning Best New Artist over 50 Cent. O~h~r perfor~ers included Sarah McLachlan, Alicia Keyes, Chnstma Aguilera, and Sting. . The Golden Globes were no suprise, with Return of the Kmg taking Best Picture: Drama and Peter Jackson grabbing Best Director. While Best Actor in a Drama went to Sean Pem1 for Mystic River, Bill Murray garnered Best Actor in a Comedy for his role in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation. Charlize Theron won Best Actress in a Drama for Monster, while Diane Keaton won Best Actress in a Comedy for Something's Cotta Give. Best Television Series: Drama went to 24. by Emnm Fulhe_l/

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Bases on Moon, Mars On Bush's List January 2004 was a big month for space exploration, as two NASA rovers successfully landed on Mars and President George W. Bush outlined his plan for landing humans on the moon and Mars within the next 30 years. . . Latmched in June 2003, the tmmanned rovers Spmt and Opportunity landed on opposite sides of Mars seven months later, only a few days before the first anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle

Columbia. The objective of the project was to search for water on Mars a_nd determine if conditions there might once have been favorable for hfe. To accomplish this mission, each rover was equipped with five instruments and a rock abrasion tool for analyzing the geologic and climatic history of Mars. Scientists at the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Lab had to adjust to Martian time, where days last 40 minutes longer than they do on earth, as they worked against an A~ril deadl~e when power and communication capabilities would begm to decl~e. T~e,Y also had to deal with commtmications problems early on m Spnt s mission. Meanwhile, President Bush introduced an ambitious plan for continuing space exploration. Key goals were: -Send ash路onauts back to the moon within the next two decades. - Work to establish a lunar base, where scientists could further study the effects of the space environment on the human body, as a stepping stone to an eventual landing on Mars: . -Retire the existing space shuttle by 2010 while developmg newer methods of space travel. -Finish America' s work on the International Space Station by 2010. Although the annotmcement took place as China celebrated ~ts first marmed space flight and Russia revealed plans to rev amp :;s own space program, Bush insisted that his proposal was to be a journey, not a race." . . . . . "I call on other nations to join us on this JOurney, m the spmt of cooperation and friendship," he said. Critics of the plan questioned how much it w ould cost and called it an election-year popularity gimmick. by Erica Hnuilmul

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Top Left Jesse Hall strives to game during his final year as a High soccer player. photobyMt. View Top Right During fifth period lunch, Ashley Harmon and her mother talk to Balfurds' spokesperson Larry Suhey about cap and gown orders. photo by Hanna xu Right Becky Ferguson and Jamie Johns sing during a home football game in the stands of Memorial Field. photo by Stacey Wild

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Taylor Barton Cory Baumgarten Troy Bayletts Matthew Beard Brandon Behrer

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=>osing for the camera, Matt Hershey and 111omo Gray participate in the Homecomng Court. Six senior couples were nomilated for the Homecoming Court and ook part in the Homecoming Parade. -he ceremony took place during halftime 1fthe homecoming football game against )owningtown West. Matt Hershey won :ing, while Janel Paffie won queen. photo y Drew Cingel

Imitating a lifeguard for the day, Jared Bender dresses for the heat, despite the cold temperatures on Trick-or-Treating day. Even though Halloween focused on younger kids, seniors still participated in the holiday by wearing their costumes to school and going Trick-or-Treating. photo by Erica Haviland

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Left Displaying their school spirit by dressing up, Sean Love, Erin Marynak and Allie Ebkin cheer on the football team during the last regu lar season home game. The senior section of Memorial Field provided the football team with a large amount of support. photo by Stacey Wild Below Preparing for field hockey practice, Rena Leone puts on her goalie pads. Leone was one of nine sen ior field hockey players to lead the team to a 12-4 record.

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"Bei ng a sen ior makes us all more mature and we just all come together as brothers this year. It'll be tough to su rpass [the Little Lion football team] but I'll be cheering them on all the way." -Erik Hartman

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aitlyn Pettengill enjoys a moment with 3r mother at the Academic Excellence .vard Ceremony. Family played a role in leping students on track as applicams , testing, and extra-curriculars belme more rigorous.

Tuning his guitar, Eric Myers and junior Evan Rowland prepare to play on the Junior Homecoming float with his band No Points Scored. "I've been really involved with class activities throughout high school. My band spends a lot of time together on the weekends and after school so the float was another enjoyable experience," said Myers . The Junior float won 3rd place in the parade. photobyDrewCingel

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Left After school in the North Main Lobby, Sara Farag practices the Nikki Step during a Hotstepperz practice. Though the Hotstepperz only included Farag and Azza Awadelkarim as seniors, they represented State High through their performances during the halftime of Boys' Basketball games. photo by Drew Cingel Below Before the Boys' Varsity Soccer Team game against Dubois, team members huddle together to prep for the game. Since practices were after school every day, sports played a role in the lives of seniors. Another up-side of extra-curriculars was seeing friends. photo by Alex Rodgers

Dail "I just love being outdoors, being out in the fresh air, being active , being healthy. In the summer, it's just w hat I do- play golf and go to work." -Brett Wise

Alexa Dilembo Jessica Dills Natasha Dinsmore Danielle DiRaimo Mayumi Doi

Eva Domalski Michael Donovan Olga Dovgal Krystal Downs Kiersten Dreibelbis

Sean Duffy Paul Dunklebarger Rachel Eastwood Alexandra Ebken Hope Eckard

Conner Edelbrock Kathleen Egolf Rachel Eisemann Ethan Eissenstat Katherine Elliott

Winners: Sarah O'Shea & Kevin Ward

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Megan Ezell James Fail Todd Falsone Jennifer Fang Sara Farag

A.ngela Farrell anda Favorite Curtis Fenton elsea Fenush cca Ferguson

Heidi Fetzer Vince Fiore Katherine Fisher Avie Fitzgerald Bradley Fleming

Monika Fogelsanger Laura Foley Brittany Ford Ayesha Fraser Alan Fread

Sarah French Andrew Funk Scott Garrison Julie Gaskof Marissa Gesell

Michael Gierhart Ashlynne Gilligan Madeline Giscombe Alex Gladd Brittany Glenn

Tyler Godwin Andrew Goins Maureen Gray Lynzi Green Jessica Greger

Jennifer Grenoble Alice Griffin Ryan Griffin Kaitlin Griffith Andrew Grim

Zachary Groft Joseph Grum :mna Guiltinana Fred Gumma Jesse Hall

John Hall Tyler Hall :kolas Hampton :aileen Hanelly Brian Harden

Jeffrey Harding Ashley Harman Noah Harmon fhomas Harper ayson Harpster

Emily Harris Ronald Hart Andrew Hartle David Hartman Erik Hartman

1rid Boedker and Ayesha Frasier ex3nge Valentine's Day presents in secj period Advanced Readings class. ::>ugh the holiday has been glorified as ay between couples, seniors displayed •ir kindness in giving g from Ientine's Day cards to U L!l•qu•~•u• to by Hanna Xu

holding a plate of cookMills sits on her couch. re-c:e-ivfrd a warm welcome from her friends while ill. "It is really nice to know that people miss you when you're not in school and come visit when you're not feeling well," said Mills. photo by Jenny Fang

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Simon Hawk Charles Heim Larisa Heiphetz Justin Helms Laurel Hendershot

Eva Heppelmann Michaela Herr Curtis Hershberger Matthew Hershey Jessica Hessler

Lisa Hilbert Ryan Hinish Christina Homan Matthew Homan Na-ri Hong

Left Helping out at the blood drive, Luke Marion carries boxes. Though the blood drive ended early due to a power outage, the American Red Cross still collected 52 pints of blood. Over 150 people volunteered to give blood, most were seniors. photo by Drew Cinget Below Rose Corr consoles Ed Barton as he gets blood drawn at the blood drive. "Though I have a fear of needles, I knew it was important to give blood," said Barton. photo by Hanna Xu

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Amanda Dale wears a cape on Halloween. Despite the holiday centering around children , students still dressed up for the day. "I hadn 't gone tricking-or-treating in a couple of years and I thought it would be fun to dress up as Harry Potter playing quidditch. Reading Harr~ Potter makes me feel like a kid again, it was nice to able to let loose and just have a good time," said Dale. photo by Jenny Fang

Sprinting ahead, Jen Stuhr sports a headband. Each week, a senior field hockey player gave a speech and handed out a new cloth headband to the team. "For each game, a senior bought fabric for everyone on Varsity and cut it into headbands - my favorite was the camoflauge , it made us look tough!" said field hockey player Katie Prichard. photo by Mt. View

Ryan Horner Cody Hosterman Adam Houseman A.lexandra Howell Rebecca Hulet

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Sean Ivory Daniel Jackson Safiya Jenkins Suemin Jean Christian Johns

Jamie Johns : ortlyn Johnson Daniel Johnson James Johnson Chelsea Jones

Left After a football game, Danny DiRaimo and Andy Cimbala eat at HiWay Pizza. "It's a custom for [the marching band] to go to Hi-Way after football games ... It's a nice way to relax and hang out. I've been going since my freshman year," said Allison Lau . photo by Drew Clngel Below Alex Bedda ll, Lizz Collins, and Rachel Shaak cheer at a football game.lt was a tradition for seniors to make "senior" shirts with their friends prior to the start of the football season and show them off to the fans and opponents during home games. photo by Drew Cingel

"I've been (jumping up in the air between the old and new years] every year. It's sort of like "jumping" into the new year. I first did it to do something different than just watch the ball drop, and now it's sort of a tradition. " -Tony Cardell

Daniel Jones Jennifer Jones Robert Jones Marie Karaky Scott Karduck

David Kauffman Nicholas Keesey Todd Keiser Christopher Keller Zachary Kelly

Ryan Kemp Joanna Kemper Allurie Kephart Lauren Kern Jean Kim

Juliana Kim Lance Kirkwood Brent Kirwan Augustin Kline Samantha Klin e

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Vlatthew Kohler Brandon Kong Gabriel Kopley Kevin Korman Laura Krider

Alexandra Krol vladimir Kronin 1erine Kruegler John Krumrine Jason Kunkle

Winners: Melanie Collins & Kevin Su

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Josette Kustaborder Timothy Kutch Durell Kvasny Janelle Lacoille Kailash Lal

Geoffrey Landers-Nolan Ashle igh Lang Jennifer Lang Michael Lange Thomas Langston

