Senior Superlatives - Stafford High School
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Senior Superlatives - Stafford High School
smokesignal the Live in Foreign Country Haeseong Kim & Clare Robinson D1 Issue 16, June 7, 2011 Late to Graduation senior edition Most Involv ed Haese ong K im & Annie Moncu re 1 1 s 0 2 Senior Superl ative Artistic Shawn Kim & Tana Cropp Goof Off Marcus Pare & Alex Althouse Gustavo Ortega & Maya Mardini smokesignal the Stafford High School Sven Rundman I, Ashley Sterne, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath the following to: Analisa Wall, my prime parking spot toward the front of the line; Michael Musatow, my love for being defiant in Drama, you must use this skill; My upcoming freshman brother, the spot near the downstairs boys bathroom to congregate with friends and make as many amazing memories as I did. Much love and good luck. D2 Issue 16, June 7, 2011 my massive swag to Muhamad Khalid, may he use it for the powers of good and not evil; my Improv Team to itself, may it bring hilarity for ages and ages; and all my heart and soul to Russ Kaus, may he pogo into glory. last wills www.staffordsmokesignal.com you for everything, and I leave you the thought that you have all made a difference in my life. SHS, thank you for everything as well. Clancy Zimbro smokesignal the D3 Stafford High School by bridget phillips Staff Writer While walking the crowded, windowless, drab halls of Stafford, one can always depend on the smiling face of Emily Churchill to brighten their day. In her high school career, Churchill has made her the biggest impact in the English department. “My favorite thing about the English department is Mr. Andrew’s hilarious antics and all of the things I got to learn and practice in my classes,” Churchill said. Churchill is the Editor-in-Chief of the awardwinning literary arts magazine, Mirage. The literary arts magazine is composed of various stories and artwork by students that have been com- Erin Wicker Taylor Wagnon Candace Tulloch I, Olivia Silsbee, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath the following: my baritone to one Tyler Covington for being an awesome freshman; my cone on the practice field to Aaron Small; my wicked confidence to Dylan “Dee” Siegal; my Friday Night Football Game Pizza to Sarah Rochte. To Melanie, I give my place of annoying Mr. Lloyd every morning. To Zoe Page I leave you the title “Most Amazing Person” because you are. I, Erin Wicker, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath the following to; Analisa Wall I give you my loud, cute personality and a passion for music and people. I leave you my love and hope for your future, never give up! I love you Pinky, with all my heart. Katrina Zurasky Zoe Wuckovich Staff Writer I, Katrina Zurasky, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath the following to; I leave the knowledge that yes, I am going away to college, to Sarah Brown and Maddie Smith. To Katelyn Gudyka I leave my skill to read during class and completely not pay attention…and still beat her on tests. To the lovely Michelle Scott I leave the memories we’ve had and the laughs we’ve shared – you will always be better at dissecting than I will be. To the new page editors and journalism staffers…good luck. To Katey, Hannah, Tori, Leah, Gina, Maya, Lacie, Amber, Shawn, Ashley, Courtney, Jackie…you have my heart. Thanks for a great year. During her four years at Stafford, Natalie Small has progressed greatly as an English student, writer, musician, and person. “I love English, it has always been my best and favorite subject,” Small said. “I love writing, too; I keep sticky notes by my bed and I journal whenever I feel like it.” In addition to a lot of practice, Small has been able to further improve her writing through her strong, professional relationship with her English teacher. “My relationship with [teacher name] is awesome,” Small said. “She’s super nice and cool without trying to be best friends with her students.” Her personal improvement extends beyond literary arts. She’s also made great strides as a musician and artist, saying her teachers have made the most lasting impact on her. “I’ll probably remember the music and art programs the most,” Small said. “All of the teachers involved helped me so much; my skills in both fields have gratuitously improved, but they make it very clear that there’s always room for more. “ Even though leaving I, Natalie C. Small, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath the following to; my flag girls, the knowledge that if you do something silly together and with the beat, it is no longer silly. My brother, my surplus of blow darts. My math and science teachers, dozens of questions