Seven to Zero

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tribal tribune

WANDO HIGH SCHOOL

volume 38, issue 2

MT PLEASANT, SC

oct. 11, 2012

clubs » 10

playing jersey» 19

state champ swimmers » 21

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION // liz benson associate-editor in cheif & jodi lee staff

For the first time in school history, the football team has won seven games in a row. Find out more on pages 14-15.

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what’s inside » 10 clubs

at wando

Wando has a plethora of clubs that students can join.

Page 10 shows just a few of the many options. Check out wandotribaltribune.com for a full list of clubs.

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ribbon month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Teacher Catherine Lawson battled the disease and won. Read her story on page 12.

facts & stats

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registered voters

in jersey

For this year’s fall play, the drama department took a classic Shakespearian play and gave it a modern Jersey twist with hilarious results.

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trouble

State championships were the results when the boys’ and girls’ swim teams took home titles in Columbia in the highlight of the season Oct. 6.

presidential election 2012

there are approximately

2,722,287

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the nine swing states in this election are colorado, florida, iowa, north carolina, new hampshire, nevada, ohio, virginia and wisconsin

stats compiled from NEWYORKTIMES.COM/pages/politics/index

we asked you wando: would vote if you

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With soaring temperatures and humid weather, it can be easier than people expect to suffer from heat exhaustion. See how to avoid the problem.

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on the pier

Students and Mount Pleasant residents have taken advantage of Saturday night shagging sessions at the Waterfront Park.

Check out the Tribal Tribune website.

Using your smart phone, scan the QR code below.

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woody

Toy Story is my favorite story; it taught me life lessons and morals; my Woody doll will be going to college with me.

chocolate milk/hot pocket I have zero culinary skills, and this is the only full meal I can make. I now eat it every week.

old basketball net This net hung from the first basketball goal I ever had. I grew up playing on it in Indiana until it finally broke; now it hangs in my room.

necklace My grandfather was my role model and he was wearing this necklace when he passed away when I was 15 years old.

wando jersey/knee brace Sophomore year I playing Wando basketball during a game. I was hurt pretty bad. This was the jersey I was wearing when they cut it off of me and took me to the hospital.

Soon after I tore my ACL/MCL and had to have surgery. This whole experience changed my outlook on life and has made me more thankful.

ALL PHOTOS BY LIZ BENSON // associate editor

things I can’t live without

getting to know » senior eric wagenlander

sandy I got her when I was four years old, she is my sassy best friend. I picked her out at Uncle Bill’s Pet Shop in Indiana.

pink socks

In middle school my sister gave me pink socks as a gag birthday present. I wore them that Friday and I have been ever since then.

future plans College is undecided for me, but after that I plan to get my law de-

gree, practice law, run for senator and run for president in 2052.

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crime and punishment

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY IAN HURLOCK

recent bullying incidents prompt discussion of repercussions megan parks co-writing editor It plagues nearly every school across the nation.

Like a disease, contagious and deadly, it is emotionally and physically destructive.

Bullying exists. And it needs to be recognized.

In the last decade, bullying hasn’t necessarily gotten better or worse. However, new modes of bullying have manifested as a result of technology. Principal Lucy Beckham said a novel form of bullying has begun. One that doesn’t happen inside the somewhat safe walls of a high school.

“In recent years, we have had several incidents which involved cyber bullying or harassment, but all together they represented a tiny number of students here who behaved inappropriately,” she said. “The main difference seems to be now that bullying and harassment often occur electronically – by Facebook and other internet means. What starts off-campus online sometimes grows to a disruption at school and requires administrative interventions.”

However, bullying that does occur inside schools may have decreased since teachers and administrators were sitting in desks – high schoolers themselves, Assistant Principal Bryan Hearn said.

“Since I’ve been in high school, I think there’s a better culture overall regarding tolerance,” Hearn said. “There’s more acceptance of diversity – it’s been more a part of character programs in elementary and middle schools over the last 10 years.”

When bullying incidents do occur at Wando, they come as a shock to the faculty. Any deliberate unkindness towards another student is a disappointment, Beckham said.

“The recent case, where one student had his head pushed towards the urinal, was the first I had ever heard of at Wando. So that shocked me a bit and disappointed me greatly,” Beckham said.

“It was completely inappropriate and uncalled for.

The student who was the aggressor was disciplined and arrested for his actions.”

If Beckham could say one thing to the persistent provokers – the ones responsible for such emotional pain and suffering, even though they may think it trivial at the time – she would primarily question their morals and motives.

“I would ask them why they felt this was the right thing to do. I would ask how they would feel if someone treated them that way and let them know how unacceptable that kind of behavior really is,” she said. “In short, I would tell them to treat others like they want to be treated

and to ask for help from a counselor or teacher if they are harassing other students, you’re going to get dealt with having problems with someone. I would make it clear how quickly and severely.” unacceptable that behavior is at Wando.”

Hearn, who has two children in elementary school, Bullying, even if done in a flippant manner, is no in- said he tries to approach bullying situations at Wando as consequential joke. It has lasting effects – not only on the if the students were his own. victims, but on the aggressors.

“We don’t tolerate bullying or any kind of harass“Bullying is a very serious for a second. Bullying “If you get caught in a situation ment offense. The CCSD Code of Consometimes is merely name duct has three pages on the sub- where you’re harassing other calling and is reported either ject,” Beckham said. “The con- students, you’re going to get by the victim or a classmate. sequences depend on the facts If we hear about it, we’re goof the case and the severity of it. dealt with quickly and severely.” ing to investigate it and get to It can easily result in suspension the bottom of what exactly is from school and loss of privileges, happening and why it’s hapand it may result in an arrest and pening,” he said. recommendation for expulsion.”

“As for the kid that’s doAt Wando, though, intense bullying situations are in- ing it – they’re going to get consequences for their acfrequent, Hearn said, and they are dealt with swiftly and tions.” adequately.

“Student awareness is the first step. We all have to “If your focus is not on the reason you’re here at Wan- take responsibility for the culture of our school and the do and for your educational opportunities, shame on you,” treatment of our classmates,” Beckham said.

Hearn said.

“If we ignore it when we know it, then we are also “And if you get caught in a situation where you’re responsible.”

Bryan Hearn

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crash course to safety after frightening crash, students learn valuable lesson elizabeth levi co-editor in chief

Junior Hayden Calabrase shows her arm that was injured in the accident.

Senior Cameron Abrams applied pressure to stop the bleeding.

TAYLOR FOXWORTH // staff

It was like any other Friday morning.

They had just come from Chick-Fil-A -listening to music on their way to the West Lot. But they didn’t make it to school that day.

Junior Hayden Calabrase was driving through the intersection of Carolina Park Junior Hayden and Boulevard and Warrior Way when her car sophomore collided with another vehicle pulling into Avery Calthe intersection. The impact caused her abrase along car to flip over on the driver’s side. with friend “I don’t remember being hit. I just rejunior Rachel member sliding – it was really loud,” she Kalles look at the spot the said. “It felt like it lasted forever.” accident took In the car with her were three other place. girls – junior Rachel Kalles, sophomore The Calbrase van was damaged in the Sept. 28 accident that hapAvery Calabrase and sophomore Anna pened on Carolina Boulevard.

Watts. None of them saw it coming. “[The other driver] hit on my side, “I saw part of it happen. I was right ous injuries. had a concussion as well as a hematoma. and then the car spun out a little bit, and there, about to turn left, [the accident was] “I guess I might have been more in“I wasn’t [wearing a seatbelt]. I flew then the car flipped over on Hayden’s side,” just right in front of me,” he said. “I don’t jured [had I not been wearing a seatbelt], against the window,” Watts said. “So wear said Kalles, who was in the front passen- even know where the guy came from.” because only my arm got hurt,” she said. a seatbelt.” ger’s seat.

Over the summer, Abrams spent 11 According to Kalles, wearing her seatThough no one was seriously injured, “I heard all the windows shattering and a half weeks in basic combat training. belt kept her from hurting not only herself, Kalles said the accident has influenced her around me. It was scary…the radio was He had a trauma kit in his car and said he but anyone else. opinions about still on too, and Hayden turned it off – felt like he could help.

