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I just can’t wait to see the impact they will have as adults because I know that they know they can do anything if they just dig in. I still see them looking at me at the end of our adventures, laughing, crying, but always with that burning look in their eyes that said they would not quit. Please tell them how much I love them.... oh, and tell Parker Slate I have not forgotten that he tried to kill my bird!-Vinessa Archer
Madeline Peña, Smart, Kind, Beautiful and a very studious child in Middle School. De! nitely raised right! However, when it came to textbook reading in her Home Ec. class you would o" en ! nd a novel inside her textbook as she “followed along” with the class. I rarely had the heart to acknowledge the indiscretion.-Tammy Reed
# e Rann Elementary Fun Run--who could forget that? You either loved it or hated it! Lots of great races and tremendous e$ orts. Coach Elder always said, “wear comfortable clothes, tennis shoes, and do your best”. In kindergarten, Alex Chavana must have forgotten to give his mom his note, because he won the race in his dress clothes that year. Also, Anay-eli Camacho won the 4th grade girls’ race in black dress shoes with a heel! When Ashtyn Talley sang a solo in the 4th grade program, Mrs. McNiel and Coach Elder knew she would be a singing star.-Kasi Elder
Our students enjoyed Mrs. Eder’s Monster Obstacle Course, Jump Rope for Heart, Fun Day, and the 8.4 Mile “Mission Possible” Walk! # ey enjoyed computer time with Mrs. Ramsey and Library time with Mrs. Mc-Gar. Science Day at Black Creek Lake was an exciting time for everyone. Some students in my math class were Erik Elder (who came to class one day in short pants and short sleeved shirt and was covered in pale purple splotches. He had poison ivy all over his body and had put medicine on. He was miserable, but very colorful!!), Stephanie Micinski who had a hard time getting to her locker and retrieving her math supplies because it was too crowded around her locker. When she discovered that it was okay to settle down and get to class as soon as she could and all would be well, we had a great time. Hannah Alling who was always smiling, David Britt who always worked hard every day, Letty Fernandez who kept us laughing, Eric Gage who would bring his little brother down to see our ! sh tank, Travis Kyle who enjoyed telling us about he and his dad’s hunting expeditions, Parker Slate always in a good mood, and Tyler Story always leading our class! We had a fun year of math, kickball, coyote bones, and making our memory books! Together this was a fantastic bunch of students that made our learning a fun time!! Congratulations to each of you graduating at this time and much success to you all. # ank you for the part you played in my life and I’m glad I could be in yours!!-Ms. Hawkins
Cole Wendling, I think back to all the time we spent together in Journalism. # e made-up pop songs, the photo booth pictures on my brand new lap-top…it’s a miracle we got a yearbook ! nished that year! However, as I have watched you remain creative and true to your cra" over these years, I know in my heart that the walls of DISD have prepared you for the world and all its possibilities. Be true to who you are, to your purpose, and keep on creating. Come by to pick up NOT Kira the Ninja, but something I think you will like better. I will turn up the ipod and we will sing my old theme song: “Diaczenko-licious, do the dishes, everybody rhumba!”-Ms. Diaczenko
To Nick Martin, Jared Durdon, Erik Elder, Tyler Story and all my other “greasers”, In the words of Ponyboy Curtis, “…there are two rules for us greasers: stick together and don’t get caught.” I can’t think of four seniors I’d rather pass these words on to. Over the years I have seen you stick together, much like the greasers, as friends, teammates, and soon, as young men. Although some might say the “don’t get caught” seems a little sneaky, I say “don’t get caught” can be true for many situations in life. You know your struggles and challeng-es, not everything that catches you is negative, nor is it intended to be negative. But the trials you go through are to test your worthi-ness. To me, “don’t get caught” in THIS case means, don’t let life’s challenges get you down. Don’t be defeated. Don’t give up. In these situations, refer to rule number one: STICK TOGETHER. You have developed friendships through DISD; extended family relationships with teachers, mentors and coaches; a buddy system, whatever you want to call it, to support you. Your parents, teachers, friends all see you as their champion, their hero, because you are. You have mad skills in so many areas. Now is your time to shine; shine GOLD. -Ms. Diaczenko
