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Bryan High School October 2009Volume 39, Number 1

Whats Inside:New leadership

Page 2Football/Futbol

Page 3Whats On

Page 4Plus 8

Page 5

Editorial contentPage 6&7

Student PagePage 8

Why are you smiling?

Caitlin Bullard, 10

Im going to

Roadhouse.

Students gain new perspectiveJohn Fuller

Assistant editor

A survivor of a drunk-driving ac-

cident, Sean Carter, presented his

story to career tech classes on Tues-

day, September 30.

No longer able to talk, Carter

used his computer to transmit a

speech about the dangers and ef-

fects of drunk driving.

Along with Carters presentation,

his mother explained the maternalperspective on her sons accident.

Carters injuries were the result

of riding with a friend who had

been drinking.

Mrs. Wright, one of the teach-

ers in attended the presentation,

believed the speakers had a lasting

impact on students.

I thought it was very well done.

It tugged at your heartstrings, itwas a presentation that you were

uncomfortable in, because the emo-

tions were so overowing, people

were wiping their eyes, Wright

said. Its very hard to make an im-

pact on a roomful of kids, because

theyre bulletproof, but his presen-

tation had the ability to make an

impact.

The presentation, a part of a se-ries of talks known as WhenSean-

Speaks, is a part of Carters mission

to keep others from ending up in his

shoes.

The central message of his talks

is, Dont drink and drive, and

dont ride with anyone who has

been drinking.

Wall created for honorJohn Fuller

Assistant editor

In order to honor Bryan High

graduates who participated in

Tennis, a new wall was painted

and dedicated on Friday, Octo-

ber 2.

The dedication took place

before the tennis team played

against Copperas Cove.

Sarah Reverman, a 2009 grad-

uate, painted the wall as a step

toward earn a gold-award in

Girl Scouts.

Coach Randy Stewart thinks

the wall is a great addition to the

tennis program and will serveas a way to honor tennis play-

ers who came through the BHS

program.

It gives the kids a chance to

beautify Bryan Highs campus,

and to earn their award. Stew-

art said.

The wall features the names

of honored tennis players, who

achieved academic or athletic

success during their tenure at

Bryan High.

It is a wall that is dedicated

back to all of the state and re-

gional qualies. If you look at it

from 76 forward, anybody that

has qualied, or won district, or

won second place in district, will

be found on that wall, Stewart

said. Weve got people who are

all-state academic. There should

be something for people who

were valedictorian, salutatorian-

just a chance to honor the peoplewho were in tennis.

Future generations of tennis

players will have their names

added to the wall as they contin-

ue to demonstrate their success

both on and off the court.

Many students were deeply impacted by what Sean

Campbell had to say and wanted to show their ap-preciation to him for coming to speak.

Former student Sarah Reverman stands by the wall shehelped create to honor BHS tennis players. Revermans

project coincided with her efforts to earn a gold award forGirl Scouts.


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Page 2 - NewsBryan High started the school year

with a new principal, Diana Werner.

She moved to BHS from Jane Long

where she was principal for 6 years.

Q: How long have you worked in

BISD?

A: This is my sixteenth year in BISD.

I spent six years at Sul Ross as princi-

pal, three years at Central Ofce, and six

years at Jane Long as principal.

Q: Where did you go to school?

A: Texas A&M University

Q: How did you get involved in educa-

tion?

A: I started out as a teacher. I was a

teachers aide in high school for an Eng-

lish teacher, and I worked with her.

So, when I started college, I started in

education and I taught school for thirteen

years before becoming an administrator.

Q: Whats the biggest adjustment

youve made being at the high school

level as opposed to the middle school

level?

A: Size. You know, at the middle school

level, we had 900 students, and you could

get to know 900 students pretty quickly.I feel like its important to know my

students.

Its hard to meet and greet 2500 stu-

dents and know everybodys name.

Getting to know the students is my pri-

ority.

Q: What are your goals for this school

year?

A: My rst goal is to really let our public

and community know what a great school

Bryan High is, and what great students

we have here.

I dont feel like we advertise the good

stuff as much as we should.

So, PR is my rst goal.

My second goal is communication,

mainly communication on the campus

among students and staff.

Making sure students know what isexpected of them is important, because

when people know what is expected of

them, they will do it.

Everyone just needs to know what is

expected of them.

We are communicating back and forth

so that I know what the problems are,

I know what the celebrations are, and I

know what is planned in their classrooms

as well as the activities on campus.

