This year was especially hard on

our practices due to school cancel-

lations. Even after all the cancella-

tions and make-up Saturday prac-

tices, we still seemed to put on a

great and memorable show.

This year there were around one-

hundred students participating.

There were about thirty seniors

who have participated in the musi-

cal. Some have participated in all

four years, but the majority has on-

ly participated in one or two. Of

course those, the people who only

have done it once or twice, wish

they would have done it earlier. I

asked two seniors what their expe-

riences were like doing the musi-

cal. The seniors were Micki Brant, who has done musicals for four

years, and another senior was Kait-

lyn Miller, who has done musicals

for five years. Micki stated, “It was

one of the best experiences of my

life. It really helped me come out of

my shell. I have become friends

with so many people that I proba-

bly would have never talked to.

There are no cliques in musical, we

are truly a team. I’m not saying it is

easy. Anyone you ask would assure

you otherwise; however, I am sure

they would also tell you with re-

sounding certainty that it is most definitely worth it.” Kaitlyn said,

“Musical is something everyone

should be a part of. It doesn’t mat-

ter if you have an interest in music

or theater, it makes you push your-

self farther than you thought you

could. It gives you a sense of family

with people you never expected to

have as a part of your life. Yes, it’s

time consuming, but if you stick

with it, it’s an experience you will

cherish for the rest of your life.” A

third senior, Migo Baerga, has per-

formed in musicals for one year. He said, “Honestly, it was absolutely

crazy. There’s so much work, a lot

of sleeplessness, not enough time

to get everything done, and not a

lot of free time. It’s an anxious,

emotional process and it’s definite-

ly a walk outside my comfort zone.

However, it’s all worth it in the end.

Any musical kid can tell you it’s

amazing. I wish I

would’ve done it a lot

sooner. I really do. Anyone consid-

ering getting involved in the musi-

cal should just take the leap and

hold on for the ride. You’ll come out

a stronger, more known, and better

person for sure.”

Musical is an all-around fun experi-

ence for everyone. It doesn’t matter

who you are or where you’re from

musical is a place where everyone

fits in. Sign up next year. Yeah, you!

SIGN UP. There is always a spot for

everyone.

Those Damn Yankees! Continued from p. 1

The Washington Senators watching a fly ball.

Photo courtesy of Ms. Janis Gerney.

Applegate striking up a deal with Joe Boyd.

Photo courtesy of Ms. Janis Gerney.

Spring break for most young adults

consists of sunbathing on a sunny

beach but for a group of thirteen

juniors and seniors the term spring

break had an entirely different def-

inition. We traveled to one of the poorest countries in the world to

serve. Haiti is covered in poverty,

from the cities to the country-

side. We stayed at a center called

Living Hope Mission. They in-

formed us of the culture and aided

us every day; they also fed and

cared for us. Our mission team did

a lot of manual labor while we were

there. We formed assembly lines

and passed buckets filled with wa-

ter, stone, and cement to pour the

cement flooring of an already

standing church. This took us three days to complete. On our breaks,

we had the unique opportunity to

play with the children of Hai-

ti. Many of these children did not

have clothes at all, some only had

shirts on. This was one of the most

heartbreaking experiences of my

life. Some children came up to you

and pointed to their stomachs to

indicate they were hungry when

our team had no food to give. This was one of the harsh realities of

living in a third world country like

Haiti. The lucky ones could find a

job, while most jobs were not for-

mal. The lucky ones could afford to

send their children to school, while

most teachers are not formally

trained. The lucky ones had a meal

to eat a day, while most went hun-

gry. On the last day at the work

site, we performed a skit of Noah’s

Arc and gave the children gifts and

snacks. The joy on their faces to

receive even a coloring book was almost tangible. The last day of our

time in Haiti we got to experience

the beauty of the country. Haiti

is a part of the Caribbean. It is a

country that can take your breath

away. The view from the top of the

mountains is astounding. The day

we left was a day filled with sad-

ness; our team did not want to re-

turn home. We said our final good-

byes, went through security at the tiny airport, ventured on a tiny jet,

and said farewell to an amazing

country. This mission trip was a life

changing experience that impacted

the group much more than we

could have ever expected.

