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Test Date 2015 AP Test Dates Test Name Test Time Monday, May 4th Chemistry 8 a.m. Monday, May 4th Environmental Science 8 a.m. Monday, May 4th Psychology 12 noon Tuesday, May 5th Calculus AB 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 5th Calculus BC 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 6th English Literature and Composition 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 6th Physics 1 12 noon Thursday, May 7th Spanish Language and Culture 8 a.m. Thursday, May 7th Art History 12 noon Thursday, May 7th Physics 2 12 noon Friday, May 8th U.S. History 8 a.m. Friday May 8th European History 12 noon Friday May 9th Studio Art: 2D, 3D and Drawing 3 PM Submission Deadline Monday, May 11th Biology 8 a.m. Monday, May 11th Physics C: Mechanics 12 noon Tuesday, May 12th US Government and Politics 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 12th Spanish Literature and Culture 12 noon Wednesday, May 13th English Language and Culture 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 13th Statistics 12 noon Thursday, May 14th World History 8 a.m. Thursday, May 14th Macroeconomics 12 noon Friday, May 15th Human Geography 8 a.m. Friday, May 15th Latin 12 noon Ponte Vedra High School Exam Schedule Semester 2, 2014-15 Make up exams can be administered by appointment after June 5, 2015. No exams may be taken early. Monday, June 1 9:15-10:45 EXAM Period 1 10:45-10:55 Break 10:55-12:25 EXAM Period 2 12:30-1:00 Lunch 1:00 Buses depart PVHS 9:15-10:45 EXAM Period 3 10:45-10:50 Break Tuesday, June 2 10:55-12:25 Exam Period 5 12:30-1:00 Lunch 1:00 Buses depart PVHS 9:15-10:45 EXAM Period 6 10:45-10:55 Break Wednesday, June 3 Please follow your assigned lunch schedule A Lunch 10:50-11:20 A Class 11:25-1:10 B Class 10:50-11:40 B Lunch 11:45-12:15 B Class 12:20-1:10 C Class 10:50-12:35 C Lunch 12:40-1:10 1:15-2:45 Exam Period 7 2:45 Dismissal Thursday, June 4 9:15-10:45 EXAM Period 4 10:45-2:45 Makeup Exams 11:00-12:00 Lunch 12:00 Buses depart PVHS SENIOR FINAL EXAMS – Tuesday, May 19 – Friday, May 22. SENIOR DEBT DAY – May 26, 9:00am – 12:00pm. PVHS Auditorium. Debt Day is mandatory for all seniors. Seniors will clear all outstanding debt (textbooks, parking fines, athletics, media center). Once cleared, seniors will pick up their cap, gown, honors cords, and graduation tickets. Each senior student will receive 2 tickets to the graduation ceremony. Seniors who have paid dues will receive 10 tickets. Dues may be paid at any time, including on Senior Debt Day. Dues are $30 payable as a check to PVHS. Email Mrs. O’Brian with questions regarding class dues. SENIOR LUNCHEON – May 27, 11:00am – 2:00pm. Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church. All graduating senior students are invited to attend. GRADUATION REHEARSAL – May 29, 11:30am. UNF ARENA The rehearsal is mandatory. Students should arrive early as rehearsal will begin on time. Email Mrs. Collazo if you have questions or concerns about graduation rehearsal or the graduation event. GRADUATION CEREMONY – May 30, 1:00pm. UNF ARENA Graduates must arrive by 12:15 and report to the dressing area. More details will be posted regarding parking as we get closer to the event. Schools in potential danger, State responds with solution 3 by Arman Tabassion and Kaitlyn May The tragedies of school shootings have created a panic among state legislatures across the country. At the start of 2015 in the Florida Legislative Session the Florida Senate approved a bill that permits the school superintendent to authorize a school safety designee to carry a concealed firearm while on school campus. The bill has created some controversy about having guns on high school campus. The main opposing argument is that having more guns in the event of a school shooting does more bad than good. Also, to ensure the safety of students in the school, significant training and background checks would have to be placed on the designee who would receive the firearm. The notes on the bill explain that a level two screening would have to be placed on the designee as well as other precautions to assure that they are mentally able to handle a firearm properly. Because of all of the training that would need to be in place, another alternative has been proposed which is that a full time officer could be placed at Florida schools. This scenario has its problems’ as well so neither is a perfect fix in this situation. The opinions of the students, teachers and other faculty are also important in this situation considering that it could potentially put them at risk. “By far the risks in the situation outweigh the possible benefits. School shootings are relatively isolated incidents, when you introduce more firearms onto school campus’s it does more bad than good,” said Mr. Pickard, Ponte Vedra High School social studies teacher. Another point that was brought up by Mr. Pickard was that it is possible for a student to overpower the designee in order to get the firearm, which is another potential danger with having protective weapons on campus. Brittany Cox, a freshman at Ponte Vedra High School, says “It would be beneficial to have more protection on campus, but I think there’s too big of a risk.” carry concealed weapon or firearm on school property; provides requirements for school safety designees,” according to myfloridahouse.gov. It was also stated that the designee will need a firearm license and will be required to have the firearm concealed and with them while performing school related duties. Here at PVHS we have a part time officer who we share with a few other St. Johns County schools. “If the designee was a retired police officer I would agree with the bill. Anyone who does not have an extensive amount of firearm experience and contact with the public I would not agree with,” said Ponte Vedra High School Student Resource Officer, Keith Shiffer. The bill has been moved on to the Judiciary committee as of Tuesday, March 24, 2015. If the bill is moved The language in the bill reads “Permits school on it will be effective starting July 1, 2015. superintendent, with approval of the school board, to authorize school safety designee to Private Social Media information free for the taking by Rob Peeters With advancements in technology and the increased use of social media for communications, employers and employees are at odds when considering what is private and what is not. In an effort to protect the privacy of employees, Senators Jack Lavata (R-Pinellas) and Jeff Clemens (D-Palm Beach) have proposed a bill to the Florida State Senate. The Social Media Privacy Bill was filed in November of 2014 and introduced on March 3, 2015 by State Senator Jeff Clemens. The bill prohibits an employer from requesting or requiring access to a social media account of an employee or