Q: Are there any changes that you

have planned for the upcoming school

year?

A:No, not really. My goal was not to

come in and change anything.

My goal was to just come in and join

a well run school and provide help and

support as needed.

Bryan High is very organized. I feellike, at this point, that Im just going to

observe and help as needed.

We will see if theres anything that

comes up throughout the year that stu-

dents or staff feel is important and needs

to be changed.

Increasing communication will help

with understanding the needs.

Q: So far, has there been anything, that

has surprised you about Bryan High?

A: Ive been surprised about how many

students I do know.

There are a lot of students here that I

know, either because I had them in ele-

mentary school or I had them in middle school.

As I said before, the size is very differ-

ent as well. You know that there are so

many people here and you dont seem tosee the same people every day, or at all.

So that is also a surprise.

Q: In your opinion, whats the best

thing about Bryan High?

A: There are so many good things.

Ive been very impressed with every-

thing that Ive seen.

Ive seen teachers dedicated to doing a

great job, and the students working hard

and doing their best. I knew coming in

that this is what I would see.

I think the best thing about Bryan High,

is how well everyone works together.

This is a professional learning commu-

nity and I see students and staff, working

very well together.

That is what makes the school success-

ful.To think about the fact that with 2500

students here, we were eight students

away from being a recognized school is

just fantastic.

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite iPhone App: Yelp!

Favorite Book: The Harry Potter series

Favorite Food: Parmesan Crusted Tilapia from Olive Garden

Favorite Song: Go Rest High on that Mountain, Vince Gill

Favorite Childhood Toy: Popcorn popper push toy; it makes lots of noise.

Favorite Movie: Apollo 13 (Her dad was involved with the space missions)

Getting to know

Diana Werner

Around Campus

Vikings look to new leadership from experienced principal

Senior PicturesPhoto Texas is scheduled to

take senior pictures in room

6158 on Saturday, October 24

and Wednesday, Thursday and

Friday, November 11, 12 and

13.

You must sign up for a time

to take your picture. Please go

by room 6160 to sign-up.

If you do not take a picturewith Photo Texas, you will

not be featured in the 2010

yearbook.

2010 YearbooksSales letters will be arriving

in the mail some time over the

next couple of weeks.

You can go online to pay

with a credit card at www.

smart-pay.com. You can also pay by phone with a check

or credit card or go to room

6160 to pay with a check or

cash.

PSATAll juniors will take the

PSAT on Wednesday, October

14 as well as any freshmen or

sophomores who signed up.

Seniors will not come until1:00 and will go to their normal

5th, 6th and 7th period classes.

2009 YearbooksYearbooks are currently on

sale in room 6160. They are

$75 if you did not pre-order.

Columbus DayStudents will not come to

school on October 12 because

of a staff development day.

Chicken DinnerThe Shy-Annes will host

the Chicken Dinner Friday

October 9, before the Cop-

peras Cove game. Tickets can

be purchased in advance from

any Shy-Anne member or at

the door. The cost is $8 per

plate.


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John Fuller

Assistant editor

Jamie BertholdStaff writer

This year some soccer players are get-

ting their kicks in a another way on the

football team.

One of these players, senior Kyle Wren,

plays for the varsity football team, while

the other is a girl, Ana Meyer playing

for the sophomore football team.

The two were recruited at the end of

last year, as the football program faced

a depletion of kickers across all theboard.

We lost our two starters from last

year, Rex & Matt, and all throughout

the program we were kind of depleted in

that area, kicking coach, Justin Matthys

said. So, we started looking, and went

to the guys rst and then to the girls sec-

ond.

While a girl playing for a typically all-

boy team seems unconventional, Meyer,the latest kicker for the sophomore team,

is excited about it.

Its different. Its fun. The guys all

say that they have my back, so if some-

one hits me from the other team they say

theres going to be problems, Meyer

said.

As far as practice goes, the coaches

havent modied routines for the new

players.

Kickers have always had a littledifferent to work out

a n y w a y ,

Coach Bob Bellard, director of the Ath-

letic Department, said. They just get

their kicking in, and when theyre done,they go home.

When the new players joined the team,

Coach Matthys said that they were wel-

comed quickly.

For Ana, the warm welcome from her

new football teammates and her fellow

soccer players came as a bit of a sur-

prise.