I probably should have asked. The fine arts departments, tons of love and gratitude. Well-dressed folks, a good two years of fashion mistakes. All my underclass friends, big hugs and a few sappy Facebook statuses. Ashley Sterne Alexander Van Horn years in high school, Joseph Duchane has exStaff Writer celled in many different aspects. Everything from Throughout his four Drum line, to English, to by Russ Kaus I Lindsey Welsh, being of sound, mind do hereby bequeath the following to: Madison George. I leave you all the pepper in the school, the fun times as a senior, my bad case of senioritous, the amazing time you will have at senior prom since you love dances. And I leave you my heart, I love you best friend. I’ll miss you! To Leland Brooks, I leave you all the good times you’ll have and all the privileges you’ll have. To Sarah Calloway, I leave you the crazy talks in journalism. Erika Wenger I, Erika A. Wenger, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath the following to: Emily Martin, all the joy and happiness of being here at SHS for two more years, and all of my supplies left. To DECA, I leave every member the wonderful I, Alexander Morgan Van- memories and fun we have had Horn, being of sound mind, do in the past. To all the wonderhearby bequeath the following: ful teachers and staff, thank piled throughout the year. “She’s one of the smartest natural writers I know. She’s so talented and writes like an adult,” said Jim Andrews, English teacher and Mirage publisher. “She’s one of the best students I’ve ever had and has a wonderful sense of humor and recognition of the silliness in human nature around her. Only once in a while does she need a blackboard next to her desk.” Mirage has won an award for the past three years with graduate Nina Gonzalez as Editor-inChief, and Churchill was the natural choice for a new leader this year. “Nina Gonzalez has always done such a good job with the literary arts magazine,” Churchill said. “I hope I can pick up where she left off.” The magazine staff is collecting pictures and art, and stories from all four creative writing classes to create the 35 to 50 page long magazine which is planned to be finished in August. “Emily is fantastic all around and she has a good, creative mind,” Nina Gonzalez said. “She’s so talented and she’s going to do an incredibly extraordinary job bringing a fresh outlook to the magazine.” Being the online editor of the Smoke Signal and the vice president of Interact Club, Churchill has spent several hours working late after school. She is also a member of NHS. Churchill will attend University of Virginia in the fall and pursue a double major in English and International Relations. for college is an exciting new beginning, Small still acknowledges that she’ll miss some things about high school. “I’ll miss the familiarity; I’m going to be totally uprooted, that’s an adventure, but it’s scary!” Small said. “I’ll miss knowing everyone’s names, my schedule, and where to go. Of course I’ll also miss my friends, my flag girls, and my teachers.” Having come so far in so many areas, perhaps Small’s greatest progression has been in the area of character. “I want to remembered as someone who was kind. That’s what’s most important to me.” Duchane has the English beat mixing band and words Natalie Small I, Candace Tulloch, being of sound mind, hereby bequeath the following to; Leland Brooks, I leave her all the fun times I had as a senior. I leave her the confidence to finish her high school career strong, and the ability to get into college. I also leave her all of our memories and car rides to school. I also wish to leave her my ability to complain, even though I know she won’t. I want to leave Rachel Rolando my sarcasm and laziness. Finally I leave all the pepper and the pizza in the school cafeteria to Madison George. www.staffordsmokesignal.com Small, stellar student, senior Homecoming Queen by ryan hazelgren I, Taylor Wagnon, being of sound mind, do hearby bequeath the following to: all my previous teachers, except for Mr. Dunn, every paper in my binders and backpack to be divided equally between them in order to make up for any and all assignments that I left undone while suffering from both of my diseases: senioritis and I’mtoo-tired-oritis. Both ailments caused severe distraction and laziness on my part in all items I, Zoe Wulkovich, being involving homework, research of sound mind, do hearby bepapers, and studying. queath the following to: Chris Vaughn, my consistent studliness- you and Dumbell Duane Lindsey Welsh will always hold a place in my heart; Sam Heflin, my backseat and duty as a DJ on the forever loud and amazing swim bus; Hannah Lewis, my serious yet funny job of jewelry police at