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by Ané Wanliss Many would say that the lower school is a comfortable environment suitable for learning. An environment of this nature can only been created by the people in it, especially administrators. Rick Betts, Associate Head of School, has created this type of environment at Holy Innocents’. Betts has been an important member of the HI community since he started working here 15 years ago, but next year he will be starting a new chapter in his career as headmaster of Saint Benedict’s Day School in Smyrna, Georgia.

Although he will no longer be working at Holy Innocents’, his legacy is sure to remain on campus. Beginning as assistant 3

principle of the pre-school, Betts has served in many administrative roles at HI including Associate Head of School, but he spent most of his time in the lower school as principal.

Betts is notorious for the crazy things he has done for the reading challenges. Centered on the idea of encouraging students to read, the challenge is an aspect of the lower school that all students love. Junior Jack Hackett reflected on the experience and said, “My fondest memories were the reading challenges. We never let him down.” Students always meet the mark and win the incentive.

These incentives, often set by Betts, have included him spending the day in a cherry picker, dying

his hair green and even kissing a monkey! Principal of the lower school Terri Potter recalled her experience working with him and also participating beside him in many of the incentives. “My favorite memory was when he was principle, and I was assistant principal. The incentive was that we would wear student uniforms.

It was so much fun to be a student with him.”

Each year the challenge has been completely successful in getting the children to read thousands of books. In reality, there lays an importance in challenges beyond the funny side. They are about instilling the love for reading at an early age “He’s always been an advocate

MR. BETTS

for children,” accelerated reading coordinator Susan Rapoport said. “He’s always been willing to anything to get them to read.”

Not only has Betts left a lasting impression among the student body, he has also impacted the faculty. Betts was a great leader for the faculty and staff. Potter said that she believes his greatest contribution to the HI community has been “his ability to work so well with the faculty and staff.”

Betts has empowered the rest of the faculty and staff to become leaders in the community. In his various roles, Betts’s contributions have extended beyond that of an administrative standpoint.

“Rick is a life long teacher,” said

Rapoport, “but also a life long learner.”

As he looks back on his time here, Betts admits that he will miss the people in the community the most. “It’s a pretty tight knit community, and I have a lot of friends here,” he said. Betts has gotten the opportunity to learn a lot in his roles in his time spent here at HI. According to Betts, these roles have allowed him to “deal with different groups of people, different personalities.”

From dealing with young children to adults, Betts is a person who has enjoyed “connect[ing] with different personalities and age groups.”

Although he will no longer be around campus everyday,

Betts will still be present in the school community. His children will remain students here at HI, and his wife Stephanie, a lead first grade teacher, will remain a teacher here. “My family and I are very connected and invested in this place,” Betts said referring to this transition as a bitter sweet time for him. “I’m excited for my future, but I am very much going to miss this community.”

Walking through the halls, Betts always has a welcoming smile on his face. Whether in his position as assistant principal, principal, or Associate Head of School, Betts has been an outstanding member of the HI community and will be missed.

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MEDIA

The Message and the Messenger

by Lela Johnson

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78% by age 17. Nationwide, eating and depression rates among What is the problem? disorder women have soared since 2000. Value

now lies on the body, leaving many disempowered and miles away from A slew of unrealistic billboards looking beyond what is skin deep. Is and eye-catching magazine covers it any wonder that teen girls feel more advertising the “perfect woman” litter powerless than ever? today’s community, thrown in the faces Girls are taught from very early on of men and women alike. A destructive that their worth lies in their looks, and movement to conform to men’s ideals boys often share that belief. In a recent grips the female population. Women study led by Philippe Bernard, research of all generations experiments were have fallen prey “When I worked in inspired by the idea to advertising and that people are media, sucked in to government, we were able to recognize the strong desire the fluffers, balloon objects when they to embody one’s blower-uppers and are upside down, “ideal self.” but not people.

The American bow tiers who made Inverted pictures Psychological the events look nice. of sexualized Association women were recently deemed But often men would more frequently self-objectification be at the podium.” recognized than a national epidemic. similar pictures Women are of men as objects viewing themselves as objects for as opposed to people, proving that men’s pleasure more than ever before. both genders view men as people but This goes back to the content that is women as objects. How do we rise delivered to us from television, phones above a world that deems women to be and the Internet, shaping our society as objects, and therefore lack the ability to well as our brains, lives and emotions. take women intellectuals seriously?

With today’s teens spending an average of eleven hours engrossed in the media per day, it is clear that many base What does this mean judgments and perceptions off of what the media has been whispering into our for women in ears from a young age. leadership?

Eating disorder rates among women have skyrocketed 65%, going hand-inhand with further plunging notions of Many women in leadership face self-worth. Studies show that 53% of a persistent double bind. Too much 13-year-old girls are unhappy with strength leads to being seen as too their bodies. This number jumps to masculine – too feminine means they

are not strong enough to be put in a position of power. “When I worked in government, we were the fluffers, balloon blower-uppers and bow tiers who made the events look nice,” said Katie Koser, public relations manager and journalist. “But often men would be at the podium. After more than 13 years of hard work and patience, I was finally given a job with a better salary and title, only to have a man be appointed over me, who had zero experience in our industry. So, he got the “director” title, while I did the work. I got fed up and left before too long and still continued to encounter this gender discrimination at two more workplaces, before starting my own business.”

Women like Koser who are able to eventually rise above these limitations and still be successful leaders are few in number. “The way that women are portrayed in the media has a negative impact on hiring and promoting,” says Jackson Katz, a leading anti-sexist activist, speaker, and author. “It isn’t only because of how men view them.

Women, too, internalize the message that their only value comes from being young, thin and beautiful, and so they are less likely to aspire to leadership roles.”

What are people doing about it?

The question persists: How do we change this facet of society? As advertising is a billion dollar industry, persuading the key players in the media by engaging their sense of ethics and morality seems near impossible.

the best and most long-lasting Dr. Helene Gayle has conquered changes,” said Gayle. “If you can the struggle with media objectificahelp a girl get an education, her tion. As president of CARE, a huchildren are going to be better manitarian organization dedicated off and her children’s children are to fighting poverty, and Forbes going to be better off.” Dr. Gayle 52nd most powerful woman in has dedicated most of her life to the world, Gayle is able to speak setting these extensive dreams powerfully not only for herself in motion. “I take but also for countless poverty-stricken “I just want to do my motivation from what I can to women she has taken my part to make doing make the world a under her wing. the world a little better place,” said CARE’s 70 years of “I just want to looking for the charbetter each day.” Gayle. do my part to make ity effort that makes the world a little betthe biggest impact in ter each day.” Gayle harnessed her impoverished societies has shown advantage in the media to advance that empowering women and her work and promote her visions girls has far-reaching implications. for a better world, exemplifying a “We’ve put a lot of focus on empowerful woman leader unhinpowering girls and women because dered by society’s misrepresentathey are the most effected by povtion of women. erty, but they also help to produce

and calling attention to the way in However, if enough people are willing which the media sidelines women to speak out, anything could happen. can be very powerful.” Sparking this “Gender equality will largely be driven type of movement will take time and by women, but with a critical mass of support from both genders. “It took men who support them,” said Katz. thousands of years to enshrine male “[They must] support the idea that dominance,” says Katz. “Of course it belief in democracy means belief in will take more than a gender equality.”

“Stopping [these] few decades to undo The first step and to achieve toward a future shift stereotypes would itgender equality.” in gender equality is depict the ideal “Miss awareness. was The ability to see woman as someone Representation” a 2011 Sundance through the false who is independent film dedicated to messages projected the depth by the media and and intelligent rather exploring and consequences to understand than skinny and of the demeaning reality is key. “An portrayal of women overwhelming beautiful.” in the media number of and its effect on corporations in women’s access to leadership positions.

America are in the hands of men,” said Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom Barbara Berg, a renowned anti-sexist focuses on connections between this author. “Being aware of this disparity 7

film’s powerful message encouraging women to rise above the media’s ideals and her own sexually exploited and pain-ridden past, describing herself as “not immune to the damage our culture does to women and girls.” Many renowned speakers involved in raising awareness about the objectification of women are interviewed throughout “Miss Representation.”

Reception for this film was astounding. A powerful movement was sparked, led by a campaign to call attention to offensive and oversexualized ads by retweeting them with the hashtag #notbuyingit. Viewers found the movie “very eye-opening to the way some girls and women are affected by the media’s portrayal of them,” said Zach Waldron, senior at HI. “Stopping [these] stereotypes would depict the ideal woman as someone who is independent and intelligent rather than skinny and

was the eye opener for me.”

