A Family Bound by Wildcat Pride

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June 2014: THE SENIOR ISSUE
The Voice of Maple Hill High School Students
A Family Bound by Wildcat Pride
by Elizabeth Zink
How many people make a family? I’ve seen some pretty
big families in my brief lifetime but none as big as the
family of 70 that I have endured school with for the past
13 years.
When you tell someone that your
graduating class is less than 100 students, they usually look at you with
shock. When you’re surrounded by
schools like Columbia and Guilderland
and Shen, it’s hard to find someone
who has shared the same academic
experience as you. For a while, I wanted to be in a big school. There was
something more exciting about the
idea of experiences within a large
school that made experiences in a
smaller school seem less meaningful. It
took a while to feel differently. I know
I’m not the only one in this school to have made a joke
about how we have an incredibly small student population or how we have a high school that is essentially two
hallways on top of one another.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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-Best
Summer
Plans
-Final Exam/
Regents
Schedule
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-Senior Plans
-Senior Will
-Memories
-Reflections
by a few
Seniors
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It wasn’t until recently that I learned to accept the
positives of knowing the same kids for my entire
schooling career. I have friends from preschool. I
have friends from elementary school. I have friends
who know everything about me and who have
watched me grow as a person for the past thirteen
years.
And when I think about it, I realize
how lucky and blessed I am to have
grown up with these people. For
those who have stuck through until
the end, we all ended up being pretty
“ok” people. I personally have never
seen a closer, more respectable graduating class until I looked at our own.
If we are the future, then maybe the
future isn’t looking too bad.
Next September, it’ll be weird not
catching up with familiar faces and
seeing the same teachers we saw last year. Some of
us will be going to college next year. Some of us will
be getting jobs. Some of us will be going into the
service. Some of us haven’t really even figured it out
yet. We’ll scatter out along the map and lay...
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-Prom
-China Trip
p.5-8
A
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-Creative
Writing
-Summer
Songs
-Candy Crush
-DD Review
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-Seat Belts
Save Lives
- “Where Are
You Going to
College?”
-EBT
-Sports
Awards
-Girls’ Track
-Spring Season Ends
p. 29-31
p.32-33
The Paw Print
Paw Print
Editorial Staff
Editorial Staff 2013-2014
would like your
input to the
school newspaper
The Paw Print
this year. If you
Contributing Writers:
see news happening, want to write
Peter Aitken, Robert Bedenbaugh, Aua feature or sports dra Colliton, Kerry Golden, Heather
story, or take
Hay, Dylan Kolb, Hannah Meacham,
some photos,
Mackenzie Otten, Kristine Probst,
please let any of us Domenika Truesdell, Katya Wilson,
know.
Elizabeth Zink,
Faculty Adviser: Miss Flood
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down roots in places that may end up being hundreds
of miles away from where we began. But we will succeed because we are a strong and intelligent and talented group of people. We will succeed because we have
the tools to make our lives our own. We will succeed
because we are all tied back to the same place, a school
stuck in the middle of nowhere, Maple Hill.
I hope the graduating classes of 2015, 2016 and so on
find it just as hard to say goodbye in June as I know I
will. The Class of 2014 is made up of only 70 kids. That
may not be much, but we are a force to be reckoned
with. We are determined. We are the change the
world is waiting for.
And we are a family.
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The Best Summer Plans for High
School Students:
Use Your Summers to Strengthen Your
Resume and College Applications
Although summer might seem like a time for kicking back and unwinding after the school year,
it’s actually a great opportunity to build your resumes so that you can impress the colleges
and employers of your choice. You can do more that just get a summer job; here are a few
activities that can help you stay active and gain valuable experience over the summer months:
 WORK: Employment is a practical way to build your resume and impress colleges. Any
job is good, but working in a leadership position or in an academic area would be ideal. The more a job challenges you, the more it builds the skills that colleges and future employers are interested in seeing in applicants.
 VOLUNTEER: Do something good for others. Community service is another great way to gain some valuable work and leadership experience. The Anchor, local soup kitchens and animal shelters are always looking
for volunteers, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find a volunteer organization that could use an extra pair of hands
for a few weeks during the summer.
 TRAVEL: While this may not be a viable option for everyone due to cost, summer travel can be an exciting
way to enrich your mind while enhancing your resume. Visiting and exploring foreign places will broaden your
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horizons, allowing you to expand your awareness of other people
and cultures. Plus, you can further develop your language skills!
 TAKE CLASSES: “Summer School” doesn’t always have to be
a bad thing, and colleges will look kindly upon applicants who
take initiative to further their education over the summer.
Check out local community colleges; they often offer creditbearing summer courses for high school juniors and seniors on a variety of introductory-level topics. This
will not only look great on your transcript, but it also provides an opportunity to get a jump start on general education requirements for colleges. Plus, it allows you to explore possible career options and get the
feel for a college campus.
 SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS: Along with summer classes, summer enrichment programs
can be another valuable and educational summer experience. Look for summer enrichment programs offered through Continuing Education at Maple Hill, local youth groups or area colleges and universities. Many
of these organizations have residential day camps for high school students focused on specific topics such as
music, creative writing, science, engineering and a variety of other areas of interest. These programs are a
good way to explore and gain experience in fields you may want to study in college.
 VISIT COLLEGES: It almost goes without saying that campus visits should be part of any college applicant’s summer plans. Of course, this mostly pertains to juniors who will become seniors in the fall. This
should only be one part of your summer equation; be sure to also incorporate resume-building activities
and experiences, in order to set you apart from your fellow applicants.
 BUILD YOUR SAT/ACT SKILLS: Don’t waste a summer preparing for a four hour test—everything
on this list has more value for your personal growth and college preparation. However, standardized tests
are part of the college admissions equation and if your
scores aren’t what you hoped
for, summer is a great time to work through an exam
preparation book or take a test
prep class.
 DON’T BE A COUCH POTATO LIKE THIS:
10 Ways to Squander Away Your
Summer Vacation and Squash Your
College Admissions Chances:
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Breaking the record for most consecutive hours playing Call of Duty.
Memorizing the lyrics to every song played on Fly 92.3, Jamz 96.3 and WGNA 107.7 (This will
not convince any college to “Call You, Maybe.”)
Binge-watching Netflix (Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, House of
Cards, Parks and Recreation, Mad Men, Dexter, Orange is the New Black,
etc.)
Hosting the 74th Annual Hunger Games in Your Backyard
Trying to get 10,000 Followers on Twitter
Sleeping ...at least 14 hours a night followed by a nap in a hammock.
Tanning until you’re at least five skin tones darker.
Watching cat videos on YouTube.
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PROM 2014
by Audra Colliton
After leaving school at ten, several of us went to get our hair done, clean up
the house, get our nails done, and our makeup. The day was long for most of
us, with last minute errands to complete before prom.
Then, when we were ready, we went to the walk in. There was a variety
of dresses; short, long, pastel, shiny, matte, and beautiful heels that most of us
popped off right after we got to the country club. The boys also had tuxedos
on with varying ties and vests.
After we walked in and got our pictures taken,
we made our way to the Colonie Country club. Some of us were in limos, our
own cars, our parents’ cars, or even a corvette. We got to the club, finally, where
Mr. Frese and Mr. Horan waited at the door. We might have gotten wet from all
the rain on Friday, especially on our way out the door. Inside, music was already
playing. Mrs. Colwell, Miss Flood, Miss Golden and Miss McGann, greeted us and
had us vote for Prom King and Queen.
The room had a few wooden walls, windows that let light into the room and a
dance floor in the front of the room. The tables were arranged according to
number. Everyone was sitting
with their friends, waiting to get
onto the dance floor. The wait
was not long, and then when we
got to the dance floor, that’s
when the fun began.
The crowd filled the dance floor with couples, friends and terrible dancers like me. Some people took breaks in between, went
outside on the deck although it was raining, or enjoyed some
dessert. It was fun, and I think everyone had a blast. Mr. Frese
danced along with a few other chaperones. I can’t wait for next
year, and for
the seniors,
it was a great prom; one they’ll never forget. Congratulations
to Heather Hay and Lee Soja for being named Prom King and
Queen and all seniors who were named to the Prom Court.
Thank you to the class of 2015 for their hard work in organizing this year’s prom, to the teachers that chaperoned including all those listed above and Mr. Agostinoni, Mrs. Strock,
Mrs. Balogh and Mr. Porter. Peter, Aine, and Mr. Hoyt, great
job planning the prom; this year prom was excellent!!
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More Prom 2014 Pictures
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News
You Guys Trusted Us in Another Country?
by Oteria Ludwig
On April 14th, 2014, long before
school would begin for the day,
several students showed up in
the desolate Maple Hill High
School parking lot, shuffling
through the darkness with bags
over their shoulders. This was
not the meeting of some strange
cult or delinquent gang, but rather the start of a 12-day adventure undertaken by a group of
intrepid young students eager to
expand their cultural awareness
and miss a full week of school.
