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N
SAA
CLAS
S A
JOU
RNAL
ISM
CH
AMPI
ON
SHIP
Edito
rial
Car
toon
ing
Dia
ne N
augh
ton,
Fre
mon
t
Adve
rtisi
ngJa
smin
Jim
enez
, Om
aha B
ryan
The
Not
-So
Bre
akfa
st C
lub
In th
e 19
80’s
the
inno
vatio
nal fi
lm, T
he B
reak
fast
Clu
b, c
ame
out a
nd st
unne
d pe
ople
eve
ryw
here
and
con
tinue
s to
stun
me
as w
ell.
One
of m
y m
ost f
avor
ite sc
enes
con
sist
s of t
he te
ens e
atin
g th
eir l
unch
. See
ms p
retty
mun
dane
at fi
rst,
but i
t ho
lds a
lot o
f tru
th c
once
rnin
g te
en e
atin
g ha
bits
.
Whi
le B
ende
r crit
ique
s Cla
ire’s
lunc
h of
sush
i, A
ndy
Cla
rk u
nloa
ds h
is g
roce
ry b
ag a
nd B
rian
John
son
mak
es a
fa
ce a
t his
lunc
h, w
hich
look
s lik
e it
was
mad
e fo
r a fi
rst g
rade
r.
But
beh
ind
John
son,
the
bask
et c
ase,
oth
erw
ise
know
n as
Alis
on d
isse
cts h
er o
wn
lunc
h.
She
peel
s the
unn
atur
ally
roun
d, sl
imy,
stic
ky b
olog
na o
ut fr
om in
bet
wee
n th
e W
onde
r bre
ad a
nd re
plac
es it
w
ith a
bout
thre
e su
gar s
ticks
and
a h
andf
ul o
f Cap
’n C
runc
h.
I mys
elf h
ave
tried
this
con
coct
ion,
and
let m
e ju
st sa
y, it
’s n
ot a
s bad
as i
t sou
nds.
How
ever
, I d
id w
arra
nt a
n ar
ray
of o
dd e
xpre
ssio
ns a
t my
lunc
h ta
ble.
I don
’t co
nsid
er m
ysel
f a b
aske
t cas
e, b
ut I
did
show
the
basi
c si
gns e
spec
ially
whe
re A
lly S
eedy
is c
once
rned
.
How
ever
, I d
o th
ink
my
mot
ivat
ion
to tr
y ne
w th
ings
(inc
ludi
ng fo
od) i
s com
plet
ely
and
utte
rly p
ositi
ve. A
s op
pose
d to
the
ever
yday
: “th
ere’
s-no
thin
g-in
-the-
cafe
teria
-so-
I’m
-hav
ing-
the-
lefto
ver-p
izza
-they
-ser
ved-
yest
er-
day”
out
look
.
Fran
kly,
a o
ne-ti
me
suga
r san
dwic
h ha
s got
to h
old
mor
e nu
tritio
nal v
alue
than
a g
reas
y da
y-ol
d pi
zza
whe
re th
e ch
eese
slid
es o
ff w
ith th
e fi r
st b
ite.
I’m
pre
tty su
re M
iche
lle O
bam
a w
ould
n’t l
ike
the
look
of t
hat.
Yes,
I rea
lize
the
crus
t may
con
sist
of w
hole
gra
ins a
nd a
bun
ch o
f oth
er st
uff t
o sc
are
kind
erga
rtene
rs o
ff, b
ut
the
pepp
eron
i-sha
ped
oil b
owls
hav
e go
t to
canc
el o
ut th
e “g
ood
stuf
f.”
And
, the
y pr
obab
ly w
ould
n’t e
ven
stic
k if
I thr
ew th
em a
t the
wal
l lik
e Sh
eedy
’s b
olog
na. S
o al
ong
with
a c
om-
plet
ely
non-
nutri
tiona
l lun
ch, i
t als
o ha
s no
fun
aspe
cts w
hats
oeve
r.
But
the
mos
t int
eres
ting
part
of a
ll: m
ost t
een
boys
con
tinue
to e
at it
.
Taki
ng a
bite
of t
hose
food
exp
erim
ents
wou
ld ta
ke o
ff at
leas
t tw
enty
yea
rs o
f my
life…
I th
ink
jum
ping
in
fron
t of a
bus
wou
ld a
ccom
plis
h th
e sa
me
thin
g. A
nd h
ones
tly it
wou
ld b
e le
ss p
ainf
ul th
an w
atch
ing
teen
obe
si-
ty ra
tes c
ontin
ue to
gro
w a
nd p
eopl
e as
king
the
sam
e qu
estio
n of
how
to st
op it
.
The
answ
er li
tera
lly si
ts ri
ght i
n fr
ont o
f our
nos
es. O
n ou
r pla
tes.
Scoo
ped
so fa
st, a
goo
d, h
ard
look
at i
t is
alm
ost i
mpo
ssib
le.
“Gro
win
g ch
ildre
n” o
f the
wor
ld n
eed
a va
riety
. The
y ne
ed th
e su
shi,
the
soup
AN
D th
e C
ap’n
Cru
nch,
but
onl
y on
occ
asio
n.
Yes,
I adm
it, I
have
had
the
spor
adic
turk
ey b
acon
, dip
ped
in N
utel
la a
nd d
owne
d w
ith o
rang
e ju
ice.
But
wha
t el
se a
m I
supp
osed
to d
o? G
o ag
ains
t the
nor
m?
Impo
ssib
le.
I sup
pose
I co
uld
eat m
ore
like
the
teen
girl
s now
-a-d
ays.
Or,
I sta
nd c
orre
cted
, not
eat
mor
e lik
e te
en g
irls.
I hea
r an
endl
ess,
“I’m
not
hun
gry.”
“I h
ad a
big
bre
akfa
st.”
“I h
ave
a st
omac
h th
ing.
”
If th
ere’
s a w
ay to
hav
e a
time-
rele
ase
brea
kfas
t tha
t refi
lls u
p m
y st
omac
h w
hen
lunc
h co
mes
aro
und,
sign
me
up. M
aybe
then
I w
ould
n’t h
ave
to d
eal w
ith g
row
ling
stom
achs
inte
rrup
ting
my
mat
h te
sts.
I hat
e to
bre
ak it
to th
e ot
her g
irls o
f the
wor
ld, b
ut sk
ippi
ng lu
nch
and
then
bin
gein
g w
hen
arriv
ing
at h
ome
does
not
hel
p to
fi t i
n th
e ne
w su
per-s
kin-
tight
-ski
nny
jean
s.
In m
ost c
ases
, I w
ould
not
reco
mm
end
follo
win
g in
the
Bre
akfa
st C
lub’
s foo
tste
ps, c
onsi
derin
g th
e m
ovie
take
s pl
ace
durin
g Sa
turd
ay sc
hool
, but
in o
ne w
ay, t
hey
prov
ide
good
role
mod
els f
or th
e pu
blic
.
Eat w
hat’s
goo
d, a
nd e
at w
hat’s
goo
d fo
r you
.
If th
e pr
ince
ss, t
he c
rimin
al, t
he b
rain
, the
jock
and
the
bask
et c
ase
all d
o it,
I do
n’t s
ee w
ho w
ould
n’t fi
t in
with
th
is ti
mel
ess a
dvic
e.
Col
umn
Wri
ting
Kas
sidy A
rena
, Mill
ard
Wes
t
Edito
rial
Wri
ting
Rach
el D
weik
at, L
inco
ln E
ast
Ente
rtai
nmen
t Wri
ting
Des
iree
Wils
on, B
elle
vue E
ast
Gra
phic
Illu
stra
tion
Meg
an S
mith
, Om
aha M
aria
nH
eadl
ine W
ritin
gJo
seph
Cov
olo,
Mill
ard
Nor
th
In-D
epth
New
spap
er C
over
age
Kay
la S
ulliv
an, C
harlo
tte E
lsass
er, E
rin
Caro
llo, E
mily
McM
inn,
Om
aha M
aria
n
New
s Wri
ting
Ally
son
Sarg
us, P
apill
ion-
La V
ista
New
s Fea
ture
Pho
togr
aphy
Laur
en M
yrbe
rg, E
lkho
rn
Ro
ughl
y tw
o ye
ars a
go, b
elov
ed C
ente
rvill
e H
igh
Scho
ol E
nglis
h te
ache
r Sam
Sm
ith
was
dia
gnos
ed w
ith le
ukem
ia. F
or h
im, h
is fa
mily
, and
the
Cent
ervi
lle c
omm
unity
, the
tim
es fo
llow
ing
the
diag
nosi
s wer
e to
ugh.
But
t hin
gs tu
rned
aro
und
this
Janu
ary
whe
n Sm
ith re
ceiv
ed a
cle
an b
ill o
f hea
lth.
Th
e go
od n
ews c
ame
to a
n an
xiou
s but
hop
eful
Sm
ith fa
mily
.
“It w
as th
e ir
st ti
me
in tw
o ye
ars t
hat I
had
tear
s of j
oy. I
t was
the
best
day
of m
y lif
e,” sh
ared
Sm
ith’s
son,
Set
h.
Smith
will
hav
e to
be
mon
itore
d cl
osel
y fo
r the
nex
t iv
e ye
ars,
but a
s the
recu
rren
ce
rate
for t
his t
ype
of le
ukem
ia is
low
, doc
tors
are
con
iden
t tha
t his
igh
t with
can
cer i
s i-
nally
ove
r.
Over
joye
d w
ith th
e ne
ws,
Smith
and
his
son
wan
ted
to g
ive
back
to o
ther
s ig
htin
g th
e sa
me
batt
le. T
he p
air d
ecid
ed to
em
bark
on
a 40
0-m
ile ri
de fr
om S
cott
sblu
ff to
Om
aha
to fu
ndra
ise
for l
euke
mia
rese
arch
.
“My
dad
and
I use
d to
go
for l
ong
bike
ride
s bef
ore
the
canc
er so
I su
gges
ted
we
ride
ac
ross
the
stat
e, a
nd h
e lo
ved
the
idea
,” sa
id S
eth
with
obv
ious
pri
de.
W
ith th
e he
lp o
f the
ir b
log
and
othe
rs in
the
com
mun
ity, w
ord
spre
ad a
bout
wha
t th
ey w
ere
doin
g. B
efor
e ev
en b
egin
ning
thei
r rid
e, th
ey h
ad a
lrea
dy ra
ised
ove
r $12
,000
fo
r the
Am
eric
an C
ance
r Soc
iety
.
“Set
h an
d I c
alle
d ou
r rid
e th
e ‘P
ush
for a
Cur
e’ b
ecau
se w
e kn
ew w
e w
ould
hav
e to
pu
sh o
urse
lves
to o
ur li
mit
to re
ach
the
goal
. Set
h ha
s bee
n an
ath
lete
all
of h
is li
fe so
I ne
ver w
orri
ed h
e w
ould
ini
sh. I
was
a li
ttle
wor
ried
abo
ut m
e,” S
mith
said
with
a la
ugh.
Bu
t afte
r mon
ths o
f tra
inin
g, th
e tw
o fe
lt pr
epar
ed fo
r the
400
-mile
ride
.
Over
spri
ng b
reak
it w
as i
nally
tim
e to
mak
e th
e tr
ek a
cros
s the
Neb
rask
a co
untr
y-si
de. T
heir
jour
ney
took
7 d
ays,
with
stop
s abo
ut 7
0 m
iles.
The
y w
ere
fort
unat
e to
hav
e th
e N
ebra
ska
wea
ther
on
thei
r sid
e, w
ith p
erfe
ct su
nny
days
for t
he e
ntir
e tr
ip.
Sm
ith a
nd h
is so
n w
ere
cont
inua
lly a
maz
ed w
ith th
e su
ppor
t the
y re
ceiv
ed. O
ver
200
canc
er su
rviv
ors j
oine
d th
em fo
r par
ts o
f the
ir ri
de, s
ome
of th
em e
ven
wel
com
ing
them
into
thei
r hom
es to
stay
the
nigh
t.
“Dad
and
I ha
d bu
dget
ed fo
r hot
els e
very
nig
ht, [
but i
nste
ad] w
e w
ere
able
to d
onat
e ou
r hot
el b
udge
t,” sa
id S
eth.
Se
th a
nd h
is d
ad k
ept s
uppo
rter
s tha
t cou
ldn’
t joi
n th
em in
the
loop
with
thei
r blo
g,
whe
re th
ey sh
ared
stor
ies f
rom
eac
h da
y of
thei
r rid
e an
d w
here
peo
ple
wer
e ab
le to
do-
nate
mon
ey fo
r the
cau
se.
“A
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f the
ride
we
had
abou
t 100
hits
, but
then
traf
ic o
n th
e si
te w
ent
thro
ugh
the
roof
,” sa
id S
eth.
By th
e in
al d
ay o
f the
ir ri
de, t
he si
te w
as a
vera
ging
4,0
00 h
its p
er d
ay a
nd th
ey h
ad
rais
ed $
50,0
00 fo
r leu
kem
ia re
sear
ch.
