A Portrait of Courage by Tamela Watkins

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COURAGE Family, friends and the community rally around student Elizabeth Corontez after her diagnosis with leukemia. See her courageous journey to overcome on pages 4-5.

See whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inside... Dealing with divorce [6] A tribute to veterans [12] Volleyball season [21] Tattoos [28]

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Riford Hefka // photo

Camille Collins // photo

Aamiee Norris // photo

Mackenzie Ivey // photo

Olivia Coppage // photo

Reflecting back.............09

Gender stereotypes......14 Volleyball wins state....21

On Nov. 15, the marching band placed seventh in the nation at Bands of America Grand Nationals. For more school achievements, see page 9.

Breaking gender stereotypes can be easier when students have support from family and fellow classmates. See page 14-15 for the stories of four students redefining roles.

Girls’ volleyball took home the state championship Nov. 8 in a rematch of last year’s title game. Learn more about the team’s victory on page 21.

War stories................12-13 Talent show.....................17 Tennis takes state.........22 In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Tribal Tribune focuses on teach- The annual talent show featured a variety of acts, including guitarists, singers and dancers. See page ers who are veterans as well as students’ grandparents who 17 for the winners. have fought for our country. See them on page 12-13.

The girls’ tennis team took the Lowerstate title before losing to Dutch Fork Nov. 8. Read about their experience on page 22.

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Getting to know...

Sophomore Cain Compton

Q&A

What is thing that you are most proud of in your life and why?

“My sisters [Jessica (21), Georgia (19) Rosa Marie, (18)], because they are all pretty successful human beings and I love them.”

What do you hope to do in the future?

“I hope to go to college at Clemson, probably majoring in business management and go on to own a startup skydiving company in downtown Charleston.”

What is your favorite childhood memory?

“One year for Christmas when Santa brought us three goats named Katie, Pez and Polly. We had them for about three years, and one time when I was on my playset the goat named Katie, the alpha goat, bumped me off and I hit my head.”

What’s the most important thing in your life right now? “Right now it would have to be school and my faith in Christ.”

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done in your life?

“Bungee jumping off a 380-foot bridge in Vancouver. It was the scariest moment of my life but yet the most fun because I’m afraid of heights.”

What has been your most memorable experience at Wando? Gracie Gilliam // photo Sophomore Cain Compton has a staring contest with Tess, one of the Compton’s five dogs, as he enjoys family time around the bonfire. The Comptons share a love for all animals including horses, as David Compton owns the Old South Carriage Company downtown.

mainly by myself on myself. But I kinda want to be a movie director.” -- Hayden Bogan

“I am a dancer at Peace Love and HipHop. I knew I wanted to be a dancer because I love all types of music and when music comes on the radio I would dance.” -Audrienna Stenger

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“I can speak Yiddish, Russian and Spanish. I’ve learned from my mom and from all the places I’ve lived.” -- Brian Muztafago

“Learning, and I would have to say that my Speech Class with Ms. [Katie] Givens was memorable because I was able to become a more talented speaker and the people in the class were great.” -- compiled by Ellen Fogel

through my art.” --Dominique Evans

“The things that inspire me are ridiculous: how a building is made, the light when it shines through trees, the way people -- Claire Rodgers

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Braving the storm Support is given to couregeous girl after a life-changing diagnosis

W Logan Denny

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With posters hung on the walls, plastic jack o’ lanterns flickering with light and the view of the sunset behind the Cooper River Bridge outside the window, the room is warm despite the cold temperature of the hospital. Junior Elizabeth Corontez wraps the blanket closer around her to escape the cold, her eyes on the television in front of her and occasionally on the smaller screen of her phone. A teenager like any other. But far braver than most. “Elizabeth is the bravest girl I know,” her brother and Wando graduate Christopher Corontez said. “I don’t know a stronger person.” On July 7, Elizabeth was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). “I cried. And I was very scared,” she said.

To someone so used to everyday life being filled with trips to the beach and going paddle boarding, the diagnosis was earth shattering. “We were at the beach when they called us,” Elizabeth’s mother, Freddy Corontez, said. “We left the beach and took showers and were admitted onto this floor on July 7. And basically we’ve been here ever since.” AML is a cancer that starts inside the bone marrow and transforms white blood cells into cancerous cells. “It’s a cancer of the blood. It’s found in the bone marrow,” Corontez said. “When they go to see if you have it, they take a sample of bone marrow and that’s where they find it. It wipes out your immune system.” When bruises began appearing on Elizabeth, Corontez knew something was wrong. But she never would have thought that the cause would be so life changing. “I took her in to have routine lab blood work because I thought maybe she was a little anemic and that’s why she was bruising,” Corontez said. “When the blood work came back, the blood work was so messed up that they called us.” From the day she was admitted, the MUSC Children’s Hospital staff has done everything they can to help Elizabeth and her family, according to Corontez. “They’re supportive and caring and smart. They fight over Elizabeth in the morning when they all get here,” Corontez laughed.

“They love me,” Elizabeth said. Elizabeth’s door swings open and shut nonstop throughout the day, not only with nurses and doctors bustling in and out, but also close friends, family members, teachers and members of the community -- all coming to serve as a support system for this brave girl. “Her daily routine is busy. She’s getting homeschooled so two teachers from Wando come out. Doctors come in all day long, nurses come in all day long,” Corontez said. “A psychiatrist came in today. Physical therapy comes, visitors come.” “My friends come a lot. We do arts and crafts,” Elizabeth added. “And my family comes.” Elizabeth’s parents especially have been by her side through it all. “She loves spending all this time with me,” Corontez laughed. “But there is one thing we do enjoy. On Monday and Tuesday nights we always watch ‘The Voice.’” Even local celebrities, like Darius Rucker and Stop Light Observations, have extended a hand to the Corontez family. To someone who loves music so much, visits from these musicians have meant the world to Elizabeth. Rucker recently went to the hospital to shoot a video for his

Photos provided by Corontez family song, “What God Wants for Christmas,” off his new holiday album. At the time, Elizabeth had had complications with chemotherapy and was in the intensive care unit. “She was really weak and really tired but she rallied and they let her leave the ICU for a couple hours to go and do this video shoot with Darius Rucker,” Corontez said. Rucker shot the video in the atrium of the hospital and invited all the children and families to be in the taping. “It seems like the video will start with him singing and his family, his three kids were there and his wife, just them in the atrium sitting around the Christmas tree. Then they open the doors of the atrium and all the kids come in,” Corontez said. “[Elizabeth] was too weak to walk so she was in a wheelchair and her brother was pushing her. They were the first ones in through the door then all the kids came behind them.” “Darius was awesome,” Christopher said. “I loved to see a smile on Elizabeth’s face.” Stop Light Observations wrote Corontez a letter and came to the hospital to visit with her after they found out she would not be able to make it to their show at the Music Farm in September. “My husband got in touch with them to let them know that she was here and that she was

(Far left) Elizabeth Corontez watches TV in her bed at MUSC Children’s Hostpital Nov. 12. (Right) Corontez stands outside of her house on the first day of sophomore year before her diagnosis in July 2014. (Top left) Corontez laughs with her father, Niko Corontez, during the summer she was diagnosed. The Corontez family had their family portait taken at the beach on her birthdday April 2013.

going to miss their concert in September,” Corontez said. “They responded with this beautiful letter, extremely inspirational. John Keith wrote it and it was beautiful, amazing. And they came for like an hour and hung out with her so that was cool.” Every day there is a new challenge Elizabeth must face. There is still pain and there is still fear. But each challenge, each pain, each treatment, Elizabeth faces it with courage. “Try to keep a sense of humor. Try to make it feel like home,” Corontez said. “And bring blankets. It’s freezing cold in the hospital.” However, the hospital may not be Elizabeth’s home for much longer. After two rounds of chemotherapy, Elizabeth is currently in remission. “Right now we’re just waiting for the good cells to come back. And when they reach 500 we get to go home for a couple days and she’s in the 100 range now,” Corontez said. “So she’s getting there. So we’ll get to go home hopefully in a week or so for a couple days and then we have to come back for one more round of chemo.” After a long battle and incredible strength, Elizabeth proudly touches her regrowing hair. “I don’t have cancer,” she smiles. If you want to join the fight against cancer, Corontez lists the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Camp Happy Days as two organizations to look into. For more information on these organizations, go to http://wish.org and http:// www.camphappydays.org

“Try to keep a sense of humor. Try to make it feel like home”

Freddy Corontez, Elizabeths mother

Caroline Watts // photo

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Coaxum faces battle with treatable yet chronic cancer

Technologies teacher Michelle Coaxum still vividly remembers the day her world turned upside down on Oct. 9, 2012. She experienced signs, such as fatigue and disorientation, on a Sunday while home cleaning. During the school week, her students and fellow teachers noticed as she stumbled around the classroom and hallway, on the verge of passing out. Cynthia Lawson, Coaxum’s colleague, told the nurse of Coaxum’s struggles. By chance, local firemen were already on campus and, together with a few faculty members, gathered in Coaxum’s classroom and conducted preliminary tests. At that point, everything pointed toward a heart episode. They called the ambulance to have Coaxum taken to the local hospital. “When I got [to the emergency room], they did all that the firemen did, did some blood work and they said, ‘You’re actually not having a heart attack. Your heart is fine. But we think you have some type of leukemia,’” Coaxum said. “Of course, time froze.” But the severity of the leukemia was still a mystery. “I went home. And I prayed about it,” Coaxum said. The tests were conclusive, however. It was chronic myleoid leukemia. Because it is not an acute form of leukemia, it can be easily treated. All it takes to be treated is one chemotherapy pill a day. But her leukemia is chronic, meaning that Coaxum will live with this for the rest of her life. “I try to be the same person. I don’t look at [leukemia] as a handicap at all,” Coaxum said. She must face the occasional fatigue, necessity for a more balanced diet, biannual bone biopsy and side effects of her medication. But, other than that, Coaxum’s daily routines haven’t deviated much from what they were before. In fact, leukemia has expanded her view on life. She takes things day by day. “You take nothing for granted anymore. Not necessarily living life to the edge, but if there was something I wanna do, I do it. If I can do it, I do it,” Coaxum said. Occasionally, Coaxum has questioned the reason behind her affliction. “[My sister] says, ‘This is your way to be a testimony to other people, to help them to stay strong, to keep on going and staying stronger,’” Coaxum said. And so she stays strong for herself, for her family and for her students. “I shouldn’t be afraid. That’s life,” she said “and it’s going to be okay. It’s going to be okay.”

