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THE INCREDIBLE HAWK
VOLUME 15, ISSUE 4
LLOYD C. BIRD HIGH SCHOOL
L. C. Bird recognizes top 13 students
in the Senior class of 2013
The top 13 students of the 2013
Senior class are: Angela Allen,
AWS Al-Nigrish, Sarah Chamberlain, Brianna Douglas, Alex
Frljuckic, Virginia Goff, Catherine Grimes, Destiny
Hairfield, Shelton Hamilton, Kamaria Harris,
Hieng Leng, Kimberly
Point, and Christan Rist.
Being at the top of a
class is an honor that
illustrates hard work
and dedication.
“I feel great about my
accomplishments because I definitely worked
hard to get where I am,”
said Destiny Hairfield.
It takes time, commitment, and prioritizing
for students to achieve
their high rank within their
class.
“I use a planner or a calendar to
keep track of my deadlines. This
method helps me organize my
assignments,” said Brianna Douglas.
Not only are the top 13 students
conscious about their academics,
they also have personal motiva-
tions that pushes them.
“I’m motivated to maintain my
rank and succeed academically
because I want to get a scholarship,” said Virginia Goff.
By: Heing Leng
The students did not achieve
their ranks with ease; they also
faced challenges throughout their
school year.
“Keeping up with my
grades in AP classes is
definitely challenging.
There’s no such thing as
beauty sleep,” said Kimberly Point.
As graduation approaches, students reflect on
their 4 years of high school
and their accomplishments.
“Being in the rank
among 12 other accomplished students show that
I’m a hardworking and
determined person,” said
Angela Allen.
Ranking in the top 13 is a stepping stone to greater academic
success for these students in the
future.
NHS inducts new members to the society
By: Christan Rist
In March, 32 members were inducted into the National Honor’s
Society. These
students were
inducted based on
a GPA of 3.6, being active in at
least one in school
and one out of
school extracurricular activity, and
having at least ten
hours of community service done.
“It was wonderful to see all the
students ready to become members, and it really made me feel
proud of our school for having
such talented students,” said
president Janhavi Giribhattanavar.
Not only are there requirements to get into NHS, but there
are also requirements to stay in.
“Once you’re in NHS you will
need to obtain an additional 40
hours of community service,”
said chairman, Ms. Hackett.
Inductees include: Angela Allen,
Tobias Barth, Cameron
Barts, John Bellflower, Brandon
Botset, Rashon Britt, Alex Cejka,
Austin Davis, Trevor Dyke, Spandan Fadnis, Krysten
Fideli, Evan Fitts, Jackson Gillie, Adam Glymph,
Mitchell Heath, Juliana
Hybner, Tyler Luster,
Jesse Medlin, Adam
Morrissett, Ayanna Patterson, Bailey Payne,
Nicholas Possumato,
Jacob Roberts, Benjamin
Rogers, Brandon Sasser,
Gregory Schott, Cooper
Stewart, Danielle Stith, Michael
Tatum, Quentin Turner, Nathalie
Underwood, and Zachary Winter.
What is Inside…
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High School memories
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Senior Superlatives
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Sports MVPs
College acceptances
Last Wills and Testaments
MAY, 2013
Our retiring
teachers say
goodbye Bird
By: Christan Rist
When Mr. Hetterich, Mrs.
Bolton, Mr. Gregory, Mr.
Shurlds, and Mrs. Blankenbecler, retire this
year, they
take 181
combined
years of
experience with
them.
Making the choice to leave
the school was difficult and
became the beginning of a journey. They will be leaving behind students with whom and
teachers they have shared
many memories.
“I spent my entire first year
of teaching holding onto my
chin, because I was a nervous
wreck,”
said Mrs.
Bolton,
English
Although
making the
choice to
retire
proved
difficult, becoming a teacher
was not hard for them. Whether it was helping youth or the
need to provide teenagers with
a good education, they knew
this career would be their calling.
“Whenever I get thank you
emails from students I’ve
taught
before
after so
many
years, I
feel very
happy,”
said Mr.
Shurlds,
math
There are moments during a
teacher’s career that are just so
special to them that they won’t
ever be able to forget when
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NEWS
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Language societies welcome new inductees
By: Spencer Sabet
The L.C. Bird World Language Department held its
annual Honor Society Induction
Ceremony, welcoming 27 members of
the Bird Chapters
of the National
Spanish, French,
German, Japanese,
and Latin Honor
Societies.
“It’s not just about
whether you have
A’s,” said Spanish
teacher Senora
Luqman. “We also
honor sticking to a
language.”
The ceremony began with
introductions by Bird Chapter
Spanish Honor Society president Catherine Grimes, after
which five keynote speakers
were featured. French teacher
Mademoiselle Carr, Spanish
teacher Senor Nicolas, and Latin
teacher Mrs. Hicks, as well as
senior Evan Fitts and Jordan
Burt, each spent time talking
about the value of travel abroad
and their experiences with
Hairfield and Brown valued as
Bird 2013 Students of the Year
By: Spencer Sabet
Senior Destiny Hairfield and
freshman Nadia Brown have
been selected as LC Bird’s Students of the Year for 2012-2013.
Each year, Bird selects two
Students for this award— one
from the senior class, and one
from the
underclasses.
Student of
the Year
requires not
just exemplary
grades, but
a high
standing
among all
the students
at Bird. It is
a great honor.
Both Hairfield and Brown
were initially surprised to learn
that they had won such an
honor.
“I always put education first
because it is my responsibility,"
said Hairfield.
Achieving such academic success as these students have is
hard work, and requires sacrifice.
In Hairfield’s case, she enjoys
bowling and field hockey, but has
never been able to play a schoolsponsored sport, for fear it would
interfere
with her
academics.
Brown and
Hairfield
both have
high aspirations for
their future
careers—
Hairfield
plans to
major in
General
Biosciences at Virginia Tech. As a
freshman, Brown is unsure where
she wants to attend college, but
she loves nursing, and knows she
wants to go in that direction.
Along with honor, Hairfield and
Brown each feel a strong sense of
pride of being named Student of
the Year.
traveling.
Current members of the five
world language honor societies
then came to the
front of the room in
turn to induct the
new members. With
each induction, the
new members were
given a memento,
such as a medal or
certificate, and were
asked to recite a
pledge in their language of study.
“I like Japanese
because it’s something different, that
not everyone knows,” said Evan
Fitts, new member of The National Japanese Honor Society.
The Junior
Marshalls
are selected
By: Lizzie Marrufo
Fifty-five juniors will serve as
junior marshalls for the 2013
commencement celebration.
It is a title of junior marshall
is an honor associated with
hard with and dedication to
L. C. Bird
"Juniors get chosen to help
out with the whole graduation
process and more," said Mrs.
Clark.
The marshalls selected is
based on academic success and
teacher recommendation. Marshalls in pale blue robes will
assist at the senior awards
ceremony, at the senior picnic,
at Baccalaureate, and at Commencement.
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students repay the favor of
appreciation.
“My wedding was really special, some of my former students
came from
all over
the country to
watch me
and Margaret get
married,”
said Mr.
Gregory.
Many of the teachers have
mixed emotions about retirement. They will be leaving behind a classroom and trading it
for a relaxing day on
the beach
“I opened
the automotive program here
and next
year it’s
closing down, so it makes me
sad to think future students
won’t have this opportunity ,”
said Mr. Hetterich.
Marshalls selected for 2013
are: Kimerlyn Abel, Shelby Albertson, Diamonique Anderson,
Brenna Ansbro, Matthew Armantrout, Odysseus Aerson,
Kenneth Atkins, Tyler Atkinson,
Quinn Beecroft, Brandon Botset,
Rashon Britt, Leohana Carrera,
Lorraine Castleman, Alex Cejka,
Austin Davis, Trevor Dyke, Spandan Fadnis, Edwin Farinacci,
Krysten Fideli, Krystal Franklin,
Elizabeth Gallagher, Jasleen Gill,
Jackson Gillie, Adam Glymph,
Mitchell Heath, Richard Henderson, Kaila Hill, Julia Hybner,
Barry Joyner, Joseph Kuzma,
Rebekah Martin, Caleb McNeely,
Jessie Meager, Adam Morrisett,
Sade Moses, Kara Moten,
Shalimar Parham, Nick Possumato, Enrique Perez-Osbourne,
Amanda Pyle, Mary Ramsey,
Benjamin Rogers, Brandon
Sasser, Gregory Schott, Nichelle
Scott, Jacob Stech, Julia Stech,
Jordan Stephens, Danielle Smith,
Micheal Tatum, Natalie Underwood, Sebastian Vincent, and
Zachary Vincent.
NEWS
Hoffner is Bird’s Teacher of the Year
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By: Hieng Leng
Math teacher Ms. Ann
Hoffner has been named Teacher of the Year for 2013.
“There are many terrific teachers here at L.C.
Bird, and it’s an honor
that I am being recognized for the award. I
feel that I need to live up
to the expectation that
comes with the title,”
said Ms. Hoffner.
Ms. Hoffner is dedicated to finding new teaching methods to accommodate her students’
needs.
“My method changes
every year depending on the
students’ reactions to the lessons,” said Ms. Hoffner.
Maintaining a functioning
Ms. Hoffner’s consistency helps
her control her classes.
“I have a high expectation
from my students; I’m trying to
equip my students with the
math skills they need as well as
improving their work ethics,”
said Ms. Hoffner.
Ms. Hoffner has been teaching for 19 years, and is now in
her fifth year teaching at Bird.
“I had a great experience
teaching at Bird so far; it’s like
a family here,” said Ms.
Hoffner.
Ms. Hoffner decided on her
teaching career during her
years at Holy Family High
School.
“When I was in the NHS in
my high school, I had tutored
some students, and I became
interested in teaching others
since then,” said Ms. Hoffner.
She earned her Bachelor’s
Degree from Adelphi University; she continued her study and
graduated with a Master’s Degree from the University of
Rhode Island.
Clarke and class officers begins their
preparation for the graduation
By: Catherine Grimes
As seniors send off their
Graduation invitations, preparations for graduation and other senior activities are being
finalized.
The Senior Class officers and
Sponsor are working out the
final rough spots after countless hours of work to make
the ceremony run without
incident.
“Right now we’re having
meetings to decide on small
details such as the programs
that are handed out to
guests when they arrive,”
said senior secretary Kimmie Point.
Despite the proficiency
with which the ceremony is
carried out, planning graduation is a taxing and time consuming occupation.
“It is a constant planning
process. It's impossible to put a
count of the hours I put in total,
for example - a senior social
probably takes an hour of planning, two, three hours of
shopping, and one hour implementing. I couldn't even put a
number of hours on graduation,” said senior class representative Mrs. Clarke.
Not only is there a lot of planning that goes into graduation
and senior events, but there is
a lot of help from faculty.
“At the most basic breakdown
Dr. Hebert, Ms. Westra and
Mrs. Blanton are my direct
contacts administratively, and
then Ms. Graham will be in
charge of the Junior Marshalls,” said Clarke.
Despite the blood, sweat, and
tears that go in to making
Graduation the event that it is,
the reward is worth the hard
work.
“The most emotional and
exciting part of graduation is
when the teachers make a receiving line for the seniors to
recess through at the very
end ‘sending them on their
way’ -I'm getting chills just
thinking about it ,” said
Clarke.
The President of the Senior
Class, as well as working on
graduation preparations, will
be making preparations of
her own.
“I will be doing a speech at
graduation, so I’m making
sure that will be properly
done,” said president Ebonee
Valdiri.
With plans in their final stages, and the school year reaching
its end, all the hard work that
went into graduation will pave
the way for a smooth transition
into the world.
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FEATURES
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Seniors reflect on events of high school years
By: Austin Shakespeare and Ryan Harris
These are the Top 13 events
that have occurred in the last
four years since the class of
2013 has been in high school.
March 11th, 2011—Boys Basketball goes to State Championship.
December 14th, 2012—Sandy
Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT.
April 26th, 2009—Swine Flu
declared public health emergency
December 22nd, 2012—The
world did not end.
June 25th, 2009— Michael
Jackson, the King of Pop, dies.
April 2nd, 2010— BP massive
oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
April 29th, 2011—Royal wedding of Prince William and
Kate Middleton.
October 28th, 2012—Super
storm Sandy slams the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states.
January 20th, 2009—Barack
Obama inaugurated as the 44th
President of the U.S.
January 12th, 2010—
Devastating earthquake hits
hard in Haiti.
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April 15th, 2013—Two bombs
explode at the finish of the
Boston Marathon killing 3 and
injuring hundreds.
December 8th, 2012—Bird’s
football team wins the State
Championship.
June 10th, 2013—Class of 2013
graduates at L.C.Bird
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Students plan their lives after L.C. Bird
Members of the Class of 2013
have committed to the following colleges and universities.
