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Madrigal Singers Perform for SchoolMasters Conference

TwoStudentsWin Big inthe Races

By Nate Thurston

By Nate Thurston

Tim Oslay and Isaac

Goins competed in the Dis-

trict 17 Hare Scramble on

Saturday, October 16. The

races were held at the Little

Egypt Off Road Motorcycle

Club located in Crab Or-

chard.

Isaac Goins, a senior at

VHS, made the most laps in

the allotted time to become

the first place winner in his

division. He was the first to

compete and was in the quad

division. The course that he

traveled on was a woods

course that totaled over six

miles for each lap. He com-

peted against many other

quads and came out on top.

Tim Oslay, a junior at

VHS, also won 1st place

for the 80-150 woods di-

vision for motorcycles. He,

too, raced on a woods

track, and, despite a few

upsets, finished first.

Isaac Goins is the first placewinner in the quad division.

Tim Oslay was the first placewinner in the 80-125 division.

On Thursday, October

28, the VHS Madrigal sing-

ers performed for the high

school administrators at the

School Masters Confer-

ence that was held at John

A. Logan College.

The conference was

held for every administrator

in the area. The adminis-

trators came from as far

north as Mt. Vernon, and as

far south as Cairo.

The students sang mu-

sic from this year’s Madri-

gal performance. This in-

cluded their dinner music, as

well as concert music that

they will be performing at

the Madrigal dinners in De-

cember.

Since the Madrigal is

a Christmas performance, all

of the songs the performers

sing are celebrating Christ-

mas.

Good Times with

the Band at DQThe VHS Spirit League

held a Concert at Dairy Queen

to raise money for the annual

band trip. The Pep Band,

Madrigal Singers, and the high

school Choir were there to per-

form. Dairy Queen held great

deals for those who came and

participated.

full story on page 2

Halloween Costume Contest


Page 7- Halloween Costume

Winners- Ariel Adams

Page 10- How to be Cool in

the 00’s- Julie Farmer

Pages 13, 14, &15- Spot-

lights- Whitney Newton

Page 16- Comic Ninja

Mission- Brock and Payton

Page 19- Nate’s 4 Points of

Hot and Not Hotness- Nate

Thurston

Page 20- Shorty Rates Stuff

and Who’s License Plate is it

Anyway- Shoshannah

Richerson -Mr. Palmer’s All-

Time Favorite Movie List-

Ariel Adams

“It wasn’t easy getting

the performers in the mood

for celebrating Christmas this

early in the year. Especially

since we started singing back

in September,” stated Jarod

Shumaker, the Madrigal Di-

rector.

continued on page 12

On November 2nd, five

VHS students took part in

the First Judge Program.

They did so by being elec-

tion judges in this year’s

election.

The five students that

participated were Jeff

McGill, Haylie Jones,

Wesley Graves, Brandi

Craig, and Bernal Fredrick

Thompson III.

The First Judge program

is a way of introducing stu-

dents to the electoral pro-

cess by allowing them to

take part in the election pro-

cess.

One of the rules of be-

ing an election judge while

in High School is that you

must be doing well academi-

cally. You must also get a

teacher’s and the principal’s

signature to begin the pro-

cess.

After that, the County

Clerk has the task of select-

ing the students.

By Ariel Adams

The VHS Madrigal Singers perform for the School Masters Conference at John A. Logan

Five VHS students served as election judges. Pictured from left to right: Jeff McGill, Haylie

Jones, Wesley Graves, Brandi Craig, and Bernal Fredrick Thompson III

The VHS Student Coucil

sponsored a costume contest to

celebrate Halloween. They were

judged in 3 different categories:

Prettiest, Scariest, and Most Origi-

nal. Details of costume winners

inside!

See you at “Meet

the Eagles” on

November 13th!

Melissa Ford has been

chosen for the Daughters of

the American Revolution

Scholarship. The scholarship

encourages and rewards

qualities of good citizenship.

The reciepient is chosen by the

VHS faculty.


Recently, two tiny

Native American soldiers

have been terrorizing the

VHS Media Lab. Several

students have fallen and

many more may be in danger

without your help.

Tragedy in

Media Lab


Continued on Page 12

VHS Students Serve as ElectionJudges

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Dairy Queen Hosts Spirit League FundraiserBy Nate Thurston

On Saturday, October 23rd,

the VHS Spirit League held a band

and choir concert at Dairy Queen

in Vienna. The VHS pep band per-

formed several songs that they have

been working on for the upcoming

basketball games this season. The

newly established choir class sang

a selection of songs that they will

later be singing at the Christmas

Concert, and at the Spring Concert.

Also, this year’s Madrigal singers

sang a few of the songs that they

will be performing at the Madrigal

dinners this year.

Dairy Queen had special deals

to encourage people to come and

support their Spirit League. Sev-

eral students received free cheese-

burgers for a whole week after mak-

ing it through the carefully crafted hay

maze that the band spent several

days constructing. The trick was that

you had to crawl through the maze

in under eight seconds.

For the most part, the event was

held to raise money for the Spirit

League, and to help the band with

their class trip at the end of this year.

Their Director, Jarod Shumaker,

Along with the Band and Choir

Concert their was also a hay maze

for the children to enjoy. The maze

was $1 dollar per person and the

money was donated to the VHS

spirit league. The hay was donated

by Mr. Jarret Johnson, and several

members of the Spirit League

helped out in the construction pro-

cess.