Does this change in women’s leadership from high school to career life really take us by surprise? It could be said that high school years are nurturing years, or the years where any display of interest will be rewarded with a pat on the head, regardless of What about us? if you’re male or female, at a school like HI. As a result, women are raised with a false sense of reality and have The degrading of women striving overestimated futures. to secure leadership roles does not Many eyes have been opened to the seem to be much of a problem at the media objectification of women thanks high school level. “I don’t think this to the efforts of projects like Miss is something that happens at Holy Representation and CARE. Future Innocents’ but probably develops later generations now have the opportunity outside of high school,” said student to be raised in a society informed council president about the harms Tori Hovancik. It of the media’s “No one wakes up is actually more objectification common to see and looks in the of women. If student leadership enough are willing mirror and thinks ‘I numbers skewed to follow through in the favor of like everything about with this new women. “As it my body.’ There will found awareness, relates to student we can begin government, there always be something to change our seems to be more community for we notice about involvement in the benefit of our the daily lives ourselves that we culture’s women. of students by “If all we want to don’t like.

No one is females than do is be accepted alone when it comes and look good in males,” said Terry Kelly, 12th grade society, then why to body image.” dean and leader of do we create such high standards for student council.

This observation cannot be said for other people?” said Payton Calhoun, the society waiting outside the doors of senior at HI. “No one wakes up and high school’s nurturing environment. In looks in the mirror and thinks ‘I like everything about my body.’ There will some cases, what women accomplish always be something we notice about following education amounts to ourselves that we don’t like. No one is much less than many anticipated. “In alone when it comes to body image.” high school and college, I rarely gave Knowledge of the the objectification [women’s portrayal in the media] a of women’s images in the media is now thought,” said Koser. “I think my widespread. What happens next is up teachers and school leaders valued boys to you. and girls equally, and in our school there was an equal distribution among the top achieving students. My first job beautiful.” Miss Representation taught junior Ross Waters to “look at the media with a grain of salt and appreciate people for their personality rather than their body or role in society.”

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THE TRUTH BEHIND THE STEREOTYPE

MALE VS. FEMALE ATHLETES

by Mary Martin Shook

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edge over female athletes simply due ccording to forbes.com, to the way their bodies are built. Head the world’s 100 highest athletic trainer Kara Dolling explains paid athletes have one the differences in the physical makeup thing in common. They are all of boys and girls. “Males have a much male. Womensportsfoundation.org more muscular build than females compared the salaries of professional due to the larger cross section of male and female basketball players in the muscles, possibly allowing for the 2004-2005 season. The maximum greater ability to generate power and salary a player from strength,” said Dolling. “Also “We are all the lower body structure of the WNBA received was $89,000 while the athletes.” the female is much wider, maximum salary a player to allow for childbirth, but from the NBA received was $15.355 it can also lead to knee injuries if the million. It seems as though society width and angles create a large inward will never grow out of the stereotype angle at the knee.” of associating boys with sports, and It should be no surprise that not girls. As a female athlete at Holy football is the sport with the highest Innocents’, It is important to look number of injuries considering it is into how Holy Innocents’ ensures the most physical. When it comes to equal athletic opportunities for both a sport like soccer, injuries do not male and female athletes. differ in amount or intensity among Differences between male and boys and girls. Treatments for athletes female athletes begin with anatomy with the same injuries are the same, differences. Males have an automatic 9

regardless of gender. However, “differences may occur in how they perform certain movements and tasks that may cause them to rehabilitate faster than the other,” said Dolling.

Training wise, all sports teams at HI are required to go to the weight room at least twice a week. Peter Tongren, strength and conditioning coach, leads all teams in their workouts. Peter keeps the intensity and the exercises generally the same for boys and girls—the only difference is male athletes use higher weight values. There is an assumption by many athletes at Holy Innocents’ that Peter puts more pressure on male athletes than he does female athletes, but Peter claims he puts the same pressure and intensity on everyone.

“We are all athletes,” said Tongren.

Freshman Ansley Grisby made HI history this year when she decided to join the wrestling team. Although

there are female wrestlers, the sport males and females on the team. At is known to be predominantly male, practices, girls and guys who run especially at the high school level. the same events are expected to Grisby was inspired to run the same amounts wrestle because the sport is at practice. Freed does popular within her family. not believe one gender After telling her mom that is more coachable than she wanted to wrestle, they the other, but he does had a meeting with Athletic believe students respond Director Ruth Donahoo to different kinds of and the wrestling coaches. It coaching based on was decided that she would gender. “I definitely think be put on the team, but she you have to approach would not receive special them in different ways. treatment. She would be With guys you can be a treated just like all the other little bit firmer, and with athletes. Attitudes from the girls I tend to tell them players varied. Some were why things are going on supportive, some didn’t care more and what they are and there were going to get out a handful that “With guys you can be a of it,” said Freed. were rude and The most little bit firmer, and with not accepting decorated sport at girls I tend to tell them Holy Innocents’ of having Grisby on the why things are going on is girl’s varsity team. Grisby basketball. The more and what they are team won a state did not take the rudeness going to get out of it.” to heart and actually thought the criticism was completely championship in 1999 “understandable.” After two weeks and has continued their of practices, Grisby quit the team. successes throughout “It wasn’t safe with how big the the years with multiple guys were getting,” said Grisby, “and final four and elite eight I would have had to drop a lot of finishes. Ironically, weight to be in a weight class where there is always a much I could be competitive.” Although larger fan base at the Grisby will be attending Riverwood guy’s games than the next year, she still plans to support girl’s games. Junior the HI wrestling team and even plans basketball player Mary to join an all girls club team in the Hollis Schmidt believes future. the boy’s basketball team has a larger HI sports like track and crossfan base because “the games are later country are interesting because they in the evening, and everyone wants are the few teams where girls and to go home to get ready instead guys practice and train together. of staying after school. But I also Head of track and field coach Scott believe boys basketball has a faster Freed sees an equal effort from pace game, making it better and more

exciting to watch.”

A common problem that many HI sports face is dealing with field space. Space is limited, and dividing it up equally can be hard. Sports in the same season work together in order to coordinate who has the field when.

There is no rule set in stone giving boy sports priority over field space.

The federal law Title IX prohibits discrimination of sexes regarding education and athletics. Because HI is a private school, the athletic department does not have to follow Title IX guidelines. However the athletic department still ensures equal opportunities for both male and female athletes. There are actually 13 female varsity sports and only 11 male varsity sports. The reason there are two more teams for females is because of football and basketball cheerleading. Each season offers one non-cut sport for both male and females so everyone has the opportunity to participate in a sport.

Although many may think that male athletes receive special privileges over females, HI ensures equality for all athletes.

There may be more fans at male sporting events and male athletes may receive higher salaries, however that does not mean female athletes put in less time and effort to their sports. The future looks bright for female athletes with women’s participation in college sports being at an all time high and having more women compete than men for the United States in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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GO DADDY MAY BE ADVERTISING THEIR 99 CENT WEB DOMAINS, BUT THAT’S NOT THE ONLY THING THEY’RE PROMOTING An Opinion by Erin Ernst

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nyone who has ever watched the commercials during the Super Bowl has probably seen a Go Daddy advertisement. Personally, I feel like Go Daddy is always finding new ways to be offensive.

This year’s Super Bowl commercial was, in a word, uncomfortable. I don’t know anyone who could be comfortable while watching a close-up shot of two people kissing that sloppily—and noisily—let’s not forget noisily. But what

really bothers me is not the awkwardness of and the controversy surrounding their commercials, but the underlying message that accompanies them.

This year’s Super Bowl ad highlighted the “two sides to Go Daddy: the sexy side… and the smart side.” Years of exposure to ads that objectify and sexualize women have desensitized us—the viewers and potential customers—so that we rarely notice the underlying messages in ads. I doubt many people challenged

the fact that a young, provocatively dressed female supermodel represented the “sexy side.” Why would they? It fits the stereotype like a glove.

Using stereotypes effectively can be an important part of advertising and marketing, especially in Niche Marketing. According to the Business Dictionary, Niche Marketing is defined as the concentration of advertising or marketing efforts to target a “small but specific and well-defined segment of

the population.” This technique is used to advertise goods and services that we see all the time. Think about the last commercial you saw for paper towels or disinfectant wipes: it most likely showed a mother cleaning up a mess made by her children. These commercials target mothers as the main consumers of their product, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other types of consumers.

It’s said that ‘the devil’s in the details’, and I’ll admit, when I thought about it too hard, the way most businesses market themselves to specific audiences began to sound offensive to me. I felt almost as if they were driving off customers that didn’t fit the description of the niche, but in reality, in order encourage consumers to use their services or buy their product, they have to connect with their potential consumers. And a connection can’t be made if addressing a broad spectrum of people with different interests, so they market to their largest source of clientele.

But then the lines begin to blur.

For example, Hooters is a sports bar famous for their scantily clad waitresses.

Most would agree that branding their restaurant with these women would suggest that their niche consumers are men. However, through their attempt to attract male customers, are they turning away the female ones? When marketing to a certain audience, where is the fine line between what is acceptable and what could be offensive to other audiences?

Regardless of where you think the line is, it is important to remember that despite the waitress’s skimpy uniforms, those women are still serving the food at a restaurant. That is where I see the contrast with Go Daddy.