“I
nev
er im
agin
ed w
e w
ould
rais
e so
muc
h m
oney
. Peo
ple
have
bee
n in
cred
ibly
giv
-in
g. I
pray
this
mon
ey w
ill h
elp
ind
a cu
re,”
said
Sm
ith.
“W
e m
ust
ind
a cu
re.”
N
ewsp
aper
Fea
ture
Wri
ting
Ann
a Hol
mqu
ist, L
inco
ln E
ast
New
spap
er L
ayou
tN
atal
ie N
eppe
r, O
mah
a Cen
tral
Phot
o Ill
ustr
atio
nKe
lsey O
’Con
nell,
Om
aha M
aria
n
Spor
ts F
eatu
re W
ritin
gC
elen
a She
pher
d, O
mah
a Wes
tsid
e
Spor
ts A
ctio
n Ph
otog
raph
yC
hloe
Kre
ikem
eier
, Li
ncol
n Pi
us X
Spor
ts N
ews C
over
age
Mag
gie M
aine
lli, O
mah
a Mar
ian
Year
book
Fea
ture
Wri
ting
Eryn
n D
ahlk
e, Ke
arne
y
Year
book
Lay
out
Cla
ire L
aven
der,
Om
aha C
entr
al
Year
book
Spo
rts F
eatu
re W
ritin
gJo
rdan
Kim
ball,
Pap
illio
n-La
Vist
a
Eliz
abet
h Ry
an C
lass
AN
SAA
even
t Yea
rboo
k Th
eme
Copy
Them
e: N
ext
Open
ing
Hav
en’t
you
ever
won
dere
d yo
ur fu
ture
and
pur
pose
at M
idst
ate
Hig
h?Be
ing
a pa
rt o
f Mid
stat
e H
igh
mea
ns n
ot o
nly
look
ing
back
on
the
mem
orie
s, It
mea
ns lo
okin
g fo
rwar
d to
thos
e to
com
e.Be
ing
a pa
rt o
f Mid
stat
e H
igh
mea
ns ta
king
you
r abi
litie
s, a
nd c
halle
ngin
g th
em a
cade
mic
ally
and
soci
ally
.Be
ing
a pa
rt o
f Mid
stat
e H
igh
mea
ns fa
lling
dow
n,
then
lear
ning
from
you
r mis
take
s and
thri
ving
from
them
.Be
ing
a pa
rt o
f Mid
sate
Hig
h m
eans
und
erst
andi
ng a
ll th
e kn
owle
dge
you
gain
toda
y,To
mak
e a
brig
ht fu
ture
for t
omor
row
.Be
ing
a pa
rt o
f Mid
stat
e H
igh
mea
ns b
eing
a p
art o
f a s
mal
l com
mun
ity,
That
is p
repa
red
to g
row
into
a p
leth
ora
of le
ader
s.Be
ing
a pa
rt o
f Mid
stat
e H
igh
mea
ns b
eing
a p
art o
f som
ethi
ng th
at is
not
just
a s
tude
nt b
ody,
But b
eing
a p
art o
f a fa
mily
.Be
ing
a pa
rt o
f Mid
stat
e H
igh
mea
ns y
ou a
re in
the
righ
t pla
ce to
mak
e a
diffe
renc
e,An
d be
com
e so
met
hing
that
will
be
the
NEX
T bi
g th
ing.
Div
isio
n pe
ople
sect
ion
For f
our y
ears
all
the
insi
ghtfu
l peo
ple
you
mee
t are
righ
t nex
t to
you.
Ever
y bu
s dri
ver o
n th
e st
reet
are
bri
ngin
g th
e sm
iling
face
s of
Mid
stat
e st
uden
ts,
Righ
t nex
t to
you.
Ever
y ho
mer
oom
teac
her w
ho c
ontin
ues t
o gu
ide
you
thro
ugh
your
dai
ly ro
utin
e,Ri
ght n
ext t
o yo
u.Ev
ery
lunc
h pr
epar
ed b
y th
e ca
fete
ria
staf
f an
d sp
ent s
urro
unde
d by
frie
nds t
alki
ng a
nd la
ughi
ng a
nd
bein
g ill
ed w
ith n
ot o
nly
delic
ious
lunc
hes b
ut h
eart
felt
mem
orie
s,Ri
ght n
ext t
o yo
u.Ev
ery
sing
le sm
all c
lass
room
with
teac
hers
read
y to
edu
cate
you
and
giv
e yo
u th
e re
sour
ces t
o be
suc
-ce
ssfu
l com
mun
ity m
embe
rs,
Righ
t nex
t to
you.
Ever
y st
ep y
ou ta
ke o
n th
ose
hallw
ay l
oors
cle
aned
by
the
cust
odia
l sta
ff,Ri
ght n
ext t
o yo
u.Ev
ery
sing
le a
dmin
istr
ator
and
cou
nsel
or w
ho h
elps
you
thro
ugh
all t
he to
ugh
times
tran
sitio
ning
into
ad
ulth
ood,
Righ
t nex
t to
you.
Ever
y si
ngle
stud
ent b
ring
ing
joy
into
the
mos
t mem
orab
le a
nd d
evel
opm
enta
l yea
rs o
f you
r life
,Ri
ght n
ext t
o yo
u.
Clos
ing
As a
ll go
od th
ings
com
e to
an
end,
no
one
can
help
to w
onde
r wha
t’s n
ext?
For a
Mid
stat
e st
uden
t all
door
s of o
ppor
tuni
ty h
ave
been
ope
ned.
A M
idst
ate
athl
ete,
will
take
the
prid
e fr
om th
ese
year
s and
use
it to
bec
ome
a co
nid
ent a
nd p
ower
ful
pers
on.
A M
idst
ate
Ye
arbo
ok Th
em
e Cop
y Wri
ting
Eliz
abet
h Ry
an, O
mah
a Ben
son
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Col
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Wri
ting
Gra
ce K
raus
, Cre
te
I a
m su
rrou
nded
by
load
s of p
eopl
e w
ho a
re n
ot li
ke m
e. T
hey
rang
e fr
om st
eak
eatin
g hi
cks w
ho h
elp
my
dad
farm
to p
apus
a m
akin
g H
ispa
nics
who
teac
h m
e Sp
anis
h cu
rse
wor
ds to
giv
e m
e st
reet
cre
dit a
nd sh
out
at so
ccer
gam
es . M
y be
st fr
iend
Tra
m T
ran’
s Vie
tnam
ese
fam
ily fe
eds m
e ph
o an
d pl
ays b
illia
rds w
ith m
e on
Fr
iday
s. I’m
luck
y to
live
in a
div
erse
are
a w
here
I’m
exp
osed
to th
ese
diffe
rent
cul
ture
s and
hav
e ga
ined
un-
prec
eden
ted
insi
ghts
from
them
, but
the
one
thin
g th
at c
onne
cts u
s on
a de
eper
leve
l is f
ood.
Eat
ing
is m
y th
ing,
an
d I’
ve se
en th
e re
latio
nshi
ps th
at c
an b
e fo
rmed
from
shar
ing
food
. Unf
ortu
nate
ly, t
eena
gers
are
usu
ally
clo
se
min
ded
tow
ards
new
tast
es a
nd m
iss o
ut o
n th
ese
oppo
rtuni
ties t
o gr
ow. I
nsta
gram
is sa
tura
ted
with
pho
tos o
f St
arbu
cks L
atte
s, an
d I h
ave
neve
r bee
n in
an
empt
y M
cDon
ald’
s. Ev
en in
the
era
whe
re h
ipst
ers a
re th
e ra
ge,
we
are
conf
orm
ing
to m
ains
tream
eat
ing
habi
ts. T
his i
s a p
robl
em.
For n
early
thre
e ye
ars,
I tau
ght a
n af
ters
choo
l pro
gram
to m
iddl
e-sc
hool
ers o
n he
alth
y ea
ting.
I’m
an
advo
cate
for n
ot m
akin
g te
rrib
le d
ecis
ions
on
how
to e
xpen
d yo
ur d
aily
cal
oric
inta
ke, b
ut th
ere
was
a m
ore
insi
diou
s pro
blem
that
I fa
ced.
The
pro
blem
of t
ryin
g ne
w th
ings
. I’m
hap
py to
be
grad
uatin
g so
on so
I ne
ver
have
to fe
ed a
noth
er tw
een
hum
mus
, but
I st
ill se
e th
ese
reac
tions
eve
ry d
ay fr
om m
y ow
n pe
ers.
We
are
stun
t-in
g ou
rsel
ves b
y re
sist
ing
new
opp
ortu
nitie
s. M
ost t
eena
gers
wou
ld ju
mp
on th
e op
portu
nity
to tr
avel
the
wor
ld,
but w
hat h
appe
ns w
hen
ther
e is
n’t a
McD
onal
d’s i
n a
10 m
ile ra
dius
?I’
m n
ot sa
ying
I’m
the
wor
ldlie
st p
erso
n on
ear
th, b
ut I
spen
d a
good
par
t of e
very
day
in a
hou
se w
here
th
e la
ngua
ge sp
oken
is n
ot m
y la
ngua
ge. I
und
erst
and
may
be tw
o w
ords
of V
ietn
ames
e an
d am
still
wel
com
e in
a
hous
e w
here
ther
e is
an
extre
me
lang
uage
bar
rier.
Tram
Tra
n’s m
othe
r mov
ed fr
om V
ietn
am ju
st si
x ye
ars a
go
and
spea
ks a
few
wor
ds o
f Eng
lish,
but
I am
still
com
plet
ely
wel
com
e in
her
hou
seho
ld. T
his c
an a
ll be
trac
ed
back
to e
atin
g sq
uid.
Afte
r try
ing
it an
d ea
ting
a w
hole
pla
te, h
er m
othe
r sta
rted
clap
ping
and
rubb
ed m
e on
the
stom
ach.
I am
not
a d
og, b
ut I
am n
ow a
fan
of sq
uid
and
am fe
d ric
e, to
fu, d
uck,
fi sh
and
lo m
ein
on th
e da
ily.
Not
eve
ryon
e m
ay se
e th
e sa
me
oppo
rtuni
ties t
o ga
in re
latio
nshi
ps li
ke th
is, b
ut it
is c
ompl
etel
y po
ssib
le.
Even
tryi
ng v
eget
able
s cou
ld b
uild
a b
ette
r rel
atio
nshi
p w
ith o
ur m
oms.
Teen
s drin
king
too
man
y en
ergy
drin
ks
and
eatin
g ho
t Che
etos
at t
wo
in th
e m
orni
ng m
ay b
e an
issu
e, b
ut it
isn’
t the
larg
est o
ne w
e fa
ce. W
e ha
ve to
op
en o
urse
lves
to n
ew o
ppor
tuni
ties.
By
mis
sing
out
on
food
, we
are
mis
sing
out
on
conv
ersa
tions
, rel
atio
nshi
ps
or e
ven
funn
y st
orie
s. M
y gr
andp
a th
rew
up
and
had
expl
osiv
e di
arrh
ea a
fter e
atin
g so
me
Mex
ican
food
, but
no
w w
e ha
ve a
bet
ter C
hris
tmas
stor
y th
an a
nyon
e I k
now.
I lo
st a
toot
h af
ter n
ot re
aliz
ing
cher
ries h
ave
pits
, bu
t now
I kn
ow, a
nd n
ow I
love
che
rrie
s. B
y ea
ting
som
e qu
estio
nabl
e ite
ms,
I hav
e op
ened
seve
ral d
oors
. Tra
m’s
doo
r is a
lway
s ope
n, a
nd I
get a
lo
t of f
ree
food
. The
se d
oors
can
lead
to c
onve
rsat
ions
in th
e fu
ture
and
cou
ntle
ss n
etw
orki
ng o
ppor
tuni
ties.
Just
la
st w
eek,
I w
as p
aid
fi ve
dolla
rs fo
r eat
ing
a ho
t dog
off
the
fl oor
– I
didn
’t ev
en g
et si
ck. T
he o
ppor
tuni
ties a
re
liter
ally
end
less
.
Year
book
Fea
ture
Wri
ting
Meg
an W
ade,
Yuta
n
Th e f
utur
e can
hol
d m
any
thin
gs.
From
hov
er ca
rs to
robo
ts, w
e all
have
idea
s abo
ut fu
ture
tech
nolo
gy. F
ive L
in-
coln
Piu
s X se
nior
s tur
ned
thei
r visi
on o
f fut
ure t
echn
olog
y in
to a
vide
o th
at w
on th
em $
20,0
00.
Seni
ors T
om H
anzl,
Jaco
b H
otov
y, Br
ody
Rolfe
s, A
ndre
w S
honk
a and
Nic
k C
orta
, or t
he “S
trai
ght C
ash
Hom
ies”
as
they
call
them
selv
es, c
reat
ed a
vide
o fo
r Win
dstre
am’s
“Sm
art T
omor
row
” com
petit
ion.
