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Faculty members honored by superintendent

Jennyfer Tucker
Associate editor
The 212 degree award is an award that
recognizes employees who go above and
beyond their duties. Water is hot at 211
degrees, but at 212 degrees water turns
to steam which is powerful enough to
move a locomotive. This year head monitor Lester Banks and science teacher
Colleen Holmes were two of ten district
employees recognized with this honor by
superintendent Tommy Wallis.
Both Mr. Banks and Mrs. Holmes go
beyond their daily duties, Wallis said.
They are both individuals that put service before self and both do so much extra for the students at BHS.
Principal Lane Buban agrees that
Banks and Holmes are two of the most
hard working people in the school district and that they deserve this award.
Mr. Banks gives a lot to not only Bryan High School, but to the school district and the community, Buban said.
He works at other campuses, he helps
around the district, he gives up all of his
free time to help schools and to help kids,
and hes always wanting to go above and
beyond when it involves a student or a
kid who needs extra help.
Just like Banks, Holmes spends much
of her free time doing things to help other people.
Every time theres a need for kids on
this campus Mrs. Holmes volunteers her
time, Buban said. She has done that
throughout the 20 plus years shes been
here. Shes given a lot to the school and a
lot to kids. It doesnt matter when it is, it
doesnt matter if its on the weekends, after school, or before school, she is always
willing to help.
Many educators are characterized as
being selfless and Holmes and Banks are
no exception as every facet of their life
revolves around giving back to others.

I feel very honored and I feel very

humbled to receive this award. Im glad
I could help others, Holmes said. I just
do. My purpose in life is serving others, and if I can help anyone, then thats
what I want to do. Thats what I am commanded to do by God to help him serve
others.
Banks views his job as a way to help
others but has difficulty accepting recognition and awards for doing what he
loves.
Im not about receiving any awards or
anything, Banks said. Im about making sure that kids and students understand that they have somebody here to
care for them. I do what I do, because
Ive had people do it for me. I was able
to get free education, and one of my
biggest dreams and goals was to come
back to the community and give back.
I want people to look up to me as a
role model and as a person that they
can count on if they ever need help.
In a district with many employees, it is a testament to the quality of

teachers at BHS with two employees receiving such a prestigious award.

I could make a long list of things that
they do, but its just too much, Buban
said. Out of all the people that have received this award, I think they are probably the most deserving.
Many of us look to our teachers as mentors, guides, and in many cases, holders
of infinite knowledge who we could only
one day hope to possess. Often times we
forget that teachers were once students,
and have shared many of the difficult
feats we face every day. For some teachers, school doesnt end with the final bell
after finals, but instead they trade their
teaching caps for thinking caps, and take
on the role of a student once again.

Superintendent Tommy Wallis

presents the 212 degree awards to
science department head Colleen
Holmes and head monitor Lester
Banks.

Page 2 - Around Campus/Teacher Spotlight

Around Campus
News & events at Bryan High School

Academic UIL
Junior Ale Reyes advanced to region
with a third place finish at the district
UIL competition in Ready Writing.
Senior Haven Pottinger placed first
in the prose competition at district
and advanced to region where he
earned fifth place.
Art Awards
Art students competed at the State
VASE Art Competition where the fol-

lowing students earned awards:

Grace Wall Superior Rating
Hannah Charanza Exemplary Rating
Jordan Garza Exemplary Rating
Genny Porras Superior Rating
Christina Jones Exemplary Rating
Megan Meade Exemplary Rating
Yadira Gomez-Reyes Exemplary
Rating
Alex Salazar Exemplary Rating &
Exemplary Rating

Choir UIL Competition

The choir competed as four
different choirs at the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading contest held
at College Station High School.

Varsity Men Concert 1-2-1,
Sight-reading 1-1-1 (Sweepstakes)
Non-Varsity Mixed Concert 2-22, Sight-reading 1-1-1
Varsity Mixed Concert 1-1-1,
Sight-reading 1-1-1 (Sweepstakes)
Varsity Women Concert 1-1-1,
Sight-reading 1-1-1 (Sweepstakes)
Academic All-State
The following softball players
earned the honor of Academic All-

State for the THSCA:

1st Team
Nicole Smith
Ryan Simpson (trainer)
2nd Team
Morgan Chavarria
Lauren Galvan
Jenna Way
The following baseball players
earned the honor of Academic AllState for the THSCA:
2nd Team
Landon Miner
Chase Rieger
Honorable Mention
Garrett Dohnalik

Crossing over

Teacher transitions back to being student for summer

Danica Mendes
Co-editor
Many of us look to our teachers
as mentors, guides, and in many
cases, holders of infinite knowledge
who we could only one day hope to
possess. Often times we
forget that teachers were
once students, and have
shared many of the difficult feats we face every
day. For some teachers,
school doesnt end with
the final bell after finals,
but instead they trade
their teaching caps for
thinking caps, and take
on the role of a student
once again.
For theatre teacher Katie Cross,
returning to school is just another
step in her path to obtain her goals.
Im so excited about going back to
school, Cross said. Im getting my
masters of arts in directing at Roosevelt University in Chicago, which
is an amazing top conservatory
school.
The prestigious program only accepts a total of 12 directors into their
school every year. Cross will spend
seven weeks over the next three summers studying theatre theory, technical theatre, and directing classes to

obtain her degree.

Im so excited to live in Chicago
and get to intern at professional theatre companies there, and see amazing shows, Cross said. Im really
excited about pursuing education
and I think its really
important for my students to learn that you
can never stop learning.
For Cross, a career
in directing and education wasnt always
her initial plan. Cross
began her career aspiring to be a professional
performer on Broadway, but after time and
experience with children, Cross was
able to fuse her performing dreams
with new found teaching aspirations.
I began to work at childrens
camps and started directing there
and realized that I really enjoy working with students, Cross said. I was
working in a professional theatre gig
at the time and I was like you know
I love this but I love students more.
After that everything changed, I began theatre education and never
looked back.
Cross describes her experience in
teaching as both challenging and re-

warding, and is constantly motivated

by her students.
I think its important that students take theatre because its a fine
art that encompasses all the fine
arts, Cross said. I enjoy teaching
theatre at a high school level because
students in their high school years
have a lot of questions, and theyre
searching for answers and trying to
find where they belong and theatre is
a place where everyone can belong.
Cross bases her theatre program
on disciplines within the field and
tries to bring same rigor and intensity present in a college setting.
Its really important that students
understand that theyre here to work
and to learn, Cross said. My goal
for my students and my theatre program is when they leave me they will
be able to go to the professional theatre world at a collegiate level.
Cross motivating attitude and
countless hours with her students
doesnt go unnoticed. For students
actively involved with the theatre
program, to entry level theatre I
classes, Cross pushes her students to
succeed in every way.
She pushes us really hard when
it comes to us needing to get things
done, Senior Haven Pottinger said.
She can usually motivate us to do

our school work and theatre work.

Cross intends to use the schooling
she receives the next three summers
to not only better herself as a director, but to incorporate the education
she receives back into her students
lives.
Im excited to go learn and come
back and teach my students everything I learned, Cross said. Im
always wanting to make sure I have
up-to-date techniques and improve
what can be better for my students.
Cross describes the rewarding feelings of seeing students benefit from
her program, and dive into the world
of theatre.
Students come up to me and
they say I finally feel like I belong
somewhere and I finally feel like
Im accepted here where Im loved,
challenged, Cross said. These students are going to walk away with an
appreciation for theatre and art, and
that is a great moment.
Cross hopes her ambition and endless effort in her own schooling and
in the theatre arts program shows
students that hard work ultimately
leads to a world of opportunity.
Often times I sit in the empty theatre where its quiet and still and I
just soak up the possibilities of what
can happen there, Cross said.

Giving back

Club Spotlight - Page 3

Key Club raises money for Leukemia Lymphoma society

Payton McKeehan
Staff writer
School fundraising, some
dread selling products for
their campaign or organization, others adore the opportunity to do something
for others. Bryan Highs Key
Club sponsored fundraisers for the school to help the
community. Most recently
Pennies for Pasta, Stuck for
Bucks, and jeans and athletic wear passes were the
focus of the club as they to
raised money for Leukemia
research.
Key Club chose Leukemia
research to support student
Kenzie Kelley, who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma society asked Key
Club to carry out the fundraisers over a span of three
weeks. The first week consisted of publicizing the
fundraisers for Pennies for
Pasta and Stuck for Bucks,
while also selling the jeans
and athletic wear passes for
students and teachers.
Pennies for Pasta partnered Key Club with Olive
Garden to provide a pasta
lunch for the English class
that raised the most money
while Stuck for Bucks was
the second campaign Key
Club held to raise money for
Leukemia research where
they called on teachers to
compete to be taped to the
cafeteria wall.
Club member Kenzie Kelley is battling Leukemia,
Key Club sponsor Melinda
Mack said. So when the opportunity came up to do the
fundraiser the club was really

