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Vol. 75 No. 2
Fort Hill Sentinel
In This Issue:
Homecoming
Presidential Election
Fort Hill Marching Band
Field Trip
Ping Pong
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Editors-In-Chief....................Grace Bauer
Sara Dignan
Layout/Design......................Grace Bauer
CirculationManager...............Leah Yurko
Photographers................ Meghan O’neal
Joe Nelson
Sarah Reed
Sports Writers.................Carlin Baker
Leah Yurko
Sarah Reed
Autumn Ashley
Chelsea Reikie
Business Manager........EmilyGoldsworthy
FeatureWriters..........Emily Goldsworthy
Lilly Duncan
Rylee Hamilton
Ashley Dyer
Taylor Dudek
Hailey Orndorff
Autumn Ashley
Ellie Merritt
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November 27, 2012
By Grace Bauer
Despite all odds, the Fort
Hill Sentinels proved their doubters wrong on November 3, 2012,
at the annual Homecoming game
against their long-time rival, the
Allegany Campers. The stadium
was filled with fans from Fort Hill
and Allegany who were shocked
by the 21-20 outcome of the game.
With many people doubting their
success and The Cumberland
Times-News classifying the Sentinels as the underdogs, the Sentinels
proved that hard work and dedication pay off.
As the Fort Hill fans
cheered on the Sentinels, the boys
expressed their desire to win.
Within the first couple minutes of
the first quarter, Hunter Squires
threw a ten-yard touchdown pass
to Travis Bush. Chris King’s extra
point kick put the Sentinels in the
lead with a 7-0 score over Allegany. Christian Thomas contributed
the first touchdown run for Allegany. In addition, Madison Wolford
ran a fake punt for a touchdown,
and Jordan Shook ran back an interception for a touchdown. In the
second quarter, Zac Elbin scored
the second touchdown for the
Sentinels after an outstanding catch
thrown by Hunter Squires. With
only a couple seconds left in the
first half, Cody Arigo and Alex
Barnes stopped Madison Wolford
from achieving another touchdown. By the end of the first half,
the Sentinels were down 14-20.
With passion in their hearts and
determination to win the game, the
Sentinels started the second half
confidently. Ready to defeat the
Campers, the Sentinels’ defense,
lead by Micah May, prohibited the
Campers from scoring in the second half. Dekarai Darr advanced
the Sentinels down the field, but he
was stopped short of a touchdown.
Squires had a one-yard sneak on
third-and-goal to tie the game 2020. Three for three, Chris King
completed another extra point kick
resulting in the 21-20 lead against
Allegany. With a couple minutes
left in the game, the Sentinels’ defense was able to stop the Campers
from achieving a first down, which
resulted in a turnover on downs for
the Sentinels. The Sentinels knew
that if they played without any
flaws, they would win the game.
By snapping the ball and taking the
knee twice to run down the clock,
the Sentinels proved to everyone
that, as the supposed underdogs,
they could beat the Campers.
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Election Coverage 2012
By Sara Dignan
As political news reports
engulfed the nation, news of the
2012 election filled the halls of
Fort Hill High School. Not only
did this election decide the new
president, but Congressional seats
in Maryland were being decided,
and seven referendums were determined by the public. November 6,
2012, was a monumental day for
voters in Allegany County, Maryland, and throughout the United
States.
President Barack Obama
prevailed over Republican candidate Mitt Romney with 303
electoral votes to Obama and 206
to Romney. Maryland’s ten electoral votes were easily awarded
to President Obama. In addition,
seven of Maryland’s eight incumbent members of the House of
Representatives maintained their
offices; however, local district six
representatives Roscoe Bartlett, a
Republican, lost his seat to Democrat John Delaney.
In a school-wide, mock
election, Fort Hill students proved
to be in discordance with the rest
of the nation. Republican candidate Mitt Romney took the lead,
winning 60% of the votes and
President Obama lost, contributing
to 40% of the votes in the school.
While most students casted ballots
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for either Romney or Obama, 23%
of the students indicated that they
would vote for a third-party candidate or would not vote at all.
Maryland voters also made
history as they passed all seven
of the controversial referendum
questions. In a 2-1 margin, voters
approved Question 4, Maryland’s
rendition of the DREAM Act. This
legislation extends in-state tuition
status to the children of illegal immigrants. Also, by a very narrow
51.6% margin, Marylanders also
approved the passing of equal marriage rights to same-sex couples.
In addition, Question 7 was also
passed, legalizing gambling, table
games, and casinos throughout the
state of Maryland.
Prior to the election, Fort
Hill students completed a survey in
which they expressed their interest
in politics. Of the sampled students, 52% stated that they did not
follow the news of the presidential race, whereas 48% expressed
that they had been tracking the
activities of the election. In addition, only thirty-nine percent
of the school’s students watched
at least one presidential debate.
When asked to indicate their level
of interest in politics, 47% of the
sample conveyed that they were
somewhat interested in politics,
and 35% of the students exhibited
no interest in political affairs.
If you could vote, which candidate would you vote for in the 2012 Presidential
Election?
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RomneyRepublican
Barack
ObamaDemocrat
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Do you follow
political news
coverage?
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at least one
presidential
debate?
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A minority of Fort Hill students,
18%, expressed that they were very
interested in politics and the election. The national trend of rising
political apathy among the youth is
demonstrated in the majority of the
students’ reluctance to watch the
debates, read the news, and express
interest in politics.
The election of 2012 was
quite significant because of its
ability to determine the course of
the nation and the political culture
of the state of Maryland. Voters
took on an immense responsibility
in electing the president, choosing
members for local and state governments, and determining seven
referendums.
