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Volume 40, Number 3 February 2011
IN THIS ISSUE 1 News 2 Faculty/ClubSpotlight 3 SchoolNews 4 SchoolNews 5 StudentSpotlight 6 StudentSpotlight 7 ClassroomSpotlight 8 Sports:Boys&GirlsSoccer 9 Sports:Tennis&Track/Field10 In-Depth:BalancingAct11 In-Depth:BalancingAct12 Entertainment13 Entertainment14 Entertainment15 Opinions
16 Opinions17 Opinions18 VikingVoice19 VikingVoice20 AroundCampus
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Page 2 - Faculty & Club Spotlight
Cecelia Mata
Staff writer
The Thespian Club is an extracurricular group for
students interested in the theater arts program. The
group works together on performances, UIL compe-
titions and writing, performing and rehearsing for a
play that will take place at the end of the school year.
Work starts early in the year for thespian members,
as they attend the Texas Thespian Festival, a major
theatre convention in November where members
compete against other groups. Students then move on
to work on school performances and competitions.
We do One Act plays every year, so its
a competition. We do, on average, two other
plays which are just performed for the school.thespian club secreatry Madeline Sibley said. Some-
times, we do 24 hour theatre, which is sponsored by
Texas A&M.
Generally, there arent any requirements in joining
the Thespian Club, but, there is a system to become a
recognized thespian.
You get points by performing a speaking role, be-
ing a tech and helping with productions, director
Christopher Rogers said. Once you get 10 points,
you become a thespian member and you go through
an induction in the spring. And once you get 50
points, youll earn a letter.
Though the Thespian Club promotes good work
ethics and time management skills, both of which are
crucial for college life, it also gives students a
chance to explore their emotions and open up to
others.
Its a really good bonding experience, be-
cause everyone is close with each other, so no
one is ever left out or behind and we all come
and have a good time together, president Keith
Owen said.
The Thespian Club is also looking to increase
awareness of the program with younger students.
Id like to see us a littlemore active. Not just in the
high school, but also in ele-
mentary school and middle
school because some of the
middle schools have the-
atre programs, treasurer
Corey Shultz said.
Id like to go down there
and get involved with them
a little bit; help them, bring
them up here and expand the programs more.
Students are encouraged to join and should talk
with Mr. Rogers or thespian club members for more
information.
Staging the next scene of young actors
Veteran teachers athletic rootsEduardo Alvarado
Staff writer
Every teacher hopes to leave an
impression on the students they
teach. Coach Robin Colcchio hasachieved that goal in his 16 years
with Bryan ISD by not only fos-
tering the minds of students in the
classroom and abilities
on the golf course, but
by helping start the girls
soccer program during the
1995-1996 school year.
I was coaching boys soc-
cer for Brenham in 1995 and
coached against Bryan sev-
eral times that season, Col-
icchio said. I became ac-
quainted with the coaches in
Bryan and they informed me
Bryan was starting a girls
program the next year, so I
applied.
Building a program from
the ground up can create its share of
obstacles.It was a challenge for sure, Colic-
chio said. Ordering equipment, uni-
forms, and everything else for a team
that did not exist the year before was
difcult.
Other teachers see how Colicchio
has inuenced students to achieve
great things.I think Mr. Colicchio has im-
pacted his students by encouraging
[them] to work beyond their per-
ceived potential and provide them op-
portunities to grow both academicallyand physically, science teacher Col-
leen Holmes said.
Colicchios favorite part of being in
the classroom has been seeing students
comprehend what is being taught.
I enjoy
watching the
kids faceswhen that light
bulb comes on
when they nal-
ly understand
something or
learn something
new, Colicchio
said.
Even though he has
certications in other
subjects, Colicchio has
chosen to teach differ-
ent sciences, including
Aquatic Science, Envi-
ronmental Science and
Earth-Space Science
throughout his career.
Teaching various
science classes over the
years has helped me stay fresh and ex-
cited about new topics as I learn withthe students about new discoveries and
current advancements in many differ-
ent disciplines, Colicchio said. Its
taken me a long time to appreciate just
how interconnected the different parts
of the world are. We need to realize our
resources are not innite and be better
stewards of our fragile world.Besides being a science teacher, Col-
icchio is also the assistant coach for the
Viking golf team.
Ofcially, this is my fourth year,
but Ive been helping out in the golf
program for about 12 years, Colicchio
said.
Colicchios sports background, simi-
lar to his science background, is exten-
sive.
Ive always been athletic. Ive
coached volleyball, basketball, soccer
and now Im in golf. I like being ac-
tive, Colicchio said.
Colicchios favorite part about teach-
ing is getting to know students and
teachers on a personal level.
I enjoy the relationships that I have
with the students and with my fellow
teachers, Colicchio said. Bryan High
is just a building, but a building thatcontains the relationships I have with
people.
Students rene their acting skillsduring rehersal for Dearly Departedwhich they performed in the fall.
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School News - Page 3
Emma Raleigh
Staff writer Aftercountlesshours ofpractice and
preparation,membersoftheneartsde-
partmentsanganddancedbeforeanen-
chantedaudienceintheirspringmusical,
Crazy for You.
When we pick a musical, we want
to put a really great
script and a really
great musical score
in front of the kids,
becausewhenweput
great things in front
ofthem, they rise to
the occasion, choir
director Alex Med-
locksaid.
Witharoundtwenty hoursofpractice
perweek,theactorshadtimetoperfect
theirperformances,butspendingalotof
timepracticingforthemusicalcan take
awayfromacademicperformance. Spendingtwentyhoursaweekatprac-
tice,participantshadtoremaindedicated
tothemusicaltoensureastellarperfor-
mance,evenifitmeantgivinguptimein
otherareas.
My AP history grade went down,
sophomoreRachelWardensaid. Being
apartofthemusicalwasveryfun,butit
wasabittersweetsituationbecauseIwas
missingoutonalotofotherstuff.
Althoughbeinga partof themusical
takesalotoftimeandeffort,thebenets
ofparticipationhavelastingeffectsandcanintroducestudentstonewexperienc-
es.
I learneda lotabout beingonstage
andacting,andIgotclosetoalotofchoir
members,Wardensaid.IlearnedthatI
wanttobeapartoftheatreinthefuture.
Inpreparingfortherole
of Bobby Child, senior
NathanKerrpulledfrom
his experience in the
band, choir and theatre
programs to better por-
traytheleadmalerole.
Imverymusical,and
thatswhathewas,Kerr
said.Thecharacterlikes
todanceandsing.
Producing the musical involved the
workofmanystudents,parentsandteach-
ersbehindthescenes,makingcostumes,
sets,and,amongotherthings,performinglivemusicinthepitorchestra.
Wegivethe kidsandopportunity to
beapartofsomethingmuchbiggerthan
themselves,andit allowsus tocollabo-
rateandgivearealworldapplicationfor
whatwedointheclassroomeveryday,
Medlock said. So when we combine
dance, theater, band and choir all into
oneproduction,wegivethemavisionof
whatwedo,andwhywedoit.
John Fuller
Editor HuddledaroundthetelevisioneachTuesdayandWednes-
daynight,manyAmericansndthemselvesgluedtothetalent
showcasethatAmericanIdolhasbecome.
Insteadofonlybeingabletowatchtheseperformerscompete
onatelevisionscreen,studentswillhavetheopportunityto
watchandcheerontheirfriendsandpeersintheschool-wide
talentshowonMarch26th.
Theproject,sponsoredbyKeyClub,cametofruitionafter
juniorMiguelRodrigueznoticedtheschoolwasmissingaplat-
formforstudentstosharetheiruniquetalentswiththerestof
thestudentbody.
Inmiddleschool,myfriendandIwouldalwaystalkabout
atalentshowatthehighschool.Itsalwaysbeenonmymind
sincefreshmanyear,Rodriguezsaid.Finally,inthebeginning
ofthisyear,Igotstarted.
Theshowhasexpandedovertime,andtheauditionsinFebru-
aryattractedmanytalentedstudents.
Aswetalkedaboutitandlookedatthenumberofpeople
whodbeinterestedinit,thatinadditiontoofferingitatBryanHigh,wedofferittotheothertwohighschools[inBryan]as
well,KeyClubsponsorTedVaughansaid.Ithinkwerego-
ingtoendupwithaboutsixteenacts.
Theshowwillallowthecommunitytoviewashowcaseof
talentfromBryanISDstudents.
ThetalentshowwillbeheldatRudderAuditoriumonMarch
26at7pm.Studentsareencouragedtoarriveearlytogeta
goodseat.FormoreinformationcontactsponsorTedVaughan
oranyKeyClubmember.
Talent Show gets startwith Key Club
Crazy For Youwoos crowd,demonstrates student talent
Senior Nathan Kerr takes the stage withthe chorus line during Crazy for You.
Senior Nathan Kerr and junior KeithOwen sing during the performance.
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John Fuller
Editor
Whilemanystudentsviewthebowlingal-
leyasaplacetohangoutforpizzaandfun,
studentsonthebowlingteamseeitasaplacewheretheyhonetheirskillsandpreparefor
upcomingtournaments.
Althoughparticipationinthebowlingpro-
gramhasdwindledinrecentyears,theteam
isstillpreparingforregionalcompetitions.