“The seatbelt “It’s so scary to think about getting car safety. and [it] was like ‘was everyone okay?’ We “[Hayden] had a laceration on her was honestly one “Sometimes were all completely fine. I was still in my arm from the crash. I don’t know what it of the only things in the car... Imagine if we were go- I used to not seatbelt,” she continued. “I was like hang- was from, but probably from all the glass that [saved ing like 50, 60. I can’t imagine.” wear my seating…and Hayden stood up and I could see that was shattered on the side that was near me],” she said. belt, and I will Rachel Kalles that all her arm was bloody – I could see her,” Abrams said. “I had my trauma kit and “If I hadn’t been never not wear all the muscles and veins in her arm, and stopped the bleeding and held the towel wearing my seatmy seatbelt ever then some kid, Cameron Abrams, got up and held pressure on it myself for about belt, I would have probably – I don’t want again,” she said. “It’s so scary to think about and opened the door on my side and got three, four, five minutes. I made sure she to say kill Hayden – but I could have done getting in the car. We couldn’t have been Hayden out.” wasn’t going to go into shock.” some serious damage.” going more than 30 miles per hour and all Abrams, a senior, had witnessed the Even though Hayden’s arm was hurt, Watts, though, said she was not wear- of that happened. Imagine if we were going accident take place. she said the seatbelt prevented other seri- ing her seatbelt. As a result, she said she like 50, 60. I can’t imagine.”

safety in numbers

» Approximately 11 million car accidents occur per year.

» In South Carolina, the fatality rate remains close to 1,000 per year.

» In recent years, the passenger injury rate hovers just above 2,000 per year.

» Texting while driving creates a crash risk 23 times

» For maximum protection, safety belts should be

» Of every 100 children who die in motor vehicle

» 75 percent of crash deaths and injuries occur

worse than driving while not distracted.

crashes, at least 80 would survive if they were properly secured in an approved child safety seat or safety belts.

fastened before traveling any distance or speed.

within 25 miles of home.

-- compiled by jack drennan / nhtsa.gov cdc.gov/ motor vehicle safety

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news briefs

COURTESY OF BEN RABIN

EMILY CAPPELMANN // staff

homecoming

lip sync

Lip Sync group “Throw it on the Ground” won

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BRIA GRAHAM // staff photographer

notable achievements

Assistant Principal Jason Drayton was awarded October Staff Member of the Month. “I was very happy and excited that my colleagues thought so much of me,” he said.

Junior Brooke Gibert won second place yearbook feature writing for South Carolina Scholastic Press Association.

“Mrs. [Jeannie] Fox was really proud of me, which was nice.

I was really surprised that I won.”

Junior Claire Bogdan was nominated as a Morehead Scholar for UNC. “It was a surprise. I had to rush to get the essays done,” she said, “but I’m so excited I was selected.”

Teacher Rosemary Lengses was awarded October Teacher of the Month. “It was a huge honor to be recognized by my peers for all the hard work I’ve been putting in this school year.”

Senior Riley Lanier placed first, second and fourth in the Scottish County bagpiping competition. “I was surprised when I won because I thought I played badly and wouldn’t win,” he said.

Senior Diego Garcia was elected employee of the month at Somerby Retirement Home by the residents. “It was pretty suprising and I didn’t expect it,” he said. “I’m a waiter so I just serve food and drinks.”

Senior John Lee was among the 72 students who donated as a part of HOSA’s Oct. 17 blood drive.

blood drive: the gift of life HOSA collected 72 units of blood during its blood drive Oct 17.

Catherine Lawson has been in charge of the blood drive since becoming the sponsor teacher of HOSA in 2004. HOSA hosts four blood drives a year.

“I believe that student participation in the blood drive is very important because it gives them the opportunity to help others,” Lawson said. “Each unit of blood can help save up to three lives.”

HOSA set out with a goal of collecting a unit of blood from 98 students. 109 students signed up to donate blood, but only 72 students were acceptible donors.

“The amount of students that turned out for the blood drive this time was low,” Lawson said. “Only a small portion of 1,000 kids that could have donated blood showed up.”

“Sometimes people who sign up to donate blood

will be turned away,” she continued. “If you play a sport, if you’re anemic or if you’ve been out of the country -- you’ll be turned away.”

Height requirements can also eliminate certain people from being eligible for donating blood. The American Red Cross Association has established official guidelines for weight requirements of males and females of a certain height.

“Donating blood is something important kids can do because it doesn’t cost anything, it is the gift of life and it lets kids get out of class,” Lawson said. “It’s just a feel good moment.

HOSA will host an upcoming drive Dec. 14. “Student participation in the upcoming blood drive will be vital to help increase blood donation,” Lawson said.

» w4 volunteers at sewee Students from the W4 Wildlife Club participated in the National Public Lands Day volunteer event at the Sewee Visitor Center Sept. 29, with a total of 22 teens participating. While there, volunteers worked on installing low-impact exercise stations and interpretive panels.

» senior ads due The final deadline for Senior Ads in the Legend Yearbook is Oct. 19. If students have any photos they want to be featured in the yearbook, they can submit them to replayit.com. The staff will select photos to be featured in the yearbook.

--compiled by georgia barfield

» band heads to boa competiton The marching band heads to Atlanta Oct. 29 to compete in the regional Bands of America competition. The band recently won AAAA best horn line and best drum line in the Colleton County Invitational Sept. 29. The band also hosted the Lowcountry Invitational Oct. 6, which featured 20 bands from South Carolina and Georgia.

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mexican holidays BRIA GRAHAM // editor

Senior Krystal and Sophomore Maria Hernandez laugh Oct. 8 after looking at a silly picture.

The Hernandez sisters are originally from southern Mexico and moved to Mt. Pleasant when they were young children.

Mexican Independence Day: Sept. 16 Celebrated to remember this day in 1810 when Mexican colonists began the war for independence against the Spanish colonial government in Mexico City each year to commerate this event.

Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Dec. 12

hermanas mexicanas

sisters celebrate their hispanic heritage during october features editor Senior Kristal and sophomore Maria Hernandez are like any other American teenagers.

They go to school, hang out with friends and listen to music.

But what makes them different from other American teens can be found in their family tree.

The Hernandez family comes from the state of Nayarit in southern Mexico.

They moved to Mt. Pleasant when Kristal was five and Maria was three.

“I’m very proud of where I came from,” Kristal said. “I’m not afraid to say, ‘Yeah, I’m Hispanic and Mexican.”

Even though they are no longer on Hispanic soil, the family is still deeply rooted in celebrating their cultural heritage.

Kristal and Maria’s mom, Margarita, believes it’s important for her children to celebrate their heritage. “They’re gonna gain a lot because they’ve been raised in a different culture, but at the same time, they keep our traditions alive.”

One of common ways in which the Hernandez family commonly celebrates their culture is through the simple act of coming together for a home-cooked meal, prepared by Mrs. Hernandez.

“We just have dinner together,” Maria

said. “It’s something really special because we think that as a family we should come together and enjoy a meal your mom made for you.”

The food Margarita cooks for dinner is one example of how the Hernandez family blends together American and Hispanic culture.

“Sometimes she’ll make American food like burgers and fries,” Maria said.

“Sometimes she’ll cook traditional Mexican food like tamales, tacos and enchiladas.”

When the Hernandez family gets together for a dinner, it’s typical for their extended family to join in. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins are some of the usual attendees of dinner parties.

“We eat, come together and share things that have happened and we just talk about old times,” Maria said. “We let the parents chat together, and then the cousins go off an have their own party, where they hang out and listen to music.”

Music has an important weight in the Hernandez family culture as well. “[We] teenagers like to listen to all modern music, Mexican and American,” Maria said. “But the old people like to listen to traditional Hispanic music like Mariachi and Banda style.”

Holidays are another important way the Hernandez family celebrates its culture.

Even though they are in America, they find ways to celebrate their traditional Mexican holidays.

Mexican Independence Day -- Sept.

16 -- is celebrated with parades and parties all over Mexico. Although the Hernandez family was in America this year during

Mexican Independence Day, they were still able to take part in the festivities with a help from technology.

“We got to watch the president’s speech and the celebration in Mexico City from our home on the TV,” Maria said, “and we had a special dinner with a toast.”

Many of their traditional holidays revolve around parties, but there is real reasons for all the celebration. “It’s not just all about drinking,” Kristal said. “There is some meaning behind it all.”

Christmas also is very important to the Hernandez family, which is Catholic, because of its deep religious meaning.

“We celebrate Christmas because of the birth of Jesus, and that’s really important to us,” Mrs. Hernandez said. “It’s a time when we the whole family gets together for a special reason.”

While in America, the Hernandez family has picked up some American holiday traditions.

“My favorite holiday thing we do is have a Secret Santa gift swap with everyone in our family,” Maria said. “Sometimes you get a good gift, and sometimes you get something lame. But in the end you really appreciate it because it represents the time someone took to think of you.”

Although the Hernandez family has many American customs, they still will never forget their Hispanic roots.

“I think its important for us to celebrate our Hispanic culture because we have to remember where we come from, and we can’t forget it just because we’re living in America because its who we are,” Kristal said.