meets; Nick Wulkovich, my impeccable keen eye at spotting good parking spots; and finally all that is left of me including my witty sarcasm to Billy Howell. Issue 12, March 23, 2011 Churchill excels with best words in English Literature Jessica Thorn I, Sven J. Rundman IV, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath the following to; Emily Griffin and Anastasia Nosal our awesome journalism conversations during X days over a batch of freshly baked Spunkmeyer cookies. I would also like to leave Steven West the responsibility of being awesome and not being stupid. I also want to leave Elexxus Brown a great year for being Key Club president. Finally, I leave Shannon Cooke all of the Taylor Swift and Beatles songs to remember I, Jessica Thorn, being of our romance ;D sound mind, do hereby bequeath the following to; Confidence and the best of luck to my Olivia Silsbee dance girls at competition and throughout the year. My best friend Kevin Powell to my little brother James to make sure he gets through high school. My baby cow to Madison George. My backseat to Jordan Peabody. And last but not least a purple giraffe named Eli to Jake Raines. senior edition Varsity Lacrosse, to being clutch in difficult school situations Duchane has proved to be an excellent young man through hard work and determination. Coming into High School Duchane was interested in playing in the drum line. “I told the people I wanted to be in the drum line,” Duchane said. “Mr. Hite helped me get started and I went from there.” Duchane continued with drum line for all for years of high school. Along with marching band, Duchane has also played in wind ensemble and jazz band. “I just started jazz this year and its really fun,” Duchane said. “We play a lot of fun songs.” Being the top drummer in the class, Joe works hard to help the younger kids and set an example. “He gave us a lot of advice,” sophomore Evan Ligon. “I really looked up to him.” In school, Duchane demonstrated excellence in English. Along with being an excellent student, he won multiple English competitions outside of the classroom. “I think he is a really talented writer,” senior English teacher Heather Carafiol said. “He really puts his heart into it.” Duchane won a local teen poetry contest through the public library along with other local competitions. Along with being a good student in class and outside of school, his personality makes him a student that every teacher loves. “He is a fun addition to the class,” Carafiol said. “He is willing to share his work with others.” Along with band and English, Duchane also excelled on the lacrosse field. He was a 4-time letterman. He was also a team captain and contributed a lot to the team. He played defense and is headed to Christopher Newport to play lacrosse. Duchane also lettered twice his freshman and sophomore year for wrestling. Overall, Duchane enjoyed his four years at Stafford. “It was the greatest four years of my life so far,” Duchane said. “I feel very prepared for what’s to come.” Joe plans to attend CNU this fall. “I’m leaving behind a legend of amazing lacrosse that I hope they can live up to,” Duchane said. “Along with a few sad ex-girlfriends.” Brown uses his words to make his mark on SHS by John Kovalchik Managing Editor How does Stafford High School define perfection? For the past four years students and faculty alike have uttered two simple words—Jacob Brown. Senior and goldenhaired Adonis Jacob Brown has been an outstanding leader throughout his high school career. His incredible achievements as a student and as a track team captain are paralleled only by his dashing good-looks and daring charisma. As a one man wolf pack, Brown believes it is his duty to set a standard of excellence that his be- loved underclassmen pupils could struggle with indefinitely, leaving them to only dream of perhaps one day meeting. Brown enjoys most all areas of school work, equally. This is understandable when considering the ease at which he masters them. Yet, he particularly excels in the subjects of Calculus, Chemistry, Biology and, his favorite, French. Chemistry teacher Carolynn Sharpe is merely one of the many teachers singing praises for Brown. “Jake Brown is not your typical blonde,” said Sharpe. Most is well for Brown, yet there is the occasional hardship. “My lonely heart is an island,” said Brown “only finding romantic stimulation in occasional, but extended glances at the flirtatiously handsome figure in storefront windows and the all- encompassing puddles of springtime rain.” Although at times he admits that his gift for perfection can be a burden, Brown greets any and all adversity with a blood-thirsty smile— ready to take life by the jugular. The hectic lifestyle Brown has