Issue 6 - Vienna High School

Volume 7, Issue 6
Vienna High School
May 2001
Vienna, Illinois
VHS Bids Farewell to Class of 2001
Some say that this is the irst class of the
newmillennium;agroupofstudentspreparing
toleavehighschoolandbegintheirlives.At
ViennaHighSchooltherewillbe60young
adults preparing to journey into their
futures.
Class sponsors Bruce Trammel
and Bob Trover have worked with
thisgroupofyoungpeopleforfour
years,andwatchedthemgrowinto
a fine group of individuals and
achievers.
“Fund-raisingasusualwasa
major concern through the four
yearsofthisclass,”statesSponsorBobTrover.“Themostunique
thingwasthefacttheyeventhough
theyalwayswaiteduntilthelastpossiblesecondtogetthingsdone,they
ended up producing the best prom, I
feel,Viennahaseverhad.”
SeniorandlipsyncparticipantChristy
Housewright commented, “One of my most
memorablemomentsatVHShasbeentobethe
onlyclasstoeverwinirstplaceinthelipsync
contestatHomecomingallfouryears.”
Class Officers
Page by Naarah Lindsay
Valedictorians: Leslie Scarborough
and Rachel Lindsay
Salutatorian: Wesley Hettinger
Secretary/Treasurer, David Fairless; Vice-President, Nick
Richardson; President, Wesley Hettinger
What’s Inside
Page 1,2- Graduation
Page 3-Globetrotters
Page 4- Cheerleader and
Dance Tryouts
Page 5- Softball
Page 6- Baseball
Page 7- Track
Page 8- Envirothon and
WYSE
Page 9- Media Day
Page 10,11,12,13- Senior
Wills
Page 14- Prom
Page 15- Prom Pics
Page 16- Beta Club
Page 17- Senior Spotlights
Page 18- Picture Page
Page 19- Senior Pictures
Page 20- Regional Choir
Page21- Business Skills and
Technology Grant
Page 22- Envirothon and
Lockers
Page 23- HOSA
TheClassof2001wasawardedaplaque
onSeniorNighttocommemoratetheirirst
placevictories.
TheGraduationceremonywillbeheldin
theViennaHighSchoolgymonMay25,
2001,at7:30PM.FollowinggraduationwillbeProjectGraduation,which
willlastfrom10PMuntil5AM.
At Project Graduation, the
sponsorsareplanningonusinga
newtechnologypresentationsystemtoentertainthegraduates.It
isgoingtobetheirsttimethat
studentsareexposedtoit,andit
isexpectedtobealotoffun!
Whenaskedtorelectonher
four years at VHS, Senior Jill
Clayton explained, “I am sad to
leave VHS. It has been a big part
ofmylifeforthepastfouryears,butI
willcarrythevaluesandskillsthatIhave
beentaughtherewithmefortherestofmy
life.”
Thegraduatingclassof2001hasalotto
beproudofastheyleaveVHS.Theywill
neverbeforgotten,andwewishthemgood
luckintheirfutures!
Student Council
Student Council: Alex Hernandez, Mareshah Belcher,
Stephani Penrod, and Leslie Scarborough
News
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Volume7,Issue6
Page2
May2001
Seniors’ Most Memorable Moments
When I went on a trip to WashWhen Stephani Penrod ran
ington
D.C.
over my leg in the parking lot. I
had a tire track up to my knee and AdrianS.Wallscetti
she just kept driving.
WesleyHettinger
My most memorable moment
at VHS is winning the lip sync
this year for the fourth year in a
row during Homecoming. The
next one would be winning the
Conference Tournament beating
Goreville 47-46!
Ashley
Broom
My most memorable moment
is when the baseball team went
undefeated (14-0) in the fall season my freshman year.
AlexHernandez
Page by Amy Clayton and
Shannon Bean
When Mr. Harner and Nick
Richardson came in and fought
with the lightsabers and Mr.
Harner yelled out, “I need help
from Princess Leia!” Also being
in the school play.
BrandiPenThe State HOSA trip to Ef- rod
ingham and winning irst place.
Another is, putting make-up on
Kacie Oliver at Bath and Body
The trip to Dauphin Island.
works.
Another would be the antics that
CindyMaJake Smith and I played in Mrs.
son
Bedwell’s room, that earned us
the privilege of hand raking the
entire baseball diamond. Finally,
Matt Hupe climbing the lag pole
Disecting “Little Bunny Fooand my vast collection of doorFoo with Mrs. Reichert’s anatomy
stops.
class. Also, winning irst in the
ChadColstate for nursing assistant and
son
creating Mrs. Reichert’s easter
basket.
StephaniPenrod
When Tim, Courtney and I did
community service for English
and we got lost twice and someEaster
basket
on the
trip.
When
I made
Mrs.HOSA
Reichert’s
one on a motorcycle ran into us,
Also being on the Tech Team.
and what was supposed to be a
The day they called a code red Amother is being on Homecoming three hour trip turned into a six
and had to lock us in our rooms, court.
hour trip. Also, all the precious
ChristyHousedue to a murder on the loose.
moments with Tim. I love him.
TerraLee wright
JackieWarWest
ren
Senior year was an amazing year getting to go to State in
WYSE and the Envirothon. These
were great because it was with
friends and just an accomplishment to be able to go.
Matt
Hupe
When I went to Dolphin
Island. Another is kicking Goreville’s butt twice this basketball
season. Also when I was sitting
on top of a desk and Chad tipped
it over and I fell right on my
Sophomores Enjoy
Two-Day Field Trip
While the Junior class was
busytakingthePrairieStatetest
onApril 25 and 26, the Sophomore class enjoyed a two-day
ieldtrip.Theirstdayinvolved
picking up trash on the Rails to
Trails section from Stonefort to
CarrierMills.TheSophomores
weredividedintofourgroupsand
theyweregivenhugetrashbags
toill.
After they left the trail they
wenttoViennaCityParkandalso
theViennaBallParktopickup
trash.
During the afternoon they
went to Shawnee Community
Collegeforanorientationtothe
BugExpotheywouldattendthe
nextday.
The next day they traveled
toShawneeCollegefortheBug
Expo.TheBugExpoisdesigned
to teach grade school students
more about bugs. Each of the
studentswereassignedtostations
ingroups.Eachstationhadaninteractiveactivityforthestudents
toparticipatein.
There were games for the
studentstoplayandalsoanarts
andcraftstableforthemtomake
variouscrafts.
This was a fun and educationaltripfortheSophomoresof
VHS and also the students they
In four years I have had
many great times at VHS. I’ll
have to say one of my best times
was getting yelled at for my irst
time by Mr. Reichert.
LeslieScarbor-
We went to the Deer Festival
Parade and before we started
Andy Farmer and I decided to
have a race. There is a really big
hill and we were in out band tuxes
and we rolled down the hill. Mr
Shumaker was mad -- the end.
ClintonMarshall
butt.
Mareshah
Belcher
During our trip at Dolphin
Island we would throw rocks at
those stupid birds and I almost
fell off the dock into the water.
Junior Spring Break, when I
All of the bashes I through at
the farm. Also, the three and a went to the Dauphin Island.
KacieOlihalf months I spent with Jackie. TimCole- ver
man
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Globetrotters
Page3
May2001
Globetrotters Enjoy European Escapade
Page by Shannon Bean
TheGlobetrottersClubtreked
offtoEuropeoverSpringBreak
thisyear.Visitingvariouscountries,theygawkedintruetourist
fashion. They began their trip
inHieldelberg,Germany.From
there they continued on to the
Luceme region of Switezerland
wheretheystayedfortwonights.
Their next stop was sunny Italy
andtheoldcityofVenice.
