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OPINION - SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS SAY FAREWELL MAY 20092
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The Last Words
Dustin JohnsonSports Editor Someone once told me that highschool was nothing but a short pit stopalong the road of life. As I look backtoday, I cannot believe just how rightthey were. In my four years here atMidway there have been many twistsand turns along life’s long road, no twodirections taken ever the same. Someled me to dead ends, others took me toplaces that I never could havedreamed of going. Some of life’sgreatest lessons have come from thejourney that I have been through, notfrom the destination that I havereached. Too many times I found myselftrying to speed through life, missingthings as I went, instead of slowingdown and enjoying the ride. Learn totake in all of what youth has to offer,instead of trying to live your entire lifein just four short years; and miss somuch along the way. Once it’s gone,there’s no getting it back. One dayyour life will flash right before youreyes; make sure every second of it isworth watching. I once had a teacher tell me thatattitude is everything - that our attitude
I still remember my first day of highschool like it was yesterday - arrivingto school before anyone else andsitting in the cafeteria by myselfwatching the room fill up searching forfriends to talk to and compare sched-ules with. Repeating the same processevery day of my freshman year, minusthe schedule comparing, I sit back andthink about that first year of my highschool career and can see many majorchanges I’ve gone through. Forinstance I don’t arrive 40 minutesearly to school anymore, or walkthrough the halls with my head downhurrying to my next class for fear ofbeing late and having to go to the tardyroom. But those are just the smallchanges. I used to think that every-thing my parents would say was justthem being parents and that they didn’tknow what they were talking about.But I was wrong. Everything they saidfrom “make this the best four years ofyour life” to “don’t blink, it’s going tofly by before your eyes” was abso-lutely right. I blinked. Now, I’m not saying that these werethe best four years of my life, becausethey weren’t. I went through manyups and downs. And those ups anddowns were what shaped and molded
me into the person I am right now, andeven though those struggles were waytoo hard for any high school kid to gothrough, I wouldn’t take back any-thing. Because if I did then I probablywould still be the quiet shy girl every-one used to portray me as. And I’drather be called loud and crazy anyday than shy and quiet. For the longest time I’ve beensaying that I’m not going to miss thisplace, that I’m never going to lookback on my high school career, butwriting this made me think. And forthe first time all year I think I’m reallygoing to miss this school. It won’t bethe same without seeing Mrs. Beaversfour times a day or having those crazydiscussions I only share with my lunchtable. Besides my friends, those will bethe two things I’ll miss the most. I’m not going to give advice to anyof the classes below me, becausethere really isn’t any advice to give butthe same typical things everyone istold. So whatever someone else tellsyou, listen to them. It will be worth it. I haven’t really much to say to anyof my fellow classmates either butgood luck and I hope to see some ofyou in the future. Just think, when weall come back for our 10-year reunion,what it will be like to see everyone andwhere we will all end up. I think that’llbe pretty interesting.
Jane ChaEditor In Chief
BEHIND THE SCENES
You might not readThe Panther Post.You might just get thepaper, cut out thecoupons, and make apaper airplane. Despite what youdo or what you thinkof the paper, I justwanted to let youknow that the staffmembers haveworked hard all yearlong to produce ninemonthly newspapers.Each member wrotestories, met thedeadlines, and alwayswondered how tomake the Post look better for you. Newspaper folks, great job withThe Panther Post this year. Thankyou for working so hard and for
respecting each other. Although wecome from such different groups, wemade such a fun staff. I hope youhave remarkable college days!
toward life determines life’s attitudetoward us. Take everything that lifethrows at you and make the best of it.Don’t let a bad situation in your life,whether it is school, family, or some-thing personal, get in the way ofaccomplishing great things. As I prepare to walk across thestage with the rest of the Class of2009, I cannot help but to look back onwhat all we have accomplishedtogether, and look forward to what allwe’ve yet to. We won’t realize thedistance we have walked until wetake a look around and realize justhow far we’ve been.
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Ferrell Center filled with students,teachers, parents, and friends, allcelebrating a ceremony of accomplish-ment. This celebration marks the endof your high school career and youembark on a new life’s journey. Thequestion left to answer is “Are youready to move on?” I have been in this high school forfour years and there is a whole worldout there away from this place. Highschool has been a place of learning forsure, but not just by education. I havelearned life lessons and more aboutmyself than I could have ever imag-ined. You think teachers have no ideawhat you are going through but thenyou forget that they do. They used tobe students, too, even if they areteachers now. Now I wish that Iwould have asked for that advice -that could have saved me troubledown the road. High school for me has been a timeof joy, memories and life experiences.
I remember times from when I fellbackward out of my seat in thecafeteria in my freshman year to timesof feeling accomplished. My advice to you is to live day today. Be involved in what is going onaround you. Before you know it youwill be walking across the stage, getyour high school diploma in your hand,and wonder, “Where did all thoseyears go?” Remember your freshmanyear counts the most and live everyday of high school to the fullest.
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Over the past four years, I’vediscovered many new things aboutmyself. High school has taught meconfidence and that every personmatters. A simple thing like complementingsomeone can change their entire day. Imake it a goal of mine to complimentat least one person on something eachand every day that I walk the halls ofMidway. Compliments can literally changesomeone’s perspective from a reallybad day to a great day. I try to help outmy peers by putting a smile on theirface. My compliments are always genuine- it’s easy to like someone’s earrings orhairstyle one day. I’ll even complimentothers on their brilliant smiles or theireffervescent personality. A complimentshouldn’t be forced. Something goodthat is worth complementation can befound in everyone.
Find a quirk in yourself that can dogood for others as well as makeyourself feel good. It’s pleasing to meto please others. It’s just a part of mypersonality. Go forth, my Midway comrades, andchange someone’s day. Make themfeel special and loved by someone, anddon’t stop even when you graduate.I’ll be starting my adventures at TexasA&M in the fall, and I’ll be the girlthat everyone remembers for herloving smile and compliments. I love those shoes!
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NEWS 5MAY 2009
Jared SkopikNews Editor
JROTC Corsicana MeetJROTC Corsicana MeetJROTC Corsicana MeetJROTC Corsicana MeetJROTC Corsicana Meet The JROTC Armed Exhibition DrillTeam came in first out of 19 schoolsthat competed at the Corsicana meet.The team is comprised of: Seniors- Soravid Anantasomboon,Thomas Denton, Sara MacAulay,Patrick Vassilico Juniors - Donovan Luna, AaronPowers Sophomores - Christopher Oliver,Patrick Sawyer, John Smith, CaitlinSpillers Freshmen - Christian Blenden,Tyler Kowren, Justin Meckel,Katelynn Wiggins, Steven Williams
The female Physical Fitness Teamplaced 5th at the competition. Mem-bers were: Kirsten Wiggins(Sr), Tif fany Hollenback (Jr), andfreshmen Jasmine Nelson andKatelynn Wiggans
All-State RecognitionAll-State RecognitionAll-State RecognitionAll-State RecognitionAll-State Recognition Garrett Jaynes, senior double bassplayer, was one of only 32 musicians(including Band, Choir, and Orchestrastudents) to qualify for All-State allfour years of high school.
Education FoundationEducation FoundationEducation FoundationEducation FoundationEducation Foundation
Prize GrantsPrize GrantsPrize GrantsPrize GrantsPrize Grants The Education Foundation PrizePosse has awarded $138,520 thissemester. Out of that total, MHSreceived 10 grants worth $39,165.
Team Sarcoma 5K RunTeam Sarcoma 5K RunTeam Sarcoma 5K RunTeam Sarcoma 5K RunTeam Sarcoma 5K Run A 5K run/walk will be held thissummer in honor of Andrew Moore, anine year old Wacoan battling sar-coma, which is a rare cancer. The 5Kwill be held at the Waco SuspensionBridge downtown on Saturday, July18. For more information contactBenjamin Moore at (254) 644-6988 [email protected].
H.O.T ScholarshipH.O.T ScholarshipH.O.T ScholarshipH.O.T ScholarshipH.O.T Scholarship Seniors Jane Cha, Carla Haines,Nicole Hengst, Taylor Pankonien andVanessa Wiethorn received the Heartof Texas Scholarship.
