THBS Unleashed Issue I

UNLEASHED TBHS The Story of One Student’s Near-Death Experience

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pages 4-5

in this issue // Tayler Carter runs like the wind, page 6

// TBHS students toured Europe, page 6

// Update your look with trendy styles, page 8

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Hey TBHS, I’m excited to be back for my senior year as Editor again alongside my new co-editor, Cayla Brown. This year, we will be producing newsmagazines bi-weekly instead of once a month. We are also going to incorporate more photos and infographics in our design. Our mission is to produce a quality newsmagazine that appeals to a wide range of readers. Have your voice heard by submitting suggestions or a letter to an Editor to Ms. O in room 219. I hope you all have a great year!

Welcome back to another unique year TBHS! This year we have many updated sections along with a few additions, like our classifieds section. During the school year, we will have interesting columns, lively debates, and witty jokes. Be sure to check out the survival guide on page six. There are some great tips, especially for the incoming sophomores. Make sure you have a great year!

Talk to you soon,

Sincerely,

Follow us on Twitter @TBHSpublication, or visit our website: http://tbhusunleashed.troy.k12.mo.us.

TBHS Siege Presents:

THE

HERO

In the real world, heroes aren’t restricted to buff men in tights. They exist all around us: in our classrooms and our halls, in our homes and neighborhoods.

Every story has a hero.

WITHIN

Yearbooks are $50 until August 31!

Books increase to $60 as of September 1.

Order forms are available at NGC and TBHS main offices. Book can also be purchased online at yearbookordercenter.com with the code 08182.

Information about senior quotes, ads and pictures is also available.

Information can be picked up at the main office or in room 219.

Also available are: 2-line nameplate $10 1-line nameplate $6 Spring Supplement $5 Plastic Jacket $3 Autograph Supplement $2

TableofContents License to Kill

// Zack Hudgens & Cayla Brown

Stop & Smell the Roses // Emily Hutsler

In It to Win It // Emily Hutsler

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Versus: The Chick-fil-A Conflict

TBHS Unleashed is a biweekly publication produced by the newspaper staff at Troy Buchanan High School. TBHS Unleashed is an open-forum publication with the intention of accurately and fairly reporting the news, events, and interests of Troy Buchanan High School to the student body, faculty, and administration of TBHS, as well as the surrounding community. The newsmagazine is solely funded by advertisers. Advertisements appearing in TBHS Unleashed do not necessarily represent the beliefs or viewpoints of the newspaper or staff. The opinions expressed in this newsmagazine or its online edition may not be those of TBHS, Lincoln County R-III School District, faculty, staff, or administration.

// Jeff Fennewald & Brent Debert

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Trends: Back to School

// Paige Martin & Meagan Weldon

The Gleeful One Amanda Huffman (12) has three passions: writing, music, and acting. She’s an active member of Express Show Choir and has been a part of five theatrical productions at TBHS. She plans to pursue a career in education.

The Active Outdoorswoman Megan Ryba (11) enjoys taking pictures and playing softball.

After high school, she plans on going to college and majoring in either Education or Journalism.

The Explorer Ryan Buchanan (11) likes learning new things. He is currently pursuing his hobbies by watching college lectures online for his profession of choice— biological engineering.

The Faithful Belayer Jeff Fennewald’s (12) newfound addiction is rock climbing. The passion that he has for rock climbing cannot even begin to measure up to the passion that he has for his faith. He participates in sports and activities that are much less “mainstream.”

The Outgoing One Brent Debert (12) loves lasagna, football, and high school. He plans on becoming a psychiatrist. His favorite color is orange.

Meet theStaff The Artist The Go-Getter Aside from being on the newspaper Cayla Brown (12) is always on staff, Emily Hutsler (11) is also the move and likes it that way. involved in Art Guild, StuCo, and She is involved in band, Epsilon NHS. She can’t wait to help make this Beta, and on the tennis team. Ms. year’s newsmagazine the best one yet. Oladehin enjoys torturing her on a daily basis. She is She plans on pursuing art in college. considering majororing in either Journalism, Law, or English, along with a business degree.

The Shutterbug The Trendsetter Meagan Weldon (10) loves Paige Martin (12) loves looking at photography and art and being creative. taking pictures. Besides As one of the designer photography, her main focus is editors, she plans on school and trying to maintain a studying graphic design 4.0 GPA. She has wanted to be a and photography in college. veterinarian since she was two and aspires to attend Mizzou after she graduates.

The Sci-Fi Enthusiast The Team Player Olivia Grelle (11) has attended Troy schools for the past three years and has been a member of the newspaper staff for two years. As an active member of FFA, she will be attending the organization’s National Convention in October.

The Dedicated Doer Jennifer Firoved (11) spent the summer working at a girl scout camp in Pevely, MO as a wrangler. During the school year, she is involved in the school’s theatre productions as the light technician.