After touring the Dodges’
Palace,theytookagondolaride
onthecity’swateredstreets.Next
they dropped into Innsbruck,
Austria, traveling onto Munich,
Germany. There they shopped
in the city and visited Dachu, a
Nazi concentration camp. Last
but not least, they dropped by
Rothenburg, Germany’s famous
First Row: Bridgett Jackson, Christina Bailey, and Chelsi Ringstaff. Second Row: Rachel Lindsay, Robert Havens, Jenna
walledcity.
Talmage, Andy Farmer, Amanda Logsdon, Ashley Trigg, Amanda McCoy, and Leslie Scarborough.
Third Row: (Sponsor) Mrs. Mize, Bryan Throgmorton, Sarah Stanill, Jenna Havens, Elizabeth Voelz, and Becky Fairless
Talon Staff
Joan Clayton-Instructor
Naarah Lindsay, Amy Clayton,
Kacie Oliver and
Shannon Bean
Jenna Havens and Jenna Talmage pose for the camera
Amanda Logsdon, Andy Farmer, Jenna Talmage, and Leslie Scarborough as they
walk off the plane from their long journey
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Amanda McCoy waits at the airport
Jennifer poeses by a wood carving
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Volume7,Issue6
CheerandDance
Page4
May2001
PagebyNaarahLinsday
2001-2002 Cheerleading
Tryouts
Cheerleading tryouts for the
2001-2002 season were held on
March23rd.Asinyearspast,16
girls,FreshmanthroughSeniors
wereselectedtotheteam.
Alreadythecheerleadersare
busy selling cookie dough to
raisemoneyforcampandnew
uniforms.Thecheerleaderswill
attend a stunt camp at the high
school sometime in June, and
begin weekly practices at the
beginningofsummer.
CoachTinaPenrodsaid,“It
willbethebestsquadever!The
girlsseemtoimprovewitheach
group.Wewillgetabidtogoto
state.Ititgoingtobeawesome!”
Wearealllookingforwardtoseeinghowgoodnextyear’ssquad
willbe!
The 2001-2002 cheerleaders are: Seniors, Megan Powell,
Kalika Miller, andAly Steele;
Juniors, Amy Clayton, Keely
Cochran, and Jessica Marshall;
Sophomores,TaraPowell,Felicia
Butler,BrittanySadler;Freshmen, First Row: Tara Powell and Felicia Butler. Second Row: Kalika Miller, Aly Steele,
Kayla White, Larissa Berning, and Megan Powell. Third Row: Jessica Marshall, Amy Clayton, Keely Cochran,
KellyClayton,KaraKing,Brooke and Brittany Sadler. Not pictured: Kelly Clayton, Kayla White, Larissa Berning,
2001-2002 VHS Dance
Tryouts
Thisisonlythesecondyear
thatAmyKellyhasbeencoachingDance,butfromthelooksof
lastyear’steam,shehasdonea
greatjob.Shewillbejoinedthis
yearwithhelpfromco-sponsor,
Brenda Kreuter. The girls will
behavingweeklysummerpracticesandattendingcampinJune.
Theyarealreadyinthemiddleof
a fund-raiser to go toward purchasing new uniforms, and also
to help cover some of the other
Kara King, and Melissa Ford.
expenses.
Dance tryouts were held on
April 20, 2001. The returning
Seniors,andalsoco-captainsare
BethAnn Kreuter andAmanda
McCoy;JuniorsareSheenaMcCormick,MirandaMcMahon,and
ChristinaBailey;Sophomoresare
Morgan Jeffress, Leslie McGinnis, Leslie Turley, Keri Teal,
and Jenny Stachowiak; the only First Row: Kim Welch and Leslie McGinnis. Second Row: Christina Bailey,
Morgan Jeffress, and Sheena McCormick. Third Row: Leslie Turley, Beth Ann
Kreuter, Jenny Stachowiak, and Miranda McMahon. Not Pictured: Amanda McCoy, Keri Teal, and Grayson Summers.
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May2001
Lady Eagles Finish Strong in Regular Season
TheLadyEaglesoftballteam
startedoutwithhighhopesforthe
2001springseason.Manyonthe
teamhavethegoalofadvancing
totheClassAStateTournament
inPekininJune.Theirstgame
oftheseasonprovedtobeatough
oneastheLadyEaglestooka35losstoaCartervilleteamthey
shouldhavedefeated.Theythen
bounced back the next game to
beatatoughJohnstonCityteam
2-0.
The Lady Eagles went into
the Pickneyville Invitational
Tournament the next weekend
with a good chance of winning
it.Somewereevensayingthey
werethebestteaminthetournament.TheybeatFairieldinthe
irstgame10-0,sendingthemto
the semifinals to face the host
Pickneyville.Pickneyville’sace
VictoriaRamseythrewano-hitter
and the Lady Panther’s pushed
across 3 runs to take the win.
TheEaglesthenfacedBelleville
Altoffinthethirdplacegame.It
lookedasiftheEaglesmightget
blownoutastheLadyCrusaders
took a 5-0 lead, but the Eagles
came tearing back to make the
score5-4stillinfavoroftheCrusaders.Unfortunately,theLady
Eaglesranoutoftime,comingup
shortwithascoreof4-6,taking
fourthplaceinthetournament.
TheLadyEaglestraveledto
the Massac County onApril 21
to compete in the Lady Patriot
Invitational. The Eagles faced
Herrinintheirstroundandtook
aheartbreakingloss1-2,sending
themtotheconsolationbracketto
face Massac County in the next
round. They beat Massac 6-2
knockingthemoutoftheirown
tournament and then defeated
Murphysborofortheconsolation
crown.
TheEaglesendedtheConferencespringseasonwithaperfect
record,theironlyConferenceloss
comingtoEgyptianlastfall.With
theirrecordtheytooktheregular
season Conference Championship.
2001SpringSoftball
Leaders*
BattingAverage.343Ashley
Broom
Page by Shannon Bean
First Row: Megan Mizell, Jackie Warren, and Ashley Broom. Second Row: Shannon Bean, Amanda Threlkeld, Chelsea Blankenship, Kisten Martin, and Audrey
Hinton. Third Row: Andria Davis, Ashley Trover, Caryn Hill, Coach Ross Hill,
Sara Workman, and Brittany Sadler
Hits24CarynHill
Runs18Ashley
Broom
Doubles7Ashley
Broom
Triples4KistenMartin
HomeRuns4KistenMartin
RBI21KistenMartin
StolenBases12Ashley
*asof5/7/01
First Team All-Conference Selections for the Lady Eagles were:
Megan Mizell, Kisten Martin, Ashley Trover, and Ashley Broom
Baseball
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Page6
May2001
VHS Baseball 2001
Thebaseballteamgotofftorocky
startinthe2001Springseason,losing
three of their irst four games. However,thelossesweren’tasbadasthey
seemed,astheykeptthescoreclosein
eachgame.
TheEaglescompetedintheHarrisburgInvitationalApril14.Theytooka
losstoOlneyintheirstgame,sending
them to the third place game against
McLeansboro. They took the game
fromMcLeansboroandtookthirdplace
inthetournament.
OnMay5th,theEaglescompetedin
theMassacInvitational.Theyfaced
Page by Shannon Bean
PaducahTilghmanintheirstgame.
The Eagles had a chance to tie and
winintheseventhinningwhenthey
had the bases loaded and only one
out,buttheycouldn’tpushtheruns
acrossandtheylostthegame5-6.
The Eagles played Pickneyville
inthesecondgameandjumpedout
toabigleadintheirstastheybatted
throughthelineup.Theyheldonto
winthegame14-5,takingthirdplace
inthetournament.
