May 7 2010 Issue

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High school students had the chance to be a star for a day in the Black Box Theatre. On March 13, 20 students presented their original movies during the Fenton Community Busi-ness Expo to an audience for the first ever “Fenton Film Festival.”

This all-day performance consisted of more than 22 films which varied in length from five minutes to 20 minutes with topics including public service announcements, comedy, sus-pense, arts, thrill and documentaries.

“I arrived half an hour before the pre-sentations began,” co-chair of the Fine Arts Committee Pamela Bunka said. “I enjoyed watching the films, even though I only caught a little; it’s nice to see particularly talented students.”

Senior students Connor Stack, Patrick Hennig, Bora Agabigum and Shivnag Kilaru split the $100 prize for their movie “Polyph-ony,” senior Linden student Kenny Moffitt won second, senior Peter Putman obtained third place and senior Ben Spencer received an honorable mention.

“My favorite movie was the first place win-ner, ‘Polyphony,’” art teacher and co-chair of the Fine Arts Committee Kristin Poniers said. “It was a movie made by several boys and was very creative with the use of sounds.”

According to the events student organizer senior Nina Kryza, the Fenton Area Public School Art Foundation (FAPSAF) contributed to the event.

“The FAPSAF played a large part in the advertising,” Kryza said. “The whole event was to raise money for the Fenton Arts Founda-tion so they acted as an advisor during the construction of the festival.”

Screen arts & cultures Professor Daniel Herbert of the University of Michigan ap-peared with several undergraduate students such as Simonetta Menossi and Jacob Mendel. Herbert participated in judging the winning films of the festival and also presented the first place award to the producers of “Po-

lyphony”. Poniers said it was a fantastic way for

her to see students act in films, especially students she knows from her classes.

Students who participated were reward-ed with not only seeing their own movies on a large screen, but also the opportunity to see others’ movies as well.

“This was one of my favorite memories of this year,” first place winner Kilaru said. “The movie I liked the most was Kenny Moffitt’s film called ‘The Test.’”

Kryza hopes the festival will be-come an annual event. By hosting the festival, Fenton was able to expose more student talent that lay outside the traditional school curriculum to the community.

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BY Sam Bugala/ staff writer

Local area students compete in first annual Fenton Film Festival

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TheIR gReeN effoRTThis restaurant is located at 3324 Owen Road. It offers fine dining and catering, but also does its part to make Fenton a more green community.“We are a very earth conscious company,” owner Dennis O’Malley said. “We recycle nearly all of our paper products and use high efficiency light bulbs. Also, the grease used to cook our food is sent to a company that creates bio-diesel out of it.”

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TheIR gReeN effoRTThe grocery store located at 18005 Silver Parkway did its part for Earth Day.“We try to help keep the earth clean every day instead of just one,” manager Bob Manseuti said. “We always recycle, use energy efficient fluorescent light bulbs, and use a special heating system that draws heat from the fridges so it can be used in other parts of the store.”

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TheIR gReeN effoRTSweet Variations is a local candy store located in the downtown area of Fenton.“To do our part, we recycle all plastic, paper and glass products after making candy,” employee Julio Santos said. “We also use energy conserving light bulbs and an energy efficient heating system.”

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April 22 marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and students at FHS did their part. Sophomore Cameron Kostka was eager to take action.

“I love Earth Day. I went out and planted flowers,” Kostka said. “I’ve already changed the standard incandescent light bulbs in my house to the spiral ones that conserve energy.”

On average, spiral light bulbs or white light energy saving light bulbs use 75 percent less energy than standard light bulbs. Also, they have a life span of 8,000 hours, which is eight times that of a standard bulb.

The Fenton School District is energy conscious, ranking in the top 25 percentile of energy conserving schools in the nation.

“Fenton is an extremely energy efficient school district,” Superintendent Peggy Yates said. “Almost every school has earned the Energy Star award, given to the schools with the highest level of efficiency.”

