Delanee Bogan Portfolio 2013

Delanee BoganPortfolio 2013

Delanee BoganDanielle PecorinoHollister California General Manager4200 Conroy Road Orlando, FL 32839

Dear Danielle Pecorino,

I am interested in becoming a model for Hollister California. I am well qualified for this position due to my social skills understanding of the brand, as well as the importance of a model. I am eager to learn more about what being a store model initializes and grasp knowledge with retail.

With the communication skills I have mastered being on Boone High School’s newspaper, I will be able to greet each costumer in a friendly way, and know how to respond in a polite manner when dealing with unhappy costumers. Being on staff for three years I have grown comfortable talking to people I have never met, as I often am required to interview them.

I can contribute to the Hollister California’s staff because I am very outgoing and always willing to help. If I receive this position, I will be beneficial to Hollister because I am devoted and a hard worker. I have a flexible schedule and I am very motivated in accomplishing tasks both accurately and in a timely manor.

I would appreciate an interview so we can discuss face to face how I can contribute to Hollister California. Feel free to contact me at any time. In the meantime, thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully yours,

Delanee Bogan

• 2442 Pershing Oaks Pl Orlando, Fl 32806 • 407-421-7030 • [email protected]

Education:• Completed three years at Boone high School• Graduating in the class of 2014• GPA: 3.6

Experience:• Hollister Model at mall of Millenia (2013- present)provided costumer service and greeted each

costumer that entered the store maintained stores appearance by folding clothes and hanging items up, helped costumers find products and preformed size checks.

• Helped take care of the elderly(2013- present) Stayed with my grandmother a few times a week when needed. Would provide company for her, and any other extra work needed to be done for her.

• Babysitter (2010- present) watched children and took care of all our their needs, cooked them meals and got them ready for bed when needed.

• Boone High School newspaper; Index Editor (2012) Responsible for checking all of the names listed in each issue. Checked accuracy for quotes so the newspaper. Also had same responsibilities as other staff-ers.

• Member of American Sign Language Club (2012) Attended all meetings and attended field trip to Flor-ida School for the Deaf and Blind

• Boone High School newspaper; Hi-Lights Staffer (2011). Published and researched stories in all six issues of Hi-Lights. Captured photos for publication. Well acquainted in both InDesign and Photoshop, as well as obtained communication and writing skills.

• Completion of Journalism 1 course (2010)

Honors and Awards:• Team captain of JV Lady Braves soccer team (2011)• Awarded Best mid-fielder by both peers and head coach (2010)• Florida Scholastic Press Association: awarded an All Florida ranked

score for a profile story (2013)• Service award from Reformation Lutheran for volunteering at church

being both acolyte, crucifer, and working in the nursery (2013)

References:• Tony Marano: junior varsity coach, 407-484-0286• Renee Burke, journalism adviser, 407-443-8151• Michael Glester, English 3 honors teacher, 407-893-7200 extension 601 306

Delanee BoganObtain experience becoming a Hollister modelObjective:

• 2442 Pershing Oaks Pl Orlando, Fl 32806 • 407-421-7030 • [email protected]

ESSAY A self-analytical evaluation

I was first introduced to the subject of journalism when my sister, Rachel Bogan told me how much she loved it. Rachel was in yearbook when she went to Boone High School. Everyday she would come home from school and share funny stories that went on in Room 224 and how much she loved being in the class. Hearing all of this on a daily basis, I made up by mind by the end of the 8th grade to pick Journalism 1 as an elective. From there on, I fell in love with the subject of journalism. This year in newspaper, I acquired new skills with Indesign and Photoshop. Last year, I couldn’t design to save my life. I constantly was asking for help and I had no idea what I was doing. This year, I found myself rarely asking for design help. The only time I would ask for help would be when I wanted to hear someone else’s opinion of my design. My production skills were excellent this year. I was always on deadline and I was never the student that Mrs. Burke constantly had to come check on or tell me to do my work. I always got the job done, with no complaints. Multiple times this year I have had to put newspaper before some of my other classes in order to get the job done in a timely manor. Consequently, I would be up late for my other classes but I would always get all seven of my classes work done. Being on newspaper I know how to work on tight deadlines which has helped me in other classes as well. Being a team player is important even with newspaper. I have stayed after school multiple times in order to help the newspaper go to press on time. I would pick up other people on staff ’s slack so that we could finish the paper in a timely manor. I also was more than willing to help other new staffers on their stories on all of our deadlines. This teamwork also showed my dedication to the publication. I was fully dedicated to get the job done no matter what it took. While selling ads, my communication skills have improved. Anyone who knows me knows I am pretty quiet and shy so advertising definitely took me out of my comfort zone. Now, after selling Ads for two years I am not nearly as nervous and I know how to communicate with costumers better. Lastly, this year I learned more about journalism ethics especially dealing with quoting people in the newspaper correctly. Being the Index Editor, it was my job to make sure everyone quoted in the newspaper was quoted correctly so that we were not conveying the wrong message. For example, I caught one of our staffers who was not being ethical about his quotes and stressed the importance of how this would make our publication look if the quote went to press like that. He ended up fixing it but seeing this problem occur, I realized just how important journalism ethics really are. This was a valuable course to take because it taught me that I really have a passion for newspaper and I plan on using the skills I have obtained from it in the future. I will use my writing, design, and communication skills for the rest of my life. I will use these skills in college and I hope to use these skills when I go into the journalism field.

Reflection 1:

My most significant piece for this year would be my story “Perfect SAT score opens doors.” This is my favorite piece I have ever written on staff. I love this story because I feel like it was written very well. It was a news story but I also turned it into a feature story. Because feature stories are my greatest strength in newspaper, I found this story very easy to write. The hardest part would have been finding a good time to interview Megan Tracy, because she was always so busy with extracurriculars. While writing this story, I realized that I have the ability to write feature stories quite well. It came almost natural to me writing it. I am also proud of this story because I designed the info graphic myself. I am horrible at designing and I thought it looked pretty good and fit in perfectly with the story. As I first started this story I wasn’t sure how to go about designing it but I feel like it turned out great. What I liked most about this story was the angle I look and the way I portrayed Megan in the story. I feel like I portrayed her in a strong way and really made her achievements stand out. I am extremely proud of the final product.

Reflection 1:

Friday, November 9, 2012 ß hilights.orghi-lightsVolume 61 ß Issue 2

for students, by students

SUPREME CASEWriters takes sides on Affirmative Action[ EDITORIALS, page 4

GAME DAY LINE-UPStats compared, predict who will win

[ SPORTS, page 12

SOCIAL GAP The good and bad of technology compared[SPECIAL, page 10

INDEXopinion 2campus & local 5features 6

special 10 sports 13entertainment 18restaurant review 20

ßrandomfactConsecotaleophobia is the fear of chopsticks.

By DELANEE BOGANThere are few students who take the

SAT and can say they answered every question correctly. Senior Megan Tracy

is one of these students.Of the 1,647,123 students nationwide

who took the SAT in 2011, 384 earned perfect score. That is roughly 0.023 percent of those who took the test.

“[When I saw my tests results online] I hit the refresh button on my computer many times. I was not expecting it; I ran

Perfect SAT score opens doors

Megan Tracy

Americans need fitness regimen

By OLIVIA QUATTRONEIn the fall, high schools receive

grades based on their performance. Boone consistently earns A’s and B’s; however, the Department of Education’s system for calculating grades has changed, which could effect

Grade changes, school stays optimisticthe school’s grade.

Schools are evaluated on two components. The first is an assessment that evaluates FCAT test scores in reading, writing, math and science. There are a total of 800 points available for this component. The other

evaluates advanced placement exam passing rates, graduation rates and college readiness aspects like SAT and ACT scores. There are also 800 points in this category, making the two cells of equal importance. Each of these components earns the school points.

to my dad and he double checked it on his phone,” Tracy said.

John Tracy, Megan’s father, had a similar reaction to the results.

“It was a mixture between shock and excitement, and it took a while for it to sink in. I had to look at it a couple of times before I believed it,” J. Tracy said.

Tracy prepped for the SAT by taking free practice exams online. She took practice tests on each section and wrote essays. After taking the practice tests, she reviewed everything she got incorrect and studied it. Tracy also said

To earn an A, a school needs at least 1,050 points.

“I think we will have enough points for an A again. Our students continue

Boone is currently a

B

By KALEY GILBERTWhat started as a friendly tradition

has become a battle between classes.The totem pole tradition has been

a senior custom on campus since 1999, when then senior, Daniel Graham, created a totem pole out of PVC pipe with his father. Ever since, the Senior Class Council has decorated the totem pole for its graduating class. Approximately five years ago, seniors added to the tradition. The Junior Class Council can steal the totem pole from the seniors who hide it.

“Every year the tradition changes and new rules are added. I’ll hear so-and-so talking about a rule, and I’m like, ‘since when did that happen?’0” Senior Class sponsor Sarah Kittrell said.

The current unwritten rules of the totem pole tradition include: it cannot be stolen until after homecoming, it has to be at a student’s house that lives in the district, in an open area and it cannot be chained or locked. The totem pole is formally handed down after graduation to the rising seniors.