Senior Recognition Ceremony
Class Clown – Hilary Rambeau and Ryan Wilson
Most Theatrical – Becky Shultz and Joe Hamilton
Most Musical – Ashley Meade and Caleb Overstreet
Most Athletic – Cokie Reed and John Hubert
Most Panther Spirit – Karlisha Hicks and John Harvey
Best Smile - Erika Hammond and Zach Northern
Personality Plus - Kally Amos and Addison Feind
Best Sense of Sumor - Jordan Ross and Jarrod Lummus
Most Caring - Cara Huggins and Jarrod Mathis
Most Likely to Succeed - Nethika Aarisynge and Karl Lockhart
Mr. and Miss MHS - Lizzy Kelly and Trey Graham
Class Favorite 2010
Male-Charles Kelly
Female- Cassie Segerson
Class Favorite 2011
Male - Andrew Chang-Gu
Female - Trannie Stevens
Class Favorite 2012
Male - Evan Hebert
Female - Shelby Craig
2009 CLASS FAVORITES AND
SENIOR CLASS RECOGNITION
OfficersCaptain Molly McGrew
1st Lt. Grace RiehlLt. Kitty DeLeonLt. Sydne Miller
Lt. Brittany BratcherLt. Taylor CoxLine Members
Stephanie ChadwickBrooke Colclasure
Colleen CompoLisa Contreras
Angie CoumanovaKaley DavisShelby Dean
Savannah DiedrichMorgan EllisonMelissa Fisher
Blair HarpHope Harris
Carolyn HoeffnerMyranda HoidaBrittany JarosekChelsea KnightSarah LangleyAlex LaVoy
Courtney Leinfelder
2009-2010 Goa l Tenders2009-2010 Goa l Tenders2009-2010 Goa l Tenders2009-2010 Goa l Tenders2009-2010 Goa l Tenders
Breanna LobergerChristina Manzanares
Allie McDonaldMakenzie MillsChandler MinerBri Norwood
LaTesha OliverHope PainterAmy Prado
Megan PradoAnna Jane Riehl
Tommie RodriguezMadison Romig
Tori SalazarSarah SchwiegerAshley Singleton
Abby SmithMorgan SmithEmily SorrellsRachel SternAlex Tandy
Lauren TovarKylie Valigura
Katherine WattsSabine Wohlschlag
Taylor Mattson, managerAbbey Palich, manager
Summer CampSummer CampSummer CampSummer CampSummer Camp
V o l u n t e e r sV o l u n t e e r sV o l u n t e e r sV o l u n t e e r sV o l u n t e e r s The Art Center Waco needs volun-teers for their summer camp. Volun-teers will help with fund hands onactivities and outdoor games. They willalso help serve refreshments andmonitor campers. The first sessionstarts June 15. To register as avolunteer and get more information goto their web site atwww.artcenterwaco.org. Click onsummer camp, scroll down to volun-teer info and download application.
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S c h o l a r s h i pS c h o l a r s h i pS c h o l a r s h i pS c h o l a r s h i pS c h o l a r s h i p Seniors Monica Lee Gladney, BlakeLandon and Alyssa Lewis received theJim Randle Scholarship. This scholar-ship was created by the late Dr. JimRandle for Midway Athletics. Theamount of each scholarship is $500.The athletes were nominated becausethey are attending college in theimmediate fall semester, representMidway athletics well, have main-tained a B average or better and haveearned a varsity letter. In the fall,Seniors Clay Rusek and Cara Hugginsreceived this scholarship.
The Last FarewellFEATURE MAY 20096
Jared SkopikNews Editor
Jane ChaEditor In Chief
How to play cool as senior
Juniors, you are probably excitedabout the summer and the upcoming“senior” title. However, before you gettoo excited, you need to be aware of afew things to prepare for your senioryear. During the summer: 1. Write your college applicationessay. Your first semester of yoursenior year will be very busy, so youwill be a lot better off if you have youressay finished. The essay topics canbe found on www.commonapp.org,www.applytexas.org, or the websitesof your top college choices. 2. Volunteer. Many colleges look athow dedicated you were to yourcommunity, so volunteering is animportant factor in college admission.Besides, you are doing a good for thecommunity, preparing for your collegeapplications, and spending your boringsummer days for something good. 3. Find a job and start saving. If
you already have a job, that’s great.The extra money that you make in thesummer can be a great help for yourcollege expenses. Also, you canprepare yourself to be independent byworking. During the first semester: 1. Register for the SAT early in thefall. When the application due datesapproach, you won’t have time toprepare for the SAT. Also, althoughmany of you are not aware of the SATII (SAT Subject Test), but every IvyLeague and many liberal arts collegesrequire two or three SAT II tests.Since some schools only require theregular SAT tests, find out about thecolleges’ testing requirements beforeyou apply. You can take up to threeSAT II tests on one testing day, andyou can register for SAT testing onwww.collegeboard.com. 2. Apply for colleges. Don’t waituntil the application deadline to applyfor colleges. Pay close attention towhat you need to turn in for the
application. You will probably need theapplication itself, the applicationsupplement, essays, letters of recom-mendation from a counselor and a fewteachers, the application fee, andschool reports. Don’t forget that youneed to send your SAT and ACTscores through the websites and thetranscripts through the counselingoffice. You will need $3 per college tosend a transcript after you have sent itto four colleges. Since there are somany parts to the college applicationprocess, you might want to startapplying in September or October. 3. Apply with early admission. Ifthere is one college that you want toattend without a doubt, apply using theearly admission system. Although notall colleges have this system, mostcolleges do. In the early admissionsystem, you will apply before the Nov.1 deadline and sign an agreementsaying that you will withdraw othercollege applications if you are admit-ted. You will receive your admission
Midwayteachershave taughthere fordecades orjust a fewyears, but it’susually toughto hear thatsome will beleaving fornew jobselsewhereafter having made such an impactlocally. Coach Lonnie Judd has been atMidway for 14 years and now isleaving for Keller High School nearDallas. Judd has always taught EnglishIV and is the offensive coordinator infootball, but has also coached fresh-man basketball. “My favorite memories at Midwayare all the sporting events and footballgames,” Judd said. The “gopher dance” is one of histrademarks. Before the tardy roomexisted and teachers kept up with theirown discipline measures for late
letter by Dec. 15. Even though manystudents don’t apply using the earlyadmission because they cannot chooseone college before November, earlyadmission significantly increases theadmission rate. 4. Search and apply for financialaid. Every college has a differentfinancial aid system. Look for yourcollege’s aid system, and see what youneed to turn in. Complete the CollegeBoard’s CSS Profile, and after Jan. 1,start filling out FAFSA. Rememberthat you will need your parents’ helpto complete these forms. During the second semester: 1. Keep up with your grades.Almost every senior slacks off, butremember that you are not done withschool until you walk up that stage. 2. Look for more scholarshipavailability. You will find plenty in thecounselor’s office and in the MidwayISD website. Also, visitwww.fastweb.com for more scholar-ship information.
Teachers retiring, leaving for new jobs
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arrivals, Judd’s students could chooseto do the “gopher dance” to avoid atardy. “On Fridays if anyone was lateduring the week they had to dancewith my mechanical Gopher from themovie Caddyshack,” Judd said. “Itplayed ‘I’m alright.’ The dance lastedabout 30 seconds. Some studentswanted to do it and some definitelydidn’t want to do it. I would oftendance with them.”
Other teachers leaving:
MANDY DAVENPORTCurrent job: Spanish teacherMidway High School:Two yearsWhy leaving: The commute to South Carolinawould be brutal (and expensive)!What will you miss the most aboutMidway? Everything! I love my colleaguesand students dearly. What favorite memories: Pep rallies, playoffs, the school spiritthe kids seem to have here...you don’tfind that everywhere.Well wishes and thoughts: I will miss everyone I have met in
my two years here.