The Energy Star Award is presented by the EPA and US Department of Energy and is given to schools whose energy efficiency falls within the top 25 percent of similar schools in the country.

“Fenton doesn’t just conserve energy, it recycles too,” Food Service manager Jackie Schmidt said. “We recycle all the plastic we use, and we use slushy cups made from recycled products.”

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Peggy Yates, Sally Dunlap announce retirementFenton School District to lose superintendent, cirriculum director

BY aMY rooker / staff writer

After 13 years as superintendent, Peggy Yates has announced her retirement from the Fenton School District. Curriculum Director Sally Dunlap has also announced retirement after serving for five years.

For Dunlap and Yates, retirement is mainly because of family reasons, but each woman considers this step as opening up a new chapter in their lives.

In her last evaluation by the Fenton School Board, Yates was considered a “high performing superintendent.” The title was awarded based on Yates’ achievement of goals and successful communication within the community.

“My motto over the years for being superintendent has always been ‘accepting the challenge and modeling the change,’” Yates said.

A new superintendent will be named by the Board of Education on July 1. The opportunity for applying for the position will be available until May 1.

“I loved working for Fenton Schools,” Yates said. “It’s good to know that I am leaving the district in good hands. The staff is phenomenal, and they deserve to be credited and valued for all the success we’ve had.”

The position of Curriculum Director will not be filled by one person. Instead, Dunlap’s responsibilities will be divided and be between multiple individuals. “Working for Mrs. Yates has been a pleasure,” Dunlap said. “She is focused and stays on task. This has truly been a dream job.”

Both women worked together to bring the International Baccalaureate, or IB Programme, to Fenton High School. While in search for a new curriculum, IB seemed perfect.

“The program was a good decision for our schools,” Yates said. “We had a target to aim for and it could help create global citizens. The program is very teacher motivated. From my understanding, they have enjoyed the transition to the new curriculum.”

Principal March Suchowski applauds Yates and Dunlap for their work for Fenton Schools. He admits he will miss them, but is happy to see them move on.

“Both were very good for our district,” Suchowski said. “They envisioned where we should go and lead us there. When you have two people with that dynamic, what they can achieve is almost scary.”

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senior Josh Pry prepares his camera for filming. all scenes involving the video about fHs were shot using cameras from

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In an effort to have President Barack Obama speak at graduation 2010, seniors

Amir Baz, Peter Putman, Josh Pry and Kellie Pasztor created a video about the academic achievements, diversity and culture of FHS.

Principal Mark Suchowski first informed Baz about the Race to the Top High

Commencement Challenge after receiving an email about the contest open to all students across the country

willing to compete. “I picked Amir because I knew he was in

Advanced Desktop,” Suchowski said. “He has always told me he would be happy to make a video, if I have ever needed one made.”

Their video represented the daily life of FHS students. Some scenes were even filmed during passing time between classes.

“Mr. Suchowski asked me if I was up for a challenge and I told him I was,” Baz said. “I took on the project and developed a team. The main idea that inspired us was the idea of winning and having the president speak at our graduation. I picked Peter, Josh and Kellie because they had different skills needed for the project. Peter is unbelievable with cameras and editing videos, and Josh eliminates a lot of the seriousness and adds creativity and excitement. Kellie is very organized and kept us focused.”

The video was judged based on four categories that demonstrate how the school is helping students meet the President’s 2020 goal, which is to have the highest number of college graduates in the world.

The project was also judged based on the school’s performance and dedication to giving excellent education that prepares students for graduation, college and future careers.

“I wanted Obama to see how unique our students are,” Putman said. “ I wanted him to

see the creative styles, art work and all the things that make us who we are.”

“The video was submitted March 11 and around 30,000 schools participated in the contest,” Baz said.

The application deadline was on March 15, six finalists were selected by the White House and Department of Education.

The six schools are featured on the White House web site and the public has the opportunity to vote for three schools they believe met the President’s goal.

“I have not seen the top six videos yet,” Suchowski said. “I know that the top six schools will have a professional camera crew come into their high school and create a new video.”

