The River Belongs to Everyone By: Nicole Josemans

The proposed sight for the new sand and gravel pit

New Position, New Responsibility

Theproposalforanewsandandgravelpit,VulcanMaterialsconstruction,inCaro-lineCountyalongthebankofKingGeorge’sveryownRap-pahannockRiverhascreatedanoutrage. AlbertWachtmeisterhasrequestedover372.7acresofthepropertyknownasBlackMarshFarmforthepurposesofasandandgravelextract. Intheapplicationrequest,VulcanMiningstatedthatthesitewouldhave“…minimalimpactonsurroundingprop-erty…”andoffersatleast14jobswithasalaryof$47,528.Thesuggestiveannualincomeforthesiteisestimatedtobeatleast$90,000-$100,000,butisstillquestionable,andwouldonlysupportVulcanMaterials,notanyoftheaffectedsur-roundingareas. Thesitewouldhavetwobarges.OnebargeportwillbeopeningdirectlyacrossHop-yardFarm’spropertywhiletheotherleadsstraightacrossBer-ryPlainsLanding’sestate.Theminewouldoperatesixdaysaweekfromsixinthemorningtosixintheevening,anaver-ageoftwotimesaday.Eachofthebargeloadswouldcarryaminimumof150truckloadsofgravelandsandusingtheriver. Theexistinglandwantedformininghasbeenpreviouslyusedforagriculture.OnesideofthelandisframedbytheWhiteMarshBirdSanctuaryandFourWindsCampgroundsandGolfCourse,andanotherbythemarshland.Thesur-roundinglandsarealsoeither

waterfrontpropertyorotherag-riculturalpreservationsaswell,andwouldbeseriouslyaffectedbythewantedpit.“Azonedru-ralpreservationwitharesourcesensitiveoverlay,”wasthetermusedtodescribethefarmbyMayorNancyLong. ApreviousmeetingonSunday,February27,2011in-formedover100peopleaboutthesuggestedconstructiontoPort Royal’s local fire station; oneofthembeingMayorLong

ofPortRoyal.Alongwithmanyotherspeakers,MayorLongmentionednoteworthyand significant points that need tobereviewedincludingtheBlackMarshFarmitself,theriverandfactorsinvolvingit,andthesurroundingareaslikeKingGeorge,Caroline,andPortRoyal. Althoughthepermitallowingtheconstructionofthesandandgravelpithasnotbeengiven,VulcanMining’s

Principal Conway interacts with students.

peoplestayinformedandhelpexpresstheirfeelingstotheBoardofSupervisorsinCaro-lineCounty.Mr.Brookssaid,“ThemembersoftheKingGeorgecommunity,wholiveinthevicinityofBlackMarshFarm,areopposedtothemin-ingproposalforseveralrea-sons: 1.Manypeoplese-lectedthispartofKingGeorgeCountyastheirhome,inpartbecauseoftheRappahannockRiver,itsbeautyanditswild-life.Thenoise,dustandbargetraffic of a mine will turn what todayisabeautifulamenityintoaliabilitythatwilllowerthevaluesofourhomesorfarms. There will be a signifi-canteffecttothequalityoflifeinthearea. 2. The barge traffic willadverselyimpactrecre-ational boating and fishing on theriver. 3.ThelowerpropertyvalueswillcauseadropintaxrevenueforKingGeorgeCounty. Itisimportantforevery-onetomakethemembersoftheBoardofSupervisorsinbothKingGeorgeandCaro-lineCountiesawareoftheirfeelings,aboutthepossibilityofminingBlackMarshFarm.”Oneofthemainconcernsbroughtupatthemeeting,bymultiplespeakers,otherthanwildlifedestructionandendan-germent,werepropertyvalues.ThetotalpropertiesofKingGeorgeadduptoabout$66million,buttheCommissionofRevenuesuspectsthatitis

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King George High School’s Place for NewsIssue 3 March Issue

Fox Fire

By: Aubrey Brown MostpeopleknowMr.CliffConway,anadministra-tor,astheassistantprincipalatKGHS.However,recentlytheschoolboardofKingGeorgeCountySchoolsapprovedMr.Conwayasthepermanentprincipalforthehighschool.Itisabigpositionandevenbiggerresponsibilitybutwithhisexperienceheresofar,Mr.

Conwayistheguytochoose. His position officially becameeffectiveFebruary15,2011,andMr.Conwaydidnothesitatetogetthejobdone.Thestaffandadministrativeteamaremorethanpleasedtohavehimholdthisposition.“Ithinkit’sawesomethatMr.Conwayis officially the principal of our school.Ithinkthatit’sabouttimethattheysawwhathecan

achieve and finally saw his true colors,”statedMs.MelissaCampbell,anEnglishteacher. Mr.Conwayisjustasthrilled.“Iamveryexcitedforthis.IhavebeendoingthejobforquiteawhileandIfeelthatIhavetheexperiencethatisneeded,”statedMr.Conway. Everyoneunderstandsthatnotallschoolsareperfect,andthereshouldbesomeproblemsfixed or taken better control of andMr.Conwayhassomeideasinmind.“TherearetoomanychangesIhaveinmindtolist,butonlyminorchanges.WhatI’mmostlyfocusedonishavingothers,likestaffandstudents,inputonwhatsomechangestheythinkarenecessary,”saidMr.Conway. Manypeoplecouldagreethatthewayheworkswillnotchangebecausehewillstillworkjustashard,andMr.Conwayfeelstheexactsameway.“ThewayIworkdoesn’tchange,justwhatI’mdoing.Thereismorepressure,butIenjoythat.Thereismorere-sponsibility,butIalsoenjoythat,”Mr.Conwayexclaimed. Beingaprincipaldoesnotseemorlookeasyandtherearesomanyproblemsthathehas

“ThewayIworkdoesn’tchange,justwhatI’mdo-ing.”-Mr.Con-way

to take care of or fix. With this hugeresponsibility,doesMr.Conwayfeelpressuredtodowellandimpressotherswithev-erythinghedoes?Hedeclared,“Iwanttodowellregardless.It is not that I am pressured; I alwaysandhavealwayswantedtodowellateverything.IguessIhavealwaysbeenthecompeti-tivetype.” Withthatbeingsaid,Mr.Conwayseemsverythrilledtohavethisnewpositionandisreadytotakeonwhatevergetsthrownathim.Itseemslikehehashisworkcutoutforhimandheisone-hundredandtenpercentreadytomeetthechal-lenge.

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ofthewinnersattheDECAStateLeadershipConfer-enceontheiradvancementtotheInternationalCompe-titioninOrlando,Florida.ThefollowingcompetitorswillbegoingtoOrlando:seniorsEl-lenBrabo,RachelleJean,CharmaineJacksonandEmilyPelto,andjuniorsColePates–CliftandCar-risaJeffers. Also,congratula-tionstojuniorCarrisaJef-fers,whoisnowthenewRegion3VicePresident,andanewmemberoftheDECAStateActionTeam. DECAAdviserMrs.DeeStrausswasawardedtheOutstandingChapterAdviserAward. KingGeorgeDECAwasrecognizedasaPlati-numChapter,andawardedtheBlueChipAward,whichisthehighestlevelinthestateforitsactivitiesthroughthelast12months.

