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75th Anniversary
By Brendan Everson
n the 2010-2011 school year,
Pattonville High School has seen
the least amount of tardies since
data started getting collected in the
2007-2008 school year. Through
April, there have been 3,802 tardies
recorded compared to 8,880 in the
2007-2008 school year.
According to Assistant Principal
Luke Lammers, that stark difference
may be attributed to this year’s newly
implemented policy ‘Walk and Talk.’
“From day one we have bombarded
students and staff with ‘Walk and
Talk’ and ‘Stay to the Right,’” Lammers said.
When compared to the 2007-2008
school year, the year with the most
recorded tardies, student tardies have
dropped by 5,072 in 2010-2011.
In 2010-2011, Pattonville began
the Pirate Code designed to use data
to identify student behaviors that
needed improvement. Students
were taught how to avoid tardies by
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“walking and talking” and “staying to
the right.” Students were recognized
and rewarded for exhibiting positive
behaviors related to getting to class
on time.
When data was first collected by
Pattonville High School, teachers kept
track of tardies and wrote referrals
when students reached four tardies
or more.
Tardies began to decrease in the
2008-2009 school year when principals became responsible of tracking
tardies. According to data released by
Pattonville High School, “In 20082009, principals began screening for
tardies and assigning disciplinary
consequences once students reached
four tardies to a given class.”
That policy continued in the 20092010 school year. In 2009-2010, only
211 less tardies occurred.
In an effort to reduce tardies even
more, ‘Walk and Talk’ was created.
The committee for Positive Behavior Interventions and Support
(PBIS) focuses on teaching what is
right before offenses happen instead
of disciplining students after they do
wrong.
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Compiled by Gabby Pirrie
Seniors Samantha
Twyman and Alexandra
Dalton qualified for
the National Forensic
League National Speech
and Debate Tournament in Dallas, Texas,
as a public forum debate
team. Pattonville is the
only school in the Eastern Missouri District
to qualify for nationals every year since its
creation.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the
new athletic
facilities at Pattonville will be
May 31 at 6:30
p.m. on the
50-yard line of
the high school
stadium.
The world did
not end on
May 21, 2011.
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Seniors Hannah
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May 27-28. Johnson
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5:31.51 placing her
fifth on the Pattonville all-time leaders
list. Farrell qualified
in the 2-mile run by
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add on to the policy based on current
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Naturally, there are several consequences to being on the bubble. The
most obvious one is being unable to
walk at the graduation ceremony.
“Also, students will have to go to
summer school or come back for another semester,” Principal Sara Keene
said. “No matter what, they will have
to delay their future endeavors.”
It has been difficult to meet the
requirements for graduation at Pattonville for some students due to
earning all of their necessary credits.
In fact, there are “required electives” that tend to mess with students
schedules. Students are required to
take Personal Finance, either Debate
or Oral Communication, either Child
Development or Parenting, and
Health.
“Starting freshman year, I wanted
to take five core classes, along with
French and band,” said senior Khalil
Griffin. “In order to meet graduation
requirements, I was forced to drop
band and French this year to take my
required electives.”
In addition, senior Casey Dial had
her schedule disrupted when she was
an exchange student in Germany. “As
a result, I had to have my schedule
changed after I got back,” said Dial.
Once a teacher knows that a
student is on the bubble, they will do
everything they can to help students
get caught up.
“After spring break, we email counselors lists of all students who are at
risk of failing,” English teacher Gay
Ryan said.
Usually the process involves the
student’s parents. If the student is a
Special School District student, their
case managers are also contacted.
“In addition, I always put an emphasis on final projects,” Ryan said.
“They are often worth more points
than other assignments in the semester, so they can bring grades from
failing up to a D at least.”
Bubble seniors have little time left
to be able to graduate. Their best
remaining chance at passing is to do
well on the final exams which begin
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s the school year draws to a
close, many seniors are looking forward to graduation.
However, in order for this to happen,
students need 24 credits and 50
hours of community service. Some
seniors are still short of meeting
these benchmarks, which will delay
their graduation.