At press time the Eagles record
Jared Gurley and Drew Wilkins were selected to First
Team All-Conference for the 2000-2001 season
2001SpringBaseball
Leaders
Batting.388DrewWilkins
Average
Runs 22DrewWilkins
Hits31DrewWilkins
Doubles8DrewWilkins
HomeRuns5DrewWilkins
RBI24DrewWilkins
StolenBases4JakeSmith
Slugging.675Drew
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TrackTeamFinishesGreatSeason
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Volume7,Issue6
Therehasbeenanewspinon
Vienna’s Track team this year.
Theydecidedtoopentheofferup
toboysaswellasgirls.Inpreviousyearsitwasonlygirlsdueto
theindependancyoftheunofical
sport. Bob Belcher, the team’s
coach,feltthataddingguystothe
teamwouldincreaseschoolparticipationandencouragealarger
grouptorun.
This year’s track team consistsofSeniorMareshahBelcher;
Sophomores Melody James,
BethanyBelcher,andJennaTalmage; and Freshman Josh StaffordandPaulColson.Theyhave
hadsixteentrackmeets,anddone
well at all of them. The whole
teamseemstobehavingfun,even
ifitdoesn’tmeanwinningallof
them.
“Thishasbeenmyirsttrack
season,andithasbeenveryenjoyable.Weareallverydedicated
butwealsohavealotoffun.Iam
looking forward to Sectionals,
becuaseIknowthatwewillalldo
verywell,”saysSophomoreand
irsttimerunnerMelodyJames.
MareshahBelcherhasthetop
time in Southern Illinois in the
100 meter hurdles, and also the
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300meterhurdles.MelodyJames
isfourthinthe400meterraceand
tenthinthe100meterdash.The
VHS4x400meterrelayis12thin
SouthernIllinois.Sectionalsare
scheduledforFriday,May,11at
Harrisburg,Illinois.
The top two times in each
event,whichincludesallqualifyingtimes,willgettoadvanceto
theStateinals.Stateisheldin
CharlestononMay18thand19th.
Theteamisveryexcitedandenthusedaboutgoing,andtheyhave
veryhighhopesofadvancing.
“Thetrackseasonhasbeena
very memorable one. We have
a team that is dedicated and
supportive. The relay team is
anticipatingsectionalswherewe
hopetoqualifyintworelays.We
would like to attract a crowd to
cheeronMareshahinthehurdles
andalsoourrelayteam.Ourteam
hashadagoodseason,weonly
VHS 2001 Spring Track Team: Bethany Belcher, Jenna Talmage, Mareshah Belcher,
wish we could get more people Paul Colson, and Josh Stafford
atthemeets!”commentedSophomorerunner,JennaTalmage.
“I have enjoyed track the
past four years, and all the fun
we’vehadhasreallyhighlighted
mySenioryear,”saysMareshah
Belcher.“Iwillalwaysremember
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Envirothon Team Advances to State
Colson Takes First at State
Earlierthisyear,ViennaHigh
School’sEnvirothonTeamheaded
totheJohnsonCountydemofarm
to compete in the preliminary
stages of the Envirothon. They
were tested in different areas
of agriculture; including soils,
aquatics,wildlife,andforestry.
Vienna’s team consisted of
Kacie Oliver, Matthew Hupe,
LeslieScarborough,ChadColson,
andDavidFairless.Thestudents
competedagainstGorevilleHigh
School,andendedinatie.Both
teamstookanewtest,however,
and this time Vienna took irst
place.
TheVHSstudentsadvanced
tothedistrictcompetitionwhich
On May 1st and 2nd, Chad
Colson,MatthewHupe,andVHS
WYSE sponsor Rick Reichert
traveledtoChampaign,Illinoisto
competeinthestate-wideWYSE
competition.Chadisareturning
veteran of three years and is no
stranger to the hundreds of studentsfromacrossthestatecompeting in head-to-head academic
competitions.
Throughaseriesoflocaland
was held at Dixon Springs on
April3,2001.TheretheycompetedagainstMassacCountyand
White County.They were again
testedoversimilartopicsonlythis
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area of the competition where
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speechonthetopicgiven.
VHS won the competition,
andadvancedtotheStatecompetition at Monticello, Illinois.
Thiscompetitionwillrivalthem
with teams from districts across
thestate.
This is the third year that
Vienna has attended the state
competition.
EnvirothonMembers:
David Fairless, Leslie Scarbourough
Matthew Hupe, Kacie Oliver, Chad Colson
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Chad took irst place, and
Matt came within one point of
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Volume7,Issue6
OnApril 17th and 18th the
fourmembersoftheVHSSpring
Talon Staff traveled to Springfield, Illinois for High School
Media Day at the Illinois State
Capitol.VHSwasoneofonly14
schoolsinvitedintheentirestate
toattend,whichwasaprestigious
honorforourschool.
TheteamconsistedofKacie
Oliver, Naarah Lindsay, Amy
Clayton,andShannonBean,and
wasledbyTalonInstructor,Joan
Clayton.
High School Media Day
featured a compelling learning
experience for young writers
acrossIllinois.Studentsandtheir
directorsmetintheCapitolBuilding in downtown Springfield,
where they were faced with the
challenge of becoming political
reportersfortheday.
In the morning, a panel of
professionalwritersandreporters
greetedthestudentsandinstructed
themhowthedaywouldunfold.
Theyalsogavethemprofessional
hintsandsuggestionsforachievingsuccessinjournalism.
During lunch the students
weresurprisedanddelightedby
a visit from Secretary of State
JessieWhite,whoentertainedthe
group and answered questions.
Healsospokeaboutissuescon-
Kacie, Amy, Shannon, and Naarah outside the Capitol building
Shannon, Naarah, Jim Fowler, Kacie, and Amy on the House Floor
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ThegroupstouredtheHouse
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Students were encouraged
to meet with the representatives
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and Shannon Bean
from their districts. The VHS
students met with representative, Jim Fowler. He was very
excited about students from his
districtbeingapartofthisevent.
He talked to the students, and
showedthemaroundaboutissues
importanttoourarea.
TalonadvisorJoanClayton
was pleased with the events of
the day. “These students got
real-worldexperienceintheield
ofpoliticaljournalism.Ihopewe
areinvitedbacknextyeartoagain
talkpartinthisevent.”
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Volume7,Issue6
I, Jackie Warren, being of
soundmindandbody,herebybequeaththefollowing:ToNathan
and Sonny Warren, the ability
toalwaysavoidalltroublewith
Mrs.Mize.ToKimmyWelchto
be the biggest lirt in her class.
To Megan Mizell,Ashley Trover, andAmanda Threlkeld, all
thememoriesinthedugout.To
Chelsea Blankenship the ability
toalwayshaveanexcusetowhy
you were late (like ishing with
yourboyfriend).NaarahLindsay
theabilitytomediateclassmates
and act extremely important at
FreshmanOrientation.ToKisten
Martin,theabilitytoalwayssay
something stupid at the wrong
time.ToShannonBean,theability to make Mr. Hill throw his
hatinthedirt.ToalltheFuture
Swings group, I leave my crab
rangou and tons of sweet and
soursauce.AmandaMcCoy,the
abilitytopeeanywhereyoufeel
theneed,likethesideoftheroad
atthepark.ToalltheVHSdancers,theabilitytomakeupthebest
dances in the world. To Caryn
HillIleavemypiece-of-crapcar.
ToSaraWorkman,theabilityto
block balls (make me proud).
ToalltheincomingSeniors,the
ability to slack off, carry a 3.9
GPA,andstillmanagetogetan
academicscholarship.Andtoall
ofthecrew,Ileaveallthegreat
memories we have shared, the
good and the bad,eventhough
everytimeweplannedsomething
itneverwentthewayitwassupposedto.GoodluckandIlove
I,Courtney Welch,beingof
soundmindandbody,herebybequeaththefollowing:Tomylittle
sisKimWelchmyabilitytoget
alonggreatwithDavidHill!And
also to Kim I leave my attitude
andmyabilitytoarguemyway
intomostanythingtogetmyway.