supportive. It was something lunches, we duct-taped him who passed away earlier in
they wanted to be a part of to the wall, which was kind the year, and now Kenzie
and do it in honor of Kenzie. of funny. Mack said.
Kelley who is battling Leuke Key Club members utilize Medlocks students found mia, Medlock said. My ensome ideas offered by the much joy in watching their couragement was just to give
Leukemia and Lymphoma beloved instructor being towards something thats
society, but work to come taped to a wall in order to going to help the students
up with their own ideas that raise some cash after win- friends overcome a really
would work well with the ning the fundraiser contest.
tough disease.
Bryan High
The
Stuck
population.
for Bucks proj All
the
ect raised money
members
before and durwere able to
ing the wall-tapcome togething by catching
er, Key Club
the attention of
member Lexi
students during
Durbin said.
lunches.
I really liked
We raised
the
great
about $145 prior
ideas like the
to the taping, but
Pennies
for
then we raised anPasta
that
other $35 while I
came
with
was being taped,
the program
Medlock said. I
and students
was making peogot really exple pay to take a
cited
about
picture.
free
food.
Key
club
Our
presimembers
came
dent
came
together to come
up with the Students tape choir director Alex Medlock to the
up with the funidea to tape a wall to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphodraising idea of
teacher to the ma society through Key Club.
allowing
jeans
wall and then
and athletic wear
jeans and athpasses, knowing
letic wear passes came from It was mostly fun because the students and teachers
all the members since stu- we got to see Mr. Medlock would appreciate it.
dents tend to get involved hanging off the wall, choir We had a committee of
when something like that is student Cassidy Crawford Key Club members that
available.
said, He was really uncom- worked on this fundraiser,
The students nominated fortable, so it was funny to and that idea actually came
about six teachers to par- watch.
from a couple of those comticipate and the teacher that Medlock took the suffering mittee members, Mack said.
collected the most donations in stride because of his per- We also had some materigot duct-taped to the wall as sonal connection to the cause als from the Leukemia and
the students reward for con- which motivated him and his Lymphoma Society of activitributing the money.
students to donate.
ties that other schools have
Alex Medlock, the choir Weve had two kids with done that have been sucteacher, by far collected the cancer in the past couple of cessful and the athletic wear
most money so during the years, John Harden Hicks, pass was mentioned as one of

those activities.
Unlike many fundraisers,
the jeans and athletic wear
passes took no money from
the Key Club funds in order
to get it going.
This type of fundraiser
is beneficial to Key Club because we dont have to reach
into our current funds to get
it going, Mack said. Were
not out any money up front
to do the fundraiser, which
is really helpful, and then all
the money raised goes to the
Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society. Theres nothing we
have to pay back and everything we raise goes to the
cause that were supporting.
These fundraisers were
considered a success by Key
Club members because they
were able to reach their
goals.
We raised almost $4,000
for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society from a combination of the athletic wear
and jean passes for students
and teachers, doing the Stuck
for Bucks competition and
then the fourth period English classes competing for the
pasta party, Mack said.
Key Club members were
inspired by the generosity of
their peers throughout the
entirety of the fundraiser.
I think Key Club members
realized that Key Club can
make a great impact on the
community, Lexi said. We
were able to raise over a lot
of money and I think that
speaks highly of Bryan High
students. Many kids didnt
think we would be able to
make our goal, but we were
able to do that and more.

Page 4 - Agriculture Feature

Coming up roses

Student discovers budding talent through horticulture program

Lucy Raleigh
Competing with her new found talCo-editor
ent proved successful for Christina
Most art forms live on to last life- and has also brought her happiness
times; paintings, sculptures, even through the acquisition of a new
films stand the tests of time and are skill.
still viewed and appreciated years Winning was amazing, Chrisafter their creation. One art form tina said. I was so surprised that
that differs from this common char- I gasped and grabbed the
acteristic is the art of horticulture, knee of my friend next
otherwise known as floral design. Al- to me, not believing that
though floral arrangements will one they said my name for first
day wilt and lose their beauty, de- place. My face was full of
signers are no less passionate about tears because it was such a
their work and still strive to create happy moment for me.
art through flowers and other plants. Christina gained not only
Senior Christina Vinson discovered a first place win with her arrangethis art form and has prospered in ment, but valuable time with her
it under the difriends
and
rection of floral
family memdesign
teacher
bers both in
Barbara
Volkthe arrangeTunnel.
ment process
I took [floand the comral design] for
petition.
an art class be My favorcause I needed
ite part about
it to graduate,
competing was
Christina said. I
the time I got
ended up falling
to spend with
in love and seemy dad building a talent that I
ing my star
didnt even know
container,
I had. I ended Senior Christina Vinson showcases
Christina said.
up participating her arrangement from the HLSR.
Getting to arin the Houston
range someLivestock Show
thing so beauand Rodeo because Mrs. Volk-Tun- tiful and getting to spend the day
nel saw talent in me as well.
with my friends was great.
Christinas new found talent has Using only natural flowers, Chrisalso been recognized by her teach- tina was able to showcase her talent
ers, enabling her to compete with by using flowers she knew she could
her floral designs.
work with and that would look beau It was exciting to see Christina tiful together.
compete in the Houston Livestock You have to use real flowers,
Show and Rodeo, Volk-Tunnel said. Christina said. A lot of people were
You can tell that some of your stu- disqualified because of the fake and
dents just have a natural knack for dyed flowers. We had to use real and
things like floral design, and Chris- natural colored flowers, so I had the
tinas a creative young lady so I was natural colored roses, delphinium,
excited when she said she wanted to sunflowers, and Babys Breath.
compete in the show.
Floral design isnt just throwing

pretty flowers into a pot and hoping for the best, it requires skillful
thinking, strategy, and method.
I just thought about the flowers I
wanted and the spots I wanted them
in, Christina said. I wanted my
delphiniums to be in the middle be-

work together and encourage teammates, Volk-Tunnel said. Christina had another teammate that was
in the same competition so they encouraged each other and were very
supportive and happy for each other
when the other person won. Students learn to be good
winners and good losers through these types
of programs though
Christina already exhibits a lot of those
kinds of natural abilities.
Christina is happy to have gained
skills within horticulture as she
looks to continue refining them in
the future.
Im hoping to possibly open a
shop one day with flowers, Christina said. Though it is not really my
main goal, being able to work with
flowers is kind of awesome.

My face was full of tears because it

was such a happy moment for me.
--senior Christina Vinson
cause theyre the tallest, and then my
sunflowers kind of circling around
them, and then I had Babys Breath
flowing towards the triangles of my
container to go with the roses.
To set herself apart from the other
contestants, Christina built her own
container to be unique and different
from other store-bought containers.
It was a little difficult to build the
container
because
I didnt know much
about building with
wood, Christina said. I had
to have my dad help me because I didnt know how
to build it, but it was fun
working with my dad.
Many students join
extracurricular activities in school
to reap whatever
benefits
they
may provide, but
some students
participate
in
these activities
to learn valuable
skills while being
creative and having fun.
These
classes
and
competitions
have reinforced how to
get along with a group and

Agriculture Feature - Page 5

Ag program steers student in positive direction

Danica Mendes
I started showing commercial from all over the state.
Co-editor
steers in the third grade at the local I was proud of myself, Wilsey
Early mornings in the barn clean- show, Wilsey said. Then I contin- said. I worked extremely hard this
ing and feeding. Watching the sun ued to show steers in Houston when past year and Im ready to go back
rise over the trees no matter the I was in the fifth grade and commer- and win the keys to the truck for first
weather. Taking care of livestock cial steer shows go back to when my place at the event.
requires commitment and
Her determination to get to
responsibility. Sophomore
first place has ensured her
Wilsey Wendler has found
hard work and commitment
success in showing steers
to commercial steer shows.
as an activity which has
Shes learned how to work
been passed down from
hard, agriculture teacher
generation to generation.
Barbara Volk-Tunnel said.
The commercial steer
Shes had to meet a lot of
contest has five different
people and interact with
categories, Wilsey said. It
adults. Her father also takes
is based on the commercial
her to places in the industry to
steers and how well they
learn and grow her knowledge
grade, the interview they
in the meat industry field so
give, how well students Sophomore Wilsey Wendler displays her awards from the
that has helped her with the
keep their record books Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.
interview process.
and there is a quiz with
Wilseys dedication in movthat, and then there is a test over the dad showed when he was young..
ing forward and being a leader in the
meat industry.
Wilseys placed 4th out of 130 con- chapter has benefited herself and
After years of watching her imme- testants this year at the steer contest everyone apart of the chapter. She
diate family work with cattle, Wilsey for the Houston Livestock Show and sets herself up for success and works
took up the trade at a young age.
Rodeo. Where competitors come hard to pursue her future in the agri-

cultural field.
Wilsey is the vice president of our
chapter, Volk-Tunnel said. Shes
also the sentinel for our district. She
tries to do well by setting high goals
for herself and works extremely hard
to pursue her dreams.
Wilseys goals for herself have led
her to become an excellent student
and have benefited herself and others in the chapter and her showing
career in commercial steers.
Wilsey is a very eager student,
agriculture teacher Joshua Hohertz
said. Shes always putting forward
the effort to benefit the chapter and
herself. She works hard with her
commercial steers and her and her
family have dedicated many years to
steer contests.
Wilseys love for agriculture continues to grow and prosper as she by
attends more steer shows throughout Texas, including one this summer at TCFA, Texas Cattle Feeders
Association, in the panhandle.