These students, referred to as being
‘on the bubble,’ are actually few in
number. On average, there are 8 out
of 400 seniors who fail to graduate
each year. Most of the time, seniors
end up on the bubble because they
did not have enough credit going into
Grading Period 6.
“There is no exact percentage available because things change too much
to take an accurate figure,” counselor
Carolyn Niederkorn said. “A student
that looks like he or she will fail is
often able to turn it around thanks
to end-of-the-year projects that are
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By Jacqueline Neil
T
he varsity
girls’ soccer
team might
have thought it was
greatly affected after
graduating seven girls
and losing two starters from last year.
But on May 17, the girls played the first round of Districts
against Hazelwood Central. One goal the team accomplished for
itself is winning the District title for the third year in a row. Head
coach Tom Iffrig and the team set many goals at the beginning of
the season and are working to accomplish them.
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Many of the girls who have returned this season bring their
previous experience to the field which includes a State runner-up
title in 2010.
“The beginning of the season was a little rough for us. We’ve
been losing games that we shouldn’t have been losing,” sophomore Erin Collier said.
After losing so many key players, many of the girls had to step
up this season.
Juniors Kailey Utley and Mikala McGhee are two of the four
team captains. “Kailey really helps us when we want our goals
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junior Kacie
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The girls started the season off with two wins, preceded by
three consecutive losses.
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good at times and they play poorly at times,” Iffrig said.
The team next plays Incarnate Word Academcy on May 24 in
the Sectionals. The game will be held at Incarnate Word Academy
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attonville varsity baseball
finished the year with a
record of 18-6 and was Suburban North Conference champs.
With the title on the line, the Pirates had to win the game on May 5.
“We had to win against Hazelwood
Central to win in our conference,”
senior Brad Ridings said. “That was a
huge win for us.”
This is the 17th Suburban North
Conference title for Pattonville and
the 8th championship since 2000.
The season this year was a success
with 14 seniors on the team and all
players playing a huge part in making
the season what it was.
“The team worked well with each
other,” head varsity baseball coach
Mark Hahn said. “There were 14
seniors on the team that knew what
it took to win games. All the players
supported each other and pushed one
another to succeed.”
The win over Hazelwood Central
put Pattonville in the District tournament.
“The first District game [against
Parkway Central] was my favorite
game this year,” senior Jimmy Benoist said. “We won after 11 innings
with a score of 3-2.”
After winning its first game, the
Pirates advanced to the next round to
play Francis Howell North.
After a difficult and intense game,
the boys ended up losing 4-2.
“The team never gave up. They
worked hard until they very end,”
Hahn said.
This was a good year for the Pattonville baseball organization.
Next year, the team returns four
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players from the varsity squad.
Junior Justin Dertinger said he
hopes next season will be as good if
not better than this season.
“All jobs are open,” Hahn said. “We
almost have to replace the whole
team.” ™
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By Gabby Pirrie
A
fter a season full of many
injuries, varsity boys’ volleyball did not do as well as
it hoped. The team pulled through
until the end with its positive mindset though.
“Dan Johnson was always encouraging,” senior Chris Guzdial said.
“Even if we were down he still stayed
positive to push us and bring us up.”
Health was an issue for the volleyball team.
During the season, “our team was
pretty banged up. Most of the team
got hurt in some way,” senior Dan
Johnson said.
But they did not let this affect their
playing.
Most of the athletes played
through their injuries. Johnson and
Guzdial both rolled their ankles.
Senior Billy Schultz and junior
Mark Bozada also had injuries
throughout the season.
This gave students like junior
Quincy Usry a chance to step up and
play on varsity during Districts.
“I got to play a lot and I got along
well with everyone, so it was pretty
fun,” Usry said.
This helped him determine a lot of
what he needed to work on for next
season.
“I need to work on passing for
sure,” Usry said.
Usry is not the only one who is
looking to improve for next season.
“We need to start working better
together as a team,” Guzdial said.
The players all enjoyed playing with
each other, but when it came to being
on the court, they did not communicate very well.
“The team has got to learn how to
play till the end of the game, we can’t
just quit after
15 points,”
Johnson said.