This is a day for Catholics across Central and South America to honor the Virgin Mary. Millions of people make a pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico city in her honor and a church service is held at Hispanic catholic churches where flags from each Latin American country are represented.

Cinco De Mayo: May 5 This celebrates the day when the Mexican Army gained an unlikely victory against the French in the 1862 Battle of the Puebla. Parades, performances and parties are held on this day to appreciate Mexican culture within America.

Three Kings Day: Jan. 6 This honors the day when the three wise men arrived in Bethlehem to see the newly born baby Jesus and presented him with gifts. Children write letters to one of the three kings telling them what presents they want.

On Three Kings Day they wake up to find gifts have been brought to them.

At night families come together to enjoy a feast .

Day of the Dead: Nov. 1 On this day families come together to commemorate deceased relatives. People will travel to the cemeteries where the relatives are buried and build elaborate alters that include food, beverages and memorabilia that for the deceased relative.

Quinceañera

The quinceañera, or 15th birthday, marks the transition from childhood to young womanhood. The birthday girl wears a formal gown of either pink or white and attends a formal mass followed by a reception including music, dancing, and toasts.

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pointing you in the right direction Whether it’s for college applications, personal interests or just to get involved, joining Acaa club is a great idea. From Frisbee to demic Quiz French, rock-climbing to robotics, Bowl, Angling Wando has plenty of clubs Club, Anime Club, Art to pick from.

Club, Bass Fishing Club, Brony Community, Bow Club, Chess/ Strategy Club, Debate Team, DREAM, Ecology Conservation Club, Engineering Club, ExoBiology Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), French Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, German Club, Guitar Club, Hackey Sack Club, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), Hear Us Speak (Book Reviews Club), History Club, Hockey Club, Interact Club, Latin Club, Key Club International, Kiva Club, Magic Club, Marine Science Club, Mock Trial, Mountain Bike/Snowboard Club, Newcomers Club, Ocean Science Bowl Team, Paddle Club, Photography Club, Pokemon/Team Rocket Club, Political and Social Theory, Prom Committee, QUEST, Rock Climbing Club,Sailing Club, Southern Conservatives Club, Spanish Club, Students in Action, Ukulele Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Wando Wildlife and Water Warriors, Zombie Survival Club

To learn more about the clubs, visit www.wandohigh.com or wandotribaltribune.com.

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IAN HURLOCK // editor

IAN HURLOCK // editor

The photography club member above adjusts her camera settings before she shoots a picture. “I started photography club because there are no photography classes at Wando. We have a theme for each meeting and take pictures around the school. Then we give assignments to try it at home and we review the pictures we take at the next meeting,” sophomore Lucie Wall said.

Sophomore Mitchel Cassady shows off after he catches a frisbee at Park West Recreation Field.

“Frisbee is a cool fun club. We accept anyone who wants to play, and hangout. We joke around a lot, but we play hard,” junior Wes Maszk said.

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BRIA GRAHAM // editor

Latin teacher Arnold Wagner serves pancakes at the Latin Club breakfast.

“The Wando Junior Classical League is the conversion of Latin Greek cultures, civilizations, literature and we do things to improve our academics as well as to have fun,” Wagner said.

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Senior Kara O’Leary sketches a picture during Art Club. “We do a lot of different activities. We face paint for different occasions and we’re painting pumpkins that we’re going to put up around the school and give to teachers. It’s not very well known, we’re working to get more people involved. Every meeting we talk about new opportunities,” junior Irene Erich said.

Key Club members meet to plan out future community service projects. “Key Club is the club for high school students that is sponsored by Kiwanis International. Kiwanis is a group of business people who get together and do a lot of good deeds for the community, and that’s what the key club kids do as well. We are very much rooted in student leadership, growing student leaders and also in our service opportunities,” advisor Cindy Hollis said.

Robotics club makes a robot. “What we’re doing is we have six weeks to build a robot that we do not know what it is supposed to do yet, and we have six weeks from the time we are told what the task is to fabricate a robot,” teacher Mark Novak said.

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lend a hand In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the volleyball team, spearheaded by Head Coach Alexis Glover, held its DIG PINK game Oct. 9 to honor those who have been diagnosed with the disease and further raise awareness.

“Stats tell us one in eight women will be diagnosed with the disease,” media center specialist Emily Woody said. “So, if you figure that, you know that there are lots of people in the Wando community who have someone they know who has been impacted by it. Maybe even their close family.”

The team is also creating a banner to be hung off the stairwell as another form of raising awareness that directly connects to the student body.

“Students during the lunches are going to have the chance to take pink strips of paper and write down people they know, and we’re going to chain link them like the old spirit chain. Then we’re going to drop them down off the banners so that they’ll be hanging off the stairwells,” Woody said.

-amanda sharpley

Catherine Lawson, a health science teacher, was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, something she was not surprised about since she had a family history of the disease.

After a biopsy and rounds of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, she was declared to be cancer free.

winning the battle

IAN HURLOCK // editor

teacher nears milestone of one year cancer-free deirdre borland

staff writer It’s the word no one wants to hear.

It’s the doctor’s face as he stands holding the results, a frown clear on his face. It’s the panic, the uncertainty, the unknown.

It’s cancer.

October is the month of pink ribbons.

When breast cancer survivors offer advice and success stories to those still in the battle. One of these survivors, celebrating oneyear cancer free this October, is Wando’s Catherine Lawson.

Teaching medical-based classes for eight years with a background in nursing, Lawson is no stranger to the difficulties of cancer. What is unusual, however, is Lawson’s composure in regards to her diagnosis.

“I’ve been prepared for this for a long time,” she said. “I knew I was going to have breast cancer.”

With a family history with the disease, her own mother battling it since the age of 49, and a personal history of fibrocystic breast disease, Lawson is an ideal candidate for breast cancer.

“I went to the doctor in June and he aspirated some cysts, but they popped back

up after two days,” Lawson said. “It just kept bothering me and bothering me, I was saying I need to go back. So I went back in October, and [the doctor] aspirated it. As soon as he did, he looked at the pictures and said it didn’t look good. I knew then it was cancer.”

The cyst was removed, and with doctors promising to biopsy it soon, Lawson went away with her diagnosis. It wouldn’t be until the Friday of that week that she received the official news.

“The doctor calls me while I’m in school with my Medical Terminology class,” Lawson said. “But the point when he calls me, the cyst is already out.”

Radiation and chemotherapy were to follow, however.

“The radiation didn’t hurt at all, and each treatment lasted maybe 10-15 minutes total. But it was daily, Monday through Friday, for 33 days, driving from Wando to downtown Roper,” Lawson said.

“It didn’t hurt. It kind of irritates the skin, it’s just weird. I’ve never been on that side, being a nurse. I’d always deliver people radiation. But it was not horrible.”

Chemotherapy is not the same as radiation. Instead of targeting a select area, chemo is administered throughout the entire body. The side effects can be severe.

“Chemo was hard because of the unknown. Being a nurse, I know how sick people can get, and everybody’s different,” Lawson said. “I didn’t have to get the really

bad one, Adriamycin, which puts you at risk for getting leukemia. I was so thrilled.

And I only had to have four treatments, so I was very lucky.”

Four treatments and 12 weeks later, Lawson was done with the chemo.

“I felt basically back to normal, but just tired,” she said.

With diagnosis and treatment almost a full year behind her now, Lawson says her family to be her biggest support group. “My family’s just so sweet,” she said, speaking of husband Perrin and daughters Kate, 23, and Sarah, 19.

“I feel great,” Lawson said. “I get tired in the afternoons but I’m on Tamoxifen now and that’s one of the side effects. It makes you feel like you have arthritis and achy muscles.”

Tamoxifen, a common estrogenblocker, is a drug used to stop cancercausing cells that rely on estrogen to grow.

It's the help of the medication that keeps the cancer from reappearing.

Although cancer-free, Lawson remains under close monitoring and will continue to take estrogen-blocking medication for five or six years.

“It causes horrible hot flashes and lack of sleep.”

Today, Lawson is 100 percent cancer free, and is a one-year survivor on Oct. 25.

“This hasn’t been horrible. So many have it much worse,” Lawson said. “I’m so thankful.”

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(Right) Coach Jimmy Noonan shouts during the game against Fort Dorchester to pump up the players in the 32-28 win. (Below) Senior Taylor Kimball cheers for the team from the sidelines. The win against Fort Dorchester made history, placing the

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(Left) Coach David Crockett watches the defense during a win against Ft. Dorchester.

(Above) The defensive line gets ready to put pressure on Fort Dorchester quarterback. (Right) Senior Blaine Thompson takes off his helmet after the historic win against Ft. Dorchester, which sent Wando to 6-0 Sept. 21.