Zack Hudgens (12) has a passion for technology, Kurt Vonnegut, and folk metal. He is an active member in Literary Guild, and produced a half-hour documentary based on the first TBHS Writer’s Week, held this past February. At home, he’s often found using the gaming PC he built.

The Optimist Samantha Cameron (11) has her heart set on being a pediatrician and going to school in Kansas City. Her family and friends have always come before everything, and she said she couldn’t ask for better. She likes to read books, take pictures, and be completely over the top dramatic and emotional.

The Advisor Mojisola Oladehin, TBHS publications advisor, keeps everything going and always empowers her students. She is always working. No matter how sarcastic she may be, she truly cares about her students and their work.

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LICENSEto KILL student tells tale of recent brush // Zack Hudgens & Cayla Brown with death

enough to experience one firsthand this past summer. Dickinson was riding in the passenger seat of a car filled with people and boxes when the driver of the vehicle approached a turn at high speed. “[The driver] and [a passenger],” Dickinson said, “were arguing over whether the speed limit on the turn was only suggested.” When a stack of

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Dickinson said.

The vehicle rolled over and off the road, into a nearby ditch. “All I could see,” Dickinson said, “was this giant wall

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hen the windshield shatters, the airbags explode, and the horns blare, the world has a tendency to shrink. The moments blur into hours where the past is ignored, where problems are forgotten, and where staying alive is all that matters.

In those hours, human nature is ripped from its core and put on display until the paramedics arrive. In the dusty aftermath, the physical damages pale in comparison to the emotional distress and the scars forever left on the mind.

So goes the tale of a car crash.

This year has been particularly heavy on car accidents involving Missouri teens.

Lexie Dickinson (12) was unfortunate

I felt like it was my duty to save everyone.

boxes collided with the driver, the vehicle // photo by Cayla Brown began to tilt. She quickly reached to of dirt coming right at us. If the car had pull the boxes back and help the driver flipped one more time, I would have “regain composure,” but to no avail. “I been dead.” felt like it was my duty to save everyone,” Dickinson blacked out for a short

photos of vehicles not related to article // photo by Zack Hudgens

26%

of all crashes involve one or more drivers under the age of 21, yet only

9.3%

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... The only words that came out were screams.

while, and was later airlifted from the scene. When she woke up, she tried to ask the paramedics what had happened, but “the only words that came out were screams.”

In the aftermath of the accident, Dickinson suffered from a fractured kneecap, a torn and bloody arm, and several other injuries. She left the hospital with 20 stitches and 10 staples.

“We all, as high school kids, think we can master the road,” she said, “but we aren’t invincible. Speed limits are there for a reason.”

Dickinson’s words ring true.

// photo by Cayla Brown

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, in 2010, 47.8 percent of young driver traffic accidents involved the driver going over the speed limit.

Guidance Counselor Nicole Smith agrees with Dickinson. “We are not invisible,” she said. “It isn’t only you on the road; you are responsible for the lives of everyone else on the road as well.”

As a parent, Smith finds driving somewhat frightening, especially when her three children are in the vehicle with her. Every possible choice on the open road has the potential to cause harm– it doesn’t take much to end a life.

Causes of Teen Deaths

Causes of National Teen Deaths

// from NHTSA.gov

All Other Homicide Motor Vehicle Suicide

of all Missouri drivers are underage. Every

35.5

minutes, one person is killed in an accident involving an underaged driver.

In 2010,

123

people were killed in accidents involving young drivers. *based on 2010 statistics from the MO Highway Patrol

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NEWS

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Stop & Smell the Roses a school survival guide

// Emily Hutsler

As the new school year approaches, changes in the environment quickly become apparent. Wal-Mart starts to smell like crayons, the aisles are cluttered with dropped backpacks, and kids try to ignore the fact that, soon, they’ll be behind a desk yet again. Parents become wired, nagging their children about classes and that test they haven’t taken yet. Friends become desperate as the summer rapidly comes to

a close.

Then, suddenly, the classrooms are filled and the homework, tests, meetings, sport practices, and after-school jobs start piling up. Students begin to ask themselves if they can make it out alive this year.

Listen up: don’t freak out. Buy a planner and use it. Get a clearer picture of when and how to accomplish everything. If room can’t be made for something, drop an item

from the list. Decide which classes are needed to graduate; the rest is optional.

Finally and most importantly, make sure there is space for personal time. Students often get too wrapped up in deadlines and work, and soon forget about themselves.

School isn’t here to break people; school is here to make them better. If it isn’t, schedule changes are in order. Nobody can do everything.

Here are some extra tips to survive at TBHS:

Stay on the right side of the hall.

Respect everybody.

Get involved with a club.

Don’t fall behind on homework.

Don’t get into drama.

Remember to enjoy yourself.