prospective employee. In addition the bill states that an employer cannot retaliate if the employee refuses him or her access. Nor can an employer refuse employment or advancement because the new prospect or employee, refuse to allow the employer access to their social media accounts. The bill also authorizes civil action to be issued to those who violate the bill. Maryland was the first state to pass a Social Media Privacy law in 2012 after a prison guard who had been on leave was told he could not return to his position unless he disclosed his Facebook account password. The corrections facility had adopted the new policy in an effort to filter out job candidates and employees who might be associated with a gangs or persons with criminal histories. The guard felt the policy was a “frightening and illegal invasion of privacy.” Similar bills have since passed in seventeen states, while legislation has been introduced this year in more than 20 other states, including Florida. State Bill -126 has now been referred to state committees for review and amendment. If the bill is approved the Social Media Privacy Law will take effect in October of 2015. PHOTO BY JOSH DANIELS Congratulations, CHLOE BARR, for being crowned Miss Ponte Vedra High School 4 Anxiety caused from academics by Amy Dantin Shortening of breathe, shaking uncontrollably, mind anxiety disorder. “I would get them late at night, mainracing like a greyhound, and the paralyzing fear of dy- ly when I was alone and there was no one to give me ing are symptoms of a panic attack. When one is having guidance through it. It was always horrible and it never a panic attack, it feels as if the world is at a halt, but is seemed to stop until it did. You just feel so absolutely going too quickly at the same time. They feel complete- worthless. You’re not in control of anything around you ly out of control and useless. Some panic attacks can and nothing inside feels right; nothing is right.” Anxiety last up to 20 minutes of uncontrolled disaster- or at least can effect ones high school career as well. In another interview, the student would also like to disaster in the eyes of the panicking individual. This is remain unattached, they not exactly the typically high school overload of stress kind “When one is having a panic attack, it described a panic attack that took place on campus of panic attack; this is a somfeels as if the world is at a halt, but is at PVHS, “I felt the stress ber obstacle. There are people build up and it kind of just all around that are surviv- going to quickly at the same time.” took over me. I got so frusing with anxiety and everytrated and I felt so powerday those people arise from less. My mom came to pick me up and I was still crying sleep in hope to not have to endure through another panand couldn’t stop shaking. I didn’t want anyone to see ic attack. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, eight percent of 13-18 year-olds have anxiety me so exposed.” Both people stated that if they hadn’t disorders. Out of that 8 percent, only 18 percent receive gone to friends who convinced them to go to family for mental health care. Almost one in a group of ten have help, they would be so different. They both sought out professional help to understand what was going on inside anxiety and are most likely not getting treatment for it. There are girls going through these effects and they them. If you or a loved one has any symptoms of anxiety walks these halls at Ponte Vedra High School every day. or have had a panic attack, help yourself or help them The following student has requested to remain anony- by speaking to them and letting them know they are not mous but has agreed to share what it was like to have an alone and should receive help from a doctor. New texting while driving bill being reviewed by Amy Dantin and Emma Capelli There was more than 1.3 million car crashes in the US in the last year caused by texting and driving the use of a mobile device. On Mar. 26, 2015, the bill labeled the ‘No Texting While Driving’ has gone under review in the Florida Legislature. This bill will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2015. The texting while driving law in Florida is a secondary law, which currently means that in Florida, currently, a person can only get pulled over and given a ticket for texting while driving, if caught with another violation. For ex- ample, a police officer can only pull someone over if they are doing something like running a stop sign while texting. Texting while driving is a primary offense in only 14 states. This bill describes the safety hazard of texting while operating a motorized vehicle and issue a citation to persons who are texting while driving. If a driver is texting while driving, and a policeman pulls them over, they may get a ticket for this. Also, it states that if someone is pulled over in a school zone or designated school crossing, their fines will possibly be doubled if caught using a cellular phone. Another point this bill hits is that being ticketed for texting while driving could put points on the driver’s license, and the price for insurance may rise. To teenagers, this bill is indirectly talking about their own driving habits. According to Texting While Driving Safety, texting while driving makes a crash 23 times more likely. Even with those statistics, some adults and teenagers continue to take the risk. Texting while driving is also six times more likely to cause an accident then driving drunk. Using a phone while driving is something that many teens and adults do every day. But, Ponte Vedra High School students have made a change in those numbers. Last school year, PVHS introduced a club called the “No Texting While Driving”club, where students could take a pledge to not text and drive. This bill is highly supported by our club here. The bill now must wait to be processed and signed to become a law and making Florida’s highways a safer place to ride. PVHS robotics club emerging 5 by Skylar Collins “The starting point of all achievement is desire” – Napoleon Hill Bot Ball had its local competition March 15; Where Ponte Vedra High School had their Robotics Team competing against teams like Landrum Middle and Bishop Kenny. PVHS Robotics Team came in 3rd place overall. For the first year, having a 20 plus team and coming in third is quite an accomplishment, for most of these other teams have had a five to ten year veteran team, since the teams were founded. In seven weeks the PVHS team engineered and constructed the bot. To then program the robot to do complex tasks that is on a board of PVC pipes and wood. For every item that gets pushed into a basket or pushed off a piece of PVC pipe scores the team varied points. Joe Sarci, the club’s founder and president, has overcome so much to get this team competition ready. From