Th e c
ompe
titio
n w
as cr
eate
d to
chal
leng
e stu
dent
s to
illus
trat
e the
ir vi
sions
of t
he co
nnec
ted
wor
ld o
f 202
5 th
roug
h a s
hort
vid
eo.
“Th e
com
pany
focu
sed
on h
igh
scho
ol st
uden
ts be
caus
e the
y w
ill b
e inn
ovat
ors o
f the
futu
re, “
Win
dstre
am’s
seni
or p
resid
ent f
or co
nsum
er an
d sm
all b
usin
ess m
arke
ting
Sara
Day
said
.
Th e s
enio
r’s v
ideo
focu
sed
on p
ract
ical
way
s to
use t
echn
olog
y to
mak
e life
easie
r. Th
ey
won
$20
,000
to sp
lit
amon
gst t
hem
selv
es an
d an
othe
r $20
,000
for t
heir
scho
ol’s
foun
datio
n.
Prin
cipa
l Tom
Kor
ta sa
id th
at h
e ask
ed te
ache
rs to
enco
urag
e stu
dent
s to
part
icip
ate b
ecau
se th
e loc
al n
atur
e of
the c
ompe
titio
n m
ade i
t see
m li
ke a
good
bet
. “I
t was
defi
nite
ly w
orth
thei
r tim
e and
ener
gy,”
Kort
a sai
d.
Alo
ng w
ith th
e mon
ey, t
he st
uden
ts w
ill b
e pro
vide
d a v
irtua
l lea
rnin
g se
ssio
n w
ith a
vent
ure c
apita
list,
who
will
gi
ve fe
edba
ck o
n th
e vid
eo an
d off
er t
hem
futu
re ca
reer
advi
ce.
Edito
rial
Wri
ting
Har
riso
n H
ohm
an, M
ount
Mic
hael
Ben
edic
tine
Ente
rtai
nmen
t Wri
ting
Bren
na P
arry
Wha
t is a
n aw
ard?
A p
iece
of p
aper
or s
mal
l met
allic
disk
? N
o, o
f cou
re n
ot.
Whe
n stu
dent
s stu
dy la
te at
ni
ght,
hust
le th
roug
h th
e fi n
al sp
rint o
r wor
k to
mak
e Hus
ker H
igh
Scho
ol a
bette
r pla
ce, t
hey
don’t
do
it fo
r th
e cer
tifi c
ates
or m
edal
s. W
hat t
hose
stud
ents
do tr
uly
appr
ecia
te h
owev
er, i
s rec
ogni
tion
for t
heir
hard
wor
k.
Reco
gniti
on th
at ca
n on
ly b
e atta
ined
thro
ugh
an ev
enin
g aw
ards
cere
mon
y.
No
mat
ter w
hat a
war
d th
ey re
ceiv
e, no
stud
ent a
t thi
s sch
ool c
ould
achi
eve a
nyth
ing
with
out o
ther
s help
ing
and
guid
ing
them
alon
g th
e way
. Th
e mos
t im
port
ant o
f tho
se b
enef
acto
rs an
d m
ento
rs ar
e par
ents.
And
so,
alth
ough
that
cert
ifi ca
te m
ay b
are a
sing
le st
uden
t’s n
ame,
it al
so tr
uly
hono
rs th
e har
d w
ork
and
cont
ribut
ions
of
par
ents
and
othe
rs w
ho, i
n m
any
case
s, ca
n’t se
e the
frui
ts of
thei
r lab
or d
ue to
the d
ownr
ight
arch
aic s
ched
-ul
ing
of th
e aw
ards
cere
mon
y. P
aren
ts, fr
iend
s and
coac
hes s
impl
y ca
n’t aff
ord
to p
ut h
oles
in th
eir w
orki
ng
lives
in o
rder
to at
tend
this
even
t tha
t cou
ld q
uite
easil
y be
sche
dule
d at
anot
her t
ime.
Mov
ing
the a
war
ds
cere
mon
y to
the e
veni
ng w
ould
mak
e it a
far m
ore a
cces
sible
even
t for
hun
dred
s of w
orki
ng p
aren
ts. H
ostin
g it
durin
g th
e day
, in
fact
, con
dem
ns th
e lab
or o
f tho
se p
aren
ts tw
o-fo
ld.
Not
onl
y ar
e the
y as
ked
to p
ut th
eir o
wn
wor
k on
hol
d so
that
teac
hers
don
’t ha
ve to
, but
man
y ar
e also
una
ble t
o w
itnes
s and
giv
e rec
ogni
tion
to th
eir
child
ren
who
they
hav
e wor
ked
to cu
ltiva
te fo
r so
man
y ye
ars.
It is
true
that
teac
hers
hav
e liv
es as
well
. A
nd al
thou
gh it
s unf
ortu
nate
that
awar
ds n
ight
take
s 90
entir
e min
-ut
es (g
asp)
out
of t
heir
undo
ubte
dly
busy
live
s, it
is sim
ply
a mat
ter o
f num
bers
. In
ord
er to
wat
ch 7
00 st
u-de
nts,
20 o
r so
teac
hers
are p
roba
bly
need
ed.
In ex
chan
ge fo
r the
ir tim
e how
ever
, hun
dred
s of p
aren
ts w
ould
be
able
to at
tend
, cer
tain
ly a
fair
trad
e as f
ar as
num
bers
are c
once
rned
.
In ad
ditio
n, te
ache
rs sh
ould
nee
d no
extr
a inc
entiv
e to
reco
gniz
e the
acco
mpl
ishm
ents
of th
eir s
tude
nts.
Aft e
r al
l, te
ache
rs d
o sp
end
thei
r ent
ire w
orki
ng li
ves t
ryin
g to
bet
ter t
hose
who
m th
ey te
ach.
Th e
y sh
ould
feel
oblig
ated
bot
h to
appr
ecia
te th
e har
d w
ork
of th
eir s
tude
nts,
and
to fe
el re
war
ded
them
selv
es fo
r help
ing
them
re
ach
thei
r goa
ls. A
t the
ver
y be
st, th
ey co
uld
atte
nd th
is sim
ple 1
1/2
hou
r lon
g ce
rem
ony.
As a
stud
ent,
it w
ould
be i
ncre
dibl
y de
mor
aliz
ing
to sp
end
hour
s typ
ing
pape
rs, p
ract
icin
g in
the g
ym, o
r vol
-un
teer
ing
for o
ther
s onl
y to
rece
ive l
imite
d re
cogn
ition
from
thos
e who
they
care
abou
t mos
t. B
y ho
ldin
g th
e aw
ards
cere
mon
y du
ring
the d
ay, H
uske
r Hig
h Sc
hool
is fa
iling
bot
h stu
dent
s and
par
ents,
bot
h of
who
m sp
end
coun
tless
hou
rs im
prov
ing
them
sleve
s and
oth
ers.
Giv
ing
the a
war
ds th
emse
lves
mea
ns n
othi
ng.
Giv
ing
the
stude
nts t
he ch
ance
to b
e tru
ly re
cogn
ized
how
ever
, cou
ld m
ean
the w
orld
.
A
s a li
ttle
girl,
my
mot
her a
lway
s tol
d m
e th
at I
coul
d be
any
thin
g m
y lit
tle h
eart
desi
red.
I
told
her
that
I w
ante
d to
be
a do
ctor
, or m
aybe
eve
n a
law
yer.
But
, afte
r lis
teni
ng to
Pau
l Clin
e's
Ente
rtain
men
t spe
ech,
I fin
ally
kno
w w
hat I
wan
t to
be: a
n Ita
lian.
I
mea
n, w
hy n
ot ri
ght?
Eve
ryon
e lo
ves s
pagh
etti.
Eve
ryon
e lo
oks t
en ti
mes
hot
ter w
ith a
mou
stac
he si
mila
r to
Mar
io's.
Afte
r wat
chin
g th
is sp
eech
, the
re's
no w
ay in
Ital
ian
hell
that
you
won
't w
ant t
o em
brac
e th
e Ita
lian
herit
age,
too.
T
hank
s to
this
hila
rious
and
ani
mat
ed sp
eech
, Pau
l will
so g
ener
ousl
y gi
ve u
s the
411
on
beco
min
g th
e m
ost a
mus
ing
and
appe
alin
g he
ritag
e kn
own
to m
an.
H
e st
arts
off
by
shar
ing
his l
ife st
ory,
spec
ifica
lly a
bout
how
he
real
ized
that
he
shou
ld
embr
ace
his I
talia
n ba
ckgr
ound
whi
le v
isiti
ng th
e co
untry
at a
you
ng a
ge.
H
e th
en g
oes o
n to
say
that
Ital
ians
hav
e hi
dden
secr
ets a
nd d
emea
nors
that
ave
rage
, lam
e
peop
le li
ke u
s don
't kn
ow a
bout
. Did
you
kno
w th
at m
ost s
tere
otyp
es a
bout
Ital
ians
are
, in
fact
,
true?
I su
rely
did
n't.
Clin
e le
ts u
s in
on th
e fa
ct th
at a
ll Ita
lians
can
coo
k an
d ar
e al
l cra
zy.
All
of th
is a
lread
y so
unds
intri
guin
g en
ough
to ta
ke p
art o
f, bu
t wai
t- th
ere's
mor
e! I
bet y
ou
didn
't kn
ow th
at It
alia
ns H
AV
E to
talk
with
thei
r han
ds a
nd b
elie
ve in
the
Spag
hetti
Mon
ster
.
Yes
, TH
AT
Spag
hetti
Mon
ster
.
N
ow, f
or th
e m
omen
t we'v
e al
l bee
n w
aitin
g fo
r. H
ow in
the
wor
ld c
an o
ne p
ossi
bly
beco
me
an e
ntire
ly d
iffer
ent h
erita
ge?
Are
n't w
e ju
st b
orn
the
way
we
are
and
kind
of j
ust h
ave
to a
ccep
t
Gra
phic
Illu
stra
tion
McK
enna
Cop
sey,
Ger
ing
Hea
dlin
e Wri
ting
Paig
e Our
ade,
Om
aha S
kutt
Cath
olic
Impr
ov G
roup
Pro
ves N
ew C
reat
ive
Out
let
Actin
g th
e Pa
rt
Stud
ents
thriv
e in
scho
ol im
prov
gro
up
No
Scrip
t, N
o Pr
oble
m
Impr
ov g
roup
teac
hes s
tude
nts
to th
ink
on th
eir f
eet
Teac
her L
earn
s Les
son
Whi
le T
akin
g on
the
Role
of S
tude
nt
Not
as E
asy
as It
Loo
ks
Teac
her t
este
d w
hile
shad
owin
g st
uden
ts
An
Edu
catio
nal E
xper
ienc
e Te
ache
r see
s firs
t-ha
nd
the
stru
ggle
s tha
t stu
dent
s fac
e M
ake-
a-W
ish F
ound
atio
n Fu
nds C
hanc
es o
f a L
ifetim
e Tu
rnin
g Dr
eam
s int
o Re
aliti
es
Mak
e-a-
Wish
Fou
ndat
ion
cure
s kid
s’ te
ars
Chan
ge W
ars f
or a
Cur
e U
SA S
tu-C
o ra
ises m
oney
Fo
r Mak
e-a-
Wish
Fou
ndat
ion
Mor
gan
Wal
lace
C
lass
B
In-D
epth
Cov
erag
e Fe
atur
e
As te
ary-
eyed
nin
e ye
ar o
ld, R
ay A
guile
ra, t
ook
his
first
ste
p on
Am
eric
an g
roun
d he
w
as g
reet
ed b
y a
grou
p of
peo
ple
who
had
gon
e th
roug
h si
mila
r circ
umst
ance
s. T
hey
told
Ag
uile
ra th
at th
e U
nite
d St
ates
was
free
and
had
a n
icer
, mor
e un
ders
tand
ing
gove
rnm
ent
than
that
of h
is h
ome
coun
try, S
pain
. N
ow, A
guile
ra li
ves
in S
outh
Sio
ux C
ity, N
ebra
ska
and
is b
eing
den
ied
the
right
to
have
a d
river
’s li
cens
e be
caus
e he
was
not
bor
n in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es. N
ebra
ska
is th
e on
ly
stat
e th
at d
enie
s lic
ense
s to
thos
e th
at fa
ll un
der t
he D
ACA
Prog
ram
. Th
e D
ACA
Prog
ram
, whi
ch s
tand
s fo
r the
def
erre
d ac
tion
for c
hild
hood
arri
vals
, allo
ws
certa
in in
divi
dual
s, w
ho m
eet s
peci
fic g
uide
lines
, to
requ
est c
onsi
dera
tion
of d
efer
red
actio
n fro
m th
e U
SCIS
, the
Uni
ted
Stat
es C
itize
nshi
p an
d Im
mig
ratio
n Se
rvic
es. T
his
appl
ies
to
thos
e w
ho c
ame
to th
e U
nite
d St
ates
with
thei
r par
ents
ille
gally
whe
n th
ey w
ere
youn
g.