Hay Maze (left)

The VHS Pep Band played a

small selection of their many songs

that they will be unleashing this

year. The songs included, “What I

Like About You,” “Sweet Child ‘O’

Mine,” “Go For It,” “Get Ready

For This,” “Wipe Out,” “Enter

Sandman,” “Somebody To Love,”

and many more. The band has at

least 20 more popular songs that

they will be using to wow the crowd

at this year’s basketball games.

also stated that the event was held

to encourage the community to be-

come more involved with the band.

VHS Pep Band (right)

The newly established VHS Choir Class had their first performance at Dairy

Queen. They performed some of the songs that they had been preparing for the

Christmas and Spring Concert. Some of the songs that the crowd had the pleasure

of enjoying were, “Route 66,” “Shepherd’s Joy,” “Danny Boy,” “Farewell My

Friend,” “Seasons of Love,” and “Alleluia Cannon.”

Choir Class

VHS Basketball Games to be Broadcast on RadioBy Julie Farmer

WIBH radio 1440 AM will be

broadcasting VHS boys’ basket-

ball games on their station.

They will be covering the games

held on Fridays and during the

Vienna Classic tournament. The

games will be announced by Ron

Ellis and Rick Campbell.

MeetThe

EaglesSaturday, November 13th

Bon Fire 6:00 P. M.Basketball Event s 7:00 P. M.

Broadcasting the games will

give fans a chance to hear the game

if they are unable to attend.

“I think it will be a great way for

the fans that can’t make it to the

games that still want to follow the

team to know how we’re doing.”

said Senior, Corey Huckelberry.

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John A. Logan Hosts International High School ConferenceJohn A. Logan hosted the

Southern Illinois International High

School Association Fall Conference

on October 12. The schools who

attended were Carbondale High

School, Herrin High School,

Edwardsville High School, and

Vienna High School.

The students present from VHS

were David Yandell, Amber Russell,

Kassie Ross, Kristin Hunter, Brittni

Throgmorton, Ariel Adams, Kaylyn

Adams, Kelly Clayton, and Stacy

Bean. The faculty that attended the

conference were Mrs. Clayton, Dr.

Trover, and Mrs. Bremer.

After the introductions, students

participated in a video conference

with a school in England. It was a

question/answer session where the

students from our area asked ques-

tions to the England high school stu-

dents on topics ranging from pop cul-

ture to their medical coverage. The

overseas school also got a chance

to ask their share of questions that

partially involved whether or not our

culture was the same as seen on TV.

Following the question/ answer

By Ariel Adams

VHS students that attended the IHS conference at John A. Logan on October 12:

(Top Row) Amber Russell, David Yandell (Bottom Row) Kassie Ross, Kristin

Hunter, and Brittni Throgmorton. Not pictured: Kaylyn Adams, Ariel Adams,

Stacy Bean, and Kelly Clayton.

session, Dr. John Downing , Direc-

tor of Global Media Research Cen-

ter of SIU, spoke about our media

providers and their unequal cover-

age of incidents in other countries,

and in our own. He discussed the

need to know the real culture of

other countries, and not judging the

places by the catastrophes that we

hear about, and are written about

them. According to Downing the

need for accurate and equal cover-

age of the other countries and our

own is a priority for a complete view

of a country.

Dr. John Jackson, Political Sci-

entist and Former Interim Chancel-

lor of SIU, was the keynote speaker

at the luncheon. He spoke on the

importance of true patriotism in our

generation. He also shared his

memories of what it was like to grow

up in the times of World War II and

the patriotism that our country

showed at that time.

After lunch, the students were

divided into smaller groups; some

participated in on-line balloting, and

the other group participated in a

round table discussion about the

United States’ role in our changing

world.

To finish up the day, there was a

global quiz bowl where teams par-

ticipated and prizes were awarded .Sophomore Kassie Ross com-

mented, “The day was very infor-mative on many levels, and it wasvery interesting to see the viewpointsand interests of schools from differ-ent areas and even different coun-tries.”

Melissa Ford Chosen for Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship

Each year, the Daughters of the

American Revolution present a

Good Citizens Program and Schol-

arship contest. The contest is in-

tended to encourage and reward the

qualities of good citizenship.

Melissa Ford, a Senior at VHS,

was chosen from Vienna High

School to be a delegate for the

Scholarship. The contest consists

of two parts. Part one is a personal

overview of the student’s school

achievements and community in-

volvement.

Melissa participates in the VHS

cheerleading squad, Beta Club,

By Shoshannah Richerson

Mr. Reichert’s Class “Scrambles Up Some Eggs”By Jill Karraker

A New Addition to Mr. Hight’s Science RoomMr. Reichert’s class watching a freshly launched egg fly over the front lawn. Brock, Steven, and Morgan inspecting Jennifer Hale’s hidden egg.

Mr. Reichert’s Intro to Com-

puter Assisted Drafting(CAD) class

launched eggs in protective casings

across the front lawn. The assign-

ment was to design, draw, and con-

struct a container that would pro-

tect a living cell through whatever

type of “torture” it was put through.

The assignment was in partial

fullfillment in a section of the book

called “Surface Development Draw-

ing”. The containers were launched

across the lawn with Mr Reicherts’

balloon launcher.

HOSA, Pep Club, Madrigal, Span-

ish Club, and FCA.

The second part is the essay,

which is administered by a VHS fac-

ulty member. The subject is given

at the time of the writing. The sub-

ject this year was, “Our American

Heritage and our Responsibility for

Preserving it.”

“I feel very honored to be nomi-

nated for such an award. Even if I

am not chosen as the over-all schol-

arship winner, I still feel extremely

lucky to be chosen to represent

Vienna High School,” stated Mel-

issa.

