Boston Strong

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WANDO HIGH SCHOOL

volume 38, issue 9

MT PLEASANT, SC

april 25, 2013

BOSTON STRONG

ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BENSON // editor

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gaillard » 14-15

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boys’ lacrosse » 21

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spring sports

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The regular season for Warrior spring sports is coming to a close, and the teams are preparing for the playoffs. Check out pictures on page 24.

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With exams approaching rapidly, good study techniques are in demand. Discover some helpful hints on page 9.

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573,472 U.S. public high school graduates scored a 3 or higher on their exam in 2012. stats compiled from the ninth annual AP Report to the Nation.

While renovating the historic Gaillard Performing Arts Center, human skeletons were discovered. Find out their origin on page 14-15.

The Ladies Honors Chorus put on their annual Girls Night Out show. Check out the pictures of their performance in the special photo story on page 16.

AP: statistics 32

the number of AP course exams that will be admisitered in 2013.

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Varsity boys’ lacrosse claimed its second state title in two years April 19, defeating Fort Mill 8-5. Read about the team’s climb to the top on page 21.

The Omar Shrine Temple was host to Wando’s prom. The dance, themed “Morrocan Nights,” was held on April 20. Take an inside look at the night on page 28.

Check out the Tribal Tribune website. Using your smart phone, scan the QR code below.

18% of high school students in South Carolina scored a three or higher on an AP exam in 2012.

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getting to know » freshman william haigler things I can’t live without

medals I’ve been running since the second grade. My first year on the Mt. Pleasant track team I noticed I was good , and I decided to stick with running. I made the switch to cross country soon after. One of my biggest achievements in running was participating in the National Junior Olympics in 2011. I also placed second in my age group in the Cooper River Bridge run in 2012 with a time of 41:20. stethoscope When I was little, I was future plans want to work in the hospital given my great grandfaI want to be an orthopedic because I think it would be ther’s stethoscope that’s surgeon when I grow up. I a fun job to have. now special to me. ALL PHOTOS BY LIZ BENSON // editor

fishing pole I love to fish. It’s what takes up a lot of my time. I bass fish, and I like to fish for trout and redfish. My most recent catch was a 27-inch alligator gar in Florida. duck call/gun I hunt in the Wando River and in the WMA in the Francis Marion Forest. I enjoy hunting because it’s fun and exciting, but it can also be boring sometimes. But it’s always worth it. bible I am a Christian and have grown up in the church. It’s a big part of my life and I hope it stays that way.


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ALL COURTESY OF MCT

united we stand

bombing close to home for alumnus living in Boston lucie wall staff writer Google search: B-O-S-T-O-N. Boston bombing, Boston Marathon, Boston suspect, Boston Marathon bomb, Boston Marathon results. These are the results when typing in the city’s name after the April 15 bombing at the Boston Marathon. Ten days ago, the marathon began with 26 seconds of silence to honor the victims in Newtown, Conn. The 23,181 runners left Hopkinton, Mass., but there were just two winners. Instead, the race was halted after two homemade bombs stuffed with nails and BB gun ammuni-

timeline of the boston bombing

tion exploded near at the finish line. Three died, including an eight-yearold boy and a Chinese graduate student from Boston University, leaving 282 injured. Forty-eight people still remain hospitalized as of April 23, with at least a dozen amputations. Lily Miller, a Wando High School graduate, currently attends school at Boston University. As part of her journalism major, she had been reporting at the marathon just before the bombs went off. She had gone to a party about one and a half miles from the finish line to celebrate the race. “Everybody was laughing, just joking around because the Boston Marathon is the happiest day in Boston,” Miller said in a telephone interview. “Everybody waits for it all year, everybody has off school, everybody was just having a really good time.” If not for the media, Miller said, she

(Left) First responders give medical attention to citizens injured during the Boston Marathon bombing that took place April 15 near the finish line. (Right) A note left at a makeshift memorial at the bomb site reads ”Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that -MLK.”

would not have known that the bombing had happened. “One of my friends was checking twitter and said ‘hey guys someone said there was an explosion at the finish line.’ Everybody was like; ‘oh that’s probably fireworks’,” she said. “Nobody was taking it seriously because it was just so sudden and unexpected.” A few minutes later, the same friend checked twitter again. “[She] said ‘actually guys, someone just tweeted that they had never seen so much blood in their life,’” Miller said. A heavy silence fell over the group. Some of Miller’s friends jumped on the computer and others turned on the news. “We didn’t know how to process it -my friends and I just sat around in a circle

after we heard about the bombing and didn’t speak for about two hours, nobody said a single word,” she said. The two bombs, which went off just seconds apart, shocked the city and the whole country.

#prayforboston

“The social media has been so huge in this. Your newsfeed is just swarmed with people saying ‘I’m safe, I’m so thankful to be alive’ and ‘so proud of Boston coming together’,” Miller said. Even the online edition of the Boston Globe, for the week following the tragedy until April 22 was available to all readers -- not just subscribers -- to allow information to spread. Also, according to Miller, there was a website where people could go and offer

2:50 p.m. April 15

5:10 p.m. April 18

10:30 p.m. April 18

1 a.m. April 19

5:30 a.m. April 19

An unexpected explosion goes off at the 117th Boston Marathon just before the finish line, and about 10 seconds later a second goes off. The explosions injured 282 and left three dead.

FBI releases photos and videos of two suspects in the bombing.

MIT campus police officer Sean Collier was found shot in his vehicle after a gun battle with the suspects. Moments later, the suspects stole a vehicle at gunpoint from the owner, who was released unharmed.

The police engage in a firefight, with the suspects firing gunshots and detonating explosives. One suspect was injured while the other escaped. The injured suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was pronounced dead.

All public transit service on the MTBA system was suspended. People living in neighboring communities were ordered to stay inside their homes, and local colleges canceled classes.


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« april 25, 2013 (Top left) Boston Bruin fans show their support for the victims of the Boston bombing at a hockey game. Students join together at a vigil at Emerson College. (Bottom from left) A SWAT team member sits on an armored vehicle during the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the suspects, while an armed policeman stands guard at a hotel. At a makeshift memorial made to honor the victims of the Boston bombing, a sign reads “No more hurting people, peace,” repeating words said by Martin Richard, an 8-year-old victim.

places to stay and food for those who did not have any. “It’s really brought the city closer together which has been a really beautiful thing to see,” she said. “Everybody has just come together and united to give each other support and strength.”

Boston Marathon suspects

Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property April 22. Tsarneav and his now deceased 26-year-old brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev first became suspects through video surveillance cameras when the two were seen with suspicious backpacks walking along the sidelines of the race. Both are originally from Chechnya in the Russian Republic. Both men had lived in the U.S. since 2002, and Dzhokhar, who was a student at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, became a U.S. citizen

Sept. 11, 2012. The search escalated when the two were suspected of killing an Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer. During a shootout with the police in Watertown, in which the elder brother died, the younger went on the run. The city was shut down for most of the day April 19 while police searched door-to-door. The governor of Massachusetts requested that citizens stay indoors. “Looking out the window is really eerie because no one is on the streets. From the back of my house, I can look out and see the river, across to where MIT is and the roads and everything is barren; nobody is outside,” Miller said. “We just keep hearing how dangerous [Dzhorkhar Tsarnaev] is.” Miller, despite the criminal on the loose, said she felt safe. “I have the most respect for the Boston university police,

the Boston police -- everybody is on this, and I have so much respect for them, and they are making me feel really safe, as safe as you can feel in a situation like this,” she said.

Boston Marathon aftermath

Tsarnev was apprehended April 19 after he was found hiding in a boat. After significant blood loss, he is in serious but stable condition, according to FOX News as of April 23. NBC reports he is cooperating with police. For the following Boston Marathons to come, Miller knows people will not forget this. “People were just really coming together, and I hope that’s what the spirit will be for the rest of the Boston Marathons,” Miller said. “Yes, something terrible and tragic did happen, but everybody came together; you just felt the love and concern from everybody for each other and for the city.”

6:45 a.m. April 19

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The surviving suspect was identified as 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Police began a massive manhunt for Tsarnaev, shutting down most of Boston.

Shots are fired; police surround a Watertown home where they believe the suspect is holed up in a backyard boat.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is captured and taken into custody. As Tsarnaev was taken to the hospital, crowds lined the streets and applauded police officers.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is formally charged with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction against person and property in U.S. resulting in death.

boston native shows support for hometown lucie wall staff writer The tragic event that abruptly ended the celebrated Boston Marathon not only affected the state but the whole country. “My hands we clasped on my lap and my heart was racing, and for the first time in a while, I felt pain; I could feel their desperation,” sophomore Olivia Murk Caya said. Caya, who considers Boston her hometown, was devastated at the news. As most of her family lives there, she was nervous. “We called our family immediately, and I emailed some of my friends,” she said. As the cell service was down because circuits were overloaded, her family members did not pick up. “We were pretty sure they weren’t there,” she said, “[but] when they finally called, it was a moment of relief.” Caya, as she watched the news, saw the streets and places she had been to, including Copley Square near where the bombs exploded. “It was just scary to think about them not being the same,” she said. That Monday night, she made a shirt to show her respect and sympathy to all the civilians of Boston. “It was just…it broke my heart,” she said. Through the tragedy and violence that was imposed upon Caya’s hometown, “my heart goes out to all the people in Boston.”

--CBS news and New York Times --compiled by jonathan rice Sophomore Olivia Murk Cayamade her t-shirt to show support for the victims in Boston.