using his own garage as the shop for the team to build their robot, leading 1520 teammates into competition, He has multiple officers to help him keep things running smoothly. The offices range from Joes Sister, Alexa Sacri to Shivam Shah. To provide advice for the PVHS team, Geral- dine Sarci and Martin Hiller assisted the PV Robotics team in their preporation. Joe had nothing but excited and confident things to say about the club just a few days before the competition. Joe commented, “The strength of the team is diversity. We have all kinds of kids with different strengths and backgrounds…” Intermit and Engineer for the team commented, “We had a low budget robot with modern principles, that being said, we did what we could with what we had and the final product was far superior the are budget and that to me is awe inspiring.” He later commented, “Well there are going to be different challenges that we must overcome, so we will see, but I hope that we keep creating the quality and preserving the flawless collaboration that we have had this year, then the next years competition is in our hands.” This robotics team is now gearing up for the international level of competition in New Mexico in early July. If this team preforms as well as they did at this last competition then the world watch out. On Monday, PVHS students rep- resenting Operation Teddy Bear (OTB) Club visited three Jacksonville Children organizations and delivered bears to the children. The organizations OTB delivers to are Trauma ONE, Brooks Rehabilitation, and Children (St. Judes) Cancer Society. There are 30 members in the club who meet once a month at Ponte Vedra High School. The sponsor of Operation Teddy Bear Club is Ms. Sterns, English Teacher at PVHS. Members work with the community to solicit donations allowing them to purchase the teddy bears. From left: Miller Farrell (President), Elizabeth Bugbee, Brandon Cleary, and Hannah Carn (ALL SENIORS) with a Trauma ONE Representative. 6 New app updates have little improvement by Ross McCarthy Smart phone applications are always changing and adding new features to the existing app in order to keep its users entertained and satisfied. Although their intention for the app is to improve it universally for all, many users tend to be enraged over the new changes and deem them as unnecessary or trying to do too much. A perfect example of this would be the recent Snap Chat update. Snap Chat previously was intended as a means of quick, easy instant messaging between friends, but now it has added additional features. These features include a viewing feature where users can observe their favorite sports moment or the other option of reading interesting articles written by National Geographic on various locations around the world. This over complicates the easy usage previously experienced; in addition it requires a higher speed of Internet in order to keep the new information and images updated on the application. Another minor feature that has caused major problems is the best friends list. Each “snap” sent to a user is a score of 1 and the total snap chats sent/received by a user is totaled next to their account user name. The people who snap chat a user the most talking to who. The comical part about this is that people are complaining that the application is making things more private and protecting personal info. The puzzling thing is that Snap Chat is a free application that can be used with no payment prior or after obtaining the app. So why frequent will appear on their best friends list due to the larger number sent and received by a given user. This is considered by some as infamous because it indicates to other users who are contacting a specific person more than the average person. Relationships might hang in the balance depending on if the girl snaps multiple guys other than her boyfriend and vice versa. The new update removes this option of seeing the best friends list and has caused many people to be enraged with the fact that they can no longer see who is don’t people discontinue the usage of the app? The app has not cost them a single cent and yet they appear to be acting as if it is a necessity on their mobile phones, like texting or calling. Similar problems arose in other social networking sites such as Vine’s new messaging system and overall user experience. The fact of the matter is that applications such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have remained pretty consistent with their original interface and have just improved speed and overall capacity. “... this truth has caused a rapid decline in future users and has made others rethink the value of holding this app.” wSnap Chats ratings on the iTunes store (518 written reviews) have been suffering due to this rapid changes and the fact that the app experiences crashes every once in a while, this truth has caused a rapid decline in future users and has made other rethink the value of holding on to this app. These reviews have only been negative at the apps version 9.1.3, which is the apps most recent innovative update. The users have no real need to fear, the company will listen to the complaints eventually and will improve the update in order to sustain their large user base. Student programmer competes in statewide competition by Rob Peeters For many Ponte Vedra High School students, playing computer games is an enjoyable way to kill a boring afternoon or escape the pressures of academia. But for senior, Reece Dantin, computer games may hold the key to his future. Reece, and teammate Garrett Leapley, both members of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), recently submitted their computer game in a state-wide competition. Development on the game called Datamine began in December with many hours spent match- ing graphics and design with computer coding. According to rules for the FBLA Computer Game & Simulation Programming competition, submissions had to focus on teaching users about technology and viruses. In Reece’s game, the player is a virus tracker who lives inside a computer and travels the network looking for viruses. When one is detected a battle begins with In January, Reece and his teammate learned their creation had won a district competition. Reece then refined the game and PHOTO BY DREW DALTON s u b m i t t e d it to a state the launch of anti-virus competition. “The hardest software discs at malware part was adding a feature minions. The game’s ad- because when you add one venture and challenge thing, two more break and escalates from basic net- need to be rewritten”, exwork bugs to a Web Bot plained Reece. In March boss while schooling the the team will learn the fate user on computer technol- of their game when they attend an FBLA conferogy. ence in Orlando. Reece finds programming pretty stressful but extremely rewarding and plans