Allison Lau Andrew Leclair Han Joo Lee Ryan Lee Jennifer Leedy

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Winners: Becky Stryker & Jared Bender

2nd: Linette Lopez 3rd: Sarah Vanl andingham 4th: Jamie Johns SENIOR SUPERLATIVEs1 7 1

Jessica Lehman Lori Leitzinger hristopher Lentz Rena Leone Matthew Leroy

Nicole Levi Jessica Lichty tephanie Lietzke Olga Likhonin Cynthia Lin

Samantha Lisko Jamie Little Natalie Little Ryan Little David Liu

Zachary Logan Danielle Long Linette Lopez Sean Love Andrew Lovell

Jlling ice boxes of blood, Ann a Jnningham helps out during the Blood -ive. The majority of donors from the :hool consisted of seniors due to the 1e req uirement. "We were supposed to â&#x20AC;˘e blood but then the power went out, o we decided to help them clean everying up to help out," said Cunningham. 3lo by Angela Yen

Jay Harding carefully builds a protractor pyramid in Mr. Andrew Ricker's fifth period Physics 1 class. As seniors counted down the days to graduation, constructive work took on a new meaning. Seniors came to school late and left early through L.E. and D.O. programs. photo by Erica Haviland

Gregory Lux Megan Lynn Clara Lyon Cierra Lyons Eric Lyons

Molly Mach Ashley Machen Joshua Mackin Jason Maddox Jakub Makalowski

Michael Malgieri Peter Mali Sana Malik Olga Malkova Michael Manahan

Lisa Mandetta Douglas Manning Alexander Marcon Luke Marion Myranda Martin

Left Ryan Griffin performs a lab in first period Advanced Chemistry 2. As seniors, students had more opportunities to choose different electives along with more advanced classes. photobyHannaxu Below Standing on the senior float, Colleen Hanelly, Kathryn Stetz, Sarah O'Shea, Kevin Ward, and Angie Farrell dress as senior citizens. The senior float had the theme of "Senior Citizens". "The float allowed seniors to express our school pride because the pep rallies were taken away," said Hannelly. photo by Drew Cinget

"I'm excited to graduate this year, and to move on to college, but the downside is that this is the last year of high school and now we are going to be leaving everyone. There also seems to be more pressure on us this year." -Meghann Esposito

"I would be forced to say that the quality of senior year has been greatly increased with the influx of some swell bands at Crowbar." -Justin Wilson

"Friends and parties have made th is year one of the best of my life, but colleges , work, and other responsibilities have made it one of the most stressful." -Ben Reddington

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Kelsey Maxin Meghan Mayes thew McClellan Kacie McClintic urtis McCiusick

Leigh McGrath \lana McNichol ldra Mcdermott Zoha Memari Patrick Meyer

Brian Michelotti Elizabeth Mills Hunter Millward Dominic Minichiello Tori Misuraca

Eric Mollo Matthew Mooney Cory Moore Lindsey Moran-Laird Amanda Morgart

William Morse Lauren Mrsa Tyler Muchmore Mary Mullin Andrew Munn

Kaitlin Murray Sarah Muscarella Jonathan Musheno Christina Musumeci Aaron Myers

Eric Myers Christopher Nelson Sarah Nelson Charlotte Newell Alexander Nickerson

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Making a call in the North Counseling Office, Kevin Daugenbaugh asks questions over the phone. Seniors would spend time in the Counseling Office getting help from their counselors on how to apply to schools. Said Daugenbaugh "apply,ing to college adds an unbelieveable amount of stress to an already stressful senior year." photo by Hanna Xu

NYU sweatshirt, Ryan to a class discussion during Advanced Journalism 2. Like other seniors, Vlastelica applied under the early decision program to his first choice school, and received his admission letter in December. Said Vlastelica , "Applying early worked well for me because it increased my acceptance chances. " photo by Hanna xu

Hannah Oaks Nathan Oaks Christina Ohs Justyn Okoniewski Jessica Olenoski

Christopher Ondo Carly Onkotz rnest Osseo-asare William Owens Janel Paffie

lan Panulla Andrew Papale Julian Peck Mac Pedlow Timothy Perez

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Left Monica Bojan and Olga Malkova eat at the Simmons Dining Hall during the annual Schreyer Honors College Scholars Day. Seniors who were interested in the school attended this event to learn more about the specific schools and visit the campus. photobyHannaxu Below Laura Tollini gives her college application material to Mrs. Wolanski in the North Counseling Office. "Applying was easy because all the applications were basically the same. The hard part was motivating myself to write the essays," said Tollini.

"I have been applying to college for vocal performance. I've performed auditions at all the schools I'm applying to. I enjoy auditions because its a lot more fun if you have a positive mindset. Confidence makes the whole process easier." -Andrew Munn

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"The application process was really exhausting and stressful, but I guess it's for my future. I'm really looking forward to college and having the freedom to plan my day." -Jean Kim

''I'm planning to attend Penn State and continue going to grad school at University of Chicago. I want to become an art professor so I can help the commun ity out being a teacher and sharing my skills with others." -Kacie McClintic

Michelle Phillips Bryan Pierzga Justin Pifer William Pirrone-Brusse Lukas Pohanka

Alissa Popovich Matthew Porter Kathleen Potalivo Matthew Price Katie Prichard

Megan Propst Nicholas Pytel Kyle Rager Christopher Raney Nicole Rann ie

Jordan Rassulo Benjamin Reddi ngton Michael Rehrin g Whitney Renfrew Danielle Rice

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Amy Rider \lichole Riesterer Matthew Rippon Danielle Rivera Robert Robillard

Anne Robison Nilliam Rockwell Carly Roe Erika Rohrbach Damian Rose

ara Roser-Janes lichael Rossman yssa Rumbaugh Hannah Ryan Jennifer Ryba

Diana Saba Allayn Salter .slynn Satterfield Jathan Schissler Adam Schrantz

In a journalism field trip to the Pennsylania Scholastic Press Association in larrisburg , Jenny Fang browses through 1e day's itinerary. Journalism stu.dents ttended conferences throughout the day, mging from cartoonin[l art to interview,g and photography. Students attended banquet at the end of the conference. Jato by Angela Yen

Charlie Heim carefully weighs a slab of meat while working at Honey Baked Ham. "I work because it helps me prepare money for college. I get to know people in my community besides people from the high school community. I like the people I work with because they come from different backgrounds," said Josh Mackin, about working at McDonalds. photo by Jenny Fang

C laire Schulz Geoffrey Scott Richard Scott Julie Seifert Emily Seigfried

Anne Selego Lonny Selego Stephen Selego Rebecca Selfridge Rebecca Sellers

Margaret Seizer Seth Senior Jessica Serafin Rachel Shaak Shazana Shahrir

Sarah Sheaffer Casey Sheerin Carl Sherlock Samira Shihab Alexandra Shirk

Left Looking through the stack of stuffed animals, Cynthia Lin tries to find a present for a friend at Wal-mart. Seniors found several locations to amuse themselves, ranging from the Premiere Theatre to the Cold Stone Creamery, both new attractions this year. photo by Hanna Xu Below After school, Curtis McCiusick throws a snowball at Andrew LeC lair. With the abundant snow that arrived this year, students saw nine snow days. photo by

"During the spring semester I'm going on a National Leadership School semester in the Southwest US . We'll hike, climb, canoe, and cave. I'm excited to get out of State College and play outside for three months." -Emily Harris

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"With any of my free time, I usually spend it with my dirt bike, or in the woods. I usually go ride with a couple friends in Philipsburg, or we go hiking. My favorite place to be in the woods is in Shingletown." -Tanner Evak

"I spend most of my time with my close friends. During spring brea k, I went to the Fi rst V irg in Island, Culebra, with my three closest friends, camping on the beach for a week. My motto is just to enjoy the simple things in life." -S imon Hawk

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.arissa Simpson Gregory Sinn John Sittler Keith Smerbeck Danae Smith

Gregory Smith Jared Smith Matthew Smith Melissa Smith Sarah Smith

Winners: Walter Weiss & Shazana Shahrir

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4th: Allurie Kephart

Steven Smith Crystal Smolko Janelle Smolko Russell Snare Andrea Snyder

Kyle Snyder Margaret Solie Bryan Solomon Christopher Sooy Maggi Sowko

Lauren Spock Anne Spooner Kaitlin Squire Bryan Stauffer Chad Stem

2nd: Sasha Krol

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Winners: Phil Yen & Molly Crispell 2nd: Ashleigh Lang

3rd: Sarah Roser-Jones

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lefore her Advanced Molecular and Cell liology class, Sarah French reads over 1e objectives for the chapter. Since many eniors previously acquired credits necssary for graduation, semester cou rse lectives provided a chal ve. Courses such as :sand Advanced eniors an opportunity :ed subjects. photo by

math , Kailash La I solves all the hard classes I'm , it's nice to have three or day to kick back and relax or do homework," said LaI about his schedule. "My favorite class is probably advanced Writings because it's a great alternative to history, and you have time to research." photo by Angela Yen

Kathryn Stetz Kayla Stidsen :;hley Stillwagon Laura Stine Nicholas Stiver

Eliza Stong Daniel Stouffer Michael Struble tebecca Stryker Jennifer Stuhr

Katlyn Stupar Kevin Suhey Katie Sunday Jason Swavely Emilee Szabo

Tyler Szczesny 路nnifer Szklinski Iashua Thigpen =>atrick Thomas ~achel Thomas

Left Dane Wilson pours punch during the an nual Academic Excellence Award Ceremony. Students were invited to this award ceremony if they were in the top ten percent of their class. photo by Hanna Xu Below Taking a break during Advanced Strings路, Mia Signs plucks her violin. Seniors had more time to take elective courses because they had fulfilled their credit requirements in their core classes.