JOHN COKECurr ent job: Agricultural ScienceInstructor, but this year: Intro AgMechanics, Metal Fabrication, AgMechanics II, Animal Science, Ad-vanced Animal Science.Midway High School: 29 yearsOther jobs: Have driven school busmost of my time here.Plans: Needed a change and more time tospend with those people and thingsthat are important to me.What will you miss the most aboutMidway? The kids of course! Watching themgrow, learn, and achieve success hasbeen so rewarding to me. What favorite memories: The lasting friendships that haveresulted from my time here with fellowteachers, former students, and parents.Also, a couple of years ago, myclasses were involved with a projectwith Woodway Elementary to build alife-sized metal man out of scrapmaterials. It turned out really great andis set in concrete at the elementary.The students at Woodway had to vote
on a name for him. To my surprise,they named him Mr. Coke. Now I’mleaving here and there is a statue inmy name. Not many people can worksomewhere and actually have a statue.Makes me feel quite honored!Well wishes and thoughts: Any place you are is only as good asyou make it. Midway has been good tome and I could never bring myself toleave until retirment.
AMY BELLCurrent job: BIC teacherGoing to: I am moving to Austin Midway High School: One yearOther jobs: Resource English at MMS for oneyearWhat will you miss the most aboutMidway? Too many things to list!
BRENDA TAYLORCurr ent job: At-Risk CounselorPlans: I will continue to keep mygranddaughter two-and-a-half daysper week and hopefully find another
LONNIE JUDD
Changing TimesLauren McCoyFeature Editor
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Nethika AriyasingheLance ArmstrongHannah BaileyChris BehernsBeau BiarnesenEric ChurchAlex DeLeon
Merideth DibrellAddison FeindRobert FragaGabriel GarcedMonica Lee GladneySarah GromanHeather HaeckerJohn HarveySamantha HelmickNicole HengstSabina HoidaCassie IngletonGarrett JaynesKatelyn JaynesLauren JaynesDustin Johnson
Alexis JordanShelby JurekCat LeudtkeKendra MartinJanna MartindaleKevin McCannLauren McCoyAshley McNairMeagan MilamSienna MillerZach NorthernTaylor PurvisBridget RichardsonJordan RossJessica SimsAshley ToscanoAle’tra WareSybil WestrupBrooke WintonAmanda WoodsAmanda WoolleyDavid YangGabe ZayasStephanie Zimmerman
Spring Valley Elementary SeniorsPlans Then and Now
Doctor->Biomedical EngineerViolinist->Denstist/OrthodonsistPro Soccer Player->Forensic ScientistPacer Basketball Player->Pro Football Player->HS Football CoacheStunt Biker->OpometristDallas Cowboys Football Player->Small Business OwnerSurgeon->Speech PathologyBookwriter->InternationalPro Baseball Player->FinanceFootball Player->History TeacherPro Soccer Player->Pediatric Physical TherapistHelp Endangered Animals->JournalistVet->NursePaleontologist->VampirePaleontologist->ArcheologistDoctor->Ice Skater->Physical TherapistVet->Child PsychologistLawyer->Mechanical EngineerLawyer->TeacherLawyer->UndecidedBaseball Player->New York Yankees G.M.
Movie Star->Voice ActorVet->Physical TherapistVet->PharmacistBird Trainer->Voice ActorDoctor->UndecidedInventor->Online Criminal JusticeVet->VetTeacher->PsychiatristWork at the VA->RadiologistPro Softball Player->Football Player->Kodiak BearArtist->PhotographerVet and Mom->Teacher->Public Relations RepresentativeGymnast->PediatricianPhotographer->TeacherArtist->Softball Player->AccountingVet->Financial AdvisorSinger->Film Set DesignerGymnast->UndecidedMovie Maker->DoctorPaleontologist->DoctorTeacher->Physical Therapist
Kids always have huge dreams thatto some may seem unattainable. Infourth grade, Spring Valley Elementarystudents chose what career theywanted to pursue. For many, theirdreams were as high as they couldimagine, with athletes and high-payingjobs topping the list. The list was printed in the yearbookalongside a picture of the entire fourthgrade class on the playground, nowwhich has been all but replaced with a“new and improved” playgroundbeside the original. Not only has the playgroundchanged, but also the students as well.Many have changed their minds aboutcareers from paleontologist to doctor,or endangered-animal-helper tojournalist. For some, the dream hasstayed the same or just changedslightly.
For many, they had once knownwhat they wanted to be, and now thatthey have matured, they have no ideawhat they want to be. The choices areunlimited, and many have becomeoverwhelmed with the opportunities. Now that high school is finished,Senior Amanda Woolley doesn’t knowexactly what she wants to be, but sheplans to attend Texas A&M. “I’m not exactly sure what I want tomajor in although I know the generalpath I want to take,” Woolley said. The Spring Valley students will betaking their final bow on June 4 whenthey walk across the stage andofficially say that they have graduated.The moment may be bittersweet forsome, but the memories of childhoodwill always be remebered of elemen-tary school and the “old tree” and thedelicious square pizza.
Senior Lauren Jaynes on theold playground.
Seniors Janna Martindale andKatelyn Jaynes at the location ofthe “old tree.”
Seniors from Spring Valley Look Back
HULL, HANNAH MCC
HUNTER, JONATHAN
HURST, REBECKA Univ. of Houston
INGLETON, CASSANDRA
INGRAM, ELISE Oklahoma State
ISABELL, RICHARD
JACKSON, BRETT Texas Tech
JACKSON, JAYCIE MCC
JACKSON, KEVIN UMHB
JACKSON, MARK Baylor
JACOBSEN, KYLEE
JAYNES, GARRETT UT Arlington
JAYNES, KATELYN UT Arlington
JAYNES, LAUREN UT Arlington
JERNIGAN, AMY Working
JERNIGAN, CORY Navy
JIMENEZ, DAVID
JOHNSON, DUSTIN Texas A&M
JONES, CHRISTOPHER MCC
JORDAN, ALEXIS
JUREK, SHELBY Oklahoma State
KELLY, LIZZY Texas Women Univ.
KELLY, PAIGE MCC
KERL, ERIKA MCC
KHOZEIN, NEDA St. Edwards
KIERAN, JACOB Culinary school
KILGO, AMANDA MCC
KIM, DANIEL Baylor
KLARAS, KATHRYN Univ. of Kansas
KNAPP, BRANDON MCC
KRAUSE, STEVEN Baylor
KREDER, ALLISON TSTC
KRUCIAK, JARROD MCC
KRUEGER, TARA MCC
KUCERA, DENNIS TSTC
KUCERA, MEGAN MCC
KVANVIG, BRITTANY
LALLEY, NICHOLAS
LAMOTTE, JUSTIN Tarelton
LANDON, BLAKE UT Austin
LANINGHAM, KELSI
LARACUENTE, NEHMESIS Catholic Univ. PR.
LAVALLEY, EMILI MCC
LAWRENCE, MEGHAN MCC
LAWSON, SHALISA MCC
LEEWRIGHT, MARK Undecided
LEWALLEN, ZACHARY
LEWIS, ALYSSA Texas A&M
LIGHTFOOT, KEITH McMurry Univ.
LIZAMA, JADE St. Edwards
LOCKHART, KARL Boston College
LONDON II, ROBERT TSU
LONG, CATRIONA Baylor
LOTT, BRANDI Tarelton
LOUGHLIN, BRIANA Dallas Baptist Univ.