My soccer teammates, the girls, all

think its amazing. They all call me their

hero and stuff, which kind of surprisesme, because I thought Id get made fun

of for being in football, Meyer said.

Guys think its cool. One guy said that

he had a lot more respect for me for play-

ing football.

Coach Bellard sees Meyers accep-

tance as a result of her attitude and per-

formance on the team.

Theyve been very receptive. A lot

of it has to do with the attitude of it. Ifyou go out thinking Hey look at me Im

a girl and parade around like youre

showing off its not going to go well,

Bellard said. But the kids have taken

real well to it and have the right attitudes

about it.

While the team has been accept-

ing of Ana, dealing with opposing

teams has been a different prob-

lem to tackle.

The ones when we play at homedont really do much. Some

wont shake my hand

after the game.

T h e y

look at me, but wont shake it, Meyer

said. And then at the away games, we

had issues with them yelling out the win-dow of the bus asking for my number

and stuff. So, sometimes they act kind of

crazy.

Amy Pettibone, the girls head soccer

coach, is supportive of Anas new foot-

ball carrer.

I think it is awesome that she is play-

ing Football. The more sports these kids

play, the better, Pettibone said. As long

as Ana doesnt get a wild hair and decide

to go tackle someone, I am in 100% sup-portive of Ana and her football career!

Dealing with the stress of being the

only girl on the football team hasnt

been a problem in recent years.

Its not stressful being the only girl,

but it is stressful whenever a coach asks

me to do something Ive never done

before, Meyer said. I feel like hes

putting me out in the spotlight or hes

throwing me out in the ocean to swim.For Wren, the new varsity kicker,

football has been an enjoyable experi-

ence, even if it differs from his sport of

choice.

Its a lot different. I thought Id be a

lot better at it, but its way more different

from soccer than I originally thought,

Wren said.

So far, the coaches believe the kickers

are doing a good job.

Theyve been good, and theyregetting better. Theyve gotten their

chances. And they did pretty good.

Bellard said.

For Wren, the transi-

tion has been smooth from a varsity soc-

cer player to a varsity football player.

It took Kyle less than a day duringtwo-a-days to adjust from kicking a

soccer ball to a football. Matthys said.

Kyle has a strong leg that continues to

get better as the season goes along.

Some of the adjustments Wren has had

to make include his ability to place the

ball where he wants it on a kick.

He struggled with his accuracy at rst

because of the different style of kicking.

Through practice in the past couple of

weeks, his accuracy has caught up to hisstrength, Matthys said, Kyles kicking

abilities are getting better each day. We

are still nding out some of his skills.

His on-side kick abilities are phenom-

enal.

While playing football and soccer has

been benecial to both Meyer and Wren,

the boys soccer coach, Tommie Allmon,

sees the dual participation in the two

sports as a benet to each team as well.I would like more kids to play foot-

ball. It builds many qualities that kids can

bring to soccer - they are stonger and fast-

er due to weights and they develop a team

attitude, Allmon said. In years where we

have had many players in football that

came to soccer we were very

successful.

Ftbol meets football: students branch out to new eld

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Deanna Jimenez

Staff writer

The average guy watches ESPN every

day; which, in my opinion, is pointless.

Why watch a show aboutsports when

you can watch the game live and know

every single detail. Instead, guys listen to

commentators that give their opinions on

every detail of the game by doing a play-by-play.

But no. Guys enjoy watching a show

that covers the game hours later.

Most guys drop whatever they are doing

just to watch their favorite programming

on ESPN; its like their holy grail.

Its almost like they believe that their

life is going to end just because they

miss one of the thousands of shows on

ESPN that covers every sport

imaginable, and even

some you would nev-

er have dreamed of

like the Rock, Paper,

Scissors tournament

or the Scrabble tour-

nament (yes, these are

real events covered by

ESPN).

The reality is, you can

live without ESPN.Out of all the other shows

on the television, why does

ESPN have to be the one that denes the

rest of your life?

Guys try to pull the I watch what you

want to watch, so why cant you watch

this one show for me? line to get their

girlfriends to watch, but it doesnt work.

Girls actually watch shows that are en-

tertaining, so guys usually enjoy watch-

ing what their girlfriends watch, even if

they wont admit it.

ESPN shows programming that is bor-

ing, useless, or results in a ght.

Even though the shows girls watch of-

ten end in a ght too, at least they are

entertaining ghts.