“I think it’s a good idea that someone in district has to have it. I would hate to think that someone from Edgewater

Seniors “tote” tradition

Megan Tracy scores school’s first 2400

[ Full story, page 5



By HEATHER JANAS and PAULA MORALES America’s obesity rate is rising. Today, 149.3 million Americans ages 20 and up are overweight or obese according to an MSNBC segment titled “War on Weight” from July 10, 2012. According to retired United States Navy Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett, one in four Americans is too obese to join the military. In the MSNBC segment, Barnett said the military loses approximately $60 million on the 1200 first term enlistees who are discharged due to weight related problems. A Men’s Health article titled “The U.S. Military’s Struggle with Overweight Soldiers” published in Nov. 3 2011, says overweight soldiers are more likely to fail boot camp and contribute to 658,000 lost work days in the military a year. Boot camps for the United States Army have been extended for incoming recruits who are overweight or out of shape. The extension of training camps and the shrinking military applicant pool due to rising childhood obesity creates a potential national security threat. Jim Liston, former conditioning coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team and current conditioning coach of the professional soccer team Chivas USA, says America is becoming an unfit society. He proposes recruits be sent to a two month “mini camp” before training in actual boot camp. This would hopefully end the extension of the training, but it could also be financially costly. “Our bodies are built to move. Exercise every day. Even five minutes per day is enough,” Liston said. Liston also believes physical education classes are lacking in schools. “Physical Education in schools is disappearing. [The solution is putting] good solid physical education programs in every school. Mandate that physical education classes be taught everyday,” Liston said. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says 40 percent of


GET INVOLVEDcheck us out on facebookfollow us on twitter@hilightsnp

SEE AND HEAR MOREgo to hilights.org for photo galleries, soundslides featuring students and weekly sports’ beats

MAKING STRIDES. During his Athletic Training class, senior Brandon Rhea runs the track. “I personally don’t eat healthy but I make up for it with frequent trips to 24 Hour Fitness to shoot hoops, lift weights and swim laps,” Rhea said.

photo/PAULA MORALES

ßthegrade

Campus custom continues and changes

Childhood obesity rates climb; military faces national security crisis

Reflection 1:

Reflection 1:hi-lights featurestories 9Friday, November 9, 2012 hilights.org

INDUCTIONSCongratulations to both juniors and seniors who have been tapped into National Honor Society this past Friday, Nov. 2. There will be an NHS induction ceremony in the auditorium, Nov. 14. Students are admitted based on community service, scholarship and leadership excellence.

SPANISH TRADITION CONTINUESSpanish Club and Spanish Honor Society will be returning to the Columbia Restaurant on Wednesday, Dec. 12. It will be their 12th year of going to Celebration to enjoy a delicious

dinner, see the “snowfall” and listen to the caroling in the streets. The price for the dinner is $26 per person. Please pay on SchoolPay no later than Dec. 7.

SING IT. Performing at “Make Em’ Smile,” junior Rebecca Gage sings on stage. The event is a part of Nathaniel’s Hope, an organization that helps kids with special needs and their families. WORSHIP. Every Wednesday Rebecca Gage sings at Remix, a high school youth group at Fellowship Church.

By DELANEE BOGAN

Bright lights shine in her eyes as she steps back, out of breath from hitting her last note perfectly. This is a weekly occurrence for junior Rebecca Gage.

Ever since Gage was born she showed an interest in music. Her mother, Michelle Gage knew she had talent when she was growing up.

“I always believed she could do anything. I believe her music will impact others around the world,” M. Gage said.

Gage has performed multiple events around Orlando. She sings frequently for Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddles, sang last December at City Hall, June at Lake Eola and at several weddings in September. Gage came in second place at the American Idol Experience at Disney in 2012.

“I feel privileged to have been given the gift to sing. I always think ‘Why me?’ I don’t deserve to have this gift,” Gage said.

In February 2012, Gage released her first single, “Masterpiece.” It is a Christian song that she wrote herself. One can download the song for $0.99 through iTunes. The money she receives from her song goes towards the ministry at her church.

“It was so surreal [when ‘Masterpiece’ released on iTunes]. My friends would play it in front of me at school. It was weird hearing my voice come out of their phone,” Gage said.

Gage plans to continue writing music

and performing at every opportunity she can. Her genre is a mix between country and blues. She works with vocal coach Danny Flores once a week.

“[Gage’s greatest strength] is her willingness to continue to work on her craft and her voice itself. The way she performs on stage is very bold and she never gives up,” Flores said.

Since seventh grade, Gage has been singing on a weekly basis at Fellowship Church. She sings on Wednesday nights at Remix, a high school youth group.

“I love singing [at Fellowship Church] because I feel like I am fulfilling what I am called to do,” Gage said.

M. Gage also sings at Fellowship Church and is Gage’s agent. Her father, Rodney Gage is currently the pastor at Fellowship. He has helped Gage grow by introducing her to people he knows in the music industry.

Not only are her parents supportive, but her siblings are also.

“I look up to her because of her actions and decisions she makes on a daily basis. It’s really cool how my older sister has a song on iTunes and how she lives out what her song is about,” Ashlyn Gage, sister, said.

A. Gage makes watching her sister sing and perform a priority. Gage’s parents also help support her by encouraging her on a day-to-day basis.

Gage plans on going to school for music and is unsure of her future career, but she would like it to include music.

“[My advice to others who want to sing] is to keep writing everyday and to put your heart and soul on paper. Writing is very important because it’s a way to express yourself,” Gage said.

Student releases single, prepares for future in music

photo courtesy/REBECCA GAGE

In February 2012,

junior Rebecca

Gage released

“Masterpiece” on

iTunes. To see a

behind the scenes

look of her single

scan this QR code

with a smartphone.

ßupclose

Student seeks ivy league admission

the College Board SAT Book was very helpful in preparing for the exam.

“[My advice to others taking the SAT] would be to definitely do practice tests online for free so then you can have good help timing yourself. It helps [get you ready] in advance so you don’t have to prepare yourself the day of,” Tracy said.

After Tracy’s family heard about her perfect score they celebrated her achievement by going to her favorite restaurant, Garibaldi’s, for lunch.

“She was uncomfortable telling anyone [about her perfect score] for a while so we didn’t share it with anyone.

I think she was concerned about how her friends and classmates would view her,” J. Tracy said.

Even though she has never needed much motivation from her family, they are always there for her.

“Megan doesn’t need much external motivation. Sometimes the best way to motivate her is to tell her she can’t do it,” J. Tracy said.

Tracy is on the varsity soccer team, president of Spanish Honor Society, co president of Model UN and a member of National Honor Society. She is also a tutor before and after school in the math lab, writing center and math center. Tracy is enrolled in six advanced placement classes and maintains a 4.0 unweighted GPA. Having 12 AP

credits, she is ranked 20th in her class. “[I manage my time by] not

procrastinating. If you get your work done early, you don’t have to worry,” Tracy said.

Tracy submitted her application to Yale University. She is interested in linguistics, modern language, literature or foreign language as her major.

She also is interested in Carlton College, Amherst College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Davidson College and the University of Chicago. She is aiming towards Yale.

“[Yale] has a very academic reputation and hard classes that I would look forward to. I want to be somewhere different than where I’ve been living for the past 17 years,” Tracy said.

[ Tracy from, page 1 Who gets a perfect score?

ext SATNDec. 1

1,647,123 students nationwide took the SAT

384 achieved a perfect score

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Writing

Mathematics

Critical reading

National SAT Averages

Scor

es

496 514488

2011

Key

100,000 students 100 students=

=

‘I feel privileged to have been given the gift to sing. I always think ‘Why me?’ Rebecca Gagejunior

photo courtesy/LARRY MILES

Singer creates ‘Masterpiece’

The Gift Guru407-894-4121

10% off all Boone

customers

2203 Curry Ford Rd., Orlando, FL 32806

Thanksgiving

Centerpiece

Special

www.thegiftguruorlando.com

Reflection 2:

I would consider my story on Alexis the story that still needs work. It seemed like the story didn’t really evolve much and the sketch of Alexis’s art I don’t think portrayed all of her abilities as an artist. If I could redo the design I definitely would. The story itself I think was good considering how short it was but I feel like the way I designed it was a waste of space. This story had so much potential I think I really watered down Alex’s artistic abilities. The final story I feel like it was a mediocre story that didn’t really tell much to the reader or grab their attention. While creating this story I was kind of lost in the designing part and I think it is clear in the final product that I didn’t really have a focus. I learned from this that I need to plan out my designs ahead of time. If I could redo this I would put more of her sketches in a unique was and have more samples of her art to really show her abilities.

Reflection 2:

6 Friday, December 14, 2012 hilights.org hi-lights

featurestorieshi-lights featurestories 7Friday, December 14, 2012 hilights.org

GRADUATION DATE SETThe graduation date is set for Wed., May 29, 2013 at 8 p.m. at the Amway

Center. Make sure to order cap, gowns, and graduation announcements before the winter holidays. These can all be ordered on www.herfforlando.com or by calling the

company at 407-647-4373.

FRENCH TUTORINGFrench Honor Society is offering tutoring for students on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in rooms 10.205 or 10.209 from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. Students can have one-on-one sessions with French teachers Ann Ballentine or Dr. Safia Mami.

I tried to think things would be ok, and I would be ready for competition season but when I realized what he said, I broke down. Morning Baker, freshman

* Show your Boone I.D. for $1 offour sandwiches and salads!

7431. S Orange AveOrlando, Fl 32809

407-854-4999

www.thegnarlybarley.com

Not applicable on Wednesday’s

Lawn Care 4 LifePO Box 682237,Orlando, FL 32868

407-276-0269

$ 1 OFFany smoothie

only vaild at Planet Smoothie on Orange Avenue

Planet Smoothie proudly supports The Braves!

20% OFFFrozen yogurt purchaseonly vaild at Planet Smoothie on

Orange Avenue

Planet SmoothieOrange Avenue

2442 S. Orange Ave Orlando, FL 32806

407-480-3552

UCFTestPrepExpert. Local. Affordable.

407.882.TEST testprep.ucf.edu

Scan this code to visit our website!

Find us onFacebook!

