Coffee Stains

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Lia Villar

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April 25, 2012

Sarah PapaStore ManagermyMochi Frozen Yogurt8001 S. Orange Blossom TrailThe Florida Mall, Store #836Orlando, FL 32809

Dear Miss Papa,

As you know, I have been working for myMochi for over a year, constantly greeting costumers and enjoying the success of myMochi at Florida mall. Now I believe, if you can agree, that it is time for me to discover more challenges and to elaborate, the challenge I write to you about becoming a shift leader.

Becoming a shift leader is no easy task but with the qualities I contribute and my experience at myMochi, I believe being a shift leader will come easy.

As a quick learner, I grasped the qualities of a myMochi girl the first day I was hired. Not to mention my awareness of my fellow employees as well. Whenever a time came for me to stay another shift more, I was always very willing for the good of the company. Such as the time when Megan Martinez had got into a car accident and the 5:30 to closing shift was a person short. As well as the time when the downtown Orlando myMochi had only one employee working the 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. shift. These instances show my ability to accomodate the needs of the company. With that, it makes me a perfect candidate for becoming shift leader.

I’m sure the accompanying resume will help you see some of my accomplishments throughout my high school career but a personal interview will demonstrate to you my willingness, knowledge and abilities I possess to become an gratifying shift leader. I appreciate the time you took into reading this and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Respectfully yours,

Lia Villar

LIA VILLAR

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LIA VILLARObjectiveTo gain prevalent work experience and knowledge of customer service through obtaining a leader position.

educatiOnCompleted one year at Lake Nona High School.Completed two years at William R. Boone High School.Graduation date: June 2013Weighted G. P. A. 3.3

SkillS• Teamplayer - As a staffer of Hi-lights newspaper, we depend on one another to publish a concise

monthly newspaper. In the same way, playing on William R. Boone High School soccer team, we depend on every player in order to score goals.

• Planningandorganization - Working on Hi-lights newspaper, it requires planning the angle of stories and writing on story planners which help organize stories as well.

• Communicationskills - Having to go on daily interviews, communicating thoughts and asking questions has become secondary and effortless.

• Systemknowledge - Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Micros0ft Word, Powerpoint and Excel. Experience in designing layouts, editing photographs, creating slide shows and creating spreadsheets

activitieS• Hi-lights newspaper staff• Junior varsity soccer team for William R. Boone High School• Junior Class Student Government Association• Prom Committee• Serendipity Club

RefeRenceS1. Renee Burke - Hi-lights Newspaper Adviser (407) 443-84512. Tony Marano - Junior Varsity Soccer Coach (407) 242-13913. Michelle Blackwell - CVS Pharmacy Manager (407) 443-8451

Personal es

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As a 8th grader in Conway Middle School, I could not make up my mind about what career path I wanted. I had gone from wanting to be a chief to wanting to become a fashion designer. Once I became a freshmen at William R. Boone High School, I had chosen to take Journalism. Unfortunately, I had only be able to attend Boone for the first quarter when I was moved to Lake Nona. High School This experience not only gave me no motivation to accomplish anything in school, it made me want to drop out of high school all together. I figured since I had no career choice that dropping out was a good idea; I was, of course, a dumb little freshmen. As I returned to Boone for my sophomore year, I enrolled into Journalism once again, but the second time I had discovered what I wanted to do with my life. It was to become a journalist and express my own opinions through writing. As I had always done, I conveyed to my mother about becoming a journalist but she did not approve. Every other time my mother did not approve of my career choices, I would stop chasing what I thought I wanted and move onto finding another choice that she would approve of but this time I knew what I wanted. I wanted to become a journalist. Moreover, my thoughts on journalism have evolved since my first year of taking Journalism. Before, I didn't see the point in keeping up with current events but as the year progressed, I realized the impact journalism had on the world. Journalism presented the ability to view

Personal es

say cont.

things in different perspectives. Without being on newspaper, I would not have any motivation to come to school. Before, my goal was to move out as fast as possible and to not attend college but becoming the stereotype of a high school drop out. Yet the day I was accepted into publication was the day I motivated to strive for something more for my future. My future plans regarding journalism is to complete my first two years of college at Valencia and then transfer to Rollins College where I will major in English. Eventually during the course of my college career, I will become apart of the London semester program where I will internship for journalism. When my college experience is over, I hope to move to New York City and intern or work for small publications and eventually work for the New York Times.

Self-anal

ytical

evaluation

essay

During the first deadline, I was overwhelmed with the amount of time and effort it took to publish our first issue. Unfortunately, I did not have my story published in the first issue because of my lack of commitment and time management for the newspaper. As other deadlines came, my commitment to publications grew stronger. I wanted to make everyone I worked with proud of having me on staff and to also show myself that I was worthy of being on staff. Towards the second issue, I had chosen to do ten-in-ten. Looking back on this deadline, I realized that I was scared of having my story not published for a second time so I chose the easiest story. If I could go back to the second deadline, I would have tried to overcome my fear and challenge myself. Journalism has taught me how to manage time wisely and to put 100 percent of my effort into everything I do. In the future, I tend to use these past experiences as a reminder to turn in everything on deadline and to not procrastinate. It has also taught me to value teamwork. At first I had no concern for the people I was working with on newspaper. I turned in peer edits that I had written with no effort. As time progressed, my fellow staffers and Mrs. Burke taught me without teamwork there would not be a newspaper. We depend on one another for peer edits, we depend on our editors to correct our mistakes and we depend on ourselves to write the best we can.

Reflection

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The most significant piece I have written would be the DPS story for the March issue. I had written this piece to show the cultural differences between two students' home countries and the United States. This is my favorite piece because I believe that many students in high school have narrow minds, they cannot think of another world other than their own so with writing this piece, it showed the world of two students who came from very different backgrounds with different customs and beliefs. Along the way of writing this piece, I learned how much Tony Zhang and Huong Dang value education and how little some American students value their own education. I also learned how important Tet and Chinese New Year is for both Tony and Huong.

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OLLY

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LACE

With

ov

er

50

inde

pend

ent

natio

ns,

Euro

pe o

ffers

a c

ultu

re

of i

t’s o

wn.

From

the

ir se

as t

o th

e U

nite

d St

ates

’ se

as,

Euro

pe

prov

ides

diff

eren

t foo

ds, m

usic

and

fash

ion,

link

ing

one

coun

try to

the

othe

r. Th

e di

ffere

nces

, tho

ugh,

are

pl

entif

ul fo

r ki

ds li

ving

in A

mer

ica

with

a Eu

rope

an b

ackg

roun

d.Ju

nior

Dim

itri T

sirig

otis’

fam

ily

is G

reek

; his

fath

er p

revio

usly

live

d in

Gre

ece

and

his g

rand

pare

nts s

till

resid

e in

Spa

rta a

llowi

ng h

im t

o vis

it hi

s gr

andp

aren

t’s h

ouse

, and

a

diffe

rent

cultu

re, p

erio

dica

lly.

“I

go

ther

e fo

ur

times

a

year

,” Ts

irigo

tis s

aid.

“It’s

rea

lly

mou

ntain

ous

ther

e. Th

ey a

re m

ore

free t

here

and

a lot

mor

e laid

bac

k.”

Acco

rdin

g to

Tsir

igot

is, G

reec

e pr

ovid

es a

mor

e plen

tiful

land

scap

e, fil

led w

ith f

arm

land

but

less

polic

e an

d go

vern

men

tal

insti

tutio

ns t

hat

one m

ight

see i

n Am

erica

. The

tim

e it

take

s, du

e to

its

mou

ntain

ous

lands

cape

, to

trave

l fro

m ci

ty to

city

is

cons

umin

g. Th

e ed

ucat

ion

syste

m i

s m

ore

laid

back

in

G

reec

e, Ts

irigo

tis

claim

s; th

ere

is a

grea

ter

focu

s on

we

ll-ro

unde

d m

inds

, ind

ulgi

ng k

ids

in ar

t or m

usic

class

es. H

e also

stat

es

that

Am

erica

is

far

mor

e m

oder

n,

with

easil

y ac

cess

ible

com

pute

rs an

d

telev

ision

. A

ccor

ding

to T

sirig

otis,

the “

Gre

ek

God

” m

yths

are

not

as

stres

sed

in th

e co

untry

as so

me m

ight

ster

eoty

pe. A

nd

Tsiri

gotis

clai

ms

that

tho

se l

iving

in

Gre

ece

are

not

all g

ood

look

ing,

like

som

e m

ight

thin

k, b

ut th

ey a

re p

urely

G

reek

.“T

here

’s on

ly

one

race

th

ere.

Ever

ybod

y is

Gre

ek,”

Tsiri

gotis

said

. “A

per

son

who

isn’t

Gre

ek s

ticks

out

lik

e a so

re th

umb.

”Al

thou

gh t

he g

over

nmen

t re

cent

ly

insis

ted

on a

$17

2 bi

llion

bail

out

and

the

econ

omy

is in

bad

con

ditio

n, t

he

tradi

tions

are s

trong

. For

exam

ple,

thos

e liv

ing

in G

reec

e, an

d als

o Ts

irigo

tis’

fam

ily in

Am

erica

, stil

l per

form

cer

tain

cu

stom

s on

holid

ays.

Due

to a

tradi

tion

of e

atin

g lam

b on

Eas

ter,

Tsiri

gotis

’ fa

mily

cele

brat

es s

omet

hing

Gre

eks

have

don

e for

yea

rs.

“O

n Ea

ster w

e kill

a lam

b an

d co

ok it

in o

ur y

ard,

and

afte

r we s

easo

n it.

Som

e pe

ople

mig

ht th

ink

it’s w

eird,

bu

t it’s

trad

ition

,” Ts

irigo

tis sa

id.

Anot

her

Gre

ek c

usto

m i

s sp

ittin

g on

eac

h ot

her

to s

pur

the

devil

awa

y af

ter d

inne

r, co

mm

only

don

e by

Gre

ek

child

ren.

Tsir

igot

is an

d hi

s fa

mily

, wh

ilst

livin

g in

Am

erica

no

long

er

prac

tice t

his,

but c

usto

ms s

uch

as th

ese

and

food

like

pita

bre

ad, g

yros

, ore

gano

an

d so

uvlak

i (sim

ilar t

o a s

hish

kab

ob),

keep

the G

reek

way

of l

ife go

ing a

nd th

e

fam

ily b

ondi

ng.

“The

fa

mily

is

so

muc

h m

ore

toge

ther

. We a

lway

s kno

w wh

at’s

goin

g on

,” Ts

irigo

tis s

aid.

“Hav

e yo

u ev

er

seen

Big

Fat

Gre

ek W

eddi

ng?

It’s k

ind

of li

ke th

at.”

In a

noth

er a

spec

t, st

uden

ts l

ike

seni

or M

arily

n Ro

y, o

ffer a

n in

tere

sting

cu

ltura

l ta

ste,

but

claim

to

be m

ore

Am

erica

nize

d. R

oy’s

fam

ily i

s fro

m

Ger

man

y;

her

gran

dpa

mov

ed

the

fam

ily t

o Am

erica

afte

r hi

s ye

ars

as a

N

azi o

fficia

l.

“My

gran

dpa w

as fo

rced

to b

e a

Naz

i sol

dier

, alth

ough

he

tells

me

all

the

time

he d

idn’

t wan

t to,

” Ro

y sa

id.

“It w

as ju

st pa

rt of

the c

ount

ry’s

doin

gs

at th

e tim

e.”

All

of

Roy’

s fa

mily

liv

es

in A

mer

ica n

ow,

but

they

stil

l en

joy

certa

in G

erm

an i

deas

. Ro

y ha

s be

en

to b

ig f

amily

gat

herin

gs c

elebr

atin

g O

ktob

erfe

st, w

hen s

he w

as in

elem

enta

ry

scho

ol,

which

reli

ve t

he m

arria

ge o

f Pr

ince

Lud

wig

and

Prin

cess

The

rese

vo

n Sa

chse

n-H

ildbu

rgha

usen

, bu

t in

th

e pa

st fe

w ye

ars,

her

fam

ily h

as n

ot

celeb

rate

d th

is. T

hing

s suc

h as

the f

ood

they

eat

, lik

e sh

wein

shax

e (a

chu

nk o

f po

rk se

rved

with

fried

pota

toes

) and

the

holid

ay tr

aditi

ons t

hey

expe

rienc

e wi

th

fam

ily, l

ike a

fam

ily ga

me o

f cro

quet

on

Easte

r and

Chr

istm

as, a

re st

ill pr

actic

ed.

“Thi

ngs

like

Chr

istm

as t

rees

and

gi

nger

brea

d ho

use

mak

ing

cam

e fro

m

Ger

man

y, a

nd o

f co

urse

we

do t

hat,”

Ro

y sa

id.

“My

gran

dpa,

Lesli

e D

oll,

love

s mak

ing

ging

erbr

ead

with

all o

f us

arou

nd C

hrist

mas

tim

e.”Ro

y has

been

influ

ence

d sig

nific

antly

by

Eur

ope’s

pos

itive

view

s on

out

side

activ

ity a

nd th

eir w

illin

gnes

s to

enga

ge

in ac

tiviti

es re

gular

ly, l

ike s

occe

r.“I

lik

e th

e at

hlet

ics i

n G

erm

any.

Th

ey ca

re a

lot a

bout

bein

g ou

tside

and

my p

aren

ts an

d gr

andp

a hav

e inf

luen

ced

me o

n th

at,”

Roy

said

.Ro

y de

scrib

es th

e atti

tude

s on

food

. Pe

ople

and

lands

cape

as

one

woul

d de

scrib

e Tex

as: “

Ever

ythi

ng is

big

ger i

n Te

xas.”

The

foo

d, e

spec

ially

por

k an

d po

tato

es, a

com

mon

foo

d fo

r Ro

y, is

se

rved

in h

uge p

ortio

ns. I

n ph

otog

raph

s he

r gr

andf

athe

r ha

s sh

own

her,

she

claim

s to

see

plen

ty o

f bi

g m

ount

ains

and

hefty

peo

ple.

Pict

ures

of

her

fam

ily a

nd g

rand

pa

in G

erm

any

prov

ide

her

with

som

e kn

owled

ge of

the l

ands

cape

, gov

ernm

ent

insti

tutio

ns an

d ed

ucat

ion,

but

her

firs

t vis

it wi

ll be

this

sum

mer

, whe

re sh

e can

ge

t a fu

ll ta

ste o

f her

fam

ily’s

past.

Bo

th T

sirig

otis

and

Roy

claim

tha

t Am

erica

has

pro

vided

them

with

a m

ore

mod

ern,

and

ben

efici

al wa

y of

life

. N

eithe

r fee

ls de

prive

d be

caus

e of

their

Eu

rope

an c

ultu

re, b

ut u

se it

as

a wa

y to

kee

p tra

ditio

ns f

lowi

ng f

rom

one

co

untry

to an

othe

r.

Euro

pean

cul

ture

trav

els

Orie

ntal

cul

ture

s in

fluen

ce p

ersp

ectiv

eBy

LIA

VIL

LAR

Not

kn

owin

g th

e tra

ditio

ns

or

influ

ence

s th

e U

nite

d St

ates

is

built

up

on c

an c

reat

e ba

rrier

s fo

r num

erou

s im

mig

ratin

g fam

ilies

. Ju

nior

Shu

Tong

Zha

ng e

xper

ience

d ba

rrier

s af

ter

leavi

ng t

he p

opul

ous

coun

try o

f 1.3

billi

on p

eopl

e in

Chi

na

and

com

ing

to t

he U

nite

d St

ates

. His

way

of l

ife c

hang

ed d

rasti

cally

as

he

adju

sted

to A

mer

ican

valu

es a

nd a

n in

crea

sed

emph

asis

on p

op cu

lture

.“I

was

10-

year

s-ol

d wh

en I

lef

t C

hina

. My h

ome c

ount

ry is

very

big a

nd

it’s c

rowd

ed, v

ery

popu

lous

. We h

ave a

re

ally a

ncien

t hist

ory a

nd al

so w

e hav

e a

lot o

f tra

ditio

ns an

d fe

stiva

ls. C

hina

has

a l

ot m

ore t

radi

tion

influ

encin

g us

than

po

p cu

lture

,” Zh

ang

said

.Ab

ove

of a

ll ot

her

tradi

tions

, th

e br

illian

t env

ironm

ent o

f Chi

nese

New

Ye

ar i

s fil

led w

ith c

olor

s of

red

and

go

ld an

d is

a tre

men

dous

celeb

ratio

n in

C

hina

. “C

hine

se N

ew Y

ear

is th

e m

ost

impo

rtant

hol

iday

of

the

year

. It

’s ce

lebra

ted

like

Chr

istm

as i

n Am

erica

wh

ere

peop

le an

d fa

mili

es

gath

er

toge

ther

to

wish

for

goo

d lu

ck a

nd

good

fortu

ne,”

Zhan

g sa

id.

Prep

arin

g fo

r C

hine

se N

ew Y

ear

requ

ires

peop

le to

tak

e we

eks

off

of

work

to p

repa

re fo

r th

e ho

liday

. Bot

h m

en an

d wo

men

rece

ive h

aircu

ts be

fore

th

e N

ew Y

ear,

belie

ving

it wi

ll de

liver

go

od fo

rtune

and

if no

t cut

, brin

g th

em

bad

luck

.“M

y fa

mily

, m

ainly

my

mom

and

I,

mak

e du

mpl

ings

[fo

r C

hine

se N

ew

Year

but

sin

ce]

my

fam

ily i

s re

ally

weste

rnize

d, w

e don

’t re

ally p

ract

ice th

e tra

ditio

ns,”

Zhan

g sa

id.

Sout

h of

Chi

na, h

avin

g a p

opul

atio

n of

86.9

mill

ion,

fres

hman

Huo

ng D

ang

left V

ietna

m w

hen

she

was

eight

yea

rs

old.

“In

Viet

nam

, th

ere

is a

vibr

ant

atm

osph

ere.

Viet

nam

is

hotte

r [th

an

Flor

ida]

. In

the

even

ing

peop

le [w

ill]

crow

d ar

ound

dow

ntow

n an

d th

ere

[are

] foo

d ca

rts e

very

wher

e se

lling

soy

milk

or f

ried

rice,”

Dan

g sa

id.

A

ccom

pany

ing

thei

r vi

bran

t at

mos

pher

e, Vi

etna

m’s

lively

fes

tival,

Te

t, m

eans

the f

irst m

orni

ng o

f the

firs

t da

y of

the

new

year

and

lasts

for t

hree

da

ys. C

leani

ng is

frow

ned

upon

dur

ing

Tet,

in fe

ar th

at fa

mili

es w

ill sw

eep

out

the

good

luck

. Tra

ditio

nal f

oods

such

as

earth

cak

e, a s

quar

e ca

ke m

ade

with

rice

be

ans

and

pork

, an

d se

vera

l di

ffere

nt

dess

erts

mad

e wi

th c

ocon

ut a

re o

ffere

d du

ring t

he fe

stivit

ies. L

ike C

hine

se N

ew

Year

, Tet

hon

ors t

he y

ear o

f the

dra

gon,

ce

lebra

ted

on Ja

nuar

y 23

.W

ith

both

C

hina

an

d Vi

etna

m

celeb

ratin

g N

ew Y

ears

for g

ood

fortu

ne,

they

bot

h ha

ve a

stro

ng l

ink

to t

he

Con

fucia

n ph

iloso

phy.