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"I love to learn, but I hate having a rigid schedule. At school,l do the best I can to pay attention. Because I prefer learning on my own, I love watching educational channels." -Jessica Hessler

able to do more than in regular study hall. .. In Learning Enrichment, I have the option to read papers, play a game of chess, or make snowflakes out of paper like people did at the beginning of the year." -Kelly Aubuchon

Amanda Thompson Kyle Thompson Lauren Thorpe James Tibbott Corey T ilghman

Jessica Tober Lau ra Tollini Monika Torsell Casey Truax Sean Turpin

Michelle Uhlig Courtney Vail Sarah Vanlandingham Ellen Varner Hari Venkatachalam

Lau ra Ventura Ma rcella Vitale Ryan Vlastelica Za chary Vonada Anja Wade

Winners: James Arjmand & Melanie Collins

Winners: Eva Heppleman &路Scott Warburton

Most Likely... Tyler Wagner :1thryn Waldeisen Christina Walk Jonathan Walker Rachel Walter

Scott Warburton Daniel Ward Kevin Ward Mike Warren Joseph Watkins

Taylor Watkins Kelsey Way Shane Way Lewis Weaver Walter Weiss

4th: Sarah Vanl andingham

Tarin Wells Jessie Westrick Christopher Wharton Brian Widener Michael Wiegand

Daniel Will is Dane Wilson Justin Wilson Spencer Wilson Steffan Wilson

Jennifer Wilterdink Brett Wise Dimitry Wojciechowski Amanda Woodle Jessica Woodring

Jonathan Woskob Hanna Xu Jessica Yang Amber Yearick Philip Yen

Karie Yingling Matthew Young Christina Yu Erin Zehngut Mei Zhou

Seniors Not Pictured Jamil Allen Azza Awadelkarim Trina Bergen Omkar Bhat Tyler Burns Bradley Cawthern Nicole Demers Nikolas Dussias Christopher Ewing Samantha Fink

Sean Flannery Nicholas Flory Nakia Ford Andrew Hufnagel Elizabeth Hummei-Houts Michelle Jiang Nakeisha Johnson Rebecca Johnson Kathryn Johnston Angad Kalra

James Keith Tatyana Komlev Marina Kronina Katarina Litvinovic Jay Manuel Eric Milinchuk Taryn Miller Rebekah Mitchell Martha Mojica Ashley O'Neal

Robyn Reid-Patnode Christopher Ridder-Hatcher Jason Rockey John Rossman Johnna Ruse Holly Schipp Christopher Schmidt April Schultz Eric Streit Carrie Stariha

James Turner Robert Vruwink Ashley Wilson Fedor Zarhin

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Tyler Hall, Matt Young, Adrian Allat, Zach Kelly and Dane Wilson pose in Matt Young's backyard. "Those were the days we learned the true meaning of backyard football ," said Zach Kelly.

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Snacking on hot dogs, Kevin Suhey, Matt Young and Steffan Wilson rest during their Little League practice. photo courtesy of Matt Young

Sarah O'Shea and Christen Brown hold hands during the Outstanding Young Women Finale. photo by Angela Yen

Dan Ward, Scott Garrison, Luke Marion, and Kevin Ward pose in front of the class tree. photo courtesy of Mrs. Ward

The day before the winter holiday vacation , Phil Yen sits on Josh Brown's lap. photo by

Iessie Westrick, Andy Lovell, Matt r 0 ung, ross Baker, James Turner, Aatt Young , Carly Roe, Damian \li and Potsy Potalivo pose in ront of Panorama Elementary >chool.

The ~ Little'' ~Mor:n,erlt/s â&#x20AC;˘ C ('"'' t(b , J/1/rA ' ' 'thr-- ~ÂŁ#roti "When I was young I really enjoyed being outside. I liked to play sports with my friends in the neighborhood . I also liked going swim ming at the beach in New Jersey in the summer." -Casey Sheerin

'The one thing i miss the most about my childhood would be spending time with friends and family in Germany. I had fun playing in my grandmother's garden under her cherry trees." -Eva Domalski

"I miss running around and not caring about getting dirty or what you're wearing and just being a monster. When you 're older, you're expected to act a certain way but when you're little, it's a free for all. " -Shazana Shahrir

Congratulations Class of 2004!

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"I think that ?est defines our class 1s indiViduality. We have so many different interests in our class and each person helps contribute to shape it in his or her own way." -Terrance Burger

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"Our class has a number of outstanding athletes. I feel our athletes will be the ones to put the class of 2005 in the record books and leave a mark here at State High." -Bindu Pisupati

"I think that our class, the class of 2005, is best defined by our love to have fun and our ability to do so." -Kirk Baluh

tat characteristics best define your class of 2005? Abdui-Quddus Sara Aboulafia Jason Abrams avid Adewwni \eeta Agarwala Austin A iello George Akritas Robert Albro Vincent Allen Janet Alley rna Althowaini enneth Anders ;hall Anderson ~th Arginteanu Kate Ascah Kelly Ashcraft nne Aubuchon :lily Aubuchon Hayes A urand 1tristina Azmy Caitlin Bailey Hea ther Bailey Jicholas Bailey Jan.icl Baldner Kirk Baluh .Jicholas Baran :landa Barczak :~drew Barsom ennifer Barton holas Bathurst theri.ne Battles •ba Belegundu Andrew BeU Matthew Bell ..-tonica Beman

Top Left Kelly Conran makes a milkshake at Meyers Dairy. Top Right Enjoying a February night, Steven Bini drives with his windows down. Right Marge Nollau prepares for the SATs. photos by Stacey Wild

Jacob Benedict Stephan ie Benson Bryan Bernier Joseph Bevins Nivectita Bhushan Dan.ielle Bickle Steven Bini Corey Black Ashley Blake Jonathan Blose Brian Boland Kimberly Boland Samh Bolis Ryan Borden Wesley Borden Devon Bordi ian Boswell David Bowers Brett Brashers Shawn Breon Jessica Brewer Andrew Bricker William Bridges Jan Brod ie Cecelia Brooks Christopher Brown Kalen Brown Jessica Browne Benjamin Bruce Stephen Bruno Eric Btmge Terence Bmger Lau ren Burn Stephen Burrows Jeffery Butler Jordan Bzik Pah路ick Campolongo Clu-isty Cannon lngmar Carlson Kelly Carozzoni Samuel Carpenter Justin Carr Lauren Casselberry Bin Chen Hyung Rak Choi YOtmg Ha Choi Michael Cicippio Stephen Cieply Daniel Clark Thomas Clouser H eidi Cone Rebecca Conner KellyConron Nicholas Considine Tyler Constable Benjamin Cook Ryan Coons Jasmine Corey Amanda Corl Garrett Cor! Clu路istopher Costa Brandi Cowen Fel icia Crane

Ashley Crews amuel Crisafulli Matthew Crom 1any Cummings :nuel Cusumano Dan Czuprynski :yan D' Agostino .eron Davenport mninique Davis h Davoudzadeh David Day Kylea Day Nicholas Daye istopher Decker Julia Degeratu Rachel De Rosa ristopher Dibert Brett Dietz Kelli Disanto Kevin Dobash w Dombrowsky Megan Dooris Jbert Dreibelbis :arly Dreibelbis 3ther Dreibelbis Liying Du issa Duckworth Amy Dull nand a Dumond Andrew Duo Joshua Durkin >voryanchikova :-Immah Earhart BrandonEck randon Eckrote Anne Edmiston :<elley Edwards ::>ecca Eggebeen 3arah Eggebeen aniel Eissenstat dra Ellenberger Lauren Ellis Jeffrey Emeigh Alan Erdley Sarah Erickson Ryan Ertsgaard 1annah Eveleth ael Fahrenbach Benjamin Fa.il David Farkas Jessica Felton Kyle Fetzer Joshua Fisher Marc Fisher Melanie Fleck than Flickinger .rew Foo(Soon) Monica Fox Sylvie Frank Kelly Frazier Tracy Fredley alerie Freeman Matthew Freiji

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Right Filling out her final practice SAT score sheet, Monica Gingerich relaxes in a chair at her teacher's house. Gingerich said "My teacher took a laid back approach to the class making class managable." photo by Stacey Wild

Right During their SAT class,Chelsea Vanderlinden and Kristina Vandenbergh work on a math problem together. "It was helpful having friends in the class. We could talk about certain problems and work them out together ," said Vandenbergh. photo by Stacey Wild

Left Tom Magner waits for his SAT teacher to call on him during class. "I liked the class because it improved my score to the point where I can get into the college I'd like to go to, Penn State," said Magner.

Right Sarah Podwika explains the answer to a problem during her SAT class. "I learned a lot of tricks about the test that I feel will help me do well on the SAT," said Podwika. photo by Stacey Wild

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... Preparing for the SATs. Cassy Fullington Nicholas Gabrovsek Joseph Gaetano Mar y Gale Andrea Gall Danielle Gallagher KatlU'yn Gallagher Troy Garman Jacqulene Garrett Gregory Gasparato Lisa Geleskie Peter George Gregory Geusic Elsa Ghaffari Lama Ghaffari Steven Ghaner Thomas Gill Sharu1on Gillila nd Monica Gingerich Tiffany Glab N icholas Glantz Na than Glocke Timothy Glusko Allison Godwin llya Golberg Lauren Gosa Samantha Gould Jonathan Gray

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Alan Erdley "I can't live without my computer because the versitility and numerous tasks it is able to do are just incredible." photo by Stacey Wild

HE SAID ... Daniel Greenberg Jesse Greenberg Alisha Greenland Dane Greenleaf Sean Griffin Andrew Grim Corinne Grissinger Emily Groff Jenilyn Guenot Kristi Gumma Xi Guo Taylor Guyer William Gwynn Amanda Haagen Michelle Haas Kathryn Haberer Megan Ha ffner tyleigh Hagenbuch Asad Haider Shuja Haider Taylor Haight Chantra H all Peter Hall Anne Han Bradley Hansen Keith Hardin Zachary Hard ing Wille Hamer Kyle Harpster Brady Hart David Hart Kimbre Hatcher Erica Haviland .exander Hayward Nathan Hazi

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Megan Weidenhof "Music. I listen to music all the time, and I don't know what I'd do without it. It passes the time when I'm angry, and it always puts me in a good mood." photo by Chelsea Robertson

HE SAID ... 72째/o-Eternal Happiness

Marshall Anders on "I would pick eternal happiness because for me, it would include all of the others." photo by Stacey Wild

14째/o-Eternal Wealth 12째/o-Eternal Health

2째/o- Eternal Beauty Gassy Fullington "Eternal wealth, beauty, and health are all things that would make me happy so I would have to go with eternal happiness." ohoto by Stacey Wild