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team looks to start a legacy after 7-0 record kicker starts the recruiting process after record-setting start to the season

anna ewing staff writer

It’s the first home game of the season — the team decides to kick an extra point after their touchdown.

Kicker Casey Clawson is up. His powerful kick sends the ball in the air and through the goal post. Followed by another later on. And another.

During that game, Clawson kicked a 46yard field goal -- his personal best. For Clawson, this night was more than just a game.

It was history. Since that win against Beaufort Aug. 24, Clawson has gone 11 for 14, making him, according to volunteer kicking coach

Howard Barnard, “definitely one of the top three [kickers] in the state.”

“Casey, I think, has an awful lot going for him as a high school kicker, and I think he has potential in playing in the next level,” head football Coach Jimmy Noonan said.

With Wando’s 7-0 winning streak and Clawson’s kicking skills, colleges and universities have begun to scout him for a kicking position.

“You never really know what a team is looking for, but he’s definitely taking care of it on the field this year,” said Barnard, who played at The Citadel with Noonan.

“The folks who are close by tend to keep in touch more than ones who are far away,” Coach Noonan added. “That’s the nature of recruiting; everyone needs to recruit in their own back yard first. We hear from the folks who are closer, in state.”

“Right now four different colleges are look-

ing at me. I haven’t chosen where I’m going yet. ” According to Clawson, the team has certainly helped with his kicking stats and improving his kick. “With winning games comes scoring lots of touchdowns. Whenever we score, I kick, so that increases my stats. Also with how our offense is running this year -- Christian Hart gets us inside the 40,” he said. “This is how I’ve been able to kick so many field goals.”

Training with Chicago Bears punter Ryan Quigley twice a month in Myrtle Beach for three summers has inspired Casey to take his high school kicking career to the next level.

Clawson is currently being recruited by the Citadel, Newberry, Appalachian State, Elon and USC. “I’d enjoy it, I’d go to all the games if it happens. Casey’s a great kid after three years,” Barnard said. “I consider him my fourth child. I don’t think it ends after he graduates.”

following in his father’s footsteps, davis finds success on football field jonathan rice co-editor in chief

Head football coach Jimmy Noonan already knew sophomore Zola Davis Jr. before he stepped onto the football field as a freshman.

When Noonan coached at the Citadel he tried to recruit his dad, Zola Davis Sr. “[He] was playing at Burke, and it was a long shot for us to get a tremendous athlete like him to come to the Citadel,” Noonan said. “But being right there in the neighborhood, we felt like we might have a shot.”

Davis Sr., the number one wide receiver recruit coming out of high school, decided to attend the University of South Carolina. He played

for four years and as a freshman finished second in the SEC Freshman of the year voting behind LSU’s Kevin Faulk.

“He was quite an athlete and when the ball was in the air, he was what we called a ball-hog,” Noonan said.

Davis Sr. played two seasons in the NFL with the Packers and the Cleveland Browns. Due to a nagging groin injury, he was forced into retirement, but his involvement with football did not stop there -- he still helps his son improve his game.

“He wants me to succeed bottom line,” Davis Jr. said. “So over the summer he and I went to his home in Atlanta, and we practiced for about three hours a day critiquing my routes.”

And Noonan has seen growth from last season to now.

“It’s very difficult for a freshman to contribute in AAAA football and even for a sopho-

more,” he said. “We see his confidence growing ballgame by ballgame.”

Davis Jr., also a wide receiver, has been able to use what his dad has taught him on the field to improve his game.

“He taught me that whenever you lineup against an opponent that you are better than them because you put in the work,” he said.

He knows he will need to use this and everything else that his dad and coaches have taught him if he wants to play football after high school. “[Knowing what he has accomplished] drives me to push harder than him,” Davis Jr. said. “I always see myself a bit lower until I finally reach where he has achieved. So it’s always making me strive to be better.”

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two students sign with agencies, travel the country sarah yergin

staff writer

Walking down the street, proudly displaying a new pair of heels. Strutting through the halls of a high school like it’s a catwalk. Taking pictures with friends to hold on to otherwise forgotten moments.

This is the closest to the modeling world as many will ever get.

For most, gaining an up-close and personal outlook on the modeling world is something reserved for daydreams. But for freshman Kalli Dangerfield and senior Alyssa Franchak, this dream has transcended into reality.

For Franchak, her modeling career first started a year ago after auditioning for Charleston Fashion Week. The audition later led to her signing with the agency Tout.

“My mom always encouraged me to [model], and I was always told I should model because I’m tall,” Franchak said, who is currently 5’11”.

According to Franchak, modeling has since become around-the-clock work. “It started out as a hobby for me, but I would say it has turned into a job. You have to work at it even when you’re not going to shows and shoots,” she said. “You have to maintain your skin and your face and

COURTESY OF MICHAEL DAR

COURTESY OF ALEJANDRO PROVEDA

passion for the runway

all of that, and you have to maintain your appearance.”

As a part of maintaining her looks, Franchak has to eat a healthy diet, a momentous task for a food lover.

“I love food and I have a really hard time with that because all the foods I love are the stuff we’re not supposed to eat -- pasta and cookies,” she said. “I’d say that’s the hardest thing, having to diet and maintain my weight and eat healthy and exercise.”

Despite some of the harder, more time-consuming aspects, Franchak has found many positive effects that stem from her work with others in a professional setting.

“It definitely gives you a lot of self confidence. You learn to be really outgoing and build relationships with people,” she said, “and it helps you mature a lot faster because mostly everyone you work with is older than you, so you have to be able to talk to them and get along with people you work with so that they’ll ask to work with you again.”

Through her modeling, Franchak was kept especially busy this past summer -- both close to home and out of state.

“I went to New York over the summer and met with Elite and DNA and they’re in the top 10 [modeling agencies] for the world. Then I’m going to Miami in a few weeks to meet with agencies there and hopefully sign with someone there,” she said. “I [also] did a couple of shows over the summer for stores on King Street downtown and my agency has really close ties with a bunch of store in Mt. Pleasant and Downtown Charleston, so I’ve done shows for them.”

Franchak originally did not have long-term plans for modeling, but her passion for it has made her change her mind. “I didn’t really want to do anything with it when I first started, it was just something fun to do during high school,” she said, “but I’ve fallen in love with it, it’s so much fun.”

(Left) Senior Alyssa Franchak started her modeling career after model ing in Charleston Fashion Week. (Right) Freshman Kalli Dangerfield got her start two years ago with a surprise visit to a modeling agency with her grandmother.

Dangerfield, at 5’9”, is a bit of a different story. Her modeling career started two years ago at Millie Lewis at her grandmother’s request.

“One day [my grandma] took me out. She said ‘guess where we’re going?’ and I was like ‘I don’t know,’ and we just showed up [at Millie Lewis],” Dangerfield said.

It isn’t just her grandmother who is encouraging her modeling career -- support can be found all throughout her family. “They’re really supportive,” she said. “My dad is always really happy for me.”

Along with her family members, Dangerfield finds the people she works with surprisingly accommodating. “[My favorite part is] meeting all the different people,” she said, “They’re really nice and definitely really interesting... I’ve done jobs for Kohls and Sears and I am with Factor in Chicago and Atlanta and Trump in New York.”

According to Dangerfield, she considers her modeling both an occupation and a hobby, but despite her love of modeling, an average day of it can be stressful. “It’s very busy,” she said. “You get up really early and, depending on who you’re working for, you can work either from an hour to all day.”

Because of this busy schedule, she sometimes finds herself missing two to three days of school, which she doesn’t like. Overall, though, Dangerfield loves modeling, considering it a future career possibility.

Even though modeling might become a career in the future, right now Franchak and Dangerfield are benefiting from the advantages of being a model at a young age.

“The best thing,” said Franchak, “is that [modeling] helps you build relationships and helps you mature.”

best of: chinese Chinese food typically is not a meal for a nice dinner for two, but P. F. Chang's, in Towne Centre, defies this stereotype. tommy sanders Everything about p.f. chang’s this restaurant says first class. Unfortunately, this high standard includes a high price range. By the end of the night a meal for two and an appetizer piled up to almost $40.

But at P.F. Chang's you're not paying for just a good meal, but for the looks too -- including the paintings and huge stone horses. The service was exceptional, to say the least. The staff is extremely friendly and will not make you feel rushed or uncomfortable. With this rare combination of service, flavor, and atmosphere, P.F. Chang's does not leave much to argue about. All this leaves P.F. Chang's as, undoubtedly, the premier Chinese outlet when you have a little extra w3money in your pocket.

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Found wedged between a Big Lots and a Burlington Coat Factory at 1401 Sam Rittenburg Blvd. in West sarah heywood Ashley, Red Orchid’s China Bistro didn’t red orchids garner high hopes.