Haiti mission trip By Kristen Thompson

Have you ever wanted to let the

public know how you felt about

various issues facing teenagers?

Well, that is exactly what Emily

Lambert and Patrick Stahl have

been doing this past school year.

They have had their opinions pub-

lished in the Daily American High

School Highlight’s Question of the

Week page. These questions were

composed by fellow High School

Highlights reporters. Their articles

have appeared in the Daily Ameri-

can on Thursdays for the past

school year. They have also writ-

ten reviews, editorials and corre-

spondent articles.

On Tuesday, May 13, they were

recognized at a banquet held at the

Italian Oven in Somerset where Ed-

itor Brian Whipkey spoke to the

group about possible internships

and future newspaper articles.

Full of opinions By Karen Conrad

The mission team outside of Living Hope Mission. Photo taken by Emile Accilus.

Elegant gowns, tanning, and de-

stroying the ozone layer with hair-

spray. Looks like it’s time for prom

once again.

This year’s theme was Old Holly-wood and it was held in Somerset at

the Quality Inn. If you got pictures

done by Chris Hay, the “paparazzi”

was there to greet you. The tables

were elegantly decorated with can-

dles with glow in the dark glitter.

This year, there were twelve lovely

ladies who put prom together with

Mrs. McDaniels. These lovely la-

dies are Emily Gardner, Paige Dan-

iels, Alexa Adams, Tessa Evans,

Alexis Trevarrow, Cali Yeager, Jen-

na Petruniak, Cassie Williams, Han-

nah Gross, Lindsay Long, Natalie

Fulton, and Aubrie Koontz. The

committee was super enthusiastic

for prom and put in a lot of effort to make it amazing. They had bake

sales, the coffee cart and the movie

day before Easter break to raise

money for the prom to make ticket

costs lower.

Thanks to the prom committee and

Mrs. McDaniels for all they accom-

plished this year. It was really ap-

preciated and I hope next year’s

committee does just as well, if not

better.

Prom-tastic By Chantelle Harvey

The North Star Rifle Team’s mem-

bers are Francesco Caianiello, Joe

Fischer, Emilee Miller, Logan

Schech, Alexis Weber, Colt Diehl,

Elijah Henry, Jacob Zehner, Haven

Brehm, Nathan Coddington, Dakota

Faidley, Sierra Mafield, Brent

McGunigale, Jessica Moyer, Caleb

Ogline, Nina Pollock, Melanie

Washabaugh, Robert Yourich, Re-

bekah Garrett, Martin Mowry, Jill

Mullen, and Hunter Wright.

The Rifle Team battled Turkeyfoot

on Monday, January 13. The top

five varsity shooters were Joe

Fischer with a 278, Emilee Miller

with a 277, Elijah Henry with a 262,

Robert Yourich with a 234, and

Francesco Caianiello with a 232.

North Star brought in their fourth

win. The score was 1,283 – 1,082.

On Thursday, January 16, the Cou-

gars traveled to Portage to take on

the Mustangs. North Star lost with a

score of 1,285 – 1,348.

The North Star Rifle Team hosted

the Somerset Rifle Team on Tues-

day, January 21. Unfortunately, the

outcome was not in favor of the

Cougars. The final score was 1,304

– 1,309.

On Monday, February 10, the Cou-

gars hosted their last rifle match

against Chestnut Ridge. They

brought in their fifth and final win

with a score of 1,305 – 1,264.

The last match of the season was

held at Forest Hills on Tuesday,

February 11. The Cougars lost to

the Rangers, 1,300 – 1,309.

We’d like to congratulate the rifle

team on a great season! They’ve

accomplished many of their goals,

including beating their team rec-

ord. The standing North Star Rifle

Team record is currently 1,305.

Rifle team By Abigail Charlton

North Star Prom Committee

Photo courtesy of Chantelle Harvey.