WepracticetwiceaweekatGrandStationinCollegeStation.Rightnowtheyredoing
tournaments against College Station and
Rudder, bowling coach Claire Schultz
said. Whoever wins amajorityof
those tournamentswillgo on to
regionals,whichare inTem-
ple.
GrandStationhelped
startteamsateachofthe
localhighschools.Now,each of the schools
competeregularly.
Manyofthestudentsonthebowling
teamwere also a part of competitive
leaguesandbowlinggroupsbeforejoin-
ingtheschoolteam. I like to bowl, freshman Gaylan
Brown said. Mymombowlsand Im
onayouthleague.
As eachoftheplayershave enjoyed
bowling, they also plan to continue
bowlingafterhighschoolandintoadult-
hood.
[I like] just having fun with
friends, sophomore Chris Polak
said. Students interested in joining
the bowling team can contact
sponsorClaireSchultzinSil-
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Emily Nash
Staff writer
Learningaboutnewcustoms,
cultures and languages only
serves to increase a persons
knowledgeandunderstandingoftheworld.
Evenifastudentisunableto
travel to other countries, they
stillhaveopportunitiesavailable
to themwithin thehallways of
BryanHigh.
Some students have been
luckyenoughtoexperienceoth-
er culturesrst hand,but with
thatcomesanadjustmentperiod
oncetheyreturnhome.
ForfreshmanJennaGoenand
senior Jimmy Goen, moving
backtotheStateswasastrange
change forthemafter living in
Africafortherstfewyearsof
theirlives.
Myparentstookallofusover
there because they went to be
doctorsandmissionaries inNi-
geria,JennaGoensaid.Wedidmissionaryworkfor thepeople
we livedwith andbushpeople
calledtheFulani.Weweremis-
sionaries with them and they
wereliketheM.D.sordirectors
ofthehospital.
JimmyGoensaystheenviron-
mentinNigeriawasalotdiffer-
entthanitishere.
Forthekids,therewasatree
housethatwebuiltandwejustexplored, it was pretty fun,
Jimmy said. Therewerethese
mountains around our village
and wewould go and explore
those.Wewentbikeridingtoo.
TheFulanitribethattheGoens
did a lot of work for thanked
theminauniquewaythatmost
Americanswouldnt be able to
do.
To say thank you to my
family and my dad, the Fulani
crownedmydadchiefoverthe
Yoruba,whichwasthegroupwelivedwith,Jennasaid.Theres
aheadkinginthewholeFulani
of Nigeria and then there are
kings below him and my dad
wascrownedoneofthose.
Like the Goens, junior Re-
beccaBurchalsospenttherst
fewyearsofherlifeinadiffer-
entcountry,asshewasbornin
northernItalyandmovedtothe
UnitedStatesafterherfathergot
ajobatTexasA&M.
Besidesthelanguage,itwas
prettyeasy,Burchsaid.Myfa-
theralwaysspokeEnglishtome
asachild,butIfurtherlearned
the English language in pre-
schoolbecauseIwenttoabilin-
gual school. In kindergarten, I
learnedEnglishinnotime.
Rebecca visits Italy everysummerandshesaysoneofher
favoritepartsofhervisitsarethe
greatfood.
Theres awhole lot of hills
that have all these tiny towns
with really good home-made,
family-owned restaurants,
Burch said. The people dont
give you a menu, they just
orallygiveyoualistoffoods
thattheyhavepreparedforyou. While alot of students from
other countries are now liv-
inghere permanently, freshman
Pedro Da Rocha is living in
theStatesonly temporarily.Al-
though Pedro will be
returning to Brazil in
the summer, hes not
hereasanexchangestudent.
Mostpeoplecominghereare
exchangestudents,Pedrosaid.
Well, thatsnotwhyImhere.
MycousinsworkhereatA&M
soIcameheretoo.Cominghereisveryexpensive,[especiallyfor
an]exchangestudent.
The main adjustment Pedro
had to make was coming to a
newschoolwithdifferenttradi-
tionsandcustoms.
InBrazil, Ihadhistory, ge-
ography,andmath,Pedrosaid.
I didnt have agriculture or
cooking.InBrazil, Iwent toa
privateschoolbecausethepub-
licschools arevery bad. Some
Braziliansdonthavethemoney
topayforagoodeducationand
thegoodschoolsareprivateand
theyreveryexpensive.
Students coming here from
aroundtheworldexperienceliv-
ing a new lifestyle ina whole
new country. With different
studentscomingin,wetoocanlearn about new cultures and
customs from other countries
withouteverleavinghome.
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Eduardo Alvarado
Staff writer
FutureFarmersofAmerica
(FFA)hashadalocalchap-
terfor80years.Throughoutthese years, students have
notonly learnedleadership,
butalsoskills that canhelp
themintheirfuturecareers.
Wehavealotoffun,wedo
fundraisers and sometimes
we do community service
work, sophomore Casey
Sprousesaid.
The organization does
multipleprojectsyear-roundto support the community.
TheRadioMashtoydriveis
justoneoftheprojectsFFA
participatesin bycollecting
money for the purchase of
toysforthelessfortunate.
DuringthemonthofDe-
cember, FFA members col-lectedchangefromstudents
duringlunchandraisedover
$500 to support that orga-
nization, sponsor Barbara
Volk-Tunnelsaid.
Other events that the
members participate in are
attending the Agriculture
Awareness Day in Dallas
andenteringin theHoliday
Parade. FFAmembers decided to
enter a float inthe Holiday
Parade, Volk-Tunnel said.
They made a float using
only recycledmaterials and
won first place in the first
everGreenAward.
Students also put the
skillsthey learn in class tousein variouscompetitions
throughouttheyear.
Iparticipateinagriculture
salesandwearegoingtogo
tocompetitioninMarchand
we have to sell products,
junior Elizabeth Hartman
said.
Thecompetitionsgivestu-
dentsanopportunitytoapply
theirlearnedskillsinarealenvironmentandusethemto
movetowardcareersinagri-
culture.
Thesecompetitionsfocus
more on helping you gain
skills that might be applied
towardsacareer,Volk-Tun-nelsaid.
Theorganizationnotonly
equips s tudents with the
skills to succeed, but also
provides a means to move
forwardby providingmem-
bersachancetoearnschol-
arships.
Studentswhoarethemost
activeinourorganizationand
keep high scholastic markscandefinitelybeintherun-
ningforthesefundsthatwill
gotowardtheir higheredu-
cation,Volk-Tunnelsaid.
Whatmembers like about
theorganizationistheover-
allexperiencethattheygain
frombeinginFFA. Iliketheexperience,be-
causeitssomethingthatall
theotherorganizationsdont
doanddonthave;itsalot
different,FFApresidentNi-
coleKudersaid.
Ifstudentshavequestions
aboutFFA,theycancontact
sponsors Barbara-VolkTun-
nelorTerryHausenfluck.
As you can see we havesomething for everyone in
theBryanFFAVolk-Tunnel
said.
Seeds planted in FFA sprout leadership, determination
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Emma Raleigh
Staff writer
Whilesportstakealotoftime,dedicationand
determination, soccertakeseachof these
tothenextlevel.Soccerisalifestyle,and
theskills,bothphysicalandmental,take
manyyearstorene.
For varsity captain and sophomore Brittany Little,
soccerhasbeenahugepartofherlifeformanyyears.
Ive been playing soccersince Iwasthree,Little
said.IdrivetoAustinthreetimesduringtheweekfor
practiceandIdrivethereontheweekendsforgames,
too.
SimilartoLittle,sophomoreKacySheaparticipatesin
thesportoutsideofschoolonaclubteam.Withsomuch
tokeeptrackof,itcanbedifculttokeepupwithschoolwork.
Itsreallyhardtogetcaughtbackupincomplicated
classes,especiallywhenyoumissasmuchastwodays
atatime,Sheasaid.
Asif goodgradeswerent enough tomaintain,the
seasons success rests on the shoulders of the team,
whichmostlyconsistsofunderclassmen.
Lastyearwehadtenseniors,CoachAmyPettibone
said. Its uncommonto have asmany freshmen and
sophomoresaswedo.Wearedenitelyrebuilding.
Onthevarsityteam,thepresenceofyoungerplayers
hastaughtLittleandSheahowtobettercommunicate
ontheeld.
Onourteam,we havea bunchof youngerplayers
thatarenew,soitstakenusalittlewhilelongertoget
close,butwerestartingtobuildteamchemistry,Little
said.
AstheseasoncontinuesthroughMay,thevarsityteamhopestoreachtheirgoalsforplayoffs.
Wecontrolourowndestiny,Pettibonesaid.
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Stephani Whisenant
Staff writer
Asthenal gamesofdistrictcompetitionloom,
theboyssoccerteamlookstowardpostseasonplay
andachancetoplayatregion. CoachTommieAllmonsaidsoccerisasportabout
enduranceandcooperation.
[Endurance]allows them to perform the tech-
niquesofplayingballwithouthavingfatiguehurt
their abilities,Allmon said. Players need to be
abletoseethegameasteportwoaheadofithap-
peningandtheyalsoneedtobeunselshandteam
oriented.