Kasidi Heiens, Silent strength. You have a gi" in your drawing, an eye for design, and an ability to see the beauty in things around you. I encourage you to capture those things. Collect them and allow them to inspire you. Draw every day; read and receive knowledge every day. I know you got this!!-Ms. Diaczenko
Tanner Turlington, Dog the Bounty Hunter is quite the round-up guy. He and his team al-ways got their man, or woman, whatever the case may be. But no matter HOW good “Dog” is, he will never compare to your bounty hunter skill at the middle school library. I remember well how you would come down and collect books or students, whichever Mrs. Woodru$ wanted. Yes, that included teachers. Yes, that included me! I know that having that respon-sibility in junior high has helped prepare you for your jobs in high school and into your adult career. You are a good worker, you never quit, and when adversity (or a cranky teacher) comes your way, you just deal with it and keep on going. I’m working on your theme song. PS. You are one of the only survivors of being taught by the sister act of Mrs. Edwards and me. Congratulations.-Ms. Diaczenko
Amber Askey and Amber Barnett, When I ! rst started working at # e Learning Ladder, I met the two Ambers. To tell them apart, we called them Amber A and Amber B. You were lovely girls then: athletic skills shined when we played Noodle Ball, cra" ing skills proved bountiful when we prepared for 4H Cra" Show, and man could you eat at snack time! I hope the overall achievement you acquired at Learning Ladder will guide you into the future. 1. Play. 2. Eat. 3. Make something cool! Congratula-tions, Seniors. We love you!-Ms. Anna and Ms. Diaczenko
To Brittney and Hannah Hubbard, By the time I could tell you apart…you moved up to high school, and although I still follow your activities and successes in 4H and all, I will always know you best as “Hubbards”. I could always count on you to try new things…like Gimp and Movie-maker. It’s almost comical to say those words now, because they seem so “done”…..BE-CAUSE OF YOU!!! # ank you for your time and expertise. My lack of knowledge in technology has helped you be prepared for what-ever life brings you. Twice the celebration.-Ms. Diaczenko
Scott Sanders, Your dry wit and sarcasm drew you to me from the get go. As we plowed through our reading assignments, I appreciated your in-sight and commentary on characters and the story line. BUT when I received my Scott Sanders trading card…I knew I’d be your fan for life! See, the thing about trading cards is that they are reminders of our favorite people, and every time I see yours there on my ! ling cabinet, I remember a great student with a great future. Honors to you.-Ms. Diaczenko
Kyle Hubbard, You better bring me a copy of your CD when you can!! I am proud of your accomplishments and your commitment to your music and your faith. -Word, Ms. Diaczenko
Graham McCain, Your talent abounds, not only as the Cat in the Hat, but also as the cat that does his best work all the time, every time. I am looking forward to whatever your future will hold…It’s gonna be a good one. Celebrate.-Ms. Diaczenko
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Tulips, headlines, holes-in-one, hurdles, and tuned voices are amongst the various activites Decatur represents at state level. ! ese teams include: " oriculture, UIL academics, golf, track and choir. ! e members of the " oriculture team include sophomore Katey Row-den, juniors Alexis Downe and Traci Hale, and senior Paris Walther. Over-all the team placed 18 out of 52. “It was nerve racking,” Walther said. “I was shaking the entire time and I thought that I was going to forget everything and it was awesome to be able to say that we were the 18th best team.” Rowden also competed with the " oriculture team in Huntsville for the second year at state. “! ere were good things and there were things that were a little disappointing; the competition was at such high level that it made it really fun,” Rowden said. “I hope to go back next year.” Senior Madeline Peña earned a spot at the state meet for UIL academics in headline writing. Tuesday May 21 Peña competed in Austin ranking her in the top 12 in the state. “I was shocked; I thought ‘is this right?’,” Peña said. “! en I remembered looking at Mrs. Berry, and she smiled, then I said, ‘are you sure’, and she said, ‘yes’, I was in shock the whole way down from regionals. And it kind of sunk in that Sunday and I thought, ‘well I better practice’.” ! e golf team headed to state for the # rst time since 1978. ! e team consisted of seniors Jansen Alker, Dylan Erwin, Eric Gage, and freshman Drew Jones. “I knew we had a chance,” Jones said. “We were ranked second in the state and a few guys on my team weren’t positive that we could go to state, but in the back of our minds we knew we could.”
