Senior Edition

Volume IIIIssue 6

VOL 3 ISSUE 6Smoke Signals

Contact InformationPeters Township High

School631 East McMurray Road

McMurray, PA 15317www.ptmedia.net

Smoke Signals is produced six times a school year by Media II, III, and IV Journalism students. The staff adviser is Mrs. Sitler. Commentaries, reviews, and opinion columns are the expressed opinion of the author and not of Smoke Signals, its advisor, or the Peters Township School Dis-trict.

Smoke Signals StaffCamille Barnes

Madison CreehanElise JozwiakLydia McCall

Lindsey McCayAndrea Salizzoni

Grant TaylorMichelle Thomas

Taylor CoxShane Dazen

Jesse EbyJillian Eby

Josh GlicksmanAlexa Kennedy

Bobby LewisLaura PurkeyJenna Taimuty

Benjamin Zalewski

EditorsAmanda Moore

Denée RenzAllie SchlafmanMolly Doehring

Val GobaoStephanie Hammell

Valerie KotarMadison Mincone

Liz WeimerJulia Gauthier

Mission Statement

2-3 Senior Photos

4-5 Senior Superlatives

6-7 Collage

8-9 College List

10-11 College List

12 Senior Voices

Carly BeckKatie Denning

Katie FinnMcKenzie Fritz

John GalaticChristine Manganas

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Class of 2012 Post-Graduation PlansAdams, KirstenAdamson, LaurelAgostinella, AmandaAlbitz, EvanAndresky, BrittanyAnsell, AlexaArillotta, JonathanArnoni, MichaelBacchiochi, BryanBaehr, JyssicaBaits, BethanyBarbati, JosephBarczak, SarahBarnes, CamilleBastyr, AdamBatchelder, SamuelBayani, DavidBeck, CarolineBeggs, ZacharyBenbourenane, ImanBerliner, AaronBerquist, RachelBerquist, ZacharyBevilacqua, ZacharyBianco, AliBianco, JohnBianco, JosephBigley, ConorBigley, EliseBittel, MichaelBittner, MelissaBlasiak, KaraBlatt, CourtneyBoehme, RebeccaBogan, ParkBogardus, ZacharyBollman, JaredBosic, KaraBrandsma, AndrewBrandstetter, GretchenBrannen, AndrewBrown, JacobBrusco, HeatherBuckiso, MichaelBurket, TracyBuzzatto, ElenaCarroll, MariaCathell, StephanieCelko, NicoleChavel, SethChess, AnnieCiaffoni, DavidCirocco, AlexisClark, AlexanderClark, JaclynColeman, EleniColosimo, JonathanConners, EricConnors, AlexaCopeland, DavidCotugno, MichaelCounihan, MichaelCox, TaylorCreehan, MadisonCuervo, KathrynD'Abarno, EricaDaerr, TaylorDagnal, AlexanderDeer, BrianaDeiley, TylerDelcotto, LindseyDeNardo, AngelineDenning, KathrynDevine, DillonDiCello, Domenique

Dixon, MatthewDoehring, MollyDray, HannahDuane, RyanDuda, CaraDusch, BrettDymond, LaurenEby, JillianEchment, JessicaElattrache, ReidEllis, KimberlynErenberg, AndrewErnst, AlexanderEshelman, DavidEskew, MadisonEvanovich, DerrickEvans, ClaytonFaber, JohnFalbo KierraFawcett, MauraFemiani, MarcoFerraco, AdamFidler, KyleFieber, KevinFindley, EdwardFinn, KatieFitzgerald, McKenzieFitzgerald, MeghanFolino, TommasoFortunato, ChristinaFranty, NicholasFremer, AshtonFritz, McKenzieGagianas, ChristopherGagianas, JohnGalatic, JohnGarlick, LynnseyGetto, MichelleGlod, KevinGobao, ValerieGolembiewski, CourtneyGoodzdich, GeenaGordon, MollyGraf, JoshuaGraham, JessicaGraves, JacquelineGretz, EricaGrippi, SarahGroom, DavanGrossi, GregoryHammell, StephanieHarringer, JacobHenderson, JacobHerman, KennethHiggins, AlexanderHilborn, ErikHill, KendallHindman, ZacharyHino, RyanHlavinka, JohnHoover, MorganHoskins, BenjaminHoward, SarahHuber, ZanaHussey, AlexandraIrwin, AndrewJacobs, KristenJanusey, StephenJohn, MatthewJohnson, JennaJohnstonbaugh, ShaneJozwiak, MatthewKachowski, CodyKail, AlexanderKamouyerou, Sophia

