See our Senior Week photo essay on Page 5, and submit your own pho- tos at thevikingpress.com or on our Facebook page. Congratulations to the Kinston High School Class of 2011! The finish line is near! Read about the seniors’ accomplishments on Page 4. VIKING PRESS The Volume 3, Issue 8 KInston HIgH scHool ● 2601 n. Queen st ● KInston, n.c. 28501 ● THEVIKINGPress.com June 2011 Seniors reflect on coming graduation It took us four years to get here and we finally made it, the moment we have all been waiting for -- graduation. All that’s left to say now is congratulations, Kinston High class of 2011, for a job well done. Looking back, we never realized how special this mo- ment would be. What feels unreal to some of us is reality. It seems like it was just yes- terday that we were little kids ready to get up and watch our favorite shows -- for me, Franklin, Little Bear, The Tel- etubbies, and Barney. When I was a little older, I was ready to watch shows like the Ru- grats, Hey Arnold!,, Cousin Skeeter and Doug. Don’t you wish we could go back in time when there were no worries in the world and it was OK just to be a kid? Yet, here we are, about to enter the real world and leave behind the safe walls of KHS. We know this moment is bittersweet, and it should not be taken for granted be- cause as Nicki Minaj would say, “This is Our Moment for Life.” Now that a chapter has closed in our lives, it is time to start a new one. It’s time to face the real world. All we can do now is keep the memories that we shared together and look forward to a bright future that lies ahead. We hope 10 years from now we can talk about memorable moments such as being the state champs in basketball, having a great homecoming, our senior trip, and setting our own mark on Kinston High’s his- tory. We am proud to say that we are a part of the graduating class of 2011. We have finally made it through our journey, and now it is time to start reach- ing our destination. BY BRIANNA RHODES Editor-in-Chief Sierra Wood/The Viking Press Seniors Recio Miller, Diesha Mills and Antoine Miller line up during Awards Day. Above: Members of the Class of 2011 celebrate after being recognized at Awards Day.
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See our Senior Week photo essay on Page 5, and submit your own pho-tos at thevikingpress.com or on our Facebook page.
Congratulations to the Kinston High School Class of 2011! The finish line is near!
Read about the seniors’ accomplishments
on Page 4.
Viking PressThe
Volume 3, Issue 8 KInston HIgH scHool ● 2601 n. Queen st ● KInston, n.c. 28501 ● TheVikingPress.com June 2011
Seniors reflect on coming graduation
It took us four years to get here and we finally made it, the moment we have all been waiting for -- graduation.
All that’s left to say now is congratulations, Kinston High class of 2011, for a job well done.
Looking back, we never realized how special this mo-ment would be. What feels unreal to some of us is reality.
It seems like it was just yes-terday that we were little kids ready to get up and watch our favorite shows -- for me, Franklin, Little Bear, The Tel-etubbies, and Barney. When I was a little older, I was ready to watch shows like the Ru-grats, Hey Arnold!,, Cousin Skeeter and Doug.
Don’t you wish we could go back in time when there were no worries in the world and it was OK just to be a kid?
Yet, here we are, about to enter the real world and
leave behind the safe walls of KHS.
We know this moment is bittersweet, and it should not be taken for granted be-cause as Nicki Minaj would say, “This is Our Moment for Life.”
Now that a chapter has closed in our lives, it is time to start a new one. It’s time to face the real world.
All we can do now is keep the memories that we shared together and look forward to a bright future that lies ahead.
We hope 10 years from now we can talk about memorable moments such as being the state champs in basketball, having a great homecoming, our senior trip, and setting our own mark on Kinston High’s his-tory. We am proud to say that we are a part of the graduating class of 2011.
We have finally made it through our journey, and now it is time to start reach-ing our destination.
By Brianna rhodes
Editor-in-Chief
Sierra Wood/The Viking Press
Seniors Recio Miller, Diesha Mills and Antoine Miller line up during Awards Day. Above: Members of the Class of 2011 celebrate after being recognized at Awards Day.
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Letters welcomeAs these last few weeks
seem to be the end of the road for high school seniors, it’s the start of something new for college graduates.
A couple of weeks ago, col-lege students officially be-came alumni of the school sthat most of us are looking forward to attending this
fall. Although this may seem irrelevant in some seniors’ cases, it should be a wake up call for what most of us can expect in the next four years.
East Carolina University, North Carolina A&T State University and the Univer-sity of North Carolina at Cha-pel Hill are just a few of the universities that had students graduate in mid-May.
I had the opportunity to at-tend the A&T graduation, and I actually realized that college graduation is one of the most important graduations that
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It’s been our pleasure to serve you this year
Anna Keith/Yearbook Photo
THE VIKING PRESS, 2010-2011 STAFF -- Bottom row, left to right: Senquasia Coleman, Brianna Rhodes, LaShawn Koonce, Tiana Craigg, Creeshona Berry, Malasya Grajales, Akyra Allen. Top row: Sierra Wood, Jorge Hidalgo, Philip Davis, James Whitner, Brody Bergman, Kenneth George, Julius Hodges, Abbye Reynolds, Quinton Alston, Leshaun Mayo, Mackenzie Brown and adviser Michael Moon.
As members of The Viking Press staff, we bring you the latest news and interesting profiles on you and your fel-low classmates.
But we also stay behind the scenes. We’re not allowed to interview each other or fea-ture ourselves in the paper unless we are making news -- like winning a scholarship or a state championship.
In fact, the photo above is the first and only time you’ll see most of us in the newspa-per this year.
We wanted to use our edi-torial space in the last edition to let you, the reader, know that is has been our distinct pleasure to serve you this year.
We hope our stories have entertained and informed you. We hope you’re bet-ter citizens of KHS, Kinston and the world because of the things you’ve read here.
(Actually, we just hope you took the time to read our sto-ries from start to finish.)
We also want to thank you
for allowing us the privilege of being the voice of the school with our printed words. We endeavor to represent the KHS community in an open, honest forum, as our mission statement says, and you, the KHS students and staff, have given us plenty of opportuni-ties to gush about the many accomplishments of our peers and teachers.
Now, as the year comes to an end, we want to encourage each and every one of you to finish strong, do well on your
exams and, for the seniors, to keep up the momentum go-ing forward with the rest of your lives as you walk across the stage on June 11.
Once again, thank you for letting us into your world, even if only for a few minutes once a month.
We hope to stay connected through our website, thevi-kingpress.com, and our Face-book and Twitter accounts.
See you ‘round, Class of ‘11!
June 11 graduation practice for another in four yearswe as high school seniors will ever be a part of.
While being there, I really got emotional. It felt as if I were the one walking across that stage since it will actu-ally happen in a little more than a week with my own graduation at Kinston High.
Reality set in. My life is going to change
in a blink of an eye and I’m wondering, am I prepared for it? Not just my high school graduation, but the one that will come after it.
I do have some time to get
prepared for it since it’s four years away, but even now, I’m thinking graduating from high school should not be something I should be wor-ried about. Graduating from college should be.
That’s when you really have to face the real world and live on your own.
This is just a reality check. These next four years are a time for preparation.
But again, congrats to the class of 2011 -- both high school and college graduates.
Breezin’with
Bri Rhodes
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World doesn’t end as predicted, but natural disasters still demand our attention
For years, researchers, scientists and religious figures have tried to
predict the timing of the end of the world.
Christian radio broadcaster Harold Camping is the latest in a long line of people claim-ing to know the exact time and date of the Apocalypse. He predicted the world was going to end on May 21, 2011, a prediction he also made back in 1994.
I’m writing this column on a Monday.
I am typing this column, students are still playing in the halls and I still have work to do. Nothing unusual here.
To many, though, it may seem like the end of the world. The world may not be ending in a literal sense, but an unusual number of natural disasters in the last couple of
months surely has some feel-ing like they have nothing to live for.
A devastating 8.0 magni-tude earthquakes in Japan followed by a series of tsu-namis killed thousands; mul-tiple tornadoes swept across the U.S., including one that destroyed Greene Central Middle School; California wildfires devoured the land-scape (as have wildfires much closer to us in Dare County along the North Carolina coast); Malaysian children were killed by a landslide; and a volcano erupted last weekend in Iceland.