Asateamsport,leadershipisa vitalelementof
soccer.Playersmustmovetheballdowntheeldas
one,cohesiveunit. Aleaderissomeonewhoworksharderthanany-
oneelseontheteamandisanexampleofanunself-
ishplayer,Allmonsaid.A leaderputs his team
andteammatesaheadofhimself.
Four studentswere selected bytheirteammates
this year toserveas captain onthe team: seniors
JoseVega and Cesario Vasquez and juniors Joey
Wilder and Arnoldo Garcia. These athletes look
beyondthemselvesasindividualsandconsiderthe
teamasawhole.
IthinkbeingaleaderisimportantbecauseIlike
being the expamle that other people look upto,Wildersaid.Theonethatotherslookatandsay,
weneedtofollowhislead.
Assistant coachAlexMoralessaystheteam
hasworkedhardtogetwheretheyare,andthis
yearprovestobenodifferent.
Playersdontseemtomindthehardworksoc-
cerdemands,becauseofwhatthesportgives
backtothem.
You get to run a lot, and if youre
stressed,itsagreatstressreliever,se-
niorFabianGuerrosaid.Itmakesmeabetterpersonbecauseofthe
discipline involved with par-
ticipatinginasport.
For junior Jordan Free-
man, soccer is more than
justagame.Hehopestoplayincollegeandeven
playprofessionallyoneday.Freemanalsohopes
tobecomeabetterpersonbecauseofwhatsoccer
hastaughthimovertheyears.
Ithelpsmegrowasaperson,andlearntoplay
withpeopleasateam,Freemansaid.
IfyoureinterestedinsoccercontactMr.Morales,inroom2128.
Senior Fabian Guerro moves theball downeld to a teammate.
Junior Ana Meyer protectsthe goal and kicks the ballback into play.
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Serving with determination, making raquet
Jamie Berthold
Staff writer
Thegungoesoff,yourheartispounding,andyour
adrenaline is rushingas youround that nal curve
withthenishlineinsight.Forathletesin-volvedinthetrackprogram,thisisafamiliar
experienceeachtimetheystepontothetrack.
About150 student athletes participate in
trackandeldundertheguidanceofcoaches
like Chris Biggs and MatthewRice. Both
coaches expect their athletes towork hard
andperfecttheskillsneededfortheirevents.
Weworkoutforaboutanhour,butitcan
beverydifferentworkoutsdependingonthe
eventsastudentparticipatesin,Ricesaid.
JuniorKhadijahBrisbyhasenjoyed alot
ofsuccessonthetrack.Shehasbeenrunning
sinceshewastenandcompetesinboththe
4x2andthe4x4.
[My most memorable track experience
came]whenIwas12andhadtheopportunitytogoto
TennesseeandruninthejuniorOlympics,Brisbysaid.
OtherathleteslikejuniorTimHines,whohasbeen
involvedintracksincehissophomoreyearandcom-
petesinbothshotputanddiscus,arelookingtocon-
tinuetoimprovetheirskillsduringtheseason.
Mygoalthisyearistothrowover50feetinshot
put.Hinessaid.
The expectation of continued improvement doesnotstopwith thestudents, their coachesalso hold
athletestoahighstandardandexpectstudentsto
workhardinordertobeontheteam.
[Students]needtobeeligible,haveacurrent
athleticphysical,adesiretobeexcellentandbe
coachable,Biggssaid.Wewantourtrackath-
letestobehard-working,determinedandsome-
onewhoisagreatrepresentativeofBryanHigh
School.
TrackseasonlastsbeginsinFebruaryandruns
untilthestatetrackmeetthattakesplaceinAus-
tinonMay13and14.Ifstudentswouldliketo
catchthetrackteaminactiontheycanwatchthe
VikingRelaysonMarch11atMerrillGreenSta-
dium.
Track makes strides toward district competition
Cecelia Mata
Staff writer
Asplayers continuetovolleybackandforthat a
rapidpace, theresnota lot ofdown time during a
tennismatch.Competitorsmuststayon theirtoesin
asportwherereactionandanticipationmeanevery-
thing.
Tennisalsoprovides anopportunity for studentsto
haveareleasefromtheaverageschooldaybyallow-
ingthemtostepontothecourtandchanneltheirenergy
elsewhere.
BeingabletojusthittheballashardasI can;just
goingoutthereandbeinggoodatsomething[isthebest
partoftennis],seniorShawnGreinertsaid.Youdonthave tositin the classroom, youdont have tothink
abouteverything;youjustgooutthereandplay.Itsen-
joyable.
Thesportappearstohavenoticeableinuenceonthe
studentswhentheystepontothecourtanddevelopa
competitivespirit.
Tennishasinuencedmebymakingmeamorecom-
petitiveperson,becausenormallyImlikethissweetlit-
tlenicegirlwhoneversaysanythingbadaboutanybody
andwhenIgetonthecourt,[Ibecome]acompletely
differentperson,seniorKaylaSeigertsaid. Inpreparationfordistrict,thetennisteamgoesthrough
avarietyoftrainingmethodstobettertheirplayingabili-
ties.
Wedovariousdrills andplaymatches, andusually
havegamesonFriday,Greinertsaid.Duringthesea-
son,though,itsjustreallyaimedatgettingbetterfor
district.
Eventhoughmanyplayersstartoffplayingforpower,
theysoonlearnthattennisisagameofnesse.
[Themostdifcultpartforstudentathletesis]under-
standingthatyoudonthavetohittheballhardtowina
point;[theyjust]havetobeabletokeeptheballinplay,
CoachRandyStewartsaid.
Eventhoughthefallseasondidntgoaswellasthe
teamwouldhavehoped,itshouldactasagreatfoun-
dationforthespring.
We ended up tying for fourth at district,
Stewartsaid.
Already,studentsareconsideringhowup-
comingcompetitionsmayormaynotturn
out,dependingontheskilloftheplay-
ers.
My prediction is that our team
willhavealotoffun,andtheupperclassmenwill probably do better
than the underclassmen just be-
cause theyhavemoreexperience
andhavebeenonvarsitylonger,
Seigertsaid.
Hopefully, for any upcoming
seasons, the students will gain
a better understanding of what
schoolspiritreallyis.
Themainthingtheyneedtodo
istogooutanddomoreontheirown;playingonlyfortheschool
andonly forschoolmatches and
only for school practice. Just to
getthemtounderstandwhytheyre
tryingtoplayliketheyare,Stewart
said.
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Emma Raleigh
Staff writer
Inhighschool,students
arebusywithanarrayofresponsibilities,
rangingfromschoolandclubs,towork
andspendingtimewithfriends.Keeping
everything balanced andunder control
canbedifcult,butbylearningtomanage
theirtimeinhighschool,studentscanbe-
comemorepreparedforlifeaftergradua-
tion.
Withsomuchtofocuson,itsimportanttobeorganizedandstayontrack.Planners
willnotonlyhelpstudentsbecomeorga-
nizednow,butit willalsoget theminto
theroutineofwritingdowntheiractivities,
sothattheycanbeorganizedinthefuture.
Methodsofprioritizationarekey,whether
itbea reminderonyour phone,oradue
dateonthecalendar,organizationalskills
areundoubtedlygoodonestohave.
For many students, work limits the
amount oftimethey haveto complete
homeworkandprojects.
OutsideofschoolIjustwork,Idont
havetimeforanythingelse,seniorMina
Heldichsaid.Afterschool,Igotowork
at4:45andIgetoffworkat10 or11.
Then, Ihave todo myhomework,get
ready for tomorrow,
andits pretty
hard.
School-runclubsand
eventscanalsoconsume
alottime,anditcanbe
hardtokeepupwiththe
fast-paced lifea student
lives.Longhoursafterthe
schooldayarerequiredfor
membersof clubs,organi-
zationsandspecialevents,
liketheschoolmusical.
[Itshard]anditbasically
dependsonthedayorwhattimeofthe
yearitis,sophomoreTabithaHernandez
said.WhenIwasoncrewforthemusi-
calCrazyforYou,Iwouldntgethome
until8oclock,thenI hadtodoallmy
homeworkafterthat.
Inanagewheretechnologyiseverpres-
ent,schedulescaneasilybeupdated,and
onlineresourcescanmakehomeworkeasier.
Ithinktechnologyreallyhelpssome
studentsget organized andhaveaccess
to resources posted online, calendars,
andthats ortofthing, mathdepartment
headJillMorris said.I can also see
wherethingslikeFacebookandYouTube
couldbeadistraction.Itsadouble-edged
sword.
While the internet can behelpful,
teenagersfrequentlycheck theirFace-
bookproles,andtheircellphonesfor
newupdatesandtextmessages,
insteadof doing home-
work.
Sayingtoyour-
self what needs
togetdonerst
showsgreatwork
e th ic and sel f
discipline. Put-
tingasidetheso-
cial networking
andtextingwhile
doinghomework
ismuchmoreef-
cient.
Faculty & Staff
PerspectiveJohn Fuller
Editor
Asstudents,weoftenforgetthatteach-
ersandfacultymembersalsostruggleto
balancetheirwork, familyandextracur-
ricularactivities,butmanyteachersarein-
volvedinavarietyofactivities,andhave
learnedhow toeffectivelymanage their
timeandserveasexcellentexamples,not
justtootherfacultymembers,butforstu-
dentsaswell.