SHE SAID ... Ashley Henning Jessica Henry Latoya Herd Lola Hernandez Ashley Hild Kellie Himes Nikeeta Hockenberry Ryan Holland Kristin Holsing Jackie Holt Adam Homan David Hopey Kyle H opkins Ch ristian Horn John Horn Angeline Horner Matthew Horner Robert Horton Linsey Houtz Jessica Hovick Timothy Howell Caitlin Howley Ashley Hrivnak Ying-Hsien Huang Christopher Hutchinson Benjamin H utton Yadim lllarionov Kelly Irish Chris topher Irvin Korianna Ishler Ryan Ishler Sidharth Iyer La uren Jacobs Mallory Jankura Fu-Ping Jia

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David Johnson Paul j olu1son r Johnson-Woody Wilbm Jolmston Amy Jones David jones Joseph Jones Therese Jones Karlen Jovanis Kevin Kanaskie AndiKao u路istopher Keister Whih1ey Keiter vlatthew Kenealy Joseph Kenney Fahcem Khaja Lillie Kilburn jason Kim Kevin Kim Bradley King Jabari King Summer King atie l<isenwether Laurie Kiser Jessica Kline Adam Knapik Ryan D. Knepp Ryan T. Knepp

Left German Exchange Student Meike Welz marches in the State High Homecoming Parade . Welz joined the marching band immediately after arriving in the U.S. "It's great learning about her life back in Germany," said fellow band member Kelly Timmney. photo by Chelsea Left Damira Umarova raises her hand to answer a question in health class. Umarova's family moved to the US a year ago from the Kyrgyz Republic, a small country in Russia . "The culture in America is different. We get out of school earlier there, and we have much less homework than in America," said Umarova. photo by Chelsea Robertson

Left Seterah Davoudzadeh gives her opinion in English class. Davoudzadeh's parents were born in Iran and moved to the United States. Davoudzadeh said "I have little connection to Iran, but I know my heritage." pholo by Chelsea Robertson

Right Sid lyer chats before math class begins. lyer lived in India for fourteen years before moving to the U.S. "I have friends here from India with the same background, which is nice," said lyer. photo by Chelsea Robertson

Students from Abroad

Jus tin Kocet Jessica Kocher Kristopher Kollman Natalya Komlev Zachary Konstas Bon Young Koo AaronKopp Michael Koritko Christopher Kowabki Ga rrctt Kozel Russell Kracaw Victoria Kramkowski Kurt Kroeker Polina Kronina Cody Krug Ash ley Krupa 01arles Kulp Katherine Kump Andrew Kunkel Daniel La Brecque Shannon Lafevers Jim Lai Hanna h Laman-Maharg Cassandra Lamey Kevin Lamont Erinn Latta Megan Lawrence Daniel Lecouvre Margaret Lee Soomin Lee Yeon Lee Jasmine Leitzel Brett Lelko Bethany Leonhardt Catherine Lescanic Jolm Lesieutre Austi n Liebrum Tatyana Likhonin Mitchell Lillie Ivy Lin Uya Lipnitskiy Michael Lipski Brett Lissenden Dmitriy Litvinov Yu(Leah) Liu Amber Lockhart Ashley Long Anthony Loreno Stephanie Lowden Joe Lundberg Gregory Lusk Lisa Macek Thomas Magner Rhys Magnuson Brooke Maben Christina Mahoney Sarah Mallouk Annamaria Marks Casey Marsden Christian Martin Christopher Martin Patrick Martin Kenneth Martinez

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Julianna Maslak Meghan Mason Alex Mathews Andrew Mazur .zabeth McCallips 路ittany McCamley Callee McCann U"istopher McCarl Jaimie McCool Cara McCorkel Jacob McDonald ttthew McDonald :olin McDonough lustin McElhaney 1atthew McEwen Kristen McGill Joseph McGrory ndrew McMahon fravis McMurtrie tthaniel McNeese John McShea uistopher Meder mantha Melonas riwether-deVries Mark Metzger essica Milinchuk Jason Miller Olivia Miller Elizabeth Miska Allison Mitchell .1atthew Moberg :ourtney Mohler Abigail Moir Bret Mooney Erin Mooney

SHE SAID ... Maggie Sikora "It really annoys me when people

3riffin "People who make you empty your s to make sure that you really don't have ;hange to pay for something. That just me crazy I" photo by Stacey Wild

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Class of 2005 random responses ... Stubborness-Nothing-Acting immature-Hard to figure outNot understanding-ConfusingMixed signals-Communication Errors-Denial-Annoying habits-Loud mouths-Arrogant people-Not sharing

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Steven Moree Mutinta Mulenga Farai Musandipa Brandon Myers Adam Nagle Janviere Ndayishimiye Caitlyn Neal Stacy Newburg Jennifer Niles DunNing Matthew Nixon Margaret Nolla u Zachary Oakes Ten·an Ondik Justin Onusic Danielle Opatz Jolm Orland Iviose Osagie Austin Ostrowski Lauren Owens Richard Owusu-Apenten Ka therin Packer Catherine Palchak Jennifer Palmer Mark Palmer Yisi (Jessica) Pan Lee Parfitt James Park Jameson Parker Michael Parkes Douglas Pasquariello Avery Peechatka George Pendleton Alissa Pendorf Samantha Perez

HE SAID ... 50°/o-Sense of Humor 30°/o-Kindness 13°/o-Honesty 7°/o-lntelligence Mary Gail "I would say kindness because not everyone values kindness so when you find someone who does, it is a pretty special thing." photo by Stacey Wild

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Jim Lai "Your friends, they have to be nice. If someone isn't nice or kind, I wouldn't waste my time by spending time with them." photobyStaceyWild

Left Lola Hernandez sells roses for Key Club. "It's great to do something for the community, I help out whenever I can," said Hernandez. The money raised went to the charities chosen by Key Club members.photobyAnglea Yen

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Left Meredith Yeager volunteers at the Haunted Grainery on Halloween "That night was really fun, especially scaring the little kids, " said Yeager. Every yea r the grainery has a ledgendary "haunted wal k" for those who want to be frightened on Halloween. photo by sa-

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Left Katie Kump and Sarah Eggebeen open an ambulance door at the Alpha community Ambulance Center where they volunteer every Saturday. "This is preparing me for a college job, " said Eggebeen. photo by

Right At All-Night-Basketball, Matt Crom walks up the court. All - Night-Basketball was a fundraiser for Leo Club. "I like basketball and I love helping others, so it was a night well spent," said Crom. photo by Dan

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an Borden "I will always remember the great ell of the grass when I played baseball. It was 1t smell that drove my passon for the great past e." photo by Stacey Wild

HE SAID ... Colin Smith Justin B. Smith Justin R. Smith Kevin Sm ith Owen Smith Stacey Smith ristyna Smulligan Beth Sn yder Sam.ir Sonti Ciara Spanitz Matthew Spearly Ryan Spotts Rebecca Spraker 3enjamin Springer Abigail Spturier .u tney Stachowski Neale Stauffer Evan Stearns Andrew Stefanou Michael Stella Ashley Stephens Jessica Stetson Brian Stoner Allyson Stanis Jessica Stover lan Stringer William Sunner Rachel Svabek

1ristopher Swavely Anna Sylvia Emily Sylvia ered ith Tamminga Ryan Tancibok Mark Taverna Michael Thomas

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Erinn Latta "I remember playing with my dogs. They seemed so much bigger when I was four than they really are now." photo by Chelsea Robertson

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David Wigfield "I miss recess, I mean DPA, because it was better then having to go to classes and kickball was sweet!" photo by Stacey Wild

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19째/o-Nap Time Jenny Niles "I miss not having homework because now I get so much work I am overwhelmed and find it hard to cope at times." photo by Chelsea Robertson

SHE SAID ... Nathaniel Thomas Jacob Thompson Kyle Thompson Rebecca Thurman- Irons Kelly Timney Kristin Tkach Sarah Tolan Erin Towa rt Stephanie Tremblay Timothy Tressler Jacob Trethewey Prisca Tsemunhu James Tuggy Mitchell Turow Carla Tussey Damira Umarova justin Umbower Christina Vandenbergh Chelsea Vanderlinden Nicole Vella Daniel Vidmar Andrew Visnovsky Kristopher Voigt Michael Vruwink Clare Wagner Kaitlin Wagner Kevin Wagner Noel Walk Alexander Wallace Sara Wallace Allison Walz Brittany Ward Matthew Ward Matthew Way Matthew Weaver

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Right Emily Abuchon takes the six minutes in between bells to enjoy her book. "I love to read . It is a rare occasion when I am not reading," said Aubuchon. With the extra minute in between bells this year, students had more time to enjoy the things they loved to do. photo by Stacey Wild

Below Dan Baldner takes a break from studying for a math test to take a sip of soda . "Who doesn't like soda? It is so good and keeps me from falling asleep in class," said Baldner. With the Roar Store in the North building, it made it easier for juniors to satisfy their cravings. photo by Stacey Wild

Above While taking notes, Tim Ranish puts a piece of gum into his mouth. "I like to eat and by chewing gum I feel like I am eating, and it tastes good," said Ranish. Juniors used gum as a variety of things including stress relievers, toys and breath fresheners. photo by Stacey Wild

Right Listening to music and singing, Brett Brashers walks down the hall during a free period. "I love my music and singing, it is my passion. I'd be a lost soul without it," said Brashers. With a different CD player policy in North, students were able to enjoy their favorite beats more often. photo by Stacey Wild

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"I think diversity is the biggest characteristic of our class. Each person is their own person. You can see that each individual has their own way." - Mary Baumer

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"I think that our class is friendly to each other. People say hi to each other during classes and are nice and polite." - Malika Krishna

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Top left: An upstairs locker is decorated in the South Building to celebrate a student's sweet sixteenth birthday. It was common for friends to decorate each other's lockers on their special day. photo by Dan Chatlos Top Right: Mack Mixon begins to drive with his permit. photocourtesyofMackMixon Right: Abigail Grim takes an order from a customer during an afternoon shift at the North Atherton McDonald's. Grim said, "I like working with the customers and a lot of my friends work there so it's fun ." photo by Dan Chatlos

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Cliff Cunningham puts condiments on a sandwich during his evening shift at Subway. "I get money and a free sub with every shift," said Cunningham, "I need money to have fun. " Some students are on their own when it comes to paying for social activities. Getting a job was a common way of accomplishing this. photo courtesy of John Yen

lancing down at the keyboard, Chris Roeber Jrks on the cash register at Baby's. Baby's, 1ich is a popular hangout for students, brings tck old times with vintage clothing and juke)xes. Roeber, who is a host, cashier, and buser, ready knows what he is going to do with his oney. "I'm saving up money for a trip to Europe, " Jeber said. photo by Courtlyn Roser-Janes

