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optimism is a characteristic many self-subscribe. som
think just cause they try to see the sunny-side that
are in some sense an optimist.
these people are wrong.
i realize this accusation may seem rather pessimistic,
henceforth ironic. but, i suppose there is a point in to
drawing the l ine between pessimism and optimism.
i also submit that optimists are the most annoying pe
in the world, but at least theyre happy. My year has
rough and i know its not over. in some senses it neve
be, but i know i wont be losing my way, as long as I c
see the l ight.
as long as i can see the light.
ill be coming home soothough im going...
Ss-mores- Charley Nold (10) cheers for his fellow classmen while holding up one of
sophomores ss f lyers . It was a great way to bring the class together. It really showed
entire classes spir it as one, said Nold.
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a student life..Off In Another World- Charley Nold (10) Daydreams about his yeadone so much this year, it s really been a blessing. Im just glad mhad enough patience to deal with me, said Nold.
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together weserve
Fifteen years ago the four-acre property
located next to 2120 Payne Street (Mercy Sacred
Heart Vi l lage) was just an old Louisvi l le Paving
dumpsite, nothing but the remains of broken
buildings and a combined sewer pipeline. Thanks
to the hard work of several local Cl i fton community
members the old dump turned into the Cl i fton
Community Garden two years ago and was later
renamed the Bi l ly Goat Hi l l Garden, after the
original name of the area. This year, three Boy
Scouts (Jordan Bayens (11) Lucas Do (10) Charley
Nold (10) ) decided to do their Eagle Scout projects
at the Garden. The project is a requirement before
we can get our Eagle, which is the highest rank in
Scouting, said Nold.
On May 22 2010, Bayens had gotten his
chance to take the next step in the gardens l i fe.
He built part of a walking path to be completed at
the end of al l three projects. The path is real ly l ike
laying down the foundations of a larger project.
It s the framework to , eventually and hopefully , lay
down a wheelchair-accessible path for the rehab
center (at Mercy Sacred Hea rt) , said Do. If that
happens, the path wil l truly have made a huge
difference by letting seniors get back on the
in one of the prettiest environments imagina
Do had built a meditation area using benche
from recycled logs, as well as his share of the
At the end of Bayenss project, he ha
gotten a lot done, and he was proud of his w
Overal l , I think that my project went rather
Despite minor setbacks and bumps along the
I felt that i t was a complete success. I think t
more people wil l enjoy the garden and be m
invited to it as a whole due to my project, s
Bayens.
The boys were accustomed to commu
service due to Boy Scouts, but they felt spec
pride for the work they were doing at the ga
think the support we received from Counci lw
Ward-Pugh and Congressman Yarmuth were
probably the most encouraging parts of the
for me, said Nold, whose project was schedu
June 12. Maybe when my project comes aro
can get Mayor Abramson to visit .
Upon a f irst vis it to the garden someone may not fully
notice the lower f ield. Even upon a second tr ip, they might not notice
one of the highest prides of the garden, the two beehives tucked
away in the corner of the f ield. A year ago the hives honey had won a
blue r ibbon at the State Fair . And on the 22 of May, they might have
even seen local Boy Scout Jordan Bayens (11) doing a demonstration
with the bee caretaker, Elwood.
Bayens even got suited up in order to help with the
demonstration. At f irst I was a litt le bit nervous about helping
Elwood with the bee demonstration, because Ive never really enjoyed
the company of them, said Bayens. But once I got suited up I had a
sense of calmness. After that I thought it was a neat ex
the queen bee and learn a litt le bit of information abou
The Scout troop took a break to watch their f
with the bees. I was glad we went down. I had seen the
but seeing Jordan work with them was a treat, said Ch
Lucas Do (10) had been to the garden for his Eagle Sco
April 24, and had been informed of the award winning
still interested in checking out the work Bayens was do
went into it knowing that the honey from the hives had
State Fair , I was kind of interested to know how the hiv
they were managed and how they were cared for.
ight o the bumblebees
A Different Kind of Benching-
Greg Sanders (8) puts
together a bench for Bayenss
Eagle Project. The benches
were placed around the
butterfly garden Bayens also
helped to create.