Onesuchteacheris JillMorris,math
departmentchair,Pre-APPre-Calteacher,
IBMath teacher,APStatisticsteacher,
Blinn professor,and mother,whonds
thatstayingorganizediskeytobalancing
aheavyworkload.
Indlistsandcalendarsreallyhelpful,
Morrissaid.Imakelistsofwhatneedsto
bedoneandnumberthem.Iliketoscratch
thingsoffmy listwhentheyre nished,
andcalendarsgivemelong-rangeplans.
Calendarsandlist-makingareorganiza-
tionaltoolsthatmanybusystaffmembers
haveutilizedtomaketheirjobseasier,and
themselvesmoreefcient.
Imverycompulsiveaboutcalendars,
administrativeassistantMariaFieldsaid.
IfIdonthavetheminfrontofme,Iput
themonmywhiteboardormycellphone.
Icolorcodeeverythingbypriority.
Byrankingitemsofimportance,onecan
betterassesswhatneedstobedoneimme-
diatelyandwhatcanwaittobedone.
Itrytoprioritizewhathastobedone
immediatelyandwhatcanbedonelater,
Morrissaid.Ialsoprioritizebyimpor-
tance.Therearesomethingsthatreally
justdontneedtobedone.
ForField, maintaininga strongwork
ethiciswhatdenessomeonescharacter
andpreparesthemforasuccessfullife.
ThewayIwasraised,astrongwork
ethicsets theprecedentfor yourcharac-
ter,Fieldsaid.Ifpeopleseethatyoure
ontime,cometowork,givea100percent
andthatyoureselfmotivated,andnotjust
doingwhatyouretoldtodo,butifyougo
aboveandbeyondyougetnoticed.
Oneofthewaysthatastrongworkethic
isnoticedisbystudentsandchildren,as
bothMorrisandFieldsaidthatthebest
waytoteachproductivityisthroughset-tinganexampleandcontinuallyworking
hard,eveninadverseconditions.
Ourgoalsaretoleadbyexample.[My
kids]wouldnotice,ifI hadacoughor
arunnynose,Iblewmynoseortooka
coughdropandmovedon.Thedaygoes
on.IfImdeathlyill,thatsanotherthing,
Fieldsaid.Exampleisthewaywecan
show,becausealotoftimesthatshow
kidslearn.
Asateacher,Morrishasfoundthatin
additionto setting anexampleforstu-
dents,helpingstudentswithorganization-
alskillsandprovidingproductivitytools
isbenecialto promotingastrongwork
ethic.
Dont just assume students know
howto organizethemselves,but actu-
allyteachthemhowto organizethem-
selves,Morrissaid.Providecalendars,
deadlines,andremindthemofdeadlines.
Oneofthekeyaspectsofsuchawork
ethicthatMorrispromotesandteachesis
centeredarounddiligenceanddetermina-
tion.
[Agoodworkethicis]notgivingup
when thingsgethard,Morrissaid.If
youdontunderstandsomething,thatsnot
thetimetoquit.Thatsthetimetowork
harderandgethelp,andnotbeafraidto
askforhelp.
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Activities
StudentActivities
How Many ActivitiesAre You Involved With?
Informationisbasedonsurvey of100students
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Eduardo Alvarado
Staff writerCSI: Miami is now in its ninth
season, after it originally premiered
in 2002 as a spin-off from the origi-
nal CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Compared to other spin-offs, this has
been the most popular with viewers
and is my per-
sonal favor-
ite.
Most epi-
sodes follow
a formula in
which the
team of de-
tectives seeks
a perpetrator
using a set of
clues. Many people would think this
would make the show stale, but there
is enough unpredictably in the plots
that the show stays interesting.Lt. Horatio Caine, portrayed by
David Caruso, and Det. Calleigh
Duquesne, portrayed by Emily Proct-
er, have both
been in the CSI:
Miami since
the beginning,
and this show
would not
have lasted
as long
without either of them. They keep the
show interesting with their uniqueacting styles and are able to portray
eccentric and believable characters.
In my opinion, compared to other
spin-offs, CSI: Miami is the best in-
vestigative drama. The crimes and
situations the show portrays are a lot
more entertaining to watch than other
crime shows.
The desire to know who commit-
ted each crime is what makes viewerskeep watching.
The show leads you to believe it
is going to be one suspect, but in the
end the perpetrator turns out a com-
pletely different person.
CSI: Miami is much better than
other crime shows. The basic format
may be the same as other shows, but
this show uses stories that are enter-
taining to viewers of all ages.
One week, there could be an explo-
sion at a renery and the next there
could be someone kidnapped by an
escaped convict.
You never know what to expect
with this show, which is why it is so
entertaining.
CSI: Miami is well written, and it
is apparent that the writers work hard
to keep the story lines fresh to ensure
viewers keep coming back.If you have not seen the show yet,
new episodes air on Sundays at 10:00
pm and this season will wrap up in
May.
John Fuller
EditorMTV viewers will know Diggy Sim-
mons as the son of RUN-DMC superstar
Joseph Simmons, but these days, the f-
teen year old is making a name for him-
self as a rapping, internet superstar.
Diggy Simmons made
headlines in 2009 when
he began following in his
fathers footsteps and re-
leased his rst mixtape. The
First Flightgarnered posi-
tive critical reception, prov-
ing that he wasnt just a rich
kid with a famous dad, but
an actual artist.
The First Flight was followed up by
the 2009 mixtape Space Travel: Time
Continuum, and in 2010 Simmons
gained even more recogni-
tion with the Airborne and
Past, Presents, Future mix-tapes.
With a father who helped
pioneer hip hop music, and
an uncle that leads one of
the top hip hop record la-
bels, Diggy Simmons has
the perfect genes for a re-
cording career.
His two sisters, Angela and Vanessa,
have become business moguls in their
own right with their own line of shoesdubbed Pastry Foot-
wear.
Theres no doubt
that Simmons
family helps get
him in the door
and in the
headlines of
the music
i n d u s -
try, but once hes in, he proves his worth
as a musician and entertainer.One of Simmons most popular songs,
Great Expectations, describes the
pressure to succeed, as he raps The
skepticism lies heavy / Hes bout to
make it ready / He got his fam on his
back. And, in the chorus,
The want me to fall / They
want to see if I make it / Got
my back against the wall,
put my hand to the sky / No,
I wont let them break me.
While Simmons may
have been raised by the rst
generation of hip hop, he
is undoubtedly part of the
next generation, as he, like other mod-
ern stars, has embraced the internet and
blogs and tweets regularly on his web-
site Life of the Jet Setter.
Simmons doesnt only
have his hand in music, heis also intricately involved
with the fashion industry.
He has been rumored to
have his own clothing line
coming out in the near fu-
ture, following in the foot-
steps of his mentor, Pharrell
Williams, and one of his role models,
Kanye West.
At just fteen years old, Simmons
has already accomplished more and gar-nered more attention than most musi-
cians, yet, this is just the beginning, as
he was signed to Atlantic Records in
March of 2010.
New star launches fromhip hop household
Miami show shinessun on murders
David Caruso performs therole of lead detective Lt.
Horatio Caine
Fifteen year old Diggy Simmons has launcheda handful of mixtapes and has signed a recorddeal with Atlantic Records.
i
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Stephani Whisenant
Staff writer
Areyouinthemoodformusicdif-
ferent fromwhats playingon thera-
dio?TryReginaSpektor.NotonlydoesSpektorgo againstthemainstreamof
music,butshesoundsgooddoingso.
Though shemayplay anunpopular
genreindie-folklikethemorewell-
knownartistNorahJones,Spektorhas
managedtogaina largefanbase,and
hasextendedhermu-siccareerfurtherthan
shethoughtpossible.
Born in theSoviet
Union to an already
musically inclined
family, Spektors
family moved to the
United States for a
new life; a life that
wouldeventuallyleadSpektorintomu-
sicstardom. Spektorhasmasteredthepiano,and
vocals,andwritesallofherownsongs.
Shewritesunusuallyricsaboutallas-
pectsof lifeand thehumanimagina-
tion, covering everything from love,
to doing dishes, allwith her original
are.
Some of her most popular songs
comefromher albumsSoviet Kitsch,
andBegin to Hope.SongslikeFidel-ity,OntheRadioandAprsMoi
are some ofhermore popularsongs,
whicharelledwithimaginativelyrics
andexcellentpianoplaying.
Her latest album, Live in London,
featuredherplayingmanyofhermost
belovedsongsinfrontofalivecrowd.
NotonlydoesthisalbumcomeinCD
format, it also comeswith a Blue Ray
movie,whereyoucan
watchandbe part of
theaudience.
Spektors songs
havebeenfeaturedin
movies such as The
Chronicles of Nar-
nia, and (500) Days
of Summer.Sheisalsoinvolvedwith
manycharityconcerts. Ifyouenjoymusical creativity,and
wanttolistentooriginalmusic,Regina
Spektorisdenitelyonetocheckout,
asshehashelpedredenedpopmusic.
Soviet Spektor strays from the music mainstream
Ricky Lara
Staff writer
The Green Hornet, one of the rst blockbustermoviesof2011,arrivedintheatersJanuary14star-
ringSethRogenandCameronDiaz.