By Jill Karraker

Mr. Hight’s Biology room has added one more student to the classroom. Jimmy, a ball python, has taken up residence at the head of theclassroom. Jimmy was given to Mr. Hight by a student leaving to go to college and the family could not keep it. Jimmy is up for adoption, sofor information, talk to Mr. Hight.

November 2004November 2004November 2004November 2004November 2004 Page 5Page 5Page 5Page 5Page 5The TalonThe TalonThe TalonThe TalonThe TalonVHS Student Wins Local Story Telling Contest

VHS Sophomore Laura Treat,

recently entered the 2004 Johnson

County Storytelling Festival held at

VHS on October 2, 2004.

Laura Treat was Grand Cham-

pion Writer of the “ Lament of Our

Lady,” which was a short story

about our country and politics.

Laura also won 1st place in short

story and 1st in the original poem

youth division. She won a total of

$150 and a trophy.

“There were a lot of really good

stories. I was really shocked that I


won anything at all,” stated Laura.

Tiny Indian Soldiers Attack VHS Computer Lab

VHS Student’s Poetry Published

Keesha Mattingly, a VHS

Sophomore, has been publishing

poetry since she was twelve at

poetry.com, a site sponsored by the

International Library of Poetry.

The site hosted a contest, which is

open to anyone. Submissions had

to contain at least thirty lines or less.

A panel of judges looked over

the poems and pick one $10,000

cash prize winner, one $1,000 cash

prize winner, and chose some po-

ems to be published.

They openly post all poems

submitted, so the public, authors,

and publishers can view the poetry.

Keesha has had around 10-12

poems published in a number of

books. Some of the books her

poems were included in are: “The

International Who’s Who of Po-

etry,” “Colors of Life,” “Theatre of

Mind,” “The Best Poems of 2003,”

and many others.


FFA Meets State Representative John ShimkusBy Shoshannah Richerson

On September 26, Robby Trigg

and David Yandell went to the

Vienna Farm Bureau Office. There

they met with Illinois State Repre-

sentative John Shimkus.

During this meeting, Representative

Shimkus received the “Friend of Ag-

riculture” award.

In order to receive this award a

tally is taken of how this person votes

on agricultural problems and how

they have helped the people in agri-

cultural activities.

Mr. Shimkus was the Illinois

Representative who came out on top

and whose votes were more “farmer

friendly”.

David Yandell and Robby Trigg meeting Illinois State Representative John

Shimkus.

Two extremely small Indians have been causing a disturbance in the Computer Lab recently. The Indians are said to be armed and dangerous. If

you see these two, please keep a distance from them.

Police say they think the Indians may have ties to a pesky fly, seen in the computer lab. The fly has been seen lurking around studying the layout of

the lab. This fly may be acting as a spy for the suspects. The following is a story board we have put together to help you as good Amercian citizens

understand, and stay safe in this risky situation.

Scene 1: Indian approaches

his first victim.

Scene 2: Indians surprise

“Hula Guy.”Scene 3: Indians

attack “Hula Guy”Scene 4: “Hula Guy” loses

his battle with the natives.Scene 5: A moment to

remember the “Hula Guy.”

Scene 6: Indians

spot a second

victim

Scene 7: Natives take aim

at young girl.

Scene 8: Girl surrenders to

the criminals.

Scene 9: Native attempts

an attack at boy, but are

spotted by an observant on-

looker.

Scene 10: Indianslaunch an attack on ayoung women who hasfallen.

If you have any information on these two hooligans and/or their accomplice please contact the local authorities, or Mrs. Clayton.

By Julie Farmer

By Keesha Mattingly

In the night I called to you

a frightened lover’s call.

How in such a mesmerizing

thirsting lover did I befall?

Experiences flashing,

in such an untainted mind.

Enchantments creep upon it,

it’s escape so hard, yet easy, to find.

Weary dreams will cloud my thoughts,

if I don’t run to you now.

I know you’re out there hiding, waiting.

I’ll find you some way, somehow.

Alas, I see those tempting eyes,

their deep but solid black.

Into your arms I wish to be,

there is no turning back.

I feel you breathe upon my neck,

sending shivers down my spine.

With a thought that overwhelms all doubt,

my heart is yours and yours is mine.

Though now I know that you must leave,

right here will I await.

My heart’s still beating enchantments yours,

though the hours are growing late.

How long will I wait thee,

to embrace your compelling sight?

For it is till the dark, will you come again,

Dear Creature of the Night

Creature of the Night


FCCLA Members Attend Regional Peer Education Conference

Page By Shoshannah Richerson

Recently, four VHS students at-

tended a peer education conference

held in Springfield, Illinois. The con-

ference was held on October 11 and

12. The four students that were cho-

sen to represent Vienna were all of-

ficers at Chapter level and some at

Sectional level.

Dustin Vinson is the president of

the club at Vienna High School.

Brittany Perry the historian, has the

responsibility of taking care of scrap

books. Terrah Mullins, vice presi-

dent has the responsibility of creat-

ing ideas for fund-raisers and events

for the club. Shoshannah Richerson

is treasurer of FCCLA at VHS, and

is also treasurer of Section 19.

At the peer education confer-

ence, groups broke up to learn how

to lead their club and to keep things

organized. Members learned how

to make labels. Section officers

hosted activities to learn how to take

charge and lead a group.

Club Advisor Kaye McGinnis

stated,“Over all I think all the stu-

dents had a great time, and I think

the trip definitely helped the students,

and improved their leadership skills.

These skills they will hopefully ex-

press at school on a daily basis, not

just in the club,” stated club advi-

sor, Mrs.McGinnis.

FCCLA Members visit Lincolins’ Tomb and Memorial in

Springfield.