to study computer science in college. In addition, he hopes to work in the programming field after his studies. “I love the feeling when everything works, because after a good ten minutes of typing and you hit “run” and pray everything works”, says Reece. This is a process that has come to dominate Recce’s life but keeps him hooked on programming. Mr. Sabado: much more than an Intern 7 by Kayla Kelly Born and raised as a local on the West Side of Jacksonville, Florida, Ponte Vedra High School recently welcomed a new opponent into the shark tank, Philip Sabado. At the age of 15 he knew he wanted to be an educator under the strong influence of his supportive parents. Where succeeding in school was an expectation and who soon learned from them that it was no longer learning for his high school, Ed White, but that it grew into what he called, “An intrinsic motivation, learning for myself.” Through the University of North Florida’s education program, Mr. Sabado interned at three schools before coming to his new found home, PVHS. Mr. Sabado says that his internship here was, “the hardest and most difficult internship I have ever faced in my life.” His internship was a long process of learning time management unlike anything else, and taking on the responsibility like a full time teacher. Through the support of administration Mr. Sabado overcame obstacles and was finally welcomed to the team soon after. But along his way into earning the position of a full time teacher assistant, under the wing of Jordan Schemmel, one of PVHS’s social science teachers, he would soon find what Schemmel explained to him as “a drug”. The drug, a metaphor, in an explanation as to watching the students here mature, grow, and cultivate through education and build long-last- ing relationships. Throughout his internship here, Mr. Sabado grew to, “Appreciate the students hands down” and that within the short amount of time he spent as an intern the 170 students already felt dear to his heart. Mr. Sabado began to grow tears in his eyes and started on a story that not only would inspire and enthuse his students but himself as a new teacher, the story of his proudest moment during his internship. Known around this school’s campus as a “rap prodigy”, he would take the chapter that was being taught and at the closing of every chapter, he would write and perform his own rap, integrating his love for hip hop and social studies into one form. Two students, seniors, Jacob Mahan and Trent Padilla, decided to turn the tables and instead wrote a rap themselves, about their appreciation and not only the latest lesson well-educated but the several life lessons had they gained from Mr. Sabado. Lines and rhymes about not just your usual intern, but soon a man to be looked upon as an inspiration. “Through the support of administration Mr. Sabado overcame obstacles and was finally welcomed to the team soon after.” PHOTO BY JOSH DANIELS 8 After 30 years, Stearns wraps up career by Alex Ossi With 30 years under her belt, Mary Carol Stearns, English teacher at Ponte Vedra High School, is one of the more experienced teachers around. Having taught age levels ranging from seventh grade to twelfth grade, she has decided that 30 years is enough, and will be retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. While living in Hawaii, Ms. Stearns was confronted by the minister of the church she attended, who was also a headmaster at a local school, who begged her to come and substitute for a class. At the time, Ms. Stearns was working with a real-estate company where she “fixed up reports” for a living. Once she tried substituting, she fell in love with it and from that point on she been a teacher. PHOTO BY JOSH DANIELS Having taught in in three different states, Hawaii, California, and Florida, Ms. Stearns has experienced many different situations in teaching. Her favorite experience about it all is when students who may be struggling with a certain topic, finally are able to understand what is going on. This experience shows that all the teaching done will truly help the students learn and understand. She also said she loves it when students she has had; get accepted to the colleges they want to go to. Leaving years of teaching behind, Ms. Stearns said that the thing she’ll miss the most about it is, “hearing about the students lives and not seeing [her] co-teachers every day.” Though Ms. Stearns is officially retiring, she still plans on picking up many hobbies after retirement such as, golfing, cooking, and joining three book clubs. At her home where she lives with her husband, who helps build ports and harbors for a living, she plans on picking up gardening as another hobby. She hopes to be able to travel more often with her husband’s job, to places like South America. In addition, she also plans on becoming a researcher for her son’s film company. In this position she will be reading screenplays and to provide suggestions for improvement. She will also be summarizing these screenplays and reporting back to her son for potential candidates for the acting position. After a long run, Coach Mo retires by Trent Padilla As the 2014- 2015 school year comes to a close, Ponte Vedra High School not only will be saying goodbye to yet another senior class, but also our beloved Team Sports leader, Coach Mo. From the age of 14 Mr. Pete Molinaro, began working as a caddy. He would become a coach after being surrounded by sports his whole life, in large part due to his father being a high school and college football official. In 1975 Mo would start his coaching career at Central Regional High School in New Jersey. He was then was hired by Nease High School in 1997 coach the golf and basketball teams. Finally he transferred over to Ponte Vedra in it’s early years to play an instrumental role in starting the athletic program. From there he would also be the Team Sports teacher and create cherished school wide traditions including the March Madness tournament. A crowning moment in coach Mo’s career could easily be when he lead both the basketball and golf teams to state championships. While Coach Mo admits there is more he could offer here at Ponte Vedra, after getting up at six a.m every morning for 46 years, he knew it was time for him to go saying, “ There’s just so much more I want to do. I truly believe the best [years of my life are] still yet to come.” He is looking forward to doing anything and everything that comes his way. The idea of retiring has definitely has been hard on Coach Mo. He has became so fond of the student relationships that it sometimes gives him cold feet, saying, “The one thing I will miss most when I’m gone are the kids.” If there is one thing that is guaranteed it’s that Ponte Vedra will deeply miss one of the pioneers of it’s athletic program. PHOTO BY JOSH DANIELS How vegetarians get their