Players will
need to fill the
voids left by
this season’s
leaders which
include senior
Max Browne
and Johnson,
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and junior Sam
Decker will
take their roles
next year and
be the voice of
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Pattonville School District has a rich history and its journalism program is no different. Starting with the Schola 75 years ago, the paper changed to the Chatter Box
Newsletter, and then came back to the Schola. Eventually the title of the newspaper settled on The Pirate Press, a name the paper still faithfully uses decades later.
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W
arped Tour. To some, it’s just another
day in the humid St. Louis weather.
But to others it is the focal point of
our teen years. They brave heat, sunburn, and the
fury of a thousand mosh-pits to see a show they
hope to never forget. But, when your Warped
schedule has a few holes in it, here are a few
bands you should keep your eye out for.
Put on your slipons and stretch out a
little bit, because Big
D and the Kids Table
is exactly who you
want to see if you are
a diehard ska junkie.
For those who aren’t
familiar with the art
of ska, it is a genre
that consists mainly
of upbeat guitar and
horn sections. Big D
and the Kids Table
have mastered this
delicate art, and
deliver explosive
shows and a vibe that
remains unmatched
by any ska band to
this date. For the
ska scene in St.
Louis, this is heaven
considering last year
Big D and the Kids
Table were on the
Warped lineup, but
simply didn’t play at
St. Louis with a large
portion of other ska
bands following the
same footsteps.
Being a man of the ska scene, I feel obligated
to introduce one of my personal favorites on the
lineup: Less Than Jake. Now, what separates Less
Than Jake from Big D and the Kids Table is pretty
simple. Less Than Jake has an explosive way of
getting the kids to have fun. Instead of Big D and
the Kids Table’s oft political lyrics and more serious lyrics, Less Than Jake provides quality music
that you just have fun listening to. An example of
this is the TV/EP, which includes covers of everything from the Scooby Doo theme song, the Toys
R Us Kids song, to those catchy Freecreditreport.
com commercial jingles! I’ve personally seen Less
Than Jake on multiple occasions, and I believe it
is safe to say that this is one band you want to go
out of your way to see.
If ska isn’t your
groove, and maybe
you’re feeling a
little bit of hiphop, then check
out MC Lars with
Weerd Science.
Now, MC Lars isn’t
your typical rap
artist. The factor
that sets him apart
from most rap
artists is that he
studied English at
Stanford University and Oxford
University. He later
would move on to
join the “nerd-core
rap” scene with
others such as
MC Chris and MC
Frontalot.
MC Lars’ music
is often sophisticated, humorous,
and pretty catchy if
you give it the shot
it deserves.
Remember, you
can always view
the Warped Tour lineup at vanswarpedtour.com.
There will be tons of bands, merchandise tables,
and good times to occupy your day. Don’t forget
the sun-screen though, the only thing more powerful than the music is the unforgiving sun. ™
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S
oul Surfer, which
premiered on April 8,
is a movie based on
the true story of a girl named
Bethany Hamilton.
Hamilton started surfing
when she was 3 years old and
entered her first surf competition at age eight winning both
the short and long board divisions.
On Halloween morning in
2003, Hamilton, 13, was bitten
by a 14-foot tiger shark when
she was surfing with her friends
near Tunnels Beach.
With immediate medical assistance, her life was saved after
losing more than 60 percent of
her blood but she lost her left
arm.
Since surfing was her
passion, Hamilton had the
motivation to get back in the
water quickly. Just one month
after the attack, she was back to
surfing.
Her goal was to become a
professional surfer with only
one arm and to win competitions.
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cident, Hamilton won her first
National Title and turned pro
in 2007.
Throughout the whole movie,
especially when Hamilton
(Anna Sophia Robb) was recovering in the hospital, her family
displays a very spiritual connection with God.
The plot is very emotional
but predictable at specific times.
The actors portray the story
well starring Helen Hunt and
Dennis Quaid as Hamilton’s
parents and Carrie Underwood
as her church counselor.
The background music also
provided a dramatic setting for
the movie.
Soul Sufer is rated PG for
some material that may not be
suitable for children.
It features an intense
sequence during Hamilton’s
accident and some thematic
material.