These are only a few of the many disasters that have taken place this year. Due to these events, people have lost loved ones, homes, jobs, and countless irreplaceable per-sonal possessions.
It will only be made right if we bring back the “world” they need to survive by step-ping up and supporting our
communities as they recover from these natural disasters.
The world is not over yet, and it is our job to keep it that way.
Editor’s note: Sierra is doing her part to make the world a better place by starting a can-cer awareness club at Kinston High. For more information, talk to Sierra or write to her in care of the paper at [email protected].
By Sierra Wood
Staff Writer
Right: The chart shows statistics for tornadoes that have touched down in the United States in 2011.
A sharp spike in the month of April puts 2011 on a record breaking pace for tornadoes.
North Carolina is one of five states that have had 75 or more tornadoes, including one in Greene County.
(Source: MCT News Ser-vice)
Palling aroundwith
Philip Davis
Plugged In: A generation born of technologyWe are texters, tweeters, bloggers and gamers
As a tech savvy generation of texters, tweeters, gamers, bloggers and social network enthusiasts, we cannot re-member a day without the comfort and entertainment provided by our cell phones. We cannot recall a time when we did not have access to the latest high tech gadgets that make our everyday lives easier and more bearable.
Although we are too young to remember, the first truly portable cell phone made its appearance in the early 1980’s and later gained fame on the popular teen sitcom ‘’Saved by the Bell’.’ It was actually the 90’s, however, that ignited an entire tech-nology revolution that would change the way we watched TV, surfed the net, and com-municated with other people.
Over the last 30 years, cell phones have evolved from 1G to 4G, allowing us to re-ceive better signals, commu-nicate over larger distances, keep tabs on friends without a land line and even send small emails called text messages. Today’s cell phone is more
like a pocket sized super com-puter.
Television has also under-gone a major makeover with the recent switch from analog to digital as well as a transi-tion from traditional to flat screen televisions. We can now watch TV in hi-defi-nition (1080p) blue-ray and even 3D, which provide a su-perior viewing experience.
Cassette players have given way to CD players that in turn were replaced by the iPod which continues to be improved upon with features such as larger memory, touch screen and even the ability to play videos.
Various social networks have also made an appear-ance, and while it seems like they have been around forev-er some sites have emerged as recently as 2005. A few well known networks are Face-book, Twitter and Myspace;
the latter of these three, of course, shows us just how quickly a website can fall out of favor with the masses.
Many of these cyber hang-out spots are home to everyday users as well as business pro-fessionals and even celebrities. Social networks have revolu-tionized the way we commu-nicate with people on local, international and global levels.
And last but certainly not least, the video game indus-try has made some of the most significant technologi-
cal advancements. Major companies like Sony, Micro-soft and Nintendo have made such great strides with their game consoles, graphics, CGI (computer generated imag-ery) and game play that they have caused consumers to debate which system is supe-rior. They continue to outdo themselves and each other as they pave the road of tech-nology that has set the stan-dards for the next generation of gaming experiences.
We truly are a generation
that runs on technology. Most of us have used a computer at some point to research a topic for a senior project, to play games, chat, and even buy more technology to use. While some alarmists be-lieve that technology has a purely negative impact on us, I believe that our daily use of technology has prepared, and will continue to prepare, us for a world in which almost every industry and business is man-aged completely by, or with the assistance of, technology.
History of cell phones
1GDynaTac8000x
(1983)Nokia 2110
(1994)
2GMotorola Razr
(2006)BlackBerry
Curve (2008)
3GApple iPhone
(2008)
4GDroid Charge (May 2011)
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Kinston seniors earn distinction at Awards DayLeadership & Service
Foxman Cup: Alex Frank-fort
Bynum Cup: Brianna Rhodes
Curtis Cup: Abbye Reyn-olds
Sally Cogdell Hill Award: Breonna King
Mabel Lenhardt Award: Mackenzie Brown
J.P. Harrison Award: Quin-ton Alston
W. Olin Reed Human Rela-tions Award: James Whitner
C.B. Stewart Award: Devonte Howell
W.L. Peedin Loyalty Award: Sir’Tera Brewer
Stroud Service Award: Za-kiyyah King
Estelle McClees Science Award: Devin Bryant
KHS Teacher of the Year 2011: Ms. Shirley Holt
Citizenship & ScholarshipSeniors of the Year: Brianna
Rhodes, James WhitnerPrincipal’s Leadership
Award: Creeshona BerrySchechter Foundation
Award: Curtis McPhatterBSA CenturyLink Reward-
ing Academic Excellence Award: Alex Frankfort
Adkin Class of 1967: Bre-onna King, Olivia Holloway, Senquasia Coleman
A group of KHS seniors showcase their academic awards. Front row, left to right: Quinton Alston, Sir’Tera Brewer and James Whitner. Back row: Mackenzie Brown, Abbye Reynolds, Alex Frankfort, Breonna King, Brianna Rhodes and Zakiyyah KIng.
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Class of 2011 celebrates with Senior Week
Above, left: Seniors Nicole Darden (left to right), Neffertti Muhammad, Brianna Rhodes, Creeshona Berry and LaShawn Koonce were among the seniors who participated in Inter-national Day. Above, right: Alex Frankfort and Rebekah Sparrow took International Day to another level with their intergalactic costumes.
On a scale of 1-10...
Senior Week was a time for the Class of 2011 to show school pride with a week’s worth of Spirit costumes and activities leading up to the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional three-day weekend upcoming graduates use to celebrate the end of a 13-year-journey that will end on June 11 when they walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.
Monday, May 23, was deemed International Day, followed by Senior Citizen/Little Kid Day on Tuesday. Wednesday saw students wear costumes de-picting what they want to be when they grow up. Thursday was reserved for senior t-shirts; slogans read “On a scale of 1-10, we’re an 11.” On Friday, the halls were more deserted than usual as several seniors took a day off to head to the beach early.
Enjoy our photo essay on Senior Week. All photos were taken by members of The Viking Press staff.
Senior Citizen Day
International Day
... they’re an 11
Above: Seniors Alex Frankfort, Rebekah Sparrow, Senqua-sia Coleman, LaShawn Koonce, Abbye Reynolds, Anna Keith, Mackenzie Brown, Creeshona Berry and Tiana Craigg (seat-ed) pose for Senior Citizen Day.
Below, left: Blake Herring looks much older on Senior Citi-zen Day, while Hakeem Washington went with a superhero costume to represent his future.
Right: Seniors Zakiyyah King, Shavondra Johnson, Bonique Sauls and Keosha Parks have fun with Gender Day, as each decided to wear boys’ clothes for the day. Several guys also decided to wear women’s clothes for the day, but most didn’t make it to lunch-time before changing back into their usual attire.
Meanwhile, a few students opted to dress as their future selves, with costumes ranging from the humorous (a giant bowl of macaroni and cheese) to the sincere (fashion design-ers, politicians and firemen).
Gender Day
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Seniors travel to Disney World for Grad-Nite 2011
Kinston High’s Class of 2011 was the first class in years to go on the Grad Nite trip to Disney World.
Grad Nite, which is held at Magic Kingdom, is for high school seniors all across the country. The students are al-lowed to go to the park from 9 p.m. until 4 a.m., and during this time they can do anything from riding the rides to listening to a DJ and dancing.
The Student Govern-ment President, Brianna Rhodes, teamed up with Mr. Regional Dawson, SGA adviser, to make trip possible.
Both said the trip would give them seniors a chance to unite one last time and do something memorable together be-fore graduating.
“We have good kids and some of them haven’t had the oppor-
Left to right: Seniors James Whitner, Zakiyyah King, Quinton Alston, Brianna Rhodes and Tyquan Dove pose with Disney characters at Disney World during their Grad-Nite 2011 trip over Spring Break.
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tunity to go out of the state and enjoy time with their friends,” Dawson said.
Approximately 55 people went on the trip -- 45 students and 10 chaperones. Though the trip only lasted for three days, the group managed to participate in several fun activities including shopping, an afternoon at Wet ‘n Wild, a din-ner theatre experience at Medieval Times and Grad Nite.
“It was a once in a lifetime experience,” Rhodes said.
Dawson, too, was pleased with the outcome.