SATACTTEST PREP

Costumes reflect artist’s personality

Sewing Technology and Services

Mission• Prepare student for future employment in the clothing industry

Employment Opportunities

ßthe411Student aspires to open boutique in future

By DELANEE BOGAN

Designing and manufacturing her own line of clothing is senior Alexis Burney’s long term goal. Enrolled at Orlando Tech in the Sewing Technology and Services Department, she is starting to see her dreams become a reality.

“I love [being in the course] because there are so many things to learn. I had no experience in sewing before the class so I have learned a lot,” Burney said.

Tiffany Hickman is Burney’s teacher at Orlando Tech in the Sewing and Technology and Services department.

“[Burney] is good at making bows, and good with bright colors. She is learning the foundations and hand-eye coordination [skills],” Hickman said.

Burney is learning how to create aprons, skirts and shirts. She has also learned how to make different garments and has been selling her products on Etsy.com, an online website that allows one to sell homemade products.

Everything she sells is homemade. On Etsy she sells vintage inspired clothes and accessories. Burney’s company name on Etsy is Sweet Sovereign.

“Garments are art, and I want people

to see my vision for garments. [I put my garments online because] I want to be critiqued,” Burney said.

For homecoming, she made junior Gabriel Houston a silk lavender bow tie to match with his outfit.

“I was amazed [after I got my bow tie back]. It was exactly what I wanted and it didn’t have any flaws. I loved it,” Houston said.

She also makes other garments for students on campus as well.

“I would want Alexis to design my whole wardrobe if she would. She is so creative,” Houston said.

Burney likes to design and make costumes rather than fashion.

“I like costumes more than fashion because it has more freedom. Fashion is more of a linear type of business, and costumes go all out. I am a very colorful person [so I like creating costumes more],” Burney said.

Burney plans to open a boutique to sell her own clothes and garments. The course at Orlando Tech has helped her become closer to achieving her goal.

“[I enrolled at Orlando Tech because I was] tired of seeing my designs on paper. I have been an artist for a long time so I was excited to see my work come to life. The program has helped my art become reality,” Burney said.

CREATE IT. Enrolled in the Sewing Technology and Services Department at Orlando Tech, senior Alexis Burney learns how to convey her ideas into sketches and ultimately into different types of clothing. “I was inspired by the 80s [for this sketch]. I like the use of a 3D element when making a dress. I want it to have shiny texture and a modern shape. It will be futuristic and cute,” Burney said. Burney created a dress similar to this sketch.

Gymnast battles wrist injuryAfter years of gymnastics, student is forced to stop

By BRIDGETTE NORRIS

On a Wednesday afternoon, freshman Morning Baker and her mother, Marcia Baker, waited for the doctor and anticipated positive feedback.

Morning had an MRI earlier in the week and assumed things improved since her diagnosis with dorsal wrist impingement. But as the doctor came back into the room, he delivered news Morning and Marcia feared.

The doctor ordered Morning to stop gymnastics on Nov. 14, after suffering dorsal wrist impingement for a year and a half, going through physical therapy and wearing a brace full time for nine to ten weeks.

“I tried to think things would be ok, and I would be ready for competition season, but when I realized what he said, I broke down. My heart stopped when I heard what the doctor said,” Morning said. “If I continued doing gymnastics the way I was, the muscles in my hand would deteriorate and I would lose the grip in my hand.”

Dorsal wrist impingement is a common injury for people involved in gymnastics, according to eorthopod.com. Statistics say 46 to 87 percent of gymnasts suffer wrist injuries or have chronic wrist pain. Morning started cheerleading around the age

of five and shortly after started gymnastics at Orlando Metro Gymnastics and Sports Club.

“We put her in cheerleading and gymnastics as something fun, but the [gymnastics coaches] came and asked her to join a team because of the potential she had. With gymnastics, you have to be invited to join a team. I was leery because she was young, and [I was] concerned it was going to be hard on her because of the extra time. Gymnastics makes it hard, nearly impossible, to do any other sports. She had to stop cheer and softball,” Marcia said.

Gymnastics consumed Morning’s time. She practiced five days a week and for 25 to 30 hours a week. Morning arranged her school schedule with no seventh period to get to practice earlier in the afternoon and get home earlier at night.

With so much time spent at the gym, she worked her way up to level seven. She also formed relationships with her coaches and fellow gymnasts.

“The gym is very family [oriented] so it feels like a family when you are there. I put a lot of trust in [my coaches] and they are [like] parental figures. My coaches push and challenge me, not only in gymnastics, but in school,” Morning said.

Competition season for gymnastics is January through May. Morning’s favorite meet was the Sand Dollar, held by Orlando Metro. Her mother states the most

memorable moment was when she received First All Around last year.

“I get really nervous and second guess myself when I compete. It’s a nervous feeling and you hope you don’t let your team or coach down or even your parents down,” Morning said.

Although the pressure to perform well is high, Morning’s parents and coaches supported her.

“Emotionally we have always supported her. Gymnastics is a sport that takes time and practice. We have always encouraged her, and [we] pray for her,” Marcia said.

Morning and her mother state the ultimate goal was to get a gymnastics scholarship for an out-of-state college and compete on the gymnastics team. Morning was especially interested in the University of Georgia or Auburn University.

“My dream of being on a college gymnastics team for the past eight years has been taken away from me. It is hard to think about,” Morning said.

With her injury prohibiting her from reaching her dream, she is looking into diving and plans on talking with former gymnasts who switched to diving.

“I have always considered diving as a backup if gymnastics didn’t work and I had to stop. Hopefully, I will be able to pursue diving or another sport similar to it,” Morning said.

illustration/ALEXIS BURNEY

photo courtesy/MARCIA BAKER

Study

• Could be employed as Tailor, Seamstress, Dressmaker, Custom Sewer and Alterationist

• Textile selection, characteristics, and care• Tailoring• Garment design• How to use and maintain use of power machines and equipment• How to repair, alter and construct clothes

Length of program• 900 hours

Starting Salary Range• $27,040 to $31,200

ON THE FLOOR. At the state competition last spring, freshman Morning Baker performs her floor routine. “I was really nervous because it was my state competition, and I really wanted to do well. Unfortunately, I did not make it to regionals, but it was one of my best competitions,” Baker said. With the dorsal wrist impingement, this was one of the last competitions she was able to compete in.

Reflection 2:

Reflection 3:

I am proud of this picture because I think I took it at a cool angle and I like the way the camera captured the water coming out. This photo has center of visual interest and it also fills the whole frame. What attracts me to this photo is the water. Because this was taken at Green Up Boone, I feel like it was a good photo to portray how students were working on making our campus “Go Green”.

Saved as: greenup boone 3-16_bogan0059.JPG

Reflection 3:

I am proud of this photo because it is in focus and I like the way it turned out. This photo fills the entire frame and has a center of visual interest. What attracts me to this photo is how amazing the side walk chalk looked. It was really neat taking pictures of artists and their side walk chalk art. I didn’t realize how much talent we have at school. I also like how you can see the concentration in the artists’ face.

Saved as: art festival 3-16_bogan20110324032.JPG

Reflection 3:

I am proud of this photo because I think it is a interesting shot. It fills the entire frame, has depth of field, and also has leading lines. I love how you can see both the artists face and also what she is painting. It was interesting watching her paint a piece like that. What attracts me to this photo is how everything is focused in on her. I also think her art is what draws me to this photo.

Saved as: ivy lane20110325000. JPG.jpg

Reflection 4:

I was an asset to this years publication in many ways. I helped the new staffers in every way I could. I would offer advice to the new staffers for the best ways to make deadline and I would help them whenever they would ask questions. This year on almost every deadline everyone was behind on their stories. I was an asset to staff because I was never one of the people who was holding the staff back. I always got my stories done in time and I would help Lindsay and Karina whenever I could. I came after school multiple times this year and I would make corrections to ensure that we went to press. I also showed my commitment by not only coming to help after school, but I also always put newspaper first. I would have to stay up later to get other homework done, but newspaper was always my top priority because I knew how it would affect others on staff if I didn’t do what was needed to be done. In the end, all of the work I put into my stories were worth it.

Reflection 5:

During this school year I faced the hardship of not getting the position I wanted for my senior year. I applied for the Editor In Chief position and I did not get the job. When I first found out, I was heart broken and I thought I would never be able to walk into Room 224 again. I felt embarrassed and useless to the staff. I have never been so disappointed in myself before. Instead of being down on myself, I decided to look at the situation from a positive perspective. I now look at the situation as a blessing in disguise. I know that God has a plan for me next year and that this position does not define who I am as a person. If a heart breaking situation like this occurs again, I know how to handle it as a mature adult. I take this as a life lesson because I know that this is just one of the hurdles in life I will have to move past. This has taught me how to believe in myself and not be so caught up with what others think of me. Because of my positive outlook, I pushed through my difficult time and I walked into Room 224 with a smile on my face and kept my chin up. Not getting the position I dreamed about since the beginning of my freshman year increased my drive to become successful and achieve my dreams dealing with journalism. It taught me how to handle situations I thought I would never be able to get through.I feel like I handled the situation extremely well especially because of how much I wanted the position. I now know next time that I face a situation where I am to the point of breaking down, that everything will be alright. I know how to hold my head up high because I am proud of who I am and no one can change that.

Reflection 6:

My three goals consisted of taking better pictures, improving my writing and being more creative with design. I believe I accomplished every goal I set for myself. When I created this list, I hadn’t taken any photos at all. The rest of the year I had both of my photo days and I also took pictures for softball. My softball pictures came out pretty well. I am proud of those pictures I took at the games. Dealing with writing, I have spent more time writing my stories and making sure I was writing quality stories. I can see a difference in my writing by word choice from the first story I wrote to the most recent. Lastly I have been more creative with design because last issue I actually designed my own alternative copy, which is unusual for me to do because typically I am not the best with design.