In my opinion, the movie
deserves a 9.5 out of a 10-point
rating system
The only main problem of the
movie is that the plot is only
suspenseful during the moment
the shark bites Hamilton’s left
arm.
Other than that, the movie is
great and portrays Hamilton’s
life story very accurately.
So swim and surf into the
summer season with Soul
Surfer. ™
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T
oward the end of second
semester, specifically the
last few weeks of school,
everyone gets agitated. Students are
done, teachers are done, and everyone
just wants school to be over.
Naturally, people are going to get
snippy with each other. I completely
understand, I feel the same way. However, there is a fine line that shouldn’t
be crossed. This line is being crossed
increasingly. Teachers need to stop
riding students.
At the end of the year, I’d expect
students to be annoying each other.
This time around though, it is the
teachers that are badgering the
students.
I have noticed that a lot of teachers
are nagging on students. Teachers
go on and on about how seniors are
graduating and moving on to postsecondary education but when teachers start talking about how a student
is failing and will not graduate during
class, it is not right. Teachers need
to be supporting and encouraging
students to achieve passing grades;
not embarrassing them in front of
their peers.
And the rumor-drama is worse
than High School Musical. Students
talking about other students is
whatever, but teachers talking about
students in front of other students is
not cool.
At this time of year, students need
more encouragement to help them
get by. Seniors, especially, need help
as ‘senioritis’ is in full swing.
Every day I am infuriated by teachers that are not supportive. It’s one
thing to joke and use sarcasm with
students, but when humor is not
involved, it’s childish.
Many teachers are always dead
serious. There aren’t any underlying
winks or chuckles to indicate a joke.
No, these teachers bite hard and don’t
let go until they taste blood.
Many underclass students are
catching an early case of ‘senioritis’
around this time of the year, which
is normal. However, these students
need encouragement as well.
Teachers are riding students about
working harder and not slacking off.
This is not the right approach.
I understand tough love, but
there’s a time for it, and now is not
that time.
Right now, students need to know
that they can count on their teachers
to help them make it. To me, it’s getting harder and harder to find those
teachers. ™
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By Jacob Sharp
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efore I leave this school, I
feel I should address something that is still an issue,
even though it shouldn’t be. The goal
is that I accomplish this without
sounding like a Pirate Code video.
High School is a unique and deeply transformative experience in the
lives of almost all American teens.
It takes a bunch of moody insecure
human beings from all different
walks of life, all of which are trying
to figure out where they belong,
and tosses them all into a confined
building for hours on end, day after
day. It sounds like a sick and twisted
psychology experiment, and often
that’s what it feels like. In some
ways it’s fantastic for us. America
is a melting pot and going to high
school with a diverse and interesting population of kids is an amazing
experience, one that makes most of
us more accepting of others. Yet high
school leads to an indulgence of one
of the strongest human instincts
- the forming of distinct, exclusive
group identities. The band kids, the
sporty kids, the
partiers, the art kids, the gifted kids,
the anime kids; the list is an infinite
one. Teenagers, and humans for that
matter, have an unstoppable need to
label themselves and others.
When I was much younger, my
best friend was my mom’s best
friend’s son. That was back in the
day, where that sweet wool of childhood innocence was over our eyes
and we saw the world in a more
pure way. We didn’t judge anyone
- they were just another kid on the
playground. Christopher Osbourne
and I were close for years, until we
were around 15 or 16. We lived a fair
distance away, attended different
schools, had vastly different groups
of friends. Socially, we each ended up
developing wildly different lifestyles.
We slowly grew apart, as a lot of
friends do. But we didn’t have to,
and that’s what eats away at me the
most. I judged him for his long hair
and his gothic clothes and chains, he
judged me for my preppy attire and
the way I acted, even though both of
us hadn’t really changed underneath.
The fact that I haven’t talked to Chris
since I was 16 and won’t ever get
another chance to is something I will
never get over.
Last October, I got a call from my
mom when I was on my way home
from work. At first nothing she said
really registered. The truck came on
so fast. He didn’t feel a thing. Chris
was dead, sitting passenger in a
car that no longer had a passenger
side.