“This experience for the seniors should be remembered and cher-ished; it gave them the opportunity to bond with their classmates,” Dawson said.
He added that al-though the school won’t participate in Grad Nite next year, he plans to organize a different se-nior trip.
By PhiliP Davis
Staff Writer
Students, staff lament loss of AVID program
The AVID class of 2011 will be the last to graduate from KHS, as the pro-gram has been canceled.
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Since its arrival at Kinston High five years ago, the AVID program has prepared more than a hundred KHS students for college.
Now it is one of the many programs being cut by the county due to a lack of funds to sup-port the program.
The AVID program is a preparatory course that not only prepares students for college but also helps them live up to their full potential.
“It’s basically a college prep course that turns B students into A stu-dents,” AVID Coordina-tor Clay Stilley said. “In addition, it has helped o create a sense of com-munity in the classroom while teaching students vital 21st century skills like collaboration and teamwork.
“Due to a tight budget, however, the county has cut a lot of programs. Unfortunately, AVID is one of them, and it will be sorely missed.”
Over the last four years, AVID has drasti-cally helped to improve our EOC composite in English and History courses.
The reason the pro-gram has had such a monumental impact is that it allows students taking EOC’s two se-mesters to prepare for exams instead of one.
In addition to extend-ed preparation time, AVID students have developed strong bonds with each other over the last four year, and because they can rely on each other, each student has a greater chance of academic success.
AVID students are dedicated and are more likely to work harder for
their teachers and them-selves, AVID students said.
“The AVID program has helped me to mo-tivate and challenge myself and also prepare myself for college,” se-nior Chanelle Thomas said. “This experience has given me a different outlook on society. Par-ticipating in AVID has enabled me to succeed and be the best. I have been in AVID since the sixth grade and I enjoy the program and un-derstand the basic prin-ciples of college.”
Stilley said: “I have mixed feelings about the loss of the program. I feel the program has not been provided with ad-equate funding it needs in order to operate at its full potential and it makes me sad because you cannot put a price on how the program has benefited students.”
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Senior receieves care package from TAsTeachers say Jonathan Ramos is very deserving of gift
The gift box read, “With love from KHS TA’s,” a gift for the Kinston High senior.
Accompanying the box in the student lounge were Prin-cipal Wynn Whittington, teaching assistants Ms. Davis and Ms. Coples and a hand-ful of other school officials. The gift box, Davis said, was a service project created by the county’s teaching assistants. Each school, she said, was to choose one student to receive the surprise goody bag.
Ramos was selected for this surprise at Kinston High as a way for the staff to show its appreciation for a student de-scribed by the staff as “very outgoing and friendly.”
“Jonathan, my darling, we love you,” Coples told him. “This gift was from us to
Senior Jonathan Ramos reacts to a gift box given to him by his teaching assistants.Sierra Wood/The Viking Press
By Sierra Wood
Staff Writershow our appreciation to you for your past few years here at Kinston High.”
After graduation, Ramos plans to pursue his future at a culinary arts school like Le Cordon Bleu. To help prepare for a possible career in the food industry, he often helps the ladies in the cafeteria by cleaning and preparing food. The staff felt like his hard work and dedication has paid off, so they decided to reward him with the Valentine’s Day gift bag.
Ramos opened the box and found it was full of personal items.
“When you do well, you reap such a good harvest in the end,” Coples told him as he smiled at the items he found inside the box.
After a few minutes of rum-maging through the box, Ra-
mos told his teachers how thankful he was for the ges-ture.
“Thank you guys,” he said.
“No one has ever done any-thing like this for me before. I really wasn’t expecting it. I’m definitely going to miss this
after I graduate, but at least I know that people here love me.”
A red box with a pink heart greeted Jonathan Ramos in the student lounge back on Feb. 15.
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-- By AkyrA Allen
Staff Writer
Top three students in senior class win pestigious awards and scholarships at KHS Awards Day
Triple Threat
ALEX FRANKFORT
The top-ranked student coming into his final semester at KHS, Alex Frankfort re-ceived the prestigious Foxman Cup, among
six other awards. The future UNC-Chapel Hill stu-dent also won a total of $1,825 in scholarships.
“My best memory was Senior Spirit Week be-cause the whole school dressed up and participated to support the school,” Frankfort said. “It was a lot of fun to support the school in that way.”
During Frankfort’s high school career, he has par-ticipated in the varsity men’s tennis team, varsity men’s soccer team, Quiz bowl, SADD Club, Span-ish club, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Art Club, and the Environmental club.
BRIANNA RHODES
Brianna Rhodes, ranked No. 2 in her class after the fall 2010 semester, won the pres-tigious Bynum Cup, along with many oth-
er awards. Another future UNC-Chapel Hill student, she
won over $60,000 in scholarships. “Awards day, becoming prom queen and receiv-
ing best smile and personality in the senior class are my best memories in high school,” Rhodes said.
During Rhodes high school career, she was a part of the International Baccalaureate programme, SGA senior class president, Anchor Club vice pres-ident, editor-in-chief of The Viking Press news-paper staff, vice president of the National Honor Society, secretary of SADD a member of Spanish Club and Spanish Honor Society, Lenoir Memorial Hospital volunteer, volleyball player, color guard participant, tennis player and junior marshal.
ABBYE REYNOLDS
Abbye Reynold, who entered the final se-mester of her senior year ranked No. 3 in her class, won two awards -- the Curtis
Cup and the Oran Perry Memorial Scholarship. A future journalism and English student at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she has also earned a $26,000 Teaching Fellows schol-arship and $500 from Gordon Street Christian Church.
“Grad Night, Mackenzie Brown, Quiz Bowl, journalism and tennis are my best memories in high school,” Reynolds said.
During Reynolds’ high school career, she par-ticipated in tennis, piano, Anchor Club, Art Club, Drama Club, Spanish Club, National Honor Soci-ety, Environmental Explorers and Bells.
Congratulations to Ms. Shirley Holt, the 2011
Kinston High School teacher of the year.
Holt, pictured with Business Cup winner Philip Davis, is a career and technical education teacher at Kinston High.
“She’s patient,” Da-vis said. “Her ability to teach students really makes her stand apart. She can adapt to stu-dents’ different learning styles and help students understand material in a way that makes sense to them.”The sophomore and junior graduation marshals were announced during
Awards Day on May 20.
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Full Name: Anna KeithBest Memory: Senior Spirit Week and all the Jr/Sr week-ends!Clubs/Sports: softball, volley-ball, Honor SocietyPlans for next year: Going to Pitt to major in dolphin training :)10 years from now: I will be in Australia training dolphins.