Agriculture student follows in family footsteps

Jennyfer Tucker
Associate Editor
Waking up early in the mornings to feed their animals, putting in hours each day to prepare for the
next show, and enjoying every minute of it. Thats
the typical life of an agriculture student. Junior
Harper Langstons dedication paid off at Brazos
Valley Livestock Contest showing her goats placing
second.
Harper recently ended her year showing goats,
agriculture teacher Joshua Hohertz said. [She]
ended with a bang and placed second in her class at
the Brazos County Livestock Show, which is something many competitors strive for.
Harper took almost a year to raise her goats and
plans to raise even more as she sticks to being in ag.
It took me nine months to raise my goats, Harper said. I started in July and I finished in March. I
raised two goats and I showed them this year. Next
year I plan to raise and show four or five goats.
Showing goats is not just about a single day spent
in a arena, but instead requires preparation and
consistency with academic classes.
Participants have to be passing every class and
they have to take a course where ethics for animals

is discussed, Harper said. Participants also have I have had the privilege to not only teach Harper
to take care of their animal and then theyre able to in the ag shop, Hohertz said. Shes also been able
show.
to push her leadership abilities, competitive nature,
Although many would say that showing goats has and drive to put a good name to Bryan FFA,
its own rewards it is also nice to
Agriculture will continue
have hard work recognized with
to be a part of Harpers life next
monetary and other prizes.
year and after graduation as she
I won a boot bag and a sales lot
enjoys the activity as a whole.
where I sold my goat for $1800s,

I do plan to continue my
Harper said.
career in agriculture as I get old Agriculture is in Harpers blood
er. Harper said. I dont know
as she is part of a family that has
that Ill necessarily pursue a cagrown up around raising and
reer with goats, but I will pursue
showing livestock.
it around agriculture.
My brother did it, my dad did it,

Harpers dedication to ag
and that was part of the influence,
has not only benefitted her, but
Harper said. I chose to do goats
the ag program as a whole
because we got a new teacher and
I feel that the greatest
he showed goats for 14 years and Senior Harper Langston showcase her
honor of working with Harper
I wanted to branch out to another goat during the Brazos County Fair.
not only comes from her high
animal and showing goats has defiplacing at county show, but
nitely been my happy place.
from witnessing her determina Harpers agriculture teacher sees the potential in tion to push our chapter to greater things, Hohertz
her to continue growing based on what she has al- said.
ready been able to accomplish.

Page 6 - Sports

Team player

Center fielders positive attitude dominates on diamond

scoreboard
10-4, 20-14

Livingston 10-0
Huntsville 1-6
A&M Consolidated

11-1

Willis 0-12
Caney Creek

4-2

College Station

12-2

Rudder 9-6
Livingston 0-1
Huntsville 9-2
A&M Consolidated

17-5

Willis 3-9
Caney Creek

13-3

College Station

16-7

Rudder 15-0

Though Morgan has worked hard

to get to where she is now, she sees
her last year on the team as a time
to relax and enjoy the season.
This season has been a lot of
fun, Morgan said. With this being my senior year Im just trying
to have fun with everything and not
miss any moments along the way.
Morgans attitude towards softball pours out onto the field, creating a positive environment for her
and her teammates.
Morgan has a positive attitude,
Luna said. She has a positive attitude day-in and day-out. She
doesnt have bad days because shes
always out there having a good time
and I think the other girls feed off
of that.

Baseball

having her coach back her up has

helped make the experience even
better.
High school softball has been
good, Morgan said. When I was
younger during freshman and
sophomore year I got a lot of chances to play, and it meant a lot to me
that Luna believed in me from the
start.
By working hard to do well in
softball, Morgan has found her spot
on the team as a strong player and
leader.
Morgans been hitting the ball
well this year, Luna said. Last year
we asked her to play center field for
us, and she has really worked hard
to develop herself into that position
and shes striven to be a positive
leader for our whole team.

Softball

Lucy Raleigh
Co-editor
The feeling of anticipation rises
as players and fans watch as the
neon ball zips through the night
sky and sails toward the centerfield
fence right before it lands soundly
in senior Morgan Chavarrias glove
for the final out of the inning.
Without dominating the diamond through yells and orders,
Morgan has led the softball team by
example.
Morgans quiet, but she has developed herself into being a leader
on the field, varsity softball coach
Enrique Luna said. Shes done a
great job of pushing herself to become one of our better players.
Morgan has enjoyed the years of
playing softball in high school and

Senior Morgan Chavarria rounds second

base after getting a double.

scoreboard
12-13, 9-5

Livingston 6-4
Caney Creek

10-0

College Station

0-1

Rudder 10-3
Willis 3-6
Hunstville 15-7
A&M Consolidated

3-2

Livingston 1-2
Caney Creek

5-0

College Station

1-2

Rudder 10-1
Willis 3-1
Hunstville 10-0
A&M Consolidated

2-3

From Little League to collegiate play,

baseball player realizes field of dreams
Payton McKeehan
Staff writer
Standing on the pitchers mound, dirt blowing at
the pitchers feet, all eyes on him, but hes only focusing on the batter standing sixty feet away. The
crowd grows silent, no one breathes for the game is
too intense and the pitcher needs one more strike.
Senior Landon Miner carries the weight of the pressure with ease each time he takes the mound. He
has the mindset of an athlete, of a leader.
Landon has spent the last decade and a half working toward a single goal which was finally realized
when Texas A&M offered him a scholarship for
baseball.
Ever since I was little I wanted to play college
baseball and being able to go to A&M is a dream
come true, Landon said. Its both intimidating and
exciting. I know its going to be hard and its going to be a struggle, but its going to be fun and Im
looking forward to it.
As Landon goes off to play college ball, his coach
doesnt doubt his ability to play at the required skill
level.
Landon will continue to work just as well as he
has in high school because hes dedicated to the
sport and he has the knowledge of the sport, Baseball coach David Powers said. Hell do whatever it
takes to be successful.
Junior catcher Leon Denena has stood by Landons side ever since they had been introduced to the
game, creating a bond in and out of baseball.
Its fun and easy to catch Landon because he
spots his fastball well, locates his pitches, has control over everything, and he knows how to run the
game, Leon said. Hes very good at controlling the
game.
Leon has watched Landon control the game from
the pitchers mound ever since Little League.
I caught him in Little League and he was the
hardest throwing kid there, so it was kind of scary
to catch him, Leon said. Now I watch him improve
and get better and now hes one of the best pitchers
in Bryan, which is pretty cool because I was there at
the beginning and Im there right before he goes to
college.
Powers sees something other than just a good
baseball player in Landon, he sees drive and a personality that stands out among the rest.
Landon is a young man of character, Powers
said. Its fun to have him on the team because he
does other things besides baseball. He gets along

Sports - Page 7

with everybody, hes a good leader, a good friend and there and be able to change speeds whenever
and a fun young man.
you want. I feel like thats something Im pretty
Teammates see how Landon leads by example on good at and thats why I like pitching; its fun to
the baseball field and in life.
me.
Hes very good at getting everybody in the right Coach Powers sees Landons leadership skills in
frame of mind, Leon said Hes not always a vocal how he sets an example for the rest of the team.
leader, but hes very productive and he does well on Landon is a really good leader, not so much a vothe field, he gets the job done.
cal leader as just the way he carries himself on the
Through all of the years Landon has played base- field, Powers said. Hes a young man of character
ball, he has learned many lesson that he has been on the field and in the classroom.
able to apply to his life.
Though playing in the majors is always the ulti Baseball has humbled me, Landon said. Its a mate dream for baseball players, Landon is focusvery humbling game because you have to be able ing on the present and his future at A&M.
to deal with failure. Playing baseball over the years I cant say what the future holds right now,
has really helped me grow as a person I think Ive Landon said. But Im going to A&M and Im going
become a better person because of baseball.
to work as hard as I can, and I look forward to the
Baseball has also taught Landon how to deal with future from there.
adversity and endurance to
keep trying harder.
The game has taught me
to be able to deal with failure, Landon said. You
have to be able to lose, and
lose bad, and still be able
to come back the next game
and play as good as you can.
You always have to look for
the bright side of things and
hope for the best.
Baseball is a sport where
nothing is final until the end
of the game, if ones endurance can keep up with it then
they could turn their losing
game around and win, and
thats Landons favorite part
about it.
I like never knowing
whats going to happen. A
team could be down by 10
and still win a game, Landon said. Being able to compete and never knowing the
outcome is my favorite part.
Landon has always enjoyed
baseball but sees pitching as
having its own special beauty.
Pitching is like an art,
Landon said. You have to Senior Landon Miner fires a the ball across the plate for another
be able to throw the ball here strike to retire the side during a tournament.