Yet looks proved to be deceiving, as the interior of the restaurant was elegantly designed and almost romantic, with large red paper lanterns complementing the bold colors of the room and richly dark furniture.

To start off, I ordered “Money Bags,” a unique appetizer of large sweet meatballs fried in spring roll wraps, followed by a big bowl of Shanghai Fettuccini. The fried foods were crispy without being oily, the spices were just right and the portions were generous. Nonetheless, the quality of the food was very impressive.

Combined with the helpful, friendly staff and their fair prices (about $11 per entrée), Red Orchid’s certainly makes itself worth the trip.

picks &

peeves PICK: thunderstorms

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It’s definitely not difficult to find Great Wall; located at 1909 U.S. 17, Mount Pleasant, by the Bi Low, it is without a doubt one of the most convenient deirdre borland Chinese restaurants in great wall Mt Pleasant.

But honestly, the benefits stop there.

The atmosphere of the restaurant overall made us uncomfortable; it isn’t a typical, sit-down Chinese restaurant, instead preferably an order and take-out kind of place.

With the hope of good Lo Mein in mind, however, we continued on.

Despite not being busy, the food did take a while to appear, and when it did, it came in poor quality. Portions were quite small despite having ordered a large, and our Sweet and Sour chicken wasn't nearly up to par.

So while it was definitely the cheapest of the three restaurants, if you can afford the little extra for the nearby PF Changs, it is probably worth it.

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with

megan parks co-writing editor

amanda sharpley Every issue a Tribal Tribune staffer will share her taste in music, selecting the top four songs she thinks every one should have on their playlist.

“You Make Me Feel So Young” Frank Sinatra

Songs for Swingin’ Lovers No matter how dejected my current state, Frank Sinatra always manages to take me back to some place more wholesome.

Buried in-between the richness of his voice and the carefree melody lies a type of reassurance: of better days past, of better days to come. “You Make Me Feel So Young” carries me through the storm -tapping my toes as the downpour dissipates in the blare of the saxophones.

“The End” The Doors

The Doors The Doors contain remnants of my childhood.

I recognize their guitar riffs and widespread electric keyboard solos from when my dad would put the tracks on repeat as I lulled to sleep in the backseat, returning home from our sporadic adventures.

They were instilled in me long ago, and their song “The End” is the pinnacle example of the poetry for which my love and appreciation has blossomed over the years.

“Candy Says” The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

PICK: letter writing

Ah, yes – thunderstorms. My dear, old forlorn friend. While we’re certainly veterans to a few quarrels and spats, I’ve come to develop a sort of soft admiration for you. Though by many you’ve been harshly connotated as brooding and dark and dreadful, you’ve provided me with many languid days of lounging in sweaters, sipping tea steaming from my most beloved mug. So next time the clouds turn dark grey and you hear the sound of rain beating down upon your roof, do not fret. Take this time to stay indoors and listen.

There’s something deeply, wistfully personal about writing and receiving letters – anxious eraser marks, your distinctly imperfect scrawl for another’s eyes to see. Perhaps it’s an affection instilled in me by extensive reading and writing, or just the longing for simpler times and motives of communication – something to wait for, to anticipate. It’s always been a cherished event to run barefooted through my yard to the mail box, meticulously fawning over every scrap of mail until discovering a slightly battered envelope with my name on it.

PEEVE: camo at school

PEEVE: reality television

Hunters of Wando -- please forgive me – but I cannot understand this odd, forest printed phenomenon. What are you hiding from? Do you think you’re going to turn the corner at H Hall and a wide eyed doe will be drinking from the water fountain? Are you going to strap that buck lurking between the library book shelves to the roof of your truck? And I highly doubt those dead turkeys you have stuffed in your book bag are wearing their I.D’s.

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I’m convinced that reality television is at the core of all vile, superficial amusement inhabiting today’s entertainment industry. From Keeping Up With The Whoevers to Honey Boo Baby Something, the viewer is left with no intellectual stimulation or enrichment whatsoever. Not to say that every form of entertainment needs to be a philosophically ground breaking masterpiece, but these shows have no point other than to feed the already bursting ego of the main character.

Laced with honey and shadowed by the delusory and folksy melody, Lou Reed’s voice is a perfectly delicious paradox to the esoteric and nihilist lyrical context of “Candy Says,” and many others by The Velvet Underground. The result is a deep and perplexing brilliance.

“The Killing Moon” Echo & The Bunnymen

Ocean Rain

“The Killing Moon” is a brand of post-punk neopsychedelia that’s dark, surreal verses showcase bands such as Echo & The Bunnymen representing another side of the ‘80s disassociated from disco and excessive spandex.

It pulls you into a haunting, disconcerting dream that both thrills you and shifts you into brooding. It’s a whirl of beautiful yet hollow emotions.

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top twos

identity crisis

Ever wonder what the top songs, movies and TV shows are for the month of October?

-- compiled by david grant

staffer enjoys a unique twist on a classic love story

SELLING SONGS

kate frain

staff writer

Maybe there is such thing as a beautiful sadness, but the protagonist of David Levithan’s new novel, Every Day, doesn’t seem to believe so.

“Sadness,” he says, “turns our features to clay, not porcelain.” But in this imperfect love story, there is a melancholy beauty that makes the book exquisite. Levithan, for the first time in his writing career, is experimenting with characters that cannot be saved.

And maybe that is more human than the rest of his work: where the boy gets the boy in the end. Loss is human. And while Levithan’s novels in the past have -- for the most part -- been good LGBT beach reads, they have been wrapped in their own romanticism.

In Every Day, there is no 11th-hour hero that saves the protagonists. It’s reality as it would be, and that lack of forced resolution is what makes the novel brilliant.

Every Day is by no means original. In fact, it’s a rehash of the oldest love story twist there is: the identity crisis. Is love physical, or is it an idea? Do you fall for a mind, or is a body required?

maroon 5 // one more night psy // gangnam style

SELLING BOOKS the casual vacancy // rowling These are the questions A, the protagonist, has been waiting his entire life to have answered.

Waking up in the body of a different person every day, A has always been a watcher -- an observer of life living on the sidelines. He decided long ago not to get involved.

But there is, as always, a game-changer: a girl: Rhiannon.

Every Day suffers the most pervasive of all romancenovel problems -- not quite pulling off believable initial attraction. But once you get past that, the story is tragically beautiful.

Because love isn’t the answer. It’s the question that must always, always be asked.

no easy day // owen with maurer

GROSSING MOVIE taken 2 // megaton hotel transylvania // tartakovsky

TV RATINGS sunday night football // nbc modern family // abc

SELLING ALBUMS babel // mumford and sons uno! // green day

The Lumineers are not just another American alternative band. Their self-titled debut album , released by Dualtone Records on April 3, quickly sets the band on fire. This album has got it all -- from love to loss. Even if you don’t connect with the lyrics, you will be able to appreciate all the incredibly well-blended musical instruments and melodies. The music itself is full of upbeat tamborines, strong piano and resonat-

--wes maszk

Babel For months now I’ve awaited the arrival of Mumford and Sons sophomore LP, Babel, worried that the band would fall prey to the infamous sophomore slump.

But Babel still retains that distinct Mumford and Sons sound. The album features a well mixed roster of songs that range from steadily building anthems that burst into sensational climaxes, to slow burns both brooding and

romantic (in the classical sense), and songs that simply explode into a flurry of strumming, picking, drumming and piano pounding.

Influenced by Biblical themes, Babel has a significantly lighter tone throughout most of the album, which is good news if you didn’t particularly enjoy the few songs from Sigh No More, the band’s first album, that drew heavily from the novels of John Steinbeck.

Mumford and Sons is back bigger, louder, and better than ever with Babel.

--mitch winkler

SELLING VIDEO GAMES fifa 13 world of warcraft: mists of pandaria

app

The Lumineers

ing mandolin riffs.

The lyrics are not just upbeat choruses, they convey lasting truths and ideas. They speak of lessons learned from life worth living.

In the words of a band member, “We’re not reinventing the wheel or doing anything different. The songs are super simple. The ideas themselves are very simple ideas. I think there’s a certain cinematic aspect of our music that I really like.”

So next time you’re thinking about wasting your money on another Green Day album, why not try The Lumineers?

csr racing

of the

MONTH

This free game allows you to live out your rallycar fantasies. It is an adrenaline rush to beat your opponents and shift gears. You progress through racing difficulties by beating racing teams and bosses. You purchace cars and upgrades with money earned from race victories. While in reality I drive a Volvo S40, I also have an Audi R8.