Competing in high winds, the golf team placed 5th overall. “I was excited that we were actually getting to go this year,” Rottner said. “! e weather was bad but it was fun to be there and be with the team. My last nine holes were really good and I shot one under.” Sophomore Nicole Neighbors and juniors Taylor Clayton, Haley Den-nard, and Brandon Rivera ran at the state track meet in Austin, Saturday, May 11. “I was blessed and happy to be there,” Clayton said. “It was good to be on a track with the best in the state and knowing that you get to compete
with them.” Clayton placed 5th in the 3200 with a time of 9:38 and 6th in the 1600 with a time of 4:30. Den-nard placed 7th in the 800 with
a time of 2:22. Rivera placed 4th in the 800 with a time of 2:00. Neigh-bors placed 4th on the 300 hurdles
with a time of 45:23 setting a new school record, and 8th in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15:77. Choir is sending 22 students to state including sophomores Angela Fer-ris, Justin Myers, Stormi Leonard, Stevi Perkins, Morgan Taylor, juniors Joey Cantu, Nicole Dickerson, Drew Edwards, Delainey Gage, Ty Green, Morgan Haney, Katie Isham, Autumn Lee, Austin Shugart, Bethany White and seniors Dakota Burns, Macky Dailey, Cameron Harrison, Remington May, Stephanie Micinski, Madeline Peña and Ashtyn Talley. “I’m really grateful for the opportunity to compete at the state level,” Burns said. “I really enjoyed working with my classmates.” ! e choir competes in Austin Saturday, May 25. “I’m really excited about getting the chance to meet new people and get-ting to share my voice,” Ferris said.
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! e best advice I can give is go # nd an organization you are genuinely in-terested in. ! e people you meet there will be your best friends. Once you surround yourself with people who care about you, college becomes more like home. ! e best thing I learned this year was that the harder I work in the beginning the easier # nals week was. Don’t try to do everything your # rst year because you don’t want to be overwhelmed. And be sure to have quality fun. Finding the balance between friends, homework, and sleep is hard. It is possible so don’t give up. Have fun, work hard, and enjoy it!
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1. Get involved. At # rst college is scary because you do not really know any-one. ! at is why it is very important to get out of your dorm and get involved. At the beginning of the semester there is usually an activities fair I strongly recommend for you to go to it. Once you get involved in something you will not be scared, you will feel at home. 2. Have a planner. ! ere are a lot of deadlines whether it is for homework, an essay, registering for classes or registering for housing. Keep a planner because memorizing only gets you so far. In college you have so much going on it is hard to keep up. You do not want to forget something.3. Have fun. School may get overwhelming that is why it is important to take a break and enjoy yourself, but don’t get carried away.
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College is a wonderful time in ones life where there is the opportu-nity to be completely sel# sh; don’t let it all go to your head. Remain thankful and continue to give to others in need. ! ere is plenty of time to focus on you; just don’t forget about the people in your life who really matter: family. Keep your mind, your heart, and your eyes open to the endless possibilities that lay before you.