nutrients 9 by Gabrielle Gresham After decades of globally inhumane treatment to animals, many people have chosen to step forward and claim their role as vegetarian in this world. They have decided to take a stand, and stop giving money to an industry that kills innocent creatures. Or perhaps, they do it for health benefits, ‘‘Protein can be found in many earthly sustenances, such as lentils, beans, eggs, granola, nuts and green leafy vegetables.'' such as: lower cholesterol, prevent heart disease and diabetes, and maybe just a slimmer waist. When people hear the term, “vegetarian” they often think, “anemic, malnourished hippie”. Well, to be frank, it’s called being human. It’s possible to receive your daily nutrition while pursing your humane beliefs and making the world a better place. The main factor that seems to put meat lovers in a tizzy is protein. As a culture we believe that meat is the only source of protein and we will starve without it. Not true. Protein can be found in many earthly substances, such as lentils, beans, eggs, granola, nuts and green leafy vegetables. To prove this point, according to Veganstreet incorporation’s, 100 calories of beef results in 6.4 grams of protein, while 100 calories of broccoli results in 11.1 grams of total protein. Being 100 calories of broccoli provides much larger quantity than 100 calories of beef, so you get to eat more as a vegetarian. Since there is no fat in broccoli, you can eat three cups of broccoli in caloric proportion to steak. Another substantial loss of nutrition vegetarians may face if they do not substitute correctly, is iron. Lacking iron results in pale skin, weakness and in greater cases, anemia. To prevent this, vegetarians eat sesame, collard greens, tofu, beans, or iodized salt, depending on if they include that in their diet. “The only hard part about being vegetarian is the constant questioning and ridiculing of meat eaters,” says sophomore, Logan Gillespie, who has sustained a meat-free diet from the age of seven. Aside from the snide remarks and the constant hassle of eating out, vegetarians benefit greatly from a plant based diet. Due to the healthy acids and vitamins found in fruits and vegetables, vegetarians strive with higher energy, stronger nails and hair, and a maintained weight. Also, you enjoy the benefit of waking up every day knowing that you are a part of something bigger and every time you turn down meat you’re making a change. When I grow up I want to be... With high school coming to an end, students are pressured to decide their career path, and plan their future academic route accordingly. Specific schools better focus on preparing students for certain jobs, which students must take into consideration when applying. Comp;ied by Sarah Snyder, Caleigh Beane, Ivy Virtue and Michael Cajigas Graphics by Reece Dantin Medical Field Maddie Silva, sophomore: “I want to be some form of surgeon; Grey’s Anatomy inspired me.” Adam Snowden, sophomore: “I want to be a radiation oncologist. They use different forms of radiation to help with cancer treatment. I really like medicine and after having friends and family go through radiation, I would like to help.” Perry Bechtle, sophomore: “I want to be a doctor, because it is an interesting field. My father inspired me.” Top three universities to study medicine: 1.) Harvard University: The application fee at Harvard University is $100. Harvard’s tuition full-time: $54,200. The faculty-student ratio at Harvard University is 13.4:1. The Medical School has 12,584 full and part-time faculty on staff. 2.) Stanford University: The application fee at Stanford University is $85. Its tuition full-time: $50,715. The faculty-student ratio at Stanford University is 2.0:1. The School of Medicine has 955 full and part-time faculty on staff. For the class of 2014, 64.6 percent of graduates from the School of Medicine at Stanford University who applied to residency programs were admitted to their first choice. 3.) Johns Hopkins University: The application fee at Johns Hopkins University is $90. Its tuition full-time: $47,250. The faculty-student ratio at Johns Hopkins University is 6.0:1. The School of Medicine has 4,087 full and part-time faculty on staff. Statistics Average salary in the medical field (varies by specific field): $156,000 to $315,000 Average years of schooling: 11-16 years (including college) Journalism Callie Brown, sophomore: “I want to be a journalist for National Geographic in third world countries, because I want to inform people what they don’t know about.” Jordan Stallings, sophomore: “I want to be a sports journalist. ESPN inspired me to want to be this.” Top three universities to study journalism: 1.) University of Southern California: The Los Angeles based university is known not only for its perfect weather and beautiful students, but also for its Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Annenberg is opening a new building in the fall featuring a state of the art 20,000-square-foot digital newsroom. USC also has the highest paid graduates from its journalism program, according to College Factual. 2) Boston University, BU: Allows students to specialize within the journalism major, offering focus areas in broadcast journalism, magazine journalism, online journalism and straight journalism. 3.) Washington and Lee University: As a liberal arts college, W&L allows students to explore fields outside of their major through a liberal arts education. Students still get plenty of reporting experience — especially since they are required to have at least one journalism internship before graduating. Engineering Ryan Udell, sophomore: “I want to have a PHD in business and engineering. Who wouldn’t want to make millions? I would really like to learn more about business concepts of the world, and how everything works.” Mark Davey, sophomore: “I want to be an engineer, because I like math and science. I think it would be a fun job.” Top three univiersities to study engineering: 1) Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Tuition full-time: $44,720 per year. The 2014 Ph.D. student-faculty ratio was 5.5:1. The School of Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has 376 full-time faculty on staff. 2) Stanford University: Tuition full-time: $47,073 per year. The 2014 Ph.D. student-faculty ratio was 7.1:1. The School of Engineering at Stanford University has 241 full-time faculty on staff. 