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The Art Show, appearing in the Media Center April 18-26, showcased students’ artwork from this year. 180 pieces were displayed from students in all levels of classes, from Fundamentals of Visual Design to AP Art. The show included a video presentation, a surrealism-inspired dance by Ana Otano and an awards ceremony. Artists from the Charleston area were asked to judge the pieces and choose winners in several categories, including the four main titles: Rookie of the Year, Best Senior Work, Judge’s Choice and Principal’s Purchase. The judges looked for pieces with successful composition, interesting subject matter and excellent craftsmanship, including Sam Nadobhy’s “Siren,” which was awarded Artist of Interest and was viewed by many people, including freshman Grace Rosene (1b). Rookie of the Year was James Breen, Johanna Becerra won Best Senior Work, Sarah Russell was awarded Judge’s Choice and Abby Wedlake received the Principal’s Purchase Award for her artwork “Squishy” (1a).

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1b BRIA GRAHAM // editor

BRIA GRAHAM // editor

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Motivational speaker Charlie Plaskon shared his story with 90 freshmen April 10 after being invited to speak by Assistant Principal Cheryl Swinton. Plaskon has been legally blind since he was in the first grade but despite his disability, he lives a normal life. Former administrator Kim Wilson told Swinton about Plaskon after he spoke at Stahl High School. Swinton thinks the students who attended his presentation were inspired. “With his challenges, he has continued to set goals and accomplished them and that is what I hope the students take from him,” Swinton said. Freshman DeAndre Horry arm-wrestles with Plaskon after his presentation (2a), while Plaskon speaks to a group of students about how he has overcome his challenges (2b).


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»coach glover inducted

Coach Alexis Glover, acclaimed as a state coach of the year and previously awarded the Southern Sectional National Federation award, will be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

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second in CWEA

into south carolina athletic hall of fame

Coach Alexis Glover has been selected to be inducted into the S.C. Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame for 2013. The ceremony will be in Greenville July 28 and will celebrate Glover’s total of 32 years of teaching and coaching volleyball. This is not the first award Glover has received – in her teaching career at Wando and Spartanburg High she has also received a state coach of the year award and a Southern Sectional National Federation award for high school volleyball coach of the year. About her achievements, Glover said, “I truly have to thank my family for all their support, they have given me the green light to follow my passion of coaching the sport I love, and all my players who dedicated their time and blood, sweat and tears.” Glover said that the award highlights not only her own achievements, but is “an award which targets Wando as the elite athletic program in the state.”

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The winter guard team competed in their last competition March 30. The team placed second in the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association Finals. The competition was held at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill. “It was really overwhelming kind of because this is our first year for all of us on winter guard, and it was kind of like I don’t know new to all of us. So we were kind of thrown into a situation we weren’t really familiar with, but second was really good. It was a big competition and I think everyone was really happy with second place because of how unfamiliar we were and I don’t know it was really exciting,” junior Lawren Antley said. Antley, along with juniors Ali Antley and Carie Franklin, were captains. A total of 60 teams competing. The girls competed against 12 other teams in the Scholastic AA category on March 30. --ellie mcdermott

Senior Dejan Djokie won the Charleston Library Association Logo Contest. “I feel very proud of myself,” he said. “I really worked on this logo and I think I deserved to win it.”

Senior Connor Gainsow was accepted into West Point Military Academy. “I was extremely excited,” he said.

Staff James Edwards won Staff Member of the Month. “It’s truly a blessing. I’d like to thank the faculty and the staff for thinking about me in that manner. Most of all I’d like to thank you, all the students.”

Senior Jameson Wojewodka was accepted into West Point Military Academy. “[I’m] honored that the Academy would let me in,” he said.

Theatre Teacher Christine Kowert was awarded a scholarship from the English Speaking Union to study Shakespeare in London this Summer. “It’s great, I’m really excited to represent Wando,” she said. “I’m looking forward to it.”

Science Teacher Larsyn Runion was elected Teacher of the Month. “It was a shock, and a surprise,” she said. “I’m very honored.”

--andrew taylor

achieves national gold

Student Council was awarded the National Gold Council of Excellence for the fourth year in a row. This national recognition is the highest honor a Student Council can obtain. “We have to put together a notebook of evidence that we meet certain criteria and standards,” Student Council Advisor DiAnna Sox said. “Mr. [Bryan] Hearn has to check off on it to prove the validity of those samples and then we send off our application to the National Association of Student Councils.” Senior Ashley Norman headed up filling out the extensive application this year. “I think our council works very hard – we do a lot for this school and we put a lot of work in,” Norman said. The award truly reflects the council’s devotion. “I think it is a testament to our hard work and the dedication that all members of the council put in to making it such a good council according to national standards,” Sox said. --alli cherry

»econ team places third in competition Selected students from Misty LeClerc’s AP Economics class assembled to compete in the South Carolina Econ Challenge on April 13th in Columbia, placing third in the state. Participants showed off their problem-solving abilities against schools coming from all over the state. Two teams of four represented LeClerc’s class, and the self-named “It’s a Demand Good Time” placed third

notable achievements

overall. “The fact that this is the first year we’ve ever competed, and the fact that these students have not been enrolled in an AP Macroeconomics class, to finish third in the state against students that have taken both classes, I think that was a big deal,” LeClerc said. “We did a great job.” --trevor padoll


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breaking the chains of abuse darkness to light child abuse effects last a life time; key for help is talking to someone, experts say sarah russell and elizabeth levi

seminar training an eye-opening experience for Teacher Cadet

COLUMN BY

madison ivey, associate editor

IAN HURLOCK // editor

staff writer and co-editor in chief It can be found with a few simple words. “You’re worthless, incompetent, stupid.” Or with the covered-up bruises. It can also be found behind the closed doors of a bedroom. Abuse, whether verbal, physical or sexual, affects nearly six million children per year in the U.S., according to childhelp.org, and it can be found haunting both children and adults who have experienced its harm. “It has made me extremely sensitive and conscious, particularly as a teacher, to watch out for my students and to listen to the things that they say and be there if they need someone to listen. And be hyper-aware of the potential for them to be experiencing abuse in their own homes,” said English teacher Angele Robertson, who grew up being physically and emotionally abused by her father. As a teacher, it is Robertson’s responsibility to report any signs of abuse. Guidance counselor Fronde Stille said that all teachers must be vigilant. “[Teachers should] talk to the student and then report it to us. Sometimes it’s difficult – it’s scary – to open up about being abused. Teachers are mandated reporters. If they suspect something, usually the best thing to do is talk to somebody about it,” Stille said. According to Robertson, getting help is key to dealing with the psychological baggage that comes with the abuse. “My sister kept saying, you’ve got to deal with these issues or they’re going to come back at some point and drag you down,” Robertson said. “My son at that time was three years old and I realized that because of the way I was brought up, in an atmosphere of violence, that there was a lot of potential for me to carry that on to my relationship with my son. I wanted to avoid that, so I did what she said and went to a psychiatrist.” There, her psychiatrist provoked an understanding of the feelings that came with the abuse. “[My psychiatrist] asked me a question that has stuck with me…” Robertson said. “He said, ‘what was the weather like when you were growing up?’ And I thought, what a strange question. But immediately, I knew the answer. It was always just about to storm. In my memory, it was always on the verge of a storm.” Her father, a former marine, was also brought up in a hostile household making it difficult for him to express emotions other than anger, Robertson said. He also struggled with persistent migraines and depression which kept him constantly on edge. According to Stille, the end of the storm comes when the case is reported. “Students don’t want to report [abuse] because they’re afraid of what’s going to happen to the family,” Stille said.

“But it usually ends up being good for them because they get agencies involved and help the entire family.” For Robertson, eventually getting help allowed her to come to peace with her father. “It’s sad to remember and think about, but I’m glad that I was able to understand while he was still alive that it wasn’t my fault,” she said. After she moved out of the abusive home, Robertson was able to learn what family life should be like. She took steps toward creating a new relationship with her parents. “I was 24 years old and I went home to visit my parents one time, and when I got ready to leave, I said I’m not leaving here until you say, ‘I love you.’ I forced my parents to open up a little bit and talk a little bit and show love a little bit more. And I’m glad I did that.” Eventually, Robertson was able to find common ground with her father. “We hunted together, we went boating together,” she said. “I tried to find things I could do with my dad that could somehow fix what had happened. And I think in the end it did.” Being able to remedy these relationships starts with telling someone about the abuse, Stille said. “They probably have in their mind that it’s going to bring their whole world crashing down. And it may for awhile; that’s a reality. But the ultimate goal, and usually what ends up happening, is that the family gets support,” Stille said. “Not just the abused needs support; the abuser needs support too. And in some cases they have younger siblings or other relatives being abused too. You have to think outside of yourself. If I don’t stop this now, is this person going to abuse someone else?” And stopping the chain of abuse is important for Robertson. “I didn’t want my child to be a victim. I wanted to break that chain. And I think I did,” she said. “I was probably too lenient in my discipline. But my sister and I both made conscious choices. My mother has told us multiple times how proud of us she is, for raising our children differently than we were raised.”

The room was quiet. Packets were on every desk. A lady with a smiling face shook my hand and introduced herself -- Martha Tumblin. She must be leading our training. I absent-mindedly thought about how many times she had to teach people about the horror and prevalence of child abuse. How many times she had to listen to the victim’s stories and pass off lists of terrible statistics. Did it get better? Once I signed in and sat down, I waited to begin. Two days. Three videos. One workbook. The basic essentials for the Darkness to Light training. Darkness to Light is a sexual abuse awareness and prevention program that is necessary for all teachers and community leaders. I had been given the unique opportunity because of my enrollment in the Teacher Cadet program. The nonprofit organization started in Charleston in 2000 and has since gone national. The program teaches the participants about the prevalence of child sexual abuse and then goes through tips on how to prevent it. The first video was the worst. Victim after victim gave their testimony. Horrible images. Graphic images were discussed by dead-pan faces. The pain, the fear was hidden. Their life stories told as if they were not their own. One man stuck out in particular. He had been abused by his childhood priest. All I wanted to do was cover my ears and drown out his words with the sound of my own heart beat--which had doubled since the start of the video. But I didn’t shut out the words because I know that for so long this man and the other victims had remained silent. They thought they were at fault. They were ashamed. Scared. Nobody asked and they didn’t tell. One woman -- a former Miss America -- was abused by her dad and her mom knew. Her mom knew, but chose not to act. I listened because these stories are the cold, hard truth. After I recovered from the shock of the victims’ words, I was bombarded with statistics. One in four girls is sexually abused under the age of 17. One in four boys. Seventy percent of all sexual assaults occur to children 17 and younger. Sixty percent of abusers are someone the kid and their family know and trust. All I could think was: “Do I know someone who has been sexually abused?” The truth. We probably all do and we wouldn’t know who. How do we tell? Of course, one or more of these symptoms don’t point to child abuse in all cases, but if I got one thing out of this experience, it is to act on instinct. It’s better to speak up and be wrong than stay quiet and have someone go on suffering. Find your inner power and do what is right, even if it might not be easy.