Themovie takesplaceinLosAnge-
les,whereBrittReid(SethRogen)isa
playboyandthesonofJamesReid(Tom
Wilkinson),whoistheownerofthelarg-
estnewspaperinLosAngeles.
AfterJames death,Brittisleftwith
hisfathersmansion,thenewspaper,and
allofhisfatherspossessions,including
hissweetrides.
However, Brittisspoiled and every-
oneexpectshimtofollowinhisfathers
footsteps,butheisnotreadyforevery-
thingthatsucharesponsibilityentails.
Meanwhile, there isplenty of crime
going on between the underworld of
L.A. Chudnofsky (ChristophWaltz) is
oneofthebiggestcriminalsinL.A.and
controlsmanyofthegangsanddruglords.Intherst
scene of themovie,Chudnofsky shoots fourguyswith twoshots fromhisdoublebarrelpistol,dem-
onstratinghowdangerousahugedruglordcanbe.
AlthoughhedresseslikeDiscoSanta,heis scary
nevertheless.
AfterBrittmeetsanoldemployeeofhisfathers,
Kato(JayChou),hendsthathewasnttheonlyone
whodidntappreciatehim.
Theybothrealizethattheycanstepoutoftheshad-
owofJamesReidandmakeanameforthemselves.
However,afterstealingtheheadofJamesReids
statue,Brittwitnessesacouplegettingmuggedinthe
street.
Hegoestohelp,buthesnotinthebestshapeandisforcedtomakeahastyescape.
Kato thennoticeshes getting
chased and runs to save Britt,
whichiswhereKatoturnsintoa
karatemaster.
BrittandKato are soexcited
from what happened, that after
noticing that they cando much
morethanjustvandalizestatues,
theydecidetobecomeheroes.
However,thereisatwistwhen
theybelievetheycangetfarther
iftheyposedasvillainstomake
peoplethinktheyarebadandget
closertotherealvillains.Lenore
Case(CameronDiaz)washired
asBrittssecretaryafterstudy-
ing criminology in college.
Witha littlehelp from her
studybackground,theguysknowjustwhereto
begin. So,withKatobeingthenerd thatcanbuild
amazinggadgets,hebuildsTheBlackBeauty,
thecartheGreenHornetwillusetoghtcrime.
The Black Beauty has almost every weapon
imaginableandisalmostfullyindestructible.
SethRogenwasntasraunchyasheisinsome
ofhisothermovies,andCameronDiazlooked
asifsheweremadeofplasticwithafewwrin-
kles.
JayChouwasmy favoritecharacterbecause
hispurposefullybrokenEnglishmadeforacomedic
adventureandpairedwellwiththefactthathewasa
karatemaster. AsfarasIrankmymovies,Iwillbebuyingthis
onetowatchmorethanafewtimes.Theactionse-
quences,evenin2D,wereoutstanding,withenough
explosionsandspecialeffectstomakethemovieas
goodofanactionlmasitwasacomedy.
Plentyofshortjokesthatalmosteverybodycanun-
derstandmakethismovieagoodcomedyformost
ages.
This isa greatmovieoverall.The littlethings in
thisickarewhatmakeitgreat.
Green hornet stings box oce with action thriller
Seth Rogen and Jay Chou star in the newaction-thriller, The Green Hornet
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Marisa Lindeman
Staff writer
Frequently on the New York Times Best-Sellers
list,theWitch and Wizardseries,byJamesPatterson
isagreatreadforyourdowntime,whilenotcaughtupintheheavyschoolworkdemandedbythespring
semester.
Thebookisataleoftwoordinaryteenagers,Whisty
andWhitAllgood,whoarekidnappedbymembersof
theworldsnewgovernment,theNewOrder,tond
outthey are considered very dangerous,and are
witchesandwizards.
Intheseries,theymustusetheirwizardlypowers
totakedowntheNewOrderandsaveotherkids,in
anattempttorevertsocietybacktoitsstatebeforethe
NewOrdertookover.
The adventuresandobstacles the teensface on a
dailybasisareveryamusingandfuntoread.Patter-
sonmakesyoufeelasifyouwererightthereinthe
bookwithWhistyandWhit,savingtheworldagainst
theirnewhorricgovernment.
Eventhoughthecharactersareinactionalworld,
Pattersonmakesthemrelatabletoteenstoday.
Forinstance,thetwomaincharactersintheseries
dealwithfriendship,brokenheartsandthedifculty
ofinteractingwithadults.
Witch and Wizard isaverywell-writtenbookthat
willkeepitsreaderscontinuallyturningthepages. Pattersondoes abrilliantjobofaddingmoreand
moresuspensetomakeyouwanttokeepbuyingthe
newestbookintheseries.
So far, the Witch and Wizard se-
rieshasproducedthreeinstallments,
Witch and Wizard,Witch and Wizard:
The Gift,andWitch and Wizard: Battle
for Shadowland,whichhaveallbeen
greatsuccesses.
Pattersonisnowintheprocessofmak-
inganewadditiontothectionalseries,
Witch and Wizard: Operation Zero.
InadditiontoWitch and Wizard,Patterson
hasproducedothersuccessfulbookssuchas
Kiss the Girl, Maximum Ride and Womans
Murder Club. Thesebookshavehelpedpropel
Pattersontobethetopsellingbookauthor,sell-
ing220millioncopiesworldwide.
Thenewesteditionwillbeonbookshelvesstarting
March22,sobeonthelookoutsoyoucanreadthe
nexttaleofthestoryofWitch and Wizard.
Jamie Berthold
Staff writer
ABCs newest show, No Ordinary
Family, the Powell family is trans-
formed into a family with extraordi-
narycapabilitieswhenanunexpected
turnofeventsoccurs.
TheseasonbeganwithJim,thehead
of thefamily, feelingthat thefamily
hadntbeen spending enoughquality
time together. To encourage family
bonding,thefamilytravelstogetherto
SouthAmerica,buttheirplanecrashes
and the family seems to walk away
unscathed,butsoonndouttheyhave
eachdevelopedsuperpowers.
Not only does the family have to
learntolivewiththeseuniqueanddis-
tinctivepowers,theyalsolearnhowto
maintain a family.We allknowhow
dysfunctionalfamiliescanbe,andthe
Powellfamilyisnodifferent.
Thefamilyargues and insultseach
othermuchlikemyownfamily,mak-
ingitnotonlyanenjoyableshow,but
arelatableoneaswell.
Inashowwherethestorylinecould
makeforcheesyacting,theactorsdoa
surprisinglygoodjobmakingtheshow
seem as realistic as possible. Jim,
playedby MichaelChiklis,who also
starred in the movie Fantastic Four,
capturesthe beautyof being a super
herowithextremestrength.
Julie Benz, as Stephanie Powell,
alsodoesaverygoodjobplayingasu-
perhero.IntheshowStephaniegains
thecapabilityofsuperspeed,butinre-
alityshegainsthecapabilityofsuper
acting.
Myfavorite,though,isDaphne,who
isplayedbyKayPannabaker.Kay,a
remarkableactress,hasplayedinsome
ofmyfavoriteshows,suchasSummer-
land,Phil of the FutureandtheDisney
ChannelMovie,Read it and Weep.
No Ordinary Family, brings back
wholesomecontenttoprimetimetele-
vision,bringinglaughsandlifelessons
alongtheway.
Eachshowkeepsyouguessingand
constantlywantingtoseemore.Ind
theshowquitesuspenseful.
Besidesthesuperheros,ithas evil
super villans. Batman has the Joker
andthePowellshaveDr.DaytonKing,
whoistryingtosabotagethematevery
turn.
ThiskeepsmetuningineveryTues-
daytondoutwhathappensnextand
howtheywillstopthisevildoctor.
Thoughitdrivesmecrazythateach
episodeendswithacliffhanger,itpro-
vides a serialized effect that requires
viewersto continue watchingto nd
outwhattheresolutionwillbe. So many shows leave the endings
predictablethatittakesthefunoutof
guessingandwatching.Theproducers
ofNo Ordinary Family,doasplendid
job ofcapturing suspense.Theshow
airsonTuesdaynights,sotuneinand
Iguaranteeyouanightfulloflaughter
andqualityfamilytime,muchlikeJim
himselfwastryingtoachieve.
Mystical series brings magic to reading world
No Ordinary Family breeds extraordinary show
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Americans,especiallytheyoungergenerations,are
knownforeatingonthego.Thelifeofahighschool
studentishectic,so theconvenienceof fastfood isvery appealing tomanystudents,butthe scal and
healthconsequencesareoftenoverlooked.
Whilefastfoodisaneasymeal,thepricecanquick-
lyaddup.Ipersonallywastealotofmoneyonfood
anddrinks.Onemealfroma restaurantlikeChick-
Fil-A,isaroundsixdollarsand
on average,Americanseat out
fourtovetimesaweek.
Thus, if you eat at an es-
tablishment like Chick-Fil-A
fourtimes,youwillhavespent
at least twenty-four dollars in
just one week. Multiply that
bythe fourweeks ina month,
andyourespendingalmostone
hundreddollarsamonthonfast
food.