West Virginia UniversityDuquesne University Pittsburgh Technical InstituteRochester Institute of Technology North Carolina UniversityDuquesne UniversityUndecided Robert Morris UniversityOhio UniversityVirginia TechPennsylvania State Greater Allegheny Wake Forest University Robert Morris University University of KentuckyClemson UniversityGeneva CollegeUndecided University of PittsburghDuquesne UniversityUniversity of PittsburghPennsylvania State University University of MiamiPennsylvania State University - HonorsSlippery Rock UniversitySlippery Rock UniversityWashington and Jefferson CollegeAllegheny College Slippery Rock UniversityBaldwin-Wallace CollegeSeton Hill UniversityOhio State UniversityOhio University Indiana University of PennsylvaniaSt. Francis University Mercyhurst College California University of PennsylvaniaBucknell UniversityCommunity College of Allegheny County Community College of Allegheny CountyAllegheny CollegeWestminster UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityEdinboro UniversityJohn Carroll UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh Johnstown California University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State University Duquesne University University of Dayton Wheeling Jesuit UniversityUnited States Marines Penn Commercial Bussiness/Technical School Pennsylvania State UniversityBoston UniversityDenison University Drexel UniversitySlippery Rock UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh Duquesne UniversityRobert Morris University Gettysburg CollegeJunior Hockey/Harvard UniversityPennsylvania State University West Virginia University Undecided Slippery Rock University Junior Hockey- Buffalo Jr. Sabres Miami University of OhioCommunity College of Beaver CountyUniversity of PittsburghMiami University of OhioLafayette CollegeEdinboro University Duquesne University

Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of PittsburghSlippery Rock University University of Pittsburgh- HonorsCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State UniversityRobert Morris UniversityWashington and Jefferson UniversityGannon UniversitySaint Vincent CollegeAllegheny CollegeFordham UniversitySlippery Rock UniversityJuniata CollegeJames Madison UniversityUniversity of Maryland Notre Dame CollegeClarion UniversityUniversity of North Carolina Miami University of OhioPoint Park UniversityMiami University of OhioMuskingum UniversityCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaWest Virginia University Washington and Jefferson College Indiana University of PennsylvaniaKent State UniversityWest Virginia UniversityChatham UniversityHigh Point University Duquesne University Barnard College/Columbia UniversityOhio University University of DelawareWest Virginia UniversityChatham University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ohio University Boston UniversityUniversity of DaytonPennsylvania State UniversityMiami University of Ohio Duquesne University University of PittsburghWest Virginia UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of Mount UnionMiami University of OhioUniversity of Pittsburgh Johnstown Kent State University- Honors Arizona State University Miami UniversityCommunity College Allegheny CountySlippery Rock UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania State University BehrendIndiana University of Pennsylvania Salisbury UniversityAllegheny CollegeUniversity of Pittsburgh GreensburgUniversity of Miami United States Military Academy West Point Pennsylvania State University Seton Hill UniversityCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaFull Sail UniversityPennsylvania College of TechnologyOhio UniversityDuquesne University University of DelawareFull Sail University

Kapusta, KelseyKeller, ElizabethKelly, PatrickKern, DarbyKetyer, DanielKilberg, ErinKipling, EmilyKohne, WilliamKonopka, TaraKotar, ValerieKozlowski, KateKrawiec, KatherineKreider, JennaKress, RyanKrewin, NatalieLadzinski, AndrewLaipple, KyleLair, ShawnaLampert, ChristinaLarge, MatthewLatinovich, KentonLawson, SamuelLeech, NicholasLewis, KellieLindsay, EmmaLioon, IanLoBasso, AntoneyLockwood, EricLuniewski, TimothyLupori, JordanLusk, LaurenMadore, KristenMalencia, ChristopherMalencia, MatthewManganas, ChristineMarchky, BrianMarks, CallieMarks, ColeMarlett, AlexisMarshall, RobertMartin, JarrodMartin, RachelMartinez, MercedesMartinez, MichelleMatetic, MorganMauser, ZakharyMcAninch, JessiMcCay, LindseyMcCloskey, LeahMcDonough, AaronMcGinnis, RobertMcGlennon, ReganMcGovern, JohnMcIntosh, JessicaMcKnight, MarisaMcLaughlin, KaelynMcNally, AlexandraMcNamera, AnneMcPherson, MorganMerich, JeremyMikec, JenniferMiller, JustinMiller, StephanieMincone, MadisonMonti, NicoleMoore, AmandaMoore, JacobMorgan, MerissaMurgie, RobMurphy, MarkNerone, AmandaNicholson, BenjaminNissly, GrantNixon, CarolineNorton, KaseyNoviski, MadisonOberschelp, GregoryO’Brian, Connor