Page 8 - Sports

Winter sports banquet

honors announced

During the winter sports banquet coaches recognized athletes for their hard work and
determination.
In powerlifiting, coach Robert Jesurun named Jared Spivey as the Most Valuable Lifter
for the guys and Keirra Mack for the girls.
In swimming, coach Sarah Milne named Julia Cook as the MVP on the girls side and
Marco Gutierrez for the boys.
Gutierrez, Addison Ayers, and Bethany Peterson were recognized as team captains for
swimming.
Maya Gutierrez was named as the Most Spirited girl, while Ayers took home that
honor for the boys. Jackson Thurstin was Most Improved boy and Cat Darnell was Most
Improved girl.
Boys soccer coach Tommie Allmon named Jaime Aguilar MVP. Nick Cargo earned the
Offensive MVP award, while senior Julio Navarro and sophomore Tomas Rios shared
the Defensive MVP award.
The Dedication Award was also given to co-winners and was awarded for commitment
on the field, in the classroom and for their character. The two recipients were Eric Carlos
and Antonio Abel Silva.
The girls soccer coach, Chris Gibson named Jazmine Bustos MVP, the Offensive
MVP award went to Rowdie Bright, and Defensive MVP award went to Rebecca Adcock.
The Most Improved award went to Fabiola Gomez and the Heart Award to Adcock.
Wrestler Ezra Hernandez earned three statistics-based awards including the most pins,
the fastest pin, and the best record.
JaMarcus Thomas was selected Most Promising Freshman for the wrestling team
while Larry Duron was named Most Improved Wrestler and Andres Gonzalez won the
Underdog Award.
Boys basketball coach Chris Jones recognized A.J. Lawson as a TABC all-state selection and the District 18-5A MVP. Lawson also claimed four of them statistics awards for
team leader in field goal percentage, rebounds, steals, and assists.
Zach Nutall was also recognized for being the team high point free-throw percentage
leader.

Signing Day

Track Season Review

BOYS

The boys track team finished in 5th place at the 185A district track meet. Four
athletes advanced to the area
round.
Senior AJ Lawson earned
4th place in the high jump
event by clearing the bar at 6
2.

Senior Dedrick Davis
placed 2nd in the shotput
event by throwing for 49
9.25.
Sophomore Gus Hancock
repeated his 1st place performance in the 800m dash
with a time of 1:56.32.
Sophomore
Campbell
Webb advanced to area with
his 2nd place finish in the
pole vault event by clearing
13.
At the area track meet Lawson placed 3rd in the high
jump event, clearing 64 to
advance to region.
Hancock also advanced to
the area meet with a personal
record time in the 800m dash
of 1:55.
At the region track meet
Hancock ran another personal record time in the 800m
dash of 1:53.67 to advance to
the state meet.

Seniors Jazmine Bustos and Kimberly Sepulveda both

signed to play soccer at Brookhaven College next year.

Hancock earned 1st place

at the state track meet in the
800m dash with a time of
1:52.84.

GIRLS

The following girls track members

qualified for area at the district meet:
Rayla Hawkins, Quinteria Johnson,
Miranda Golden, and Jamie Kennedy 1st place in 4x100 with a time of 49.02
Rayla Hawkins, Quinteria Johnson,
Miranda Golden, and Jamie Kennedy 1st place in 4x200 with a time of 144.3
Miranda Golden- 1st place in the 300
Hurdles with a time of 46.9
Chassidy Rusk- 1st place in shot put
with a throw of 39
Charnell Gibson- 4th place in shot
put with a throw of 32
The following students qualified for
region at the area meet:
Chassidy Rusk - 1st place in shot put
with a throw of 40
Charnell Gibson - 2nd place in the
shot put with a PR of 3 further 36
Rayla Hawkins, Quinteria Johnson,
Miranda Golden, and Jamie Kennedy
- 3rd place in the 4x100 with a time of
48.9
Tyesha Foley, Quinteria Johnson,
Miranda Golden, and Jamie Kennedy 2nd place in the 4x200 with a time of
142.8
Miranda Golden - 2nd place in the
300 hurdles with a time of 47.5
The following student qualified for
state at the region meet:
Chassidy Rusk - 1st place in shot put
with a throw of 411
The following student placed at the
state track meet:
Chassidy Rusk - 5th place in shot put
with a throw of 403.

Going the distance

Sports - Page 9

Senior shot put competitor advances to state, earns fifth

Star Salter
her goals.
What separates her is that shes
Staff writer
Chassidy has grown tremendous- quiet and reserved, Pittman said.
Since this article was written, se- ly throughout her career and has im- Chassidy is humble about her talnior Chassidy Rusk has gone on to proved her throwing by 8.5 feet since ents and abilities, but she is extremewin 5th place at the state meet with freshmen year in shot put, Pittman ly competitive in nature as well,
a throw of 403.
said, Hopefully, she can add anoth- which is a rare combination.

er 2 feet before the season is over.
Chassidy stays focused on her goals
Up stairs. Down stairs. Wind Chassidy is a leader on the team so when she does face a setback, she
sprints. Exhausting work for any and serves as an example to others is able to continue moving forward.
athlete, but an average day for senior teammates. Chassidy is older than Sometimes youre not going to get
Chassidy Rusk. Though she doesnt all of us and she has more experience the outcome that you want, Chasrun in any track events, she is a part in track, junior teammate Jennyfer sidy said, but that doesnt mean
of the shot put team and its much Tucker said. She knows more of you stop there and dont keep trying.
more than hurling an 8.8 lb. steel what shes doing, what we need to do You have to work hard for everything
ball down the field.
and if were doing something wrong you get in life and you cant settle for
It is an exciting event to see, espe- shell show us how to do it. Shes anything. I couldve settled for 39
cially when you have a talor 40, but I wanted to
ented student-athlete like
keep pushing harder and
Chassidy to watch, track
harder. You have to keep
coach Jennifer Pittman
going, because you never
said.
know how good you can
Chassidy has been inbe until you keep pushspired by her family and
ing yourself to be the
wanted to make them
best.
proud, especially her god Even though shot
parents who enjoy the
put is an individual
event.
event, there is always a
It runs in the family,
strong support system of
Chassidy said. My aunts
people behind Chassidy
did shot put in high school,
at each meet.
and they were really good
Sometimes I feel
at it, Chassidy said. My
like Im not good enough
aunt actually won the state
or I dont work hard
meet when she was in high
enough but my teamschool, and my godparents
mates and coaches keep
are really big on it too.
pushing me and encourThrowing a personal
aging me to get better,
best during an invitational
Chassidy said. It helps
meet, Chassidy has continme continue to work
ued to improve this year.
hard and strive to be the
I threw my longest of Senior Chassidy Rusk launches the shot put down the field best I can be in whatever
423 at the Temple meet, while practicing for the state meet.
I participate.
Chassidy said. The record
Sometimes coaches
at Bryan High is 48 so its
equally as invested in a
far from what Im at right now. I just like another coach and she helps the competition as the athlete and expewant to keep beating myself in every coaches motivate us.
rience the same joy that comes with
meet. My goal right now is to im- While dominating the shot put victory.
prove.
event this year, Chassidy has contin- When I threw the 42 Coach PitHer coaches continue to work with ued to stay level headed as she push- tman and Coach Beal were jumpher and push her to keep achieving es to get better at each meet.
ing and hollering like cheerleaders,

Chassidy said. I swear Coach Beal

did a toe touch, and Coach Pittman
did a backflip. It was so great to see
how happy they were to see my success.
Teammates agree with how the
coaches view Chassidy in that she is
always focused, but never arrogant
when it comes to competition.
Chassidys one of the only students
that does shot put so that makes her
different, Jennyfer said. She is very
competitive, but shes not really out
there bragging about it like some
people do. Chassidy doesnt brag;
shes not cocky about her successes.
Since Chassidy is graduating this
year and knows she wont be with
her teammates anymore she wants
to leave an impact on students that
are new to shot put.
Im definitely going to miss the
environment, and I always like to
see the newcomers come in and see
how great the track team can be, because people dont really consider
track to be a big sport at the schools,
Chassidy said. Its always amazing
to watch people come in with low
standards and leave with high ones.
Thats something Im going to miss.
Chassidy has a gift for shot putting, love for others, and kindness
that her teammates love and adore
that makes a difference when they
win and lose.
Chassidy is really motivating,
Jennyfer said. She has a good sense
of humor and whenever we mess up
shell say something encouraging,
but its really funny so it makes us
feel better and makes it feel like its
not as bad as it is.
Chassidy doesnt know what lies
ahead of her life, but shell follow
whatever path God puts her on.
If God blesses me to play after
high school I will, but if not, I enjoyed it while it lasted in high school
and middle school, Chassidy said.

Page
Page 810- Fight
- Coloring
Hunger
Books

Coloring Books - Page 11

Art of distraction

Adult coloring books provide escape, relaxation

Lucy Raleigh
Co-editor
At the ripe ol age of 15, I often look
back nostalgically on my days of schoolmandated nap time, the addict-like rush
of joy that comes with recess, and most of
all: insurmountable collections of coloring books.
In kindergarten I was fond of scribbling
lines of crayon into the printed outline of
Disney princesses and random zoo animals, both inside the lines and out.
There has always been something
about coloring books that takes an insane
amount of focus and determination for a
young child, and shoving a crayon into a
childs hand and putting a coloring page
in front of them has proven to be one of
the most effective ways of buying parents
and teachers a few moments of silence.
Even though I am no longer a young,
crazy child in need of something to keep
me quiet while my parents take a breather, I do still enjoy sitting down at a pile of
blank outlines of my favorite animals and
characters with a box of colors at hand.
As a teenager, there may come a time

when feeling content with coloring in the

Technicolor dress of a vaguely European
princess or the red and blue body suit of
an agile superhero gets a little old.
Often I would wonder about a somewhat more sophisticated option than the
typical coloring book in hopes of finding
an outlet for prime time-wasting other
than watching entire seasons of the FOX
television series, Glee, on Netflix in one
sitting.
Not soon after my thoughts of an
evolved coloring book did my mother
come home with a bushel of books in one
hand and two 64-piece boxes of gel pens
in the other saying, Lets color.
With the craze of the adult coloring book buzzing around bored housewives and stressed civilians, craft stores
like Michaels and Hobby Lobby have
prepared their arsenal and filled their
shelves with coloring books chock-full
of zentangles of everything ranging from
famous cityscapes, picturesque underthe-sea and Sahara landscapes, and random circular mandalas all intricately designed to take up lots of time and focus

to color.
Of course, some may wonder why these
adult coloring books are gaining so much
popularity.
Sure, theyre fun to do and are a great
way to kill time, but arent adults busy
enough as it is? The truth is, these wildly
popular books are a way to destress and
distract from the crazy world that surrounds life while also providing a little
piece of paradise far away from the hectic
lives of busy adults and stressed teenagers.
If youre the kind of person who dismisses any passing fad as something that
seems like a waste of time or just something that kids are up to these days, give
adult coloring books a try.
Chances are that these coloring books
will help with whatever crazy stress
youre dealing with at the time, whether
its a busy testing season or a calendar
full of PTO events, adult coloring books
are a great and creative alternative to any
other unproductive avenues of de-stressing.