-- Mikolaj Orzazewski

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Divorce impacts entire family -not just adults Jane Daniel staff writer She can hear screaming as soon as she opens the door. “Oh God,” she thinks. “They’re fighting again.” She darts for her room and slams the door, trying to block out her parents’ fight. It’s not new: they’ve been getting into fights for three years. But it still hurts. Every argument is a painful reminder that her family isn’t perfect. When the stress becomes too much, she gets out of the house, usually turning to a friend for comfort. For years this was the life that Wendy*,

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a junior, lived every day. In July, her parents separated and filed for divorce. The screaming fights and need to retreat may have eased, but now there are new problems Wendy copes with on a daily basis. Sarah Zacharias, a family-oriented Mount Pleasant therapist, has had many experiences with children who went through their parents’ divorce, and understands many of the issues Wendy must deal with. “Many of the children that I have worked with faced many difficulties,” Zacharias said. “Blaming themselves for the divorce, playing middle man between their parents, things of that nature.” For Wendy, the whole of her parents’ problems had started long before their divorce announcement. She said struggles with her mother’s eating disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and her father’s back injury -- caused by a car accident -lead to tension between

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bond the two of them. “They were starting to get more distant, and they were arguing [about] more stupid little things…,” Wendy said. When the news of her parents’ separation and impending separation did finally come, Wendy was crushed but not shocked. “It wasn’t a surprise, I can tell you that,” she said. “But I don’t know, I was kinda mixed about it....I mean, of course I was upset, but I had seen it coming.” Wendy’s mother Janice* agreed on the eventuality of her divorce. “I don’t believe that my decision to leave my husband came as a huge surprise to either of my girls,” Janice said. “In some ways I think that it almost came as a relief to them. The house was too tense all of the time [and] it got to the point where they didn’t want friends over and were starting to become withdrawn.” Since her parents’ separation, Wendy has been alternating households, spending one week with her mother and the next with her father. Despite the end of constant fighting, Wendy said the tension between her parents has grown. “My dad refuses to have any contact with my mom...,” Wendy said. “[My mom] is really stressed and she’s trying to get enough money to do this and that...so the tension goes both ways, just in different modes.” While the whole family is experiencing distress and a n x i e t y, We n d y and Janice are b o t h c o p ing with their grief in healthy ways. For Wendy, her older sister, a junior at the University of South Carolina, has been a huge help in adjusting to her new life. “She’s there through it with me and...I can

call her in class or something [and] she calls me back right away. She’s always been one of my best friends even though we’re four years apart,” Wendy said. “My writing and music has helped a lot, too....It’s not fun, but you need someone or something to help you get through it.” Wendy’s sister Tyra* elaborated on her relationship with Wendy. “I’ve tried to kinda stay wherever Wendy is, whatever house she’s at,” she said. “Wendy and I have our late night talks all the time, just rolling around on the floor and being silly together, but Wendy can easily confide in me and I can easily confide in her when there’s an issue.” In addition to familial support and creative outlets, Janice cites therapy as being a strong resource for the two of them. “Both Wendy and I see a therapist,” said Janice. “I think that this has helped us both tremendously. We both need a neutral person to communicate with without judgment and negative repercussions.” Though both Wendy and Janice stress the importance of such outlets in their scenario, Janice still expresses concern for her daughter’s well-being throughout their tumultuous experience. “I worry about my children,” Janice said. “It is difficult for the girls to have travel between the two of us. Poor Wendy has two homes with two sets of rules and must feel incredibly unsettled.” In a phone interview, Zacharias said consistency is the most important thing when dealing with children of divorce. “I believe kids from divorce suffer most from a lack of consistency,” she said. “It can be extremely confusing at times when their mother tells them to do one thing and their father tells them to do something else.” Even with support, the impact of the divorce can not be ignored for Wendy. She can’t pretend everything is all right: she couldn’t pretend it was even before the divorce was announced to her. “In a divorce there is no win-win situation,” Janice said. “It is sad, painful and affects all on the family to the same degree.” Though Wendy is hurt by her parents’ separation and fighting, things have started improving. “It sounds cheesy, but it gets a little better,” she said. “It still sucks, but it does get a little bit better.” *Names withheld

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Tribe Talk brings home Pacemaker Ellen Fogel staff writer Excitement rushes through seniors Emily Lamb and Sydney Mack as they run across the crowded ballroom to receive the Pacemaker award. Pacemakers for Broadcast Journalism are given out annually by the National Scholastic Press Association. This year’s fall conference was held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C., Nov. 6-9. Tribe Talk received the award at the Nov. 8 awards ceremony. “It’s like the Pulitzer Prize of High School Journalism,” said Lamb, who is line producer of Tribe Talk. NSPA judges select Pacemakers from submissions from the previous year’s work. The 2013-2014 Tribe Talk staff submitted its 2013 Christmas show and clips from other episodes during the 2013-2014 school year for individual awards. One of the highlights of the award ceremony was when Tribe Talk’s previous adviser who moved to Virginia in July, Amanda Brzostowski, met the students and current adviser Shawntell Pace for the awards program. Along with the Pacemaker award, Mack – as well as 2013-2014 staffers Luke Fedorko and Hagen Smithwon fifth place for Feature Story of the Year. “It was so incredible that someone noticed the work that we put into that piece and saw talent in us,” said Mack, who is the news director for this year’s show. “The piece was done on one of our old staff members too, Casey McDonough, who is now an aspiring filmmaker,” Mack added. “It was really amazing that we won, it was a team spirit of happiness. I was really humbled that we were even considered.” Pace, who took over the Tribe Talk program this year, said the award is a great motivator. “I think it will make the staff really step up their game and give them motivation and encouragement to do better,” she said. “Winning this award puts us on the map. Wando isn’t just known for athletics now, but for the arts well,” Lamb said. “One thing we’ve always valued is that we are not censored. We are so fortunate to have someone like Ms. [Principal Lucy] Beckham that allows us to act based on our own good judgment.” Being awarded a Pacemaker doesn’t mean the Tribe Talk staff can take a break. “I think it’s such a big step,” Lamb said. “Even looking back at our first episodes we can see how far we have come. Even though we just won a Pacemaker, we still have a lot of room for improvement, there is no ceiling for us to top out on.” The Tribal Tribune placed 10th nationally for Special Section 2014-2015. Two alumni also won awards: Kate Frain was awarded an Honorable Mention for an editorial writing and Taylor Grosse placed fourth nationally in Editorial Cartooning.

Sophomore Coleman Wallace watches as his team’s witness is being cross examined.

Junior Skye Gregg (left) and senior Andrea Kurt (right) wait to make objections as opposing counsel is direct examining the team’s witnesses.

Global competition Mock trial team places 11th in New York Hannah Jane Dantzscher staff writer Teams have come from across the world for this moment. Months of preparation and practice. A global stage. Wando’s mock trial team came home with an 11th place global title. Mock trial is essentially a simulated court case. Teams are given a scenario with a plaintiff and defense side. Students take on the role of those involved in the case. Each school has a defense and a plaintiff side. The defense of one school is put up against the plaintiff of another school. A mock court case proceeds and judges score the performance of each side. This year on Oct. 23-27, the mock trial team traveled to New York City to compete in the Empire Mock Trial World Championship at Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn. “There were 40 teams total,” senior cocaptain Will Miller said. “We were ranked in the 30’s coming in. We weren’t high ranked, but we were good enough to get accepted in.” Teams traveled the globe to compete

in this world competition. High-schools from Ireland, Australia, South Korea, England, Canada and the United States all had representatives. A global title means high stakes and fierce competition. “We met a few times over the summer,” Miller said, “but once the school year started, practice was three days a week for both the plaintiffs and defense. Then the last two months we practiced Monday through Thursday with the occasional Friday and Saturday…it takes up more time than anything that I do.” But the hard work paid off according to Sally Wallace, the adviser for Wando’s mock trial team. “Half the team had not done a state competition before,” Wallace said, “so going up against the best teams in the world; it was pretty amazing that they overcame that and did so well.” “We have a lot of smart [alecks],” senior co-captain Andrew Lipke said. “Everyone gets so stiff in the courtroom [but we’re] really good at breaking it up by being intelligent and that helps a lot.” Awards were given out Oct. 26. Finishing 11th in the world is an accomplishment the team is proud of. “We went up a lot,” Miller said, “and as long as we improved I feel like we did well, especially for our first time at something this big. I regret nothing our team did. We performed to the best of our abil-

Seniors Erin Kramer, junior Will Bryant and sophomore Lia Hsu-Rodrigez review their testimony they just gave during the competition Oct. 23-27.

ity and the entire team learned a lot.” The trip also provided an opportunity for the team to further their bond as a unit. “I [got closer] to a lot of my teammates on a mental level,” Lipke said. “Their strength is their teamwork,” Wallace said. “They’re always helping each other. They help each other figure out objections and give each other tips on how to handle the witness.” Spending time in the court room may not sound appealing to the average teenager, but for these devoted competitors, mock trial has provided friendship and skills that will help them with their ambitious future goals. “I know several of us are planing to go on into being lawyers,” Miller said. “Everybody has extremely high reaching goals, lawyers, doctors, etc. but not everybody necessarily wants to go into law. But everybody has learned a lot from mock trial that transfers on. Such as public speaking, argument skills, and rhetoric skills.” “People come in with potential,” Miller added, “and they completely transform in to great public speakers, critical thinkers, and conversationists.” The team was comprised of Will Miller, Andrew Lipke, Andrea Kurt, Alex Cullen, Catherine Masters, Mikolaj Orzazeski, Will Bryant, Coleman Wallace, Skyla Gregg, Erin Kramer, Lia Hsu-Rodriguez and Catherine Beaty.