Old Dominion
Jonah Wright, Sammie GomezVega, C.J. Alred, and Bria Gary
Virginia Tech
Caitlin Schoemmell, Tim
Cejka, Evan Fitts, Kendall
Seeley, Destiny Hairfield, Alec
Beaudet, Chase Shipp, Tyler
Wingen, Tobias Barth, Cameron Kaufmann, Andrea Picco
Alex Frljuckic, Alec Beaudet,
Yatharth Shukla, Palmer
Flipse, and Ayanna Patterson
Clemson
Cooper Stuart
Longwood
Monica Story, April Andrews
Sarah Ramey, Kristin Samer
Katlin Oliver, Garrett Abel,
Maddie Elder, and Shelton
Hamilton
James Madison
Catherine Grimes
University of
California
Radford
Allecia Taylor, Zachary Simpson,
Sean-Randall Thompson, Courtney Fowler, and Daniel Yoon
Louisiana State
Lionel Williams
Richard Bland
James Akright
Lynchburg
Alex Vaughan and Jordan Payne
Norfolk
Heing Leng
University of Virginia
Jaz Harnal and Bailey Payne
Howard University
Juanye Williams
Bryant & Stratton
Ba-Shanti McDougald
Virginia Commonwealth
Bree Brown , Abigail Blaha
NaQuasia Dickerson, Camille
Spencer, Abed Adawi, Luis
Barquero, Cuera Newby, Zach
Evitts, Spencer Sabet, Cheyenne Brumfield, Kimmie Point,
Himali Patel, Hemisha Patel,
Elizabeth Cosner, Stephen
Wilson, Ashley Williams, Camille Spencer, Luis Barquero,
and Ridge Shepherd
NC A&T
Jeffrey Pointer, Tarik Wallace
Kia Henderson
John Tyler
Randolph Macon
Kenya Feggins, Nelly Gonzalez, and Tori Nettleton
Sarah Mills
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Seniors recall events ff high school
As senior year comes to a close,
students reflect on their most
memorable moments of high
school.
superior rating this season and
waiting for our score with Evan
Fitts,” said Kendall Seeley
“When we won states for the first
time in history. Walking on that
field was epic!” said Gary Dorsey
“Supporting our basketball team
my freshmen year at the Siegel
Center,” said Fredo Wilson
“When the marching band got a
“Seeing fire dance to the beat of
songs during our AP physics
experiment,” said senior Hieng
Leng
“Doing a barrel roll into Mr.
Stoll’s class at the sound of the
late bell,” said Garret Abel
“Having a mullet for a whole
week sophomore year,” said
senior Ryan Harris
“Getting engaged at prom,” said
senior Maddie Elder
Norfolk State
Ginny Goff
Messiah College
John Harro
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Calendar
William and Mary
Janhavi Giribhattaavar
Kevin Quigley
Mississippi State
University
“At cheering practice and our
coach, Ms. Hailstock breaking
out dancing while the whole
boys basketball team was behind her without her knowing,”
said senior Kia Henderson
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Florida Institute of
Technology
Erica Skinner
“Tripping over one of the garden walls in the Courtyard,”
said senior Catherine Grimes
Liberty
Jay Anderson. Keonia
Chalkley, and Kia Henderson
Coastal Carolina
University
“Field hockey, winning our last
game it was our first win in 4
years!,” said senior Ginny Goff
“Performing in the Legally
Blonde musical,” said senior
Allecia Taylor
“I broke my leg playing football
my junior year and missed a
month of school,” said Drew Defibaugh
“Taking over Chik-fil-a on Fridays before games yelling
“Ayyee” to everybody that walked
in,” said Lionel Williams
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Penn State
James Kurdziel
VMI
Levi Foreman
Randolph-Macon
Some seniors have planned to
serve their country by joining a
branch of the armed forces.
Adam Baechler
Senior picnic 6pm – 8pm
on May 22nd
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Senior exemptions
announced on May 23rd –
24th
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Senior trip to Busch Gardens on May 24th
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Senior Awards Ceremony
at 8am on May 29th
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Baccalaureate at 2 pm at
Southside Church of the
Nazarene on June 2nd
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Graduation Practice at
1pm – 4pm on June 7th
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Graduation at 7 pm on
June 10th at the Sigel
Center
U.S. Marine Corps
Cameron Barts and Jose Ayala
Navy
Mike Aldridge
Diana Dannouf and Sarah Mills
Georgia Tech
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Army
Zachary Simpson, Michael
Carter, and Cecilia Perales
Averett University
Ayana Artopee
George Mason
Jordan Gadson
Belmont
Angie Allen
Art Institute
Joi Avie and Destiny Volkman
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College
roommates
to avoid
By: Christian Rist
As seniors go off to college,
they face the unexpected;
they’re stepping into a new
world. Dealing with a roommate can either be really exciting or turn out horribly. There
are signs that you should know
indicating that you need a new
roommate, and quick.
“Ask yourself, is your roommate capable of having a normal human conversation? Do
they have any concept of hygiene? If they don’t, it’s time to
get out,” said teacher Mr.
Mackinnon.
Sometimes friends end up
going to the same college and
think it would be awesome to
be roommates, but sooner or
later spending all that study
time with your BFF will turn
out horribly. Remember when
your mother would tell you that
too much of a good thing will
make you sick, this can apply to
your college roommate too.
“I liked having a new roommate every year. After about
two or three months they start
to get on your nerves, so it’s
nice to have a fresh start every
year,” said teacher Mr. Wagner.
Think of the little habits that
don’t annoy you, but might
disturb others. All that toothpaste you collect at the bottom
of your sink might be just fine
by you, but your suitemates
might not appreciate your sign
of hygiene. Some roommates
can even be downright nasty.
“You shouldn’t have small
armies of pest patrolling your
dorm,” said Mr. MacKinnon.
Whether it’s spending too
much time with your closest
BFF in a tiny college dorm, or
leaving your hair plastered on
the shower curtains, leaving
home and moving in with a
stranger is going to be a new
experience. Keep your room
clean and your hair to yourself
and you should be just fine.
FEATURES
Students dazzle at One Night in Paris
By: Emilee Parham
Dresses dazzled, tuxedos wowed, prom-goers
learned how to Dougie,
and the electric slide lit
up the dance floor at
Bird’s prom, One Night
in Paris. Prom was held
on a Saturday night at
the Indian Cultural
Center with a Parisian
theme.
“I thought prom went
great,” said teacher
Mrs. O’Shea “everybody
behaved and had fun.”
The night kicked off
with the senior walk, as
the seniors strutted in
style across the stage,
parents were there with cameras in hand. Although
the cherished senior
walk almost didn’t
make it to prom night.
Originally, the senior
walk was scheduled out
due to the time to go
through all the seniors.
“Parents were confused,
so we decided to have
the senior walk back,”
said teacher Mrs.
O’Shea.
Midway through the
night Prom King and
Queen were announced
by junior class President, Michael Tatum.
Ryan Harris and April
Andrews were then
dubbed L.C. Bird royalty.
“I can’t describe the
excitement,
I’ll remember it for the
rest of my life,” said
senior April Andrews
“I’m just glad that I
didn’t trip.”
As the night continued
ladies lost their shoes
and the gentlemen
ditched their coats to
dance, some students
spent their time taking
sill pictures in the photo
booth, while others mingled
around the refreshments
table waiting for the
right song to jump on
the dance floor.
When the night came
to a close other students
kept the party going at
the Cultural Center at
the after prom breakfast
“The Skyhawk Bistro”.
There were plenty of
casino themed games for
students to play and
everyone got a hot
breakfast, but there
were also door prizes to
go around.
STUDENT CULTURE
Winterguard
beats Longwood
at competition
By: Catherine Grimes
Copacabana:
The Spring Musical
L.C. Bird’s Winterguard competed in their last competition
of the season in Raleigh, North
Carolina. Many Virginia teams
competed, including collegiate
level teams.
The team won an award for
their performance at the competition in Chesapeake, and
finished out their season by
scoring 65 points out of the 100
available in Raleigh.
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Student Culture
“I’ve had my fill of being good, the angel of my neighborhood.”
Copacabana was this year’s spring musical, with senior Ryan Harris
playing as Tony Forte and sophomore Madison Roth as Lola Lamar.
The show consisted of pirates, kidnapping, and falling in love.
Points for the team were
awarded for performance, drill,
how the music goes with the
routine, and execution of their
techniques.
“One of the challenges of
Winterguard is having to think
about all of the new choreography we learned and having to
apply it” said junior Deja
Jefferson.
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Vice President of the International Thespian Society, Vice
President of the GSA, member
of Skyhawk Actors Guild, Prom
King and actor in all of the
productions.
Bird participates in Fine Arts festival
By: Catherine Grimes
People from all over the county came to the Fine Arts Festival at Clover Hill. Bird’s art
students, particularly the National Art Honor Society members and art-class seniors, were
asked to
submit a
work to
showcase.
Works
range from
mediums
like paint,
sculpture,
photography,
and painted
windows; the
possibilities
are as different and
widely
ranged as
the students
producing
them.
“I was excited to appreciate the
artwork of other high schoolers.
After seeing what the students
at Bird can do, I couldn’t wait
to see the pieces from other
schools” said senior Keith
Bahm.
Exhibits for each school were
set up Friday and Saturday,
showing off the talent from
around the county. The Bird
participants readied the display. The NAHS president,
Destiny Hairfield explained the
process.
“We painted the display boards,
and the art teachers selected
the artwork. Then we took it to
Clover Hill, and put it up on
the boards” said senior Destiny
Hairfield.
Many pieces are considered
but only a few can go to the
Fine Arts
Festival.
“[The
teachers]
like to
focus on
NAHS,
whoever
is a good
student,
works
really
hard, and
creates
great
pieces”
said senior photography
student Amanda Groves.
As well as visual art, many
performances took place at the
Festival, including a one act
performed by Bird’s own Thespian Society.
STUDENT CULTURE
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Library celebrates
Bard at Bird
Stephany Dominquez
bakes the best in state
By: Ryan Harris
Sophomore Stephany
Dominquez competed in the
Culinary Arts- Decorated Cake
STAR event at the FCCLA
State Leadership and Recognition Conference
in VA Beach.
Not only did
Stephany win
“Best in State”
but also a $2500
in scholarship
money to the
Culinary Institute of Virginia.
“It feels really
good to win such
an award,” said
sophomore
Stephany Dominquez. “It also
feels good to win $100 for our
culinary program at bird.”
In order to participate in the
competition, students had to
meet certain criteria. The cake
they made had to be 10 inches
deep and they had to create a
In celebration of William
Shakespeare’s birthday, the
second annual Bard at Bird
was held in the library. The
librarians, along with some
other L.C. Bird staff members,
dressed up and taught students
about life in the Shakespearean
era.
“We wanted to do something
to get students interested in
learning, and all grade levels
cover Shakespeare,” said English teacher Mrs. O’Shea.
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culinary portfolio.
“My portfolio consisted of a
career plan, resume, and examples of previous work,” said
Dominquez
She went
above and beyond with the
preparation by
taking her time
on the cake.
With the theme
of spring, she
set out to challenge herself
with floral details.
“It took me
about three
weeks to make the flowers leading up to the day of the competition, and I started the cake
two days before,” said
Dominquez.
She plans on challenging
herself by making a layered
tiered cake on Mother’s Day.
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Member of Tri-M, Ultimate
Frisbee player, Winter guard,
Marching and concert band
clarinet, and member of the
National Art Honor Society.
Spring concerts rock the auditorium
By: Kara Moten and Amanda Sanford
Mr. Banister demonstrates the use of
weapons and items.
Students had the opportunity
to learn about medicine, weapons, and architecture. Students
even had the chance to take
pictures in the stock-holds.
There were trivia questions
everyday on the announcements. The winning students
Clinton Gillespi, Damen Foster,
Madison Roth, and Joseph
Sadel,.
“The Shakespeare trivia questions were used to advertise the
Bard at Bird,” said the librarian Ms. Furr.
There were also some 3D
buildings made by art students
on display. Mr. Bannister and
other English teachers helped
out with planning and executing this event.
The chorus spring concert is
practically here! It’s coming up
at the end of May.
“I feel very nervous about my
first spring concert, but excited
at the same time,” said freshman Denise Mallory.
Concert Choir, Girls Vocal
Jazz, Adagio, Reflections, and
Sudden Image are all performing in the spring concert. This
is the last performance for our
seniors.
“It feels great to be doing my
last spring concert because I’ve
had so much fun so far, and
this year was the best,” said
senior Victoria Allen.
The finale, “Forever a Family”, has been performed at the
spring concerts at Bird since
the early 1990’s. The song is
continued every year in honor
of Mrs. Gregory.
“I am really excited for the
senior slideshow, and I know
it’s going to put us in tears,”
said senior Coronda Colbert.
The seniors will sing their
song called, “You’ll Never Walk
Alone”, during the senior
slideshow, while their baby and
senior pictures will be shown.
L.C Bird’s symphonic band is
ready to kick off spring with
their final band concert.
The bands that will be performing received its 15th honor
band title by getting all superior ratings at their last competition.
“It feels good to leave Bird
behind with a lasting legacy of
success,” said drum major Evan
Fitts.
The spring concert was held
in the Margaret F Gregory
where the band performed
“Passages”, “Foundry”, ”Sun
Cycles”, “Time Shift”, “To the
Sky”, Heartbeat Five”, “All the
Armed Forces Songs”, and the
Bird tradition “Stars and
Stripes Forever”.
“The spring concert is always
emotional because it’s the senior’s last time to perfom,”said
junior Danielle Stith.
The concert was held mid-May
and there was plenty of talent
in the auditorium that night.
EDITORIALS
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Teens with Tattoos: Taboo?
By: Emilee Parham
Whether it’s a butterfly on
the ankle or a flaming skull on
the arm, teenagers everywhere
are getting tattoos. But is this
permanent act of rebellion
harmful or harmless?
Turning 18 and being able to
get a tattoo is an exciting experience, so many are eager to
rush and get one. If you’re considering getting a tattoo, think
before you ink. That dragon
tattoo on your neck doesn't
scream honor roll student.