ToAmandaThrelkeldIleavemy
“Special Friendship.” Also to
AmandaThrelkeldmyabilityto
makeupcoolstoriesjusttostay
outallnightandallofthosegreat
memoriesthatwehavethatIjust
can’t say but you know exactly
what they are! And always rememberourMarinesAmandaT.
ToLeslieTurley,myabilitytoget
alonggreatwiththoseVHSboys
andtobeaheartbreaker.Tothe
VHSdancersIleaveSuperBowl
XXXVI.You’realleligibletogo,
youguysareawesomeandIlove
you! To Cody Taylor, Nathan
Rhymer,andDeanBetts,Iinvite
you guys over to my house any
time to dress up in my sister’s
clothes whenever you are cold!
ToZebHicksIleavemyability
todoeverythingI’mnotsupposed
to in school and get away with
it!ToAshleyTrover,Ileaveall
ofourboringtimesthatwemade
fun in Foods and Child Care
class!ToDavidHill,Mr.Hight,
Mr. Harner, Mrs. Watson, Mrs.
Kelley, and Mrs. Clayton...You
guysaregreatandyoumademe
smarterandwiser.Iwillmissyou
allandIloveya!Toallmygirls
and guys that I am graduating
with,youallaresospecialtome,
withoutyouguysIwouldbenothing.Iloveyouallverymuchand
Ihopethatwearealwaysclose!
TofuturegraduatesofVHS,have
asmuchfunasyoupossiblycan
inhighschoolandmakeasmany
memories as possible because
memories last forever, but high
school doesn’t, so don’t take it
forgrantedbecauseitgoesbyso
quickly!!
I, Ashley Broom, being of
sound mind and body, hereby
bequeath the following: Fierce
GrapeGatoradetoKistenMartin.
Mybasketballjerseyandthenumber 44 to Chelsea Blankenship.
Also to Chelsea (my heart) and
allofthoselittlesips.ToTrashley
andMegantheabilitytohavefun
atthe“Lane.”ToShannonBean,
myrunningabilityandtheability
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tomeethotbaseballplayers!!To
CarynHill,ChelseaBlankenship,
andKistenMartin,myabilityto
eatNongChenChinesebiscuits!
ToalloftheTuesdaynightFuture
Swingscrew,ourtimesatFuture
Swings...AaronSloan!!Alsoto
CarynHillmyspotatshortstop...
make me proud!! To Shannon
Bean,myabilitytopickgrass.To
BrandonBundren,allofmybasketballexpertise(haha)andthe
ability to “ind batting gloves.”
I’llmissyanextyear!ToKimberly Welch, the ability to have
a great time anywhere, and the
abilitytocleanloors.ToAnnie
Brumley,theabilitytosomehow
avoidtheroadblocksatthemall,
theabilitytobeblunt,(1-800-95JENNY)andtheabilitytogoto
“P-town” and have fun without
gettinginabadmood.ToCaryn
Hill,mywondrousdrivingability
(haha).ToBrentMcHugh,my
ability to stop arguments before
they start. To Michael Rinella,
the ability to one day drive a
Firebird.ToNathanRhymer,my
good luck. To the Lady Eagles
Softball inielders, the ability to
notfalloverthebaseballmound
inpracticetwiceinoneweek.To
SheenaMcCormick,theabilityto
gotoLoganbasketballcampand
meethotguysthataren’tpsycho
(Dustin).ToAnnieBrumley...be
careful...“lookscanbedeceiving
whenridingaround.”ToCourtney Tanner, to always inding a
waytohavefuninP.E.ToZeb
Hicks,theabilitytokeeptrunks
from rattling by all means necessary. To Naarah Lindsay, the
ability to comfort anyone. To
JoshHorn,theabilitytohavefun
inHomeEc.ToShannonBean,
I leave the ability to dive back
intosecondbaseonawetield!
(HAHA)ToKistenMartin,Megan Mizell, and Shannon Bean,
the fun times during Southern
Express.ToDeanBetts,theabilitytoridearoundinaJeepwhen
thetemperatureisthirtydegrees!!
ToAnnieBrumley,theabilityto
bewarminthebackseatofaconvertiblewiththetopdownatthe
mall!Toallthecrew,remember
thetimesweshared.Goodluck
in everything and I’ll miss you
guys next year. To Mr. David
Hill,theabilitytoindothergreat
assistantslikeBrandeeandme!!
TotherestofthepeopleatVHS,I
leavemyabilitytoliveitupwhile
you’reinhighschool,itdoesn’t
lastlong.
I,Alex Hernandez,beingof
soundmindandbody,herebybequeaththefollowing:ToNathan
Rhymer,mybaseballjersey.MalcolmObournIleavemyabilityto
catchthethirdSTRIKE!Bobby
Fairless,Ionceagain,leavemy
abilitydance.AndtotheupcomingSeniorclassIleavetheability
toenjoythelastyearoffreedom,
thelastyearyoucouldeverhave
noresponsibility,andthelastyear
youcouldbeabletoenjoybeing
with the very people you have
grownupwithandhavegrownto
love.HavefunClassof2002.
I,Ray Taylor,beingofsound
mindandbody,herebybequeath
thefollowing:Towhoeverwants
it,theabilitytobelate.Myability to sleep constantly goes to
Tommy Kimmel. My ability to
make people believe anything
goes to Matt Felcyn. And my
generalknowledgeandabilityto
almostalwayshavefun,I’mgoingtokeepthat.
I, Darren Obourn, being of
sound mind and body, hereby
bequeaththefollowing:ToJacob
Stevens, the ability to get along
withthecooksandgetseconds,
and to Bobby Fairless, “MAY
THEFORCEBEWITHYOU.”
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I, Jessica Whiteside, being
ofsoundmindandbody,hereby
bequeaththefollowing:ToBeth
AnnKreuter,mydancingabilities.
ToLeslieMcGinnis,myabilityto
alwayshaveasmileonmyface.
ToAmandaThrelkeld,myability
totalkbadaboutpeoplewithout
feelingbadaboutit.IleaveBlake
Currymyabilitytohavefunno
matterwhat.Ileavemyability
togetwhatIwanttoKimWelch.
IleavemyloudmouthtoAshley
(Trash)Trover.ToAmandaMcCoy,Ileavemyrighttotheback
roomatthetrailer.Ileavetothe
whole2002classtherighttohave
asmuchfunastheypossiblycan
in their last few months in this
place. And to the crew I leave
everythingwehavesharedandI
hopethatnoneofusforgetanyof
thegoodtimesthatwehavespent
together.Graduationwillbethe
onlythingthatwehaveplanned
anddone.IloveyouallandIwill
missyou.
I,Kacie Oliver,beingofsound
mindandbody,herebybequeath
thefollowing:ToShannonBean,
shortsocksandallthegreattimes
ontripsandtofraythebottomof
herpantlegs.MeganPowell,all
myathleticability.Theabilityto
controlmytemperwhileplaying
golftoShaneTaylor.Theability
nottocheatandlieingolftoZeb
Hicks. To Malcolm Obourn, I
will my Broadway solo plus all
theothersolosIget,andyounow
haveFirstChair.ToKellieHoward,Ileavemyabilitytoplaythe
trumpet.ToNaarahLindsayall
thefoodyoucaneat.AndtoMrs.
Smith’s upcoming Envirothon
team, all my irst place knowledge.