LUEDTKE, CATHERINE Baylor
LUMMUS, JARED UT at Tyler
MACAULAY, SARA Stephen F. Austin
MANOLAKIS, TROY ITT Tech
COLLINS, ZACHARY UT Austin
CONINE, KELSEY TexasState
CONWAY, CHELSEY MCC
COOK, LOUIE Oklahoma Baptist
COOMBS, MITCHEL Texas Tech
CORDOVA, DAVID
COX, MARISSA MCC
CRAIG, BAILEY Texas Tech
CRAIN, KYESHA
CUNNINGHAM, CLAY Baylor
CUSTER, CORBIN TSTC
DAILEY, JOHN
DANCER, DESTINY Working
DAVILA, ROLANDO TSTC
DAVIS, ASHLEY
DAVIS, STEPHANIE
DE AUBREY, EDRIC Palo Alto
DEATON, BRIANNA Baylor
DEESE, AUTUMN MCC
DEGENER, NELE Graduating in Germany
DEHAY, HARRISON Baylor
DELEON, ALEX Tyler Jr. College
DENTON, THOMAS
DIBRELL, MEREDITH Harding
DIETERICH, JESSICA Undecided
DONAHUE, TODD
DOUGLAS, FERNANDO
DUNCAN, BRITTANYE
DUNKS, BRYCE UT Tyler
DUTY, HOPE MCC
DYER, CHELSEA MCC
ECHOLS, JAZMINE Tarleton
ECKLES, CHRISTINA MCC
ED, ROBERT Air Force
EDWARDS, MICHAEL Baylor
EMERT, KENDRA MCC
ENGEL, ZACHARY
ENRICO, ROBERT TSTC
EPPERSON, SARA
ESTES, LAUREN Texas A&M
FAJARDO, STEPHANIE MCC
FEAGIN, LAUREN Undecided
FEIND, ADDISON Baylor
FENG, SHIRLEY Baylor
FERGUSON, ASHLEY Undecided
FERTSCH, ALI Baylor
FIESELER, CASEY TSTC
FINNEY, BILLY
FISHER, SCOTT Texas Tech
FLEISCHHAUER, HILLARY TSTC
FLESHMAN, ETHAN Texas Tech
FLETCHER, TAYLOR Baylor
FONTENOT, TODD Univ. of Houston
FORBES, ASHLEIGH MCC
FRAGA, ROBERT Concordia University
FRANCO, JONATHAN Working
FREDREGILL, SAMUEL MCC
FREEMAN, BRADEN MCC
FREEMAN, MICHELLE MCC
FULBRIGHT, DARIUS
ABEL, ERIC
ADAMS, JAMES
ALFORD, BRIAN Working
ALLEN, RYAN Texas Wesleyan
ALLINSON, FRANKIE Northwestern
ALVAREZ, ASHLEY MCC
AMOS, KALLEN Samford
ANANTASOMBOON, SORAVID U.S MArine Corp
ANDERSON, CASEY MCC
ARIAS, BRITTNEE Vogue School of Cosmetology
ARIYASINGHE, NETHIKA Univ. of Southern Cali
ARMSTRONG, LANCE
AVERY, SYLVESTER Working
BAILEY, HANNAH UT San Antonio
BARBER, MACIE
BARBUS, BIANCA
BARTEE, JAMES
BATES, LINDSEY
BEAN, CHELSEA MCC
BEGGS, ELYSE Undecided
BEGIN, KENNETH MCC
BEHERNS, CHRISTOPHER
BELL, JORDAN
BELL, SARA MCC
BIARNESEN, BEAU MCC
BIDWELL, MIKALA
BLACKWELL, KELSEY MCC
BLADES, SANDY MCC
BLOUNT, JEREMY Working
BOUDOUSQUIE, JEREMY ACC
BOWER, KRISTINA UT Austin
BRADFORD, XAVIER TSTC
BROWN, JOSHUA UMHB
BROWN, ROBERT Texas Tech
BRUNER, RYAN
BRYAN, WESLEY Baylor University
BUSSEY, LUKE Texas A&M
CALAO, ANTHONY Alabama Univ.
CALE, MARISSA
CAMARGO, LUCIO TSTC
CAMERON, CHRISANN MCC
CAMMON, VALENDREA LSU
CANTU, ANTHONY ACC
CANTU, JESSE MCC
CAREY, JORDAN MCC
CARLSEN, SAYDE Working
CARTER, JAMISON
CASERTA, LIA Colorado State Univ.
CHA, JANE UT at Austin
CHANDLER, KRISTINE MCC
CHAPIN, ARREN TSTC
CHESLEY, CHRISTOPHER
CHILDRESS, CHELSEA MCC
CHROSTOWSKI, JACQUELYN TSTC
CHURCH, ERIC UMHB
CLARK, EVAN Texas State
CLARK, TAJA MCC
CLEMENTS, JORDAN Stephen F. Austin
COKER, TYLER Vet Tech School in Austin
COLLINS, BRIANNA MCC
GALLEGOS, CHRISTINA MCC
GARCED, GABE MCC
GARCIA, KEVIN TSTC
GARDELL, LACEY Texas Christian Univ.
GARRETT, CHRISTOPHER
GEIBEL, HAYLIE MCC
GENTRY, JUSTIN MCC
GERLACH, ROSE
GILCHREST, WHITNEY
GILHAM, CODY MCC
GILL, CHRISTOPHER MCC
GILL, MATTHEW
GILLIS, JAMAL
GLADNEY, MONICA LEE Stephen F. Austin
GLAESMANN, TODD Texas A&M
GLASS, KELSEY MCC
GOFF, TARA Blinn
GOLDSMITH, MARIAH
GOMEZ, ANDREW MCC
GONZALES, IANN
GOULD, CHADLEY Working
GRABOW, THOMAS Univ. of Tulsa
GRAHAM, TREY UT Austin
GRIFFITH, LAUREN Wheaton
GRISHAM, JESSICA
GROMAN, SARAH Baylor
GROSS, DELISA TCU
GUESS, VYONTE
GUMMELT, CAITLYNN Western Texas
HAECKER, HEATHER
HAINES, CARLA LA Tech
HALE JR., BRADLEY MCC
HALE, NATHANIEL Baylor
HAMILTON, JOSEPH UT Austin
HAMMOND, ERIKA Texas Tech
HANSEN, SAMUEL UT Arlington
HARPER, KRISSICA Texas Southern Univ.
HARRIS, EMILY UT Austin
HARRIS, JERMON Hardin-SImmon
HARVEY, JOHN Baylor
HASKETT, JOHN Univ. of Oklahoma
HECK, WILLIAM Texas Tech
HELMICK, SAMANTHA
HENBEST, KRISTINA UT at San Antonio
HENGST, NICOLE Tarelton
HERNANDEZ, APRIL MCC
HERNANDEZ, MARA TSTC
HICKS, CHRISTINE Baylor
HICKS, KARLISHA North Eastern
HILL, KARA MCC
HOIDA, SABINA MCC
HOLECEK, JACOB Hardin-Simmon
HOLLOMAN, TERRENCE Tarelton
HONEY, SYDNI Working
HOPPER, ANNA
HORN, TYLER TCU
HOUSTON, FORREST MCC
HUBERT, JOHN Kansas State
HUFFSTATLER, LAUREN TSTC
HUGGINS, CARA Lubbock Christian Univ.
Class of
VALLEJO, JOSE
VASQUEZ, JOHANN Midwestern State Univ.
VASSILICO, PATRICK Navy
VELASQUEZ, ANN MARIE
VILLARREAL, JACQUELINE MCC
WALKER, BRODY UT Arlington
WALTERS, KEVIN TSTC
WARE, ALE’TRA St. Edwards
WEAVER IV, CHARLES Tulsa Univ.
WEST, JACKSON Texas Tech
WESTMORELAND II, JASON Art Inst. in Austin
WESTRUP, SYBIL Hannibal LaGrange
WHARTON, AARON ACU
WHEELER, ANTHONY MCC
WHITEHEAD, CARISSA MCC
WIBLE, EMILY
WIDMANN, DUNCAN UT Austin
WIETHORN, VANESSA MCC
WILLIAMS, ANDREA
WILLIAMS, AUDREY Navarro
WILLIAMS, BRENT MCC
WILLIAMS, BRITANY Tarelton
WILLIAMS, CAROLINE Texas Tech
WILLIAMS, COREY
WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH MCC or Blinn
WILLIAMS, JUSTIN
WILLIAMS, STEPHEN
WILLIS, JOSHUA MCC
WILSON, MEGHAN MCC
WILSON, RYAN MCC
WINGO, AMBER MCC
WINTON, BROOKE Blinn
WOODS, AMANDA
WOOLLEY, AMANDA Texas A&M
WOOTEN, CHELSEA MCC
WORK, TAYLOR ACC
WRIGHT, ASHLEY MCC
YANG, DAVID Baylor
YURCHENKO, MIKHAIL UT San Antonio
ZANDER, MALLORIE Midwestern State Univ.