The DuPont Hall at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.

duetotheFarm,thepropertyvalue is expected to deflate with the first sign of construc-tion; affecting the county’s economyaswell.Notonlyaremanyhouseslookingoutoverthewaterandland,butareob-servingthehabitatsofexoticbirds that fly throughout the marshlands.Aftertheconstruc-tion,theEaglesandBlueHer-onswouldnolongerbethere.TheideaofbuildingtheSandandGravelPitwouldcontributetootherissuesaswell. Thepropertyitselfisaneasy floodplain and has been coveredonmorethanoneoc-casionfromsimplyanoverdoseofrain.Theriverisalsosaidtobenarrowenoughwithoutacharter’spropellerspushingthesiltbackintochannelsandcre-ating unnecessary traffic. Not tomentionalimitedamountofBlackMarshFarmacreageistobesetasideforapond-apondmadeofrunofftohelpthealreadyexistingissuewith

nitrogen. Anotherconcernmen-tionedwasthearchaeologicalstandpoint.ThesurroundingareasofKingGeorgeandCaro-linearefamousfortheirhistoryinvolvingIndians,andartifactsfromthepastkeepappearingallover.InHopyard,tenacresaloneofsimplehistoryispre-servedfromfurtherdestruction,alongwithmanyotherhistoricalsites. “TheRappahannockRiverbelongstoallthecoun-ties through which it flows. ThePortRoyalTownCouncilhasvotedtowritearesolutionagainsttherequestbyVulcanandBlackMarshFarm.ItismyhopethatCarolineCountyOfficials will uphold the spirit oftheCounty’sComprehensivePlanwhichrepeatsthewords,‘protect,preserve,resourcesen-sitive,conservation’anddenythisrequestforaSpecialUsePermit,”saidMayorLong. Thereisanoldsaying,‘Ifyoudon’tvote,youcan’tcom-plain!’Samehere…ifyoudon’tspeakup,youcan’tcomplain.”

DECA members after the State Leadership Conference in Norfolk, Va

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NEWS PAGE 2King George High School’s Place for News

By: Cole Pates-CliftTouring The Future of Education FormanystudentshereatKGHS,thetimehascometostartthinkingaboutcollege.Manystudentsbeginreceivingcountlesspiecesofmailfromcollegessaying,“Cometome!Ihavesmilingstudentsonmyenvelopejustliketheotherschools’andI’mbetter!”How-ever,howdorisingcollegestu-dentsdecideifacollegeistrulytherightschoolforthem?Bothofthementionedschoolshavetheirmajor,sportandactivity,andalloftheirbestfriendsareattending one, but their signifi-cantotherisattendingtheother.How do they make the final de-cision? “Youhavetobecomfortableandhappy,”statedMrs.TamaraLaPonte,aguidancecounselor.Aprospectivestudentdoesnotgetthefeelforaschooluntilheorshehasspentsometimeatthatparticularschoolandtheyhavetomakesurethattheyfeelcomfortableinthatschool’senvironment.Nomatterwhatschoolastudentchoosestogoto,theirhappinessandcomfortshould come first when making thedecision. Averyimportantpartisthefeelofacampus.SeniorCarleyHudsonvisitedJamesMadisonUniversity.“IthadagoodvibeandIcouldactuallyseemyselfthere,”shesaid. “You[aprospectivecollegestudent]don’tgetthefullpic-turefromabrochureorinternetpage,”stressesEnglishTeacher,Mrs.BethDibble. Anotheroptionforstu-dentsrecommendedbyMrs.Dibble,alongwithatour,isspendinganightatacollegeandevensittingthroughaclassortwo.Manycollegestodayactuallyrequireprospective

studentstospendanightattheschool.Thisallowsastudenttoseeiftheyfeelrightattheschoolandiftheywouldbecomfortablespendingfouryearsthere. SeniorConnorMunciewants“AplaceIcanseemyselflivingatforfouryears.”Col-lege lasts for four years or more; astudentshouldbeinaplace

thattheywouldactuallywanttolivein. Whenpicturingapoten-tialcollege,astudentshouldbeabletoseethemselvesalongsidetheotherstudents,notjustonthecampus.Diversityofthestudentbodyplaysanimportantpartinthefeelandmoodofthecampus.“Ithinkoneofthequalitiesthatseniorsshouldlookforisthediversityofthestudentmake-upattheschooltheyareinvestigating,”respondedMrs.DeeStrauss,MarketingTeacherandDECAadviser.Thereshouldbeplentyofotherstudentsto

fit in with, and still allow a pro-spectivestudenttothriveasanindividual. Whattheschoolhastoofferacademicallyisalsoaveryimportantaspecttolookat.Academicprograms,clubs,studyabroadprograms,co-opsandinternshipsareonlyafewofthemanyoptionstolookfor

inacollege.Astudenthastobeabletothriveintheircollegeenvironment.“Iwantaschoolthatiscompetitiveandwillstillallowmetoexcel,”respondedseniorEllenBrabo. Insteadofmakingachoicebecause‘DreamSchoolUniversity’s’schoolcolorshap-pentobetheirfavoritecolors,aprospectivestudentshouldconsidertouringoneormoreoftheirchoiceschoolsandaskingalotofquestionswhileonthetour.Mostcollegeshavetoursavailablethroughouttheyear.Toursmayrequirescheduling

ordailytoursmaybeoffered.Informationontourswillbeonacollege’swebpage. Toursareanexcellentwaytogetthefeelofaschoolandtodecideifaparticularschoolisrightforaparticularstudent.Everyonehasdifferentexpectationsfortheirschool.Thesizeoftheschool,classesandareaaroundtheschoolareallkeyareastolookatwhenconsideringaschool.Astudenthas to think about what fits theirpersonalityinallofthebestways,notjustbylookingatthebrochure. Mrs.AlyssaJacobsonoftheGuidanceDepartmentstressesthatstudentsshouldvisitaschool“assoonaspossible.”Ifastudentplansonattendingcollege,theyshouldhavesev-eralinmindthatinterestthem.A tour should definitely be on a futurecollegestudent’sagendatogetthefeelforoneormoreofthembeforemakingsuchamonumentaldecision. Anyoneseekingtheirdreamschool,orwhowouldliketovisitwhattheybelievetobetheirdreamschoolmayconsult the guidance office. Therearecopiousamountsofinformation,webpages,andgreatadviceregardingcollegevisits,orchoosingacollegeavailablethere.Remember,thesmilingstudents,immaculatelookingcampusandseeminglyperfectlearningandsocialenviron-mentsonthebrochureofastu-dents“dreamschool”isonlyapieceofglossypaperdesignedtolookgood.Thereisnosenseofwhattherealstudents,cam-pusorclasseswillbelikeuntilastudenthassteppedontheac-tualcampusof‘DreamSchoolUniversity’.

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EDITORIALS

Aroundtheworld,peo-plecelebrateValentine’sDayonFebruary14th.However,thereisadebateonwhetherornotValentine’sDayisarealholidayoraHallmarkholiday. AHallmarkholidayisaholidaythatexistsmainlyforcommercialpurposes,ratherthantocelebratea“tradition-ally significant religious or secularevent”accordingto“IsValentine’sDayaHall-markHoliday?”byKateKrier(www.nj.com).TheHallmarkCompany directly benefits fromthoseholidayswiththesalesofcardsandothergifts. AlotofpeoplethinkValentine’sDayisnota‘real’holiday.Intheiropinion,thedayismadebyHallmarkandotherstoressotheycanmakemoney.“Approximately141millionValentine’sDaycardsareexchangedindustry-wide(notincludingpackagedkids’valentinesforclassroomex-

By: Breanna Hoskins

Everyday is a Day for Lovechanges),”indicatedbyHall-mark.com.Asaresult,Valen-tine’sDayisthesecond-largestholidayforgivinggreetingcards,rightafterChristmas.Greetingcardsfactoriesarenottheonlyoneswhomakealotofmoneyduringtheholiday.,“Chocolateandcandysales reach profits of $1,011 billionduringValentinesDay,”asstatedbyValentine’sDayStatistics(www.allbestides.blogspot.com). OtherpeoplewillarguethatValentine’sDayisa‘real’holiday.Theythinkitisnicetohaveadaydevotedtoshowingtheir significant others how muchtheycare.Ontheotherhand,thereareanniversariesforthat.Peoplecelebratean-niversaries; whether it is a weddinganniversaryortheanniversary of when they first metordated. Peopleshouldalwaysshowtheirlovedoneshowmuchtheycareandloveone