Does the tattoo you want hold
meaning, or do you really just
like pink bunnies? For a first
tattoo, pick something meaningful (and I don’t mean your
favorite band) that you won’t
regret when you’re fifty. If you
have to ask for someone’s opinion on the tattoo you want,
don’t get it. Be 100% sure that
is what you want, this will save
you the trouble later of wanting
to rip off your skin.
Be original, if you’ve seen it
on Tumblr, odds are 6,3885
other people have a tattoo just
like it. Don’t follow the trend of
infinity symbols or birds, get
creative.
Let’s be real, that cute tattoo
you want is going to hurt. Areas
with bone, like your ribs, will
be painful. While a tattoo on
the arm will tickle in comparison.
Just make sure you have
done your research, picked an
experienced artist, and will be
happy with it once its all over.
When it is no longer senioritis
By: Catherine Grimes
As students roam the halls,
waiting for the school year to end,
murmurs of senioritis start to
crop up. This on the surface, is a
harmless lack of interest for the
rigor of school, and can be attributed to the fast approach of
summer. However, sometimes,
senioritis is not what is really
going on.
Loss of interest in usual activities, low energy or restlessness,
Athletics
conquer the
school
By: Spencer Sabet
Athletics is an integral part of
any high school— they bring
students together and give
them a sense of community.
But when does the focus on
athletics become too great?
Even if students do not participate in any school-sponsored
athletics, they generally still
find interest in spectating
school sports, and feel a sense
of pride for their school when a
team does well.
“There is a focus on athletics
because you have pep rallies
and such, which bring a school
together,” said Bird guidance
counselor Ms. Gerlach.
The universal appeal of athletics, however, can lead
schools to give too large a focus
on athletics. A school will put
the majority of its energy, resources, and recognition into
sports, at the expense of other
extracurricular interests and
activities, and sometimes even
academics itself.
“You do have to have a
healthy balance, and a lot of
schools do go over that balance,” said Ms. Gerlach.
When a school disrupts the
balance by focusing too much
on athletics, what was once a
feeling of community amongst
all students, athletic or not,
becomes replaced by a feeling of
resentment in non-athletic
students. So even if academic
success is not neglected due to
increased focus on athletics, it
is still lessened.
Additionally, neglecting other
forms of recreation within a
school— artistic, theatrical, or
otherwise. Yes, this means it is
possible for a school to give too
much focus to another pursuit,
but the trend tends towards
athletics. In the end, moderation— balance— is crucial to
achieving both the academic
success and harmony of the
student body.
symptoms of teen depression.
“Being a teen is really difficult,
it’s not exclusive to teens that
have experienced something
traumatic” said Guidance counselor Ms. Gerlach.
The vast majority of senioritis
sufferers are just ready for the
school year to get out, and to
move on to that next step, but
there are some who cannot
explain the fallout.
Studies have shown that one
in eight adolescents may suffer
from depression, so it is a serious factor in the life of a typical
teen.
There are varying forms of
depression. For clinically depressed patients, it’s hard to do
everyday task –even getting out
of bed can be a challenge. There
are also those who are depressed yet functional.
“A lot of people may be depressed and you may not even
know it” said school nurse Doris Elliott.
The key to diagnosis is
knowledge; awareness of symptoms and sensitivity to depression may prevent the illness
from getting out of hand.
“I think it’s important to take
care of yourself –to really think
of the things you do to help you
feel good, if it’s talking to
friends or talking to family, or
doing fun things or laughing”
said Conn.
Ms. Conn is available on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, if
it’s important to talk to someone now.
Helpful sites for teens who
may be depressed, or who may
know someone who is depressed are us.reachout.com,
and a support group website at
www.dailystrength.org/c/
Depression-Teen/supportgroup.
“Focus on the positive things
in your life, it’s easy to get
bogged down with all of the
stress” said Conn
Sometimes, it’s not senioritis
anymore, be aware of how you
feel and remember there are
people out there for you.
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Band
“It was very hard to
choose just one
[senior]. He was my
drum major; what
makes Evan stand
out is how much he
does beyond what is
regularly required of
him,” said Mrs. Oyan.
3-D Art
“Every project John
accomplishes, he accomplishes above and
beyond expectations
despite having a
hearing impairment—he never lets
that interfere with
accomplishing his
goals in class,” said
Mrs. Gearels, “I’ve
been fortunate to
have John over the
years, and I wish him
luck in all his future
endeavors.”
SPOTLIGHTS
Chorus
“Jesse’s been involved
in several choruses
since coming to Bird,
has a beautiful voice,
is [at] the top of the
class, is president of
Hawkapella, and is a
member of Tri-M
(Bird’s Music Honor
Society),” said Mrs.
Gocha.
Art
“She’s president of
the National Art Honor Society (NAHS)
and has a responsibility,” said Ms. Morse,
“She has donated her
time and effort to
painting murals for
the school, and she
keeps her overall
academics on an AB
level, if not an A.”
Guitar
“Just because he
probably absorbs
most of the information he learns in
class the best—no
matter what genre is
thrown his way, he
plays it,” said Mr.
Theatre
“It was very hard to
decide because the entire group is simply
amazing. He [Ryan] has
taken theater every
year, takes an active
role in the theater department, and is passionate and hardworking,” said Mrs. Joseph.
Photo
“Josh has a love for
cars, and a lot of his
work [photography] is
based on cars. He
combines two of his
passions and excels at
both,” said Mr. Zoller.
Theatre
Production
“He is dedicated, hard
-working, eager to
learn, and interested
in different aspects of
Theater Production,”
said Mrs. Joseph.
SPORTS
Baseball
said Gammon. “Guys are getting hot and really starting to
contribute in every way possible.”
Sophomore Cj Henderson
believes they can be a very good
team if they can get everybody
involved.
“We need everybody to contribute,” said Henderson. “If
we can get a whole team effort
and everybody playing well at
the same time then we can be a
tough team to
beat.”
The Lady
Skyhawks softball season is off
to a slow start,
the team is 2-7
overall and 0-5 in
the district. The
Lady Skyahwks
defeated Annendale and Lakeland High Schools
in their annual
Sports Plus tournament held at
Bird for their 2 wins this season.
“We still haven’t got a win in
the district yet but we are close,
we just need to limit the errors
and we will be fine,” said Sophomore Stephanie Davenport.
The Lady Skyhawks are a very
young team with only 2 seniors
on the team, Sarah Bowles and
Arianna Mathews.
Cheerleading
Baseball season is underway
and the skyhawks are working
hard every day to have a successful season this year.
New head coach Doug Wagner has taken over a team that
has a lot of experience playing
baseball at the varsity level but
they are going to continue to
work hard day after day this
year.
“We have experience,” said
Wagner. “But we are going to
work hard and push ourselves
every day during practice
and even harder during
games.”
The team
stumbled coming out of the
gate, senior
pitcher Bryce
Harman understands what
it will take to
get this team going in the right
direction.
“Hard work and dedication to
what we are trying to accomplish,” said Harman. “If we
continue to do those then the
sky is the limit for this team.”
Senior catcher Austin Gammon is noticing that his team is
beginning to gel and the talent
of some players is really starting to show.
“We are working together and
really hitting on all cylinders,”
Track
Basketball
Football
By: Austin Shakespeare
Sports MVPs
Field Hockey
Sports MVPs Baseball and Softball face
new season challenges
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 The districts have been changed into conferences and
have been revised.
Darius Gillus was Richmond Times Dispatch’s player of the
week.
Students participate in Richmond’s Color Me Rad race.
Girls varsity soccer goalie, Autumn Joyal, has had an averages
of over 10 saves a game.
Austin Gammon signs to Virginia Wesleyan for baseball.
Volleyball
Volleyball
Sports Shorts
SPORTS
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Field Hockey team offers a
summer conditioning camp
Sports MVPs
“I could care less if you have
any experience, all I want is to
have girls who are team players,
are committed to the team, and
have a competitive spirit ,” said
Seal.
The goal is to have the girls
start training in May and carry
that out through the end of the
school year. Then in August they
will hold try outs and condition
before their first game.
Wrestling
With the end of the school year
comes the development of next
year’s sports teams. There will be
a Field Hockey summer camp
being held on June 23-26 and
other one held on July 8-11. If
there are any girls interested in
attending go to the front office for
a brochure. If enough girls sign
up it’s likely that the camp would
offer a team discount.
“I went to the same field hockey
camp last summer, it was hard
work but it was worth it. It helps
you with your basic skills, but
also helps you pick up a few new
tricks,” said senior Olivia Doyle.
Even if you don’t attend the
summer camp, Bird’s field hockey
coach, Coach Seal, welcomes any
girl with an interest in playing to
come out to conditioning
Soccer
By: Christian Rist
Freeman’s PE students
run in Color Me Rad
Freshmen from Ms. Freeman’s
PE class recently participated
in Richmond’s Color Me Rad
race as a project assigned for
the end of the year. Students
had to prepare for the race 8
weeks prior to running.
“Attendees had to design an 8
week workout plan for themselves and complete it before
the race,” said Ms. Freeman.
The
race
had
color
stations
set up
through
different
points
of the 3
mile
race. Racers had to run through
them to have a packet of color
burst on them.
“I enjoyed running through
the different stations of color
packets and crossing the finish
line as a finished product. Everything was colorful,” said
freshman Savannah Hazelett.
The Color Me Rad race is held
worldwide. The Color Me Rad
chooses one local charity to
donate to after it is completed
in your community.
“I would suggest this to anyone
because
it’s a
good
social
experience
and it
benefits
a great
cause,”
said
freshman Haleigh Sutton.
The Richmond race donated
its proceeds to the Special
Olympics of Virginia.
Tennis
By: Amanda Sanford
Cross Country
Soccer
Basketball
Track
Cross Country
Sports MVPs
YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY
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A.
B.
C.
G.
H.
I.
M.
1.
N.
2.
7.
8.
9.
13.
14.
15.
E.
F.
J.
K.
L.
P.
O.
3.
D.
Instructions:
Match the senior to
their baby picture.
4.
10.
5.
6.
11.
12.
SENIORS
16.
April Andrews
Brianna Douglas
Deivn Rucker
Oscar Ventura
Matt Fial
Armanni Feggins
Emilee Parham
Daryl Taylor
Treshawna Manley
Mary Cosner
Mike Aldridge
Marco Lacayo
Kevin Quigley
Tyler Wingen
Hayley Cairnie
Brittney Robertson
SUPERLATIVES
Most Artistic
Most Athletic
Garret Abel
Paul Robertson & Autumn Joyal
Most
Unforgettable
&
Spencer Sabet
Destiny Hairfield
&
Ashley Williams
Most Likely to
Succeed
Most School
Spirited
Jaz Harnal
Bryce Harman
&
&
Janhavi G.
Ebonee Valdiri
SUPERLATIVES
Class Clown
Best All-Around
Best Smile
Elijah Lousiea
Jay Anderson & Maddie Elder
Justin
Palimore
&
&
Tashwana Augistine
Sarah Mills
Most Likely to be
seen on T.V.
Best Dressed
Ryan Harris
&
Hemisha and
Himali Patel
Chad Lewis
&
Camille Spencer
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LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS
I, Ginny Goff, of bubbly
mind and body do hereby
bequeath the following: To
Sarah Bowles: Why didn’t we
hang out before this year?!
You’re crazy and amazing. To
Destiny Hairfield: The beach.
Helping me survive senior
prom. Always a loyal and amazing friend! To Christan Rist:
Our thriftiness and alluring
nature! My first friend at Bird!
To Sarah Chamberlain:
Talking our butts off in chemistry and scandalous Instagram
posts and sleepovers. I love you!
To Eric Mawyer: Junior
prom, Martin’s, Sonic, the wall,
and that statue they will build
for us after that train runs us
over. Thanks for everyyyything.
To Olivia Doyle: The Unspeakable, your attempted
murder of Winston, Sister
Wives, the crazy things you
know about me. From scary girl
in Chorus to my BFF! I’ll never
forget you! To Janhavi: From
frosted animal crackers to the
best first period ever. I love
you! I would have never made
it without you. Best friends
from ugly and awkward to our
gorgeous selves now. To
Katie Survello: Pitch Perfect,
singing everywhere, making
fun of people. Thank you for
being the best friend I could
ever ask for, I’ll be lost without
you next year! Honey badgers
for life.
I, Ian Emil Leger Mathis,
being of an intelligent mind
and hairy body, do hear by
leave the following: I leave
you L.C. Bird teachers my
most sincere thanks for all that
you have done. Even at my
lowest you brought me back up
and believed in me. I owe you
all a lot. To the underclassmen, please behave for them
and don’t make the same mistakes I have made.
I, Ryan Phillip Harris, being
of complex mind and flawless body, do hereby bequeath the following: To the
Best BEST Friends: An emphasis on the second best. To
April: Potato chip dresses,
rides home, peanut butter chocolate-chip chewy bars, A
CROWN, and a well earned
RVA sticker. To Kristin: A
disgusting amount of junk food,
squeeze cheese, fake kisses,
REAL kisses, and one of the
longest running jokes ever. To
Monica: Sloths, onion rings,
and #ihatemonica. To Catherine: A pair of burgundy pants.
To Chloe: All of the cookiebrownies in Delaware. To
Szyd: Maiden names that
stick, gold stars, s’mores, a
band-aid, all of the arm hair
the band-aid ripped off,
MHMM, all of the days I actually saw you tomorrow, and all
of the days I won’t. You’re welcome. To Mrs.Gocha: Respect
and love, because students
never give you enough of that.