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shaping up on studying

study myths debunked 1. The longer I study, the better I’ll do. False! Its not how long you study for, it’s what you accomplish in the time you make to study. Prioritizing the big ideas first will help you understand the smaller details and allow for a quicker and better understanding of the material. 2. If I wait until the night before it’s due, Ill have more motivation to get it done. False! Waiting until the night before and cramming in a late night of studying will only cause your mind to get off of its schedule and lose its focus needed for the day of the test or exam.

“The best is always to study over a progressive period of time where you get the information over and over again,” Coach David Crockett said. 3. If I read the notes and textbook aloud, I’ll learn the information better. True! Reading information aloud actually does help. The trick is understanding what information is actually important to you and taking the time to slowly read it out to yourself. Reading aloud helps to place the information in more than one place in your brain so it’s easier to remember it.

study tips 1. Review the material you learn after each class to retain it easier. This will improve you long-term and short-term memory and help you absorb information when studying for the test later. 2. When studying, focus on the big pictures and main ideas of the topic so it’s easier to go back and understand the

details later. 3. Taking short breaks often will help your short-term memory so it’s easier to remember all the information you cover, not just the beginning and end information. 4. Testing yourself or studying with someone else can usually help with knowing what areas you need to work on and what areas to not waste time on. 5. Don’t just memorize! Understand the concepts and ideas so that your brain can learn to think critically. 6. Looking over previous homework questions and class work can help to put attention where your teacher finds most important. This will be beneficial when studying for a test and knowing what your teacher is focusing on.

LIZ BENSON // editor

With both final and AP exams coming up, the Tribal Tribune investigates the best methods for studying. Keep reading to find out more about studying tips, studying myths and the best snacks to improve your performance.

snacks to keep your brain on track -- Apples and grapes give you more energy and awareness than caffeine -- Mixed nuts for protein --Whole wheat pretzels for fiber -- Cheerios or other whole grain cereals for a calming carbohydrate -- compiled by kacey gouge and deirdre borland


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tanning alternatives As the weather gets warmer, most people are begging to get out in the sun to get that nice, sun kissed tan to complement the beautiful colors of spring and summer. The harmful UV rays the sun give off destroy your skin cells, putting you more at risk for skin cancer and increase the likelihood of early wrinkling and can cause discoloration of the skin after the tan wears off. Though tan skin is beautiful, the dangers of tanning are not. There are many alternatives to tanning that still allow you to add some color to your skin.

All Natural Spray Tanning: This lotion creates an attractive alternative to tanning in the sun or in a tanning bed. When applied correctly, you can achieve a healthy looking golden glow without the harmful rays that could potentially cause premature wrinkling and skin cancer. Try L’Oreal Paris Sublime Bronze Clear Self-Tanning Gel ($10.30 at local drug stores) for a quickly absorbing self-tanner that gives you a rich color that lasts up to ten days.

Self Tan Bronzing Lotion For a longer lasting sunkissed glow, try spray tanning. Though it is pricier than the lotion, it lasts longer and can look more natural if applied correctly. Be sure to call and ask the salon if they provide all natural spray tanning though, which is free of harsh chemicals. It usually costs $25-$30 for a session but some salons offer package deals if you plan on going to more than one session. -- compiled by gabriella tilley

(Left) This chart shows the developement of melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. Skin cancer is common and often caused by over-exposure to the sun. This chart shows people how to differentiate a regular mole and a cancerous mole.

preventing a deadly disease cancer scare causes student to take extra precautions gabriella tilley staff writer Anxious. Nervous. Terrified. Senior Sarah* experienced all of these emotions as she awaited her results for the biopsy of an abnormal mole on her back. “It was definitely one of the most nerve racking experiences I’ve had,” Sarah said. “I didn’t know what to think during those few days before the doctor called, and obviously I was thinking the worst.” After waiting anxiously, the doctor calls and Sarah is back in the doctor’s office to get the news: cancer. “The mole was cancerous, which was scary,” Sarah said. “It was definitely something that took me by surprise because I

am very careful about my skin’s exposure to the sun.” Sarah was one of the 3.5 million American’s diagnosed with skin cancer, the most common type of skin cancer in the United States. “My family has a history of skin cancer. My great grandfather, grandfather and grandma all had it, so I go to the dermatologist every six months to get all my bigger moles and freckles checked out,” Sarah said. “I was really lucky because my cancer was caught so early, all they had to do was remove the mole and the tissue around it.” Sarah said that after the cancer was removed, she had to dramatically change her lifestyle in order to protect her skin. “Even though everyone is supposed to wear sunscreen every day, I definitely have to because my skin is even more fragile than others,” Sarah said. “I don’t want the cancer to come back and it to be worse, so I do everything I can to protect my skin now.”

Being tan is an obsession of younger adults as well as some older adults, and it’s an obsession that comes with a price. “Being tan is great, but each time you sit in the sun, you are killing your skin,” Dr. Heidi Williams said. “Your skin is your biggest protective organ, and it is incredibly important to protect that organ.” Being exposed to the harmful UV rays of the sun for as little as five minutes can damage your skin cells, putting you at risk for skin cancer. Not everyone diagnosed with skin cancer is as lucky as Sarah was. Some develop more advanced stages of skin cancer like melanoma which can lead to death. “I am definitely one of the lucky ones, I got off easy, but it is so important to take care of your skin,” Sarah said. “Wear your sunscreen, cover up your skin and realize that it’s a serious danger to yourself every time you walk out in the sun without protection.” * name changed by request

do you wear sunscreen? What type of sunscreen how often do you do you use? reapply? Always 37% sometimes

46%

rare

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// 229 polled

tanning oil 8 spf 15 spf 25 spf 30 spf 50 spf

42% 6% 3% 4% 20% 25%

// 252 polled

30 mins 12% hour 29% never 17% does not wear 12% // 208 polled sunscreen


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from birth to the stage

new classes

madi brandli

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even from a young age, singing is a successful passion for sophomore

staff writer The crowd simmers to silence. The spot light flashes on. The slow melody begins to play. Sophomore Jasmine McCray is ready to do what she does best--wow the audience with her outstanding voice. Starting at only three years old, McCray has been singing all her life. Whether it is in the school choir, the church choir or in her room by herself, her voice never seems to stop. “My mom said that she heard me singing through the house to a little boom box and since then I’ve been singing all my life,” McCray said. “Learning from seventh grade up and till now has taught me many different things,” she said. “Like the way I used to sing when I was younger, I have shifted gears and I’m able to do so many other things.” McCray competes in a number of singing competitions; some in Charleston, some not as close. “I appeared on Showtime at the Apollo in New York City in 2005,” McCray said. “It was an amazing experience. Showtime at the Apollo is like amateur night where all the stars have performed at that very same stage. It kind of shocked me, but it’s cool that I’m actually able to be in New York on the stage.” In the past, she has won the Carolina’s Got Talent in Myrtle Beach and the Black Expo in Charleston. She also

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As the school year winds down and graduation nears, deadlines become more and more important for busy seniors. Keep track of what’s coming up with this senior checklist so you won’t miss a thing. --sarah heywood

May 3 – Final day for Jostens Graduation gown pick-up May 7–15 – Senior picnic tickets are on sale for $10 per plate, per student May 9 – Last Advisement: Senior Check-Out lists are distributed

performs at the Black History Month program at Wando every year and plans on continuing that next year. “It was definitely another mind boggling experience because I never thought I’d be the person to win all these competitions,” McCray said. “I second guess myself all the time. And when you actually win these competitions its shocking because the whole way through the auditions you’re...saying ‘oh that’s the person whose gonna win’ but when they actually call your name.” For all the competitions she is involved with, conquering her nerves is a big thing she must handle before performing. Although, one time she remembers feeling the pressure of her competition in the show. “One time I was so sick. There were a lot of people in the competition and I didn’t know that. So when we went the day of the competition for sound check and everything, I actually sat there and listened to my competition and that’s when my nerves started to kick in,” McCray said. “I just thought ‘Oh God, I’m not going to win this competition. I might not even place.’ I got sick and threw up. I ended up placing second, which was a surprise.’” Through all her years of singing, her inspiration has been her grandmother, who passed away when she was young. “Before she died she told my aunt to keep a close eye on me because there was something about me that she just couldn’t explain,” McCray said. “So here I am 17 years later, realizing that before I actually turn[ed] one this is what she was talking about. Before going on stage every time, I’m praying. Asking God to give me the strength and give me the ability to go out and perform to the best of my ability. When I get up there, my mind goes blank. It’s just all about me…doing what I do.”

May 24 – Senior Exams, Periods six and eight May 28 – Senior Exams, Blocks one and two May 29 – Senior Exams, Blocks three and four May 30 – Senior checkout forms due by 2 p.m. Senior Exams, Periods two and four

May 17 – Senior slideshow and picnic

June 4 – Graduation practice at the Coliseum, 11 a.m.

May 21 – Senior awards

June 6 – Graduation, 3:30 p.m.

New and exciting things are coming to Wando for the 2013-2014 school year. This includes brand new classes being offered. These additions to the Program of Studies will give students more skills and experience in order to plan the future ahead of them.

