Vol. 89, Iss. 7 • Salina Central High School www.chspylon.com • February 22, 2013 pg 2 pg 8 Wrestlers grasp spot at state Competing with compelling art Page 2 Page 8 Many students will be busy with music activities as they participate in state choir and prepare for concerts and competition. Senior Kade True has been accepted as a walk-on to play football for K-State his freshman year of college. Senior to play for K-State Students to participate in state ensembles, contest What’s inside Check out for photos, stories, videos and more. Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but... Check out our most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes Will you still accept this rose? Pages 6-7 TeeJay Johnson / The Pylon Maggie Vernon/ The Pylon
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Vol. 89, Iss. 7 • Salina Central High Schoolwww.chspylon.com • February 22, 2013
pg 2 pg 8
Wrestlers grasp spot at stateCompeting with compelling art
Page 2 Page 8
Many students will be busy with music activities as they participate in state choir and prepare for concerts and competition.
Senior Kade True has been accepted as a walk-on to play football for K-State his freshman year of college.
Senior to play for K-StateStudents to participate in state ensembles, contest
What’s insideCheck out
for photos, stories, videos and more.
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but...
Check out our most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes
Will you still accept this rose?
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Artists sparked with inspirationBy TeeJay Johnson
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The field trip to the Wichita Art Museum had something a little different to bring to the table for the art students who participated in the experience.
Moments after the students walked in the door, their jaws dropped as they saw a huge glass blown sculpture above their heads.
As the art students walked into the Wichita Center for Arts, they were greeted with a huge smile and a huge open space full of art.
The center is a 14,000 square foot gallery with exhibitions showcasing regional and national artists.
From huge sculptures to simple, hand drawn sketches, they saw art from young artists everywhere.
“I feel this trip was
necessary for the students to get an award for their hard work,” art teacher Mr. Pahls said. “I really want them to take pride in their work, and to learn that being a good artist takes time.”
For these students, being able to have their art showcased for anyone and everyone to see is a huge accomplishment to make in high school.
“I like being recognized for my work. Seeing it in this exhibition has inspired me to take my art to the next level,” senior Will Shadwick said. “The most interesting part was to see the steampunk sculpture,” which is a sculpture that includes gears and moving parts.
Strolling through each room, there were different kinds of materials being used and many creative and interesting pieces that
various artists had created.“This trip was quite
beneficial. It helped inspire me to come up with new, creative ideas,” junior Patty Dominguez said.
With multiple floors of art, the students began in a room that was full of teapots and ceramic pottery.
“The amount of time, effort, and patience each piece required really showed,” Dominguez said.
The students finally made their way to the “children’s station,” where you can color, play with puppets, or lounge on bean bags.
“It was amazing how involved the art museum is with people of all ages,” Dominguez said.
With art from all different time periods and places around the world, the students got a taste of different styles and cultures.
TeeJay Johnson / The PylonSenior Joe McKenna sketching.
Lindsey Wood / The PylonJunior Shekhinah Jones, sophomores Grant DeMars and Sam Highsmith, senior Jackson Mattek and freshman Sam Beck.
Student singers to perform with state bestBy Austin Huynh
The Pylon
Recently, five choir members were able to hit their high notes and qualify for state honor choir.
After six long months, junior Shekhinah Jones, freshman Sam Beck, sophomore Sam Highsmith, senior Jackson Mattek and sophomore Grant DeMars finally made the cut.
Making state honor choir isn’t an easy task. Even though Jones and Mattek have made it in the previous years, they still take the same outlook when they audition.
“Even though I’ve made improvements from last year, it’s even more difficult to make it than it was last year,” Jones said. “Mainly because there is a chance someone younger than
me might make it and if that were to happen, it would make me feel like I didn’t do well, so it brings more pressure.”
Now for the first-timers, they are very excited that they made it.
For Beck, he wasn’t aware that he would even be close to making it to the middle-level state honor choir, a choir for students in grades 7-9.
“It feels pretty good, I guess. It’s really an honor to make it as a freshman because I’m the only freshman that did. At first, I just tried it for fun and didn’t really expect to make it, but when I found out, I felt really good,” Beck says.
The five qualifiers will travel to Wichita this weekend to perform with other students from all over the state.
Freshman Akiyaa Hagen-Depusoir and sophomore Patty Dominguez drawing during a field trip at the Wichita Art Museum.
Sophomore Eryn Hassler pondering art in the museum.
Photos by TeeJay Johnson/ The PylonBlown glass artwork.
3News UpdatesFebruary 22, 2013
Senior a finalist for National Merit ScholarshipBy Beth Cash
The Pylon
Senior Anna McHenry has been named a Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
The scholarship is an academic competition in
which approximately 1.5 million high school students enter each year by taking the PSAT test.
To qualify for the program, a score of 212 in Kansas must be scored on the PSAT. Anna, scoring a 214, became a semi-finalist: one of 15,000 others.
Out of the 1.5 million entrants, only 1% of students (15,000) make it to the finals.
“I was sitting in Calculus and
Mrs. Rector pulled me out of class to let me know that I’d made it to the finals. I was really excited,” McHenry said.
Beginning in March approximately 8,300 finalists are notified that they have been selected to receive a merit scholarship. These awards include $2500 scholarships and four year scholarships to many colleges around the country.
All winners are chosen based on their abilities, skills and accomplishments.
“I could get a full ride to a college in Oklahoma, but I’m not sure where I want to go yet,” McHenry said.
Wherever McHenry ends up, she plans to study chemical engineering and biochemistry.
“I just love chemistry!” McHenry said.
Finalizing college decisions removes stressBy Beth Cash
The Pylon
Stress is winding down for some seniors as final decisions regarding college are made. After exploring college options, applying to colleges, saving money, organizing dorm rooms, applying for many scholarships, which often require an essay, and dealing with senioritis, a stress relief such as signing a paper to finalize the acceptance of a sports scholarship is much needed.
Senior Will Oaks recently signed with Butler Community College to play football during an ELO signing party.
“It felt pretty good seeing so many people show up to see me sign. I felt the love,” Oaks said.