After twelve months, this
meansyouspentalmosttwelve
hundreddollarsononehundred
andninetytwomeals,whichis
onlysixtyfourdaysworthoffood.Thinkofwhatyou
coulddowiththatmoneyhadyousavedit. Formanypeople,thatsalmostanentireyearsof
carinsurance,gas,awholemonthsworthofbills,or
evenenoughforanoldermodelusedcar.Whenyou
lookatthecostoffastfoodfromthisperspective,it
seemswastefulandstupidtospendthatmuchmoney
onfood.
Howcanyousavemoney,andstilleat?Trypacking
alunchifyouknowyouregoingtobeoutfortheday.
Itwouldcostawholelotlesstogotothestoreand
buyaweeksworthoffood,ratherthangooutwhen
yourehungry.
Bring a snack, like bananas or crackers, when
youreoutandaboutintown.Notonlywillyousave
money,butyouwillalsoavoidalotoftheunneces-
sarycaloriesandfatthatfastfoodoffers.
Notonlydotheseoptionssaveyoumoney,butthey
also teach you healthful habits. Bymaking eating
outaspecialoccasion,youwillenjoyitmore,save
money,andnotsufferfromhealthconsequenceslike
heart disease, diabetes,
andobesity.
Junior StephaniWhisenant is at
Hogwarts right now!
Food
7.278.33.1,892,907.
Whatdothesenumbersmean?
Absolutely nothing.Yet, thanks
to Facebook, Ive been getting
nothingbut randomnumbersand
letterstopeopleinmynewsfeed.
Facebook chains have been a
populartrendamongsthighschool
students lately. Chains such as,
Likemy status and Ill write a
lettertoyouonyourwall,Why
whatsup?and,ofcourse,theev-
er-so-popular,Inboxmea secret
numberandIllpostitasmystatus
along with a letter toyou, have
takenovertheentirewebsite.
Iadmit,atrst,theseFacebook
chains seemed like a fun way to
pass thetime,butafterconstantly
seeingnothingbut randomletters
andpointlessnumbersonstatuses,thechainsbecameprettyannoying.
Facebook is be-
ginningtobecome
a chain lettercen-
tral,andfrankly,it
makesmenotwant
togetonFacebook
atall.
Im not exactly
sure why people
beginthesechains.Itcouldbebe-
cause they have nothingbetterto
do,or perhaps they simplyenjoy
wastingtheirtimebywritinglong
letterstotheirfriends.
Facebookisawebsitedesigned
for keeping upwith your friends
and family, not to start annoying
chains that end up ooding our
newsfeedswithnothingbutnum-
bersandpersonalletters.
Althoughthese chainshavebe-
comepopular,itstimetobringthis
nonsensetoanend!Ifyouwantto
continuedoingthesechains,takeit
toanotherwebsite,orsimplydoit
inprivate.
Ifyouresoconcernedwithwhat
someoneelsethinks ofyou,mes-
sagethemprivately.
When I log into Facebook, Iwouldmuchratherreadlegitimate
statuses than annoying
chains.
Chain reaction: social
statuses gone awry Group projects have become a notori-ouspartofhighschool.Whenitcomestotheseprojects,itsonethingtobeassigned
toworkingroupswithfriendsandanother
tobewithagroupofstrangers.
Withfriends,theresabetterunderstand-
ingofhoweachotherworks.Workingwith
strangers, however, isa more ambiguous
situation.Youdontknowwhattheothers
arecapableofdoing,oreveniftheylltake
theworkseriously. Eitherway,youwouldexpectthatproj-
ectworkwouldgosmoothly,andthatev-
eryonewoulddotheirownshareofwork.
Afterall,groupprojectsaresupposedtobe
aboutworkingtogethertogetworkdone
efciently.Unfortunately,thingsdontal-
waysgoaccordingtohowyoudwantand
itendsupbeingaonepersoneffort.
Itsfrustratingandannoyingwhenother
groupmembersopt togoof offand pro-
crastinate instead of getting work done.Eveniftheyactuallygetsomethingdone,
theyendupdoingitincorrectly
tothepointthatyouhavetoredo
itforthem.Ifyouwanttomakea
decentgrade,youarelefttodoa
majority,ifnotall,ofthework.
Whetheritsafriendoraclass-
mate,lazinessandsloppinessare
stillnotacceptable.
Plus, when its time for the
project to benishedandpresented, the
peoplewhodidnt doanywork areada-
mant in taking credit for stuff that they
didntevendo,andevendaretocriticize
whathasbeendone.
So, insteadofgettingall ofthecredit,
asdeserved,youhavetoshareitwiththe
peoplethatdidntdoathingtohelp.
Allinall,itsridiculoushowgroupproj-
ectsturnout.Inaway,theslackersarebe-
ingencouragedtokeepuptheirprocrasti-natingandlazywaysandthatsnotright.
Theyshouldbemadetodotheworkthat
theyrefusedto do, and ifnot, thenthey
shouldntbeabletotakecreditforsome-
oneelsesefforts.
Insteadofgroupwork,studentscoulddo
individualassignments;packets orposter
boards about certain topics. This would
create no unnecessaryworry about indi-
vidualsdoingtheirshareofworkorhaving
todotheworkinstead.Thatway,itwouldworkoutforeveryone.
When two heads are not
always better than one
Freshman Emily
Nash posts contro-
versial facebook
statuses.
Senior Cecelia Mata
is craving a cheesy
bean and rice burrito
from Taco Bell.
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Boy bands like *NSYNC and the
Backstreet Boys have been replaced
withthelikesofJustinBieberandTay-
lorSwift.Whilebothartists have ap-
peal,themusicindustry,asawhole,has
lostitstasteforhighqualitymusic.
In1994,the greatestlovesongwas
released. I Swear by John Michael
Montgomery has become the song
many newlymarried couples share a
dancetoontheirweddingnight.
People across the nation began to
dance the Macarena in 1995while
TLCreleasedWaterfallsandgavefe-
maleR&Bstarsanewimage.
The following year, the SpiceGirls
made everyone Wannabe a part of
theirrstalbumasitbecameananthem
foryounggirlsin1996.
Both country and pop seemed to
prosper in 1997,as songslikeHow
DoILivebyLeAnnRimesandQuit
Playing Games with my Heart by
BacksteetBoysgracedtheairwaves
Forthebestmusicthough,wemust
examine 1998, which produced sev-
eral songs that have found their way
tomyiPodlistmorethanadecadeaf-
ter. Songs like I DontWanna Miss
A Thing,byAerosmith,GoodRid-
dancebyGreenday,FromThisMo-
ment On by Shania Twain, Tearin
upmyHeart,by*NSYNC,AllMy
LifebyK-CiandJoJo,ThisKissby
FaithHilland,ofcourse,myfavorite,
IllBebyEdwinMcCainwillalways
beknowntomeasthegreatestsongs
everreleased.
Notonlydidartistscaptureatunethat
will alwaysbe rememberedbutmany
canrelatetothelyricsofsuchsongs.
1998 seemed to be the pinnacle of
musicas1999usheredin
mediocre songs that hascontinuedtodeclineover
the years. The relatable
lyrics have now become
lyrics about sex, drugs
andalcohol.
As a new millennium
began,ithasbeenevidentthatpopcul-
tureandmusicasawholecannotcom-
paretothewayitwaswhenwewere
growingup.
Today,musiciseithermade for the
very young and thus unrelatable to
teensorthestereotypedteenthatwants
tolistentomusicaboutdrugs,alcohol
andsex.
Thereisnoinbetweenareathatpro-
videsmusicthatisbothcleanandrelat-
able.
Bothsituationsadduptoone thing;
themusicindustryneedstogainitsold
tastebackandreturntoatimewithall
aroundgoodquality.
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Junior Jamie Berthold
wants it to be summer.
Music
Astechnologyprogressesthroughtime,thesecu-
rityofourpersonalprivacyandsafetyhascomeinto
question. Theinternet, and thus theabilityto post
andsharepersonalinformation,hasmadetheaccess
tosuchinformationofothersalmostubiquitousand
gadgetsandgizmoscan produceharmful radiation
raysthatcouldleadtocancer.
One ofthemost recent events toraise questions
abouteachoftheseconcernsistheuseoffull-body
scannersusedbytheTransportationSecurityAdmin-istrationinairportsacrosstheUnitedStates.
Whilemanywillclaimthatthesescannersareac-
tually saving lives and preventing further terrorist
attacks, thefactsandreasoningproveotherwise,as
thesescannersareactuallymoreharmfulthanbene-
cial.
Theintroductionofthesescannersintoairportsin
theUnitedStatesislargelyinresponsetotheunder-
wearbomberthatwascaughtonChristmasDayin
2009.Pro-scannerargumentsconcludethatthescan-
nerswillbeabletocatchterrorists
that could be hiding bombs and
weaponsinsidetheirunderwear. Yet,theunderwearbomber
wascaughtbeforeeverdoingany
harm; doesnt this
provethatthenew
security measures
areextraneous?
Plus, terror-
ists arent idiots.
They know, just
asmuchaswedo,whatthesecu-
ritymeasuresinairportsarelike.
Inthefuture,theywillsimplysubvertthefull-body
scannerswithotherwaystotransportweapons.