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Drawing pictures, Kelly Mangan baby-sits a relative on a Friday night. Baby-sitting was a common way of making money without having a job. "I like being with kids," said Mangan, who saved her money up to go shopping for clothes. photo by Drew

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Practicing playing their guitars, Dom Misja and Dan Collins prepare for their band rehearsal. "I don't think anything in the world has as much power and influence as music. I've seen what it can do to people ... and it's scary. There's nothing you can't show with music," said Collins photo courtesy of Dan Collins

Michael Gibboney Marie Gildow Bryan Gillespie Eden Gilligan Stephanie Gilmour Lamen Gingher Christopher Gladd Justin Glantz James Godish Anastasiya Goncharova Catherine Gong Rikkee Gordon CodyGoss Jordan Goss Karin Graham John Gray Rebecca Greenwald Daniel Greger Kevin Griffin Abigail Grim Sara Grove Matthew Groves Alexander Gtu路alnick Travis Guthrie Robert Haas Chad Hacker Cyle Hacker Stephanie Hackman Conor Hall Jaleesa Hall James Hall Keenan Hall Wesley Hall Zachary Harbaugh Margaret Harbison Andrew Harden Leon Harner Emily Harnett Jonathan Harris Norman Harris Amanda H art Christopher Hartman Elizabeth Hartman Nicole Hartman Craig Hauke-M iller Courtney Hauser Sarah Haviland David Hawbaker Emily Haworth Alicia Hay Michael Hayward Scott Hefkin Monica Henderson Evan Hendrick LatU路a Henrickson Krista Hemy Logan Henry Malea Hetrick Bryan Hicks Benjamin Hill Megan Hill Heather Hirneisen Mark Hixon

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Malea Hetrick and Hannah Righter glance at their new music during their first period orchestra class in the North Building. All music students had to cross the street to the North Building, in either rain or shine. Some students preferred the North Building to the crowded South. "Its a change in the environment from the South," said Righter. photo by Angela Yen

'a Iking between the painted white lines, Ziho Lee Jacob Abraham head to the North Building ter fifth period. Abraham, who attended both jvanced Microbiology and Advanced Chemistry the North Building, had trouble making it to ass on time. Despite this Abraham found some Jvantages to crossing. "It gives you some fresh r," said Abraham. photo by Drew Cingel

; the fifth period bell rings, Kara Smith, Abigail rim, and Samantha Shoffner walk back to their ckers in the South Building from their Algebra II ass in the North Building. Smith, who had to walk ;ross for three classes during the day said "I like ossing beca use you can be late for a class and st blame it on having to be in the North Building."

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Patrick Powers and Titus 0 search through their chemistry book during Chemistry 1 in the North Building. "I don't like crossing to the North Building; it takes too much time," said Powers. Students who took biology during their freshman year had to take chemistry during their sophomore year. photo by Angela Yen

Meg han Hoover gets books from her locker in the South Build ing before school starts. In the morning, students had to go to their lockers and run overto the North Building. "I like having my classes in the South Bu ilding," said Hoover, "I like being able to socialize in-between classes." photo by Dan

South to North Lorraine Konan Andrew Kondash Aja Konstas Rachel Koons Julie Koritko Krysta Koubek Nadia Kowalski Adi Krautharruner Grace Kredell Michael Kreuter Malika Krishna Rahul Krishna Carolyn Kroeker Gennadiy Kronin Jolm Kmegler Catherine Krunuine Anshul Kumar Sarah Kunkle Matthew Lachman Bhavnanjali La1 Jessica Lang

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Christine Yocum watches the television on a weekday. Said Yocum, "I like SpongeBob Squarepan ts, I watch it every Sunday. " Sponge Bob could often be found on Nickolodeon on most days. photo courtesy of Christine Yocum

Dana Otto Brandon Packard 路phanie Pandolph Andrew Park Sarah Park )halley Choi Park Sarah Parker Lucia Parry Alexandra Pasko Sarah Pedersen Bonnie Pedlow johnathan Peno James Penta! Julia Pershe Stephen Peterson Robert Petkac Ashley Phoenix Michael Pierce Joanna Pighetti )amon Pipenberg w Pinone-Brusse Justin Plessinger Jason Pogue Kaitlin Pope Iizabeth Potalivo Marcus Pouli n Patrick Powers Daniel Prince Traci Propst Nicole Pulilinan Adam Pw路sell jeffrey Qu inn Matthew Quinn Briana Ragan Yuri Ramondelli Michelle Ra ney Minna Ranjeva Arielle Ratner Kelsey Rea m arah Redding ton Megan Reed Shelby Reeder Evan Reese Joseph Reese :atelyn Reibsome Brooke Reidy Stephanie Reish Adam Rhodes Lindsey Rhodes Mark Rhodes Mitchell Rhyner Lau ren Richards Kelly Rider Ha1mah Righter Katie Ritchey Anne Rivell Carlos Rivera Allyson Roan Rebecca Rockey >sica Rod abaugh Jesse Rodgers : hristian Roeber Bryan Roldan -lOM ORES

Eating a piece of birthday cake, Krysta Koubek celebrates her surprise sixteenth birthday party. "The best part of being sixteen is driving because it gives you more freedom," said Koubek. Sophomore year was when most high schoolers turned 16. photo by Dan Chatlos

Sean Branigan gets ready to take a drive with his permit as he begins to get into the driver's seat of a car. "I like just being able to go anywhere anytime I want to, " said Branigan. Once students â&#x20AC;˘ got their license, they had more flexibility when going places. photo by Dan Chatlos

.......................... Celebrating her sixteenth birthday with friends and family, Jessica Kauffman prepares to blow out her cake at her birthday party on November 15. Kauffman, who turned 16 on November 20, said, "I liked having all my closest friends at the party there with me." photo courtesy of Hannah Righter

Adjusting his radio, Mark Bamat prepares to drives his 2003 maroon Honda Civic. "I like having an early birthday because I get to drive before my friends do," said Bamat. To comply with his early birthday, Bamat took the Drivers Ed course of-

"lifl"'" Concentrating on the road, Steph Chamberlin prepares to leave her driveway. Chamberlin, whose birthday was October 26, said, "Driving gives you more freedom, I like the fact that I got my permit and I can drive by myself soon ." State High students had to travel 50 hours on the road under the supervision of an adult to qualify to take their license test. photo by Dan Chatlos

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Michael Stewart Courtney Stillwagon Bruno Stock! David Stokes Alexa Storniolo Taylor Stringer Thomas Stumpf Eunji Still Daniel Sulima Douglas Sunday Katlu路yn Supina Clu路ist:ine Sutton Wesley Swanson Kendra Swope Trevor Swope Kristin Szklinski Casey Teeters Michael Thigpen Amanda Thomas Caitlin Thomas Jordan Thompson Jessica Thorpe Caitlin Tice Hea ther Tober Leticia Torres Jason Traverse Ngonidzashe Tsemunhu Ky le Tudor Charles Turner Christa Tussey Dylan Tuttle Elizabeth Ulbrecht Asel Sally Umarova Daniel Valenza Catherine Varner Jason Vonada Matthew Vratarich Christopher Wagner Collin Wagner Learme Wa lter Brendan Walters Rachel Walters Lynn Wang Hillary Wa rd Joel Waters Jennifer Watkins Michael Watkins Robert Weaver Sarah Weaver Lucien Weiss Beau Wellman David Wells Nathan Werner William West Nathaniel Wesh路ick Lenny Whirlwind Horse Megan White Sarah Wl1 ite Kendall Whitmer Brih1ie Whitworth Gabriel Williams Clu路istine Witchey Briana Woodland

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Alex Semouchkin and Wes Hall prepare to ski ·-------------------------------down a slope at Tussey Mountain in Boalsburg. Hall, who is on the ski team at Tussey said, "I like skiing; I've been doing it since I was five." photo courtesy of Wes Hall

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"I don't like hanging out downtown or anything. It's kind of lame, but I like hanging out at my house because my friends can do whatever they want there." -Julia Sinn

"I don't care where I hang out just as long as I'm with my friends." - Cory Daniels

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Jason Traverse works on the stairmaster at the new South Side Fitness Center located in the South Building. Traverse, who goes to the fitness center every Tuesday and Thursday, said, "I go there just to keep in shape. When I go there, I try to get everything in one day, both cardiovascula r and weight lifting." photo by Dan Chattos

Left: Cheering at a Penn State basketball game, Zack Haas, Brittany Barbato, and Julie Cutler sit in the upper deck of the Bryce Jordan Center. "At the BJC there's good food, entertainment, and you can go with your friends ," said Cutler. photobyDanChaUos Upper Left: Lindsey Melia, Nicole Soltis, and Kendall Whitmer grab a bite to eat at the Westerly Parkway Hi-Way Pizza. Its closeness to the school made it easy for students to hang out there. Soltis, whose friends visited the pizza shop a few times during the year said, "The people there are nice, it's close to school and it's fun ." photo by Dan Chat/as Far Above: Yash Malhotra watches a game of cards in the Learning Enrichment Room in the South Building. The Learning Enrichment Room provided a place for students to relax, do homework, or listen to music in a comfortable environment. photo by Angela Yen Above: Cuddling up with her sleeping bag, Steph Gilmour laughs at a sleepover birthday party. "I enjoy hanging out with my friends because we have a lot of fun together, and they make me relaxed. Some of them I don't see in school, so a sleepover is a great way to see them." photo by Angela Yen

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Top left: On the court, Stephanie Kracaw prepares to shoot a basketball. "It was a really fun season, even _ _.,$' though we didn't have a great record ." said Kracaw. photo by Alex Rodgers Top Right: Davis Smith works out in the Southside fitness center. The class of 2007 is the very first to use the gym and are often seen in it after school. photobyNickMartin Right: Erin Gallagher reads while lying on a bench in the lobby of the South Building. Freshmen

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One Up on Slress How Freshmen Deal '"W'ith It Right: Wh ile listening to "Beautiful" featuring Pharrell and Snoop Dogg, Candace Smith does Algebra 2 homework after school. "High school is definitely more stressful just because of the increased workload and activities. Music helps me deal with stress because it's just really relaxing, especially hip-hop," said Smith. photo by Catherine Ye Below: Jonathan Rumbaugh, Chad Manning, and Tom Mihalik work out at the new fitness center after school. None of them felt a huge shift in stress levels between middle school and high school. Still, Manning said, "Exercising helps me relieve stress, because it takes the concentration