Reflection 6:

Reflection 7:hi-lights featurestories 9Friday, November 9, 2012 hilights.org





By DELANEE BOGAN





















In February 2012,

junior Rebecca

Gage released


iTunes. To see a

behind the scenes

look of her single

scan this QR code

with a smartphone.

ßupclose
















ext SATNDec. 1



0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Writing

Mathematics

Critical reading


Scor

es

496 514488

2011

Key


=





10% off all Boone

customers


Thanksgiving

Centerpiece

Special


Entry n12

Feat

ure,

page

1, N

ov. 9

, 201

2

I would like this piece to represent me because I feel like this is my best feature story I wrote this year. I feel like I portrayed Gage’s story in a positive and interesting way. It was timely and it helped get the word out about Gage and her musical plans for the future.

Reflection 7:





[ SPORTS, page 12











Megan Tracy














B

















photo/PAULA MORALES

ßthegrade



Entry n11

Fron

t, pa

ge 1

, Nov

. 9, 2

012

I would like this story to represent me because although it is a news story, I feel like I did a good job making it into a feature as well. It was interesting and I got a lot of positive feedback from my peers about this story.

hi-lights featurestories 9Friday, November 9, 2012 hilights.org





By DELANEE BOGAN





















In February 2012,

junior Rebecca

Gage released


iTunes. To see a

behind the scenes

look of her single

scan this QR code

with a smartphone.

ßupclose
















ext SATNDec. 1



0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Writing

Mathematics

Critical reading


Scor

es

496 514488

2011

Key


=





10% off all Boone

customers


Thanksgiving

Centerpiece

Special


Reflection 7: Entry n11Continued

My stor

y

(jump)

Feat

ure,

page

1, N

ov. 9

, 201

2

Reflection 7:hi-lights artsentertainment 21Friday, may 10, 2013 hilights.org

BACCALAUREATESunday, May 19, at 2:30 p.m. the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando will host baccalaureate for graduating seniors. This is a interdenominational service honoring graduates. Please wear your graduation robe over proper church attire.

GRADUATION PRACTICEOn May 28, at 11 a.m. seniors will practice for graduation at the Amway. Students may park in the GEICO parking garage. Graduation details will be announced there.

Advanced placement students prepare for future

By DELANEE BOGAN

Using their creativity and art as an outlet for expressing themselves in a unique way is a daily occurrence for advanced placement art students.

Students in AP Art Portfolio are required to create a portfolio for the class. When creating a portfolio, the students pick a theme and center all of their art pieces around it. Each individual portfolio is uniquely based on their personality and their style of art.

After their portfolio, which they work on all year, is complete, they send in 24 pieces to be graded.

“[The best part about being an art teacher] is the constant creativity I’m surrounded by. Each day someone has a creative light bulb go off and it’s neat to be a part of it,” art teacher Nicole Moitoza said.

According to Moitoza, her top AP students include junior Blaine Weinmann and senior Ivy Lane.

“Blaine has the ability to multi-task and complete assignments in a timely manner, and Ivy has an incredible ability to layer water color,” Moitoza said.

According to Moitoza, Weinmann’s strength is time management.

Weinmann’s art mostly consists of architectural elements. She is working on exploring with different materials to make her art more abstract. Being in AP art has influenced Weinmann’s decision about her future.

“I want to go into structural engineering and having architecture as my concentration helped me figure that out,” Weinmann said.

On May 17, Weinmann and her team won first place for the Best Sidewalk Chalk Art at the art festival. It was team member Tyler Chapman’s idea to enter,

Artists express personalityand he picked the piece.

“I picked The Great Gatsby theme because I wanted to do it, and it fit [because it’s my concentration for AP art],” Chapman said.

Both Weinmann and Lane’s art was featured in the art festival.

Lane considers herself a compulsive procrastinator. Lane’s art mostly consists of people’s faces.

“Art, to me, means an expression of consciousness. Art is making intangible thoughts into tangible art,” Lane said.

Not only is Lane able to use her art skills in her AP class, she used her skills in her English class for her romanticism project. She also designs and paints different types of art for her peers.

Lane painted her backpack to make it unique. Shortly after painting it, her friend Rachel Pierce asked her to paint hers. From there, more people asked Lane to paint theirs as well. She painted a pattern with flowers and monogrammed Pierce’s backpack.

“I love my backpack. It’s so cute. Ivy Lane is a good artist and she is creative,” Pierce said.

Like Weinmann, art also influences Lane’s future.

“I am studying Environmental Science at the University of Central Florida, but I am considering minoring in art,” Lane said.

www.hilights.org

To see a stop motion video of senior Ivy Lane painting, scan this QR code with your smartphone.

seehear

CHALK IT. Spending her morning on her team’s chalk art, junior Blaine Weinmann works on perfecting her piece. “I felt pride [in the fi nal product], all the work we put in fi nally paid off. It was very tedious,” Weinmann said. Their team’s piece represents The Great Gatsby . They won fi rst place for Best Piece.

PAINTING. Making a new piece for her art portfolio, senior Ivy Lane paints a horizontal portrait. “I like [painting] religion inspired pieces and people because I think people are interesting and beautiful,” Lane said. This is one of her pieces inspired by the Book of Ecclesiastes.

photo/DELANEE BOGAN

photo/DELANEE BOGAN

Art by Ivy Lane Art by Blaine Weinmann

and people because I think people are interesting and beautiful,” Lane said. This is one of her pieces inspired by the Book of Ecclesiastes.

Entry n13

Ente

rtai

nmen

t, Pa

ge 2

1, M

ay 1

0, 2

013

I would like this story to represent me because I think this helped in showing my peers just how talented the AP art students are. I think I did a good job turning it into a feature while also telling what all the class itself entitles.

Reflection 8:

Looking back on my portfolio from last year, I am somewhat embarrassed of it. Looking at other staffers portfolios made me realize how bad mine actually was. My theme was really sim-ple and an easy design. Looking at both my designing and writing skills makes me realize how much I’ve grown since last year. My writing skills have matured and improved and I am actually getting better with designing. Last year all of my stories were the same basic design whereas this year I became more creative with design and came out of my comfort zone. Compared to last year, my theme required more work and you can tell that I put effort into cobbing each bird on the cover and placing each color scheme on each page. Last year I think it maybe took me half an hour to create a simple design of a flower. With design last year I was like a lost puppy dog, and now I am becoming better with designing and that is shown by comparing stories from last years to this years. Dealing with my writing, I feel like last year my writing lacked interest. This year I use more sophisticated words and I made the stories more creative.

6F

rid

ay,

Oc

tob

er

5, 2

01

2 h

ilig

hts

.org

hi-

lig

hts

sp

ec

ialf

ea

ture

hi-

lig

hts

sp

ec

ialf

ea

ture

7F

rid

ay,

Oc

tob

er

5, 2

01

2 h

ilig

hts

.org

QU

ICK

HE

AD

LIN

E H

ER

ET

his

wo

uld

be

so

me

ne

ws

bri

ef

tha

t w

e c

ou

ld h

igh

lig

ht

bu

t n

ot

wri

te a

sto

ry a

bo

ut.

It

co

uld

a

llo

w f

or

mo

re c

ov

era

ge

on

pa

ge

s a

nd

th

rou

gh

ou

t th

e p

ap

er.

Sh

ort

an

d s

we

et

qu

ick

re

ad

s.

Th

at’

s w

ha

t re

ad

ers

lik

e.

QU

ICK

HE

AD

LIN

E H

ER

ET

his

wo

uld

be

so

me

ne

ws

bri

ef

tha

t w

e c

ou

ld h

igh

lig

ht

bu

t n

ot

wri

te a

sto

ry a

bo

ut.

It

co

uld

a

llo

w f

or

mo

re c

ov

era

ge

on

pa

ge

s a

nd

th

rou

gh

ou

t th

e p

ap

er.

Sh

ort

an

d s

we

et

qu

ick

re

ad

s.

Th

at’

s w

ha

t re

ad

ers

lik

e.

Th

is is

a r

ea

lly

go

od

qu

ota

ble

qu

ote

th

at

no

on

e

els

e c

an

sa

y a

nd

it w

ill r

ea

lly

ma

ke

Bu

rke

ha

pp

y

to r

ea

d.

AR

TIS

TS

TA

KE

OV

ER

GE

NE

RA

TIO

NF

ea

ture

on

bo

th a

rtis

ts h

ere

and

eig

ht

req

uir

ed e

lect

ives

rem

ain

u

nch

ange

d.

Ho

wev

er, f

resh

men

an

d s

op

ho

mo

res

mu

st s

ucc

essf

ull

y c

om

ple

te o

ne

on

lin

e cl

ass

thro

ugh

vi

rtu

al

sch

oo

l.

No

sp

ecif

icat

ion

s ar

e gi

ven

fo

r w

hat

on

lin

e cl

ass

sho

uld

be

com

ple

ted

. A

n o

nli

ne

clas

s co

mp

lete

d i

n g

rad

es s

ix t

hro

ugh

ei

ght

is

also

ac

cep

tab

le.

A

com

mo

n

con

cern

reg

ard

ing

the

on

lin

e cl

ass

is a

st

ud

ent’

s ac

cess

to

a c

om

pu

ter.

“If

I w

as u

nab

le t

o g

et a

co

mp

ute

r, I

w

ou

ld g

o t

o t

he

pu

bli

c li

bra

ry b

ecau

se

[co

mp

ute

rs t

her

e] a

re a

vail

able

all

th

e ti

me,

” so

ph

om

ore

Nic

ole

Nea

l sa

id.

Flo

rid

a is

p

has

ing

ou

t F

lori

da

Co

mp

reh

ensi

ve A

chie

vem

ent

Tes

ts a

nd

re

pla

cin

g

them

w

ith

E

nd

o

f C

ou

rse

Exa

ms.