Go Daddy is website host and domain registration provider serving small businesses. Half-naked women have absolutely nothing to do with that service. My bigger concern is that it is a service for small businesses and

entrepreneurs. Last time I checked, marketing their service both women and there are many women who fall into that men. I don’t know how businesswomen category because they work for small responded to this ad, but I do know businesses and are entrepreneurs. But that if I were a potential customer, I Go Daddy, like Hooters, is choosing to would definitely not hire a company market their services towards men. To to build a website to promote me as a me, that speaks volumes about who they businesswoman when that very company think belong in the business world. Their only uses women “for show” to attract ads not only objectify women, but also attention. degrade their roles as businesspersons.

As it turns out, I’m not the only one In 2012, Go Daddy abandoned who wouldn’t give in to their demeaning their in-house ads. After the advertising of their This may have come off debut efforts and hired documentary Deutsch Inc., a as a long and drawn- on the negative large advertising out feminist rant, but representation firm, in hopes of of women in giving their image a the media, Miss maybe feminism is more professional not as negative as its Representation look. Apparently, started a worldwide the meaning of reputation makes it out campaign to stop “professional” is sexism in the to be. up to interpretation media. Women, because their girls, and even first Deutsch-made ads hardly seem men are tweeting with the hashtag professional. #NotBuyingIt to call-out specific “Behold Charlene. Charlene is how ads that use degrading images of Go Daddy attracts dot com domain women. There are even websites such customers, but there is also Karl. Karl is as BreakupwithGoDaddy.com that how Go Daddy keeps customers. Karl specifically aim to boycott Go Daddy’s builds low balance redundant servers that sexist advertising methods. provide 99.9% website uptime. Charlene This may have come off as a long has forced three state senators into early and drawn-out feminist rant, but retirement. Go Daddy.com: Charlene on maybe feminism is not as negative the outside, Karl on the inside.” as its reputation makes it out to be.

The ad literally says that “Charlene,” There is a common misconception that who is wearing a skin-tight shortsfeminism is the belief that women are jumpsuit and holding an otter, is only superior to men. Feminists are often useful to Go Daddy to attract customers, called “men-haters,” and many people while men like Karl are doing the real believe feminists think that men should work behind the scenes. That is offensive be submissive to women for a change. on several levels. First of all, women Well that is simply not true. Feminism is are not flashy signs meant to attract based on the belief that women should customers to your company. Women be treated as social, political economic are real human beings just like men equals to men—not superiors, not are, and Charlene is just as important inferiors, but equals. Keep in mind that as Karl. Women are not just meant to the word only had to come from the root “stand there and look pretty” while the of feminine because society was first men do all the work. The second layer stratified by masculine dominance. of offensiveness is that Go Daddy is

Seniors 2013

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EXCELLENCE

by Whitney Weiss

The graduating class of 2013 exhibits one of HI’s most important values: balanced excellence.

This year, seniors thrive in a wide-range of talents. Within the class, there are standout students in the following categories: athletics, arts, academics, community service, or being an overall good person. From the playing field to the stage to the classroom to the community, these talented students are admired from afar and highly regarded by their peers. The students profiled showcase many of the hidden and not so hidden talents found in the class of 2013.

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Athletics Friday Night Lights Star: Andrew Earle Since the second grade, Andrew Earle has had a driving passion for football. “I have always had a love for the sport and have wanted to get better in order to get to the next level,” he said.

“In all my years at HI, I am not sure that we have had anyone improve as much or come as far as Andrew did in four years.” -Head Football Coach Ryan Livezey

With a varsity season stretching from February through December, Earle’s time commitment has majorly contributed to his success in the game. Head football coach Ryan Livezey said, “I would describe Andrew as lead by example type of guy. In all my years at HI, I am not sure that we have

had anyone improve as much or come as far as Andrew did in four years.” His devotion, however, does not occur only in the season.

“It has been almost a way of life in high school. It is always there in the back of your mind at least somewhere in your life,” he said.

Earle’s physical and mental dedication to the sport is evident in his official commitment to attend Rhodes College on a football scholarship. He said, “For me, I had to reach out to the college and see if they were interested in me. I sent them some game film and then they would get back to me. From there, you see if they want you, and if the college is the right fit.” Eventually, Earle ultimately decided that Rhodes would be the best fit for him.

Not only has football given Earle a plan for the next four years, but it has also given

him leadership skills, ones he will use for the rest of his life. “I feel like I know what every else, especially the underclassmen, have gone through and that I can relate to people,” he said. “Through football, I have been able to show people that you can do anything through working hard and always putting effort in.” These skills learned and gained will stay with him for forever.

In addition, Earle made memories that he will never forget. His best memory: the last day of camp senior year. “You have finally gone through the four days of extremely hard work, and you know that all the effort you put in has finally meant something,” said Earle. Memories like these will always be with him, no matter where his talents in football take him.

Daily Goal: “To always put work into trying to get better at something at least once a day.”

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Queen of the Court: Reshaundra Owens Four-year varsity veteran and two year captain Reshaundra Owens excels on the basketball court. Owens has played since she was six or seven years old. “I definitely think [basketball] has made me a stronger person. I have been injured a few times playing, and dealing with [injuries] teaches you that life has its ups and downs, but you have to fight through it,” said Owens. Her dedication to the sport is evident in her time commitment towards the game. “It is 24/7 year round. Nine times out of ten, I am doing something with basketball all day.”

This dedication shown in her performance for Owens averages approximately thirteen points per game. In addition to that, for the past two years she made the All-Region team, a team comprised of the best players in the region, “I made it last year too, so

to get it again this year was pretty great.”

“Reshaundra is a great player, but her leadership qualities and love for her teammates is what I will remember most.” -Varsity Basketball Coach Tony Watkins In addition to her talent on the court, Owens is a leader behind the scenes. “The past two years I have been captain. It has taught me how to lead a group of different types of people during hard times.” Varsity basketball coach Tony Watkins is impressed with Owens’s leadership, “Reshaundra is a great player, but her leadership qualities and love for her teammates is what I will remember most.” This leadership was

apparent in the success of this year’s girls’ team, winning their region’s championship.

The team’s success this year was Owens’s best memory from her four years on the varsity squad. “I think this year [was my best memory] because we won regions, and we hadn’t won region championship since I have been here.” Owens’s leadership skills gained from her dedication to the sport will help her make her mark on the world in years to come whether in basketball, or in the world in general.

Daily Goal: “To run a little bit more – wake up and run to get into better shape because I am a little out of shape.”

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Arts The Music Man: Wick Simmons Cellist protégé Wick Simmons continues to impress the student body through his musical ability. For him, the music world is a different place. “It kind of feels like Harry Potter honestly. There is this world and then there is the music world.

They operate in two different ways.”

“Wick is a passionate and dedicated musician. He sets high goals for himself and maps out a plan to reach those goals.”

-Orchestra Teacher Elizabeth Lamback Simmons has been playing the cello since third grade orchestra. Orchestra teacher, Elizabeth Lamback said, “Wick is a passionate and dedicated musician. He sets high goals for himself and maps out a plan to reach those goals.” Since, then,

Simmons has had numerous auditions, jobs, and honors including being a part of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, also known as ASYO, and getting asked to play for National Public Radio. The Youth Symphony only accepts around one third of those who audition, so, Simmons’s three-year commitment to it is admirable. As for his performance on NPR, Simmons explained, “I auditioned over the summer for ‘From the Top Radio’, my favorite show on NPR. They liked me and emailed me in January about if I had any other pieces of music that I would like for them to hear, so I sent them some old recordings I had and some recordings from the memorial concert I put together in January for Sandy Hook. They liked it and asked to put me on the show.”

Simmons’s career doesn’t stop there. He will be attending Northwestern University as a Cello Performance major next fall. He will be playing under the teachings of master

cellist Hans Joger Jensen. “[Jensen] is kind of like studying with a terminator because he is a crazy Danish man,” Proceeding a major in Cello Performance, Simmons said, “You hope to try out for a job with an orchestra, get management, or just create something.”

With respect to his future, Simmons wishes to stay open-minded on where he hopes his cello talents take him in life.

“Now, twenty-first century classic music almost seems archaic because it is an old art form,” he said. “I think there is going to be a big change in music [in the future].” No matter where music takes its course, Simmons will make his mark on the professional music world one way or another.

Daily Goal: “Be the best you can be. Half is not enough—give it your all.”

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Broadway Bound: Payton Anderson From her numerous lead roles, standing ovations and nominations and awards given, it is obvious that Payton Anderson thrives in the theatre. Although her favorite is acting, this star is a triple threat: acting, singing, and dancing.

“As much as I’ll miss having [Payton] in the theatre program, I can’t wait to see where her talents take her -- I have no doubt it will be somewhere fantastic!”

-Director Maria Karres Willaims Anderson said, ‘I have been doing [musical theatre] since fifth grade. First I did a community show, then the fifth grade play, and it sort of went on from there.”