-- compiled by jonathan rice

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(Left) Senior Anne Singer plays character Nikki Bottom, who turns into a donkey after a spell is cast upon her by Puck. (Below) Sophomore Shea Stanley and senior Kindall Guerry act with their best Jersey attitude.

BRIA GRAHAM // editor

JERSEY STYLE

TAYLOR FOXWORTH // staff

With zany comedy and hilarious accents, the Theatre Department presented its version of Midsummer Jersey, a spoof of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oct. 4-6.

BRIA GRAHAM // editor

TAYLOR FOXWORTH // staff

(Middle) Senior Kristal Hernandez and junior Noah Kelly play lovers Mia and Lyle from a Jersey-themed reality show. (Above) Senior Cori Nuttal is surrounded by the faries while gossiping about a magazine. (Right) Junior Kristin Stottler plays Helene, a fiesty girl from Jersey, with Kelly.

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how to: make a facial Proper skin treatment does not have to come in the form of an expensive trip to the dermatologist or chemical-ridden products. Homemade facial treatments can be made from common items found in your kitchen. Nothing beats the tingling sensation of a homemade facial, and making them is just as relaxing.

unconditional training student athletic trainer feels sacrifice is worth the reward

COLUMN BY

shannon doyle, sports editor

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3 1. pick an exfoliant An exfoliant is an abrasive substance that will slough off dead skin cells and give your face a subtle glow, which is caused by an increased blood circulation. If dead cells are not removed, then oil will be trapped underneath of them and cause blemishes. Some common exfoliants include sugar, baking soda, coffee and sea salt. Baking soda produces the same effects as a microdermabrasion.

4 2. pick a moisturizing agent There needs to be something to counteract the rough exfoliant. A moisturizer will soothe and smooth your face. The moisturizer that has the most benefits is honey.

In addition to attracting moisture to your skin to keep it hydrated, honey has anti-bacterial properties and fights acne. Some more common moisturizers are non-flavored yogurt, avocados, egg yolks and bananas.

BRIA GRAHAM // editor

3. choose 4. treat your specific eyes ingredients for Reduce puffiness and redness in eyes by applying specific jobs a cooling agent over your Lemon juice is used to brighten your complexion and reduce the appearance of scars and acne.

Nutmeg can reduce swelling and prevent infections. Tomatoes and other red fruits, such as watermelon, are said to protect skin from sun damage because of the presence of lycopene.

eyes for up to 10 minutes.

The two most common agents are cucumbers and wet tea bags. These two things are supposed to give an appearance of energy to the eye area.

Side Note: Not all of these components need to be used together. Mix and match the different ingredients according to what your skin needs. Whatever combination you make, test a small portion on the inside of your wrist and wait a few hours and take note to how sensitive your skin is to the different ingredients. Once you test the mixture, apply thoroughly to your entire face and leave on for up to 20 minutes and rinse off. There will be some immediate effects, but consistent use will be necessary to achieve lasting effects.

-- madison ivey

I have been at every football practice since September 2011.

I have attended all the football games.

I know the football players by number.

I have been a student athletic trainer for a whole year and I love it. The smell of the grass. The breeze of the cold fall nights. The silence before a game and then the sound of the cleats heading onto the field. It is a new year as a student athletic trainer, starting with Wando football.

Being a student athletic trainer for Wando sports has brought not only memories for me but a learning experience too. I am in my second year of being a student athletic trainer, and I feel there has been so much knowledge provided to me.

I have learned and seen things that I never thought could happen.

Although it seems like a small job, it’s a big sacrifice. We have to be at all practices before and during the season. We have to be there two to three hours early to tape the players and get set up for games or practice.

When a player gets hurt at a game or practice, we are there. I get to learn and observe head coach Mark Buchman and assistant Angie Whittington -- athletic trainers do the major work. They have let us try to do things on our own, but sometimes we make mistakes -- everything from spilling Gatorade to falling out of the gator (the trainer’s vehicle).

We get the experience of knowing everything about sports medicine, learning the dangers of it and having fun, all at one time.

Having put so much time and effort into the activity, when a sports team wins a game, meet or match, we feel part of the victory. We are there all day in the late summer months and every day after school for football. We get to know the players and the coaches throughout the season. The nights after an away football game lost, we feel the pain and the sadness radiating from the players and coaches on the bus ride home.

But it is one of the happiest feelings to see the coaches and players yell to get pumped up, or to see them get so excited that they flip a bench over when winning a game.

We have ended up as a family even when new people come into the program. Our student athletic training staff has grown from five last year to seven students this year.

If one of us gets hurt, stressed or sad, there are six of us right behind them. It is an unconditional friendship.

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doubling up on state titles both boys’ and girls’ swim teams doubled up to win state titles

COURTESY OF ASHTYN SCULLY

Senior Andrew Bagley gets his head shaved Oct. 4, two days before the swim team would go on to win the state championship.

Shaving their heads is a tradition for the boys’ swim team.

Members of the boys’ and girls’ swim team celebrate by the pool after each winning state titles Oct. 6.

Swim captain senior Andrew Bagley and his team members celebrate their victory at the state championship, Oct. 6.

Both the boys’ and girls’ swim teams brought home the winning titles for Wando. See more pictures of the swim team on page 23.

gabriella tilley staff writer The alarm goes off at 4:45 a.m. Most high school students don’t know what five in the morning looks like, but for the members of the Wando Swim Team,waking up that early for practice is a part of their daily routine.

The boys’ and girls’ swim teams both won the State Championship Oct. 6th at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

Although the team spends countless hours practicing, senior team member Zach Lierly who swam the 200 IM and 200 Backstroke, attributes the team success to the tight-knit bond formed between team members.

“It was about coming together and swimming for one purpose, for the team,” Lierly said.

Head Coach Allyson Brown agrees the team’s bond contributed to the win.

“It takes more than just one individual to win a state meet, and I think it helps when they’ve become as close as they have over the years,” she said.

The girls’ team was predicted to place first and the boys’ team in second. Coach Brown said it’s always harder to stay in first, and it put a great deal of pressure on the girls’ swimming to keep their place.

For senior Ashtyn Scully, swimming is a mental thing. “I had to score points for my team, so I think about power.”

Her mental concentration aids her in swimming at her best, she said. But power and drive weren’t all on her

mind.

“I was excited. We were originally going in to the meet ranked first, so we knew there was hope,” Scully said. “We were really pumped up the whole meet.”

For junior Megan Kingsley, who broke two state records in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly, winning state meant everything to her.

“I went in knowing I had to do my best and that it was time to bring a victory for the woman’s swim team,” she said.

And that is exactly what they did -- making this state win their first since 2007. According to junior Dirk Bell, the girls’ reaction to winning was emotional.

“The girls were sobbing that they won,” he said. “We were all really excited.”

The fact that both teams won made the moment

even more monumental, senior Andrew Bagley said, who added he was ecstatic to end his Wando Swimming career with a win. “[I felt] amazing. When I started the team in 2007 we won -- both boys and girls -- and it felt so great ending with both the boys and girls winning again,” he said.

Though the season is over, Coach Brown is already thinking ahead to next season, hoping for another win for both the women’s and men’s swim team.

“It would be nice to do the same thing,” she said.

While winning a victory is always rewarding, the fact the team was able to share the experience made it far more memorable -- bringing home two titles at once for Wando.

“Great job to both the men’s and women’s swim team,” Kingsley said. “It was a pleasure to be able to have the win together.”

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can have harsh results for athletes alli cherry

staff writer The same routine as any other race day. Wake up early on a Saturday morning to run. But she didn’t listen to her body, and in the end, she would regret it. Her vision blurred, her hands cramped and the next thing she knew she was on the ground passed out, surrounded by paramedics.

Sophomore Leigh Crutchfield experienced heat exhaustion during a cross country meet on Sept. 1 in Spartanburg, S.C. “On the first or second mile, I started to feel dizzy, like I was going to blackout, but I decided to finish the race,” she said.

Cross Country Coach Marie Domin didn’t expect to be in the back of an ambulance with one of her runners.

“This is pretty common for runners to feel tired and thirsty,” Domin said. “We have had other girls pass out, but Leigh started to hyperventilate which caused her to go into shock.”

Crutchfield said she’s learned important lessons. “Next time I would drink a lot more water and then breathe slower during the races and try not to hyperventilate and freak myself out,” she said.

Heat exhaustion is a common prob-

(Left) Sophomore Leigh Crutchfield lies on a gurney after suffering heat exhaustion during a cross country race on Sept. 1. Crutchfield was taken directly to the Spantanburg hospital by an ambulance from the race after she passed out.