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briefing Staffer of the Month Sherry Eppelsheimer

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Notable Artist Gabriel Lennartz Lennartz was one of Coastal Carolina Fair to Choice Award for his art. “I

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Media specialist Emilie Woody was chosen as Teacher of the Year for 2014-2015. Known for the phrase, “No matter where you are, or what you’re doing.... walk like a warrior,” Woody has been a teacher and media specialist at Wando for 12 years.

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Teacher of the Month Ashley Young Science teacher AshOctober teacher of the month award. “It felt here,” she said. “I was

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Passionate, engaging, hard-working, talented and an overall good person. These words are frequently used when describing a great teacher. And all of these words are used by students and teachers when describing media specialist Emilie Woody, the school’s 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year. “I was so surprised,” Woody said when recalling her initial reactions to being named Teacher of the Year. “It really is humbling to think that you would be a representative for all the amazing people here.” From an early age, Woody had a feeling her place was in education. “I loved school when I was a kid,” Woody said. “I used to play school when I was little. I never had any bad experiences about school. I think because I had such a great educational experience growing up, school was a natural thing that I liked to be a part of.” But it wasn’t until college that Woody decided to make it her career. Woody hasn’t always been a media specialist, either. She taught Social Studies for her first five years at Wando before becoming a full-time media specialist. While she enjoyed working in the classroom, her passion was the library, and she began pursuing a library science degree 12 years ago. “I feel like I get to have an impact on even more kids than I did in the classroom,” Woody said. “I also get to work with teachers a lot more often. Teaching in the classroom, I only really got to work with my curriculum team. But now, working in the media center, I get to work with all kinds of different teachers.” Woody also said she enjoys the unique work environment that the Media Center creates. “I never know what’s gonna walk in that door,” Woody said. “It could be crazy, it could be calm. It’s like an adventure every day. I could look at the calendar and think, ‘Oh, it’s gonna be a quiet day.’ And be totally wrong. That’s what makes it fun. It’s never boring.” Although Teacher of the Year is a one-person award, Woody

stressed the ideas of teamwork and collaboration. Woody said these ideas especially come into play when working in the Media Center. “It’s certainly not me,” Woody said, when asked how she reaches students. “It’s all five [media specialists]. We all have different strengths. It’s really a team effort when we talk about how to get to students.” Woody not only shows pride and passion in her job, but also in being a part of Wando. Woody frequently does the morning announcements and is well known for the phrase that everyone can recite. “When I can start and say, ‘No matter where you are, or what you’re doing…’ and they can finish it. That’s a cool thing. There’s a lot of pride in that,” she said. “Getting to do the morning announcements, I get to go on and talk about all the great things that happen at Wando. And there’s just so many. Every time somebody says ‘Oh, Wando did this or that,’ it makes me proud. Even if I don’t have anything to do with the Robotics kids, or the DECA kids, they’re still Wando kids.” Overall, Woody said she is humbled to be the new Teacher of the Year. “There are so many other people who could also be Teacher of the Year. And it’s great to teach on a staff like that because what it really means is that the students have awesome opportunities because of how many great people teach here,” she said. “We have such a great faculty. They’re amazing, not just in the classroom, but in how they care about people, and how they sponsor things, and how they show up at plays, and games and all sorts of things.” Woody said she feels fortunate to teach at Wando. “Some of the smartest people I know are Wando teachers. Some of the most compassionate people I know are Wando teachers.” Being at a school other than Wando has never crossed her mind, Woody said. “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.” -- Devon Lee

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Tribal events Get updated with what is happening around Wando.

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Friday, Dec. 5 Freshman Michelle Pham plays the flute in a halftime show. The band finished seven out of 94 bands at the Bands of America Grand Nationals in Indianapolis Nov. 13-16. “It was a really incredible experience,” Pham said. “It was different than anything I have ever done.” The band set a new school record with its highest showing ever at Grand Nationals. The band has made the Final 12 in all three of its appearances at the competition.

Tuesday, Dec. 9 *

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Saturday, Dec. 13 Junior John Yost tests a handmade yeast car during Kevin Sneed’s BioTechnical Engineering class. The yeast car project requires each team to create a car that runs solely off of alcohol fermentation from yeast. The students dressed up as racecar drivers Nov. 19 to have the competition of which car goes the furthest.

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Tuesday, Dec. 16 *

Sunday, Jan. 18 * The Theatre Ensemble class travelled to USC Aiken the weekend of Nov. 7 to compete, through the South Carolina Theatre Association, against other high schools in the state by performing a 45 minute play in front of a panel of judges.

Sophomore Davis Beeson dresses as Benjamin Franklin in Lisa Cain’s Honors World History Class as a part of studying philosphers of the Enlightenment period. Cain describes, “...[students] had to talk about their philosophies on things like capital punishment, women’s rights, education, political rights, absolute monarchy -things like that.”

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a legacy

McGinley resigns, School Board starts new search for new superintendent

Lucie Wall Co editior-in-chief

“I just wish it didn’t have to happen.” Associate Superintendent Terri Nichols echoed what many students and parents felt after Superintendent Dr. Nancy McGinley’s resignation on Oct. 30. The resignation, accepted 8-1 by the Charleston County School Board, followed two weeks of controversy over the firing and rehiring of a football coach at Academic Magnet High School. A week later, CCSD received an excellent rating – the highest rating possible – for the first time in Charleston County’s history. Principal Lucy Beckham said McGinley deserves credit for the excellent rating. “She, I think, helped re-emphasize something that we already knew, which was we needed to focus on not some students but all students,” Beckham said, “and that we were only really successful when every student gained.” Nichols, who has worked for the district for a total of 32

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with three new members of the School Board. There are new members total. What is your main job as a School Board member? “The role of a School Board member is to

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Leaving

years as a teacher, principal and associate superintendent, said that of all of the superintendents she has worked with, McGinley has been the best and made the most positive change. “Student achievement is her [McGinley’s] number one priority,” Nichols said in a phone interview Nov. 13. “Under her leadership we made great strides in improving the educational achievements and outcomes for all of our students in all of our schools.” McGinley worked for the district for 10 years, seven years as superintendent. “I think that she did not have another option [but to resign], if you were to ask her if she resigned because she was done with Charleston County, that she was tired of being here, [I think she would say no],” Nichols said. School board member Cindy Bohn Coates, who has served on the board for four years and was recently elected to a second term, mentioned the difficult boards the district has had over the past six or seven years. She stressed, however, the importance for the relationship between the board and the superintendent to be one of mutual discussion and conversation. “I don’t know if that was fully believed to have happened with all of the board members,” Coates said. A new superintendent can be chosen in several different ways -- by a search committee, hiring an outside company, advertising nationwide -- but the school board has yet to make a decision on how they will go about the process. “It’s a process that could take six months, nine months, I’ve seen it take almost a whole school year to find someone,” Nichols said. McGinley provided consistency for her seven years as superintendent, according to Beckham, as South Carolina districts have a history of changing superintendents often. “Working with the school board requires a level of trust, and they have to rebuild that trust or go in another direction,” Beckham said. For now, McGinley continues to advise the associate superintendents as well as the acting superintendent, Michael Bobby, the previous chief financial officer. “I know and like and respect Michael Bobby, he is a quality a

Former Superintendent Nancy McGinley spoke at the dedication of the Center of Advanced Studies on Sept. 25. McGinley resigned Oct. 30 after seven years on the job.

person, it’s not been difficult working with him at all; he’s just not Dr. McGinley,” Nichols said. From a decade of hard work, McGinley has left a legacy that will be difficult to compete with. “Dr. McGinley is a visionary leader,” Nichols said, “and we are so much better off because of her.”

Charleston County School District, we have focus on and deal with.” role of superintendent, how will the school

District. And it’s also to be the supervisor of

“Well, we haven’t met yet and talked

dent.” Why did you decide to run for School Board? “Well, I served as the chair of the Wando School Improvement Council for nine years. And we did a lot of advocacy there. We advocated on behalf of Wando for a number of

Kate Darby, former chair of the Wando School Improvement Council, and recently-elected Charleston wanted to see our school district improve, and County School Board Member, How do you view the school board’s overall sat down on Nov. 9 to talk about the ins and “I think it has an important role. We’re outs of the School Board, its role in the community and the search for a new Superintendent. Darby was sworn in on Nov. 10 as

for students, and what we can do to overall improve student achievement.“ What are some of the main problems that the school board is aiming to solve at this moment?

country. And we’ll come up with what we’re But, that hasn’t been decided yet because -

ously the search for a new Superintendent. -

we do have across the district, is that some of

intendent should have? “I think it needs to be somebody who

who can really focus on student achievement. They should be able to really help the district to improve our student achievement.”

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1961. America is tense with fear of communism. Soldiers await their orders, orders that will lead them to Vietnam. But for my grandparents, Lan and David Dantzscher, the beginning of a war was what led to the beginning of their love story. She was a Vietnamese movie star, looking to obtain a master’s degree. He was an American soldier, eager to proNeither of them were searching for love, but both were brought to Monterey, Calif. With American involvement in war in Vietnam imminent, the demand for language instructors brought Lan to

Here, their lives overlapped. “I was standing by the door,” Lan laughed. “I saw somebody coming in, in uniform, and I thought he was very cute.”

was cute and he had blue eyes and I liked that.”

was sent to Vietnam to

rarely were given the opvid returned home to meet

es sure worked out,” David laughed. --Hannah Jane Dantzcher

Jimmy

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In 1968, when my grandfather, Jimmy Krebs, was 18 years old, he enlisted into the army, thinking it was the right thing to

wasn’t the case. My grandfather was part of the 101st Airborne and received the Combat Infantry badge, Bronze Star and Air Medal for being in 21 combat landing zones. He also helped take Hamburger Hill from the Vietnamese. ment, some lady came up to me and spit on me. I got aptreated. “Now I’m more proud of the boys and their work ef“It was horrible and I had to grow quickly,” he said re-

Honoring veterans the

Veterans are our teachers, mentors and grandparents. They serve the country and make sacrifices for freedom. Here are a few of their stories.