C

hild

ren

are

educ

ated

to re

spec

t the

ir eld

ers a

nd va

lue

educ

atio

n. “

My

fam

ily b

eliev

es t

hat

scho

ol

shou

ld b

e well

disc

iplin

ed. I

n C

hina

, our

sc

hool

was

the m

ost i

mpo

rtant

aspe

ct o

f ou

r live

s. W

e did

n’t h

ave t

ime t

o ha

ngou

t wi

th f

riend

s be

caus

e we

had

a l

ot o

f ho

mew

ork

to d

o. A

mer

ican

educ

atio

n is

very

libe

ral [

beca

use]

we

get

to c

hoos

e wh

at c

lasse

s we

wan

t to

tak

e,” Z

hang

sa

id. U

nlik

e stu

dent

s in

Amer

ican

scho

ols,

who

are

only

requ

ired

to g

o fiv

e tim

es a

week

, in

Chi

na, c

hild

ren

atte

nd s

choo

l six

day

s a

week

fro

m e

arly

mor

ning

, ab

out

7 a.m

., to

at

least

4 p.

m.

Even

th

ough

all

child

ren

are

able

to g

o to

pr

imar

y sc

hool

and

mid

dle

scho

ol f

or

free,

pare

nts a

re st

ill re

quire

d to

pay

fo

r uni

form

s and

boo

ks. I

f the

chi

ld

inte

nds

on fu

rther

ing

his

educ

atio

n,

pare

nts

mus

t pa

y fo

r pu

blic

high

sc

hool

. “[

My

fam

ily c

ame

to A

mer

ica]

in se

arch

of b

ette

r livi

ng c

ondi

tions

. W

e wer

e in

pove

rty. [

Our

hou

se w

as]

very

old

, the

pain

t was

chi

pped

and

th

ere w

ere s

even

peo

ple l

iving

in o

ne

hous

e [w

ith]

one

bath

room

and

no

air c

ondi

tioni

ng. [

My

pare

nts]

hop

e [b

y co

min

g to

Am

erica

] tha

t I’ll

get

in

to a

bette

r col

lege a

nd [f

ind]

a go

od

job

here

,” D

ang

said

.Al

ong

with

put

ting

educ

atio

n as

a pr

iorit

y, s

tere

otyp

es d

evelo

p to

ward

Zh

ang

and

Dan

g, lab

eling

the

m a

s sm

art

beca

use

they

are

Asia

n. B

ut

desp

ite th

e ste

reot

ypes

, bot

h D

ang’s

an

d Zh

ang’s

cultu

res h

ave i

nflu

ence

d th

eir w

ays o

f life

.“I

hea

r peo

ple s

ay th

at I

get g

ood

grad

es

beca

use

I’m

Asia

n,

[but

] su

cces

s can

onl

y be

achi

eved

thro

ugh

hard

wor

k. [

That

’s wh

at m

y cu

lture

ha

s] ta

ught

me,

to d

o th

e be

st I c

an

to s

ucce

ed a

nd t

o va

lue

educ

atio

n,”

Zhan

g sa

id.

Stud

ent,

teac

her l

ove

Afric

an c

ultu

reBy

RUB

EN C

ARRI

LLO

In th

e war

stric

ken

coun

try o

f Sud

an

deat

h is

ever

ywhe

re.

The

peop

le ar

e in

dist

ress

and

nee

d he

lp. T

he U

nite

d N

atio

ns pi

cks f

amili

es in

Afri

ca w

ho ar

e he

althy

enou

gh to

mov

e to

Amer

ica, t

o co

me t

o th

e “La

nd o

f the

Fre

e.”“I

t wa

sn’t

the

mos

t pe

acef

ul p

lace,

but

was

reall

y sim

ple.

Peop

le we

ren’

t co

ncer

ned

abou

t su

perfi

cial

mat

erial

s. [W

e] l

ived

on

a da

y-to

-day

bas

is,”

juni

or W

eng

Ruac

h sa

id.

Ruac

h wa

s 7-

year

s-ol

d wh

en t

he

UN

pick

ed h

im a

nd h

is fa

mily

to

mov

e to

Am

erica

. Ru

ach

cam

e wi

th

his m

othe

r, fa

ther

and

littl

e sis

ter.

His

exte

nded

fam

ily is

still

in A

frica

. He h

as

not

seen

the

m in

11

year

s. Ev

en a

fter

witn

essin

g su

ch h

orro

rs, R

uach

kee

ps

an o

pen

min

d.“[

Your

opi

nion

of

Afri

ca]

reall

y de

pend

s on

what

you

r com

fort

level

is.

[For

exam

ple]

lot o

f peo

ple s

ay ‘D

on’t

go to

Par

ram

ore

it is

a ho

rribl

e pl

ace’,

[b

ut]

ther

e ar

e di

ffere

nt p

arts

you

can

go to

,” Ru

ach

said

.D

espi

te th

e pov

erty

, Rua

ch b

eliev

es

parts

of

Afric

a lik

e So

uth

Afric

a ar

e

beau

tiful

.“I

plan

on

goin

g ba

ck [

to A

frica

] af

ter

grad

uatin

g fro

m c

olleg

e to

see

wh

at g

ood

I ca

n do

with

my

degr

ee,”

Ruac

h sa

id.

In

com

paris

on,

the

educ

atio

n in

Afri

ca i

s ve

ry d

iffer

ent.

Am

erica

pr

ovid

es a

fre

e ed

ucat

ion.

In

Afric

a, th

ere

are

mor

e pr

ivate

sch

ools

with

un

iform

s and

hun

dred

s of c

hild

ren

walk

tw

o m

iles t

o at

tend

scho

ol.

Ruac

h be

lieve

s pe

ople

in A

frica

are

m

ore

patri

otic

beca

use

ther

e is

mor

e na

tiona

lism

in A

frica

.“E

very

one i

n Am

erica

says

‘Oh w

e’re

Amer

icans

’, but

it is

just

som

ethi

ng th

at

peop

le sa

y. It

is n

ot li

ke th

ey re

ally

care

[a

bout

bein

g] A

mer

ican.

I g

uess

it is

be

caus

e th

ey h

ave

neve

r re

ally

had

a se

nse

of fr

eedo

m. W

e [A

frica

ns]

don’

t ta

ke th

ings

for g

rant

ed,”

Ruac

h sa

id.

Rosa

lie

Cre

ight

on,

Ana

tom

y an

d Ph

ysio

logy

tea

cher

, gr

ew u

p in

Po

loqw

ane,

Sout

h Af

rica

and

atte

nded

an

En

glish

sp

eaki

ng

elem

enta

ry.

Cre

ight

on’s

life

appe

ared

to b

e sim

ilar

to a

n av

erag

e A

mer

ican

child

’s, b

ut

diffe

renc

es ex

isted

. “W

e sp

oke

the

langu

age

calle

d

Afrik

aans

at h

ome.

Afte

r sch

ool I

play

ed

netb

an,

field

hoc

key,

swa

m a

nd d

id

gym

nasti

cs.

We

did

not

have

TV

and

[I]

rem

embe

r lis

teni

ng t

o th

e ra

dio

at

nigh

t. W

e ha

d wi

ld a

nim

al re

serv

es a

ll ar

ound

the

tow

n wh

ere

ther

e we

re lo

ts of

gira

ffes,

zebr

a, bu

ck a

nd e

ven

rhin

os

roam

ing

arou

nd. W

e als

o ha

d m

onke

ys

that

wou

ld s

teal

our

food

from

tim

e to

tim

e,” C

reig

hton

said

.In

C

reig

hton

’s ch

ildho

od,

Sout

h Af

rica

suffe

red

majo

r rac

ial se

greg

atio

n.

The

white

pop

ulat

ion

lived

in

town

s an

d su

rrou

ndin

g fa

rms,

while

blac

ks

were

con

fined

to

crow

ded

all b

lack

neig

hbor

hood

s. H

owev

er,

the

non-

white

s we

re a

llowe

d in

to t

owns

with

pa

sses

du

ring

the

day

for

work

ing

purp

oses

onl

y. A

ll of

the

scho

ols,

buse

s an

d ce

rtain

pub

lic ar

eas w

ere s

egre

gate

d. “

At th

e tim

e I w

as gr

owin

g up,

Sout

h Af

rica w

as b

anne

d fro

m al

l int

erna

tiona

l sp

ortin

g co

mpe

titio

ns b

ecau

se o

f th

e ap

arth

eid p

olicy

. Si

nce

my

swim

min

g tim

es w

ere

fast

enou

gh t

o m

ake

the

finals

at th

e Oly

mpi

c Gam

es, m

y dr

eam

s of

ever

par

ticip

atin

g we

re cr

ushe

d. I

had

to se

ttle

with

swim

min

g in

the

USA

on

a fu

ll sc

holar

ship

to In

dian

a U

nive

rsity

,

wher

e I

beca

me

Big

Ten

Cha

mpi

on

and

reco

rd h

olde

r,” C

reig

hton

said

.C

ontr

astin

g th

e cu

lture

of

Ru

ach’

s Sud

an, S

outh

Afri

can

cultu

re

is sim

ilar t

o Br

itish

cultu

re b

ecau

se it

wa

s a B

ritish

colo

ny un

til 19

61. S

outh

A

frica

cele

brat

es B

oxin

g D

ay a

nd

ador

es th

e roy

al fa

mily

. In

rega

rd to

cul

inar

y di

ffere

nces

, C

reig

hton

’s fa

vorit

e foo

d fro

m So

uth

Afri

ca i

s Bo

erew

ors

and

Bilto

ng.

Boer

ewor

s is

a ty

pe o

f sa

usag

e an

d Bi

ltong

is

dried

mea

t, alm

ost

like

beef

jerk

y bu

t m

ade

from

zeb

ra o

r ela

nd m

eat.

“[Th

e th

ing

I m

iss

mos

t]

is th

e Af

rican

bus

h an

d an

imals

, th

e so

unds

of

bird

s an

d an

imals

. Th

e sta

rs ar

e so

diffe

rent

in th

e Sou

ther

n H

emisp

here

. I a

lso m

iss m

y fa

mily

th

at s

till

lives

in

Sout

h A

frica

,” C

reig

hton

said

.W

hile

Ruac

h an

d C

reig

hton

sim

ilarly

bot

h m

iss th

eir fa

mili

es st

ill

resid

ing

in A

frica

they

hav

e ad

opte

d to

an A

mer

ican

life.

Paki

stan

i ove

rcom

es c

ultu

ral a

dver

sity

By C

OOPE

R BR

OCK

An o

pini

onat

ed, y

et so

ft sp

oken

girl,

on

e wo

uldn

’t gu

ess t

hat j

unio

r Sha

ffaq

Noo

rs’ o

rigin

s are

from

a sm

all vi

llage

in

north

ern

Paki

stan.

Her

vill

age,

loca

ted

in a

vall

ey b

etwe

en th

e H

imala

yas

and

Chi

na,

and

next

to

Afgh

anist

an,

is wh

ere

Noo

r spe

nt th

e fir

st se

ven

year

s of

her

life

.“I

t is p

retti

er th

ere,

close

r to n

atur

e,”

Noo

r sa

id. “

The

peop

le ar

e ni

cer,

just

frien

dly

with

out r

eser

ve.“

Noo

r m

oved

to

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es

for a

bet

ter e

duca

tion

with

her

par

ents,

br

othe

r and

siste

r whe

n sh

e wa

s sev

en,

know

ing

little

Eng

lish

or a

nyth

ing

abou

t Am

erica

n cu

lture

.“[

It

was

diffi

cult

when

I

first

ca

me

here

,] th

e lan

guag

e ba

rrier

was

a pr

oblem

, bu

t I

was

in e

lemen

tary

sc

hool

, so

it

wasn

’t cr

ippl

ing.

I ju

st lea

rned

it fr

om th

e pe

ople

arou

nd m

e,”

Noo

r sa

id.

“The

who

le cu

lture

[of

Pa

kista

n is

diffe

rent

fro

m t

hat

of t

he

Uni

ted

Stat

es].

The

way

that

we

live,

the

way

that

we

dres

s, th

e wa

y we

ac

t. W

e we

ar S

halw

ar K

aeez

[Lo

ng,

robe

-like

dre

sses

]. N

orth

Pak

istan

is

a lo

t m

ore

mod

est,

and

the

peop

le ar

e qu

ieter

, mor

e we

lcom

ing

and

mor

e hu

mbl

e.”C

ultu

ral

adve

rsity

was

a p

robl

em

for

Noo

r: be

ing

Islam

ic, a

nd b

eing

from

the C

entra

l Asia

caus

ed p

eopl

e to

treat

her

diff

eren

tly, e

ven

from

an ea

rly

age.

Onc

e, N

oor

retu

rned

fro

m t

he

restr

oom

to

find

som

eone

had

dra

wn

a pl

ane

cras

hing

into

a b

uild

ing

on h

er

pape

r. “I d

idn’

t m

ake

a bi

g de

al ou

t of

it.

Peop

le ar

ound

me w

ere f

lippi

ng o

ut, b

ut

I was

not

goi

ng to

get

angr

y ov

er su

ch a

little

thin

g,” N

oor s

aid. “

[Peo

ple]

wou

ld

just

joke

abou

t the

who

le te

rroris

t thi

ng

and

I di

d no

t tak

e it

pers

onall

y. P

eopl

e wi

ll do

any

thin

g fo

r atte

ntio

n, s

o I

just

let th

em m

ake t

hem

selve

s loo

k stu

pid.

” N

ow

17-y

ears

-old

, N

oor

has

not

retu

rned

to

Paki

stan

in 1

0 ye

ars.

Alth

ough

not

in P

akist

an, N

oor a

nd h

er

fam

ily st

ill p

ract

ice Is

lam, a

nd o

bser

ve al

l Is

lamic

holid

ays.

“[An

Isla

m c

usto

m w

e pr

actic

e is]

Ei

d. I

t is

a ce

lebra

tion

afte

r we

fas

t,”

Noo

r said

. “I l

ove t

hat,

fasti

ng. I

t tea

ches

yo

u pa

tienc

e and

self

cont

rol.”

In t

he I

slam

reli

gion

, fas

ting

is th

e

refra

inin

g fro

m fo

od, d

rink,

smok

ing,

and

mar

ital i

ntim

acy

durin

g da

ylig

ht

hour

s, an

d is

mea

nt to

teac

h de

votio

n to

God

.“W

hen

you

see

peop

le ea

t, an

d yo

u wa

nt t

o so

bad

ly, j

ust

the

fact

th

at y

ou c

an s

ay n

o te

ache

s yo

u se

lf co

ntro

l. W

hen

you

don’

t ea

t at

ce

rtain

hou

rs, y

ou st

art t

o ap

prec

iate

food

mor

e. Yo

u app

recia

te ev

eryt

hing

m

ore.”

N

oor i

s und

ecid

ed o

n wh

ethe

r she

pl

ans t

o re

turn

to P

akist

an a

fter s

he

grad

uate

s. “I

t’s m

uch

easie

r ove

r the

re, y

ou

don’

t hav

e a d

aily

rout

ine.

My

villag

e is

pret

ty re

mot

e,” N

oor s

aid. “

Ther

e isn

’t m

uch

polit

ical

conf

lict

in t

he

villag

e whe

re I

am fr

om.”

By T

YLER

PAT

RICK

The

Earth

is a

ppro

xim

ately

24,8

60

mile

s ro

und

and

as o

f Au

gust

2011

, ho

lds 7

bill

ion

peop

le. T

his n

umbe

r of

peop

le is

spre

ad ac

ross

seve

n co

ntin

ents

and

feat

ures

a w

ide

varie

ty o

f cul

ture

s. Th

is sc

hool

fe

atur

es

at

least

on

e in

divid

ual f

rom

each

cont

inen

t.Th

ese

stor

ies

are

from

va

rious

st

uden

ts

acro

ss

the

cam

pus

who

com

e fro

m e

ach

cont

inen

t. Ta

ke t

his

jour

ney

acro

ss B

oone

’s Re

serv

atio

n La

nd t

o di

scov

er t

he r

easo

ns b

ehin

d va

rious

cultu

res a

nd h

ow th

ey ad

apt t

o Am

erica

n lif

esty

les.

Hi-L

ight

s ch

ose

this

spre

ad

to

expa

nd o

n th

e cu

lture

s th

at m

ake

up

all o

f Boo

ne a

nd s

how

diffe

renc

es a

nd

simila

rities

thr

ough

an

educ

atio

n fu

n-lan

d.

It's a

Small

Wor

ld...

Reflection

two

The piece that I believe could still use some more work is the girls lacrosse story I wrote for the May issue. I think it could be further improved if I had more statistics. Also I think I could of improved it further if I had focus on one game that stood out to the team as a whole instead of individual teammates. The piece evolved from being a quote based story, meaning having more quotes than an actual story, to having more of a story content. Also the quotes evolved from short answered to quotes filled with emotion. My overall feeling about this piece that I could have done much better but in the end, I am proud of every piece that is published in the paper.

Reflection

two

Reflection

two

sports

hilights.org page 17May 11, 2012

By LIA VILLAR

Before every game, the girls are asked to put their left hand in the huddle because it’s closest to their heart. They are also asked to mentally prepare themselves to face off the opposing team but more importantly, win or lose, the girls are told to leave the field with their heads held high.

“[Before a game I feel] very anxious. I always hope that the girls are ready to play and [hope] their mentality is out there to win. A lot of times even if we’re getting beat by two goals, their mentality comes down, [but] it’s about being able to get through the entire game whether we win or lose, with our heads held high and [playing] the whole 50 minutes of the game,” head coach Meg Lane said.

Moreover, the girls won against Cypress Creek (20-3) but ended the season with losses to Winter Park (11-17)

DYNAMICS ASSIST TEAM WINS THROUGHOUT SEASON

University (4-13) and Lake Highland (3-21).“[Sometimes] we’ll play down lower than our level but

really, it’s about coming back and giving all you got. There are those games that are disappointing [and] things don’t necessarily go your way [but] if they play well, I always feel so proud of them and accomplished,” Lane said.

Beating their biggest rival, Edgewater (13-6), sophomore Lauren Edmonds had four ground balls and junior Brennah Mehan scored five goals. But the rivalry goes beyond the game, it goes to the girls of both teams, who have played on the same youth and club teams.

“Last season we lost [to Edgewater]. [This season] we were tied but then we started scoring more and got ahead. We played one of the best games in the whole season and we [got to] beat our rival,” sophomore Kiernan Mehan said.

Throughout the season, the team’s dynamic worked in their favor, even through the losses.

“[During] the Winter Park game, we were down by a lot during the halftime but we came back like we were a whole

BOYS CROSS PATHS WITH BISHOP MOORE

By ANNA MARIE BORIA

In overtime, the hearts of the crowd are pounding anxiously. The boys’ lacrosse team is tied in the district semi-final game against Bishop Moore. A premature roar is heard in the crowd as senior John Kissick makes a goal. The goal is recalled due to a crease violation, meaning Kissick entered unplayable space. Bishop Moore soon scores and wins 10-11.