To Hayley: Cuddles and
CatDog. To Jordan and Matt:
uncomfortable conversations
and a dusty government textbook. To Jennifer: Bigfoot. To
Amanda: Cats and glitter! To
Emilee: A saltwater fish tank.
To Sudden Image: A first
place trophy! To the Thespians: A shaved cat, and a little
bit of fairy dust. To the Auditorium: Time spent doing what
I love. To Everybody else:
Good luck, and sorry I didn’t
have more room to type.
I, Cody Zane, being of an
open mind and a solid body,
do hereby bequeath the
following : To Tyler Bollinger, my handbook on how to
get the most beautiful girls. To
Austin Mcauley, you will be
reading this next year, good
luck on the next 15 years of
high school.
I, John Michael Venaglia,
being of open mind and tall
body do hereby bequeath
the following: to everyone
whom it may concern, these
last four years have been fun.
Now it’s time to move on. The
next chapter of our lives is beginning, so don’t mess it up.
The next few years will decide
your future; make sure you do a
good job.
I, Janhavi Giribhattanavar,
being of mellow mind and
stable body, do hereby bequeath the following: To
Tori Lunden, plenty of Jon
Stewart jokes, Instagramed
Starbucks drinks, and a grateful friend who is happy you
didn’t think she was really
weird the first week of 9th
grade. To Destiny Hairfield
and Caitlin Schoemmell, rock
out in college, you’re both going
to do amazing things, I can feel
it. To the LCB GSA, Joaquin
loves you, babes. To Ms.
Ruemmler, thank you for listening to me whine and complain, and for giving me amazing advice so I didn’t feel so
lost. To Ms. Gerlach, thank
you helping me get into college
without the complete loss of my
sanity. To Mrs. Raimist, you
are an amazing, inspiring
teacher, and I cannot wait to
put to use all that you taught
me. To Mrs. Bolton and Mrs.
Bova, thank you for teaching
me how to crack the code of
language, literature, and life.
It’s never simply a word, is it?
It’s an idea, and whole other
world. To Ginny Goff, I leave
seven years of memories.
You’ve helped me grow into
who I am today. Most of all,
thank you for never giving up
on me. Here’s to a lifetime more
of an incredible friendship.
I, Evan Raymond Fitts, being of popcorn mind and
stylish body, do hereby bequeath the following: To
Mrs. Oyan: Thank you for
introducing me to the true
beauty of music and giving me
the opportunity to be a leader.
To Ms. Szyd: You’ve always
been there to “back mah up,”
and in gratitude, I get your
mail and go on wild goose chases for black felt. To Mrs. Bolton: The lessons I’ve learned
from the books in class are
teachings I will carry for the
rest of my life. To Catherine
Grimes: You are my best
friend of thirteen years and the
only person on this planet that
gets to know the true me, inside and out. Thank you, for
everything. To the theatre
kids: So many inside jokes,
back stage quiet hilarity, onstage mishaps, and shattered
glass in the audience. To Brianna Douglas: Hello.....ha!
Gotcha! To Kendall Seeley,
Andrea Picco, and Destiny
Volkman: Hanging with you
ladies is never a bore. To C.J.
Alred, Nick Diaz, Zack
Simpson, and Jonah Wright:
You guys are the definition of
bros. My band bros for life! To
the band: The true reward of
being a leader is getting to
watch the seeds you plant and
care for blossom into something
beautiful, realizing their previously untapped potential.
I, Martavias “Juice” Robinson, being of an ambitious
mind and athletic body, do
hereby bequeath the following: I leave to you, Bird’s first
state football championship,
and Mrs. Bolton the most outspoken teacher I ever had. I
want to thank Bird for the funniest senior year, I enjoyed
every minute of it GO
SKYHAWKS!!! CLASS OF
2013.
I, Hieng Leng, being attentive and fun sized, do hereby bequeath the following:
To Sade Moses: You always
argue with me over the most
pointless reasons, but we end
up laughing once we realize
how ridiculous we sound. I wish
you the best in your upcoming
senior year. Thank you for
helping me gain abs from all of
our laughs, I leave you my
LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS
Ms. Morse: Because of you, I
now can somewhat draw. You
help guide me to unleash my
artistic potential; I’m grateful
to have you as my teacher. I
leave you my pencil and sketchbook, but I’m taking the eraser
with me in case I make mistakes with my art. To Mrs.
Bolton: You torment your students, but it’s out of a good
heart. You are the Queen B.
and I feel overpowered whenever I walk into your AP class.
You claim that “there’s always
a method to my madness” and I
can see why. You help push me
to succeed in my academics,
and I never worked as hard as I
have now. Thank you, I leave
you my gratitude.
I, Hayley Alexis Cairnie,
being of awkward mind and
pale body, do hereby bequeath the following to:
Morgan: My sister, best friend
and partner in crime, the old
men who dance at Flogging
Molly concerts, movie nights
and inside jokes about things
that normal people would use
to question our insanity. Mrs.
Bolton: Thank you for being
my motivator this year; you’ve
been an amazing influence in
my life…even with your
squawking. Mrs. Layne:
Thank you for letting me know
that I’m just as awesome as you
are, I leave you with your suit
and tie. Mrs. Mooberry
Gearles: Aint nobody got time
for that. You have shown me
that being myself is the best
thing I could ever do in life.
Thank you from the bottom of
my heart. Ryan Harris: We go
together like coke and waffles.
Trabis and Jail: I love you
guys, I leave you our memories
of prom and art class. Ermahgerd, stop being so fake. Mom
and dad: I leave you with the
denial of me growing up. Cassie: Paco! I leave you with late
nights, goodbye horses, cool
guy, EXCISION!!! and all the
lemonade you could ever ask
My newspaper staff: Thank
you for putting up with my
awkwardness. You are the best
staff I could’ve asked for.
I, Ashley Nicole Williams,
being of stubborn mind and
loud vocals, do hereby bequeath the following: To
Allecia Taylor I leave a small
pink and purple bike and a cat
that creeps around! To Destiny
Hairfield I leave perfection
and a dozen roses. To Maddie
Elder I leave 1,000,000,000
gold stars and a 3 on the AP
test! To Fibonacci I leave
math problems behind as well
as nuts for my favorite squirrel.
To Dr. Hebert I’m NOT your
mini me, You’re mine J To Mr.
Ligatti one million cats! To
Mr. Tulli & Mr. E together I
leave an island of perfect golf
weather! To Mr. Tulli the presidency! To Mrs. Richmond I
leave millions of deep breaths
to be taken as needed, To Mr.
Russell I leave a fancy collection of movies with wood in
them! To my classmates who
sat near me, I leave the memories of the great (yet truly awful) jokes and things I said or
did. To Mr. Reeves & Ms.
Bolton I leave you many books
and other things I wish to no
longer associate myself with. To
Mr. Stoll I leave a full lesson
on the green revolution. To the
rest of my Bird family I leave a
lasting impression of “Ashley’s
Way”
I, Shelton Hamilton, do
hereby bequeath the following: To my freshmen, Gabe and
Krystal. I leave you the will to
tackle all your goals and hopefully make the world a better
place for yourself, those you
love, and humanity. You are
the key that will blaze a trail to
the future.
I, Courtney Fowler, leave
thanks to every teacher who
has helped me since I've come
to Bird. Among them are; Mrs.
Bova, Mrs. Clarke, Mr. Kistner,
Mrs Gocha, Mr. Deaner, Mr.
Shurlds, Mr. Wierschem,
Mrs. Beck, Mr. Shurlds, Mr.
Wierschem, Mrs. Beck, Mr.
Zoller, Mrs. Howsmon, Mr.
Thielsch, Mr. Tulli, Mr. Reeves,
and Mrs. Bolton.
I, Tobias Barth, being of a
thoughtful mind and a upright body, do hereby bequeath the following: To Jaz
Harnel: I leave you with all the
successful or not so successful
projects we have worked on
together and thank you for
helping me get through Dynamics. To Cameron Kaufmann
and Tyler Wingen: The way I
pronounce Jaguars. To the Mu
Alpha Theta Students: The
ski trip I promised at the beginning of the year that Mr. Lau
and Ashley never funded. To
Mr. Thielsch: My most sincere
gratitude for everything you
have done for me over the last
three years and my silly math
errors that I will not take with
me to college. To Mrs. Clarke:
My unbalanced equations and
my thankfulness for making me
enjoy chemistry and for waking
me up in the morning with the
upbeat lectures. To Mr.
Shurlds: Have a good time in
retirement. I know you will
miss all the wonderful students
you have taught…. To Mr.
Benway: Thank you for making my senior year in the engineering program enjoyable and
best of luck with the rocketry
team. To the rest of my teachers: Thank you for challenging
me to my breaking point. I
would never have gotten here
without you.
I, Victoria (Tori) A. Nettleton, being of questionable
mind and free spirit, do
hereby bequeath the following: To Harleigh Winters: I
give you my sanity, please take
what is left and run fast. To
Dylan Day and Katy Elder: I
give you my blessing to continue being the most adorable
couple ever. To Donald Nettleton: I give you the right to
never act “normal,” whatever
that is. To Shelby Albertson:
I give you all the kawaii. To
Malena Sprouse: I give you
advice, stay away from the cow,
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it might eat you. To Aaron
Ledford: I give you the right to
be a brony 5ever. To Graham
Wells: yes. To Mr. Ward: I give
you my inner demon. To Mrs.
Bolton: I give you my laziness,
I think you’ll need it more than
I will. To Mr. Benway: I give
you my laughter, I know I’ve
done a lot of it in your class. To
Mr. Tulli: I give you my kitty
hat, best scare of my life. To
Mr. Smith: I give you an air
horn, hopefully it’ll get everyone to hush. To everyone in
guidance: never stop being the
sweetest people ever.
I, Sabastian Owens, being of
the intelligent mind, and a
very tall body, do hereby
bequeath the following: I
leave you, my guidance counselor Mrs. Tyler who has helped
me through everything possible
that there could go wrong in
high school. And Ms. Bolton,
who honestly is one of the most
amazing people I have ever
met. Mr. Brock was dope too.
To the underclass, STAY
YOUNG.
I, Michael Squire Jr., being
an open minded and a
thoughtfull body leave you
the following: I leave you with
gratification of knowing that
you helped me get through
these rough four years. To all
my teachers, even though I
gave y’all a hard time, you still
helped me get to where I needed to be.
I, Alex Frljuckic, leave my
best friends, Kyle Pusey, Dalton Gilburt, and Caleb Noel,
to set off to college. Our summers were the best and you all
were the best of friends I could
have found. I know we will be
putting teams on our backs
after we separate.
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LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS
I, Bree Taylor Brown, being
of analytical mind and short
stature, do hereby bequeath
the following: To Andrea
Picco: 10 years of Jonas Brothers, forgetfulness (“Where is
it?”), long, late night talks, and
my shoulder to snot on. To Mr.
Reeves: you are the reason I
didn’t give up on my college
student aspirations and the
reason I am now a VCU Rowdy
Ram! To Poptart, Vermatten,
Samer, and Ryan Harry: 3
different bowling alleys; AYYY!
To Céline: lost adventures to
the Canal Walk, our own German language, Snapchat, and
much love sister. To Szyd: the
few, but marvelous productions
I have had the honor to take
part in. To Diaz: Those brown
eyes! To Caitlin Schoemmell:
Whooo! That black stalion hair
and too many sad attempts. To
my Redneck Rodeo Show:
bonfires, Mrs. B’s life advice
and cooking, laughter brought
on by someone else’s misfortune, and the Bologna brothers’
hugs! And finally, To Leilah
Camille Ashley Spencer: you
know why! To the Class of
2013: “It can be argued that a
human is ultimately the sum of
his experiences.” – Sisko (Deep
Space Nine)
I, Camille Ashley Spencer,
being of passionate mind
and determined body, do
hereby bequeath the following: To Mrs. Rummler: I
leave you a life time supply of
popcorn for future GSA meetings. To Mrs. Bolton: a cynical
hilarious laugh button for your
future endeavors of embarrassment. To Mrs. Moo: an aprreciative hug for your patience
and kindness. To Mr.
Thielsch: a thankful smile for
how much my mind has expanded from your teachings.
To Mr. Stoll: I leave you a
signed copy of Mean Girls.
Nicholas Diaz: I hope you find
someone in college to take my
place and yell “Wake up Nick!”
to you in the morning. Stephen Wilson: I leave you a
pack of Strawberry flavored
Extra gum. Kenneth Atkins: I
leave you a heartfelt hug. Ian
Mathis: a knowing smile and a
handshake, also a request for
your signature Mr. President.
Hayley Carnie, Heather
Ramsey, John Mashke, Donald Nettleton, and Tim Cjeka: I leave you my gratitude for
your friendship. Brandon Lutterloah: I’ll miss you next
year. Kaitlin Hartle: you’re
the best, try to stay out of trouble. Yatharth Shukla: I leave
you a Poptart.
I, Luis Barquero, being of
musical talent and creative
mind, do hereby bequeath
the following: to Mr. Holland: I leave you a pair of Skull
Candy headphones so you don’t
become deaf when the violins
start screeching. To Paxton
Parsons: one of my best
friends, I leave you your copies
of the Calvin and Hobbes series
that I stole when you let me
borrow them. To Shelton
Hamilton: you’re an awesome
friend, and I leave you Aquaman Battle for Atlantis Gamecube game, so you can finally
play the game that ruined
many nerd childhoods.