Mercy School of NursingChatham UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityDuke UniversityUniversity of CincinnatiOberlin CollegeDuquesne UniversityDrexel UniversityGeneva CollegeIndiana University of Pennsylvania Case Western Reserve UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPittsburgh Technical InstituteJames Madison UniversityCommunity College of Beaver CountyCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaBowling Green State UniversitySt. Joseph's UniversityTechnical School Saint Vincent CollegeUniversity of Pittsburgh JohnstownRobert Morris UniversityIndiana University of PennsylvaniaElon UniversityPratt InstituteIndiana University of PennsylvaniaOhio UniversityPennsylvania State University Thiel CollegeCommunity College Allegheny CountyMessiah College Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPoint Park University Central Michigan University Ohio State UniversityDuquesne University Franciscan University at SteubenvilleTemple UniversityPennsylvania State University BehrendGrove City CollegeMiami University of OhioJames Madison University George Washington UniversityUniversity of UtahUndecided Elon UniversityOhio University Old Dominion UniversityCalifornia University of Pennsylvania Grove City CollegePoint Park UniversityIndiana University of PennsylvaniaAllegheny College Robert Morris UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityColgate University Ohio UniversitySt. Francis University Messiah CollegePennsylvania State UniversityKent State UniversityWilliam Woods University University of PittsburghMercyhurst UniversityUniversity of Wyoming Duquesne University Robert Morris UniversityUniversity of DelawareClemson University Duquesne UniversityBucknell UniversityLafayette CollegeMiami University of OhioSlippery Rock UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State University

O’Laughlin, KatherineOlszewski, TylerPalacios, TimothyPalamides, LukePalko, ElizabethPappas, AlinaParker, RachelPartyka, ZacharyPfeifer, JonathanPfeuffer, CassandraPhillips, SamanthaPhillips, ThomasPisarcik, LindseyPitts, AustinPizzuti, RyanPlachecki, MarleaPolitis, ConstantinePonchione, KellyPonte, NormanPopovich, HollyPortz, MelissaPrewett, EleniProvident IV, JohnPruitt, MaryQuinlan, MeganRadolec, JonathanRalicki, AustinRalston, RobertRanalli, MichaelRao, John RossRavoira, LaurenRay, AndrewReis, AndrewRenz, DeneeResnik, AllisonRex, DavidRhoades, LoganRich, AndrewRigatti, MarissaRobinson, TaylorRoy, PrithwiRupprecht, EmilyRusnak, DanielleRyan WyattSabo, JacobSalizzoni, EricaSampson, ArianaSaniga, KeithSanta Lucia, GabriellaSanto, TylerScherrer, ChristianSchlafman, AllieSchratz, CourtneySchuck, EllenSchultz, KelseySchwartz, TorreySecunda, ZacharySessa, MichaelSharma, KaranSheldon, TylerSimpson, JamieSkraitz, TimothySmall, MichaelSmith, BrookeSmith, TerrickSmith, TitusSnyder, ColeSnyder, NicholasSpangenberg, RyanSpirer, JasonSt Clair, AlexandraStaaf, RobertStasenko, HannahSteitz, DanielleStepanik, KenzieStipanovich, EmilyStokan, EmilyStowers, Mitchell

Indiana University of Pennsylvania UndecidedPennsylvania State University- HonorsUniversity of Pittsburgh Johnstown University of PittsburghSyracuse UniversitySlippery Rock UniversityAlderson Broaddaus CollegeCalifornia University of Pennsylvania Case Western Reserve UniversityPennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University California University of Pennsylvania Virginia Polytechnical Institute Coastal Carolina University Xavier UniversityDenison University Pennsylvania State UniversityCarnegie Mellon University Columbia College ChicagoDuquesne UniversityBella Capelli AcademyRobert Morris UniversityGrove City CollegeCase Western Reserve UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityUnited States Marines West Virginia University Bowling Green State UniversityDuquesne University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana University of Pennsylvania Duquesne University CCACWake Forest UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityITT Technical InstituteDenison University Mercyhurst UniversityBrigham Young UniversityUniversity of IllinoisDuquesne University Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of ArizonaDuquesne UniversityAllegheny CollegeDuquesne University University of DelawareThe College of William and MaryPennsylvania State University Edinboro UniversityOhio UniversityRobert Morris University Pennsylvania State UniversityIndiana University of PennsylvaniaSweet Briar College University of Colorado Duquesne University Carnegie Mellon University University of PittsburghIndiana University of Pennsylvania University of AlabamaEmployment Pennsylvania State UniversityPittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University University of PittsburghPennsylvania State University Clarion UniversityOhio UniversityUniversity of KentuckyEdinboro UniversityUniversity of South CarolinaAmerican UniversityMercyhurst College Duquesne UniversityShenandoah University Capital University