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! e last months of school are always the most anxiously awaited. It is a time " lled with banquets, class awards, graduation, and in this case the Teacher of the Year award. Students, parents and faculty nominate the teachers who have le# a lasting impression upon them. A# er much wait-ing and excitement over this year’s nominees, Jim Allsup was awarded Teacher of the Year. In April, Ag Science teacher Jim Allsup became Teacher of the Year, a# er devoting a decade to the students of DHS. “I believe that he truly deserves it,” senior Baylee Murphee said. “Not everyone knows how hard he works to get the outcome of our FFA chap-ter that we have.” Dedicating himself as a teacher for 23 years, Allsup has sought to share his love for agriculture and help students reach success. “Being a teacher for all these years, I personally have had several goals along the way, but mostly student oriented,” Allsup said. “When I look at what I want out of this program, I want the kids to be successful at something that they want to do.” Growing up on his family’s farm in New Mexico, his passion for ag-riculture began to grow within his heart and would forever remain with him. “I have always been interested in agriculture,” Allsup said. “We raised lots of animals and lived on a pretty plot of land.” As an FFA student, Allsup actively participated in numerous events within the FFA and stood out among student leaders in the organization. “In high school, I raised swine and steers as show animals and par-ticipated in leadership parts,” Allsup said. “When I was a senior in high school I was a state o$ cer in New Mexico.” Unlike most kids, Allsup faced the challenge of being born with Cere-bral Palsy. However, with a strong-willed personality and support from family, friends, and teachers, he did not let his physical disability de" ne him or limit his abilities.
“I don’t even think that I have it,” Allsup said. “I know that it limits me on what I can do physically, but I think mentally I don’t ever realize that I do have a disability.” Allsup has taken the passion that was so dear to him as an adolescent and turned it into a career. He " nds joy in teaching agriculture and help-ing his student reach success, and it does not go unnoticed by students. “He’s so passionate about his job and he loves and cares for all his students,” freshman Kelsey Blase said. “He always comes to work with a smile on his face, and makes sure you actually understand whatever it is that you need to know.” Not only has Allsup le# an everlasting impression on his students, but also on his fellow colleagues. “He has shown me the compassion that he has for his students, he has a never quit attitude, and he has a charisma that I like,” Ag science teacher Mark Goggins said. Over the years Allsup has won numerous titles, such as the NVATA Regional II Outstanding Young Member Award and 2008 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year; however, this is his " rst year to be presented the DHS Teacher of the Year Award. “I thought WOW,” Allsup said enthusiastically. “It got me by surprise, because I did not even think about it when Mr. Cochran released the " nalists.” Even while Allsup was profoundly honored to have won the award, he chooses to remain humble. “It’s nice to see people acknowledge what you do, but I’m just doing my job,” he said. “I don’t feel like I’m at the point of the academic teachers, because we have some tremendous teachers in this school district, but I do feel honored to be nominated by my peers and students.”
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Jo Johnson is retiring a! er teach-ing for a total of 31 years and spend-ing the last 18 teaching Algebra II, trig, college algebra and calculus at Decatur. “It’s time to retire. I’ve been at it for 32 years and it’s time to do something di" erent,” she said. “My husband also wants me to by retired with him.” A! er retiring, Johnson will con-tinue to teach part-time for college classes at the high school, and travel. “It’s going to be di" erent. I’m go-ing to miss my colleagues and inter-acting with them and I’m not going to be with students as much,” she said. Johnson’s favorite moments in-clude when the school and commu-nity work together as a team. “My most memorable moments have been anytime there has been a tragedy at school. # e way the community and the school come together and support one another,” she said. “Also when students I had in the past come back and I get to see them all grown up and in col-lege.” Johnson will miss her students. “I just want to say how much I have enjoyed them letting me be a part of their lives. Not just grades, it’s sharing their lives with me,” she said. Before leaving, Johnson has a few words for her students. “# ere is no such thing as failure,” she said. “If it didn’t happen the $ rst time, keep working at it.”
A! er teaching world history for 23 years, Jay Harris is retiring. “I can feel that it is time,” Harris said. “It gives me an opportunity to make more money and there’s cheaper health insurance.” Harris plans on having fun a! er retiring. “I plan on doing a little vacation-ing $ rst and then I’ll $ nd another job,” Harris said. Harris will miss a lot about De-catur. “I’m going to miss the relation-ships with the kids. I’ll miss my col-leagues and students, just the gen-eral feeling around the high school,” Harris said. “I’ll miss DHS and I will sometimes come and visit.” Harris wants to o" er words of ad-vice before retiring. “Students always need to bring hope with them. No matter what, there’s always hope,” Harris said. Before leaving, Harris wants to make sure he impacts his students in a positive way. “I hope they are more tolerant of others and try to be better citizens and get along in society,” Harris said.