3) University of California—Berkeley: Tuition full-time: $11,220 per year (in-state) and full-time: $26,322 per year (out-of-state). The 2014 Ph.D. student-faculty ratio was 5.6:1. The College of Engineering at University of California--Berkeley has 252 full-time faculty on staff. Statistics Statistics Average salary in engineering: $80,580 Average salary in journalism: $38,000 Entry level education: Bachelor’s degree Entry level education: Bachelor’s degree 12 Studying around the world by Sarah Snyder “Learning how to interact with people from other countries and cultures equips future leaders in all sectors to address urgent issues shared across borders,” said Allan E. Goodman and Stacie Berdan, authors of “A Student Guide to Study Abroad.” This is one of the reasons that the popular trend among college students to study abroad is one that continues to grow. Many college students aspire to study in a foreign country, whether for a summer, a semester, or a year. Anna Greene, a junior at Vanderbilt University (and Ponte Vedra High School graduate), studied at the London School of Economics last summer. “I would recommend studying abroad to anyone. It is honestly such a great experience. You have this cultural exposure you don’t get such visiting Europe for a couple of weeks,” said Greene. Among the benefits of studying abroad is helping students have a better understanding of global issues and connects them to the larger world. Mol- ly Davey, a sophomore at the University of Virginia (also a PVHS graduate) who spent three weeks in Germany, said, “I was working with German students which helped me to gain an international perspective on the global problem we were tasked with solving.” It is clear that studying abroad helps to increase a students understanding of a culture, widen their global perspective and enhance their ability to appreciate new and different ideologies. Greene stated, “I learned a lot about the European perspective on Economics, and enjoyed learning about it from outside the US.” Davey agreed, “Studying abroad exposed me to parts of the world I probably would never have encountered otherwise.” According to “Open Doors Data,” about ten percent of undergraduate students study abroad. Depending on the college/university, a semester abroad could cost, on average, $17,785, according to “Fox Business,” although financial aid can be offered. Many colleges and universities offer study abroad opportunities, but there are practically an endless amount of programs that can be applied to. Mary Grace Scully, a senior at PVHS, hopes to study abroad during her schooling at The University of Florida. “I want to study abroad because I feel the best way to learn about different cultures is to immerse yourself in them,” said Ms. Scully. Study abroad programs, popular at colleges and universities across the country, are trends that are surely beneficial to both the student, as well as the globalizing world. Online school opposed to traditional school 13 By: Alex Ossi As more technology is created, there become opportunities that were never provided in the past. One of which is the ability students have to take courses for high school online. This online (virtual) school provides an alternative to the usual big classroom size of traditional schooling and gives students who may be socially awkward, focus better with fewer people around, or just want to take a class outside the classroom, have a chance to help them succeed. Though this might sound like a perfect alternative to traditional school, a lot of students who are enrolled in virtual school, whether for only one or two classes or for all, have began to notice it’s not as good as it seems. Jonathan Schaeffer, senior at Ponte Vedra High School, who is currently enrolled in English four online said, “It’s hard because I have to teach myself most of what I need to learn because the teacher is only there to grade.” Students who take classes online often are under the impression they will be taught just like they are in the classroom PHOTO BY JOSH DANIELS but over the computer, which is not the case for a lot of classes. Other students have noticed similar situations to Schaeffer’s such as, online school is mostly based upon one’s ability to be motivated and get work done on their own, find an area where there is limited distractions, and to predominately teach themselves les- sons with the use of guidelines provided. Schaeffer also said, “Making schedules on my own has allowed me to fall behind of where I should be, it is much harder than I thought it would be to stay motivated and do my work at home like I would be in the classroom.” There is also another argument for virtual not being the best alternative to traditional schooling. That is that having classes at home provides much more opportunity for cheating to occur. Schaeffer said, “If I really wanted to, I could find the answers to every assignment I am required to do just by doing a Google search.” Florida state legislature has made a requirement for students to have to take an online course in order to graduate. This requirement causes issues for students learning, because taking an online course creates a poor learning environment for most students. It is not easy to stay focused and truly learn at the same levels as one would in the traditional classroom. On time graduation is also a serious concern for virtual school students. According to the National Education Policy Center, run by the University of Colorado at Bolder, in the 2011-2012 school year, 37.6 percent of full time virtual school students graduated on time, compared to 79.4 percent of public school students who graduated on time. 14 May the holidays be with you By Cedric Bautista We often take for granted little things in our lives, whether they be useful or not. With May coming around the corner, here are some holidays you may or may not have known about that celebrate the most random things in our lives. May 1st - Mother Goose Day May 3rd - Lumpy Rug Day May 4th - National Candied Orange Peel Day May 4 – Star Wars Day th May 5th - National Hoagie Day May 5th - Oyster Day May 6th - Beverage Day May 6th - No Diet Day May 7th - National Tourism Day May 8th - No Socks Day May 9th - National Train Day May 10th - Clean up Your Room Day May 11th - Eat What You Want Day May 11 - Twilight Zone Day th May 12th - Limerick Day May 13th - Frog Jumping Day Girls and Boys, Different or the same By Emily McAullife These are some questions that were asked to both a guy and a girl. Clay Welch, Paige Eastland, Lindsay Bettis, Austin Sizemore, Avery Guenther, and Chris Tomazewski BMW or Jeep? Paige- BMW Clay- Jeep Lindsay- BMW Austin- BMW Avery- BMW Chris- Jeep Which is more important: grades or sports? All of the girl respondents said they preferred grades. Clay- sports Austin- sports Chris- grades May 13th - Leprechaun Day May 14th - Dance Like a Chicken Day May 15th - National Chocolate Chip Day May 16th - Love a Tree Day May 16th - National Sea Monkey Day May 17th - Pack Rat Day May 18th - No Dirty Dishes Day May 20th - Be a Millionaire Day May 20th - Pick Strawberries Day May 21st - National Waiters and Waitresses Day May 22nd - Buy a Musical Instrument Day May 23rd - Lucky Penny Day May 24th - National Escargot Day May 25th - Tap Dance Day May 27 - Sun Screen Day th May 30th - Water a Flower Day May 31st - National Macaroon Day Hot or cold weather? Sophia Bracken, Corey Gracie Gardner, Chris Russi, Sam Isaacs, and James, Lindsay Freeman, Noah Solaun and Zach Devlin How long does it take to get ready in the morning? Sophia- 15 minutes Corey- Takes about 30 minutes Sam- 10 minutes Noah- 5 to 10 minutes Which is worse failing or never trying? Both Gracie and Lindsay said failing was worse. Both Chris and Zach said never trying was worse. Shower at night or in What is one thing you the morning? cannot live without? Sophia- night Corey- both Sam- night Noah- night Gracie and Lindsay said their cellphone. Chris- sports Zach- girls Breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Sophia- breakfast is Twitter or Instagram? preferred for all three Gracie- Instagram meals Chris- Instagram Corey- dinner Lindsay- Twitter Sam- lunch Zach- Instagram Noah- dinner All respondents said they preferred hot weather. Favorite time of day? Sophia- anytime I can go to the beach and get a tan Corey- whenever P.E. is or whenever 3:45 rolls On the phone or around watching TV when Sam- when I get to go to bored? sleep All of the girl respondents Noah- when I get to go to said they preferred their bed phone when they’re bored. All of the boy respondents said they preferred Beach or mountain watching TV when they’re vacation? bored. Sophia- beach Corey- beach or mountain to get the best of both worlds Sam- beach Noah- mountain Soda or water? All respondents said water. Winter or spring break? Gracie- spring break Chris- winter break Lindsay- spring break Zach- spring break Tennis serving big this season 15 By Kayla Kelly Traveling away from home, Ponte Vedra’s High School Tennis Team took a trip down south to the nest wrapping up their 2015 season with a tremendous win against the Pedro Photo by Eliza Green Menendez Falcons, GIRLS TENNIS TEAM Gathers for a team defeating everything photo on his last match of the that flew on the court. The singles matchseason, Massey said, “I es proved to be a blowout and doubles were liked the camaraderie none than the less. With an annihilation and the collective supagainst Pedro Menedez’s Geiger and Molliport everyone showed ca, Anthony Capaso, junior at PVHS, and for each other during Davis Massey, sophomore at PVHS, proved their matches.” The untouchable with a win 8-0. Looking back 2014-2015 Tennis season has officially come to an end with an outstanding record this year. 460 Davis Park Road Ponte Vedra, FL 32081 (904) 547-7350 [email protected] Editor in Chief Brett Greene Production Manager Grace Kellaher Sports Editor John Panner Photographers Drew Dalton Josh Daniels Graphic Design Editor Reece Dantin Copy Editors Emmanuel Stamatogiannakis Mary Grace Scully Page 2 Editor Tess Reiman Advertising Manager Alex Bowden Associate Editors Mary Grace Scully Michael Swain Ryan Wiele Matt Norton Abbey Parker Advisor James Johnson The Tiburon accepts editorial comments on all relevant issues from students, staff, and members of the community. Letters to the editor must be accompanied by a signature. The Tiburon reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity, and factual accuracy, but will not attempt to alter the meaning or intent. Opinions of The Tiburon editorials do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ponte Vedra High School administration, St. Johns County Public Schools, or the St. Johns County School Board. The advertisments of the products or services in The Tiburon do not imply endorsement by either The Tiburon or the St. Johns County School District. The Tiburon is a student product of the Journalism classes at PVHS. 16 Sharks off to the races on the track by Nolan Fordam “Our strengths are individual athletes...” SENIOR, NICOLE GREENE TAKES ON THE LONG JUMP DURING A TRACK AND FIELD MEET. NICOLE HAS COMMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. PHOTO BY DREW DALTON The high school Track and Field Freshman/ Sophomore Invitational held at Nease High School on March 25 included several schools in the area, such as Creekside High School, Bishop Snyder High School, Nease, and even the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind. With a new Track and Field coach, Coach Zane Guile, the team had a lot to prove. When asked if the event was tougher because the meet is held at rival school-Nease, freshman, Quinn Mowlam replied, “Not really, but the more schools in general make it tougher.” Coach Guile says, “Our strengths are individual athletes and our weaknesses are that we are very young and lack experience.” He says he likes coaching for Ponte Vedra but that, “It has its moments… A lot of things I didn’t expect, but a lot of nice things.” One of the biggest issues Coach Guile thinks the team needs to work on is being a team and working together. That shouldn’t be too difficult because freshman, Kev’on Ahmad says, “our biggest strength is our teamwork and we love supporting each other no matter what.” At the end of the day, Ponte Vedra High School placed fourth for the men’s bracket scoring a total of 91 points while the women’s bracket, Ponte Vedra came in second; scoring a total of 110 points. Ke’von Ahmad scored an impressive 30 combined points from the Long Jump, 100-meter dash, and 200-meter dash. When asked what events he participated in, Kev’on said he commonly participated in the, “long jump, 100-meter, 4x1, and 4x4.” Kev;on attributed greatly to the team making a third of the team’s total points. Other athletes that contributed greatly to the team’s overall efforts are: Stela Hymeri, Gabriella Fasanelli, Christian Herring, Gabriel Dion, and Makenzie Leonard. Nicole Greene came in first for the 2015 Bob Hayes Inivtational by getting a total of 5.79 meters for the Girl Long Jump and 1.82 meters in the Girls High Jump. Nicole came in second: scoring 12.00 meters for the Girls High Jump; 0.12 meters less than the first place winner. Sharks JV lacrosse ending season off strong by: Tori Hilbert Playing in a shark tank underwater, due to inclimate weather conditions, the Creekside Knights girls lacrosse team (Junior Varsity) were proven beatable. Although the Knights scored within the first three minutes, freshman, Rachel Newcombe, quickly made a goal to follow. Before the first half ended, Creekside scored two more times, closing the half with a score of CA3-1. Kicking off the second half, Creekside unfortunately scored instantly. Minutes later, freshman, Tatum Taucher scored a goal which made the game neck and neck. Shortly after, freshman, Leah Sills, brought the heat, leveling the score to a tie, 4-4. The going got tough when the Knights scored their final goal, putting them up by one point. by: Tori Hilbert Favorably, Tatum Taucher scored yet another goal within the last two minutes of the last half. The