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Seniors create school video to put FHS in the spotlight

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to as-semble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Under pressureI am tired of walking into the bathroom between classes and constantly

hearing “I’m ugly” or “I look awful.” Of course it is natural to judge our-selves, but saying these things cause extremely low self-esteem among girls.

A perfect example of why girls have low self-esteem is celebrities. No mat-ter how much we deny it, we constantly judge ourselves by how the stars look and how skinny they are. In reality, these stars are just like us and only look as good as they do with the help of makeup and Photoshop.

To see the extent of just how fake the beauty industry makes celebrities, go to www.dove.us and go to the campaign for real beauty. The evolution video shows just how much makeup and editing stylists do to make girls look flawless.

Another video called “Onslaught” shows what girls are exposed to on a daily basis, pretty models in their undergarments and ways to lose weight and look good. Seeing these pictures and television ads is unavoidable, like Dove says, no wonder our perception of beauty is distorted.

The beauty industry somehow put it in our heads that the only way to be beautiful is to be very thin and have a flawless face. This makes many girls in school so obsessed about their appearance that they forget they are truly beautiful and unique.

Many girls are jealous of other girls, which only adds to low self-esteem. We constantly judge each other, wishing we had a certain hair color, body type, or even clothing brand. We also laugh and look down when a girl has clothes from a “lower grade” store or doesn’t spend numerous hours preparing for school.

As girls, we do not realize what we are doing to ourselves; we are harming our bodies with the constant worry about if we look good enough or if we will be noticed. This could result in anxiety disorders, anorexia, bulimia or some other serious issues. No one deserves to go through this because they are that wor-ried about their appearance.

Remember, this is school, not a beauty pageant, and when you think about it, only a few will remember how great your clothes or hair were, I know I won’t.

We are so wrapped up in how we look and how others are dressed that we fail to see the small things in life. Many girls don’t see the people who do find them attractive or likeable because they’re not cool or good enough for them.

When we leave high school we will be leaving the popularity and beauty contests as well. It won’t matter what designer you’re wearing or how expensive your purse is because everyone else in the real world will be beyond that state of immaturity.

Confidence is a state of mind, telling yourself you’re ugly or fat will only cause you to believe it more. In order to improve self-esteem, you need to emphasize the positive. Your opinion of yourself matters much more than other’s opinions of you, whether you believe it or not.

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SElF-ESTEEm STUdIES•75% of girls with low self-esteem reported engag-ing in negative activities such as eating disorders, cutting and drug use.

•57% of all girls have a mother who criticizes her own looks.

•34% of girls with low self-esteem believe they are not good enough daughters.

•7 in 10 girls be-lieve they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way.

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I will never forget watching the “Twilight” special that MTV did after the movies were released. Not because it was a great and informative piece, but because of the anger and exasperation one particular interview caused me. Two girls went on and said that they couldn’t wait to see “Eclipse,” (the third book in the saga) because they wanted to find out what happens next.

Now some who read this will probably be asking them-selves, “What’s wrong with that?” However, there is a big problem with the girls’ words, because if you love something enough to dress up like a vampire and wait in a line at mid-night for hours then you should at least have enough interest to read the book.

The same goes for the Harry Potter movie fans (though I have to say they are exponentially less annoying then “Twilight” fans). Not only have the movies robbed viewers of a great reading experience, but the movies have also ruined the final book. Because vital clues and scenes were left out of the earlier movies, the plot line for the seventh will make less sense.

The latest culprit of ruining a book by turning it into a movie is the “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.” Not only was the acting mediocre in this rendition, but producers and the director completely changed the plot line.

The main villain was different, the story line was different and there were characters who shouldn’t have been there. The

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PUTTING ThINGS IN PERSPECTIvEmoRGAN CAmPbEllStaff Writer

producer took a perfectly good book (a best seller actually) and ruined it for the fans.