Above: Ted Yavuzkurt studies for French class in seventh period Study Hall. "Middle school was so much easier. I could make a presentation the night before il1 middle school and be told it was the best one ever. I tried that this year. It didn't work too well," said Yavuzkurt. Different people have different ways of dealing with stress, and some of them work better than others. "When I'm stressed I go to sleep. This creates more stress after I wake up. That's why I'm always sleeping ," he said. photo by Catherine Ye

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left: Waiti ng at the snack bar counter, Sarah Hall purchases an item during sixth period lunch. Lunch offered a variety of different choices of food incl uding sandwiches, pizza and pasta, as well as the daily lunch menu. photo by Catherine Ye Bottom: Sunil Jain crosses the street during seventh period to get to the North Building and his Piano II class. Commenting on the bigger school of State High in comparison to Middle School, Jain said, "It's hard . There is more street crossing, more walking around in the school. It's horrible having two different buildings." photo by Catherine Ye

'The transition from Park Forest to State High has had both positive and negative outcomes. There certainly is a greater amount of freedom and friends, but the stress level has undoubtedly become a negative factor in school among myself and my peers." -Sara Snell "High School has made me more responsible. Teachers aren't there to hold my hand anymore and I've become much more independent. The best part about High School has been playing football, meeting new people, and being around kids of all ages." - Andrew Kerr

Ita mar Grunfeld Michael Guthrie Olivier Habirnana Benjamin H aight Sarah Hall Lym1e Handte Harold Haney Luke Harding Erica Harp Rebecca Harris Shawn Harris Timothy Harrison Aaron Hart Brook Hart Kyle Hartzell Isaac Haviland John Hay Andrew Hayes Victoria Henderson Daniel Helming

Jenna Henry Alex Heppelmann Joseph Hergenreder Kirsty Hershberger Abigail Hershey Lauren Herwehe Arielle Hesse Colin Hill David Himes Lindsey Hoff Devon Hoffman Steven Holdcroft Peter Holdsworth Bryan Holland

Rachel Holland Molly Holleran Rebecca Homan Shawna Homan Kaitlin Hoover Sean Hoover Sarah Hopkins Philip Horne Erin Houck Amelia Houts Katelyn Houts Shannon Hovick Whitney Howell Alaric Hoy Corinna Hoy Jasmine Hsu QingHu Brand on Hubba1·d John Hubbert Alison Hudson Sarah Huffard Jackie Hw1ter Soln Hwang Sa mantha Hyde Anastassia loujanina Kyla Jackson Alexand er Jaffe Sarah Jager

The MaJor DtsHncHons "The biggest transition from Midd le Schoo l to High School is having all the freedom to do what we want to, and travel ing all over the bui lding and across the street." - Joey Porter

"T here is a lot more homework and the school is definitely bigger tha n Park Forest Middle School. There's also a ton of people here. T he good thing is that we have a lot more time between classes." - Mary Kate Ellis

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Aaron Hart a dumbbell in the North Building weight room during Intramural Weightlifting. This is another choice among the expanded activities offered at the High School and not seen in the Middle Schools. "It's great that Freshmen can participate in something different. It's a good opportunity for people to come and work hard and develop a base for life, " said Hart. photo by Doug Suhey

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Left: Cecilia Gingrich walks to her friend's house on Saturday. "As is the norm for high school students, I enjoy hanging out with friends on weekends. Due to my inability to drive, however, most often I am forced to walk to my destination," said Gingrich. photo by Catherine Ye Below: Philip Horne collapses on a couch at Larrisa Kunes' fifteenth birthday party. "I was relaxing and enjoying the party," he said. Partying with his friends is among the activities he enjoys on weekends. "I hang out with friends, play sports and try to catch up on sleep," said Horne. photocourtesyofLarissaKunes

"I hang out with my friends. Sometimes I draw and work on my artwork. I guess I enjoy doing artwork because it relaxes me and I'm not goo at sports and other things." -Sarah Huffard

"On the weekend I watch TV and go on camping trips with friends and family. We do a lot of backpacking. I don't go anywhere in particular but it's fun to go to Bear Meadows. But my favorite thing to do is to rent a movie. " - Matt Lanagan

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Below: Bobby Pakzad-Hurson and Avinash Samarth prepare for their next round in TedTurner debate, a duel between two pairs on current events. Deciding to spend his weekend at LaSalle High School to compete instead of another weekend activity, Pakzad-Hurson said, "I decided to be a part of a team that supported my actions and so I could feel like a part of a team. I like competing. I take every chance I get to be able to debate. I enjoy the crossfire and the freedom it gives you compared to regular speaking." photo by Catherine Ye

Above: Laura Maund plays violin in Centre Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra (CPYO). CPYO met once a week on Saturday mornings. When asked why she likes to play in the orchestra, Maund said, "I like playing violin and I like playing music. It's really just something I really love to do." photo by /shani Desai

During a Team Day on December 23, 2003, Mia Minichiello laughs with her friends while playing a holiday trivia game. "I really like hanging out with my friends on weekends, but when I'm bored it's fun to cook. I actually made cookies for our Team Day," said Minichiello. photo by Katherine Robinett

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N ora Martin Neil Maruszewski Luke Massar o Laura Maund Bethany Maxfield Amanda Mayer Christina Mazur Tyler Mazzotta Scotti McClme Lisa McCorkel Brittany McCoy Colleen McDonald Sean M cGann Kelly McGill Ti ffany McGinty Jenna McGrath Joi McKenzie Kayla McVay Clu-istine M ehalick Stephanie Mellott Rebecca M erdes M atthew Metzger Kw't Michelotti Thomas Mihalik Devin Miles Michael Milillo India Miller Janice Miller

"My favorite Disney movie is Finding Nemo because of all of the exciting, fu nny, and diverse characters. I really like when Dori tries to talk to the whale , because it's hilarious." - Molly Holleran

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Bryce Kubecka and Jenna McGrath look over postcards and pictures that they have left from their trip to Disney World. "I liked Disney World because it was really fun, and I want to go back ," said McGrath. Looking at the picture , Kubecka said , "I love Mickey!" "We had breakfast with the Disney character. There was Chip and Dale, and Goofy and Mickey there too," said McGrath while looking at a postcard of all of the Disney characters. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

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Right: Ryan Bisbey occupies his extra time at lunch by folding Starburst wrappers. "My friend and I have a chain going, it's eig ht feet long now," said Bisbey. With the lunch period being fifteen minutes longer than in Middle School , students had time after they finished eating to hang out. photo by Katie Salvaggio Below: Sarah Hopkins sleeps during her lunch period right after the CAT testing. "I was so tired of them," she said. Lunch was used for much more than eating here at State High. "I see people doing their homework, listening to music, sleeping, whatever. It's just a break from school," Hopkins said. photo by Katherine Robinett

"I talk to my friends and go to the Basic Crafts room sometimes. I really like lunch because it's longer than las year and the food is better too." -Loryn Way

"Usually we talk about what we are going to do outside of school, like going to a movie. Lunch is a free time where I ca n socialize with different people ." -lan Leebens-Mack.

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Below: Lexie Kennedy scribbes down the last answer in her previous night's health homework. "I like lunch because it gives me time to catch up with my friends, finish any last minute homework, and provides me with a break from the rest of the SChool day." photo by Katherine Robinett

Above : Joel Gallager and Alex Frieden play cards during their lunch period. "I get to relax during lunch, and playing cards is a good way to forget about the stress of the school day and have fun with my friends," said Gallager. photo by tshani Desai

Tom Novack plays paper football during 4th period lunch. "I play paper football with my friends during lunch because it's fun," said Novack. "We played some last year, but this year we have more time. Sometimes I also do my homework or study." photo by Katherine Robinett

IIow-- freshmen spend !heir lunch period ... Patrick O'Brien Joy O'Connell Maggie O'Keefe Gina-Rose Oliva Ashley Ol iver Osaze Osagie Logan Osgood-j acobs Samuel Osseo-Asarc Anthony Ottmar Matt hew Owens Julia Page Bobak Pakzad-Hurson Kristi n Palmer Jolu1 Pascavage Nicholas Pasquariello Leah Pendorf Brianna Peters George Peters Kristy Peters Marybeth Petkac Nicholas Petrick Katherine Petzold Arkasha Pevzner Michael Phillips Theresa Piazza Brendan Pifer Kayla Pifer Denis Pinchuk Benjamin Pi pen berg Ra chael Piper Ca therine Pletcher Benjamin Pollard Nathan Pollock-Antos Katherine Poole Dylan Porem ba

Joseph Porter Ryan Postiglione Corey Pratt Angela Price Eric Pryor Cadeigh Pw1t Jessica Purdum Daniel Rafacz Jessica Ramirez Benita Rannie Leela Rao Tara Rao Tiffany Rearick Jacob Reddington

Peter Reddington Aksel Redford Brendan Reed Shannon Rice :assaundra Richards Ashley Rider Greta Righter Laura Rivoir Anastasia Roberts Lauren Robertson Katherine Robinett Kermeth Roe Miranda Rohrbach Jessica Rommett Dawn Rosenbaum William Ross Andrew Roth Daniel Rozick Lisa Rozo Sergey Rudenko jason Rue Alexander Ruhl onathan Rumbaugh Katelyn Rusnak Molly Ryan Taylor Salizzoni Katie Salvaggio Avinash Samarth

Brinton Satterfield Anthony Savino Andrew Saxe Justin Saxman Brenda Saylor ;eoffrey Schiebinger josiah Schmidt

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Rashelle Shepard Samuel Shepha rd Scan Shields Kristina Shindyapin Kaleb Shissler Scott Shive Stephanie Shoffner

Wesley Showalter Sa.ral1 Shultz Valentino Shvenke Ali Siegenthaler Lerali Sigentha Victoria Silber Lara Sittler Candace Smith Davis Smith Kathleen Smith Maxwell Smith Samantha Smith Sara Smith Stephanie Smith Marta Smolarczyk Sara Snell Emily Snyder Katelynn Snyder Ignacio Sofa Elizabeth Spangler Derek Spear Danielle Spearly Kevin Spotts Curtis Sprout Alcssandra Stachowski Elizabeth Stang Ryan Stauffer Comtney StClair