I, Michael Watt Jr., being of
wise mind and strong spirit,
do hereby bequeath the
following: To the teachers of
Bird High School: gratitude
for the knowledge they have
given. To my friends: best of
luck on your journey through
education and good luck in
college. And to the new freshmen: knowledge that has
helped me for a long time,”
PLEASE BE QUIET!”
I, April Andrews, of theatrical mind and tall body, do
hereby bequeath the following: To Emilee: Brochacho and
all of my Fall Out Boy CDs.
You’re the scariest and the
funniest person I’ve ever met.
To Kaila: all the brotha hugs I
can ever give and a new shoulder. It was coming eventually.
I’m so glad we became so close
this year. To Monica:
#ihatemonica, all of the dreads
you lost, and a pumpkin cake
without cinnamon. You don’t
know how happy I am that I get
to hear your giggle every day in
college. To Catherine: Doctor
Who and Sherlock.I love you so
much, you brilliant little woman. See you next year. To Kristin: Arby’s, acrylic nails, and
hafsnapejwifhjssjsdouehrf. You
know what I mean. I love you,
girl. To Szyd: I leave you Back
to the Future, eavesdropping
and fifth periods. The bandaid’s stuck forever. P.S. Make
sure you dress professionally to
graduation. To Sarah: I leave
you all of the perfect selfies. I
cannot wait to get closer to you
next year. You’ll be the greatest
roommate. To Ryan: I leave
you all of the rides home since
freshman year, HEY CINDAYYYYY, and 7 hour phone
calls over sophomore summer. I
couldn’t have done this alone.
Remember me in NYC. To
underclassmen: enjoy it while
it lasts.
I, Kimmie Point, being of
complex mind and short
statured body, do hereby
bequeath the following: To
Kamaria Harris and Kiara
Haskins: K cubed for life! I
leave you with all the dreadful
math classes we sat through
and the many long texts I’ve
sent full of gossip to help us feel
better about our lives. I love
you both! To Brian Point, my
brother: DO YOUR HOMEWORK NEXT YEAR! Even
though I’ll be in college I will
still come back to yell at you.To
Mrs. Clarke and Ms. Bolton:
Thank you both for thinking
your class was the only AP
class that existed, I leave you
with all of the sleep I lost!
To Mrs. Tyler: What the heck
would I have done without you?
Your amazing, I LOVE YOU!
To Destiny Hairfield: I loved
all of our talks in BB! To Sarah Mills: All of our complaints about senior year! To
underclassmen: Be prepared
to run on NO SLEEP 99% of
the time if you want to have
good grades. Senior year is not
all it’s cracked up to be!
I, Spencer Sabet, being of
able mind and sound body,
do hereby bequeath the
following: To Timothy
Cejka: All of my uncontrollable
laughter at your Random Stories, and other such weirdness.
To Jonah Wright: It’s kind of
fun having a bro whom you
disagree with on everything. To
Caitlin Schoemmell: We may
annoy each other to death, but
you’ll always be like a sister to
me. Good luck at Tech! To Zach
Simpson: You coined the term
“spencing.” I’ll never forget
that. To Elizabeth Cosner: I
still get to be a crazy uncle to
your kids, right? To Danny
Bologna: You are the craziest
person I’ve ever met, but you’re
also a great guy. To Palmer
Flipse: All the hours I’ve wasted on Reddit. So many hours.
To Bailey Payne: My oncedaily tradition of patting you on
the head. To Abed Adawi: All
our weird bus conversations.
To Mrs. Hicks: My eternal
gratitude for helping me discover my talent for Latin. To Mr.
Tulli and Mr. Hinton: All the
times I enriched your classes
with my spencing. To Mr.
Saunders: All my headbobbing. You know you miss it.
To Mrs. Bolton: All our hilarious impasses. To all my
friends at LC Bird: All my
spencing. That word will never
have as much meaning as it
does now. And yes, I will always be an Anglophile.
I, John Harro, being of
steady mind and unimpressive countenance, beleaguer
you with these last words:
LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS
Underclassmen: If you pursue
good education pursue these
teachers: History- Mr. E, Math
-Mrs. Ligatti, English- Mrs.
Howsmon, Everything elseMr. Theilsch. These are the
very best of the great teachers
here at Bird. Robohawks: I
will now teach you as a new
Jedi master would.
I, Allecia Taylor being clumsy and yet kind hearted, do
bequeath the following: All
of my friends that I have made
through all years of my high
school career. I wish my fellow
senior classmates and freshman success as we continue our
journey through high school
and life.
I, Yatharth Shukla, being
of a carefree soul and a joyful heart, do hereby bequeath the following: This
unforgettable journey came to
an end so quickly, filled with
insane but benevolent teachers,
and crazy but loving friends.
They gave me the support and
the experience that I needed to
move from this step of the life,
so called “High School”, to the
next step, “College”.
I, Himali Patel, being of
precious nature and a cute
and curvy body, do hereby
bequeath the following: To
Ms. Martin: Thank you for all
the support, I appreciate it all,
Mom #2. Chris Paul, I leave
you with all my love. Mr.
Manns: you’re a very very nice
coach. Twin, I love you with
everything, always. Class of ’13
we ready be outcheaaaaa. Xo
I, Elizabeth Cosner, being of
relatively sound mind and
uncoordinated body, do
hereby bequeath the following: To Faith Cosner: I leave
you with a bedroom to yourself…just expect me to come
back for visits.
To Jessica Bradbury: I want
to leave you with my position
on the volleyball team. It took
me a long time to earn it but a
short time to lose it. Remember that. To Vinny Balogna: I
leave you with our awesome
Friday night parties. Don’t let
us down and don’t burn off
anything you want to keep. To
Ben Rogers: I leave you with
my position in math class and
all of the chewed gum under my
desks. To Brandon Sasser: I
leave you a thousand dollar
Chick-fil-a gift card
(redeemable only on Sundays)
and a case of Cheesy Poofs.
I, Jennifer Thomas, being of
an unconforming mind, and
pure body do hereby bequeath: To: Emilee Parham,
our precious days as best
friends, sneaking out of your
house at 1am walking up the
street thinking we were hardcore. Our rebel trip to Spencers.
You are forever in my
heart.To:Ryan Harris, my
mom’s hair! To: Mrs. Gocha,
our in-depth talks during your
planning period.Love you!
To:DavidThomas, little brother. Your actual name > Davie.
To: Sarah Bowles: All of our
“Dance get readys”.
I, Sarah Mills, being of intellectual mind and athletic
body, do herby bequeath
the following: To Abigail
Blaha: I leave you 5 years of
unforgettable memories, and
Jack&Sneakers. From walking,
writing notes, whippin’ the
civic, ridiculous fights, giving
you ALL shrunken NEW
clothes, Swagger Wagon, roadtrips, vacations (and jello),
break ups and Starbucks, to
breakfast, concerts and midnight pick me ups, I leave you
the sleeve that holds my heavy
heart and threats to your roommate if she dares replace me!
To Miss Jordan Gadson, I
humbly present you with a
maple blondie as token of our
applebees ummmn….adventure
and a map to your house so you
don’t get lost in your neighborhood again! And finally to my
bestie Brittany
“britwaaaaaaann” Pearson I
leave the list of fake names we
used, a spare tire, a 30 minute
extended curfew, an endless
supply of smexy weave, and a
picture of the emmmn park.
I, Cameron D. Barts, being
of conversant mind and
fetching body, do hereby
bequeath the following: To
Brittaney Taylor: The
knowledge of the existence of
bunnies, bless you, and my
undying affection for your sammiches. I love you babe. To
Jesse Medlin: Batman, Kingdom Hearts, Leroy Jenkins,
store hikes, Contra nights,
sweat and fish, Christmaspowered nukes, vain fishing
trips, and blinding seventh
grade braces. To Devin Walker: Jarritos, Packers, and Yoshimitsu. To E and Tulli:
Gratitude for all of the support
and tickets to my Marine Corps
Graduation.To John Harro:
Bloons, Hippie classes, and
cane toads. To Mrs McDaniel:
All of the nice conversations
we’ve had and the catfish fillet
I owe you. Dr. Hebert: Forgotten meetings, and honor roll
charts. Mrs. Layne: Overly
succeeding Blood drives, core
values breakfasts, failing ice
cream socials, much love, the
official title of “Best Teacher I
Never Had”, many thanks for
all of the support, and all my
hopes for a more awesome key
club next year. Mr Stoll: I let
you win. Every streak must
end. And I wanted mine to end
one the person who’d wanted it
the most. To L.C.Bird High
School Not losing to Dale ALL
4 YEARS, and My everlasting
pride of being a Skyhawk.
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Thank you all. Oorah.
I, Sarah Grace Ramey, being
of musical mind and silly
body, do hereby bequeath
the following: to Allecia Taylor: you are my best friend and
have been since our first day
freshman year. I love you with
all of my heart, and you have
never failed at making my day.
April Andrews: my other half
pretty much but not really. We
have had so many memories,
and I can’t wait for more as
roommates next year. You are
perfection. Bailey Payne: you
are one of the greatest guys I
have ever met. I wouldn’t have
made it through senior year
without you. Destiny Hairfield: I’m sad we got close during our last year, but I love you
to death already. John
Barnes: I am going to miss you
like crazy. You are so dear to
me. Mrs. Raybould: I give you
all the chocolate, and comforting talks we’ve had since my
sophomore year. Mr. Hinton: I
give you ALL THOSE CUPS
OF WATER and the Redskins
ping pong balls. Brett Forbes:
our 14 kids and the house in
South Africa. Michael Tatum:
thank you for coming into my
life sophomore year. Without
know it, you really helped me.
I, Kia Henderson, being of
random mind and cocoa
body do hereby leave to:
Hailstock and cheerleaders
a copy of all of our cheering
songs that you’ve ruined for me
from our continuous drilling of
dances. To my lil homie and
sister Asia,a gift card to the
dentist for making fun of you
because your teeth don’t touch,
and a bill for gas for always
picking you up from track
pratice. To Tamar “Stupid
Bottom” Lawrence, Kiara
“King James Bihh” Haskins,
and Kamaria “Look Back at
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It” Harris I leave all my empty
gum wrappers from prom night,
ear buds for future use, and a
blinged out cup saying
“TUUURNN- NAAAAHP”. To
lil shawty Nunez, tacos from
taco bell and an empty sweet
frog cup. To miss Jordan
Gadson, I humbly present you
with a maple blondie as token
of our applebees
ummmn….adventure and a
map to your house so you don’t
get lost in your neighborhood
again! And finally to my bestie
Brittany “britwaaaaaaann”
Pearson I leave the list of fake
names we used, a spare tire, a
30 minute extended curfew, an
endless supply of smexy weave,
and a picture of the emmmn
park.
I, Destiny R. Volkman, being
of quirky mind and procrastinating body bequeath the
following: To Mrs. Raybould: trashcan lizard. To
Mrs. Gearels: winter-guard
and art. You’re always mooberry to me. To Mrs. Oyan: making me love music. To
JoyLynn and Theresa: the
car, not my room, laughs, chocolate-milk, being sisters. To
Keith Bahm: twisty-tie rings,
saran-wrapping your car, senior-assassin. To Tim Cejka:
that dog, park walks, putt-putt,
prom, making me snort, Maymont love notes, many more
memories <3To Riggs: loser :P
To Evan Fitts: 9yrs of fun,
here’s to 9 more. To Beau
Reynolds: love your face. To
Precious Rowe: flipping
desks, swerve, D.C .To C.J.
Alred: tickling my brain, mudding, “pellows”, that red light.
To Kendall Seeley: humming,
house parties, always being
there. To Brianna Douglass:
our adventures, being a great
friend, making me play better.
To Benda Ngandu: for being
my “son” I’ll miss you. To
Spencer Sabet: unforgettable.
To Nick Diaz: If you ever need
to talk, I’m here. To Emilee
Parham: Hiding from fake
grandparents, that hole in your
wall, sarcasm, years of memories. To Andrea Picco: sisters,
never getting rid of me. Love
you <3
To Kelsey Morgan: my art,
being a great friend. To Catherine Grimes: I feel like I’ve
known you forever. Stay in
touch.
I, Timothy P. Cejka, being of
blown mind (thanks
Thielsch) and great looking
body, do hereby bequeath
the following: To my brother Alex: I leave you the reputation I have left behind, the way
my teachers thought of me, the
way I acted, all of it. It is up to
you to continue the Cejka legacy. Don’t screw this up. To
Spencer Sabet: The good
times we had from middle
school to high school. The randomness we shared and of
course, the random stories. To
Destiny Volkman: What can
I say? You were my first girlfriend. I leave you the memories, parties, prom, dates, etc. I
know we didn’t have a lot of
time, but the time together
meant the world to me. I also
leave you the many text messages we shared . I will never
forget you. To my many fans:
I leave you the laughs and the
good times. There are too many
of you to name, but you know
who you are. To Mr. Saunders: Thank you for putting up
with me all four years. I know
it has been hard, but you were
able to persevere. Also, thank
you for teaching me how to tie a
bowtie. Finally, to my other
teachers: I am gone. Relax.
You don’t have to worry about
me anymore.
I, Madelyne H. Elder, being
of enlightened mind and
short stature, do hereby
bequeath the following: To
Tyler Wingen and Cameron
Kaufmann I leave CUPCAKES and inch worm races!