F

CA

T t

este

d s

tud

ents

gra

des

3 t

o 1

1

in r

ead

ing,

mat

h, w

riti

ng

and

sci

ence

. In

p

revi

ou

s y

ears

, 10th

gra

de

read

ing

and

m

ath

FC

AT

’s h

ad t

o b

e p

asse

d w

ith

a

thre

e o

r h

igh

er

for

grad

uat

ion

. N

ow

, ju

nio

rs,

sop

ho

mo

res

and

fr

esh

men

m

ust

pas

s F

CA

T 2

.0 R

ead

ing

wit

h a

3 o

r b

ette

r fo

r gr

adu

atio

n,

un

less

stu

den

ts

are

able

to

op

t o

ut

wit

h a

hig

her

AC

T

sco

res.

E

OC

s ar

e b

ein

g ad

min

iste

red

in

Ir

tess

ed

sed

it,

con

los

sice

sili

us,

n

emp

eru

rev

idem

ne

co C

atu

ius

cap

ecu

t u

rnic

au d

amd

ioc

ult

uis

co

nd

em i

nte

m

ora

riss

oli

cit

rei

imo

in

Etr

ei i

usc

riu

m

ora

tqu

e co

rum

ho

s ci

a m

ove

mei

cri

tili

en

tere

ess

ensi

po

pte

ri s

e an

um

in

t L

. L

ut

dit

, m

o i

a re

t p

ro,

con

sim

usq

uo

s es

si

spim

is.

Cas

p

ub

liam

die

m

tes?

U

cero

viv

eri s

este

atu

m ia

e p

ort

us

in t

em

acie

nte

reh

em e

ssen

tis,

qu

o i

nar

emu

s co

id

iiss

e iu

s, o

mn

e m

o i

nat

is,

no

nte

lisq

ue

der

e au

t fi

tiu

s? i

n v

esil

ic a

per

um

ari

ssu

l ic

asd

am

and

ei

ght

req

uir

ed

elec

tive

s re

mai

n u

nch

ange

d.

Ho

wev

er, f

resh

men

an

d s

op

ho

mo

res

mu

st s

ucc

essf

ull

y c

om

ple

te o

ne

on

lin

e cl

ass

thro

ugh

vi

rtu

al

sch

oo

l.

No

sp

ecif

icat

ion

s ar

e gi

ven

fo

r w

hat

on

lin

e cl

ass

sho

uld

be

com

ple

ted

. A

n o

nli

ne

clas

s co

mp

lete

d i

n g

rad

es s

ix t

hro

ugh

Tim

eli

ne

of

Co

dy

Sim

ps

on

’s M

US

IC

2 0 1 0

2 0 1 1

2 0 1 2

Pa

rad

ise

p

art

2

co

min

g t

his

s

um

me

r

and

eig

ht

req

uir

ed e

lect

ives

rem

ain

un

chan

ged

.H

ow

ever

, fr

esh

men

an

d

sop

ho

mo

res

mu

st

succ

essf

ull

y c

om

ple

te o

ne

on

lin

e cl

ass

thro

ugh

vir

tual

sc

ho

ol.

No

sp

ecif

icat

ion

s ar

e gi

ven

fo

r w

hat

on

lin

e cl

ass

sho

uld

b

e co

mp

lete

d.

An

o

nli

ne

clas

s co

mp

lete

d

in

grad

es s

ix t

hro

ugh

eig

ht

is a

lso

acc

epta

ble

. A

co

mm

on

co

nce

rn r

egar

din

g th

e o

nli

ne

clas

s is

a s

tud

ent’

s ac

cess

to

a c

om

pu

ter.

“If

I w

as u

nab

le t

o g

et a

co

mp

ute

r, I

wo

uld

go

to

th

e p

ub

lic

lib

rary

bec

ause

[co

mp

ute

rs t

her

e] a

re a

vail

able

al

l th

e ti

me,

” so

ph

om

ore

Nic

ole

Nea

l sa

id.

Flo

rid

a is

p

has

ing

ou

t F

lori

da

Co

mp

reh

ensi

ve

Ach

ieve

men

t T

ests

an

d r

epla

cin

g t

hem

wit

h E

nd

of

Co

urs

e E

xam

s.

FC

AT

tes

ted

stu

den

ts g

rad

es 3

to

11 i

n r

ead

ing,

m

ath

, w

riti

ng

and

sci

ence

. In

pre

vio

us

yea

rs,

10th

gra

de

read

ing

and

mat

h F

CA

T’s

had

to

be

pas

sed

wit

h a

th

ree

or

hig

her

fo

r gr

adu

atio

n.

No

w,

jun

iors

, so

ph

om

ore

s an

d f

resh

men

mu

st p

ass

FC

AT

2.0

Rea

din

g w

ith

a 3

or

bet

ter

for

grad

uat

ion

, u

nle

ss s

tud

ents

are

ab

le t

o o

pt

ou

t w

ith

a h

igh

er A

CT

sco

res.

E

OC

s ar

e b

ein

g ad

min

iste

r ac

ien

tere

hem

ess

enti

s,

qu

o i

nar

emu

s co

aci

ente

reh

em e

ssen

tis,

qu

o i

nar

emu

s co

aci

ente

reh

em e

ssen

tis,

qu

o in

arem

us

co a

cien

tere

hem

es

sen

tis,

qu

o i

nar

emu

s co

aci

ente

reh

em e

ssen

tis,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

aci

ente

reh

em e

ssen

tis,

qu

o i

nar

emu

s co

ac

ien

tere

hem

es

sen

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co

acie

nte

reh

em

esse

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

ac

ien

tere

hem

es

sen

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co

acie

nte

reh

em

esse

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

ac

ien

tere

hem

es

sen

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co

ed

in

acie

nte

reh

em

esse

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

aci

ente

reh

em e

ssen

tis,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

aci

ente

reh

em e

ssen

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co

acie

nte

reh

em

esse

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

ac

ien

tere

hem

es

sen

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co

acie

nte

reh

em

esse

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

ac

ien

tere

hem

es

sen

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co a

cien

tere

hem

es

sen

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co

a

ci

en

te

re

he

m

ess

en

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co

a

ci

en

te

re

he

m

es

se

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s c

o

acie

nte

reh

em

esse

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

ac

ien

tere

hem

e

ss

en

ti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

ac

ien

tere

hem

es

sen

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co

acie

nte

reh

em e

ssen

tis,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

aci

ente

reh

em

esse

nti

s, q

uo

in

arem

us

co

acie

nte

reh

em

esse

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

ac

ien

tere

hem

es

sen

tis,

q

uo

in

arem

us

co

acie

nte

reh

em

esse

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

ac

ien

tere

hem

ess

enti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

a

ci

en

te

re

he

m

esse

nti

s,

qu

o

inar

emu

s co

2 0 1 3

Sh

ort

sto

ry h

ere

Wh

at

are

yo

ur

top

3 m

os

t p

laye

d s

on

gs

on

yo

ur

IPO

D?

and

eig

ht

req

uir

ed e

lect

ives

re

mai

n u

nch

ange

d.

Ho

wev

er,

fres

hm

en

and

so

ph

om

ore

s m

ust

su

cces

sfu

lly

co

mp

lete

o

ne

on

lin

e cl

ass

thro

ugh

vi

rtu

al

sch

oo

l.

No

sp

ecif

icat

ion

s ar

e gi

ven

fo

r w

hat

o

nli

ne

clas

s sh

ou

ld

be

com

ple

ted

. A

n

on

lin

e cl

ass

com

ple

ted

in

gra

des

six

th

rou

gh e

igh

t is

al

so

acce

pta

ble

. A

co

mm

on

co

nce

rn r

egar

din

g th

e o

nli

ne

clas

s is

a s

tud

ent’

s ac

cess

to

a

com

pu

ter.

“If

I w

as

un

able

to

ge

t a

com

pu

ter,

I

wo

uld

go

to

th

e p

ub

lic

lib

rary

b

ecau

se

[co

mp

ute

rs th

ere]

are

ava

ilab

le

all

the

tim

e,”

sop

ho

mo

re

Nic

ole

Nea

l sa

id.

Flo

rid

a is

p

has

ing

ou

t F

lori

da

Co

mp

reh

ensi

ve

Ach

ieve

men

t T

ests

an

d

rep

laci

ng

th

em w

ith

En

d o

f C

ou

rse

Exa

ms.

F

CA

T

test

ed

stu

den

ts

grad

es

3

to

11

in

re

adin

g,

mat

h,

wri

tin

g an

d

scie

nce

. In

pre

vio

us

yea

rs,

10

th g

rad

e re

adin

g an

d

mat

h

FC

AT

’s

had

to

be

pas

sed

wit

h a

th

ree

or

hig

her

fo

r gr

adu

atio

n.

No

w,

jun

iors

, so

ph

om

ore

s an

d

fres

hm

en

mu

st

pas

s F

CA

T 2

.0 R

ead

ing

wit

h a

3 o

r b

ette

r fo

r gr

adu

atio

n,

un

less

st

ud

ents

are

ab

le t

o o

pt

ou

t w

ith

a h

igh

er A

CT

sco

res.

E

OC

s ar

e b

ein

g

and

eig

ht

req

uir

ed e

lect

ives

rem

ain

u

nch

ange

d.

Ho

wev

er, f

resh

men

an

d s

op

ho

mo

res

mu

st s

ucc

essf

ull

y c

om

ple

te o

ne

on

lin

e cl

ass

thro

ugh

vi

rtu

al

sch

oo

l.