come to love may seem difficult to balance but between winning track competitions, demolishing school work and occasionally saving a small Polynesian village from volcanic peril, Brown still finds time to kick it old school with his homies. His leisure activities include hanging out, whippin’ out dance moves and time travel. Instead of joining the Miami Heat as expected after offers from Lebron to join the trifecta, Brown plans to carry on his legendary legacy of peak physical performance and scholarly determination on and off the track at the University of Virginia where he will be majoring in Mathematics. smoke signal smoke signal the the Stafford High School Stafford High School 4 Issue 12, March 23, 2011 Issue 16, June 7, 2011 D4 features www.staffordsmokesignal.com www.staffordsmokesignal.com the D5 smokesignal Stafford High School Stafford High School Issue 16, June 7, 2011 5 Issue 12, March 23, 2011 senior edition features www.staffordsmokesignal.com www.staffordsmokesignal.com Senior Yearbook Breakfast 2011 smokesignal the Stafford High School D6 senior edition www.staffordsmokesignal.com Issue 12, March 23, 2011 Whitby excells in drafting, plans to study it in college Whitby first took drafting as a freshman and liked it immediately. “At first it just seemed inFor many, choosing a field teresting,” Whitby said. “I was of study can be a difficult deciinterested in the drawing and sion, but not for Jon Whitby. Muhamad Khalid Editor the technical aspect and that’s the first reason I wanted to try it out, and I liked it right off that bat. We started off on the boards, drawing basketball courts, and I’ve liked it since then.” Whitby has progressed and gone on to compete at the district and state competitions, winning first place in both this year. He will be competing at the national level on June 23. “Over the four years, Jon has gotten much more confident in his ability,” drafting teacher Bobby Jett said. “He’d be more likely to question himself in the first two years, but when he won districts last year, that was a huge leap.” Te a c h i n g Whitby for all four years, Jett calls himself “lucky.” “[The national competition] is the culmination of Jon’s four years,” Jett said. “This is the pinnacle. If someone was destined to do it, it would be Jon. With four years with me, he was destined to end up here.” Drafting isn’t just a class for Whitby. It played a critical role in shaping him as a person and helped define his plans for the future. “It actually pretty much decided where I would go for college,” Whitby said. “Before high school, I didn’t really know what I would do, but since I started taking drafting class, it has actually changed my mind.” Whitby will be attending Virginia Tech to study architectural drafting. For Whitby, the class came with more than just academic benefits. “I’d encourage anyone to take the class, even if they’re not interested in the drafting part,” Whitby said. “It helps you prepare for the other parts of the world. We build a resume and we learn to talk and dress professionally. Overall, it’s a pretty good class.” In addition to the hundreds of hours he puts into the program, Whitby is also involved in many other extracurricular activities. He takes part in NHS, Skills USA, and his youth group, but Whitby calls becoming an Eagle Scout his biggest accomplishment in high school. Proud of his past achievements, Whitby is excited for future opportunities. The past four years were pretty fun,” Whitby said. “They were good years. I learned a lot, but I’m really excited to go to college and finally do something by myself. smokesignal the D7 senior edition Guiding Stars Stafford High School Issue 12, March 23, 2011 Zimbro builds future BY LELAND BROOKS Editor Senior Clancy Zimbro has contributed to many by having the great opportunity of being a guidance aide. Being an aide has allowed him to walk the halls and gives him a free period for homework. “I love being a guidance aide because I get to meet new girls and I enjoy the parties that they throw,”Zimbro said. It is definitely an academic challenge for a student to balance out academics, sports, after school activities, and an engineering course during their high school career. Senior Dylan Hecox did just that and excelled. “Dylan is a motivate and excellent student,” said engineering teacher, Michael Winderl. “He is very bright and able to grasp concepts with ease and I enjoyed working with him.” While at high school, Hecox was able to maintain a 4.43 and was actively participated in sports and clubs. His freshman year, he started football and continue with it through his junior year. During his sophomore year, he added weightlifting and DECA to his list of achievements. “I thought sophomore