Group in front of Governer Tanners’ Tomb.

Dustin Vinson, Brittany Perry, Shoshannah Richerson, and Terrah Mullins

getting involved in the Peer Leadership Conference held in Springfield, Illinois.

Members trying to make an activity not so challenging, by working on hand

and eye coordination.

FCCLA Members Visit Heartland Regional Medical Center

On Thursday October 7, eigh-

teen VHS FCCLA members visited

the Heartland Regional Medical

Center in Marion, Illinois.

The students visited certain ar-

eas of the hospital and viewed trans-

portation to go to and from the hos-

pital. The students saw the inside of

the helicopter which transports vic-

tims from accident scenes to the hos-

pital at a much faster rate than the

ambulance.

Students were then guided

through the O.B. and the nursery.

Students heard first hand how hard

being in the medical field really is.

Doctors instructed students that be-

coming a doctor, nurse, or having

any occupation in the medical field

is worth going to college for a long

time, because for the respect of pa-

tients, and know that on a daily ba-

sis you get to help people and maybe

change their lives.

The students who attended felt

the trip helped them see behind the

scenes and see what doctors and

medical employees go through daily.

“I feel the trip helped me understand

just exactly what doctors and even

nurses go through on their daily

schedule,” stated Junior FCCLA

member and chapter secretary,

Stephanie Yates.

The students who attended this trip were Sarah Bradshaw, Lauren Carlton,

Tessa Faulkner, Sarah File, Tara Gianneschi, Samantha Grathler, Brandy Mor-

gan, Jessica Morrisette, Terrah Mullins, Whitney Newton, Brittany Perry, Danielle

Randolph, Shoshannah Richerson, Rachel Stewart, Taylor Veach, Tori Webb,

Kristen Wetherell, Cydney Wiggs, and Stephanie Yates.

The Ghost of SchoolSpirit was present at VHSon October 29th. Theghost held a contest inwhich she carried abasket full of itemsrepresenting schoolspirit. Lisa Bremerdesigned the con-test to promoteschool spiri t atVHS.

Students wereasked to make a listof what the itemsstood for. Some ofthe items included: aribbon for FFA, a bas-


The Crazy Costumes of VHSThe Crazy Costumes of VHSThe Crazy Costumes of VHSThe Crazy Costumes of VHSThe Crazy Costumes of VHSAlthough we may love the

cliche’s of Halloween, VHS is notscared to go above and beyondthe average Wal- mart costume.We had costumes ranging fromthe all- time classics to the cut-ting edge. From zombies to theghost of school spirit, we had itall.

By Ariel Adams

The winners are (from left to right): 3rd place David Lindle, 1st

place Jill Karraker, and 2nd place Daniel Butts

Winners (from left to right): 2nd place Tomi Gowi, 3rd place Sean

Lasley, and 1st place Brandon Allen.

Winners (from left to right): 2nd place Natasha Mitchell, 3rd place

Brandy Morgan, and 1st place Isaac Taylor.

The categories for this yearwere scariest, prettiest, and mostoriginal costume. The winners inthese three categories won cou-pons to the VHS store. This Con-test was sponsered by the Stu-dent Council.

Ghost of School Spirit at VHSGhost of School Spirit at VHSGhost of School Spirit at VHSGhost of School Spirit at VHSGhost of School Spirit at VHS

Laura Treat and Aften Brown won the Ghost of School Spirit contest organized

by Lisa Bremer

By Julie Farmer

Pret t iestPret t iestPret t iestPret t iestPret t iest

ScariestScariestScariestScariestScariest

Most OriginalMost OriginalMost OriginalMost OriginalMost Original ketball, a baseball, a crown forhomecoming, an eagle, amegaphone for cheerleading,

an apple for the teachers,and a princess hat for

Madrigal. The win-ners of thec o n t est

were LauraTreat and

Aften Brown.The two

winners werean n o u n ced

during 4th Block onFriday, October 29th.


Samantha Bozarth, Mary Winters, and April Tribout

David Watts

Emily Slone

Kyle Perry and Daniel Gonzalez

Breanna Dalton, Paul Kalpakoff, and Michael Story

Sarah

Bradshaw

and Elizabeth

Stambulski

Angela Batson, Kara Street, and Keesha Mattingly

Hope Altenberger and Erika Stambulski

Mrs. Reichert and a big delicious Twinkie

Rodeo Clowns

Mr. Hook and Mrs. Holhubner

Dr. Trover

and Sherry

Field

Mrs. Corse

VHS Students Celebrate Halloween


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HOSA Officers 2004-2005

HOSA Officers: Vice President Melissa Ford, Advisor Mrs. Reichert, President

Katie Ochs, Secretary Kayla White, Treasurer Kara King.

Pep Club Aims To SupportThe Vienna High School Pep

Club is making a stand to support

our Eagles. Their first pep activity,

as well as a fundraiser, was the Pep

Club t-shirts. This year, the t-shirts

display a new slogan, “Beware of

the Orange Crush.” The Eagles

and Lady Eagles basketball sched-

ules are also displayed on the back

of the shirts.

The Pep Club held a Spirit

Week the week of November 8

through November 12. There

were days with a designated

theme. Tuesday was blue day,

Wednesday was orange day, and

Friday was orange and blue day

these days were meant to pep up

the students and basketball play-

ers for their upcoming seasons.

Also among the activities for the

week was the second annual poster

making party held on Wednesday,

November 10, from 3-5 P.M. Pep

Club members designed and made

posters in support of the Eagles.

Decorating was also done on the

fence in the front lawn, as well as

around the school.