game closed with a tied score of 5-5. Granted this was neither an easy win nor lose for the JV Lady Sharks, coach, Hayley Wort- man, concluded “The girls definitely showed improvement against Creekside since our first meeting this season. They played great defense and showed they could work as a team.” PHOTO BY: DREW DALTON JUNIOR, JORDAN GRUNE practices her shot before her upcoming game. Boys Lacrosse finish season strong The rivalry between our very own boys varsity lacrosse team and St. Augustine has turned out to be one of the better lacrosse rivals in St. Johns County. In a district playoff game, which just so happened to be senior day, the game turned out to be breeze. Senior, Miles Silva, quickly scored two goals within the first minute. Seniors, Eric Applegate, and Logan Taucher, both had single goals themselves to follow. In turn, a freshman on the opposing team, ended up scoring the first of the total two by St. Augustine. Shortly afterwards, the last of the total two goals was made by St. Augustine. Before the first quarter ended, senior, John Harding assisted his senior classmate, Rob Peeters in a goal to make the score 5-2. “We made some steady strides as a team this season, and I’m glad to be apart of such a humble team,” Peeters said. The second quarter flew by, ever in our favor, with goals after more goals. To end this victorious quarter, sophomore Andrew O’Dare, assisted senior, Miles Silva, in his third goal this game, bringing the score to 12-2. Starting the third quarter off right, senior, Miles Silva, scored yet another goal. Senior, Connor Vaughn, scored the second to last goal of the game, assisted by, junior, Jude Kuhn. As a tribute to the final score, sophomore, Marshall Few, added one more point which closed the game. The final score was 19-2. After this game, the record leveled out to be 16-2. 17 18 Sharks softball pummles Menendez by: Molly Miller Perhaps one of the most exciting series of matchups that Ponte Vedra High softball has encountered this season have been against the Pedro Menendez Falcons. Earlier in the season on February 20, PV suffered a serious 3-13 loss to Pedro Menendez. The Sharks were not working well together yet and Pedro won easily. The Sharks rallied later in the season, fired up on March 26, senior night to win on home turf 7-2. The team took the field with confidence and proved themselves by taking a 2-0 lead by the end of the first inning. With a Menendez runner on base, Mary Jacobsen, junior at PVHS, leapt into the air and caught a ball making its way over the fence and saved the team from tying the game. The Ponte Vedra girls held off their Pedro opponents throughout the next six innings only letting in two base hits during the 4th and 5th innings. In addition to the two points in the first inning, the hitters for PV racked up five more points to add to the scoreboard. With a final score of 7-2, Ponte Vedra varsity softball players left the dugout satisfied with the outcome. Going into the FHSAA district 4-5A playoffs, the Ponte Vedra Sharks girls once again found themselves facing the Pedro Menendez Falcons. To this point, the Sharks had achieved a winning record of 14 wins and 11 losses. Shortstop Morgan Podany and infielder Claudia Cotto both had impressive averages. Going into districts, Podany was hitting .474 with 11 home runs, 26 RBI and a .524 on-base percentage. Cotto was not far behind, hitting .456 with 27 RBI and a .492 on-base percentage. Assistant Coach Gordie Rolison is proud of the great leadership of his key senior players Morgan Podany and Mary Jacobson. Gordie commented, “The seniors have really stepped it up this year and have served as great role models for the underclassmen. Morgan has really led the team.” In addition he added, “Not only have the seniors stepped up but also freshman Kiley Hennessey and Elizabeth Fox have exerted themselves in helping the team. It’s been a solid year so far. We have high hopes for districts.” Pedro’s coach Gatlin was quoted before the district match-up in the Jacksonville Times Union as saying that the game would come down to pitching. The Falcons scored first in the bottom of the first inning but could not stand up against the Sharks offense. Ponte Vedra had 10 hits on the night. Taylor Bradshaw, a sophomore, went 3 for 3 and also walked and drove in two runs. Mary Jacobsen got a single in the third inning, scoring junior Abby Zitiello to tie the game. Menendez tried to come back in the bottom of the sixth inning, but PV pitcher Nicole Johnson was able to hold off the Falcons to advance Ponte Vedra to the district championship game against Clay County. Kiley Hennessey, one of the four freshman on the varsity softball team this year, enjoyed playing with all of the girls this season and is “Sad to see the seniors leave because they have given me so much encouragement, They went out of their way to make the freshmen feel welcome.” Hennessey states that the girls have had a “very solid year and I am very excited to play softball at Ponte Vedra for the next three years.” PHOTO BY: JOSH DANIELS MAGGIE GLYNN runs in for a Touchdown in this years annual powderpuff game as the seniors take the W. Sharks baseball plans to turn it around by Trent Padilla The Ponte Vedra baseball team has had a slow start to the season with a 8-15 record but are looking to turn the page heading into playoffs. After three quick victories the Sharks have hit a skid going 5-15 coming from a lack of runs crossing the plate. Head Coach Tom Stanton attributes some of the struggle to poor at bats saying, “it’s not even so much the hitting , its just getting ground balls and fly balls to move the runners.” One of the more bitter losses came against district foe Palatka. Even after a strong game from Senior Donovan Garrard, going 3-3, the sharks were not able to get the runs needed for a win. However SOPHOMORE, ERIC ALEMAN, ON the mound, warms up before a “There are only 7 wins that matter. The 7 at the beginning give you 7 atta boys, the 7 at the end get you a ring.” 2 0 1 5 M a r c h Madness LeftSOPHOMORE, JD PIRRIS, DRIBBLES down the court to score a basket for his team in this year’s March Madness. Right- SENIOR, JOHN FENNEL, SIZES up his defender in this year’s March Madness. 19 they were able to get revenge and a much needed district victory crushing Palatka 14-4 the next day. Although the season has been filled with turmoil there is much promise in this years team. It all starts with the deep pitching rotation that is only giving up around three runs a game. Led by the pitching the sharks look to turn the season around as they start heading into crunch time. Although the baseball team is disappointed with being tied for third place in the district Coach Stanton put it perfectly saying, “There are only 7 wins that matter. 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