Adult Coloring Book

Recommendations
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Coloring Book
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Includes 96 pages of gardens with tiny creatures hidden throughout.

What do you do to destress and relax?

I go to sleep at
8:00 pm every
night.
Jillian Poe, 11

I meditate to
destress and its
really peaceful.
Toni Strasheim, 10

I listen to music
because it is the
soul of the ears.
Exia Isaiz, 10

I play basketball
because its something Im passionate about.
Zach Nutall, 10

I take a hot bath,

burn incense,
listen to music,
and scroll through
Tumblr.
Dawson Black, 10

I get coffee with

friends and we all
cry together.
Beth Hamilton, 9

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Page 12 - Student Spotlight

Dance, Dance Revolution

Boy breaks gender stereotype by joining drill team

Gail Finch
Staff writer
Music booming through the speakers, people
in the stands cheering, and girls in sparkly outfits are the images usually synonymous with
high school drill teams. The Shy-Annes are the
spitting image of that, only theres one addition: a boy. Sophomore Andrew Medina is the
first male dancer for the Shy-Annes team, and
is no stranger to dance.
I was recruited by Ms. Evans, Andrew said.
The fact that she went out of her way to give
me a chance meant a lot to me, so I decided to
tryout.
Andrew wasnt intimidated by the idea of being the first boy on the drill team, but instead
was encouraged by challenge and looked forward to gaining ground.
Everyone told me not to join the drill team,
so I knew I should do it, Andrew said. More
than anything it was more of a challenge that I
wanted to get past.
Despite it being somewhat unconventional
for a boy to be on the drill team, Andrews received a lot of positivity from his peers about
being on the team.
I feel like he has proven a lot of people
wrong, senior Destinee Vargas said. I think
hes done exactly what hes supposed to do.
Hes maintained all the Shy-Annes expectations, and hes done whats expected of him.
Not only do his peers praise him, but his
coaches have also given him encouragement
and support, seeing him as an equal on the
team and not just an outcast on the drill team.
I feel excited that Andrews on the team,
Shy-Anne head coach Shana Jeter said. I think
having a guy on the drill team is really progres-

sive and amazing. We all love having him.

a lot of opportunities.
Although Andrew has received positive re- Now that theres a male Shy-Anne, other girls
sponses, he still feels extra pressure to perform of the team have begun to have a different take
at a higher level.
on what it means to be a dancer.
I think the hardest thing is the pressure of Andrew being on the drill team has given me
being the only boy on the team, and everyone a broader outlook on dance, Destinee said. Its
expects you to be
helped give me a better
ten times better
perspective of how dancthan the girls, Aning can be done by both
drew said. I guess
females and males and
that freaks me out
its shown that no matter
sometimes.
what a persons gender is
Though
many
they can still be a team
male and female
and dance as a unit.
students have al Andrew being on the
ready broken genteam has opened the othder norms when
er girls up to not only the
it comes to sports
prospect of male teamand organizations,
mates, but in its own way
there are still some
unified the team on and
areas where it is
off the dance floor
more taboo.
Usually within the team
Having a boy on
there are little groups of
the cheer squad is
girls and little cliques,
frequently seen as
but with Andrew being
Sophomore Andrew Medina performs with the
more normal than
here, Ive noticed that we
Shy-Annes during halftime.
having a boy on the
interact more as a team,
drill team because
Destinee said. He hasnt
drill teams are more known for their femininity let his gender or anything interfere with other
and their grace, Andrew said. Members are peoples thoughts and opinions.
known for being girls, so no one thinks about Andrew plans to continue to pursue dancing
having a guy on the team.
and looks at being a male as an asset instead of
The female dominated area of expression a handicap when it comes to dance.
that is dance doesnt discourage Andrew in the Boys have the ability to progress faster given
slightest, instead it fuels his desire even more.
the physicality of dance, compared to girls,
I plan to pursue dance outside of high Andrew said. They shouldnt be limited by the
school, Andrew said. Im taking extra dance opinions of others.
lessons outside of school, and theyve given me

Student Spotlight - Page 13

Jack of all trades

Senior utilizes creative talents for self-expression
Norseman staff
Creating art, singing opera, and creative writing
provide an outlet for senior Lauren Bernal.
Beginning in the sixth grade, Lauren found her
passion for art creating simple drawings.
Shes always had extreme creativity, art teacher
Renee Richards said. Ive seen her become more
disciplined and shes improved her technique. I
think what she tries to say is getting stronger so her
ideas come to fruition.
Artists face many obstacles in creating art, but
Lauren finds ways to overcome problems while
maintaining her sense of expression.
Shes extremely dedicated, Richards said. She
doesnt stop when she encounters something that is
difficult for her. She looks to her fellow students and
sees what they have done to overcome it. She asks
others for solutions, or just powers through it until
she finds a technique that matches her voice.
Through hard work and determination, Lauren is
able to help those around her and radiate positivity
in art and choir.
Lauren is a solid artist, choir director Alex Medlock said. She always works hard and stays positive. Shes always respectful and helpful to others
and an awesome girl all around.
By putting herself out there Lauren has developed
her talent and personal expression.
Lauren has grown in confidence this year, Med-

lock said. Ive been able to see that in her because Laurens teachers outside of fine arts also recogshe has auditioned for and received multiple solos nize her creative spirit. Her English teacher, Lisa
this year.
Prejean, also sees her creativity shine.
Lauren enjoys things that amplify her personal- Laurens creativity sets her apart from other
ity in different medistudents, Prejean said. Shes an
ums.
extremely gifted artist and has a
I enjoy singing
creative mind.
opera, Lauren said.
With all of Laurens creativity
Its heartfelt and
she is able to apply it in a logical
out there. Im pretty
way to her classes that require upweird in general, so
per-level thinking.
its really fun to sing
Laurens analytical, Prejean
opera.
said. She will sometimes see
Even with a larger
things that other kids dont see.
audience, Lauren put
She seems to look at things from
aside her anxiety and
a different perspective than other
gave a performance
students.
that brought the auBy pouring her personality into
dience to their feet.
her artwork, Lauren creates a
Performing at the
connection between her and the
Texas-Oklahoma
viewer, proving that the arts have
state Key Club Cona deeper purpose than providing
vention was a scary
aesthetics.
thing for me, Lau- Senior Lauren Bernal won 2nd place at the TexasLaurens creativity is her strong
ren said. Ive never Oklahoma Key Club Convention talent show.
suit, Richards said. She looks
performed in front of
deeply and feels strongly and that
more than 500 people and there was at least 1200 definitely comes through in her artwork and you can
people watching me. I got on stage and it was very feel that when you see her work.
nerve racking but awesome.

Second annual Viking Wall of Honor nominations requested

Norseman staff
The Viking Wall of Honor is seeking nominations for the second annual award. The goal of the award is
to honor and acknowledge employees
who have served Bryan High School
and made an impact on the students
and school.
Last years inaugural year honorees were teacher Tommie Allmon and
monitor Lester Banks.
The Viking Wall of Honor award
is an honor that recognizes employees for being consistent in what they
do and doing it well, Coach Tommie
Allmon said. I felt honored to receive the award.
Prinicipal Lane Buban hopes this
award will serve as a small token of
appreciation to teachers who pour

their lives into students on a daily

basis.
It is important for us to remember our past and the people who have
helped the students of Bryan High
School and the campus be successful, Buban said. It is also important
to honor their service and dedication so all who come after know who
it was who helped build this campus
up.
The original idea was presented at
the Campus Performance and Improvement Committee (CPIC) meeting and a sub-committee was formed.
I hope that the Viking Wall of Honor will be a lasting tradition where we
honor those who have made Bryan
High School the special campus it is,
Buban said. Futhermore, I hope that

it is a way to bring together past employees with current staff.

The committee recognized that
many times teachers work goes unnoticed and they wanted to bring
emphasis to all their hard work and
sacrifices.
Many of the staff have made decisions to be educators because of the
teachers and staff they had in the
past and beyond that many of those
people have come back to BHS to
teach and to give back. This is a special place to work and many people
do not know how special it is, Buban
said. Its like an old Aggie saying:
From the outside looking in you
can't understand ig, and from the
inside looking out, you can't explain
it.