I am not saying Im totally

against watching ESPN.Ill watch it if I have

to, but when I

have the op-

tion of watch-

ing so many

other things,

it seems

pointless

to waste my time watching that

of all things.

I bet most guys dont even know

what ESPN stands for.

It no longer represents anything, but

initially it was the Entertainment and

Sports Programming Network, but I think

Especially Stupid Programming Network

would be a better t.

Diego Fuentes

Staff writer

What guy wouldnt like to watch ESPN

as an everyday thing?

To guys,

ESPN is like

the 10 oclock news

with an added benet because it is broad-

cast 24 hours, seven days a week.

Our day just isnt complete until weve

seen the days highlights from all our fa-

vorite sports and the nal scores for all

our favorite teams.

It summarizes what is going on nation

wide in sports in less than an hour, allow-

ing us to stay up-to-date on all our sports

information without sitting through sev-

eral hours of games.

ESPN allows viewers to stay updated

in an in-depth way by not only provid-

ing scores and stats, but also providing

feedback on the days events.Sports are what keep most guys

going.

Girls complain about

ESPN, but unlike the garbage

they watch, where its nothing

more than a reality show

with teenage drama, it is a

network that covers real peo-

ple accomplishing real goals

while making history.

ESPN covers a wide

range of sports that appeal to

different types of people.

The mainstream sports

like baseball, basketball and

football are present, but beach

volleyball, the Little League

World Series and bowling also

nd their way into the programing.

ESPN has been broadcasting

since 1979; thats 40 years of excellentnews coverage.

ESPNs broadcasters are more ani-

mated than other broadcasters from other

network stations. They bring information

about sports with a fun twist that allows

them to put their own personalities into

each broadcast.

ESPN is a place guys can go, to nd all

the information they truly care about in

one place and one hour.

Battle of thes sexes: Round one - watching ESPN

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Courtney YBarbo

Staff writerLogan Kickham

Editor

It might be a crazy life, but

its our life.

These are the words spoken

in the intro to every Jon and

Kate plus Eight episode.

Obviously this statement was

made before the catastrophic, life

altering, earth shattering feud be-

gan.As national news networks have

stooped so low as to cover the

breakup between these two TLC

stars their true character along with

an outpouring of drama has slowly

been revealed to dedicated viewers

and the rest of the world alike.

For anyone that has ever seen about .02seconds of the show, Kates emasculation

of her husband is clearly a reason for any

mans desire to jump off a cliff...or at least

ask for a divorce.

Her constant demands and the nagging

that accompanies them are barely toler-

able for most viewers so we can only

imagine how the man receiving the con-

stant thrashings would feel.

Kate stated that Jons activities have

left me no choice but to le legal proce-

dures in order to protect myself and our

children. In what world do any of Jons

actions warrant the need for protection?

Even if he was cheating, and quite

frankly we wouldnt blame him if he was,

Kate has made him out to be not only a hor-

rible husband, but an inadequate father and

human being in general. She acts like cheat-

ing is something that never occurs in a mar-

riage. I hate to say it Kate but you might just

have to get over it in order to protect your chil-

dren.Besides why are you so angry anyway? While

you claim you didnt have a relationship with

your bodyguard, that just so happens to follow

you around to all the book signings and inter-

views talking about Jon parading around and

not being with the children, everybody knows

youre just as guilty.

I mean who buys a house right next door to

their married bodyguard if there isnt a little

something going on?

Kate has brought on everyone of Jons actions.After talking to Jon like he is a complete failure

for the last 10 years she starts ying all across

the country to promote the familys show and

leaves Jon at home to quit his job and become

Mr. mom.

Most husbands would be resentful of his wife

leaving him at home to take

care of the family while she

goes out to make the money

for the family.Even if Jon did cheat

on Kate she should have fo-

cused on xing her marriage

before running her mouth to

any morning talk show that

would listen.

She says that every-

thing she does is for her

children, but if this were the

case would it not have been better to save her

marriage in order to provide her children with afather rather than a show that would pay for life

experiences.

We just dont understand how any mother can

put her children on a TV show so that they can

experience things they wouldnt otherwise get

to in exchange for the experience of a cohesive

family.

Clearly Kate Gosselin is more into her new-

found fame than being a mother of eight. She

had a tummy tuck after the birth of her sextu-

plets, which is understandable seeing as how

her stomach looked completely disgusting, but

dont run around the beach in a bikini with your

kids so the papratzi can take pictures.