“The Bishop Moore game I felt as if it were taken from us. We were not playing at our best which was a game changer. It wasn’t like Bishop Moore stomped us, they got lucky,” junior defensive player Alan Kominowski said.

This game adds to the list of five games lost by the team in their regular season. Bishop Moore (7-8), Woodbury Forest (7-15), St. Thomas Aquinas (5-15), and Winter Park (10-11). A record not meeting the players’ expectations.

“I don’t think the season met my expectations because we’ve had too many losses and injuries, but I feel we’ve done well in adjusting to those injuries and have had people step up,” sophomore offensive player Paul Chong said.

One player who has stepped up, according to head coach Elliot Whitton, is sophomore offensive player Kyle Irwin,

who contributed 10 goals this season. One game that outshines the other 10 games won is the

different tem. [Even though] we still lost, we played really well during the second half,” B. Mehan said.

In the same way the team has their strengths, senior Lindsay Miller’s weakness plays a role on the field too.

“I get really mad when someone hits me and [once] you get angry, you get a yellow card [for reacting but] I’ve done a lot better this year. I only got one yellow card,” L. Miller said.

Aside from team weaknesses, a team must practice. Practice started off with a game having nothing to with lacrosse but to merely start practice of on a good note.

“I don’t always like starting off practice tough. Sometimes we don’t even play lacrosse, we’ll play something different so that they love lacrosse [even more],” Lane said.

In addition to the wins and losses of the season, L. Miller shows her admiration for her fellow teammates.

“I thought we had really good games like the Edgewater [and] Winter Park [game]. There were some games that we just gave up [but overall] we played our hearts out and never stopped trying,” L. Miller said.

CHECKING COMPETITION. In the game against Hewlett an opponent checks offensive player Mario Muniz. “The best thing about playing lacrosse is having fun with my friends,” Muniz, senior, said. This was Muniz’s fourth year on the team.

photo/ANNA MARIE BORIA

sports

Lacrosse Teams

Competition

Cradle

game against Timber Creek. The game against Timber Creek was an important win for

the team because it was a team they have never beaten before.“My proudest moment so far this season was beating

Timber Creek because it was a huge win for us. It’s good to get that monkey off our back,” Kissick said.

Two of the key players on the team are seniors John Kissick and Mario Muniz.

Collectively Kissick and Muniz made 85 goals this season. They contributed goals to every game. Aside from the games against St. Thomas Aquinas and Freedom where only Kissick scored and Hewlet where only Muniz scored.

According to Coach Whitton, Kissick and Muniz offensively make a good pair.

“The best thing about playing lacrosse is that it’s my passion. It’s what I know and playing it with my team; it’s like a big family,” Kissick said.

On the other hand, some of the more challenging games have been against the private schools on the roster.

“Our more challenging games have been against Lake Highland and St. Thomas Aquinas because with them being private schools, they have more resources than we do,” Whitton said.

Whitton feels the team needs to work on more effective team play on offense.

Reflection

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During one of the girls lacrosse games, I took this picture and what attracts me to this picture is the intense look she has on her while playing. Her face is looking for someone to pass the ball to and by that, one can tell she wants her teammates to score a goal. I think the blue field line leads you across the bottom of the picture then it attracts you to the player. Also the depth of field is what attracts me. This picture is focused on her and I can only imagine that is what she's doing as well; she's focusing on winning the game (Girlslax 4-6_Villar026.jpg).

Reflection

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This picture was taken during one of the most important nights for seniors, prom. Senior, Timothy Rivera attracts the viewer with him being the center of visual interest. His expression in this picture captures the true feeling of bliss during such a memorable nigtht as well. Another element that attracts me is the open space created in front of Rivera in the picture. Not only does the open space enhance the center of visual interest but it also frames Rivera (Prom 4-21_Lia003.jpg).

Reflection

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What attracts me to this photo is the color intensity of Alexndra Kelly. Her dress flows with her dance movements and I think this picture captures that. Also she not only intensifies the photo but she is the center of visual interest. (Prom 4-21_Lia035.jpg).

Reflection

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During this past year I have shown my commitment to being on staff. I attended work days and took part in peer edits. But among those, I also my commitment by dedicating time to the paper. What I mean by this is during the last issue, I had to design a fashion time line throughout the 60 years of Boone. That day I have an AP exam in the afternoon but I came in the morning before my exam and worked on the time line. Even though I was stressing and thinking it would never get done, I tried. Yes, there are times when I do not get my stories turn on time to the editors and Mrs. Burke but if I had to stay all night at school or even come in before every AP exam just to it then I would. Above all, my commitment to staff is not something I have because it's apart of my grade but because I love being on staff. Sometimes I want to cry because I'm so stressed out but one time, my friend had asked me why I wanted to be on staff for another year if I'm always stressed out. I didn't have to think of why. I am dedicated to being on staff. I love to write articles for the paper and even though it stresses me out to receive my articles written all over with green ink, I still have never doubted my place on staff.

Reflection

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I believe one of the hardest challenges I have faced this year is one, my procrastination to write my stories and two, balancing publications with my extracurricular activities. During the beginning of the year, I was playing soccer and assigned to write a story for the second issue. Not being able to balance these two things, my story was pulled for the second time. Whenever we were assigned story planners, I would finish them in the period before fifth. This only resulted in me turning in mediocre work and receiving a mediocre grade when I knew I could have done better. Overall, I feel as though I handled these situations pretty well. Rather than giving up because I had two stories pulled from the paper, I learned to start everything once it's assigned and not to wait until the last minute to complete something that was assigned a week ago.

Reflection

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On my mid term, I had put my greatest weakness was not being able to produce quality stories. I still believe this. As I had said, I am a very opinionated person but when it comes to writing, sometimes finding the exact word or combination of words to decribe my opinion can be difficult. In some ways though, I believe I have improved. I have managed my time better than I did at first. An example of my improvement is the story I wrote in the March issue. I had written about cultures and how it differs from the American culture. I think I was able to write a quality story because I had a strong opinion on this subject. Although this wasn't an opinionate piece, having my angle figured out because of my opinion on the subject helped greatly.

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features

hilights.orgpage 18 March 16, 2012

Dancers maintain tempos

By LIA VILLAR

As lights illuminate the stage, four girls go over techniques, their bodies and muscles tightening with tension as time lingers, waiting for the curtain to rise to perform a long awaited routine.

“It’s really nerve racking [right before a competition] because everyone back stage is going through the dance but once I step on stage, all the nervousness goes away,” junior Morgan Carr said.

Carr started dancing at two years old. Her grandfather serves as her inspiration to continue dancing.

“He died when I was really young so I wanted to keep doing it [because] my grandpa loved to watch me dance,” Carr said.

Before going into competitions, practice is essentially a daily aspect for Carr, senior Alexis VanCura, sophomore Ashley Simkovitch and Tyler Cook, each have practice between five to seven days a week. Dancing not only takes dedication, but it also takes time away time from school work and their social lives.

“It takes up a lot of time on

weekends. I’m not allowed to dance if my grades are low so my [dance] teachers are understanding if I can’t go to class,” Cook said.

Throughout the season, Carr, VanCura, Cook and Simkovitch all compete in the Regional Dance America which hosts 85 dance companies and over 3,000 dancers from across the nation.

In addition to competing in the Regional Dance America competitions, VanCura has participated in competitions such as Starlight, On Stage New York, Starpower, Hall of Fame and Encore.

“I competed [outside of Dancers Pointe] from the age of six to about 13. In competition, I did solos and I also competed in large groups called production numbers,” VanCura said.

Even though dancing requires physical input, numerous speculators believe dancing is not a sport.

“[They] have no idea how hard it is. You always need to keep your body healthy and in shape. I mean, many football players go to ballet to

get stronger, so why wouldn’t it be a sport,” Simkovitch said.

The girls believe dancing is an art that requires athletic ability.

“You have to stay in shape to dance. A dancer [has to be] muscularly fit because dancers use their muscles and core more than anything else,” VanCura

said.Without athletic ability

and endurance, dancers are in danger of injuring themselves.

“Dance is hard on your body. I have tendentious in both of my hips and I’m afraid that will lead to health issues but I don’t think any us would stop dancing because of our injuries,” Carr said.

Dancing in competitions not only demands practice but requires the girls to have rhythm, be in shape and know how to apply the leaps, jumps and turns dancing entails.

“A dancer has to prepared to be corrected. No one is perfect and there is always room for improvement. A dancer’s heart also has to be in this, you have to develop a passion for this art to be able to succeed,” VanCura said.

PERFORMERS SHARE DANCING HARDSHIPS

POISED POINT. At the Regional Dance America competition, in Tampa, Florida, sophomore Tyler Cook performs a jazz number. “The first time on stage is always nerve racking [but dancing] takes the stress out of what I’m doing. Usually the first dance determines how you’ll dance for the rest of the day,” Cook said. Besides Cook’s jazz solo, she performed musical theater and tap.

Once I step on stage all the nervousness goes away.

- morgan carr,

junior

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sports

hilights.orgpage 16 December 14, 2011

Basketball teams fend off failureBoys start season hopeful

By LIZZY GORDONThe slick movement of the basketball

from one player to the next caught number 22, senior Austin Harris, off guard. As he shifted across the court,

a defensive player nailed him in the eyebrow with his elbow.

As blood began to trickle down his face, an athletic

director escorted him to The First Academy’s first aid room.

That night the boys won the tip off game, 63-27.

“I was a little mad when the kid hit me, but stuff like that happens so I didn’t stress it too much at first. I started getting heated about it when we played The First Academy at the next game, because I had to sit on the bench and watch everyone else play [because the doctor didn’t want to mess up my stitches],” Harris said.

The boys started their season with a win against Lake Brantley, 56-49, in overtime. Junior Robert Rimmer led the team with 11 points and 20 rebounds, sophomore Berry Taylor made 13 points, and junior Robert Irwin scored 10 points.

“The team has a very strong group of returning players, and players moving up from a very successful junior varsity team. The majority of them played together in the fall and summer, and they have a better idea what to expect of each other and from me,” coach Gregory Shirley said.

The five starters include Rimmer, Jaccori Mitchell, Dominique Wilson, Irwin and Taylor.

On Dec. 2, in the game against Wekiva, Mitchell endured an injury to his ankle. This game ended up being their first loss, 35-39.

“I’m mad because I am not able to play, and I can’t lead my team to

victory [because I have a high ankle sprain],” Mitchell said.

The boys next home game is Jan. against Apopka at 7:30 p.m. and their current record is 4-1.

Girls drive for rankingBy LIA VILLAR

With lockers slamming, the girls begin to run across the court to meet their apprehensive coach who waits to review the plays the team plans on executing for the night’s game.

“Before games I always feel nervous. I worry whether or not I have prepared the girls well enough and [if I have] given them all of the tools they need to be successful on the court. I have an amazing group of girls. I have nothing but confidence in their ability,” head coach Thomas Wills said.

According to the Orlando Sentinel’s 2011 Girls Basketball Season Preview Capsules, top returning players are senior Kyndal Skersick and junior Bailey Florin. They also mention sophomore Kendall Byerly as a newcomer to watch. Skersick also ranks 15th in the Girls basketball Super 16, as of Nov. 23.

Skersick is one of four captains along with Florin, seniors Jaci Chastain and Kyanna Cleveland.

“Our team is really young. We have four seniors and the rest are younger so I’m trying to help get them ready for when I’m not here,” Skersick said.

On Nov. 17 with a score of 47-40, the girls beat Olympia High School, giving the girls a 7-1 record, plus two additional pre-season wins.

“One moment [in the season] I wish went differently was our loss against Lake Highland. I think if we had came out stronger in the beginning, we would’ve taken the lead and won the game. Personally, I wish I had played to

my best ability,” Byerly said.During their Thanksgiving

tournament, the girls lost to Lake Highland Preparatory, 56-63 on Nov. 23 but won against Gateway High school, 50-29 on Nov. 25 and against Liberty High School, 45-23 on Nov. 26.

“After a game win or lose, I am proud of them no matter what as long as I see them giving 100 percent. I never dwell on losses, I only see them as opportunities for growth,” Wills said.

Skersick attributes the team’s success to the close knit friendships developing

off the court.“[We] play better on the court

because we’re not selfish. There’s no issues, we all get along and play well together,” Skersick said.

Along with the team, Wills recognizes the growing strengths of the girls.

“They put themselves in the right positions to shut down the other team’s offensive game,” Wills said.

Their next game is Dec. 16 at 7:30 in the Wayne Rickman gym against Lake Highland Preparatory School.

I was a little mad when the kid hit me, but stuff like that happens so I didn’t stress it too much at first, I started getting heated about it when I had to sit out the next game.”- austin harris

senior

W 61-59Braves vs. Oak Ridge

L 35-39Braves vs.Wekiva

W 66-45 Braves vs. Lake Nona

ON THE OFFENSE. While junior Bailey Florin dribbles to the basket, a Lake Highlander plays defense. “[One moment I regret is] the loss against Lake Highland [Preparatory]. I should have been more of a leader and pulled the team together. [My expectation for the rest of the season] is to win districts and hopefully make it to states. We can go far if we play with intensity and teamwork,” Florin said. Florin averages 15 points per game and has an average of five assists per game. Currently, Florin has a total score of 92 points.

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the

athl

etic

s in

G

erm

any.

T

hey

care

a lo

t ab

out

bein

g ou

tsid

e an

d m

y pa

rent

s an

d gr

andp

a ha

ve in

fluen

ced

me

on t

hat,”

Roy

sai

d.R

oy d

escr

ibes

the

att

itude

s on

foo

d.

Peop

le

and

land

scap

e as

on

e w

ould

de

scri

be T

exas

: “E

very

thin

g is

big

ger

in

Tex

as.”

The

foo

d, e

spec

ially

por

k an

d po

tato

es,

a co

mm

on f

ood

for

Roy

, is

se

rved

in h

uge

port

ions

. In

phot

ogra

phs

her

gran

dfat

her

has

show

n he

r,

she

clai

ms

to s

ee p

lent

y of

big

mou

ntai

ns

and

heft

y pe

ople

.Pi

ctur

es o

f he

r fa

mily

and

gra

ndpa

in

G

erm

any

prov

ide

her

wit

h so

me

know

ledg

e of t

he la

ndsc

ape,

gov

ernm

ent

inst

itutio

ns a

nd e

duca

tion,

but

her

fir

st

visi

t w

ill b

e th

is s

umm

er, w

here

she

can

ge

t a

full

tast

e of

her

fam

ily’s

pas

t. B

oth

Tsi

rigo

tis a

nd R

oy c

laim

tha

t A

mer

ica

has

prov

ided

them

with

a m

ore

mod

ern,

an

d be

nefi

cial

w

ay

of

life.

N

eith

er f

eels

dep

rive

d be

caus

e of

the

ir

Eur

opea

n cu

lture

, bu

t us

e it

as a

way

to

kee

p tr

aditi

ons

flow

ing

from

one

co

untr

y to

ano

ther

.

Eur

opea

n cu

ltur

e tr

avel

s

Ori

enta

l cul

ture

s in

flue

nce

pers

pect

ive

By

LIA

VIL

LAR

Not

kn

owin

g th

e tr

aditi

ons

or

influ

ence

s th

e U

nite

d St

ates

is

built

up

on c

an c

reat

e ba

rrie

rs f

or n

umer

ous

imm

igra

ting

fam

ilies

. Ju

nior

Shu

Ton

g Z

hang

exp

erie

nced

ba

rrie

rs

afte

r le

avin

g th

e po

pulo

us

coun

try

of 1

.3 b

illio

n pe

ople

in

Chi

na

and

com

ing

to t

he U

nite

d St

ates

. H

is

way

of

life

chan

ged

dras

tical

ly a

s he

ad

just

ed t

o A

mer

ican

val

ues

and

an

incr

ease

d em

phas

is o

n po

p cu

lture

.“I

w

as

10-y

ears

-old

w

hen

I le

ft

Chi

na. M

y ho

me

coun

try

is v

ery

big

and

it’s

crow

ded,

ver

y po

pulo

us. W

e ha

ve a

re

ally

anc

ient

his

tory

and

als

o w

e ha

ve a

lo

t of t

radi

tions

and

fest

ival

s. C

hina

has

a

lot

mor

e tr

aditi

on in

fluen

cing

us

than

po

p cu

lture

,” Z

hang

sai

d.A

bove

of

all

othe

r tr

aditi

ons,

the

br

illia

nt e

nvir

onm

ent

of C

hine

se N

ew

Yea

r is

fill

ed w

ith c

olor

s of

red

and

go

ld a

nd is

a t

rem

endo

us c

eleb

ratio

n in

C

hina

. “C

hine

se

New

Y

ear

is

the

mos

t im

port

ant

holid

ay

of

the

year

. It

’s

cele

brat

ed l

ike

Chr

istm

as i

n A

mer

ica

whe

re

peop

le

and

fam

ilies

ga

ther

to

geth

er t

o w

ish

for

good

luc

k an

d

good

for

tune

,” Z

hang

sai

d.Pr

epar

ing

for

Chi

nese

N

ew

Yea

r re

quir

es p

eopl

e to

tak

e w

eeks

off

of

wor

k to

pre

pare

for

the

hol

iday

. B

oth

men

and

wom

en r

ecei

ve h

airc

uts

befo

re

the

New

Yea

r, b

elie

ving

it

will

del

iver

go

od fo

rtun

e an

d if

not

cut,

brin

g th

em

bad

luck

.“M

y fa

mily

, m

ainl

y m

y m

om a

nd

I, m

ake

dum

plin

gs [

for

Chi

nese

New

Y

ear

but

sinc

e]

my

fam

ily

is

real

ly

wes

tern

ized

, we

don’

t rea

lly p

ract

ice

the

trad

ition

s,”

Zha

ng s

aid.

Sout

h of

Chi

na, h

avin

g a

popu

latio

n of

86.

9 m

illio

n, f

resh

man

Huo

ng D

ang

left

Vie

tnam

whe

n sh

e w

as e

ight

yea

rs

old.

“In

Vie

tnam

, th

ere

is

a vi

bran

t at

mos

pher

e. V

ietn

am i

s ho

tter

[th

an

Flo

rida

]. I

n th

e ev

enin

g pe

ople

[w

ill]

crow

d ar

ound

do

wnt

own

and

ther

e [a

re]

food

car

ts e

very

whe

re s

ellin

g so

y m

ilk o

r fr

ied

rice

,” D

ang

said

.

Acc

ompa

nyin

g th

eir

vibr

ant

atm

osph

ere,

V

ietn

am’s

liv

ely

fest

ival

, T

et, m

eans

the

first

mor

ning

of t

he fi

rst

day

of t

he n

ew y

ear

and

last

s fo

r th

ree

days

. Cle

anin

g is

fro

wne

d up

on d

urin

g T

et, i

n fe

ar t

hat

fam

ilies

will

sw

eep

out

the

good

luck

. Tra

ditio

nal f

oods

suc

h as

ea

rth

cake

, a s

quar

e ca

ke m

ade

with

ric

e be

ans

and

pork

, an

d se

vera

l di

ffer

ent

dess

erts

mad

e w

ith c

ocon

ut a

re o

ffer

ed

duri

ng th

e fe

stiv

ities

. Li

ke C

hine

se N

ew

Yea

r, T

et h

onor

s th

e ye

ar o

f th

e dr

agon

, ce

lebr

ated

on

Janu

ary

23.