This class explores the culture and history behind architecture, sculptures and paintings from the past to present. Students will study the effects of the art works on the culture, time period and artist’s life. Students are required to have previously completed an Honors Social Studies class with an 85 or above and Fundamentals of Visual Design. It is offered to 10th through 12th grades.

Game Design and Development In this class, students will learn about how to develop the characters and world of the game, game genres and theories, and the basics of game design. This course will allow students to get hands-on experience with creating their own video games. Students are required to have completed Computer Programming 1. It is offered to 11th and 12th grades.

Securities and Investments This class will teach students about future personal financial needs such as stocks and bonds, real estate investments and mutual funds. This class prepares students for their future financial investments. There are prerequisites to take this class. It is offered to 10th through 12th grades.

Men’s Honors Chorus This is an all-male chorus class offered to all grades. Students must be advanced in reading music and singing notes. The chorus will perform with the other choruses. An audition is required to be in this class. All students in the Men’s Chorus are required to audition for All State Choir or be in the Solo and Ensemble Festival.

Creative Writing 2 The students in the class will be writing, designing, and editing the Literary Magazine. Students will get the opportunity to publish poetry, journals, and fiction pieces. Students will not only better their writing skills but also learn how to put together a magazine. Students interested in this course must have previously taken English 1. This class is offered to students in the 10th through 12th grade. -- ellie mcdermott


12 tribal features how to find a roommate In the modern age, technology has become essential to the future college student who doesn’t have a roommate already picked out from the people they know. One of the most popular ways to find a roommate is to join the Facebook group for your college -- the page is usually set up by a school official or a current student. The page can usually be found by searching the college name and the year you will graduate from that institution. Once there, simply put yourself out there. Say your major, whether you want to rush for a Greek organization or not and your likes and dislikes. Go through others’ profiles and leave a message for them. Tell the people you talk to when you wake up and go to bed. Tell your pet peeves and be honest. A room request must be mutual. Another way to search is to use the school provided search engine. You will be required to fill out a short questionnaire and once done you will be able to search through other students’ profiles based on their answers. Once you find someone who looks interesting, you must contact them on your own. There are also independent websites to use like roomsurf.com. --madison ivey

the roommate experience search for the perfect match a challenge for the college-bound sam walker staff writer A complete stranger could become my best friend. My best friend could become a complete stranger. Either scenario may turn over in the minds of newly-graduated students as they anticipate their freshman year of college. It’s summer, and high school is behind them. The free-reign environment of college awaits them in the fall, and whatever it has in store for them, they can be sure of one thing: they will have a roommate. Along with the choice of college one applies to is the choice of who the student will live with. Although many students settle for their college’s standard roommate matcher, a few go to further lengths. Services online match one’s lifestyle and preferences to those of other incoming freshmen and determine who would be the best fit for who. Some students even choose to live with their friends or other people they know. College of Charleston junior Lauren Hurlock reflected on her first year having to share a room with another student. She and her best friend from high school decided to move into a dorm together, each unaware of

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two seniors plan on being roommates next year sam walker

Seniors Kendall Phelps-Polirer and Kaye Dunleavy stand together during Tribe Talk.

staff writer Seniors Kendall Phelps-Polirer and Kaye Dunleavy have known each other since the eighth grade. The reason for their enduring friendship is simple: they couldn’t be more alike, from classes together, to after-school activities, right down to their college of choice. Phelps and Dunleavy plan to attend Clemson University in the fall of 2013 and become roommates.

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the other’s living style. “I’m kind of a neat person where she isn’t, and we had totally different friends and interests and [class schedules] so it just really didn’t work out,” she said. “I would also say that it doesn’t generally work out when you room with someone you’re friends with because you don’t want to hurt their feelings by telling them you’re not happy with whatever they’re doing.” “[The most challenging thing is] being able to talk about stuff. Like, who should clean what and basic ‘respect’ stuff. Like, ‘hey, I’m studying. Could you not bring your friends over?’ That kind of stuff,” Hurlock continued. “I just wish I could’ve gone through a matching service.” Amanda Floyd, a sophomore at the University of South Carolina and 2011 Wando graduate, wouldn’t say she had a bad freshman year experience living with someone else. Her relationship with her roommate was quiet, and their problem was a lack of communication. “Our personalities were fine. There weren’t any huge things that made us fight or anything, so that was good. It was just that whenever I was bringing someone over, I would tell her beforehand, but with her, I would come into my room on a Friday after class and her boyfriend would be there and I would have no idea,” she said. Floyd explained there are different visitation policies at each of the university’s dorms. For the first semester, no students of the opposite sex were allowed to spend

the night. Upon the second semester’s arrival, the matter was put to a vote. Political Science and Economics major David Leggett, a freshman at USC, had no idea what to expect entering college in the fall 2012 semester. “Growing up, I never shared a room with anyone, and so I didn’t know quite what it would be like. I knew it would be a big transition and [I had the expectation] that there was always going to be someone there and that was weird to me, the idea of showing back up to my room and someone else being there,” he said. “So I don’t know if there’s anything specifically I expected other than, ‘Jeez, there’s going to be someone in my room.” Leggett described his first and current roommate. “My roommate is actually super-awesome. We’re both very similar in that we are fairly laid-back guys. Neither of us are really uptight about anything; both of us are very open with what we think, and that’s actually worked out really well for us,” he said. “Neither of us has an issue saying, ‘hey, you’re being obnoxious. You need to change this.’ Just talking through it [has worked out well].” “There’s a certain amount of adjusting just in…you have to be conscientious of other people. I can’t show up in my room at three in the morning making a lot of noise because he’s probably already asleep,” he continued. “It’s just [about] learning the world doesn’t revolve around you and having to make that transition.”

“The beginning of this year we both decided we wanted to apply to Clemson and since we traveled together before, we kind of knew [each other’s lifestyles],” Phelps-Polirer said. “I guess we both kind of mentioned the idea of rooming together and then after we both got accepted to Clemson, it sort of became a reality.” Along with the university, dorm and lifestyle, Dunleavy and Phelps-Polirer are also both shooting for degrees in Pre-Med, “I’m also majoring in Pre-Med or Biology, like something in science, so I think that’ll be good that we’re on the same track because if Kendall’s studying I’ll feel lazy [because] I’m not, so it’ll probably help me to study more,” Dunleavy said. The two seniors are well-aware of the challenges of living together. “The only thing is that Kaye’s very messy, but I figure once we’re in college, there’s only a certain amount of things she

can bring,” Phelps-Polirer said. “So I’ll take care of that end because I’m very organized and clean. Just making sure she cleans her side is okay.” According to the two, Dunleavy is working to improve her organizational skills as senior year comes to a close. Despite the obstacles, they have high hopes for their cohabitation. “I don’t really have doubts. I think we’ll be fine because since we did have every class together, we really know each other’s little things and how to move past them,” Dunleavy said. “All my other friends, they’re doing ‘random roommate.’ I guess [I’m just looking forward to] having a friend that I already know and that I know I’m going to get along with.” Phelps-Polirer shares this perspective. “I’m just looking forward to being able to see a face from home when I’m away,” she said.


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protecting the past CURTOSY OF ERIC POPLIN

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Archaeologist Eric Poplin led the investigation following the finding of bodies under the Gaillard. Above, he works in his office.

makes Charleston differQ: What ent from other cities in terms of preservation?

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is different from other citA:“Charleston ies in terms of preservation because it

was the first city in America to create a Board of Architectural Review and create a historic district in 1931, called the Old and Historic District.”

Charleston has a rich history exemplified by the old buildings which characterize the city. What does the Preservation SoYet without careful and deliberate attempts ciety do to protect historical landto protect historical landmarks, much of what marks and structures? survives today would not exist. Paul Say“The Preservation Society of Charleston lors, the Public Programs manager with the is the oldest membership-based comCharleston Preservation Society, answered a munity organization in America, founded in few questions about the Society and the im1920 as the Society for the Preservation of portance of preservation in the community. Old Dwellings. Historically we have been a small grass-roots advocacy organization Why is preservation for the preservation of “old buildings” but important? our mission is far reaching. Today we advocate to inspire involvement to all who dwell “Preservation is important because we in the Lowcountry, to preserve our material can learn from our past. The built envi- and cultural heritage. We protect our historic ronment of a city has developed over time. landmarks and structures by being a voice to People built buildings long ago out of quality our city officials and neighborhoods for our materials that have stood the test of time. It neighbors. Most of what you see when you is important to understand how these build- come downtown has been advocated to save ings were built and why they were built the by the Preservation Society of Charleston. way they were. Preservation, restoration and Some may think that advocacy does not save rehabilitation of buildings run the gamut of buildings and that money does. It takes one saving historic structures and they have very person to raise awareness of the importance different objectives. Drayton Hall is a good of a building or site. Every site tells a story example of preservation. The Nathaniel Rus- through time. It is up to us to use that history sell house is an example of restoration. The to save buildings and sites. One thing you most recent fire at 219 East Bay Street will be have to remember about being a preservaan example of a building that will need to be tionist is that no preservationist ever regrets rehabilitated.” -- compiled by saving something.”