Full Name: Tyshondria T.S. PriceBest Memory: Meeting my best friend Sharnice DeanClubs/Sports: softball, JOI Choir, JROTC battalion mem-ber (staff), S-5/PAO position, Art Club, Yearbook staffPlans for next year: Already joined U.S. Army10 years from now: Still in the Army living my life
Full Name: Blake HerringBest Memory: winning the baseball conference champi-onship as a juniorClubs/Sports: varsity base-ball (four years), varsity soccer (two years), SADD Club, Na-tional Honor SocietyPlans for next year: Pitt Com-munity College before transfer-ring to NCSU10 years from now: Kicked back, chillin’ and living the life with a family and also being a physical therapist
Full Name: Nakia CampbellBest Memory: Walking across the stagePlans for next year: Taking class at LCCWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Have a big career with a big house
Full Name: Antwan Jerrod HardyBest Memory: When I was a freshman and the basketball team won the state champion-shipClubs/Sports: Football, Track, JROTCPlans for next year: To attend a college or go in the armyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: In the army
Full Name: Brianna Nicole RhodesBest Memory: Being crowned Prom Queen, winning best
smile and best personality, and becoming senior class Presi-dent for the first time in many yearsClubs/Sports: IB Program, SGA Senior Class President, Anchor Club Vice President and President, Editor-In-Chief of the Viking Press Newspa-per Staff, Vice-President of National Honor Society, Sec-retary of SADD, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Lenoir Memorial Hospital Volunteer, Volleyball, Color guard, Tennis, Junior MarshallPlans for next year: To attend UNC-Chapel Hill and officially become a Carolina Girl!What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Be a Pediatrician with my own business and have a husband with kids
Full Name: Taishianna HallBest Memory: Junior/Senior 2010Clubs/Sports: HipHopcrisy Teens, CheerleadingPlans for next year: UNC-G FreshmanWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Working in a hospital as a neonatal nurse
Full Name: Donyai MoffattBest Memory: Senior Trip/Prom WeekendClubs/Sports: Varsity FootballPlans for next year: To attend Elizabeth City State University and major in Aviation ScienceWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Sitting in a NBA sta-dium watching Lebron James play in the playoffs, and getting ready for the Kinston High ten year reunion
Full Name: TyQuan Hykeem “Turtle” DoveBest Memory: I have a lot of memories; my football sea-sons with my brothers; track season with my family and my high school loveClubs/Sports: Track & Field, Varsity FootballPlans for next year: To at-tend NCCU, run track and play football, and major in science educationWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Science Teacher; Play-ing in the NFL or investing in something that is going to keep me rich
Full Name: Erika MillsBest Memory: When Mrs. Pike sent me to ISS for the very first time. I felt like I was in court or somethingClubs/Sports: Soccer, FCCLA
Full Name: Bianca “Fancy” BoatswainBest Memory: Hanging with Cree and Tiana, riding around, partying, and staying on top of our academics as well… “Oh Yea”Clubs/Sports: Flag team, Co-tillion, SADD Club, HOSA ClubPlans for next year: Student at A&T State University, major in nursing and minor in Crimi-nal JusticeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Either working in a hospital or a courtroom being very successful and staying fo-cused through everything I do
Full Name: Shaquana BrownBest Memory: Opposite Day during Spirit Week my junior yearPlans for next year: At col-lege getting my education!What you’ll be doing in 10 years: In another state, some-where far, trying to further my life.
Full Name: Seaira AndersonPlans for next year: Attend NCCUWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Living in New York City, working on trying to own my own fashion business
Full Name: Quinton BakerBest Memory: Being a mem-ber of JROTC/Color guard/Drill teamClubs/Sports: Color guard/Drill team, DECA, HOSA, SADD, ArtPlans for next year: Com-plete my first year at Pitt with the possibility of transferring to NCA&TWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Taking advantage of my degree in Business Admin-istration and open a business also to be a reserve officer in US Army
Full Name: Tiana BrownBest Memory: When the Marching Band went on a trip and when we got back to school and I was sleep walking and fell off the bus.Clubs/Sports: Marching BandPlans for next year: Attending UniversityWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Living far away pursu-ing my dream
Full Name: Quinton AlstonBest Memory: Defeating SW EdgecombeClubs/Sports: Football, Jour-nalism, National Honor Soci-ety, AVIDPlans for next year: Attend
NCA&TWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Managing some corpo-ration
Full Name: James DardenBest Memory: When people were putting those stink bombs in the hallwaysClubs/Sports: BasketballPlans for next year: Go to col-legeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Anything as long as I am doing something success-ful
Full Name: Monquita HamiltonBest Memory: Getting pro-posed toClubs/Sports/Activities: Dra-ma Club, Softball, JOI Gospel ChoirPlans for next year: Attend Pitt Community CollegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Working at a hospi-tal being a RN Pediatrics and being married to Rasshan Slaughter
Full Name: Jeremiah LanierBest Memory: Being confer-ence champions in baseball my junior yearClubs/Sports/Activities: Var-sity Baseball, Varsity Basket-ballPlans for next year: To play baseball at Wake Tech Com-munity CollegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I hope to own several businesses, even my own MLB baseball team. If not, I hope to be playing in MLB
Full Name: Deshaun KoonceBest Memory: Senior Trip. It was fun hanging with my class-mates and attending Grad Nite at Disney WorldClubs/Sports/Activit ies: JROTCPlans for next year: Joining the U.S. ArmyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Still being in the army, and starting my family with my high school sweetheart.
Full Name: Darius L. LeeBest Memory: Playing soccer and receiving Rookie of the YearClubs/Sports/Activities: Soc-cer, BasketballPlans for next year: Going to college (Louisburg) and going on to further my education in BusinessWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Running my own T-Shirt/Hat store
Full Name: Thomas Rashawn LawsonBest Memory: Making my de-cision to join the U.S. Army and making 2nd in championship with my flag chickas in VirginiaClubs/Sports/Activities: Col-or guard, Track, Drama Club, HOSA, French Club, Pep Club, JOIPlans for next year: Being based wherever Uncle Sam sends me and serving my countryWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Still in the military mak-ing my life’s earning
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Full Name: Hakeem “Meek” WashingtonBest Memory: All the help I got in school to make me suc-cessfulClubs/Sports/Activit ies: Football, Track & FieldPlans for next year: Go to col-lege for Graphic Arts and Web DesignWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully owning my own business with a big fam-ily, making music and saving souls for the Lord. God Ova Money!!! Young Fly, saved!! Be the movement - get with it or stay lost
Full Name: Rayshunna JonesBest Memory: That I am able to graduateClubs/Sports/Activities: JOI, Volunteer Volleyball trainer, Volunteer at Caswell CenterPlans for next year: Attend N.C. Central University and study Criminal JusticeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Have a major in CSI and a degree for cosmetology
Full Name: Derrian PhillipsBest Memory: Having fun with all my friends and a few of my teachersPlans for next year: To go to college and graduate with a degreeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully I will be a Computer Engineer or Techni-cian
Full Name: Kenya OffuttBest Memory: Junior/Senior WeekendsClubs/Sports/Activities: Bas-ketball, Cheerleading, Soccer, TrackPlans for next year: Attend North Carolina Central Univer-sityWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully I’ll have a great job of my choice, every-thing I want, and a nice soul mate
Full Name: Arthur Outlaw Jr.Clubs/Sports/Activit ies: FootballPlans for next year: Military (Army)What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Owning a business
Full Name: Ryan MoseleyBest Memory: When Latoya Luckett camePlans for next year: Go to the army and succeed in lifeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I will have a family and I will be doing well with my life
Full Name: Kaminski MurrellBest Memory: The day Latoya Luckett came to the school to talk with all of the classesClubs/Sports/Activit ies: JROTCPlans for next year: To be in the navyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I will be working on my
other ten years in the navy so I can retire after 20 years
Full Name: Terrance Tremayne OutlawBest Memory: Playing basket-ballClubs/Sports/Activit ies: Football, BasketballPlans for next year: MilitaryWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I will be a DJ at some radio station in ATL
Full Name: Damian OgbaugoBest Memory: Playing high school football with my team matesClubs/Sports/Activit ies: Football, Track, French ClubPlans for next year: College at ECU and U.S Army ReserveWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: …as long as I’m alive with a job I’m okay
Full Name: Rebekah Anne SparrowBest Memory: Riding to away soccer games, watching Net-flix, and most things that oc-curred while skipping classClubs/Sports/Activities: Soc-cer, Handbell choir, National Honors Society, French Club, French Honor Society, Art Club, Anchor Club, Environ-mental Explorers, SADD ClubPlans for next year: I plan to attend N.C. State University to double major in History and In-ternational StudiesWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I will be living in Great Britain with Robert Pattinson. The rest will fall into place beautifully
Full Name: Tiana RoseBest Memory: Driving around in Kent, Ruby Red, and the Acura with my E.K. Best girls causing troubleClubs/Sports/Activities: Soc-cer, IB, Academic Banquet, Honor RollPlans for next year: To attend N.C. A&T University and ma-joring in BusinessWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Married to a basketball player with a daughter named Ryan and a son named Ryder, living very successfully!!!
Full Name: Cree IB’sweet Ber-riesBest Memory: Being in the
cafeteria and courtyard with all my friendsClubs/Sports/Activities: Soc-cer, National Honor Society, Anchor Club, Flag, Dance, WorkPlans for next year: Attend-ing UNC-Chapel Hill to major in PsychologyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I would hopefully be finishing graduate school and starting my law career with a happy family waiting for me at home.