Another activity the Pep Club will

participate in will be Meet the Eagles

on Saturday, November 13. Before

the basketball activities for the night

begin, there will be a bon fire in the

lower parking lot. Hot dogs, chips,

sodas, and cookies will be available

free of charge. Everyone is invited

to attend and support our Eagles.

The Pep Club aims to support

Eagles and Lady Eagles basketball

throughout their seasons.

By Kaylyn Adams

Kaylyn Adams displays the 2004-2005 Pep Club t-shirts.

Beta Club Holds First MeetingBy Kaylyn Adams

The Beta Club held their first

meeting for the year on Tuesday,

October 19, 2004, to discuss their

plans for the year. The meeting be-

gan with an introduction of the 2004-

2005 officers by Sponsor, Joan

Clayton. Beta Club President

Kaylyn Adams then discussed with

the members the goals and events

the Beta Club will participate in this

year.

The Beta Club’s annual Fazoli’s

Dinner will be tenatively held on

Senior Night, February 8, 2005.

This event is held in order to raise

money for foundations in need. The

Pennies for Patients fundraiser will

also be held again this year from

February 14-March 4, 2005. This

fundraiser is to support the Leuke-

mia and Lymphoma Society, and

held in honor of Beta Club member,

Josh Wood, who has suffered with

leukemia.

The Beta Club looks forward to

the year ahead with high hopes for

support from our school and com-

munity.


How to be Cool in the “00’s”Being cool is something few

people are born doing. (Of course,

there is the exception of Brian

Jones, who obviously was born

cool). Most people are born uncool,

then learn to be cool as they ma-

ture. It’s possible that you are al-

ready cool, but According to Nate,

you probably aren’t. The trick to

being cool isn’t really a trick at all!

Just follow these few steps and

BAM! - instant coolness.

Step 1- Be late for class ev-

eryday (if you can’t be late every-

day, at least do it 2 to 3 times a

week.) Being late shows you’re way

too cool for school, but you’re

whacked out mammie is making you

go.

Being late isn’t actually ALL you

have to do. You must be late in such

a way that your teacher is like,

“Whoa, that kid is late, but I’m mes-

merized by his/her coolness which

is keeping me from giving him/her a

detention.” In order to do this you

must be at least 2 to 3 minutes after

the bell. Walking in too early could

give the impression that you tried to

get to class on time, and playa

please, you know that’s not true!

If you have trouble finding

something to do while your waiting

to stroll in to the classroom like a

thug, you can always go to the bath-

room, wander the halls, or go out to

your car and rev your engine. All of

these are acceptable to do while

waiting to be late.

Step 2- Sit in the back of the

room (don’t just sit, lounge.) Get

your posse together. (If you don’t

have a posse just find a few kids

before class that are roaming the

halls, and ask them to be in your

posse.) After your posse is officially

a posse, go into class and find the

back few seats in the classroom and

sit in them. Sitting in the back of the

room shows you know you’re cool

and you don’t need to hear the

teacher. Occasionally during class,

yell something out while the rest of

the uncool kids are working. After

you do it, look at your posse and

do a secret handshake with them.

Secret handshakes are the

COOLEST.

Step 3- Fail (on purpose) at

least one class per year. Failing

classes on purpose is awesome.

Failing on purpose shows you don’t

think you can actually DO anything

with your life anyway. The people

who fail know they are playas and

they can take a class a million times

and be cooler every time. Failing

cool because the more you do it, the

longer you will be in High School,

and “the real world” is NOT cool.

Failing also saves cool kids time be-

cause they don’t have to do that

pesky thing known to uncool kids

as homework. To fail successfully,

you must never ever participate in

class. You must never raise your

hand or yell out an answer. Just be

cool, and the nerds will do all the

work for you. If you are ever doubt-

ing your coolness in failing, remem-

ber this motto - To fail in academ-

ics is to succeed in coolness.

Step 4- Trucks. Driving a truck

makes you really cool. Especially if

you drive a big ol’ honkin’ truck.

What makes you even cooler is if

you trick out your truck. Lowering

a truck is AWESOME. The lower

the better. This makes an Average

Joe look like a Cool Joe.

Step 5- Systems. Having a sys-

tem in your car (cool) or TRUCK

(cooler) is almost too cool. For those

of you squares who don’t know, a

system is “having thump.” To get

thump you have to get a sub and an

amp or two, and you have to get

new speakers, too, because your

new sub will blow out those factory

ones, HOLLA! When you cruise

Vienna (which is really cool) you have

to play your thumpin’ system as loud

as you can stand. If you hear ring-

ing in your ears for a while after you

stop thumpin’, you have a good sys-

tem.

Step 6- Change your name.

It doesn’t matter whether you

change the spelling or the actual

name, just do it! Having a uncool

name like Nathan or a plain name

like Shoshannah is not good on the

cool scale. You can fix this by going

by a shorter version of your name,

like Nathan becomes Nate, BAM!

- instant coolness To make your

name short and cool follow this

simple formula: Take the first 3 let-

ters of your name, then add an “e”

to the end. (e.g. Nathan - han + e =

Nate)

Step 7- Lingo. Talking cool is

just as important to being cool as

anything else. You must use words

like “fo’ sheezey”, “bacon”, and

“whack”. Using these words make

you awesome. If someone calls your

name, instead of saying “What?” Use

“Word?” instead. If you want to be

cool you must also use “izzles.”

Using “izzles” is easy: all you have

to do is take the first letter of a word

and then add izzle. For instance, if

your mammie is making spaghetti

and you need sauce, tell her to get

you some more spaghetti sizzle right

nizzle. If you are good you can use

“izzles” all the time, like this, “I went

to the stizzle and bizzle a bananizzle

and some peanizzle bizzle for my

sandwizzle.” Now that was cool.