Terri Ulberg is retiring a! er administrating and teaching as a Spanish I and II teacher for 22 years. “My grandchildren live in Okla-homa and I want to be there with them,” Ulberg said. A! er retiring, Ulberg hopes to teach college Spanish. “I’m going to miss the kids,” Ul-berg said. “# e relationships be-tween teachers and students are real. # ey go very deep.” Ulberg is going to miss the school events. “I love it when the whole com-munity comes out together for the Battle of Big Sandy bon$ re,” Ulberg said. Ulberg tells her students to have a positive outlook on life. “You were created for a great and wonderful purpose. Everyone is special,” she said.
Glenn Vrba is retiring a! er teach-ing a total of 33 years, spending the last 13 teaching health and athletics at Decatur. “I want to spend more time with my wife. It’s a very time consuming profession and I need more time. I want to see my kids more,” Vrba said. “I don’t want to get to where there is a lot of stress.” Vrba wants to do something spir-itual a! er retiring. “I’m going to join something called Coaches Outreach in Dallas. # ey go out and start Bible studies to coaching sta" s in hopes that they will coach with more faith,” Vrba said. “I also want to be an FCA di-rector for Wise Country.” Vrba recalls many memorable moments with his students. “If I had to put it in a nutshell, it’s just developing relationships with kids, seeing the joy in kids faces. Just the day in day out, nuts and bolts,” Vrba said. A! er retiring, Vrba will miss ev-eryday life of high school. “I’m going to miss the camarade-rie. Everyone sort of knows every-body. # ere’s a bunch of goods kids and a lot of goods teachers here that are good to kids,” Vrba said. Vrba wants to leave a positive im-pact on his students. “# ere are a lot of decisions in life that are important. Don’t take life for granted and don’t waste a day,” he said, “Always strive to do well, never give up. You have great poten-tial. Don’t let it go to waste.”
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I am unique. I can be a journalism nerd, an academic geek, a dancer, a wannabe actress, a jokester, a hard worker, the list keeps going. You name it and I am not afraid to try it. I have never been the type to ! t in, but I am one to stand out. My journalism career started when I walked into room A201 freshman year. I sat down thinking I was taking Journalism 1 for an extra credit on my transcript, but I didn’t know that would be my safe zone, my passion and my life in high school. I have had many ups and downs throughout high school, but journalism has always had my back. My talent in journalism is something I am proud to share because it’s one of the things in life I enjoy and can ac-complish. Now, for dancing. My life took a 360 turn at the end of sophomore year. I started danc-ing in seventh grade and fell in love with it. I always imagined myself captain of the Eagle Dolls, not Editor of the print newspaper. It didn’t take long for me to realize God has a di" erent path for me. I still get my ! x for dancing in every week through Zumba, Wii dance, or freestylin’ it in my living room. At home I am known as the drama queen because I love acting. I have di" erent personalities and characteristics to go along with my wannabe acting career. If I try to act in public it never works, just like in the eighth grade when I was in the One Act Play, # e Terezin Promise. To this day I remember the one line that I forgot was, “He’s bleeding.” Yep, that is the line that caused us to skip a whole scene. A$ er that performance, I told myself, “Never again.” Not only am I a wannabe actress, but I am also a jokester. People never expect a prank to come from me and that’s why I love it because I get people
all the time. I am not the quiet girl I portray to be at school; I am surpris-ingly loud and outgoing. # at’s where hard work comes into play. I go to class to learn, do my work, and respect my teachers. I have never been the one to be obnoxious during class. I wait to be my jolly self a$ er school. I do believe one of my top qualities is my work ethic. I won’t stop until the job is complete. I won’t turn it in or call the customer until it is done
right, and until it is beyond the limitations. I will admit my school projects have been lacking the perfection I look for in my work, but I still will go over and beyond to please the receiver to make their job easier. God has been on this long journey with us. # rough blood, sweat and tears I think we can say that some amazing things have hap-pened in our lives. I never envisioned having the friends I have, the teachers I’ve gotten to know, running the newspaper, and chang-ing my personality from a shy freshman to an outgoing senior. People go through many trials and errors, but any one is able to look back and remember all the good, hard and
di% cult times. Every person goes through the process of having the won-derful feeling of walking across the stage and accepting the diploma he or she has been working hard for. And it’s ! nally our time. I am headed up to Durant in the Fall, not to go gambling, but to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University where I will pursue another four years of school graduating with a major in communications in advertising and a double minor in journalism and graphic design. I’ve learned through responsibility, dedication, determination, a willingness to always improve, and most of all an optimistic character will go a long way. Wherever you may be headed I wish everyone the best of luck. God has changed my life and I hope he blesses everyone just as he has blessed me.