November 27, 2012
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November 27, 2012
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Hard work pays off
By Leah Yurko
On September 29th, at
Greenway Avenue Stadium, Austin Parker scored two goals, including the game-winner goal late in
the second half, to lift Fort Hill
to a 2-1 win over fourth-ranked
Calvary Christian Academy. Jarrett
Wolfe played a strong game in goal
for Fort Hill with 10 saves. The
Sentinels’ win snapped an 11-game
winning streak for the Eagles. Fort
Hill also won the jayvee game with
the same 2-1 score. Darin O’Brien
and Nathan Kidd scored for the
Sentinels, and Nathan Robinette
had five goalie saves.
On October 2, the Fort Hill
boys’ soccer team played against
the Southern Rams. Evan Blank
scored an unassisted goal in the
first half to account for the only
point of Fort Hill’s 1-0 win over
host Southern, and Jarrett Wolfe
made four saves in the shutout.
Fort Hill played fifthranked Bishop Walsh Spartans on
October 10th. The City League
match, hosted at Brother Stephen
F. Paul Spartan Stadium, resulted
in a 4-3 win for the Spartans. The
Sentinels’ Austin Parker scored
three goals in the matter of 3:36 to
tie the score at half- time, but the
Spartans concluded with a game
winning goal with 2:10 left in
the game. Fort Hill’s junior varsity won its match, 1-0, on Darin
O’Brien’s unassisted goal.
Boys’ 1A West Region Soccer
Playoff Tournament
The Sentinels ended their regular season on October 25th with
a game against Mountain Ridge.
The competitive game took place
at Mtn. Ridge High School and
resulted in 2-2 tie after double
overtime. Juniors Austin Parker
and Sidney Carroll each scored a
goal. Once the regular season was
finished, Fort Hill earned a spot
in the 1A West Region playoffs
with a first round game against
Clear Spring. Due to several delays
because of Hurricane Sandy, the
game was postponed for two days.
Finally, the two teams began their
match, but, unfortunately, the
Sentinels lost 2-0 to end the 2012
soccer season. Their final record
was 5-8-2.
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Cross country season
ends with an outstanding
performance by Chelsea
Reikie
By Carlin Baker
State Meet
On Saturday, November
10th, Chelsea Reikie traveled to
Hereford High School to attack the
3.1 mile State Course. Reikie represented Fort Hill well by placing
13th overall with a time of 21:52.
Reikie ran with the support of her
and classmates from Cumberland.
Coach Webb expressed positive
thoughts about her performance.
“This was an excellent way for
Reikie to end her final high school
cross country season.” She is now
focusing on preparing for her
fourth track season this spring.
AMAC Cross Country Meet
On Thursday, September
27th, the Fort Hill Cross Country
Team traveled to Southern to compete in the Appalachian Mountain
Area Conference. Both the boys’
and girls’ teams had notable accomplishments. Derrick Smith and
Wayne Kifer set personal records
of 20:33 and 20:52. Jacob Moore
and Jaredun Twigg set season
records of 19:43 and 18:29. For
the girls, Liz Lowe, Jensen Twigg,
and Sidney Christman set personal
records of 23:29, 26:56, and 30:08.
Jessica Joe set a season record of
29:25, and Chelsea Reikie qualified for the All AMAC team with
an 8th place finish. She ran a
time of 21 minutes. Josh Cooper,
Jacob Painter, and Michala Garrison continued to provide strong
performances. The boys’ and girls’
teams both finished 6th overall at
the AMAC meet.
Frank Keyser Invitational
Meet
The Fort Hill Cross Country teams continued to succeed at
the Frank Keyser Invitational meet.
The teams traveled to Boonsboro
on Saturday, September 29th. All
runners set personal records or season best times at this meet, showing that their hard work has paid
off. Chelsea Reikie set a Fort Hill
record time of 20:24. Michala
Garrison followed her with a time
of 22:12. The other girls were also
pleased with their performances.
Jaredun Twigg led the boys’ team
with a time of 18 minutes. Josh
Cooper and Jacob Moore followed
with times of 19:28 and 19:30.
Coach Webb was proud of the outstanding performances from both
teams.
Buffalo Wild Wings Stampede Meet at Hampshire
The Fort Hill Cross Country Teams performed extremely
well on Saturday, October 6th, at
the Buffalo Wild Wings Stampede.
The meet was held on the 5000m
course at Hampshire High School.
Derrick Smith, Jacob Painter, and
Wayne Kifer each set personal
records of 20:16, 20:00, and 20:37.
Josh Cooper, Jacob Moore, and
Jaredun Twigg set season best
times of 21:13, 20:07, and 18:46.
The boys’ team placed 7th overall. For the girls, Chelsea Reikie
placed 21st with a time of 21:35,
Liz Lowe placed 33rd with a time
of 23:23, and Michala Garrison
placed 35th with a time of 23:52.
All three girls set personal records
for a 5k course. Jessica Joe and
Jensen Twigg set season best times
of 29:05 and 28:49. The girls’ team
also placed 7th overall.
Allegany County
Championship Meet
On Thursday, October 11th,
both cross country teams competed
in the Allegany County Championship at Mountain Ridge High
School. Jaredun Twigg placed 5th
with a time of 19:26. Jacob Moore
placed second for Fort Hill’s team
with a time of 20:56. Jacob Painter
placed 13th overall with a time
of 21:03. The girls’ team also had
outstanding performances. Chelsea
Reikie placed 4th overall with a
time of 22:35. Michala Garrison
and Liz Lowe placed 8th and 9th
overall. The teams are both continuing to work hard until the end
of the season. They are looking
forward to Regionals on November
1st.