She runs to any media outlet that will listen

to her choose not to discuss the details of her

relationship with Jon in order to be seen and its

really just pathetic.

She needs to stop blaming Jon for his sudden

need for attention when she in fact is doing the

same thing only claiming it is for her kids.

John Fuller

Assistant Editor

Its all happiness in Reading, Pennsylva-

nia, right?

Not in the publicity-strewn Gosselin

home.

After years of being the large, but ador-

able and loving couple on TLC, the Gos-

selins are going through a difcult divorce

in the public eye.

While there is much debate over whos to

blame for the breakup, one thing is for cer-

tain Jon Goseelins actions have provedreckless and destructive to the livelihood of

his family.

Viewers of the show will know that Kate,

Jons wife, is slightly controlling and obses-

sive, but with the best intentions at heart.

Friends close to Kate have said that her

personality has never

faltered in the time

shes known Jon.

On the other hand,Jon has grown indepen-

dent and, some would

say, resentful, of his

status as the stay-at-

home-dad or mister-

mom.

Instead of provid-

ing for his children, or

even spending time with

them, Jon has resorted to running off to

the south of France, or Las Vegas, to partywith his mistresses.

Its become unatteringly obvious that

Jon craves attention, negative or positive.

For example, Jon chooses to spend time

in his front yard, in plain view of the pa-

parazzi. Instead of just moving to his pri-

vate, and spacious, backyard.

Jon chooses to parade himself, and even

his mistress, in plain view of the world,

while at the same time condemning the

media for putting him at the center of at-

tention.

On the other hand, Kate has refused to

comment, and denied many opportunities

to publicly discuss her and Jons relation-

ship.

While there are reasons why it was ap-

propriate and necessary for me to initiate

this proceeding, I do not wish to discuss

those reasons at this time, in the hope that

all issues will be resolved amicably be-

tween Jon and myself. As always, my

rst priority remains our children,Kate said, while explaining the cause

of her and Jons divorce.

This stance is in stark opposition

to Jon, who participated in a prime-

time ABC News interview and said,

I despise her.

While divorce is no doubt difcult,

making public comments regarding

your hatred towards the mother of

your children is selsh and insensi-

tive, to not only your ex, but yourchildren as well.

Jon is attracting negative atten-

tion and making statements

that would undoubtedly effect

his children. Seeing headlines

and hearing people discuss

the hatred and turmoil be-

tween ones parents is dif-cult and emotionally dis-

turbing.

His actions certainly con-

tradict the statements in

which he is focused on the

interests of his children.

His actions are reckless,

decision hasty, and attitude

shoddy.

Hes set himself up for

this negative attention. The

only question left is what

he will do once public in-

terest jumps to another

subject?

Hes effectively de-

stroyed the one thing

that would have been

with him till the end of

time his family.

Eight divided by two: Jon & Kate polorize fan base

Entertainment - Page 5


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America is a capitalist country. Before resorting to the all

too necessary DUH, Id like to point out that the president

of our own country doesnt quite seem to grasp this funda-

mental American principle.

In what world does Barack Obama think that providing

health care to all American citizens is the governments re-

sponsibility?

Nationalized health care is socialism pure and simple.

And, seeing as how our country is currently in a trillion

dollar decit it seems just a tad bit ridiculous that our pres-

ident is attempting to use government money to pay themedical bills of the entire country.

I just nd it entirely absurd that the elected ofcials who

are running our country dont understand the multitude of

reasons nationalized health care wont work.

To begin with, in case our president hasnt yet realized,

America already has a form of nationalized health care.

Theyre called medicare and medicaid. These are the inef-

fective health care programs that we currently use tax dol-

lars to fund.

The people using these receive inadequate medical atten-

tion or are simply turned away from services completelybecause doctors dont want to deal with the hassles that

these patients bring with them.

All of these issues can be seen in medicare and medicaid

programs, so why does the government believe this new

system will be any less problematic? This is simply a mi-

crocosm of whats to come.

Besides all of the previously mentioned problems with

Barack Obamas oh-so-brilliant plan, the issue of illegal

immigrants arises.

While the president claims illegal aliens will not receive

medical services provided in the proposed health care plan,

Americans have set a precedent for providing care to any-

one that needs attention, whether they can pay for it ornot.

Obviously, this occurs in emergency rooms everyday. Id

like to mention Barack Obama, along with the majority of

the democratic party, refuse to amend the current bill to

add a limitation to illegal immigrants access to health care

services.