Som
e of
the
guid
elin
es, a
ccor
ding
to th
e U
SCIS
web
page
, inc
lude
com
ing
to th
e U
S as
a p
oten
tial c
itize
n be
fore
reac
hing
16
year
s of
age
, con
tinuo
usly
resi
ding
in th
e U
S si
nce
June
15,
200
7 up
to th
e pr
esen
t tim
e an
d al
so b
eing
bei
ng u
nder
the
age
of 3
1 as
of J
une
15,
2012
. Th
ose
who
are
look
ing
to o
btai
n de
ferre
d ac
tions
mus
t not
hav
e be
en c
onvi
cted
of a
ny
crim
e or
felo
ny.
Form
er G
ov. D
ave
Hei
nem
an h
ad s
tarte
d th
e ba
n on
the
child
ren
of il
lega
l im
mig
rant
s fro
m g
ettin
g a
driv
er’s
lice
nse
and
curre
nt G
ov. R
icke
tts s
ays
that
he
plan
s to
sup
port
the
ban
but h
as n
ot in
dica
ted
if he
will
veto
the
bill
if it
pass
es. N
ebra
ska
will
not s
uppo
rt th
e im
mig
rant
s ev
en if
thos
e w
ho a
re lo
okin
g to
obt
ain
a lic
ense
are
gra
nted
lega
l sta
tus
thro
ugh
an e
xecu
tive
orde
r iss
ued
by P
resi
dent
Oba
ma.
W
ithin
Neb
rask
a, th
ere
are
abou
t 270
0 of
thes
e yo
ung
imm
igra
nts
who
cal
l th
emse
lves
“Dre
amer
s”.
Cur
rent
ly, t
here
is a
bill
whi
ch h
as b
een
prop
osed
to e
nd th
e ba
n of
you
ng im
mig
rant
dr
iver
’s li
cens
es. T
he b
ill w
as p
ropo
sed
by S
tate
Sen
ator
Jer
emy
Nor
dqui
st o
f Om
aha.
“S
uppo
rt ke
eps
build
ing.
Mom
entu
m is
cle
arly
on
our s
ide,
” Nor
dqui
st s
aid.
Th
is b
eing
con
side
red
unde
r Leg
isla
tive
docu
men
t as
LB62
3 w
hich
pro
vide
s is
suan
ce
of m
otor
veh
icle
ope
rato
r's’ l
icen
ses
and
stat
e ID
car
ds to
per
sons
with
law
ful s
tatu
s.
It s
tate
s th
at to
obt
ain
a lic
ense
the
parti
cipa
nt m
ust h
ave
grad
uate
d fro
m a
Neb
rask
a H
igh
Scho
ol o
r cur
rent
ly b
e en
rolle
d in
col
lege
. Ag
uile
ra d
oes
not t
hink
hig
hly
of th
e ba
n.
“Thi
s is
whe
re I
call
hom
e. T
his
is w
here
I w
ant t
o es
tabl
ish
my
futu
re,”
Agui
lera
sai
d.
Seve
ral b
usin
esse
s su
ppor
t the
bill
to e
nd th
e ba
n as
they
see
it a
s a
way
to e
ase
the
shor
tage
of q
ualit
y w
orke
rs.
Alon
g w
ith N
ordq
uist
’s p
ush
for t
he b
ill to
be
pass
ed, S
tate
Sen
ator
Al D
avis
of
Hya
nnis
sai
d N
ebra
ska’
s st
atus
as
the
only
sta
te d
enyi
ng d
river
’s li
cens
es to
thos
e im
mig
rant
ch
ildre
n “d
oesn
’t m
ake
it lo
ok li
ke a
frie
ndly
pla
ce to
loca
te a
nd d
o bu
sine
ss.”
Mor
gan
Wal
lace
C
lass
B
In-D
epth
Cov
erag
e Ed
itoria
l
Neb
rask
a is
cur
rent
ly th
e on
ly s
tate
whi
ch d
oes
not a
llow
chi
ldre
n of
ille
gal i
mm
igra
nts
to o
btai
n a
driv
er’s
lice
nse.
The
re a
re c
urre
ntly
270
0 yo
ung
imm
igra
nts
in N
ebra
ska
who
cal
l th
emse
lves
Dre
amer
s.
Thes
e D
ream
ers
desp
erat
ely
seek
the
appr
oval
for a
cha
nce
to h
ave
a dr
iver
’s
licen
se. M
any
have
com
men
ted
on th
e si
tuat
ion
and
said
that
if th
ey w
ere
gran
ted
the
lega
l st
atus
of h
oldi
ng a
lice
nse
if w
ould
hel
p to
be
able
to s
ucce
ed b
y gi
ving
them
a w
ay to
get
to
scho
ol a
nd w
ork.
C
omm
ents
from
the
Dre
amer
s al
so in
clud
e w
antin
g to
con
tribu
te, n
ot w
antin
g to
leav
e w
here
they
hav
e es
tabl
ishe
d a
hom
e an
d a
fam
ily a
nd w
antin
g eq
ual r
ight
s re
gard
less
of t
heir
pare
nt’s
imm
igra
nt s
tatu
s.
Spe
akin
g fo
r the
chi
ldre
n of
par
ents
of i
llega
l im
mig
rant
s an
d sp
eaki
ng o
n be
half
of th
e 20
14-2
015
jour
nalis
m s
taff’
s op
inio
n, th
e ch
ildre
n w
hose
par
ents
ille
gally
trav
eled
to th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s bu
t who
hav
e pe
rson
ally
mad
e th
e de
cisi
on a
nd ta
ken
the
time
and
dedi
catio
n to
bec
ome
a ci
tizen
of t
he U
S s
houl
d be
allo
wed
to o
btai
n a
driv
er’s
lice
nse.
Th
e st
aff a
gree
s th
at if
they
wer
e no
t abl
e to
obt
ain
a lic
ense
, the
y w
ould
hav
e a
hard
tim
e fin
ding
a ri
de to
sch
ool i
n th
e m
orni
ng b
ecau
se o
f the
ir w
orki
ng p
aren
ts s
ched
ule.
Als
o,
whi
le th
ere
is a
bus
sys
tem
for s
choo
l, th
ose
who
are
in s
ports
or w
ho w
ould
like
ext
ra h
elp
befo
re a
nd a
fter s
choo
l com
men
ted
that
they
wou
ld n
ot b
e ab
le to
sta
y as
long
as
they
wou
ld
like
beca
use
they
wou
ld h
ave
to d
epen
d on
mea
ns o
f tra
nspo
rtatio
n.
Man
y st
uden
ts a
re re
quire
d to
wor
k fo
r per
sona
l spe
ndin
g m
oney
and
som
e ar
e re
quire
d to
wor
k in
ord
er to
sup
port
thei
r fam
ily o
r to
save
up
for t
heir
futu
re e
duca
tion.
Wor
k ho
urs
can
som
etim
es b
e aw
kwar
d, s
tarti
ng s
hifts
in th
e m
iddl
e of
the
day,
or e
arly
in th
e m
orni
ng a
nd e
ndin
g la
te a
t nig
ht.
If th
ese
wor
king
stu
dent
s do
not
hav
e a
ride
to th
eir p
lace
of e
mpl
oym
ent,
they
will
rece
ive
a ba
d re
puta
tion
and
will
hav
e a
smal
ler c
hanc
e of
bei
ng h
ired
agai
n by
the
sam
e em
ploy
er o
r tho
se o
f sim
ilar t
rade
with
in th
e sa
me
tow
n or
are
a.
The
Dre
amer
s w
ant t
o su
ccee
d in
ord
er to
hav
e a
bette
r life
than
thei
r par
ents
led
and
to m
ake
sure
that
thei
r pos
terio
r hav
e a
grea
ter c
hanc
e of
suc
cess
ion
in th
e fu
ture
. If t
hey
are
not g
rant
ed th
e op
portu
nity
to h
ave
a dr
iver
’s li
cens
e, w
e, a
s N
ebra
skan
s, a
re d
enyi
ng th
em
of th
eir w
ish
to s
ucce
ed b
y ta
king
, pos
sibl
y, o
ne o
f the
few
mea
ns o
f tra
nspo
rtatio
n th
at is
av
aila
ble
to th
em.
In a
gree
men
t of d
enyi
ng th
eir w
ill to
suc
ceed
by
taki
ng a
way
thei
r mea
ns o
f tra
nspo
rtatio
n, th
e st
aff a
lso
agre
ed th
at m
any
stud
ents
of t
he s
choo
l per
sona
lly u
se th
eir
mea
ns o
f tra
nspo
rtatio
n to
run
erra
nds
for t
heir
fam
ily.
Mor
e th
an h
alf o
f the
sta
ff ha
s a
youn
ger s
iblin
g an
d th
ree-
four
ths
of th
e st
aff h
as a
yo
unge
r sib
ling
or a
fam
ily m
embe
r tha
t nee
ds to
be
take
n ca
re o
f or t
rans
porte
d on
a re
gula
r ba
sis
in o
rder
to h
elp
out t
heir
fam
ily. W
hile
runn
ing
erra
nds
for f
amily
see
ms
as a
min
ute
deta
il, w
orki
ng p
aren
ts s
omet
imes
do
not h
ave
time
to ru
n to
the
stor
e an
d pi
ck u
p ne
cess
ities
fo
r the
fam
ily b
ecau
se o
f the
ir ow
n pe
rson
al s
ched
ule.
Th
e jo
urna
lism
sta
ff an
d sc
hool
has
bee
n di
scus
sing
the
outc
ome
of th
e cu
rren
t bill
that
is a
gain
st th
e ba
n of
you
ng im
mig
rant
s ob
tain
ing
a dr
iver
’s li
cens
e an
d is
look
ing
to fo
llow
th
e re
st o
f the
pol
icy.
A m
ajor
ity o
f tho
se d
iscu
ssin
g th
e is
sue
belie
ve th
at c
hild
ren
of il
lega
l im
mig
rant
s sh
ould
be
gran
ted
the
right
to h
ave
a dr
iver
’s li
cens
e.
cont
...
New
s Fea
ture
Pho
togr
aphy
Zhao
liang
Xu,
Mou
nt M
icha
el B
ened
ictin
e
Sydn
ey H
aven
gar
Cla
ss B
In
-Dep
th
D
ACA,
the
defe
rred
actio
n of
chi
ldho
od a
rriva
l, is
a p
rogr
am th
at h
elps
imm
igra
nts
who
ca
me
into
Am
eric
a as
chi
ldre
n of
ille
gal i
mm
igra
nts
obta
in p
erm
issi
on to
tem
pora
rily
live
in
Amer
ica.
The
onl
y st
ate
that
doe
s no
t sup
port
the
prog
ram
is N
ebra
ska.
The
form
er G
over
nor o
f Neb
rask
a, D
ave
Hei
nem
an, b
anne
d th
ese
child
ren
of il
lega
l im
mig
rant
s th
e op
portu
nity
to g
et a
driv
er’s
lice
nse,
the
ban
is a
lso
supp
orte
d by
Gov
erno
r R
icke
tts.
“
They
sho
uldn
’t be
her
e if
they
’re n
ot h
ere
lega
lly,”
Hei
nem
an s
aid
abou
t his
opp
ositi
on o
f th
e pr
ogra
m. “
Whe
n yo
u do
n’t s
ecur
e th
e bo
rder
, hav
e a
spee
dier
tech
nolo
gica
l way
to le
gal
imm
igra
tion,
and
you
won
't ad
dres
s th
e is
sue
that
we’
ve g
ot fi
fteen
milli
on il
lega
l im
mig
rant
s in
th
e co
untry
righ
t now
, we
end
up w
ith th
ese
situ
atio
ns.”
N
ebra
ska’
s st
ate
Sena
tor,
Jere
my
Nor
dqui
st o
f Om
aha
intro
duce
d a
bill
agai
nst t
he b
an o
f yo
ung
imm
igra
nts
brou
ght i
nto
Amer
ica
illega
lly g
ettin
g dr
iver
’s li
cens
es. T
here
are
bus
ines
s gr
oups
suc
h as
Gre
ater
Om
aha,
Lin
coln
, and
Neb
rask
a C
ham
bers
of C
omm
erce
, Neb
rask
a C
attle
man
, and
the
Neb
rask
a R
esta
uran
t Ass
ocia
tion
that
sup
port
the
bill
as w
ell a
s O
mah
a M
ayor
Jea
n St
othe
rt.
C
lark
Lau
ritze
n, th
e ch
airm
an o
f the
Om
aha
Cha
mbe
r of C
omm
erce
sai
d th
at h
e th
inks
it is
cr
ucia
l tha
t Neb
rask
a is
kno
wn
as a
wel
com
ing
and
open
pla
ce to
do
busi
ness
. Als
o, S
enat
or
Nor
dqui
st s
aid
that
sup
port
keep
s bu
ildin
g an
d th
at h
e th
inks
they
are
gai
ning
mom
entu
m in
su
ppor
t for
the
bill.