1A West Regional Meet
On Thursday, November
1st, the Fort Hill Cross Country
teams traveled to Smithsburg High
School for the 1A West Regional
Championship meet. This meet
determined which runners would
qualify to run in the state meet held
at Hereford High School. For the
girls’ team, Chelsea Reikie qualified individually for States with
a 12th place finish and a time of
21:40. The other runners also had
excellent performances. Michala
Garrison placed 23rd with a time of
23:38. Liz Lowe placed 32nd with
a time of 23:58. Overall, the girls’
team placed seventh at the Regional meet. For the boys, Jaredun
Twigg placed 26th with a time of
19:25. Josh Cooper followed him
placing 46th overall with a time of
20:58. Jacob Moore placed third
for the boys’ team with a time of
22:01. Because the boys’ team did
not have enough runners to qualify
as a team, they were not able to
place in the meet. Although Reikie
was the only runner to qualify
for the state meet, the entire team
will be traveling to Hereford High
School on November 10th to cheer
for her!
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Girls’ fight for victory
By Leah Yurko
By September 25th, Fort
Hill girls’ soccer had a record of
5-3-1 with losses against Mtn.
Ridge, Hampshire, and Allegany, in addition to one tie against
Northern. On September 26th, the
Lady Sentinels faced their second
game against Northern, which
resulted in a 2-1 final score. This
was the first time the Lady Sentinels beat Northern on the Huskies’
own field. Leah Yurko scored two
goals which were each assisted by
Ashley Parker.
The Sentinels experienced
their first loss against the Mountain
Ridge Miners with a score of 4-0.
Although the team worked hard the
entire game, it was unable to end
the game with a preferable result.
On October 2nd, the Sentinels
redeemed themselves with a 6-0
win against the Bishop Walsh Spartans. Junior Shania James scored
one goal, Alexis Kimmel had two
goals, and Leah Yurko had three.
One week later, the girls faced
Hampshire at Greenway Avenue
Stadium; however, they lost 2-0.
The 2012 Homecoming game
against Allegany was played one
week later. Unfortunately, the Lady
Sentinels lost for the first time in
four seasons to the Campers with a
score of 2-1. Junior Alexis Kimmel
came through with the lone goal
for the Sentinels. Consequently,
this win for the Campers tied the
record for the City League Title.
Girls’ 1A West Region Soccer
Playoff Tournament
The Lady Sentinels played
their last regular season game
against Southern at the Rams’
stadium. The game ended with
a 4-1 loss for the Sentinels. The
game fortunately had no effect
on the drawing for playoffs. The
Sentinels, who were included in
the top four teams in the region,
were given a bye for the first round
of the 1A West Region Playoff
Tournament. A week later, the Fort
Hill girls were scheduled to play
their second round playoff game
against Clear Spring High School
at Greenway Avenue Stadium;
however, due to Frankenstorm, the
game was delayed for two days so
the teams were forced to play on
November 1st. Unfortunately, the
Sentinels lost 3-1 and their 2012
season ended. The Lady Sentinels’
season resulted with a record of
10-5-1.
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Sentinel football has
successful season
By Carlin Baker
Fort Hill vs. Keyser
The Fort Hill Football team
traveled to Keyser High School on
Saturday, September 8th. Devin
Shreve scored the first touchdown
for the Sentinels in the second
quarter. Also, in the first half of
the game, Zac Elbin covered a lot
of ground as he rushed for a 70
yard touchdown. At the end of the
first half, the game was tied with
a score of 14-14. Throughout the
second half of the game, Keyser had proved that their team’s
defense was very strong. In the
second half, Travis Bush scored the
only touchdown for the Sentinels.
Keyser scored 51 points over Fort
Hill leaving the ending score at 5122.
Fort Hill vs. MATHS
The Fort Hill Sentinels
hosted MATHS on Friday, September 14th. Before the game began,
Fort Hill’s Homecoming Queen,
Grace Bauer, was crowned by
Mr. Lewis at the Greenway Avenue Stadium. Later, the Fort Hill
Marching Band took the field to
welcome all of the fans that evening. The Sentinels went into this
game with high hopes of redemption from the week before against
Keyser. At the start of the game,
MATH’s player, Tyron Johnston,
headed for a 67 yard touchdown,
making the score 6-0. After this
shocking moment, Fort Hill took
advantage of all of their possessions. The Sentinels ended up
scoring 10 touchdowns throughout
the rest of the game, and they also
successfully held the Panthers at 6
points. At the finish of the game,
the score was 70-6. In the first half,
Mance scored a touchdown making the score 13-6. Devin Shreve
scored later in the game which
made the score 20-6. Elbin continued on a positive note as he scored
a touchdown which made the score
27-6. Travis Bush also received
a pass from Hunter Squires, and
he scored yet another touchdown
for the Sentinels. At this time, the
Sentinels decided to take a shot at
a two-point conversion. Fort Hill
was successful, and the score was
now 35-6. Later, Elbin scored his
second touchdown of the game.
The Sentinels had proven, at this
point, that they were unstoppable.
Barnes also made his second
touchdown which made the score
49-6. With time running out in
the first half of the game, Bush
and Duvall both scored, making
the score 63-6. In the second half,
Rashaan Shives passed the ball to
Brandon Stotler, who made the last
touchdown of the game. The Sentinels took the 70-6 score victory.
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Fort Hill Football vs. Carrick
On Friday, September 28th,
the Fort Hill Sentinels hosted the
Carrick Raiders. In the first half,
Travis Bush, Zac Elbin, Alex
Barnes, and Dekari Darr each made
outstanding plays. The Sentinels
were ahead 35-0 by halftime. In
the second half, Carrick was able
to score one touchdown, while the
Sentinels continued to show their
strength. Elbin was responsible for
three touchdowns. Darr successfully scored one touchdown, and
Bush contributed to the Sentinels’
success by scoring two touchdowns.The game ended with a
score of 54-8, making the team’s
record 3-2. Coach Appel stated
that he was pleased with the team’s
performance that night.
Fort Hill vs. Central
The following week, the
Sentinels hosted Central at Greenway Avenue Stadium. Dekarai
Darr opened the game with an
amazing 129 yard touchdown run.
Later, Hunter Squires made two
touchdown passes to Travis Bush.