Wit

h bo

th

Chi

na

and

Vie

tnam

ce

lebr

atin

g N

ew Y

ears

for

goo

d fo

rtun

e,

they

bo

th

have

a

stro

ng

link

to

the

Con

fuci

an

philo

soph

y.

Chi

ldre

n ar

e ed

ucat

ed to

res

pect

thei

r el

ders

and

val

ue

educ

atio

n.

“My

fam

ily

belie

ves

that

sc

hool

sh

ould

be

wel

l dis

cipl

ined

. In

Chi

na, o

ur

scho

ol w

as t

he m

ost

impo

rtan

t as

pect

of

our l

ives

. We

didn

’t ha

ve ti

me

to h

ango

ut

with

fri

ends

bec

ause

we

had

a lo

t of

ho

mew

ork

to d

o. A

mer

ican

edu

catio

n is

ve

ry l

iber

al [

beca

use]

we

get

to c

hoos

e w

hat

clas

ses

we

wan

t to

tak

e,”

Zha

ng

said

. Unl

ike

stud

ents

in A

mer

ican

sch

ools

, w

ho a

re o

nly

requ

ired

to

go f

ive

times

a

wee

k, i

n C

hina

, ch

ildre

n at

tend

sch

ool

six

days

a w

eek

from

ear

ly m

orni

ng,

abou

t 7

a.m

., to

at

leas

t 4

p.m

. E

ven

thou

gh a

ll ch

ildre

n ar

e ab

le t

o go

to

prim

ary

scho

ol a

nd m

iddl

e sc

hool

for

free

, par

ents

are

stil

l req

uire

d to

pay

fo

r un

iform

s an

d bo

oks.

If

the

child

in

tend

s on

fur

ther

ing

his

educ

atio

n,

pare

nts

mus

t pa

y fo

r pu

blic

hi

gh

scho

ol.

“[M

y fa

mily

cam

e to

Am

eric

a]

in s

earc

h of

bet

ter

livin

g co

nditi

ons.

W

e w

ere

in p

over

ty. [

Our

hou

se w

as]

very

old

, th

e pa

int

was

chi

pped

and

th

ere

wer

e se

ven

peop

le li

ving

in o

ne

hous

e [w

ith]

one

bath

room

and

no

air

cond

ition

ing.

[M

y pa

rent

s] h

ope

[by

com

ing

to A

mer

ica]

tha

t I’

ll ge

t in

to a

bet

ter c

olle

ge a

nd [f

ind]

a g

ood

job

here

,” D

ang

said

.A

long

with

put

ting

educ

atio

n as

a

prio

rity

, st

ereo

type

s de

velo

p to

war

d Z

hang

and

Dan

g, l

abel

ing

them

as

smar

t be

caus

e th

ey a

re A

sian

. B

ut

desp

ite t

he s

tere

otyp

es, b

oth

Dan

g’s

and

Zha

ng’s

cul

ture

s ha

ve in

fluen

ced

thei

r w

ays

of li

fe.

“I h

ear

peop

le s

ay t

hat

I ge

t go

od

grad

es

beca

use

I’m

A

sian

, [b

ut]

succ

ess

can

only

be

achi

eved

thro

ugh

hard

wor

k. [

Tha

t’s w

hat

my

cultu

re

has]

tau

ght

me,

to

do t

he b

est

I ca

n to

suc

ceed

and

to

valu

e ed

ucat

ion,

” Z

hang

sai

d.

Stu

dent

, tea

cher

love

Afr

ican

cul

ture

By

RU

BE

N C

AR

RIL

LOIn

the

war

str

icke

n co

untr

y of

Sud

an

deat

h is

eve

ryw

here

. T

he p

eopl

e ar

e in

dis

tres

s an

d ne

ed h

elp.

The

Uni

ted

Nat

ions

pic

ks fa

mili

es in

Afr

ica

who

are

he

alth

y en

ough

to

mov

e to

Am

eric

a, t

o co

me

to t

he “

Land

of

the

Fre

e.”

“It

was

n’t

the

mos

t pe

acef

ul p

lace

, bu

t w

as r

eally

sim

ple.

Peo

ple

wer

en’t

conc

erne

d ab

out

supe

rfic

ial

mat

eria

ls.

[We]

liv

ed

on

a da

y-to

-day

ba

sis,

” ju

nior

Wen

g R

uach

sai

d.R

uach

w

as

7-ye

ars-

old

whe

n th

e U

N

pick

ed

him

an

d hi

s fa

mily

to

m

ove

to A

mer

ica.

Rua

ch c

ame

with

hi

s m

othe

r, f

athe

r an

d lit

tle s

iste

r. H

is

exte

nded

fam

ily is

stil

l in

Afr

ica.

He

has

not

seen

the

m i

n 11

yea

rs.

Eve

n af

ter

witn

essi

ng s

uch

horr

ors,

Rua

ch k

eeps

an

ope

n m

ind.

“[Y

our

opin

ion

of

Afr

ica]

re

ally

de

pend

s on

wha

t yo

ur c

omfo

rt le

vel i

s.

[For

exa

mpl

e] lo

t of

peo

ple

say

‘Don

’t go

to

Parr

amor

e it

is a

hor

ribl

e pl

ace’

, [b

ut]

ther

e ar

e di

ffer

ent

part

s yo

u ca

n go

to,

” R

uach

sai

d.D

espi

te t

he p

over

ty, R

uach

bel

ieve

s pa

rts

of A

fric

a lik

e So

uth

Afr

ica

are

beau

tiful

.“I

pla

n on

goi

ng b

ack

[to

Afr

ica]

af

ter

grad

uatin

g fr

om

colle

ge

to

see

wha

t go

od I

can

do

with

my

degr

ee,”

R

uach

sai

d.In

co

mpa

riso

n,

the

educ

atio

n in

A

fric

a is

ve

ry

diff

eren

t. A

mer

ica

prov

ides

a f

ree

educ

atio

n. I

n A

fric

a,

ther

e ar

e m

ore

priv

ate

scho

ols

wit

h un

iform

s an

d hu

ndre

ds o

f chi

ldre

n w

alk

two

mile

s to

att

end

scho

ol.

Rua

ch b

elie

ves

peop

le i

n A

fric

a ar

e m

ore

patr

iotic

bec

ause

the

re i

s m

ore

natio

nalis

m in

Afr

ica.

“Eve

ryon

e in

Am

eric

a say

s ‘O

h w

e’re

A

mer

ican

s’, b

ut it

is ju

st s

omet

hing

that

pe

ople

say

. It

is n

ot li

ke t

hey

real

ly c

are

[abo

ut b

eing

] A

mer

ican

. I

gues

s it

is

beca

use

they

hav

e ne

ver

real

ly h

ad a

se

nse

of f

reed

om. W

e [A

fric

ans]

don

’t ta

ke t

hing

s fo

r gr

ante

d,”

Rua

ch s

aid.

Ros

alie

C

reig

hton

, A

nato

my

and

Phys

iolo

gy

teac

her,

gr

ew

up

in

Polo

qwan

e, S

outh

Afr

ica

and

atte

nded

an

E

nglis

h sp

eaki

ng

elem

enta

ry.

Cre

ight

on’s

life

app

eare

d to

be

sim

ilar

to

an

aver

age

Am

eric

an

child

’s,

but

diff

eren

ces

exis

ted.

“W

e sp

oke

the

lang

uage

ca

lled

Afr

ikaa

ns a

t hom

e. A

fter

sch

ool I

pla

yed

netb

an,

fiel

d ho

ckey

, sw

am

and

did

gym

nast

ics.

We

did

not

have

TV

and

[I

] re

mem

ber

liste

ning

to

the

radi

o at

ni

ght.

We

had

wild

ani

mal

res

erve

s al

l ar

ound

the

tow

n w

here

the

re w

ere

lots

of

gir

affe

s, z

ebra

, bu

ck a

nd e

ven

rhin

os

roam

ing

arou

nd.

We

also

had

mon

keys

th

at w

ould

ste

al o

ur f

ood

from

tim

e to

tim

e,”

Cre

ight

on s

aid.

In

Cre

ight

on’s

ch

ildho

od,

Sout

h A

fric

a su

ffer

ed m

ajor

rac

ial

segr

egat

ion.

T

he

whi

te

popu

lati

on

lived

in

to

wns

an

d su

rrou

ndin

g fa

rms,

w

hile

bl

acks

w

ere

conf

ined

to

cr

owde

d al

l bl

ack

neig

hbor

hood

s.

How

ever

, th

e no

n-w

hite

s w

ere

allo

wed

in

to

tow

ns

with

pa

sses

du

ring

th

e da

y fo

r w

orki

ng

purp

oses

onl

y. A

ll of

the

sch

ools

, bus

es

and

cert

ain

publ

ic a

reas

wer

e se

greg

ated

.

“At t

he ti

me I

was

gro

win

g up

, Sou

th

Afr

ica

was

ban

ned

from

all

inte

rnat

iona

l sp

orti

ng

com

peti

tion

s be

caus

e of

th

e ap

arth

eid

polic

y.

Sinc

e m

y sw

imm

ing

tim

es

wer

e fa

st

enou

gh

to

mak

e th

e fin

als

at t

he O

lym

pic

Gam

es, m

y dr

eam

s of

eve

r pa

rtic

ipat

ing

wer

e cr

ushe

d. I

had

to

set

tle w

ith s

wim

min

g in

the

USA

on

a fu

ll sc

hola

rshi

p to

Ind

iana

Uni

vers

ity,

whe

re I

bec

ame

Big

Ten

Cha

mpi

on

and

reco

rd h

olde

r,”

Cre

ight

on s

aid.

Con

tras

ting

th

e cu

ltur

e of

R

uach

’s S

udan

, Sou

th A

fric

an c

ultu

re

is s

imila

r to

Bri

tish

cultu

re b

ecau

se it

w

as a

Bri

tish

colo

ny u

ntil

1961

. Sou

th

Afr

ica

cele

brat

es

Box

ing

Day

an

d ad

ores

the

roy

al f

amily

. I

n re

gard

to

culin

ary

diff

eren

ces,

C

reig

hton

’s fa

vori

te fo

od fr

om S

outh

A

fric

a is

B

oere

wor

s an

d B

ilton

g.

Boe

rew

ors

is a

typ

e of

sau

sage

and

B

ilton

g is

dri

ed m

eat,

alm

ost

like

beef

jer

ky b

ut m

ade

from

zeb

ra o

r el

and

mea

t.“[

The

th

ing

I m

iss

mos

t]

is

the

Afr

ican

bus

h an

d an

imal

s, t

he

soun

ds

of

bird

s an

d an

imal

s.

The

st

ars

are

so d

iffer

ent

in t

he S

outh

ern

Hem

isph

ere.

I a

lso

mis

s m

y fa

mily

th

at

still

liv

es

in

Sout

h A

fric

a,”

Cre

ight

on s

aid.

Whi

le

Rua

ch

and

Cre

ight

on

sim

ilarl

y bo

th m

iss

thei

r fa

mili

es s

till

resi

ding

in A

fric

a th

ey h

ave

adop

ted

to a

n A

mer

ican

life

.

Pak

ista

ni o

verc

omes

cul

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oor

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st s

even

yea

rs

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r the

re, c

lose

r to

natu

re,”

N

oor

said

. “T

he p

eopl

e ar

e ni

cer,

jus

t fr

iend

ly w

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t re

serv

e.“

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r m

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to

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ted

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tter

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catio

n w

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her

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sist

er w

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she

was

sev

en,

know

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littl

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nglis

h or

an

ythi

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abou

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mer

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cul

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ffic

ult

whe

n I

firs

t ca

me

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angu

age

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ier

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arne

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peo

ple

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r sa

id.

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w

hole

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ltur

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kist

an i

s di

ffer

ent

from

tha

t of

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U

nite

d St

ates

]. T

he w

ay t

hat

we

live,

th

e w

ay t

hat

we

dres

s, t

he w

ay w

e ac

t. W

e w

ear

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war

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aeez

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ro

be-l

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dres

ses]

. N

orth

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ista

n is

a

lot

mor

e m

odes

t, an

d th

e pe

ople

ar

e qu

iete

r, m

ore

wel

com

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and

mor

e hu

mbl

e.”

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tura

l ad

vers

ity

was

a

prob

lem

fo

r N

oor:

be

ing

Isla

mic

, an

d be

ing

from

the

Cen

tral

Asi

a ca

used

peo

ple

to

trea

t he

r di

ffer

ently

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n fr

om a

n ea

rly

age.

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oor

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rned

fr

om

the

rest

room

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find

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dra

wn

a pl

ane

cras

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build

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pape

r. “I d

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t m

ake

a bi

g de

al o

ut o

f it.

Pe

ople

aro

und

me

wer

e fli

ppin

g ou

t, bu

t I

was

not

goi

ng t

o ge

t an

gry

over

suc

h a

little

thi

ng,”

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r sa

id. “

[Peo

ple]

wou

ld

just

joke

abo

ut t

he w

hole

ter

rori

st t

hing

an

d I

did

not

take

it

pers

onal

ly.

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le

will

do

anyt

hing

for

att

entio

n, s

o I

just

le

t th

em m

ake

them

selv

es lo

ok s

tupi

d.”

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r ha

s no

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turn

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kist

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n 10

yea

rs.

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not

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akis

tan,

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lam

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obs

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all

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iday

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actic

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id.

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cele

brat

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afte

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st,”

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oor s

aid.

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love

that

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ting.

It t

each

es

you

patie

nce

and

self

cont

rol.”

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astin

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refr

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rink

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okin

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teac

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votio

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you

see

peop

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and

you

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the

fact

th

at

you

can

say

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you

self

cont

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n yo

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eat

at

cert

ain

hour

s, y

ou s

tart

to

appr

ecia

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food

mor

e. Y

ou ap

prec

iate

eve

ryth

ing

mor

e.”

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oor i

s und

ecid

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n w

heth

er sh

e pl

ans

to r

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n to

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ista

n af

ter

she

grad

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muc

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sier

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r th

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you

do

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have

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aily

rou

tine.

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villa

ge

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rett

y re

mot

e,”

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r sa

id. “

The

re

isn’

t m

uch

polit

ical

con

flict

in

the

villa

ge w

here

I a

m f

rom

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N10. Sports feature. "Basketball teams fend off failure" pg. 16, December 14, 2011. In this piece, it gives an insight to ranked players from Boone's high school team. This piece also describes the season and captures the personality of both the players and coach.

N13. General feature. "Oriental cultures influence perspective" pg. 15, March 16, 2012. This piece is a good qualifier for the general feature category because it describes the different culture and educational values of two students from Asia have. It describes the importance of their culture and how it influences their daily life while living in the United States.

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A NIGHT TO REMEMBERProm invites will be distributed Feb. 14 to all juniors and seniors. Prom tickets go on sale March 24-27. Prom is April 26. Location to be announced. SOAP AND BUBBLESTo kick off the Valentines Day season, local Simoniz car washes and sister brands Sparkling Image, Eager Beaver, and Sonny’s are offering customers holiday savings. Customers visiting any of those locations before Feb. 14 will receive a full service car wash at half price. All offers can be redeemed Feb. 15 through March 31, 2008.

CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE?On Feb. 12-15, sophomores will partake in FCAT writes.

NOT TOO LATEThere is still time to apply for scholarships. Applications and additional information concerning scholarships are available in College and Career.

CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE?On Feb. 12-15, sophomores will partake in FCAT writes.

DID YOU KNOW?More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine’s Day.

Please see LIFE, page 7

Friday, November 4, 2011 Volume 60, Issue No.2

2000 South Mills AvenueOrlando, Florida 32806

For Students, By Students

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LEAD IN. I am a present tense sentence telling who and what is happening in the photograph, bt I do not begin with a name. “I am an amazing quotable quote,” Burke said. I am a past tense sentence telling something that cannot be seen from the photo, like stats.

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LEAD IN. I am a present tense sentence telling who and what is happening in the photograph, bt I do not begin with a name. “I am an amazing quotable quote,” Burke said. I am a past tense sentence telling something that cannot be seen from the photo, like stats.

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inTen“I eat turkey and rice with beans, with my family.”

- sergio rivera, freshman

“My family watches the football game before we eat dinner.” - brandon reddick,

sophomore

“We gather around and tell stories about certain past events.”

- binit parikh, junior

“My family Thanksgiving tradition is we usually have two turkeys.”

- tanisha mark, senior

“We gather around with the family and eat spanish food.” - joannelys cruz, sophomore

“My family goes to California and visits my dad’s brothers.”

- lindsay yaeger, sophomore

“We celebrate Thanksgiving at a nursing home at Lake Conway.”

- eden gebril, freshman

“My family and I go to my grandparents’ for dinner,”

- jarrett stalvey, senior

“Every Thanksgiving my family plays cards, then we eat pie.”

- savannah winship, junior

“My family and I eat goat for our Thanksgiving dinner.”

- yenedid rodriguez, senior

We asked 10 students to answer “What is one of your family’s Thanksgiving traditions?” in 10 words.

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hilights.orgpage 16 December 14, 2011

Basketball teams fend off failureBoys start season hopeful

By LIZZY GORDONThe slick movement of the basketball

from one player to the next caught number 22, senior Austin Harris, off guard. As he shifted across the court,

a defensive player nailed him in the eyebrow with his elbow.

As blood began to trickle down his face, an athletic

director escorted him to The First Academy’s first aid room.

That night the boys won the tip off game, 63-27.

“I was a little mad when the kid hit me, but stuff like that happens so I didn’t stress it too much at first. I started getting heated about it when we played The First Academy at the next game, because I had to sit on the bench and watch everyone else play [because the doctor didn’t want to mess up my stitches],” Harris said.

The boys started their season with a win against Lake Brantley, 56-49, in overtime. Junior Robert Rimmer led the team with 11 points and 20 rebounds, sophomore Berry Taylor made 13 points, and junior Robert Irwin scored 10 points.

“The team has a very strong group of returning players, and players moving up from a very successful junior varsity team. The majority of them played together in the fall and summer, and they have a better idea what to expect of each other and from me,” coach Gregory Shirley said.

The five starters include Rimmer, Jaccori Mitchell, Dominique Wilson, Irwin and Taylor.

On Dec. 2, in the game against Wekiva, Mitchell endured an injury to his ankle. This game ended up being their first loss, 35-39.

“I’m mad because I am not able to play, and I can’t lead my team to

victory [because I have a high ankle sprain],” Mitchell said.

The boys next home game is Jan. against Apopka at 7:30 p.m. and their current record is 4-1.

Girls drive for rankingBy LIA VILLAR

With lockers slamming, the girls begin to run across the court to meet their apprehensive coach who waits to review the plays the team plans on executing for the night’s game.

“Before games I always feel nervous. I worry whether or not I have prepared the girls well enough and [if I have] given them all of the tools they need to be successful on the court. I have an amazing group of girls. I have nothing but confidence in their ability,” head coach Thomas Wills said.