I, Brandee Lasley, being of
sound mind and body, hereby
bequeaththefollowing:ToAnnie
Brumley, the ability to come to
school,todriveonthesidewalks
at the mall, and not get killed
at Cardinal Lanes! And also to
Annie, watch out for big white
busses that say “Golcond!” To
Jessica Whiteside the ability to
notgetyourcarstuck,andwatch
out for all those trees. Also to
Jessica,theabilitytowanttogo
home!ToKimberlyWelch,the
abilitytoavoidgoats.ToAshley
Broom,theabilitytopunchwalls
andtobenicetoTJ.AlsotoAshley, psst...WE LOVE BOYS!!!
ToDesireeDuty,AshleyBroom,
andAnnie Brumley, the ability
to “pimp” P-town! And to Mr.
David Hill, I hope you can ind
anassistantasgoodasme!!To
everyone else, good luck in the
futureandhavefun!!
I, Shelley Krawczyk, being of sound mind and body,
hereby bequeath the following:
ToRachelleGoddard,allofmy
longandhorriblebusridesonthe
goodol’Buncombebus.Iwillthe
abilitytoalwayshave“hope”to
Bobby Fairless. You can thank
melater.Ileavemyheightandall
ofmymemoriesofSeniorP.E.to
HeatherRussell.Iwillmysense
of fashion to Jennifer Lockhart.
Why did you want it? To my
favorite teacher, Harner, I retire
mynickname,“Shells‘n’Cheez”
andIleaveittohim.Iwillallof
mypickleballabilitiestoRebecca
Yandell.Ileaveallofmycrazy
chemistrylabmemoriestoDanica
Bacon. (Beware of Chemistry
II.) To Chase Hartline, I leave
the biggest oak tree in Johnson
County.Useitwisely.Iwillmy
fascination with “The Rock” to
CassieMadlockandBrandiTash.
Last,butnotleast,IwillBecky
Fairlesstheabilitytoeatcheese
onanything.
I,Yuri Rentfro,beingofsound
mindandbody,herebybequeath
thefollowing:Myknowledgeof
Star wars and my collection to
TreyKerleyandBobbyFairless.
State Licensed
Real Estate Appraiser
Serving Southern Illinois
Phone 618-658-8151 117 N 5th Vienna, Illinois 62995 Fax 618-658-8188
MyMcDonald’sjobtoKyleMcCann.MyhatredofJeffGordon
to Tyler McCuan. My driving
skillstoChaseGilbertandTrey
Kerley. My ability to make
peoplemadandnotknowwhyto
Elaina Rentfro. My intramural
basketballteamtoFrankTowns.
My knowledge of knowing that
Dale Earndhardt is the greatest
andalwayswillbetoeveryone.
I, Wesley Hettinger, being
ofsoundmindandbody,hereby
bequeath the following: The
responsibility to make sure Mr.
Harner receives a hug everyday
toTravisVerkamman.Tomake
sureheisthesingleloudestperson at the basketball games to
NathanRhymer.Myspecialspot
bytheViennaCemetarytoTravis
I,Mary Jane Hacker,being
ofsoundmindandbody,hereby
bequeaththefollowing:Another
greatyearandthebestofluckto
thedanceteam.
I, Brandi Penrod, being of
sound mind and body, hereby
bequeaththefollowing:ToBryan
Throgmorton my seat at the
table. To everybody the ability
to discover and not be afraid to
be yourself. To my sister JO-Z,
myuniqueabilitytostandoutin
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myfriends,youcoulduseit!Ileave
myabilitytosaythestrangestthings
outofthebluetoLanesha,you’realreadygoodatit.Ileavemysuperior
drivingabilitytoAshley,youneed
it.Ileavemyabilitytohaveagreat
comeback and a sarcastic remark
ive minutes too late to Trey and
Chase,useitwisely.Last,butnot
least,Ileavemywisdomintheways
of life and absolute trust in God
toallmyfriends.ThosewhoI’ve
forgotten,I’msorry.Iloveyouall,
goodday, goodnight, and goodbye.
I, Adrian Wallscetti, being Don’tcrytoohard,I’llbeback.
ofsoundmindandbody,hereby
bequeath the following: To I, Nick Richardson, being of
Travis Verkamman my ability sound mind and body, hereby beto shoot snakes with my eyes queath the following: My ability
closed.ClaytonPenrodmyabil- tostayoutoftroubletomysister.
itytobencheveryweightknown My ability to get out of trouble to
to man. Jared Gurley my abil- StephanK.Myincrediblestrength
itytospeakgibberish“Bysquito toStewtheCheesecake.Mydriving
Mites.” Amanda Threlkeld my skillstoMaribethDippie.MyNickabilitytoitinaseat.Blakeand leButttoMr.Harner(heneedsit).
Jake my ability to control the MychickmagnettoDustinKingand
women.KyleStevensmyability also the phrase “Man I’m pretty!”
tospeakproperdialect.ToBrian The title Mr. Drama VHS goes to
andBrentMcHugh,AshleyTro- AndyFarmer,keepitalive.Ileave
ver,andMr.Reichert,alifelong mymindtoMrs.Smithforscientiic
friendship.I’msorryifImisseda stuff.Mysympathyfortheteachers
fewpeoplebutyouguyscanhave thathavetoputupwithmysister.
MysmiletoMrs.Watson.Mybastherest.
ketballskillstoChrisMcBride.My
I,Brandi Johnson,beingof SpiritbombattacktoChrisCombs.
soundmindandbody,herebybe- Myabilityrorambleonfortwenty
queaththefollowing:Myability minutesaboutnothingandstillget
tospeakmymindtootherstomy an answer right to James Carlson.
sisterBrittanyJohnson,myabil- I also leave my will to never give
itytomindmyownbusinessto upinlifetoallstudents.Havefun
MelissaBates,myabilitytostay guysandstandtallenoughtoshake
outofdetentiontoAnnieBrum- theheavens.
ley,myabilitytokeepeverything
organizedtoMr.Staples,myabil- I,Matt Endrizzi,beingofsound
itytosewtoRobertHavens,my mindandbody,herebybequeaththe
heighttoHeatherTrammel,and following:ToMalcolmObournmy
myabilitytogettoclassontime bottle of Flexall 454. To Travis,
Jared, andTommy, I will the after
toJessicaPaige.
practicetrioshowerledbyJoe,Tim,
I, Jesseca Spears, being of and I. To Dean, I will the Isuzu
sound mind and body, hereby Trooper(Weallknowheneedsit.)
bequeaththefollowing:Myex- I,Mareshah Belcher,beingof
tremebeautyandbrilliancetoall
I,Cody Waters,beingofsound
mindandbody,herebybequeath
thefollowing:myloggerswood
toUriahCornelius,myhoneysto
MattandMichaelCraig,andmy
whitetrucktoAlySteele.Being
thecaptaintoZebHicksandthe
abilitytochilltoChubs.Ileave
the yard toAaron Ingram, my
personalitytoAmberEllison,my
gray hair to Kalika Miller, my
facialhairtoBlakeCurry,andthe
kneetoMr.Harner.
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soundmindandbody,hereby
bequeath the following: To
Bethany Belcher, the abilitytoliveallbyyourselfwith
mom and dad without going
bananas.Mrs.Clayton,Igive
youAshleyHill.ToTheresa,
allthechocolatechippancakes
youcaneat.ToAshleyHill,I
leaveyoumy“Hillary”cheer
and my ability to do Mrs.
Clayton’sdirtywork.ToMr.
Hill the ability to drive a bus
up an exit ramp backwards.
Ohwaityoualreadyknowhow
todothat!ToJennaTalmage
allofthebutterlytattoosyou
couldeverwishfor.ToMelody
Jamesmycleatsandtheability
toputthings(likehomework)
offuntilthelastminuteinstead
ofdoingthemattrackmeets.