To end this educational experi-

ence, to be cool you MUST, hang

out at the park. If you don’t, you

might as well just forget what you

learned. Parks aren’t places for chil-

dren; they are for teens to chill with

their homies. Holla!

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Once a student has been se-

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mately two hours. After they have

completed their training session they

are certified to be an election judge.

The four students worked from

Some of the dinner songs are Mas-

ters in this Hall, The Boar’s Head

Carol, and Wassail, and Doxology.

The concert music consists of songs

such as Carol of the Bells, Rise up

in Festive Song, Thirty Second

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Senior Spotlights

If you had an unlimited amount

of money, what three things

would you buy? I would buy a

nice car, a big house, and all the

Burger King restaurants.

If you could give VHS an

extreme makeover what would

you do? I would add a swim-

ming pool and bigger class-

rooms.

If you could be a foreign ex-

change student, where would

you go? Greece, because I want

to learn more about the Greek

culture.

If you could add one restaurant

to Vienna what would it be?

Taco Bell, because “ Yo Quiero

Taco Bell”

If you could give the President

a gift, what would it be? A cow,

because he is from Texas.

If you could have a TV show

reunion what TV show would it

be? Saved by the Bell



would you buy? I’d pay Shawn

Tripp to be the “other” softball

coach. I’d buy Mr. Harner’s

love for Ashley Odum. Finally,

I’d pay for me, Shawn Tripp,

Kelly, Amanda, Ashley, and Mr.

Harner to go to Hawaii.

If you give could VHS an


you do? I would give us an

elevator, so we could sell eleva-

tor passes to the pool. I’d give

Mr. Harner another “patch” of

hair. Mr. Reichert would make

more money. Amanda Adamson

would be the school nurse. I’d

be my brother Josh, so I

wouldn’t have to do anything...

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you go? Australia, because if all

the guys from there are as sexy

as Keith Urban, then I’d be in

heaven. Plus, I could say “Ello,

Ello!” like Kelly Hale.



O’ Charley’s because they have

awesome soup on Saturday and

hott waiters everyday.


a gift, what would it be? I would

give Bush a present from Harner,

and a card saying how great of a

president he really is!

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would you buy? I would buy

roses for every girl in the school,

my own state so I can hunt and

ride on it, and buy my sister a

house.



you do? I would add a couple of

fast food restaurants, an arcade

and a movie theatre.



you go? I would go to Paris,

France, for all of the beautiful

women.


to Vienna what would it be? I

would add Chuckie Cheese so I

can go party with the little kids.


a gift, what would it be? I would

give him a one way ticket to

Texas because we need a Presi-

dent that is not trying to out do

his father.

If you could have a TV show

reunion what TV show would it

be? Gilligan’s Island



would you buy? Clothes, a new

car, and a new house for my

parents.



you do? I would have more

elective classes to choose from,

get rid of a few teachers, and

hire some new ones.



you go? I always wanted to go

to Mexico.



Tequila’s (I love Mexican food)

The waiters gave Ashley Odum

free food one time. If that is not

awesome, I don’t know what is.


a gift, what would it be? Even

though George W. Bush is an

awesome President, I would give

him the gift of being a good

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If you had an unlimited amount of money,

what three things would you buy? I would

buy a new house, a brand new mustang, and

my own private jet.

If you could give VHS an extreme

makeover what would you do? I would

move VHS to the beach.

If you could be a foreign exchange student,

where would you go? I would go to India

because I’ve always been interested in that

country.

If you could add one restaurant to Vienna

what would it be? I would add Joe’s Crab

Shack because I love their crab legs.

If you could give the President a gift, what

would it be? I would give the President a

thumbs down because I do not support the

war in Iraq.

If you could have a TV show reunion what

TV show would it be? Full House



buy a Ferrari, a mansion, and a movie

theatre.


makeover what would you do? I would get

better tables, a new paint job, and a swim-

ming pool.


where would you go? I would like to go to

Australia so I can see the different animals

and hang out at the beach.


what would it be? Tequila’s because Vienna

has no Mexican food and Mexican food is

great!


would it be? I would give the President a pie

because everyone loves pie!

If you could have a TV show reunion what

TV show would it be? Friends



buy a new Toyota Celica, go on a shopping

spree, and buy a new mansion in Hawaii.



make the hallways bigger, put a swimming

pool in, paint the walls with inspirational

graffiti written by students, and have better

classes.


where would you go? I would want to go to

London because it seems like it would be an

awesome place to live and go to school.


what would it be? Tequilas! That is the best

restaurant ever. If we couldn’t have that,

then a close second would be Taco Bell.


would it be? A trailer so he could see how

Amercians really live.

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buy a Lamborghini Diablo, a huge house,

and some kind of sport team.

If you could give VHS and extreme


make VHS have a football team.


where would you go? Peru.

If you could add one restaurant Vienna

what would it be? Taco Bell or some kind of

Mexican restaurant. Vienna needs some

Mexican food.


would it be? I would give him one wish

because I’m sure he would use it to make

Democrats tell the truth....ha-ha Go Bush!


what three things would you buy? I would a

four story house, a private island for my

friends and family to have parties, and a

helicopter to avoid heavy traffic and to get

out of my island.

If you could give VHS and extreme make-

over what would you do? I would add some

more sports and a larger sports complex


where would you go? I think I would go to

Germany to drive on the Autobahn.

If you could add one restaurant Vienna what

would it be? I would add a Mexican restau-

rant for a larger variety .


would it be? I would give the President all the

oil in the world so we could have lower gas

prices.