According to the Orlando Sentinel’s 2011 Girls Basketball Season Preview Capsules, top returning players are senior Kyndal Skersick and junior Bailey Florin. They also mention sophomore Kendall Byerly as a newcomer to watch. Skersick also ranks 15th in the Girls basketball Super 16, as of Nov. 23.

Skersick is one of four captains along with Florin, seniors Jaci Chastain and Kyanna Cleveland.

“Our team is really young. We have four seniors and the rest are younger so I’m trying to help get them ready for when I’m not here,” Skersick said.

On Nov. 17 with a score of 47-40, the girls beat Olympia High School, giving the girls a 7-1 record, plus two additional pre-season wins.

“One moment [in the season] I wish went differently was our loss against Lake Highland. I think if we had came out stronger in the beginning, we would’ve taken the lead and won the game. Personally, I wish I had played to

my best ability,” Byerly said.During their Thanksgiving

tournament, the girls lost to Lake Highland Preparatory, 56-63 on Nov. 23 but won against Gateway High school, 50-29 on Nov. 25 and against Liberty High School, 45-23 on Nov. 26.

“After a game win or lose, I am proud of them no matter what as long as I see them giving 100 percent. I never dwell on losses, I only see them as opportunities for growth,” Wills said.

Skersick attributes the team’s success to the close knit friendships developing

off the court.“[We] play better on the court

because we’re not selfish. There’s no issues, we all get along and play well together,” Skersick said.

Along with the team, Wills recognizes the growing strengths of the girls.

“They put themselves in the right positions to shut down the other team’s offensive game,” Wills said.

Their next game is Dec. 16 at 7:30 in the Wayne Rickman gym against Lake Highland Preparatory School.

I was a little mad when the kid hit me, but stuff like that happens so I didn’t stress it too much at first, I started getting heated about it when I had to sit out the next game.”- austin harris

senior

W 61-59Braves vs. Oak Ridge

L 35-39Braves vs.Wekiva

W 66-45 Braves vs. Lake Nona

ON THE OFFENSE. While junior Bailey Florin dribbles to the basket, a Lake Highlander plays defense. “[One moment I regret is] the loss against Lake Highland [Preparatory]. I should have been more of a leader and pulled the team together. [My expectation for the rest of the season] is to win districts and hopefully make it to states. We can go far if we play with intensity and teamwork,” Florin said. Florin averages 15 points per game and has an average of five assists per game. Currently, Florin has a total score of 92 points.

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ular

ityBy

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ANEE

BOG

ANSi

fting

thr

ough

all

of t

he c

lutte

r an

d m

iscell

aneo

us c

loth

ing

to d

iscov

er

hidd

en tr

easu

res b

elow

reta

il pr

ices i

s a

hobb

y fo

r jun

iors

Lau

ren

Keith

and

Ivy

Lane

. Th

ey a

cqui

red

the

thrif

t sto

re

feve

r fro

m K

eith’

s par

ents.

The

y ar

e tw

o stu

dent

s am

ong

othe

r te

ens

who

choo

se to

shop

at th

rift s

tore

s in

stead

of d

epar

tmen

t sto

res.

“I t

hink

peo

ple

are

choo

sing

to s

hop

at t

hrift

sto

res

beca

use

they

hav

e ch

eape

r clo

thes

, a la

rger

va

riety

an

d un

ique

clo

thin

g,”

soph

omor

e Rya

n C

lasse

said

.C

lasse

pre

fers

to sh

op at

onl

ine

store

s suc

h as

van

s.com

or p

acsu

n.co

m r

athe

r tha

n sh

oppi

ng at

thrif

t sto

res. Th

ere

are

at l

east

fou

r th

rift

store

s tha

t are

with

in si

x mile

s fro

m

the

scho

ol. O

ne G

oodw

ill lo

catio

n is

on E

ast

Mich

igan

. Oth

er s

tore

s in

clude

th

e Sa

lvat

ion

Arm

y on

W

est

Col

onial

Driv

e, Th

e Vi

llage

C

omm

unity

Thr

ift S

hop

on E

ast

Mich

igan

, and

the C

omm

unity

Thr

ift

Stor

e in

Edge

wood

.“T

hrift

stor

es h

ave b

oth

their

pro

s an

d co

ns. T

hey

have

a wi

de va

riety

of

item

s, all

at a

cons

isten

tly lo

w pr

ice.

But y

ou ar

e nev

er gu

aran

teed

you

are

goin

g to

find

wha

t yo

u ar

e lo

okin

g fo

r,” K

eith

said

.Te

ens

are

choo

sing

to s

hop

at

thrif

t sto

res n

ot o

nly

to sa

ve m

oney

, bu

t bec

ause

of t

he v

ariet

y of

clo

thes

. It

giv

es t

eens

the

opp

ortu

nity

to

purc

hase

uni

que

cloth

ing

that

help

s

them

exp

ress

the

mse

lves

and

beco

me

indi

vidua

ls, e

ven

thou

gh i

t m

ay t

ake

trips

to di

ffere

nt st

ores

to fi

nd a

spec

ific

artic

le of

clot

hing

that

they

are l

ooki

ng

for. “I

onc

e sp

ent f

our

mon

ths

look

ing

for

a pl

ain b

lack

dres

s at

eve

ry t

hrift

sto

re I

wen

t to

, an

d on

ly s

ucce

eded

af

ter

muc

h fru

stra

tion.

Dep

artm

ent

store

s ha

ve t

he p

erks

of

havin

g ne

w clo

thes

and

a 9

9 pe

rcen

t gu

aran

tee

to

find

what

you

wan

t,” K

eith

said

. K

eith

has

foun

d th

ree

dres

ses

at

Goo

dwill

and

paid

les

s th

an $

2 fo

r th

em. W

hen

thrif

ting,

she u

suall

y fin

ds

plaid

shirt

s, dr

esse

s and

skirt

s.D

epar

tmen

t sto

res a

re ab

le to

fulfi

ll wh

at o

ne n

eeds

. One

can

cho

ose

the

bran

d, co

lor,

and s

ize o

ne is

look

ing f

or,

but t

hrift

sto

res

have

the

adva

ntag

e of

ha

ving

uniq

ue c

loth

ing

for a

low

price

. Th

rift

store

s no

t on

ly s

ell c

loth

es b

ut

they

also

sell

phon

e cas

es, T

Vs, m

ovies

, ch

ildre

ns’ t

oys a

nd b

ooks

.“[

Thrif

ting

is]

like

extr

eme

coup

onin

g. I

foun

d a

bran

d ne

w pa

ir of

Spe

rrys f

or $

5, an

d on

line t

hey

were

or

igin

ally

$80.

I felt

reall

y ex

cited

afte

r bu

ying

them

,” La

ne sa

id.

Thrif

ting

help

s te

ach

stude

nts

how

to m

anag

e m

oney

and

lea

rn t

he t

rue

valu

e of a

dol

lar. O

ne ca

n sp

end

$50-

80

on o

ne p

air o

f jea

ns at

Abe

rcro

mbi

e and

Fi

tch

or sp

end

less t

han

$5 o

n a p

air at

a t

hrift

stor

e.“Y

ou f

ind

uniq

ue c

loth

es t

hat

you

can’

t ge

t an

ywhe

re e

lse a

nd y

ou g

et

to b

e on

e of

the

few

peo

ple

who

can

say

you

own

it,”

soph

omor

e Xe

na

Abou

dalla

h sa

id.

Hav

ing s

uch

a var

iety o

f ite

ms

at

thrif

t sto

res

allow

s on

e to

pur

chas

e ne

w clo

thin

g pe

riodi

cally

. Pl

ato’

s C

lose

t lo

cate

d on

Col

onial

Driv

e ta

kes

bran

d na

me

cloth

ing

that

is

clean

, and

in s

tyle

for

one

third

of

the

orig

inal

price

. Afte

r th

e bu

yer

appr

oves

the

clo

thin

g ite

ms;

one

is pa

id c

ash,

on

the

spot

. Dec

hoes

, a

resa

le st

ore

,is a

lso lo

cate

d on

Col

onial

D

rive.

It h

as b

een

vote

d be

st of

Orla

ndo

for

resa

le an

d vin

tage

for

the

pas

t ni

ne

year

s by

the

Orla

ndo

Wee

kly.

Whe

n se

lling

an

item

, th

e sto

re d

eter

min

es th

e valu

e and

gi

ves

one

the

optio

n of

35

perc

ent

cash

or

50 p

erce

nt

store

cred

it.At

the C

omm

unity

Thr

ift

Stor

e in

Edg

ewoo

d th

ere

is a

Sale

of th

e Wee

k th

at is

det

erm

ined

by

the

col

or o

f th

e pr

ice t

ag. T

he

colo

r d

eter

min

es t

he p

rice

of t

he

item

. One

can

get

up

to 4

0 pe

rcen

t of

f at t

his t

hrift

stor

e.“M

y bi

gges

t ad

vice

[t

o ne

w th

rifte

rs]

is to

be

very

tho

roug

h.

Find

ing

good

thin

gs ta

kes t

ime;

you

have

to si

ft th

roug

h all

the j

unk

first.

It

also

is im

porta

nt to

bre

ak o

ut o

f yo

ur co

mfo

rt zo

ne. I

f it l

ooks

goo

d,

try i

t on

, if

it lo

oks

terri

ble

don’

t he

sitat

e to

put

it b

ack.

And

don

’t fo

rget

to

clean

you

r clo

set

and

recy

cle y

our c

loth

es,”

Keith

said

Dani

el O

’ Loa

ne, s

opho

mor

e

Wha

t are

you

wea

ring

and

whe

re is

it fr

om?

Shirt

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odw

illJe

ans -

Sea

rsSh

oes -

shop

in N

ew

Smyr

na

Whe

re d

o yo

u lik

e to

shop

?Th

rift s

hops

and

pl

aces

peo

ple

don’

t go

to.

Who

is yo

ur st

yle

icon

?M

ysel

f

How

wou

ld yo

u de

scrib

e yo

ur

styl

e?No

bra

nd n

ames

, st

uff m

ost p

eopl

e w

ould

n’t w

ear

How

wou

ld yo

u de

scrib

e Bo

one’

s st

yle?

Peop

le ju

st h

ave

bad

styl

e

Wha

t is y

our

favo

rite

item

to

wea

r? W

hy?

Noth

ing

in

part

icul

ar

Ivy L

ane,

juni

or

Wha

t are

you

wea

ring

and

whe

re

is it

from

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irt -

Good

will

Pant

s - G

oodw

illAc

cess

orie

s - O

ld N

avy

Whe

re d

o yo

u lik

e to

shop

?Go

odw

ill a

nd th

rift s

tore

s

Who

is yo

ur st

yle

icon

?Be

yonc

e

How

wou

ld yo

u de

scrib

e yo

ur st

yle?

Wha

teve

r I c

an g

et a

way

with

How

wou

ld yo

u de

scrib

e Bo

one’

s sty

le?

It ca

n’t b

e ju

st o

ne p

artic

ular

styl

e, it

’s

pret

ty in

divi

dual

ized

Wha

t is y

our f

avor

ite it

em to

wea

r?

Why

?Sh

oes,

I’m

a sh

oe fr

eak

A ce

lebr

ity

that

has

in

fluen

ced

me

is K

anye

W

est b

ecau

se

he’s

div

erse

. A

role

mod

el

is so

meo

ne

you

can

look

up

to a

nd u

se

his e

xam

ple

to

mak

e yo

urse

lf be

tter

.- a

lecz

ande

r be

sher

e,

fresh

man

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BRIT

Y AC

TION

S IN

SPIR

E TE

ENS

Actre

ss M

arily

n M

onro

e’s ic

onic

scen

e fro

m th

e 19

55 m

ovie

The

Seve

n Ye

ar It

ch,

insp

ired

man

y de

signe

rs su

ch as

D

olce

& G

abba

na

and

Chr

istian

Dio

r to

crea

te M

onro

e-th

emed

des

igns

.

Hav

ing

sold

mor

e tha

n 2.6

m

illio

n co

pies

of “

I Wan

t To

Hol

d Yo

ur H

and,

” The

Bea

tles

were

not

just

the p

oste

r boy

s for

Lo

ndon

’s m

od sc

ene b

ut al

so fo

r a c

ultu

ral r

evol

utio

n. T

he F

ab

Four

wer

e col

lectiv

ely in

clude

d in

Tim

e mag

azin

e as t

he 2

0th

cent

ury’

s 100

mos

t inf

luet

inal

peop

le.

Selli

ng m

ore

than

70

mill

ion

album

s, M

adon

na

put 2

1 To

p 10

hi

ts in

the U

.S.

mak

ing

her a

fe

male

pop

lege

nd

in th

e mus

ic sc

ene.

Plac

ing

their

su

nglas

ses i

n m

ovies

like

Risk

y Bu

siness

star

ring

Tom

Cru

ise, R

ay

Bans

took

hol

d of

Hol

lywo

od.

Pop

legen

ds li

ke

Mad

onna

and

Mich

ael J

acks

on,

and

rock

ban

ds su

ch as

U2

and

The

Ram

ones

wor

e the

m.

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in M

cCom

b, M

ississ

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ney

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phom

ore

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gain

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illio

n co

pies

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ch 2

011,

Spea

rs re

lease

d he

r sev

enth

albu

m

Fem

me F

atale

and

the a

lbum

s firs

t sin

gle “

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d It

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st M

e” d

ebut

ed at

nu

mbe

r-one

the B

illbo

ards

Hot

100

.

Elvis

Pre

sley,

rega

rded

as o

ne

of th

e mos

t in

fluen

tial

pop

cultu

re

figur

es o

f the

20

th ce

ntur

y, ch

allen

ged

the s

ocial

and

racia

l bar

riers

by

crea

ting

dive

rse a

nd ra

re

com

bina

tions

of

soun

d an

d sty

le.

Orig

inall

y be

ing

nam

ed In

sta B

urge

r Ki

ng in

195

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e firs

t Bu

rger

Kin

g op

ened

in

Miam

i, Fl

orid

a, an

d to

day

has o

ver 1

1,000

re

staur

ants

in o

ver 6

5 di

ffere

nt co

untri

es.

Bein

g on

e of

the

orig

inal

Cha

rlie’s

An

gels,

Fa

rrah

Fawc

ett’s

laye

red

hair

was p

opul

arise

d wh

en th

e on

e-pi

ece b

athi

ng su

it po

ster

sold

ove

r 8 m

illio

n co

pies

be

com

ing

the n

ew ic

onic

trend

.

With

the r

eleas

e of

their

firs

t sin

gle,

“Sm

ells

Like

Tee

n Sp

irit,”

N

irvan

a bec

ame

the i

nter

natio

nal

voice

for

teen

ager

s.

Nam

ed af

ter S

teve

Jo

bs’s

favo

rite

fruit,

the A

pple

Cor

pora

tion

give

s pe

ople

easy

acce

ss

to n

ot o

nly

mus

ic bu

t als

o th

e abi

lity

to co

nnec

t wor

ldwi

de

with

the F

acet

ime a

pp th

at is

now

fo

und

on A

pple

prod

ucts

such

as th

e M

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od to

uch

and

the

curre

nt iP

hone

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tech

nolo

gy sl

owly

ad

vanc

ing,

the l

andi

ng

of A

pollo

II o

n Ju

ly 2

0, 19

69, m

arks

a da

y in

hi

story

whe

n th

e firs

t m

en, N

eil A

rmstr

ong

and

Edwi

n Al

drin

, also

kn

own

as B

uzz

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in,

lande

d on

the m

oon.

Ted

Dab

ney

and

Nol

an B

ushn

ell

crea

ted

the f

irst

arca

de g

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pute

r Spa

ce.

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thick

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ton

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arbu

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mor

e tha

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coun

tries

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mar

ketin

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ateg

ies h

ave

mad

e the

m th

e m

ost p

opul

ar

bran

d of

coffe

e.

With

their

orig

inal

sloga

n be

ing

“Goo

d Ti

mes

, Gre

at S

alad,

Oliv

e Gar

den,

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live G

arde

n fir

st op

ened

in O

rland

o,

Flor

ida t

hen

in 1

989,

open

145

uni

ts,

mak

ing

it on

e of t

he fa

stest

grow

ing

resta

uran

ts. S

pecia

lizin

g in

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ican

cuisi

ne, O

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n no

w ha

s mor

e tha

n 73

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staur

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glob

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ecam

e th

e wor

ld’s

first

supe

rmod

el in

the

“swi

ngin

g six

ties”

by

mod

eling

in

tern

atio

nally

in

Fra

nce,

Japa

n an

d Am

erica

. H

er b

oyish

, sk

inny

fram

e, sh

ort h

aircu

t, wi

de ey

es an

d th

ick ey

elash

es

beca

me T

wigg

y’s

signa

ture

look

.

Hav

ing

no re

latio

n to

one

an

othe

r, th

e mem

bers

ad

opte

d Ra

mon

es as

their

su

rnam

e. Th

e Ram

ones

we

re an

Am

erica

n ro

ck

band

form

ed in

New

Yor

k C

ity an

d lan

ded

the R

ollin

g St

one l

ist o

f 50

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ates

t Ar

tist o

f All

Tim

e. Th

e ba

nd p

erfo

rmed

2,26

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ncer

ts an

d to

ured

for 2

2 ye

ars.

Hav

ing

relea

sed

22

studi

o alb

ums i

n th

e U

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nd 2

4 in

the

U.S.

, The

Rol

ling

Ston

es w

orld

wide

sales

ar

e esti

min

ated

to b

e m

ore t

han

200

mill

ion

album

s. Th

e Rol

ling

Ston

es b

ecam

e kno

wn

for m

any

popu

lar h

its

such

as “P

aint i

t Blac

k,”

“Lad

y Ja

ne” a

nd “R

uby

Tues

day.”

Spen

ding

muc

h of

the l

ate 7

0s

tryin

g to

spre

ad

peac

e and

cultu

ral

unde

rsta

ndin

g, sin

ger a

nd

rasta

faria

n Bo

b M

arley

and

his

frien

ds fo

rmed

th

e Wail

ing

Wail

ers a

nd so

ld

mor

e tha

n 20

m

illio

n re

cord

s.

Unl

ike t

he

prev

ious

de

cade

s, fa

shio

n tre

nds c

hang

ed

thro

ugho

ut th

e 20

00’s

givin

g it

the n

ickna

me

of “

Mas

h up

” fa

shio

n su

ch as

m

ixing

prin

ts.

The c

omfo

rtabl

e gr

unge

styl

e fa

shio

n, in

stead

of

the b

right

co

lore

d clo

thin

g fro

m th

e 80’s

, wa

s a m

essy

pu

nk ro

ck lo

ok

influ

ence

d by

ba

nds,

such

as

Alice

in C

hain

s, N

irvan

a and

Pea

rl Ja

m.

Fash

ion

was

main

ly in

spire

d by

hea

vy m

etal

band

s who

pr

omot

ed te

ased

ha

ir, ri

pped

jea

ns an

d ne

on

cloth

ing.

Big

hair,

the m

ullet

an

d th

e per

m

were

sign

ifica

nt

hairs

tyles

th

roug

h th

e 80s

.