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Eric Poplin an archeologist assigned to the Gaillard dig looks at some of the artifacts found at the site. The bodies discovered have not yet been given a date of origin.

gaillard renovation leads to fascinating discovery kate frain staff writer “Sometimes the people themselves are the artifacts.” Feb. 4, construction workers renovating the Gaillard hit something other than dirt. After a coroner determined that the bodies they’d discovered were not the recently and violently dead, archaeologist Eric Poplin was brought in to lead the investigation. At first, he said, he withheld judgment, unsure of what the discoveries might be. Feb. 5, he examined the remains for the first time. Soon he began to suspect

that the few bodies that had been found were part of a larger network of undiscovered remnants. “That day there were two graves. I was pretty sure there would be more.” Feb. 6, the first excavations happened. “Sure enough, there were the graves.” 37 of them, to be exact. Bodies, said Poplin, “turn out with some regularity.” Although Charleston has strict laws regarding desecration – disturbing in any way interred remains – historically, Charleston has also had bad transportation, courtesy of governments that resisted federally-funded roads and a plantation system that made localized urban centers extremely rare. Most people were buried on their lots; some still turn up there, years and years later. “It probably happens more frequently than we think,” Poplin said. “Often it might just be a single

dations or other structures had punched through. Here’s what they have identified: 31 adults. 3 juveniles. An infant. The remnants of iron tools and a jacket. “The most interesting things for people have been coins,” Poplin said. A coin was found over the eye of one juvenile, the one who was swathed in a jacket rotted away to large brass buttons. Cufflinks have been found too, and haloing one body’s head two unidentifiable iron implements. Poplin hopes to clean them up later and be able to determine their purpose. The bodies probably date from the 1690s to the 1740s, but Poplin said that the artifacts will be the key to determining their era. “People started to be out there in the 1690s,” Poplin said. It’s extremely unlikely that the Gaillard settlers came out before then, and even less so that people built over a known graveyard – which is why Poplin gives the bodies ten years to slip into obscurity. Still, he said, “There’s a lot that we don’t know about these people.” With Poplin’s aid, though, that soon might not be the case.

Hundreds of thousands of people come from around the globe to the city because of its history. We are fortunate to be amidst of all of it,” Gidick said. “The oldest formal gardens in the

Public Programs manager for the Charleston Preservation Society

person.” But the bodies at the Gaillard are legion, one of only two so-called ‘late’ discoveries to show up in Charleston in the past 10 years. The other discovery was actually marked on the maps; this new plot, said Poplin, is not. But urban sprawl destroys old gravesites all the time: as Poplin put it, “the powers that be can decide that this land is more valuable for something else.” It’s happened before. “Everything from MUSC all the way down to the Citadel was a cemetery,” Poplin said. “Into the early 1920s, they were still being used.” But by the 1940s, the graveyard that was the west side of Charleston had mysteriously disappeared, replaced instead by streets and sidewalks and houses. And the bodies were never moved. Contracts existed. The bodies were scheduled to be reburied. But in the bureaucratic mess of quick progress, the work was somehow forgotten. “Probably half of these are intact skeletons,” Poplin said of the Gaillard bodies. But he described others with holes, missing parts where foun-

U.S. History teacher Dan Gidick loves American history, and he shares his list of “must-see” destinations in the Charleston area. “Charleston is an historical playground.

Middleton United States,” Gidick said. “Home of Arthur Middleton, a signer of The DeclaPlace

Q&A with Where the Gaillard Performing Arts Center once stood is now an excavation site after the disovery of bodies on the grounds. Thirty-seven bodies have been found so far.

six charleston must-see historical destinations

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ration of Independence. And later, Williams Middleton, one of the signers of the Ordinance of Succession.” Location: 4300 Ashley River Rd., Charleston

“It’s a place where all the succession problems over the first half of the nineteenth century culminated into the bloodiest war in U.S. history,” Gidick said. The island is located in the middle of the Charleston Harbor. Location of the start of the American Civil War in 1861. Location: Charleston Harbor

Fort Sumter

House museums downtown

“They really show the wealth of Charleston based off of rice cultivation,” Gidick said. Homes of many important historical figures, now turned into museums located in the Downtown area, including the Nathaniel Russel House, the Aiken-Rhett house and the Calhoun Mansion. Location: Throughout downtown Charleston “It’s where Charleston began! I don’t care if you’re six or 60, if you go there you will learn something,” Gidick said. The original site of the first English settlement in the Carolinas, this state park includes miles of walking trails, a zoo, a detailed museum and tons of living history. Location:1500 Old Towne Rd., Charleston

Charles Towne Landing

“Charleston’s role in both the Atlantic slave trade and the domestic slave trade was very prominent. Charleston played a very active role. A lot of our society, economy and culture was built off that,” Gidick said. Built in 1859, the Old Slave Mart is a museum focusing on the slate trade in American and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Location: 6 Chalmers St., Charleston

Old Slave Mart

“It’s amazing. We have a WWII battlefield

USS right here in the harbor. It is very impresYorktownsive if you can tour it with a veteran that

worked on that ship or one similar. What a neat connection,” Gidick said. A retired military aircraft carrier from WWII now serves as a museum in the Charleston Harbor. Location: 40 Patriots Point Rd., Mt Pleasant

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Above: Junior Isabel Phillips grooves to “Ice, Ice Baby.”

Sophomores Caroline Clayton and Grayson Mosteller sing and perform “The Cup Song” from the feature film Pitch Perfect. Right: Senior Carly McRae sings “Angel” by Sarah McLaughlin as her solo.

Above: Sophomore Becca Brantley raps to Ke$ha’s “Love is My Drug.”

Senior Jenna Chandler and sophomore Grayson Mosteller sing “Trouble” by Taylor Swift. Upper right: Seniors Cordina, Kaye Dunleavy and Chandler lead the chorus in the Madonna song “Like a Prayer.”

Above: Senior Ashley Cordina raps to “Ice, Ice Baby.” Left: The entire Ladies’ Honors choir came together with their last song to sing, “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” for the finale of Girls Night Out, performed April 12-13 in the Performing Arts Center.


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teachers bond over baseball during opening week sarah russell staff writer

It was April 1, Major League Baseball’s Opening Day at Minneapolis’ Target Field. It was 18 degrees. Daniel Cieslikowski, Margo Shisler and Christopher Wesson – along with 40,000 others – braved the cold to attend the game, Twins vs. Tigers. The three teachers drove over 2,500 miles to see five games during opening week, which happened over Spring Break. Shisler and Wesson have been friends since meeting at Clemson University. They met Cieslikowski when they began working at Wando five years ago. The trio was united in part by a love of baseball. “I’m a born and raised baseball fan,” Shisler said. Cieslikowski has coached baseball at Wando and has been an avid fan since a young age.

Wesson saw that opening week fell during Spring Break. Apart from getting to watch exciting games in new, state-of-theart parks, the three would be able to visit cities and see friends and family. “So we just decided to take a road trip,” Wesson said. Cieslikowski, Shisler and Wesson started out on March 30, spent the night in Asheville, N.C., drove 10 hours to Chicago the next day, and finally arrived in Minneapolis on April 1 to see the Opening Day game. “I’m really glad we stopped to get those ponchos at a random gas station in Indiana,” Shisler laughed, “What started out as a joke become one of the necessary five layers.” “It was cold, but it was Opening Day so it was fun,” Wesson added. They saw games in Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and D.C. before ending up in Baltimore. Only Cieslikowski was able to get tickets to the game, but Shisler, who grew up in the area, and Wesson enjoyed this stop anyways. “[It was a] giant party in Baltimore. It

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Science teacher Dan Cieslikowski and math teacher Christopher Wesson try to stay warm at Minneapolis’ Target Field.

was their Opening Day, and it was the end of our trip,” Cieslikowski said. “The city was shut down, and it was just one big party.” The three drove six hours a day on average. “That can be interesting, spending so much time in the car with the same people,” Wesson said. “It was exhausting,” Cieslikowski added. “I grew up traveling like that, going on really long road trips, so I’m used to it,” Shisler said. In addition to seeing great games, all three got to visit cities they had never been to. “I’d never been to any of the cities, never ridden a subway before,” Wesson said. “I

got to see the nation’s capital too.” The worst part of the trip for Shisler was getting home. “I needed vacation from my vacation,” she said. “I was tired.”

nets, and his squadron is usually based in they’re very respectful,” she said. “It doesn’t Washington state, and they had the oppor- matter what job they’re doing; they bow to tunity to go to Japan, so they’re you, and every single person we going to be there for two years,” came in contact with was very Dixon said. respectful, and they seemed Not only did Dixon get to very proud of their job, doing see her son for the first time in the best job they could no mata year, she completely immersed ter what it was.” herself in a brand-new culture. While in Tokyo, Dixon was “We did lots of touring; we surprised to see a familiar face spent two days in Tokyo, and it one morning. Psychology teachJulie Dixon was cherry blossom season, so er Ashley McDonald happened the Japanese people really celto be in the same hotel as Dixon. ebrate cherry blossoms,” she said. “The re“She didn’t know I was in Japan, I didn’t ligion in Japan is Shinto and Buddhism, so know she was in Japan, and the chances of they have shrines and temples, and we vis- us being in the same exact spot was pretty ited a lot of those, which are quite ancient.” slim,” Dixon said. The history was not the only aspect Overall, the long flight paid off with that impressed Dixon. seeing loved ones and experiencing new “I think what we loved best were the things. Japanese people. They’re very friendly, “We went to Kyoto which is the cultur-

al capital and saw a Geisha show, so it was really fun,” she said, “but the main purpose was to go see my son and his wife, but we got to see Japan at the same time.” “Actually, Japan would not be on my bucket list of places to go, but now that I’ve been there it was wonderful – we loved it.” “He has what’s called a Vonnage box, and so he has a phone number that’s just like calling here in the States; we also Skype and we send emails, of course.” “It was a 13-hour time difference, so we’re definitely jetlagged.” “We soaked up the culture and had awesome sushi along with other interesting things.” “It’s an expensive, long trip so I doubt very much we’ll go back. He’ll [Michael Dixon] be home next February or March, so that will be the next time we see him.” “It was a big trip.”