The North Star Rifle Team breaking their record. Photo courtesy of Barb Moyer.

How has the recent heroin overdos-

es affected our community and how

can we prevent future drug and

alcohol abuse by students? This is

exactly what Saige’s Army, James

Jaskula and Thomas Keirn dis-

cussed during recent assemblies.

Mr. Jaskula discussed how drug

and alcohol use has altered the

course of his life in many un-

planned ways. He has dedicated

himself to sharing his experiences

with teenagers with the hope that

he can help them prevent the same

mistakes. Detective Keirn spoke

about recent heroin overdoses in

our area and how the heroin today

is much stronger than in the past

where addiction occurs upon the

first-time use. North Star High

School thanks all of the speakers

for helping to shape

the lives of our student body.

Drug and alcohol prevention By Karen Conrad

Awards Ceremony

When my great-grandfather died,

he left me three harps. I stared at

them for quite some time the day

they came to me. There laid harps

of gold, bone, and ebony. They

were beautiful instruments, ornate and elegant to near superfluous

degree. I only wished I knew how

to play them.

Grandfather Joseph was no fool, in

any case. A hand-written note ac-

companied the stringed trio. I

shook—nearly to the point of con-

vulsions—as I read it.

Each harp had a name and with it a

story. The original contents of

those tales have been lost hence,

yet I shall never forget the gist of them.

The harp of gold is named Venus,

and by no coincidence. She is a

love-bringer, the founder of many

affairs, several political marriages,

and, by consequence, a number of

deaths. From the very moment a

man or woman hears Venus’ song that person will never separate

from the player, nor the player

from the hearer. Death reaps only

pairs from Venus’ influence.

The harp of bone is named Forgiv-

er. She was hewn from the ribs of

the great Biblical whale whose bel-

ly held Jonah prisoner for three

days and nights. Forgiver bestows

the power of perfect forgiveness

upon anyone who hears her. It

takes a selfless soul to pluck her

strings. She sings of peace and understanding.

The harp of ebony is named Dark-

ness. He is the true evil of the

three. His cry—for it cannot be

called a “song”—only de-

stroys. Anyone who hears it, in-

cluding the player, is cursed to a

life of darkness. There is no rest for them—the wicked. They are made

blind and inauspicious until the day

they die, always via great struggle

and pain.

I fell in the Harp Room this morning,

strumming all three harps in one

terrible sweeping of the

hands. Luckily, it was my wife who

heard Venus sing. I forgave her, in

that moment, for pushing me.

Whoever said “love is blind,” I’d

almost like to punch you, but I real-ly must forgive you.

Harps willed to me By Patrick Stahl

On April 25, 2014, TMZ Sports re-

leased a recording of Los Angeles

Clippers owner Donald Sterling

and friend V. Stiviano. While that

introductory sentence may seem

innocent enough, the content of the recording was much less innocent.

In the recording from September

2013, Sterling was irritated over a

photo Stiviano had posted on Insta-

gram with Basketball Hall of Fame

player Magic Johnson. In the re-

cording, Sterling told Stiviano: "It

bothers me a lot that you want to

broadcast that you're associating

with black people", and, "You can

bring them in, you can do whatever

you want", but "the little I ask you

is ... not to bring them to my

games."

It’s 2014. We can send information

from our phones without anyone

else knowing. We have a program

at our fingertips that can send pic-tures to virtually anyone and then

erase the same picture, never to be

seen again. Video games can be

played with friends overseas. Ill-

ness and injury can be treated fast-

er than ever before dreamed of.

Yet somehow, with all of this intelli-

gence and technology, we still

can’t seem to realize that we are all

people. At our most basic levels,

we are all made of blood, bones,

and skin. We all face the same

hardships, and the same joys. Eve-

ry person on this Earth inhabits the

same 196.9 million square miles,

breathes the same photosynthesis-

recycled air, and walks in the same

sunlight. Yet we still cling to the

idea that we are superior to others. So the next time you go to judge

someone, (as we all do because

hey, we’re all human) take a step

back and think. What makes the

blood in your veins any different

than the blood in theirs? What

makes your skeletal system superi-

or to theirs? What makes your skin,

be it color, complexion, or texture,

better than theirs? We are all peo-

ple, and it’s about time some of us

realize that.