Bruce Steamer Jennifer Stella Evan Stern Christopher Stevens Elizabeth Stitt Vladimir Stoicescu Wesley Stover

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Freshman class President, Bethany Maxfield hangs decorations for a display for the Winter Dance. "The activities in High School are much more student run, so you can get much more involved and make a difference," said Maxfield. There were thirty four new clubs and activities for Freshmen to be involved in during High School. photo by Anna Brewer GETTING INVOLVE09.':r~

Right: Wearing a smiley face mask, Timothy Gable presents a research report in the south auditorium. "It was for a team project and I resea rched Sam Walton (the founder of Wal-ma rt), so I wanted to pick someone everyone would recognize. It was fun to learn more about the people we researched," said Gable. photo by Larissa Kunes Below: Barry Liu entertains two friends of the family by blowing a bubble wh ile they try to pop it. "I play with my parents' friends' kids even though I hate little kids, so it's a contradiction." said Liu photo by Hanna Xu

Above: In the morning before school , Landon Evakstands at his locker talking to Abigail Hershey. The inside of Evak's locker is entirely covered in post-it notes. "I don't really know [why they are there]. One of my good friends put one in on the first day of school and they just kept piling up,路 he said. photo by Catherine Ye

Carley Strauss Bradley Strigle Katherine Stuart Robert Stulu路 Nathan Stupar William Subler Douglas Suhey :lana Sukovatitsyn Travis Summers Breanna Sunday Stoy Sunday Megan Supina Stephen Sylvia Camille Syrett Jeffrey Szklinski Holly Tallichet Gino Tambourine Aaron Tamminga Kendra Taylor Benjamin Thomas William Thomas Travis Tice :even Tippeconnic jessica Tirko Carrie Tomeo Brian Tompkins Tyler Tressler Michael Tnmzo Samantha Turner Robert Vadel\a Ktmal Vakharia .der Vandenbergh mya Veerabathini Brandon Vella .indscy Venturino 路sHMFN

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.,,.,w''''"'w"'":z.ac~fXon seeing them everday that is what makes my job exciting." -Miss Veronica lacobazzo

"As a guest teacher, I get to teach a little bit of pretty much everything, actually using all that stuff that in high school I wondered when I would use." - Mr. Andrew Lindsay

"Interacting and having fun with the students. Current events game day is my favorite day. I do like to do different activities throughout the year and I enjoy being able to reach students through club activities." - Mrs. Amy Bowersox

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j top left Mrs. Bella Bregar and Ms. Maura Allen converse animatedly while Allen completes sixth period hall duty. Said Allen, "We were probably discussing student concerns. We're good friends. We chat about everything." photo by Paloma Frumenta top right Mrs. Mary Knight prepares to shoot a marshmallow ghost across the room during her third period Molecular and Cellular Biology class. photo by Hanna Xu right James Ritchey fixes the projector during his fourth period AP Art History class. photo by Hanna Xu

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Pacu ty 'Res . political events of th1s year have affected evAmerican in some way. changes in the life of Giornesto, secretary High Computer Serwere obvious. Herson, Giornesto, who graduState High in 2002, as sent to Iraq in Novemr. Mrs. Giornesto and her tsband were only able to 路mmunicate with Scott ough Instant Messenger. 'esaid, "We keep IM on 24 ~ursa day so we can hear mhim. There 1s an 8 hour redifferencesowesome\eswillbeon 1Mat2:00am h him." They were not 1e to keep in constant con~~ because it cost three 1 ars an hour for Scott to ' Ethe computer. arly In his stay, Scott :~an e-mail ?elineating his of supplies. He was e~ only one meal a day. e eart sunk when I read e-mai l," sa id Mrs. 0 .~~sto. When her friend 路 S err, also a member of - ~ate High faculty, asked cott was faring, Mrs.

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good1es started flooding in." In an e-mail to his mother Scott specified what he could most ben efit from.These items included baby wipes, hand sanitizer, disposal cameras, powered drink mix, any type of snacks, instant oatmeal and DVDs. Said Mrs. Giornesto, "I walked into Mrs. Kerr's office one day Scott and Karen Giornesto pose toand was totally amazed at gether during a visit to Scott's what I saw. Her floor covbootcamp. Scott was sent to Iraq in November. photocourtestyo!Karen eredwith bagsofstuff. There Giornesto were even DVDs." A box of Giornesto forwarded her the supplies was also sent to Ron e-mail. She did not, how- Golembeski, the son of Cindy ever, expect results. Golembeski, an FCS teacher "After reading it she intheSouthBuilding. started a campaign to send The experience has not itemstoScott. Shetriedwith- beeneasyfor thefamily. Said out me knowing so 1would be Mrs. Giornesto, "He keeps surprised. However, 1found telling us stories of attacks out. 1was so grateful to know on his unit. I'm getting to the that we have such caring point that I don't even want to faculty," said Mrs. Giornesto. ask anymore ." However, Said Kerr, "I decided that th_e help received from State since Scott was a State High High faculty did not go unnograd and much of the high !iced. According to Mrs. school staff knows Karen, Giornesto, "He has rea lly that Pauline Prusko, my col- appreciated the support that league, and 1 would collect he has received from the items from the high school. 1 staff." sent an e-mail to all high Article by Paloma Frumenlo school staff members and the

Erol McGowan grins broadly while carving out a path through the steep snowdrifts that accumulated after days of storms. Snow was a pressing issue of the year, causing a record number of school delays and cancelations and creating dangerous road cond itions for residents. Said McGowan, "My son catches his bus on the other side and I have to make a path for him so it's safer. Plus, a couple hundred kids cut through here everday." Despite the strain shoveling presented, he was optimistic. "It's a good workout," McGowan said. McGowan was not only concerned for his student's safety, but their studies. He said, "I'm kind of worried about AP Stat because we still have to cover all the material by the AP Exam." photo by Paloma Frumento _

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Outsi e IJnterests anc(Jo s Despite common misconceptions, just as any other professiona l s, State High faculty and staff maintain rich and active lives outside of theirworkplace. Whether engaging in a favorite activity or hobby, or choosing anoth er part-time means of income, teachers keep busy. Often, their skills and interests outside of education contribute to a more dynamic and enjoyable experience for students. Molly Neal, math dePartment, attested to the fact that she worked to integrate aspects of her daily life into class to proVide a more enriching and comfortable environment for pupils. Said Neal, "I think that having a family makes You look at your students as almost an extension of Your family so I tend to keep my st~dents updated on my children at home. It makes me feel like We're all one big

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Focusing in on Family happy family and I think that my students enjoy that." Andrea Gall, a member of Neal's second period Advanced Pre-calculus class, agreed with this philosophy. "I think it's fun how she can teach us everything for the class and still have time to make it more personal. You get

to know her through her kids , Hunter and Hope," said Gall. James Schaper, math department, also spoke of family as an important aspect of his life. Schaper admited that he devoted most of his time to relatives. He listed daily activities: "Monday is bible school. Tuesday is piano. Wednesday is dance. Thursday is girl scouts. Sunday is also dance. Fridays and Saturdays I travel to help my father in law with his farm. When I can, I squeeze in a visit back to Pittsburgh to visit my own mother and father." Despite the time constraints this arrangement presented, Schaper would not have had it any other way. "My family is extremely important." Of course, the light-hearted math teacher could not resist addi ng a comment about his favorite free-time hobby. "I like to watch the sun rise over the horizontal axis," he confessed. Article by Paloma Frumento

Jack Lyke, Biology

Danielle Crowe, Photo-Arts

Carla Gates, Cafeteria Photos by Drew Cingef

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Doug Ripka glances up from an intense game of pinball during his 1981 all-night graduation party. Said Ripka, "I had about 18 hours to go until I could sleep, as our party was ... a Thursday, and I had to attend classes at PSU the next day. " Ripka described himself as a "quiet and bookish fellow although given to telling jokes." He was involved i~ a variety of extracurricular activities dealing with "electronics, radios, and compute rs." It was these interests that led him to a position as a technology education teacher at State High. Ripka still carries high school memories, such as those exemplified by the above photog raph, with him. He said , "I try every day to remember what highschool was like for me, and that students today aren't so different. I try to be like the best of my teachers by encouraging, challenging , and guiding as appropriate. And I try to incorporate hands on learning in class as much as I can." photo courtesy of Doug Ripka

ane Howly (right) and high school best friend 3role pose for a quick snapshot hours before their ne 1962 graduation from St. Mary's parochial gh School in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Howly •Scribed the day with a touch of sentiment. "There lS a big party afterwards ... ! remember going from ppy to sad in just a couple of minutes. Unfortutely, a lot of those people we just never see ain." Though separated now by both time and ace, Howly, today a South Building secretary, serted that school memories still have affected r social interaction with State High students. Said >Wiy, "I remember being that age, and how imporlt certain things are to students. I know what it's 3 to not be the top student or the most popular, and 1ow someday this really won't make that much of jifference because when you go to high school mions, you realize that all these people are your mds." photo courtesy Diane Howly

Squinting into the sun, Thomas "Doc" Arnold, age 13, poses with his Erie, Pennsylvania boy's baseball team. Said Arnold, "It was my first year playing organized ball, and I wasn't very good." Despite his affiliation with this team, Arnold maintained that athletics were not a field of interest to him at the time. His concerns lay then, as they do today, with science. "I basically goofed around the neighborhood and made rockets. We made our own fuel and set the neighborhood on fire." According to Arnold, his friends were of the "goody-two-shoes" variety. "I belonged to the group that always thought that they were going to get in trouble so they never did anything wrong." photo courtesy of Thomas Arnold

Back in the Day m young to old, every e High faculty or staff 1ber will admit to the that their own high >ol experiences made 11pact on their lives. n, their memories and eptions of those intefour years provide in: into the students they : with today. From hing methods to pertl interactions, they 3 prepared to help oththrough their own 1ledge. dd Ramsey, foreign Jage department, be•s his high schoo l 3 to be easily appli~ in the classroom. He s his Spanish I, II, II curricula around the 3 he struggled with as dent. Said Ramsey, rything I was weak at anish, I emphasize." s areas include par3tion, organization 1omework. 'ACULTY

rr'eacfiers as Students Cheryl Speakman, glances at the camera during her 1966 powder puff football game. Said Speakman,"We were dressed in full uniform with football pads and everything. We were coached by football players and parents served as the honorary coaches the night of the game. Our team won 7-6 because we had a better kicker."