Finally signing with a college takes a lot of stress off of a senior’s mind, but for those
students not receiving financial aid due to a sports scholarships, college stress is much higher.
“I don’t feel as prepared as I should be; I worry about financial stuff, and I’m a little nervous about moving away from everyone,” senior Jack Long said.
The FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, provides financial assistance for a student’s college fund depending on household income. Although applicants don’t have to be good at sports or write an essay, they do have to qualify for help from the government.
For some students, this is the deciding factor on whether or not they can go to college.
Senior year is a fun time, but as graduation creeps closer, the realization of “real life” is coming into view.
Maggie Vernon / The PylonSeniors Will Oaks and Kade True shake hands during Oak’s signing party. Oaks is one of many seniors signing to play sports in college.
Forensics team limited in tournament choicesBy Chandler Burris
The Pylon
The forensics seasons started off the same as every year with the team having to decide which tournaments to attend this season.
Each team member is only allowed to attend eight tournaments a year due to the fact that forensics is considered a sport and has to follow the athletics guidelines of the state.
The guidelines also state that they are only allowed to attend three tournaments outside of 500 miles.
“I think the school loses out in national recognition because of the guidelines we must follow. It causes kids to lose opportunities to compete
in tournaments that they would excel in. These regulations only limit the academic progression we could be making throughout high school. Central isn’t the only school affected this way; it happens throughout the entire state and has been this way for a long time,” junior Drayton Willey said.
There are only two events that allow the team to go anywhere, no matter the distance. Those two events are Public Forum Debate and Student Congress.
Other than these two events, the school must decide on the eight tournaments that they will be attending for the season. This prohibits the team from knowing what’s trending with other forensics teams, which puts the team at a disadvantage when
they attend the few out of state tournaments that they can.
“We hope that they will change the rules, but every year it continues to stay the same. It takes some of the fun out of
it because we are stuck with the same tournaments every year. The forensics team would expand if we were treated as an academic activity rather than a sport.” Willey said.
Lindsey Wood / The PylonFreshman Mary Freelove and sophomore Emma Curry work the IDA draw table during the forensics team’s host tournament.
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4 Student LifeFebruary 22, 2013
By MacKenzie MorrisThe Pylon
As the weekend rolls around, most of the student body is whispering about the upcoming dance party on Saturday at the Friendship Center and how “turnt up” it’s going to get. If it was last year, the whole school would be buzzing about this type of event that used to never occur in the town of Salina, Kansas. Now, dance parties are constantly happening on the weekends to where the scene is being over done.
With not a lot of options in this little town, dance parties have been the hot spot on the weekends.
“It’s something to do and
something to look forward to,” senior Derek Wheeler said.
However, dance parties were a once a month occurence last year. Everyone would go to be with friends and of course, get their freak on. Now, dance parties occur so much to where the number of attendees is becomming smaller, and the motivation to dance is
decreasing.“Dance parties have
progressively got more ratchet,” senior Joe McKenna said.
People used to get excited about these parties because they were rare. Now that they happen every weekend, the excitement is gone.
“It gets old when it’s the same music, same thing every time,” sophomore Courtney Roberts said.
Dance party “regulars” all know the different types of dances within the different types of groups. Even though the typical scene last year would have been a large group
in the middle of the dance floor grinding to “Get low,” a new dance craze has swept the teenage population. “Twerking” is the new style of dancing for girls that involves low position and lots of bending in the knees.
The difference between twerking and grinding is overexaggerated motions in the pelvic area at a faster tempo. Instead of teens “gettin’ it” in the middle, they have now resorted to areas on the wall where the guy is against the wall being danced on. More people at dance parties, now, are lining up the walls while a few loners awkwardly stand in the middle.
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Wear leggings
4. Wear deodorant
5. Stay away from ratchets
Dance parties; once a rare occasion, now a regular weekend occurrence Too much of a good thing
1. Start fights
Sacred Heart “sway”
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Get “handsy”
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“Get low”-Lil Jon &
The East Side Boyz
“Sex out south”-Tech n9ne
“Whisper song”-Ying Yang Twins
“Bring it back”-Travis Porter
“Make it nasty”-Tyga
“Ay ladies”-Tyga &
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“Shake that”-Eminem &Nate Dogg
“Grind on me”-Pretty Ricky
“Pop that”-French Montana &
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“Salt Shaker”-Ying Yang Twins
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1.The twerking sensation
“I like twerking because I get to show off my real moves and get to move my own body the way I want instead of the guy moving it for me.”
Shakera RossSenior
“Dance parties have progressively got more
ratchet.”
Joe McKennaSenior
Twerking is much more than moving your hips. You get lower and move faster.
5Student LifeFebruary 22, 2013
By Genna SalstromThe Pylon
The number of students transferring to Central have already reached ninety, which is double that of last year.
“About 1200 students come and go by the end of the year, counting the solid population,” school registrar Denise Hoeffner said.
However, principal Shanna Rector explains that many of the transfers spur from the changing boundary lines. She believes that once the students that were “grandfathered in” graduate, the population of South and Central will be
similar. “It’s extremely difficult to
transfer within the district. There are certain forms the student must fill out, and we generally only grant them for extenuating circumstances,” Rector said.
For junior Christin Good, who moved earlier this year from Washington, Kansas, transferring has been a good experience.
“It’s definitely a lot bigger than my last school, but it’s not intimidating. For the most part, everyone’s been really welcoming,” Good said.
For sophomore Tony Gonzalez, however, transferring
was a bit of a different experience, as he attended Central last year.
“I transferred back earlier this year from Bakersfield, California. It’s just been a big welcome back,” Gonzalez saidz.
There have also been almost
eighty students who have left since September, somewhat evening out the sudden spike in enrollment. Fourteen of those are students who made the decision to drop out.
The rest of the leaving population is made up of thirty-two in-state, sixteen out-of-state and eight in-district transfers as well as various others.
Since Central is already a relatively large high school for Kansas, the transient population may make for more difficulties such as less personalized teaching, a decrease in school spirit and less sincere friendships.
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Facebook’s fall outBy Austin Huynh
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Let’s rewind back to 2008. The time when creeping through people’s profiles was okay, liking and commenting on statuses was just a daily thing, and messaging random people you don’t know was a way of meeting new people. Yes, I am referring to the great site that you all began to know as Facebook.