Listen Up-Lucas Do
(10) watches a beehive
demonstration put on by theBilly Goat Hill Garden. The
demonstration showed how
the hive was fed and how
it worked. There was also a
close up look at the queen
bee.
Going Ham- Wesley Bohn
(10) tilled a section of dirt
to plant some butterfly
bushes. Bohn was often
heard yelling I go hard!
which provided a laugh to
all of the workers at the
Billy Goat Hill Garden.
Jordan Bayenss (11) Eagle Scout Project had gone on peacefully, as it should. The boys were working hard, until about 11:00.
Hey! Everyone! Take a break, John Yarmuth is here, said Bayens. Congressman John Yarmuth (D) had come to the Billy Goat Hill G arden,
to vis it the Boy Scouts of Troop 40, and thank them for the work they were doing. I think that it was cool to see that Yarmuth showed up
because it shows his gratitude towards others who try and help out their community, said Bayens. Yarmuth was not the f irst to thank the
Troo p, but def ini tel y t he mos t p owe rfu l. Coun cil woma n Ti na Ward -Pu gh had vis ite d t he boy s i n A pri l D uri ng Luc as Dos (10 ) P roj ect . N ot
all of the Scouts were as impress ed as Bayens, Honestly, I thought less of his appearance than Tina Ward Pughs , said Do. I understand
he is more important, but it seemed like he was just there to pose for pictures , whereas Councilwoman Ward-Pugh was there because she
actually thought that the garden and the projects were important and beneficial.
Jordan Bayens (11)
a congressional fnish
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athletics
Walking Tall-Wesley
Bohn(10) sags his
pants in preparation
for a game against
Charley Nold (10), Andy
Dennis (10) and Ryan
Simpson (10). What
fun is it in playing
(basketball) if you
dont get to goof off ,
said Bohn.
Real Talk- Going for a
lay-up, Charley Nold
(10) jumped through
Wesley Bohn (10) and
Ryan Simpson (10) . Im
on the short end of our
basketball spectrum, so
whenever I see a chance
to practice making
lay-ups, I go for it , said
Nold.
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gamethechanging
The re is a mom en t, wh en th e ba sk et ba ll is
in the air , r ight before you know if youve made the
shot or not, and in that moment, the game stops.
Charley Nold (10) , and a group of fr iends had been
sharing a lot of those moments over the last year
in the parking lot of Bel larmine College on Norris
Place.
Nolds interest in the sport stemmed from
his fathers fondness for the University of Louisvi l le
mens basketball team. I started paying attention
in 1966 when I was 11, said James Chip Nold
Jr. Back then, we had Wesley Unseld, we were a
top f ive team, and the only team better than us
was UCLA, and they were unstoppable. It wasntlong before Nold Jr . began to take his son to the
games at Freedom Hall . From there Nold began to
play with some fr iends recreationally . I wouldnt
have even thought about playing i f my best fr iend
Wesley wasnt so into it also , said Nold. Wes
Bohn (10) was obviously the most proficient
among the group.
It s not that I m the best, i t just so
happens that I m playing with a bunch of gu
have no idea what they are doing, said Bohn
and Nold often played the role of comic rel ie
their fr iends. I l l try and make a shot, and th
ju st hi ts th e ba ll in mi d ai r. It s not fa ir th at
that tal l , said Nold.
They had begun a routine of Basketb
Wednesdays in which they would play at lea
game every Wednesday. While he knew he wa
the best, Nold was glad that he got to play eweek. I m not athletic and I k now that, said
but thats not why I play. It s a work out, an
rel ieves major stress, especial ly before I took
AP world History Exam.
walk this way
Toss Up- Wesley Bohn(10) and
Jani Podlesney(11) reach to
grab the ball on their usual
walk from Bohns house to the
basketball court.