We are all... By Lindsay Walker

I asked a few seniors what their

advice to the underclassmen is,

and I found some useful advice

from members of the graduating

class of 2014.

Wayne Kabina said to avoid pro-

crastination. He mentioned that if

you wait too long to get a project

done, you will get a bad grade on

it, or not get it done at all. Wayne

also wanted to say that if you are

considering playing a sport that

you should go for it.

Kearstin Sleppy’s advice is that you

should get out of your comfort zone

and get involved with the school,

the community, and with your

friends. She said to try your hardest every day, and to push yourself

beyond what you think you are ca-

pable of because you might sur-

prise yourself at what you can ac-

complish.

Kaitlyn Miller wanted the under-

classmen to know that they should

always surround themselves with

people they care about and that care about them. She said that

when life gets tough, brush the dirt

off your knees, look life in the face,

and say, “Bring it!”

Holly Berkey gave the advice to try

to do your best in school, and to not

get “senioritis.” She mentioned to

always open both doors at all stair-

wells and to get involved in some

school activity.

Micki Brant’s advice is to get in-

volved in something, because there is always something for eve-

ryone. She recommends joining a

club or a sports team, and also

wants the underclassmen to know

that there are two doors on the

stairwells for a reason.

Chantelle Harvey wants the under-

classmen to participate in a lot of

things, such as sports and music programs. Her advice is to not lose

your true self because of peer pres-

sure, and to have fun, because high

school flies by fast.

Maxwell Volk’s advice as a senior is

to understand that you, as an indi-

vidual, matter just as much as eve-

ryone else, and that there’s no rea-

son that anyone should be given

privileges that other people don’t

have. He wants the underclassmen

to know that your actions reflect

back on you, and that you should strive for your dreams and don’t let

other people hold you back.

Senior advice By Evan Gerney

The North Star girls’ softball team

has astounded many with their 2013

- 2014 season. This years’ softball

team had a rough start to their sea-

son due to the unusually cold

weather. The weather could not stop the Lady Cougars’ softball

team from having a successful sea-

son. Last year, the Lady Cougars

had one win and fourteen losses.

This year, the Lady Cougars storm

into playoffs with six wins and sev-

en losses.

The Lady Cougars’ softball team is

coached by Tracey Koontz (head

coach) and Chad Kaltenbaugh

(assistant coach). The senior mem-

bers of the softball team are second

baseman (Allie Taylor) and left

fielder (Karlee Moyer). The North

Star Lady Cougars’ roster includes:

Juniors: Morgan Cannin, Tiffany

Forney, Kendra Hunter and Sydney

Young; Sophomores: Courtney

Schrock, Courtney Stahl, Megan Burley, Hailey Sheehan, Sara

Burkett, Maddi Stoner and Melanie

Washabaugh; Freshman: Jackie

Stanko, Aubrie Moss, Jill Mullen,

Josie Bittner, Abby Vinisky and

Cassidy Washabaugh.

The Lady Cougars have had a

steady pitching staff backed by a

good defense. The Lady Cougars

were struggling with their hitting

towards the beginning of the sea-

son but have improved as the sea-

son continued. Head coach Tracey

Koontz always tells her players,”

This year’s softball team brought a

lot of potential to the field. It was

just a matter of finding the right

combination of talents. Each player

brought a certain talent and this year the softball team used that tal-

ent to overcome the challenges

they faced.” The softball team plays

Softball By Tiffany Forney

North Star Softball Team

Photo courtesy of Barb Moyer.

For this installment of the newspa-

per, I would like to give some at-

tention to three very current al-

bums that have been or are going

to be released in the near future.

They are, “X” by Ed Sheeran, “Turn Blue” by the Black Keys,

and “Morning Phase” by Beck.

They are from the Singer/

Songwriter, Psychedelic, and

Modern Alternative genres, re-

spectively.