Lauren Benevento, Marc Contento, Carla Dortic, Robert
Sedgwick, myself and some individuals not from our school all
piled into a van with Mandarin/
Political Science teacher Mr.
Mark Hoyt, and began our journey to the nation of China with
a 3-hour car ride and a 13-hour
direct flight to the Capital of
China, Beijing.
During our brief stay in the
massive Capital, we visited several classic destinations. We
climbed the Great Wall of China, which was pretty great, and
took a brief tour of the Summer Palace
even though it was April. The Forbidden
City was far from off-limits and I should
really stop making these bad jokes. But
really, we had a blast. We wandered the
city, indulged in authentic Chinese cuisine (Robert ate snake. Ask him. I ate
dog in China too. It tastes a bit like baloney), and maybe Robert and I got lost in
a subway and spent three hours running
around and hunting down a taxi to take
us back to the hotel. Maybe. But we
were not limited to this single city for
our trip, so after a span of a day or
so, we packed up our bags and
shuffled onto an overnight train to
take us to our next destination:
Xi'an, located in the Shaanxi province.
Xi'an is a much smaller city than
Beijing, but was no less an extraordinary experience. Through the
rain we visited the pits containing
the famous Terracotta soldiers,
still being excavated even as people come from across the globe to
see them, and toured the Hua
Qing Palace and hot springs. In the
Muslim Quarter, we viciously bartered to get low prices on trinkets
and wares (Robert was an expert
at this), and feasted on the famous
biang noodles (the character for
them being the largest character
in the written Chinese language)
which were pretty tasty if I do
say so myself.
After a day or so in Xi'an, we
drove to the airport and took an
early flight to Guilin, and after a
long bus ride through some
amazing scenery, we reached our
hotel at the breathtaking Yangshuo. In Yangshuo we did many
things, from shopping to eating to hiking
to a beautiful bicycle ride through the
pristine countryside of Yangshuo, where
we navigated along the roads through
misty mountains and by rivers and rice
patties. I swear, you could hear Tan Dun
playing in the background (for those who
don't know, Tan Dun is a famous Chinese
composer, doing the soundtracks for internationally famous...
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Chinese movies such as Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). In
contrast to the other two cities we had been in, Yangshuo was a much
warmer climate and the first of the southern cities that we would visit.
After Yangshuo came Guangzhou, a sprawling metropolis that still
managed to be filled with green life. Our stay in the city was the shortest of all, as we had only one night there, but we managed to make the
most out of our stay. We toured nightlife and visited a park in the early morning, watching groups of older Chinese men and women do tai
chi, dance, and play various board and card games while we walked
around the beautiful scenery. We shopped and while doing so ran into
people from all across the world, many of them African and European,
due to Guangzhou's status as a center of international trade in China.
But our stay in the city was brief, and we all eventually boarded an express train out of mainland China to the territory of Hong Kong: our
final destination.
Though Hong Kong was
plagued by an overcast, the
fact that they were actual rain
clouds and not smog was a
welcome change for us and
the threat of bad weather did little to keep us from making our way
around the city. We shopped and ate along Temple Street, laughing at
the poor english translations that were on the items they sold, and took
the Star Ferry across the harbor, as our hotel was on the Hong Kong
island while many of our destinations were on the mainland. We also
took a double-decker bus to Stanley market, on the far side of the island,
which included driving by some gorgeous scenery and some really tight turns (it looked like we were going to
crash and/or hit people numerous times, but our bus driver was quite the expert). We spent the final days of
our trip having as much fun as possible, enjoying each other's company, cracking jokes, buying presents for people
back home and eating snacks that we got from local 7/11's (I swear to you, they're everywhere in China).
On Saturday, April 26th, the group finally touched down at Newark International Airport after a mind-numbing 15
-hour flight. None of us got that much sleep. After a two-to-three hour drive, we finally made it back to the
school, where our parents awaited us. We came back as changed people. We knew
more about China, the world, each other and ourselves. The memories we all created
together in that foreign country would create a unique bond between all of us, a level
of understanding that no one else would be
able to reach. Basically, we had a lot of inside jokes. But despite how we ached, despite how sleepy and ready for American
food we were, we had fun in China, and I,
for one, hope to go again someday.
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Class of 2014: The Past, The Present & The Future
Name
Where are you headed next year? Major
Genesis Alvarado
Logan Atchinson
Rachel Baker
Hudson Valley Community College
Southeastern University
Nursing
Psychology
Pre-Med
AJ Barber
Western New England University
Engineering
Krystal Bartley
Siena College
Psychology
Izzy Bermudez-Ellis
SUNY Cobleskill
Equine Studies and Animal Science
Marie Brady
Chelseah Braoudakis
Nate Bryda
SUNY Oneonta
Utica College
Undecided
Human Services
Economic Crime Investigation
Norman Bullinger
Biological Science
Jeremy Busdiecker
Michele Canestro
SUNY Delhi
Lasell College
landscape design
Athletic Training
Eryk Craft
Undecided
Chelsea Decker
Haley Duraski
Matt Fuller
Russell Sage College
The College of Saint Rose
Occupational Therapy
Music Industry
Automotive and Autobody
Heather Hay
SUNY Oneonta
Art/Psychology/Pre-Occupational
Therapy
Jordan Healy
University of Albany
Nanotechnology
Morgan Herrle
Roger Williams University
Marine Biology
Judsen Hoffman
Tulane University
Homeland Security
Austin Jeune
System Network Administrator
Ryan Krupa
SUNY Cortland
Physical Therapy
Siena College
International Business and
Marketing
Rachael Lansing
David Lindeman
Working HVAC in the state of Florida
Working at Executive Woods Childcare
Globalteer for Volunteering
Emma Myers
SUNY Purchase
Theatre, Performance and
Screenwriting
Kellen Nugent
HVCC
Entrepreneurship
Lauren Olsen
HVCC
Undecided
Hannah Meacham
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Name
Where are you headed next
year?
Tabitha Overbaugh
Working at Grassland Equipment and Irrigation Corp.
Mike Peters
Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Sarah Plitnick
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Civil Engineering
Dante Prinzo
SUNY Oneonta
Undecided
Cameron Renslow
Quinnipiac University
Occupational Therapy
Sarah Roche
HVCC
Undecided
Brendan Roy
HVCC
Business Administration
Jack Scott
SUNY Fredonia
Biomedical Engineering
Austin Seymour
Brendan Smith
HVCC
SUNY Albany
Business- Sports Management
Nano science
Lee Soja
Siena
Accounting
Gabby Todd
United States Marine Corps.
Major
Jordanne Unser
Health Information Management and
Technology
Cullen Utermark
Adirondack Community College and
Committed to SUNY ESF for fall of 2015
Forestry
Patrick Warren
Savanna Wemette
HVCC
Utica College
Engineering
Nursing
Devonai Wright
Pratt Institute
Architecture
Elizabeth Zink
New Paltz
Best of Luck in all of your future endeavors!
Note: The “Where Are You Headed Next Year,” Memories and Senior Will Pages were compiled based on the students’ responses.
Students who did not submit information are not included.
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It’s Been Real
by Heather Hay
As this school year begins to wind down, everyone, especially the Seniors, cannot wait for classes to be over. At this point, every day is the same thing, everything is routine,
classes drag on, and as it gets warmer all that our teenage minds can think about is the summer
that lies ahead. For Seniors, summer isn’t where our aspirations stop; a whole new chapter of our
lives is about to begin. While we can’t wait to break through these walls that have been containing
us for the past four years and almost every conversation leads to what next year may bring, I think
every once in a while, all of us Seniors, take a step back and reflect the memories we have here at
Maple Hill.
While I know the majority of us can barely motivate ourselves to get out
of bed in the morning or even bare the thought of walking through the
halls of the school at this point in the year, all of us have to admit that
some of our best memories were at school events or within those very
halls and classrooms that make our Senioritis symptoms reach an all-timehigh. Whether it was getting decked out for Spirit Week, trying to stay
awake at the All Night Parties, getting down (or hanging out in the cafeteria) at dances, or even just creating friendships throughout the years, Maple Hill High School has provided us with the opportunity to make the best memories with our
friends and our class. Not only did it provide us with the opportunity for memories that we’ll recall forever, but we also got the preparation for the real world that we’ll soon indulge ourselves
in.
Until now, the tightly-knit community of Schodack and the small classes in the Maple Hill schools,
have been what we’ve become accustomed to. Throughout our high school careers, all of our
teachers and other faculty have been warning us that we’re not always
going to have only 69 kids in our class and know theirs and their cousins’
first, middle, and last name. We’ve been told that as we venture into this
new, much larger world we have to realize that our class rankings, our
class C and D sports stats, who you had beef with Freshman year really
doesn’t matter in the long-run. We’re new people. It’s a new start. It’s
the reality check we all need and with the help of Maple Hill High School,
we won’t be caught off guard by it.