Micah May and Roger Dawson
contributed to the Sentinels’ success by leading the Sentinels’
defensive line. Midway through
the third quarter, the Sentinels were
confident with their 21-7 lead. The
Central Dragons came back onto
the field with a positive attitude.
Ty Mance returned the second half
kick off for an 85 yard touchdown.
Darr also scored a touchdown in
the second half as he rushed for 73
yards into the endzone. Sentinel
fans suffered through a nail biting
fourth quarter as Central began to
make a comeback. The Sentinels
won the game with a score of 2921.
Fort Hill vs. Southern
On Friday, October 12th, the Fort
Hill Football team traveled to
Southern Garrett High School for
its seventh game of the season. At
halftime, the Sentinels came off the
field with a 13-6 lead. During the
second half, Fort Hill continued
to put up a good fight both offensively and defensively. Ty Mance
scored three touchdowns – a kickoff return, a fumble recovery, and
a 56 yard run. Travis Bush scored
on a touchdown pass from the
quarterback, Hunter Squires. Zac
Elbin and Dekarai Darr also scored
touchdowns. The Sentinels passed
for 106 yards on 8-of-10 passing,
with one interception, totaling 253
yards. Fort Hill’s defense limited
Southern to 35 yards rushing and
46 passing. The Sentinels won the
game with a score of 42-6. Coach
Appel expressed positive thoughts
about the team’s improvement thus
far this season.
Fort Hill vs. Chestnut Ridge
The Fort Hill Sentinels
hosted Chestnut Ridge at Greenway Avenue Stadium on Saturday,
October 20th. Although they made
many costly mistakes in the first
half, including a 5 yard penalty and
a fumble to give up a touchdown,
the Sentinels came out on top with
a score of 32-28. Dekarai Darr had
a 36 yard run to set the Sentinels
up for a successful 21 yard field
goal. Zac Elbin scored on a 16
yard pass from quarterback Hunter
Squires. Squires completed 5 of
7 passes for 82 yards, with Elbin
catching four balls for 50 yards. Ty
Mance scored with about 1:30 left
in the first half. The Sentinels took
the lead at halftime with a score
of 25-21. In the second half, the
Sentinels relied on Cody Arigo to
lead the defensive line. Coach Appel noted how important fullback
Dekarai Darr is to the team. At the
end of the game, the players were
happy to improve their record to
6-2.
Fort Hill vs. Mountain Ridge
On Friday, October 26th,
the Fort Hill Sentinels hosted the
Mountain Ridge Miners at Greenway Avenue Stadium. With a few
position changes, the Sentinels
were able to take advantage of every offensive opportunity that they
were given. Travis Bush ran three
times off of play-action to gain
66 yards on the first series, taking
his last carry 28 yards for the first
points to give the Sentinels a 7-0
lead with 7:45 remaining in the
first quarter. Although Zac Elbin
gave up a lot of yards and a touchdown because of a penalty, he still
managed to score with 4:41 left in
the first quarter. With 7:14 remaining before halftime, Ty Mance was
able to score with a 37 yard run
into the endzone. Bush was able to
score once again before halftime
making the score 34-0. Dekarai
Darr rushed for 86 yards in the
second half to make the score 410. In the fourth quarter, Fort Hill
gave up one touchdown from the
Miners. With an ending score of
41-6, the Sentinels improved their
overall record to 7-2.
Fort Hill vs. Allegany
On Friday, November 9th,
the Fort Hill Sentinels were ready
to defeat the Allegany Campers
once again at Greenway Avenue
Stadium. The Sentinels unfortunately allowed two touchdowns by
the Campers in the first half. The
score at halftime was 14-0, with
the Campers in the lead. Although
Fort Hill did not seem to have a
strong first half, the Sentinels came
out onto the field with a positive
attitude. Dekarai Darr and Micah
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May both scored to tie the game
with 9:34 left in the fourth quarter.
With the fourth quarter coming
to an end, the teams were preparing for overtime. Hunter Squires
scored on a one-yard sneak, and
Chris King booted his third conversion to make it 21-14. Allegany
also scored on its overtime possession. Fort Hill’s defense overpowered the Campers as they tried to
score a two point conversion. The
intense game ended with a score
of 21-20. The Fort Hill Sentinels
were extremely proud of their
victory over the Campers for the
second week in a row. The Sentinels advanced to the second round
of playoffs.
Fort Hill vs. Brunswick
The Fort Hill Sentinels
hosted the Brunswick Railroaders
on Friday, November 16th. This
game would determine the class 1A
West Region Championship. Fort
Hill ran 39 times for 263 yards.
The game was close throughout
all four quarters. Fort Hill led 14-8
after one quarter but trailed 27-21
at the half and 34-21 with 6:56 left
in the third. In the fourth quarter,
the Sentinels regained the lead
twice. Dekarai Darr had a three
yard touchdown run to make the
score 35-34, and Zac Elbin made
an exceptional touchdown pass to
Travis Bush. With only one minute
left in the game, the Sentinels took
the lead with a score of 42-40. It
did not take long for Brunswick to
make a quick comeback. Within
17.3 seconds, Brunswick made
a 33 yard touchdown to end the
game with a score of 46-42. Although the Sentinels put an end to
their season on that night, they finished successfully with the support
of the city of Cumberland.
Volleyball spikes success
By Taylor Dudek
The Lady Sentinels Volleyball team had an excellent 20122013 season. The team ended its
regular season with a record of
11-3. The team’s most outstanding victories include defeating
Alco twice and Mountain Ridge
three times. Coach Brewer stated,
“This team has come far since the
beginning of the season. They have
come together and gave everything their all. They are willing to
do whatever it takes. It has really
been a pleasure coaching them.”