Strolling along-
Charley Nold
(10)walks along
Fernwood Ave.
on his way to
play basketball.
Im so used to
that mile-long
walk, it doesnt
phase me
anymore, said
Nold.
Red one! said Jani Podlesney (11) Blue One! said Charley Nold (10) .Charley, thats a Toyota, not a Volkswagen, said Podlesney. This was a partof a game the two and their other fr iends were used to playing on their way
to Bellarmine College for their Basketball Wednesdays. The Game was played
with a very s imple rule: upon seeing a VW you must call out the color and hit
the nearest person to you. I was never that great at it , but I st ill play anyway.
It s just another competitive thing we do to pass the time, said Nold. Besides
it s no fair . Jani is German. It s like he has a connection to the VWs he can
call them from down the street.
Brick!- Muchael
Marsh (10) puts up
a shot with ease.
Marsh was not
always a patron
of Basketball
Wednesdays but
came whenever he
could
cardinal seasonThe crowd roared at Freedom Halls Denny Crum Court. The grizzled, middle-aged men had f illed up the stands carrying
Budweiser Select in their hands. Among these men, was one boy, Charley Nold (10) , who had come to the game with his father, James
Chip Nold Jr . A gift from Nolds mother of season tickets had brought them there. The love of the game kept them there. Watching
those games brought us so much closer together, said Nold. He attended s ix games with his father. He remembered one in particular .
The game against Notre Dame was definitely my favorite. It was the second to last game ever played at Freedom Hall. The energy was so
high, said Nold. It went into tr iple-overtime, and even though their best player was injured and couldnt play, it was still great to win.
The Car din als won the gam e 9 1-8 9.
Zero Hour-The las t g ame at Fre edo m H all was an exc iti ng one.
The tea m a nd the fan s g ot eve ryo ne in hig h s pir its . It was the
most exciting moment Ive experienced at Freedom Hall and Ive
been there where theyve won the conference championship on
last second free throws, said James Chip Nold Jr . My wife was
punching my arm out of excitement, and in the moment, I wasthinking it is going to be such a drag if they lose but thank God
they didnt . And the best part, we beat a Number 1 ranked team.
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1) A Friendly Face- Grace Flaherty (10) Charley Nold (10) Andy Dennis (10) and Nathan Sheeran (10) play around in front of the camera,
at Go For It 2010. Those three are some of my closest Y fr iends, said Nold. Joking around with them is one of the best parts about the
conferences. 2) Looking On- Charley Nold (10) s its in a hallway relaxing with his fr iends during free -t ime. I realize that is not the most
flattering position, but I look so bad ass . Well, kind of, said Nold.
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The re was a m orn ing , lik e n o o the r m orn ing on t he pla net , s aid Cha rle y N old (10 ). Wha t
better way to wake you up then blasting Bohemian Rhapsody in your face when you barely
have enough energy to keep an eyelid open, said Nold. He was referr ing the Kentucky YMCAs
Morning Madness, a r itual at the YMCAs values conferences [Leadership Training Conference
or LTC and Go For It ! (AKA GFI) ] . That consists of an hour full of dancing and games, followed
by a bit of morning meditation. Some people were not such huge fans. I hate the beginning
of it , because I like s leeping a lot. It keeps me from really getting into it , said Andy Dennis
(10) .
my friends
Day and Night
The air was crisp in the long hal lways
of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on March 21, 2010.
The fa mi li ar cr owd of pe opl e com in g for th e
KYYMCAs Kentucky United Nations Conference
(KUNA) had begun to enter the building.
Andy! shouted Charley Nold (10) to his fr iend
Andy Dennis (10) . Dennis than charged toward
Nold at ful l speed, jumping into his awaiting
arms. In everyday society, this would have
been deemed inappropriate and weird, almost
homoerotic, but at KUNA, this was the norm.