So Seniors, as we all drag ourselves through these last couple of weeks of our high school experiences feeling like it’s the longest days of our lives, let’s just take a second to remember the people
we’ve met, the memories we’ve made, and the bright futures we’ve set up for ourselves within
these walls. It’s been real, Maple Hill.
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Name
Favorite High School Memory
Favorite K-8 Memory at
CES, MHMS
Genesis Alvarado
Junior year All night party and Senior year Spirit
Week
Field Day and Six Flags when I was in
band
Classes with Mr. Frese
Cross-country team dinners.
The playground and ski club
All of the 5th grade.
Rachel Baker
AJ Barber
Krystal Bartley
In general, shenanigans during study hall with my
friends.
Izzy Bermudez-Ellis Bonfires at Colette's =)
One time during gym at MHMS, during a volley ball game I accidentally
hit the ball into the basketball hoop.
Chasing the ice cream man for
Spongebob popsicles with Gabe
Dingman
Marie Brady
Halloween dance 2011
The old CES playground
Chelseah
Recess after lunch.
Nate Bryda
Lunchtime
Cross Country Fort.
Norman Bullinger
Running the 4X4 last year at Patroons under the
Moving up day from CES.
Jeremy Busdiecker
Michele Canestro
All night parties
Golden Shoe
Field days
Eryk Craft
Being the class jokester in American Presidency II.
Chelsea Decker
All night party-junior year
The wooden playground at CES
Heather Hay
Last year's music in our schools concert when I
had an awesome solo in Jazz Band.
Baseball activities on the away bus and after games
with Kyle Hurysz and Dylan Kolb in Cairo and
Greenville.
Making the best of senior year with the best class
ever!
Jordan Healy
Everything XC (dinners, races, practices, sleepovers), wrestling, track, swing choir. Bus rides with
various teams. Eating dinner with Mr. Farrell before XC states, where Monica Strain and I both
ordered the cheapest dish on the menu because
we brought almost no money. Farrell ended up
covering our tab. The smallest things, which are
now everything.
Mrs. Green's English
class in 6th grade, where we put on
plays during the mythology unit.
Morgan Herrle
Spirit Week!!!!!!!!!!
Philly Field Trip
Haley Duraski
Matt Fuller
Playing on the CES playground
Making a buzzer-beater shot in a basketball game in 7th grade.
Cheating on the stick run like a boss
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Judsen Hoffman
High school sports. Going to sectionals for soccer The shoe kick off and the golden
and winning sectionals in volleyball.
shoe at field day.
Austin Jeune
The All Night Party
Moving On Up Ceremony & Dance
Ryan Krupa
High School Sports
Wooden Playground
Rachael Lansing
Watching all of the variety shows.
The playground.
Hannah Meacham
Hanging out with my best friend, Mrs. Weidman.
Emma Myers
Kellen Nugent
Drama Club this year and senior year spirit week.
The lockers
Sitting on a wet sponge in front of the entire
school my freshman year at the bullying assembly....thanks Mr. A
The Sandwich Song
Morning Program everyday and the
wooden playground (RIP).
The old CES playground
Lauren Olsen
Tabitha Overbaugh Attending CTE for Automotive
Receiving the golden sneaker after
field day.
Field Day at CES
Mike Peters
Sarah Plitnick
The all night parties
Spirit Week and XC.
The old wood playground
Philly Trip
Dante Prinzo
All night parties
Wooden playground at CES
Cameron Renslow Running XC
Field day, gym class and intramurals
with Mr. Ashby
Sarah Roche
Homecoming 2013
8th grade Philadelphia trip
Brendan Roy
Philadelphia Trip
Listening to Matt Fuller make flatulence noises with his armpit.
Austin Seymour
Lee Soja
Hillstock or The Variety Show
Ripping my pants on my birthday and listening to
teachers swear.
Breaking the school record for 3 pointers in a
game
Beating Chatham at tennis.
Gabby Todd
Pep Rallies
The old CES playground.
Jordanne Unser
Spirit Week and the Pep Rallies.
Philadelphia Trip
Cullen Utermark
Getting a Lacrosse Team at Maple Hill
There are too many to choose from but probably
spirit week, the all night party junior year, and volleyball all four years.
My sophomore spirit week, the black out dance,
and the all night party
Going to Grafton after prom
I went to Holy Spirit.
Jack Scott
Savanna Wemette
Devonai Wright
Elizabeth Zink
Field Day at CES
Feeding the birds every morning for
Mrs. Carreau in homeroom.
Field day at the CES, and Mystic
Seaport in Fifth grade
Hanging out in the court yard in MS
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Name
Senior Will
Genesis Alvarado
I, Genesis Alvarado, leave my best wishes
and sass to the class of 2015.
Logan Atchinson
I, Logan Atchinson, leave my excessive amount of
energy and positivity to anyone who is in desperate need of a little boost to get
them through the rough patches. they may face.
Rachel Baker
I, Rachel Baker, leave my hallway strolls and waving to Hannah Gonzales.
Izzy Bermudez-Ellis
I, Adrian Barber, leave the spirit of XCB to the entire cross-country team. Keep it
alive fellas.
I, Krystal Bartley, leave my unorganized folders and locker to the incoming freshman class. Enjoy.
I, Izzy Ellis, leave my heart to Gabe Dingman, Julia Keyoskey, Deedee Lovelace,
Shelby Gipp, Colette Dowling and Brock Bogausch. I also leave my Hispanic heritage to Colette Dowling.
Marie Brady
I, Marie Brady, leave chocolate milk and my rain dancing skills to Kristin McInerney.
Chelseah Braoudakis
I, Chelseah Braoudakis, leave my school spirit to the Class of 2015.
Nate Bryda
I, Nate Bryda, leave Mitchell Heffner my dance skills and style.
AJ Barber
Krystal Bartley
Michele Canestro
I, Norman Bullinger, leave my intellect to Bryce Perry and I leave my charm with
the ladies to my brother, Nick Bullinger.
I, Jeremy Busdiecker, leave Jake Long and Peter Aitken with my abilities to win
matches.
I, Michele Canestro, leave my Keurig to Eleanor Haase to help her get through her
morning hostility.
Eryk Craft
I, Eryk Craft, leave my comedic legacy to the next generation of high school seniors.
Chelsea Decker
I, Chelsea Decker, leave hope for my brother to be successful throughout the rest
of his high school career.
Matt Fuller
I, Matt Fuller, leave Kyle Hurysz my Jersey # for baseball. I leave Dylan Kolb my
good looks and charm. I leave my truck to Alex Konig...just kidding. Lastly, I leave
Jake Teliska my amazing dental hygeine.
Heather Hay
I, Heather Hay, leave my watchful eye to the upperclassmen and teachers over my
sister as an incoming freshman.
Norman Bullinger
Jeremy Busdiecker
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Senior Will
SENIOR WILL continued from p. 14
Judsen Hoffman
I Jordan Healy, leave the roads of Castleton for the next great runner to claim. I
leave my records, and my name, which will serve as a benchmark to that future
runner. And lastly (hopefully) I leave fond memories to those who remember me.
I, Morgan Herrle, leave my unmade cupcakes to Mr. Frese and Wayne "Buddy"
Herrle the responsibility to make them.
I, Judsen Hoffman, leave the cleats I found at the Coxsackie tennis courts to Joe
Wilson
Austin Jeune
I, Austin Jeune leave all of my school work to my pals.
Ryan Krupa
I, Ryan Krupa, leave Garrett Axtmann my #10 soccer jersey. Wear it well.
Rachael Lansing
I, Rachael Lansing, leave my senioritis to Joelle Dean.
Hannah Meacham
Lauren Olsen
I, Hannah Meacham, leave my lack of motivation to whoever wants it. Enjoy.
I, Emma Myers, leave the responsibility to constantly shut Frese down to Sami Muller. Handle it with aggression and force.
I, Lauren Olsen, leave my carefree sweatpants days to Lindsay Mannion, Bella Nelson, and Tori Olsen
Tabitha Overbaugh
I, Tabitha Overbaugh, leave my used textbook to a freshman.
Mike Peters
Dante Prinzo
I, Michael Peters, leave Mike Martin in charge of the percussion section.
I, Sarah Plitnick, leave Gabe Dingman my everlasting love and I leave Alysa Kelly my
senioritis.
I leave the tradition of using sweet pea hand lotion before basketball practices to
the varsity basketball team.
Cameron Renslow
I, Cameron Renslow, leave my "snarky comments" and colored pens to my brother,
Garrett Renslow, for APUSH next year.
Brendan Roy
I, Brenden Roy, leave my awkwardness to Bernie Daoust.
Jack Scott
I, Jack Scott, leave my height to Zach Frese.
Austin Seymour
I, Austin Seymour, leave the lacrosse team to Peter Mehrige
Lee Soja
I, Lee Soja, leave $1 to Jimmy Shorey
Jordan Healy
Morgan Herrle
Emma Myers
Sarah Plitnick
Jordanne Unser
I, Gabby Todd, leave locker 772 to the one freshman lucky enough to get it. Good
luck.