Plus,thesescannersareabletoseedetailedpictures
ofa humans anatomy, resulting indetailed photo-
graphsofa travelersprivateparts,andwehaveno
ideawherethesephotographsgoaftertheyaretaken
byTSAagents.
Shouldtheseimagesbestoredonsomesortofda-
tabaseorharddrive,ahackercouldeasilygainaccess
tothousandsofpicturesshowingdetailedbodypartsandthenexposethempublicly.
Secondly,thescannersemitharmfuldosesofradia-
tionthatcanincreaseatravelersriskofskincancer.
Forpilots andfrequentyers, this translates into a
seriousrisk.
The argument has also beenmade that ifyoure
opposed to the use of full-body scanners that you
shouldnty onan airplane.Yet, this argumentac-
complishesnothing.Ifwedontexerciseourrightto
freespeechandprotest,thingswouldneverimprove.
Sure,the full-body scannersmight behelpful in
someareasofsecurity,butitsnotanidealsolution.
Byexercisingourrights,wearedemandingabettersolutiontotheseriousproblemofairlinesecurity.
AlQaedaandotherterroristorganizationsareal-
waysone-step
ahead of our
security mea-
sures,andyet
we continue
to onlymake
regulations in
responsetoterroristschemesinwhathasbecomea
cat-and-mousegame.
Insteadoftryingtosubverttheterroristsinsome-
thing that theymay do inthefuture,we focus on
passingmeasurestoprotectagainstthingstheyhave
alreadydoneinthepast.
Thefullbodyscannersareaquickandeasyxto
aproblemthatdonttrulysolvethepressingmatters
ofnationalsecurity.Theterroristswillstillsimply
deviseotherplansforattackingourcountry,while
wesubjectourselvestoradiationandalackofpri-
vacy. Whohasreallywoninthissituation?Notus.
TSA Body Scanners
Junior John Fuller is
rooting for the Lybians.
The full body scanners are a quickand easy x to a problem that donttruly solve the pressing matters of
national security.
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Adviser
Rebecca Dominy
Editor
John Fuller
Staff writers
Eduardo Alvarado
Jamie Berthold
Ricky Lara
Marisa Lindeman
Cecelia Mata
Emily Nash
Emma Raleigh
Stephani Whisenant
The opinions expressed are those of the writers and are not re-
ective of the administrators, faculty or staff of Bryan Indepen-
dent 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 mate-
rial will not be considered.
Bryan Independent School District does not discriminate on the
basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex or handicap in
providing education services.
Norseman
Publish Dates:
Vol 40 Number 1
October 2010
Vol 40 Number 2
December 2010
Vol 40 Number 3February 2011
Vol 40 Number 4
May 2011
Dilemma of Standardized TestingAs Mrs. Willett would say, testing season hasarrived. From the TAKS to the SAT, the spring
semester of high school is lled with an abun-
dance of standardized testing.
When students returned from Christmas vaca-
tion, they were met with their rst standardized
test in the second week of school. This test was
a benchmark, designed to gauge student perfor-
mance for the actual TAKS test to be taken next
week.
Of course, its necessary to be able to measureand track student performance, but these stan-
dardized tests are not an accurate accessment.
Instead of measuring how much a student learns
in the classroom each year, these tests have be-
come the basis for all curriculum gone are the
days of actually learning useful skills. Instead,
we are taught specically how to answer TAKS
questions.
With each test, an immense amount of pressure
is placed on students to succeed. For, if theyreto fail a TAKS test, they may not get to move up
in grade level the following school year. Doing
poorly on an SAT or ACT exam could mean a
dream crushed for college-bound students.
In the real world, we wont be taking TAKS
tests to earn a living, instead we will need the
skills we shouldve been taught. Its not the fault
of our teachers or our administrators. No, its the
fault of the Texas Education Agency.
By opting to measure student, teacher andcampus performance through standardized test-
ing, TEA is taking the easy way out. The capa-
bilities of students and staff are not reected
from the results of just a handful of tests taken
each spring. Beyond that, the agency is taking
up and wasting valuable class time with time
spent teaching how to take this one, specic test.
Although TEA has acknowledged the need
for changing the current method of measuring
student performance, they are simply looking tosave face by converting from one standardized
test to another. As weve already seen with the
conversion from TAAS to TAKS, new standard-
ized tests wont change anything.
So, instead of simply making and giving out
tests, the state should establish an expected cur-
riculum, and then move toward a more open-
ended testing methodology.
Monitors from the state should examine blind
samples to ensure teacher accuracy, but shouldntestablish which projects, assessments and essays
should be examined.
As the United States falls lower and lower in
international education ratings, it is necessary to
change our current system.
We must evolve from simply teaching test-
taking skills to actually teaching information
and higher-level thinking capabilities.
- The Norseman Staff
Opinion - Page 17
Countless hours of training, a com-
petitive edge, and athletic endurance are
the elements that make up a sport, right?
Competitive cheerleading involves all
of these compo-nents, yet many
still dont consider
it a sport.
I dont under-
stand how people
think competitive
cheerleading isnt
a sport, considering how hard cheer-
leaders work to compose a perfect rou-
tine. Plus, people consider gymnastics
and dance as sports, yet cheerleading
is basically a combination of both of
these.
Besides the gymnastics and dance
components, cheerleading also has
something extra: stunting. I love when
people who play other sports complain
about lifting weights. Instead of lifting
weights, we lift people and throw them
15 feet in the air.
Though com- petitive cheer-
leading rou-
tines are only
2 minutes and
30 seconds, it
takes months
of preparation.
Every week, cheerleaders spend about
5 hours working on the components of
the routine to seek perfection and win
against the competition.
Cheerleading is also probably one of
the most dangerous sports out there! It
isnt unusual for a girl or guy to walk
out of practice with a black eye, multi-
ple bruises, or even a bloody nose. Yet,
we still push through our injuries.
The popular perception of cheerlead-
ing is based mostly on what is seen on
the sidelines during a high school foot-
ball game. Competitive cheerleading isvery different than school cheerlead-
ing.
School cheerleading is about spirit
and helping the crowd get wild and
crazy for a typical Friday night football
game, but in competitive cheerleading,
we dont even say cheers.
Competitive cheerlead-
ing tends to require more
endurance and a lot more
strength to do harder and
more difcult tricks than
school cheerleading, be-
cause the focus of competi-
tive cheer is to perform a
routine, but school cheer is
centered around pumping up fans.
Many people only base their percep-
tions of cheerleading from what they see
at a football game, without understand-
ing that many of these cheerleaders arealso involved with choreographing and
performing physically-intensive rou-
tines at competition.
So, to all of you people who still con-
tinue to think cheerleading isnt a sport,
how about you try it? Then tell me how
sore you are after your rst practice on a
competitive cheer team.
Athletic Argument; Cheerleading as a sport?
Sophomore Marisa
Lindeman does not
have Bieber Fever.
I love when people who playother sports complain about
lifting weights. Instead of lift-ing weights, we lift people andthrow them 15 feet in the air.
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long dirty blonde hair and almond shapedeyes. Unfortunately, Im pretty sure shehas no interest in me and is going to askthe most popular guy in school, Paco, whohas a six inch tall Mohawk which he guardswith his life. I like how Paco rhymes withtaco because I start thinking about walkingto Taco Bell after school with my bestfriend Phranklin, and
we always have a goodtime.
Anyway, in historyclass today, Phranklin went up to Ms.Eichelbergers desk toask her a question. Iguess he started to gettoo close because Ms.Eichelberger startedto do her weird twitchthing and eventually
one of her pustulesexploded all over poorPhranklin! He gotgrossed out so he wentto the nurse and gotsent home which totallyruined our plans to walk to Taco Bell afterschool.
Later on, Ms.Eichelberger stared atme like I was a piece
of fried chicken whileI was just chilling atmy desk listening tomy iPod. It was reallyawkward.
Things are getting weirder and weirder with Ms. Eichelberger.I think Im the only onethats noticed though.
Day 23:
Before school, I was walking over to thevending machine to buya Fuze when I passed by Ms. Eichelbergersroom and saw hereating something. Ikind of stood at thedoorway, unnoticedand watched her eatlike she hadnt eatenin twenty years. But
the weird part was what she eating.
It seemed to be a plain old salad butwhen I looked closely, I swear I saw
ngers, yes ngers, in her salad. I couldntbelieve it! I blinked a couple times, tryingto get my head together before I decidedthey were just pieces of chicken. I must bereally be tired. I still havent been gettingmuch sleep because of the thunder storms.Helga still hasnt mentioned the dance tome. Im starting to think shes not into meat all.
Day 36:
Today we disected a frog in Biologyand I told Mr. Verde I was a feeling a bit woozy from the lab, so I got a pass to goto the nurse. I didnt really feel sick; I just hated the class and felt like leaving.Coincidentally I ran into Phranklin whowas also roaming the hallway. He told mesome interesting news.
Dude, did you hear Ms. Eichelberger bitMr. Friend? Phranklin asked me.
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PART 1:
Prologue:
We lose so much in this life. Shouldnt some things stay, shesaid,but it was already gone,no human sound, the poplarsand oaks cut down so even
the wind had nothing to ruba whisper from, just silencerising over the valleydeep and wide as a glacier.