To Lionel Williams, Tobias
Karl-Hermann Barth, and
Jazzy J I leave The Can
Crusher days. To Josey Wales
I leave weekends… To Kayla
Alexis Broughton I leave my
life lessons. Use it wisely. I love
you sissy!
I, Kevin Quigley, of intelligent mind and athletic
body, do hereby bequeath
the following: To my best
friend, Jake Belvin: Thanks
for being the best away team
captain! To my somehow not
biological brother, Lionel:
Thanks for always being there,
turn it up at LSU! To Autumn:
Best of luck next year I know
you’ll play great even though
Nikki and I won’t be there with
our awesome goalie signs. To
Nikki: I’m sad to leave you.
This year has been so fun! I
don’t know what I’ll do without
you! To Kaylee: Bowling aim
so you’ll no longer throw the
ball down the walkway at Uptown! To Hulia: To many more
trips to Bruster’s so that we’ll
never drift apart! To the Frisbee team: The past two years
have been tremendous, keep
playing strong, no other team
I’ve been on works as hard top
to bottom. Track Family:
Thanks for all of the support,
no other team is as close knit
and diverse as ours. To all of
my teachers: Thanks for all
you’ve done for me, without
yinz guys high school would’ve
been a bust. Au Revoir! I’m off
to the sunny beaches of Florida,
FIT C/O 2017!
I, Palmer Flipse, being of
odd mind and lazy body, do
hereby bequeath the following: To Mr. Thielsch: thanks
for those “simple” problems all
year. To Mr. Ligatti: Thanks
for all the time I got my homework done in the morning. To
Spencer Sabet: You should be
thanking me for having to put
up with you in so many classes.
To Jonah Wright: Thanks for
being my brother in laziness,
something that really should
not need motivation. To Mr.
Tulli: All that life advice may
come in handy one day, or not.
To Jaz Harnal: Thanks for
giving me to try and beat without the trying part. To Every
teacher I had, Thanks for not
failing me because you could
not read my handwriting. And
To All of my AP teachers:
Thanks for at least attempting
to make me do work, even if I
just don’t sometimes.
I, Kendall Seeley, of musical
mind and Roman body do
hereby bequeath the following: To Mrs. Clarke, Mrs.
Bolton, and Mr. Tulli: I leave
you my gratitude for all of your
support. To Mr. Ligatti: all of
the questions that I DIDN’T
ask. To Mr. Thielsch: Thank
you for the 3 years of preparing
me for college and beyond; I’ve
learned so much. To Mrs.
Hicks: all of my best translations and a love for Roman
culture to last a lifetime. To
Mrs. Oyan: I leave 4 wonderful, inspiring, enlightening
years as a marching band member, section leader, and Drum
Major. It was the best experience of my life. To the Marching Band: Make me proud
guys! Keep it up! Stay SUPERIOR!! To Andrea and Destiny:
We’ll ALWAYS be the 3 Musketeers! J To Tim, Keith,
Spencer, Palmer, CJ, and
Bobby: I’ll NEVER forget you
guys! Y’all are amazing! To
Evan: We had an awesome year
as Drum Majors that will carry
on as Hokies! To Brianna and
Catherine: I know you smart
women are gonna do great
things! To Jonah Tucker
Wright: Thank you for always
being there for me. I leave all of
my love and a special place in
my heart that’ll always be there
for you. Love, always, Kendall
I, Bailey Payne, being of a
humble mind and body
hereby bequeath the following: To Mr. Saunders: an
indescribable amount of gratitude. You were one of the main
reasons why I decided to pursue architecture. Your support,
help, and guidance shaped me
into a prospective architect that
is going to attend UVA’s architecture program next fall. I
really could not have done it
without you. To Mr. Ligatti:
many apologies. Thank you for
being a great teacher to me
twice and great coach to me on
the Frisbee team. I still hope
you think of me as a good person. Don’t hate me! To the
Frisbee team: my captainship
off to the next senior captain. I
hope I served you all well as a
captain. I did my best.
LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS
I, Catherine Grimes, being
of exhausted mind and tired
body, do hereby bequeath:
To Evan Fitts, I leave all of 13
years. Yup. We’ve been friends
for longer than some people
have been married. To Kristin
(TWIN) Samer, I leave car
adventures, and house adventures, and all adventures. To
Ryan Harris, I leave crazy
bumpy roads, Into the Woods,
and Creaky stage boards. To
Monica Story, I leave GSA
fun times, debates, and weirdness. To April Andrews, I
leave faulty Netflix, great hugs,
and Hall and Oates (You make
my dreams come true babe). To
Andrea Picco I leave phone
talks, great hugs, and jokes
(you know what I mean :) ) To
Jordan Gadson, I leave you
theater videos, fun at rehearsal, and calculus. To Amanda
Groves, thank you for your
quiet grace, and sweet smile.
To Shelton Hamilton, I leave
sheep and judgmental icecream. To Mrs. Gocha, I leave
every after school conversation,
and time you gave me the confidence to go for it. You really
made my time at Bird something special, and I’m going to
miss you more than I can possibly express. To Mrs. Bolton, I
heard awesome things about
you, and I’m incredibly happy
to say they were all right.
Thank you for instilling a love
of literature in me that will
follow me forever. To Szyd
(Mrs. Joseph) thank you for
giving me the greatest opportunity of my life, the chance to
work with the most amazing
people, of whom you are the
most amazing of course , and
the chance to find myself, I
never could have done it if you
hadn’t had faith in that scared
sophomore.
I, Abigail Blaha, being of
devil-may-care mind and
frolicking body, do hereby
bequeath the following: To
Amanda Bienvenu: I leave
you with 18 years of memories
and good times, our childhoods,
beanie babies and hard animals, being loud, chicken noo
dle soup, times at the river, and
trips to Richmond. Can’t wait
to continue our lives and finally
live together. To Sarah Mills:
eighth grade memories, my
favorite spring break, the best
trips to New York City, Holden
beach, swagger wagon/trik
trips, thirsty thursdays, and
the nickname Punkie. To Angie Allen: all our hours together at the tech center and at
Howlett’s, the Matchbox 20
concert, VCU-Belmont basketball game, and good laughs. To
Dalton Gilbert: a long overdue bottle of hot sauce, freshman year gym class, a cup of
café Bolton, and someone to
talk to about anything. To
Monica Story: all of our classes since our schedules were
the same, physics class jokes,
and a baby sloth. To Tori Nettleton: inappropriate jokes in
physics and me always kicking
you under the table. To Eric
Mawyer: an endless supply of
strawberry cheesecake
Tastykakes.
I, Brianna Douglas do hereby bequeath the following
to: To the Skyhawk Marching Band: I love you guys! This
past marching season was
amazing! You all should be very
proud, for as your field commander I’m extremely proud.
But when we leave, do NOT
start being lazy! Keep practicing and working hard! To future band leadership, you all
don’t have to be “besties”, but
you should maintain open communication and simple friendships. The close bond between
leadership this year is what
kept the band in order and got
us the titles we deserve. Keep
the band a family. Good luck to
you all! I will come and visit I
promise. Precious, the Dynamic
Duo will never die! I leave you
the first chair, you will be
great! Avonte, I’ll miss you
and our adventures. To my
band SENIORS I will miss you
all so much! Don’t let college
change
you too much; you all are already amazing. To my teachers, especially Mr. Austen
and Mrs. Oyan, thank you all
for everything, I appreciate it.
It’s been fun! Keep the band a
family.
I, Cheyenne L. Brumfield,
being of imperfectly perfect
qualities and a unique appearance, do hereby bequeath the
following to: To Micah Miles: I
leave two years of a friendship
that I hope does not get broken.
To Michelle Williams: I leave
our conversations that take up
the whole day. Having you as a
friend while I went through my
senior year was a blessing. To
Asia Henderson: Thank You
for the motivation, without you
I have no idea how I would’ve
made it. Also, don’t fall into
the traps of these little boys;
you’re better than that. To
Amanda Herndon: My Scorpio twin! Thank You for being
there for me and understanding. I’ll miss you next year! To
Anonymous: You are still
included in this will whether
you like it or not! Also, Thank
You for the “pep talks”, they
helped. To Jeishka Farinacci: Garfield! Your honesty and
charisma is what sets you apart
from everyone else. Thank You
for being there in those times
when I could barely get a grip.
I’ll miss you and love ya! To
Ayana Artopee: I leave my
promise to re-schedule that
shopping trip, for real though!
To Jasmine Waynelle: I leave
you my appreciation for all the
pictures of James and Dave
Franco that kept me alive during class. Seriously though,
they helped. To Others: I leave
you many memories, love, and
lots of luck.
I, Kristin Julia Samer, being
of fabulous mind and dancer’s body, do hereby bequeath the following: To the
underclassmen, I leave my
reputation that you will, sadly,
never live up to.
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To Jordan, I leave the Copa
Girls and laughter. To Zach, I
leave subtweets and unfinished
homework. To Poptart, I leave
Bigfoot and dolphin dancing. To
Mr. Houston, I leave purple
alien hamsters. To Mr. Lau, I
leave Prometheans and Paint.
To Catherine, I leave
TWINS!!, hibachi, and a great
friendship. To Evan, I leave
three amigos, obnoxious car
alarms, and broken water meters. To April, I leave tanning,
dancing, and stage talking. To
Ryan, I leave Cary Town, junk
food, bowling, and dirty chais.
Happy two years baby. To
Monica, I leave three dreads,
late nights, BBFs, and Chick-fil
-A. To Thomas Charrié, I
leave sassiness, a bit of magic,
bad jokes, perfect days, a year
full of memories, and of course
all of my love. I’ll miss you the
most, Frenchie. To Szyd, I
leave dance sessions, belly
laughs, love of Harry Potter,
the Emergicurr, plenty of dance
belts, and a friendship that has
completely changed me in the
best way. Love you Szyd. To
everyone else, I leave behind
four stressful years that will
never be forgotten. Good luck in
the real world.
I, Jordan Gadson, the epitome of beauty, class, and
good humor, here now give:
Kia Henderson, hiding my
dog from your dad and long,
pointless talks in the parking
lot while still sitting in our
cars. Catherine Grimes, drag
Racing in the parking lot; using
terms like "mathematical" and
"bump that”, having the very
best lemongrabb voice and the
constant struggle through AP
calculus. Kristin Samer, wearing Toms to prom and "mee
mee mee mee mee". Jennifer
Thomas, being annoyed by all
the guys in our class and constantly laughing over things
and having our sanity questioned. Ryan Harris. being the
Golden Snitch and judging
people in our classes. April
Andrews, being super modest
an extremely great listener.
The entire Thespian Society, I give you great laughs and
fun times.
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The ability to be yourselves and
I’ll always remember that. No
way this is goodbye.. We’ll find
each other again sometime.
I, Matt Fial, do hereby bequeath the following: To all
you juniors going into your
senior year, I leave to you one
thing. Do not load up your
schedule with all high level
classes. If anything make sure
AP Stat is on the list. It is an
easy AP level class.
I, Na’Quasia Shanae` Dickerson, being of spontaneous
mind and voluptuous body,
do hereby bequeath the
following: Dasheba
Way:Thank you for a wonderful
18 years of life. BlueBowl, MinniePearl, YouDaONE,
YouWantSomeRhythm? Firestone, “up here mommy” GimmeOneGimmeOne! I leave you
these and other memories that
nobody understands but us. I
LOVE YOU!!: and the Oscar for
BestLittleSister 2013 goes to
KWANESE! I Love You !! BriannaMyBriiPooh: The memories of us acting foolish, Halloween, step performances, and
you’re the best manager/friend
EVER I LOVE YOU BRIBRI!!
#TeamTwoNames Tey: I
leave the WildOnes and the
memories of us laughing, yelling, screaming, and crying together. Love you Tey! Mrs.
Gerlach: Hey Gee! I leave you
the memory of all of your
“blonde” moments in your office, you “BeefinItUp” step
team memories, and I’ll be
back !! Love You Gee!!!
MyStepTeam:: thanks for
everything, love y’all, I’ll be
back! CellyBTra…Studying: I
leave you the memory of our
friendship, every BigSean lyric,
our conversations, “BDC”, the
silicon bands we traded(still got
mine), engineering, physics, the
comb your roots broke,
me “braiding your hair” and
every time I beat you up…
Luhh You Celly ^.^! BreezyMontana: wahhGwaaan mi
gyal? mi ah go miss yuh wen mi
go pon di college, VCU dem.
I, Jeffrey Lynn Pointer, Jr. ,
being of sophisticated mind
and body, hereby leave my
amazing jersey number 5 and
all its magic to Darius “Broke
Ankle” Gillus. To Brandon
“B-Lo” Walker and Justin
“Justine” Palimore I leave
my senior meeting speech before the Hermatige game. To
Lionel “Bubba Gump” Williams I leave him my great
speed and agility for his football journey at LSU. And finally to Coach “What were you
thinking son” Nicely I leave
my blown coverage on 4th and
16 at Oakton and my perfect
tackling form.
I, Lionel Williams, being of
sophisticated mind and
body like Buddah, hereby
leave: Mr. Shurlds, my fake
yellow pass.To El Salvador
del Camp, I leave you with a
spa card to get the crust off
your toes.To Tyler Wingen, I
leave you glass of Kool-Aid and
a fruit basket.To the Twins &
Alex A., I leave you all pure
“thugness” .To Eli L, Tarik
Wallace the brotherhood&
CRZY memories. To Quentin
Turner , “my black book”,you
know what to do. To Clay, the
crown to run the school. To
Bryce “Skyscrapper” Harmon, my autograph.