This

deca

de

com

-m

uni-

catin

g be

cam

e eas

ier

than

ks to

the

emer

genc

e of t

he

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hilights.org page 15Febuary 10, 2012

Advice helps gain future employees

By LIA VILLARHigh school is the time when yearbooks are being bought, tickets to

homecoming and senior prom are being sold and fees for AP classes are being paid, but having to ask parents for money is sometimes not the easiest task especially if money is an issue within a student’s household.

Attempting to get a job is the first step to relieving those problems.“[Having a job] is very benefical. It prepares you for real world

situations like applying for other jobs [in the future]. It gives you an inside look on how to distribute your money,” senior Michael Sanchez said.

Here are five steps to remember in the jobhunt.1. Wear presentable clothes. It is said one’s clothing choice provides managers with insight into one’s work ethic. Wearing short shorts and a tank top that shows a midriff is not good choice, especially if the job is going to require a uniform. “I think people should wear nice workplace attire. You also have to dress appropriately for the type of job you’re [going to apply for]. Also show your personality to a certain extent,” junior Leah Bisbee said.

2. Be persistent . Managers like to see if their possible future employee will check up on whether or not there are job openings. During an interview, managers need to know how serious a student is about getting the job. It lets the manager see the student is responsible.3. Be flexible. Managers may not always give the best hours, but being willing to accommodate certain hours will give the student a higher chance of being hired. Being willing to comply with unpredictable scheduling changes conveys a sense of commitment.4. Act perfessional. Sometimes talking to a manager about a job can be intimidating but acting shy can send a negative message. When talking to a manager, looking around everywhere instead of looking him in the eye can be perceived as rude. Being nervous is normal at first; in time it should become easier talking to the managers of possible future jobs. 5. Apply everywhere. Rather than waiting for one call back, applying at different locations for jobs will raise the chance of being hired. Having a detailed resume shows the employer the qualities that portray the kind of employee they are in need of.

Having petnames or anything other than the student’s name as an email will seem unprofessional to the employer.

Having extracurricular activities shows the employer that the student can prioritize.

List skills that pertain to the type of job the student is applying for are a plus.

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hts.

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16, 2

012

By M

OLLY

WAL

LACE

With

ov

er

50

inde

pend

ent

natio

ns,

Euro

pe o

ffers

a c

ultu

re

of i

t’s o

wn.

From

the

ir se

as t

o th

e U

nite

d St

ates

’ se

as,

Euro

pe

prov

ides

diff

eren

t foo

ds, m

usic

and

fash

ion,

link

ing

one

coun

try to

the

othe

r. Th

e di

ffere

nces

, tho

ugh,

are

pl

entif

ul fo

r ki

ds li

ving

in A

mer

ica

with

a Eu

rope

an b

ackg

roun

d.Ju

nior

Dim

itri T

sirig

otis’

fam

ily

is G

reek

; his

fath

er p

revio

usly

live

d in

Gre

ece

and

his g

rand

pare

nts s

till

resid

e in

Spa

rta a

llowi

ng h

im t

o vis

it hi

s gr

andp

aren

t’s h

ouse

, and

a

diffe

rent

cultu

re, p

erio

dica

lly.

“I

go

ther

e fo

ur

times

a

year

,” Ts

irigo

tis s

aid.

“It’s

rea

lly

mou

ntain

ous

ther

e. Th

ey a

re m

ore

free t

here

and

a lot

mor

e laid

bac

k.”

Acco

rdin

g to

Tsir

igot

is, G

reec

e pr

ovid

es a

mor

e plen

tiful

land

scap

e, fil

led w

ith f

arm

land

but

less

polic

e an

d go

vern

men

tal

insti

tutio

ns t

hat

one m

ight

see i

n Am

erica

. The

tim

e it

take

s, du

e to

its

mou

ntain

ous

lands

cape

, to

trave

l fro

m ci

ty to

city

is

cons

umin

g. Th

e ed

ucat

ion

syste

m i

s m

ore

laid

back

in

G

reec

e, Ts

irigo

tis

claim

s; th

ere

is a

grea

ter

focu

s on

we

ll-ro

unde

d m

inds

, ind

ulgi

ng k

ids

in ar

t or m

usic

class

es. H

e also

stat

es

that

Am

erica

is

far

mor

e m

oder

n,

with

easil

y ac

cess

ible

com

pute

rs an

d

telev

ision

. A

ccor

ding

to T

sirig

otis,

the “

Gre

ek

God

” m

yths

are

not

as

stres

sed

in th

e co

untry

as so

me m

ight

ster

eoty

pe. A

nd

Tsiri

gotis

clai

ms

that

tho

se l

iving

in

Gre

ece

are

not

all g

ood

look

ing,

like

som

e m

ight

thin

k, b

ut th

ey a

re p

urely

G

reek

.“T

here

’s on

ly

one

race

th

ere.

Ever

ybod

y is

Gre

ek,”

Tsiri

gotis

said

. “A

per

son

who

isn’t

Gre

ek s

ticks

out

lik

e a so

re th

umb.

”Al

thou

gh t

he g

over

nmen

t re

cent

ly

insis

ted

on a

$17

2 bi

llion

bail

out

and

the

econ

omy

is in

bad

con

ditio

n, t

he

tradi

tions

are s

trong

. For

exam

ple,

thos

e liv

ing

in G

reec

e, an

d als

o Ts

irigo

tis’

fam

ily in

Am

erica

, stil

l per

form

cer

tain

cu

stom

s on

holid

ays.

Due

to a

tradi

tion

of e

atin

g lam

b on

Eas

ter,

Tsiri

gotis

’ fa

mily

cele

brat

es s

omet

hing

Gre

eks

have

don

e for

yea

rs.

“O

n Ea

ster w

e kill

a lam

b an

d co

ok it

in o

ur y

ard,

and

afte

r we s

easo

n it.

Som

e pe

ople

mig

ht th

ink

it’s w

eird,

bu

t it’s

trad

ition

,” Ts

irigo

tis sa

id.

Anot

her

Gre

ek c

usto

m i

s sp

ittin

g on

eac

h ot

her

to s

pur

the

devil

awa

y af

ter d

inne

r, co

mm

only

don

e by

Gre

ek

child

ren.

Tsir

igot

is an

d hi

s fa

mily

, wh

ilst

livin

g in

Am

erica

no

long

er

prac

tice t

his,

but c

usto

ms s

uch

as th

ese

and

food

like

pita

bre

ad, g

yros

, ore

gano

an

d so

uvlak

i (sim

ilar t

o a s

hish

kab

ob),

keep

the G

reek

way

of l

ife go

ing a

nd th

e

fam

ily b

ondi

ng.

“The

fa

mily

is

so

muc

h m

ore

toge

ther

. We a

lway

s kno

w wh

at’s

goin

g on

,” Ts

irigo

tis s

aid.

“Hav

e yo

u ev

er

seen

Big

Fat

Gre

ek W

eddi

ng?

It’s k

ind

of li

ke th

at.”

In a

noth

er a

spec

t, st

uden

ts l

ike

seni

or M

arily

n Ro

y, o

ffer a

n in

tere

sting

cu

ltura

l ta

ste,

but

claim

to

be m

ore

Am

erica

nize

d. R

oy’s

fam

ily i

s fro

m

Ger

man

y;

her

gran

dpa

mov

ed

the

fam

ily t

o Am

erica

afte

r hi

s ye

ars

as a

N

azi o

fficia

l.

“My

gran

dpa w

as fo

rced

to b

e a

Naz

i sol

dier

, alth

ough

he

tells

me

all

the

time

he d

idn’

t wan

t to,

” Ro

y sa

id.

“It w

as ju

st pa

rt of

the c

ount

ry’s

doin

gs

at th

e tim

e.”

All

of

Roy’

s fa

mily

liv

es

in A

mer

ica n

ow,

but

they

stil

l en

joy

certa

in G

erm

an i

deas

. Ro

y ha

s be

en

to b

ig f

amily

gat

herin

gs c

elebr

atin

g O

ktob

erfe

st, w

hen s

he w

as in

elem

enta

ry

scho

ol,

which

reli

ve t

he m

arria

ge o

f Pr

ince

Lud

wig

and

Prin

cess

The

rese

vo

n Sa

chse

n-H

ildbu

rgha

usen

, bu

t in

th

e pa

st fe

w ye

ars,

her

fam

ily h

as n

ot

celeb

rate

d th

is. T

hing

s suc

h as

the f

ood

they

eat

, lik

e sh

wein

shax

e (a

chu

nk o

f po

rk se

rved

with

fried

pota

toes

) and

the

holid

ay tr

aditi

ons t

hey

expe

rienc

e wi

th

fam

ily, l

ike a

fam

ily ga

me o

f cro

quet

on

Easte

r and

Chr

istm

as, a

re st

ill pr

actic

ed.

“Thi

ngs

like

Chr

istm

as t

rees

and

gi

nger

brea

d ho

use

mak

ing

cam

e fro

m

Ger

man

y, a

nd o

f co

urse

we

do t

hat,”

Ro

y sa

id.

“My

gran

dpa,

Lesli

e D

oll,

love

s mak

ing

ging

erbr

ead

with

all o

f us

arou

nd C

hrist

mas

tim

e.”Ro

y has

been

influ

ence

d sig

nific

antly

by

Eur

ope’s

pos

itive

view

s on

out

side

activ

ity a

nd th

eir w

illin

gnes

s to

enga

ge

in ac

tiviti

es re

gular

ly, l

ike s

occe

r.“I

lik

e th

e at

hlet

ics i

n G

erm

any.

Th

ey ca

re a

lot a

bout

bein

g ou

tside

and

my p

aren

ts an

d gr

andp

a hav

e inf

luen

ced

me o

n th

at,”

Roy

said

.Ro

y de

scrib

es th

e atti

tude

s on

food

. Pe

ople

and

lands

cape

as

one

woul

d de

scrib

e Tex

as: “

Ever

ythi

ng is

big

ger i

n Te

xas.”

The

foo

d, e

spec

ially

por

k an

d po

tato

es, a

com

mon

foo

d fo

r Ro

y, is

se

rved

in h

uge p

ortio

ns. I

n ph

otog

raph

s he

r gr

andf

athe

r ha

s sh

own

her,

she

claim

s to

see

plen

ty o

f bi

g m

ount

ains

and

hefty

peo

ple.

Pict

ures

of

her

fam

ily a

nd g

rand

pa

in G

erm

any

prov

ide

her

with

som

e kn

owled

ge of

the l

ands

cape

, gov

ernm

ent

insti

tutio

ns an

d ed

ucat

ion,

but

her

firs

t vis

it wi

ll be

this

sum

mer

, whe

re sh

e can

ge

t a fu

ll ta

ste o

f her

fam

ily’s

past.

Bo

th T

sirig

otis

and

Roy

claim

tha

t Am

erica

has

pro

vided

them

with

a m

ore

mod

ern,

and

ben

efici

al wa

y of

life

. N

eithe

r fee

ls de

prive

d be

caus

e of

their

Eu

rope

an c

ultu

re, b

ut u

se it

as

a wa

y to

kee

p tra

ditio

ns f

lowi

ng f

rom

one

co

untry

to an

othe

r.

Euro

pean

cul

ture

trav

els

Orie

ntal

cul

ture

s in

fluen

ce p

ersp

ectiv

eBy

LIA

VIL

LAR

Not

kn

owin

g th

e tra

ditio

ns

or

influ

ence

s th

e U

nite

d St

ates

is

built

up

on c

an c

reat

e ba

rrier

s fo

r num

erou

s im

mig

ratin

g fam

ilies

. Ju

nior

Shu

Tong

Zha

ng e

xper

ience

d ba

rrier

s af

ter

leavi

ng t

he p

opul

ous

coun

try o

f 1.3

billi

on p

eopl

e in

Chi

na

and

com

ing

to t

he U

nite

d St

ates

. His

way

of l

ife c

hang

ed d

rasti

cally

as

he

adju

sted

to A

mer

ican

valu

es a

nd a

n in

crea

sed

emph

asis

on p

op cu

lture

.“I

was

10-

year

s-ol

d wh

en I

lef

t C

hina

. My h

ome c

ount

ry is

very

big a

nd

it’s c

rowd

ed, v

ery

popu

lous

. We h

ave a

re

ally a

ncien

t hist

ory a

nd al

so w

e hav

e a

lot o

f tra

ditio

ns an

d fe

stiva

ls. C

hina

has

a l

ot m

ore t

radi

tion

influ

encin

g us

than

po

p cu

lture

,” Zh

ang

said

.Ab

ove

of a

ll ot

her

tradi

tions

, th

e br

illian

t env

ironm

ent o

f Chi

nese

New

Ye

ar i

s fil

led w

ith c

olor

s of

red

and

go

ld an

d is

a tre

men

dous

celeb

ratio

n in

C

hina

. “C

hine

se N

ew Y

ear

is th

e m

ost

impo

rtant

hol

iday

of

the

year

. It

’s ce

lebra

ted

like

Chr

istm

as i

n Am

erica

wh

ere

peop

le an

d fa

mili

es

gath

er

toge

ther

to

wish

for

goo

d lu

ck a

nd

good

fortu

ne,”

Zhan

g sa

id.

Prep

arin

g fo

r C

hine

se N

ew Y

ear

requ

ires

peop

le to

tak

e we

eks

off

of

work

to p

repa

re fo

r th

e ho

liday

. Bot

h m

en an

d wo

men

rece

ive h

aircu

ts be

fore

th

e N

ew Y

ear,

belie

ving

it wi

ll de

liver

go

od fo

rtune

and

if no

t cut

, brin

g th

em

bad

luck

.“M

y fa

mily

, m

ainly

my

mom

and

I,

mak

e du

mpl

ings

[fo

r C

hine

se N

ew

Year

but

sin

ce]

my

fam

ily i

s re

ally

weste

rnize

d, w

e don

’t re

ally p

ract

ice th

e tra

ditio

ns,”

Zhan

g sa

id.

Sout

h of

Chi

na, h

avin

g a p

opul

atio

n of

86.9

mill

ion,

fres

hman

Huo

ng D

ang

left V

ietna

m w

hen

she

was

eight

yea

rs

old.

“In

Viet

nam

, th

ere

is a

vibr

ant

atm

osph

ere.

Viet

nam

is

hotte

r [th

an

Flor

ida]

. In

the

even

ing

peop

le [w

ill]

crow

d ar

ound

dow

ntow

n an

d th

ere

[are

] foo

d ca

rts e

very

wher

e se

lling

soy

milk

or f

ried

rice,”

Dan

g sa

id.

A

ccom

pany

ing

thei

r vi

bran

t at

mos

pher

e, Vi

etna

m’s

lively

fes

tival,

Te

t, m

eans

the f

irst m

orni

ng o

f the

firs

t da

y of

the

new

year

and

lasts

for t

hree

da

ys. C

leani

ng is

frow

ned

upon

dur

ing

Tet,

in fe

ar th

at fa

mili

es w

ill sw

eep

out

the

good

luck

. Tra

ditio

nal f

oods

such

as

earth

cak

e, a s

quar

e ca

ke m

ade

with

rice

be

ans

and

pork

, an

d se

vera

l di

ffere

nt

dess

erts

mad

e wi

th c

ocon

ut a

re o

ffere

d du

ring t

he fe

stivit

ies. L

ike C

hine

se N

ew

Year

, Tet

hon

ors t

he y

ear o

f the

dra

gon,

ce

lebra

ted

on Ja

nuar

y 23

.W

ith

both

C

hina

an

d Vi

etna

m

celeb

ratin

g N

ew Y

ears

for g

ood

fortu

ne,

they

bot

h ha

ve a

stro

ng l

ink

to t

he

Con

fucia

n ph

iloso

phy.

C

hild

ren

are

educ

ated

to re

spec

t the

ir eld

ers a

nd va

lue

educ

atio

n. “

My

fam

ily b

eliev

es t

hat

scho

ol

shou

ld b

e well

disc

iplin

ed. I

n C

hina

, our

sc

hool

was

the m

ost i

mpo

rtant

aspe

ct o

f ou

r live

s. W

e did

n’t h

ave t

ime t

o ha

ngou

t wi

th f

riend

s be

caus

e we

had

a l

ot o

f ho

mew

ork

to d

o. A

mer

ican

educ

atio

n is

very

libe

ral [

beca

use]

we

get

to c

hoos

e wh

at c

lasse

s we

wan

t to

tak

e,” Z

hang

sa

id. U

nlik

e stu

dent

s in

Amer

ican

scho

ols,

who

are

only

requ

ired

to g

o fiv

e tim

es a

week

, in

Chi

na, c

hild

ren

atte

nd s

choo

l six

day

s a

week

fro

m e

arly

mor

ning

, ab

out

7 a.m

., to

at

least

4 p.

m.

Even

th

ough

all

child

ren

are

able

to g

o to

pr

imar

y sc

hool

and

mid

dle

scho

ol f

or

free,

pare

nts a

re st

ill re

quire

d to

pay

fo

r uni

form

s and

boo

ks. I

f the

chi

ld

inte

nds

on fu

rther

ing

his

educ

atio

n,

pare

nts

mus

t pa

y fo

r pu

blic

high

sc

hool

. “[

My

fam

ily c

ame

to A

mer

ica]

in se

arch

of b

ette

r livi

ng c

ondi

tions

. W

e wer

e in

pove

rty. [

Our

hou

se w

as]

very

old

, the

pain

t was

chi

pped

and

th

ere w

ere s

even

peo

ple l

iving

in o

ne

hous

e [w

ith]

one

bath

room

and

no

air c

ondi

tioni

ng. [

My

pare

nts]

hop

e [b

y co

min

g to

Am

erica

] tha

t I’ll

get

in

to a

bette

r col

lege a

nd [f

ind]

a go

od

job

here

,” D

ang

said

.Al

ong

with

put

ting

educ

atio

n as

a pr

iorit

y, s

tere

otyp

es d

evelo

p to

ward

Zh

ang

and

Dan

g, lab

eling

the

m a

s sm

art

beca

use

they

are

Asia

n. B

ut

desp

ite th

e ste

reot

ypes

, bot

h D

ang’s

an

d Zh

ang’s

cultu

res h

ave i

nflu

ence

d th

eir w

ays o

f life

.“I

hea

r peo

ple s

ay th

at I

get g

ood

grad

es

beca

use

I’m

Asia

n,

[but

] su

cces

s can

onl

y be

achi

eved

thro

ugh

hard

wor

k. [

That

’s wh

at m

y cu

lture

ha

s] ta

ught

me,

to d

o th

e be

st I c

an

to s

ucce

ed a

nd t

o va

lue

educ

atio

n,”

Zhan

g sa

id.

Stud

ent,

teac

her l

ove

Afric

an c

ultu

reBy

RUB

EN C

ARRI

LLO

In th

e war

stric

ken

coun

try o

f Sud

an

deat

h is

ever

ywhe

re.

The

peop

le ar

e in

dist

ress

and

nee

d he

lp. T

he U

nite

d N

atio

ns pi

cks f

amili

es in

Afri

ca w

ho ar

e he

althy

enou

gh to

mov

e to

Amer

ica, t

o co

me t

o th

e “La

nd o

f the

Fre

e.”“I

t wa

sn’t

the

mos

t pe

acef

ul p

lace,

but

was

reall

y sim

ple.