ZAYAS, GABRIEL UT Arlington
ZEHLER, TYLER MCC
ZIMMERMAN, STEPHANIE MCC
ZWERNEMANN, JESSICA Abilene Christian Univ.
MARINERO, GEHOVANNI LA Film School
MARTIN, CATHERINE Univ. of Houston
MARTIN, KENDRA
MARTINDALE, JANNA Baylor
MATHIS, JARROD Baylor
MAURER, REBECCA Baylor
MCALISTER, TIMOTHY
MCCANN, KEVIN Brigham Young Univ.
MCCLAREN, TYLER MCC
MCCLENEN, MACEY Arizona State
MCCOY, LAUREN Texas A&M
MCCRAW, KIMBERLY MCC
MCDOWELL, CHASITY MCC
MCFARLING, AMY UT Austin
MCINTYRE, KRYSTAL A&M Corpus Christi
MCMAHON, MATTHEW MCC
MCNAIR, ASHLEY MCC
MEADE, ASHLEY MCC
MEASLES, AMBER MCC
MEYER, DANIELLE Dallas Baptist Univ.
MILAM, MEAGAN MCC
MILLER, LINDSEY UT Arlington
MILLER, SIENNA Navarro
MILLS, CODY
MILLS, JESSICA Tarelton
MINER, PIERCE Baylor
MITCHELL, ALLIE MCC
MOCK, SARAH Univ. of Oklahoma Norman
MONROE, KATHERINE Cisco Jr. College
MOORE, BRITTANY MCC
MOORE, GABRIELLE Sam Houston State Univ.
MOORE, PATRICK
MORGAN, KIRSTEN MCC
MORIN, LOUISE-MARIE UNT
MORRIS JR., JAMES MCC
MORRIS, JOHN Full Sail Univ.
MULLINS, KLENTON MCC
MUNOZ, LAUREN MCC
MYERS, MITCHELL
MYNAR, SAMANTHA Texas Tech
NAGEL, GREGORY MCC
NAIK, SAMUEL UT Austin
NANCE, JONATHAN
NELSON, JORDAN
NESRSTA, JILLIAN MCC
NEUBERT, JACOB
NEWBERRY, SCOTT Hardin-Simmons
NGUYEN-LUONG, NAM
NICKELL, JULIE MCC
NIEDERHAUSER, DEVIN Army
NIX, MORGAN MCC
NORKIEWICZ, COLLIN UT Austin
NORTHERN, ZACHARY Baylor
ORDONES, MATTHEW
ORTIZ, JENNIFFER
OSTRANDER, PATRICK MCC
OTERO, JAIR Univ. of New Mexico
OVERSTREET, CALEB Baylor
PAINTER, SARAH MCC
PAK, SEAN TSTC
PANKONIEN, TAYLOR
PARKER, JENNIFER MCC
PARKS, MICAH Baylor
PATE, MATTHEW
PATEL, NIRAJ UT Arlington
PATEL, PRATIK UT Arlington
PATTERSON, BRIDGETT
PATTERSON, CRYSTAL UMHB
PAULSON, ALEX Lore Pulley at Corpus
PAYNE, CHELSEY Undecided
PETERS, JESSICA Univ. of Sheffield
PETERSON, TIMOTHY UT Austin
PHAM, TRI
PHILLIPS, BRANDON HCC
POPP, JORDAN MCC
PORTER, MORGAN Blinn
POUNDERS, LUCILLE Baylor
POWELL, PRISCILLA Baylor
POWERS, KAYLA MCC
PREBLE, ANGELIQUE MCC
PRIDEMORE, TREY MCC
PRYOR, TAYLOR Baylor
PURVIS, TAYLOR MCC
QUINTON, CAMERON Richland CC
QUIROZ, NATALY MCC
RAMBEAU, HILARY UT or Arkansas
RAMIREZ, ADAM
RAY, LAUREN Hill College
REECE-RODRIGUEZ, ROCIO Texas A&M
REED, COKIE UT at Austin
REEVES, ALEXANDER MCC
RHODES, SCOOTER
RICHARDS, BLAKE
RICHARDSON, BRIDGET Tyler Jr. College
ROACH, ASHTON
ROBBINS, JOHN
RODRIGUEZ, AARON UT at Austin
RODRIGUEZ, ALBERT
RODRIGUEZ, ANGEL Working
RODRIGUEZ, CHRISTOPHER MCC
RODRIGUEZ, ISMELDA
ROGERS, RYAN MCC
ROMERO, RICARDO MCC
ROMERO, VALERI MCC
ROSS, CHRISTIAN SFA or Concordia
ROSS, JORDAN
ROTT, CALEB TSTC
ROY, DELIA Spelman College
RUSEK, CLAYTON Texas A&M
RUSEK, CLIFTON UT Austin
RUST, MICHAEL TSTC
SAGE, SUZANNAH Oklahoma Univ.
SALAZAR, DESIREE MCC
SANDERS, DAVID TSTC
SANTOS, LARA UT at Austin
SAVANA, SAMANTHA
SAWYER, SEITH SAGU
SCHMIDT, BILLY West Point
SCHUMACHER, HANNAH MCC
SCHUMAKER, ANDREW
SCHWIEGER, HANNAH Baylor
SCOTT, JARED TSTC
SELBY, JAMES
SHADDEN, BRYAN
SHELBURNE, SPENCER Blinn
SHELLEY, COURTNEY
SHEPARD, MICHAEL UNT
SHEPHERD, PHILIP Air Force
SHERMAN, BLAKE Baylor
SHERRILL, JESSICA
SHOOK, JOSEPH
SHOULTZ, REBECCA SMU
SILVA, JESIKA TSTC
SIMON, JESSICA Tarelton
SIMS, DERRICK MCC
SIMS, JESSICA Baylor
SKOPIK, JARED MCC
SLINKARD, MATTHEW Texas State
SMITH, ALISON Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
SMITH, AUDREY
SMITH, GABRIELLE Howard Payne Univ.
SMITH, PATRICIA
SMITH, RYAN
SORRELLS, JACKSON Abilene Christian Univ.
SPEEGLE, ERICA Baldwin-Wallace
SPILLERS, LAUREN MCC
STANFORD, AMANDA
STANTON, BLAKE Baylor
STEAD, ALICIA MCC
STERN, EMILY Univ. of Tulsa
STEWARD, JAMES
STEWART, DE’LAURENTIS Richland CC
STEWART, SHANE
STONE JR., BRILL MCC
STOTTLEMYRE, MATTHEW UT Austin
SURANI, SANNOOR Emory Univ.
TATE, BRITTANY MCC
TAWATER, RUSTIN St. Edwards
TAYLOR, JONATHAN TSTC
TERRELL II, CHARLES Work/School
TESSMANN, KATE Boston Univ.
THIGPEN, BOBBY TSTC
THOMAS, CHALISA Tarelton
THOMAS, STEPHEN Texas State
THOMPSON, CODY Frank Phillips College
THOMPSON, MARIAH MCC
THROCKMORTON, CRYSTAL
THROWER, MARK Texas A&M
TIPTON, TYLER
TOSCANO, ASHLEY MCC
TOSH, LANCE MCC
TRUMBACH, JERMAINE MCC
TRUSTY, KAYLA Blinn
TURNER, MARY
TURNER, NICOLE Tarelton
TUTTLE, TATE MCC
UNDERWOOD, MATTHEW Baylor
UNDERWOOD, TYLER MCC
UPCHURCH, KAYLA MCC
VALENTINE, MATTHEW TSTC
2009
Page by: Liz Williams
My most anticipatedmovie of the summer,
Public Enemieslooks like a blast. Icannot wait to seeJohnny Depp vs.
Christian Bale in this1930s Tommygun-
filled mob epic.
I actually have never heardof this movie, but now that
I see that Johnny Deppand Christian Bale are
playing the leading roles, Ijust might stop by and see
it. Shallow, but true.
To be honest, I’ve seenthe preview for this movietoo many times. My only
motivation to see thismovie is the fact that it’s a
detailed recount of themost storied bank robberof America, John Dillinger.Even so, I’ll be seeing this
in theatres.