Strang, BonnieSubosits, MatthewSullivan, SeanSummaria, NicoSylvester, AndrewSzymanski, JessicaTaylor, GrantThomas, AllisonThomas, MichelleThornton, AlyssaToomey, RonaldTost, NathanielTrylko, EricTucker, DavidVarcelotti, AlexanderVenanzi, MatthewVerner, ZacharyVerwer, JohannesViau, ChristianVierheller, MeganVilsack, JosephVodzak, CarlyWagner, AnthonyWagner, Bri AnaWall, DavidWard, RobertWarzinski, EmmaWebster, ThomasWeimer, ElizabethWhite, LaurenWilkes, TylerWilliams, KalynWillis, ZacharyWojewodka, GwendolynWoods, TaylorWysocki, CalebYang, Jing XuYanniello, ColtYounes, CamiliaYoung, TaylorZalewski, BenjaminZrowka, Allyson

Waynesburg UniversityPennsylvania State University Robert Morris UniversityLake Erie CollegeOhio University Ohio UniversityIndiana University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg University Duquesne UniversitySeton Hill UniversityUniversity of PittsburghDuquesne University Westminster CollegeCarlow UniversityWestmoreland Communisy College University of PittsburghJohn Carrol UniversityMercyhurst College Pennsylvania State UniversityCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock UniversityUniversity of Nevada Las VegasUniversity of Pittsburgh JohnstownUniversity of PittsburghUndecided Slippery Rock UniversityOhio State UniversityAllegheny CollegeUndecided University of Pittsburgh Working for Range ResourcesOhio State UniversityIndiana University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Midwest Culinary InstituteUniversity of PittsburghCornell UniversityCalifornia University of Pennsylvania Point Park University

did You Know...Until the 1930s, most Americans only completed eight years of school. “High School” only became popular during the Great Depression.

By getting your diploma you’re already ahead of Walt Disney, George Washington, Liza Minelli, Abe Lincoln, and the Wright brothers-- they never graduated from high school .

The oldest high school grad is Cecil Smith of Westlake, California. He earned his GED at age 94!

Boston is home to the oldest public school in the U.S.A, Boston Latin School. It dates back to 1635.

3.2 million, that’s how many diplomas were awarded to high school graduates last year.

Class of 2012: BY the numBers

3Students are serving our country in the

armed forces

2Students are going to Ivy Leauge schools

4Students are going to all-women schools

toP 5 most PoPular majors

1. Engineering 2. Business 3. Pre-Med/Nursing 4. Education 5. Finance

2,182 miles to the University of Nevada Las

Vegas...the farthest away a member of the 2012 class is going

10% of the class of 2012 is attending Penn State

(branch campuses included)

1Student will be modeling in NYC

24%of students are going to school in the

Greater Pittsburgh area

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What are you most looking forward to in college?

What’s the best way to end senior year?

What’s your favorite high school sports memory?

Where do you see yourself in twenty years?

How will you be spending your summer?

“Senior Prank”

“Graduating with friends”

“Senior Picnic”

“Rushing the field”

“Winning States two years in a row”

“Beating Lebo in the Pumpkin Classic”

“Finishing two-a-days”

“Being a successful pharmacist”

“Having a huge family”

“Broke filmmaker/ musician”

“Married with thirteen kids and living in

Tokyo”

“Traveling the world with a

good job”

“Pumpin’ iron… yeahhhh”

“At the pool”

“At the beach”

“Sitting by the pool, sipping on a pina

colada, working on my tan”

“Traveling the world”

“Getting belliger-

ently smart”

“New people”

“Getting out of the bubble”

“Meeting new people”

“Senior year WPIALs for wrestling”

“Skydiving”

“Kennywood Day”

“Partying at all of the grad parties”