The team advanced to the
playoffs, making it past Brunswick
and Mountain Ridge, leading the
Lady Sentinels into the third round
where they suffered a loss by the
Smithsburg Leopards. Players’
exemplary stats include Sarah
Lowery with 178 kills, Sierra Minnick with 308 digs, and Alyssia
Whitacre with 310 assists and 157
service points. Junior Sarah
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November 27, 2012
The Sentinel
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Eight Fort Hill graduates honored as the first inductees to the
Hall of Fame
By Sara Dignan and
Autumn Ashley
On October 5, 2012, eight
distinguished graduates from Fort
Hill High School were honored as
they were inducted into the Fort
Hill High School Hall of Fame.
These prestigious men hold accomplishment in a variety of professional, educational, and athletic
fields. As the initial inductees to
the hall of fame, they were honored
during the pre-game of the Fort
Hill Varsity Football game. The
inductees include the following:
also was honored on the cover of
the Sports Illustrated Magazine.
In addition, Manges was named
3rd Team All-American during
his junior year at the University of
Maryland. He was drafted by the
Los Angeles Rams and played for
the Saint Louis Cardinals in the
National Football League.
Due to a prior family commitment,
Mr. Mark Manges was unable to
attend the induction ceremony.
Receiving the award on his behalf
was a long-time friend and neighbor, Fort Hill Assistant Principal
Richard King. Congratulations as
we honor the accomplishments of
Mark Manges.
Dr. James Deetz – Class of 1948
Dr. James Deetz was the
world’s leading historical archaeologist. His academic career began
at Harvard University where he
was awarded three degrees, including his Ph. D. in 1960. He
continued his academic and field
work through a number of prestigious institutions that included the
University of California, Brown,
William and Mary, UCLA, and the
University of Virginia.
In 1967, Dr. Deetz published a book called Invitation to
Archaeology. This book had more
of an impact than any other general
book in the field of archaeology.
Dr. Deetz is credited for being an
outstanding teacher who inspired
a generation of archaeologists in
America and many Third World
countries. Dr. Deetz died in 2000
and is buried in Westernport,
Maryland.
Congratulations as we honor the memory of Dr. James Deetz.
Former Social Studies Supervisor
with the Allegany County Board of
Education Mr. Dan Whetzel received the “Fort Hill Hall of Fame”
award in honor of Dr. James Deetz.
Mr. Mark Manges – Class of
1974
While at Fort Hill, Mark
Manges excelled in football, basketball, and track. He was honored
as an All-State and All-American
player in both football and basketball. Mark’s football jersey,
number 45, and basketball jersey,
number 43, were retired by Fort
Hill High School at his graduation. He was also a member of the
National Honor Society during his
junior and senior years at Fort Hill.
Manges was a three year starter
and four year letter winner in football at the University of Maryland.
He was named 1st Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference quarterback
as a junior. To this day, he is the
last University of Maryland quarterback to receive 1st Team honors
in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In 1976, he was honored with the
Dapper Dan’s top award and
Mr. Charles Lattimer – Class of
1949
While at Fort Hill, Mr.
Charles Lattimer excelled while
playing football, baseball, and basketball. He went on to the University of Maryland where he played
basketball for one year and football
for four years. He played in two
bowl games for the University of
Maryland and was a member of
the last National Championship
Team at Maryland in 1953. He was
honored by being a member of the
1954 college All-Star Team. Mr.
Lattimer was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers after the conclusion
of his playing career at the University of Maryland.
Returning to Fort Hill, Mr.
Lattimer, better known to most
as “Coach Lattimer”, coached
the Fort Hill football team for
20 years, compiling a 157-40-4
record. He led the Sentinels to the
1975 State Championship. Coach
Lattimer was also honored by
being voted the Maryland High
School Coach of the Year. Additionally, Coach Lattimer coached
the Track and Field Team for about
15 years at Fort Hill.
After retiring from coaching football, Mr. Lattimer served
as Vice-Principal and Interim
Principal at Fort Hill. He served as
the Supervisor of Physical Education and Athletics for the Allegany
County School System and eventually served on the elected Allegany
County School Board. Additionally, Mr. Lattimer served as a board
member for the Cumberland Parks
and Recreation and as a board
member for the Allegany Community College Foundation. Mr.
Lattimer was also a member of
the United States Air Force. His
memory was honored by his family
members who accepted the award
on his behalf at the Hall of Fame
induction.
Dr. James Heavner, DVM,
Ph.D.- Class of 1962
Dr. James Heavner is Professor
Emeritus, Departments of Anesthe-
and Molecular Biophysics, and
Clinical Professor, Department
of Anesthesiology at Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center
in Lubbock, Texas. He is one of
13 children of Douglas and Grace
Heavner, all of whom graduated
from Fort Hill. At least one of the
13 attended Fort Hill from 1948
through 1972, except for school
year 1968 – 1969. Thirty-seven
other immediate family members
have also graduated from Fort Hill.
While at Fort Hill, Dr. Heavner
was active in various school activities, including 4-H, where he was a
4-H All Star.
After graduating from Fort
Hill, he studied Pre-Veterinary
Medicine at the University Maryland and took summer courses at
Frostburg State Teachers’ College.
He obtained a Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine degree at the University
of Georgia and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in pharmacology
at the University of Washington
School of Medicine. While in veterinary school, he became active in
biomedical research, spending time
at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Veterinary Pathology
section. He was elected to various
honorary societies while a university student and was president of
his class during his senior year of
veterinary school.
In addition to more than a
29 year career as a faculty member
at Texas Tech, he was a faculty
member at the University of Washington School of Medicine and had
research positions at the University
of Edinburgh, Scotland; Helsinki
Central University, Finland; and
Virginia Tech University. He was a
Brach Chief at the Food and Drug
Administration.
Dr. Heavner is known
worldwide for his work in the field
of pain control and the pharmacology of local anesthetics. He
has visited and lectured in many
countries. He has published many
research manuscripts and medical reference books in his field of
study. He is active in many professional organizations and is on the
editorial board of several professional journals. The Texas Pain
Society named a lectureship for
Dr. Heavner in recognition of his
enduring contributions. Congratulations were in order as Dr. James
Heavner became one of the first
members of the Fort Hill High
School Hall of Fame.