I’m a fan of both JohnnyDepp and history-based
crime movies, so I’llprobably see this one.
FBI agent Melvin Purvis(Christian Bale) sets his
sights on Americangangster John Dillinger
(Johnny Depp) and othersin an attempt to curb arampant Midwest crimespree during the 1930s.
I have never been particu-larly impressed with
Christian Bale’s work asBatman, I mean let’s be
serious, Heath Ledger madethe Dark Knight. I can seethis movie being a sleeper,
but I will probably wait untilthe DVD release.
Not the biggestHarry Potter fan,but I am unsure ofwhat to think of
this newestintallment, but
according to theHarry Potter
aficionados, itshould be a smashhit. We shall see.
No. Just...no. This is thesixth Harry Potter movieand I still don’t get why
theaters are floodedbecause of these 10-hour-
long films. The onlyreason I would pay moneyfor this is to catch up on
some good sleep.
As a kid I really liked theHarry Potter series and Isaw the first two films.
Somewhere along the wayI fell off the bandwagon
and I haven’t picked up aHarry Potter book since
the fifth grade. I definitelywill NOT see this movie.
So APPARENTLY, otherpeople don’t give muchhope to the Harry Potter
movies. Understandably, this
fan, although expectingsome great effects and afew good jokes, will most
likely wait till it comesout on DVD.
No, I probably won’t seethis in the theatre. Lovedthe first Harry Potter, butthe rest were a rehash.
Maybe a DVD.
Voldemort has his clutches onboth the Wizarding and
Muggle worlds. Dumbledore(Michael Gambon) enlists the
help of Harry (DanielRadcliffe) and other old
friends to defeat Voldemortand take down his
defenses. All the while, lovestirs among the students as
terror reigns over all.
Although it containsthe hero of 300, hewill not be battling
myriads of belligerentPersians, so I doubt I
will be seeingthis one.
This looks like a cutemovie, and I don’t even
normally go for thechick flicks. It’s the oneI would like to see themost out of these four.
Chick flicks are definitelynot my thing. The onlychick flick I do like is A
Walk to Remember whichis a very good movie. Iwill not be seeing this
movie.
Although it seemsextremely predictable, if Iwas forced to see a chick
flick this would be mypick. I guess, however,that hoping for an epic
slow motion Spartan kickfrom Gerald Butler in thisfilm is asking too much.
Good summer movie,light and funny. Sounds
good for a hot after-noon in a cool theater.
A romantically-challengedmorning show producer
(Katherine Heigl) is reluc-tantly embroiled in a series ofoutrageous tests by her male
chauvinist correspondent(Gerard Butler) to prove his
theories on relationships andallow her to find love. Shefinds love at the same time
that he falls in love with her.
Sam Witwicky discoverssomething about the originsof the Transformers and theirhistory on Earth after receiv-ing visions from a remaining
piece of the Allspark. The evilDecepticons need to capturehim for information. Witwicky
is soon caught in the warbetween the Autobots and
the Decepticons.
Estimated to be thehighest grossing movieof the summer, Trans-
formers 2 has a lot to liveup to. It is co-starred by
the pulchritudinous(smokin’ hot) Megan
Fox, so it is sure to bringin the crowds. I hope itlives up to the hype.
The first Transformerswas awesome, so I’m
expecting nothing lessfrom this one. Then
again, sequels have ahistory of bombing.But from what I’ve
seen in the previews, itlooks pretty good.
Transformers 2 willeasily be the best
movie of the summer.The first one was
amazing and MeaganFox is HOTTTTT!!!!!! Ican’t wait until June 24,I’m sure it will be evenbetter than the first.
Great actors, jaw-droppingaction, incredible special
effects, hilarious puns, andthe list goes on. A movie
anticipated so much that thedays are counted to itsrelease, you won’t be
wasting your money whenyou see this the first time, or
second, or third.
I’ll miss this one. Ididn’t see the first one,
and it’s a genre thatappeals to a differentgroup of movie fans.
Summer Movies
Public Enemies
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Blake JohnsonStaff Member
Dustin FloresEntertainment Editor
Pamela HuntWorld Geography
Teacher
Raven SatchellOpinion Editor
Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows
The Ugly Truth
Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen
Synopsis
ENTERTAINMENT 11
Lauren HuffstatlerCopy Chief
Dustin FloresEntertainment Editor
EPIC FAIL
Wolverine Earns 5 out of 6 Claws
X-Men Origins: Wolverine deliversplenty of action and will keep youinterested the entire 107 minutes.Wolverine still didn’t make up for thepoor plot line of X-Men 3: The LastStand but I still found it extremelyenjoyable. Wolverine is a prequel andtakes place before the first X-Menfilm. The movie explores the life ofJames “Logan” Howlett, Wolverine(played by Hugh Jackman), fromchildhood to the Civil War, both worldwars and Vietnam to his experience inthe Weapon X Program where welearn how he got his metal skeleton.Logan’s half brother Victor also fightsalongside him during the wars but laterbecomes his worst enemy which setsfor a very interesting brother vs.brother side plot. The special effects are good and thefight scenes are great so if you’re in toaction flicks or liked the previous X-Men movies this should be the perfectmovie for you. I thought Wolverine
could have been longer and could offocused more on a few supportingcharacters that were introduced in thebeginning but not later developed. Myfavorite supporting character waseasily Deadpool, a super soldier with abig mouth played by Ryan Reynolds,who becomes a government projectdesigned to kill mutants. Two post-credit scenes suggest though thatReynolds may portray Deadpool in aspin-off movie in the near future.
Dragonball Evolution has recentlyhit the big screen, and fans all over arehanging their heads in shame. Thebeloved anime has turned into alaughing stock. While a live-action movie couldnever capture the essence of theanime, it definitely had potential to be aturning point for Dragonball fans allover the world. Director James Wonghas left many fans disappointed. Heseemed to have completely ignored theoriginal story, putting our Goku (playedby Justin Chatwin) in a high schoolsetting. After Goku’s grandfather iskilled, the young fighter teams up withthe tech-genius Bulma (EmmyRossum), a perverted Master Roshi(Yun-Fat Chow), and Yamcha (Joon
Park) to find the rest of thedragonballs and stop the evil Piccolo(James Marsters). The plot itself was weak and nowhere near that of the show. The castwas poorly picked; the only oneshowing any kind of promise in playinghis role was Chatwin. He brought outGoku’s light nature and silly attitude.The rest have me wondering if they
Depending when and where you seethe movie you might see one ofseveral post-credit scenes. The character Gambit played byFriday Night Lights’ Taylor Kitsch alsomakes his X-Men movie debut as wellas will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peaswho plays a mutant with the ability toteleport. X-Men Origins: Wolverine israted PG-13 for violence, partialnudity, and brief language. I give it fiveout of six claws.
even knew the show before getting infront of the camera. Their actingshowed through the special effects,fake and unconvincing. The movie is short, running at 85 minutes and is rated PG for intensesequences of action and mild lan-guage. It was released April 10 and isplaying at Galaxy 16. I give it two outfive stars.
Dragonball movie huge disappointment
What’s New
Dustin FloresEntertainment Editor
Video Games
to look forward
to this summer
Madden 10Madden NFL football will return
once again on Aug. 14 and for the
first time two athletes will share
the cover. Larry Fitzgerald and
Troy Polamalu are this year’s
cover athletes to the best sports
franchise of all time
Batman Arkham AsylumPlay as the dark knight himself in
Batman Arkham Asylum as you try
to escape the Joker’s traps inside
of the famous Arkham Asylum.
This is the first Batman video game
to be based solely on the Batman
comic book series.