No

sp

ecif

icat

ion

s ar

e gi

ven

fo

r w

hat

on

lin

e cl

ass

sho

uld

be

com

ple

ted

. A

n o

nli

ne

clas

s co

mp

lete

d i

n g

rad

es s

ix t

hro

ugh

ei

ght

is

also

ac

cep

tab

le.

A

com

mo

n

con

cern

reg

ard

ing

the

on

lin

e cl

ass

is a

st

ud

ent’

s ac

cess

to

a c

om

pu

ter.

“If

I w

as u

nab

le t

o g

et a

co

mp

ute

r, I

w

ou

ld g

o t

o t

he

pu

bli

c li

bra

ry b

ecau

se

[co

mp

ute

rs t

her

e] a

re a

vail

able

all

th

e ti

me,

” so

ph

om

ore

Nic

ole

Nea

l sa

id.

Flo

rid

a is

p

has

ing

ou

t F

lori

da

Co

mp

reh

ensi

ve A

chie

vem

ent

Tes

ts a

nd

re

pla

cin

g

them

w

ith

E

nd

o

f C

ou

rse

Exa

ms.

F

CA

T t

este

d s

tud

ents

gra

des

3 t

o 1

1

in r

ead

ing,

mat

h, w

riti

ng

and

sci

ence

. In

p

revi

ou

s y

ears

, 10th

gra

de

read

ing

and

m

ath

FC

AT

’s h

ad t

o b

e p

asse

d w

ith

a

thre

e o

r h

igh

er

for

grad

uat

ion

. N

ow

, ju

nio

rs,

sop

ho

mo

res

and

fr

esh

men

m

ust

pas

s F

CA

T 2

.0 R

ead

ing

wit

h a

3 o

r b

ette

r fo

r gr

adu

atio

n,

un

less

stu

den

ts

are

able

to

op

t o

ut

wit

h a

hig

her

AC

T

sco

res.

E

OC

s ar

e b

ein

g ad

min

iste

red

in

Ir

tess

ed

sed

it,

con

los

sice

sili

us,

n

emp

eru

rev

idem

ne

co C

atu

ius

cap

ecu

t u

rnic

au d

amd

ioc

ult

uis

co

nd

em i

nte

m

ora

riss

oli

cit

rei

imo

in

Etr

ei i

usc

riu

m

ora

tqu

e co

rum

ho

s ci

a m

ove

mei

cri

tili

en

tere

ess

ensi

po

pte

ri s

e an

um

in

t L

. L

ut

dit

, m

o i

a re

t p

ro,

con

sim

usq

uo

s es

si

spim

is.

Cas

p

ub

liam

die

m

tes?

U

cero

viv

eri s

este

atu

m ia

e p

ort

us

in t

em

acie

nte

reh

em e

ssen

tis,

qu

o i

nar

emu

s co

id

iiss

e iu

s, o

mn

e m

o i

nat

is,

no

nte

lisq

ue

der

e au

t fi

tiu

s? i

n v

esil

ic a

per

um

ari

ssu

l ic

asd

am

and

ei

ght

req

uir

ed

elec

tive

s re

mai

n u

nch

ange

d.

Ho

wev

er, f

resh

men

an

d s

op

ho

mo

res

mu

st s

ucc

essf

ull

y c

om

ple

te o

ne

on

lin

e cl

ass

thro

ugh

vi

rtu

al

sch

oo

l.

No

sp

ecif

icat

ion

s ar

e gi

ven

fo

r w

hat

on

lin

e cl

ass

sho

uld

be

com

ple

ted

. A

n o

nli

ne

clas

s co

mp

lete

d i

n g

rad

es s

ix t

hro

ugh

Na

me

, gra

de

Na

me

, gra

de

Na

me

, gra

de

Na

me

, gra

de

Na

me

, gra

de

Na

me

, gra

de

Na

me

, gra

de

Na

me

, gra

de

Na

me

, gra

de

1-

rea

lly

co

ol

so

ng

h

ere

2-

an

oth

er

so

ng

3 s

on

g h

ere

1-

rea

lly

co

ol

so

ng

h

ere

2-

an

oth

er

so

ng

3 s

on

g h

ere

1-

rea

lly

co

ol

so

ng

h

ere

2-

an

oth

er

so

ng

3 s

on

g h

ere

1-

rea

lly

co

ol

so

ng

h

ere

2-

an

oth

er

so

ng

3 s

on

g h

ere

1-

rea

lly

co

ol

so

ng

h

ere

2-

an

oth

er

so

ng

3 s

on

g h

ere

1-

rea

lly

co

ol

so

ng

h

ere

2-

an

oth

er

so

ng

3 s

on

g h

ere

1-

rea

lly

co

ol

so

ng

h

ere

2-

an

oth

er

so

ng

3 s

on

g h

ere

1-

rea

lly

co

ol

so

ng

h

ere

2-

an

oth

er

so

ng

3 s

on

g h

ere

1-

rea

lly

co

ol

so

ng

h

ere

2-

an

oth

er

so

ng

3 s

on

g h

ere

Desig

n

John Doe, staff writer

Hendre tat ulla core do dolessissed er illam volendigna consequat, seniam, consecte dit lortinc iduipsum vel in ea feu feugait eugiamet, quisisit dolore commodi psumsan dreriustinci euipsum eugait ut lobortie feugiam commodo consectet num auguerostie tissed eliquisit alit nos nullaore modo consequ isiscidunt num zzrit nis nim quisim quat, vel do consecte dolorem zzrit alis

dolobor augait lan henissim


Friday, October 5, 2012 ß hilights.orghi-lightsVolume 61 ß Issue 1


SCOUT’S HONOR3 students earn Boy Scout’s highest honor[ FEATURES, page 6

HEAD TO HEADTwo writers take sides of best candidate[ EDITORIALS, page 4

MUST SEE Running back is

one of areas Top 5 to see [ SPORTS,

page 4

Your headhere like this

Amazing headline here tooJohn Doe, staff writer

Hendre tat ulla core do dolessissed er illam volendigna consequat, seniam, consecte dit lortinc iduipsum vel in ea feu feugait eugiamet, quisisit dolore commodi psumsan dreriustinci euipsum eugait ut

lobortie feugiam commodo consectet num auguerostie tissed eliquisit alit nos nullaore modo consequ isiscidunt num zzrit nis nim quisim quat, vel do consecte dolorem zzrit alis

dolobor augait lan henissim acidunt ut dolutet laorercidunt iriure tatummy


INDEXopinion 2campus & local 4special 6

sports 10entertainment 12

ßrandomfactSomething interesting would go here like this

GET INVOLVEDcheck us out on facebookfollow us on twitter

Subject, verb, direct ob-John Doe, staff writer

and eight required electives remain unchanged.

However, freshmen and sophomores must successfully complete one online class through virtual school. No specifications are given for what online class should be completed. An online class completed in grades six through eight is also acceptable. A common concern regarding the online class is a student’s access to a computer.

“If I was unable to get a computer, I would go to the public library because

[computers there] are available all the time,” sophomore Nicole Neal said.

Florida is phasing out Florida Comprehensive Achievement Tests and replacing them with End of Course Exams.

FCAT tested students grades 3 to 11 in reading, math, writing and science. In previous years, 10th grade reading and math FCAT’s had to be passed with a three or higher for graduation. Now, juniors, sophomores and freshmen must pass FCAT 2.0 Reading with a 3 or better for graduation, unless students

are able to opt out with a higher ACT scores.

EOCs are being administered in Um ut voloratur, si ommos ut qui cores mil modit lauta venihit, si comni ducit fugiam sumquae porest, tota il idiam am veni doluptatio to cus et odio occabores re parci te voluptaquunt aceatur aut officiendi omnimaximi, offic tem si te volupta qui ius inim et qui nonet velitia ium nullit fugiae ant voluptas denis eossi omnisim ilitas porem facea que esequam, tem lamenectatem nat quae voloremo beatias atum, se nemquis

‘Without BHSAA the school’s facili-ties would get worn out and unusable at some point.Scott BellBHSAA vice president

view

poin

t

Obama should be re-elected because he wants an America that allows the middle class to live life without worrying.

<

1 2 3Rum et pelit, occum ad magnatur, quas at aut odis eliti delicabo. Nem

reic tet accusapient, intum

Rum et pelit, occum ad magnatur, quas at aut odis eliti delicabo. Nem reic tet accusapient, intum fuga.

Rum et pelit, occum ad magnatur, quas at aut odis eliti delicabo. Nem reic tet accusapient, intum fuga.

96percent of students use social media such as chatting, blogging and visiting other online communities.

59percent of students use social networking to talk about education-related topics online.

#fastfigures

35percent of United States schooldistricts have student or teacher run blogs.

STEP BY STEP

Design:

Clips: CATEGORY: Writing

hi-lights featurestories 9Friday, November 9, 2012 hilights.org





By DELANEE BOGAN





















In February 2012,

junior Rebecca

Gage released


iTunes. To see a

behind the scenes

look of her single

scan this QR code

with a smartphone.

ßupclose
















ext SATNDec. 1



0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Writing

Mathematics

Critical reading


Sco

res 496 514

488

2011

Key


=





10% off all Boone

customers


Thanksgiving

Centerpiece

Special


My stor

y

Feat

ure,

page

9N

ov. 9

201

2W

hat’s

MINE

? Sto

ry, c

apti

on

Clips: CATEGORY: Writing

6 Friday, December 14, 2012 hilights.org hi-lights

featurestorieshi-lights featurestories 7Friday, December 14, 2012 hilights.org

GRADUATION DATE SETThe graduation date is set for Wed., May 29, 2013 at 8 p.m. at the Amway

Center. Make sure to order cap, gowns, and graduation announcements before the winter holidays. These can all be ordered on www.herfforlando.com or by calling the

company at 407-647-4373.