When Facebook first came along, it seemed as if it was the perfect website to interact with people you know. There was so much do to all packed into one site. But recently, everybody
has seem to die down from the Facebook craze. Honestly, do you even remember the last time you made a status? Or the last time you posted a new photo album? Now, there are reasons why people have seemed to lay off Facebook lately.
One reason why people stopped using Facebook is because of the random pictures that they see when they are scrolling down their newsfeed. You know, the pictures that say, “Click like or share if you love God, scroll down if you hate him.” Not only were people easily persuaded to actually do
what it said, but the pictures began to get more and more outrageous. It would literally be the most random, irrelevant thing to ever come across your newsfeed.
“I’d always hate seeing those pictures on Facebook. They’re one of the main reasons why I’m done with Facebook. It’s just outdated. I’m more adapted to Twitter now,” junior Zach Martin said.
Also, Facebook became the hotspot for creepos to make fake accounts in order to fulfill their lost love lifes. Yes, believe it or not, but this Catfish stuff actually happens,
even in Salina, KS. It got to the point where there were some accounts being made to make fun of other people.
“I always get people adding me that I have never heard of in my life. It’s kind of creepy in a way,” junior Ian Johnson said.
Finally, Twitter and Instagram have become insanely popular in the past year. Twitter and Instagram are a lot less confusing than Facebook has become. Sending a quick tweet or posting a picture on Instagram is a lot more simple than going through the process that Facebook offers.
With Instagram and Twitter rising to the top, Facebook falls in popularity
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Transfer studentsHow has Central been different than your last school you attended?
“People are nice here.”
Rylie WomochilFreshman
What is your favorite thing about Central?
“There is hardly any drama.”
Haley ThomasonFreshman
“The art program is great here.”
Christin GoodJunior
“The people. They are more real than
my old school.”
Brandon ClarkSophomore
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7
yes
no139 students surveyed during lunch.
Central’s singles: bachelors and bachelorettesEven after Valentine’s Day, there are still plenty of people on the market; get to know our top 16 candidates
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Noah HadnotGrade: Junior Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Skills: Can type 43 words per minute
What is your idea of a perfect date: Out in public with a real girl.
Dreams of working as a... body painter for Sports Illustrated.Activites involved in...walking, thinking, speaking, breathing, swimming, volleyball manager.
Peeved by... Most of this city.
Loves to eat at... Restaurants
Jacob MartinGrade: Senior Eye Color: Hazel Hair Color: Dark Blond Interests: Athletics, art, golf, drafting
What is your idea of a perfect date: Having dinner at a nice resauraunt and talking. Neither person would want the date to end, so we leave the restaurant and walk around. The date would end with smiles and “see you soon.”
Crazily obsessed with... anything with peanut butter in it.
Peeved by... those who are disrespectful and oblivious to everyone around them.
Grade: Freshman Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Light Brown Interests: Art, sports
What is your idea of a perfect date: A fun, laid back date. Then having dinner followed by an activity like bowling or ice skating.
Gabe GeisenGrade: Junior Eye Color: Dark Brown Hair Color: Dark Blond Interests: Astronomy, music, politics
What is your idea of a perfect date: Dinner by candle light under the stars while a full orchestra plays the Danse Macabre in the distance. Then, a snowball fight with 8 of our best friends.
Crazily obsessed with... web comics and podcasts, books, European architecture.
Dreams of working at... NASA, Google, any major publishing company or being a professor of psychology.
Morgan HausermanGrade: Sophomore Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Dirty Blonde
Interests: Tennis, basketball, track, food, GodWhat is your idea of a perfect date: Going out to eat at Olive Garden and afterwards watch a movie and cuddle.
Crazily obsessed with... Food and staying organized.
Skills... Baby-sitting and scrapbooking
Peeved by... People who never give me enough personal space.
Loves to eat at... La Casita
Grant EnglandGrade: Sophomore Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown
Interests: Baseball, football, weightlifting
Peeved by... Rachets
What is your idea of a perfect date: No set plans, just chilling, maybe going to a party.
Loves to eat at...Chipotle
Dreams of working at... Google
Crazily obsessed with... K-State
Activities involved in... Baseball, football
Korin KochGrade: Junior Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Dark Blonde Interests: Reading, baking, movies
What is your idea of a perfect date: I’d have to say April 25th. Because it’s not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket. Crazily obsessed with... Lord of the Rings,
Harry Potter, cats, theatre, Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford.
Activities involved in... Theatre, Free Spirit, Church youth group
Dreams of working at... The Renaissance FestivalLoves to eat at... Chipotle
25%75%
What is your idea of a
perfect date?
Do you watch the “Bachelor” or “Bachelorette”?
-Long fingernails-Bad breath-Greasy hair-Smacking your gum
-Sweat pants-Yellow teeth
-Picking your nose-Ear wax-Chapped lips-Back sweat-Patchy facial hair
-High-waters
-Love handles
-Wrangler jeans
-Body acne
-Flare jeans
-Sweat pants with flip-flops
-Wife beaters
Turn-offs
-Good hygiene-Good eyes-Smelling good-Soft hair
-Physically fit-Smiles
-Good taste in music-Prominent facial features-Skinny jeans and Vans-Tan skin-Sundress
-Pulling off glasses
-Natural beauty
-Curves
-Being able to sing
-Girls with long hair
-Intelligent
-Dark hair
-Adventurous
-Motivated
-Good sense of humor
Turn-ons
single
in a relationship139 students surveyed during lunch.
74%26%
Are you single or in a relationship?