Movies also often take away the imaginative part of read-ing books. When there are only descriptions of the characters readers are challenged to picture them in their mind. the same goes with all of the different settings. Movies, however, show the viewer what the character looks like, taking any imagina-tion out of the process. Now whenever someone goes to read that book when picturing the characters they will be unable to picture their own characters and will only see the actors chosen to portray them.

Some books, however, have been successfully turned into movies. The movie version of “Watchmen” stayed true to the illustrations and story line of the graphic novel. “The Note-book” stayed true to the plot line of the novel as well.

Even though these movies are considered pretty good by both parties (book readers and movie viewers), there are dif-ferences in even these movies. And even though these movies have exceptional acting and incredibly accurate settings, they fail to put the viewer into the minds of the characters, like a book does.

I’m not saying that people have to love reading or even that people should read these books. But if you’re going to stand in line for hours on end to be the first to see the mid-night premiere dressed as a vampire or wizard, you should at least read the book.

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Block scheduling gives students the opportunity to have only four classes a day, as well as a much lighter homework load. This makes it possible for students with jobs, extracurricular activities and sports to still manage to get homework done.

Block scheduling offers students the ability to work on home-work every other day. This is an advantage for students, such as athletes, students with jobs and those with packed schedules. If there were no block scheduling, students would be forced to finish all of their homework for all of their classes every single night.

In addition to the excess homework, classes would be shorter. This would make it difficult to acquire an understanding of the topics. It would leave little time for extra learn-ing experiences that improve students’ under-standing.

With longer class periods, students are given the chance to have more in-depth discussions and more one-on-one time with teachers. A traditional schedule does not allow this. Accord-ing to Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management, the pace of a traditional schedule is grueling and it is an impersonal, inefficient instructional environment.

According to Suchowski, although the block scheduling program costs more because it re-quires three extra teachers on staff, it is proven to be an effective method of learning.

Suchowski does not foresee the elimination of block scheduling. He says that block scheduling’s paybacks for students are numerous.

Because of this program, students may be offered a greater amount of beneficial courses such Business Management and Administration and other electives.

SRT is a very positive component of block scheduling. With SRT, students can receive help with their work, make-up tests and other assignments instead of doing it outside of school, while also building friendships between SRT “brothers and sisters.”

Although losing block scheduling is always a possibility, it seems highly unlikely to be cut next school year because according to Suchowski, as test scores rise, the school will always be able to prove that block scheduling is a beneficial process.

liz sChmid / STaFF WRITeR

InprInt InsIghts / the Inprint offers its opinions on the events that shape our lives.

cFHS Newscasters Props to the news team for taking the time to rhyme the entire “B” day bulletin announcements in honor of National Poetry Month.

b dAmbassadors finale The Ambassadors will conclude their performances for the school year on May 7 and 8. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Songs from Chicago and Journey will be included.

Final stretchWith only a month of school left students anticipate summer vaca-tion. Unfortunately, their joy is clouded by with last minute proj-ects and tests, not to mention final exams.

Mr. Suchowski: Protecting class schedules

one block at a time.

SportsBoyS Golf, BaSeBall, GirlS tenniS, SoftBall, GirlS Soccer, track and field

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Making a SplashSenior Ryan Bowles prepares to jump the five

and a half foot ramp as a crowd on the beachfront watches. As the boat passes the jump, he feels the ramp for a second and begins his flip. He can hear applause breaking out from the crowd as he lands. Waterskiing has become second nature to Bowles.

“My dad got me into waterskiing,” Bowles said, “I have been doing it since I was four years old and I have been apart of the Silver Lake Ski Team for eight years. I still really enjoy doing it and being apart of the team.”

The Silver Lake Ski Team is a show ski club that allows people of all ages to learn to ski and, once they are good enough, participate in Tuesday night public performances and compete in competitions.