Changing Classes Takes a Toll on EducationBy: Maure BuckleyAnewsemesterhasbe-gunandsohavenewclasses.Thenewsemesterbringsnewteachers,newclasses,newfaces and getting lost in find-ingyournewclassrooms. Changingclassesinthemiddleoftheyearcanhaveatolloneducation.Takingaclassthatwouldusuallytakea whole year to finish in only asemestercouldlimitwhatstudents benefit from the class. Eventhoughstudentsprobablyhavethesameamountofdesktime,spreadingitoutthrough-outtheyeargivesstudentsmoretimetotakeitallin. When students finish a classhalfwaythroughtheyearandthenstartacompletelydif-ferentsetofclasses,theymaynotalwaysremembermostofwhattheylearnedintheclass.Eventhoughstudentsmaynotremembereverythingthattheylearninayear,havingalongertimetolearnthemate-rialinsteadofhalfayeargivesstudentsabetterchanceofrememberingwhattheyhavelearned. InclasseswithSOLrequire-ments,teachershavetoplantheirclasssotheyareableto

geteverythingfromtheSOLcoveredintheshorttimethattheyhave.Thislimitsteach-erstoonlywhatisonthetestandnotwhattheywouldliketoteachtheclass.Especiallyinmathclasses,teachersoftenhavetoteachtwolessonsinoneday,givingstudentstwicetheamountofworkeachnightandsometimesachaptertesteachweek.Eventhoughlon-gerblocksgivestudentsmoretime to finish all of their work andnothavetoworryabouttakinganyhome,mostteach-erswillstillhavetoassignhomeworkbecausethewholeblockwasspentteachingtwolessonsinsteadofjustone. Semesterchangesalsoleavelargewindowsoftimewhereastudentisnottakingasubject.Sometimesastudentcould have geometry the first semesteroftheirfreshmenyear,andthennottakeanothermathuntilthesecondsemesteroftheirsophomoreyear.“Idon’tthinkthatitgivesthestudentsjusticewhentheyhavelargegapswhentheyaren’ttakingasubject,”saysmathteacherEviePulkownik,“Itaffectstheirmemory.” Thesamefourclasseseverydayforanhouranda

halfisveryboring,especiallyifallofthestudent’sclassesarecoreclasses.Thesemes-terschedulemakeseachdayslowandrepetitivewherestu-dentsgrowtoreallyhatetheirclassesbecausetheyarejustsotiredofthem. “Imissmyclassesfromfirst semester,” said freshmen LucyShippe.Itisimportantthatstudentshaveaclassthatgivesthemabreakduringtheday,suchasgymorart.Ifsomeone’sscheduleishisto-ry,spanish,scienceandeng-lish,theywillalwaysbeinadeskandwillnotbeabletohaveanymentalbreaksdur-ingtheday.HavinganA-BorX-Yschedulewherestudentshavetwodifferentclassscheduleswheretheyswitchoffeveryotherdaycankeepitnewforstudentsandkeepthemfromgettingboredoftheirclasses.Havingeveryclasseveryotherdaycanmakethedaygobyfasterandtheshorterclasseswillkeepstudentsfromgettingboard.Eveniftheclassesarejustaslong,onlyhavingthemeveryotherdaygivesstudentsabreakfromthesameoldclassesev-eryday.

Obesity Will Rule The WorldBy: Nicole Josemans

Congratulations DECA

another.Theyshouldnotneedadaysetasidetoshowit.Ev-erydayshouldbespecialwhen

someoneiswithhisorhersweetheart.Everydayisadayforlove.

Theobesityinyoungadultshasincreasedinthepastyears.Notonlyhasmanystudies,liketheonearticleintheNewYorkTimes,proventhatfacttobetrue,butyoucansimplyjustbelieveitbylookingatanyhighschool,middleschool,orelementaryschoolkids.Itisanobviousresultofextremefastfoodandjunkfoodeating. Itdoesnothelpanythatmorefastfoodrestaurantsareoneverystreetcorner,orthatschoolssupportsnack/sodama-chines.Kidsaretemptedwithcalorie-filled foods everywhere theygo.Nottomention,caf-eterialunchesarenotalwaysthehealthiestfoods.Ofcourseeverychildhastheoptionofsomesortoffruitgiventothemfromcafeteriamanager,AnitaDavis,andalthoughtheymaytakeit,itdoesnotnecessarilyconcludethattheywilleatit. Itisafactthatmostkidsenjoycookiesandchipsoveranappleorbanana.ItisnotashockerwhenkidsaremunchingonSkittlesorsippingaDr.Pepperthattheypurchasedfromthevendingmachineorgreasyfriesfrom

McDonalds.Afteryoueatanextremeamountoffatteningfoodonadailyoccasion,itisnosurpriseyourdoctorwilltellyouyouareobese.Theeffectsoflifedecisionsnowwillhaveaneffectonthefuture. Ifchildrenarebecomingmoreoverweighttoday,thenitwillbeanevenbiggerissusoftommorrow.Theexces-siveeatingofunhealthyfoodneedstohavearesponsefromthekidsthemselvesandtheadultsincharge.Whatgoodis

asaladwhenyouaredrench-ingitinRanch?Orwhatgoodisgrapefruitwhenyoufollowitwithacookie?Allthelittlethingswesocommonlyuseoverourhealthyfoodassistincreatingabiggerissue. Itisjustasmallactofsayingnothatcanmakeabigdifferencewiththeunhealthyfoodchoices,orthesidestoyourmeal.No,Idonotwantthegallonoficecream,noIdonotwantacookie,andnoIdonotwantgreasecoveredchick-en.Peopleneedtohavetheirchildrenstartsayingyestotherightfoodchoices. Notonlyiseatinghealthyfoodgoingtoattributetoabet-terfuture,butalsoexercising.Sportsareaneasy,funwaycommonamongyoungadultstostayinshape.ButsportsarenotgoingtohelpanyifyoueataboxofGirlScoutcookiesbefore-handoratwelveinchsub.Justvisitingthegymwithafewbuddieseveryotherdayisjustoneofthegreat,easywaystohelpburnoffthatextrafat. Alotofillnessesalsocomefromobesity.Itismucheasiertoavoidthetroubleofchallengesalltogetherbyeat-ingvegetablesandkickingasoccerballeverynowandthen.Schools,notjustkids,alsoneedtotakeastandinsettingahealthyenvironmentforthefuture.Thestuffcalled“schoollunches,”canalsobeassistanceinobesityifallstudentsgetistheunhealtyfood.Insteadofjustfryingchickeningrease,therearewaystoservesome-thinghealthierformaybejustalittlemoremoneythatwillgoalongway.

Manystudieshaveproventhattheobesityinyoungadultshadincreasedinthepastyears.

Sophomore Matt Walseman scores a goal.

KGHS Staff show their pride after the game.

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SPORTSSoccer Kicks off the Season KGHSvarsitysoccerteamtookonQuantico’sWar-riorsFriday,March18thatthePit,anddominatedthefield with an 8-0 score. The first half was opened withagoalfromteamcaptainseniorStevenCockewithanassistfromsophomoreJavanHaas.Itwasonlyafewmin-uteslaterwhenjuniorHunterJosemanspassedtoCocke,whoalsotookthesecondpointleadingthegame2-0. JuniorAndrewCloudjukedtheopponent’sgoalieandtookthethirdpointwhileseniorJoelMorrisett,andsophomoresMattWalseman,andLeonMuelleralsoat-temptedforgoals. Haasdribbleddownthe field and passed to junior AlexKendrickwhograbbedthefourthgoalbeforeHaascrossedtheballtoWalsemanwhohelpedCockeheadittothegoalieinanothergoalat-tempt. Walsemanpassedper-fectlytoKendrickwhoscoredthe fifth goal of the first half, still conquering the field at halftimewithascoreof5-0. ThesecondhalfbarelystartedwhenJosemans,Wal-seman,andHaascontinuedgive-and-goes down the field beforepassingtoCocke,whothentookthesixthpointdur-ing the first minute. Shortlyafter,Morrisett

didanamazingthrow-inthatWalsemanheadedfortheseventhpoint.Hethen,withanassistfromKendrick,vol-leyedtheballfortheeighthpoint. WithjuniorgoalieDa-vidWagneroutofthegoaliewhilejuniorD’angeloVeneytookhisplace,thescoreneverchangedfortheoppo-nents. Thegameendedearlywiththeslaughterruleinplay,leavingthescore8-0.CoachJeffButlerandAs-sistantCoachRyanMarascio

werewatchingfromtheside-lineswithutterpride.“Ev-erythingwe’vebeenwork-ingonduringpracticewasshown.Thewinfeelsgood,”saidButler.“Itwasagoodwaytostarttheseason.” “Ithoughtwedidwell,passed well, good finishes on top.KGSoccerisgoingtobethenextbigthing,”saidWalsemansimply,whileJo-semansagreed. Asatraditionafteranygameorpractice,theteamhuddledtogetherandshout-ed“family”beforeleaving.