Wesson, Cieslikowski and Margo Shisler pose inside of a photobooth on one of their stops during spring break.

the opportunity of a lifetime science teacher travels to japan to visit her son alli cherry staff writer When planning her spring break, teacher Julie Dixon didn’t stock up on suntan lotion or new bathing suits. She spent her time in Atsugi, Japan to see her son, Lt. Michael Dixon of the U.S. Navy. The two-week trip began with a 14hour flight from Atlanta to Tokyo and a train ride to Atsugi. Dixon and her husband traveled to see their son who has been stationed in Atsugi for a year now – his wife tagging along for the adventure. “He’s a jet pilot. He flies Super Hor-


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If you’re looking for something quick and fun, Joey Bag of Donuts is definitely the place to go. Located at 1118 Park West Blvd., Joey’s is gabriella tilley conveniently close to school, making it joey bag of perfect for a quick donuts breakfast stop before school. Joey’s sells a variety of decorated donuts with many toppings such as nuts, candies and designs as well as different teas and coffees and breakfast items. I got the donut topped with M&M’s and chocolate frosting. It was handed to me with a smile and was definitely worth the $3. The staff was incredibly friendly, making conversation with us as we purchased out donuts. Although it was later in the morning, it was packed and with limited seating, making it difficult to enjoy the donuts in the store, making Joey’s more of a quick stop.

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I am a nap lover. I can take a tremendous amount of naps in a day. I also like to watch TV all day and not feel guilty. I like to make coffee, pick out a book and waste the day away. There is one thing that enables all of that to happen -- rain. Mondays may get me down, but I embrace the restorative power of rainy days.

PICK: being a nerd PICK: outdoor concerts

Nothing can beat the feel of the sun beating down or the stars shining above your head as music drifts lazily through the air. There is nothing so relaxing and nothing that can make you feel more alive at the same time. Concerts tend to bring complete strangers together with the shared love of music, but throw in the element of the outside world and that connection seems to deepen. I can honestly say few things in life can cause the same level of happiness as standing in the rain belting out songs with reckless abandon.

One of my favorite quotes is by the author John Green, and since this issue contains a review of all of his books, it seems fitting to use. The quote explains how being a nerd allows one to be “unironically enthusiastic” about things. Nerds get a bad rep for spending all their time studying and not living life the way society has deemed proper, but the truth is nerds love to learn. They love to discover new information and learn new things to better themselves. They get excited over things and don’t have to worry about looking cool. That’s a cool lot in life if you ask me.

andrew taylor Every issue a Tribal Tribune staffer will share his taste in music, selecting the top four songs he thinks every one should have on their playlist.

“Transcending” Red Hot Chili Peppers One Hot Minute Transcending is the spawn of an odd period in Chili Peppers history: after beloved guitar player Frusciante left the group, the Peppers recruited Dave Navarro. The resulting album sounds like an alternate universe – harder, intense, angrier. Still, it delivers the iconic sound listeners have come to expect. “Better Things” Passion Pit Chunk of Change From the first time I heard Michael Angelakos’ ridiculous falsetto, I was hooked. As in all of his work, Angelakos’ emotional intensity shines through. Taken from Passion Pit’s more sedate first album, this song hints at the energy infused in the next two albums. “Trapeze Swinger” Iron and Wine Around the Well The simple chord progressions present in Samuel Beam’s songs belie a stunning emotional and spiritual depth – listening to this stupidly quotable song makes me depressed, and Beam’s narrative, pseudo-religious lyrics make me ponder my eternal fate – but I keep listening. “Id Engager” of Montreal Skeletal Lamping If the listener were to expect a rollercoaster ride of a song, he wouldn’t be let down by the opening shouts of frontman Kevin Barnes, the groovy, rolling basslines, or the tight, many-layered drum tracks.


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an abundance of stories top twos green has prolific kate frain staff writer

Shailene Woodley has been cast. The Fault in Our Stars will, it seems, become a movie. Several of the nowfamous John Green’s works have spawned rumors of film production over the years, but TFiOS - as it is called by fans - looks the most promising so far. But that doesn’t mean that Green’s other written work should be neglected. Green’s major publications over the years have been enormous targets of popular and critical acclaim. Looking For Alaska (2005) – “I go to seek a great Perhaps.” John Green’s debut novel has inspired almost a cult following over the years, and with good reason. I can still quote the last words of François Rabelais from the top of my head, as can Pudge, the thin protagonist. Seeking “a great Perhaps,” far removed from the normalcy of his bland small-town life, Miles – Pudge, as he is later christened – decides to go to his father’s old boarding school in Alabama in the hopes that maybe something will happen. And it does, and her name was Alaska, and if there was ever a character that would divide your perceptions of life in half it was her. If you’re going to read one book in here, read this book. I guarantee that after it you will read the others. An Abundance of Katherines (2006) – John Green has a unique talent for unique characters, and this title perhaps above all others showcases his ability. Colin Singleton is a young, somewhat Aspergian genius who has fallen in love with a sum total of 19 Katherines in his life. All of them dumped him. In fact, after being dumped by Katherine XIX, Colin falls into such a deep depression that his best friend, the charmingly lazy and severely overweight Hassan Harbish convinces him to take a road trip to the resting place of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Which is apparently in Tennessee. Gutshot, Tennessee. A thoroughly funny examination of love and mathematics, An Abundance of Katherines is not Green’s

indicud

Cudi has come back. After his last album, WZRD, I was worried what was to become of Cudi and his underground-rapper style.

But after his new album, IndiCud dropped on April 16, my suspicions that WZRD was merely Cudi’s artistic experimenting and not a result of a permanent style change was confirmed. He has truly mastered the synth with IndiCud, bringing beats that can live up to

The Fault in Our Stars (2012) – This is not a cancer book. Green, and more importantly, Hazel Grace, the book’s protagonist, are quick to tell you that. Although Hazel has been dying since puberty of a rare and incurable cancer, she’s managed to push the deadline back every year, at the expense of surviving in an almost constant state of living death. Enter Augustus Waters, the mysterious survivor at cancer support group, who wants Hazel Grace to start relearning how to live. his original release. With songs like “King Wizard” and “Beez,” Cudi gives the masses what they want – a reflection of his original style showcased in his older album, Man on the Moon. In other songs such as “Immortal” and “Just as I am,” Cudi reveals more of himself both through lyrics and

hooks. Cudi has a couple of big collaborators in this album, notably Kendrick Lamar and King Chip. In the songs that feature other artists, Cudi seems to rely on them a little more than he should. Still, Cudi consistently delivers. --wesley maszk

Ever wonder what the top songs, movies and TV shows are for the month of April? -- compiled by anna crawford

SELLING SONGS just give me a reason (feat. nate ruess) // p!nk can’t hold us (feat. ray dalton) // macklemore & ryan lewis

SELLING BOOKS daddy’s gone a hunting // mary higgins clark

the bet // rachel van dyken

GROSSING MOVIE oblivion // kosinski 42 // helgeland

TV RATINGS the voice // nbc american idol // fox

SELLING ALBUMS paramore // paramore

wheelhouse // brad paisley

SELLING VIDEO GAMES luigi’s mansion: dark moon // next level games

bioshock infinite // irrational games

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impact on young adult fiction

best novel, but it is not one to be missed. Paper Towns (2008) – Part legend, part love, part horror, this one is about a Holden Caulfield who just kept going and the boy she left behind. Margo Roth Spiegelman is the elusive ever-runaway of the house next door, and one day she just disappears. Normal, it would seem. Except that the night before, she crawled through Q’s window dressed to kill (literally), and now he can’t erase the moment from his head. He can’t let her get away again. This haunting tale of redemption and escape would be the opus of any other author. With John Green, it’s just another magnificent work – and definitely not to be missed. Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010) - David Levithan is the author of, among many works, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Every Day, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. So is John Green. Will Grayson, Will Grayson is an elaborate collaboration by two hugely talented authors that centers around two hugely different characters. On the one side, there is Green’s Will, a sort of pale, average character, who clings to his averageness like he has life set to repeat and wants to take it slowly while he figures everything out. On the other side, Levithan’s Will writes like he might be there the next day by choice. The two Wills meet outside a cancelled Neutral Milk Hotel concert and an odd sort of romance ensues. It’s not the best of Green’s works, but it is memorable, and it is impossible as it seems for Green - a step outside the box.

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sports playing to win again

COURTESEY OF STACIE ANDERSEN

Q&A lance renes

u.s. history/sociology teacher and boys’ lacrosse coach was the highlight of Q: What the season? winning the state A: “Definitely championship. My favorite

are you looking Q: What forward to for next year? are looking forward A:“We to pretty much having the

whole team come back. We only had four seniors, and we will miss them, but other than that everyone is coming back.” was special about Q: What this year compared to the last? year we had 18 seniors A:“Last total and only one starter returning, so it was a whole new team. It was special because these guys had to come together, mature fast and form chemistry. It wasn’t consistent, but we found our flow and turned it on from there.”

do you think Wando Q: Why has had so much success in this sport? “It is getting athletes that A:want to win to pick up the

game of lacrosse and have a strong desire and passion for it. People who have a huge passion for the sport, they will be successful.”