Heat exhaustion can be a a dangerous result for athletes in hot, humid weather.

lem for all athletes, athletic trainer Angela exhaustion, but also the person’s physical Whittington said. The hot, humid heat of state, Whittington added. the South often exacerbates the common Wando athletes take precautions to problem, and Whittington said she has try to guard against the effects of the heat. treated many athletes with heat exhaus- Head Football Coach Jimmy Noonan said tion -- and even suffered from it herself as a he has his players take careful precautions cheerleader in high school. before exposing themselves to the heat.

“That day, we “We provide our “That day... no water were being ‘punished’ players with as much -- no water breaks breaks and no stopping.” knowledge as we posand no stopping,” can about hyAngela Whittington sibly she said. “I ended up drating themselves going to the hospital and preparing themfor dehydration and selves, more so physihad a few IVs placed cally, making sure to help rehydrate my body of all the water they’re in good, solid condition,” he said. and electrolytes I lost. Things have really “And once they are in good condition, changed since then -- we can’t deny water then hydrating themselves well before our or ‘punish’ by not resting either.” contest or workouts,” he continued. “They Not only is weather a cause of heat eat properly, they get good rest and they

hydrate 24 hours well in advance.”

Heat exhaustion also can take place in the arts department. Wando’s band members spend countless hours practicing outside on the field as well.

Band director Scott Rush said he and the staff have to take heat exhaustion into account each day during marching band rehearsals. Water breaks are vital to the musicians.

“On normal rehearsal days, we go no more than 40 minutes without a fluid break,” he said. “If the heat index is above 100 degrees, that is cut to 20-25 minutes depending on the temperature.”

Summer band camp takes a toll on the musicians. “The first few days of band camp are challenging for some students who don’t acclimate themselves to outside activities prior to camp,” Rush added.

speaking of sports: what do you do to cool down while exercising?

“When I run, I drink water.”

“To cool off I walk with my hands over my head and drink water.”

“I drink water and towel off sweat.”

“I drink Gatorade anytime I exercise.”

“When I exercise I drink water.”

freshman nathan thompson

sophomore jenna wheat

teacher chris warzynski

junior ryan moody

senior natalie sweeny

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aces

on the

sophomore elisa aldrich

sophomore jacob spencer Ran a peronal best during the Lake Murray Invitational Sept. 22. “Jacob has been very consistant and is always our number two or three runner,” Coach Bret Davis said.

junior natalie tucker

Setter Natalie Tucker won All Tourney in the Carolina Forest Tourney Sept.

21. The varsity volleyball team won third place in the tournament.

hole-in-one golf team captain’s passion is a product of childhood grace barry staff writer Shimmering green grass sways in the breeze. Blue skies hang high above the crowd. Light applause and the singing of birds break through an otherwise silent haven.

This is Senior Ansley Vaughan’s sanctuary. This is a golf course.

Vaughan, captain of the girls’ golf team, truly loves what she does.

“It’s my entire life and all I ever want to do,” she said.

Her love of golf has cultivated since a young age, playing a role in both her childhood and teenage years.

Growing up, Vaughan was surrounded by the sport. “I grew up all around golf because my entire family plays it,” Vaughan said.

Having been taught by her father from a young age, she has always enjoyed golf.

But it was not until the spring break of her eighth grade year that she fell in love with the game.

“I was with my dad and we just practiced the entire spring break,” she said, “and I realized that it’s everything I want to do.”

Vaughan’s passion for golf has also influenced her to dedicate much of her free time towards it.

SARAH HEYWOOD // staff

In the Dorman Tournament of Champions Sept. 29, middle hitter Elisa Aldrich won All Tournay. Over all.

The varsity volleyball team won ninth

Senior Ansley Vaughan lines up her shot at a match at the Charleston National Golf Course.

“I practice everyday, and during the school year I try to get in at least one hour after school” Vaughan said.

Her work ethic has a positive impact on the team, Golf Coach Jennifer Houston said.

“She’s probably the hardest worker on the team,” she said. “She is a great role model.”

Vaughan has found success at the sport holds so dearly to her heart, winning the Mount Pleasant junior chapter.

“I’ve won the overall championship for the Mount Pleasant junior chapter and placed in different tournaments” said Vaughan.

But Vaughan’s biggest accomplishment to date may be winning the Al Esposito Golf Tournament for the girls’ division four consecutive times.

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senior melissa fairey

Broke the 19 minute barrier with a time of 18:47 during the Lake Murray Invitational Sept. 22.

“She has stepped it up this year and she consistantly performs well in athletics and academics,” Coach Marie Domin said.

Freshman Reid Darbey tries to put on a brave face Oct. 4 as his hair is buzzed by swimming captain senior Andrew Bagley, a tradition of the swim team.

This hard work continues to push Vaughan further -- recently she has reached a new milestone.

“Ansley shot her personal best this year at a tournament in Bluffton this past weekend with a 74 for 18 holes” Houston said.

Though golf has taken her many places, Vaughan sees no sign of stopping now.

“I want to play college golf and I one day want to make it to the LPGA tour,” Vaughan said.

Vaughan plans on attending Converse College and joining their golf team. With this determination, Vaughan sets an amazing example for her fellow players on the Wando golf team.

“They see how hard she works and how much she practices and so they now know what they have to do to play college golf,” Houston said.

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Senior Gabriella Tilley lights a candle at the Isle Of Palms beach pier in memory of her uncle.

Her uncle took his own life one evening in the ocean and the effects have resonated through their entire family.

LIZ BENSON // associate editor in-chief

ocean of emotion Grief from death of uncle brings time of mourning

COLUMN BY

gabriella tilley

The ocean. Rolling waves that crash down on the sand: a place to escape and just relax. Before June 19, that was my description of the ocean. When I think of the ocean now, I think of despair and sadness and all I want to do is scream.

I wasn’t there when they got the letter: the letter describing how you took your life. I wasn’t there to see the tears stream down your beautiful wife and four beautiful children’s faces. I only know how I felt when my mom came into my room that sunny day in June to tell me that my uncle killed himself.

You were the man that taught me how to “throw some dirt on it and reel in that fish.” The man that came to my soccer games and ran down the field with me because my mom couldn’t be there.

You taught me how to hit a tennis ball and how to throw a baseball straight because “every respectable lady should know how to throw a baseball.” You taught me

about God and helped me understand that if I put my trust in Him, I could get through anything.

So tell me, why couldn’t you follow the advice you gave me 12 years ago? Why couldn’t you put your trust in Him? If you had, would you be sitting at the bottom of the ocean?

They told me you had been planning this since about nine months ago. They told me that you made a couple of bad investments and this was the only way to get yourself out of the mess. The newspaper articles say you’re not really dead and that you skipped town to get away with the money. I know that’s not true though; I know you wouldn’t leave your family behind to suffer so you get away with a pocket full of money.

That was what I thought, but you did leave your family behind to suffer. Suffer the loss of a father, a brother, a son, a husband, a friend, an uncle.

Did you once think about how your family would be affected? How your daughters will feel when their father isn’t there to walk them down the isle? How your sons will feel when they become fathers and they can’t ask you for advice? How your wife will feel every anniversary when you’re not there? You thought of everything else: their bills, their cars, their safety, but did you ever stop and think about how their lives would never be the same?

As I watch my cousins, I realize they are the ones

with the real strength. Even though you put them through this, they still wake up every day with a smile on their faces, and they are always talking about what a great man you were. I wish I could be that strong. I wish you could have been strong enough to get up and realize that everything would have been OK. I will always defend you. You were always my favorite person to talk to and I know you weren’t thinking clearly when you put the weights on and jumped off the boat that night. You were intelligent and wise. You always had a joke when we least expected it. You had this way of making everything seem like it was going to be OK. You were my uncle and I love you.

I want to forgive you, but there is a piece of my that can’t forgive you just yet. A piece of me that is begging for my uncle back, and I feel a pressure in my heart when I realize that no matter how much I beg, you will never come back.

Thinking of you makes me want to scream. Screaming won’t bring you back though. Screaming won’t change the awful thing you did. Screaming won’t lift those weights off your body and bring you up from the bottom of the ocean. Screaming will only make me even more angry; screaming will only make me want to scream more.

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oct. 11, 2012 » Senior Kacie Compton and her father pose prior to the Sept. 11, 2001 crisis. It was the largest terrorist attack on American soil, and included the attack on the World Trade Center. Compton remembers 9/11 as if it were just yesterday.

editor’s chair

senior reflects on high school years, prepares for future

COLUMN BY

elizabeth levi, co-editor editor in chief

COURTESY OF KACIE COMPTON

It’s hard to believe that the past three years have gone so quickly. That I’m now a senior. That I’m applying to college. That in less than 12 months, I will no longer be living at home.

Part of me still feels like a freshman -- I don’t know everyone in my grade. I still get turned around every once in a while. I don’t really know what awaits me in the next stage of my life.