By: Nicole Josemans

How do you feel about being named regional coach of the year? Itisanicehonortobenamedregionalcoachoftheyear,butIwouldn’thavebeenabletogetthatawardifitwasn’tformyplayers. When the seniors leave, how much does it affect the team for next year? Alot.losing4outofthe5startersontheteamisreallytough,butwehaveguyslikeLJandDamienandguyscomingupfromjuniorvarsitynextyeartoleadtheway.

What were your emotions like during the State game? Iwasexcited,theteamhadagoodexperienceandtheyweren’treally nervous when we got there; theywerealsoexcitedaboutgoingintoVCU’slockerroom.Itwastir-ingaswell,especiallysincewewentintotripleovertime,butitwasdisap-pointingthewayitended.

Overall, what do you think about how the season went? Great,Ithinktheyreallygrewastheseasonwenton.Theylearnedhowtoplayorganizedbasketballratherthanjustplayingpick-upgames.Ifeellikewe’lldoubletheimprovementhowevernextyear.

Coach’s Corner

What made you pick the players you picked? Athleticism; everyone can dribbleandhandletheball.

Joshua Luzierwith

How long have you coached basketball? Ihavebeencoachingfor5yearssinceIleftcollege,3yearswithChancellor,and2withKG.

How long do you plan on coaching? UntilIstoplovingthegameofbasketball.I’dliketoseemykidscomeuptothevarsitylevelonedayandhavethechancetocoachthem,maybeforanother50years.

Which position do you think is the most important? Pointguard,theyaresupposedto be the coach on the floor.

Have you ever coached an-other sport? Baseball,middleschoolfootballinSpotsylvaniaandIcoachedKGvarsity football for the first time thispastfall.

What does it take to win a championship? Theplayersplayingasateam.Youcan’twinwithjustoneguy,italsotakesheart.

What are your chances of winning states near year?Ithinkwehavea50/50chanceofgoingtostatesnextyear.Ialsothinkwehavea100%chanceofwinningdistrictsnextyearandan80%chanceofwinningregionals.

By: Jaylen Brinson

KGHS Teachers Ball HardBy: Lane WardThehighschoolhostedthefacultyandstaffbasket-balltournamentWednesday,March23rd.ThetournamentincludedKingGeorgeHighSchool,PotomacElementarySchool,KingGeorgeMiddleSchoolandtheschoolboardoffice. All four teams came out on the court fired up as they all had one goal; to makeittothechampion-shipgameandwin. KingGeorgeHighSchoolandPotomacElementarySchool opened up the first gameofthetournament.CoachLuzier,Mr.Golden,CoachLyburnandMr.Fisherled KGHS to its first victory overPES.Luzierputthefirst points up on the board forKGHSafterputingupalay-upafterpickingupaturnoverbyMr.WhitmoyerofPES.Potomacquicklyre-covered,tyingthegamewithalay-up.Mr.FisherandMr.Con-wayalsocontributedtothevictorywithConwaypick-ingupsixpointswithassistsbyLuzierandFisher.FisheralsohadahotstreakgoingintohalftimeasheledtheteamwithanassistasLuzierdrovetheballtothenetoverandoveragainwithPESnotbeingabletokeepupwiththefastpace.Mr.Whitmoyeropenedupthesecondhalfwithanattemptedthree-pointerbutfailedasCoachLyburnpickedupthere-bound.Luziershowedoffhismovesdownthecourtashehadseveralno-lookpassestoMr.Golden,whoputtheballupforeightpoints. LeadingscorersforPo-tomacwereMs.Rittenhouseasshepoundedthe3-pointlineasFisherfailedtoguardherasshemovedtheballaroundthecourt.Althoughbothplayedagoodgame,KGHScameoutontop22-23. ThesecondgamewasKingGeorgeMiddleSchoolandKingGeorgeElementarySchool.Sim-monsopenedupthegamewithamissedlay-upattemptafterrecoveringthetip-off.Neitherschoolcouldseemto find their shot the first five minutesofthegame.Justasitseemedlikeneitherschoolcouldscore,Simmonsgotthe team fired up with a fade away3-pointer.Withabouttwosecondsleftontheclockuntilthehalf-timebuzzer,Simmonsgotthetwopointlay-upoverCoachDavis.Goingintohalftimethescorewasclose,9-10with

KGESbeinginthelead. Thesecondhalfwasfilled with fast breaks and 3-pointersfrombothteams.Esteshada3-pointerbeginningthesecondhalf.Simmonstriedtorespondwiththedrivetothebasket but could not find it as itwasreboundedbyDavis.With3:42leftontheclock,KGMScalledatimeoutfol-lowingaturnoveronafailedpasstoEstes.KGMSplayeditsmartthelastminuteandahalfofthegamebyswingingitaroundthecourt,loweringthechanceforKGEStocatchup.Theelementaryschoolputupfourpointsinthelastminuteofthegamebutitwasstillnotenoughtocatchuptothestrongsixpointleadbythemiddleschool.Attheendofthesecondgame,thescorewas25-17withthemiddleschooltakingthewin. ThethirdgameofthetournamentwasbetweentheSchool Board Office (SBO)

andKingGeorgeHighSchool.SBOopenedupthegamewithafailedlay-upattempt,whichwasreboundedbyFisher.FisherthenpasseditdowncourttoLuzierwhodrainedthe3-pointer.ThiswasjustthebeginningofLuzier’shotstreakashefollowedupwithanother3-pointerandanas-sistedlay-upbyLyburn.KGHStookfulladvantageofSBO’sfailedshotsasGoldenstartedhishotstreakwitha3-pointeroutsidethepaint. GoingintohalftimeKGHShadaverystrong19-3lead.Mr.GoldenandCoachLyburnopenedupthesecondhalfwithalay-upbyGolden,whichwasassistedbyLyburn.

LuzierthenhadanolookpasstoGolden,whichwasputupfortwo.Mr.HallofSBOgotthenextnolookpassfromLuzierbutfailedtoshootthe3-pointeraftershowingoffhisdribblingskillsdownthecourt.Mr.ButlerofSBOputupalay-upfollowingHall’s3-pointattemptthatputthegameat24-7.Mr.Goldenstayedhotattheendofthesecondhalfwithtwo3-pointers,whichpiledontoKGHS’31-15leadattheendofthegame. Withalltheteamsplayinginthetournament,theonlyonesremainingattheendwereKGHSandKGMS.Thechampionshipgamebe-tweenthetwoteamswasabattleuntilthelastsecondofthegame.Thegamewasopenedupwithalay-upbyConwaywhichwasassistedbyLuzier.DavisofKGMSfired back with a 3-pointer atleastafootoutsidetheline.Goldenalsostayedhotonthecourtasheshotafadeaway3-pointer,thisshotputthegameat13-5,withKGHSinthelead. Athalftimethescorewas15-14withtheHighSchoollead-ingthegame.LuzierpickeduptheturnoverbyRosnerbutwaspackedbyDaviswhileattemptingtoputupthe2pointer.Goldencon-tinuedhishotstreakasheputupa3-pointerandalayup.LuzierhadabehindthebackpasstoGoldenwhoagain,puttheballupfortwo.Althoughthemiddleschooltrieditsbest,themostwecouldgivethemwasan“Aforeffort”asthehighschooltookthewinwitha31-22lead. Mr.GoldenwasawardedtheMVPofthetournament.GoldenplayedpointguardinHighSchoolandwasoutpracticingSundayforthetournament.HewasveryhappyaboutbeingawardedtheMVPofthenight.Whenaskedtocommentonhisbasket-ballskillshequoted,“Godisgreat”withnothingbutabigsmile.WhenCoachEsteswasaskedtocom-mentonhisplayingtimeinthechampionshipgamehesaid,“Heplayedthegameoldandsmart.”Alsoaddingthat,“Hehopedhewouldgethiskneereplacementsurgerysoon.”Attheendofthenighttherewasnoth-ingbutsmilesfromalltheteamsastheyallenjoyedbeingabletoparticipateinthetournament.