A h
earin
g, w
hich
occ
ured
in e
arly
Mar
ch a
fter t
he A
mer
ican
Civ
il Li
berti
es U
nion
sue
d th
e st
ate,
was
hel
d in
the
stat
e C
apito
l hea
ring
room
. Doz
ens
of th
e ch
ildre
n of
ille
gal i
mm
igra
nts,
w
ho c
all t
hem
selv
es “D
ream
ers”
gat
here
d in
the
hear
ing
room
to te
ll th
e Tr
ansp
orta
tion
and
Tele
com
mun
icat
ions
Com
mitt
ee th
eir n
eeds
and
wan
ts fo
r hav
ing
a dr
iver
’s li
cens
e.
They
sai
d th
at th
ey w
ant t
o st
ay in
Am
eric
a an
d su
ccee
d in
thei
r liv
es b
y go
ing
to w
ork
and
scho
ol, b
oth
of w
hich
wou
ld re
quire
mea
ns o
f tra
nspo
rtatio
n.
S
ome
of th
e D
ream
ers
said
that
they
wan
t to
cont
ribut
e to
soc
iety
and
oth
ers
said
that
they
ha
ve a
lread
y es
tabl
ishe
d a
hom
e he
re a
long
side
thei
r frie
nds
and
fam
ily.
T
he c
ivil
trial
in w
hich
the
Amer
ican
Civ
il Li
berti
es U
nion
sue
d th
e st
ate
over
the
polic
y w
ill be
hel
d Ap
ril 2
9 in
Lan
cast
er C
ount
y in
dis
trict
cou
rt.
In e
arly
Mar
ch th
ere
was
a h
earin
g he
ld in
the
stat
e ca
pito
l hea
ring
room
whe
re
doze
ns o
f Dre
amer
s to
ld th
e Tr
ansp
orta
tion
and
Tele
com
mun
icat
ions
Com
mitt
ee th
at th
ey
wan
t to
stay
her
e an
d th
ey w
ant t
o be
abl
e to
suc
ceed
. The
Dre
amer
s be
lieve
that
hav
ing
a lic
ense
wou
ld h
elp
them
to d
o th
at.
The
Amer
ica
Civ
il Li
berti
es U
nion
of N
ebra
ska
has
sued
the
stat
e ov
er th
e po
licy.
The
La
ncas
ter C
ount
y D
istri
ct C
ourt
civi
l tria
l will
be h
eld
on A
pril
29 to
dis
cuss
the
polic
y th
at w
ill
dete
rmin
e a
larg
e po
rtion
of R
ay A
guile
ra a
nd m
any
sim
ilar i
mm
igra
nts
who
are
look
ing
to
obta
in a
driv
er’s
lice
nse
from
the
stat
e of
Neb
rask
a.
New
s Wri
ting
Han
nah
Th om
azin
, Col
umbu
s Sco
tus
Hus
ker H
igh
offe
rs W
i-Fi t
o sc
hool
bus
es b
y H
anna
h Th
omaz
in
Pape
r airp
lane
s zoo
m a
cros
s the
bus
, cha
ts o
f the
scho
ol so
ng e
cho
in th
e st
uden
ts’ m
emor
ies,
and,
if it
is e
arly
eno
ugh
in th
e m
orni
ng, s
ome
stud
ents
slee
p on
thei
r way
to sc
hool
. H
uske
r Hig
h pr
ovid
es tr
ansp
orta
tion
to m
any
of it
s stu
dent
s thr
ough
out t
he sc
hool
yea
r; ho
wev
er,
the
bus r
ide
for s
ome
is al
mos
t an
hour
long
. Th
e id
ea o
f fre
e W
i-Fi o
n th
e bu
ses f
or st
uden
ts to
be
mor
e pr
oduc
tive
with
thei
r tim
e on
co
mm
ute
to sc
hool
was
off
ered
in la
te a
utum
n. S
uper
inte
nden
t Dr.
Red
Nat
ion
offic
ially
pro
pose
d th
e id
ea in
Nov
embe
r.
“[O
ffer
ing
Wi-F
i] w
ill p
ositi
vely
impa
ct a
cade
mic
pro
duct
ivity
. I k
now
som
e st
uden
ts w
ill g
oof
off,
but o
ur d
istric
t com
pute
r sec
urity
sev
erel
y lim
its w
here
stud
ents
will
go,”
Nat
ion
said
. O
ver 7
00 st
uden
ts, o
r aro
und
eigh
ty-f
ive
perc
ent,
of th
e 90
0 st
uden
ts e
nrol
led
at H
uske
r Hig
h Sc
hool
dep
end
on th
e bu
ses f
or tr
ansp
orta
tion
ever
y da
y.
Nat
ion
said
, “O
ur sc
hool
dist
rict i
s ver
y la
rge,
and
bec
ause
of t
his,
man
y of
the
stud
ents
hav
e ve
ry
long
bus
ride
s. So
me
slee
p on
the
bus,
but m
ost d
on’t
use
thei
r tim
e w
isel
y. G
ivin
g st
uden
ts fr
ee W
i-Fi
will
ena
ble
them
to b
e m
ore
prod
uctiv
e.”
How
ever
, the
free
and
ava
ilabl
e W
i-Fi d
oesn’t
allo
w st
uden
ts u
nlim
ited
acce
ss to
the
inte
rnet
. Si
tes t
hat a
re in
appr
opria
te w
ill b
e bl
ocke
d. O
n to
p of
that
, all
soci
al n
etw
orki
ng si
tes—
Twitt
er,
Inst
agra
m, T
umbl
r, et
c.—
will
also
be
bann
ed.
“St
uden
ts c
anno
t acc
ess a
ny g
ames
unl
ess t
hey
are
educ
atio
nally
soun
d, n
or so
cial
site
s or o
ther
un
suita
ble
sites
for y
oung
adu
lts,”
Nat
ion
said
. “O
ur st
uden
ts w
ill b
e ab
le to
do
rese
arch
, rea
d th
e ne
ws,
or e
ven
wat
ch e
duca
tiona
l vid
eos
each
day
with
the
Wi-F
i we
will
off
er.”
Th
e sc
hool
dist
rict e
quip
s all
juni
ors a
nd se
nior
s w
ith th
eir o
wn
lapt
op a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f the
sc
hool
yea
r to
enco
urag
e tu
rnin
g in
ess
ays a
nd o
ther
hom
ewor
k in
on
time.
Thi
s off
er d
oes
not i
nclu
de th
e un
derc
lass
men
or s
tude
nts u
nabl
e to
aff
ord
esse
ntia
l ele
ctro
nics
use
d in
scho
ol.
“Sev
eral
of o
ur fa
mili
es c
anno
t affo
rd to
hav
e in
tern
et s
ervi
ce in
thei
r hom
es. T
his
can
be h
ard
on
a stu
dent
who
is e
xpec
ted
to re
sear
ch o
r com
mun
icat
e w
ith a
noth
er c
lass
mat
e in
the
even
ing.
It p
uts t
hose
st
uden
ts a
t a d
isadv
anta
ge,”
Nat
ion
said
. “A
ddin
g W
i-Fi t
o ou
r bus
es sh
ould
leve
l tha
t pla
ying
fiel
d.”
Free
Wi-F
i ser
vice
s w
ill b
e in
eff
ect M
arch
1st . T
he W
i-Fi a
cces
s in
Hus
ker H
igh’
s sch
ool b
uses
w
ould
not
hav
e be
en p
ossib
le w
ithou
t the
hel
p fr
om a
loca
l bus
ines
s’ a
nony
mou
s don
atio
n.
“We
are
fortu
nate
to h
ave
a lo
cal b
usin
ess p
erso
n w
ho b
elie
ves
our s
tude
nts d
eser
ve e
very
op
portu
nity
to le
arn.
Thi
s $2
5,00
0 do
natio
n w
ill a
llow
Hus
ker H
igh
to c
ontin
ue o
ffer
ing
Wi-F
i ser
vice
for
thre
e ye
ars.
We
[Hus
ker H
igh]
are
ver
y gr
atef
ul to
the
dono
r for
bei
ng so
gen
erou
s,”
Nat
ion
said
.
New
spap
er F
eatu
re W
ritin
gCa
ssie
Wad
e, Yu
tan
Aft e
r rec
eivi
ng a
clean
bill
of h
ealth
, Cen
terv
ille E
nglis
h te
ache
r and
leuk
emia
surv
ivor
Sam
Sm
ith p
artn
ered
up
with
his
son,
Set
h, to
com
plet
e a 4
00 m
ile b
ike t
rip to
raise
mon
ey fo
r can
cer r
esea
rch.
Smith
, who
was
pro
noun
ced
canc
er fr
ee in
Janu
ary
aft e
r a tw
o-ye
ar b
attle
with
leuk
emia
, is t
he o
ne w
ho o
rigi-
nally
cam
e up
with
the i
dea o
f hos
ting
a fun
drai
ser f
or ca
ncer
rese
arch
. W
hile
he p
lann
ed to
do
som
ethi
ng b
ig,
Seth
wan
ted
to d
o so
met
hing
smal
l with
in th
e loc
al co
mm
unity
.
“I su
gges
ted
a rac
e of s
ome s
ort i
n th
e com
mun
ity, b
ut d
ad sh
ot d
own
the i
dea b
ecau
se o
f so
man
y ra
ces t
hat a
re
alre
ady
happ
enin
g in
the c
omm
unity
,” Se
th sa
id.
“Dad
wan
ted
som
ethi
ng u
niqu
e.”
Even
tual
ly, th
e tw
o de
cide
d to
raise
mon
ey b
y rid
ing
thei
r bik
es ac
ross
the s
tate
of N
eb. s
ince
, acc
ordi
ng to
Set
h,
bike
ridi
ng w
as so
met
hing
that
they
love
d to
do
toge
ther
bef
ore S
mith
bec
ame i
ll.
“We s
pend
the n
ext c
oupl
e mon
ths p
lann
ing
the t
rip an
d tr
aini
ng,”
Seth
said
. “I
was
n’t su
re d
ad w
ould
be r
eady
fo
r a lo
ng b
ike t
rip, b
ut h
e ins
isted
.”
Befo
re th
ey le
ft fo
r the
ir tr
ip, S
eth
set u
p a b
log
whe
re p
eopl
e cou
ld d
onat
e mon
ey.
Th ey
wer
e abl
e to
raise
$1
2,00
0 be
fore
they
had
even
left
Scot
tsblu
ff .
“Th e
loca
l and
regi
onal
new
spap
ers b
oth
ran
smal
l sto
ries a
bout
our
ride
to p
rom
ote t
he fu
ndra
iser,”
Set
h sa
id.
“We w
ere a
maz
ed at
the a
mou
nt o
f sup
port
.”
Th e f
athe
r and
son
team
left
for t
heir
trip
ove
r spr
ing
brea
k. I
t was
a se
ven-
day
jour
ney,
and
the t
wo
had
to b
ike
an av
erag
e of 7
0 m
iles a
day
. Th e
y, ho
wev
er, w
ere n
ot al
one.
Ove
r 200
canc
er su
rviv
ors r
ode a
long
side t
he d
uo fo
r par
ts of
thei
r jou
rney
. O
ther
s eve
n in
vite
d th
e Sm
iths i
nto
thei
r hom
es.
“Dad
and
I had
bud
gete
d fo
r hot
els ev
ery
nigh
t, bu
t in
ever
y to
wn,
a ca
ncer
surv
ivor
off e
red
us a
plac
e to
stay
,” Se
th sa
id.
“We w
ere a
ble t
o do
nate
our
hot
el bu
dget
.”
Seth
and
his f
athe
r pos
ted
storie
s abo
ut th
e peo
ple t
hat t
hey
had
met
on
thei
r blo
g. Th
e lo
nger
thei
r bik
e rid
e w
ent,
the m
ore h
its th
eir b
log
rece
ived
.
“Th e
fi rs
t tw
o da
ys, w
e had
abou
t 100
hits
, but
then
traffi
c o
n th
e site
wen
t thr
ough
the r
oof,”
Set
h sa
id.
“By
the
last
day,
we w
ere a
vera
ging
4,0
00 h
its a
day,
and
the d
onat
ions
and
com
men
ts w
ere p
ourin
g in
.”
Ove
rall,
the d
ue m
anag
ed to
raise
$50
,000
by
the t
ime t
hey
arriv
ed h
ome.
A re
pres
enta
tive f
rom
the A
mer
ican
Ca
ncer
Soc
iety
will
com
e to
Cen
terv
ille H
igh
Scho
ol o
n Fr
iday
to ac
cept
thei
r don
atio
n du
ring
a sch
ool a
ssem
-bl
y.