Full Name: Onkenya T. HallBest Memory: Hanging with my friendsClubs/Sports/Activities: JOI, Band, Track, Basketball, Vol-leyball, FCCLAPlans for next year: Attending Voorhees College and major in Pre-medWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully I’ll be a doc-tor in physical therapy and sports medicine
Full Name: LaTisha Lachelle KornegayBest Memory: I have to say my best memory would have to be when I played Aunt Spiker in James and the Giant PeachClubs/Sports/Activities: Soc-cer, Drama Club, CheerleadingPlans for next year: To attend FSU for Health Science while having a part-time jobWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully be done with school and have a successful job and a stable relationship
Full Name: Philip A. DavisBest Memory from high school: Friday at 2:40, every Friday at 2:40Clubs/sports/activities: I love Tae Kwon Do, it has been my passion in the past and in the future. I hope to pursue it as well as other martial arts.Plans for next year: I’m un-decided; however both college and the Navy are possible op-tions.What you’ll be doing in 10 years: In 10 years I will be studying marine plant and animal life, hopefully in some place tropical with blue water and white sandy beaches or on
the opposite end of the spec-trum running combat missions.
Full Name: Bonique SaulsBest Memory from high school: Senior trip to Orlando, Florida. Medieval Times din-ner theatre.Clubs/sports/activities: Stu-dent Government Association Secretary, HOSA, JOI, Viking Emerald Steppers.What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Running my own child psychology practice for the less fortunate.
Full Name: Anthony H. Smith, Jr.Best Memory from high school: PromClubs/sports/act iv i t ies: JROTCPlans for next year: Going to NADC in NashvilleWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Working at my own shop somewhere
Full Name: Willis PooleBest Memory from high school: Having one of my first girlfriends and hanging out with my friendClubs/sports/activities: Foot-ball and trackPlans for next year: Go to collegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: To be working or to be in the army
Full Name: Don’drika K. RouseBest Memory from high school: Graduating from AVID and getting my acceptance let-ter from CentralClubs/sports/activities: Var-sity cheerleading, Varsity soc-cer (1 year), and Yearbook.Plans for next year: To at-tend NCCU to major in NursingWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Married with two kids, a boy and a girl.
Full Name: Darrell RobertsBest Memory from high school: Playing ballClubs/sports/activities: Bas-ketballPlans for next year: Go off to collegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Having my own busi-ness
Full Name: Rasshan Montez SlaughterBest Memory from high school: Being the first team in 10th grade track to win a con-ference track meetClubs/sports/activities: Art Club, Drama Club, and FCCLAPlans for next year: Army and CollegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: In the army as a Petro-leum Supply Specialist, work-ing on my degree on online college courses.
Full Name: Ja’Quana Tyshai RhoeClubs/sports/activities: Soc-cer, HOSAPlans for next year: To at-tend LCC and work on my As-sociates DegreeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Making Money!!
Full Name: Chelsee Nevicia Best Memory from high school: Prom 2011 and re-ceiving my acceptance letterClubs/sports/activities: Dra-ma Club, Softball, Art ClubPlans for next year: Study Mass Communications at North Carolina Central Univer-sityWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Professional Photogra-phy and Journalism
Full Name: Antwan FisherBest Memory from high school: Winning the state championship and the fish bowl during my junior year.Clubs/sports/activities: Var-sity Basketball team trainer, FCCLA, and Granville Acad-emyPlans for next year: Attend Louisburg College then trans-fer to either ECCU or NCCU for Sports Medicine and Law SchoolWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Giving back to the com-munity
Full Name: Michael HoustonBest Memory from high school: When I came to Kin-ston High School, the pep ral-lies, and when I graduate.Plans for next year: To go to college and go to school for mechanicsWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Have a successful job
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and do music
Full Name: Larry Jerome Lewis Jr.Best Memory from high school: Having Mr. Ham for Masonry. He is one of the funniest teachers I have ever knownClubs/sports/activities: Nev-er been into clubs, sports, or activitiesPlans for next year: I plan to attend college and work a part time job.What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Living and making ends meet. Maybe I will have a kid or two not sure.
Full Name: Diamond CooperBest Memory from high school: When I copped my first set of LevisPlans for next year: Go to college, get money, and stay away from KinstonWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: As long as I’m not in Kinston in 10 years I don’t care.
Full Name: Quontez BoswellBest Memory from high school: StuntingClubs/sports/activities: Shin-ing, stunting, being me, and super cooling. Plans for next year: Make more moneyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Living extra good
Full Name: Dayshawn Tur-nageBest Memory from high school: Playing football, and spending times with friends. One of my best memories is going to Florida with Mr. Daw-son. We had a great time.Clubs/sports/activities: Foot-ball, BandPlans for next year: Going to the Job CorpsWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Staying out of trouble and starting a family
Full Name: James Rashad WhitnerBest Memory from high school: Senior TripClubs/sports/activities: Na-tional Honor Society, Varsity Football, Rotary Club, and Var-sity track and fieldPlans for next year: Go to WSSU or Wesleyan College to major in mathematicsWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I will be the next super-man with a green and black
suit and I will fly around the universe searching for new life. Then I will come, pick up Kinston, NC, and fly it to Mars to see the rest of the life forms there. When it is all over I will be known as THE MAN!
Full Name: Pat BlackBest Memory from high school: When they had bomb threats like everyday my 9th grade yearClubs/sports/activities: Get-ting paid and ballingPlans for next year: Plan on going to collegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Become an audio en-gineer
Full Name: Damian CowardClubs/sports/activities: Cut-ting hairPlans for next year: Barber schoolWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Have my own barber school
Full Name: Charles Patrick RobertsClubs/sports/activities: Bas-ketball, dance, and businessPlans for next year: Go to LCCWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Business
Full Name: Candace SuttonBest Memory from high school: FCCLA Spring Com-petition Trip.Clubs/sports/activities: FC-CLA, JOI, Drama ClubPlans for next year: Military (Air Force)What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Air Force/College
Full Name: Chrishana Whit-moreBest Memory from high school: Darion CannonPlans for next year: To at-tend a two-year then four-year collegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Working and starting my career
Full Name: Miesha Imani Je-nee WatersClubs/sports/activities: Vol-leyball, Trainer, Softball, JOIPlans for next year: GET AWAY FROM HERE….What you’ll be doing in 10 years: On the road with my team, making money!
Full Name: Jasmine Villan-
uevaBest Memory from high school: When Damien and Rasshan tied me to a chair, and I almost fell trying to undo it. They kept laughing and tak-ing pictures.Clubs/sports/activities: JV/Varsity Cheerleader and Span-ish ClubPlans for next year: Attend the Art Institute of Raleigh-Dur-ham in JulyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Completing my intern-ship in New York and starting my own clothing line.
Full Name: Jessica BreAnna BerryBest Memory from high school: My best memory from high school is being in the JOI choir. It was a tremendous blessing and an amazing ex-perience and opportunity.Clubs/sports/activities: Dra-ma Club, JOI, Art Club, FEED Club, Softball, and Flag TeamPlans for next year: My plan for next year is to be in college and striving for excellenceWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: In 10 years I plan to be working at Pitt Memorial Hos-pital in Greenville, NC
Full Name: Tydreecus BarnesClubs/sports/activities: Ten-nisPlans for next year: CollegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Owning my own barber shop
Full Name: Ememory Shanae WilliamsBest Memory from high school: When I was a fresh-man and I was so excited about being in high schoolPlans for next year: Plan to attend Lenoir Community College. My majors are Cos-metology, Nursing, and Early ChildhoodWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Model, have my own beauty salon, or be a nursing aid.
Full Name: Brittany WilliamsBest Memory from high school: Running track and fieldClubs/sports/act iv i t ies: Track and field, band
Plans for next year: Attend the Art Institute of Charlotte and major in Culinary Arts and Photography
What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Staying out of trouble and starting a family.
Full Name: Justina WilliamsBest Memory from high school: My 3rd period class this year.Clubs/sports/act iv i t ies: HOSAPlans for next year: Go to a two year college.What you’ll be doing in 10 years: I will be 27 and I plan to be in Atlanta, Georgia working as a Dental Hygienist.
Full Name: Olivia HollowayBest Memory from high school: When the band won 1st place in everything with the theme Dream Girl while marching through the rain. We did our thing!Clubs/sports/activities: JOI Choir, SADD Club, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Environmental Explor-ers, Delta Gems and Spanish ClubPlans for next year: Attend four year university to major in Biology and become a doctor.What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Owning many busi-nesses and being a doctor. Married to my love, 2020 is our year. I do not plan on hav-ing any children in those years.