Peop

le we

ren’

t co

ncer

ned

abou

t su

perfi

cial

mat

erial

s. [W

e] l

ived

on

a da

y-to

-day

bas

is,”

juni

or W

eng

Ruac

h sa

id.

Ruac

h wa

s 7-

year

s-ol

d wh

en t

he

UN

pick

ed h

im a

nd h

is fa

mily

to

mov

e to

Am

erica

. Ru

ach

cam

e wi

th

his m

othe

r, fa

ther

and

littl

e sis

ter.

His

exte

nded

fam

ily is

still

in A

frica

. He h

as

not

seen

the

m in

11

year

s. Ev

en a

fter

witn

essin

g su

ch h

orro

rs, R

uach

kee

ps

an o

pen

min

d.“[

Your

opi

nion

of

Afri

ca]

reall

y de

pend

s on

what

you

r com

fort

level

is.

[For

exam

ple]

lot o

f peo

ple s

ay ‘D

on’t

go to

Par

ram

ore

it is

a ho

rribl

e pl

ace’,

[b

ut]

ther

e ar

e di

ffere

nt p

arts

you

can

go to

,” Ru

ach

said

.D

espi

te th

e pov

erty

, Rua

ch b

eliev

es

parts

of

Afric

a lik

e So

uth

Afric

a ar

e

beau

tiful

.“I

plan

on

goin

g ba

ck [

to A

frica

] af

ter

grad

uatin

g fro

m c

olleg

e to

see

wh

at g

ood

I ca

n do

with

my

degr

ee,”

Ruac

h sa

id.

In

com

paris

on,

the

educ

atio

n in

Afri

ca i

s ve

ry d

iffer

ent.

Am

erica

pr

ovid

es a

fre

e ed

ucat

ion.

In

Afric

a, th

ere

are

mor

e pr

ivate

sch

ools

with

un

iform

s and

hun

dred

s of c

hild

ren

walk

tw

o m

iles t

o at

tend

scho

ol.

Ruac

h be

lieve

s pe

ople

in A

frica

are

m

ore

patri

otic

beca

use

ther

e is

mor

e na

tiona

lism

in A

frica

.“E

very

one i

n Am

erica

says

‘Oh w

e’re

Amer

icans

’, but

it is

just

som

ethi

ng th

at

peop

le sa

y. It

is n

ot li

ke th

ey re

ally

care

[a

bout

bein

g] A

mer

ican.

I g

uess

it is

be

caus

e th

ey h

ave

neve

r re

ally

had

a se

nse

of fr

eedo

m. W

e [A

frica

ns]

don’

t ta

ke th

ings

for g

rant

ed,”

Ruac

h sa

id.

Rosa

lie

Cre

ight

on,

Ana

tom

y an

d Ph

ysio

logy

tea

cher

, gr

ew u

p in

Po

loqw

ane,

Sout

h Af

rica

and

atte

nded

an

En

glish

sp

eaki

ng

elem

enta

ry.

Cre

ight

on’s

life

appe

ared

to b

e sim

ilar

to a

n av

erag

e A

mer

ican

child

’s, b

ut

diffe

renc

es ex

isted

. “W

e sp

oke

the

langu

age

calle

d

Afrik

aans

at h

ome.

Afte

r sch

ool I

play

ed

netb

an,

field

hoc

key,

swa

m a

nd d

id

gym

nasti

cs.

We

did

not

have

TV

and

[I]

rem

embe

r lis

teni

ng t

o th

e ra

dio

at

nigh

t. W

e ha

d wi

ld a

nim

al re

serv

es a

ll ar

ound

the

tow

n wh

ere

ther

e we

re lo

ts of

gira

ffes,

zebr

a, bu

ck a

nd e

ven

rhin

os

roam

ing

arou

nd. W

e als

o ha

d m

onke

ys

that

wou

ld s

teal

our

food

from

tim

e to

tim

e,” C

reig

hton

said

.In

C

reig

hton

’s ch

ildho

od,

Sout

h Af

rica

suffe

red

majo

r rac

ial se

greg

atio

n.

The

white

pop

ulat

ion

lived

in

town

s an

d su

rrou

ndin

g fa

rms,

while

blac

ks

were

con

fined

to

crow

ded

all b

lack

neig

hbor

hood

s. H

owev

er,

the

non-

white

s we

re a

llowe

d in

to t

owns

with

pa

sses

du

ring

the

day

for

work

ing

purp

oses

onl

y. A

ll of

the

scho

ols,

buse

s an

d ce

rtain

pub

lic ar

eas w

ere s

egre

gate

d. “

At th

e tim

e I w

as gr

owin

g up,

Sout

h Af

rica w

as b

anne

d fro

m al

l int

erna

tiona

l sp

ortin

g co

mpe

titio

ns b

ecau

se o

f th

e ap

arth

eid p

olicy

. Si

nce

my

swim

min

g tim

es w

ere

fast

enou

gh t

o m

ake

the

finals

at th

e Oly

mpi

c Gam

es, m

y dr

eam

s of

ever

par

ticip

atin

g we

re cr

ushe

d. I

had

to se

ttle

with

swim

min

g in

the

USA

on

a fu

ll sc

holar

ship

to In

dian

a U

nive

rsity

,

wher

e I

beca

me

Big

Ten

Cha

mpi

on

and

reco

rd h

olde

r,” C

reig

hton

said

.C

ontr

astin

g th

e cu

lture

of

Ru

ach’

s Sud

an, S

outh

Afri

can

cultu

re

is sim

ilar t

o Br

itish

cultu

re b

ecau

se it

wa

s a B

ritish

colo

ny un

til 19

61. S

outh

A

frica

cele

brat

es B

oxin

g D

ay a

nd

ador

es th

e roy

al fa

mily

. In

rega

rd to

cul

inar

y di

ffere

nces

, C

reig

hton

’s fa

vorit

e foo

d fro

m So

uth

Afri

ca i

s Bo

erew

ors

and

Bilto

ng.

Boer

ewor

s is

a ty

pe o

f sa

usag

e an

d Bi

ltong

is

dried

mea

t, alm

ost

like

beef

jerk

y bu

t m

ade

from

zeb

ra o

r ela

nd m

eat.

“[Th

e th

ing

I m

iss

mos

t]

is th

e Af

rican

bus

h an

d an

imals

, th

e so

unds

of

bird

s an

d an

imals

. Th

e sta

rs ar

e so

diffe

rent

in th

e Sou

ther

n H

emisp

here

. I a

lso m

iss m

y fa

mily

th

at s

till

lives

in

Sout

h A

frica

,” C

reig

hton

said

.W

hile

Ruac

h an

d C

reig

hton

sim

ilarly

bot

h m

iss th

eir fa

mili

es st

ill

resid

ing

in A

frica

they

hav

e ad

opte

d to

an A

mer

ican

life.

Paki

stan

i ove

rcom

es c

ultu

ral a

dver

sity

By C

OOPE

R BR

OCK

An o

pini

onat

ed, y

et so

ft sp

oken

girl,

on

e wo

uldn

’t gu

ess t

hat j

unio

r Sha

ffaq

Noo

rs’ o

rigin

s are

from

a sm

all vi

llage

in

north

ern

Paki

stan.

Her

vill

age,

loca

ted

in a

vall

ey b

etwe

en th

e H

imala

yas

and

Chi

na,

and

next

to

Afgh

anist

an,

is wh

ere

Noo

r spe

nt th

e fir

st se

ven

year

s of

her

life

.“I

t is p

retti

er th

ere,

close

r to n

atur

e,”

Noo

r sa

id. “

The

peop

le ar

e ni

cer,

just

frien

dly

with

out r

eser

ve.“

Noo

r m

oved

to

the

Uni

ted

Stat

es

for a

bet

ter e

duca

tion

with

her

par

ents,

br

othe

r and

siste

r whe

n sh

e wa

s sev

en,

know

ing

little

Eng

lish

or a

nyth

ing

abou

t Am

erica

n cu

lture

.“[

It

was

diffi

cult

when

I

first

ca

me

here

,] th

e lan

guag

e ba

rrier

was

a pr

oblem

, bu

t I

was

in e

lemen

tary

sc

hool

, so

it

wasn

’t cr

ippl

ing.

I ju

st lea

rned

it fr

om th

e pe

ople

arou

nd m

e,”

Noo

r sa

id.

“The

who

le cu

lture

[of

Pa

kista

n is

diffe

rent

fro

m t

hat

of t

he

Uni

ted

Stat

es].

The

way

that

we

live,

the

way

that

we

dres

s, th

e wa

y we

ac

t. W

e we

ar S

halw

ar K

aeez

[Lo

ng,

robe

-like

dre

sses

]. N

orth

Pak

istan

is

a lo

t m

ore

mod

est,

and

the

peop

le ar

e qu

ieter

, mor

e we

lcom

ing

and

mor

e hu

mbl

e.”C

ultu

ral

adve

rsity

was

a p

robl

em

for

Noo

r: be

ing

Islam

ic, a

nd b

eing

from

the C

entra

l Asia

caus

ed p

eopl

e to

treat

her

diff

eren

tly, e

ven

from

an ea

rly

age.

Onc

e, N

oor

retu

rned

fro

m t

he

restr

oom

to

find

som

eone

had

dra

wn

a pl

ane

cras

hing

into

a b

uild

ing

on h

er

pape

r. “I d

idn’

t m

ake

a bi

g de

al ou

t of

it.

Peop

le ar

ound

me w

ere f

lippi

ng o

ut, b

ut

I was

not

goi

ng to

get

angr

y ov

er su

ch a

little

thin

g,” N

oor s

aid. “

[Peo

ple]

wou

ld

just

joke

abou

t the

who

le te

rroris

t thi

ng

and

I di

d no

t tak

e it

pers

onall

y. P

eopl

e wi

ll do

any

thin

g fo

r atte

ntio

n, s

o I

just

let th

em m

ake t

hem

selve

s loo

k stu

pid.

” N

ow

17-y

ears

-old

, N

oor

has

not

retu

rned

to

Paki

stan

in 1

0 ye

ars.

Alth

ough

not

in P

akist

an, N

oor a

nd h

er

fam

ily st

ill p

ract

ice Is

lam, a

nd o

bser

ve al

l Is

lamic

holid

ays.

“[An

Isla

m c

usto

m w

e pr

actic

e is]

Ei

d. I

t is

a ce

lebra

tion

afte

r we

fas

t,”

Noo

r said

. “I l

ove t

hat,

fasti

ng. I

t tea

ches

yo

u pa

tienc

e and

self

cont

rol.”

In t

he I

slam

reli

gion

, fas

ting

is th

e

refra

inin

g fro

m fo

od, d

rink,

smok

ing,

and

mar

ital i

ntim

acy

durin

g da

ylig

ht

hour

s, an

d is

mea

nt to

teac

h de

votio

n to

God

.“W

hen

you

see

peop

le ea

t, an

d yo

u wa

nt t

o so

bad

ly, j

ust

the

fact

th

at y

ou c

an s

ay n

o te

ache

s yo

u se

lf co

ntro

l. W

hen

you

don’

t ea

t at

ce

rtain

hou

rs, y

ou st

art t

o ap

prec

iate

food

mor

e. Yo

u app

recia

te ev

eryt

hing

m

ore.”

N

oor i

s und

ecid

ed o

n wh

ethe

r she

pl

ans t

o re

turn

to P

akist

an a

fter s

he

grad

uate

s. “I

t’s m

uch

easie

r ove

r the

re, y

ou

don’

t hav

e a d

aily

rout

ine.

My

villag

e is

pret

ty re

mot

e,” N

oor s

aid. “

Ther

e isn

’t m

uch

polit

ical

conf

lict

in t

he

villag

e whe

re I

am fr

om.”

By T

YLER

PAT

RICK

The

Earth

is a

ppro

xim

ately

24,8

60

mile

s ro

und

and

as o

f Au

gust

2011

, ho

lds 7

bill

ion

peop

le. T

his n

umbe

r of

peop

le is

spre

ad ac

ross

seve

n co

ntin

ents

and

feat

ures

a w

ide

varie

ty o

f cul

ture

s. Th

is sc

hool

fe

atur

es

at

least

on

e in

divid

ual f

rom

each

cont

inen

t.Th

ese

stor

ies

are

from

va

rious

st

uden

ts

acro

ss

the

cam

pus

who

com

e fro

m e

ach

cont

inen

t. Ta

ke t

his

jour

ney

acro

ss B

oone

’s Re

serv

atio

n La

nd t

o di

scov

er t

he r

easo

ns b

ehin

d va

rious

cultu

res a

nd h

ow th

ey ad

apt t

o Am

erica

n lif

esty

les.

Hi-L

ight

s ch

ose

this

spre

ad

to

expa

nd o

n th

e cu

lture

s th

at m

ake

up

all o

f Boo

ne a

nd s

how

diffe

renc

es a

nd

simila

rities

thr

ough

an

educ

atio

n fu

n-lan

d.

It's a

Small

Wor

ld...

March issue

features

hilights.orgpage 18 March 16, 2012

Dancers maintain tempos

By LIA VILLAR

As lights illuminate the stage, four girls go over techniques, their bodies and muscles tightening with tension as time lingers, waiting for the curtain to rise to perform a long awaited routine.

“It’s really nerve racking [right before a competition] because everyone back stage is going through the dance but once I step on stage, all the nervousness goes away,” junior Morgan Carr said.

Carr started dancing at two years old. Her grandfather serves as her inspiration to continue dancing.

“He died when I was really young so I wanted to keep doing it [because] my grandpa loved to watch me dance,” Carr said.

Before going into competitions, practice is essentially a daily aspect for Carr, senior Alexis VanCura, sophomore Ashley Simkovitch and Tyler Cook, each have practice between five to seven days a week. Dancing not only takes dedication, but it also takes time away time from school work and their social lives.

“It takes up a lot of time on

weekends. I’m not allowed to dance if my grades are low so my [dance] teachers are understanding if I can’t go to class,” Cook said.

Throughout the season, Carr, VanCura, Cook and Simkovitch all compete in the Regional Dance America which hosts 85 dance companies and over 3,000 dancers from across the nation.

In addition to competing in the Regional Dance America competitions, VanCura has participated in competitions such as Starlight, On Stage New York, Starpower, Hall of Fame and Encore.

“I competed [outside of Dancers Pointe] from the age of six to about 13. In competition, I did solos and I also competed in large groups called production numbers,” VanCura said.

Even though dancing requires physical input, numerous speculators believe dancing is not a sport.

“[They] have no idea how hard it is. You always need to keep your body healthy and in shape. I mean, many football players go to ballet to

get stronger, so why wouldn’t it be a sport,” Simkovitch said.

The girls believe dancing is an art that requires athletic ability.

“You have to stay in shape to dance. A dancer [has to be] muscularly fit because dancers use their muscles and core more than anything else,” VanCura

said.Without athletic ability

and endurance, dancers are in danger of injuring themselves.

“Dance is hard on your body. I have tendentious in both of my hips and I’m afraid that will lead to health issues but I don’t think any us would stop dancing because of our injuries,” Carr said.

Dancing in competitions not only demands practice but requires the girls to have rhythm, be in shape and know how to apply the leaps, jumps and turns dancing entails.

“A dancer has to prepared to be corrected. No one is perfect and there is always room for improvement. A dancer’s heart also has to be in this, you have to develop a passion for this art to be able to succeed,” VanCura said.

PERFORMERS SHARE DANCING HARDSHIPS

POISED POINT. At the Regional Dance America competition, in Tampa, Florida, sophomore Tyler Cook performs a jazz number. “The first time on stage is always nerve racking [but dancing] takes the stress out of what I’m doing. Usually the first dance determines how you’ll dance for the rest of the day,” Cook said. Besides Cook’s jazz solo, she performed musical theater and tap.

Once I step on stage all the nervousness goes away.

- morgan carr,

junior

photo/PHABULOUS PHOTO

May issue

sports

hilights.org page 17May 11, 2012

By LIA VILLAR

Before every game, the girls are asked to put their left hand in the huddle because it’s closest to their heart. They are also asked to mentally prepare themselves to face off the opposing team but more importantly, win or lose, the girls are told to leave the field with their heads held high.

“[Before a game I feel] very anxious. I always hope that the girls are ready to play and [hope] their mentality is out there to win. A lot of times even if we’re getting beat by two goals, their mentality comes down, [but] it’s about being able to get through the entire game whether we win or lose, with our heads held high and [playing] the whole 50 minutes of the game,” head coach Meg Lane said.

Moreover, the girls won against Cypress Creek (20-3) but ended the season with losses to Winter Park (11-17)

DYNAMICS ASSIST TEAM WINS THROUGHOUT SEASON

University (4-13) and Lake Highland (3-21).“[Sometimes] we’ll play down lower than our level but

really, it’s about coming back and giving all you got. There are those games that are disappointing [and] things don’t necessarily go your way [but] if they play well, I always feel so proud of them and accomplished,” Lane said.

Beating their biggest rival, Edgewater (13-6), sophomore Lauren Edmonds had four ground balls and junior Brennah Mehan scored five goals. But the rivalry goes beyond the game, it goes to the girls of both teams, who have played on the same youth and club teams.

“Last season we lost [to Edgewater]. [This season] we were tied but then we started scoring more and got ahead. We played one of the best games in the whole season and we [got to] beat our rival,” sophomore Kiernan Mehan said.

Throughout the season, the team’s dynamic worked in their favor, even through the losses.

“[During] the Winter Park game, we were down by a lot during the halftime but we came back like we were a whole

BOYS CROSS PATHS WITH BISHOP MOORE

By ANNA MARIE BORIA

In overtime, the hearts of the crowd are pounding anxiously. The boys’ lacrosse team is tied in the district semi-final game against Bishop Moore. A premature roar is heard in the crowd as senior John Kissick makes a goal. The goal is recalled due to a crease violation, meaning Kissick entered unplayable space. Bishop Moore soon scores and wins 10-11.

“The Bishop Moore game I felt as if it were taken from us. We were not playing at our best which was a game changer. It wasn’t like Bishop Moore stomped us, they got lucky,” junior defensive player Alan Kominowski said.

This game adds to the list of five games lost by the team in their regular season. Bishop Moore (7-8), Woodbury Forest (7-15), St. Thomas Aquinas (5-15), and Winter Park (10-11). A record not meeting the players’ expectations.

“I don’t think the season met my expectations because we’ve had too many losses and injuries, but I feel we’ve done well in adjusting to those injuries and have had people step up,” sophomore offensive player Paul Chong said.

One player who has stepped up, according to head coach Elliot Whitton, is sophomore offensive player Kyle Irwin,

who contributed 10 goals this season. One game that outshines the other 10 games won is the

different tem. [Even though] we still lost, we played really well during the second half,” B. Mehan said.

In the same way the team has their strengths, senior Lindsay Miller’s weakness plays a role on the field too.

“I get really mad when someone hits me and [once] you get angry, you get a yellow card [for reacting but] I’ve done a lot better this year. I only got one yellow card,” L. Miller said.

Aside from team weaknesses, a team must practice. Practice started off with a game having nothing to with lacrosse but to merely start practice of on a good note.