BY JArrAd KimmEll/ Staff writer

With school out and free time in, students like Ryan Bowles keep busy over the summer through water sports

SKiinG StYlESSlalom Skiing- a skier maneuvers through a course of buoysJump Skiing- Boats pull a skier at 35 mph over a ramp to achieve

height and long distances trick Skiing- the skier has one or two skis and performs tricks that

are judged Show Skiing- a group of skiers perform for a group of people; they

have 20 minutes to perform and 10 minutes to set up.AlIssA MCClIMANs / Staff PhotograPher

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Members of the Silver Lake Ski team wave to the crowd during one of their summer performances. Practices thoughout the summer allowed members to learn more difficult stunts and pyramids.

Standing on the shoulders of one of her male counterparts, senior hailey heil performs for the crowd. “as a new member of the term, i learned more than just skiing,” heil said. “i am able to slalom and climb pyramids now.”

“The Silver Lake Ski Team is very family oriented,” Bowles said, “On Saturday mornings from 10 a.m.-noon, the older, more experienced skiers help teach the younger skiers how to do harder tricks.”

Along with the environment, the team has shared success at competitions on a national level.

“In the past three years, the team has taken third place at nationals twice,” Bowles said, “The shows are judged on a couple of different things including the difficulty of the show, difficulty of the jumps, types of barefoot skiing, the size of the pyramids and doubles acts.”

Practice for the team began on May 1; new skiers are welcome to join. Practices are every Monday and Thursday evening and Saturday mornings. Public shows are on Tuesday evenings starting in mid June.

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Still KickingSoccer team hopes for continued success with new talent, returning skill, hard workBY JuliE GilBErt/ Staff writer

After reaching the Division II state semi-finals last year, the girls varsity soccer team has a lot to live up to. With 10 returning players and a group of underclassmen, the team holds an optimistic view toward a repeat appear-ance at the state semi-finals.

Varsity soccer coach Matt Sullivan agrees that the continued success of the program depends on several components, including maintaining an elevated state of play, working hard in practice, having a positive attitude and creating the impression of a high stakes game.

“The bar has been set really high for us,” senior Vic-toria Bailey said. “There is a lot of pressure to do as well as last year, but we have to take things one step at a time, starting with winning the Metro League title.”

Freshmen Natalie Marshall and Payton Maxheimer will have to adjust to the level of play in varsity sports and to mesh with the older girls while bringing new tal-ent to the team.

“Every year, we have had one to five freshmen play on varsity,” Sullivan said. “They only play if they can con-

tribute to the team and are hard workers, which Payton does, so we find time for her on the field. Hopefully, Natalie can contribute when she heals from her broken leg.”

Another aspect that can affect the team is their cap-tains. Captains need to understand how to effectively con-nect the team by knowing the strengths and weaknesses of each individual. They can help diffuse problems and cheer up teammates. They also set examples for the other players and have had experience in high pressure games to be able to help other, more nervous, teammates.

“As a captain, I have an important role with the team,” Bailey said. “I see stuff from a different point of view than our coach and that helps me support my teammates bet-ter after a hard practice or a mistake.”

Because of the work put in by the team, Sullivan is optimistic about the rest of the season. He sees success not only in competition, but also in team unity.

“Last year we ended on a great note and were very fortunate for how tremendously the girls treated one an-other,” Sullivan said. “This year we are looking for that same love. It’s harder because we have to build relation-ships with a new team.”

Swinging into SpringRelatively young players, new coach are among the changes brought upon the girls varsity softball teamBY lAurEn ZEPEdA/ featureS editor “Ill came into the job prepared and excited to work

with us,” senior Michelle Cook said. “He looked at the potential that we had during tryouts and, with the help of some of the veteran players, assessed where each player should be placed.”

Cook believes that the bond between team members is a major improvement over last season.

“Last year we did alright,” Cook said, “but there were a lot of issues within the team that prevented us from playing at our best. We didn’t really seem to pull together like we have this year. Our relationships will greatly ben-efit the way we play and our overall performance.”

The team struggled against schools like Lapeer West and Brandon last year, but managed to split against the Panthers on May 26.

“Lapeer West has a great team that is strong both of-fensively and defensively,” Cook said. “Last year they beat us, but this year we were more equally matched.”

According to players, the team is coming out much stronger and has developed skills which will help them.