FRENCH TUTORINGFrench Honor Society is offering tutoring for students on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in rooms 10.205 or 10.209 from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. Students can have one-on-one sessions with French teachers Ann Ballentine or Dr. Safia Mami.

I tried to think things would be ok, and I would be ready for competition season but when I realized what he said, I broke down. Morning Baker, freshman



407-854-4999



Lawn Care 4 LifePO Box 682237,Orlando, FL 32868

407-276-0269

$ 1 OFFany smoothie

only vaild at Planet Smoothie on Orange Avenue

Planet Smoothie proudly supports The Braves!

20% OFFFrozen yogurt purchaseonly vaild at Planet Smoothie on

Orange Avenue

Planet SmoothieOrange Avenue

2442 S. Orange Ave Orlando, FL 32806

407-480-3552

UCFTestPrepExpert. Local. Affordable.

407.882.TEST testprep.ucf.edu

Scan this code to visit our website!

Find us onFacebook!

SATACTTEST PREP

Costumes reflect artist’s personality

Sewing Technology and Services

Mission• Prepare student for future employment in the clothing industry

Employment Opportunities

ßthe411Student aspires to open boutique in future

By DELANEE BOGAN

Designing and manufacturing her own line of clothing is senior Alexis Burney’s long term goal. Enrolled at Orlando Tech in the Sewing Technology and Services Department, she is starting to see her dreams become a reality.

“I love [being in the course] because there are so many things to learn. I had no experience in sewing before the class so I have learned a lot,” Burney said.

Tiffany Hickman is Burney’s teacher at Orlando Tech in the Sewing and Technology and Services department.

“[Burney] is good at making bows, and good with bright colors. She is learning the foundations and hand-eye coordination [skills],” Hickman said.

Burney is learning how to create aprons, skirts and shirts. She has also learned how to make different garments and has been selling her products on Etsy.com, an online website that allows one to sell homemade products.

Everything she sells is homemade. On Etsy she sells vintage inspired clothes and accessories. Burney’s company name on Etsy is Sweet Sovereign.

“Garments are art, and I want people

to see my vision for garments. [I put my garments online because] I want to be critiqued,” Burney said.

For homecoming, she made junior Gabriel Houston a silk lavender bow tie to match with his outfit.

“I was amazed [after I got my bow tie back]. It was exactly what I wanted and it didn’t have any flaws. I loved it,” Houston said.

She also makes other garments for students on campus as well.

“I would want Alexis to design my whole wardrobe if she would. She is so creative,” Houston said.

Burney likes to design and make costumes rather than fashion.

“I like costumes more than fashion because it has more freedom. Fashion is more of a linear type of business, and costumes go all out. I am a very colorful person [so I like creating costumes more],” Burney said.

Burney plans to open a boutique to sell her own clothes and garments. The course at Orlando Tech has helped her become closer to achieving her goal.

“[I enrolled at Orlando Tech because I was] tired of seeing my designs on paper. I have been an artist for a long time so I was excited to see my work come to life. The program has helped my art become reality,” Burney said.

CREATE IT. Enrolled in the Sewing Technology and Services Department at Orlando Tech, senior Alexis Burney learns how to convey her ideas into sketches and ultimately into different types of clothing. “I was inspired by the 80s [for this sketch]. I like the use of a 3D element when making a dress. I want it to have shiny texture and a modern shape. It will be futuristic and cute,” Burney said. Burney created a dress similar to this sketch.

Gymnast battles wrist injuryAfter years of gymnastics, student is forced to stop

By BRIDGETTE NORRIS

On a Wednesday afternoon, freshman Morning Baker and her mother, Marcia Baker, waited for the doctor and anticipated positive feedback.

Morning had an MRI earlier in the week and assumed things improved since her diagnosis with dorsal wrist impingement. But as the doctor came back into the room, he delivered news Morning and Marcia feared.

The doctor ordered Morning to stop gymnastics on Nov. 14, after suffering dorsal wrist impingement for a year and a half, going through physical therapy and wearing a brace full time for nine to ten weeks.

“I tried to think things would be ok, and I would be ready for competition season, but when I realized what he said, I broke down. My heart stopped when I heard what the doctor said,” Morning said. “If I continued doing gymnastics the way I was, the muscles in my hand would deteriorate and I would lose the grip in my hand.”

Dorsal wrist impingement is a common injury for people involved in gymnastics, according to eorthopod.com. Statistics say 46 to 87 percent of gymnasts suffer wrist injuries or have chronic wrist pain. Morning started cheerleading around the age

of five and shortly after started gymnastics at Orlando Metro Gymnastics and Sports Club.

“We put her in cheerleading and gymnastics as something fun, but the [gymnastics coaches] came and asked her to join a team because of the potential she had. With gymnastics, you have to be invited to join a team. I was leery because she was young, and [I was] concerned it was going to be hard on her because of the extra time. Gymnastics makes it hard, nearly impossible, to do any other sports. She had to stop cheer and softball,” Marcia said.

Gymnastics consumed Morning’s time. She practiced five days a week and for 25 to 30 hours a week. Morning arranged her school schedule with no seventh period to get to practice earlier in the afternoon and get home earlier at night.

With so much time spent at the gym, she worked her way up to level seven. She also formed relationships with her coaches and fellow gymnasts.

“The gym is very family [oriented] so it feels like a family when you are there. I put a lot of trust in [my coaches] and they are [like] parental figures. My coaches push and challenge me, not only in gymnastics, but in school,” Morning said.

Competition season for gymnastics is January through May. Morning’s favorite meet was the Sand Dollar, held by Orlando Metro. Her mother states the most

memorable moment was when she received First All Around last year.

“I get really nervous and second guess myself when I compete. It’s a nervous feeling and you hope you don’t let your team or coach down or even your parents down,” Morning said.

Although the pressure to perform well is high, Morning’s parents and coaches supported her.

“Emotionally we have always supported her. Gymnastics is a sport that takes time and practice. We have always encouraged her, and [we] pray for her,” Marcia said.

Morning and her mother state the ultimate goal was to get a gymnastics scholarship for an out-of-state college and compete on the gymnastics team. Morning was especially interested in the University of Georgia or Auburn University.

“My dream of being on a college gymnastics team for the past eight years has been taken away from me. It is hard to think about,” Morning said.

With her injury prohibiting her from reaching her dream, she is looking into diving and plans on talking with former gymnasts who switched to diving.

“I have always considered diving as a backup if gymnastics didn’t work and I had to stop. Hopefully, I will be able to pursue diving or another sport similar to it,” Morning said.

illustration/ALEXIS BURNEY

photo courtesy/MARCIA BAKER

Study

• Could be employed as Tailor, Seamstress, Dressmaker, Custom Sewer and Alterationist

• Textile selection, characteristics, and care• Tailoring• Garment design• How to use and maintain use of power machines and equipment• How to repair, alter and construct clothes

Length of program• 900 hours

Starting Salary Range• $27,040 to $31,200

ON THE FLOOR. At the state competition last spring, freshman Morning Baker performs her floor routine. “I was really nervous because it was my state competition, and I really wanted to do well. Unfortunately, I did not make it to regionals, but it was one of my best competitions,” Baker said. With the dorsal wrist impingement, this was one of the last competitions she was able to compete in.

My stor

y

Feat

ure,

page

7, D

ec. 1

4, 2

012

Wha

t’s M

INE? S

tory

, alt

erna

tive

cop

y

CATEGORY: Writing Clips:6

Frid

ay, F

ebru

ary

8, 2

013

hili

ghts

.org

hi-l

ight

shi

-lig

hts

spec

ialf

eatu

re7

Frid

ay, F

ebru

ary

8, 2

013

hili

ghts

.org

HO

NO

R S

OC

IET

Y P

RO

VID

ES T

UTO

RIN

GT

he F

renc

h H

onor

Soc

iety

is o

ffer

ing

tuto

ring

sess

ions

for s

tude

nts

who

nee

d he

lp w

ith

Fren

ch.

One

-on-

one

less

ons

wit

h te

ache

rs (A

nn B

alle

ntin

e or

Dr.

Safi

a M

ami)

are

als

o av

aila

ble.

Tut

orin

g is

ava

ilabl

e Tu

esda

y, T

hurs

day

and

Frid

ay in

Roo

ms

10.2

05

or 1

0.2

09

fr

om 6

:45

a.m

. to

7:15

a.m

.

IMP

RO

VIS

ATIO

N S

HO

W R

AIS

ES F

UN

DS

A V

alen

tine

’s D

ay D

eep

Tho

ught

s C

omed

y Im

prov

isat

ion

Sho

w is

Feb

. 12

, to

rais

e fu

nds

to b

ring

in th

e or

igin

al B

road

way

dog

s B

ruis

er a

nd R

ufus

from

Leg

ally

B

lond

e th

e M

usic

al fo

r the

ir sp

ring

prod

ucti

on o

f the

hit

Bro

adw

ay s

how

. R

ob

War

d is

hos

ting

the

show

; tic

kets

are

$5

.

‘

By

ME

GH

AN

CO

TTO

N

Whe

n th

e la

st s

choo

l bel

l rin

gs, k

ids

begi

n th

eir a

fter

sch

ool a

ctiv

ities

. Whe

n 4:

31

p.m

. ro

lls

arou

nd,

soph

omor

e M

elod

y C

astil

lo h

elps

girl

s by

tea

chin

g th

em m

akeu

p ap

plic

atio

n bo

th in

per

son

and

on Y

ouT

ube.

“I t

hink

[vi

deos

] ar

e re

ally

fun

to

do b

ecau

se I

can

be

real

ly c

reat

ive

with

th

em. I

wan

t to

see

if o

ther

peo

ple

like

my

vide

os an

d us

e the

m fo

r the

mse

lves

,”

Cas

tillo

sai

d.