“I don’t always like starting off practice tough. Sometimes we don’t even play lacrosse, we’ll play something different so that they love lacrosse [even more],” Lane said.

In addition to the wins and losses of the season, L. Miller shows her admiration for her fellow teammates.

“I thought we had really good games like the Edgewater [and] Winter Park [game]. There were some games that we just gave up [but overall] we played our hearts out and never stopped trying,” L. Miller said.

CHECKING COMPETITION. In the game against Hewlett an opponent checks offensive player Mario Muniz. “The best thing about playing lacrosse is having fun with my friends,” Muniz, senior, said. This was Muniz’s fourth year on the team.

photo/ANNA MARIE BORIA

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Lacrosse Teams

Competition

Cradle

game against Timber Creek. The game against Timber Creek was an important win for

the team because it was a team they have never beaten before.“My proudest moment so far this season was beating

Timber Creek because it was a huge win for us. It’s good to get that monkey off our back,” Kissick said.

Two of the key players on the team are seniors John Kissick and Mario Muniz.

Collectively Kissick and Muniz made 85 goals this season. They contributed goals to every game. Aside from the games against St. Thomas Aquinas and Freedom where only Kissick scored and Hewlet where only Muniz scored.

According to Coach Whitton, Kissick and Muniz offensively make a good pair.

“The best thing about playing lacrosse is that it’s my passion. It’s what I know and playing it with my team; it’s like a big family,” Kissick said.

On the other hand, some of the more challenging games have been against the private schools on the roster.

“Our more challenging games have been against Lake Highland and St. Thomas Aquinas because with them being private schools, they have more resources than we do,” Whitton said.

Whitton feels the team needs to work on more effective team play on offense.

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e ph

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gene

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ilies

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olled

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e ar

e gr

adua

tes a

nd h

ave c

hild

ren

who

atte

nd

or h

ave a

ttend

ed th

e sch

ool.

“T

he t

hing

I’m

mos

t pr

oud

of

[abo

ut b

eing

a gr

adua

te]

is th

at k

ids

who

go to

Boo

ne n

ow ar

e jus

t as p

roud

to

be B

oone

bra

ves a

s my c

lass w

as,”D

r. M

arga

ret M

cMill

en, 1

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radu

ate,

said

.Ju

nior

Joh

n To

wnse

nd,

fresh

man

Th

omas

Tow

nsen

d, 20

11 gr

adua

te C

lay

Town

send

, an

d th

eir f

athe

r, C

layto

n To

wnse

nd,

have

not

onl

y at

tend

ed

the

sam

e hi

gh s

choo

l, bu

t als

o sh

are

an a

thlet

ic te

am.

The

Nor

ton

Bake

r st

adiu

m i

s 39

-yea

rs-o

ld,

and

it ha

s ho

sted

all o

f th

e To

wnse

nd’s

hom

e va

rsity

foot

ball

gam

es.

“The

re’s

a lot

of B

oone

spiri

t [in

my

fam

ily].

All [

of] m

y bro

ther

s hav

e gon

e [h

ere]

and m

y aun

ts an

d unc

les. M

y dad

gr

adua

ted

from

her

e, an

d m

y pa

rent

s wo

uld

take

[my

brot

hers

and

I] to

the

foot

ball

gam

es. W

e wer

e com

ing

[her

e]

befo

re w

e th

ough

t abo

ut h

igh

scho

ol,”

J. To

wnse

nd sa

id.

J. To

wnse

nd a

nd h

is fa

ther

bot

h pa

rticip

ated

in

Span

ish C

lub,

call

ed

Pan

Amer

ican

club

in C

. Tow

nsen

d’s

cam

pus y

ears

. Fol

lowi

ng it

s mot

to, “

All

are W

elcom

e,” ju

nior

Meg

an T

racy

and

her f

athe

r, Jo

hn T

racy

, a 1

983

grad

uate

, we

re m

embe

rs o

f Spa

nish

Clu

b as

well

. W

hile

the s

tadi

um re

main

s the

sam

e, ot

her

aspe

cts

of s

choo

l hav

e ch

ange

d.

Soph

omor

e A

shlei

gh

Sim

mer

son’

s re

lative

s who

atte

nded

scho

ol h

ere (

her

mot

her,

gran

dfat

her a

nd au

nt) a

ll rep

ort

how

muc

h th

e sch

ool h

as gr

own

in si

ze.

With

the s

choo

l’s g

rowt

h, tr

aditi

ons

and l

andm

arks

have

been

lost.

Tra

ditio

ns

like

not

step

ping

on

the

Brav

ehea

d in

the

100

bui

ldin

g an

d lan

dmar

ks

like

the

“infa

mou

s,” a

ccor

ding

to

J. Tr

acy,

“di

ppin

’ tre

e” w

here

stu

dent

s wo

uld

go to

dip

toba

cco

are

gone

, but

ot

hers

rem

ain, s

uch

as th

e foo

tball

team

sp

ortin

g m

ohaw

ks o

n Ed

gewa

ter g

ame

days

, stu

dent

s di

rect

ing

lost

fresh

men

to

the u

psta

irs 30

0 bui

ldin

g and

rally

ing

at th

e bon

fire d

urin

g sp

irit w

eek.

C

ampu

s co

mm

unity

also

con

tinue

s as

a co

nsta

nt b

etwe

en fa

mily

mem

bers

. Si

mm

erso

n’s

gran

dfat

her

still

atte

nds

scho

ol fo

otba

ll ga

mes

, and

her

par

ents,

alo

ng

with

C

. To

wnse

nd,

supp

ort

the

scho

ol t

hrou

gh a

dver

tisin

g fu

nd

raise

rs. C

. Tow

nsen

d ha

s also

serv

ed as

a c

onta

ct fo

r Law

Mag

net i

nter

ns.

“[

Ther

e is]

grea

t tra

ditio

n an

d se

nse

of c

omm

unity

. Th

is is

reall

y ap

pare

nt

with

peop

le I w

ent t

o Boo

ne w

ith w

hose

ki

ds ar

e the

re [n

ow].

The p

ride i

n be

ing

a bra

ve is

still

hug

e,” C

. Tow

nsen

d sa

id.

Rem

nant

s of M

. Tra

cy’s

fath

er’s

days

Ritu

als

cont

inue

, sur

vive

tim

eBy

BRI

DGET

TE N

ORRI

SFr

om

hom

ecom

ing

even

ts

to

shou

ting

“bra

ve”

at t

he e

nd o

f th

e N

atio

nal A

nthe

m, t

radi

tions

are b

oldl

y ex

isten

t and

visi

ble a

roun

d ca

mpu

s and

in

the c

omm

unity

.“T

radi

tions

mak

e it m

ore m

emor

able

beca

use

no o

ne e

lse h

as tr

aditi

ons

like

our

scho

ol.

I lo

ve i

t wh

en w

e ye

ll br

ave a

t the

end

of th

e nat

iona

l ant

hem

be

caus

e it

show

s we

are

the

dom

inan

t sc

hool

, and

you

can

not m

ess w

ith u

s,”

soph

omor

e Iva

n Ka

led sa

id.

Trad

ition

s th

at h

ave

beco

me

non-

exist

ent a

re C

lass O

lym

pics

, wee

kly p

ep

ralli

es a

nd t

he u

ntou

chab

le Br

aveh

ead

in th

e dow

nsta

irs 1

00 b

uild

ing

hallw

ay.

“Whe

n tra

ditio

ns ar

e elim

inat

ed, it

is

not o

nly

beca

use o

f the

adm

inist

ratio

n.

It is

beca

use

of l

ack

of p

artic

ipat

ion

and

abus

ing

the p

rivile

ge,”

Seni

or C

lass

spon

sor S

arah

Kitt

rell

said

.C

lass

Oly

mpi

cs

are

wher

e th

e cla

ss c

olor

s du

ring

hom

ecom

ing

week

or

igin

ated

. Ea

ch c

lass

had

a co

lore

d fla

g. Th

e wi

nnin

g cla

ss g

ot t

o ha

ng

the

flag

at t

he t

op o

f th

e sta

dium

af

terw

ards

. Th

e O

lym

pics

too

k pl

ace

on th

e fiel

d, w

ith ga

mes

and f

ood.

Som

e ga

mes

play

ed w

ere w

ater

ballo

on to

sses

, ob

stacle

cour

ses a

nd m

usica

l cha

irs.

The

even

t in

volve

d ga

mes

bein

g pl

ayed

in f

ront

a la

rge

crow

d. P

eopl

e wo

uld

pay

to w

atch

, eve

n do

nate

, and

th

e pro

ceed

s wen

t to

a cha

rity.

The w

eekl

y pe

p ra

lly o

ccur

red

ever

y

Frid

ay i

n th

e gy

m b

efor

e a

foot

ball

gam

e. Th

e fo

otba

ll co

ach

woul

d gi

ve a

sp

eech

to

the

stude

nts.

Juni

ors

woul

d sit

on

one s

ide o

f the

gym

; sop

hom

ores

on

the

othe

r an

d se

nior

s wo

uld

sit o

n th

e cou

rt in

chair

s.As

for

the

Bra

vehe

ad p

ainte

d on

th

e flo

or o

f th

e 10

0 ha

llway

, it

was

cons

ider

ed “

off-l

imits

” an

d wa

s no

t to

be

walk

ed u

pon.

Sen

iors

had

a

toot

hbru

sh at

hand

s rea

ch an

d if a

seni

or

spot

ted

an u

nder

class

man

walk

acr

oss

the

Brav

ehea

d, t

hey

woul

d m

ake

him

sc

rub

the B

rave

head

with

a to

othb

rush

.“I

t wa

s a

pret

ty a

maz

ing

conc

ept

and

it wa

s a

mat

ter

of r

espe

ct [

to t

he

scho

ol],”

for

mer

stu

dent

gov

ernm

ent

spon

sor

and

teac

her

Ann

ette

M

ontg

omer

y sa

id.

How

ever

a

num

ber

of

even

ts

cont

inue

to

take

plac

e, su

ch a

s Br

ave

Aid,

sit

down

din

ner

at p

rom

, sen

ior

snak

es a

nd n

early

all

of t

he e

vent

s du

ring

hom

ecom

ing

week

: the

par

ade,

Brav

es B

rawl

and

powd

er b

owl g

ame.

“All

of th

e act

s aro

und

hom

ecom

ing

[are

impo

rtant

]. T

hat i

s whe

n yo

u se

e th

e m

ost

unity

and

par

ticip

atio

n. I

t is

neat

to se

e the

com

mun

ity ra

lly ar

ound

an

d se

e th

e cr

owds

at

the

para

de.

The

fam

ilies

are

inv

olve

d an

d th

at i

s im

porta

nt,”

Mon

tgom

ery

said

.Br

ave A

id h

as b

een

occu

rring

for 2

6 ye

ars.

It sta

rted

when

the

sch

ool a

nd

the

com

mun

ity w

ere

insp

ired

to r

each

ou

t by

a cele

brity

ben

efit

conc

ert c

alled

Live

Aid

.O

ther

end

urin

g tra

ditio

ns i

nclu

de

the

sit d

own

mea

l at

pro

m, w

hich

is

inclu

ded

in th

e tick

et p

rice.

“Whe

n I f

irst c

ame t

o Bo

one,

ther

e wa

s no

sit

down

din

ner

[at

prom

], ki

ds a

rrive

d at

all

hour

s. Ju

nior

Clas

s wo

rked

har

d an

d go

t it a

t a n

ice p

lace;

the f

irst y

ear w

as d

ifficu

lt to

set u

p, b

ut

it ha

s bee

n a n

ice th

ing t

hat h

as ev

olve

d.

It se

rves

a g

ood

purp

ose

beca

use

our

stude

nt b

ody

is so

dive

rse

and

they

ar

e ab

le to

be

the

sam

e an

d en

joy

the

com

pany

of e

very

one,”

Kitt

rell

said

.N

ot

only

ha

ve

som

e tra

ditio

ns

surv

ived

thro

ugho

ut t

he y

ears

, ne

w tra

ditio

ns h

ave

form

ed li

ke d

ecor

atin

g pl

ante

rs d

urin

g ho

mec

omin

g we

ek a

nd

buyi

ng se

nior

bric

ks.

Dur

ing h

omec

omin

g wee

k, ea

ch cl

ass

woul

d de

cora

te a

hallw

ay d

esig

nate

d fo

r th

eir cl

ass.

It ha

s alte

red

into

dec

orat

ing

plan

ters

now

, loc

ated

in th

e Ke

mos

abe

com

mon

s.“S

tude

nts

woul

d ta

ke t

he h

allwa

y an

d de

cora

te i

t wi

th t

he d

esig

nate

d ho

mec

omin

g th

eme.

[The

y de

cora

ted]

th

e ceil

ings

, doo

rs, a

nd it

took

hun

dred

s of

hou

rs to

put

it a

ll to

geth

er. W

e ha

d to

set a

tim

e fo

r the

m to

leav

e be

caus

e th

ey w

ould

kee

p ad

ding

ont

o it.

The

te

ache

rs a

nd s

tude

nts

from

diff

eren

t ha

llway

s wo

uld

yell

at e

ach

othe

r an

d ch

ant

oran

ge a

nd w

hite

fro

m h

all t

o ha

ll. I

t wa

s am

azin

g. Th

e fir

e m

arsh

al to

ld u

s we

cou

ld n

ot d

o it

anym

ore

Lega

cy c

arrie

s pr

ide

on c

ampu

s are

thro

ugho

ut c

ampu

s. M

. Tr

acy o

ccas

iona

lly w

ears

J. T

racy

’s 19

83

track

swea

tshirt

, and

shar

es h

is 11

th an

d 12

th g

rade

Eng

lish

class

room

, whi

ch is

cu

rrent

ly M

errid

eth

Buch

anan

’s.

For

M. T

racy

, the

last

line

of t

he

Nat

iona

l Ant

hem

, “H

ome o

f the

bra

ve”

is pe

rman

ently

“H

ome

of th

e Br

aves

,” du

e to

her

fat

her

and

aunt

atte

ndin

g he

re an

d he

r mot

her’s

Atla

nta r

oots.

“I

thin

k it’

s pre

tty aw

esom

e to

go to

th

e sam

e sch

ool a

s my d

ad. S

omet

imes

I wi

ll m

entio

n a c

lass o

r bui

ldin

g, an

d he

wi

ll te

ll m

e abo

ut w

hat i

t was

like

whe

n he

was

at B

oone

,” M

. Tra

cy sa

id.

Acad

emica

lly, s

choo

l is h

arde

r, wi

th

the

insti

tutio

n of

Adv

ance

d Pl

acem

ent

cour

ses,

but

the

scho

ol s

till

prep

ared

pa

st ge

nera

tions

for t

he o

utsid

e wor

ld.

“Frie

ndsh

ips,

com

mun

ity

and

a di

vers

e gr

oup

of p

eopl

e pr

epar

ed m

e fo

r m

y fu

ture

at U

nive

rsity

of F

lorid

a un

derg

rad

law sc

hool

and

my r

esta

uran

t an

d law

care

ers,”

C. T

owns

end

said

.C

ontin

uing

th

e sa

me

scho

ol

trad

ition

, so

n C

lay

Town

send

is

curre

ntly

a fre

shm

an at

UF.

Seni

or

Mor

gan

Gre

gory

an

d so

phom

ore

Sydn

ey G

rego

ry’s

uncle

To

dd R

eese

, gr

adua

ted

in 1

984.

M.

Gre

gory

shar

es th

is pr

ide i

n th

e sch

ool.

“We’r

e not

the s

ame a

s oth

er sc

hool

s. Yo

u ca

n’t h

ate i

t. O

ur m

orale

and

prid

e in

our

scho

ol—

no

othe

r sch

ool h

as it

. [B

eing

a leg

acy]

reaf

firm

s the

fact

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prom

hilights.orgpage 16 May 11, 2012

1. CHA-CHA. Clapping along to the Cha-Cha Slide, junior Elisa Castillo dances with alumni Gabriel Santiago. “The difference

between prom and homecoming is that prom is classier; [it’s] raising the standards on how to act and dress,”

Castillo said. The junior prom committee selected “White Carpet Affair” for the theme.

2. CUPID SHUFFLE. After dinner, seniors Timothy Rivera and Kristin Lesche dance to the

Cupid Shuffle. “[At prom] the senior video was a true wake up call,” Rivera said. “Everyone is going to do their own thing, start their young adult lives and it’s crazy because you truly

grew up with your class.” The BBC produced the senior video, and it recaps the entire year.3. SWAG. During his performance, senior Tre Simpson raps Orange Swag. “My favorite part about prom was getting in front of my peers and performing. I felt hyped [and was]

pleased [to see how the audience reacted],” Simpson said. Orange Swag was written, recorded and produced by Simpson and senior Chris Williams.

photo/LIA VILLAR

STUDENT SHARE INSIGHT FROM THE WHITE CARPET

By LIA VILLAR

With a flawless atmosphere, the ballroom of the Wyndham

Resort is decorated with starry lights and tree-like centerpieces placed precisely in the

middle of tables. At six o’clock, students begin to file into what is expected to be a memorable night.“It’s the last celebration of the year and [for] seniors, [it’s

a] last hurrah, a last time to go to a school dance and reflect on memories. [For] juniors, [it’s a time] celebrate with senior friends, and to

[get into] the senior mentality,” junior class treasurer William McMillin said.Along with the memories made at prom, having a sit down dinner, watching the

senior video and announcing the senior superlatives are traditions prom upholds every year.“Watching the senior video [was my favorite part], and seeing everyone in one place before we

graduate,” senior Savannah Alzner said.With any school event, there are obstacles to overcome such as deciding on the location, theme,

decorations and food choices. The Junior Class officers must fund raise to lower the cost of prom tickets.Nevertheless, prom is known to be a memorable night for all who attend.

“Prom is more for the upper classmen, and it’s a right of passage in a way. You only get one senior prom and you can never go back,” Alzner said.

MemorableAffair

SNAP ALONG. Towards the end of the night, seniors Alexandra Kelly and Marcus Clement share the last dance. “A bunch of drama kids and I started dancing; we knew that was the last song that we would dance to all together,” Kelly said. Kelly’s favorite part of the night was being able to see all her friends together in one place.

HEY GIRL HEY. Glancing toward each other, seniors Marissa Arias and Tori Polk share the dance floor. “Seniors should attend prom because it’s a night to celebrate the memories and accomplishments,” Arias said. A memorable moment for Arias was dancing with her best friends throughout the night.

JUMP ON IT. Before announcing superlatives, sophomore Misha Smith and junior Katy Smith jump to the beat of popular 90’s song, “Jump On It.” “A memorable moment at prom was afterwards. Everyone at [my] table met up for a prom breakfast” M. Smith said. While 20 band members performed Defying Gravity, from the musical Wicked, K. Smith asked her to prom.

SLOW DANCE. As a slow song begins to play, seniors Brandon Figueredo and Rebecca Claypool enjoy each other’s company. “The one thing that I’ll always remember is that special dance I shared with my girlfriend; all I could see was her smile,” Figueredo said. Among the dancers were Mr. and Mrs. BHS having their first dance as well.

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