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Freedom, liberty & opportunity James Serving their country a duty to Legette, Johnson

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America is a country that identifies itself as a land of freedom, liberty and opportunity for the people who live their lives within its vast borders. But all too often, the people who fight and defend these freedoms are forgotten in the bustle of everyday life, including two of Wando’s own: Economics and psychology teacher Steven Legette and student concern specialist Charles Johnson. Legette, who joined the army between his freshman and sophomore years at the Citadel, has been in the National Guard for over 20 years. “I did it for money for college, that was my main thing,” Legette said. “I planned on only doing it for six years, but got in and enjoyed it and I’m still in it today.” Legette, an E8 and First Sergeant for the headquarters in South Carolina, served on a homeland security mission in Columbia right after 9/11. He was then deployed overseas with the S.C. Army National Guard to the town of Gardez, Afghanistan in 2007 and was working as a teacher during both tours. “You learn to appreciate the things you have at home,” Legette said in regards to his experience overseas. “When I was over there, it was funny that you never had ice, and I love drinking ginger ale, but I didn’t have ice or ginger ale for a whole year. It’s those kinds of simple things that you learn to appreciate, and to wake up in the morning and not have to worry about a whole lot of things. It puts your life in perspective.” Johnson joined the military in 1987 and has served three tours overseas. “I joined the military because my brother-in-law was a military intelligence officer, and I enjoyed being able to provide security for the country of the United States,” Johnson said. Johnson first served as a Second Lieutenant in Saudi Arabia in 1991 during Desert Storm as a transportation and logistics officer. “My military experience was wonderful. I enjoyed training young soldiers to do their jobs to the best of their ability,” Johnson said.

Being in the military comes with serious sacrifice, and both Legette and Johnson have had to sacrifice time with their families to serve out their duties. “Everybody was worried,” Legette said about his family’s reaction to his initial deployment. “I had just gotten married and didn’t have any kids. My mom was worried. Everyone’s worried, but also proud of what you’re doing so it’s a nervous anticipation of you coming home.” With this year’s earlier scandal involving the Veterans Association, the country’s treatment and appreciation of our veterans has been severely questioned. “We need to do a better job of taking care of our veterans. They shouldn’t have to wait long for doctor’s appointments because those guys, they left their families and they left the United States to go out there and do a job that the military told them to do,” Johnson said. Despite recent events, being a veteran in the U.S is still something that carries great meaning for citizens of this country and for veterans themselves. “It’s part of being an elite group, including the most heroic Americans who ever lived,” Legette said. “I had to back up to thinking social studies and thinking about history and the number of veterans that have lost their lives and you think about that stuff on Memorial Day, but to be a part of group, of that team, is such a remarkable experience.” With seemingly thousands of ever growing options for the future, and increasing pressure to consider these options earlier and earlier in life, joining the military is a possibility and a serious consideration for high school students everywhere. “It’s a great opportunity to see the world,” he said. “To continue your education if you want to, and most of all, to do the great job that the military asks you to do.”

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(Left) Economics and Psychology teacher Steven Legette and (right) student concern specialist Charles Johnson both serve in the military.

Skipper

Wooddy

My granddad, Skipper Wooddy, served in Vietnam during the years 1970-71. He was 23 at the time and my grandma was pregnant with my dad when he was drafted. “I wrote my draft board to tell them I was in graduate school and that my wife was pregnant, which were two exemptions that should’ve got you out of the draft, and by return mail I got drafted” he said. He was the lawyer for the base in Fort Jackson when the My Lai Massacre took place in Vietnam. The case took place in Atlanta and they told my granddad that he could serve out the rest of his term in the U.S. if he extended a year. If not he would be sent to Vietnam. “I needed to get back to law school as quickly as possible,” he said, so he refused to extend. He was assigned to Long Binh, Vietnam where he continued to work on the case of the My Lai Massacre. His job was

to assign the military judges throughout the country as well as write wills for soldiers. “Our base would get hit with rockets, they were loud,” he said. “I remember to this day, the B-52 raid, I thought they were dropping the bombs on us, but it turns out it was seven miles away,” he said. As well as being the base lawyer, he, along with many other members, had to do guard duty. Base members had to work all day and stay up all night on guard duty outside the base. “The war made you appreciate things more, things that most people take for granted,” he said. --Lauren Wooddy

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ale dominated sport” is a phrase that holds little value to senior Sarah Doll and junior Hailey Sobota. “At the beginning of the year, Sarah and I were talking about how we needed a sport, because I want to go to the Air Force Academy. She was saying I should do cross country with her, and then brought up wrestling too,” Sobota said. Being in ROTC, both Sobota and Doll are used to intense physical training, and felt they could take on trying out for the varsity wrestling team. After difficult conditioning sessions and tryouts, Sobota and Doll made the varsity team, which was received with mixed feelings from parents and friends. “I told my mom, and she was kind of like, ‘Oh...that’s cool I guess,’ but didn’t really think I was serious until I started doing it,” Doll said. “But now they’re totally supportive, and my dad thinks it’s awesome.” For the most part, the people in both Doll and Sobota’s lives have been supportive and empowering. Even fellow teammates have been accepting of the girls’ decision to join the team. “At first they were kinda shocked, but honestly they’re not really focused on us,” Sobota said. Head coach Adam Schneider feels the girls have definitely been accepted as part of the team. “Teammates are teammates,” Schneider said. Sobota and Doll are not the first girls to join the Wando team, but the amount of female wrestlers at the school has been

small. “I think we’ve had two girls here who have really stuck with it for the entire season for as long as they went to Wando, and maybe four or five others who have come out and realized it wasn’t for them,” Schneider said. Wrestling involves each wrestler being put into one of 14 different weight classes that are the same for varsity and junior varsity teams throughout the country. Sobota wrestles in the 145-pound weight class and Doll wrestles in the 106-pound weight class. They will wrestle anyone in Region 7 AAAA who is in the same weight class as them, regardless of gender. But there are opportunities for them to wrestle against just girls. “There are tournaments around the area that are girls only, and many colleges now have girls wrestling. It’s actually an opportunity for girls to get a scholarship, because there are so many girls that wrestle,” Schneider said. With football ending and many of those players joining the wrestling team for the winter, the team will have around 70 wrestlers. Not everyone will get to wrestle every match. However, opportunities for Sobota and Doll in upcoming matches look bright. “I’m very happy with how they’ve been doing so far,” Schneider said. “I don’t look at it like ‘Oh, we’ve got girls on the wrestling team.’ If they’re in here, they’re wrestlers.” --Francesca Mathewes

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unior Harlie Hughes is a girl who loves cars. “I’ve always liked cars, [but] I’d say within the last two or three years it’s started to come up,” Hughes said. “When I saw there was a class available for that [interest], I signed up immediately.” She is presently the only girl in a class of boys in the new Automotive Technology class. “They’ve all been pretty nice to me,” Hughes said. “I feel like everyone let me prove myself to them.” In fact, rather than opposition, Hughes has been met with overwhelming support to her presence in Auto-Tech. In addition to family and friends, she has received a great deal of encouragement coming from her teacher, Andy Streets. “She’s great,” Streets said. “Her personality is right on par with the rest of the group of guys, so it works.” “He’s the coolest teacher I’ve had by far,” Hughes said. “I’ve never been scared to ask questions [and] I feel really comfortable in the class.” Hughes said her mother has also been very supportive of her move towards mechanics. “She’s given me all the materials I need for the class...she’s always curious about my class,” Hughes said. “She’s very involved, but she lets me make my own decisions.” Despite the overall acceptance of Hughes and her passion, she said she has still sensed some apprehension because of her gender.

“When I walked in the first day, I definitely got looks, like I was insane for walking into the class, but everyone kinda warmed up to me,” Hughes said. “It frustrates me because I feel like everything nowadays is gender based.[Women] don’t need to be pushed in the shadows on more masculine things, like working on cars, working in construction, things like that.” Aside from her love for cars and mechanics, Hughes is very interested in medicine and wants to pursue a career in virology. “[Virology] has always fascinated me,” Hughes said. “But when I saw the Automotive Technology class open, I signed up almost instantly. I ended up having to drop a few medical classes to sign up for Auto-Tech, but none of those transferred over to college. But with [Auto-Tech] I’ll have a certificate and be ready to work right out of school.” Though she doesn’t intend to make working on cars the center of her career, Hughes still wants to incorporate her newfound knowledge into her future. “Hopefully I’ll carry what I’ve learned [in Auto-Tech] on into the rest of my life,” Hughes said. “Especially when it comes to my own cars, my friends’ cars, and my family’s cars.” Whether people support her or not, Hughes is confident in her passion and potential. “When you know what you love and you know what you want to do, go for it....don’t be afraid of what people will say, because it’s not about how they see you, it’s about what you prove to them.” --Jane Daniel

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Students’ interests are not defined by gender stereotypes. Explore four students’ stories of following their passions. Riford Hefka // staff