It seems like moments ago when I curled up in bed with my mom and dad as they read me If you Give a Mouse a Cookie. # at crazy mouse never knew what he wanted. He started o" by wanting a cookie, which led to a series of what the cookie re-minded him. “If you give a mouse a cookie, he’ll want milk. When you give him the milk, he’ll probably want a straw. When he’s ! nished he’ll probably ask for a napkin.” And so on. # roughout my entire life,
I’ve processed every thought like that mouse. You can look at me while conversing and never know that I not only understood your idea, but my brain created an additional ! ve. # e day I was named online Editor-in-Chief, I felt an overwhelming surge of ideas. # ese thoughts poured out on to my spiral notebook and carried out the rest of my upperclassmen years. # ey fueled me to push for something great. I became determined to make decaturjournal.com a re& ection of what our sta" was capable of. Together, we earned our ! rst Silver Star award, ranking us among the top online publications in the state.
During my senior year, I wanted more. # e summer before, I decided to brainstorm new ideas for our site. I found myself facing a blank page. Noth-ing? Where was my if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie brain? All of a sudden, it turned on. However, my thoughts were not focused on newspaper. “I can’t come up with ideas. What if I can’t come up with ideas for college and scholarship essays? What if I don’t get accepted to my dream school? I would be so sad, but if I did get accepted, then how would I pay for it? What if I don’t do well this year?” And the mental battle continued for another 30 minutes until tears streamed my face # is year, I met McKenna Waddill. She looks at the cookie, breaks it apart and analyzes it. Whenever I launched into my if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie rant, she would look me in the eye and say, “Madeline, just look at the problems you have now; don’t come up with new ones.” I kept this thought in mind as I applied to colleges. As I ! lled out ap-plications and essays, I didn’t complicate things. Instead, I just told them my story. # ankfully, a$ er hard work and support, I’m attending my dream school. I am so excited to see what is in store at Texas Christian University, along with the rest of my life. # ere, I hope to apply both thinking skills. Like every 2013 graduate, I’m beginning a new chapter. At the beginning of the year, I feared theses changes. Now, I’m embracing them. I realized it’s OK to formulate multiple ideas. However, on some occasions, I have to take a step back and look at the whole cookie.