Full Name: Shanina York Best Memory from high school: The talent showClubs/sports/activities: Dra-ma ClubPlans for next year: Attending a tech college or community collegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Somewhere being a comedian on T.V.
Full Name: Clifton Williams Best Memory from high school: Homecoming Clubs/sports/activities: Foot-ball all four yearsPlans for next year: To be in the United States ArmyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully be in the Army as a Sergeant Major
Full Name: Kimyatta Williams Best Memory from high school: Early Childhood 1 and 2 going out to sites. (Northeast Elementary School, D. Dingus 2nd grade class)Plans for next year: Attend college
What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully teaching a 2nd grade class.
Full Name: Marquis WilliamsBest Memory from high school: Prom 2011Clubs/sports/activities: 9th grade basketball and tennis 11th gradePlans for next year: Military (army)What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Working to be a ser-geant first class in the army. Have a big family and just live my life to the fullest.
Full Name: Dio TysonBest Memory from high school: Senior PromClubs/sports/activities: Foot-ball, bandPlans for next year: Go to WSSU and get good gradesWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Have my own business, two kids, and a wife living life.
Full Name: David BellBest Memory from high school: My last memory will be graduatingPlans for next year: To be en-listed in the NavyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Continuing my ongoing career in the Navy.
Full Name: Nichole “CoCo” DardenBest Memory from high school: Prom weekend! The day after prom a couple of my friends and I went to Raleigh and went to Adventure Landing and played unlimited go-karts and laser tag. It was the best!Clubs/sports/act iv i t ies: H.O.S.APlans for next year: Next year I will be living back in New Jer-sey and attending William Pat-terson UniversityWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: In 10 years I will be a certified nurse midwife living in upstate NY and driving a red orange red rover, with a hus-band and two children.
Full Name: Zakiyyah “KeKe” KingBest Memory from high school: The best memory I had in high school was going to states in track and field in the 11th grade. We were #2 in the state as a team. Also mak-ing it to the finals in basketball my 12th grade year, we had a
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great seasonClubs/sports/act iv i t ies: Track and field, Basketball, Volleyball, FCCLA, JOI, An-chor Club, Holloway Volunteer, Praise Dance, and Church ChoirPlans for next year: Attend Voorhees College in South Carolina and study Criminal Justice and minor in Computer TechnologyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I will be a FBI Agent solving crimes and hacking computers for the federal gov-ernment
Full Name: Mike TysonBest Memory from high school: Winning the 2010 state basketball championshipClubs/sports/activities: Var-sity Men’s BasketballPlans for next year: Attend Wingate UniversityWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Enjoying life
Full Name: Ahmad VentersBest Memory from high school: Became a seniorClubs/sports/activities: Art ClubPlans for next year: College/doing tats getting moneyWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Pro tattoo artist and making money
Full Name: Rayshawn CooperBest Memory from high school: The day we had a bomb threatClubs/sports/activities: Dra-ma ClubPlans for next year: Coast Guard then ECSU after thatWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Sitting down counting money, holding my kids, and watching TV
Full Name: Brandon Ravon CarrBest Memory from high school: PromClubs/sports/activities: Play soccer for two yearsPlans for next year: Go to Lenoir Community College for two years and then transfer to East Carolina University for computer engineering programWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Be working at an engi-neering company in North Car-olina, making money, getting a big house, and be successful in life
Full Name: Monkeia Lasha CobbBest Memory from high school: Just having fun with friendsClubs/sports/act iv i t ies: Band, FCCLA, HOSAPlans for next year: Attend-ing North Carolina Central Uni-versityWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Have my own business, two kids, and a wife living life
Full Name: Danielle Crayton
Best Memory from high school: When the class of 2011 went on our Senior Trip!Plans for next year: To attend North Carolina Central Univer-sity and major in EnglishWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully finishing an-other award winning book
Full Name: MyQuan Houston Best Memory from high school: My freshman year be-cause I was new and met a lot of new teachers and students and all the females caught my eyes along with the freedom they used to give us. My se-nior year alsoClubs/sports/activities: Dra-ma club and FCCLAPlans for next year: Doing something productiveWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: There is no telling what my future holds but I will be somewhere balling
Full Name: Char-keva Kamila HodgeBest Memory from high school: Being in class with my AVID classmates, we always end up having to get moved around in the class, but it does no good because we all know each other wellClubs/sports/activities: Vol-leyball, Softball, Basketball, Drama Club, and FBLAPlans for next year: To go in the service and go to a com-munity college and then trans-ferWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: All I know is I will be far away from Kinston and work-ing at a big hospital
Full Name: Jasmine S. John-son #11Best Memory from high school: Spirit WeekClubs/sports/act iv i t ies: Church, Softball, ChurchPlans for next year: LCC for two years, and maybe play a sportWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: In the next 10 years. I’ll be hopefully getting my cloth-ing line up and running.
Full Name: Shakera Michelle JohnsonBest Memory from high school: Being in AVID, having fun, and laughing with all of my AVID classmates. I will miss all of you!Plans for next year: Attend a four year college to major in BusinessWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: In the next 10 years, I plan to be in Virginia
Full Name: Shavondra John-sonBest Memory from high school: It would have to be the day I got my report card and it said promoted to the 12th grade. I immediately caught senioritis!Clubs/sports/activities: Bas-
ketball, Track, and VolleyballPlans for next year: To be fully enlisted in the Navy and a student at NCCU or A&TWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: In 10 years I plan to be well into my career, going to school and making something of myself that my family and true friends would be proud of.
Full Name: Marquis “Mac-A-Milyun” JonesBest Memory from high school: The day the seniors were making the 2011 symbol. WE were making so many mis-takes, wearing the wrong col-ors, it was a ball!Clubs/sports/activities: Art ClubPlans for next year: Enrolling in LCC for two yearsWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Still in school
Full Name: Simone’ PenderBest Memory from high school: Senior Trip to Orlan-do, FloridaClubs/sports/act iv i t ies: Cheerleading and SoftballPlans for next year: Attend the University of North Caro-lina at Greensboro for four yearsWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Working in a children’s hospital
Full Name: Mackenzie BrownBest Memory from high school: Trying to get out of class as much as possible and the Senior Class trip to Disney World!Clubs/sports/act iv i t ies: KHS Varsity Tennis, Dance, Art Club, Drama Club, Anchor Club, SADD, Spanish Club, National Honor Society, Span-ish Honor Society, Environ-mental ExplorersPlans for next year: I will be attending the best school in North Carolina, UNC! I plan to double major in English and Journalism!What you’ll be doing in 10 years: In 10 years, I will be liv-ing on the moon with my pet Giraffe, Garth, and I will be watching you all…
Full Name: Alexander Brady FrankfortBest Memory from high school: Finally getting to go on a field trip for my senior year, even though it was only to the Nature CenterClubs/sports/act iv i t ies: Varsity Men’s Tennis, Var-sity Men’s Soccer, Quiz Bowl, SADD, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Art Club, and Environ-mental Explorers ClubPlans for next year: I am at-tending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study computer scienceWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I will be living in New Zealand with my pet kiwis watching movies on Netflix all
the time.
Full Name: Jasmine Varcadi-paneBest Memory from high school: Walking across the stageClubs/sports/act iv i t ies: Helping the Markice McNight and other childrenPlans for next year: Be in schoolWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Have my Cosmetolo-gist and Pediatrician license. I also want own my own beauty shop
Full Name: Quawiyy Amirah WashingtonBest Memory from high school: Scoring my first soc-cer goal and receiving my di-plomaClubs/sports/activities: Soc-cerPlans for next year: Attend CollegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Working in a job that pays well or owning my own business
Full Name: Marquell Thomp-sonBest Memory from high school: Walking across the stagePlans for next year: Work and go to a community collegeWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully designing my own clothing label
Full Name: Sanchoi RamsayBest Memory from high school: Walking across the stagePlans for next year: MarinesWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Military
Full Name: Destiny RogersBest Memory from high school: Having fun in AA with Ms. Hines and my other class-matesPlans for next year: Go to col-lege and workWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Hopefully living in Vir-ginia or New York; not married, no kids, singing making hits and living life in the fab lane
Full Name: Jesse E. Jones Jr.Best Memory from high school: Winning the State Championship in Basketball in 2010Clubs/sports/activities: Foot-ball, Basketball, and AVIDPlans for next year: Attend Lenoir Rhyne University to play basketballWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Sitting in a corner office in a big city doing work and making money!