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unior Anthony Tran walked into a room full of girls. For most guys, it would be a dream come true. For Tran, it’s a typical school day. Tran decided to take the cosmetology course in order to obtain his cosmetology license. Tran’s family owns a local business, Sandal Nails, and Tran cannot work there without this license. “I help around the shop, but I would have to go and take a board exam to get my full license,” Tran said. “I can get a cosmetology license from the class.” In addition to providing him with crucial skills needed to aid the family business, Tran said the course will provide him with experience to get a part-time job in the cosmetology industry. Although Tran wants to study mechanical engineering in college, he said the class is a fun and efficient way for him to receive his cosmetology license. “Cosmetology is a great way to earn money while I’m in college,” Tran said. “It pays well.” Tran’s cosmetology teacher, Teresa Smith, said that Tran is

excelling in the course. “He is very, very smart. He does really well. I enjoy having him in my class,” Smith said. “He is so respectful. His mother raised him right.” Tran said he is enjoying the class and the benefits that come along with it. “I get to learn how to style and cut hair,” Tran said. “So I don’t have to spend money at the hair salon.” Tran is currently the only male in his cosmetology class, but both Tran and Smith hope this will change in the future. “I don’t have a problem with being the only guy in the class, but maybe next year there will be more guys enrolled,” Tran said. “I think many of them didn’t know about the class because it is still new.” “I love having men in the class, because it brings an entirely different dynamic to the class,” Smith said. Tran believes that students should not let gender stereotypes discourage them from taking a class. “People shouldn’t be worried about other peoples’ reactions,” Tran said, “because it will benefit their lives in the future.” --Rachel Byrd

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he flag flies up and the crowd roars. Freshman Kaleb Jenness knows the secrets of the crowd’s excitement because he is the one who holds the flag. Jenness is the manager and line judge for the volleyball team. However, he holds this position out of necessity rather than preference. Because there is no male volleyball team for Wando -- or even in the state of South Carolina -- Jenness is left with limited options when it comes to playing volleyball, a sport he loves and excels at playing. He still serves a pivotal role in the success of Wando. “I am allowed to go to the practices so I go through all the drills, and then when they play I shag [when a ball goes out of bounds he retrieves it],” Jenness said. “[Men’s volleyball] is starting to become a bigger sport.They have [men’s volleyball teams] in Florida and California but not here.” Jenness’ love for volleyball may be hereditary as he comes from a long line of strong volleyball players. His mother, Lisa Jenness, played on the Wando team alongside Jenness’ aunt. Ms. Jenness continued her love for volleyball in college, going on to play at Presbyterian College. The Jenness family has a connection to almost every sport at Wando -- Lisa Jenness was the coach for varsity softball, varsity basketball, and junior varsity basketball, as well as the varsity assistant coach for Wando from 1994 until 2000. Even though Jenness is with the team on all their major tournaments and games, there is still somewhat of a barrier. “When they scrimmage I just sit down and do other stuff. It’s

weird [being the only guy] because I can’t go into the locker rooms with them or anything when they’re in there,” Jenness said. “So it is awkward, but still fun.” But Jenness is able to follow his passion elsewhere. He plays for MVP Athletic Club on a team comprised of nine other players. They play 18U on a men’s net, and compete in tournaments in Columbia. Competing on this club team has allowed Jenness to hone in on his skills as a volleyball player. However, it is Wando that has taught him valuable lessons that stretch outside the scope of volleyball. “Being a part of Wando’s varsity team has made me work hard, understand positioning, and use my time management because volleyball takes us at least two hours a day,” Jenness said. He aspires to play volleyball at the collegiate level as well. “Yes, I want to [play college volleyball],” Jenness said, “Somewhere probably in Florida. I don’t know, just somewhere where they have it.” Despite his inability to play on the high school team, Jenness is not bitter or angry about this unfortunate circumstance. “I love playing so I would rather be on the team,” he said, “but it’s better than not anything at all.” Despite his placid attitude towards his situation, he still has high hopes for the future. “Although I love practicing with the girls,” Jenness said. “I really hope that Wando will field a boys’ team before I graduate.” --Will Miller

Junior Harlie Hughes (top left) works on a car during t he AutoTech class. Freshman Kaleb Jenness (top right) waves his flag as part of his job as a line judge for the Wando volleyball team. Senior Sarah Doll (bottom left) wrestles during practice earlier this month. Junior Anthony Tran (bottom right) demonstates how to cut hair on a model during his cosmotology class.

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‘Not all about winning’

Suddenly, from the dark room, light pours over the stage to reveal the silhouettes of three senior girls. From the speakers the familiar sounds of the pop hit, “Nobody’s Perfect,” fill the room. On the evening of Nov. 13, students performed in the annual Talent Show showcasing the diversely talented student body in the PAC. First place was awarded to seniors Grace Whitbeck, Sam Schuster and Samantha Boensch, who came together to sing a mash-up of the classic songs “Nobody’s Perfect” (Hannah Montana), “Kiss the Girl” (From Disney’s The Little Mermaid) and “Pretty Girl Rock” (Kerri Hilson). Second place went to Cody Krzyzaniak, who performed an original yoyo routine. Third place went to senior Max Marshall, who sang an original song called “Wiser.” “Honestly we just did it to have fun. We didn’t expect to win. When they were about to call who won, we were shocked,” said Whitbeck on placing first. These girls, though, were not completely fearless. Schuster said while she was performing, “the entire audience was black, and we couldn’t see anything. I tried to imagine as if we were just practicing at Grace’s house again. The entire time I was just thinking ‘Don’t forget the words!’, the adrenaline pumping through me though helped me get through it.” “The best thing you can do is enjoy what you’re doing it’s about fun with everyone there,” Boensch said. “It’s not all about winning.” --Ellen Fogel

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Looking beyond the stars Last month, I called Fury one of the best war films of recent years. This month, I am going to declare Interstellar one of the best movies to grace the big screen. This movie was hyped to an excessive degree -- so much so that I felt all but ensured that I would be let down my immeasurably high expectations. It comes from the mind of Christopher Nolan, whose impeccable track record includes Memento (2002), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012) and Inception (2010). These films are all considered good if not much more, and Nolan does not fail to maintain the very high bar that has been set for him. In fact, he leaps miles over it. The work behind the camera is equaled by the talent in front of it. Matthew McConaughey, in the heart of his acting renaissance -- or McConassance -- plays the lead role of Cooper, a former pilot turned farmer who is forced to leave his kids in order to join the mission to save the world. Chief scientist Dr. Brand (Anne Hathaway), geologist Doyle (Wes Bentley) and engineer Romilly (David Gyasi), as well as two robots ,TARS and CASE (Bill Irwin and Josh Stewart), round out his crew. Michael Caine portrays Brand’s father, who is leading the effort to find a new home for Earth, and Jessica Chastain plays Murphy, Cooper’s daughter, who assists him. Interstellar’s plot is not nearly as complex as the science behind it. In the near future, the Earth is ravaged by dust storms, and humanity is entering its final generations before extinction. In a desperate bid to continue our existence, NASA has planned a last

ditch effort to send a spaceship out in search of a new planet. This is possible through a black hole close to Saturn that has formed as a bridge to another galaxy, in which several viable planets have been detected through probes. Now, the team of explorers set out to save humanity before time runs out. The music was composed by Nolan’s partner, Hans Zimmer, who produces an impressive soundtrack to complement the outstanding visuals presented to the viewer. With genius work from Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, the movie creates an expansive and beautiful universe that is simply awe-inspiring to behold. The combination of visuals and music leaves most viewers stunned by the power of what they experience as the ship travels into a new frontier, approaches a new planet or floats breathlessly though the expansive space. The science is quite impressive and deals with complex discussions of time, gravity and black holes, without getting complex enough to alienate the audience. The film’s heavy discussion of these sciences, as well as its overarching themes of love’s permanence and human goodness, helps to create one of the most complete and satisfying films I’ve watched. Despite clocking a roughly three-hour run-time, the film never feels long and leaves viewers with a renewed sense of wonderment regarding space. I can’t recommend this film enough. No matter your preferred movie genre, if you’re looking for an incredible movie experience, check out this film. If you are adventurous, try it in IMAX and witness the film truly come to life before you. -- Joshua Mataosky

Comeback kid Damien Rice is a name you probably haven’t heard of. After splitting with his indie rock group, Juniper, in 1998, Rice released two solo albums over the years, attaining a small fan base in the U.S., but decided to go silent in 2008. But it’s hard to notice a silence that you didn’t realize was filled in the first place. On Nov. 10, Rice stepped back into the music world after a fairly unnoticed six year absence with the release of My Favourite Faded Fantasy. Though all of the songs on the album

are over four minutes, don’t let this keep you from buying the album. They are worth listening to all the way through. The songs aren’t instrument heavy, and this allows Rice’s voice to be the focal point. The soft guitar picking and occasional light drum beat complement the warm tone of Rice’s voice, creating the perfect combination to listen to while driving home late at night. With this album, Rice proves that he is a name that should be remembered. --Logan Denny