I,Stephani Penrod,being
ofsoundmindandbody,hereby
bequeaththefollowingtoAly
Steelemynursingabilitiesand
all of the long practices with
Mrs.Reichert.ToAmandaT,
AshleyHill,andAly,allofour
goodtimesinroom145andour
littledancepartyinEfingham.
To Kalika Miller I willAKA
“Jamoca” and my ability to
changediapers(IntenyearsI
knowyou’llneedit).ToKeely
CochranIwillmyponpoms.
To Megan, Kalika, andAly I
will you allthe responsibility
of keeping my mom in line
throughoutcheerleadingpracticesandballgames.ToDean
Betts and Cody Taylor I will
myabilitytoputupwithMatt.
ToJessicaIwillouroh-so-perfectheelstretch.Andlastbut
notleastIwilltoMrs.Reichert
all of our HOSA memories.
Without you my Senior year
wouldn’tbecomplete.You’re
thegreatestteacherever.Keep
Shoemaker
Construction, Inc.
up the good work, and always
rememberthatweallloveya!
I,Matt Hupe,beingofsound
mindandbody,herebybequeath
the following: To Elizabeth
Voelz,myirstchairinband.Mrs.
Smith’s upcoming Envirothon
teamallofmyirstplaceknowledge.JoshStafford,mycomputer
fundamentalknowledgeandsecondplaceability.KyleBohannon
andJakeSmiththetrailof“Eagle
Scout”howeverlongitmaybe.
TravisAmes, my ability to get
introubleinwhateverIdowhen
building, and my steady hand
at drilling. Shannon Bean my
computer seat in the Penthouse,
takeitback!MeganPowell,my
abilitytomarchinband,andMr.
Shumaker my sauce swiping at
ItalianVillage.
I,Christy Housewright,being
ofsoundmindandbody,hereby
bequeaththefollowing:Ourone
and only turning heel stretch to
Megan,Jessica,andAmy.Iwill
theplasticCPRbabytoAmandaT
andAshleyHill.IwillSquirtleto
AmandaT.IwillShannonBean
theworstnightofmylifeandthe
ability to walk on water. I will
AndyFarmerallmymemoriesof
theplay,andIwillJoshAronson
akiss.
I, Laura Hudson, being of
sound mind and body, hereby
bequeath the following: My
ability to stay out of trouble to
AshleyJohnson.Iwillmyability
tospeakmymindtoTreyKerley.
Iwillmyartisticabilitytodraw
toChaseGilbert.IwillmyabilitytodancetoLaneshaDixon.I
willmyabilitytolirttoSabrina
Browning,andIwillmyhairto
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I,Jill Clayton,beingofsound
mindandbody,herebybequeath
thefollowing:Myponpomsand
cheerleading memories toAmy
Clayton, the “G” spot to Kalika
Miller,youknowwhattodowith
it.Ileavetheunconscious“milano”babytoAmandaThrelkeld
andAshleyBrookeHill.Ileave
thenexttwofakepromstoKelly
Clayton.TheTechTeamandthe
memoryofMichaelPerrytomy
mom,youknowtherewillnever
beanotheronelikeus.Ileavethe
abilitytocreateawesomeHOSA
teamstoMrs.Reichert-Justwait
untilNationals!
I,Luke Oliver,beingofsound
mindandbody,herebybequeath
thefollowingtoanyonewhois
willing to take the time to slow
down and look around them. I
willnothingbutasmallamountof
knowledge.Nevergetstuckwithin yourself. Expand your mind
to a new level of consciousness
and then stop and look around
theroom,examinewhatyousee,
andnevertakeitforgranted;for
life is within your body, mind,
andsoul.Youholdthequestions
thatcreatetheanswers,andyou
areonlywhatyoubelievetobe
true.
I, Chad Colson, being of
sound mind and body, hereby
bequeath the following: To
Malcolm Obourn trumpet skills
andirstchair,andalsohelpMr.
Shumakeroutwhenheneedsit.
ToBlakeCurry,alittlecommon
sense,tobothBlakeandJake,the
ly balls they didn’t steal from
me,toJakemyabilitytonotget
caught,toNathanRhymer...nothing,you’rejustcool.Totherest
of the ball team good luck next
yearandkeepplayinghard.To
Ja-Rod,anythingheneeds,(alsoI
wouldliketotakethisopportunity
tothankyouforeverything).To
Mr.Reichert,picksomeoneelse
togiveyouahardtime.ToJes-
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sica,Iwillalltheloveyoucould
want.ToPaul,havefun,toallmy
friends,goodluckandalotoffun
inschool,toanyoneIleftout,just
askme.
I,Leslie Scarborough,being
ofsoundmindandbody,hereby
bequeaththefollowing:ToAshleyHillalloutcrazytimes,good
or bad, especially watch out for
dead dogs. Sarah Stanfill my
great opinions and views of a
Catholic.KistenMartinmydance
abilityandgreatthree-pointshot.
AmandaMcCoy,ourtripmemoriesandmybookbagjustincase
youneedit.SaraWorkmanthe
abilitytogettoschoolfasterthan
you should. Shane Taylor my
shortgameandtemperits.MichaelRinellamypracticeability.
Nathan Rhymer my love if you
wereolder.DeanBettsmycar(in
yourdreams).Pudgegoodtalks
andgoodluckatT.T!Theresea
Stachowiakmyabilitytoworry.
I, Tim Coleman, being of
soundmindandbody,herebybequeaththefollowing:ToNathan
Rhymer and Drew Wilkins the
ability to say “C’MON”!! All
my people the trailer. Brandon
Bundrentheabilitytoshootthe
three.ToAmyClaytonIleavea
smilefromeverythree-pointerI
madethisseason.ThewholebasketballteammyESPNhighlights.
ClaytonPenrod,mybaseballabilityorwhat’sleftofit.Malcolm
Obourn,mytemper.JaredGurley,mysenseofhumor.Robbie
Reeder, my car. Blake and Jake
the ability to get off probation,
courtsupervision,andcommunity
service.
Compliments of
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Prom
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Stephani,Mareshah,andAdrianCrownedPromCourt
TheVHSPromtookplaceon
March 30th, at the SIU Student
CenterBallroom.Promcommitteedidatremendousjobdecoratingthefacility;itwasgorgeous!
Silverstarsdancedfromtheceilinginthecolorfullightsputoutby
theDJ,andamoonshapedlight
hung above the beautiful castle
propinthecenteroftheroom.
This year’s prom committee
decided on having a traditional
promenadeasthecouplesarrived.
David Hill was designated to announcethecouplesastheywalked
inundergiantballoonarches,forming a walkway into the center of
the ballroom. The balloons were
white, lavender, and baby blue,
which added to the magic of the
evening.
As each couple entered, their
nameswereannounced,theirpicturestaken,andthentheystrolled
the rest of the way through the
beautiful tunnel of lights. Once
Prom Court: Mareshah Belcher, Adrian Walscetti, and Stephani Penrod
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anytabletheychose.
The most striking of the
decorationswasthegiantcastle
wheretheKingandQueenwere
seated. It was set at the front
and center of the ballroom,
decorated with plants, glitter,
andwhitetwinklinglights.The
chair seemed luminous in the
lighting--evenmoresooncethe
KingandQueenswereseated.
Leadingtothestageofthecastle
were steps adorned with more
balloons and once you arrived
onstage,whitelightsandlowers
gleamedouttowardthecrowd.
Surroundingthedanceloor
weretablessetwithglasses,napkins,andsilversparklingcastles
forcenterpieces.
Thehighlightoftheevening
was the crowning of the King
andQueen.AdrianWalscettiwas
chosenasking,andhewasjoined
The King and Queens at their castle
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NewAdditionstotheBetaClub
OnApril 19, new inductees
ofthefreshman,sophomore,and
juniorclasseswereinductedinto
theVHSBetaClub.