Senior Kyle King gets ready to bat.

Winter KG Track Attacks at States

Sophomore Lindsey Armentrout makes pole vaulting look easy.

Sophomore Mia Meyer hands off to senior Zuri Polk

By: Sarah Davis

Academic Team: The ‘Smart Sport’By: Christian Jones

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By: Nicole JosemansFoxes Fall in Extra Innings

It was in the first in-ningwhenKingGeorge’sjuniorDamionCarrollwalked,stolesecondandgrabbed the first run of the homegameagainstWash-ingtonandLee(W&L)HighSchoolTuesday,March15th. Juniorthirdbase-menDylanDombrowskasalsowalkedbeforestealingsecondandthirdandtak-ingthesecondrunforKingGeorge,leadingthegame2-0.Inaddition,seniorsecondbasemenTroyThompsonhitadoubleinthesecondin-ningandhitasinglefourthinning,whilejuniorcatcherTylerTruslowhitasingleinthethird.Duringthelaterin-nings,W&LtriedtoreturnbutCarroll’spitchingdidnotgivewaytoanyruns.ItwasnotuntillaterinthegamewhenW&Lmanagedtosnagtworunsinthesixthinning,tyingthegame2-2. Pressurewasondur-ingtheseventhinningwhenCarrollswitchedpositions

withJuniorLexingtonEstes,whocontinuedtheoutstand-ingpitchingbutgavenofur-therruns. ThegameledintotwoextrainningswhenW&Lemergedandtookthethirdrunintheninthinning.KingGeorgewasupandwiththebasesloaded,didnotmanagetotiethegameenablingW&Lto win the first game of King George’sseason,settingtheirrecordto0-1. Afterthegame,coachThadReviellosaid,“Wegaveittothem.Thepotentialandexpectationstodowellarestillthere.Wehavetodobet-terandremainfocused.” “Ifeelasifweshouldhavechangedourattitudeandtookthegamealotmoreseri-ously,”juniorDombrowskasagreed,referringtohisteam.“Butbothofourpitchersthrewverywell.” ShortstopseniorTheoKlopsissaid,“Weneedtolearnfromourmistakesandbuildonitsowecandobetterinthenextone.”

AllthehardworkandtalentthroughouttheseasonpaidoffasKingGeorgeHighSchooltraveledtotheStateTrackandFieldMeetatLibertyUniver-sityinLynchburgVirginia,onFebruary26. Duringthismeet,seniorAmethystPolkplacedthirdinthe300Mwithatimeof42.15seconds,settinganewschoolrecord,andplaced4thinthestateinthelongjump,withaheightof16ft.and11

in.Amethystalsoplaced6thinthetriplejumpwithaheightof34ft.and10.5in. Thegirls’800MrelayconsistingofseniorsZuriPolkandAmethystPolk,juniorImaniMurray,andsophomoreMiaMeyerplaced8thinthecompetitionwithatimeof1min.and49.82seconds. Winorlose,we’llalwaysbeateam.I’llneverforgetsuchanamazingteamandI’llmisseverybodysomuch!”saidZuriPolk.SophomoreLindseyArmentroutfeels

“Winorlose,we’llalwaysbeateam.I’llneverfor-getsuchanamaz-ingteamandI’lmisseverybodysomuch!”-ZuriPolk

thesamewayabouttheseniors,claiming,“OurteamisamazingandI’mreallygoingtomisstheseniorsthatgraduatethisyear.” Duringthehurdlecompetition,Se-niorBrittneyKerseyplacedsecondinthehighjump,withaheightof5ft.and4in.LindseyArmentroutplaced5thinthepolevault,clearing9ftand6in,andalsoset-tinganewschoolrecord.SeniorShearlLevereplaced7thinthetriplejump,withaheightof34ftand9.25in. “Itfeelsreallycooltobeknownasthefifth fastest in the state, especially when thehigherranksareseniors,”statedjuniorCoreyRodriguez,theonlyboyfrokmKGtoplaceatthecompetition.Rodriguezplaced5thinthe500Mwithatimeof1

“[We]didasbestaswecouldpossiblydo.Itwasthebestseasonever.”-CoachPekarekmin.and8.74seconds.Nexttrackseason,Rodriguezwillcompetetobeknownasthefastestrunnerinthestate. “[We]didasbestaswecouldpos-siblydo.Itwasthebestseasonever,”saidcoachRudolphPekarek,simply.“It’snotallaboutwinning.Justtoknowtheyaredo-ingtheirverybest...youtakealotofprideinthat.”

KGHSwasapower-houseinsportsduringthe70s,withabasketballteamthatmadeittostatesandwon the battlefield district in1970.Thefootballteamwasamazingduringthistimeaswell. Thoughmanythingshavechangedsincethe1970s,KingGeorgeisstillontheprowl.Afterthepastyear,KingGeorgehasbouncedbackfromitsre-centathleticstruggles.WithadistrictchampionshipfromthefoxesJVbasket-ballteamasthemostrecent

athleticsuccess,itishardforKingGeorge’smostsuc-cessfulteamtoshine. EightyearsagoMr.Wil-liamCownewasthenewteacherontheblockandwaslookingtogetinvolvedearly.WhatmostpeopledonotknowisthatMr.Cownestartedtheacademicteamhis first year here and was successful during his first season.Theacademicteamisarguablythemostsuc-cessfulteamatKingGeorgeHighSchool.Theyhavegoneundefeatedthisseasonandhaveadistrictchampi-

onshiptitletoshowforit. “Theteachersteachstudentsinformationthattheycouldn‘tlearnelse-where”saidMr.Cowne.SoitmightbesafetosaythatKingGeorgeisoneofthesmartestschoolsinthedistrict.Newmembersoftheacademicteamaremoldedeveryseasonthroughauniquesystemofplayerplacement. TheFoxes’academicteamissplitintotwoteams,anAteamandaBteam.Thisseparationinteamsdoesnotsignify

asubstantialdifferentialinskillset,butinsteadaseparationinageandexperience.Thusiftheacademicteamiswin-ninganddecidetogowiththeirBteamfortheremainderofthematch,itdoesnotmeantheyarethrowinginthesubs.ItsimplymeanstheywanttogivetheBteamsomeexperience.ThissystemhasledtheFoxestowin-ningthedistricttitleandaperfectseason,goingundefeatedincompeti-tion.Infact,thefoxes

woneverygamebyamarginof100pointsormore. ThisyeartheKGHSAcademicteamwasleadbyanall-seniorlineupanditishardtoimaginethatallofthesestarscholarsareleavingforcollegeorotheraspi-rationsbeyondthewallsofthehighschool.Mr.Cowneexpectshisteamtomakeittotheregionalstageofcompetitionthisyear.Cownealsosaysthateventhoughhehasalackofupperclassmenhestillexpectsgreatthings.

SoccerTeams:KingGeorgeHighSchoolVarsity,andFredericksburgAreaSoccerAssociation(FASA)Pre-mierRebels

Position:Forward Number:20

What was your greatest soccer memory? ThedaywebeatEasternView9-1,forSteven’smom.

How long have you been playing soccer? Ihavebeenplayingfor15years.

What do you do to prepare for a game? Ilistentomusic,andsometimeschillinthehottub.

Why do you play soccer? IplaysoccerbecauseIwasborntoplayit,Iloveit,andIamgoingtogoprooneday

What do you expect out of this season? Iexpecttogoreallyfar,andwinalotthisseason

Athelete Spotlightwith

Chris Gummer

Name:ChristopherGummer Age: 18 Height:5’9” Grade:12

Do you plan on playing soccer outside of high school? Yes.Iwanttoplayincollege,andthenbecomeprointwoyears.