Full Name: Shaddy FieldsBest Memory from high school: Playing Varsity sports and coming to school and be-ing able to enjoy my school
years with my familyClubs/sports/activities: Foot-ball, BasketballPlans for next year: Go to WSSU and get good gradesWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: Have my own business, two kids, and a wife living life.
Full name: Na’Aisha A. GarnerBest memory from high school: My best memory from high school was my sopho-more year when I met my best friend, we have done so much together at school and till this day he is still by my side.Clubs/sports/act iv i t ies: H.O.S.A, Drama Club, French Club, Track & Field, Homecom-ing Court, I also volunteered at a local daycare named New Seasons Childcare for 4 years.Plans for next year: My plans are to go to ECU and study pre-med because I would like to become a pediatrician and care for those with a cleft lip.What you’ll be doing in 10 years: 10 years from now, I should be in medical school working on my degree and do-ing pretty well with my life.
Full name: Cinnamon Wil-liamsBest memory from high school: When I won home-coming queen.Clubs/sports/activities: Dra-ma Club, Anchor ClubPlans for next year: My plans for next year is to go to Golds-boro, NC to a vocational school to study printing & designingWhat you’ll be doing in 10 years: I will be in a big city (out of Kinston) working in a famous clothing store.
Full Name: Charles DailBest memory from high school: Being with friends my freshmen yearPlans for next year: Attend ECU in fall 2011-2012 school year.What you’ll be doing in 10 years: Teaching high school students.
Full name: Julius HodgesBest memory from high school: FootballClubs/sports/activities: Jour-nalismPlans for next year: College
Full name: Michael HortonBest memory from high school: The night of Prom. I can say that was the best night of my life. Never knew I could have that much fun.Clubs/sports/activities: JOI Choir, JROTC.Plans for next year: Hopefully find work. Then go from there.What you’ll be doing in 10 years: I see myself doing what I love to do, singing for a lot of people loving my music.
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Last Will & Testament
I, David Bell, do hereby leave my common sense to my classmates and my love to my mother. I leave enthusiasm to all underclassmen. I leave be-hind a piece of my heart to Malasya. Without you, I wouldn’t survive. I also leave her my most embrac-ing hug so she’ll always know what it feels like to have love all around her.
I, Creeshona Berry, do hereby leave my swag to Deeshona Cobb, my sense of humor to my lovely soccer team, and my “playa card” to Chris Hall.
I, Brittany Berry, do hereby leave my love and joyous spirit to all my friends and favorite teachers at KHS.
I, Jessica Berry, do hereby leave all my worldly possessions to my friends and my sense of humor to the upcoming class clowns. I leave my prom memories to all upcoming prom queens and kings.
I, Bianca Boatswain, do hereby leave my Fancy Swag to my sister Brianna and my intelligence to my classmates. I leave Jr/Sr memories to all the un-derclassmen.
I, Pat Black, say “GET A LIFE.”
I, Quontez Boswell, do hereby leave my swag mark on the halls of Kinston High School.
I, Mackenzie Brown, do hereby leave my pro-crastination to the IB Juniors, my duties as Ms. Baker’s BFF to Officer Corbett, my craziness to ev-eryone who put up with it over the past four years, and Hector to Julia Griffin and the rest of the tennis team.
I, Brandon Carr, do hereby leave my code of honor and knowledge to anyone who wants to be smart.
I, Nakia Campbell, do hereby leave all my kind words to the underclassmen. Live your dreams; they will make you happy.
I, Monkeia Cobb, hereby leave nothing to any-thing in Kinston!
I, Diamond Cooper, hereby leave my sense of hu-mor in the halls of K-High.
I, Rayshawn Cooper, did what I had to do to get out. It seemed like forever!
I, Danielle Crayton, do hereby leave my worldly possessions to the people I love the most.
I, James Darden, leave a money trail to Kinston High. To my brothers “Ta” Mumford and Cory Mills, hold it down and “be fresher den a febreeze” stick at ALL times! Oh yeah, shoutout to Malasya A.K.A. “RUFUS!”
I, Nichole Darden, hereby leave my pity because after us (Class of 2011), y’all will never be the 1’s.
I, Philip Davis, hereby leave my sarcastic jokes to Malasya Grajales.
I, Shalise Davis, do hereby leave my smartness to my brother. I leave my flyness to Brianna.
I, Kyshema Dawson, leave all my silly moments in the halls and classrooms of KHS and I hope to be remembered as the nice/funny/intelligent girl.
I, Danielle Dove, do hereby leave my kindness to my fellow underclassman and classmates. Wish the best for everyone.
I, Shaddy Fields, do hereby leave my love to all my graduating seniors and my junior football brothers. I leave my heart to Quay Gaddy.
I, Antwan Fisher, hereby leave all my footprints in the hallway when I use to be in the hallways during all of my class periods. I also leave my “up north swag.”
I, Alex Frankfort, do hereby leave all my IB notes to Nicolas Frankfort, my driving skills to Eliza Deav-er, and my Netflix subscription to Tommy Tsao.
I, Na’Aisha Garner, do hereby leave my wisdom and my positive attitude to Precious Blount and my sense of humor to Darion Cannon. I leave all my dedication to Jeremy Cogdell. Keep your heads up and follow your dreams.
I, D’Mario Gilchrist, do hereby leave my sense of humor and chubbiness to my boy Jalean Smith.
I, Onkenya Hall, hereby leave my smile to Max-ine Smith.
I, Ms. Hall, hereby leave my random thoughts to my sister, Antaisha Hall.
I, Monquita Hamilton, leave my memory of be-ing engaged in high school.
I, Antwan “FabFive” Jerrod, leave my track speed to my bro KB. Keep doing ya thing out there, Slim!
I, Shanetta Hart, leave my love to all my fam-ily and friends. I leave the laughter, migraines, and drama to all the underclassmen and hope that y’all “Turn it up” for the remainder of your high school years.
I, Blake Herring, hereby leave my challenging senior year to Hayley Vermillion, my name to Brad Herring and my baseball locker to Ryan Harrell.
I, Jorge Hidalgo, leave my crown of Sleeping Champion to the teachers. To the underclassmen, anything that I can give!
I, Julius Hodges, do hereby leave my football jer-sey 43 to anyone who is worthy enough to carry on my legacy and achieve greatness.
I, Olivia Holloway, do hereby leave my beauty, intelligence, boldness, and the ability to be on top at all times to Victoria Holloway! Do your thing, twin; I love you!
I, Derrica “Tinker” Holmes, do hereby leave my love at Kinston High School! You’ve taught me well. Thank you mucho! =)
I, Michael Horton, do hereby leave my shyness to all outgoing people.
I, MyQuan Houston, do hereby leave my world-ly possessions to my dog, best friend, and beautiful females I’m leaving behind. I leave my Jr/Sr memo-
ries to all the underclassmen.
I, Jasmine S. Johnson, leave my humor to my lit-tle sister Maiya Simmons and creative and artistic ideas to my sister Nicole Patrick.
I, Shakera Johnson, do hereby leave all my blonde moments to Allie Pharo and Hayley Ver-million and all my love to Aquila Johnson.
I, Shavondra Johnson, do hereby leave my shoes to my dog Digo. Sport them good buddy! I leave my ability to bring a well packed purse of snacks to school everyday to the underclassmen. I leave prom memories to whoever made the lemonade. Um um um, it was delicious.
I, Marquis Jones, do hereby leave my haters in the schoolhouse and my underclass friends to be headstrong. Be Easy!
I, Jesse Jones, do hereby leave my legacy and my good heart to all of those that I have encountered. I also leave my love to this school!
I, Anna Keith, wanna leave my Yale acceptance letter to the guidance department, all the good times as a senior to Mac, Caroline and Hayley, my boo lovin’ to Ms. Hines and all of my meanness to Mr. Moon.