Beyond all else, the most basic objection I have to any

form of nationalized health care is that it is simply not con-

stitutional.

The government does not have the right to tell me what

kind of health care I should have. We live in a free marketsociety and people should be able to choose the services

they receive and decide how much they are willing to pay

for those chosen services.

If people choose not to pay for medical care, I should not

be forced to pay into a system that gives them what Im

already buying.

In short, the statement I would like to make to Mr. Obama,

with regard to his proposal on nationalized health care, is

simply YOU LIE!, but unlike Senator Joe Wilson, I will

not be apologizing.

Page 6 - Editorials

Logan Kickham

Editor

Americas new health care movement: socialism?

Soccer is probably the most well known

sport in the world.

The game of soccer is very different from

others.

Soccer was invented in England, where itis better known as ftbol. This creates some

confusion in America, where football is a

completely separate sport and is considered

the American favorite.

Players need very developed skills to

play soccer because it is such a demanding

sport.

There is a lot of running and conditioning

that goes into soccer as well as the develop-

ment of special skills.

Soccer includes a variety of skilled posi-

tions such as, defense, center-mid, outside-

mid, forwards and goalie.

I play attacking center-mid because you

can see the whole eld. You are the one ev-

erybody is passing it to and that allows you

to control the game.

When Im on the eld, Im a whole dif-

ferent person. It is the feeling of

happiness and pride when playinga game I love and am good at that

makes soccer my favorite sport.

There are two players that

I really admire: Lionel Messi from Argen-

tina and Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal.

Ronaldo is playing with Real Madrid and

Messi is currently playing in Spain with

Barcelona F.C., which, at the moment, is

the best team in Spain.

Messi once said the game looks thesame, but when I step on the eld you will

see a big difference.

I love that quote because he knows that

he is the best player in the world and he is.

Professional players get paid millions to

play and receive endorsements on top of

their player income.

Soccer is my favorite sport because of

the recognition it receives around the world

and the different aspects that come into play

when I step on the eld.

Back in the old days, schools used

to have off campus lunch.

In my opinion, it should be up to

the students as to where we get to eat

lunch.We are conned to this school for

over seven hours a day and some of us

have to stay even longer.

The least the administrators can do

for us, is to let us leave for lunch.

Life would be so much easier if this

were allowed.

If we dont come back, then dont

worry about it. Its not really the

schools problem. I mean we get what

we deserve if we skip.

Another reason why we should have

off campus lunch, is because the caf-

eteria food just isnt that good.

We can walk to McDonalds and get

a good lunch and make it back in time

for class.

High school is supposed to be a

place where we are en-couraged to be young

adults. If this is true, then

why are the teachers always asking us

Where are you going? What class are

you in? and so forth.

It gets old after a while.

Some students are 18 years old and

are adults and should be able to leave

for lunch.

Not everybody is a troublemaker,despite what some teachers may think;

were really good kids.

Im sure there would be less ofce

referrals if an off-campus lunch was

allowed.

The teachers always say they are

going to send us back to the cafeteria

or to the ofce if they catch us, but

they really dont. The least the admin-

istrators can do is enforce the stupid

rules they make.

Fabian GuerreroStaff writer

GOOOOAAALLLL!!!!

Deanna JimenezStaff writer

Let us go grab grub!


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So I put my hands up, theyre playin

my song, the butteries y away. Im

noddin my head like Yeah! Movin my

hips like Yeah!, Got my hands up, theyre

playin my song, they know Im gonna be

okay.

This isnt just a good song, Miley Cyrus

expresses the point of music in her latest

hit song, Party in the USA

Music has the ability to change your

mood, whether youre listening to I Got-ta Feeling, by the Black Eyed Peas or

So Sick by Ne-Yo, you are guaranteed

emotional reaction.

We all have that one song, or a few

songs, that grab our attention,

and, no matter what is going

on in life, put a smile on our

face.

You can be going through

the worst of times, but for some reason

when that song comes on you just canthelp but have a smile.

Everyone knows what Im talking

about. Whether its country, rap, rock,

pop, or whatever, there is that one song

you can relate to and just have to listen

to.

I am one of those people who, when-

ever a song comes on, screams, Oh this

is my song!

Pretty much every song is my favorite

song. I cant pick just one.

If I was to list all of my favorite songs

youd be reading this article all day, butthere are a few songs that when Im hap-

py, I have to listen to.