By: Sarah Davis

Who is your favorite pro soc-cer player? ChristianoRonoldo

By: Aylssa Newman Sleepislikefoodforthe

brain.Peopleneeditforevery-thingtheydo,evendriving.Ifpeopledonotgetenoughsleep,theywillnotbeabletofunctionespeciallywhentheyarebehindthewheel,which isverydan-gerous.Sleep iswhatkeepsaperson’sbodygoingthroughthedayandifheorshecannotgetthesleepinghourstheyneed,itwillmaketheirdaymiserable. Teensneedabout9¼hoursof sleep a night according totheNationalSleepFoundation(www.sleepfoundation.org).Thisobviouslyisveryhardforteenstogetthatamountofsleep,becausetheystayupchattingwiththeirfriends, doing homework, orjustgettinghomelatefromafterschoolactivities.Wakingupandhavingtobeatschoolataround7a.m.reallyaffectstheamountofhoursofsleepteensneed. Thelackofsleepcanlimitonesabilitytolearn,concentrate,andlisten.Afactaboutthelackofsleepisitcanalsomakepeoplemorepronetopimples,acne,andotherskindamage.TheNSFalsosaysthatitcanleadtoaggressiveorinappropriatebehavior,orevenbecomingimpatientwithotherpeople. Withthelackofsleep,teenshavetheurgetodrinkenergydrinks.

EnergydrinkssuchasMonster,Amp,andRedBullarenotthedrinkstobedrinkingespeciallyforyoungteens. “Idrinkoneenergydrinkaday.I’maddicted!”sayssopho-moreLaurenJones.Sincetheycontainsomuchcaffeine,theycancauseheartattacks,strokes,brain damage, cancer, seizers,anxietyattacks,andhighbloodpressure. Caffeinecanincreaseheartrateandbodytemperature.Toomuchofthiscancauseirregularheartbeat,excessivesweating,jitters, and anxiousness statedbyNSF. Energydrinksarenot what someone would call“energydrinks,” they actuallymakesomepeople tired.Theyrunthemdownandcomewithsideeffectsthataredangeroustotheirbodyaccordingto“EnergyDrinks:AHealthyBuzz?”(www.lifespan.org). Peopledonotrealizehowdangerousitistoconsumethem.Whenapersonstartsoffdrinkingenergydrinks,heorshewouldnotthinkorpaymindtowhatitcoulddotothem,untilitistoolate. Whenteensaretired,thefirst thing that comes to their mindsisenergydrinksbecausethey“needenergy”.Theyarenot

Statistics collected from the National Sleep Foundation website.

goingtojustthink,ohIcan’tdrinkthis,andit’sdangerous. People, especially teens,needtogetmoresleep.Itwould

helpthemalotduringtheirdaybecausetheywouldhavemoreenergyandbeabletofocusmore.

KGHS Members Show Off Their TalentsBy: Maure Buckley

The2011KingGeorgeVarietyShowfeatured26actsofstudentsandteachers.Theshow had talented singers,dancers,poetsandmusicians.TheshowwasputonbytheKGHSmusicdepartmentandwasheldintheschoolaudito-riumMarch18and19.

Theshowwashostedbythe“MastersofCeremony,”sophomoresJakeSpivakandNathan Falger, and seniorTravis Herman. They kepttheshowinterestingbetweenacts by having their ownlittleperformancesbyplay-ingred-lightgreen-lightwiththelightsguyandaskingtheperformersquestions.Theirhumorouspersonalitieskepttheaudienceamusedinawaythatonlythebestofhostscando.

Theshowopenedupwiththe KGHS Jazz Ensembleperforming the song, “TheChicken.” The first act of the showfeaturedthirteenotheracts of mostly singers and

bands.Someofthemostinter-estingandoriginalactswerethedrum-offofsophomoreDallasLedgerandhisuncleGeorgeWerbacher and theone-manbandofsophomoreMarcMillerwhoplayedtheguitaranddrumswhilesing-ing“BoyWhoBlockedHisOwnShot.”

Thefewdanceactswereasentertainingasthesingers.ThedancersofthenightwereseniorDavidDeegandancingtoavariationfromSleepingBeauty,sophomoreVirginiaMeltonperformingto“BlackandGold,”andadanceduetoffreshmenToriBailandjuniorMariahMitchellto“TheDogDaysAreOver.”

Theshowfeaturedonepoet, senior Donald Smithrecitinghispoem,“TakingaStand.”Althoughheforgotsome of his lines the first night,hiseaseonstageandthewordsofhispoemsavedhisperformanceandhewasabletocaptivatetheaudienceasthoughithadneverhap-pened.

Althoughtheshowwasmostlysingersandmusicians,itwasstillanenjoyablyshow.Everyperformancewasstageworthyandeachstudentcer-tainlyhadthetalenttohaveaspotintheshow.

The Social Network : Making of FacebookBy: Allison Trainum

HowdidFacebookbecomethe largest socialnetworkingwebsite?Well,directorDavidFincher’sTheSocialNetworktakesviewerson the journeytoexplainthemakingofFace-book.

FinchhasdirectedagoodmovieabouthowFacebookwasstarted.Thestorylinestartsoffslowandattimeshardtofollow,butintheend,itturnsouttobeaninterestingmovietowatch.When watching the movie,makesuretherearenodistrac-tionsbecausethismovieneedstheviewer’sfullattentiontobeunderstood.

The movie starts whenMarkZuckerburg(JesseEisen-berg)comeshometohisdormfrom an unsuccessful datewithgirlfriendEricaAlbright(RooneyMara)anddecidestomakea“WhichGirlisHotter?”page to send around campuswithfriend,EduardoSaverin(Andrew Garfield). Withinhours, the website has beenviewedbyhundredsofstudentsandeventuallyfallsundertheeyesoftwoHarvardstudents,CameronandtwinTylerWin-klevoss(ArmieHammer).

ThebrothersdecidethatZuck-erburgwillhelptocreateTheHarvardConnect,asocialnet-workforfellowHarvardstu-dents.Withideasfortheweb-sitealreadycreated,Zuckerburgonly had to put the site intoaction.

Instead,Markdecidestomake his own website-The-facebook.Afterseverale-mails,phonecalls,andtextmessagesexchanged toMark from theWinklevosses,theystarttoreal-izewhatZuckerburghasdone.

After Thefacebookbecomespopular,ZuckerburgandSaverindiscusswhetherthewebsiteshouldstartadvertise-mentswhenthefounderofNap-ster,SeanParker(JustinTim-berlake)meetswiththeboysforothertacticsinimprovingthewebsite,likechangingthenametojustFacebook.WhileZuck-erburg agrees with Parker’sideas,SaverinfadesnotonlyasZuckerburg’sbestfriend,butasabusinesspartner.

Parker and ZuckerburgmovetoCaliforniaandwhenSaverinrealizesthatParkernowliveswithZuckerburg,hefreez-esFacebook’sbankingaccount.

Saverinislaterapologizedtoandsignsthecontractforhisshareofthecompany(34%),withMarkowning51%andSean7%,notrealizingthatthiswillbecomeaproblem.Beforelong,Saverin’sshareofthecompanyisprac-ticallynonexistentwhenheisaskedtosignpapers.

Sixyearsgobyandwithover500millionFacebookers,ZuckerbergisintwolegalbattlesagainstSaverinbrothersfromHarvard.Intheend,theWinkle-vosseswin65milliondollarsandSaveringetsanundisclosedamountofhissharebackandisreinstatedastheFacebookco-founder.AsforZuckerburg,hebecomestheyoungestbillion-aireinhistory.

Initsopeningweek,TheSocialNetworkgrossed$22.4million in 2,771 theaters. Itdebuted as #1. In its secondweek,itremainedatnumberoneonlydropping31.2%.TheSocialNetwork received four out of five starsandhasgrossedaworld-widetotalof$220,961,293asofFebruary27,2011,becomingamustseemovie.

Senior David Deegan dancing to a variation

from Sleeping Beauty.

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FeaturesSleep is Food for the Brain

By: Elenie Johnson

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What subjects do you teach? English9andCreativeWriting

What college did you attand? TheUniversityofMaryWashington What did you major in? ImajoredinEnglishandminoredinEducation.

How long did you at-tend college? Iwasincollegeforsevensemestersanddidstu-dentteachingduringmylastsemester. How long have you been teaching at KGHS? ThisismyfourthyearatKGHS.