-Martinelli’s
-Movie Theatre
-Gutierrez
-Picnic at the park
-Longhorn Steakhouse
-Diamaru Steakhouse
-Eating ice cream on the dike
-Laying underneath the stars on a golf course
-Ordering food to your house and watching Netflix
Best places in Salina for a date:
Attracting a date:
“A perfect date isn’t necessarily going to a nice restaurant or anything. It’s just when you can spend quality time with your date and talk about your personal time together.” -Michael Gage, 9
“A quiet area lit by candle in a fancy restaurant, along with a single violin playing to soothe the heart. Italian food works best.” -Zach Hilbig, 9
“A drive-in movie on a clear night in my dad’s convertible.” -Mason Courbot, 9
“Something calm. Probably just hanging out in casual apparel. My Idea of casual is pajamas. We would browse YouTube and eat vegetarian enchiladas.” -Corbin Hotz, 10
“Having a picnic and watching a soccer game during the sunset.” -Octavio Arias, 11
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Adrian CastelliGrade: Freshman Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Interests: Girls, trying new things, cooking
What is your idea of a perfect date: To me it would be at home with a home cooked meal with a few movies and popcorn for after dinner.
Crazily obsessed with... Brownies
Loves to eat at... Longhorns, Daimaru
Peeved by... people who are disrespectful and lazyDreams of working as... a KU basketball/football athletic trainer
What is your idea of a perfect date: Drive-in movie
Dreams of working at... Starlight Skating Rink
Activities involved in... Science Olympiad
Crazily obsessed with... Purple O’s
Interests: Exploring downtown Salina
Peeved by... Homework
Loves to eat at... Big Cheese Pizza
Calla HillGrade: Senior Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Interests: Running, playing piano, Netflix
What is your idea of a perfect date: Eating at Ihop and college basketball tickets
Crazily obsessed with... Gossip Girl
Dreams of working as a... plastic surgeon in California
Peeved by... people who drag their feet while walkingLoves to eat... Chicken and rice soup
Paige JohnsonGrade: Junior Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown
Interests: Sports, dancing, swimming, being with friends and family
What is your idea of a perfect date: Going out to eat at Applebee’s and then going to a baseball game.
Dreams of working as a... Backup dancer for someone
Peeved by...when people smack their gum
Crazily obsessed with...Sour Patch Kids
Loves to eat at... Bogey’s
Noah GrantGrade: Senior Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Dirty Blonde
Interests: Star gazing, picking flowers, and saving orphan puppies and kittens
What is your idea of a perfect date: Driving around in my truck on some back road gazing up at the stars, listening to music with nothing on my mind except the woman by my side.
Crazily obsessed with...The Notebook, Dear John, and any other Nicholas Sparks book
Loves to eat at... my house
Dreams of working at... Bel’s Tree Farm
Brittany CampbellGrade: Senior Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown
Interests: Men, never being at school, making new friends
What is your idea of a perfect date: the zoo
Crazily obsessed with... Eating chicken, chapstick, chinchillas, Vera Bradley, Dr. Pepper, tie-dye, V-necks, and tie-dyed V-necks
Dreams of working at.. Anywhere that has to do with law enforcement/criminal justice.
Loves to eat at... Applebee’s
Travis BiglerGrade: Freshman Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brown Interests: Sports, fishing, hunting
What is your idea of a perfect date: Fishing Crazily obsessed with... K-state. Dreams of working at... McDonald’s
Gracie TrueloveGrade: Freshman Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Interests: Softball, music
What is your idea of a perfect date: March 22nd (perfect weather).
Crazily obsessed with... Spiderman and Harry Potter Activities involved in... Orchestra, golf, softball
Skills... spidey senses!
Loves to eat at... Imperial Garden
Dreams of working at... High school/middle school
The turn-ons and turn-offs of dating
6 In depthFebruary 22, 2013
7
yes
no139 students surveyed during lunch.
Central’s singles: bachelors and bachelorettesEven after Valentine’s Day, there are still plenty of people on the market; get to know our top 16 candidates
Makenzi Carlgren
Jessi Johnson
Noah HadnotGrade: Junior Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Skills: Can type 43 words per minute
What is your idea of a perfect date: Out in public with a real girl.
Dreams of working as a... body painter for Sports Illustrated.Activites involved in...walking, thinking, speaking, breathing, swimming, volleyball manager.
Peeved by... Most of this city.
Loves to eat at... Restaurants
Jacob MartinGrade: Senior Eye Color: Hazel Hair Color: Dark Blond Interests: Athletics, art, golf, drafting
What is your idea of a perfect date: Having dinner at a nice resauraunt and talking. Neither person would want the date to end, so we leave the restaurant and walk around. The date would end with smiles and “see you soon.”
Crazily obsessed with... anything with peanut butter in it.
Peeved by... those who are disrespectful and oblivious to everyone around them.
Grade: Freshman Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Light Brown Interests: Art, sports
What is your idea of a perfect date: A fun, laid back date. Then having dinner followed by an activity like bowling or ice skating.
Gabe GeisenGrade: Junior Eye Color: Dark Brown Hair Color: Dark Blond Interests: Astronomy, music, politics
What is your idea of a perfect date: Dinner by candle light under the stars while a full orchestra plays the Danse Macabre in the distance. Then, a snowball fight with 8 of our best friends.
Crazily obsessed with... web comics and podcasts, books, European architecture.
Dreams of working at... NASA, Google, any major publishing company or being a professor of psychology.
Morgan HausermanGrade: Sophomore Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Dirty Blonde
Interests: Tennis, basketball, track, food, GodWhat is your idea of a perfect date: Going out to eat at Olive Garden and afterwards watch a movie and cuddle.
Crazily obsessed with... Food and staying organized.
Skills... Baby-sitting and scrapbooking
Peeved by... People who never give me enough personal space.
Loves to eat at... La Casita
Grant EnglandGrade: Sophomore Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown
Interests: Baseball, football, weightlifting
Peeved by... Rachets
What is your idea of a perfect date: No set plans, just chilling, maybe going to a party.
Loves to eat at...Chipotle
Dreams of working at... Google
Crazily obsessed with... K-State
Activities involved in... Baseball, football
Korin KochGrade: Junior Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Dark Blonde Interests: Reading, baking, movies
What is your idea of a perfect date: I’d have to say April 25th. Because it’s not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket. Crazily obsessed with... Lord of the Rings,
Harry Potter, cats, theatre, Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford.
Activities involved in... Theatre, Free Spirit, Church youth group
Dreams of working at... The Renaissance FestivalLoves to eat at... Chipotle
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What is your idea of a
perfect date?
Do you watch the “Bachelor” or “Bachelorette”?