It s a dif ferent world there, you act
how you want to act, do what you want to
do, and say what you want t o say, said Nold.
He had attended four Y Conferences a year
since 8th grade. But this one was different;
Nold had seen an inf lux of fr iends from outsideof his usual group of Y fr iends, and these
friends were ones from school, Boy Scouts,
and everywhere in between. At f i rst I was
apprehensive about a lot of them joining the
Y because I didnt think that they would feel
about it the way I did, said Nold, but I was
definitely proven wrong, and I m glad I was. I m
so happy I got to share that side of me with my
other fr iends.
Three of Nolds fr iends had jo ined his
inner circle of Y fr iends: Lucas Do (10) Ryan
Simpson (10) and El i Fosl (10 ) . As soon as I
got there I real ized everyone was cool and
friendly, but at f i rst I was scared that I wouldnt
f it in . After a while I real ized that through al l
my fr iends from school, I could make fr iends
easi ly because they were part of the same
community, said Fosl .
Nold seemed l ike he had looked
back on the experience with fondness, and
saw everything in a new l ight. Having them
become a part of my Y l i fe made me real ize,
there is no Y fr iends or Y l i fe, thats just an
excuse not to act that way outside of those
conferences. In the end, you have YOUR fr iends,
and YOUR l i fe. You ought to l ive it to the ful lestwhile you can.
The re was a n igh t t hat had bee n t alk ed abo ut by all the Y vet era ns tha t wo uld bri ng tea rs or l aug hs and coul d s hak e y our min
to the very core of its existence. That night was called Expression Session, and was a forum for all the kids at the non-debata
conferences to show a different s ide of them. This is a story, or more of a thank you speech. Whatever it is , I want to start by th
all of you here at the Y, was the beginning of Charley Nolds (10) story about how the YMCA had saved him during some of the
troubling times of his life. But he was not the only one. When my fr iend Darren died, I used everybody to talk it out, said Chas
(10) . I just think that it s a really good way to open up and share whatever you have, whether you know everyone or not.
Smiling Pre
Sheeran (10
Simpson (10
Andy Denni
jok e a roun d
Expression
Sheeran and
were two of
Nolds (10) g
friends befo
joi ned the Y
year. At f irs
scared they
fit in, but it
almost like
been there f
said Nold
Andy Dennis (10) Erin Walsh (9) Ryan Simpson (10)
Stable Nerves-Charley Nold(10)an
Dennis (10)read stories and told p
about how the YMCA had bettered
I mainly just wanted to thank ever
Y has helped me. I feel like I owed i
said Nold.
Dramatic Face- Charley
Nold (10) looks off in the
distance contemplating
the days events , If you
dont take time to reflect,
youll never appreciate
the days youve had, said
Nold.
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light, it comes in waves, and beams, and rays, and in everyday life.
lightis waiting with eli fosl (10)every single morning for the past 130 plus days.
light is going on a halloween scavenger hunt, losing a two hundred dollar video
camera, walking from the mid city mall to kroger and back, and beating team wu by
over a hundred points.
light is jumping into the dark because you k now it will be at the e nd.
light is living at wesley bohns(10)house.
light is never losing my way...
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1) Hammer Time- Lucas Do (10) goes to
town on a section of path for Jordan Bayens
(11) Project. The path was made out of s ide
boards hammered into place with wooden
stakes and vinyl underneath to kill the grass .
On top of the vinyl a layer of mulch was
placed down. 2) Digging Deeper- Eli Fosl
(10) goes through his backpack in order to
get a piece of paper for his fr iend Charley
Nold (10) . Everyday Fosl and Nold share
paper for notes to go down to the CMA lab
to do work.
Falcon Punch!-
(10) and Charle
(10) duke it ou
photo shoot by
Anderson (10).
wasnt hard, be
and I f ight like
the time, said