I, Alec Beaudet, of my miswired mind and halfworking body, do hereby
bequeath the following: to
Tobe: I leave you my flash
drive, to Cooper Stewart:
leave your pink shorts at home,
to Shurlds: your scripture
quotes changed my life, to Kevin Quigley; congrats on being
picked for the away team, to
Luis: go home, to Mr. Ligatti:
I leave you with three energized hamsters, to Jonah
Wright: I leave you all the
things we’ve thrown, to Conor
Linton: I leave you a copy of
Windows 2003, to Mr. Wagner:
the bear has left the building,
to Sean Thompson: I leave
you a pack of gum, to Jaz Harnal: I leave you with my masterful throwing skills and my
super sweet hat, to James
Akright: I leave you with my
study guide.
I, Abed Adawi, of intellectual mind and built physique
leave with a S/o to Iman
"SuperReal" for being crazy and
eating like me. To Juanye
"Yeezy" having a million followers. Evitts "Elbows" wanna be
comedian. Ridge
"HawaiinPunch" never do Bolton work. Steph "lil bwill"
stayin at the gym.
I, Adiva Mckensie, of strong
mind and athletic body
hereby leave the best memories with my good friend Teira
Washington and my sis Alexis
Bain. They’ve been the best
friends I’ve ever had and we’ve
all been through a lot together,
but I really love these girls and
am blessed to have ever had
them in my life.
I, Brandon Walker being of
extrocordinary mind and
incredible body hereby bequeth the following. To Justin Palimore: all my athletic
ability, because you need seriously need it. To Alex Andrews: my incredible girlfriend
and bestfriend I leave all my
love, funnines, and heart to
you. To Yanna Joyner: I leave
my brain so something smart
can possibly rub off. Love you
sis.
I, Chase Shipp, leave the
following: To Bryce Harman:
a pair of real sunglasses instead of the fake ones he wears.
To John Romano: a dictionary, please use it. To Logan
Mills: that tree in the middle of
that field. To the baseball team:
deodorant for you know who.
I, Tobias Allen, being the
most artistic minded, high
spirted guy in school, and
the most athletic kid in
school, do hereby bequeath
the following: I leave you Ms.
Hailstock, a heart full of gratitude for ev erything you did for
me. I love you for that. Hope to
see you in the long run and I
will come back to visit. G.E.T I
want to thank you for being my
friends and family. Keep G.E.T
alive.
I, Tyler Wingen, being of
state champion body and
senioritis consumed mind,
do hereby bequeath the
following: To Benito Raymond Ortiz: nothing because I
have already preserved your
life. To Cameron Kaufmann:
a leprechaun for the luck of you
finding happiness at the end of
the rainbow. To Maddie Elder: a lifetime supply of cupcakes and muffins. To Ryan
Westcott: my extraordinarily
timed outbursts during movies
and class. To Salvatore
Camp: a fresh pair of mandles.
To Lionel Williams: your fake
pass yellow piece of paper to
leave Shurld’s class early. To
Josey Davis: the title of team
Richard. To All of My Teammates: the great memories we
made and the family that we
became.
I, Sean Thompson, leave my
wrestling locker to the next AllState wrestler that comes to
Bird, my swag that will never
die to Ridge, Cody, Jake,
Entsminger, Bolton, Westscott,
Lunch Ladies, Waller, Blanton,
and The Doc (Hebert), ALSO I
leave all 142 wrestling wins to
Mrs. Brown.
I, Walter York, being of a
calm mind and a chilled
personality do hereby leave
the following quote “A man
that stands for nothing falls for
anything”.
LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS
I, Dwight T. Lester, being
that long-haired guy and
fresh, chill dude, do hereby
bequeath the following: to
Ms.O’shea for just being the
awesome teacher that you are.
For all the people I actually
called my friends, good luck in
life, to Ms. Richmond for being Mama Richmond. To Ms.
Bolton, for being the craziest
teacher I’ve ever know, thanks
for the dances. To G.E.T , I
LOVE MY FAMILY.
I, Malik Bumpas, of goofy
mind and athletic body
hereby bequeath my friendship to Jarrett Williams.
You’re like a brother and football was always fun. Maybe one
day you’ll be good at basketball
like me.
I, Anshae Harris, being of
the beautiful and outspoken
mind and awesome body
hereby leave you with this:
goodbye L.C Bird and I thank
you for everything. To: my
crew I love you.
I, Alichia Coleman, being of
outgoing mind and athletic
body, do hereby bequeath
the following: To MLA: I
leave you my trust. A childhood
full of memories I love you. to
all my basketball crew: I leave
to you my team room twerk
sessions/ parties, bus rides to
VCU and ODU, memories of
our heart to hearts; the list
goes on I Love you guy!
I, Juanye Williams, being a
funny, nice guy I leave my
last will and testament to my
little brother: you’re annoying
but I hope you keep those
grades up! To Messiyah Kerr:
I wish you the best of luck with
football bro! To Katlynn Hunt:
I was tempted to say your full
name but nah! You’re a strong
girl and a great friend.
To Yanna Joyner: you’re
hands down the funniest girl I
know. I’ll miss you when we
graduate! To Chase Shipp: I
thank you for being a great
friend of mine. We’ve had some
great times, aka taking unexpected road trips to NC. To
Zach Evitts: out of the crew
you took the most harsh jokes
without taking them to heart.
Props. Kevin “Ace” Quigley:
you’re a nerd, that’s all. Love ya
bro! To Ridge Shepherd: fix
those eyrbrows bro! lol To
Monica and Kayla: …HA! I’ll
miss you two! To Shannon
Costley: I will continue to smh
at you and never tell you why
haha! I wish you the best
though! Last, To Devin Baber
aka Caucasian Mamba, aka
Baber locks up: I leave you all
the fun times we’ve had messing with Ms. Bolton and making people laugh in journalism.
I, Autumn Joyal, being of
mother’s Mexican tradtion
and father’s Canadian life
style, do hereby bequeath
the following: To Angelica
Balcarcel, my senior. From
freshman year until now, I still
have the same outlook on you.
My soccer partner. My comic
relief. My wonder thighs.
Thank you for not letting high
school change you. To my
Petit Chou: My sophomore.
My one in six billion. Your family hates me but I still love you.
They can’t push me away. You
mean so much to me, forget
about zombies. I’m not a big
people person and you know
that. My jealousy tends to
break out every now and then
and it only means that I love
you more than I thought. Your
best friend can fall in a hole,
because this is Spara! I’m not
saying goodbye because I can’t
leave you. I need you, I can’t
deny it. I tell you every day how
much you mean to me, so don't
forget. P.S. I still love you. To
Jordan Stephenson: My
freshman, my ginger wild child
keeper. I pass the Keeper
throne over to you. I know you
won’t disappoint . Go big or go
home my peasants.
I, Chandler J Alred, being of
squishy mind and not-verysculpted body do hereby
bequeath the following: To
Kelsey Morgan, Jason Wilhelm, Eddie Williams, and
Jeremiah Parks: Every ounce
of tuba expertise I have. You
might need it next year.
I, Ayanna Patterson, do
hereby bequeath the following:
Do you remember entering
kindergarten and beginning the
thirteen-year- race to graduation? Approaching the finish
line, I can say that all those
years were worthwhile. Commencement is almost here, and
I honestly could not have done
it without some of the teachers
at this school. To Mrs. Hicks, I
leave an appreciation for the
Latin language I never expected to have. To Mrs.
Clarke, I leave my gratitude
for putting up with the back of
my head as I’m sleeping on the
desk and further inspiring me
to pursue a career in chemistry.
To Mr. Thielsch, I leave frustration, triumph, and gearboxes
to make up for the ones I broke
in manufacturing class. Mr.
Wagner shall receive a lifetime
membership to Xerox so he can
print out all the rubrics his
mustache desires. And finally,
Mrs. Bolton; I take all your
harsh looks, funnies, and words
of wisdom along with that of
other teachers. Every single
teacher at Bird has bettered me
in at least some way. Sometimes, I questioned my sanity
(along with their own), but it
paid off in the end. I’m going to
miss this school.
I, Keith Bahm, being of an
enlightened mind and
strong heart, do hereby bequeath the following: To
Mrs. Clarke: I leave you my
gratitude for your amazing
teaching. You made Chemistry
my favorite class. To Mrs.
Howsmon: My growth as both
a person and a writer. I grew
more than I ever thought possible because of you. I’ll never
forget that.
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To Mr. Thielsch and Mr.
Wagner: Your encouragement
and dedication that fostered my
love of engineering that led me
to my future. To Ms. Morris:
Your belief in my talents as an
artist. You never stopped pushing me. I became the artist I
am today because of your teachings. To CJ Alred: Our Brotherhood. You’ve been with me
through thick and thin since
preschool, through happiness
and heartbreak, and no matter
where we end up, we’re brothers. To my friends: Our
friendship. The parties, the
twister, the water balloons, the
sarcasm, my first Homecoming,
and the reenactment of an entire episode of SpongeBob. It
means more to me than you
could possible Imagine. To my
Love: You made the last two
years the best of my life, and
without you I would be lost.
You always find a way to
brighten my day, regardless of
what has happened. Ashleybaby, I give you my neverending love.
I, Dalton Gilbert, being of
philosophical mind and tantalizing body, do hereby
bequeath the following To
Abigail Blaha: A whopping
$25 giftcard to Moshi Moshi to
enjoy a delicious platter of her
choosing, and all of my care car
equipment and touch-up materials because, knowing how she
drives, she might need it. To
Caleb Noel: My pink bandana,
to rep the Task Force in my
memory and honor, lessons
from MaddChadd himself so he
can become a true robot dance
master, my Toyota AE86 tofu
delivery car…run in the 90’s
my friend, and the legendary
Drive jacket. To Kyle Pusey:
All of my consoles and games
because I figured he could put
them to use…or sell them,
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my G35 headset, so he can use
the voice morpher at will, all of
my guitars, and accessories. To
Alex Frljuckic: The mustang
with no stripe down the middle
and a new backpack so he can
carry everyone in comfort and
style. To Alysia Giron: My
Mitsubishi Lancer because I
know she can bring out its full
“rice” potential one day. To
Eric Mawyer: A plethora of
Wawa giftcards, because
tastykakes are expensive these
days. To Bolton: Memory of
my dashing good looks!
I, Kaila M. Castleberry, being of theatrical mind and
extremely tan body, do
hereby bequeath the following: To Mr. Zoller: I leave you
fine arts festivals, field trips,
and the footprints my sister has
to follow in. To Syzd, Mother
to all: the 80’s and hair, GOD
SAVE THE QUEEN, wonderferr windoo, many rehearsals,
impossible dances, fruit hats,
and forever alone. To MacKinnon: the water and bridges,
basketball, Crippleberry, and
Garrett’s stache. To April Andrews, my BROTHA: I leave
you many years of friendship
and many more, and also an
exotic leaf. I’ll never leaf you.
To Garrett “Farrett” Abel:
our apartment plan, Spanish
shenanigans, sloth’s, creepy
stache, the lost silly band,
blinding legs, Pasty
Prince, camping in your truck,
and the 24 hours you’re older
than me by. Thanks for the
years, laughs, and love. To
Ryan Harry Potter, my
Slytherin half: the odd years,
nough said. To Kenneth Atkins: do your work. To Keith
Bahm, my Percy: I leave you
5th period and my obnoxious
advice. To Kristin Samer: the
Nick and Tom moments, the
shimmy sequences, and
CERPERCERBERNER. Timmy
Cejka: I’m not a gimpy carrot.
Emilee Parham: The Game.
To Ligatti: UGH STATISTICS, cruel cat jokes, and graduation fist bump (hopefully). To
L.C. Bird: Stay Golden.
I, Angie Allen, being of
sound mind and body do
hereby bequeath the following to: Destiny Hairfield:
Our experiences at concerts,
venting about people and
school, and our weird conversations. Thanks for being my best
friend and being there for me. I
hope we continue to stay best
friends even as we go our separate ways in college. Don’t let
anyone get to you; you’re amazing and smarter than them.To
Abigail Blaha: Our exciting
days at the tech center, anything that has an elephant on
it, and the world's supply of
bacon. It’s amazing that we've
known each other since kindergarten and just recently become
close, and now I think of you as
one of my best friends. Thanks
for always making me laugh
and brighten my day. To: April
Andrews: Thanks for giving
me a chance even when you
thought I was really weird
when we first met in 6th grade,
I don't know where I would be
without you. I hate that we’ve
grown apart these past few
years but nothing will ever
change the impact that you’ve
had on my life.
I, Emilee Scot Parham, being of sarcastic mind and
subpar body, do hereby bequeath the following: Destiny: Pickles, Samson, rubber
duck fights, bus to car rides,
cartwheels, my 2nd family, and
conversations with your mother. Jennifer: “This ain’t Jenny
on the block, PUT IT ON
LOCKDOWN” Running for
office, pineapple and what’s-his
-face, badminton. Autumn: my
hot prom date, mornings in
your car, killing zombies, NYC
trip (I apologize for being a
mean sleepwalker) and my
NYC key chains. Emi: I’ll always be Emilee #1 Armanni:
Buddy! Kaila: THE GAME.
April: Brodawg, I give you my
title of hostess with the mostess… Ryan: dead pet lobster.
Raybould: Thank you for your
support, I wouldn’t be graduating without you.