I, Jordanne Unser, leave my best wishes to my sister, Courtney, who will be a junior next year.
Cullen Utermark
I, Cullen, leave the Lacrosse team leadership to Carter Zimmerman.
Gabby Todd
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SENIOR WILL continued from p. 14
Name
Senior Will
Patrick Warren
I, Patrick Warren, leave locker 731 to the incoming freshmen.
I, Savanna Wemette, leave the little bit of sanity I have to all future Calc students,
because you'll need it.
I, Devonai Wright, leave my sassyness to Señora Lepkowski, and my unfinished
homework to Mr.Porter, and good luck for the next generation of seniors.
I, Elizabeth Zink, leave my spatial reasoning and self awareness to the underclassmen because literally no one notices that they're taking up the entire hallway.
Savanna Wemette
Devonai Wright
Elizabeth Zink
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
by a graduating Senior (psst it's Oteria)
by Oteria Ludwig
Hello. I am a senior this year, which means that
in about a month or so, I am gonna be getting
the heck outta dodge and you
guys can't stop me. Please don't.
I want to leave. Not saying that
this place is horrible, it's not that
bad of a school despite how people complain (you should see
some other places, man), but
still, I've done my four years and
I'm ready to move on to the next
stage of my life.
That being said, I feel that, as a
senior, I should try to leave some
sort of advice for the rest of you lot that are
stuck here for another year or two. Or three.
Good luck with that, guys. I mean, as a senior, I
have a retrospective view on things that may do
some good for you guys. So, here are some
helpful tips for you guys. Some are about
schoolwork, some are about classes, some are
for people wanting to go to college, some are
about being here in general. I'd like for you to
take them to heart, but also with a grain of salt,
because we're all flawed human beings and entitled to our own opinions on things.
1. You wanna go to college for something?
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TAKE AN AP CLASS. You remember early in May
when the library was closed? When the seniors all left
school after tests practically brain-dead? When we
complained about having to write four essays for one
test, having only about 25 minutes
for each essay without even
knowing what the essay questions
were gonna be about? Yea, you
want to take those tests. You're
probably wondering what kind of
drug I'm on, but I'm serious. While
taking a more rigorous course and
having to pay $81 per test seems
stupid (if you can't pay for it the
school can help you out, you
know), if you dedicate yourself to
taking these tests and do well enough you can get
college credit. So instead of taking a $700 college
course, you get to take a really hard test. So while it
seems stupid now, it will help you in the long run.
2. Do everything important before senior year. Get
all of your requirements out of the way. You don't
wanna take Health? Take it. Now. That way, when
you get to senior year, you can take whichever classes you want and not really have to worry that much
about ‘Do I have enough credits to graduate?' No.
You have it done. You'll have lots of study halls that
you can fill with whatever you want, or nothing at all.
Someone suggests you fill up your study halls so you
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SO LONG continued from p. 16
can be more productive? No. If you've worked hard for
the past three years and you want to coast out your
final year, dedicating your free time to whatever few
classes you've chosen (psst take AP classes), then do
it. You've earned it.
3. Seek help if you need it. If you are stressing out
because of work overload (especially in Junior year;
that one's the worst), talk to your teachers about it. If
you are falling behind and have no idea what the heck
is going on; talk to your teachers about it. Believe it or
not, most teachers actually like it when a student seeks
extra help. Still need help after that? Talk to an upperclassmen who took the class. Look up your questions
online. There is nothing worse than failing a test not
because you got stuff wrong, but because you stared at
the paper and realized that you have no idea what any
of this means.
4. Forget what people say. It's your life, no one else's.
Don't let choices that are going to impact your life be
dictated by other people's opinions. If your parents,
teachers, and friends want to suggest things to you,
that's great, but when push comes to shove, the final
decision is yours and no one else's. Don't change your
college choice because of your friends or your boyfriend or girlfriend. Don't change your career path because a teacher or your parents make it sound like a
really stupid idea. If it's something that you feel passionately about, then do it. It doesn't matter if it's the
right decision or the wrong decision, what matters is
that it's your decision. Just remember that you have to
own up to the responsibility of that decision later.
That's really it, I don't want to use up too much space.
As for other things, try to stay on top of schoolwork,
save stuff on Google Docs, don't touch other people's
art projects and equipment (seriously guys, what are
you, five?), learn to budget your time, and remember:
just because we are or are almost eighteen doesn't
mean we're actually mature adults. Also, just because
you don't like someone doesn't mean you have to be a
constant jerk about it. You don't have to be nice, just be
polite. And also, even though
school is stressful and hard, remember to try and enjoy yourself.
Have a good time in high school
without us seniors.
If—
by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream— and not make dreams your
master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your
aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!”
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common
touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—-which is more—-you’ll be a Man, my son*!
*(Man meaning a mature adult– relates to women
as well).
Source: A Choice of Kipling’s Verse (1943)
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Arts & Entertainment
Creative Writing Corner
Happiness,
is a colorful rainbow
the light after a bad storm
the sound of laughter.
Note:
The following pieces by Heather Hay
and Robert Bedenbaugh were written about pieces of artwork. Stu-Katya Wilson
dents were instructed to “show, don’t
tell” the reader what is happening in
the paintings by using
A Tale Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s “The Tragedy”
descriptive, sensory language.
by Heather Hay
The sand sent chills up his body, starting at his pudgy toes and
making their way to the tip of his ears. He watched the hard sand
crumble beneath him and his father with every rigid step they took,
making it feel like he was some kind of monster crushing through the
pavements in a city. When he looked up, the chaos ridden city was not
there, all that he saw was a cold, colorless landscape with a sole person standing, facing the ocean with a glimpse of hope in her eye. The
boy and his father made their way towards this distressed woman, who
was also the boy’s mother. Not a single eye met another. Not a single
word was spoken. Not even the slightest noise. The sounds of waves
crashing onto the the hard, cold, cement like sand was the only thing to
keep from hearing a pin drop. The boy reached his hand up to his father’s mid-thigh and held on to his thin winter coat. His eyes never left
the ground where the the bony, bare feet of his and his parent’s feet
stand. With a high pitch, rough, voice, as if there was something deep
in his throat, the boy asked, “Do you think he’s coming back?” When
their was no answer, his eyes rose to meet his mother’s beautiful, pale
face. At that moment, he knew what the answer was just by the tears
that slowly slid down her cold cheeks.
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Creative Writing Corner
A Tale Inspired by Jack Vettriano’s
“The Singing Butler”
by Heather Hay
He held her closely and gently to his torso and like a
feather, she let herself flutter around as he guided
her. Music wasn’t playing and the only thing to be
heard was the wind brushing by their ears and the
faint crashing of waves in the distance. The wind made her red silk dress tightly cling to her legs as she
twirled in his broad, strong arms. Her bare feet lightly moved on top of the soggy sand as his perfectly
shiny and new dress shoes sunk in a little more with each step. The maid and the butler in distress from
the freezing whips of wet wind could not wait for whatever ballad that played in the beautiful and graceful
couple’s head to end, but this was no matter to the dancing lovers. They never broke eye contact with one
another and they never had to say a word to convey how much they loved each other right there in that
moment.
A Tale Inspired by Norman Rockwell’s “The
Runaway”
by Robert Bedenbaugh
Officer Brian White walked into the diner, just planning
on getting a quick dinner before returning to his patrol.
Sinatra crooned from the jukebox, and a young woman
was cleaning up tables as a child sat at the bar. The
kid dropped a sack on a stick behind him, and Officer
White wondered where the kid had run away from.
Sighing, he sat on the green stool next to the blonde
boy, who was wearing a faded yellow shirt and jeans
that were far too short, with a black case on his lap...
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The man behind the counter came up, smoke gently floating up from his cigarette, and one eye always on
the child. Officer White watched him as he took their orders, and leaned over.
“Hey, kid, the meal’s on me.” He told the boy, keeping an eye on the grey-haired gentleman. The child
looked grateful, and Officer White asked him where he was from.
“Canton, sir.” The kid replied, a proud note in his voice. Canton was hours away by train, and the kid clearly
wasn’t lying.
“That’s a long ways away, kid. Where’re your parents?” Officer White looked worried, and the old man came
up with their drinks, still not taking his eyes off the boy.
“Dead.” Officer White sighed, his suspicions confirmed. He asked the boy what his name was, and the boy
replied “Jeordie. Jeordie Warner.”
“Well, Jeordie Warner, how about we finish up this meal and then you come with me? I’ll take you down to
the station and we can see about what we’re gonna do with you.”
“Why can’t I stay here?” The child replied.
“Well, see that gentleman over there?” Officer White whispered, indicating the old man in white, his cigarette
nearly dead. “I don’t quite think he has the best of intentions.” Jeordie understood what the officer meant, and
ate his meal quietly, his hands shaking throughout the meal. When they finished up, he left with Officer
Warner, neither of them leaving a tip for the leering server. As they climbed in the car, Officer Warner considered how he’d convince the chief and his wife to let him adopt the child.