The vision for this award is to establish a tradition honoring those

who have contributed to the success
of students at Bryan High beyond
recognition of the Teacher of the Year
award. The inductees will be recognized at the Homecoming game in
the fall of 2016.
It builds a sense of school pride as
well as an opportunity for us to honor
individuals that have given so much
to our campus and students, Buban
said. It is our hope that this will become a long lasting tradition along
with the other traditions that we have
at Bryan High School.
The committee will look at inducting 1-2 people this year. The deadline
for submitting nominations is Thursday, June 30.

Page 14 - Entertainment

Whos your
favorite
superhero?

My favorite superhero
is Batman because he is
a man who fights crime
like a boss.
Cade Sandel, 11

My favorite superhero
is Super Woman because
shes one of the only
female superheroes.
Keaton Hare, 10

Merc with a mouth

Marvel movie makes mark at box office

Gail Finch
Staff writer
Breaking box office records for an
R-rated movie by earning over $132
million on opening weekend, the
friendly neighborhood anti-hero
Deadpool made his Marvel movie
debut on Valentines Day weekend. Crashing his way onto movie
screens and into audience members hearts, the walking ball of sarcasm and spite made history for being the first R rated movie provided
by Marvel.
The red and black clad hero-ofhis-own-world character has garnered a fan base around him ever
since he was introduced as
one of many Stan Lee creations in the Marvel universe, so a movie was inevitable. It took them over
a decade to actually make
it and was only made because of an accidental footage release. The wait was
certainly worth it, as it was
one of the most anticipated
movies of this year.
The story follows Wade
Wilson, better known as
Deadpool, on his journey
to find the man responsible
for turning him into what
looks like a freak of nature
in an attempt to cure his
cancer so he could face his
wife once again. Although the plot
initially sounds very serious, Deadpools humor and sarcasm coupled
with his total disregard for the
fourth wall make this movie unique.
The casting choices for this movie
were a given in some respects, such
as Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool,
the man in black and red suit with
the functioning pockets. Reynolds
had been pushing for the movie to
be made for a long time, so it was
quite the honor to play his comic
book not-so-hero. His co-stars also
did their part in making the movie

come off the comic book pages with

talents of Ed Skrein Ajax (evil British dude) and Morena Baccarin as
Vanessa (love interest).
Not only did they do a good job
casting, but they really kept true to
Deadpools original character, from
the design of his suit to his personality and inner motives. The movie
shows that Deadpool is not just all
fun and games, but also has a serious attitude when necessary
Being the first Marvel movie
to have an R rating was kind of
shocking to some people, as most
people think of the Marvel movies
as a more family friendly option.

Deadpool holds nothing back, as it

should be, with certain words and
scenes that should not be seen by
young eyes. Does that stop parents?
Of course not, but unknowing parents who took their kids to see the
movie were in for a very interesting
surprise.
When the trailer was released,
it took just about everyone by surprise. The advertising for the movie
was even better. Movie posters that
had blatant sexual innuendos on
them, to billboards that had people confused and wondering what

Skull Poop L was. Ryan Reynolds

even joked that Fox entertainment
didnt have the guts to use that particular ad, but he was apparently
proven wrong on that one. They
definitely did a better job of advertising for this one in contrast to
Ant-Mans tiny billboards.
In the movies hilarity, it had quite
a few jokes that had everyone in the
theater laughing. Anyone and everyone was made fun of in this movie, even the members of the crew,
the script writers, the directors,
and even the entire studio itself at
one point. My favorite would have
to be Deadpools jab at the budget
in reference to there
only being two people
in the X-Men house,
saying: Wow, this is
such a big house, but
I only ever see the two
of you here. Its like
the studio didnt have
enough money for
any more X-Men...
Its not a Marvel
movie without an end
credits scene, though.
Devoted fans waited
until the film stopped
rolling
for
their
glimpse at a new movie, or even a sequel,
but all they really got
was a gladly received
insult from the masked anti-hero,
as well as possibly a hint as to what
the next movie would entail.
Despite my many praises for this
movie, I only really recommend it
to people who arent offended easily. Reason being: there is a lot of
violence, crude humor, and things
that almost got the movie an NC17 rating. Aside from all of that, the
movie was a true breath of fresh-air
from the usual Marvel movie fare,
and Im more than excited for the
sequel coming out next year.

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Musician makes it Work: Rihanna continues to top charts

Star Salter
Staff writer
Robyn Fenty, better known as Rihanna, is an international pop singer
and songwriter from Barbados. Rihanna first entered the music industry
by recording demo tapes under New
York producer Evan Rodgers in 2003.
In January 2005, Rogers landed
Rihanna an audition for Def Jam Records in front of the legendary rapper
Jay-Z. Jay-Z was every bit as wowed
by Rihannas commanding presence
as Evan Rogers had been two years
earlier, and Jay-Z signed her on the
spot. Eight months later, in August
2005, Rhinna released her first single,
Pon de Replay, a reggae-influenced
club track that reached No. 2 on the
Billboard singles chart and turned
Rihanna into an up-and-coming pop
star. It was at that time that the reggae sounding artist began the journey

to creating original albums.

Her first album, Music of the Sun,
was released later that month, and
made it to No. 10 on the Billboard albums chart, but her next album was
the one to capture audiences everywhere. Rihanna released her second
album, A Girl Like Me, featuring major
hits singles Unfaithful and SOS.
Her next album that was released in
2007, Good Girl Gone Bad. This album is where audiences started seeing
her change into her own form of artist
with her smash hit single Umbrella,
featuring Jay-Z. Umbrella topped
the Billboard singles chart and earned
Rihanna her first Grammy Award for
Best Rap/Song Collaboration.
In 2010 she released her single Man
Down which became my favorite
song, because she explains how a man
that she loved played with her mind
and her heart. She thought he was

the one for her until the man started

to get physical with her, which made
her want to turn into a killer. I connect with this song because I once felt
similar emotions. My favorite verse
of that song is What started out as a
simple altercation turned into
a real sticky situation me just
thinking on the
time that Im
facing
makes
me wanna cry.
This is my favorite verse because I could
relate to it on
an emotional level.
Now in 2016, the pop star released
her popular song Work off her new
album Anti. Many people complained
that her Barbadian accent was too

strong and that no one could understand what she was saying, because
they think she mumbling. This song
has become my favorite especially
since the video was released. The song
featured Canadian rapper Drake and
audiences didnt like his dance
moves, which are the same
moves he did in Hotline Bling.
The video had so many graphic
scenes, so her fans started commenting on YouTube about
how she needs to dress and how
the video needs to be able to be
viewed by her younger fans, but
to me she was perfectly dressed
for the type of image she was
trying to create for the song.
Over all I will always love Rihanna,
because she has an apathetic attitude
toward her haters. She will continue
to shine and stand out from the rest of
the superstars.

Divergent series diverges into gutter with part 1 of 2 finale

Danica Mendes
Co-editor
Allegiant, yet another novel from Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth, hit theaters March 18. Fans
anticipated the film and hoped it would surpass
the disappointment of the last movie. With hopeful
hearts, while secretly preparing for the worst, droves
of fans attended the premier as they had anticipated
the movies release since it was first announced as a
series.
I went to go see Allegiant a week after it hit theaters. After the terrible performance of the last movie, I wasnt too stoked to see the third film. I thought
the theater wouldnt be packed because of the way
the last movie tarnished the Divergent series name.
However, while waiting through the previews before
the movie started, people kept filing in filling the
movie theater to its capacity. I was shocked that the
new movie continued to sell out even after a week in
theatre.
After the movie began I noticed many changes in
the characters, Tris hair grew, the characters looked
older, and didnt look as serious as they had in the
first movie. I began to also notice that the landscape
wasnt the same as it was in the first and the second movie. The movie is based in Chicago, but these
people are going through a war between the factions,
but whenever someone thinks of war they may think
of bullet holes in buildings, nobody on the streets,

and shooting all the time. However throughout the

movie it looks like there is no war and that everything is fine, or maybe I was overlooking the scenery.
Most people know that they changed directors for
the second movie. Robert Schwentke directed Insurgent which wasnt a good
movie at all. However,
Schwentke split the final
installment of the series
into two parts. The first
part that most recently
came out was seemingly
or necessary. It was just
an add on to the previous movie with some
additional information
that audiences wouldve
found out in the future
fourth one. This movie
couldve easily have been
left as one, but like most
trilogies in Hollywood, the dollar speaks and profits
reign as king.
I devoured the first book after the first movie
came out, and I binge read the rest after the first
one. However, that was two years ago and I only
remember main parts of the book, allowing me to
have fresh eyes and to focus on the movie and not

compare it to the book as much. However, there

were still parts that bothered me. In the previous
movies had various advanced technologies, but in
this movie the director blew these technologies out
of proportion. I didnt enjoy that aspect because it
made the movie look unprofessional and as if a child
with an over a drive imagination had directed it. With the movie being as popular
as it was two years ago, Ive never been so
disappointed in the way that Schwentke
blended the three movies together. It was
poorly done and it made me upset knowing that had I directed it I couldve done a
better job.

Overall, the movie was another
disappointment because I envisioned the
movie differently. The movie is good if you
havent read the books, but otherwise audiences will probably be as disappointed
as I was. However, Im still anticipating
to see how the next movie is going to turn
out because of what most fans know at
the end. Hopefully they dont change directors this
coming movie because it would defeat the purpose.
Schwentke might as well end the movie because hes
already done the last two. At least there wont be
much of a gap difference between the first and second movie.