Smith
was
amaz
ed at
the a
mou
nt o
f mon
ey h
e and
his
son
wer
e abl
e to
raise
. “P
eopl
e hav
e bee
n in
cred
ibly
giv
-in
g,” S
mith
said
. “I
pra
y th
is m
oney
will
help
fi nd
a cu
re.
We m
ust fi
nd
a cur
e.”
Think Twice before Texting and Driving
Bourne High School’s SADD and Interact club helped the student body recognize the annual safe driving month in April. The goal was to help show students the dangers of texting and driving instead of just telling them. Some students do not realize how dangerous this really is until they are shown images and true stories of accidents caused by sending and reading a text while behind the wheel of a vehicle. Students need to know the true dangers of texting and driving, no matter how “good” they think they are at it. The BHS chapter of SADD held a safe driving assembly April 17th in the BHS gym to show the true dangers of tex-ting and driving just to make the situation
real for teens. Every year SADD holds activities to help guide students to make the right decisions in life. SADD stands for Students Against Destructive Deci-sions. This club is run by Ms. Williams and students who want to help the student body and community at BHS. The group is small but does big things within BHS and the community. SADD was on hand at all the lunches so that students could “ Take the Pledge…” to not text and drive. Students were able to place their hand print on the SADD board with their name next to it showing other students that will not text and drive. This is just a small way to get other students involved in helping to make BHS and the community a better and safer place. Not only can texting and driv-
ing cause injuries to themselves or others but also their driving record can be jeopardized. An experiment has been done to show how distracted a person can be while texting and driving. The study showed that while driving with no distrac-
1 to 2 seconds. When the same test was done with a distraction reaction time was 3 to 4 seconds but some missed the light all together. Also, while trying to reply to a text or answer a phone call drivers had a hard time maintaining a steady speed and/or staying in their lane of travel. Teens who text and drive can lose their license
The assembly was an effective way to educated students and “drive home the dangers of distracted driving.
Mr. Scott Ashworth has been an athletic director here at Bourne High School for the past four years, but has been a teacher for over twenty years. Little do many of his students know, he has a hidden identity on the weekends. Mr. Ashworth has been in-volved in wrestling matches dressed up as either “Doink the Clown” or “Sweet Scott Ashworth” for twenty two years now. On Wednesday April 16th, Mr. Ashworth and his entertaining team
fundraise for the BHS Class of 2016. Many teachers, staff, co-workers and BHS students came out to watch the
show. “I’ve known Mr. Ashworth and have been close with him for a while, so to see him get out in the ring and wrestle in a clown costume was something that I will be able to laugh about and remember for years to come. He’s a funny guy and the show was really funny to watch,” said senior Shelby Corsano. SO how does his son, freshman Jake Ashworth feel about it? “It was really weird seeing my dad wrestle in front of everyone, and having all the other wres-tlers picking me out of the crowd.” Mrs. Johannsen is also a teacher here at Bourne who has had the pleasure
of knowing Mr. Ashworth for many years. She’s worked side by side with him for four years, but he has been a family friend for years since he coached her brothers in baseball. “He’s not only a colleague of mine but he’s also a great friend. He gives good advice and he always makes me laugh no matter what. He brightens up my day as well as his students’ day. His impact on students is really evident.” Even the most well known teach-ers in school can have a hidden talent or hobby that the student body doesn’t know about. But the secret is out for Mr. Ashworth, a most funny and motivational Teacher of the Week.
Mr. Ashworth’s Not-so-Secret Life as Doink the Clown
This week, the BHS Dispatch recognizes Ms. Courtney Lima as its Teacher Of The Week. “Ms. Courtney Lima has been a teacher I’ve admired since freshman year. Although the only class we shared together was freshman year geometry, Ms. Lima has always been there when I needed her to be. She is an outstanding teacher and role model for the students of Bourne High,” said senior Alli Achstetter. Ms. Lima is a friendly face to all. “Even though she hasn’t been my teacher since freshman year, she continues to say hello to me everyday,” said senior Lizzie Fulp. Ms. Lima volunteers her time participating in numerous fundraisers around the school. It’s refreshing to see teachers show their passion for the school and help the student body. She has partici-pated in many student-faculty games, has run in the Seagull Six in support of Mrs. Flavell and many others events. “Although I never had her as a teacher, her encouragement was the only reason I was able to complete the Seagull Six,” said Shelby Corsano. Most recently she has dedicated her free time to be a part of the BHS’s Drama Club performance, Peter Pan. Over the past few months, Peter Pan has given us the chance to see Ms. Lima on a differ-ent level. Added Achstetter, “seeing her inner-child come out when she danced at rehearsal was awesome.” For the past couple months she has been training for the Boston Mara-thon, raising money with a group of local nurses for their charitable causes. “I remember her telling me she actually ran from her house in Sandwich to rehearsal,” said Achstetter. She even ran from her house before the Seagull Six, and then did the Seagull Six on top of that. It seems safe to say she will be well prepared. Aside from teaching, being a part in Peter Pan, training for a marathon and volunteering her time to the students, Ms.
-ey. She is an amazing person and teacher to have in our school and we students who have her are thankful to have the oppor-tunity to know her so well. We wish her well as she takes to the Boston marathon route this Monday.
Astronomy club program planned Neil Stewart of the Millstream
Astronomy Club will present a slide show and program on spring constellations at 8 p.m. Saturday in Shelter 5 at Riverbend Recreation Area. A handout will be available. Participants should bring binoculars, if available. After the presentation, there will be viewing with the club’s telescopes.The program is free, with no registra-tion is required, and is designed for all ages. For more information, call the park
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requirement for Science Club.
The Inspirational Ms. Lima
By: Taylor Hebb and Britt Malouin
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By: Alli Achstetter
By: Brittney Williams
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For t
he fi
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n six
yea
rs, C
ente
rvill
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hool
won
the s
tate
socc
er ti
tle d
efea
ting
Ispw
hich
2-1
. In
a th
rillin
g ba
ck an
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rth
cont
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the E
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s sco
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a lat
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win
on
Ispw
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me fi
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, in
War
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burg
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e vic
tory
caps
off
a mem
orab
le se
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that
saw
the E
agle
s go
14-2
.
Alth
ough
thei
r sea
son
ende
d w
ith a
stat
e cha
mpi
onsh
ip, C
ente
rvill
e did
expe
rienc
e adv
ersit
y on
thei
r way
to th
e st
ate t
ourn
amen
t. T
wic
e dur
ing
the r
egul
ar se
ason
, the
Eag
les l
ost t
o ev
entu
al ru
nner
s-up
Ispw
hich
. Th
e def
eats
how
ever
, mot
ivat
ed th
e tea
m to
reac
h ne
w h
eigh
ts ac
cord
ing
to C
ente
rvill
e Hea
d C
oach
Jack
Maj
ors:
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se
guys
just
play
ed w
ith a
lot o
f con
fi den
ce an
d a l
ot o
f hea
rt th
e ent
ire se
ason
, he s
aid.
By th
e tim
e the
Sta
te C
ham
pion
ship
gam
e rol
led
arou
nd, C
ente
rvill
e fou
nd th
at th
ey w
ould
onc
e aga
in h
ave t
o fa
ce Is
pwhi
ch, b
ut th
is tim
e with
the b
igge
st st
ates
of a
ll. Th
e te
nsio
n cle
arly
show
ed as
bot
h te
ams f
aile
d to
fi nd
a g
oal i
n th
e ear
ly st
ages
. W
ith 2
1.13
rem
aini
ng, h
owev
er, t
he d
eadl
ock
was
bro
ken
whe
n C
ente
rvill
e’s T
arrib
a Ka
mar
a sco
red,
send
ing
the a
way
pla
yers
and
fans
into
rapt
ures
.
Th e E
agle
s fai
led
to h
old
thei
r lea
d fo
r lon
g ho
wev
er, w
ith ju
st ov
er el
even
min
utes
left
on th
e clo
ck, I
spw
hich
’s Ja
son
Bear
dsle
y le
vele
d th
ings
for t
he h
ome S
part
ans.
Th e
goa
l mea
nt th
at a
singl
e mom
ent o
f bril
lianc
e for
ei
ther
team
coul
d w
in th
e titl
e.
With
onl
y 2.
23 re
mai
ning
, tha
t mom
ent c
ame.
Kam
ara,
alre
ady
the s
core
r of t
he E
agle’
s fi rs
t goa
l, fo
und
the
back
of t
he n
et o
nce m
ore.
Th e
goa
l gav
e the
Eag
les a
2-1
lead
, whi
ch th
ey p
rese
rved
unt
il th
e fi n
al w
hist
le, d
e-sp
ite Is
pwhi
ch’s
best
eff o
rts.
Whe
n th
e clo
ck h
it ze
ro, C
ente
rvill
e wer
e cro
wne
d as
stat
e cha
mpi
on o
n th
eir r
ival
s’ ho
me fi
eld
, no
less
.
Th e v
icto
ry w
as d
ue in
no
smal
l par
t, to
Kam
ara w
hose
two
goal
s help
ed h
im fi
nish
the s
easo
n w
ith a
team
hig
h tw
enty
-two.
Coa
ch M
ajor
s, ho
wev
er, w
as q
uick
to p
raise
his
entir
e tea
m, n
otin
g th
at “Th
is w
as a
team
eff o
rt.
Ever
yone
cont
ribut
ed th
is ye
ar.”
Maj
or’s
oppo
site n
umbe
r, C
oach
Mik
e Ells
burg
of I
spw
hich
, rem
aine
d up
beat
des
pite
the h
eart
brea
king
resu
lt,
sayi
ng “I
ts a t
ough
loss
for o
ur g
uys,
but t
hey
play
ed g
reat
all y
ear.
Th e
y ha
ve ev
ery
reas
on to
be p
roud
of t
his
seas
on.”
Des
pite
thei
r tw
o vi
ctor
ies o
ver C
ente
rvill
e ear
lier i
n th
e yea
r, th
e res
ult m
eant
that
the S
part
ans fi
nish
ed th
eir
seas
on w
ith a
singl
e los
s and
with
out a
stat
e titl
e.
Aft e
r the
gam
e, Ka
mar
a gus
hed
“I’m
so g
rate
ful f
or th
is vi
ctor
y.” Th
e 1
9 ye
ar o
ld fr
eshm
an im
mig
rate
d to
the
coun
try
from
Lib
eria
onl
y 3
year
s ago
. H
e has
com
e alo
ng w
ay, h
owev
er, a
nd n
ow h
as a
stat
e titl
e to
his n
ame.
N
one t
he le
ss, h
e too
pra
ised
his t
eam
’s ch
ampi
onsh
ip w
inni
ng eff
ort
, say
ing
“Th e
who
le te
am ca
me t
oget
her t
o w
in.
Th is
is a g
reat
day
.”
Decl
inin
g pa
rtic
ipat
ion,
leav
es q
uest
ions
for g
irls’
bas
ketb
all t
eam
s
Leng
th o
f sea
son,
eco
nom
ic p
ress
ure,
and
man
y ad
ditio
nal f
acto
rs le
ad to
regr
essio
n in
num
bers
for
girls
’ bas
ketb
all t
eam
s as t
he w
ave
of lo
w n
umbe
rs h
its sm
alle
r sch
ools
as w
ell a
s lar
ger s
choo
ls.
At th
e be
ginn
ing
of th
e tw
entie
th c
entu
ry th
e nu
mbe
r of g
irls p
artic
ipat
ing
in b
aske
tbal
l was
at a
n al
l-tim
e hi
gh. A
ccor
ding
to “T
he N
atio
nal F
eder
atio
n of
Sta
te H
igh
Scho
ol A
ssoc
iatio
ns,”
in th
e 20
03-0
4 se
ason
the
num
ber o
f girl
s in
bask
etba
ll re
ache
d 45
7,98
6, b
ut si
nce
then
the
spor
t has
take
n a
turn
and
ha
s bee
n de
clin
ing.
As o
f 201
3-14
the
num
ber h
as p
lum
met
ed a
ll th
e w
ay to
433
,344
. Girl
s’ b
aske
tbal
l its
elf h
as fa
llen
from
the
num
ber o
ne sp
ort f
or g
irls p
artic
ipat
ing
in, t
o th
e nu
mbe
r tw
o sp
ort w
ith th
e ch
ance
of b
ecom
ing
third
in a
few
yea
rs.
Wha
t cau
ses t
his d
rop?
Now
a d
ays s
easo
ns d
o no
t las
t onl
y th
ree
mon
ths.
The
leng
th o
f a se
ason
has
be
en st
retc
hed
to c
over
the
who
le y
ear.
Whe
ther
it b
e of
f-sea
son
cond
ition
ing,
sum
mer
clu
b ba
sket
ball,
or
a g
ame
ever
y ot
her n
ight
, it h
as ta
ken
over
a st
uden
t ath
lete
’s li
fe.
“It g
ot to
the
poin
t whe
re a
ll th
e gi
rls w
ere
play
ing
club
bal
l in
the
sum
mer
,” Ju
nior
Lau
ra L
ong
said
. “I
didn
’t w
ant t
o sp
end
all s
umm
er p
lann
ing
my
life
arou
nd b
aske
tbal
l.”