I, Zakiyyah King, leave my speed to Brittany Drumgoole and all my love for the game to my bas-ketball family, Tisha Dixon and Carolina Debruhl.
I, Deshaun Koonce, do hereby leave prom mem-ories and lunch food to all of the underclassmen.
I, Latisha Kornegay, do hereby leave my love to my boyfriend Jaylin Dove and my strength and toughness to my fellow teammates on the soccer team. I love you guys!
I, Thomas RaShawn Lawson, give my energy to my flag team and my love to everyone.
I, Tiffany Martin, will leave Deborah Martin and Nyasia Smith with this message: Keep your head up and never say never! Prom was the best!
I LeShaun Mayo, hereby leave my strength to Donathan Bryant. You have a way to go but I be-lieve in you.
I, Shamon A.K.A. Preppboyswagg, do hereby leave my senioritis and procrastination to the class of 2012. I won’t be needing them in college. =)
I, Antoine Miller, leave my worldly possessions to my bro George Jones. Keep your head up and make the best out of these next two years.
I, Di Turn’itUp Mills, do hereby leave my world-ly possessions to my little sisters I’m leaving behind #Derreauna; Kiaira; Deeshona; Brianna; Dasja; and Johnicia! –DON’T ASK ME HOW YOU”RE GON-NA SPLIT IT! LOL
I, Erika Mills, do hereby leave all my procrasti-nation to Kinston High School because I will no longer need it in college. I leave my wisdom and knowledge to the up and coming Mills clan. I leave my tardiness to ALL the teachers who marked me tardy: Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Pike, and Mrs. Eubanks.
I, Donyai Moffatt, do hereby leave all my hand-shakes to Harley Gray and my laughs and smiles to Khris Williams.
I , Brianna Rhodes, do hereby leave my brain to the IB stu-dents, my positions as the senior class president to the next president, and my prom queen crown to the 2012 prom queen. I also leave my smile and personality to Kinston High School.
I, Charles Roberts, hope to enjoy Junior/Senior weekend!
I, Dexter Roby, leave my love.
I, Destiny Rodgers, leave my possessions to my sister and my silliness to Quatisha Maye.
I, Tiana Rose, leaves my love for Hollister to Bro-dy Bergman, my hatred for the Viking to Sherine Davis, and my “playa’s card” to Kenneth George.
I, Don’drika Rouse, do hereby leave Cynabria Fuller my silly and crazy ways! I leave prom mem-ories and, of course, our library times, also.
I, Bonique Sauls, do hereby leave my lovable and outgoing spirit to my cousin Kealan Bouie, and I also leave my senior trip memories to all under-classmen.
I, Attajhi Simmons, say I enjoyed my time at Kinston High and learned a lot towards my future.
I, Rasshan Slaughter, do hereby leave my world-ly possessions to my dog and my sense of humor to my classmates. I leave prom memories to all the underclassmen.
I, Anthony Smith, do hereby leave all the good times and laughs I’ve had.
I, Nicholle Shantelle Smythe, leave KHS my loud laugh and attitude!
I, Rebekah Sparrow, do hereby leave to the women’s soccer team a spark for when you win the conference title next year. To my little sister Eliza Dearer, I leave my great advice, cautious driving skills, IB notes, and little else since you’ll be at my dorm every weekend anyway. To Tommy Tsao, I leave the Human Centipede and other such mov-ies. To IB and pre-IB students, I leave luck. To the students of Kinston High, I leave pride for choos-ing the best school in the county.
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I, Brittany Moore, leave my most valuable sense of humor to Shijuana Jones. I love you!
I, Kaminski Murrell, hereby leave my memories up and down the halls of Kinston High School.
I, Cheese, leave all the fun, laugh-ter, and smiles of my senior year to my favorite freshmen, Dymond and LeShay.
I, Kenya Offutt, do hereby leave some of my high self-respect to all upcoming seniors and all Junior/Senior memories at Kinston High School.
I, Damian Ogbaugo, leave every-thing that I have to my brother, Bo-naventure.
I, Arthur Outlaw, man of humor, leave my jokes to the underclassmen and those who like to have fun. =)
I, Terrance Outlaw, leave my sense of humor to all the dark-skinned brothers. Females love boys with pretty teeth, smooth skin, and good hair.
I, Simone Pender, do hereby leave cheerleading skills to the future cheerleading team.
I, Derrian Phillips, do hereby leave my sense of humor and kindness to all underclassmen. I leave prom memories to all of KHS.
I, Tyshondria Price, do hereby leave everything I love here at K-High to all the underclassmen. And to my friends that are still here, you can have some of my sense of humor.
I, Willis Poole, do hereby leave my books, paper, pencils, and sense of humor to all my friends and classmates.
I, Abbye Reynolds, do hereby leave my failure to ever do anything productive to the IB Juniors, my love of Asians to any teacher who ever has Tommy Tsao, a huge case of water to Barb, cloaks to next year’s Quiz Bowl team and Mr. Stilley, and lots of cookie dough to Mr. Moon so he can make me all those cookies he has always promised but never made.
I, Justin Sammuel Taylor, do hereby decree that all school lunches be held at the Bojangles’ down
the street. Goodbye KHS and thanks!
I, Latayvia Taylor, do hereby leave “smartness” and wonderful school mem-
ories to the following Viking seniors!
I, Chanelle Thomas, will leave you with the sense of style, humor, and intelligence to my 2011 classmates. I challenged my mind and used my creative ideas in each piece of cloth-ing that I wore everyday. I hereby leave the underclassmen with mo-tivation, honesty, and style. I wish the best to each of you.
I, Tyshia Turnage, hereby leave my love to the bestie, Antwoinesha, a belt!
PULL YOUR PANTS UP!
I, Dio Tyson, leave my mom and my saxo-phone skills to all the upcoming freshmen.
I, Mike Tyson, do hereby leave my high school memories to a boxer named Piper and my hard-work and dedication to the upcoming seniors.
I, Jasmine Varcadipane, leave my good memories to the school.
I, Jazzy Jay, leave my rockstar style to my under-classmen friends. I leave all the drama and fights to the underclassmen also. =)
I, Quawiyy Washington, leave my beautifulness to my fellow students and tattoos for those who need ideas.
I, Ricky Whitehead, will leave my academic abilities, smartness, and swag to my sister. I will leave my class memories to my favorite teachers.
I, Chrishona Whitmore, hereby leave the halls of K-High to be worked by all underclassmen.
I, James Whitner, leave my happiness and play-fulness to everyone. Let there be 250 James Whit-ners at Kinston High School.
I, Phillip Wiggins, leave a swagg splash to the underclassmen.
I, Brittany Williams, do hereby leave my humor, my hard working skills, and everything that’s left behind.
I, Cinnamon Williams, do hereby leave my memory of winning homecoming queen for 2011 at KHS.
I, Kimyatta Williams, leave K-High to you all. I was here long enough. You all can have it.
I, Iesha Wilson, leave my smarts to Mianna Newborn, Kianna Newborn, and Monica Wilson. I leave my parking space to Moniquia Gray.
I, Jelani Wooten, do hereby leave all my teachers and high school behind because I made it.
I, Chawanda Wynn, do hereby leave my memo-ries to all the underclassmen and make these years count. It may not seem important but it will be later.
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KHS Timeline Pat Black #GetMoney, #FinishSchool, and #BeSuccessful
Boswell I love Levis; #GetAPair!!
Alex “Lexx” Dunn-Best You can’t change the world unless you change yourself… (#Notorious)
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Tiana Rose Work hard while you’re an #underclassmen because when you’re an #upperclassmen your GPA is the hardest thing to change.
Jorge Hidalgo Sleeping is good. But don’t be lazy. Senioritis is serious business.
Jesse “Tre” Jones Jr. To all those who follow me…dream big but do it even BIGGER! #DreamBecomeReality
Shamon R. McNair Life is full of fake people. Before you decide to judge them make sure you are not one of them.
Don’drika K. Rouse If you start off strong then you will end strong.
Bonique Sauls Don’t get on #Facebook during school ‘cause Mr. Whittington will take your phone! : )
Hakeem Washington “Meek” @allunderclassmen Get A Real Relationship With #GOD And #StopPlaying
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