This extracurricular is not a once a week for maybe an hour type of activity. Anderson spends four to ten hours a week with voice and dance lessons, and rehearsal. Director

Maria Karres-Williams admires Anderson’s dedication, “directing Payton over the past three years has been absolutely wonderful.

As much as I’ll miss having her in the theatre program, I can’t wait to see where her talents take her – I have no doubt it will be somewhere fantastic!” This year, with auditions for college, those hours doubled.

“I want to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre. You have to audition to the school to get into their program.”

After college, Anderson has aspirations to make it to the big leagues: Broadway.

She said, “I would love to be an actress on Broadway and maybe do the path of being on Broadway and an actress on tour. I would maybe do television, if it happens to lead into that. Afterwards, if everything lines up, I can see myself as head of the musical theatre department at a school, being a musical theatre professor or a voice teacher.”

Anderson has learned many life skills

from her experience in the theatre, “I am still learning, but this year, especially, I have gotten a lot more confident with just being who I am. It’s a heard lesson to learn, but don’t try to live up to others expectations, live up to your own. I have learned time management, which is a huge one, perseverance, and resilience.” She explained, “This business is rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, one yes every once in a while, so it is a big lesson of resilience and getting back on your feet, even if you don’t feel like it.”

Anderson also believes she has become a better person from it. “It makes you a more conscience, caring, and loving person. You do things for other people. You don’t act for yourself, you do it to effect others and portray a message to an audience.” All of these lessons learned will serve Anderson well in life as she thrives in her future career.

Daily Goal: “Take chances and risks, and do it wisely, but don’t live your life with regrets.”

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Community Service The Infinite Volunteer: Freedom Wright Freedom Wright has continued to amaze people with her dedication to community service, in and out of the HI community.

At the beginning of the school year, Wright hosted a backpack drive for the Foster Care Support Foundation in Roswell. “I used the backpack drive for my Girl Scout project for my gold award, which is the highest award in Girl Scouts, and I knew I wanted my project to have a personal connection. I chose the backpack drive to help children in foster care because I was once in foster care.” Wright collected between 250 and 300 backpacks, exceeding her goal of 150 backpacks.

“[Freedom] wholeheartedly gives everything she can to her causes, and that is admirable.” -Global Citizens Teacher Quinton Walker

Wright’s passion for community service is also displayed in the classroom. She is a part of the Global Citizenship Program, a program that, according to HIES. org, “[develops] students who have the capacity to serve the world.” Wright said, “Global has shown me that community service is really important. I decided that with my passion for community service, I would expand my [global project] to have more volunteers for the Foster Care Support Foundation.” For Global, she created “Free Your Mind Fosterteens”, an organization where high school students can volunteer at the foster care agencies in Atlanta. Global citizen teacher Quinton Walker said, “[Freedom] is driven, compassionate, and eagerly demonstrates her concern for the world around her through her community service activities.

She wholeheartedly gives everything she

can to her causes, and that is admirable.”

In the future, Wright hopes to continue her work with community service. “I really want to continue to work with non-profits. I hope that in the future, I have the same passion for community service. I also want to invite more young people to start volunteering.”

The community has noticed Wright’s work. Atlanta INtown news magazine named her, along with senior Robert Moore, one of Atlanta’s Top 20 Under 20. She was recognized for her leadership, community service, and her Girl Scout Project. “It is an honor because I now see where hard work, commitment, and dedication can take me.

I am grateful because community service is one of my passions, and it feels good to be recognized for it.” Wright’s passion will truly help the world in the future.

Daily Goal: “To help somebody each day and to make people smile.”

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The Gracious Giver: Robert Moore Robert Moore is extremely involved in many areas of community service around the Metro-Atlanta community.

“[Robert] is rare and exceptional and does not seek the spotlight, but it seeks him.” -Assistant Headmaster for Enrollment and Planning Chris Pomar He said, “I ran the ‘Kicks for Kids’ shoe drive both here at school and outside with friends and family. I work at food shelters and volunteer with a foundation called ‘Be the Match’ to help promote a foundation for bone marrow research.” Moore began running the shoe drive his sophomore year.

“Mr. Pomar who works in the admissions office approached me about running the shoe drive for his friend who worked in

Afghanistan. I said yes, so I drafted the proposal to send to businesses around Atlanta to ask for shoes, and then I talked to friends and family to have them donate as well.” Assistant headmaster for enrollment and planning Chris Pomar thought that Moore was the perfect fit to run the drive, “[Robert] has all the best qualities you would want in a student, a tremendous work ethic, and a get-the-job done personality. He is rare and exceptional and does not seek the spotlight, but it seeks him.” Moore’s first drive in 2009 raised over 300 pairs of shoes for children in Kenya. In 2005, he topped that by raising over 500 pairs of shoes that were distributed to wounded children, teens, and adults at a combat support hospital in Afghanistan. This year was his third year doing the drive, and the shoes went to the same hospital in Afghanistan.

Moore’s drive to do community service

is fueled by his passion to help people. He enjoys helping others because, “having the privilege to go [to HI] and do so many things in my life, it just feels good to give back.”

The community has noticed his extensive volunteer work. Accompanied by peer Freedom Wright, he was named one of Atlanta’s Top 20 Under 20 by Atlanta INtown. Moore said, “It was an amazing experience. I got to meet a lot of kids around Atlanta who are also really involved in community service.” Moore will continue to change the world in the future—one shoe, plate of food, or life at a time.

Make good choices and be the best person I can be – try to do the right thing all the time

Daily Goal: “Make good choices and be the best person I can be – try to do the right thing all the time”

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Academics The Revolutionizing Brain: James Best Just by speaking with him, it is evident that James Best is one of the most intellectual students to walk through the halls of HI. For Best, there is not a subject he dislikes. Although his favorite subjects are math and computer science, he enjoys other subjects such as reading and writing.

His astonishing ability to prosper in math is evident. As a junior, Best and fellow classmate senior Kendall Jackson took Advanced Placement BC Calculus, the highest math class Holy Innocents’ offered.

“[James’s] ability to quickly see the relationship and interconnectivity of mathematics and numbers is unlike any I have see from a student.”

-Math Teacher James Taylor

In order to continue to take math this year, teacher James Taylor created a Multivariable Calculus class just for the two students. Best said, “It has been interesting. It has definitely been different than the traditional learning environment with larger class sizes, but I have really enjoyed it. Mr.Taylor has done a great job with pushing us but making sure that we don’t fall behind.” Taylor admires Best’s dedication and work ethic in math, “James has been an amazing student to teach the past two years. His ability to quickly see the relationship and interconnectivity of mathematics and numbers is unlike any I have seen from a student.”

Many wonder how a student of his caliber stays motivated. Best said, “Looking at the state of our country and people always saying how there aren’t enough skilled people to fill jobs that are out there in businesses such as Microsoft and engineering. Also realizing that if you work

hard enough, the opportunities will be out there and you will find them eventually.

At this point in high school, you have to push through to college and then after that, the opportunities will come to you.”

Due to the constant changes in technology, Best does not know exactly where he wants to take his talents in life.

He said, “If you asked this question to a high school student ten years ago, certain technologies such as three-dimensional televisions were not even an issue then, so by the time I am looking for a job, no one can predict what will be invented.”

Daily Goal: “Make the world a better place than it was the day before.”

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The Leading Lady: Katie Serafen Most of her peers would agree that Katie Serafen is a standout both in and out of the school community. This year, she was head of the Activities Committee, a club that plans Homecoming, Winterfest, and Spring Fling.

Serafen became a member of the committee after seeing an email from Senior

“Katie is a quiet yet highly effective leader. She recognizes the talent of each student and places them in positions where they succeed.”

-Twelth Grade Dean and Head of Upper School Activities Terry Kelly Dean, Terry Kelley. Last year was Serafen’s first year on the committee. She enjoys being a part of the club because it helps boost school spirit. “It is really fun working with a bunch of [classmates] different grades

and coming up with a bunch of ideas of how we can get people throughout the high school, middle school, and lower school excited about fall, winter, and spring sports,” she said. For Serafen, being head of the committee is a big time commitment because she spends one to three hours per week planning and making sure everything goes smoothly for the upcoming events. Twelfth grade dean and head of upper school activities Terry Kelly said, “Katie is a quiet yet highly effective leader. She recognizes the talent of each student and places them in positions where they succeed.”

Many are unaware that not only does she help HI’s community, but also the metroAtlanta area as a trained hospice volunteer.

Beginning with a fourteen-hour training course, she goes to the hospice center two to three Saturdays a month. “I can work directly with patients and socialize with them, give tours at the facility, or work at the front desk and greet people as they walk in or walk them

back. I have also worked at offsite events such as ‘The Big To Do,’ which helps raise money for pediatric hospice care,” said Serafen.