-Long fingernails-Bad breath-Greasy hair-Smacking your gum
-Sweat pants-Yellow teeth
-Picking your nose-Ear wax-Chapped lips-Back sweat-Patchy facial hair
-High-waters
-Love handles
-Wrangler jeans
-Body acne
-Flare jeans
-Sweat pants with flip-flops
-Wife beaters
Turn-offs
-Good hygiene-Good eyes-Smelling good-Soft hair
-Physically fit-Smiles
-Good taste in music-Prominent facial features-Skinny jeans and Vans-Tan skin-Sundress
-Pulling off glasses
-Natural beauty
-Curves
-Being able to sing
-Girls with long hair
-Intelligent
-Dark hair
-Adventurous
-Motivated
-Good sense of humor
Turn-ons
single
in a relationship139 students surveyed during lunch.
74%26%
Are you single or in a relationship?
-Martinelli’s
-Movie Theatre
-Gutierrez
-Picnic at the park
-Longhorn Steakhouse
-Diamaru Steakhouse
-Eating ice cream on the dike
-Laying underneath the stars on a golf course
-Ordering food to your house and watching Netflix
Best places in Salina for a date:
Attracting a date:
“A perfect date isn’t necessarily going to a nice restaurant or anything. It’s just when you can spend quality time with your date and talk about your personal time together.” -Michael Gage, 9
“A quiet area lit by candle in a fancy restaurant, along with a single violin playing to soothe the heart. Italian food works best.” -Zach Hilbig, 9
“A drive-in movie on a clear night in my dad’s convertible.” -Mason Courbot, 9
“Something calm. Probably just hanging out in casual apparel. My Idea of casual is pajamas. We would browse YouTube and eat vegetarian enchiladas.” -Corbin Hotz, 10
“Having a picnic and watching a soccer game during the sunset.” -Octavio Arias, 11
Photos by Lindsey Wood/The Pylon
Adrian CastelliGrade: Freshman Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Interests: Girls, trying new things, cooking
What is your idea of a perfect date: To me it would be at home with a home cooked meal with a few movies and popcorn for after dinner.
Crazily obsessed with... Brownies
Loves to eat at... Longhorns, Daimaru
Peeved by... people who are disrespectful and lazyDreams of working as... a KU basketball/football athletic trainer
What is your idea of a perfect date: Drive-in movie
Dreams of working at... Starlight Skating Rink
Activities involved in... Science Olympiad
Crazily obsessed with... Purple O’s
Interests: Exploring downtown Salina
Peeved by... Homework
Loves to eat at... Big Cheese Pizza
Calla HillGrade: Senior Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Interests: Running, playing piano, Netflix
What is your idea of a perfect date: Eating at Ihop and college basketball tickets
Crazily obsessed with... Gossip Girl
Dreams of working as a... plastic surgeon in California
Peeved by... people who drag their feet while walkingLoves to eat... Chicken and rice soup
Paige JohnsonGrade: Junior Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown
Interests: Sports, dancing, swimming, being with friends and family
What is your idea of a perfect date: Going out to eat at Applebee’s and then going to a baseball game.
Dreams of working as a... Backup dancer for someone
Peeved by...when people smack their gum
Crazily obsessed with...Sour Patch Kids
Loves to eat at... Bogey’s
Noah GrantGrade: Senior Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Dirty Blonde
Interests: Star gazing, picking flowers, and saving orphan puppies and kittens
What is your idea of a perfect date: Driving around in my truck on some back road gazing up at the stars, listening to music with nothing on my mind except the woman by my side.
Crazily obsessed with...The Notebook, Dear John, and any other Nicholas Sparks book
Loves to eat at... my house
Dreams of working at... Bel’s Tree Farm
Brittany CampbellGrade: Senior Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown
Interests: Men, never being at school, making new friends
What is your idea of a perfect date: the zoo
Crazily obsessed with... Eating chicken, chapstick, chinchillas, Vera Bradley, Dr. Pepper, tie-dye, V-necks, and tie-dyed V-necks
Dreams of working at.. Anywhere that has to do with law enforcement/criminal justice.
Loves to eat at... Applebee’s
Travis BiglerGrade: Freshman Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brown Interests: Sports, fishing, hunting
What is your idea of a perfect date: Fishing Crazily obsessed with... K-state. Dreams of working at... McDonald’s
Gracie TrueloveGrade: Freshman Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Interests: Softball, music
What is your idea of a perfect date: March 22nd (perfect weather).
Crazily obsessed with... Spiderman and Harry Potter Activities involved in... Orchestra, golf, softball
Skills... spidey senses!
Loves to eat at... Imperial Garden
Dreams of working at... High school/middle school
The turn-ons and turn-offs of dating
8 February 22, 2013
Athletes & Sports
One of two things are likely to happen as you walk into the K-State Salina gym to watch a rec basketball game. Parents are either yelling at the apathetic referees who aren’t calling “enough” fouls because their child’s team is taking this friendly basketball game too serious. Or, you see teams like “The Bucks”, “Wizards” or “Heat” giving each other chest bumps and making ridiculous plays all in pure fun and enjoyment. There’s nothing serious about this when teams are seen sporting t-shirt jerseys with hiked up socks past their knees, and Nike sweat bands fastened over their sweaty foreheads.
Just because your team, coach and parents are taking this game serious doesn’t mean that anyone else is taking you serious. Frankly, that just makes the opposing team want to beat you that much more. There’s nothing cool about being that guy that gets belligerently upset about missing a lay up or fouling. Congratulations, you just got the whole student section to laugh and make fun of you AND now your mom is yelling at you. It’s known that your team is taking their lives too serious when there’s more than one coach on your bench, and your coach has a board to draw up plays.
It’s not that competition is a bad thing, it’s just the way you compete. The Parks and Rec basketball league wasn’t created in hopes of creating NBA all stars, it was created for teenagers to bond and have fun while being active. Just because your team name is connected to professional basketball doesn’t mean that your teams skill level is supposed to match. You are a teenager, not a grown man who gets paid millions of dollars annually to play basketball. Have fun with it! Teams that are focusing on getting better with weekly practices tend to not be the ones with winning records anyways.