-The Day the Gates ClosedBy: Ron Rash
Day 7:Its been about a week since school
started and Im already ready for winterbreak. School in general makes me sick.I guess its the whole high school thing.
I heard sophomore year was the worst,which Im denitely not prepared for.All my classes are pretty decent,
except for my history class with the newteacher Ms. Eichelberger. Shes thisweird Nordic lady and she walks with aslouch from her wide, broad shouldersand her long, tangly hair covers herdistorted face and hangs down to hergigantic nose. Its like she grows newblister things, pustules I think theyrecalled, every day and they cover her faceand her hands. Even though she looksinfected with something extremelyunpleasant, Im not going to lie, shesone of the nicest ladies Ive ever met.
Ms. Eichelberger may be a nice ladyand all, but she is denitely weird. If you get too close to her, she twitchesand kind of snarls like a dog, yet shehas this look of hunger in her eyes. Itsso creepy.
Anyway, after this week, I have afeeling this year will be an interestingyear, especially with having freaky Ms.Eichelberger as a teacher.
Day 10:
For the past nights theres been athunder storm which keeps me up at allhours. I havent gotten much sleep soIve been walking around like a zombie.
I saw a poster for the upcomingdance where the girl asks the guy. Ireally hope this girl Helga asks me.Helga is always my partner for ourSumba class. Shes so pretty with her
The Teaching Dead FictionEmily Nash & Ricky Lara, Staff writers
Belieber Press Editorial Cartoon
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pp gtiemyshoe. Hes our principal, bro. Hes theguy that says over the intercom everysinglemorning,Putasmileonyourfaceand have a sun shining day! imitatedPhranklin. I nodded and wemoved onchangingthesubject. IswearBryanHighisgettingweirderandweirdereveryday.
Day 42:
Geometry todaywas so boring, I cannever pay attention so I have no ideawhatsgoingoninthatclass.Inormallytake a nap during that period, but IguredIwaswaybehind,soIdecidedtostayawakethroughthelesson. Anyway,atlunchtoday,whileabout50peoplecutinfrontofmeinline,Phranklintoldmesomemorestrangenews. Hey Gilbert, did you hear Ms.
Pickleradoisinthehospital?Phranklinaskedme. WhosMs.Picklerado?IaskednallygettingmytrayofIdontevenknowwhat. Shes our Latin teacher, man,Phranklin answered. Anyway, no oneknowswhats wrong with her. She justrandomlygotreallysickandsheendedupinthehospital. I nodded, thinking of our principal,whateverhisnameis,thatgotbitbyMs.Eichelbergerandhasbeenoutofschool,
YoudontthinkfreakyMs.Eichelbergerhas anythingtodowiththatdoyou? Iaskedinahushedvoice. I dont know, bro, but something isdenitelyup.
Day 61:
Allmyteachersare disappearing, andnoone knowswhere theyve ran off to.
Thisisreally,reallyweird. Afterschool,Phranklin and I decidedtogotothelibraryanddosomeresearchonMs. Eichelberger instead of walkingtoTacoBell.Wedidntndmuchonher.PhranklinsnuckintotheleroominthelibrarywhileIaccidentallymadeashelffull of books fall over as a distraction.The librarians were pretty ticked off atme, but it worked. Phranklin got Ms.Eichelbergersle,soweleft. We decided to walk over to Taco Bell
anyway,andreadoverMs.Eichelbergershistorythere.Theonlyproblemwastheladydidnthavemuchofahistoryatall. Dude,allitsayshereisthatshemovedto Bryan from The Nordic Republic ofIdiootti,whereverthatis,andgotajobasa teacher,Phranklin saidwitha mouthfullofhisburrito.Nokids,nohusband,nonothing! Ilookedthroughherpapersandfoundsomethinginteresting. Hey, check this out, Isaid.Itsays
pRareDiseasesHospital.Thatmustexplainwhyshelookssoyouknow. Phranklin took the paper out of myhandandreaditover. She must be getting all the otherteacherssicktoo!Shemustbecontagious!Phranklinjumpedoutofhisseatwithapaperinonehandandhisburritointheother. Shes coming after us, Gilbert!
Wereallgoingtodie! ImstartingtothinkPhranklinsright.Ms. Eichelberger could be carryingsomethingdeadly.Idontknowwhat,butImgoingtondout.Ormaybeshejustateabadburrito.Whoknows?
Day 66:
In Zumba today, Helga told me shesdating Paco that rhymes with tacowiththe 6 inch Mohawk. I guess there areothershinthesea,right?
Phranklin and I went to the librarytodayduringhistory.Wevebeentryingtondwaystogetoutofthatclassandasfarawayas possiblefromMs.Eichelberger.We dontwant to take any chances,nomatterhownicetheladyis. We did research on The Center forRareDiseasesHospital,which is whereMs. Eichelberger stayed. Im surprisedthe librarians allowed me in after thatincident,Imjustnotallowedoverbytheshelves.Anyway, we found somepretty
p Hey Phranklin,it says here that thishospital treats patients that are highlycontagious with some really freakydiseases, I said. Its like, completelyisolated on the island in the middle ofthe Indian Ocean. No one is allowedoverthereunlesstheyhavesomeweird,incurabledisease. I wonder what disease she has and
howshegotaway,Phranklinsaidpullingoutasandwichfromhisbag,completelyignoring the NO FOOD OR DRINKSALLOWEDsignthathunginthelibrary. Well, I said, hesitating with what Iwasgoingfornext.AlltheteachersthathavebeenaroundMs.Eichelbergerhavegottenwhatevershehas.Andshebitourprincipal,um- Mr.Friend,man. Right,Ms.EichelbergerbitMr.Friend.Whyintheworldwouldateacherbitea
principal,oranyoneinthatmatter? Phranklintookabitefromhissandwichand looked to be in deep thought. Hesuddenlylookedupatmewithwideeyes. You dont think shes Phranklintrailedoff.Inodded. Yeah man, I think shes- I lookedaroundandleanedinclosertoPhranklinwhohadhismouthwideopenwithfood. -aZOMBIE.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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Shy-Annes AwardsThe Shy-Annes earned many awards
after competing in the A&M Dance
Classic at A&M Consolidated on Sat-
urday, February 12.
Team Awards:Sweepstakes, Gussie
Nell Davis Award of Excellence,
Highest Team GPA, Judges Award
(Team Jazz), Judges Award (Team
Open), Best Overall Presentation,
Best Overall Choreography, Best in
Class 1st Runner-Up.
Ofcer Awards:Sweepstakes, Gussie
Nell Davis Award of Excellence, Judg-
es Award (Ofcer Jazz), Judges Award
(Ofcer Lyrical), Judges Award (Of-
cer Contemporary), Best Overall Pre-
sentation, Best Overall Choreography,
Best Overall Precision, Best in Class1st Runner-Up.
Social Ofcers: Best in Class
Duet: Carissa Beamon and Jessie Ar-
den, Best in Class
JV Solo: Kinsey Craig, 1st Runner-
Up
Varsity Solo: Tillie Benson, 5th Run-
ner-Up
Skills USA:Career technology students qualied
for the state competition at their an-nual contest held at Lamar University
in Beaumont last weekend.
Auto Tech
1st, Automotive Quiz Bowl Team:
Josee Moreno, Magdaleno Sifuen-
tes, Ricardo Pantoja, Victor Arriola,
Christopher Curtsinger
1st, Skills Notebook Cooling System
Repair: Magdaleno Sifuentes
1st, Skills Notebook Frontend CarCrash Repair: Ricardo Pantoja and
Jose Moreno
1st, Skills Notebook Frontend En-
gine Drive Repair: Victor Arriola
1st, Job Exhibit Alternator: Auther
Gunnels
Best of Show & 1st Place, Job Ex-
hibit Cylinder Head Overhaul:
Blake Small
1st, Sills Notebook Over the State
Inspection Safety Sticker: Michael
Moreland and James Howard1st, Skills Notebook Engine Re-
placement: Perla Zaragoza Mendez
1st, New Innovative Technology on
Hydrogen Gas Plant to Run a Car:
Christopher Curtsinger
Cosmetology
Hands-On Competition
Esthetics/Makeup:
1st:Alma Gomez; 2nd: Rosio Gonzalez
Cosmetology Hair Skills4th: Raven Lawrence
Haircutting Skills:
3rd: Veronica Martinez
Individual Job Exhibit Projects:
Day or Evening Comb-out: Eliza-
beth Alvarez, Patrice Johnson, Ga-
brille Bustos, Jamaycia Dennis, Keia
White, Rosio Gonzalez, Veronica
Martinez, Cecilia Ybarra, Isabel Sala-
zar, Lindsay Hamburg
Fantasy: Melissa Calzada, Yuritizi
Ceja, Gabriela Serna, Rubisela Gar-cia, Brianna McCray, Brittney Waters,
Elizabeth Malota, Layla Purl, Aracely
Cortez
UIL Journalism:Journalism UIL students competed in
the MRC spring mail-off tournament
on Feb. 2.
News Writing:1st: John Fuller; 2nd:
Jamie Berthold; 3rd: Emma RaleighFeature Writing: 2nd: John Fuller
Headline Writing:
1st: John Fuller
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