year was successful year, since I got an academic letter,” said Hecox. “I also received a pin for my academic achievements for my junior year.” During Hecox’s senior year, he joined FBLA and pursued Math Club. In addition to all his achievements, Hecox became a distinguished student within the engineering department at Stafford. “I really enjoyed engineering classes during high school, since I had the ability to create anything that I thought of and make it come to life in a workable manner,” said Hecox. “We had to make functioning circuits that output number codes and sequences, which was interesting this year.” Hecox plans to pursue engineering in his future at Virginia Polytechnic Institute next year. “I want to keep studying engineering, even though I plan to be an architect,” said Hecox. “I think engineering will still be an important aspect to my work field and I should not ignore it.” Due to all the achievements Hecox has accomplished during high school, he has been awarded with almost $10,000 in scholarship money. “It is always nice to be rewarded for all the work I did and it is a good feeling to get any scholarships.” by Caelynn MillerKeyes Staff Writer BY ARIANNA MILLERKEYES Staff Writer Lorenzo Lopez has been a standout business student throughout his high school career. He has taken numerous business classes in order to prepare himself for life after high school. “I decided to take the classes because it’s sort of like a stepping stone for what I plan to do in college,” said Lorenzo. The business classes he has taken include Programming I, Computer Information System (CIS), Advanced Multimedia and Web Design. “Lorenzo has been an outstanding student in all his business classes during the past few years,” said business teacher Dave Sweazey. “He attacks each assignment with a true thirst for knowledge.” Lopez enjoys computers and feels that computer skills come easily to him. Lopez will be attending Christopher Newport University in the fall and will be majoring in computer engineering. According to Sweazey, Lopez will do great in college next year because he is a hard worker. “The work he turns in is always above and beyond what is asked of the class,” said Sweazey. “He is very conscientious about his work, and always comes prepared for class. Lorenzo is also known for his positive attitude, dedication and ability to communicate his ideas clearly.” Richard Abel makes music Photo by Morgan Brooks Leblanc has drive to succeed, takes talent to college Reid murphy Staff Writer Photo by Morgan Brooks Sebastian LeBlanc was born here in Stafford on March 1, 1993. With only a few weeks before the end of his high school career, LeBlanc has made plans for his future and what he wants to do after graduation. “I plan on going to Ohio Tech,” LeBlanc said, “and I want to major in automotive.” LeBlanc has had a very good four years of automotive practice, taking auto classes and similar others for all four years, including four years of participation in SkillsUSA. “I wanted to do SkillsUSA to participate in the competitions,” LeBlanc said. Spending his time in the club, LeBlanc has achieved first place twice in district competitions, and second place twice in state competitions. LeBlanc has also been a library aid, and while he hasn’t played on any team sports, he has been rooting for his favorite NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys. He will not only miss participating in SkillsUSA and auto class, but will also miss his friends and school in general. LeBlanc has thought about what he wants to do after high school, and also about what he wants to do after college. “I’d like to own my own auto shop,” LeBlanc said. LeBlanc would like to continue to live in Virginia after leaving Ohio Tech, and wants to own his own auto shop in order to see what it’s like to have his own business and be his own boss. Once graduation is over, LeBlanc would like to get a job over the summer, working at an auto shop or finding any job that would involve automotive working. Looking forward, LeBlanc is ready to move on to the next chapter in his life, as he prepares to say what could be a long goodbye to many of his longtime friends and to the school that he has gotten to know so well over these past four years. After high school, Zimbro plans on getting his CDL license for trucking and hopes to become a construction worker. “Clancy is a young man that always jumps at the chance to help with any talk we put before him,” said Valerie Bryant, guidance administration assistant. “He never complains, is always smiling, and is very knowledgeable about the building and our staff.” Tulloch delivers success, was involved Hecox prepares to pursue engineering at college level Suzanne