The point is, sports are meant to be fun and beneficial. The Parks and Rec basketball league is a place for high school kids to play basketball while not being too serious. Besides, having fun usually brings out the best results in all of us.
In the Driver’s seatBailey DriverThe Pylon
Parks and Rec basketball too serious
Athletes inthe mix
On the Spot
RaShun AllenBoys’ basketball
Kyle TrueWrestling
Morgan Hauserman Girls‘ basketball
Keylee Fuller VETS
Ian KorinekBoys’ swimming
Celebrity dream date Biggest pet peeveWhen I was 5 I wanted to be...
“Megan Fox”
“‘When people don’t match.”
“A princess”“Bow Wow”
“When people hover over me.”
“Sheep”“A luchador”
“Channing Tatum”
“Shannon Peters”
“A rapper”
“An astronaut”
“When I have my headphones in and people
try to talk to me.”“A pro football player”“Hayden Panettiere”
“Grant Dodge”
“It’s not that competition is a bad thing, it’s just
the way you compete.”
Bailey Driver The Pylon
Football player to take talents to next levelBy Austin Huynh
The Pylon
Not since his childhood idols, Andrew Braxton and Jake Sharp, has a football player went on to play at the division one level. Senior Kade True is following his dreams.
Growing up, True always dreamed of one day playing for K-State. He finally has the ability to do so, after an outbreak year, recording 13.7 tackles and 2 sacks a game. Not to mention he is 6’3” and weighs 230 pounds which got him a lot of looks from scouts. Playing on the collegiate level is always an exciting thing to do, but it doesn’t come easy. Even though True is only walking on, his size and way of play gives him a good chance to make the depth chart. He knows how much hard work he needs to put
in to be great in college.“When I committed to K-State,
I realized that it will take a lot of hard work in the off-season for me to even compete with the other players on the team. I’m going to have to embrace the grind and develop a huge dedication,” True said.
Our school has a small background on football players going D1. The last one to go D1 was Jake Sharp, and that was back in 2006. So for True to be able to do what only a few have done from Central is a huge accomplishment. Although his size seems average for a football player, the way he plays and performs on the field makes him different from others.
“What sets him apart from the past players that went D1 is his physical presence. Being 6’3” 230 pounds and being able to
run the way he can is a rare find. Obviously his intelligence on the field helps him too. Basically, the tools he has, including his size, will allow him to be very versatile at K-State,” Coach Hall said.
When word gets out that a fellow student is going to be playing somewhere big in college, people tend to get star-struck when they see them. But for True’s situation, the way people act around him didn’t really change at all.
“Of course we’re all proud of Kade and glad he’s gonna do big things, but honestly, nothing has really changed at all. He’s still going to be the same old Kade, just a lot more swoll,” senior Nathan Garlow said.
Crushing the competitionWrestlers wreck regionals and advance five to state; swimmers excel at state
Lindsey Wood / The Pylon Senior Kade True
Brianna Chora / The Pylon
State Wrestlers:De’Kyhale McFarland
Dayton WillDalton Peters
Kade TrueZak Will
State Swimmers:Bryen Baker
Noah HadnotErick Nilson
Chandler BryanIan Korinek
Decker GatesMatthew Martin
Eli Berner/ The PylonAbove: Freshman Dalton Peters grapples with his opponent.Below: Matt Martin swims his 500 freestyle.
Eli Berner/ The PylonFreshman Dayton Will chases down his competitor during a home meet while Coach Shannon Peters cheers him on.
9February 22, 2013
Athletes & Sports
6’9”the length of senior Decker Gates’ wing span
31the heigh of junior Kamen Kossow’s vertical jump in
inches
62.3junior Brooke Peter’s current
field goal percentage
1200the number of yards that
junior Noah Hadnot swam at the state swim meet
By the numbers a quick look at numbers and stats
about the winter sports season
2the rating that the cheerleading team received
at competition
24the width of the white box on the basketball backboard
in inches
40junior Max Kuhn’s three
point percentage
6the number of boys that qualified to participate
in the state meet
Star athletes pack spring sport line-upsTeams return with experience to prep them for successful seasons
Girls’ Soccer
Softball Track & Field
Boys’ Golf Girls’ Swimming
Boys’ Tennis
Head coach: Dee KolzowStarting Seniors: Mason Brightbill, Ethan Casey, Clay Commerford, Trent Earley, Todd Humiston, Mark Vaughn After losing only two seniors from the varsity squad, the team is set for success this season.First game: April 2 at HutchinsonFirst home game: April 16 against Maize
Baseball
Head Coach: Pamela Arnold Returning Starters: Taylor Knopp, Michelle Perales, Breanna Feight, Afton Miller, Marlo Streit, Adrianna Del Real First game: March 28 against Wichita SoutheastFirst home game: April 16 against Maize
Head Coach: Rick O’NeillReturning State Qualifiers: Shaelyn Martin, Calla Hill, Malique Tolbert, Mareshah Francois, Ashley Weaverling, Jamiah Evans, Bronwyn Ross, Isaac Rodriguez, Terrell Rodriguez, Spencer SchraderFirst varsity meet: March 28 in Junction CityFirst home meet: April 9 at Salina Stadium
Head Coach: Mike GollReturning State Participants: Jeffrey Michels, Zach Hampton, Jack Weiner, Nathan Garlow, Justin BengstonFirst varstity meet: March 28 at Andover CentralFirst home meet: March 30 (Varsity Doubles Invitational)
Head Coach: Dave OuderkirkReturning Starters: Devon Schmitz, Jorrie Dykes, Shannon Bradbury, Sara Ingrassia, Katie Kelemen, Madi Carlgren, Carson Jett, Mallory Wiggins Senior leaders will be the key to the team’s successFirst home game: March 14 against rival McPherson
Head Coach: Patrick NewellReturning Players with Varsity experience: Matt Martin, Will Shadwick, Jacob Martin, Chase Howard, Christian Leyh, Max Humphrey, Zach Martin, Matt GrammerFirst meet: April 1
Head Coach: Dawn SheforgenReturning State Qualifiers: Hannah Schulte, Sarah Schulte, Sydney Dauer, Emily Ewing, Paige Johnson The swim team is returning with experience and have recruited a large freshman class.First home meet: March 14 at South High
By Genna SalstromThe Pylon
The recent hullaballoo made by the Birth Control Mandate is reminding me a bit too much of the olden days. I mean, really, are we seriously still debating what women should be legally able to do with their bodies?