There is Down by Lil Wayne and Jay

Sean, which always puts me in the mood

to dance.

Next, theres Knocks You Down by

Keri Hilson. Its just a good song. I dont

know how to explain it, but its one of the

only songs I had memorized the second

time I heard it.

Now if Im chill, and in a good mood,Im most likely listening to something

country. Anything by Taylor Swift is

good, shes brilliant. My favorite of hers,

at the moment, is You Belong with Me.

The song is adorable and her music video

is one that most girls will love, no matter

what Kanye says!

Its a love story between a nerdy girl

and an attractive football player. When-

ever I see this video, it makes me want to

get up and sing with my hair brush. Its

another one of those songs you just cant

help smiling when you hear.So those are my happy songs, but we

all have those days where we are sad and

just want to mope around the house.

On days like this, I listen to slow de-

pressing songs. Broken by Seether and

Amy Lee is usually the rst song that is

playing on my iPod if Im in a negative

mood.

Theres plenty of sad songs that make

you feel even worse. Although, you prob-

ably shouldnt listen to these songs whenyoure already down in the dumps. We all

do it though and sometimes they help us

cope.

The point is, no matter what youre feel-

ing, there is a song out there that states

exactly what is going on in your mind.

Whether youre happy and in love, or

sad and broken-hearted theres a song out

there for you.

Everyones senior year is the time of their lives.

Senior year provides an opportunity to still be a

kid, joke around and do dumb things for one lasttime, without getting in serious trouble.

Many say that after high school everything

changes and then life travels so much faster and

even gets harder. I nd this very true.

After high school, most of our friends will split

up and go in different directions.

Im just trying to live in the moment of my se-

nior year, because this year will go by fast, but the

memories will last a life time.

I remember my very rst day of elementary

school. I was walking with my mommy and fell

down the stairs and started crying.

I was feeling nervous, jittery, anxious, excited,

fearful of the unknown, and I had butteries in my

stomach.

Twelve years later, as I began my rst day as a

senior, I experienced the same symptoms all over

again.

Im excited to be a senior this year because Imlooking forward to the fun that other seniors have

experienced, and am looking for a greater chal-

lenge once in college.

Senior year is a time to start planning for life af-

ter high school, and realize that I will be on my

own in the near future.

Im sure that Im not going to miss high school

and wishing I could sleep in instead of going to

school or skipping class to miss a test that I didnt

study for.Never-the-less, Im going to make every effort

to make my senior year the best year ever. I will

make it the best year by having fun, not worrying,

planing for the future, and just keeping a positive

attitude.

Im sure I will feel the same emotions I felt on

my rst day of elementary school and my rst day

of senior year all over again as I wait to receive my

high school diploma at the graduation ceremony

and as I prepare for my rst day of college.

Jamie Berthold

Staff writer

Diego PuentesStaff writer

Page 7 - EditorialsMusic captures feelings through sounds of emotions

Closing in on graduation

Adviser

Rebecca Dominy

Editor

Logan Kickham

Assistant Editor

John Fuller

Staff writers

Courtney YBarbo

Jamie Berthold

Deanna Jimenez

Diego Puentes

Fabian Guerrero

The opinions expressed are those of the writers and

are not reective of the administrators, faculty or staff

of Bryan Independent School District.Submissions to the editor are welcomed, but must be

signed and should not exceed 300 words. The editor

reserves the right to edit submissions in the interest of

clarity and length or to not print a letter at all. Letters

containing obscene or libelous material will not be

considered.

Bryan Independent School District does not discrimi-

nate on the basis of race, religion, color, national ori-

gin, sex or handicap in providing education services.

Norseman


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What are you going to dress-uplike for Halloween?

Mike Myers.

Layton Durda, 9

Pink Panther.

Kasie Tedrick, 11

Superman.

Chase Fazzino, 10

A box of Exlax.

Stephanie Bergland, 12

Page 8 - Student Life

What are you doing

for Halloween?

Acorn

Cornucopia

Leaves

OctoberRake

Squirrel

Apple

Crisp

Harvest

SeasonAutumn

Brown

Foliage

Hayride

Pumpkin

ScarecrowOrange

Yellow

Giving out Candy 5%

Wrapping Houses 7%

Trick-or-Treating 12%

Nothing 13%

Going to a Party 63%

Frame Game

Redintheface,Youarefullofbologna

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