“One of our main attributes is having a team that is strong in leadership,” senior Jessica Robbins said. “We are a good hitting team and have good runners, both outfield and infield players.”

The changes made this sea-son challenged players and re-newed hope for success in the regular and post season.

“My goal for our team would be to win the Flint Metro League championship and get to play-offs,” Johnson said. “I believe that if we try our hardest and play like we are capable of, we can accomplish our goals.”

Ally RookeR / Staff PhotograPherJunior Sam granger attacks the ball carried by a Linden player on april 14. the team lost 1-0 in their first non-league game against the eagles.

With three appearances in the quarter and semi-finals of the state championship and three Flint Metro League championships in the last six years, the varsity softball team has earned a reputation for being a powerhouse within the state.

With the help of a new coach, members hope to re-define themselves and overcome the challenges they faced the previous season.

“Our team is different from last year because we are younger. We have two freshmen and a few sophomores,” junior Gabi Johnson said. “But, at the same time, I think our potential could take us really far. We have broken ev-erything down into the fundamentals, and our chemistry is really good within the team.”

Adding to the team’s youth is the addition of a new coach, Rick Ill.

HomE GAmEsAll games are double head-ers. The first begins at 4 p.m. and the other starts at 6 p.m.May 10 vs. Brandon May 20 vs. Lapeer eastMay 24 vs. KearsleyMay 27 vs. goodrich

Prepping for the swing, returning Senior Meghan Bowlby stands up to the plate. the team took fifth overall in the flint Metro League to secure a place in districts, where they lost to Clarkston.

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Go for GoldFentonian staff members travel to New York City to receive Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award

Only nine yearbooks in the nation received the prestigious Gold Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The 2009 Fentonian was one of them.

“We knew we had a strong yearbook, but win-ning the Gold Crown was still a surprise,” senior Miranda Bono said. “Once our name was an-nounced as one of the nine national recipients, we went up to the stage to get our picture taken with the award. Afterward, Mrs. Bunka took us out for Haagen Dazs ice cream.”

In additon to Bono, three members of the staff, seniors Annie Averill, Megan Kolinski and Rebecca Rausch, along with adviser Pam Bunka and Eng-lish teacher Charissa Rausch, were at Columbia University in New York on March 19 to receive the award.

This is the second consecutive year that the Fentonian has received this honor. Since 1984, the book has received five Gold Crowns and five Silver Crowns, which represent the top one or three per-cent of books in the nation, respectively.

Three students also received individual Gold Circle Awards: senior Shiva Kilaru received a third place for Advertising Spread Design, graduate Erika Mock received an honorable mention for the index and junior Rachel Black received an honorable men-tion for Academic Photo. These are true first, second

and third place awards in the nation.Editor in chief of the book was Meagan Har-

ris. Managing editors were Grady Foley, Danielle Duval, Erika Mock and Ashley Austin. Serving as business manager was Heather Brownlee. All were 2009 Fenton High graduates.

There were 3,036 delegates representing 363 schools and organizations in 39 states, the District of Columbia and Canada at this year’s 86th annual Scholastic Convention.

RIGHT: SENIOR MEGAN Kolinski, English teacher Charissa Rausch, senior Becca Rausch, adviser Pam Bunka, senior Annie Averill, and senior Miranda Bono attend the set of “Good Morning, America” while vistiting New York City.

BELOW: SENIORS MIRANDA Bono, Megan Kolinski, Annie Averill, Becca Rausch, and adviser Pam Bunka pose with CSPA Judge Bruce Watterson as they accept the yearbook’s Gold Crown Award.

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MORE ABOuT THE yEARBOOk •The earliest Fentonians date back to the late 1800s.

•The staff, must raise at least $10,000 in advertis-ing sales to help fund the $61,000 book.

•More than 30 students contribute to the book as writers, designers, photographers and business staff members.

•The book has also received numerous Spartan Awards (presented by the Michigan Interscho-lastic Press Association to the best student publications in the state) and Pacemaker Awards (presented by the National Scholastic Press As-sociation to the top books in the nation).