The Birth Control Mandate, Obama’s proposed federal regulation requiring health insurers and employers to include contraception in their health insurance plans, has even more religious Americans outraged than are normally, and it’s hard not to notice that the majority of the politicians fighting against birth control are men that have scary little knowledge of women’s health.
Some Republicans, like Mark Huckabee and Mitt Romney, believe that life begins at conception, something that science widely discounts. Not to mention Republican Todd Akin and his infamous misconception that the female body can shut itself down
to defend against rape and unwanted pregnancy. If these ill-conceived notions were accepted, common birth control methods would be considered murder.
One of the most commonly heard accusations about birth control is that it promotes promiscuity. This notion is hilarious in itself. Just because a female uses birth control doesn’t mean she’s inherently going to sleep around. It is nice, however, to have the peace of mind that if something does happen, you’re protected. And hey, it’s better for a high school to be full of protected, empowered females rather than pregnant ones.
Some Republicans feel so threatened by birth control, they come up with outrageous ideas to speak out against it. Rick Santorum believes police should be able to enter the bedrooms of Americans in search of evidence of contraception use, and Mike Kelly counts the birth control mandate in the same category
of American tragedy as Pearl Harbor and 9/11.
When it comes down to it, birth control is just another way for men to try to restrict women’s rights. Women have been fighting for hundreds of years to be considered as men’s equals, yet men still find the need to throw their power around and restrict women’s rights just because they can.
10February 22, 2013
Editorials & Opinion
By Sammy JordanThe Pylon
As an upperclassman, my time spent in physical education classes are episodes of nostalgia sparked when I pass the big gym after lunch and hear a snide retort from Morris or see gangly freshmen clad in yellow mesh jerseys chasing a ball around.
As a 14 to 15 year old girl at the time, I cannot say that I enjoyed this class that required physical exertion and personal vulnerability. Instead of seeking mastery of indoor soccer, volleyball or mat-ball, most of the hour and ten minutes spent avoiding eye contact with the upperclassmen in Advanced P.E. and trying to create a persona of being an “athletic girl,” while making sure not to try “too hard.”
The participation motive in our current physical education system does not outweigh potential embarrassment, or, goodness forbid, breaking a sweat.
The learning curve is too steep. Football players and State track champions are mixed with less physically active students whose strengths
are not in the gym. These less athletic students are expected to perform skills to mastery but are too frightened to participate for fear of inadequacy.
In response to this issue, I propose two solutions: allow for personal choice in alternate curriculum based on skill level, and lengthen the time allowed to shower and dress after class.
The seldomly used wrestling room could be utilized as a yoga or Zumba class while the gym harbors a more traditional P.E. curriculum. Not only would it be possible to cater
to the less physically active, by creating P.E. classes based on ability, athletes would also have a better opportunity strengthen their abilities in a climate of fellow athletes.
Teens, girls especially, would be willing to participate-- and even physically push themselves -- if they were allowed more time to shower and get ready for the remanding classes of the day. The five to ten minutes currently given are not enough to shower off the sweat, blow-dry hair and re-apply their
blushed, mascara-ed and lip-glossed faces.
Though certain curriculum would have to remain the same, based on standards set by the Department of Education, Central could be seen as a progressive model to other mid-west schools in regards to physical education. Our system would no longer follow the curve of clearly ineffective modes of physical activity, but our system would focus on personal improvement according to skill level.
A Letter to the physical education department
TJ Ralston @sophomoreI go hard in PE and never back down from a challenge
Malik Veal @juniorI think people should take P.E. seriously and not joke around in it anymore.
Cody Shute @juniorWe play mat ball too much. And people that either try too hard, or just stand around are really annoying...
Suzy Weller @seniorI don’t like running. It’s never really been my thing. Same with locker rooms. Ours would be a nice set for a horror movie
The following are tweets provided by students on their thoughts about P.E.
classes. Tweet @chspylon and
you could be featured in our next issue.
Shannon Bradbury @seniorThey shouldn’t make us take P.E. in order to graduate. I graduate based on my learning ability, not my athletic ability.
Staff Editorial: The morality of birth control
Underclassmen choose to sit out in the bleachers during P.E. classes instead of participating, despite receiving zero points for the day’s participation grade.
“Teachers and researchers widely note that many girls
begin to feel disaffected with PE at secondary school,
particularly towards the middle and end of their secondary schooling.”
Sheryl ClarkGender and Education Association Affiliate
Only 31 percent of teens regularly
attend Physical Education
classes, according to
the Center for Disease Control.
Restrictions on birth control restrict women’s rights
“...it’s better for a high school to be full of
protected, empowered females rather than
pregnant ones.”
Genna SalstromThe Pylon
In 1918, Margaret Sanger wrote, “Birth control is the first important step a woman must take toward the goal of her freedom. It is the first step she must take to be man’s equal. It is the first step they must both take toward human emancipation.” Who would have thought that one hundred years later birth control and women’s rights would still be a
topic of debate?There are very few laws that
specifically restrict what men can or can’t do with their own bodies, so why is it necessary for there be so many laws directed towards women?
If you don’t have a female reproductive system, you don’t reserve the right to dictate what is allowed to happen to ours.
11February 22, 2013
Editorials & Opinion
The following are situations in which our students and faculty deserve praise for a job well done or to be called out for dropping the ball.
&Kudos
Call outs
-Shakera Ross. See page 4.-Winter sports are almost
over.-Those kiddos who
interviewed for the Dane Hansen this week.
-The swimmy swim team for doing some work at state.
-Bucks going undefeated all season. Rec league champions baby!
-47 days left for seniors. We can do it. The finish line is in sight.
-Strawberry Watermelon Gatorade makes my heart sing to the mountaintops.
K-Money and T-Pretty for their choreographed dance abilities. If you’d like to see these moves, contact Tanner Montoy and Katie Kelemen and ask them to make it rain.