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“Eyes like Shutter, mind like Lens.” ! is anonymous quote describes myself as a whole. It’s pretty extraordinary how contrastive ev-eryone’s mind and perception is. While some people see certain things as unpleasant, I see everything this world is comprised of as re-markable. Our society today has set standards that most people just can’t live up to. ! ey share a mindset that you have to be beautiful, and skinny, and perfect at everything. Someone be-ing ideal is just unthinkable because we all have our " aws, and we all make mistakes. ! e pur-pose of my choice in my profession to receive an education at ! e Art Institute is to open the oblivious eyes of the human race to see that we are all the same with my photography. We all have bones placed under our " esh, a brain assembled in our head, and beating hearts. As humans, we are all unique in our own way. From our scars that rest upon our skin, the freckles that scatter all over our face, to the uncontrollable curls in our hair, we all hold a certain beauty. ! is certain unique beauty inspired Alfred Eisenstaedt to capture two people kissing in Times Square. Two people who were complete strangers to each other, but a man elated by the fact the war was over that all he could do was kiss someone. I want to tell amazing stories like that with my photos. I want it to not only tell a story, but to also cre-ate stories for others. I want to inspire people,
behoove them to live up to their dreams, and have hope for this world. I want my photos to make people ponder life, love and this world, as we know it. Just to stimulate their thinking, let their imagination run whimsical. To hope that they feel the exact same emotions, and passion that possessed me to capture these im-ages in the # rst place. Photography is my " ow; what I mean by that is that I am in my own little world while cap-turing this art of mine. Somehow it is what has helped me cope with life so far. It has always been there for me when no one else has been. With my camera I have accomplished things I never knew I was capable of, seen the little things no one pays attention to, and most of all through that lens I see my dreams coming true as the shutter opens and closes. Photography was worth the stack of photo requests in newspaper and yearbook, tak-ing photos at the late night sports events, and meeting tons of amazing people because of it. Without photography I just wouldn’t be my-self, because it has shaped me into the con# -dent, and outspoken person I always dreamed to be. To have a profession in photography would be a dream come true. Photography is not going to be just some career to me; it’s go-ing to be something I get to wake up to and grow even fonder of every single day of my life. As I sit here writing this nearly in tears, I real-ize I have never wanted something more than photography in my entire life.
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Walking through the journalism door on a warm spring morning of 2012, I found myself puzzled, looking at the small slip of paper I had received a day earlier. Initially throwing the paper to the side I thought I could never be caught dead writing for a school newspaper with a bunch of girls, but some lingering thought never le$ me: maybe, just maybe this could be something. I never fully understood why, being someone with no experience I was rec-ommended in the # rst place but having nothing to lose I gave newspaper a shot. Being my # rst and only year, I wasn’t expecting to get much out of this jour-nalism experience. Watching stories develop and seeing everyone’s stories from math teachers to athletes come to life in complete and published works kept my interest in newspaper going. Although in two weeks I walk the stage and will most likely never step foot in the journalism room again, the memories acquired throughout the year will stay with me forever.
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He wasn’t much to look at in the ! rst place. " e small little frame didn’t promise much growth and his chest was made pretty narrow. What muscle potential he might have had was lost in the matted hair stuck up in little tu# s all over his body. To top it o$ , I wasn’t really sure what breed he was. I think I should have known from the beginning that a free goat wasn’t going to be a blue ribbon goat. But he was healthy and he was free and his little face kind of stole my heart- so he became my new ‘show goat.’ It all kind of started when I began to dive deeper into the Ag classes that I was taking my freshman year. Approaching my Ag teacher, I told him that I wanted to get involved with the FFA, and I wanted to start by showing an animal. He was eager to assist me and asked if I needed help buying a goat. “No,” I said proud-ly. “We found one for free and I think he’ll do pretty good.” He smiled and told me that he would help me anyway that he could. I didn’t think that was necessary. Having already owned horses, cattle and dogs, I thought I knew what went into raising and caring for animals. And I did. I just didn’t know what went into raising and caring for a spoiled, entitled ‘show goat.’ My dad sat me down one day and told me some things I needed to start doing with my newly named goat, ‘Felipe.’ “Paris you have to start exercising this goat everyday,” he said. “He needs to learn to be led and you need to help him build up some muscle, too.” I thought this was reason-able, and so the next day I got Felipe out of the pen and began to happily drag him up and down our driveway. ‘He’ll get used to it,’ I thought. ‘" is is just the transitioning period. By next week, we’ll be skipping around the yard.’ Day a# er day we worked. When teaching him to lead, I used a pres-sure and release technique that works well on horses, but poorly on Felipe. He would mostly scream into my face as I put pressure on the little show chain around his neck. I’d get so mad that I would do reasonable things like scream in his face, too. As a result, he would typically just slip out of the chain and make a run for the highway we live by. A# er a couple of fun-! lled weeks, my dad sat me down again and told me that the next step to showing a goat was teaching Felipe to ‘set up’ in front of the judges at the show. " is is a technique that people do to make the ani-mal stand still and straight in order for the judges to take a closer inspection of the animal. At the time, I wasn’t really sure what all of this entailed, and so I did what any respectable American citizen does when they’re unsure about something- I Googled it. ‘How to set-up a goat in front of judges at a show.’ Needless to say, I was pretty pleased with myself as I printed out a How-To page and quickly headed outside to work with Felipe. " e county show was approaching and I was more than a little excited to show Felipe for the ! rst time. We had been working hard and I felt like we were ready to compete. I had purchased a special shampoo that would make him look nice and shiny for the judges and had even bought myself a new shirt to wear in the show ring. One of the things that needed to be done
before the show was to take Felipe to the high school Ag barn to have him weighed so that we could determine what class to put him in. As I walked my goat into the barn, I couldn’t help but feel a little intimi-dated by all the other large and muscular goats in the pens. I knew Felipe wasn’t the largest goat there, but I felt like he would do well in a class of goats his size. I pushed him onto the scale and watched the numbers crawl to a pathetic 45 pounds. Figuring this would put him in the smallest class of goats, I started to take him out. “Paris, this goat is too small to show,” one of the men at the scales said. “He needs to be at least 70 pounds to make weight.” " is was a surprise to me. My goat de! nitely wasn’t underfed with his plump little belly poking out at the sides. “What’s the matter then? How could he not have made weight?” I asked. One of the men, trying not to hurt my feelings, looked at me and quietly said, “I think he might have some Pygmy breed in him.” If I had a nickel for every time I failed at something I attempted, I could pay for my college education. It is di% cult to work so hard for something and realize that it falls short of something else or of others. But I also think that comparison is the thief of joy. I think that comparing your downfalls to someone else’s highlights is a recipe for disaster. If I had spent a large sum of money on a good show goat, things would have turned out much di$ erently. But honestly, what good does it do to be upset about an event in your life that taught you something? It might have been pretty embarrass-ing walking out of the Ag barn that day with my little goat, but I was also kind of proud. We did the best we could with what we had and what little we knew, and I was ! nally able to lead my goat out of the building without screaming at him.
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WINDOW PANES IN THE HIGH SCHOOL1,543
SEATS IN THE AUDITORIUM752
DAYS IN THE YEAR365
BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY13,101
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Overturned couches, pantsed by Yogurt Story, freshman pranks, LipDub, geocach-ing...and we’ll always have New York. Seniors, with you, it’s never a dull moment. ! ese past four years have been amazing and I adore each and every one of you. Hutch, you’re the newbie, so I’ll start with you. Such a prankster with the driest wit ever – I’ve truly enjoyed getting to know you, and I wish you lots of luck and happiness at LSU! Macky, you have been so much fun this year. I wear lots of hats, but look at you and all your crowns. It was nice to have such royalty on sta" ! I can’t wait to hear how you plan to change the world. Madeline, hurry up and get through TCU, so I can say “I know her,” every time you come across my TV. ! anks for letting me chau" eur you to Austin for state. Allie, I must say you’re the most uniquely artistic student I’ve taught. Take the Art Institute by storm, as I know you’ll accomplish greatness through your lens. Cole, hands down, you are the funniest kid I’ve ever been around. You brighten the room, car, plane, New York, Chic-Fil-e...whatever your surroundings, it’s a better place when you’re in it. Don’t change a thing about yourself – ever! Remington, you’ve learned more and accomplished more about publications and design in your two years on sta" than most do in four. Organizing and editing the yearbook is a huge task, and you did it with grace and charm and style. I couldn’t be more proud of anyone! Cristin, well you certainly surprised me with that lead you texted me three years ago – as a joke! I will never forget the prankster side of you, but also the kind, genuinely caring personality that always puts others # rst. Paris, you entertain me with your words every time I read a column or story of yours. Please don’t stop writing; I expect you’ll change the agricul-ture world with your passion and sincerity – use writing as a tool to help accomplish that goal.
Letter to journalism seniors...
Sincerely,Mrs. Berry