Beheading expectations In the days leading up to the release of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, the hype was real for me. Anyone who has ever met me can tell you how much I love the French Revolution. When a list of potential time periods for future games was found in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, I was elated to see that 18th century France was towards the top. I’m not so elated anymore. Since its release in 2013, Black Flag has reigned supreme as my least favorite game in the series. Now – I can’t believe I’m saying this – Unity has stolen that title. The game’s main protagonist is Arno Victor Dorian, a bland, forgettable, half-baked attempt at a “puckish rogue” archetype. It goes without saying that he has a love interest. In a completely predictable and overused twist, said love interest is a Templar, a sworn enemy of the Assassins. And I hate both of them. Just a hint for game developers: it’s bad when the audience stops caring about your protagonist. Besides all of the forgettable characters, Unity also has a very forgettable plot. History takes a back seat as the first few hours of game play jump from 1307 to 1791 with only a few stops in between. This is incredibly disappointing, especially when compared to the Renaissance Italy of Brotherhood, which placed heavy emphasis on historical figures like Cesare Borgia, Machiavelli and Caterina Sforza right off the bat. I can play a bad game as long as the gameplay is somewhat decent, but Unity can’t even say that. The controls are still somewhat jerky and awkward, and a lot of times I found myself leaping from high places that I hadn’t intended to leap from. Within the first six hours of game play, Arno got sucked into the ground not just once,

but five separate times. During one conversation, his face disappeared. The huge crowds of Paris can also cause the frame rate to drop considerably at times, and the game’s overall performance on the Xbox One is pretty bad. I’ve heard the same from PS4 players. Not every area of the game is lacking, however. The addition of a downward parkour system to the game’s controls is like a breath of fresh air. Descending from buildings is now faster, safer and more stylish than in past installments. The environments are absolutely stunning. Running from rooftop to rooftop and admiring the scenery is like the Assassin’s Creed version of a Sunday drive. The viewpoints and subsequent “leaps of faith” in Unity are more stunning and rewarding than ever before. One of Unity’s other redeeming qualities is that it doesn’t feature much of a modernday plot, unlike the other games. Similar to Black Flag, Unity puts you in the shoes of the 21st century protagonist, but does so in a way that is neither entertaining nor unique. If you’re a co-op player, get ready for frustrating group missions that get old fast. Pure boredom within the first day of owning the game led me to playing around with the new armor and weapon customization for almost an hour. As the Assassin’s Creed series makes the generation jump, the quality of its games lags behind. Unity leaves gamers disappointed and bored after only three or four missions without much to make up for it. If you haven’t gotten this game yet, I’d say just save your money. It’s $60 worth of disappointment. --Mary Scott Gilbert

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Another pet-friendly patio, Hometeam BBQ, located on Sullivan’s Island, 2209 Middle St., is fully equipped with heaters and protection from the wind which is perfect for this chillier fall and winter weather. Hometeam BBQ was crowded and loud, but the wait was short, the service was good and the sociable atmosphere was good natured and pleasant, even to someone like me who hates crowds. Laughter and smiles were present in every corner of the restaurant, proof that people were having a good time. Now for the thing I actually came here for -- the mac and cheese. Creamy, peppery, savory and beautiful. Perhaps a little lacking on the cheese spectrum but even still, the mac was great. If only there had been a little more on my plate. I’ll have to order two sides of it next time. I also got the BBQ wrap. Pork BBQ, mashed potatoes, creamed corn and coleslaw. A full backyard BBQ inside a jalapeño cheddar wrap. I almost cried tears of joy when the plate was delivered to our table. Not a single ounce of disappointment came with it. And it was cheap. Ten bucks plus a tip for the best meal I’ve had in a long time. A calendar on the wall provided a schedule of the regular live music provided at Hometeam. Though I did not recognize the musicians on it, live music is never a bad idea. And let me emphasize again the fact that dogs are welcome. Any place my dog can go with me is a place worth going to. -Hannah Jane Dantzscher

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“Sisters” Radical Face I have been a huge fan of singer-songwriter Radical Face for years now. I love every new track he releases, but my favorite song from his newest EP has to be “Sisters.” It is deeply poetic and hauntingly beautiful, and makes me nostalgic for a life that is not mine.

If you’re the kind of person who says Kraft mac and cheese or no mac and cheese, then you should stay away from this place. To say that Graze’s mac and cheese is not the most divine, most glorious noodles covered in creamy dairy product that I have ever tasted would be a lie. When I walked into Graze, located in the Old Wal-Mart shopping center at 863 Houston Northcutt Blvd, I was greeted by a classy, upscale atmosphere and a very friendly hostess. She led me to my table where I was approached by an even friendlier waitress. Upon seeing the menu I was torn at the sight of two mac and cheese options. The first, a lobster mac and cheese, sounded incredible but the second, a Graze award-winning pulled pork and collard green mac and cheese, sounded too good to pass up. In the end I decided, why not both? The two mac and cheeses, which I may add are appetizers and not full meals, did not leave me regretting the exceptionally high prices of these dishes. The lobster mac and cheese, creamy and rich, left me feeling satisfied after one bowl. The pulled pork and collard greens mac and cheese carried a subtle but present salty taste to it mixed with the sweet and tender pulled pork topped off with an indescribable cheddar cheese sauce. Many restaurants that charge over $10 for an appetizer I consider overpriced. But Graze is not simply charging for atmosphere or food; they are charging for the experience. -Tommy Sanders

When the sugar in your sweet tea is the right amount of sweet, you know you are home. Mosaic provides all the southern delicacies needed to make it feel like home. Not only its shrimp and grits and sweet tea, but their mac and cheese sets itself apart from any other southern cooking in the Lowcountry (besides Mama’s of course). Taking your first bite into Mosaic’s awardwinning mac and cheese, you wonder why you didn’t have to wait an hour to order it. On a Thursday afternoon, at 1150 Hungry Neck Blvd., I was in the heart of Charleston, but to my surprise I was seated immediately. What Mosaic lacks in crowd they certainly make up for in quality. The mac and cheese took me back to every Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house. The warm lamps and neutral colored walls made me feel like I was eating at her house on a chilly November afternoon. It was crusted with bacon and, well, nothing can go wrong crusted in bacon. Though I was a mac and cheese foodie before this, after my experience at Mosaic I was more than just a fan -- I was obsessed. The savory dish may have seemed a little overpriced, but the large amounts given and richness of the cheesy pasta provided, justifies any price. Everything about my experience was delightful: the service, the food and the comfortable interior. Even their sweet tea gave me the sign that Mosaic was my home away from home, and I am definitely coming back. -Courtney Young

Pick: Chubbies Wear ‘em proudly year round. When you’re wearing these thigh liberators, you’ll feel so hot that the biting cold of winter won’t be a problem. I promise. Ever seen the guy with Chubbies in the hall? Probably not, because there would be flocks of girls surrounding him. Chicks dig ‘em. Treat your legs right by wearing Chubs and they’ll return the favor.

Peeve: Work If I could just not work, that’d be great. Every day I work, I lose seven hours from my nap time. If my wallet weren’t as empty as Miley Cyrus’ skull, I would spend much more time sleeping and less time working. If working were fun, we wouldn’t get paid for it I guess. Unless you’re one of those people that loves working. But everyone else, I feel you.

Pick: Snow Snow is the white stuff that falls from the sky when it’s really cold and rains. Here in South Carolina, we don’t get the pleasure of seeing it often, so I’m making sure we all know what snow is. To all of you northern folks who hate snow, we don’t care. Down here it’s a freakin’ miracle if we get snow. Snowmen, snowball fights and an excuse to watch Netflix all day is definitely not lame.

Peeve: Inflated egos We all know that person that has a certain air about him or her that lets you know right off the bat, “Wow, I already don’t want to be around this person.” It would be one thing if they knew what they were talking about, but their ignorance alone is enough to make you want to bang your head against the wall.

Pick: Long weekends As much as we all love school, a three-day weekend every once in a while is absolutely fantastic. I know that full blown breaks, such as Thanksgiving and winter break, are even more rad, but the thing is, long weekends are so under-appreciated. An extra day to relax and not learn is not something to take lightly.

Peeve: Communism Capitalist economy trumps all. Even though technically we have a mixed economy, that’s still better than Communism. Why would anyone want to be treated the exact same as their neighbors, especially if they know they deserve more? Those who work hard to achieve greatness get what they deserve in America.

“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” Cyndi Lauper (Anamanaguchi Remix) This super fun remix of a classic Cyndi Lauper hit had me wanting to get up and dance around in some neon legwarmers (and I HATE neon, so props to Anamanaguchi). Lauper’s upbeat vocals pair fantastically with Anamanaguchi’s unique chiptune sound.

“Get Out The Way” Mother Mother

This track is definitely best listened to while trying to navigate the hallways between class exchanges. “Get Out the Way” is loud, abrasive and makes me want to wear a leather jacket for the rest of my life.

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Head volleyball coach Alexis years as head coach. How long have you coached for Wando? This would be my 29th season at Wando. I have always been the varsity volleyball coach.

How many championships have you been to? I’ve been to eight and we’ve won two since I’ve been here. Prior to me, they’ve won three. Do you know approximately how many games you have coached? 844 (wins) to 274 (losses). Have there been any years or seasons that have been especially touching to you? here was ‘93… Of course the four

to the state championship -- lost. But, that’s always special when you coach your own child. We played twice for the state championship in ‘07 and ‘08. Lost both games, one match being to Hillcrest obviously, so I was especially happy for her when she called me and said ‘I can’t know? And obviously this year of course. I think those are the four biggest years for us. -- Compiled by Will Miller

The varsity volleyball team holds up their fingers showing that they are the best in state in Class AAAA while the Chophouse celebrates behind them on Nov. 8. The team defeated Hillcrest in a rematch of the 2013 state title match.

Taking the title

Volleyball gets revenge, captures state championship

Jenks Donaldson sports editor

Nothing is better than payback. The varsity volleyball team captured the Class AAAA state championship after defeating Hillcrest on Nov. 8 in a rematch between the two from the 2013 state title match. Almost exactly one year after the Lady Warriors were defeated by the Rams, head coach Alexis Glover’s team was able to snap Hillcrest’s reign of three consecutive championships. “All of the hard work that the girls put in finally paid off for them. They lost last year, and came into the season planning on settling for nothing less than winning it all,” Glover said. “I felt 20 times more confident than last year going into the game. We had already beaten Hillcrest this year and seen them play multiple times, so I knew we had a very good shot.” The Warriors finished the season 56-6 with a region record of 10-0. After concluding the regular season winning 21 straight matches, the newly crowned champions did not lose

a set in their run to the title game, including the matchup against the Rams. A key factor during the season was a solid group of six senior girls who helped the team reach their ultimate goal. Led by captains Maggie Marsh and Megan Morris, the seniors constantly helped keep everyone together through times of adversity when things were not going as planned in matches. “From day one, we knew that the younger girls would look up to us as seniors because we have been here before,” Morris said. “We know what it is like to make it to the state championship and leave without the trophy.” After a 6-1 lead in the first set by the Rams, the Warriors managed to tie the set at 13. Marsh, a setter, added a kill to spark a 6-1 run of Warrior points, while senior hitter Elisa Aldrich capped off the first set, 25-20, with a block. Marsh finished with four kills, two blocks and 27 assists. Aldrich added six kills and four blocks. A stellar individual performance does not match the excitement brought on by what Morris said was, “the best day of my life.” “The saying ‘hard work pays off ’ is so true. We worked all season and offseason and to win state is the best way to end our senior season. It really is arguably the happiest day of my life,” Morris added. As well as the “hard work pays off ” saying, nothing is truer than the old proverb, “defense wins championships.”