Why do you enjoy teaching at KGHS? Ilovethecurricu-lumIgettoteach.IenjoythemanydifferentpersonalitiesmystudentshaveandIgettogivebacktoourcommunitythroughtheOctagonClub. What are some of your hobbies? InmysparetimeIwrite,read,bakeandwatchmarathonsofBritishTV. What do you do when you are not teaching? WhenI’mnotatwork,I’musuallygradingpapers.When I finish grading, I clean myhouse,playwithmypets,andhangoutwithfriendsandfamily.

“We’re one big theaterfamily!” JuniorReaganAndersen,whoplaysPatty, exclaimed toherfellowtheaterpeersbeforeopeningnightofYou’reagoodmanCharlieBrown.AndersenwasonlyoneofthemanytalentedstudentswhohadparticipatedintheplayforKingGeorgeHighSchool. OpeningnightwasWednes-day,February16,2011at7p.m.and$4,000worthofticketswereraisedformanydifferentshelters,includingMicahMinistries,TheHopeHouse,TheThurmanBris-benShelter,andTheHaven.AllofWednesdaynight’sproceedswenttothepeoplewholiveinshelters,whileThursday’s,Fri-day’s, and Saturday’s moneyweregiventosupportthetheaterclubforfutureperformances. Thisyear’schildren’splaycentered on the simpler dayswhereakid’sonlyconcernwasasimplethinglikegettingaValen-tine’sDaycardfromtheircrush,or attempting to fly a kite on a clearday,asCharlieBrowndid.Timeswhenall thekidsjoinedtogethertoplaybaseballagainsteachother, orwere convincedthataFirtreegrowsactualfurforcoats.Timeswhenlittlegirlsonlycaredaboutbecomingafuturequeenandbeingjustlikethecoolkidsorevenwhenablanketwasaperson’sbestfriend.Theplaybroughtoutthesilly,carelessnessofall thechildren in thewell-knownshow,ThePeanuts,andwiththehelpofthecastmem-bers,portrayeditinamannerthattickles the crowd as they flashed backtowhentheyusedtobeanadolescent.SeniorErinDuncan,director,succeededinbringingoutthenaïveandinnocentwaysofthecharactersinYou’reagoodmanCharlieBrown,makingita

familyfuneventtowatch.Soph-omoreNicoleWoodwentwithfriends,andagreed,“Theplaywasverynice,Ilikedit.” Intheplay,CharlieBrown,himself, (junior David Flick-inger)struggleswithacrushontheLittleRedheadedGirl(seniorKasey Tyson) but like everyyoung boy, he cannot find the

couragetospeaktoher.LucyVanPelt(juniorRayCelesteTanner)wasbeingrejectedbyherownlove, Schroeder (junior ShakoIosava)butwastooobliviouslyinvolvedinherdreamofbecom-ingQueenandplayingpsychia-tristtonoticehedoesnotlikeher.SallyBrown(sophomoreTabithaConnor)begantofailherclassesbecauseoftheobsessionshehastobejustlikeLucywhileLinusVanPelt(juniorTrentonFines)remainedhopelesslyattachedtohisblanket. Inonescene,theentiregroupgatheredforabase-

ballgamebutonlytohaveCharlieBrownstrikeoutwhentheLittleRedheadedGirlwasspottedinthestands, losingthegameforhisfriends.EvenSnoopy(soph-omoreEmilyHall)gotexercisewith Patty (ReaganAndersen)whentheywentonarabbithunt,bothofthemcompletelyimper-vioustothefactthattherabbits

wereintheoppositedirectionthatSnoopyandPattywererunning. Laughterwasheardinthecrowdsamongpeopleofallagesas thecastmembersperfectedtheirroles,bringingtheshow’scharacterstolife.Relationshipsbetweensiblingsandfriendsweremaderealonstage,butintheendthe cast remained even closerthanbefore. “It’sverystressful,”asjuniorDavidFlickingersaid,“butintheenditallpaysoffandyoufeelgreat.” Assistantdirectorandstagemanager, sophomore Lauren

By: Nicole Josemans

Members of the play prepare fot the show.

DiRageo-Duncan,agreed,saying,“It’sbeenalotoffunandalotofhardworkcausemysisterisdirect-ingitandso,youknow,sisters,wekindofclashsometimes.Butwealwaysgetthroughit.”Shealsoadded,“Andeverytimesomeonemessesup,Richardsgoes,‘Thankyoufortheopportunity’andit’salearningexperience.That’sprettymuchwhatitmeans,welearnfromourmistakes.”

Thecasthadpreviouslypre-formedthenightbeforeWednes-dayatadressrehearsaltoovereighty people without homes,including children. Everyoneloved it, cast members said.“Toothpaste, along with otheritemshadalreadybeencollected[fordonation],”saidDavidRich-ards,theaterteacher. “ImeanIfeelgoodaboutit,Iguess.It’snotjustmyproduc-tion; it’s everybody’s. I’ve only evercalled thismyplayonce,becauseit’snotmyplay.IthinkforwhatwehadwithRichardsstaying out of the room at alltimes,wedidaprettygoodjob,”directorDuncansaidafterwards.“It’sgotsomework,butit’sopen-ingnight.” Alotofeffortwasnotonlyputintotheplayitself,butthescen-eryandstageworkaswell.OneofthescenicartistsforYou’reagoodmanCharlieBrown,seniorErikaHiggins, isamongmanyotherstudentswhoassistedintheconstructionoftheplay.“I’mascenicartist.Iputmyinputontheset but I didn’t actually design it; ItwasallRichards.”

(Insert name here) likes your status, your picture, your comment, etc.

6. The Quiz Meister - This person constantly posts the results of the new quiz they took.

No one cares what season you are, or if you were a color, what you would be.

7. The Drama Queen - They update their status to something directed to one person and the problem they have with them.

While quite entertaining, you should try to confront the person face to face. Confrontation is good, plus, you just make yourself look dramatic all the time.

8. The Animal Profile - They have no pictures of themselves, just their ani-mals.

As cute as your cat Fluffy is, she is not you, so people will have a hard time identifying you.

9. The Filterless - They will post updates about everything, even when it is something you would never, ever want to know.

This is pretty self explanatory. Keep it to yourself.

1. The Gamer - The invites and updates never stop.

(Insert name here) just reached level 60 on Mafia Wars! (No one cares.)

2. The Event Coordinator - They invite everyone to everything.

Random girl who I do not know, or have even heard of for that matter, no I do not want to attend your Sweet 16.

3. The Desperate Marketer- Their idea of marketing Facebook is to spam all their friends with a “become a fan of ____” requests.

“Would you like to become a fan of a website that you have never visited to make me look cool and publicized?” No, I would not.

4. The Horrible Photo Tagger - They will tag you in ANYTHING, despite whether it is something that you would want your family members or co-workers to see or not.

This is aimed to all those party ani-mals that got a little camera happy at that crazy party last weekend.

5. The Annoying One a.k.a The Rash - This person will follow you around Facebook and comment on everything you do. Mo

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By: Sarah Davis

Luray Caverns: DiscoverBy: Breanna Hoskins

“Discoverthebeauty.Discover the wonder. Dis-coverthefun.Discoverthescenery.Discovertheextraor-dinary,”isthethemestatedontheLurayCavernswebsite(www.luraycavens.com).

Thereissomuchscen-erytoexploreintheAppa-lachian Mountains in Vir-ginia, includingthefamousLurayCaverns.Thecavernsare located in Luray, VA,about 95 miles from KingGeorge.Attractionsincludethecaverns, theLurayVil-lageMuseum, theCarandCarriageCaravanMuseum,andtheGardenMaze.