I’ll go right in order as I intro-

duced the albums, so let’s start

with Ed Sheeran. This album is

scheduled for release on June 23,

2014, but he has already released

the hit single, “Sing” and it’s gar-

nered a significant amount of at-tention since its release as a sin-

gle. The song is out of Ed’s nor-

mal, comfortable, and coffeehouse

acoustic style. In a recent inter-

view with Z100 in New York, he

explained how the song came

about.

Modern producer Pharrell was

working with him in the studio and

introduced the bass line for the

song, which didn’t necessarily

appeal to Sheeran at the time. But,

Pharrell caught Sheeran playing the riff and singing it, so he point-

ed it out that it was the same thing

that he had showed him during

studio work. The result is a very

peppy, falsetto-filled pop song

that is sure to bring the total al-

bum sales up and cause appre-

hensive fans to overlook differ-

ences.

Next is the album, “Turn Blue” by

the Black Keys. They decided to

take a certain turn toward modern

blues/psychedelic with this al-

bum, but it still contains a lot of the

elements that made them famous.

The album is available for free

streaming on iTunes FirstPlay via

iTunes Radio and I loved it so

much that I listened to all 45

minutes of it. Some fans may be

reluctant to accept such a change,

but the album contains vast arrays

of guitar effects and long, emo-tional solos, so I don’t think the

criticism will be too harsh.

I had the opportunity to see the

Black Keys live at Consol Energy

Center in Pittsburgh. They’re actu-

ally a duo that started out in sing-

er/guitarist Dan Aurbach’s gar-

age. It didn’t matter in the slight-

est. They put on an amazing show

and it’s very prevalent that they

are both well taught, tenured mu-

sicians and songwriters.

Finally, I would like to discuss

Beck’s new album “Morning

Phase.” It is the twelfth album from

Beck, who was very active in the

1990’s grunge/alternative scene

with songs like “Loser,” and

“Devil’s Haircut.” His success was

based on his prevalent use of in-

die sounds and things that no one

else really used before. This al-bum can be perceived as differ-

ent, but still contains most of the

elements that made him famous.

A recent article on Pitchfork.com,

a music review site, was published

and written by author Ryan Dom-

bal. To give a sense of what he

and most people feel about the

album, I would like to include a

quote. He stated, “Rather than fo-

cussing on a resigned anger or

ambiguous darkness, Morning

Phase is plagued by a frustrating

in-between-ness that can also

come off as flat and neutral.” This

adequately describes the album,

but it is also agreed upon that

Beck uses outstanding musician-ship and can’t be criticized for

that.

Music review By Max Volk

Have any of you ever wondered what

you could do to help out those less for-

tunate than yourselves? If you’re

stumped and can’t think of any organi-

zations you are capable of supporting,

why not volunteer to serve at the Soup

Kitchen in Johnstown, PA? Many people

who are too poor to feed themselves

come and are able to eat some quality

food. And they are always looking for

more people willing to serve.

In fact, my Sociology class, led by Mrs.

Penny Hoffman, took a trip to the Soup

Kitchen last month, on the first of April,

just to get some perspective on the

lives of those that don’t have very much

and find it hard to survive. I’m sure the

experience made us all appreciate

everything we might take for granted

any other time.

We donned our gloves and hairnets

and not only served food to the people

who chose to wait in line, but, also wait-

ed on most everyone else, memorizing

custom orders and trying our very best

to get them right. It made me feel very

happy to see the kind faces of the peo-

ple we were waiting on light up when I

brought them a platter of delicious food

and a piping hot cup of coffee.

All in all, it was a very eye-opening

experience and if I get another chance

to serve those wonderfully grateful

people, I will in a heartbeat.

A trip to the Soup Kitchen By Kassandra Henry

Before you read this editorial, keep in

mind that this article consists of all

opinions of people I’ve talked to. This

isn’t all just coming from me.