Even before her experience as a hospice volunteer, Serafen had been interested in a career in the medical field. Being a volunteer has only contributed to her ambitions, “Hospice isn’t directly medical, but I am being exposed to the medical aspects of it,” she said. With her knowledge from Advanced Placement Psychology, she gets the chance to talk to a pediatric social worker who provides individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses, similar to material she learns in her AP class. “I have been able to have a couple of experiences where it has definitely influenced me with what I want to do in the future,” Serafen said. No matter what field Serafen pursues, she is sure to positively touch the lives of many.

Daily Goal: “Try to have a great attitude towards everything and keep a smile on my face.”

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Kayla Bristol “

Going through high school, I’ve learned a lot. But the most important thing I’ve learned is to do my work on time. In my earlier high school years, I turned every thing in late. However, after realizing that turning things in on time gives you better grades and generally makes your life less stressful, I stopped procrastinating (as much). So if you’re someone who’s always doing your work late, just stop. Literally you will be a straight F student for the rest of your life if you don’t.

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Kendall Jackson “

Throughout my tenure at HIES and my four years of high school, I have truly come to understand and value the importance of community. The majority of my senior year has been spent on the college application process, from deciding where to apply to completing more applications than I care to count. Much of what drove my college search at the beginning was data – quantifiable facts such as rankings, SAT scores, curricula. But I soon learned that one unquantifiable piece was even more important, culture. I began to understand that the most important factor I was looking for in a university was a strong community, which undoubtedly stems from my experiences at Holy Innocents’.

As a sophomore, I returned to school in August less than a month after undergoing two extensive foot surgeries. I started the school year on crutches and finally let them go for good in January of my second semester. I genuinely enjoy giving back to my community, but here was one of the many instances in which my community gave back to me: teachers went out of their way to ask how I was doing, loyal friends ate with me in the hallway because the lunch room posed a great risk of falling; and so many members of the community reached out in big – and little ways – that kept me safe and helped me to stay positive.

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Jordan McBride “

My biggest learning moment during my years at HIES would have to be the foreign exchange trip to Argentina in the summer of 2012.

Being in an environment where it is difficult to understand people around you for two weeks straight definitely causes you to want to learn more about the language. In Argentina, they speak Castilian (a little different than Spanish), and it was hard to follow because I was accustomed to people talking slowly and with American accents. I don’t think I have ever learned so many different things in such a short period of time. It was a great learning moment because I was able to experience a completely different culture and immerse myself in it for a period of time.

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It’s easy as...

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During their time at Holy Innocents’, members of the class of 2013 have been involved and invested members of the HI community. The memories and legacy of this class are endless, stretching from mother’s morning out to senior year.

Commemorating such an active senior class seems at first a daunting task. Really though, it is as easy as ABC. . .

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A.R. Points

B Bear Spirit!

C Chapel 25

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Dancing the night away in Mexico. . .

Senior Spring Break

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E Entertainers

Mr. Faye Science Lab

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Global Citizenship

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I Inaugural 6th Grade Class in the Rowan Family Middle School

Haiti Aid

Kara’s Office

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Popular Senior Hang-out

Senior Lunches

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Jeepers Creepers!

Halloween Parade

Mascots

M O

Throwback: 2000 with Kindergartener Devon Asbury

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Freshmen Year

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P.R. Day

Senior Pride

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BarbeQUE Club

Ãœber-Scholars

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Retreat

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V Very Classy

6th Grade Cotillion

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X-mas Time at HI

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YOLO . . .

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OMG {Oh m y god}

Awkward. {Socially

uncomfortable situations}

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Real talk.

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Catching some ZZZs Senior Commons

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Turn That Tassle, Dunn

by Mary Catherine Thomson

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he class of 2013 seniors took part in the longstanding tradition of naming a tassel turner for graduation. Each year, the senior class holds a grade-wide vote in order to decide the faculty member who will be granted the honor of turning each senior’s tassel on the day of graduation.

Typically, the senior class chooses a member of the Holy Innocents’ teaching staff that they feel has significantly influenced their grade’s time in high school, and this year the class of 2013 chose Mr. Dunn Neugebauer.

Neugebauer, a longtime member of the HI community, has earned a special place not only in the hearts of the seniors, but upper school students in general. Known

as “Coach Dunn” or just “Dunn” around the halls, there are few students who Neugebauer doesn’t know.

Neugebauer, who officially works in public relations in the athletic department, is possibly better known for his roles as an enthusiastic coach for the cross country and tennis teams, a highly sought-after substitute teacher and an esteemed sports news reporter for upper school athletics. It is through these many roles that Neugebauer is able to build connections with so many students, especially those in this year’s senior class.

His recent selection as tassel turner is really a testament to his powerful influence on students and the high level of respect that they hold for him.

In order to express their gratitude for Neugebauer, the senior class planned a chapel service in honor of their newly chosen tassel turner. The service began with a short commentary from Senior Gilly Levy on the role and selection process for the tassel turner. Following Levy’s introduction, seniors Mary Price Chesnutt and William Rasmussen performed “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young.

After this performance, senior Creighton Aldrige followed with an introduction on the identity of the tassel turner, who at this point was still a secret to all but the seniors. Aldrige started with a spot-on impersonation, immediately revealing the identity of this

year’s tassel turner to the congregation.

From there he proceeded to explain his personal experiences with Neugebauer as a member of the upper school cross-country team. Following Aldrige was senior Lindsey Klopfenstein, who took time to talk specifically about Neugebauer’s outgoing nature and his overall role in the upper school.

The next speaker was senior Rob Dozier who emphasized Neugebauer’s general enthusiasm, and the effect this enthusiasm had on him personally. The last speaker was Kendall Jackson who communicated the general sentiments of the senior class and their respect for Neugebauer.

After the senior speeches,

Neugebauer was finally announced as this year’s tassel turner and brought to the front of the church with loud applause and a standing ovation. After waiting for the applause to die down, Neugebauer sincerely thanked the senior class for his selection as tassel turner. He then opted to show his gratitude with a gesture, joking, “I’m not going to ramble on with a speech that no one really wants to hear.” He then turned to the seniors and gave several bows before returning to his seat. Following the official announcement, seniors Casey Wilson and Megan Floury performed a duet of the song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” Choosing tassel turner has always been a special decision for the senior

class as well as the elected faculty member. Accordingly, Neugebauer was incredibly honored to be chosen by this year’s class. Later that day Neugebauer said, “This is probably the biggest honor I’ve ever received. All day long since I have been chosen has been a sensory overload.” Neugebauer explained that the selection was especially important because of the powerful bond he has created with the class of 2013. “I’m going to miss this class because I have good and unique bonds with the students in this class. There are so many neat individuals that I feel that I have a good relationship with, and I’m going to miss them in a million ways,” said Neugebauer.

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WHERE ARE TH The Class of 2013 is off to college

American University Auburn University Baylor University Belmont University Birmingham-Southern College Claremont McKenna College Clemson University College of Charleston Colorado College Cornell University Florida State University Georgia College Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Harvard College Harvey Mudd College Howard University Jacksonville University Life University Mercer University Middle Tennessee State University New York University Northwestern University Oglethorpe University Ohio University Pratt Institute Rhodes College Rollins College Southern Methodist University Southern Polytechnic State University

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HEY HEADED? St. John’s University Queens Campus Syracuse University The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina The University of Alabama The University of Georgia The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of Texas, Austin Tulane University University of California at Los Angeles University of California at San Diego University of Colorado at Boulder University of Kentucky University of Miami University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of Richmond University of South Carolina University of Vermont Valdosta State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington and Lee University

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Q&A

A SENIOR’S BEST FRIEND With the excitement of graduation and college just around the corner, the seniors are eager to start a new chapter of their lives. But how will the seniors deal with leaving behind their pets who are like best friends to them?

by Alyson Wright

Katherine Parsons Q: What animals do you have?

I have three horses. First, I got Happy, a Blanket Bucksin Appaloosa that is eighteen years old. Then my family bought Willow, a medium sized Dapple-Grey Welsh pony. The newest addition to our family is Gammon, a seventeenyear-old Chestunut Selle Francais.

Q: Who is going to take care of your horses when you go to college?

Riding horses is a huge part of my family, so we have a mountain house in Ellijay, Georgia with plenty of pasture where the horses can live when I go to college.

My twelve-year-old sister rides Gammon, so she will continue to care 35

for him while I’m at Auburn. Happy is already retired and is living in Ellijay.

Unfortunately, Willow is too small for any of my family members to ride, so she is in the market to be sold. Luckily, I am only two hours away at Auburn, so I can visit them any time I please.

Q: What is your favorite memory with your horses?

My favorite memory with Happy would have to be when my dad was riding him on a trail ride at our mountain house,

and there was a puddle they had to cross. Happy wasn’t too willing to cross the puddle. He was much more interested in drinking the water. All of the sudden he rocked back on his

hind legs and jumped of the puddle.

My dad was caught off guard and screamed. It was definitely the funniest moment I have ever witnessed with both Happy and my dad.