A Tale Inspired by Lorraine Christie’s Sweet Surprise
He shook the idea from his mind. He was there for a purpose. He kept looking, searching every crowd. He saw a
million gorgeous faces shrouded in expensive clothes, but
none filled his needs. The city was so cold, so impersonal.
These mechanical animals walked through their hollow
lives, living to die, conforming to conform and existing for
nothing. He wanted, no, he needed,
someone different. A person he
could call his equal. Someone that
could exist by his side rather than
against it.
She walked down the street, watching the people pass her by, her
bright yellow dress shining in place
of the missing sun. Everyone looked
like coma patients to her, existing in
a great, empty world of nothing, living just because they weren’t dead.
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She wanted a person that could make her feel
alive. She’d do anything to feel alive in this world
of the dead.
The rain began to fall, hitting all equally. The umbrellas, white as snow, popped out, and out
came the woman’s, scarlet. The man ignored the
rain and continued to walk, watching the people,
and seeing her beacon of light. He walked up to
her, and looked her in the eye. She looked back,
and wrapped her arms around his neck, his going to her waist as if it were as common as
breathing. They held each other and kissed,
knowing they had found what they were looking
for. They walked under her scarlet umbrella,
hand in hand, watching the world unleash rain
and wind upon the masses, people running in
fear of the storm, cleaning, or at least masking
the garbage that filled the gutters and the
streets. They were alive, while everyone else
was just automatic, living in a world of lies.
Not Your Average Teenager:
Caroline Kole, Country Music Star
by Peter Aitken
So, get this: her latest single is currently being
played on SiriusXM The Highway (and other radio
stations), and she is the opening act for Reba McEntire...did that get your attention? If not, what if I
told you she is only 16 years old?! Caroline Kole is
a rising Country Star who is years beyond her actual age. This amazing singer
was born in Texas, moved
to Florida and recently
relocated to her newest
home in Nashville right
before the start of her
freshman year. Caroline
has been singing all of her
life, and played her first
guitar when she was just 8
years old.
Her one of a kind voice
got her a recording deal
with SONY/ATV and a
chance to open for Reba
at her concerts for the
past few years. In an
online interview, Caroline
mentioned, "It's breathtaking to open for Reba. It's not lost on me how huge
of an opportunity this is...she's the Queen of Country Music!" Aside from opening for Reba, Caroline
has also prepped the crowd for Blake Shelton, Martina McBride, Kenny Rogers and others. You'd think
that at 16 years of age, she'd be a little nervous before opening for a crowd of thousands, yet it's extreme excitement for Caroline. "The bigger the
crowd, the
better,"
Caroline
noted. One
of Caroline's most
unforgettable mo-
ments was when she walked onto the stage for Reba
her very first time. She noted that Reba's audience is
full of the most loyal fans and that she's so honored to
be a part of the energy.
What she loves about being a part of the Country
Music Business is the stories that she gets to hear behind her favorite songs and the talented people she
gets to work with. She is
grateful for this once in a
lifetime chance to create
her own music and learn
from some legendary
folks. As Caroline put it,
"It's a dream come true."
Her biggest influences that
have helped her become
so successful include Reba, Johnny Cash, her parents, sister and her
friends. Reba's insight to
the whole music lifestyle
(with a career spanning
over 40 years) is like no
other, so it makes sense
that Caroline views her as
a role model.
As if balancing superb grades in school and touring
aren't enough, Caroline still manages to find time to
write and record her own songs and even film music
videos. Her latest music video "If He'd Ever Look Up"
is currently being aired on the CMT Pure Channel.
You can even catch Caroline writing a research paper
on the plane headed to the next concert venue.
Let's recap. Caroline has released her first EP, toured
with several country artists, debuted her first single
("Money to Me") on local radio stations and CMT
Pure, performed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, and now she has just finished filming
her second music video for her next (monstrous) hit.
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Did you forget that she is only 16 years old?!
It's safe to say that with a work ethic like Caroline's and a
down-to-earth personality, she'll be going big places in the
future and there is nothing slowing her down. As Reba
said, "She's gonna be a big star one of these days, mark
my words." Just listen to one note of Caroline Kole's
amazing vocal range and you'll be hooked. You can buy
her latest EP and a few other singles on iTunes. (If you
are a fan of Kacey Musgraves or Sara Evans you are bound
Must listen to:
Money to Me: Caroline’s first single. This
powerful song reveals some of her strongest vocals. It’s a relatable song about the
good times people share together.
If He’d Ever Look Up: Caroline’s latest
hit. This song incredible song is a mellow
tune that expresses Caroline’s love side
with some jaw dropping vocals.
to become a fan of Caroline.) Look out for her!
Review on Chicago Fire
By Kristine Probst
truth of what really happened. Gabriela Dawson, paraMany young children think,” I want to be a firefighter medic struggles with her feelings towards Casey. Dawwhen I grow up,” which is why TV shows and mov- son’s partner Shay is struggling with her feelings towards her lesbian, married, pregnant lover. Kelly who
ies about firefighting have such a strong fan-base.
is lieutenant of the squad team at Firehouse
The compelling Chicago Fire draws fans in to want to 51, struggles with an on the job injury and his current
reliance on painkillers. Chief Boden struggles with his
watch more so they watch it every Tuesday. The
NBC’s hit series is nothing like firefighters in reality. job and his responsibilities towards the fire house.
Of course there’s a lot of struggling going on, but that
The insane decisions the firefighters make while
what keeps the viewers interested
there in the fires; you don’t see that
in it. If there wasn’t any drama in
everyday. For an example Matthew
the plot, it wouldn’t be a hit show
Casey had to make a decision to go
on NBC.
back into a burning room to say a
baby, but while he was saving a life
Despite all the distractions these
he got hit by a rafter but still got
Chicago Firefighters face day in and
back up to get the baby out of the
day out, they race to every fire,
fire while he had a brain injury. Once the episode is over you have snap back to every injured person, and take every chance they get
to save one person’s life.
reality.
Firefighters in Firehouse 51 give the show the drama In a TV review they praise that Chicago Fire “preserves
the sense that they are heroes of the highest order,”
it needs to be a hit show. Usually firefighters don’t
concerned with the city's well-being.
bring their troubles inside the fire house, but they
leave them outside the doors. For example.
In all reality, do we actually need to watch a reality seMatthew Casey, the youngest lieutenant of Truck 81, ries to tell us what a hero is? Any kid with a plastic
struggles with his relationship with fiancé Hallie and firefighting hat on can tell who a real hero is and what
with a bunch of crooked cops that are too busy sav- they want to be.
ing their own partners and not actually telling the
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Dunkin’ Donuts in Review
by Mackenzie Otten
If you’re working a minimum wage job then I’m sure you’re well aware it went up to a whopping $8.00! Pretty sweet, right? Well, not as sweet as the sweet-tea from Dunkin Donuts, a coffee shop franchise that exists
in 32 countries worldwide. This popular coffee and baked goods fast food restaurant that many of you know
and love serves over three million customers daily. Founded in 1950, Bill Rosenberg opened the first shop in
Quincy, Massachusetts and the fast growing company has been booming ever since.
Upon entering a Dunkin Donuts, customers are greeted with a smiling face and a warm welcome. The clean
and friendly environment offered by Dunkin Donuts is one of the many reasons people are always coming
back for more. All of their equipment is washed, rinsed, and sanitized multiple times a day to ensure the
safety of the customer. Dunkin offers several different hot beverages, which are perfect for the subzero temperatures we endure in upstate New York:
Hot Hot Hot
 Hot coffee (a quick pick me up): original and decaf
 Hot tea (to cure a cold) : includes black, green, decaf or vanilla chai
 Espresso (an eye opener) : cappuccinos and lattes
 Hot Chocolate (internal heater) : original chocolate, mint, white and salted caramel
 Dunkaccino (for the indecisive) : which is half coffee half hot chocolate
 All of these come in a small ($1.83), medium($, large or extra large, except for the vanilla chai which
only comes in medium due to packaging.
Icey
 Coolatas (add some pizzaz to your day): coffee, strawberry, orange, vanilla bean
 Iced coffee (cool you down) : made how you like it
 Iced tea (perfect for a summer day): unsweetened, super sweet,
with lemon
 Iced lattes (for bouncing off the wall): skim or whole milk, made
how you like
Unfortunately these cold beverages are not currently available in an extra large due to the fact that Dunkin
does not offer extra large ice cups.
Flavor it Your Way
Dunkin has three flavor pumps (all of which are sweetened): Caramel, Mocha, and Brown Sugar Cinnamon.
Unsweetened flavored shots include: french vanilla, blueberry, toasted almond, peach, cinnamon, and raspberry. These can be added to any drink and remember a little goes a long way, so be cautious in your flavor
adding decisions.