Justin Chatwin and Emmy Rossum play Gokuand Bulma in Dragonball Evolution
Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
SPORTS12
Dustin JohnsonSports Editor
Suspicions Rise With Latest ‘Manny Being Manny’ Episode
Hard to Say Goodbye to ‘09 Softball Seniors
Manny Ramirez became the latestname to join the list of all-star athleteslinked to drugs earlier this month whenthe dreadlocked slugger was banishedfor 50 games by a sport that cannotshake free from scandal. Shocking, right? Not if you’ve beenpaying attention at all for the last fiveyears. So I hope we’ll be spared thehand wringing that usually attendssuch news. Yes, Manny Ramirez hasbecome the highest-profile player todate to be suspended under MLB’sdrug testing policy. Is he the greatestplayer to admit using drugs? No, he’snot. Is he the greatest player who’sknown to have used drugs? No, not bya long shot. Has he probably said afew hundred times over the years thathe was clean? Yeah, probably. “Recently I saw a physician for apersonal health issue. He gave me amedication, not a steroid, which hethought was okay to give me,”Ramirez said. “Unfortunately, themedication was banned under our drug
policy.” Could that be any more vague?Hardly. Did he mean to cheat? I don’thave the slightest idea. As any numberof retired players have said, if steroids
had been readily available in the 1960sand ‘70s, they’d have been popularthen, too. At the highest levels ofcompetition, athletes will look forwhatever edges they can find, andmost of them make little distinctionbetween spitballs, corked bats andbanned pharmaceuticals. Whetherthey’re right or wrong is, to somedegree, your call.
You know what’s really interestingabout all of this? Manny’s suspensionmight be a good thing for the Dodgers.At the moment, they’ve got a hugelead in the National League West, and
it’s not at all apparent thatanyone else in the division isgoing to finish appreciablyover .500. So the Dodgerscan live without Manny for50 games and they’re goingto save nearly $8 million insalary, and Manny figures tobe exceptionally well-restedfor the second half of theseason and presumably thepostseason. I don’t mean to suggestthat today’s news is wel-
come, or should cause jumps for joyanywhere, except perhaps in Phoenixand San Francisco. The sky, though, is not falling. It mayjust be a little cloudy in Boston. WithRamirez’s recent drug use, questionshave risen of just how long Ramirezhas been using performance enhanc-ing drugs. Die hard Red Sox fans whospent 86 years waiting to break the
Curse of the Bambino recentlyconfronted their worst nightmare. The‘04 “team that changed everything”will now be remembered as the teamthat was highly suspected of cheating.With Ramirez gone, Boston’s saviorDavid Ortiz has faced many injuriesand can’t seem to hit anything. Howdid an at best .250 hitter from theTwins come to Boston and become thebest slugger in the league, but onlyuntil baseball cracked down on druguse? How did Johnny Damon go frombeing only a singles hitter to hittingtimely homeruns, and now can’t go asingle season without being placed onthe disabled list? Where did BillMueller, Trot Nixon and Mark Bellhorngo? These skinny guys put on weight,peaked quickly and were never seenagain. Of course, this is the same sad songplayed over just about anythingworthwhile that is accomplished thesedays, but for Red Sox fans there willforever be a mental asterisk associ-ated with their only two championshipsin the past 90 years.
When I first walked onto the softballfield I didn’t really know what toexpect. When I asked Coach SherryRogers who was my health teacher atthe time if I could be the softballmanger, she said sure, why not.Although I figured she thought I wasjoking, she was for real and the rest ishistory. I was a freshman at the time and Ialready liked the sport of softballthanks to Cat Osterman and the LadyLonghorns. I figured a bunch ofgirls…a cool sport…this might be kindof fun. I didn’t really expect though tofall in love with the sport and thepeople around me. My first year with the girls was funand we even earned a number onestate ranking late in the year. Thatyear ended too quickly as we lost inthe regional quarterfinals toMidlothian. Last season was a blast aswe earned a trip to the state tourna-ment, but getting there was no easytask after round two. We lost the firstgame of best out of three series three
Dustin FloresEntertainment Editor
straight times, but the team prevailedand never gave up. The 2008 seasonended on a sad note though as we fellto the eventual state and nationalchampion Aledo in the state semi-finals. As the 2009 regular season came toa close and we honored our six seniorsduring senior night, I really thoughtabout how much I will miss them. Ithought about the last two seasons, theups and downs and how much I’veseen this team go through. Thememories have been great. Myfavorites were beating Midlothian inthe regional quarterfinals last year and,of course, beating McKinney North toearn a trip to State. I’m going to miss this bunch of girlsso much because I have been aroundthem for three years and becausethere are six of them. I am gladthough, to see all six moving on tobigger and better things. Four of the
I am going to miss
shortstop Sienna
Miller because she
is such a hard
worker and is a
great competitor.
I going to miss center
fielder Caitlynn
Gummelt because
she brings so much
life to the dugout and
has a very fun
personality.
I am going to miss pitcher
Liz Kelly’s prescence a lot.
I have watched her
become better and better
the past three years and
she is a great leader.
First baseman Alyssa
Lewis has always
made me feel welcome
in the dugout. She is a
good friend and I will
miss her a lot.
I will miss Brandi Lott’s fun
style attitude and
positive attitude.
I am going to miss bickering with
third baseman Lauren Griffith on
a daily basis and the hard work
attitude she brings to the team.
I will also miss our random
conversations on
bus rides home.
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SPORTS 13MAY 2009
Standouts From ‘09 Sign on Dotted Line
Baseball
Defeated Waxahachie 6-0 on
May 9 to win the program’s
9th district championship in
the past 10 years. Brody
Walker struck out six in a
complete game, one hitter.
Matthew Kent went 1-1 with a
homerun and three walks.
Clay Cunningham and Zach
Dickerson each had a RBI
single to help lead the
Panther’s offense. Beat
Terrell High School 13-0 and 8-
3 to capture the Bi-District
Championship.
Track & Field
Boys 1600M relay team of
Dominique Robinson, Robert
London, Chris Ross and Ahmad
Dixon advanced to the state
meet in June after running a
season best time of 3:19.04
at the regional meet.
Tennis
Siblings Kolby and Kenna Kilgo
competed in the Class 4A
State Tennis Tournament at
the University of Texas on
May 11.
Dustin JohnsonSports Editor
David May has taught me how to playthe game and has helped me reach thislevel.” Cameron Quinton will attendRichland Junior College in Dallas. Tennis star Frankie Allinson hascommitted to Pomona University inCalifornia. With this group of athletes, the totalnumber of students who will continuetheir athletic careers at the collegiate
Short Sprints
level from the class of 2009 is now 22.Previously, the most athletes tocontinue on from one class was 14 inthe 2005-2006 school year.
Top row (left to right): Cody Thompson, Bryce Dunks, Cameron Quniton, SamHansen, Jared Lummus and Brody Walker. Bottom row: Lauren Ray, Ale’tra Ware andSybil Westrup.
Photo By: Julie Henry
“I chose UT Tyler because of all theschools that made offers to me, theyhad the best program, coaching staff,and said I would get an opportunity toplay early in my career,” Lummussaid. Along with Todd Glaesmann, thePanther baseball program has pro-duced five more college athletes thisyear, and a total of 42 since 2000. Three volleyball players will moveon to bigger things next year. Ale’traWare will travel to Austin to attend St.Edwards University. Lauren Ray willmake the short trip to Hillsboro to playfor the Hill Junior College Runnin’Rebels. Sybil Westrup will travel 750miles to Hannibal, Missouri to becomea Hannibal-LaGrange College Trojan. “I can’t wait to start something newin my life,” Westrup said. “I lookforward to building chemistry with mynew team.” Cody Thompson will head to theTexas Panhandle to play golf for FrankPhillips College. “I look forward to playing on ahigher level,” Thompson said. “Coach
On May 6, nine athletes signed on tocontinue their athletic careers at thecollege level. The baseball program produced fourmore college athletes. Third basemanSam Hansen will play at the Univer-sity of Texas at Arlington next year. “The UTA program seemed to be areally good fit for me,” Hansen said.“My brother, father, and all mycoaches throughout the years, espe-cially Coach Jesse “Lazer” Lopezhave helped me reach this level.” Southpaw hurler Brody Walker willalso make the trip north to become aMaverick. “I chose UTA because I really likedthe atmosphere and the coaches,”Walker said. “I look forward toplaying at the D1 level and playingagainst big schools.” Pitcher Bryce Dunks and outfielderJared Lummus will continue on at theUniversity of Texas at Tyler.