For Willow I can’t pinpoint a specific memory I can label as my favorite because I enjoyed with my entire heart every single ride I had on her. This is because when we bought Willow she was considered extremely green or inexperienced so she required lots and lots of attention, time, and most importantly patience while we trained her. The pony she is today reflects the five wonderful years I have spent with her overcoming countless obstacles. For example, she refused to enter the wash stall. It took me an entire summer, three and a half months to be exact, to get her comfortable enough to walk right in without a problem.

My favorite memory with Gammon would definitely be watching him take care of my little sister in the show ring. Annie used to be a very nervous and timid rider, but Gammon

helped her gain confidence and poise in the ring, which has carried far outside of the ring. Annie grew up so much thanks to Gammon, and she has evolved into a wonderful kid. I can’t wait to see how much more she matures with the help of Gammon. I’m looking forward to many more memories with Annie and horses. Our bond as sisters has developed enormously and continues to develop closer and closer.

Q: What is something special about your horses?

Happy is the only horse I have that is absolutely terrified of cows. Willow’s right eye is solid blue, and her left eye is half blue and half brown. Gammon has a

funny yet annoying habit of taking his blanket off every single time he wears it at night. We have no idea how he does it, but it is his thing.

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Chris and Zach Waldron Q: What animals do you have?

Zach: We have three cats: Dewey is nineteen pounds, Gracey is ten pounds and Snowflake is all white with a gray tail and probably twelve pounds.

Q: What is a funny story or something special about your pets?

Zach: Gracey likes to come into my room while I sleep.

She bites my face and walks all over my head. She doesn’t meow, but she purrs. I have woken up before, and she is on my face suffocating me.

Chris: Dewey is the most docile creature I have ever met. I roll him on his back, grab his tail while he is inverted and roll him across the floor. He is a polydactyl, like a pterodactyl but in cat form. He has six fingers on one hand.

Chris: Then we have a bird named Mickey, named after one of my uncles. Mickey has epilepsy Chris: and will just randomly fall out of his Mickey cage. can whistle the Andy Griffith show theme song.

Q: Who is going to take care of your pets when you Zach: go to college?

It’s like Snowflake doesn’t Zach: My little brother and even exist.

She is my dad, but mostly my mom. the cutest though.

She is very skittish.

Chris: I’ll miss them all, but I know they will be fine If you pet her, she with my mom. We don’t really do that will bite your hand off if you try to much. stop.

Megan Flory Q: What animals do you have?

I have two guinea pigs named Petunia and Giggles.

Q: What do you and your guinea pigs enjoy doing?

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the house, but not near our dogs because Jada tries to eat them. Petunia and Giggles mainly just sit there and stare at me though.

Q:Who is going to take care of your guinea pigs when you go to college?

My sister Emily, who is thirteen, will take care of them. I completely trust her because we have always taken care of them together, and she

knows how to do everything already.

Q:What is a funny story or something special about your guinea pigs?

For Christmas, we bought them outfits. We found extra small Chihuahua wear. They didn’t want to be in dresses, but they were adorable in them. They popcorn all the time, which is when a guinea pig is happy, and it jumps in the air.

They popcorn, run around, popcorn, run around. They do it all the time, so I guess we have really happy pigs.

A TIME FOR CHANGE: An upcoming schedule change for HI

by Emily Mace

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schedule change for the upper bunch of key strokes on my computer religion teacher Ron Gilmer, English school has been whispered saying ‘Hey, we’re changing the way Department Chair Christopher Swann, about for several years, but we do things,’” said Durst. “There Fine Arts Chair Heidi Domescik, 2014 might be a year of actual change. were a lot of angry people about that.”

Assistant Director of Admissions All of the students currently in the Teachers, faculty, students, and parents Katie Weeks, upper school English upper school have only experienced were all surprised by the schedule teacher Alysia Oakley, Athletic Director our current block schedule, so any change and pushed Ruth Donahoo, “In terms of learning, AP coordinator schedule change will no doubt be an back against the adjustment. Possible schedule changes longer and fewer I’m not sure the schedule Sarah Townsend, for future years could include more class periods and upper school affects that much,” said math teacher block period days, a change in advisory shorter, split time, rescheduling of A-block or a later lunch periods.

John Taylor, Allegra. start to the school day.

“I had parents middle school The summer before the 2007coming into my office saying their kids math teacher Gail McNicholas, parent 2008 school year, the school had did not have enough time to eat,” said Janet Serafen, and a small group of some major scheduling difficulties Mr. Durst. He also added that some students—Sydney Coleman, Owen and hired a scheduling consultant to parents claimed the new schedule come in to try to figure out a way to prevented their children from being make the traditional schedule work, successful in school. but the school concluded there was no The committee has been gathering way to make the schedule work with information, conducting research, the limited number of classrooms testing prototypes through surveys and and teachers available. The block-day exploring various schedule options. schedule was introduced, and our The thorough and lengthy process of current Wednesday and Thursday brainstorming, research, drafts, pitches, schedules were put into place. Upper prototypes, and testing ensures the School Principal same mistakes Mr. Chris Durst “We tend to focus on the regarding created the block scheduling are not low achievers and the made again. Mr. Penn, and Emma Van Beuningen— day schedule because “a wants to be have been working to craft a new high achievers, and the Durst bunch of topsure that “there is schedule for HI. “Ironically, it’s hard middle people seem to no anxiety around for [the committee] to find time to end students were being schedule and get together and work, given the crazy get lost,” said Allegra. the locked out of that donors do demands of our lives,” said Walker, coAP classes, and not walk into my chair of the scheduling committee. we could not get the scheduling to office and say I’m not giving to the Walker has hoped that a new work with all of the students.” school because of what you did to my schedule change would “maximize However, this schedule change kid.” student learning through harnessing caused a lot of strife and uproar among A scheduling committee consisting current and emergent research findings, the Holy Innocents’ community. of 12th grade dean Terry Kelly, focus on our students’ overall well“The process of changing the schedule Director of Global Citizenship being, and incorporate more efficient [a few years ago] was essentially a Quinton Walker, upper school use of time for cocurriculars and 38

extracurriculars.”

The goal of a new schedule is to make sure that our school’s time is more effectively used. “There’s not room for clubs and activities to meet. The ways in which we meet now don’t reflect the newest research on the ways the brain best works,” said Walker.

Even outside of the scheduling committee, faculty members at HI have ideas on ways to improve Holy Innocents’ schedule. Upper school Spanish teacher Patrick Allegra has been a teacher for 20 years and has taught at

throughout the year. community. “Let’s say we took one “In terms of learning, I’m not sure class six hours a day for five weeks. the schedule affects that that much,” said That would give you six classes in a Allegra. The impact school year, but it’s only that schedules have “We would like to one class at a time. I’d on actual learning is spend four weeks doing see a new schedule language learning and for debatable. Instead Allegra argues that for the 2014-2015 the last two weeks can go the bigger issue is abroad. That leads more school year,” said towards the school’s that “every class views itself as the learning mission and Mr. Kelly only thing in the kids offers the students an life when the kids opportunity to improve have six other ones that think the same their love of learning,” suggested Allegra.

This type of extreme reform would no doubt cause definite strife among 4 x 4 Block Schedule students, faculty, and parents because the truth is there is no way to satisfy everybody. “We tend to focus on the low Gold Day Crimson Gold Day Crimson Gold Day achievers and the high achievers, and Day Day the middle people seem to get lost,” said Block 1 Block 1 Block 1 Block 1 Block 1 Allegra.

8:40-10:00 8:40-10:00 8:40-10:00 8:40-10:00 8:40-10:00 Instead of implementing a radical schedule change, Allegra believes that in Advisory/Assembly/Class Meetings 10:05-10:30 order to be practical, the school should Block 2 Block 2 Block 2 Block 2 Block 2 10:35-11:55 10:35-11:55 10:35-11:55 10:35-11:55 10:35-11:55 instead make smaller changes that can completely alter the feel of the day. For Block 3 Block 3 Block 3 Block 3 Block 3 12:00-1:55 example, “I’d get rid of lunch and break 12:00-1:55 12:00-1:55 12:00-1:55 12:00-1:55 and divide those throughout the day, A Lunch 12:00A Lunch 12:00A Lunch 12:00A Lunch 12:00- A Lunch 12:00and students would be on their own to 12:30 12:30 12:30 12:30 12:30 A Class 12:35A Class 12:35A Class 12:35A Class 12:35A Class 12:35get lunch and extend passing periods 1:55 1:55 1:55 1:55 1:55 B Lunch 12:00B Lunch 12:00B Lunch 12:00B Lunch 12:00- B Lunch 12:00between classes to 15 minutes each to 12:30 12:30 12:30 12:30 12:30 calm the nerves,” said Allegra.