Page 16 - Opinion

Like a girl

Scouting program builds strong young women while learning new skills




Lucy Raleigh

Co-editor


Would you like to buy some Girl
Scout cookies? If not, maybe you
would like to know more about the Girl
Scout program and what lies behind
the caramel coated, toasted coconut;
a program that builds character, true
grit, and important lifelong skills that
turn girls into strong women. Though
it may not seem like it, Girl Scouts is
more than just an operation sneaking
into the hearts and stomachs of Americans everywhere through sweet cookies and even sweeter smiles.
Often connected to petty sleep
overs, silly hair braiding, arts & crafts,
and cookie sales, Girl Scouts is stuck
with a whole set of stigmas and stereotypes. Sure, we do lots of arts & crafts,
but only because everyone loves arts
& crafts. There are typically tons of
troop sleep overs which are not only
reserved for watching chick-flicks and
eating leftover thin mints, but also
working on badges that require mastering skills ranging from sewing to
business management to social communications. There is, of course, more
to Girl Scouts than meets the eye.
As what many would consider an

older Girl Scout, Ive been able to see

what being a part of such an organization is like and what it can do for girls
involved. Not only have I seen myself
grow as a young woman through the
various activities we do to build skills
like money management and even baby-sitting, but I have seen the younger
girls of our super-troop of 30+ girls
make best friends, learn new things,
and grow as individuals.
Many find it odd for a teenager to
still be a part of Girl Scouts. In my
case, I have only been in Girl Scouts
for five years, starting in the sixth
grade. As Ive been a Girl Scout, Ive
seen girls come and go, especially
once they feel as if theyve aged out.
At a certain age, girls feel like theres
nothing left for them in the program,
since Girl Scouts seems like its largely
centered around the younger girls. Its
important for girls to realize that they
havent burned out, and that there is
still so much that Girl Scouts can offer
older girls.
Contrary to popular belief, as girls
age in the Girl Scout program, the
more opportunities arise and the more
things they get to do. If I were a Girl
Scout in the fifth grade the coolest
thing I could do would probably be going to NASA, but as an older member,
I get to go to Washington, DC for the
Fourth of July with the four other high
school girls in my troop with the mon-

ey raised from cookie sales. Not only

are there trips available through the
troop, but also through the Girl Scouts
themselves. Girl Scouts offers girls
trips around the globe, from China to
Australia to South America to Switzerland, and beyond.
Although trips abroad are exciting
and provide great experiences, thats
not the only benefit from the
program for older participants. As Im sure students have heard, being
a Girl Scout looks
good on college
or volunteer
applications.
This is somewhat
true,
but only if
girls are active in the
program.
At
the very top of
the scouting award
hierarchy sits the Girl Scout
Gold Award, above becoming
an Eagle Scout through the Boy
Scouts. Now before people get all up
in arms believing that nothing is more
prestigious for a teenager than becoming an Eagle Scout, know that there
are requirements for attaining such
awards. Both awards require tons of
hours logged for processes like planning and the execution of the project,

but also ask for aspects like community service and a lasting impression
on whomever the project is executed
for, like building trail maps at a local
campground or creating a fitness regimen for the local ice rink. Both awards
highlight what it means to be a Girl
or Boy Scout, and recipients are often
praised for their hard work and dedication, catching the attention of college admission
officers and volunteer
coordinators by demonstrating the
skills
synonymous
with Girl
Scouting
like outof-the-box
thinking
and
true
commitment.

Now if youre
looking for an organization where you can work
on character and spend time
working with peers on new, fun and
interesting skills, Girl Scouts is always
around. Its never too late to become
a part of or support such an amazing
program, whether it be by being an active member, adult volunteer, or even
buying enough boxes of cookies to last
you until the next cookie season.

What have you learned from the scouting program?

Ive learned that
people love me
because I sell girl
scout cookies.
Emily Hubacek, 11

I have learned
leadership qualities and responsibility.
Melanie Wertz, 11

I have learned
multiple skills like
camping, survival,
how to manage
money, and how to
contribute to the
community.
Maddie Green, 10

Opinions - Page 17

Online classes sacrifice social interaction, creates lazy lifestyle

independent. Many

people make excuses

for themselves so

that they dont have

to make an effort to

Payton McKeehan leave their house

Staff Writer to attend a class.

In result, more and

more people sign up
Online courses have be- for the online course option
come a popular alterna- to fit their schedule where
tive to physically attending they procrastinate to the
class. This is good for some death, wasting their money
people like single working and never learning anything
parents trying to go back from the course they signed
to school, foreign students up for.
who cant leave their coun- Physically participating in
try, or disabled students a course is a big part in takwho have difficulty leaving ing a class because human
their home. However, the interaction is an effective
common factor of laziness part of ones learning expetakes over many Americans rience. Being present is easy
in abusing this luxury mak- and makes a huge difference
ing generations less social or because students are forced

to be around people rather

than a computer screen and
that face-to-face learning experience cant be replicated.
People have to socialize, like
small talk with your neighbor or even making eye contact with someone across the
room. These simple human
interactions keep people civilized and familiar, whereas
being alone in your home
without unfamiliar faces
keeps one awkward and unaware of other human beings. With the students and
the instructor in the same
room, conversations are able
to flow freely as there can be
give and take with questions
and answers.
Online courses are typically available at any time,
which sounds convenient,

but most people take advantage of that and never

progress in the course due to
procrastination. When there
is a scheduled time and date
that students have to attend,
it becomes routine and is
considered a requirement
to pass the course. Students
believe they will do it later,
but they frequently never
get around to it at all. Certain courses are always better taught in a classroom
than online due to the level
of difficulty and ability to
comprehend the material.
Physics and mathematics
are courses where it would
be hard to actually learn the
material online because of
their complexity. Learning
such new and strange information is hard to digest and

retain without one-on-one

interaction.
When having the choice
to take a face-to-face course
versus an online course, it is
typically better to pick the
old fashion way and attend
the class in person. Certain
courses are best to take in
a classroom setting rather
than online because they
are different than anything
that was ever taught to them
before. When students are
physically in a classroom,
they experience and learn
more than just what the
course is meant to provide.
They could learn simple
people skills and keep generations from having heavier
ties to technology so that
humanity can continue to be
social.

Generation of apathy finds difficulty in becoming adults

to do. Student apathy shines through

in how they choose to do things daily,

or rather how they choose not to do
things.
A lot of students live their lives
without consciously setting priJennyfer Tucker orities. Some say when they turn 16
Associate editor theyll get a job or their license, yet
they are 17 or even 18 with neither of
them. Many use the excuse that they
dont have the time, but what could
Throughout students years in grade they possibly be filling their time
school, they are usually asked what with? Most students are lazy, merely
their goals and plans are after they ticking away hours at a time on their
graduate. Teacher usually ask the phones or Netflix without considerquestions at the beginning of the ing the impact it will make on their
year so the teacher can know more future. Looking for a job and taking
about the students. Many students driving classes are things that do
will write that they want to be a doc- take time, but most things worth dotor, a lawyer, a police officer, or any ing take time. Its easier to get things
other profession they look up to, but done now with a good support system
as time gets closer to the end of the in place at home and school, because
school journey into the real world, when people procrastinate while
many have done nothing to take the theyre young, it becomes a habit as
next step into becoming what they they get older. It would be better to
say they have always wanted to be. kick the bad habit now, and make it a
Its more something teens just say, good one by being timely and focused
instead of actually making an effort on a goal. Teens need to be aware of

how they spend their time.

Teens seem not to care generally
about anything and its considered
an apathetic generation that is influenced by social media, but very
little take any action. People will post
quotes that have to do with being
successful, but from behind a screen
where they are sitting on their butt
doing nothing.
Another sign of apathy in teens is
that they are unable to budget. Even
if a student has a job, they should
learn how to save, but instead they
end up blowing it on things that dont
even last. Some students have to buy
their own car, pay their own rent,
and their own phone bill, but run
into a problem, because they dont
have enough after spending it on
other useless things. Saving money
and spending wisely should become
something teens get used to, because
theyre going to have to do it one day,
and it teaches responsibility. It helps
them learn how to separate money
for the things they want and saving
and spending on things they need,

or sacrificing what they want and get

their necessities first.
Doing all of these things will teach
many lessons to teenagers that are
actually doing it. The ones who are
working on making steps to the next
big thing and their goals will be taught
maturity, responsibility, and then appreciate it more because its something they were able to overcome
themselves. These students chose to
go a route and make their dreams a
reality.
Many adults tell younger people to
enjoy their teenage years, but teens
do not realize that enjoying their
teenage years doesnt always mean
partying every weekend, staying up
late, and being with friends all the
time, it could mean making a living
for themselves, finding their happy
place, or even learning new things.
Being apathetic towards things that
matter have its consequences, so I
suggest if students complain about
what they dont have, its better to go
out and get it, because it will not just
happen overnight.