If you could have a TV show reunion, what

TV show would it be? Friends


what three things would you buy? Well, as

other rich people do, 1,000 acres, red

stepside Z71 Chevy, and give all of our

teachers at VHS a big retirement.

If you could give VHS and extreme make-

over what would you do? I would more our

school to Hawaii, and make it a 10 story

building so we could have elevators. I

would get rid of the planners, and i would

hire all new teachers and they would be

Hawaiian women.

If you could add one restaurant Vienna

what would it be? Hooters, because I love

the hot wings


would it be? I would give the President an

idea of how to run this country because

Bush doesn’t have a clue.

If you could have a TV show reunion, what

TV show would it be? Gilligan’s Island


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won the first meet of the year on

Thursday, November 4th. The team

won against Crab Orchard. The fi-

nal score for Junior Varsity was 150

to 95, and the final score for Varsity

By Julie Farmer

The Scholar Bowl team won at the first meet of the year on November 4th. The members of Scholar Bowl are: (from left to right) Front row: Charlie Thompson,

Credence Mott, Bernal Fredrick Thompson III, and Brooke Richardson. Second row: Amber Funk, Laura Treat, Halie McGinnis, James Werner, Johnny Miller, Josh

Wood, Sarah Bradshaw, Terrah Mullins. Back row: Mr. Evans, Matt Bellamy, Zach Garrett, Robert Dale, Rebecca Johnson, Daniel Butts, Ben Chamness, Shane

Neal, Ty Ellege, Brandon Cox, Rachel Payne, and Mr. Giffin. Not Pictured: Harmony Miller and Keesha Mattingly

was 175 to 90.

“We were a little behind in the

JV match but toward the middle we

just came back and won.” Said Am-

ber Funk, after the match.

The Scholar Bowl team is

coached by Mr. Evans and Mr.

Giffin. They usually practice after

school on Tuesday and Thursday of

each week. Their next meet is

scheduled for November 18th, with

Egyptian.

“Winning the first match really

gets our team confidence up. I think

we can keep winning, and have a

great year,” said Chuck Thompson,

a sophomore on the Scholar Bowl

team.


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Nate’s 4 Points of Hotand Not HotnessBy Nate Thurston

<Action>By: Kara Alissa Street

Written on: October 17, 2004

I step onto the stage,

face painted,

my lips a rouge.

I speak my lines,

and take my bow.

Belicimo,

I hear,

Such a lovely performance,

comes from the audience.

Time to move backstage.

My fans adore me,

handing me bouquets and notes.

Isn’t this what I wanted?

To be loved?

I wash my face,

and step back.

Just another face in the night,

no one would recognize me

save for the role I play every night.

Another actor in the role of life.

In today’s world, you may be-

come confused about what is hot, and

what is not. There might be some

things that you think are hot, but they

are actually not.

There might be other articles

inside this paper that try to tell you

how to turn up the hotness in your

life-style, but this is the only one that

tells you fo’ sho’ what is hot and not

hot. Please allow me to clear just a

few of these things up for you, just in

case you have been having some

problems with your hotness style.

1-A. If you go around knowin’

da hotness, but not knowin’ da not

hotness then you won’t know when

you’re doin’ da unhotness. See, right

then, you were thinking, “Man, I re-

ally like how he is using his language

terms, dat is hot yo.”

1-B. One thing that you should

know about that is you shouldn’t use

that language all the time. That is not

hot. If you go around saying, “man

dey’s be a lota words in dis line dat I

be spellin’ wrong, dawg,” then ev-

eryone will think that you can’t use

proper grammar and that will result

in negative friendliness towards you

and your family.

2-A. One thing that I would like

to clear up is that loud systems are

hot.

Anyone can have a system in

their car, but it takes a lot of time and

money to get a call from your deaf

neighbor from down the block telling

you to turn your system down.

2-B. The not hotness in this case

would be going around with your sys-

tem blaring the same song all the time

so people can hear your awesomely

un hot system. If you have your sys-

tem turned up when people don’t want

to hear it, you are not hot, you’re

annoying. (See Mrs. Clayton for ex-

ample...)

3. Another point of hotness that

I would like to make is obvious. This

year, Kelly and Nate are hot, Kelly

and Casey are not. Some people may

believe that this is a mean point to be

making, but it is true. Now I don’t

know if I can clearly explain the hot

and not hotness in this case, but let

me tell you that I know what I am

talking about. (See Nate for more details.)

4. The very last point of hot and

not hotness is that Henley the dog is

not hot. I don’t know if you read

the last issue of The

Talon, but if you did then

you know what I’m talk-

ing about.

Reflection in the w indow , but notm y ow n.

Eyes of dust; body of stone.

Sounds com ing from now here,can you hear them too?

The voices surrounding m e tell m ethat this is all true.

The air grow s cold, how can thisbe?

W hatever is doing this apparentlydoes not w ish by the naked eye to

be seen.

Shadow s in the darkness, w ho arethey?

Have they chosen m e as theirhelpless prey?

Com ing from everyw here, yetfrom nothing.

My soul and the last piece ofsanity that I had left it is cutting.

W hat invisible force is this thatcan do so m uch dam age?

I think it requires flesh and blood,otherw ise it is fam ished.

It cries, but does not shed a tear,And it scared m e, only because itw ishes to be near som ebody and

not to be feared.

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Editor’s Note:Henley is SO cool!