-- compiled by ali antley

varsity lacrosse team takes state title for second straight year

JODI LEE// staff

part is watching the kids hold up the trophy. They worked very hard this whole season and it’s a good example that if you put in hard work and come together, you can be successful.”

andrew taylor staff writer The day after the boys’ lacrosse victory in the Lowerstate finals, junior Tucker Dodson spoke tentatively of the upcoming state finals match against Fort Mill: “I’m hoping we’re all going to step up. We don’t need any downers, and it’s going to be tough.” The Wando team did step up, beating Fort Mill 8-5, not as clear a blowout as the 16-2 Lowerstate game against A. C. Flora, but the victory was the lacrosse team’s second state victory in a row, ending the season with a 15-1 record. Since the state sanctioning of Lacrosse for the 2009-2010 school year, Wando has had an increasingly strong presence in competition. While the program didn’t make it to the state championships in 2010, the team competed at state in 2011 and subsequently won in 2012 and 2013. Though some are beginning to call Wando a powerhouse in lacrosse, Coach Lance Renes insists there’s more to the story: following last year’s state title and the end of the season, the team lost 19 seniors. Only one starter returned. The 2013 team included only four seniors – it was truly remade. “We have a really young defense and

(Above) Juniors CJ Andersen, Carson Horner, Tucker Dodson and Chase Robinson stand together after winning the state champtionship 8-5 against Fort Mill April 13, taking the title for the second year in a row. (Below) The boys’ lacrosse team played A.C. Flora in the Lowerstate, beating them 16-2 April 9.

team,” All-State goalie Trevor Pearson said. The team’s rebirth was phoenix-like, however, stemming from the charisma present in the coaches and foremost players. Coach Renes speaks highly of this “whole new team,” openly extolling their exploits. He speaks of Fred Dotterer creating turnovers and grounding balls, of Dodson’s one-on-one saves, of Thomas Gribben’s tough defense against some of the best players in South Carolina. Due to their outstanding performance, Dodson and Gribben, along with Andrew Pehlan and Trevor Pearson, were selected to the All-State first team. Renes’ team leadership has proven integral to the team’s success. He joined the team after its first sanctioned year -- the

year it didn’t make it to state. He has taken it to state each year since. His work this season has earned him the title of state coach of the year, a worthy title given his record at Wando of 39-4. For Renes, the state championship game was the highlight of the season. “Finding our chemistry, having it all come together – it’s truly a remarkable story and quite an accomplishment. I’m proud of them,” Renes said. The team will lose only four seniors for next year’s season, and Renes has said he’d like to “go for the three-peat.” “These boys play hard not to seek recognition or reward,” he said. “They play hard because it’s in their nature. We play together, and we play to win.”


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“I think we have definitely gotten stronger especially from last year because we used to have just two key players, and now we all gel together and can really play with each other,” Captain Sarah Mattao said. ali antley Bittersweet feelings accompany the staff writer end of the season. Girls lacrosse has had one of its best “It was really bittersweet because we seasons yet as well one that resonates with all knew that we had a very good chance both the players and the coaches. of going to state this year,” Stalkowski said. With almost seven starters gone from “We know Bishop England was going to be the last season, the lacrosse team was in a a hard battle, we had already beaten them rebuilding stage, trying to figure out how twice, but as most coaches or most players to work together has a whole to complete know it is very difficult to beat a team three a unanimous goal -- a goal the ended up at times so it was very sad. But at the same the Lowerstate Championship game. time there were so many good things that “We knew this year was going to be came out of this season. ” a rebuilding year, so the fact that we got Armstrong said the “family” atmothis far and had such a good record was resphere makes it hard for the season to end. ally good for us,” Captain Sierra Armstrong “We are all best friends, we are all a said. family and have each other’ backs,” she The team, after posting a 10-1 regular said, “and that’s the worst part about the season record lost to Bishop England April season being over. ” 9 15-13 for the Lowerstate championship. Coach Jessica Stralkowski said she and the staff were really proud of the team and its accomplishments. “Overall, I think the season went extremely well. We had a completely new combination of players this year -- we lost probably seven starters, seven seniors last year -- so this year was interesting because we really had to start from scratch, and so it was a lot of work to get them where they were,” she said. “Because of that reason, I think [I am] more proud of how far they came because they truly did have to start from the beginning.” The growth of the team this year has been a real stepping stone to its success.

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For the second year in a row, the Lady Warriors lacrosse team made it to the Lowerstate championship. The team lost to Bishop England April 9 at the Wando Field. (Left) Junior Brenna Walsh passes up the field to an attacker. (Clockwise above) Senior Kendra Blackstock catches the ball before charging down the field. Juniors Christian Oliver passes to Alyssa Smith to move the ball up the field in a quick transition. Senior Sierra Armstrong holds back tears after the hard loss in Lower State vs. Bishop English, where the girls lost 15-13.

speaking of sports: if you could make any wando sports team, what would it be and why?

“Football because I’m good at it. I would be the running back.”

freshman keveria singleton

“Golf because my dad plays golf with me sometimes.”

“I think I would play football “Soccer because I like and be a linebacker because playing it and find it really interesting.” I have some aggression that needs an outlet.”

sophomore government teacher nicholas barsanti misty leclerc

junior jennifer del rio

“I would play basketball because I am the best basketball player ever.”

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JODI LEE // staff

aces ield on the

Armstrong made a repeat as state goalie of the year. She also has repeated being named to the All State and Lowerstate first teams. Armstrong signed to play girls’ lacrosse with Presbyterian College April 22.

sophomore kenny waring Won the Ultimate Warrior award after adding up to the most points. “I’m really happy to be the Ultimate Warrior,” Waring said. “... Usually seniors get named it.”

senior steven mitchell Mitchell was named to the Palmetto Cup All-Tournament team; the tournament was April 3-6.

senior hampton harvin Broke a 20-year -old school track record in the event of high jump when he jumped 6’8” April 13.

senior erik clark Clark and the soccer team are ranked number one in the nation after winning the Palmetto Cup April 3-6.

back again

second-place finish inspires team to work for title next year sarah yergin staff writer After only three years, the Wando rugby team has moved from close to the bottom of the standings to going all the way to the state championships and finishing second in the state to Chapin in a 24-0 April 20. Todd Sheppard, who has been head coach of the team alongside Chris Davis since the beginning three years ago, attributes much of this success to his many players. “We have a good group of leaders who are mostly juniors and then we have a large group of freshmen and sophomore players who came in new to the team and didn’t know anything about rugby,” he said. “Our more experienced players kind of took them under their wing and accepted them with open arms and helped them learn the game, so I think the dynamics (of the team) is one that fosters new players.” According to Sheppard, along with the tangible rewards come the mental rewards. “It’s been a lot of fun for me, a lot of fun getting to know the kids. It’s given me

some energy and made me smile,” he said. “They’re always fun to coach, they keep me on my toes and they keep me laughing.” Along with their brand new success, Sheppard recognizes the many other achievements that 2013 brought. “We became a club at Wando, something we didn’t have in the previous year. We have a practice field which looks like it’s going to be permanent. (That) was something we had to struggle with in previous years, finding a place to practice,” he said, “and we’ve obtained a new home field at Cario Middle school, something that we didn’t have at all last year or the year before.” While this year brought many changes, next year is expected to bring even more, including two more head coaches – Nick Morrison and Peter Huthwaite. “Peter and Nick played with us for the past two years, and then last year they were both seniors,” Sheppard said. “Nick was our captain; he ended up winning the MVP trophy, and then Peter was one of our better players, a real leader of the team. His younger brother, Sam, also played on the team and then this year – of course they were graduated – they decided to come out and help coach.” For the past season Morrison and Huthwaite have taken the role of assistant coaches, and they did so by working together. “I played with Nick on the Wando team till we graduated and then started playing for the Charleston Outlaws, which is a men’s team here, and we play Division II and III for them,” Huthwaite said. “Head Coach Todd Sheppard wanted help, so Nick and I took USA rugby coaching

LIZ BENSON // editor

senior sierra armstrong

(Left) Junior Walker Leverett runs with the ball after he gains possession. Senior Thomas Wehking gets ready to defend against Leverett in a practice scrimmage. (Bottom) Peter Huthwaite motivates the team before their game against Lexington March 15.

courses and got certified to coach high school rugby.” Since becoming the assistant coach, the two former players have made a lot of difference on the team. “They headed a practice early on in October allowing the guys to start warming up, start getting in shape before the season started,” Sheppard said. “They would show up at practice before I even got there, have the kids warmed up running drills, playing touch rugby.” Overall the plans for next year are simple -- winning state championship. “The team keeps growing and improving with more and more support each year, and we are planning on having a Bteam next year of which Nick and I will be the head coaches,” Huthwaite said. “Next year we plan on taking the state title. Chapin is ranked 12th in the nation but are losing 20-plus seniors, so they won’t be able to stop us next year.”


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(Far left) Sophomore Austin Foster fights for possession in the game against Bishop England April 16, which the Warriors won 3-1. The team is undefeated going into its next game April 26 vs. Ashley Ridge. (Left) Senior Cadie Limbaker is at bat while a teammate is warming up on deck on April 17.

LIZ BENSON // editor

dominating on all fields

spring sports stay strong as the year winds down to the playoffs

JADE YOUNG // staff

LIZ BENSON // editor

LIZ BENSON // editor

(Above) Junior Trevor Pederson gets scraped by the ball while at bat in the game against the West Ashley Wildcats March 20; Wando won 6-3. The boys walk into the playoffs with a 11-12 record; their next game is April 25 against Beaufort at Wando.

COURTESY OF RENEE KIMBRELL

LIZ BENSON // editor

(Above) Senior Michael Carpin pitches a strike with a fast ball in the game March 20 against West Ashley. (Bottom left) Senior Danica Newton pitches against the Cane Bay Cobras April 17, which the Lady Warriors won 10-0. (Bottom Right) Junior Logan Nelson kicks the ball back into the game after an attempted goal from the Hilton Head Seahawks on April 17. The girls won 2-0 and now have a record of 10-1.