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Inequality, double standards still exist despite progress

Gail Finch
Staff writer
Societal standards for both men and
women have become a growing issue
now in the day and age of social media and television.
A man can run around with his
shirt off, but if a woman does it, it becomes indecent. If a man cries, hes
a sissy, but if a woman does it shes
just a normal emotional woman.
Men and women are held to such
irritating social standards that arent
fair to the opposite gender, it makes
it hard to tell whats exactly wrong or
right.
Double standards in society have
created a toxic environment for everyone, no matter how advanced
society gets. Society asks so much of
people that sometimes the pressure
can be too much.
Women and men arent paid the
same amount of money for the same
amount of work, and men arent allowed to like things deemed as things
for girls and vice versa.
Women have had social standards imposed upon them
since the first patriarchal
society was established. For
centuries, women did not
have rights and were seen as
property belonging to men.
As a society weve come a
long way in that women arent
viewed that way anymore, but
theres still an issue with the way
most people think of a woman. Its
not enough that women bring life
into the world, because they also
have to keep up to impossible standards.
Women have to fit into this cookie
cutter envisioning of what society
thinks they should be. They have
to be a Barbie doll, always perfect.
Its not just in looks, either, the way

a woman acts is also a part of it. If

a woman stands up for herself or
doesnt take any unnecessary nonsense from anyone, shes seen as unapproachable.
Masculinity is so fragile, if they
look at a daisy they immediately
have to punch something to feel
manly again like its a girly thing to
appreciate a daisy. Men arent allowed to be emotional creatures, as
its been beaten into them that they
have to be big and tough. Many act
as though they dont even have tear
ducts.
All of these stereotypes and
standards have been held up for
so long because of media. There
are so many archetypes of both
men and women in movies and
television that reinforce different meanings and impressions.
Theres the ugly nerd girl no

one likes until they take off her glasses and ponytail for a dance, theres
the jock boy who falls for nerdy girl
after the makeover, theres the ice
queen executive, and theres the over
confident coworker who only likes
her for her looks.
Theres a small percentage of
strong female characters, and even
though there have been more in recent years, many protagonists of

movies are men who have the same

three personalities with the same
three personality traits. All of these
paint the genders in mostly negative ways that no one can ever really
break away from because its so engraved in our society.
Over the years the social system
has gotten better when it
comes to the

whole
double standards
thing, but when
people start instilling these kinds
of things into the
future
generation
of adults is where
theres a problem.
For the longest time,
little girls have had adults
dismiss boys pulling their hair and
flicking boogers at them as signs of
affection, but if a girl does any of that
they get in trouble, or told that its
not very ladylike.
Same thing goes for boys, though.
There are certain things girls do
that when a little boy does it, its not
normal,such as playing with Barbie dolls, or dressing up in a tutu and
princess tiara.

Theres a severe issue with the division of genders, so much so that

it takes wounding a few peoples
prides and burning a few bras to get
anything done for the whole gender
equality discourse.
Yes, men and women are biologically different from one another.
Men and women have different hormones in their bodies
that make them act differently
from one another, and grow
different things in different
places. That shouldnt automatically mean that they
can only do certain things
based on their gender.
Gender issues dont
just exists here in the
U.S., though, as many
places across the
world have many
problems of their
own, most involving
women.
In some places in the
Middle East dont allow women to leave the house without
a man to escort them, and in
India, the family of the woman
in a marriage is still required to
give a dowry. If a woman refuses a man in any of those countries, they have the threat of getting
acid thrown in their face, disfiguring
them significantly. The population
in China is mainly men, because of
the infanticide of girls starting in the
mid to late 20th century and the one
child policy being enforced up until
recent years.
Saying something is strictly for
one gender, or imposing impossible
standards on another, has dug a hole
for society that is so deep that, its
going to be hard or nearly impossible to get out of it. With where society stands now, it will be a while
before anything gender related will
be fixed. The social system is taking
baby steps to a better environment
for both men, women, and everyone
in between, so not all hope is completely lost.

Opinions - Page 19

More than meets the eye

Ordinary activities not always easy, take hard work, dedication

everyone. When Im
playing tennis, hitting the ball back
and forth might seem
easy, but keeping
focus is the hardest
Star Salter part.
Staff writer
Players cant just
simply hit the ball,
Whether its writing, play- they have to hit the ball coring sports, or making good rectly, which takes both pracgrades some people find tice and dedication.
things easier than others. I Athletes spend hours pracfind small talk difficult. I just ticing and working on their
cant chit-chat with people, skills to perform at the highif theres not a real topic, the est level possible. Even when
conversation soon devolves a player has natural talent,
into awkward staring. Some they still must work to get
people just find things easier better.
than others.
This problem doesnt just
However, just because happen in sports, but also in
things seem easy to some everyday life.
doesnt mean its easy for As some students bubble

in their scantron struggling

with each question while another student finishes the test
quickly declaring the test
was easy. This is more than
a little discouraging. Or that
time when one friend fails
their drivers test, while another friend passes because
they said it was easy.
A person may that think
that everything is hard is
going to always be that way
mentally because thats how
they were conditioned.
I believe everything is hard;
even if someone gives me
a worksheet and it has five
problems about what I like
about myself I think omg
this is so hard, but in reality,
its just a mental thing that I
just cant let go.

Literacy leads to learning

Its understandable that high school
teens dont have a desire to read anything other than the text messages and
tweets on their phones, because many
of the reading requirements set by
schools and English teachers are classic novels that arent relatable or even
interesting to their generation.
This has caused a decline in interest
for reading, as many high schoolers
dont understand its true benefits. Despite the apathy students demonstrate
toward reading, they need to learn that
it is one of the most important skills
they need to survive and succeed in
adulthood.
Knowing how to read opens teens
up to important skills such as writing
and speaking properly. Simply reading
a book or an article in the newspaper
can improve your vocabulary by adding
more words to a students personal arsenal.
The ability to speak and write intelligently is important in a career setting
because no one wants to hire a person

who uses then instead of than when

comparing something in a sentence.
Being able to carry on a conversation
in an intellectual way is also integral to
obtaining social and career goals.

Being well read isnt just about
sounding intelligent, its also about
being informed about whats going
on in the world. One cannot just rely
on social media like Twitter and Facebook for all of their information and
expect to pass it on without raising a
few brows. Sources may often times be
false and can lead to things like calling
senator Ted Cruz the infamous Zodiac
Killer, or believing that Demi Lovato
had a twin held captive in the basement
named Poot whom allegedly had the
voice of an angel.
Reading is important to become successful in life, and being aware of whats
going on in the world. Its vital to each
students future and beyond even that
it should be an enjoyable activity that
provides an escape from the real world.

- The Norseman Staff

Even the simplest of task

can be difficult if a student
goes in with the mind-set that
they cant do it to begin with.
Even doing simple tasks
such as jotting down notes
in class or copying two sentences from the white board
seems like a violation of my
human rights.
I end up making copies of
the class notes, even if I attended the class. For most
people, taking notes may not
be a big deal, and is seen as a
fairly easy task.
Like many of my peers, I
can study all day and know
every single question, but
somehow end up failing. I
can train and condition all
day and when it comes down
to the event, I lose.

I can try, but try and never

be as good as I want to be.
Some things I know, but I
just cant do it even if I put
my mind to it because I know
how much I can take before I
crack.
Students wonder if theyre
talented enough to do sports,
complete class work, hold a
job, or do other things that
seem simple in life to many.
Time is the key to being able to succeed whether
something is hard or easy. I
have to push through, even
when I want to give up on
everything, but I know in no
time things will get easier.
And for the people who do
have everything come easy,
know that others are trying.

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Payton McKeehan
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Page 20 - Semester Exam Schedule

Semester Exam

Senior Exams
Tuesday, May 31
1st Exam
2nd Exam
Lunch
3rd Exam
7th Exam

8:15-9:40
9:45-11:10
11:10-11:40
11:45-1:10
1:15-2:40

85 min
85 min
30 min
85 min
85 min

Wednesday, June 1
4th Exam
5th Exam
6th Exam
Lunch

8:15-9:40
9:45-11:10
11:15-12:40
12:40-1:15

85 min
85 min
85 min
35 min

Thursday, June 2
Mandatory Graduation Practice
Gym #2
8:15 am

9th, 10th, 11th Exams

Tuesday, May 31
1st Period 8:15-9:00
2nd Period 9:05-9:50
3rd Period 9:55-10:40

45 min
45 min
45 min

4th Period 10:45-12:40 85 min

A Lunch
B Lunch
C Lunch
D Lunch

10:40-11:10
11:10-11:40
11:40-12:10
12:10-12:40

5th Period 12:45-1:25

6th Period 1:30-2:10
7th Exam 2:15-3:40

30 min
30 min
30 min
30 min
40 min
40 min
85 min

Wednesday, June 1

Other Information

4th Exam
5th Exam
6th Exam

8:15-9:40
9:45-11:10
11:15-12:40

85 min
85 min
85 min

Lunch

12:40-1:15 35 min

Thursday, June 2
3rd Exam
2nd Exam
1st Exam

Lunch

8:15-9:40
9:45-11:10
11:15-12:40

85 min
85 min
85 min

12:40-1:15 35 min

Exempt students must stay in

their testing room.
On Wednesday and Thursday,
ALL students who have finished
their exams are dismissed at
12:40. Students unable to leave
campus will go to 3rd, 2nd, and 1st
on Wednesday and 5th, 6th, and
7th on Thursday.
Students with Early Release may
leave campus after their last exam.

Prom 2016