B Class 12:35B Class 12:35B Class 12:35B Class 12:35B Class 12:351:55 1:55 1:55 1:55 1:55 According to statistics, the ideal passing C Lunch 12:00C Lunch 12:00C Lunch 12:00C Lunch 12:00- C Lunch 12:0012:30 12:30 12:30 12:30 12:30 period time is at least seven minutes.

C Class 12:35C Class 12:35C Class 12:35C Class 12:35C Class 12:35A new schedule will ideally allow 1:55 1:55 1:55 1:55 1:55 for more flexibility within the day. “We Block 4 Block 4 Block 4 Block 4 Block 4 offer all these great programs and we 2:00-3:20 2:00-3:20 2:00-3:20 2:00-3:20 2:00-3:20 put them all into our schedule, but we unfortunately cannot change the length **DISCLAIMER: These schedules are not provided by the school. These are only generic models of schedules. of our day. We need to find a way to *4X4 Block Schedule- “Four classes, approximately ninety minutes in length, every not overwhelm our students but figure day for the first semester. Four completely different classes, again ninety minutes in out how to give all these programs length, every day for the second semester,” explanation provided by schools.nyc.gov. opportunities to be successful,” said Kelly. multiple schools with unique schedules. way. My feeling is that it would be better The possibility of instituting more “I have done a 4x4 block schedule where off to be totally radical and go only one block periods has received both positive in the fall semester you take four 80-100 class for a period of time so that is the and negative feedback among the minute classes every day and in the only class you have to pay attention to,” community. Mrs. Nikki Simpson, 11th spring you take four new classes, so you said Allegra. grade girls dean “likes having a day off,” get a total of eight classes taken in the Allegra also suggested some but Allegra would like to see his classes school year,” said Allegra. “I have also alternate teaching methods such as every day. As a whole, the faculty seems done an alternate block where we have more interactive learning to involve to favor block days because “it gives A and B day, where we take our classes the students into the studies and the them more time with students. It was 39

hard for them to break away from 50 minute class periods at first, but now they seem to like it,” said Durst. “Three classes on Thursday make life pretty good and gives students a break.”

A majority of the students seem to prefer block schedules to have a day off from class once a week. Junior Annie Bennett said, “When we have teachers who give us a lot of homework, we need more days to do it so I like block days.”

Block periods not only give students a break, but they also increase learning and productivity. “It has been proved you need to provide longer periods of time for inquiry of learning,” said Durst. Research shows that block schedules are typically the most productive and beneficial schedules for high school students.

Our current schedule at HI is a variation of an average block schedule.

We have block days, but only two days of the week. This allows students to see all of their classes four times a week, but still have the opportunity for longer, more in-depth learning periods.

Mr. Kelly said, “Longer instruction time is definitely a possibility” for a future schedule change. So far, there are no definite plans, but many different scheduling options used at various schools have been suggested.

Kell High School’s bell schedule has drastically improve the feel of the HI been suggested as a possible scheduling community and uplift the student body model according to Mr. Durst. The bell tremendously. schedule provides clarity for students Balance is stressed at Holy and faculty, is constant Innocents’, and it is Bell Schedule and regular, allows important to ensure the time for homeroom, whole community is on 1st Period 8:20-9:12 gives students the board with any schedule opportunity to see all change. “We are sending out 2nd Period 9:17-10:09 surveys to parents, faculty as their classes everyday, provides adequate well as students and holding time for lunches, and 3rd Period 10:14-11:06 small group discussions to does not employ block see what the Holy Innocents’ 11:11-12:38 community thinks about a days. However, the bell A Lunch 11:06schedule has unequal possible schedule change,” 4th Period 11:34 B Lunch 11:38periods, no double said Van Beuningen.

12:06 C Lunch 12:10periods for labs or “We would like to see a 12:38 lengthened learning, new schedule for the 20145th Period 12:43-1:35 no flexibility for clubs 2015 school year,” said Mr. or extracurriculars, and Kelly. no designated time for Currently, the scheduling 6th Period 1:40-2:32 assemblies. committee is at about the In addition to these one-year planning mark options, a late start has of renewing the schedule.

7th Period 2:37-3:30 also been rumored.

Hopefully, in one more year Junior Katherine Correll all kinks will be smoothed said, “During class Mr. Walker has out, and the new schedule will be ready talked about trying to get the school to go. “There is a lot of coordinating day to start at 8:30. I am definitely and surveying involved and that takes in favor of that.” Junior Madeleine time. Some schools redoing their Gibson agreed, “30 minutes of schedules are on the 36 month mark,” sleep. No homework on certain days. said Mr. Kelly.

Yes!” A possible late start every day, “Right now we are still in the process or even a few times a week, could of gathering information and have not made any decisions about a new schedule,” said Van Beuningen. No official changes have been made yet, and only prototypes have been suggested to see what schedule would work best specifically for our school.

No one knows what the future holds for the new upper school schedule, but there is a strong possibility some sort of scheduling change will be implemented in the upcoming years.

*Currently, we use a “modified block” where according to schools.nyc.gov, “[schools] have two blocked classes in a day, combined with three regular periods.”

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THE BEST FROZEN YOGURT

by Susannah Gleason

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ou are heading down Roswell Road through Sandy Springs and Buckhead. You hit the addresses 6595, 5980, 5610, 4365, 4279 and 3655 which all happen to be frozen yogurt stores. Later that day you are in Vinings and see three more just blocks apart. The same situation exists in Brookhaven and East Cobb. Most of the yogurt stores have around ten flavors to choose from, the same tile walls with silver machines, and the same self-serve sweet and tart flavors. All of the stores compete for the same customers and claim to have the best yogurt, but which truly is the best?

one right by my house,” said junior Kathleen Charron. The topping options are limited to a few fruit selections and a couple other nut and candy toppings. They also offer take-home quarts, pies and yogurt pops. There was a Sandy Springs location that recently closed, and guess what is taking its place?

Another frozen yogurt store called FroZyogo.

Recommended flavor: peanut butter or Ferrero Rocher

Menchies Yoforia

Locations: Vinings, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs & Downtown Yoforia is one of the many selfserve yogurt stores around town.

They offer non-fat, low fat, tart and non-tart options. Many stores only offer tart or sweet, so it is nice to have options here. Overall the actual yogurt is a little icy and more watery than creamy. They do probably have the best taste in flavors though, with options such as key lime pie, strawberry sorbet, dark chocolate, grape and green tea. “I like the raspberry sorbet, and Yoforia is convenient because there is 41

Locations: Buckhead & East Cobb Menchies is the largest selfserve frozen yogurt chain in the United States. Maybe because of their numerous stores the yogurt lacks quality.

They offer nonfat, lowfat, tart, sorbet, no sugar and low carb, similar to Yoforia, but the flavors are too sweet and taste artificial. The options like dulce de leche, red velvet and chocolate peanut butter don’t taste refreshing,

but artificially over-sugared. Their price by weight is cheaper than Yoforia, and they have pretty good topping options to choose from, but overall it seems overrated.

Recommended flavor: cookies & cream

Jujubees

Locations: Buckhead Jujubees only has one location in Buckhead and serves Italian frozen yogurt by the size. They offer small, medium and large with original, chocolate, pomegranate and the special of the day flavors. All of the flavors are tart and can be served with up to three toppings, most of which are fruit. The refreshing flavors and fresh fruit make for a really great dessert or summer time snack that you won’t feel bad about eating, but they don’t offer any non-tart flavors. It is more expensive then most frozen yogurt stores, and most of the time isn’t worth the dent in your wallet. They do offer healthy smoothies, but overall it doesn’t live up to its main competition, Pinkberry. Junior Savannah Harris said, “I like Jujubees because they have the option for smoothies as well as yogurt.”

Recommended flavor: pomegranate

Yogurt Mountain

Locations: Sandy Springs Yogurt Mountain recently opened up a location in Atlanta at the Prado in Sandy Springs. They seem to have the most options for flavors and toppings, flavors like pomegranate, caramel pretzel and peanut butter. The flavors are offered in options like low-fat, fat-free, glutenfree, no sugar, tart and dairy-free. All are good quality and taste smooth and creamy without being too sweet like Menchies. Yogurt Mountain offers the most toppings such as candy, nuts and sauces and – wait for it – Nutella, but there is not a lot of fruit to choose from.

Recommended flavor: White Chocolate Mousse

Yogurtland

Locations: Buckhead

Yogurtland offers a wide variety of unique flavors from around the world such as Maqui berry tart, Polynesian vanilla and tiramisu. “They have a lot of flavors and the yummiest toppings!” said junior Annie Bennett. Besides these unique flavors there is nothing about Yogurtland that stands out. The taste is

Hall Talk: Favorite Store Yogurtland - Annie Bennett

Ross Waters Pinkberry – Ciel Rodriguez

Amber Abernathy

Katie Jacobs

not better than any others, and they have same toppings that most of the other stores have. It is your average yogurt store with the typical mosaic tile behind the sterile silver machines. It is not bad, but it is not really great either. However, it seems to be cheaper than some of the other stores, which is a plus.