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opening up, letting in, moving forward finding courage to overcome a long journey for junior COLUMN BY

ashleigh horowitz, webmaster

You’re on a train. You shovel the coal -- you control the train’s speed. Suddenly something frightens you, maybe from inside the train or maybe from outside. From your fear you begin to shovel too much, and the train speeds up. You’re going too fast; you realize this and search for the brakes. Then you remember there are none. You’re terrified. Not knowing what to do, you shovel more coal. You know the train can’t stop unless you stop, but you can’t because when you try, you get scared again and can’t sit still. The train keeps going, never slowing. You pray it’ll just crash or that you’ll find the strength to stop shoveling, but above everything else you just want it to stop. Put the metaphor aside and you’d see me, curled up crying because of a problem within myself I didn’t understand and didn’t have the courage to say. When I was eight, I moved from Pennsylvania to South Carolina. The remaining months of my third grade year were horrible. Because of differing standards, I needed a tutor for everything to get me caught up. I felt stupid. Suddenly I was being taken to a therapist, tested for learning disabilities and prescribed glasses. In years to come that prescription turned out to be too strong. All the tests came back negative, but above all else, my therapist wanted to put me on medication. He told me the medicine would help me better pay attention in school and lower my anxiety. “Anxiety?” I thought nervously. “What anxiety? I don’t have anxiety.” I asked if I could just take the one for attention, not anxiety, but they told me it would help anyway, so I had to take it. I don’t remember any improvements but I remember hating it. Hating the medicine that was supposed to “make me better,” the therapist who was supposed to “make me better,” the tutors who were supposed to “make me better.” Why did I need to be better? What was wrong with me? All the test results came back negative, so what was wrong? My parents wouldn’t tell. So I assumed only what I could: I was a freak. As I entered middle school, I did the only thing I knew would take away all of the "help” and make me normal. I shut up, and a quarter into sixth grade I was off medication. Near the end of seventh grade I didn’t have a therapist anymore. Eighth grade I didn’t have any tutors. High school started. I quietly shoveled coal into the engine of my little train the first half of freshmen year, but then my little train crashed. I couldn’t fix my little train by myself, but I didn’t

cry out. I stayed silent and fixed things by myself, but in reality nothing was fixed. Days and nights I’d spent throughout high school curled in my room, crying, because I couldn’t stop thinking. I would get so upset about something, whether it be real or absurd, that I couldn’t stop thinking about it once I was alone. My mind kept thinking and thinking, adding new things to my worries; I couldn’t stop. I didn’t have the capability to stop, and when I got tired my mind tempted me--even forced me--to keep going. According to my mind, I had no choice. “You’ll feel better if you don’t stop. You need to let off steam sometimes. The train can’t run forever. It’ll go away eventually.” And it did, but not after I was completely exhausted and depressed. Final quarter of sophomore year my mind couldn’t take it anymore. While sitting in class, my throat began to close and I panted, struggling for breath. Adrenaline pumping, mind whirling; all I wanted to do was run away and never look back at what I’d been hiding inside. The doctor said it was the ventilation and I just panicked from dust getting in my throat. I was given tricks to help and the next day I was fine. I went outside for lunch that day and I didn’t feel well. My head was spinning again. I felt the slowness of my breath and heartbeat as I leaned my head into my hands. I could barely hear the concerned voices of around me. Suddenly I raised my head and panicked. “Take me to the nurse.” Leaning on my friend’s shoulder, he tried walking fast to get me to the nurse’s quicker, but I felt slow. I wanted to just slip away. Everything happened again, and again, and again. I went to the doctors and hospital so often my condition was labeled an “attack” for its stroke-like symptoms. With so many attacks, everyone around me either brushed me off or overreacted, and after a while people started to ask if it was stress. Was I so anxious I was making myself sick? “NO.” I’d tell them, “I don’t have anxiety. I’m happy and carefree. I’m sick, NOT stressed.” With my friends and family doubting me, I began to feel lost. No one believed me when I said it wasn’t stress. By summer my attacks had vanished, and everyone dropped the subject like it had never happened. Until one night midsummer I awoke terrified with the worst attack I’d ever had. I was crying hysterically, head and chest hurting, panting. The pain wouldn’t stop. I needed to tell someone. No more keeping it in. I was terrified, I was stressed, I was anxious and I knew it. I texted my best friend who had helped me several times before. He didn’t answer but I told him everything. By morning he’d called several times only to get my voice mail because I was so exhausted I'd slept in. When I awoke, I listened to his message. It was calm but concerned. He believed me and didn't brush me off. He worried but didn't over react. He cared, he cared, HE CARED. After that night my attacks came back with a vengeance, but when they did I texted my best friend and

JIMMY MASALIN // staff

Junior Ashleigh Horowitz enjoying her favorite book by the lake on a beautiful Monday, free from any struggles with panic attacks.

told him everything. He’d even stay up late into the night to text me and sometimes even after I’d fall asleep just in case I needed him. Knowing someone was there for me every second of the day helped. In a month my attacks vanished again, and whenever they tried to come back, I wasn’t afraid to ask my friends for help. By the time junior year started, attacks were nowhere to be found. Halfway through the year I came home one day and my dad had me read a letter he’d sent to the local news station and the interview they aired on TV. The segment was about his mental illness. My head was reeling. In the story, he admitted to having anxiety and depression and didn’t want to hide anymore; he wasn’t ashamed. Suddenly everything in my life made sense. Why my siblings and I acted the way we did, why I broke down crying because of my thoughts, why my parents sent me to therapists and put me on medication. I had anxiety and depression problems, and I never knew. I wasn’t a freak. I wasn’t alone. The next day I confronted my parents about everything. They apologized over and over and assured me there was nothing wrong with me. They begged me to go see a therapist, to open up, and I agreed. I nearly had an attack from fear of going back to a therapist. Things turned out all right though, and the connection between my parents and me grew stronger. After struggling with anxiety by myself for eight years I wasn’t sure how much a therapist could help, but with small steps the train became less overpowering. But after everything, what comforts me the most is knowing that what I go through is normal, I’m not a freak. I’m perfectly normal, or as normal as you can get with me. I’m not ashamed of who I am anymore. I’m not a freak.


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Let’s talk about sex. a teen comes home pregnant or says their Last year, 53 percent of high school girlfriend is with child? students in South Carolina reported they’d Many might have wished their kids had sex; 40 percent of these sexually active weren’t so sheltered. students admitted to having unprotected Health teachers should encourage the sex at least once. natural curiosity and questions teens usuOf all the couples, over 6,000 teenage ally have about sex in order to prevent the girls become pregnant each year. complications that follow ignorance. This means that 17 girls from ages 15 to 19 become mothers every day. “... Over 6,000 teenage girls beSouth Carolina has the 11th highest come pregnant each year. teen birth rate in America. Deirdre Borland This means that 17 girls from ages This is reality. Madi Brandli The statistics shown are reflective of 15 to 19 become mothers every Kacie Compton the inefficiency of the 25-year-old sex ed- day... teen births cost taxpayers in Kate Frain ucation law that is in place in the state of SC around $197 million annually.” Kacey Gouge South Carolina as of now. Sarah Heywood The focus on abstinence is no longer Amber Kallaur enough motivation to sway this younger Ellie McDermott generation to wait, and the effects are Tommy Sanders proving to be catastrophic to the economy Gabriella Tilley and the rising work force. Teaching students more about contraGrace Barry In South Carolina high schools, the ception and how to obtain it will not inSarah Russell time spent discussing contraception devic- crease teenage sex. If a student is ready to Jodi Lee es and pregnancy prevention only ranges take that step, it will happen, regardless of Jade Young from one to two days. the warnings and preJimmy Masalin This conservative and cautions of their peers, Angelica Collins measured approach is teachers and parents. promoted by several The only solution people, families and groups such as the is to educate more and quell false rumors Wesley Maszk Palmetto Family Council and S.C. Superin- leading to STDs, high school dropouts, unAlbert Lee Caroline Kornegay tendent Mick Zais. But what happens when necessary poverty and unwanted pregnan-

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Lauren Hutto David Grant Virginia Gilliam Anna Crawford Amelia Beilke Adviser

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It is recorded that only 38 percent of teen mothers will graduate from high school, bringing poverty levels higher because the lack of education forces these mothers and fathers to take minimumwage jobs. Society suffers under the pressure for immediate gratification. The cost of educating our teachers to meet the desperately needed new standards cannot surmount the price we already pay. According to S.C. Campaign, teen births cost taxpayers in S.C. around $197 million annually — this problem cannot be solved with words and persuasions, only immediate action in aiding students to receive contraception with the knowledge and understanding of parents. The change from the original ethics regarding sex education needs to be agreed upon and negative critics must adapt to the societal acceptance of previously hushed topics. To continue with the regular standards would only keep the pregnancy rates at status quo, pushing our state further into poverty. As a state, we are victims to traditional values, and in order to solve the issue of teen pregnancy, education must discard modesty for calculated practicality.

in defense of cobblestone Recently in New York, the city has decided to replace old cobblestones in a Brooklyn park with smoother stones that have been artificially rounded and aged for the purpose of keeping their “folksy” feel. The purpose of this is to make the park more accessible to cyclists who cannot ride over the bumpy cobblestones. After reading this I quickly deduced that whoever made this decision clearly doesn’t understand why people like the old

stone streets. It’s not about their “folksy” feel or their charming looks; it’s about their history. I love history, and one can read about history and watch as many documentaries as time allows, but there is nothing quite like going out and touching and seeing firsthand a piece of history. To me, when I go downtown and walk over the old cobblestone streets I think of all the others that may have walked the

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very same roads. I could be walking on the same stones as a brand new immigrant of the new world, a weary confederate soldier or the carriage of a wealthy merchant. It’s a valuable example of the human experience and a hands-on way to connect with those who came before me. I just hope that our generation and generations to come can appreciate the value of things that are not very practical or useful, but all the while hold great value. --junior david hall


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COURTESY OF DAVID HARLEY

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Juniors Caroline Harley and Jeremy Petit prepare to leave for prom in Petit’s 1982 Chevy. The prom was April 20 at the Omar Shrine Temple.

Wando’s Prom Committee put in hours of effort to achieve the elaborate Moroccan-style decorations.

Top: A group of girls show off their corsages. Bottom: Junior Taylor Ireland, junior Maddie Kennedy and senior Austin Nuttal applaud as junior Tucker Dodson is announced prom prince.

Junior Jodi Lee, junior Tucker Dodson, senior Everett Engstrom and Senior Georgia Compton won princess, prince, king and queen, respectively. This is the first year that juniors were able to vote for their own prom nobility.

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COURTESTY OF RACHAEL NUZUM

JADE YOUNG // staff

JADE YOUNG // staff

JADE YOUNG // staff


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