A European Experience

// Amanda Huffman

// photo by Carol Urban

Gazing over the graves of fallen soliders at Omaha Beach, the teens remembered all those who fought in World War II.

Over the summer, David Haake (12), Sydney Hood (12), Kaylee Strawhun (12), and Al Badalamenti (11) traveled to Europe for 17 days as part of the Midwest American Honor Choir. During their travels, they visited France, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. The trip gave the students once-in-a-lifetime

experiences like singing “America the Beautiful” at Omaha Beach. However, there was also a series of unfortunate events that made their travels not so enjoyable, such as being stranded in Switzerland because the tour bus broke down.

Haake said, “One day while we were in France, my friend and I passed by these two

In It to Win It

// Emily Hutsler

As residents of Troy, students may have noticed the 5’8” and dark-haired cross-country state finalist running around town before and after school. Tayler Carter’s (11) running career began in 7th grade track. Laughing, Carter said, “I wasn’t very good. I kept going though, because it was really fun.”

Carter has come a long way since then. Today, he runs twice a day, six times a week. During the school year, he gets up before daybreak and depending on if he’s “feeling awesome” or not, he runs between three to ten miles.

// photo by Samantha Cameron

The Price is Right

French boys while walking down the street and one of them spat on me because I smiled at them.”

After traveling through Europe, the students have a new appreciation for some things Americans take for granted. Never again will they ignore the privilege of free water and public restrooms.

With this much determination, it isn’t surprising to hear that he has his goals set on Rio in the next Olympics “for the gold, of course.”

Carter plans on attending Oklahoma State University, which has one of the top cross country programs, hopes to make it Olympics. “I’ll be spotted there [Oklahoma State].”

Carter not only wants Olympic Gold in Rio four years from now, but also to meet Usain Bolt, his idol, in person.

“I wanna race him.”

Carter isn’t the only student aspiring to be in the Olympics with ties to TBHS. Deanna Price, a graduate, qualified for the Junior World Championship in women’s hammer throw in Barcelona, Spain this past July. She now attends Southern Illinois University where she holds the 5th longest hammer throw in SIU history (205-5).

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Conflict Recently the President and CEO of Chickfil-A, Dan Cathy, spoke of his beliefs about children who are at a disadvantage when being raised by single parents. According to the Baptist Press, Cathy went on to say that he believes in “the biblical definition of a family unit.” Cathy said, “We are very much supportive of the family... we are a family owned and led business.”

The truth to this story is that Chick-fil-A does not discriminate against homosexuals.

I found nothing wrong with his statement.

The only things that are offensive about this are the distasteful and ignorant comments made by the public in social media. Cathy, on the other hand, has done nothing wrong. His statement has simply been twisted. So how can there be boycotts to “Stop the Hate” when there was never any hate to begin with?

Personally, I disagree with the CEO of the fast food chain Chick-Fil-A. Seeing as how his personal views speak for the company and partially for the hundreds of thousands of employees he pays daily, I wonder if any of those workers are homosexuals? If they are, what is the company policy for employing homosexuals? Should those employees be fired immediately, not because they are bad workers– they could be the employee of the month– but because their life decisions go against that establishment? This could be considered discrimination and that is illegal.

The dictionary defines marriage as “the state of being married, voluntarily, for life.”

There was no mention of male or female contained in it, unless I did not see it. Did you?

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Back-to-School

TRENDS eight

// Meagan Weldon & Paige Martin

Adding neutral colored sandals to any outfit is a quick and easy fix to any shoe dilemma.

Give your simple nail color that extra

pop with unique and bold designs. If

time or artistic ability lacks, try adding a little sparkle and shine! // photos by Bailey Wood

How to...

Alex Tiefenthaler (12), Brett Henke (12), Shane Ponder (11)

When are cargo shorts not in for guys?

Dress them up with a nice v-neck or dress them down with a simple t-shirt.

sock bun

// Meagan Weldon & Paige Martin

Emilee Hanne (11)

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Take a long sock and cut a small portion of the toe off.

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two Take one end and begin

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Put your hair in a tight ponytail.

rolling downward until it looks like a donut.

The Bulletin

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Place the rolled sock at the very end of your ponytail and evenly distribute hair around the sock.

Roll your hair around the sock in a downward motion. After you’re done rolling, your sock bun is complete.

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Clubs/ Organizations

Interested in FCCLA? Join in room 209 today!

See Mrs. Snider in room 220 for details regarding Spanish Club.

Interesting in being a part of the newsmagazine or yearbook staff? Enroll in Journalism I.

Looking for an affordable way to reach the TBHS students? Advertise your business, club, and organization’s events in our new classified section. Help Wanted ads are free.

Guidance news available online at www.troy.k12.mo.us Visit Science Club at the Back to School Bash!

See any business teacher to join Future Business Leaders of America.

Got French? See Ms. Weatherly for details on French Club.

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