The Warriors’ defense was especially strong in its back lines, defending Hillcrest kill attempts nearly perfectly, turning them into kills of their own. Morris, the teams libero, finished with 19 digs, while fellow senior Megan Kimbrell added another 11 digs. The victory against the Rams marked the fifth state title in the team’s history, and the second under Glover’s reign as head coach. Along with her second title, the win was her 844th for her career. “It is a great feeling. There is nothing like it. You really have to be a coach or player to know exactly what all of the girls were experiencing when the whistle blew to end the game,” Glover said. “It is a surreal feeling, but it’s what we worked for all year.” The crowd roared as Glover’s name was called to come to receive the trophy, but as an honor to the senior girls, the state’s all-time winningest coach sent them to hoist the trophy above their heads. Glover knows that replacing seniors every year is a challenge, but she is confident in a group of younger girls that can set up and fill the void left by all of the senior leaders. “We have a great group of freshman, sophomores, and juniors. Of course losing seniors every year is tough,” Glover said. “But I know that all these girls can pick up where we left off. Next year we aim to do the same, and make it to state.”

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Tennis takes second Girls’ team reclaims Lowerstate title,

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Assistant Football Coach Sean McCarthy gives pointers to the linemen in the game against White Knoll on Aug. 29. After securing a playoff bid, the team ended its season in a 64-34 loss to Northwestern Nov. 14.

Falling just short

Despite big wins, football team ends on losing note

Jenks Donaldson sports editor

As the clock hit zero on the scoreboard, the Warriors’ season had officially ended, along with the high school football careers of some players. Wando finished the season 6-6 overall after being eliminated in the first round of the Class AAAA Division I playoffs for the third straight year. The defeat came at the hands of Dupree Hart and the Northwestern Trojans. The senior Trojan quarterback accounted for seven total touchdowns as Northwestern outperformed Wando 64-34 in Rock Hill. Hart threw for a career-high 397 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for a game-high 72 yards and two scores. “It is not the way we wanted to end the

season, but it was still a great one,” head coach Jimmy Noonan said. “We achieved three of our eight major goals we set for ourselves heading into the season. We won our season opener against White Knoll, finished the season with a winning record and made the playoffs. There is more that I wish we could have been able to achieve, but we’ll save that for next year.” Senior offensive lineman Philip Kassebaum described the loss as “heartbreaking. “It’s really sad to know that you won’t be able to put on your pads and helmet again and do the Warrior walk onto the field,” Kassebaum said. “Freshman year to senior year, I’ve spent countless hours, dedicating my time to football and it heartbreaking to know that it’s over. Despite the fact that there will not be any more games played in 2014, football doesn’t stop. There is no offseason for Wando football. With a year round plan broken into “four quarters,” preparation for the 2015 season begins in January with winter workouts which continue into the spring and summer, until August, when the preseason camp starts. On top of workouts, agilities and speed training take place as well as skill evaluations. Kassebaum knows the time put in reflects on the football player you wish to become. “The offseason workouts and everything really helps. The coaches push you to your limit, but only for you to become the best football player possible,” he said. “The amount of effort you put in the offseason determines your success during the season.”

The adrenaline is pumping… The amount of matches were set at 3-3… It all comes down to this one last match… Slam. The scoreboard reads 4-3. Lower state champions, but no state title. Despite a tough loss in the championship match Nov. 8, girls’ tennis has walked away with their heads held high. “I’m so proud of how far they made it,” varsity coach Leigha Jakious said about her team, which captured the lower state title and boasted an 18-2 season record. The girls’ tennis team is primarily comprised of freshman and eighth graders. Coaching a team of young players is a difficult task due to their lack of high school experience. The “team-mate mentality” is normally difficult to build in a short amount of time, especially for a new team. Yet the team overcame this task, and in the eyes of their coach Leigha Jakious, became united as one. However, a lack of returning players also served to be an issue that had to overcome. Usually, in sports, underclassmen are an-

chored down by returning members and upperclassmen, but unfortunately the tennis team does not have this luxury. “They were such a young and new team made up of freshmen and eighth graders. I think I had one player play for me this year that played last year,” Jakious said. Having a team of new, young players is unusual to say the least, but nevertheless Jakious does not believe this put the team at a disadvantage. “I think they just had to get that team mentality together, which usually isn’t something you have with tennis,” Jakious said, “After about probably halfway through the season, I saw what talented players they were. So they just had to get the team aspect of it, which didn’t take them long at all.” Dutch Fork, Wando’s opponent in the title match, was comprised of upperclassmen and returning players. These circumstances created an extremely unusual situation for Wando, according to Jakious. Dutch Fork may have had additional motivations for their victory as well. “The coach mentioned a few times that they were mostly juniors and seniors and, for a lot of them, this was their last shot at state,” Jakious said. “I think they were a little ready to get first place because they had been in second place the past two years, and they were all graduating.” Jakious believes this success will continue in the future, and she sets forth an optimistic prediction for next year. “I think they can definitely get first place,” she said. Freshman Lily Conant hits a forehand during a tennis match against Berkeley High School Oct. 8. The girls’ tennis team won the Lowerstate title.

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(From right) Junior Lexi Carico, senior Abbey Stasky, sophomore Brianna Cox and junior Briana Silva cheer for the football team, playing against Stratford on Oct. 17. The game went into five overtimes before Stratford clinched the victory, 51-44. “This season I felt was much more enthusiastic and successful than previous seasons I have had with the [cheer] team. I think we did a really good job,” Silva said.

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at state, the team shows promise

Striding to state Cross country teams give their all at state meet Meredith Berly staff writer With team captain and senior Logan Veatch leading the way, the boys’ cross country team put a final cap on its run towards success with a second place finish at the state championships, held Nov. 8 at Sandhills Research Park in Columbia. The girls’ team also competed and finished eighth in the state. Veatch broke new ground for Wando with his overall finish at second in the state, while Bradley Sanders placed 15th, qualifying for AllState, and Matias Montiel and Veatch qualified as Shrine Bowl runners, finishing as the top seniors in the state. In addition, Rose Marie Compton of the girls’ team qualified to run in the Shrine Bowl, which will be held in December, according to girls’ coach Jennifer Johnson.

The boys’ team entered the season ranked number one and maintained its ranking until the state finals. “It would have still been great to win the State title so that we could have put that last exclamation point on what has been a phenomenal season,” Coach Bret Davis said, adding that the future looks bright for the team, which has four promising rising sophomores and juniors as well as the number 18 rising senior Patrick Spychalski. “I know we got second, but I think the team performed their best they possibly could, and I don’t think we could’ve ended with a better season. I hope our freshmen do great next year,” Veatch said. Both coaches feel immensely proud of

their teams. “I got a lot of new runners this year,” Johnson said. “It’s nice to have those fresh young faces come in that are excited to be here and just want to run. It was a great group of girls and I was really impressed by everyone’s season and work ethic.” Davis agreed, saying, “I think as they trained hard they looked to one another to help contribute and push one another and that really brought them closer together as they learned to rely on one another. “This team posted better times and better places than a Wando team has ever done before and they did it with a group of runners that no one expected,” he added. “This speaks to our depth and how great the future could be for the team.”

“I think the team performed their best they possibly could, and I don’t think we could’ve ended with a better season.” Senior Logan Veach

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FACES FIELD Amber Watson signs with Northern Illinois

Miss national signing day? Catch up with all 19 signees, the biggest signing class ever at Wando.

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Alley Stasky signs with Newberry College

Mathew Pegram signs with Elisa Aldrich signs with Florida Gulf Coast Tyler Ackard signs with Limestone Samantha DeJong signs with Newberry College

Maggie Marsh signs with Newberry College

Megan Morris signs with Carson Newman University

Creighton Shipman signs with Mars Hill University

Andrew Phelan signs with Roanoke College

Connor Simonson signs with Catawba College

Student sets record in golf Erin Slowey

Virginia Moore signs with Anderson

Daley Gosnell signs with Presbyterian College

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Kep Brown signs with University of Miami

Jack DeLongchamps signs with Charleston Southern

Bucknell

Oliver Hill signs with Spartanburg Methodist

Noah LoCascio signs with William and Mary

Harrison Smith signs with South Carolina -- compiled by Jenks Donaldson

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“There is no better feeling than making a clutch birdie or hitting a perfectly solid shot because in golf every shot matters,” said Kate Harper, a junior on Wando’s women’s golf team, “and you never know what could be the difference between winning and losing.” At first Harper was like every other kid playing multiple sports at a young age, but now she focalizes more on an individualized sport, golf. “Everything that happens is of my own doing and I can’t blame it on anyone else. I like being in charge of my own fate,” Harper said. Breaking Wando’s record while competing for state at Wescott on Oct. 27, Harper was one of the lowest scoring individuals scoring a 74. After winning the record Harper said, “It was really cool to break the school record. I wasn’t really thinking about it until afterwards and [Coach Jason]Brisini was like ‘oh by the way Senior Kate Harper practices her swing at practice on Oct. 12. Harper recently set a Wando individual record by shootyou broke the record.’” ing a 74. Brisini, the head coach of the women’s golf team, was excited for Kate and her record. “It’s pretty easy coaching Kate because anything we ask her to do she does and quite often she does things that she isn’t asked to do” he said. “She is a big leader on our team.” Harper’s teammates also contributed to how she has developed as a person and as a player. “Playing with the team everyday after school was really fun because during most of the year, I have to practice by myself or with just one or two other people since it’s such an individual sport,” she said. Everyone has to start somewhere and Harper was first taught by her family that helped lead to her success. “I started playing with my family so my dad taught me originally but than I later worked with a local swing coach in Mount Pleasant,” she said. “He later became a really close family friend, Rickey Sullivan. He has helped me so much with places to go to college.” After the school season ended Harper spends time traveling to state and national tours and teaching middle schoolers. Harper said, “They became almost like my little sisters that I never had and sometimes never wanted.”