kincaid Photographer www.staffordsmokesignal.com BY EMILY CHURCHILL Online Editor His face has been seen in pictures around the school: he is a member of the Chorus greats, those who Choir underclassmen look up to and aim to be like. Senior Richard Abel has been in Chamber Choir for three years, every year since he was eligible to try out for the highest- ranking choir in the school. “I’ve always had an interest in music,” Abel said. “I just didn’t know it would be choir.” Abel’s choir career began his freshman year in Men’s Choir. He said he was inspired by the upper level performers to try out for Chambers Choir. “We did cool music that I liked my freshman year, and then I heard the Chambers Choir perform it and I wanted to be a part of it,” Abel said. Since then, his talent has since taken off. He was one of the two sophomores in his first year of Chambers Choir and has gone on to place highly in competition. He has gone to District Choir for three years, All-County Choir for two years, and went to the Southern Division American Choral Directors Association Choir this year. “Richard has been an outstanding choir student for the past four years,” Choir teacher Joe Eveler said. “He has been selected for nearly every even a student could be selected for at the local, state and national level.” To Abel, seeing the passion of the other chorus students is one of his favorite things about Chambers Choir. “I love seeing how everyone is so into the music and the fact that they’re doing it because they want to,” Abel said. Besides his choral prowess, Abel also has a strong interest in a variety of music. He has played guitar for “a couple years” and also plays drums. Abel has been a member of the Jazz Band for two years, playing guitar. “My favorite thing about Jazz Band is how fast everyone clicked,” Abel said. “And also how well we all got along together.” Abel plans to start col- Sweazey has been a big influence on Lopez during his high school career, which is why Lopez said that he will miss Sweazey when he graduates and leaves for college. Although there are several things Lopez will miss about Stafford, such as the friendships he has made, he said he cannot wait to leave. “I’m excited to start at CNU next year,” said Lopez. “Even though it’s a little bitter sweet, I’m happy to be leaving Stafford behind.” As a Counseling Center aide, Candace Tulloch has been going through the narrow hallways of Stafford for two years delivering messages and passes to students and teachers. The Counseling Center spoke very highly of Tulloch. “She is dedicated, focused and very knowledgeable of the staff and students,” Counseling secretary Valerie Bryant said. Tulloch has enjoyed being a guidance aide for the past two years. Tulloch became an aide when she went to Guidance and asked the counselors if she could help them the next year. She was accepted, and spent the next year assisting Bryant and the guidance counselors. In the time that she isn’t delivering passes or other messages around the school, Tulloch gets ahead on her homework. “It’s an easy way to get homework done and it’s good for college,” Tulloch said. Tulloch is always willing to help out. She has helped deliver several slips of paper to numerous students throughout Stafford. Tulloch is going to miss her close friends and teachers when she graduates. The Counseling Center had plenty of positive things to say about Tulloch. They agreed she always presents herself well, she has a good appearance, and she has bubbly personality. “Being an aide is fun and it gives me easier access to the counselors, so I can get help faster,” Tulloch said. Along with helping the Counseling Center, Tulloch has also been involved in cheerleading and Key Club during her high school years. She plans to attend Germanna Community College for a year, and then transfer to James Madison University to study nursing. lege at Germanna Community College and then transfer to the University of Mary Washington. He hopes to study music education with the plan of becoming a choral director. “He is a quiet leader,” Eveler said, “who will certainly be missed!” BrittanyAntolino makes beautiful music at Stafford Brittany is a fine player and a dedicated members of the Tribe of Pride. She has been a valuable member of our group since she moved here from Mississippi,” band director Chuck Hite said. smokesignal the s r o t c A t s e BZachary Bullock & Stafford High School D8 senior edition Issue 12, March 23, 2011 Madeline Lovegrove www.staffordsmokesignal.com Loudest Dane Olsson & Heather Brown c i t e l h t A t s o M 1 1 r o i n e S latives r e p u S 0 2 Happiest Deion Smith & LeeAnn Sullivan Andy Garcia & Courtney Wilkerson Most Musical Storm Rundman & Alyssa Bornschein