Other facultyand staff incorporated their memories of high school into not only the classroom, but personal relationships. Said South Building nurse Karen Roth "I was a very academic and talkative person [in high school]. I think that it was the talkative part that made me

choose the field I'm in .... that's what makes me like school: the interaction between young and vital individuals." As a nurse, Roth has the opportunity to both provide care for and socialize with students on an informal level. Doc Arnold, science department, agreed that his own high school experiences allow him to connect well with students. Arnold, who maintained both reading and spelling disabilities throughout his educational years, described himself as "one of those invisible people--nothing special." Today, he has come to understand that "some of us really have to use everything we have to do well." He often informed his students of this realization. "If I can overcome everything and succeed, there is no reason they can't." Article by Paloma Frumento

Jon Lodge, Social Studies

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Joseph Koons ........................ Paraprofessional Frank Kowalczyk .................................. Science Leigh Kramer ...................... ... Paraprofessional Marcia Kramer .......... ......... Associate Pri ncipal Janet Kretch mar ............................. ....... English Michel le Kump ...................... Learning Support

Danielle Kurzinger ................... Phys Ed/Health Sue Labrecque ...................... Paraprofessional Jessica Lackey ................................ PDS Intern Debra Latta .. ... ... ... ... ...... ... Assistant Principal Michael Lechnar ........................ Social Studies Jennifer Lee .......................... Learning Support

Claudia Leonhardt .............. ... Paraprofessiona l Jon Lodge .................................. Social Studies Judy Long ................. ......................... Secretary Patricia Long .............. ............ Paraprofessiona l Ryan Long ................................. Social Studies Joann Luzenski .................................... Spanish

John Lyke ............................................. Science Melanie Lynch ......................... Phys Ed/Health Judith Lysaker ....................................... English Barbara Mackes ........ .............. Phys Ed/Health Deborah Hagg ...................... Learning Support Anne Malachosky ................. Learning Support

Linda Malgieri ... ............................... .. Secretary Leann Marshall .......... .. .. Attendance Secretary Michelle Mason ........... ........ ............... ... Science Gary Masquelier ......... ................. Delta English Laurie Masquelier ....... ........ ..... Delta Secretary Jenn McConnell ........... ....... .. Learning Support

Wendy McCullough ............................ .. Science Jack McCurdy .... ......... .................... Counseling Stacie McDermott .................... Phys Ed/Health Erol McGowan .......................................... Math Shai McGowan ... ........ .............................. Math Dianne McMurtry ............................... ....... Math

Christopher McKee ................... . Social Studies Melissa McKivison ....... .. ......... ... ........... .... Math Tod McPherson ...................... ... .......... . Science Priscilla McShea ... ......... ........ Paraprofessional Galen McWilliams .......... .......... Phys Ed/Health Ann Menoti ................................. Computer Lab

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Doris Saggese ....... ................ Paraprofessional Thomas Sallade ................................... Tech Ed Carol Sampsel ....................... Para professional Gloria Sa mpsel .......................... .. ...... Secretary Denise Savini ......... ........ ...................... Reading Kate Scalise .................... ................ Counseling

Lois Scarangella .................................... Library James Schaper ......................... ................ Math Christi na Schell ..................................... Library Heather Shakley .............................. Natatorium Lou Ann Shortie ..................... Paraprofessional Audrey Shrigley ..................... Paraprofessional

Dolly Singh ............................ Paraprofessional Daniel Smith .................................... ..... Science Eric Smith ...................................... ...... German Michelle Smith ........ .. ................... .... .... Spanish Shelly Soltis .............................................. Math Sherry Spurrier ...................... Paraprofessional

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A heated debate rises 3nd falls amid scattered .alk of a rigged golf game 3nd the lousy weather. _oud jokes inspire equally oud laughter. Grapes are :hrown from person to per>on. What sounds to be a ·owdy student lunch area s actually a haven for :eachers. Located just belind the Chatter's Cafe, it s one of lounges that offer 'acuity and staff the op)Ortunity to kick back and ·eiax. Said Melanie Lynch )f her period spent in the :-Jorth Building faculty caf.teria, "It's usually just a >tress reliever time." Faculty forwent the stiff 'ormality associated with ~ducation and enjoyed 3nimated discussions. Yvonn e Pickeri ng Jaused from a conversaion relating to the upcomng release of the third nstallment of the "Lord of he Rings" trilogy to say, We talk about movies, tnd TV shows, and how •hort Mr. Rucchio is ... The

Stacie McDermott and Steve Kurzinger enjoy lunch wilh otherfacully member.; during sixth period. Said McDermott. who leaches heallh, of the period, "As a new teacher, it's nice talking to [other faculty] and to just get away." photo by Paloma Frumento

funniest times would probably have something to do with picking on Rucchio." Her comments illustrate the many similiarities between student conversations and those had by the faculty. Christina Rarrick, who this year chose not to attend large faculty lunches, envisioned a similar situation. "I would like to talk about daily things with my collegues ... Conversations you'd carry on with your friends."

Mary Hershey agreed. "If I was there we would probably talk about what we do in our spare time and our families." Lynch effectively summed up the general atmosphere when she said, "Sometimes it's professional, and sometimes it gets a little out of control." She felt that the outlook of the people present largely affected the character of the room as a whole. "You never want to be stuck in the lunch period where everyone whines, mopes and complains. It should be spent on rej uvination," she said. While some faculty members found the period more useful for catching up on work, others visited the lounges with a variety of goals in mind. Sa id substitute, Hal Hallock, "I like State College because of the large variety of food I can pick and choose ." Hallock chose to listen to most conversations, rather than participate.

James Bany as, Math

Dan a Webber, Spanish

Sarah Rito, En glish Photos by Drew Cingel

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Mary Hershey ingnites a .b gumm1 ear as a means of exemplifiying several chemical properties during her third period Advaced Chemistry class. Said stu. dent Ying-Hsien Huang of Hershey's teaching style "She knows what's going 0 ~ with the students, she dresses up for the holidays and she does cool labs too!; photo by Angela Yen

Andrew Ricker uses a tire to demonstrate different types of friction during his third period physics class. In-class experimentation was a common part of the class. Said Ricker of physics, "It should be fun. I do some pretty off the wall labs." Throughout the year students had the opportunity to launch water balloons across the football field, run toy cars down the hallway, and go sledding on snowy days, all in the name of science. Aside from adding interest to his class through experimentation, Ricker also emphazised class participation. "I'd rather have them be part of the show than me just be a television," he said. photo by Erica Ha viland ael Lechnar promulgates, or expresses, a point Jgh determined ha nd gestures during a reen•ent of debates between Thomas Jefferson and ander Hamilton, two figures representing very ·ent viewpoints in American history. Lechnar 3sented Jefferson while Andy Merrit took on the :ma of Hamilton . With wigs procured by Peter ·ge, Lechnar said, "That was my sole effort in live teaching." A prominent feature of Lechnar's Jction is communication. He said, "What I do is re , and by lecturing I provide the students with 1erent and hopefully clear analysis of American •ry. I find it very difficult to, on your own, read a ook and make sense out of it. My job is to bring y .... Human interaction , pure and simple: that's teaching is. And it can take on multitudes of 5 .... I also try to have students come in on a one•e basis" Lechnar occasionally added variety to lass. "I also sing periodically," he said. photo by -laviland

hing can be a com3d process, even both the faculty and 1ts share a common >of communication. ~ no similar chanof verbal or written nge can make the ence infintely more 1ging. 1 faced with the ianbarrier he encoun5 a part of the En3S a Second La nprogram at State the most prominent ~of teaching for Mr. N Wil son became ity. are flexible all the We are continually 1ting the students ;tanding of the sub3tter," he said. Wilteracted with stufrom across th e each day, working 3 them not only a of the English ian, but also an :U L.TY

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Grinning Karin Sutherland extends a bowl of sweets to Sam Carpenter during her second period AB calculus class. Said Sutherland, "I think it was Halloween." Though she did not use candy as incentive, she said, "I do occasionally surprise my classes with treats." This idea is an exemplary model of Sutherland's teaching style. " I believe in treating my students like I would like to be treated. My teaching methods include a student friendly environment with humor mixed in if possible. Calculus is a hard subject, and I like to lighten it up with humor or goofiness at times." She tried to "translate math into normal understandable language, finding connections which help students make sense of math, not just memorize formulas." She also utilized visual models when teaching. She explained, "Just listening to someone else describe something is much harder than actually experiencing it yourself." photo by l ennyFang

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ishes up some last minute business after a day of work. Wilson taught both English as a Second Language, and American Life to State High students hailing from across the globe. photo by Paloma Frumento

understanding of culture and customs in the United States. Wi lson employed both research and creativity to reach these goals. He said, "I find sto ries about American History .. .lf you can try to get them to come along on the story with you you've got the battle won." Mr. Kevin Hulbert also taught through the use of

always attempt to connect the material of the day to the students' lives to raise their interest and show how the material is important." For example , when studying th e Industrial Revolution, Hul bert discussed the lives of immigrants during the time and invited students to share their own present day experiences. According to Wison it was essential to establish a light hearted atmosphere . He said, "I try to instill humor in the classroom So me kids don ' t have enough English to understand my jokes, but I keep telling the jokes in hope that some day they'll know enough to understand. I secretly hope that they'll be drinking milk when they finally get the joke and it will comeoutof theirnose." Article by Paloma Frumento

Shat McGowan , Math

Keith Thompson, English

Eugene Rucchio, Earth Science Photos by Drew Cingel

Nancy Spannuth ............ ........................ Library Cheryl Speakman ....... Diversified Occupations Sylvia Stanley ........................................... Math Deborah Steinberg ............... Learning Support Karen Stoehr ........ ...................... .... Counseling Linda Strauss ....... .. ............... Learning Support

Amanda Strittmatter .............................. French James Stump ........ ......... ........................... MRC Martha Supina ............... ...................... Spanish Karin Sutherland .. .................................. ... Math Margaret Swoboda .................. Phys Ed/Health Ann Territo ........................................... Security

Donald Thompson ............. ........ Social Studies Keith Thompson .................................... English Connie Tomeo ....................... Paraprofessional Will em van den Berg ............................ Science Robin Verbeck ............ Diversified Occupations Krista Yerkes .... ........ ...................... PDS Intern

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