Recommended flavor: Original Tart

Pinkberry

Locations: Buckhead, Vinings & East Cobb

Originating in California, Pinkberry has found its way to the East Coast and made a splash. Offered by the size with limited, rotating flavors, it always tastes fresh. They offer options such as smoothies and fruit bowls. Pinkberry offers great tart but also non-tart flavors. It is rare to find a store that offers both options where the sweet flavors aren’t tart and the tart flavors aren’t sweet. For example, the chocolate hazelnut is sweet without being tart unlike Jujubees’ chocolate which isn’t very sweet.

The pomegranate is tart and sweet at the same time making for a really good combination. The flavors are all creamy

Yoforia –

Sam Glover Sarah Borne Miles Finlay Kathleen Charron Yogli Mogli - Lauren Duncan

Savannah Harris

and smooth, and they offer unique toppings like milk chocolate crunch, which is chocolate sauce with mini crunchy chocolate balls in it. It is one of the more expensive stores,

“They have really good flavors. I like all of them and the toppings, like the chocolate crunch, are amazing!” but it is most definitely worth it. They rotate flavors and toppings in and out, so if you found one you really liked, it may not be there the next time you go.

Junior Katie Jacobs said, “They have really good flavors.

I like all of them, and the toppings, like the chocolate crunch, are amazing!”

Pinkberry seems to be the best-frozen yogurt store.

Recommended Flavor: All The question and personal preference of sweet or tart and self-serve or by the size will always remain. All stores seem to have pros and cons, and some come and go quickly as there is so much competition. It seems that quality ingredients, toppings and smoothness are really what makes a store stand out.

Taste the options for yourself and see what you think.

Annie Kuniansky Winner of best yogurt, toppings and flavors: Pinkberry

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W H O

WILL TAKE THE

CHAIR?

THE EXTENSIVE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT HEAD OF SCHOOL

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ere at Holy Innocents’, there are rumors circulating about the search for a new Head of School. However, this search is further along than most students think.

Of course, the HI community is very grateful for all that our current Head of School has done for the school.

This past January, current headmaster Gene Bratek announced his plans for retirement after the 2013-2014 school year. Since his announcement, many questions and much confusion regarding the future of the school have arisen. There is no doubt that this community has a bright future ahead and, “I know that our school is positioned to have many successes in the coming years” said Bratek. Now, we just

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need to find the next Head of School guiding the process,” as stated on the that is compatible with our community. Head of School page at www.hies.

The Board of Trustees of Holy org/hos. Wickenden Associates has Innocents’ Episcopal School has years of experience in this selection the complex process. “We really responsibility “[It] is critical that rely on [Wickenden of selecting the our search accurately Associates] to next leader of the identify... candidates represent the school and has the and then the search experience to do interests of the entire committee ... will so. Trustees on community, and the further narrow the the Board include of candidates,” search committee is list parents, faculty explained Bart committed to doing Miller, member members, and just that.” members from of the search Holy Innocents’ committee.

Episcopal Church.

T o g e t h e r The Board chose a company called with the Board of Trustees, the Wickenden Associates “to assist in search will surely have success.

September 12, 2013 Selection of Semifinals

September 28-29, 2013 Semifinals Interviews

October 2013 Finalist Interviews

What does HI need from a headmaster?

Two members on the Board of Trustees share insight into the search Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Bruce Ford

Member of the Search Committee, Bart Miller

The most important thing is the leadership capabilities. [He or she has] to have tremendous communication skills, personal relationship skills, a trust factor about [him or her], [and] vision...

Someone with real high character, honesty, and authenticity.

As the fourth largest Episcopal School in the country, we will identify a person who has the gravitas and competancies as a leader to manage such an intricate institution.

How do you find potential headmasters?

Bart Miller: In the independent school world, there are professional recruiting firms... who network amongst current Heads, Assistant Heads, or rising stars. We selected Wickenden Associates, so we utilize their processes [including interviews with a variety of community members]. They gather an Opportunity Profile that is distributed to the network of potential candidates. Interested candidates then apply for the position. We work with the firm to distill them down to a few candidates.

The first step is to figure out exactly what our community needs. To do this, the search team has begun collecting research from faculty, parents, coaches and students to learn what the school really cares about. The Holy Innocents’ website describes this first task: “We are reaching out to every constituency of our school in order to gather as much feedback as possible about the qualities sought in our next Head of School. We have also circulated a comprehensive Head of School search survey, which enables members of the school community to share their views about the school’s strengths, challenges, and leadership needs.” This research is an integral part of the process. After the committee determines the ideal

November 2013 Appointment

traits for the next Head of School, Wickenden Associates will create a pool of applicants by sorting through candidates. This portion of the process will primarily take place during this upcoming summer. Through screenings and interviews, we will soon after have a small group of eligible candidates by early Fall 2013. The final decision will hopefully be made by early November 2013. As a whole, this process is a very long, extensive one because it takes time to find the right person for the position. “[It] is critical that our search accurately represent the interests of the entire community, and the search committee is committed to doing just that.” stated www.hies.org/hos.

The fate of our school lies in the hands

of the Board and, the experienced group is fully capable of finding our next leader. Their experience and knowledge along with support from our faculty, students, parents and administrators will surely result in an excellent Head of School who can represent and fortify each facet of the HI community.

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ANDEE AND HER ARMY

by Maria Crosswell

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ost of us know Andee Poulos – a former HI student, softball player and kind-spirited person. On January 4, 2011, Andee was unexpectedly faced with a life-changing obstacle. After complaining of a serious headache, Andee was taken home early from swim practice, but her pain was escalating quickly. When Andee became unresponsive during the drive, she was immediately taken to the emergency room. A CAT Scan revealed excessive bleeding in her brain, leading to the diagnosis of an extremely rare, non-traumatic brain injury known as a circulatory malformation. Andee immediately underwent emergency

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surgery to drain the bleeding in her brain. After extensive testing, the doctors determined that Andee had an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM). Even though Andee was born

with this disorder, she never showed symptoms and her parents and doctors had no idea of its existence.

AVMs can often go undetected until a more catastrophic event like a rupture occurs.

Andee was moved to the neurointensive care unit at Emory University Hospital where she stayed for 39 days before she was transferred to Scottish Rite Hospital.

At this point, she began intensive rehabilitation.

At first, she was not responsive and could neither talk nor walk. She was also very agitated as she was unable to communicate with her parents or doctors. Andee felt trapped inside her own body.

Andee was transferred to Houston on August 1, 2011 and continued her rehabilitation for four months. However, with little sign of improvement, Andee’s recovery and future were not looking very bright.

But then, Andee’s family found a doctor who believed that there were some new treatments to try such as

brain stimulation. Andee flew up to Boston on April 20, 2012 for an extended stay at this world-renowned specialty hospital. Specialists were brought in, and brain stimulation techniques were performed on Andee until late May. In June, she was released and returned home.

However, Andee still had no obvious improvements and she remained very agitated.

All of a sudden, Andee’s condition took a turn. “Truly a miracle, I think the lord touched her,” said Andee’s father, John Poulos. On June 22nd, she began eating solid food, and by July 9th, she had started to talk. Her first word was the name of her little brother, “George.”

Her family was equally shocked, amazed and elated.

With great

drastically. Day by day, continual improvements in sight, walking and balance become evident. Andee greets every day with strength and patience.

Even still, Andee has missed out on a large part of her high school years.

“It is like she went to sleep when

determination, she began talking more, eating more, and made incredible progress.

Andee was accepted into Shepherd Spinal Center where she could finally participate in their advanced therapy program. From August to October, her condition continued to improve

now even remember songs that were played when she was “out of it”, as Lyn Poulos puts it. “When I got my memory, I liked it a lot,” said Andee.

Now Andee can feed herself, drink, type, read emails, update Facebook, and even recall her French. Andee plans to return to school, maybe even

“Truly a miracle” she was 14, and woke up when she was sixteen,” said Andee’s mom, Lyn Poulos.

The doctors continue to be amazed at her recovery rate, which is gaining in momentum. Her memory returned very quickly, and she can

at Holy Innocents’, and she hopes to play softball again.

Not only has Andee made an outstanding recovery, but she has also used this opportunity to reach out to other kids and their families that have struggled with the same problem through the non-profit organization, Andee’s Army. A community of friends and family instigated this organization with the goal to lend a helping hand to other families of children with non-traumatic brain injuries. Money has been raised through donations, bake sales and the annual Andee’s Army 5k Run. So far, the organization has helped five families and plans to provide $50,000 in 2013.

Last year, the Andee’s Army 5k Run made over $60,000 with the help of 800 runners.

This year, the numbers soared, and Andee was even able to hand out the awards and start the race. Mr. Poulos hopes Andee can one day run in the annual 5K race.

Just recently, Andee pitched the first softball pitch at NYO Opening Day. A fan remarked, “There was not a dry eye in the place.”

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