“Being the Beta Club Presidenthasbeenanhonorthisyear.
Iamsurethatthenewmembers
will hold up the same tradition
of service the rest of their high
school years,” said Mareshah
Belcher.
The ceremony started with
each of the officers lighting a
candleandtellingnewmembers
whatitmeanstobeapartofthe
National Beta Club. Inductee
Rebecca Yandell, spoke for
the group as a whole by saying
that she would uphold all of
the rules and standards of the
Vienna High School Beta Club.
“Ithasn’tbeentheeasiesttime
gettingmemberstopaytheirdues,
but I have really enjoyed being
treasurerthisyear.Theceremony
wasthebiggestwehaveeverhad,
andIlookforwardtoseeingwhat
comesfromourclubnextyear,”
commentedNaarahLindsay.
Parents,aswellasotherBeta
members,wereallowedtocome
to the ceremony. Refreshments
were provided afterwards, and
the whole thing was a big success.Eachofthenewmembers
willmakeanexcellentadditionto
ViennaHigh’sBetaClub.
“Mrs.Claytonisanexcellent
sponsor, and I am sure the new
inducteeswillenjoyworkingwith
herasmuchasIhave.Theclub
isn’tjustatitle,it’sanhonor,and
oneIwillalwaysbeproudtolook
back on,” explains Senior Chad
Colson,whenaskedabouthisfour
yearsinBetaClub.
The new officers for Beta
ClubwereelectedonMay9.The
Presidentfornextyearisthemoving up Vice President from this
pastyear,AshleyHill.Shewill
take Mareshah’s place, Naarah
LindsayremainsasTreasurer,and
RebeccaYandellwillbestepping
inforChadasSecretary.Malcolm
Obourn was elected as the new
VicePresident.
“IamveryhonoredtobetakingMareshah’splaceasPresident
nextyear.Iknowthatwiththecooperationfrommyfellowoficers
andMrs.Clayton’sguidance,we
willaccomplishservingourcommunityforthe2001-2002school
Page by Naarah Lindsay
Beta Club Oficers: Vice President, Ashley Hill; President, Mareshah
Belcher; Secratary, Chad Colson; and Treasurer, Naarah Lindsay
year,”statedAshleyHill.
ThenewBetaClubmembers
include: Juniors, TravisAmes,
Ashley Trover, Sara Workman,
AshleyTrover,RebeccaYandell,
and Shane Taylor; Sophomores,
JennaTalmage,TamiHorn,Sarah
Stanill,ShannonBean,Maribeth
Dippie, Heather Russell, Kisten
Martin,andDanicaBacon;Freshman,PaulColson,JaredThompson,JenniferMize,TerryLindle,
JaredMathis,CarynHill,Adam
Waller,andBrittanySadler.
Duringthe2000-2001school
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If you could choose any
college to go to, which one
would it be and why? My
irst choice would have to be
U of I because of its great
architecture program.
If you could choose any
college to go to, which one
would it be and why? Murray State because it’s not
home, but it is close enough
to here that I could come
home when I want to.
If you could choose any
college to go to, which
one would it be and why?
Harvard for the bragging
rights (and, good teaching,
I guess).
If you could choose any
college to go to, which one
would it be and why? Duke
University to go to medical
school and because it is on
the East Coast.
If you could do anything
or go anywhere with your
friends for one day before
graduation, what would
you do? I would charter
a 747 jumbo jet and ly all
my friends down to Atlantis
Resort in the Bahamas and
just let it all soak in.
If you could do anything
If you could do anything or go anywhere with your
or go anywhere with your friends for one day before
friends for one day before graduation, what would you
graduation, what would do? I would travel all around
you do? We would take the the world in a last minute
Skinny mobile across country search for knowledge (and
to the Price Is Right show love with my best friend
and win the Show Case Show Millo).
Down!!
What is your most memoWhat is your most memo- rable experience at VHS?
rable experience at VHS? My second most memorable
Living with my cousin Eliza- one would be the time I used
beth, and also being in and my disappearing act to get
winning the lip sync four away from my girlfriend!
years in a row.
If you could have one date
If you could have one date with any of your Senior
with any of your Senior classmates, who would it be
classmates, who would it be and where would you take
and where would you take them? All of them would
them? Josh Berkland! We sail with me to Australia to
would go somewhere very participate in the largest
public! Ha ha, just kidding!
ever game of survivor.
If you could do anything
or go anywhere with your
friends for one day before
graduation, what would you
do? Go to an exotic resort
and spa and get a massage.
What is your most memorable experience at VHS? I
have two favorite memories
from my time in high school.
My favorite would be meeting
Jacinta, my girlfriend. My
other would be participating
in the class lip syncs.
If you could have one date
with any of your Senior
classmates, who would it be
and where would you take
them? I would have to take
Mareshah on a date dressed
up like Sonny and Cher to go What kind of person do you
bowling and out to the mall. want people to remember
you as when you leave VHS?
What kind of person do you Fun to be around!
want people to remember
you as when you leave VHS?
I hope people knew me as a
fairly nice person who was a
little outspoken, but tried
How do things look from there?
Do I look like a mummie yet?
What is your most memorable experience at VHS?
Winning the SEC Conference
Basketball Tournament, beating Goreville by one point
with six seconds to go in the
game.
If you could have one date
with any of your Senior
classmates, who would it
be and where would you
take them? Alex Hernandez,
bowling at Sports Center and
out to eat at Tom’s outside of
DeSoto.
What kind of person do you
want people to remember
What kind of person do you as when you leave VHS?
you want people to re- Someone who was fun to be
member you as when you around and made everyone
leave VHS? The tall, dark,
fun-loving, All American stud
But I’m soo hungry!
Is that a tight Squeeze?
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News
Page20
May
RegionalChoirPreformsatShawneeCollege
Page by Naarah Lindsay and
Kacie Oliver
Whatstartedasagroupofthreegirlsandiveboys,expandedintoamusicalchoirof13.Eachyearareaschoolsfromthesouthern
regionareinvitedtoShawneeCollegetoparticipateintheirannualRegionalChoir.JarodShoemaker,banddirectoratViennaHigh,was
askedtoformagroupofstudentswhowouldbewillingtotraveltothecollegeinordertoparticipate.
Thestudentswhoparticipatedare:LeslieMcGinnis,KacieOliver,NaarahLindsay,RachelLindsay,AdamStockdale,ChadColson,
BobbyFairless,MattHupe,JoshBain,NickRichardson,PaulColson,TreyKerley,EricFox.
OnMarch30,theymetwithJohnWindings,thedirectorofmusicatShawneeCollegealongwithareaschools.Thegroupmisseda
dayofclasstogodowntoSCCtopracticethemusictheyhadbeenpreviouslygoingoverafterschool.Theylearnedsixsongsallinone
day,beforereturningthatnighttopreformatthe
springchoirconcert.Windingstaughtthestudents
propervoicetechniquesandposture,andwouldn’t
take“Ican’t”forananswer.Hisskillspayedoff
thateveningasthewholegrouppreformedamelodiousmasterpieceandstoletheshow!
“Itwasanawesomeexperiencetoseeagroup
ofthatsizelearnsomanydifferentsongsinone
afternoon,andthendosowellpreformingthem
thatnight!Iwaspleasedandhadagreattime.”
saidSeniorparticipantRachelLindsay.
TheSCCChoirdeservesalotofcreditaswell.
Theydidanawesomejobpreforming,aswellas
singingwiththehighschoolstudents.Members
aidedthepianistwithdrums,guitars,lutes,and
chimes.