-One Acts are coming up this weekend.
-Twerk Team.-Spring Break is soonish.-Physics Kinematic equations
for being applicable to real life calculus tests. Thank you Mr. Goodwin!
-The VETs for allowing the senior ladies to dance the fight song for the last home game of regular season!
Kudos:
-Soccer conditioning. Full field suicides are called ‘suicides’ for a reason
-There’s no more jump-rope team.
-Campus has a bowling team. I think we could take them. Quick! Someone start a bowling team!
-The Bells are off by two minutes. Those two minutes are vital to my attendance status.
-This weather is still bipolar. Dear weather, do you need some counseling? Maybe some medication? I’d be happy to talk anytime.
-Cynical singles on Valentine’s Day. I’m over here spreading the love with Star Wars valentines (with a mini glow in the dark light saber inside) and you’re raining on my parade.
-The Harlem shake is about to get real old real fast.
-The munchkins who keep moving my Pylon Pets around and write mean notes on our computers. It’s not nice.
-Ell Saline and South East NEVER have school. Whatever. My education is of higher quality.
Call outs:
Versus- Are gender roles reversing?
By Sammy JordanThe Pylon
The saying, “the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world,” is losing its significance and meaning.
‘The hand,’ referring to ‘women,’ has used its motherly influence to sway the direction of male leaders according to parental choices in upbringing.
But the hand no longer belongs solely to females.
According to the Office of National Statistics, over 227,000 men categorized themselves as “stay-at-home-dads” in 2012, a number that increased 19,000 from the previous year. The study on this increase of “Mr. Mom’s,” suggests that male unemployment rose more quickly and substantially than that of females during the great mancession...I mean, recession.
Though the great recession was detrimental to business and consumers throughout the country, this period (2005 to 2008) catalyzed growth for females in the work place.
Females now comprise about half (47 percent) of the workforce, as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This kind of equity in labor is unprecedented to any other generation in the United States.
Education is directly correlated with employment, so it is no mystery as to why females are bridging the once vast gap in labor. Females now surpass males in both college enrollment and completion.
So, not only does the modern woman have an influence on her family, but she now holds a
valuable position in education, the work place...and now in politics.
Last month, the senate swore a record 20 females into office. Though this is a small portion compared to their 80-strong male counterparts, this is a significant benchmark for woman.
However, there is unfortunately still a severe gap in economic equity between genders, with men earning an average of $824 and women falling short at just $669 for median weekly earnings, as reported by the Pew Research Center.
The more equal a society is, the more economically stable and globally competitive the nation will be. As threats such as India and China to the United States’ global standings become more aggressive, the U.S. needs to prepare their secret weapon: the woman. And according to recent trends, the U.S. is taking long strides in the education department, but is severely lacking financially.
By Dalton WilleyThe Pylon
To start this off, know that I am no sexist. However, it is necessary that in an age where the spotlight always shines on women that I show that men, too, have a lot to be proud of. More importantly, now the playing field is looking more lopsided towards women making men feel ostracized.
Internationally, it seems that men harness the necessary skills to be more competitive. The Christian Science Monitor in April of 2012 pointed out that men are in 90 percent of the high-skill positions at multinational corporations; meanwhile, women only have the remaining 10 percent.
More importantly that article points out that men have a more competitive drive that propels them to climb up the ladder, while women are more prone to settle for the position they’re in. Overall, men are more competitive in the workplace and with each other, which makes males more profitable in the work place.
Men’s
marketability over women is extremely evident in a pew poll in 2011, which highlights that men between the ages of 18-29 make 3,000 more dollars than women. The reason it looks as if women are making more than men, as many observers are prone to point out, is because most men retire early taking their income out of the equation, while women stay in the workplace longer, attributing to higher wages.
At the least, it seems that men will be making more money in the workplace. This is not to say that women don’t possess the ability to achieve but instead that women are merely not harboring as much success as men are.
When it comes to politics, it seems that there will be more Monica Lewinsky scandals and less high profile politicians like Hilary Clinton. The Economist in 2013 points out that the United States is beginning to elect fewer women and more men every session. This trend began in early 2000 and is causing more women to lose their jobs in politics.
With that it seems that the American people are more prone to elect men over women. While individuals like Gabby Giffords
and Hilary Clinton show us women can make it,
it seems more men possess the qualities
the American people want.
Again, I am not a sexist. The facts just point that men are excelling quicker than women in
the workplace and in politics.
Remember, I am a man who was
forced to write this by a woman, so obviously
women have the power to excel.
‘We can do it’ woman a renaissance manVS
Bell Schedules: Right on time is too lateBy Bailey Driver
The Pylon
As I casually walk into school, I glance at the time on my phone feeling reassured that it’s only 7:32, then I realize I have three long-ish minutes to get to Mrs. Cullin’s room until the minute bell rings a second later.... At 7:32?
Last time I checked, school started at 7:35 on Maroon days, and 8:00 on White days. So, I would just like to point out to everyone that the bell rings a whole two minutes early every morning.
Therefore, the minute bell should ring a MINUTE before the actual bell should ring, either at 7:35 or 8:00. In case anyone’s confused, that would be at 7:34 and 7:59.
At first, two minutes doesn’t
seem like a significant amount of time, but those two minutes could be the difference in receiving a gold or silver Renaissance card, depending on the number of tardies accumulated over a quarter.
Who doesn’t love semester test exemptions? I
know I do. I realize
that for some students this isn’t as big of a crisis as other students believe it to
be, but the bell ringing
early leads to inconvenience
and anger. Especially on the rare occasion that
I happen to wake up on time or early, in hopes of getting to school with a few minutes to spare... But not so shockingly, I’m still late. Not because I’m seriously late to class, but because the bell rang two minutes early, once again.
Most teachers are already
lenient when it comes to being tardy, as long as you walk into class at a reasonable time.
But those teachers who haven’t been so lenient shouldn’t be concerned about counting their students tardy when our school can’t be responsible enough to ensure that the bells ring on schedule every day.
The point is, if the school board wanted school to start at 7:33 or 7:58, it would.
“When your classes are clear across the school and
you park on the opposite side, two minutes makes a