Foods
This franchise has more than 100 varieties of doughnuts varying by location. The most common flavors
($0.99): Glazed, Chocolate Glazed, Boston Kreme, Blueberry Cake, Old Fashioned, Jelly, Chocolate Frosted
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and Strawberry Frosted. Of course, the donuts also come in everyone’s favorite mini-size, Munchkins which
are great for large groups of people!
Muffins($3.19): Chocolate Chip, Blueberry, Reduced Fat Blueberry, Corn, and Coffee Cake.
If coffee and doughnuts aren't for you try one of their delicious bakery sandwiches which can be put on a
bagel, croissant, english muffin, or flatbread.
If a pick me up or a snack on the road is something you crave, be sure to stop in your local Dunkin and fill
your void with an average priced cup of Joe or a delicious bakery item. Dunkin Donuts offers many different
combo prices which can help out your wallet in the long run. However, don’t be mad if they’re out of your
favorite doughnut because as you know, America runs on Dunkin.
Wrong Cops Review
Wrong Cops is not an easy movie to review. It’s not that the plot is complicated. As IMDB puts it, “A group of bad
cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot”. It’s not that it’s presented in a complicated way,
either. While the set-up to how the person was shot is shown, the event is skipped over at first, only to be shown
later, but it’s really not even an issue. It’s the darkest of dark comedies, and the events that happen because of the
shot man are so far outside the realms of reason that the only possible reason can be “no reason”. While not as
weird as director Quentin Dupieux’s last film, the Internet darling Rubber, which was about a homicidal tire with
psychic powers and the ability to roll and upright himself on his own, it has his distinct brand of seriously presented
humor, darkness made light of, and non-logic, in addition to the director’s own techno score, done under the name
Mr. Ozio.
While the movie has some B-movie legends like Ray Wise and
Eric Roberts in cameo roles, the main focus of the film is on the
drug dealing (inside of dead rats) Officer Duke (Mark Burnham),
the one-eyed, slightly deformed techno musician Officer Rough
(Eric Judor) and the meek, victimized Officer Sunshine (Steve
Little), along with the man that Duke shot (played by Daniel
Quinn). Rounding out the cast is Eric Wareheim of the duo Tim
and Eric as Officer de Luca, Arden Myrin as the plastic surgery
addicted Officer Holmes and the 45 year old Marilyn Manson as
the meek, conservative teenager David Delores Frank,
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Candy Crush: Dangerously Addictive, A Review
by Heather Hay
“Switch and match your way through more than 400
levels in this delicious and addictive puzzle adventure.
Ain't it the sweetest game ever?” Maybe too sweet…
With every match, special combo, and “Sugar Crush",
Candy Crush users' mouths water for more of this
addictively sweet game with each completed level.
Anybody who has downloaded and played this app
can attest to this: Candy Crush is starting to take a
crazy, addicting toll on its users.
By joining this game, users are accompanying Tiffi and Mr. Toffee in their epic adventure through a candy-filled
world with delicious obstacles around
every corner. From the very first level,
the addiction begins. The first few levels of the game are extremely easy.
This is what hooks the player in. The
easy levels convince the user that this
game is all just a big hype and that
they are invincible to the game's so
called "addictively challenging levels" which gets them to continue
playing and playing. Once the game
really gets going, the levels get
harder and harder and frustration
kicks in. The frustration is what
makes or breaks the game. Some
users just quit the game right then
and there, but the majority continue on in order to prove themselves. Something about the tasty
graphics, boosters, charms, and the
craving for more challenges makes people go crazy
and want to play more.
While the second tip is easy, avoiding the temptation of
paying for extra boosters and whatnot is a little harder if
you don't change these settings. This is because Candy
Crush tries to get its users so addicted and into the game
that they are able to use every trick in the book to try
and make some money. When the user gets really good
and makes it to their first set of quests they will understand. They force the user wait 24 hours after each completed quest before proceeding to the next. This irritates
the candy-craving Candy Crusher to the point where
they will give in and just buy their way to the next world
instead of waiting out the quests.
This and other tactics have created an extremely fun and entertaining game while making each player's brain into sweet, delicious,
candy-filled moosh.
Other stats:
The addictive app makes
roughly $633,000 PER DAY

This game is played by
every seventh person in Hong
Kong daily

There is a whole Etsy page
dedicated to Candy Crushinspired items

People are so obsessed
with this app, they change the
date on their phones just to get more lives


Candy Crush has 132.9 million monthly Facebookconnected users
Creators and founders of Candy Crush use this to
their advantage. The app is completely free to play,
 The game has become to so addictive, UK Rehab
but some in-game items, such as extra moves or lives,
opened a residential rehabilitation program for adrequire payment. These awesome, yet expensive, exdicts
tras are easily avoidable if you follow two steps:
Resource: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/
1. Have strong willpower; avoid the temptation!
disappointing-facts-about-candy-crush?s=mobile
and/or
2. Turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app
purchases in your device's settings
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Summer Songs: Music Yesterday...
by Audra Colliton
I know we are all feeling the same way about summer and how we cannot wait until
it finally comes. We just had prom, finals are coming up or finished, and some of us
are even graduating this year. So, to get into summer and relax a bit, I know some
songs that really get you in a summer mood that you might enjoy.
To start, the Grateful Dead is, to me, the essence of summer. Slower songs like
“Ripple”, “Touch of Grey” and “Box of Rain” really calm me down, so if you are just
as anxious as I am, then these songs may help you relax. “Touch of Grey” repeats “I
will get by” and “I will survive” which helps me tremendously when my finals come. Then you have the
really fun Dead songs like “The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)” (don’t get weirded out by the
name, because this song is cheery and fun) and “US Blues” that you are compelled to dance to. The Dead
are calm, but at the same time, are full of vitality in their songs. Kind of like summer itself. And with dancing bears, tie dye shirts, and a steal your face logo, how could you go
wrong?
Another act that reminds me of summer is the Steve Miller Band. Steve Miller’s music isn’t exactly relaxing, but its cool when its hot outside. He is still
touring today and is touring this summer. And who doesn’t know “Fly like
an Eagle”, “Take the Money and Run” and “Joker”. The songs are classic,
supported by great guitar riffs and percussion. Maybe even some clapping.
Both the Dead and Steve Miller have a bluesy feel to their music and its
heavenly. The guitar solos help add a cool sense to it, something barely ever
felt by music created entirely by machines.
Lastly, I love the Ramones. Punk is splendid every season,
but during the summer, it seems to fit just right as it is
loudly played (rock is meant to be so loud you can barely
hear yourself think, which is great) into the hot summer
air. Songs like “Blitzkrieg Bop”, “Do You Wanna Dance”,
“Havana Affair” and “Rockaway Beach” are loud but fun.
The Ramones wanted to be a fun band that teens would
connect with. They were fun, loud and crazy. They toured
endlessly, performing 2,263 concerts over 22 years. Once
Johnny, the guitarist, obtained police grade mace and
sprayed it all over the crowd. Their songs had a variety of
topics like sniffing glue, nazis, relationships, family problems, murder, mental illness, and even a song they did for the adaption of the Stephen King novel Pet Sematary.
Enjoy your summer, listen to great music and good luck on your tests!
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...and Today: Summer Songs
By The Pawprint Staff
Yup, it’s officially summer and that means it’s time to slap on the sunscreen and
find out which songs will dominate the radio from now until Labor Day. Last
year, it was a toss up between Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” and Robin Thicke’s
“Blurred Lines.” But which song will most popularly be played at everyone’s
backyard barbecues and blasting at the beach this summer? Here are some songs that will most definitely make up this summer’s mega-hit list.
14 songs vying for the title of Song of the Summer 2014:
1. Pharrell – “Come Get It Bae” [feat. Miley Cyrus] This release from his album G I R L. It’s a funky follow-up to his
omnipresent single “Happy,” which is still in the running for song of the summer status — even though it came out last
year.
2. Iggy Azalea – “Fancy” [feat. Charli XCX]
It’s already been on Dancing with the Stars and Good Morning America, meaning that it will be heard on the dance floor at
summer weddings and bat mitzvahs. Featuring an infectious hook from Charli XCX (who helped pen Icona Pop’s “I Love
It,” this is sure to be a big hit
3. DJ Snake and Lil Jon – “Turn Down For What”
4. Ariana Grande – “Problem” [feat. Iggy Azalea]
5. Rita Ora – “I Will Never Let You Down”
Calvin Harris adds some EDM-beats to this pop love song. The summery jam is the first single from her forthcoming album, which is rumored to feature production from Diplo and Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes as well as collaborations with
both Prince and Macklemore.
6. Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
This catchy song with a chilled-out vibe has been floating around for close to a year, but this Scandinavia pop song may finally top the charts this summer.
7. Ed Sheeran – “Sing” While Sheeran is usually known for his sad pop songs, the singer-songwriter has teamed up with
Pharrell Williams to create a surprisingly upbeat track — a bright pop number that has enough of a Justin Timberlake vibe
to give it some edge and ensure that it will be blasting out of teens’ iPods at pools across the country.