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Wrestling is considered to be possibly one of the only “fair” sports. “You both weigh in. I weigh as much as you,” senior Ryan William said. “It’s just me, you and the mat.” Wresting can be considered both an individual and team sport. “You go out there on the mat alone,” senior Alex Cullen said. “But less literally it’s pretty much a team sport because of that bond you have with everybody.” There are three different styles of wrestling: Greco Roman, Interscholastic and freestyle. School teams primarily in North America wrestle in the scholastic or folk style.

Matches last up to six minutes for high school teams and seven for college. “Before a meet is really a unique feeling,” Cullen said. “If you’ve ever played a sport, you know how nervous you can get. But take that and times it by 10.” --complied by Savannah Petzold

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After capturing 7-AAAA region titles for two straight year, the wrestling team is aiming for a repeat. Here are six

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The wrestling team is back-to-back Region 7-AAAA champions for the first time in the school’s history. “Its a great honor to be a part of that,” Williams said, “but the biggest thing is moving ahead and trying to get it again.” “Wrestling takes hard work and discipline, but it builds sportsmanship and citizenship,” said head coach Adam Schneider. Junior Darren Scott takes down sophomore Devin DiCarlo during wrestling practice. Wrestling season starts Dec. 3 at Beaufort.

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Speaking of Sports: Will South Carolina or Clemson win Nov. 29?

“Clemson, because they’re a powerful team. They have everything they need to win.”

Senior Fabian Rivera

“I think USC will win because they have been having a rough year and this game will be like their Super Bowl.”

Teacher James Edwards

“Carolina. My family goes to the games a lot. I really hope they win.”

“Clemson. They’re a better team. I’m a pretty big fan.”

“Neither. I don’t care because I don’t have a connection to either of them.”

“Clemson will win. They’re a good team, and I like tigers.”

Senior Maci Brown

Sophomore Meagan Langdale

Junior Eileen Stribling

Freshman Patrick Sughrue

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Grey’s Anatomy season 10 is added to Netflix

“Vape” is Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year, defined as the act of inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced from an electronic cigarette

Chick fil A’s peppermint milkshake is back

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#MockingjayPremiere The two-part finale to the blockbuster franchise premired worldwide Nov. 10 in London. It opens nationwide Nov. 21. #CometLanding For the first time in history on Nov. 10, after a 10-year journey, a craft from European Space Agency landed on a comet. The probes since have detected organic molecules in the comet. #EbolaVicitimInUSA A doctor who spent time treating Ebloa patients in Sierra Leone died Nov. 18, two days after being flown to Nebraska for treatment. #WinterHasCome In every state, it is below freezing in at least one spot. The morning of Nov. 18 was the coldest November morning since 1976, and over half of the country had snow.

The first Thanksgiving was in October 1621 in Plymouth, Mass., and was made a holiday in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln. Certain items are required for the meal...

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2.6 billion pounds of sweet potatoes were grown by U.S. farmers

1.2 billion pounds of pumpkins were grown by U.S. farmers

768 million pounds of cranberries were produced by U.S. farmers

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U.S turkeys ended up on U.S. dinner tables

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Discovering what it means to be truly thankful Meredith Berly

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My grandma is 85 years old. That’s two years short of good ole Honest Abe’s famed four score and seven years. It’s also 15 years short of a century. My grandma is named Olwyn. Yeah, like almond, except not really. Whatever picture you have of dear old Almond, keep it. Now picture Almond getting out of her little red Toyota Camry and deciding that the turkey she has just picked up from the grocery store is too heavy to carry the whole 50 feet to the door. Instead, Almond decides that she is going to roll this turkey to the door. So she does, until it hits the step with a clunk but is somehow still in perfect turkey formation. That is my grandma. Recently, I got a birthday card from my grandma. Enclosed was the following poem:

“Be thankful for these moments and don’t lose sight of them when life takes a turn in the opposite direction.” Meredith Berly staff writer

Mer-Mer quite contraire, Why didn’t you tell me you had cut your hair? That was a big decision for a young lady to make, But in the end I think you’ll find that it was the right one to take. -O.A.

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The day later I got a phone call from old O.A. who then went on to tell me of the various poems she had written lately. As I was listening, I could not help but feel like the parent of an angsty teenager, thinking to myself, “This must just be a phase.” I think you know what I mean. How you think your grandparents are just the cutest darned people that exist. Well Almond is the only grandparent I was ever old enough to really know. And I’m extremely grateful for having that privilege, which reminds me of where this is ultimately going. After receiving my grandma’s little angsty letter, I got to thinking, it’s rarely the big things in life that scream “Be thankful for me”. Simply the presence of a family doesn’t usually summon any sort of appreciation for it. In psychology they call that inattentional blindness — failure to see what’s in plain sight. Instead, we tend to recognize how amazing life can be within the small things. Sometimes it’s an amusing poem your grandma sends you about cutting your hair, or sometimes it’s your brother’s incredibly peculiar sense vocabulary that never fails to make you laugh. It’s listening to “Free Bird” at 12 a.m. on full volume in your car and it’s the way you feel when you run a mile faster than you ever have. Whatever they are for you, please don’t ever forget those moments. Be thankful for those moments and don’t lose sight of them when life takes a turn in the opposite direction. Gratitude can’t be forced. If you overthink Thanksgiving, it won’t mean a thing to you. Those moments will come to you on your own and when they do don’t you ever forget how they made you say, “Hey, life’s pretty freaking awesome.” That’s what gratefulness is.

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The f-word: feminism. “So you are one of those people? A feminist?” A word that these days carry a negative connotation that changes the definition of the word. “If you even bring up that word in my class,” junior Elizabeth Yassay said, “they like attack you, they say, ‘oh this is stupid; men and women are already equal.’” Yassay is a member of the feminist club Women of Wando, which aims for gender equality. Open to all genders, “it’s [the club] just a safe spot for people to talk about and discuss feminism and how there is inequality,” Yassay said. Feminism, much like the club, has one simple goal: equality. Feminists are not “feminazis” -- an extremist fascist version of a feminist, who is out for the destruction of the male gender -- as nationally known talk show host Rush Limbaugh so eloquently stated. True feminists believe not in one gender over the other, not in bashing men, but simply holding men and women to equal standards. Most people when they hear the word “feminist” no longer think of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the women who protested for the right to vote. In 2013, according to an Omnibus/YouGov poll, 82 percent of participants believe “men and women should be social, political and economic equals,” but only 20 percent identified themselves as feminists. This shows that many men and women misinterpret the true meaning of the word. Sixty-two percent of those participants believe feminism is not about equality when that is the literal definition of the word. It’s time for a change. Change in the United States has been historically slow to come by and women have waited long enough. The change begins with us. It begins with Women of Wando, with knowing what feminism really is. Feminism is about closing the pay gap, which has not moved in a decade. Even in 2014 and yet women still receive 78 cents to a dollar of what men receive overall, according to the American Association of University Women. Feminism also is about equal representation in the government. The United States, the Land of the Free, is ranked 85 out of 153 countries in its representation of women in the legislative body, as of October 2014, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Women represent 51 percent of the United States population, but only 20 percent of the Senate

What people think feminism is... What people should know feminism really is... Courtney Young // cartoon is comprised of women, after the midterm elections. If only 18.3 percent of the House of Representatives are women, and 20 percent of the Senate are women, is the legislative branch really representing the citizens of the United States? Nearly 100 years have passed since women gained the right to vote -- a day that is not

even considered a national holiday -- and 49 years after the passing of the Voting Rights Act, women are still the minority in politics and yet the majority in population. Is feminism really such a dirty word? It is about respect, acceptance, safety and equality. So proudly answer, “Yes, I am a feminist.” We should all be.

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Tattoo way for student to honor beloved father Logan Denny Associate editor

“You’ll regret that when you’re older.” Tattoos can be a form of teenage rebellion, a way to display that cute little dolphin and cheesy inspirational quote or, in senior Garrett Ralston’s case, a way to commemorate a loved one. Two years ago, Ralston was hit hard by the unexpected loss of his father. He decided to get the same tattoo of a tribal band that his father had. “I was in London on vacation and I just went and got it while I was there,” Ralston said. His father saw the design of the band while in New York and fell in love with it, getting it tattooed on his back. Ralston now has the same tattoo on his arm as a memorial. “It’s a symbol of my father -what he means to me and how I remember him,” Ralston said. “I see it every day and it reminds me of

him.” Looking at his tattoo brings back memories to Ralston of times spent together and of the person his father was. “He was really outgoing and funny and charismatic,” Ralston said, smiling. One memory stands out in particular to Ralston. He and his father took a trip to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio. It was a day full of laughter, roller coasters and fun, a day Ralston will never forget. “It was a good time. It was just me and him [that day],” Ralston said. Being able to spend one on one time with his father is something Ralston will always cherish. For Ralston, his tattoo is not merely a tattoo. It is a story of him and his father. Tattoos are personal. They are art. They are memories. Yes, even that dolphin and cheesy cliché. And for Ralston this is especially true. “If [a tattoo] is meaningful, then it doesn’t matter what other people say,” Ralston said. “As long as it means something to you.” Mary Prickett // photo