This
was
n’t t
he o
nly
prob
lem
for L
aura
. She
said
that
her
par
ents
cou
ldn’
t affo
rd a
ll of
the
cost
s tha
t w
ent a
long
with
pla
ying
bas
ketb
all a
ll ye
ar lo
ng. F
rom
pay
ing
to b
e on
the
sele
ct te
am to
get
ting
thos
e fa
vorit
e ba
sket
ball
shoe
s, it
can
get
exp
ensiv
e.
“I lo
ved
play
ing
bask
etba
ll w
hen
I was
you
nger
, but
now
I ha
ve to
thin
k of
mon
ey fo
r col
lege
, so
I wor
k af
ter s
choo
l,” S
enio
r Oliv
ia D
arlin
g sa
id. “
It is
noth
ing
to d
o w
ith n
ot li
king
the
spor
t; I j
ust n
eed
to h
ave
a jo
b.”
Ove
r the
pas
t yea
r 112
scho
ols t
ook
the
Post
–Ga
zett
e4 su
rvey
. 28
perc
ent o
f the
scho
ols s
aid
they
had
a
rost
er o
f few
er th
an 1
3 pl
ayer
s. A
dditi
onal
ly, 2
0 pe
rcen
t of t
he sc
hool
s sai
d th
ey c
ould
n’t g
et a
ny
fres
hman
to c
ome
out f
or th
e sp
ort o
r com
e up
with
eno
ugh
girls
to a
rran
ge a
juni
or v
arsit
y te
am.
“It c
an b
e ov
erw
helm
ing
to a
kid
, I re
ally
bel
ieve
kid
s get
tire
d of
it,”
coa
ch P
eter
Ser
io sa
id. “
Pare
nts
forc
e th
eir k
ids t
o pl
ay A
AU in
sixt
h- a
nd se
vent
h-gr
ade,
thin
king
they
mig
ht b
e se
en b
y so
me
colle
ge.”
The
prob
lem
doe
s not
lie
with
girl
s goi
ng ri
ght t
o co
llege
and
pla
ying
bas
ketb
all.
Furt
herm
ore,
the
prob
lem
doe
s not
lie
with
in sc
hool
s fun
ding
spor
ts. S
choo
l boa
rd p
resid
ent,
Jam
es A
llen,
said
that
if
budg
et c
uts a
re n
eede
d th
ey w
ill n
ot p
ick
on o
ne sp
ort.
He a
dded
that
bud
get c
uts h
ave
not d
irect
ly
affe
cted
the
num
ber o
f girl
s out
for b
aske
tbal
l.
“If b
udge
t cut
s are
nec
essa
ry, a
ll sp
orts
will
hav
e to
shar
e th
e re
duct
ion
of fu
nds.
” Al
len
said
.
The
prob
lem
scho
ols a
re h
avin
g m
ay n
ot fa
ll un
der:
budg
et c
uts,
wee
ding
out
ath
lete
s, e
cono
mic
pr
essu
re o
n st
uden
ts, o
r ove
rall
falli
ng e
nrol
lmen
t. Th
e pr
oble
m m
ight
be
with
in th
e st
uden
t bod
y.
“The
y ha
ve to
go
to p
ract
ice
whi
le th
eir f
riend
s are
just
han
ging
out
,” S
erio
said
. “I t
hink
it is
mor
e ab
out
kids
who
are
n’t g
reat
pla
yers
, the
per
iphe
ral k
ids w
e’re
losin
g.”
As fo
r rig
ht n
ow th
e sp
ort m
ight
be
decl
inin
g, b
ut, i
f oth
er sp
orts
like
trac
k an
d fie
ld a
nd v
olle
ybal
l are
in
crea
sing
is th
ere
real
ly a
pro
blem
? Gi
rls a
re a
t lea
st p
artic
ipat
ing
in sp
orts
. Tha
t is a
step
in th
e rig
ht
dire
ctio
n fo
r get
ting
mor
e gi
rls o
ut fo
r bas
ketb
all a
nd w
e ca
n on
ly h
ope
that
mor
e gi
rls st
art t
o pa
rtak
e in
bas
ketb
all.
swim
min
g fa
st a
nd h
ard
in
a sw
allo
win
g po
olhe
avy
brea
ths
keep
ing
them
aflo
at,
they
are
reac
hing
tow
ards
incl
usio
n
on th
e co
urt w
ith a
pou
nd-
ing
hear
the
arin
g ch
antin
g cr
owd
surro
undi
ng,
the
team
is
reac
hing
tow
ards
incl
usio
n
runn
ing
circ
les
afte
r the
so
und
of a
sho
t try
ing
to k
eep
his
legs
al
ive,
he is
re
achi
ng to
war
ds in
clus
ion
chee
ring
abov
e th
e fa
ns
on a
Frid
ay n
ight
wav
ing
pom
-pom
s an
d up
liftin
g sig
ns,
lead
ers
of c
heer
s ar
ere
achi
ng to
war
ds in
clus
ion
on a
cou
rt, fi
eld,
trac
k, or
in
a po
ol
push
ing
the
limits
and
nev
-er
givi
ng in
to n
egat
ivity
,w
e ar
e al
lre
achi
ng to
war
ds in
clus
ion
Ally
Roh
de a
nd G
race
Lue
ders
, Bla
ir H
igh
Scho
ol
Year
book
Th e
me D
evel
opm
ent
Gra
ce L
uede
rs, A
llyso
n Ro
hde,
Blai
r
Year
book
Spo
rts F
eatu
re W
ritin
gJo
rdan
Kim
ball,
Pap
illio
n-La
Vist
aYe
arbo
ok Th
em
e Cop
y Wri
ting
Eliz
abet
h Ry
an, O
mah
a Ben
son
522
5
23
Mar
gitt
ai s
ays.
“If j
ust
the
PTO
org
aniz
es th
e ev
ent,
you
still
nee
d in
put f
rom
the
staf
f be
caus
e th
ey k
now
wha
t’s
impo
rtan
t and
wha
t the
ki
ds c
an a
nd w
ill d
o.”
The
teac
hers
als
o pa
rtic
i- -bu
rgh
Phill
ips.
The
y w
alk
thei
r cl
asse
s to
the
faci
l-it
y an
d ro
tate
thro
ugh
the
acti
viti
es w
ith
thei
r st
uden
ts. S
ome
of th
em
part
icip
ate
and
som
e ta
ke
phot
os.
“It’s
fun
to s
ee th
e ad
ults
At P
itts
burg
h Ph
illip
s,
Igim
s is
in c
harg
e of
help
him
out
whe
reve
r th
ey
can.
He
puts
toge
ther
all
the
acti
viti
es a
nd d
ecid
es
on th
e ga
mes
and
sch
edul
e,
whe
n lu
nch
will
be
serv
ed,
and
whi
ch v
enue
they
will
us
e. T
he P
TO c
ontr
ibut
es
mon
ey fo
r th
e ev
ent.
Par-
ents
als
o as
sist
Igim
s by
pr
epar
ing
and
sett
ing
up
for
the
acti
viti
es a
nd th
en
mon
itor
ing
them
.“Y
ou n
eed
to h
ave
a st
rong
pe
rson
wit
hin
the
staf
f
hear
par
ents
inte
ract
ing
and
build
ing
frie
ndsh
ips,
” Ig
ims
says
.So
me
acti
viti
es a
re in
di-
vidu
al, s
ome
requ
ire
team
s, a
nd s
ome
invo
lve
the
enti
re c
lass
room
.“M
ake
sure
the
acti
vi-
ties
or
gam
es c
hose
n ar
e ag
e-ap
prop
riat
e,” I
gim
s re
com
men
ds, “
and
that
yo
u ha
ve th
e sp
ace
and
equi
pmen
t, an
d th
at th
ey
are
safe
for
the
child
ren
to d
o.”
Wor
k To
geth
er W
ith
Staf
f
Ussi
ng a
‘sup
erhhe
rerroo’
ttthehehe
mme
me
mttthhh
eh330
00000yyo
uungng
ststererrrrrrerr
ssssssss eeenenen
joye
d
Ke
Ke
Kel
eleey y y
Da
Dan
tntnonon
babaueue
r cacaaaaan’n’n’nn
ttt hheheh
lplpppppbbbbbeee
ee e smsmsm
ilile eeafafaf
teeterr r h
eheer r
seseecoco
ndndndlle
gegegttth
rrhrhrououou
ghghghttthhh
ehheLLLLLLLLi
mimboboooobo
sstttitiiic
kckcks.s.s.
Da
Da
Dan
tnntonnon
bababaueue
rr sasaa
ididid, “
IIccanna
’t’tbbbe
leleieie
vevewwww
e’vvvvevev
aallllllllddoooo
nonoe e
sosoww
ellelll.l.
We
We
W
wa
wwa
wntnt
ededtto
ow
iw
innnththh
eeeeFrFr
ozzzzozzzzeeeenennn
sstiticc
kckckkckkckckeeerererer
ppririz
ezes s
Mr
Mrs
.s.DD
avavavisis
hshowwowwo
edededdeuuuus
whh
whhe
neenewwww
eee esstssstststs
araraatttetete
d.d.d.d..””
Left:
No
Fiel
d D
ay is
com
plet
e w
ithou
t a s
pirit
ed tu
g of
war
. H
ere
grou
p M
rs. M
cGill
icud
dy’s
4B
cla
ss p
uts
all t
heir
gum
ptio
n in
to th
e pu
ll th
at w
on th
em th
e ic
e cr
eam
priz
es in
this
con
test
.
Bel
ow: F
reez
er p
ops
capp
ed o
ff th
e w
arm
day
of a
ctiv
ity.
Third
gr
ader
s Ja
ke L
ocke
tt, S
han-
non
Mar
ches
on a
nd L
ollie
May
(b
ack
to c
amer
a) e
njoy
the
cool
tre
at b
efor
e he
adin
g ho
me
with
th
eir p
aren
ts.
Nea
rly th
ree
hun-
dred
stu
dent
s co
mpe
ted
in th
e en
d of
sch
ool p
lay
day.
Year
book
Lay
out
Brin
ley L
into
n, Th
aye
r Cen
tral
Year
book
Spo
rts F
eatu
re W
ritin
gC
olto
n Le
al, Y
utan
Whe
n hy
drog
en an
d ox
ygen
are m
ixed
with
hea
t, th
ey ig
nite
in a
fl am
boya
nt ex
plos
ion
to fo
rm w
ater
. In
a sim
ilar r
eact
ion
that
con-
sists
of co
mbi
ning
row
dy h
igh
scho
ol st
uden
ts, p
opul
ar en
tert
ainm
ent a
nd N
ebra
ska f
ootb
all,
the N
inja
Tur
tles c
heer
ing
sect
ion
was
bo
rn.
Orig
inal
ly, th
e gro
up b
egan
as 2
5 stu
dent
s in
1991
who
sim
ply
wan
ted
to sh
ow th
eir s
choo
l spi
rit fo
r the
Box
Tur
tle fo
otba
ll te
am o
ut-
side o
f the
trad
ition
al ch
eerin
g m
etho
ds le
d by
the c
heer
lead
ers a
nd b
and,
and
aft e
r 22
foot
ball
seas
ons,
the g
roup
has
gro
wn
to a
roste
r of
alm
ost 7
5 so
phom
ores
, jun
iors
and
seni
ors.
Tod
ay, t
he N
inja
s are
alm
ost a
par
t of t
he te
am.
“Th e
Nin
jas a
re a
sour
ce o
f mot
ivat
ion
to p
lay
the g
ame,”
seni
or fo
otba
ll pl
ayer
Ros
s Glo
ad sa
id.
“We k
now
that
even
whe
n w
e hav
e to
go o
n th
e roa
d, th
e fi rs
t thr
ee ro
ws-
at le
ast-o
f the
stud
ent s
ectio
n w
ill b
e at e
very
gam
e. Th
at’s
awes
ome”
Follo
win
g tr
aditi
on, f
our s
enio
rs ar
e cho
sen
as th
e fou
r maj
or N
inja
Tur
tles -
Don
atell
o, R
apha
el, M
iche
lang
elo an
d Le
onar
do --
to
lead
the g
roup
. Th
is ye
ar, C
hris
Torm
e led
the N
inja
Tur
tles a
s Leo
nard
o w
ith B
ruce
Chu
bick
, Eric
a Pia
tkow
ski,
and
Emily
Pia
tkow
ski.
Th
ey w
ere j
oine
d by
oth
er ch
arac
ters
like
Bar
ry G
ibbs
, who
wea
rs a
gree
n “W
here
’s W
aldo
?” o
utfi t
, and
Bo
Mc M
illan
, who
dre
ssed
as
vide
o ga
me s
uper
star M
ario
, and
man
y ot
her s
enio
rs, j
unio
rs an
d so
phom
ores
who
wea
r cos
tum
es.