8. Sia – “Chandelier” After helping David Guetta’s “Titanium” and Flo Rida’s “Wild Ones” climb the charts, with
“Chandelier,” in-demand topliner Sia Furler finally has a hit song to call her own. The power ballad is an ode to sad girls
everywhere.
9. Sam Smith – “Safe With Me”
The 22-year-old English export is featured on two other songs on the charts: Naughty Boy’s “La La La” and Disclosure’s
“Latch.” Smith’s album In The Lonely Hour is due out in the U.S. on June 17th.
10. Betty Who – “Somebody Loves You” Although it’s been out for a year, this is sure to explode onto playlists and
dance floors as the summer heat rises.
11. 5 Seconds of Summer – “She Looks So Perfect” With boy-bandish good looks, charming songs and power pop
licks, 5 Seconds of Summer could last all year round.
12. Calvin Harris – “Summer” Filled with Harris’ big, big beats, “Summer” feels unstoppable.
13. Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun” Paramore’s pop song seems to be crafted for singing along with five of your closest girlfriends while cruising on a hot night — and the song plays like a gospel-inflected soundtrack to youthful exuberance and
hard-fought independence, making it perfect summer anthem material.
14. Clean Bandit – “Rather Be” [feat. Jess Glynne]
It’s the most Shazam-ed song in the world, which means that even though you may not recognize the artist, you
have definitely heard the song. It’s catchy, impossible to avoid humming in public, and so quietly infectious, it’s tough to notice that it’s already gone viral, even though it’s hit No. 1 in five countries.
Haven’t heard of some of these songs? Look em up on your favorite music stream like YouTube or Spotify. Oh, and if you
haven’t downloaded the app Songza yet, get on it. The app has a “concierge,” with choices of activities that you might be
doing so it can help pick a playlist that best fits. You’re then given choices of music genres and voila– a perfect playlist! Plus,
it’s a great way to find new artists and music that you never knew you liked!
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Wrong Cops continued from p. 24
a role that mathematically and logically should not work, but manages to via force of will alone. Rounding out the
plot is comedic sociopathy from all the officers as well as a majority of the cast, and the universe’s most apathetic
dying man. That’s not a knock on his acting, but instead a perfect description of his personality. Bleeding out for
several days in the film, he only cares about listening to the techno music that the cops also listen, sleeping, and being warm. He’s not the least bit concerned that he’s dying, and his first response to Duke discovering he’s not dead
yet is to ask Duke what music he was listening to.
But, of course, the question you’re asking is, “Is it funny?” Unfortunately, I have no idea, much like I did with Rubber
before it. Did I laugh out loud? A few times, which is pretty much average for me. Was I smiling throughout? Yes,
but not to face soreness levels or anything of that level. Did I enjoy it? Yes. I even watched it twice, once alone and
once with another. And, that brings into focus the next point. I enjoyed it, but didn’t find it to be hilarious most of
the time. A friend was more highly praising of it. My father, whose tastes typically fall on the dark and offensive to
most side of comedy, disliked it, calling it “An hour and a half of movie for
ten minutes of funny”. Even IMDB seems to be divided on the issue, giving it
a solid three out of five stars. I’m not a big fan of the five star system myself. I
would give it an 80 out of a 100. It’s not the funniest film or the weirdest film
I’ve seen. If I had to decide the best funny + weird + dark film I’ve seen, it
would likely be Repo! The Genetic Opera. However, I do not believe Wrong
Cops is a bad film. It’s a good film, but definitely a love-it-or-hate-it film. It’ll
by
Robert Bedenbaugh
Channel Awesome: A Review
A camera. Somewhere to sit. Editing software. The
Internet. A bad movie, show, anime, manga, video
game or comic book. That’s all the reviewers of
Channel Awesome need to earn their slice of Internet
fame. But it’s not as easy as one would think. Week
by week, they consume the worst of fiction, and
sometimes non-fiction, and write up a script, plan
their jokes, what scenes they’ll use, and the general
flow of the episode. Then they film it, often either
alone or with just a friend or two, edit it together and
upload it to the video host site Blip to be posted on
the Channel Awesome site they’re featured on. Week
by week, they endure the worst fiction for our entertainment. Whether it’s the Macaulay Culkin horror
film The Good Son, the atrocious British television Bonekickers, the extremely strange Roger Ebert-written
Beyond The Valley of The Dolls or the puzzlingly insane
Frank Miller comic book All-Star Batman and Robin,
these men and women humorously review some of
the worst of the worst fiction on Earth, all to make us
laugh.
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However, reviews aren’t all there
is to Channel Awesome. There’s
also original comedy, like Fifty Shades of Green, a parody of
Fifty Shades of Gray, involving Cthulhu, or Brad Tries… in
which reviewer Brad Jones tries food and drink products, many of which, like New Coke, were canceled and
expired years or decades ago. Somehow, none of them
have killed him yet, even if a few have made him puke.
They’ve also picked up several other famous web producers like parody animator Harry Partridge (most famous for his Saturday Morning Watchmen video),
abridged series giants Team Four Star (the producers of
Dragon Ball Abridged and Hellsing Abridged) and Accursed
Farms (creators of the Half-Life machinima parody series
Freeman’s Mind). Similarly to Brad Tries… is MikeJ’s Infomericalism, in which reviewer MikeJ reviews and sometimes tries out various infomercial products like the
ShakeWeight, the Shamwow and the Robostir.
Channel Awesome began as one website: ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com, and it was built around the
titular figure, Doug Walker, producer of the web
See Awesome continued on p. 29
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by Domenika Truesdell
Opinion/ A&E ‘ctd .
Benefit Card: Benefits Who?
Working in a Stewart’s Shop it’s impossible not to learn the reality about food stamps. A food stamp is like a
“credit card” issued by the government to people who have an income the government deems is too low for a
reasonable standard of living. For example, a family with a gross monthly income less than $3,423 and a net
monthly income less than $2,633 would be eligible for the federal food stamp program. Basically, people who use
food stamps are spending money that they don’t have. The money is given to them by the government, and since
the government cannot generate money other than from mandatory taxation, the money is actually coming from
the pockets of taxpayers.
We all know that the government taxes us, as they have always taxed their
citizens. Money gets taken out of every single paycheck received by millions of
Americans, money that is the result of long, hard hours of work. Many of these
taxpayers are themselves barely earning more than the government-set eligibility requirements for food stamps. Never mind, this money goes to the government. They claim to do good things with it, things that will benefit the people
and, in the long run, be good
for all of society…
See Benefit continued on p. 30
Awesome continued from p. 28
series The Nostalgia Critic, Ask That Guy With The Glasses, Bum Reviews and much, much more. From there, it began picking up more
and more reviewers like New York-based Lindsay Ellis (The Nostalgia Chick, originally created to cover the female side of 70s, 80s and
90s nostalgic programs, while the Critic covered male, has expanded to more works), Diamanda Hagan (creator of Hagan Reviews,
which focuses on no-budget horror and exploitation movies) and
Linkara (creator of Atop The Fourth Wall, a series that reviews awful comic books). With enough video game-based content, they
opened up the site “Blistered Thumbs” to host it all.
However, Channel Awesome wouldn’t be successful without the unique characters of the reviewers. Whether
Brad Jones’ “Cinema Snob”, a, well, cinema snob who reviews exploitation and horror movies or Doug Walker’s
hyperactive, insane Chester A. Bum, a bum that loves each and every movie he sees or Diamanda Hagan, an exploitation, horror and weird movie reviewer whose character is a maniacal dictator of “Haganstan” with an army of
minions, an oppressed populace and godlike power.
While some reviewers are untrained, others, like Hagan, who has a degree in film making, have some sort of video
or comedy background. “I had a degree in film making but had no way to get projects off the ground and figured
that doing a review show would be easier to do. I was a fan of the Nostalgia Critic from almost the start and had a
massive film collection so it was a natural mix” said Hagan, who was picked up by Channel Awesome in January of
2011, although her videos would not begin to appear there until that summer. The process was simple: sending videos to Rob Walker and waiting to see if she was approved. It took three videos, but she was.
For many creators, Channel Awesome has been an awesome fit. Compared to many businesses, the number of
people let go has been astoundingly low, even if each one has some level of controversy amongst the fans. However, for finding comedy on the Internet, Channel Awesome is perfect.
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Benefit continued from p. 29
Past experience, however, tells us this is
not often the case. Food stamp abuse, the
use of money meant to feed families being
used for indulgences such as cigarettes
and beer, has been widely reported for
years. Yet the government goes on collecting more taxes, unanswerable to the
consequences. Personally, I resent the
government taking money out of my
paycheck that I work hard for, in order to
put give it to others via a little plastic card
a card which they will use however they
decide to. Cynical? Possibly. But working
in a Stewart’s, you soon learn that it’s not
cynicism, it’s fact. A customer will walk up
to the register with a few grocery items
and pay for them with their food stamps.
They will then whip out $20 bills from
their pocket and spend it on tobacco, alcohol, and lottery tickets, items not allowed to be purchased with food stamps.