Mr. Steve Trimble – Class of
1976
As a Fort Hill High School
student, Steve Trimble excelled
in football, track, and basketball.
Steve was honored as the football
Player of the Year and was named
to the Maryland All-State Football
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ing in Track and Field, Steve was
a state champion in the 120 yardhigh hurdles and in the 330 yard
intermediate hurdles. He holds
several records in track and field at
Fort Hill. Steve’s football jersey,
number 44, was retired by Fort
Hill High School in 1992. Steve
was also a member of the National
Honor Society during high school.
After leaving Fort Hill,
Steve accepted a football scholarship to attend the University of
Maryland. After success at the
University of Maryland, Steve
played free safety for the NFL
Denver Broncos and the Chicago
Bears, the USFL Denver Gold
and the Denver Dynamite of the
Arena Football League. He was
on the coaching staffs of the New
Orleans Saints, New York Jets,
and the Detroit Drive of the Arena
League. Steve also coached at the
University of Colorado, Howard
University, New Mexico Highlands
University, and DaMatha Catholic High School. In 2000, he was
hired as assistant football coach at
Bishop O’Connell High School. In
2002, he was named varsity head
coach. In 2008, Steve was honored
as the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
Shortly before his death, Steve
was promoted to Assistant Dean
of Discipline at the school. Mrs.
Gretchen Trimble, Steve Trimble’s
wife, received the award in Mr.
Trimble’s memory.
Captain Russell L. Poling, Jr. –
Class of 1954
While attending Fort Hill
High School, Captain Poling ran
track and played football. Most
notably, he scored the only touchdown for Fort Hill in the 1953 Turkey Day Game against Allegany,
resulting in a 7 – 7 tie.
After graduation in 1954,
he entered the United States Marine Corps, and within four years
he was promoted to Sergeant.
Captain Poling then pursued higher
education earning a BS and MS
from West Virginia University in
Civil Engineering, majoring in
Sanitary Engineering. He continued his military career by joining
the US Navy Reserve, Civil Engineering Corps, and was a member of the Construction Battalion
known as the “Fighting Seabees.”
Due to his exceptional leadership,
Captain Poling was selected to
command two separate CB battalions and was later given the rarer
opportunity to command a Reserve
SeaBee Regiment. After 24 years
with the United States Navy and
the opportunity to serve with multiple command positions, Captain
Poling stated that he was, “…lucky
and privileged to have had the
opportunity to be around so many
other patriots.”
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As a Civil Engineer, Captain Poling lead and managed
numerous multi-million dollar
projects across the US and other
countries. He managed the largest sanitary engineering project
ever under taken by the country
of Egypt. One of Captain Poling’s
proudest accomplishments was
when all of his training and passions were combined as he and the
CB’s built the full-scaled C&O
Canal boat that is now a tribute to
Cumberland’s history as the Queen
City and a rallying point for tourism and local events.
Additionally, Captain Poling coached the Cumberland Colts
Football Team, taught Engineering
at Allegany Community College,
and served as the Cumberland
City Engineer. Captain Russell L.
Poling Jr.’s memory was honored
as he was commemorated with
the induction to the Fort Hill High
School Hall of Fame.
Dr. Edward L. Root – Class of
1958
After graduating from Fort
Hill High School in 1958, Dr. Root
attended Frostburg State College
for his undergraduate studies and
then received his Doctorate of
Education from the University of
Maryland.
Dr. Root has held the positions of Professor of Education and
the Dean for the School of Education at Frostburg State University.
He was a member of the Maryland
State Board of Education from
1999 – 2003 and the President of
the Maryland State Board of Education from 2003 – 2007.
Additional honors that
Dr. Root has received include
the National Association of State
Boards of Education (2007), the
Maryland Educational Leader of
the Year (2003), and the Maryland
Association of Teacher Educators
– Outstanding Teacher Educator
Award. His honors from Frostburg
State University consist of the
Distinguished Alumni Award, the
Outstanding Mentor Award, and
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Marching their way to
Africa
By Taylor Dudek
The Fort Hill Band is having a remarkable season. The band
has been working hard with Band
Director Joe Thompson and Drum
Major Kirk Yutzy. It has traveled
to compete in numerous competitions.
On September 15, the
students competed at Preston High
School and received a score of
78.70. They took first place, winning specialty awards for High
the University Service Award. Ad- Auxiliary, High Percussion, and
ditionally, Dr. Root was a member
High Drum Major. On September
of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor
22, the band traveled to Keyser
Society and Mensa. CongratulaHigh School. Fort Hill received
tions as Fort Hill honors Dr. Edsecond place with a score of 77.50.
ward L. Root
On September 29, the marching
band competed in the Allegany
Mr. Elwood “Woody” Norris –
Band Show and earned second
Class of 1956
place with a score of 81.35.
During his time at Fort Hill, On October 13, they also traveled
Mr. Elwood “Woody” Norris was
to Garrett County to perform in
involved in many plays and was
the annual Autumn Glory Parade
the lead character in play producand to compete at Southern High
tions. He also won the best actor
School. The Sentinels received
award during his senior year at
first place in the competition with a
Fort Hill. Additionally, he was a
score of 83.55 along with specialty
member of the Thespians, the Fort awards of High Drum Major, High
Hill Player, and the Student Coun- Percussion, and High Auxiliary..
cil.
With the outstanding prog
After graduating from Fort
ress made thus far, both Thompson
Hill in 1956, Woody joined the U.
and Yutzy are excited to see where
S. Air Force and was trained as a
the show ends up.