•The book is also in the NSPA and MIPA Hall of Fames.

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Washington Alive

While visiting Washington D.C., the Lincoln Memorial is a major tour-ist attraction. Inscribed on the monument are his Second Inaugural Address as well as his Gettysburg address.

.snedraG lacinatoB eht tisiv ot esohc stneduts emos ,notgnihsaW ni yad eerf a gniruDThe Ambassadors were also in D.C. at the time, competing in the annual Heritage Festival

Art teacher Janet Kidd’s son is honored as a wreath is placed over the tomb of the unknown soldier. Mark Kidd died in action on January 7, 2007 while serving in Iraq .

the Washington Monument. After a day of sight-seeing, the students continued on to meet U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Congressmen Mike Rodgers and Vern Ehlers.

AliveThe section formally known as features

Students travel to Washington, D.C. April 17-23 through the American Civics Center Program

Students decide to stop and take a picture after viewing the Lincoln Memorial.The trip to D.C. cost roughly $2000. Along with visiting the

As close as you can get, students observe the house of the president. Within the White House there are 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, and 6 levels to accommodate all the people who live in it.

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Junior Kelsey Vuillemot sat quietly at her desk just a few weeks ago, filling out her information sheet for the ACT. Upon reaching the question, “What nationality are you?” Vuillemot quickly bubbled in American and moved on.

Most students, like Vuillemot, wouldn’t have thought twice about this question, but senior Oliver Waterfield and freshman Anabell Waterfield are now proud to say they’re Americans.

“My family moved here from England when I was in second grade,” Waterfield said. “We’ve lived in the United States ever since, but we weren’t considered citizens until recently. In order to become citizens, my parents had to take a citizenship test. Once they passed, Anabell and I were granted citizenship along with them because we are still minors.”

Many students don’t realize that immigrants who move to the United States have to apply for citizenship; it’s not granted automatically.

“The main reason my family applied for citizenship is because I wanted to join the Amy,” Waterfield said. “I’m joining the ROTC program at Western in order to help pay for my college tuition, but I can’t join unless I’m a citizen.”

Applying for citizenship requires that one must first be a permanent resident in the United States

BY MAGGIE STOODY / staff writer

Senior Oliver Waterfield and his family apply for citizenship

for at least five years. In addition, applicants can’t take long lasting trips abroad. Applicants are then required to pass the nationally mandated test.

“My sister and I had to help our mom and dad study for their test. They were both given a 100 question study packet that included questions about the United States government and the history of the nation. The actual test they took was composed of only 10 questions that were chosen randomly from the packet.”

The citizen’s test is a group of questions designed to test the knowledge of American History and Government someone possesses.

“Some of the questions are really easy,” Waterfield said. “They’ll ask things like ‘When is Independence Day?’ which anyone living here would know. But there are also hard questions like, ‘Who wrote the Federalist Papers?’ which is something most people don’t know.”

After passing the citizens test applicants must make an Oath of Allegiance. Through this oath applicants renounce all loyalties to foreign nations.

“My whole family took the oath together,” Waterfield said. “We basically just had to say that we renounced all alliance with England and that we accepted the United States citizenship. We decided to have dual citizenship instead of just United States citizenship. The United States, however, doesn’t recognize our dual citizenship, only England does.”

Citizenship Test1. What is the Bill of Rights?

2. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death?”3. Who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner?”

4. Which President is called the “father of our country?”

5. How many times may a senator be re-elected?

6. In what month do we vote for the President? Answers: 1. The first 10 amendments of the Constitution 2. Patrick Henry 3. Francis Scott Key 4. George Washington 5. There is no limit 6. January

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American Art

Paint-splattered tables and sawdust-covered floors reveal the year-long project undertaken by students in Sculpture/Drawing and Painting and CADD classes. Since October, they have been working collabora-tively on a tribute to the National Anthem which will be displayed on a wall near the main student entrance.