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Honorable MentionHonorable Mention

1)Heavy Metal (1981)

2)The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)

3)Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

4)101 Dalmations (1961)

5)American Pop (1981)

Pinnochio, Fantasia, Jungle Book,

Charlotte’s Web,

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,

How the Grinch Stole Chrismas

1) Wizard of Oz (1939)

2) E. T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)

3) Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

4) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

5) Home Alone (1990)

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Your football, dear boy,

I don’t wish to see.

You thought you were coy,

But you don’t fool me.

Your home seems nice;

I’m sure it’s great.

Your love may suffice,

But I won’t take your bait.

You call me the stem,

But I’d rather be the bud.

Your wit seems dim,

You’re lower than mud.

We deserve the world and more,

So your letter, my dear, I’ll have to ignore.


Ms. Taylor’s English IV Classes Write Sonnets

Ms. Taylor’s first and third blockEnglish IV classes have been studyingpoetry. In order to help them better un-

derstand Christopher Marlowe’s “ThePassionate Shepherd to His Love” and

Sir Walter Raleigh’s “The Nymph’s Reply tothe Shepherd,” they wrote sonnets following thesame manner in which these poems were writ-ten.

In Christopher Marlowe’s poem, a shepherdwrites to a girl to try to convince her to come bewith him because he would be so good to her.He discusses the wonders of the outdoors andthe life he lives. In Sir Walter Raleigh’s poem,the speaker is a girl that is replying to the boy inChristopher Marlowe’s poem. She tells him thatall the things he discussed in his poem and said toher might seem nice, but that they aren’t the thingsshe is looking for in life.

The assignment in the class was for the boysto write sonnets to confess their love and to tryto convince the girls to give them a chance, andthen for the girls to write sonnets in response tothe boys’ poems and either accept or denytheir offer. However, in both classes, thegirls greatly out-number the boys in theclass. Therefore, the boys wrote onepoem and the girls split up into groupsand each group wrote a responsepoem.

Publ ishedbelow are the sonnets written by the students.

By Kaylyn Adams

1st Block Girls SonnetBy Chelsy Lovelace, Misty Mason, and Stacy Bean

I am accepting the invitation

I will fly away with you

And enjoy a magical vacation

So lets go away, just us two.

I’d like to go to Paris and visit Asia, too

And go to the islands and relax on the sand

But how about Alaska or the Saint Louis Zoo

We could see a parade with a marching band.

There are so many things to do and see

It will be more fun with you by my side

I can’t wait to go away with thee

Let’s start now and be one with the tide.

After our travels, maybe we’ll be married

And together as one in the dust be buried.

Wherever you are, my eyes must see

For not only are you gentle to them,

You are also gentle to me.

What is a flower without a stem,

The same as a her without a him.

When we meet, please do stay.

Without you life is all so grim,

So my heart to you I’d give away.

My sun is hidden in skies of gray.

I feel as if life isn’t full,

I’ll waste all years previous to the glorious day,

When you come to me and eliminate all that is cruel.

Find home with me in a double-wide that’s got it all,

Like love, happiness, and Monday Night Football.

3rd Block Boys SonnetBy Ryan Reeder, Nathan Thurston, Casey Wilkins, Brandon

Allen, Nick Wyman, Zack Garrett, Shawn McBride

1st Block Girls SonnetBy Jerrah Stafford, Haylie Jones, Katrina Craig, and

Brooke Sadler

Why do you want to travel with me?

There are too many beautiful things in America we

can see.

I know that you want to go with me to the tower.

But I am not a big fan of walking constantly hour

after hour.

What if I don’t enjoy walking on long walks?

Plus a continuous spring is more boring than a fall.

I also hate sushi, music, and art.

The fall of night and culture brings fire to my heart.

No, I don’t want to come with you and enjoy the world.

So, do me a favor and don’t write me another single

word.

1st Block Girls SonnetBy Kayla Workman, Rachel Payne, Mary Winters, Haven

Hostmeyer, and Elizabeth Canup

You ask me to see the world with thee,

But I’d rather stay at home and see it on TV.

I can see Paris and find the tower just fine,

For they are only a few clicks away while on-line.

Asia may be nice,

But America will suffice.

The experience may melt my heart,

But what is wrong is Wal-mart?

The tropics, the sun, and relaxation,

would make a wonderful vacation,

But I’d rather go alone,

And you can call me on my cell phone.

This conversation is at an end.

So let me give you a number of an admiring friend.

3rd Block Girls SonnetBy Kaylyn Adams, Kelly Clayton, Megan Gerdes, Amanda

Adamson, Nicole McNeely, and Tara Street

To you that might seem grand,

But to begin with it all,

We don’t like football.

The double-wide with lots of land,

Would be better off as cash in hand.

If you can’t afford my weekly trip to the mall,

It’ll be a waste of your time to give me a phone call.

I need a man who has as much money as a beach has

sand.

You seem like a romantic, but I’m a material girl.

I need cars, clothes, diamonds, and much more,

I demand a maid to do the laundry and dishes.

If you can give me these things we can give it a whirl,

If you can’t I’ll have to show you the door.

If you want me, honey, grant me my wishes.

1st Block Boys SonnetBy Wade Stewart, Jamie Kerley and Jeff McGill

Come and see the world with me,

We shall be lke doves, or prisoners let free.

First we shall go to Paris--the tower we can find,

Through all the amazing and wondrous shops, but

you will never be left behind.

Then off to Asia to walk on the wall,

It will be a continuous spring and never turn fall.

We will eat sushi and experience the music and art,

The night life and culture will surely melt your

heart.

Next stop-- the tropics for a little sun and relaxation,

The whole time we’re there will feel like vacation.

The lush rare forests are great for a walk,

On the ocean and the beach we can sit and talk.

So come with me and see the world,

Our love will be greater than any ever told.

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