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Volleyball
Nuclear Weapons Specialist. He
Lowery stated, “I’m very satisfied
was honorably discharged in early
with the immense amount of effort
1959 when his step-father became
and dedication that we have all put
a missing person. Upon returning
into this season. The whole team
home, he helped raise his 3 sisters
has come together, and it has most
and brother. He quickly got a job
definitely paid off in the long run.
at the University of Washington
I couldn’t be happier.” Overall, the
in Seattle and took classes off and
team experienced a successful seaon during the 11 years he worked
son and is looking forward to their
there.
2013-2014 season.
Upon conceiving his first
Swinging to a victory
commercial invention in 1970,
Woody left the University of Wash- By Cynthia Grabenstein, Sarah
Reed, and Leah Yurko
ington and embarked on his en
Fort Hill’s Golf Team,
trepreneurial career. Among other
coached
by Mr. Thompson, showed
things, Woody invented the precursor to the Sonogram that is used all impressive results this year. The
team earned three 2nd place, four
over the world today. In addition,
Woody holds patents on one of the 3rd place and one 4th place finishes
throughout the season, and each
first cordless microphones, an armatch averaged at least 7 teams per
tificial hip, the world’s first “tapeless” handheld digital recorder, the competition. Their regular season
JABRA cell phone earpiece, a one- courses included Rocky Gap, The
Wisp, Four Sisters, Oakland, and
man helicopter, a plasma antenna
used by the U. S. Air Force, a new Pines. Top golfers Tanner Smith,
Peter Jackowski and Josh Luttype of speaker that creates sound
ton displayed exceptional perforin the air, and many others.
mances at the 2012 Regional Golf
Mr. Elwood “Woody”
Match. Smith, a senior, led the
Norris won the 2005 $500,000
team with a score of 86, Peter JackLemelson-MIT Prize as Inventor
of the Year. He has received nearly owski trailed shortly behind with
a score of 92, followed by Josh
70 patents with more than 300
Lutton with a score of 93, Concorresponding patents worldwide.
nor Pool with a score of 94, and
Woody is widely recognized as
Brett Rinehart with a score of 106.
a prolific inventor and a talented
Twenty-one teams competed at
technology integrator. His interest
the Regional match, and Fort Hill
in electronics started at a young
placed 14th overall. Congratulaage, with a rigorous experimentations to the golf team on a successtion method of inventing that he
ful season.
continues to this day.
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Students go canoeing
By Taylor Dudek
On October 12 and 13,
students from Mr. Sloan’s environmental science class and members
of the Ecology Club attended a trip
to Rocky Gap State Park. Students
had the opportunity to meet with
members of the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation to learn how they can
better help our environment. Mr.
Sloan stated, “The trip was a great
way for students to understand
how what they do in their everyday
lives can affect the bay and how
it functions.” Throughout the day,
students participated in numerous
activities including canoeing, testing the health of lake Habeeb, hiking, and searching for the different
types of organisms around the area.
Overall, the trip was a great experience and an excellent way to help
students learn how they can better
help our environment.
New club rallies interest
By Grace Bauer
Fort Hill is proud to introduce the creation of the popular
club, the ping pong team. Headed
by Mrs. Stephanie Maddy, the ping
pong team provides an opportunity for students to be involved in
another club through the school.
Students are able to practice during their free lunch shift and after
school.
Mrs. Maddy has been contacting other schools to encourage
them to incorporate teams in their
schools so team players can have
tournaments within the community.
Fort Hill students have been
involved in weekly tournaments to
test their skills and improve their
weaknesses. Following each tournament, students are placed into
brackets to ensure their success
throughout the season. Marcus
Bowers and Kylie Martin are the
top male and female seeds in the
ping pong brackets. The Sentinel
wishes good luck to the ping pong
team members with their weekly
tournaments.
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County athletes honored
By Grace Bauer
On November 3 ,2012,
senior Chris Iames was presented
the Student Athlete Award by The
Great American Rivalry Series during half time of the Homecoming
game. The award was presented to
the senior football player with the
highest GPA. Iames, who currently
holds a 4.3 GPA, was selected as
the 2012 recipient for Fort Hill.
Senior Hayden Bosley was selected as the recipient from Allegany.
Representatives from the United
States Marine Corp honored Iames
with the outstanding award. Congratulations Chris Iames on your
stupendous accomplishment.
Three Sentinels shine
By Chris Iames
During every Homecoming
game, three players are selected
as MVP’s based on their individual performances during the
game. This year’s recipients are
Micah May, Hunter Squires, and
Zac Elbin. While May’s outstanding defensive performance earned
him the title of defensive MVP,
Squires lead the team as quarter
back, giving him the right to be
named offensive MVP. Both offense and defense were dominated
by Zac Elbin, the overall MVP of
the 2012 Homecoming. All three of
these players’ hard work and good
performance assisted Fort Hill in a
victory against Allegany.
Hurricane Sandy can’t reign
over Homecoming week
By Autumn Ashley
Although the aftermath
of Sandy was looming overhead,
the 2012 Homecoming festivities
continued throughout the school
and community. School spirit
was shown during the remaining
days of school, and many exciting
events were held prior to the big
Homecoming Game.
Every year, student council
members choose different dress-up
days for the week of Homecoming. Unfortunately, the students
were only able to participate in
the Thursday and Friday dressup days, which were Color Wars
Day and Spirit Day. On Thursday,
students dressed in different colors
depending on their grades, and
on Friday, students in all grades
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Sentinels give back to the community
By Autumn Ashley
Students of Mrs. Green’s
Spanish and French classes were
given the opportunity to participate in an annual food drive. This
year it was held from November
12, 2012, through November 16,
2012. All donations were taken to
Christ Lutheran Church in LaVale
and then delivered to the Western
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red and white to show their school
spirit. Students and parents decorated lockers that were judged by
students throughout the school.
Senior Alex Marini won first place
and senior Chelsea Reikie won
second.
The Fort Hill Baseball team
continued to have its Italian sausage fundraiser, and on Thursday,
November 1st, the Fort Hill cheerleaders held their annual chicken
barbeque, which included ½ of a
chicken, one side, and a roll.