But then I remember that I’m a senior. I know the colors of the hallways and the nearest exits. I have an early out. I’m a part of multiple clubs. I have found my way through this school, and I know the little shortcuts and advantages that come only with experience.

As I begin to write college admissions essays, I am forced to reflect on these past few years. Part of me is happy that my high school experience is almost over. The other part is terrified of what comes next.

And yet another part is anxious that I didn’t get all that I wanted out of high school.

I’m not sure if I have joined enough clubs, if I have participated in enough school events, if I am experienced enough to be out on my own. Soon, I’ll have to be responsible for everything -- my mistakes, my money, my meals. But there is a whole world out there waiting for me, for all of us.

Again, the college admissions process has forced me to relay the last three years of my life on paper. I have a fair amount of extracurricular activities. I have a few leadership positions. My grades are above average, and my SAT scores are not quite where I want them to be. Yet, on paper (or rather computer), my high school experience seems so technical. Those things do not really seem to matter.

On my college application, I cannot relay the friendships I have formed. I cannot relay the latenight cramming sessions. I cannot relay the parts that make high school, well, high school. But I guess it doesn’t really matter. A college admissions board does not need to know every moment of my high school experience. They aren’t the ones making the memories or learning from their mistakes, but those experiences are truly what high school has been about.

High school is a time to figure ourselves out -whether freshmen or seniors. We are here to have fun, to make friends, to experiment, to mess up and to start all over again. It doesn’t really matter if we join all the clubs or none of them. It doesn’t matter if our grades are phenomenal or just mediocre. It doesn’t even matter if we plan on applying to college or not.

We’re all in high school right now, and all we can do is make the best out of it.

losing my best friend sept. 11 lasting memory for family of victim

COLUMN BY

kacie compton, staff writer

I remember that day like it was yesterday.

The day I last saw my father.

I was almost seven years old, still innocent. I remember my mother telling me that daddy was going on a trip to New York. Still living in Phoenix at the time, my younger twin sister, Lauren, and I thought that New York was worlds away.

The afternoon he left, I remember my sister grabbing hold of his legs and crying as he tried to escape out the door. I sat on the cold tile in the kitchen playing with my Tonka Jeep and GI Joes. I wasn’t a big crier as a kid, but on the inside I was doing the same thing as Lauren.

My dad kissed my forehead as Lauren dragged behind him where ever he walked. He told me he loved me and I nodded. Growing up Catholic, we weren’t a very outwardly affectionate family. The only time my father ever told me he loved me was when he went somewhere far away.

My mom peeled my sister off his leg and kissed him goodbye.

He waved at my sister who was in hysterics.

The next morning my dad called my mom before we went to school and talked about his meeting being moved and how excited he was because in all his trips to New York they had never met at this place ... the World Trade Center.

He told her to tell us that he loved and missed his princesses.

My mom put us in the bath and began to wash my sister’s and my hair. There was a scream from the family room. My older sister, Laurie, called my mom.

When she left the room, my sister took my rubber duck and threw it out the bathroom door.

In shock, I leaped from the tub to retrieve my dear piece of plastic.

When I bent down to get it, I heard a wail from the family room.

I turned the corner to see “Breaking News” flashed across the TV and a fire coming from a building. My mom had her hands grasped around her mouth and was frozen; I had never seen my mom look so ice cold. My sister stood looking at the TV, I could never recreate the emotion on their faces.

I didn’t go to school that day. I didn’t see my mom again until a man showed up at our front door in a black suit and tie.

My innocent mind couldn’t comprehend what happened to my dad, and why he didn’t come home that day.

Now, I know. I know why he couldn’t come home that day to his family. To his six daughters, three sons and loving wife. That day I didn’t just lose my dad, I lost my chance at a normal life.

I lost being able to run into my daddy’s arms whenever I got hurt, or was sad. I lost my chance of being able to bring a guy home and have him being scared to even move from the chair my dad would have put him in.

I also lost the chance to have my dad walk me down the aisle and hold me while he told me, “I’ll always be here to catch you if you fall.”

That day I didn’t just lose my dad. My best friend was taken from me.

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green for grades

Standardized tests have not always been a student’s best friend. But with the new “pay by performance” action taking place, it might not be the teacher’s either.

The tests could determine how much your teacher makes, or even if your teacher keeps his or her job.

With the proposed pay for performance program, teachers’ bonuses would be based on the students’ improvement annually on standardized tests along with other contributing factors. However, in a study conducted at Vanderbilt University, using this pay for performance -- or merit pay, according to Parents Across America, non-profit organization of concerned parents -- teachers using this program made no more bonuses than the teachers that stuck to the original plan.

Already across the nation, pay for performance is being put into action. In Chicago, the home of the third largest school system in the country, teachers went on strike for eight days against the merit pay.

And what about our state?

According to the Post and Courier, the merit pay is being actively discussed by the House of Representatives as well as the School Board in South Carolina. Teachers would keep their base salary, but the bonuses would be based on student performance. A merit pay state bill in South Carolina was recently passed by the House of Representatives, according to Palmetto Educators Network.

The TAP program, the system most adopted by urban schools across the country, was created by the System of Teacher and Student Advancement and is one of the programs up for consideration by the South Carolina officials. To put in to effect, this program would cost from $250-$400 per student annually. This would be on an average of $900,000 to $1,440,000 per year for the county to pay -- surplus money that in this economy would be hard to find.

At the moment in South Carolina, the average teacher salary is $46,000. This varies, however, due to experience and whether the teacher has a masters, bachelor or doctorate degree. Depending on the experience -- and having one of the degrees listed above, salaries in Charleston County

-- cartoon by albert lee range from $34,000 to $52,000, according to the Post and Courier.

Under South Carolina law, the school district is required to give their teachers an annual raise, called “step increases.”

These “step increases” were not put in place in the 2010-2011 year, and after the budget passed in June, the teachers will be compensated for the missing years.

After 21 years of teaching, however, a teacher does not receive “step increases” -- but instead a “cost-of-living” bonus. This has also been raised, by two percent.

Unfortunately, the money for one of these will be assimilated to pay for the upcoming pay for performance program.

With these new increases in teacher pay, the pay for performance is not needed.

As early as next year, the teacher pay would be based on the following percentages — according to Palmetto Educators Network; 50 percent based on teacher evaluations, 30 percent student test scores (mostly MAP testing), 10 percent collective school test scores, five percent professional responsibility teacher evaluations (teachers evaluated by students and parents), five percent professional development. This is the most official system the government has developed thus far.

But what about the kids who participate in special education programs? Or the students who come from trouble homes?

Or the ones who don’t try? These do not factor into the results.

And for that matter, what about the schools that are already struggling? Students there are already having difficulty -- and teachers would be discouraged to

work there, due to the lower pay after the evaluations.

This merit pay bases the salary not on years of experience, but on the teacher’s present class, according to Scholastic, a well-known publishing company. The teachers would essentially have to “teach for the test,” tests narrowing the ability of the teacher to do his or her job: teach.

And the students who aspire to be one day like their teachers? There would be fewer of them. The merit, or pay for performance, pay would limit the students and the opportunities they could have.

This action may be better politically or financially, but in the long run, education is more important.

The big shots that make these decisions probably will not be directly affected by the program. They do not understand the detriment this program will cause to students, the one group directly affected by its fallout. A merit pay program may work for item related jobs, not for the jobs that concern living, breathing beings with a mind of their own.

The authority of these decisions should not be by a man wearing a coat and tie that has never done what these teachers do. It shouldn’t be made by the diverse and uniform test results of student. It should be made by the school leaders who have the experience in this field to make the right decision.

The sudden change that will be put into place in the following years is unneeded, since overall the education system, for Wando at least, is accomplished without it.

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shagging the night away

ALL PHOTOS JADE YOUNG // staff

Live music fills the air. A slight breeze dusts through the crowd.

Shagging on the Cooper was a popular venue for students Sept.

29, with the monthly event at the Mt. Pleasant Waterfront Park starting at 7 p.m. and ending at 11 p.m.“I love it because it’s a great way to go out and experience the southern culture and community,” junior Liam McGrath said. All ages are welcome to enjoy the ocean breeze and dance the night away under the stars.

The Cooper River bridge shelters the shaggers and the Charleston night sky provides a backdrop for an evening of culture and dance. Once a month, Waterfront park hosts Shagging on the Pier -- a dancing get together that’s open to the public for $10. (Left) Junior Kinsey Jones and (right) seniors Jenny Bailey and Parker Bourne dance at the monthly event.

(Above) Junior Liam McGrath and junior Molly Phillips laugh as they dance to the band’s shag music at the Sept. 29 event at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park.