While exploring thecaverns,peoplewearhead-phonestolistentothehistoryofthecaverns.Thetourofthecavernsisaboutanhourlong.Ateachsection,thereisasignwithanumberonit.Thetouristpunchesinthenumberandlearnsaboutthesection.Forexample,whenpeoplegettotheDreamLake,theaudiosays,“DreamLakeisthelargestbodyofwaterinthecaverns.Thissparkling

lake reflects a myriad of fan-tastic forms and creates amirrorimageoftheabundantstalactiteshangingfromtheceiling.”Neartheendofthetour,touristswillseetheGreatStalacpipeOrgan,locatedintheCathedral.TheGreatSta-lacpipeOrganistheworld’slargestmusicalinstrument. AlsoneartheendofthetouristheWishingWell.Just likeanyotherwishingwell,peopletosscoinsinthewaterandmakeawish.Everyyear,thepoolisdrainedandthe money is donated formedicalresearch,educationalgrants,andtootherworthycharitable and nonprofit orga-nizations.Forexample,theyhavedonatedthemoneytotheMarchofDimes,Ameri-canHeartAssociation,Amer-icanCancerSociety,andtheMuscularDystrophyAssoci-ationinpreviousyears.Thefirst year they drained the poolwas in1954and theycollected $1,700. In 2010,$144,194wascollected.Sincetheystartedtodrainthepool,$897,933.32hasbeentossedintheWishingWell TheLurayVillageMuseumisacrossthestreetfromthe

caverns.Themuseumpres-entstheearlycultureoftheShenandoahValley.Itdis-playsitemsfrompre-contactnativepeoplestolifeinthe1920s.ThecenterpieceofthecollectionisaSwissbibleintheGermanvernacularfrom1356, which connects thevalley’shistoryanddevelop-mentoftheEuropeanimmi-grantswhosettledthere. Next is the Car andCarriageCaravanMuseum,locatedbythecaverns.Themuseumpresents restoredcars,carriages,coaches,andcustoms ranging from the1720stothe1940s.Somehighlightsofthecollectionsare the 1892 Benz, 1840

The Dream Lake, where the water plays illusions on people’s minds

See Attractions on Page 8.A few of the Antique Cars at the Car and Carriage Museum

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King George’s Theater Takes on Charlie Brown

“Theplaywasverynice,Ilikedit.”-NicoleWood

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By: Kyra Bacon

Janet Petit By: Aubrey Brown Everyone knows what

teachershavetoputupwith,anditisnoteasy.Theyhavetokeepkidsinlineandteachusthe education we need; without them, students would not bewheretheyarenow.Theques-tionis,dotheygetpaidenough?Istheirsalaryreallyacceptablewhen they influence the future ofourcountry?

Most people know thelowsalarythat teachersearn,buthavetheyevergottenaraiseworkinginKingGeorge?Ms.MelissaCampbell,aninthgradeEnglishteacher,exclaimed,“Weasteachershavenotgottenanyincreaseinpaymentfor4yearswhichmeanswehavenotgottenanincreaseinmoney.Itwouldbeeasiertoacceptifthesamezeroraisedsalarywentacrossthewhole school communityratherthaneveryonehavingdif-ferentsalaries.”

Mrs.JenniferCollins,anadministrator,alsoknowsit ishardtonothavearaiseforawhilewhenshewasinthatsamesituationatonepoint.“It isatouchysubject,buteverysitu-ation is different and it is diffi-cultnothavingthatraise,itgoesaroundeverystateanditisnotjustusthatarehavingthatprob-lem.”

Althoughitisapparentthatteachersdonotearnasmuchastheyshould,therearestillmanyopinionsabouttheirjob.“Teach-ingisnotforthemoney,weearnallthemoneywegetbecausewework.Youhavetodowhatyouhavetodotogetmoneyandyouhavetoraiseyourfamilyandbeabletolivewithwhatyouhave.Makingmoneyisnotthereasonwhywe’rehere,”statedMrs.Collins,tryingtoshowthattheyarealltheretodowhattheyhavetodo.

“IlovemyjobandwhatIdo.Ididnotgointoteachingtomakemoney,butIstillneedto

Why Teachers Teach: It Is Not All About Money

beabletoliveonwhatImake,”statedMrs.Campbell.

Toaddontothat,Mr.JimMoyer,anEarthSciencealsoanAstronomyteacher,exclaimed,“Ihavebeenworkingforsuchalongtime,Ihavecometoreal-izethatkidsmakemewanttostayandcontinuemyjob.”

Somepeopleevenbelievethatmoneyisthereasontoleavetheprofession,butMrs.Camp-bell could disagree, “I couldneverstopteaching.”Butwhataboutthelowsalary?Littledopeople know, Ms. Campbellalsoworksapart timejobtomakeupforthelostmoneyoverthe4years.“Iwilljustcontinueaparttimejobifthatiswhatittakes.”

Also,asurprisingfactisthatsometeachersspendmoneyon students; not the school’s moneybut theirown.Outofpocketexpensesareon themjusttoprovideforthestudents,althoughitisnotanexpectationtodoso,someteachersfeelwhat

Statistics collected from Virginia’s Department of Education website.theyuseinclasscanaffectstu-dentslearningtechniques.“Weteachers put in an incredibleamountoftimeandnevertakebreaks,”Ms.Campbellsaysassheagreesthatteachersshouldearnmore.

Thequestionthatpeoplewonderthemostiswhatmakesthemwanttostaysobadly?Ifapersonhasalowsalary,whynotquitandmoveon?Thetruthisteachershavemoretothemthanstudentsreallysee.Behindallofthatyellingandworktheyareassigning,theyreallydocareforthestudents.Ms.Campbellstated,“Honestly,thekidsmakemewanttostay.IcouldneverimagineleavingmyjobbecauseIloveopeningupkids’eyesandshowing them what they canlearnandwhatispossible.”

So,beforestudentsthinkteachersarejustmeangrown-upswhohavenothingbettertodothanruintheirlives,thetruthisteachersdocareforstudentsandtheyarepartofthereasonthattheystay.

The Wishing Well, where a total of $897,933.32 has been collected since 1954.

Conestoga Wagon, 1908BakerElectric,1913Stan-leyStreamer,andRudolphValentino’s 1925 RollsRoyce.

Beside the Car andCarriageCaravanMuseumistheGardenMaze.Whenenteringthemaze,peoplearehandedaslipofpaper.Theslipofpaperhasfourboxes.Forthefourboxes,therearefourgoalswhichhavestamps.Onceapersonfinds a goal, he or she stamps theboxthatgoeswiththegoal. Once the person finds thefourgoals,theyreveala message.The messageisthethemeofthemaze.

Halfwaythroughthemaze,thereisaplatformwhichishighenoughtoshowthewholemaze.Somepeoplemight use this to find their way out while others donotpayattentionandkeepongoing.Themazecanbeconfusingandfrustrating,butfunatthesametime. LurayCavernsis a great place to visit.It is inthemountains,sopeople who love natureand mountain scenerywill loveLuray.Lurayisalsoforpeoplewholovetohearabouthistoryandhowbeautifulthings,suchasthecaverns,arecreatedandfounded.

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Guess That Senior This senior was born in Panama

City, FL, but raised in KG since she was 2! She wants a 1956 candy apple red Dodge Coronet, however her favorite color is green. Boston and Maggie are her two dogs; she also has a couple cats. Kati Bulluck is her best friend. Her middle name is Elizabeth and she likes to watch baseball. “I like to act and plan on becoming rather famous!”

Born and raised in Maryland, this senior loves boxing and the color red. He plans to go to college for criminal justice, and was best friends with Antho-ny Feather. He has lived in King George since the end of his 6th grade year and has one mean dog! His middle name is Donnel and he wants a Bugatti car.

CAN YOU GUESS THESE SENIORS?

Who’s your favorite KGHS teacher? Mr.Richards

What was your favorite subject during high school, and why? Science,becauseyougettolearnabouttheworldaroundyou,whatmakesitup,andyougettodissectthings,that’stheawesomepart.

What’s your most memorable moment of your high school years? PlayingsoftballandthelovelyadventureswithSarahDavis.

What sports have you played? Ididwintertrackforhalfayear,andlet’sjustsayit’stoocold,andsoftballofcourse.

What high school clubs were you apart of? OctagonClub,FrenchClub,andFutureEducator’sAssociation.

What college are you attending? IwillbeattendingRandolph-MaconCollege.

What are you going to major in? Iplanondoublemajor-inginElementaryEducationand Biology; a weird combi-nation,butwithoutscience,IthinkIwouldbebored.

Do you plan to live in KG after college? IthinkthatlivinginKingGeorge would work for me; I likeithere,forthemostpart.I’velivedinalotofplaces,andIkindofdon’tfeellikemovinganymore.

Where do you see your-self in 10 years? Intenyears,Iseemyselfwhereverlifemaytakeme.

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