“Th e
seni
ors c
ontro
l wha
t the
Nin
ja se
ctio
n do
es, b
ut ev
eryo
ne p
artic
ipat
es,”
Eric
a Pia
tkow
ski s
aid.
“Th
e sen
iors
star
t off
wha
t we a
re
supp
osed
to d
o, an
d th
en ev
eryb
ody
follo
ws.”
Th is
spec
ial g
roup
of i
ndiv
idua
ls ad
opte
d a p
roud
and
prod
uctiv
e gam
e day
rout
ine.
Bef
ore e
very
var
sity
hom
e gam
e, N
inja
s rai
sed
mon
ey fo
r the
Pia
tkow
ski f
amily
by
selli
ng C
hubi
ck’s
mot
her’s
chili
at a
tailg
ate,
and
prom
ptly
at 6
:45
P.M.,
the s
tude
nts w
ould
wal
k to
th
eir s
eats
a sin
gle u
nit.
At h
alf t
ime,
Torm
e wou
ld le
ad th
e stu
dent
sect
ion
in th
eir t
radi
tiona
l “Sh
ell ‘
Em” c
heer
, whi
ch is
a cr
oss b
etw
een
a Wor
ld W
ar II
bo
mbe
r tak
ing
off a
nd a
rolle
r coa
ster.
In th
is ch
eer,
the s
ectio
n er
upte
d w
ith ro
ars a
s the
y fo
llow
ed T
orm
e’s d
irect
ions
whe
n th
e tea
m
fi led
out
for t
he se
cond
hal
f.
“We g
et so
fi re
d up
with
the “
Shel
l ’Em
” che
er, w
e jus
t wan
t to
rip th
e oth
er te
am’s
head
off ,”
Glo
ad sa
id.
Whe
n th
e thi
rd q
uart
er b
egan
, tw
o un
derg
radu
ate N
inja
s wou
ld d
eliv
er o
ne d
ozen
piz
zas t
o al
l of t
he n
inja
s for
“Piz
za P
ower
”.
All
of th
ese a
cts s
tick
pret
ty cl
osely
to tr
aditi
on, b
ut th
is ye
ar th
e gro
up re
ally
wan
ted
to ch
alle
nge p
eopl
e to
get i
nvol
ved.
“I th
ink
the N
inja
s of 2
011
faile
d to
show
up
to ev
ery
gam
e. Th
ey
did
a bad
job
of co
mm
unic
atin
g w
ith th
e you
nger
gra
des,
like n
ot
invi
ting
them
and
mak
ing
them
feel
welc
ome,”
Tor
me s
aid.
“W
e hav
e a lo
t of f
riend
s on
the f
oota
ll te
am an
d w
e wan
t to
show
up
and
supp
ort t
hem
.”
At th
e beg
inni
ng o
f the
yea
r, th
ey p
ublic
ized
them
selv
es v
ia F
aceb
ook,
and
they
kep
t the
fans
on
thei
r toe
s with
a lis
t of n
ew ch
eers
that
w
ere a
dded
to th
e tra
ditio
nal o
nes.
Even
with
the c
hang
es, t
he o
rigin
al p
ride a
nd p
urpo
se o
f the
Nin
jas r
emai
ns cl
ear,
and
they
wor
k ha
nd-in
-han
d w
ith th
e sch
ool e
ven
thou
gh th
ey ar
en’t
offi c
ially
sanc
tione
d.
“Th e
y’re j
ust t
ryin
g to
enco
urag
e the
team
and
not d
isrup
t any
body
- te
ache
rs o
r par
ents,
so I
thin
k th
ey h
ave d
one a
goo
d jo
b w
ith
that
,” pr
inci
pal E
mm
ylou
Har
ris sa
id.
“Plu
s, th
ey d
idn’t
min
d an
old
lady
join
ing
them
for t
he “S
hell
‘Em
”. I
had
a bla
st.”
As a
par
t of t
he te
am an
d th
e fan
s, th
e Nin
jas w
ill co
ntin
ue co
ntrib
utin
g to
foot
ball
atm
ostp
here
as m
uch
as th
ey ca
n to
supp
ort t
heir
athl
etes
.
“Whe
n yo
u go
out
ther
e and
the w
hole
crow
d is
jum
ping
arou
nd, y
ellin
g an
d sc
ream
ing
and
hatin
g on
the o
ther
stud
ent s
ectio
n, y
ou
feel
like
you
hav
e to
win
this
gam
e for
them
,” G
load
said
.
Year
book
Th e
me C
opy W
ritin
gM
ariv
elle
Mag
ana,
Dor
ches
ter
Th
e be
ginn
ing
of a
ny sc
hool
yea
r can
be
chao
tic a
nd h
ectic
but
eve
ry y
ear s
tude
nts a
nd st
aff a
re re
min
ded
to “K
eep
Calm
and
Rel
ax”.
With
inco
min
g fr
eshm
en e
xcite
d to
star
t off
thei
r hig
h sc
hool
live
s, se
nior
s alr
eady
suffe
ring
from
“sen
iori
tis”,
and
new
teac
hers
tryi
ng to
dec
ide
if it
was
too
late
to p
ick
anot
her c
aree
r, th
is y
ear w
as a
lrea
dy fo
resh
adow
ing
to b
e a
very
ev
entfu
l yea
r.
Seni
ors w
ere
espe
cial
ly h
it ha
rd w
ith th
e re
ality
that
they
wou
ld m
ost l
ikel
y no
t be
havi
ng th
e ca
lm se
nior
yea
r the
y en
visi
oned
for t
hem
selv
es. “
With
it b
eing
my
seni
or y
ear a
nd a
ll, I’
m tr
ying
to h
opef
ully
hav
e a
calm
rela
yea
r,” sa
id se
nior
As
hley
Mar
tinez
, “bu
t so
far i
t loo
ks li
ke it
will
be
the
com
plet
e op
posi
te.”
Se
nior
s wer
en’t
the
only
one
stru
gglin
g to
“Kee
p Ca
lm a
nd R
elax
”. W
ith th
e sc
hool
exp
andi
ng fr
om th
eir a
vera
ge o
f 1,
200
stud
ents
to a
who
ppin
g 1,
500
stud
ents
, stu
dent
s and
teac
hers
alik
e st
rugg
led
to “K
eep
Clam
and
Rel
ax”.
“Gai
ning
so
man
y ne
w st
uden
ts h
as d
ein
itely
bee
n a
stru
ggle
to a
dapt
too,
but
with
all
the
new
scho
ol u
nder
con
stru
ctio
n it
shou
ldn’
t be
hard
to a
ccom
mod
ate
all o
f the
m,”
said
Vic
e Pr
inci
pal A
ndre
w S
ande
rs.
N
o m
atte
r wha
t the
futu
re h
olds
in st
ore
for t
hem
the
stud
ents
and
staf
f of M
idst
ate
Hig
h Sc
hool
kne
w th
at th
ey w
ould
ha
ve to
“Kee
p Ca
lm a
nd R
elax
” to
be a
ble
to fa
ce it
hea
d on
. “I’m
read
y fo
r wha
teve
r the
futu
re w
ill tr
y to
thro
w a
t me,”
said
ju
nior
Meg
han
May
, “af
ter a
ll I a
m th
e ca
tche
r for
my
softb
all t
eam
and
let m
e te
ll yo
u, I never
mis
s a c
atch
.”
Ev
ery
stud
ent t
hat a
tten
ded
Mid
stat
e H
igh
Scho
ol k
new
that
to st
and
out,
you
had
to “K
eep
Calm
and
Be
Your
self
”. Be
ing
able
to st
and
out i
n a
crow
d an
d be
you
r ow
n in
divi
dual
per
son
help
ed M
idst
ate
Hig
h St
uden
ts e
xpan
d th
eir v
iew
s of t
he
wor
ld a
roun
d th
em.
To m
ake
them
selv
es st
and
out s
tude
nts t
ook
a va
riet
y of
cla
sses
such
as:
mus
ic, f
oren
sics
, and
hon
ors a
nd A
P co
urs-
es. B
y ad
ding
mor
e cl
asse
s stu
dent
s wer
e ab
le to
“Kee
p Cl
am a
nd B
e Yo
urse
lf”.
“By
join
ing
choi
r I’m
abl
e to
sing
song
s the
co
nvey
my
feel
ings
and
em
otio
ns w
ithou
t me
actu
ally
hav
ing
to sa
y th
em,”
said
soph
omor
e Je
ssic
a M
cKin
ley.
“I c
onsi
der m
ysel
f a
very
dra
mat
ic p
erso
n so
join
ing
the
dram
a cl
ub w
as a
no
brai
ner f
or m
e,” sa
id ju
nior
Chr
is V
ande
rson
, “I g
et to
pre
tend
to b
e so
meo
ne c
ompl
etel
y di
ffere
nt a
nd it
’s a
mag
ical
feel
ing.”
Stud
ents
wer
e al
so a
ble
to jo
in m
ultip
le a
thle
tic a
ctiv
ities
to h
elp
broa
den
them
selv
es. “
I joi
ned
the
bask
etba
ll te
am so
th
at I
was
abl
e to
show
off
my
skill
s,” sa
id se
nior
Just
in M
cAda
ms.
“Joi
ning
tenn
is le
t me
show
my
love
of t
he g
ame,”
said
juni
or
Nix
on Je
ter.
W
ith n
ew fa
ces a
nd n
ew n
ames
, stu
dent
s cou
ld b
ecom
e w
hate
ver o
r who
mev
er th
ey w
ante
d. “I
like
to st
and
out,”
said
fr
eshm
en D
anie
lle P
rice
, “I w
asn’
t mad
e to
be
the
sam
e as
any
one
else
.”
W
ith th
e 20
14-2
015
scho
ol y
ear c
omin
g to
a c
lose
stud
ents
kne
w th
at th
ey w
ould
con
tinue
to “K
eep
Calm
and
Hav
e Fu
n” th
roug
hout
the
rest
of t
he y
ear.
W
ith m
any
of th
e st
uden
ts i
nish
ing
up o
n th
eir A
CTs a
nd o
ther
s with
thei
r ath
letic
team
s, st
uden
ts k
new
that
the
fun
was
n’t g
oing
to e
nd h
ere.
“The
fun
does
n’t e
nd w
ith sc
hool
,” sa
id fr
eshm
en B
obby
Rob
inso
n, “I
’m st
ill p
lann
ing
to e
njoy
mys
elf.
St
uden
ts in
clu
bs a
nd a
thle
tic a
ctiv
ities
won
seve
ral s
tate
aw
ards
and
ini
shed
the
year
with
man
y bl
ue ri
bbon
s and
ir
st p
lace
trop
hies
and
lear
ned
to “K
eep
Calm
and
Hav
e Fu
n”. “
I’m sa
d th
e ye
ar is
end
ing
but n
ext y
ear w
ill b
e ju
st a
s fun
as
it w
as th
is y
ear w
as,”
said
fres
hman
Bra
ndon
Pon
d. W
ith th
e w
in o
f the
Qui
z Bo
wl s
tate
cha
mpi
onsh
ip u
nder
his
bel
t sen
ior
pres
iden
t Jef
fery
Wat
ers f
elt t
hat h
e en
ded
his s
choo
l yea
r with
a b
ang.
“Win
ning
stat
e de
inel
ty w
as a
goo
d w
ay to
end
my
high
sc
hool
car
eer.
I cou
ldn’
t hav
e as
ked
for a
bet
ter y
ear b
ut it
doe
sn’t
end
here
,” sa
id B
rand
on.
W
ith se
nior
s lea
ving
and
new
fres
hmen
com
ing
the
life
of M
idst
ate
Hig
h Sc
hool
was
alw
ays c
hang
ing
but t
he fu
n ne
ver
ende
d. “I
pla
n to
com
e ba
ck n
ext y
ear a
nd c
ontin
ue o
n w
ith th
e fu
n an
d ex
cite
men
t I w
as h
avin
g th
is y
ear,”
said
fres
hmen
Lyd
ia
Woo
ds.
With
the
bran
d ne
w sc
hool
und
er c
onst
ruct
ion,
the
stud
ents
and
staf
f of M
idst
ate
Hig
h Sc
hool
kne
w th
at w
ith a
new
sc
hool
, cam
e ne
w w
ays t
o “K
eep
Calm
and
Hav
e Fu
n”. N
ext y
ear w
ould
be
just
as e
xciti
ng, a
s eve
ntfu
l, an
d as
fun
as th
is y
ear
has b
een.
“I’m
de
inite
ly n
ot g
oing
to st
op h
avin
g fu
n ju
st b
ecau
se sc
hool
is e
ndin
g,” sa
id so
phom
ore
Lisa
Mon
roe,
“it’s
not
a
endi
ng, i
t’s th
e be
ginn
ing.
Spor
ts A
ctio
n Ph
otog
raph
yC
hloe
Kre
ikem
eier
, Lin
coln
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