On Friday, November 2nd,
junior and senior girls from Fort
Hill participated in a Powder Puff
Football Game. The outcome of the
game was 14-0, seniors. Finally,
on Saturday, November 3rd, the
80th Homecoming Game between
the Sentinels and Campers began
at 12:30 PM. Thousands of fans
gathered at Greenway Avenue
Stadium to support the cross-town
rivals, Fort Hill and Allegany. The
Sentinels earned a hard-fought victory over the Campers, by a score
of 21-20. The Fort Hill Sentinels
played their hearts out and kept the
kettle for the fifth straight year!
Maryland Food Bank for families preparing for Thanksgiving.
Although most students from all
classes participated, period 3, a
Spanish III class, and period 4, a
Spanish IV class, were rewarded
for having 100% participation in
donating to Mrs. Green’s food
drive. Mrs. Green thanks all students who participated and donated
canned food in this annual food
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drive.
For more information about
donating to the Western Maryland
Food Bank or becoming a
volunteer, please visit
www.wmdfoodbank.org or call
(301)727-2797. The food bank assists families in Western Maryland
year-round and is continuously
accepting donations.
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Success after high school
By Ashley Dyer
On Friday, October 5, 2012,
Fort Hill seniors were encouraged to attend Senior Signing Day
hosted by the school administration
and Allegany County’s Board of
Education.
Family, friends, faculty,
andstudents gathered for a light
breakfast in the cafeteria from
8:00- 8:30 A.M. Next, parents
escorted their children into the auditorium where the seniors listened
to speeches about life after high
school and opportunities that may
exist. Assistant principals Mrs.
Kendra Kenney and Mr. Richard
King gave the introduction about
the goal of Senior Signing Day and
discussed with students the importance of an education after high
school. They focused on informing students about possibilities of
schools to attend and programs
available after high school.
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School guidance counselors
Mr. Kim Henson and Mrs. Beth
Ternent welcomed everyone and
introduced the three 2012 Hall of
Fame recipients. Dr. Edward Root,
Mr. Elwood Norris, and Dr. James
Heavener opened up with encouraging words for the seniors’ lives
ahead. After all board members,
counselors, principals, and We Are
Fort Hill inductees spoke, seniors
were encouraged to sign a banner
promising to further their education after graduation. A group picture was taken for everyone who
participated in this event. Senior
Rylee Hamilton stated, “It was fun
and inspirational. I plan to pursue
a college degree after high school,
so signing the banner was easy for
me.” Fort Hill’s administration
is hopeful that by participating in
Senior Signing Day, more students
will make a commitment to continue their education after high
school.
STEM Curriculums evoke mixed
responses from teachers and
students
By Sara Dignan
This year, Fort Hill has implemented a new STEM (Science,
Technology, English/Language,
and Mathematics) curriculum. The
multifaceted program incorporates
elements from all subject areas into
courses. English, Language, and
Social Studies teachers are now
required to integrate mathematics and science concepts into their
lessons. The reaction from students
and teachers has been varied. Some
are very optimistic and approve the
revision to the curriculum; however, some have apprehensively
approached the new material.
In a study conducted by the
Fort Hill journalism students, over
one-hundred students and teachers
were surveyed. They were asked
questions regarding their opinions
on the new STEM curriculums.
In the anonymous questionnaire,
many students expressed that they
disapproved of the new program
for various reasons. Some students
stated that mathematics and science should not be incorporated
with English and Language studies
because they are quite different
subjects. An anonymous freshman
student in opposition to the STEM
curriculum stated, “Math
and science are their own subjects,
so we should just learn about them
in those classes.” A great number
of students expressed that creating
a cooperative program would not
be beneficial to students or teachers. Conversely, some students
showed support for the new STEM
program at Fort Hill. The surveyed
students in favor of the STEM curriculum believed that the program
would be beneficial to students
because of its ability to encompass
all aspects of learning in the classroom.
Additionally, Fort Hill
teachers who are now integrating
STEM lesson plans participated in
a survey in which they expressed
their preference of curriculums, the
ways that they are now implementing STEM, and whether or not they
found this new transition to be a
challenging one to make. Many
teachers have shared that they
have easily transitioned into the
new curriculum and that the students have responded in a positive
manner. One of the Social Studies teachers said that students “…
don’t even realize I am incorporating something different.” Most
teachers have shown enthusiasm
about the new program, yet some
are concerned that the program
lacks specific directions. “The
curriculum has not yet been developed,” said a business teacher. “I
feel like I am being asked to build
something but there are no direc
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tions.” Thus far, the STEM curricula have evoked an overall positive response from the Fort Hill
staff, and the teachers are looking
forward to continuing integrating
STEM into their courses.
Students have been expressing their approval, as well as
their disapproval, of the STEM
curriculum. English teacher Mrs.
O’Rourke recently assigned a research paper to her College English
101 class. In a cooperative group
essay, seniors Brittney Lamb,
Jairus Chaney, and Sarah Reed
discussed the benefits of the STEM
program, stating, “Incorporating
science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics will allow students to begin thinking at a higher
level earlier in life. They will be
able to transition into college and
begin their path toward their major
with less anxiety… When STEM is
integrated into high school, future
college students will be better
refined and prepared.” By immersing students into courses that
incorporate material from several
subjects, Fort Hill students will
be better prepared for college and
their careers.
One of the pressing questions that seems to be on everyone’s mind is how the teachers
will implement the new program.
Social Studies teachers have shared
that they plan to include graphical
analysis when teaching government, geography, and other subjects involving demographic data.
An English teacher shared that she
plans to incorporate “demographics, technology news, and science
news that relate to texts that the
students must read.” Although
integrating science, mathematics,
engineering, and technology into
English and Language courses is
certainly a challenge, Fort Hill’s
teachers have worked diligently to
create lessons that will help their
students during their high school
careers and in the future.