That’s when my cynical brain starts to
wonder, “If this person has 20s for cigarettes, beer, and Lotto, why does she
need food stamps funded from my
paychecks? Hmmm.” So before the government starts talking about “spreading
the wealth around” maybe they should
start looking at who’s got the cash. They
just may find that the food stamp program
needs a major overhaul.
Opinion
“Where are you going to college?”
By Hannah Meacham
What do Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve jobs all have in
common? They’re all multi billionaires of course, but they’re also
college drop-outs.
It’s come to my attention recently that the popular opinion is; you
can’t find success without a degree. Now that I’m in my senior year
I’m constantly being asked. “Where are you going to college next
year?” The problem is, my plans for next year don’t include school
and I’m then faced with the awkward I’m-actually-not-going-tocollege conversation. Most people will pretend they aren’t surprised
by my answer and others can’t seem to contain their reaction to
my ‘bold’ choice, but the question that follows is always the same,
“So…...what are you doing then?” As if college is the only option; and
until recently I had been under the same impression.
According to Forbes Magazine, 54% of college graduates are underemployed or jobless and only 27% have a job in their field, so why is
it considered irresponsible not to get a degree? Dedicating years of
your life as well as tens of thousands of dollars to further your education is respectable and admirable, hard work and good grades do
breed success, but does that mean there should be shame in not
choosing to do the same? School isn’t for everyone. Not everybody
learns from traditional teaching methods. Should that define how
successful you are in the future? For people who don’t work well in
conventional school settings college can be an incredibly stressful
and frustrating experience, one the usually doesn’t result in the kind
of grades that generate many job opportunities. Often times, very
intelligent students fall under the impression that they aren’t as
bright because traditional teaching methods aren’t effective for
them. Does that mean if you don’t excel in school you can’t be successful in life?
It’s engraved in our minds at a young age that after high school you go to college, but no one ever tells us that
there are other options. Skipping out on college has a lot of benefits when you do it correctly; No student debt,
immediate training in your profession, and a steady income right out of
high school. Many jobs in the repair and maintenance, retail, medical, creative, and military industries don’t require any additional schooling. Instead
of spending hours and hours in a classroom listening to the information,
these careers allow you to jump into the work you’re interested in and
learn hands on. Most professions depend far more on on-the-job” training than on classroom learning and until relatively recently, lawyers, architects and pharmacists learned their trade through apprenticeship, not
through higher education.
However, I’m halfway through my senior year and have yet to be asked
simply, “What are your plans for next year?”
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Opinion
by Mackenzie Otten
Seat Belts Save Lives
As we hit high school many different changes occur in
our lives, friends come and go, new relationships kindle
and we do a whole lot of growing up. Once we turn 16
many of us begin to take to the road. This is both exciting and very scary. Inexperienced drivers have a greater
chance of getting into accidents and that is why one
should take extra precautions while
driving around. According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Administration,
in 2011, 58 percent of teen drivers
killed in crashes were not wearing a
seat belt. When used, seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury to front
seat passengers by 45 percent. Although it may not be your favorite fashion accessory, wearing a seatbelt is
definitely the safest.
Most people simply choose to not
wear a seatbelt or they're too lazy and
forgetful to put one on, some people
often take their seat belt off when
they’re close to home; considering
that 80% of all traffic related fatalities
occur 25 miles from home, thats never
a good idea (NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis). Seatbelts are created for a reason, to keep
you safe. Why would you want to risk
losing your life simply because you didn't take two seconds to click your
buckle or you were too eager to get
home to keep it on? As a strong supporter of the seat belt , I see no logic
in not wearing one. Car accidents are
the leading cause of death for people under age 35 totaling at a whopping 40,000 deaths per year, according to
the Center of Disease Control. Accidents happen, I get
that, but if losing your life is preventable then the extra
precautions should be taken seriously. I see far too many
kids riding around with their friends blasting music and
not wearing their seatbelts. And even more adults!
The purpose of the seatbelt is to transfer the impact of
the collision to the parts of your body that can take it,
leaving you with only minor injuries. Seatbelts are
designed to save lives and should be worn every
time you get into a vehicle. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more
than 15,000 lives are saved each year in the U.S. just
from wearing seat belts alone. Think of it this way,
you get vaccines to prevent you from getting ill, so
why wouldn't you wear a safety
belt to prevent you from dying?
Not only is it stupid to not wear
one, it is also very illegal. Police
officials are really cracking down
on people who chose not to wear
their seatbelt. More and more
tickets
are given out and the fines for a
seatbelt ticket have increased. The parts of your car
are designed to work together, so
by not using something properly it
can affect multiple things. You
are less likely to be protected by
your airbag when not wearing a
seatbelt and when you're not
buckled your body can shift positions making it impossible for the
airbag to do its job in protecting
you. Failure to wear a seatbelt
can result in you being thrown
from your car during a collision,
this often results in death or serious injury. Seatbelts are the
number one vehicle safety device
till this day, which is another
great reason to wear one.
Choosing to not wear a seatbelt is not only stupid
but very very serious. It may just seem like no big
deal but in time of an accident a seatbelt will in fact,
except for extreme circumstances, save your life.
Next time you get into a car the first thing you
should do is put your seatbelt on and if you’re the
driver of the car you should make sure all of your
passengers are wearing theirs too!
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Sports
Maple Hill Girls’ Track
by Kerry Golden
As summer’s quickly approaching, the Maple Hill Girls’ Track
Team is wrapping up their season. The girls have been running since March, despite snow, rain, sleet and hail, to become one of the toughest track teams around. The team has
captured first place in the Stillwater Warrior Relays, the Maple Hill Invitational, and the March-Galotta Invitational. Not
only are the girls finding success as a team, but a few individuals are breaking records as well!
Sarah Friess broke her own 200
meter record with a time of 26.0
seconds. She also broke the school
record for the 100 meter with a
time of 12.1 seconds. In addition,
the girls 4x100 relay team broke the
school record with a time of 50.9 seconds. Sarah made it to States in the 200 and
100 events. She ran 26.33 in the 200m and ran a 12.58 in the 100m.
This record breaking team is made up Cameron Lankaneu, Lauryn Krupa, Eleanor
Haase and Sarah Friess. “I am so proud of this group of girls. We are such a small
team, and so many of the girls are running three or four events a meet to keep us
close in the scoring. I cannot ask any more from them,” commented Coach Golden.
At the time this article was written, she added, “The team is focusing on a good performance at the Patroon Conference Championship and has their sights set on doing well at sectionals.” All of that hard work paid off, since the girls as well as the
boys track team both won Sectional Championships for Section 2. Congratulations
to the girls for also winning Patroon Conferences.
The team would like to send a special thank you out to Mr. Mann for all of his hard
work and help over the past two years. He has unselfishly given up his time to
make each of us better athletes, better people and a better team. We want to wish
him lots of luck next year and let him know that we will miss him a lot.
Thank you Mr. Mann, you are great!
Students Named Scholar Athletes for
Excellence in Academics
Congratulations to the boys and girls track and field teams and boys lacrosse team who were named Scholar Athlete teams by the New York
State Public High School Athletic Association. To receive the honor,
each team had to earn a GPA of 90% or better for the quarter.
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Sports
Congratulations to the Maple Hill Boys’ Tennis Team for winning Sectional Championships.
Maple Hill Varsity Boys’ Baseball also had a great season and was a sectional runnerup. The Girls’ Varsity Softball Team also had a respectable season and made it to
the second round of Sectionals.
Congratulations to Roscoe Quint for his performance in the High Jump at States. Roscoe cleared a
6’5” high jump and placed 5th in Division 2 and
9th Overall in New York State.
Springs Sports Awards Winners
Congratulations to the following Spring Sports Awards Winners:
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Baseball:
MIP - Dylan Kolb
Co-MVPs - Anthony Butler and Tommy Miller
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Lacrosse:
MIP - Nick Morris
Co-MVPs - Nate Bryda and Austin Seymour
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Softball:
MIP - Alysa Kelly
MVPs - Kayley Fountain and Arianna Papas
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Boys Tennis:
MIP - Jimmy Shorey
MVP - Lee Soja
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Boys Track & Field:
MIP - Josh Carlin
MOP Field - Nick Fettucia
MOP Track - Jordan Healy
MVP - Ryan Krupa
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Girls Track & Field:
MIP - Kerry Golden
MOP Track - Sarah Friess
MOP Field - Lauryn Krupa
MVP - Cameron Lankenau
MVP= Most Valuable Player
MIP= Most Improved Player
MOP= Most Outstanding Performer
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An excerpt from
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Dr. Seuss
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what
you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide
where to go.
You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em
over with care.
About some you will say, "I don't choose
to go there."
With your head full of brains and your
shoes full of feet,
you're too smart to go down any not-sogood street.
And you may not find any
you'll want to go down.
In that case, of course,
you'll head straight out of town.
It's opener there
in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.
OH!
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

A Family Bound by Wildcat Pride

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