FreshmanparticipantLeslieMcGinniscommented,“IhadalotoffunpreforminginRegional
Choir,andIlookforwardtoparticipatinginthe
choiragainnextyear.It’sagreatlearningexperience,andthanksforMr.Shumaker,theperforRegional Choir Members: Front Row- Leslie McGinnis, Trey Kerley, Kacie Oliver, and Eric Fox;
mancesarereallyfun!”.
Back Row- Nick Richardson, Naarah Lindsay, Matthew Hupe, and Ben Houge; Not picturedPaul Colson, Chad Colson, Rachel Lindsay, and Adam Stockdale
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Volume7,Issue6
Page21
May2001
VHSWins11TrophiesatBusinessSkillsCompetition
by Shannon Bean
Shawnee College held their
annual Business Skills competition on May 1st. Attending the
eventfromViennawereover40
businessstudents,withover200
studentsinallinattendancefrom
MassacCounty,Anna-Jonesboro,
Century, Cobden, Goreville,
Joppa,Egyptian,andMeridian.
VHSbroughthometwoirst
placetrophies:JenniferVerkeyin
AccountingII,andJoshStafford
in Web Page Design. Second
place trophies were awarded to
MaryJaneHackerinAccounting
I, Sara Richardson in General
Business, and RebeccaYandell
inElectronicPresentation.Third
place went to Aaron Odum in
GeneralBusiness,JillClaytonin
Business Professional, Christy
Housewright in Desktop Publishing,MareshahBelcherinJob
Interview,andAshleyBroomin
ElectronicPresentation.
Mareshah Belcher was also
awardedtheprestigioushonorof
OutstandingBusinessStudentof
Ifyou’vepassedthroughthe
VHS commons area in the past
twoweeks,youmayhavenoticed
thatitisunderconstruction.They
havetakentheraftersandturned
themintoacomplexrelaysystem
connectedtothecommunications
outputcentersofthehighschool.
Workers have installed state-ofthe-art equipment programed to
transmitelectronicpresentations,
videorecordings,television,and
Internetbroadcastsontoaprojectorscreen.
Expensive?Yes,butthedevelopmentofsuchaprogramwas
made possible through a State
Technology Loan given to our
any technology enhancing students’learningenvironments,and
also benefiting the community
andstaff,isavaluedassettoour
school.Itisopenforusebyany
student attending Vienna High,
all staff and administrators, and
anyone within the community.
Wealsowereabletoupgradethe
computersinthelab.
“Webelievethatthestudents
willbeneitthemostfrominstallingthissystem.Wealsothinkthat
thecommunitywillputittogood
use,”saidSuperintendentMarleis
Trover.
Mrs. Mizell, Malcolm Obourn, and Josh Stafford check out the new system in the
Thesystemwasoficiallyup
commons
Business Skills Competition Winners
First Row: Mrs. Clayton, Christy Housewright, Jill Clayton, and Rebecca Yandell.
Second Row: Mareshah Belcher, Sara Richardson, Mary Jane Hacker, Ashley
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Page22
May2001
EnvirothonTeamTakesFirstInTwoEventsAtStateCompetition
On May 8th and 9th, Leslie Scarborough, Kacie Oliver,
ChadColson,andMatthewHupe
traveledtotheStateEnvirothon
competition at Montecelo, Illinois. Sponsor Cindy Smith
accompaniedthem,andwatched
herteampreformwell.
The VHS envirothon team
competedagainsttheotherenvirothonteamsinthestate.
“We were going to leave
earlybeforetheawardsceremony
becuasewethoughtthatwedidn’t
place at all, but we decided to
stay.Itturnsoutthatweplaced
irstintwoevents!Iwassosurprized,andhadagreattime,”said
KacieOliver.
The team fromVienna High
Schoolendeduptakingairstin
twoofthecategories.Theywon
in T-Shirt design and Wildlife.
The shirts were designed by in
cooperationofthewholeteamon
acomputer,thenprintedoffonto
an iron-on surface. The group
didalltheworkthemselves,and
itreallypaidoff!
Althoughitwasn’tenoughto
David Fairless, Leslie Scarborough,, Matt Hupe,
Kacie Oliver, and Chad Colson
GeneralStoreBuiltbyMr.Reichert’sAfterSchoolConstructionClass
This “General Store” will be raffeled off at the Relay for Life in June
Fortheirsttimeever,ShawneeCollege,incooperationwith
VHS,establishedafreenightconstruction class worth four credit
hoursforanypersonwishingto
takeit.Theonlyrequirementsfor
theclasswasthesacriiceofthree
hours a night on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, and a pair of safety
glasses.
The students were taught,
throughRickReichert,thebasic
skillsofbeginningconstruction.
Theywereabletoputtheseskills
tousebybuildingaplayhouse,
the“GeneralStore,”whichwillbe
rafledoffattheRelayForLifein
June.Theplayhousetookaround
nine weeks to complete, and is
nowreadyfortherafle!
MattHupeparticipatedinthe
class.Whenaskedhowtheclass
has beneited him, Senior Matt
Hupeexplained,“Theclasswas
anexcellentlearningexperience
that aided to hone and develop
skillsthatIamsuretouselater
whenIbuildmyownhome.The
“General Store” was a unique
andbeneicialexperienceoftechniquesusedonmanyaspectsof
buildingahousefromstarttoinish,althoughonasmallscale.”
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Page23
May2001
Page by Naarah Lindsay and
Shannon Bean
*Special thanks to Jo Ellen Riechert
for article information
HOSA State Competition
TheHealthOccupationsStudents ofAmerica recently held
its23rdStateLeadershipConferenceinEfinghamApril4th-6th.
Twenty-onestudentsfromVienna
HighSchoolattendedtheconferenceandbroughthome12topten
awards, including four 1st place
winners.Over600studentsfrom
over 30 school throughout the
stateattendedtheconference,the
largest number ever. Students
competeinvarioushealthrelated
categorieswhichincludeknowledgeandskillevents.
TheHOSAScholarBowl
event involved a first round
writtenexamtestingknowledge
in medical technology, parliamentary procedure, and facts
regarding the HOSA organization.Fifty-fourteamstookthe
irstroundtestandonlythetop
eightteamsadvanced.Vienna’s
twoteamswereamongthetop8
toadvancetothesecondround
seeded4thand5ththushaving
toplayeachother.Theteamof
Cindy Mason, David Fairless,
Deidra Baker, and Jill Clayton
wentontotheinalroundwhere
they defeated the number one
seed,Mt.Vernon15to5capturingirstplace.Vienna’ssecond
teamconsistedofStephaniPenrod,DesireeDuty,CrystalEaves,
andChristyHousewrightplacing
inthetopeight.
Students in the CPR and
FirstAidbegantheirirstround
withawrittentestwherethetop
twenty teams advanced to the
scenariobasedonskillevent.The
teamofAshleyHillandAmanda
Threlkeldwon1stplaceandthe
teamofJillClaytonandChristy
Housewrightwereinthetopten.
TheNursingAssistanteventbeganwithawrittentestwherethe
toptwentystudentsadvancedto
skills testing. Stephani Penrod
placed1st andAly Steel placed
inthetopteninNurseAssisting.
Viennahashadthenumberone
NurseAssistant in the state every year they have participated.
RachelleGoddardwon1stplace
in the Prepared Speaking, and
BrandiPenrodwasatoptenwinner in that event. The students
HOSA Medal Winners: Deidra Baker, Christy Housewright, Ashley Hill, Jill
Clayton, Brandi Penrod, Aly Steele, Cindy Mason, Stephani Penrod, Rachelle
Goddard, Amanday Threlkeld, David Fairless, Mrs. Reichert, and Shane Taylor
HOSA Members: Christy Housewright, Jill Clayton, Ashley Hill, and Amanda
Threlkeld
HOSA Medalists: Deidra Baker, Jill Clayton, Cindy Mason, and David Fairless;
Sponsor Mrs. Reichert
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