“The Star Spangled Banner is representative of na-tional commitment and pride,” art teacher Janet Kidd said. “The mural assignment was intended to teach students about American heritage, but it also gave them the op-portunity to interpret various aspects of the anthem and display their work to peers, faculty and the community.”

Constructed out of wood, the mural will contain 93 squares of low relief placed together in the design of an American flag. It is scheduled to be completed by the Underclassmen Honors Assembly on June 7.

Prior to the beginning of the project, members of the U.S. Marine Corps and the Daughters of the American Revolution spoke to students about what it means to be an American.

“Pride and respect for one’s country was a major theme we discussed,” senior Emily Lucido said. “It inspired my group to create something with a deeper meaning, some-

thing that would be significant at the national level.”The first step in creating the mural was dividing the an-

them into sections. Each line was assigned to an art and draft-ing student pair who brainstormed and sketched how they could take that line and translate it into three dimensions.

“My partner, Emily Lucido, and I were assigned the line ‘in full glory reflected now shines the stream,’” senior Molly Varner said. “We decided that the best way to convey this message was by depicting the Twin Towers reflecting into the Hudson River because it really related to the verse.”

Paper molds were then constructed, giving stu-dents a chance to visualize the final outcome. Fi-nally, pieces of wood were used to assemble each square.

“The students used saws to create the shapes added to the base piece of wood,” Kidd said. “We had to use several layers in order to get the desired relief effect.”

Many of the squares depict American free-dom and beauty, while others show the chal-l enge s and obs tac l e s f aced dur ing h i s to r y.

“It was important for students to understand what many brave Americans go through in order to preserve the American way of life,” Kidd said. “They protect not only the beauty of this country, but the rights and liberties which we hold so dearly.”

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students in “Ticking.”Come performance night, McClellan looks forward to having

fun with the rest of the cast rather than feeling nervous. Tradi-tionally Alice has been a blonde, but McClellan will be allowed to perform with her natural dark hair color.

“I don’t think I’ll be judged by keeping my hair dark. If I were to dye it, though, my hair would be seriously damaged,” McClellan said.

Senior Connor Thompson, who will portray the Mad Hatter, finds the transition from the last performance of “Ticking” to “Alice in Wonderland” refreshing.

“I’m relieved and looking forward to having fun,” Thompson said. “This role won’t be as emotionally tiring.”

Another cast member of “Alice,” senior Jessica Wilkowski, who earned the role of the Cheshire Cat, agrees.

“This is a refreshing transition from ‘Ticking,’; and I’m excited for this part because it is different that every other role I’ve had,” Wilkowski said. “‘Alice in Wonderland’ is one of my favorite stories; it’s nice being able to play a character that I grew up with.”

On her way to the movie theater to see “Alice in Wonder-land” in 3D, sophomore Ashleigh Shoemaker could not stand the anticipation. After she bought her popcorn and drink, she chose her seat and suffered through a stream of previews before the movie finally began.

“The movie was a lot different than I thought it would be, but I still liked it,” Shoemaker said. “I liked the idea of Alice going back to Wonderland for a second time. The actress who played her (Mia Wasikowska) did a pretty good job in that role because she looked and acted the part. Johnny Depp did, too; he’s really good at being ‘out-there.’”

Junior Tommy Goodall shares a similar opinion about the Disney created sequel.

“The effects were awesome because of what people can do with computer animation, like increasing the size of the Queen of Heart’s head,” Goodall said. “Watching the movie brought back memories of when I had seen the original cartoon as a kid.”

FHS will be presenting its own production of “Alice in Won-derland” on May 20. The lead role of Alice will be performed by junior Alana McClellan.

“I had no idea I would get the part, because everyone who auditioned seemed to have good energy,” McClellan said. “But when I saw my name on the list as Alice, I was shocked. A lot of my friends were there to congratulate me though.”

This is the first lead role McClellan has received. In other shows produced by the theatre department, she played minor roles, such as Michael in “Peter Pan” and one of the blue shirted

Mysterious worlds involving talking rabbits, grinning cats

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