Graphic By: Dustin Johnson
From left: Seniors Caitlynn Gummelt, SiennaMiller, Lizzy Kelly and Lauren Griffith.
six, Lizzy Kelly, Caitlynn Gummelt, Sienna Millerand Lauren Griffith, will all be playing softball atthe college level. It was very hard seeing thisseason come to an end in the regionalquarterfinals but I had a lot of fun this season.This has definetly been my favorite team to be apart of and I am very grateful for the memories.When one chapter ends, another begins and Iknow the seniors will make the next chapter intheir lives a great one. To the softball class of ‘09, I am very gratefulto have been a small part in something great andto have spent the last three seasons with them.
SOFTBALLFrom page 12
FEATURE MAY 200914
ONE BY ONESTUDENT ACHIEVES ONE AFTER THE OTHER
Blake JohnsonStaff Member
One day during second period I tooka detour from the Spanish hall. A hugedetour, in fact - I ended up in theorchestra room. When I walked in Ithought maybe I’d just be watching asilent class with nice but shy peopleplaying different kinds of delicate,brown instruments. I wasn’t even ableto set my backpack down since 40eyes (20 people) were set on me,assisted by 100 “Hi’s” or “HiBlake’s!” Definitely nice, and defi-nitely not shy. I was instantly called to the front bya teacher that can only be describedas Mrs. Patience for the patience shegave me to understand the instru-ments. Actually, her name is BlairWilliams. The first instrument they handed mewas the viola. Holding it was the easypart. You rest your chin on part of theinstrument, which is actually kind ofcomfortable. They then handed me abow, the tool you use to play theinstrument. I was told that I could
either play with the bow or pluck thestrings with my fingers. There was acool Latin name for both ways ofplaying it, and if I was to stay inorchestra longer, I would have paidtime and dedication to learn thosenames. The bow was actually madefrom horse hair. Williams assured methat they didn’t just shave the horse,that it was cut from its tail and thehorse was alive and well. Holding the bow was the mostdifficult part for me. You wouldn’tthink something like “the bow hold”would be hard, but it was. In fact, Iwas pretty sure it was the hardest holdI’d ever done - harder than the sleeperhold, strongman hold, or any other holdI could think of. My fingers simply didnot want to comply. Williams had tokeep readjusting them while the rest ofthe class watched. To help, they eventaught me a little song and dance toget the hand in the right position. Ifound myself singing it as I wasleaving the room later. Now, to be honest with the readers,I have had experience with orchestrastring instruments before. I played the
viola for a month inthe fifth grade. While I stood atthe front makingawful sounds butbeing cheered onanyway, I tried topull from thatexperience and getsomething out ofthe memory. I gotnothing. They hadme try the cellonext, and then thebass after that.Those two instru-ments were biggerthan me. Even though Imade sounds thatresembled train wheels on the tracks, Igot tons of applause and upbeat jokes.I couldn’t help but feel like I was thenewborn taking his baby steps and theother students were the positiveparents cheering me on. Probably the best thing aboutorchestra was the overwhelmingwarmth; in five minutes I was treated
There’s Nothing Left to Lose is amemorable album by Senior MattUnderwood’s favorite band; the FooFighters. It’s also a “foreshadowing”of Underwood’s future plans as asmart student, a politician, and a trulymemorable man who has nothing leftto lose; only to gain. Not surprisingly, Underwood’s rolemodel is Dave Grohl, the lead singerfor the Foo Fighters. “[Grohl] has been active in politicsand has proven that there are no suchthings as restrictions,” Underwoodsaid. Like Grohl, Underwood is active inpolitics. As many know, he ran forschool board this year. His maininspiration to run was his friend SeniorDuncan Widman. “Duncan Widman introduced the
idea to me in the fall and I immediatelytook interest in the idea,” Underwoodsaid. His mother also influenced him bybeing involved in all of the schoolorganizations and meetings. Despitehis loss to Tom Pagel, Underwood mayhave inspired other students who haveinterests in politics to be more active.His advice is simple: “Always stick to your beliefs,”Underwood said. “If you change yourplatform, no one will ever stand forwhat you say or support you.” There’s more to Underwood thanwhat the public eye conveys. Thisschool year, he was diagnosed withrapid-cycling bipolar disorder. Yet, withhelp from close friends and familymembers, Underwood has overcometo deal with this disorder in a betterway. Above all of that, Underwoodenjoys rock-n-roll, Hot Rod, and being
a proud Norwegian. His rootsreflect his favorite subject inschool: AP European history. Heagrees with the study curriculumand the uniqueness the class hasto offer. “The class is incredibly funand Mrs. [Melissa] Harrell isdefinitely one of the best teachersthat Midway has to offer,”Underwood said. However, this year’s senior hasto say goodbye to Harrell and therest of the former teachers. Heplans to major in Psychology andminor in Political Science atBaylor University. Not surpris-ingly, Underwood plans tobecome active in student andlocal government. After Baylor, he dreams toattend grad school in the northernstates or Europe.
NO STRINGS ATTACHEDStaff member gets free orchestra lesson
Callie Jean MartinSocial Chair Person
Photo by Blair WilliamsHunter Wolf (Left) and Estelle Dailey (Right) help BlakeJohnson (Middle) try to play the viola.
like a member with many high fivesand laughs. It felt like I had spent theperiod with the cast of Full House. Orchestra gave me the impressionof a family composed of differentpeople that got along, played beautifulmusic and had a tremendous amountof fun in the process.
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Callie Jean MartinSocial Chairperson
BEARS & BAIRDSTUDENTS REACH OUT TO NEEDY KIDS
Every year Midway has the opportu-nity to spread joy in various communityservice projects. In April, Midway wasgiven the chance to spread joy acrossa child’s face in the Teddy Bear Drive.The Teddy Bear Drive (or just stuffanimal drive) is hosted every April forchild abuse awareness month. Eachstuff animal people donated goes to anabused child through the local policedepartments and advocacy centers.This month only, Midway received2,250 bears! That’s more than thestudents attending Midway. MollyCire’s class had 194 bears with onlysix students. Lauren Panton’s classhad 217 bears. Foster Baird was thetop giver. “I donated about 160,” Baird said. Throughout the overall participation,Baird has his own beliefs of Midway’scontribution. “I believe it’s just awesomely
amazing that we have so much carefor these needy people and that weshould all love and care about peoplein need.” Debbie Woods, HST teacher, R.N.and the annual Teddy Bear Driveorganizer, was proud of Midway’ssuccess in the drive. “What an unbelievable response,”Woods said. “Midway students mostdefinitely have giving hearts and arededicated to volunteerism.” When she came to Midway last yearWoods was given the job to organizethe bears. She combined the beardrive with Child Abuse AwarenessMonth (April). This year proved to bea much better success than last year. “We had a poor response, due topoor planning,” Woods said of lastyear’s drive. Elizabeth Wayne became involvedwith the drive this year too with a totalof 60 bears. “It was a combination of me and my
sister’s,” Wayne said. Sophomore CourtneyWelch also contributed to thedonation. “I donated 10 stuffedanimals because I had themat my house and I knew thatsome kid would love andappreciate them more than Idid,” Welch said. Overall Midway High thisschool year has put their time,effort, and kindness towardsvolunteerism. The studentsand teachers make MidwayHigh shine as one of the topschools for being selfless. “Midway is amazing whenit comes to communityservice,” Welch said. “It’sgreat that our privilegeddistrict takes our time toreach out to those lessfortunate than ourselves.”
FAREWELLFrom page 6
interesting part time position some-where.Midway High School: This is my13th year to work part time at MidwayHigh School.Other jobs: I have been a counselorat Speegleville, South Bosque andHewitt Elementaries. I was thecounselor at Speegleville Elementaryfor twelve of the years that I workedpart time at Midway High School.This is my 19th year total with Mid-way.What will you miss the most aboutMidway? I will miss the students. I amalways amazed at the creativity,energy and enthusiasm of high schoolstudents. What favorite memories: I will remember all the wonderfulpeople with whom I have workedwhile at Midway. Well wishes and thoughts: Midway offers incredible opportuni-ties for students to participate in awide variety of endeavors. Takeadvantage of those opportunities tolearn and grow.
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