Catherine: magic towels. Bolton: Squawk! I didn’t nap once
this year! Szyd: Thank you for
my passion in theatre... because
I wouldn’t have fit in anywhere
else. Howsmon: You really are
one of the best teachers at Bird,
thank you for helping me out
this year. Tech family: Oh
hey, can we take a second…
Buanna is dead, traditional
field trip tweet, Micah’s odd
dislike for HP, and taking Mrs.
R’s iPhone to take selfies, PIPE
DOWN, and sneezing myself off
a bed. Theatre kids: Who
shaved the cat? ALL THE PRODUCTIONS, my relaxed face,
Rupert, Theatre ghost, light
booth mouse, so many memories… not enough space
I, Destiny Hairfield, being of
brilliant mind and exquisite
body, do hereby bequeath
the following: To Angie Allen: the book from the weird
guy at Warped Tour I gave five
dollars to so he would leave us
alone! Our late night stalking,
amazing times at concerts, and
perfect songs to describe our
life situations. Thank you for
being there when I needed you
the most and for keeping me
out of jail lol I am so grateful to
have you as my best friend!
Love you! To Caitlin Schoemmell: all three drawers filled
with my Hokie spirit wear! My
shorty short yoga shorts!, a
wedding ring to make Luke
Bryan your husband, our rants
in Galanty, and those plant
ovaries we found at Tech. Love
you Boojank! To Ginny Goff:
that dog go big, that dog go
hard!, the water balloons those
guys so elegantly threw at us,
the love of rap music that you
learned from me, running away
when I was about to get beaten
up by that guy in gym. Love
you Ginaynay To Janhavi G:
high heels, short dresses, and
lace!, all of the Starbucks
drinks in the world!, those horrid dorms at UVA, and the
beaver we avoided hitting by a
centimeter. Love you! To Sarah Ramey: my feistiness to
beat people up! And all the Dr.
Pepper in the world!, and my
pet turtle that sits in my car lol
To Alyssa Sirriania: sharing
WH waffles, friendship bracelets that I fail at making, our
conversations about you know
who, my crazy grandma, classy
Lincoln Latifa, unplanned prom
matching Luvs ya! To Kimmie
Point and Kim Holness:
Joint custody of BB with her
new system! You guys are free
to run people over, take her for
a joy ride, or just base some
music with her three woofers.
She will hook ya’ll up! Love you
guys. To Catherine Grimes:
my beautiful braids in Smith’s
class!, our naps in Smith’s
class, our super evil plots to
overthrow…well you know
what I’m talking about! To Ms.
Morse: my Monet mural for
you to enjoy, my paint brushes
and pallet. Thank you for your
support and the opportunities
you have given me this year
Momma Morse! I love you! To
Mr. Entsminger: my tremendous gratitude for having you
as a teacher! Thank you for
supporting me in everything I
do! To Mrs. Bolton: throwing
the use of passive voice in the
trash, scaring me when you yell
at students for not doing homework. Thank you for teaching
me more than I could ever imagine. Everyone Else: Best of
luck! Catch you on the flip side!
Deuces!
Who painted
the mural at
the end of the
English hall?
Believe it or not, Vince Gilligan, the writer of the X-Files
and Breaking Bad did.
Gilligan, a graduate of the
Class of 1985, painted the mural down the English hallway
with a fellow student.
Bird athletes cheer on
the SOLs at schools
By: Emilee Parham
Bird’s athletes pepped up
elementary and middle school
students with the 2nd annual
Work Week at the U. All the
athletes and pep band piled
onto the buses and made stops
at Salem Church Middle and
Elementary, Falling Creek
Middle, Ecoff, Carver, Bellwood, and O.B. Gates Elementary to root them on for their
SOLs.
Students walked into their
gyms thrilled by the sound of
basketballs hitting the floor,
cheerleaders shouting, and the
pep band playing. Dr. Hebert
greeted the kids then passed
the mic over to seniors Jay
Anderson and Bryce Harman to
pump up the crowd.
“I enjoyed getting the kids excited for their SOLs,” said senior Jay Anderson
The boy’s and girl’s basketball
teams started the pep rallies by
dunking and shooting baskets.
This year Dr. Hebert added a
fun twist to the rally by inviting the guest school’s basketball team to join the Skyhawks
on the court. Jay Anderson
then proposed a basketball
competition between the
schools. Two boys and girls
were selected from the crowd,
and they shot hoops for points
against a fellow Skyhawk.
Midway through the rally, the
State Champions in football,
track, and wrestling were
called center court and they
shared their advice on how to
do their best and pass the
SOLs. They encouraged them to
eat well, get plenty of rest, and
make your parents proud. To
further the crowd’s excitement
both the football and basketball
cheerleaders preformed SOL
themed routines as they
cheered them to get “fired up”
over their tests. Senior Jay
Anderson even prepared an
SOL related rap for the kids to
enjoy.
“Be extraordinary and never
settle for the average,” said
senior Jay Anderson
Participants also switched up
the roles during the rallies,
cheerleaders tried their hand at
conducting the pep band and
members of the girl’s basketball
team cheered. The Harlem
Shake sensation made its way
into the rally, it started with
one cheerleader. Soon the
whole basketball team, football
team, and cheerleaders were
dancing .
“I liked when the basketball
players and cheerleaders were
all clapping and jumping,” said
fifth grader Madisen Kramb.
At the end of the SOL pep
rally the participants flung
wrist bands with “WORK
WEEK AT THE U” into the
crowd and the excited kids
went wild. The rallies are an
annual event and more students will be visiting the
schools before next year’s SOLs.
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Hall Talk
Senior Editor
By: Natasjha Isidoro
Everyone has a superpower they dream of, no matter how old,
young, tall, or small they are. Would you rather have the power to
soar gracefully through the sky, or the power to ace all of the tests
and exams that are thrown your way? The super Skyhawks below
revealed what their powers would be.
Dear Peter Pan,
This is an easy fix, just
BREAK ALL THE RULES.
Don’t bother parking in the
senior lot, instead go straight
for the faculty lot. If you want
to be kicked all the way back to
kindergarten, park in the principle’s spot. Do you ever get so
mad that you just want to flip
your desk? This is your prime
chance to do it. Pop quiz in
Spanish? NOT ANYMORE
(This is the part where you flip
your desk.) If that doesn’t prevent you from graduating than
during lunch, declare a food
fight. Teachers will have a fit
with mashed potatoes stuck to
their face, lunch ladies will
mourn the loss of their meatloaf, and your classmates will
hate you… but it’s okay because they will be graduating
and you won’t. Now if that
doesn’t knock you down a
grade, then you must fail all
your classes. I mean, who say s
the answer to “Who wrote Macbeth?” isn’t banana… that wasn’t the book you read. If you
somehow manage to graduate
after all that folly, than make
an exit no one will forget. When
you go to receive your diploma,
barrel roll across the stage. At
least then you’ll make it into
the yearbook for coolest graduation exit.
Sincerely, Scottie
“I want to read minds!” said senior Allecia Taylor
“Invisibility,” said senior Kimberlee Holness
“Green Lantern powers,” said senior Kendall Seeley
“Teleportation, so I don’t waste money on gas,” said senior Tim Cejka
“Speed,” said senior Samantha Gomez-Vega
“Super strength!” said senior Na’Quasia Dickerson
“Time freeze,” said senior Jatani Terry
“Travel through space and time,” said senior Jordan Gadson
“To control zombies so I could start the zombie apocalypse,” said
freshman Kaela Bowers.
“Laser eyes,” said sophomore John Barnes.
“Telekinesis,” said sophomore Emily Alonso.
“Invisible teleportation,” said sophomore Precious Rowe.
“To be really tall,” said sophomore Femi Ogunbade.
The evolution of a high
school student
Co-Editor in Chief and
Back Page Editor and
writer of Dear Scottie
Stage manager of most productions, directed and codirected a One-Act and Thespian Showcase, Historian of
the International Thespian
Society, and an Independent
Study student in Commercial
Photography.
Did you spot all
of the graduation
caps?
Graduation caps are not just
festive hats wore for commencement, they have a meaning.
Everyone believes they are
worn to embarrass us or cause
terrible hat hair, but they represent academic success.
Originally these “mortar
boards” were worn by priests,
this set them apart from everyone with the symbolism of higher intelligence.
Tassels aren’t just fun to play
with either, they are important
too. Once they are moved from
the right side of the cap to the
left, it symbolizes “leaving”
high school.
Answer: 10 graduation caps
Dear Scottie,
Graduation is about to hit
and believe it or not… I don’t
want to leave high school! Tests
are easy, I sit next to the cute
and smart girl in AP, and everyone here knows my name.
What can I do in order to never
graduate? Please help… I don’t
want to be eaten alive by college.
Sincerely, Peter Pan Wannabe
Tail End
Summer
Bucket List
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Roses & Raspberries
By: Emilee Parham
Counting down the minutes
to the end of school? Everyone is. When school ends
and you’re stranded with
nothing to do, we’re here to
help.
Here’s a summer bucket
list to complete in your 3
month break.
Rescue the princess from
the tower, and don’t forget to slay the dragon.
Get your master’s degree
in a foreign language.
Become a Youtube sensation and make millions
off of your grandma and cat.
Live a double life, on
opposite sides of the
country.
Form a rock band, get
really popular, then break
up over your differences in
preference of cheese on the
tour bus.
Meet the president and
explain the importance of
why he should have a reality
T.V. show.
Enter an jalapeno eating
contest and complete it
without any milk.
Make a blockbuster film
about absolutely nothing.
Discover the secret recipe
for the original Twinkies.
Back pack through the
Himalayan mountains.
Scholarships
are awarded
to seniors
Seniors around Bird are
collectively awarded $140,000
in scholarships, as of May 8th.
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Graduation is in sight.
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Teachers planning to retire this year.
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Senior going on the trip to
Busch Gardens.
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Graduating and heading
into the real world.
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Seniors exempting their
final exams.
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The end of The Incredible
Hawk newspaper.
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Copacabana being this
year’s Spring Musical.
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Ms. Fore for Bird’s website
and Skyhawk Faces.
Seniors unable to exempt
exams because they are
always tardy.
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Encouraging kids to do
well on their SOLs with
Work Week at the U.
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Strange SOL schedules.
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Bolton squawking at her
students.
Secret menu items at
Starbucks ©
By: Hayley Cairnie
Have you ever
walked into Starbucks © and wanted to try something different?
You probably didn’t know that
there is an immense list of secret items to
choose from.
 “CrunchBerry frappuccino”
– Strawberry frapp with
hazelnut syrup.
 “Cake Batter” – Vanilla
frapp with almond and
vanilla syrup.
 “Raspberry cheesecake” –
White chocolate frapp with
raspberry syrup.
 “Nutella” – Chocolate hazelnut with caramel.
 “Samoa frappuccino” –
Mocha coconut frapp with
a caramel drizzle.
 “Thin Mint frappuccino” –
Tazo green tea © crème
with chocolate syrup and
java chips.
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“Snickers
frappuccino” –
Java Chip with 2
pumps of toffee
nut syrup and
caramel syrup.
 “Banana
crème pie” – Vanilla bean
frapp with hazelnut and
vanilla syrup, whipped
cream and a whole banana.
“Apple Juice orange blossom” Tazo orange blossom
tea © that is steamed in
apple juice.
“Grasshopper frappuccino”
– Mocha frapp with java
chips and peppermint
syrup.
“Cinnamon roll” – Vanilla
bean frapp woth cinnamon
dolce syrup.
If you want the chance to create
your own drink prior to visiting
Starbucks© you can go to www.
Frappuccino.com
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Tyler Wingen—Army Reserve Scholar Athlete
Award.
Kamaria Harris—Army
Reserve Scholar Athlete
Award.
Danielle Hunter—Bryant
and Stratton $4,000.
Ebonee Valdiri—Comcast
Leaders and Achievers
Scholarship $1,000.
Cameron Barts—DAR
Good Citizens Award.
Na’Quasia Dickerson—
Discus Award.
Christan Rist—Discus
Award.
Janhavi Giribhattanavar—Greater Richmond
Civitan Honor Key Award.
Sean Randall Thompson—
Hampden Sydney $76,000.
Olivia Doyle—Harry F
Byrd Leadership Award.
Caitlin Schoemmell—Herff
Jones Principal’s Leadership Award.
Monica Story—Interaith
Council of Greater Richmond’s BrotherhoodSisterhood Award $1,000.
Janhavi Giribhattanavar—Jefferson Scholar
Nominee.
Sarah Bowles—MidAtlantic Christian University $15,000.
Destiny Hairfield—
Pamplin Scholarship to
Virginia Tech $1,000.
Jasbir Harnal—
Rensselear Medal Program Award.
Christan Rist—Southside
Health Education Fund
Scholarship—$500 &
$41,500.
Incredible Hawk staff:
Co editors-in-chief: Hayley
Cairnie and Emilee Parham
Assistant editiors: Juanye
Williams and Amanda Sanford
News: Catherine Grimes and
Spencer Sabet
Features: Christan Rist
Sports: Devin Baber and
Rebekah Martin
Talent: Ryan Harris
Back Page: Emilee Parham
Business: Lizzie Marrufo
Artist: Destiny Volkman
Staff:
Te’Daisha Robinson, Kara
Moten, Yanna Joyner, Natasjha
Isidoro, Desirae Brown, Hieng
Leng, Megan Doyle, Daniel
Yoon, Austin Shakespeare,
Tyana Brown