So, as most of you know I wrote the

Prom article. I asked a good couple of

students and chaperones how they felt

about prom while writing my article. I

was curious to see if people had the

same opinions I had. I had gotten many

negative remarks about the prom and

many positive ones. Although, I felt I

got more negative comments than posi-

tive ones. One chaperone said that it

was nice for everyone in our school to

get along for one night, but she wasn’t

too thrilled with the dancing. One stu-

dent said that they got food poisoning

from the food, the DJ was repetitive and

the “dancing” was repulsive. This stu-

dent and their group of friends left ear-

ly because of how bad they thought it

was. Another student told me their

group had a fun time. That the food was

okay, the music could have been bet-

ter, but wasn’t too bad, and they had a

fun time dancing. Now my opinion on

prom was the food was pretty good.

However, there wasn’t too much of a

selection. The DJ wasn’t too horrible.

My music taste is A LOT different than

most people who were at prom, so my

musical opinion shouldn’t matter. The

“dancing” though was absolutely RE-

PULSIVE. I honestly thought North Star

would be a little more classy and repre-

sent us a lot better than they did. I’m

actually a little disgusted with what I

saw.

I’m still very proud of the prom commit-

tee, though, for putting all their time

and effort into prom. It honestly was a

good prom. However, I’m very disap-

pointed with the North Star student

body for their so called “dancing” and

how they represented us.

Oh wow... By Chantelle Harvey

Photos courtesy of Penny Hoffman.

The school year is almost over and

for some, this is the end at North

Star. There are three staff mem-

bers retiring after this year.

Ms. Colleen Bentz is part of the Ed-

ucational Support Staff. She has worked at North Star for sixteen

years. When she retires, she plans

to spend time sewing, gardening,

traveling, and spending time with

family. She would also like to do

volunteer work. She will miss the

routine of the workday. She says

that the staff and students have

been wonderful and she will miss

everyone. Most of all, she will miss

challenging her mind with learn-

ing.

Ms. Donna Croyle is a secretary in

the office. She has been at North

Star for nineteen years. When she retires, she wants to travel and

spend more time with her grand-

children. She will miss the relation-

ships that she has made throughout

the years. She will also miss the

students and talking to them.

Ms. Debbie St. Clair is also part of

the Educational Support Staff. She

has been at North Star for twenty-

five years. When she retires, she plans to do what she wants when

she wants to do it. She will miss the

people she works with and seeing

the students succeed.

These three wonderful people have

made an impact on the staff and

students here at North Star. They

will be greatly missed.

Ending of a career, beginning of retirement By Ashley Kelly

The North Star Baseball Team is

having yet another great season at

the hands of their coaches Christo-

pher Evans, Mike Blucas, and Zach

Vena.

Even though it has rained almost

every day the last two weeks, the

team is practicing and working

their hardest to get yet another

championship title under their

belts. The team has won every

game except for two of them but

that won’t stop this group of dedi-

cated ball players who are in it to

win it.

For North Star,

the playoffs start

when they host

Shanksville on

Thursday, May 22, and take the

win over Shanks-

ville.

Baseball By Morgan Lehman

North Star Baseball Team

Photo Courtesy of Shelby Thompson.

As the school year comes to a close

and the senior class of 2014 leaves

the high school for bigger and bet-

ter things, Max Volk and Kaitlyn

Miller have left valuable advice

and memories for the underclass-men and teachers.

Max Volk- "My best advice to up-

coming seniors would be to under-

stand that you are worth something

in your own individual way. So is

everyone else. Accept others for

who they are and stand up for your-

self if you notice things being fa-

vored against you. Everyone is

equal in their purpose here, and

you can only judge people individ-

ually. Diversity is a beautiful thing

and certain things cannot be at-tributed to races as a whole based

on one person's actions. Be your

own person. That is how innovation

continues on."

Kaitlyn Miller- I leave behind to the

upcoming classes my experiences

in the musical. I will miss you all

dearly, and hope that each and

every one of you continues in this.

You all have become my family,

some of the people that I feel so

blessed to have gotten to know. It

was a privilege and an honor to know you all.