The feeling was a strange hodgepodge of regret and loss and sadness
and anger at myself with a nice mix
of numbness to top it off. The worst
part was we grew apart because
neither of us were mature enough to
look past the groups we identified
with and now neither of us could say
goodbye.
The memorial was held the next
night at a house I was unfamiliar
with and filled with people I’d never
met in my life. It struck me that
Chris had a whole life, a whole family
of friends that loved him. I felt out
of place, an imposter. What right
did I have to be there? None of his
friends had ever met me. I didn’t
dress like them and I didn’t act like
them. How could I claim to care
about Chris Osbourne?
Chris and his friends were what
a lot of people would call social
outcasts, yet at the memorial, I was
the outcast. They were the kids most
kids judge and make fun of to feel
better about themselves. This was a
group of kids who cared deeply for
each other, and I realized that this
was rare for Pattonville. At our high
school, there tends to be a lot of fake
relationships based on labels and
superficial groups.
I made my way to the bonfire in
the back, where everyone began to
circle. They had all written letters to
Chris that they read aloud and tossed
into the fire. As each of these kids
threw their letters in the fire, I began
to see each of these quirky teens as
a unique human with memories and
feelings, and I found myself casting
away the judgment I had had when I
first met them. I didn’t bring a letter, but I said what I wanted to. Afterward, I got to know Chris’ friends,
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ne of the biggest concerns
next year is our student
support at football games.
With November’s passing of Proposition K, a new football stadium
will be built along with a natatorium
on the campus of Pattonville High
School. The construction will begin
this summer with a groundbreaking
scheduled for May 31 at 6:30 p.m.
When all the football games are
away, students will not feel comfortable at “home” games. Those games
are not exactly at our home field. It is
the little things that make Patton-
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ville Pirate Nation.
Another problem students will
have with “home” football games
is the distance required to travel.
Every student has their route to the
high school that is perfectly timed,
and they know when exactly to leave
from their initial location.
The problem with moving home
games is no one wants to drive
where they are not welcomed. The
atmosphere at every away stadium is
different.
Football players have adapted to
the askew football field, along with
its many ditches.
Behind one of the goal posts is the
track where future Pirates are found
socializing and supporting the team.
Getting told by the school resource
officers and administrators to evacu-
ate the walking paths is somewhat of
a right of passage to these students.
Students remember pep rallies,
football games and other events
hosted at the stadium. They remember the cheering and the booing.
It’s not just a place where games are
held. It is a place that generations of
Pirates have made memories.
It has already been established
that Homecoming 2011 will not be
at Pattonville and that has already
been discussed between administrators, but one thing that students are
concerned about is Spirit Week.
Usually, the Homecoming assembly is held at the football stadium.
Next year, the assembly will be in the
gym. This means the events usually
held for students, like pie eating, will
be changed.
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and they got to know me.
I saw something that night that
changed the way I looked at everyone, especially at Pattonville. In his
death, Chris taught me a lesson that
I’ll never forget, and in the end he
was a better friend than me for it.
So whether it’s the kid rapping
at the top of his lungs as he slowly
swags down the hallway, or it’s the
freshman with the backpack with
the wheels who sprints down the
hallway like a frightened squirrel, don’t be quick to judge. Laugh
about it, befriend them; turn on
the part of your brain that tries to
relate, to understand. They’ve gone
through a lot of what you have,
and no doubt have some interesting stories to tell. You’re spending
four years in this high school with
all these strange people, and trust
me, you’re better off spending it
appreciating your peers than judging
them. It’ll make people more like
you, and you’ll be happier for it. ™
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stadium is the track. The Pattonville
track and field team warms up as an
entire team at every practice. The
track team will have to move their
practices off the track and perhaps
be practicing at a middle school.
The completion date of the stadium is set for August 2012 which will
mean that no events will be hosted
at the stadium during the 2011-2012
school year. ™
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The opinions published are of the
publication and are open to criticism. As
the members of the 2010-2011 staff, we
dedicate ourselves to the accurate and
objective dissemination of information to all readers. We will protect and
exercise our First Amendment rights.
The viewpoints of all staff members are
to be regarded as being seperate from
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