I leave behind the undeniable hope

that I have. Even on my worst days,

you have to keep smiling because

you have the gift of a new day.

Make of it what you want. Try to be

a better person today than you

were yesterday.

I leave my copy of Divergent be-

hind to Mr. Ott. You’re the most

awesome dude I’ve had the pleas-

ure of learning from.

I leave behind the fun times I’ve

had on my French trip. Word to the

wise: always try to meet new peo-ple and start a dance off. It’s proba-

bly the best thing ever (other than

Kit-Kats).

I leave behind the great experi-

ence I had at my senior prom.

Learn who your true friends are,

and forget about the people who

never were. Cherish those that are

close to you, and let them know

how much they mean to you. You’re

never promised tomorrow, so say

what you need to say.

I leave behind the knowledge I’ve

gained from this place. Yes, there

were times where I didn’t want to

show up, but this place taught me a

lot. I learned that it doesn’t matter

who you are, or what sports you

play, but rather, we aren’t based

off of who we hang out with or what

clubs we are in, all of us are deter-

mined by WHO we are, how we

treat each other, and to what re-

gard we hold ourselves to.

Never be ashamed of who you are, or who you choose to be your

friends. Treat your enemies with

respect, and never let people get

you down, because the only way to

make it in life is to carry on.

You’ll have struggles, but I leave

behind the lesson my gramps

taught me. “Sometimes, there are

things that are going to be bigger

than you, and you’re going to want

to give up, but in those moments,

what you do defines who you are.

You can lay down your sword and

give up, but I hope that in that mo-

ment you decide to keep going.

You are never alone in your strug-

gles. God is always with you. He gives his toughest soldiers his

toughest battles.”

I want each and every one of you to

know that no matter what, you are

all beautiful. Keep shining. Eventu-

ally, high school will come to an

end, and I hope that none of you

regret a single thing.

I hope you all live a long and happy

life.

As the senior class departs, I per-sonally wish each and every one of

them success and the best in life.

Go get ‘em.

Senior wills By Lindsay Walker

Newspaper Staff

Editor: Emily Lambert

Co-editor: Abigail Charlton

Designers: Chantelle Harvey and Ashley Kelly

Hannah Borischak

Kassandra Henry

Kaitlyn Miller

Abigail Snyder

Kristen Thompson

Max Volk

Tiffany Forney

Hannah Gross

Patrick Stahl

Alexis Whipkey

Evan Gerney

Morgan Lehman

Lindsay Walker

Cassandra Hillegass

Autumn Spory

Alyssa Thomas

Poems By Kassandra

Henry

And Behold

Purity preserved in

dreams

trickles through

her veins

like streams

of curious candy-

cotton sleeves

on slender amber arms

that keep me

warmly

wandering through

the night

although they've

never

held me tight

that lovely light

inside her soul

remains forever

ah -aglow!

Never lose your

way or wonder

Never forget the quiet thunder

behind my stormy

silver globes

warning those

of sketchy knows

to keep their

sickness well un-

known

from untouched

heart shards

devoid of filth

And lovely, lo

Disturbed

Suddenly

Blasted out

Of

Melancholy

Colors

Bright and bold

Too much light

Nothing's right

For the loathing

Inside

Does not

Correlate The dehumanized

Hating spark

The happiness

Is a sick

Grotesque flaw

When it ends

The day with

Vomit and red

I will feel

At home

Again

Ich Liebe Dich

Your glossy eyes

Your autumn hair

The way you frown

Ich liebe dich

Skin so fair

Veins so there

Lips in a pout

Ich liebe dich

The way you walk

Your head held

high

Pocketed hands

Ich liebe dich

That sudden smile

That high-pitched giggle

Glad you find me

funny

Ich liebe dich

When you're not

here

I scream in tears

In hopes we'll soon be together

Ich liebe dich

Don't ever change

Don't ever stray

Please humour me

a bit longer

Ich Liebe Dich

Ashamed

And I remembered

the eyes,

The eyes that no

one heard,

As they all went

down

Good Luck

Class

of

2014!

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