Cas

tillo

lear

ned

from

oth

er t

utor

ials

Cas

tillo

runs

mak

eup

busi

ness

on Y

ouT

ube a

nd ta

ught

her

self

diff

eren

t m

akeu

p st

yles

and

ide

as.

Cas

tillo

and

he

r ch

ildho

od

frie

nd,

soph

omor

e K

aris

sa R

amos

, de

cide

d to

mak

e th

eir

own

You

Tub

e ch

anne

l for

fas

hion

and

m

akeu

p tip

s in

Dec

embe

r 20

11.

The

ir Y

ouT

ube

chan

nel

has

194

sub

scrib

ers

and

10,5

10 v

ideo

vie

ws.

R

amos

is

ofte

n us

ed a

s th

e gu

inea

pi

g fo

r ne

w m

akeu

p id

eas.

She

giv

es

feed

back

to C

astil

lo a

nd g

ives

tips

as

to

how

she

can

impr

ove.

“It

does

not

bot

her

me

[bei

ng t

he

guin

ea p

ig].

I t

hink

it is

coo

l bei

ng t

he

first

one

to s

ee it

,” R

amos

sai

d.

Cas

tillo

sta

rted

to

expe

rimen

t w

ith

mak

eup

in e

ight

h gr

ade.

“I li

ke t

he c

olor

s a

lot.

I kn

ow [

the

mak

eup]

is n

ot w

hat

defin

es y

ou. I

t is

ju

st r

eally

fun,

” C

astil

lo s

aid.

Cas

tillo

sta

rted

her

ow

n bu

sine

ss o

f do

ing

girls

’ hai

r an

d m

akeu

p fo

r sp

ecia

l oc

casi

ons

such

as

prom

.. Pr

ices

ran

ge

from

$5-

$10.

Her

firs

t cu

stom

er w

as

Ram

os’s

mom

in

June

201

1. C

astil

lo

rece

ived

a $

5 tip

, be

ginn

ing

her

Stay

Art

istic

stu

dent

ca

ptur

es m

omen

ts B

y B

RID

GE

TT

E N

OR

RIS

With

a s

ense

of

crea

tivity

and

a k

nack

for

ent

repr

eneu

rshi

p, s

enio

r El

isa

Cas

tillo

spe

nds

her

spar

e tim

e ho

stin

g ph

oto

shoo

ts a

nd m

akin

g an

d se

lling

je

wel

ry.

“I a

m a

n ar

tsy

pers

on a

nd e

njoy

mak

ing

jew

elry

. I

got

invo

lved

in

phot

ogra

phy

by ju

st s

eein

g re

ally

goo

d pi

ctur

es a

nd th

inki

ng, ‘

I w

ant t

o ta

ke p

ictu

res

like

that

’,” C

astil

lo s

aid.

Usi

ng t

he I

nter

net

as h

er r

esou

rce,

Cas

tillo

lea

rned

ph

otog

raph

y tip

s, h

ow t

o op

erat

e th

e ca

mer

a an

d je

wel

ry

mak

ing

skill

s. “

I go

t bor

ed a

nd th

ough

t [ho

mem

ade

jew

elry

] lo

oked

coo

l an

d w

ante

d to

try

it,”

Cas

tillo

sai

d.H

er je

wel

ry c

osts

$5

for

earr

ings

, $7

for

rings

and

key

cha

ins

and

$10

for

neck

lace

s an

d br

acel

ets.

Som

e pr

ices

do

vary

dep

endi

ng o

n ho

w

time

cons

umin

g an

d di

ffic

ult i

t is

to m

ake.

“I u

sual

ly d

o re

ques

ts fo

r jew

elry

. Pe

ople

tell

me

wha

t the

y w

ant a

nd I

go

off t

hat,

whe

ther

it b

e th

e th

eme

or s

tyle

of j

ewel

ry,”

Cas

tillo

sai

d.

Prio

r to

the

jew

elry

mak

ing,

Cas

tillo

beg

an h

er p

hoto

grap

hy h

obby

with

a

smal

l dig

ital c

amer

a be

fore

upg

radi

ng to

a N

ikon

d50

00.

The

cam

era

upgr

ade

com

es in

han

dy d

urin

g C

astil

lo’s

pho

to s

hoot

s, li

ke

the

one

with

sen

ior

Shaf

faq

Noo

r.“W

e w

ere

laug

hing

thr

ough

the

who

le p

hoto

sho

ot,

just

jok

ing

arou

nd

and

havi

ng f

un.

I di

dn’t

thin

k th

e pi

ctur

es w

ould

com

e ou

t as

goo

d as

the

y di

d,”

Noo

r sa

id.

Cas

tillo

boo

ks p

hoto

sho

ots

with

frie

nds

and

her

frie

nd’s

fam

ilies

. Sh

e ch

arge

s fo

r the

m d

epen

ding

on

how

long

it ta

kes

and

uplo

ads

the

pict

ures

on

Face

book

, ww

w.fa

cebo

ok.c

om/e

lisac

astil

loph

otog

raph

y, a

fter

war

ds.

Alth

ough

rig

ht n

ow C

astil

lo’s

pho

togr

aphy

and

jew

elry

are

way

s to

pas

s tim

e, h

er d

ream

is to

be

a pr

ofes

sion

al p

hoto

grap

her,

but t

hink

s it

is n

ot v

ery

prac

tical

.“I

don

’t w

ant t

o re

ly o

n w

aitin

g to

see

if I

get

luck

y. I

nste

ad, I

will

find

a

real

istic

job

to s

uppo

rt m

e an

d ke

ep p

hoto

grap

hy a

s a

side

pro

ject

, lik

e I

do

now

. H

opef

ully

with

tim

e an

d pr

actic

e, I

am a

ble

to m

ake

a na

me

for m

ysel

f,”

Cas

tillo

sai

d.

By

TOM

MY

MC

DO

NA

LD

Aft

er g

ettin

g ho

me

from

wat

er p

olo

prac

tice

and

stud

ying

for

his

fiv

e A

P cl

asse

s, ju

nior

Isr

ael M

iller

stil

l has

not

st

arte

d pr

actic

ing

for

Qui

z Bo

wl.

Luck

ily

for

Mill

er,

his

acad

emic

sc

hedu

le

prep

ares

hi

m

for

the

upco

min

g Fl

orid

a A

ll C

ount

y Q

uiz

Bow

l Tou

rnam

ent i

n A

pril.

“I

t w

ould

be

like

stud

ying

for

the

SA

T, y

ou c

an’t

real

ly d

o it.

All

I do

is g

o in

to

have

fun

and

sho

w o

ff m

y st

uff,”

M

iller

sai

d.

Qui

z Bo

wl

is s

imila

r to

Jeo

pard

y,

but

with

tea

ms.

Que

stio

ns r

ange

fro

m

scie

nce,

his

tory

, mat

h, E

nglis

h, fi

ne a

rts

and

the

fore

ign

lang

uage

s of

Spa

nish

an

d Fr

ench

.Q

uiz

Bow

l sp

onso

r C

hris

tina

Ba

ybay

Byk

ov se

lect

ed M

iller

to tr

y ou

t fo

r th

e A

ll C

ount

y te

am in

Nov

embe

r af

ter

the

scho

ol s

easo

n co

nclu

ded.

“I w

as p

rett

y su

rpris

ed [

to m

ake

it to

the

All

Cou

nty

Tea

m].

I a

lmos

t fe

el

like

I do

n’t

dese

rve

it, [

beca

use]

I b

eat

a bu

nch

of se

nior

s tha

t I th

ough

t wou

ld

do b

ette

r th

an m

e,”

Mill

er s

aid.

He

will

now

tra

in w

ith t

he

All

Cou

nty

team

at

W

inte

r

Stud

ent m

akes

All

Cou

nty

team

Park

and

Wes

t O

rang

e hi

gh s

choo

ls

until

the

sta

te m

eet

in A

pril.

Mill

er

susp

ects

tha

t th

e te

am w

ill s

tudy

old

re

leas

ed q

uest

ions

from

pas

t Qui

z Bo

wl

tour

nam

ents

. T

he s

choo

ls t

hird

pla

ce fi

nish

in t

he

Qui

z Bo

wl

play

offs

dis

play

ed M

iller

’s

skill

. E

ven

thou

gh

Mill

er

is

a to

p pl

ayer

, he

doe

s no

t sp

end

any

time

on h

is o

wn

prep

arin

g fo

r th

e ev

ent.

“He’

s qu

ick.

He

has

good

rec

all.

He’

s no

t a

timid

pla

yer,

and

that

’s

very

goo

d. Y

ou c

an’t

doub

t you

rsel

f. Y

ou

have

to

ta

ke

risk

s,”

Bay

bay

Byko

v sa

id

Mill

er a

nd t

he r

est

of t

he O

rang

e C

ount

y Q

uiz

Bow

l te

am

will

co

mpe

te a

t D

isne

y fo

r fo

ur d

ays

agai

nst

othe

r co

unty

Qui

z Bo

wl

team

s. M

iller

is th

e on

ly s

tude

nt

adva

ncin

g fr

om B

oone

’s Q

uiz

Bow

l te

am,

an o

ppor

tuni

ty

only

six

stu

dent

s in

Ora

nge

By

DE

LAN

EE

BO

GA

N

Hea

ring

a lo

ud b

eepi

ng n

oise

, he

slo

wly

hits

his

ala

rm

cloc

k, t

urni

ng i

t of

f, st

ill e

xhau

sted

fro

m t

he n

ight

bef

ore.

St

ayin

g ou

t la

te p

layi

ng b

aske

tbal

l an

d w

akin

g up

ear

ly f

or

his

club

bas

ketb

all t

eam

pra

ctic

e is

not

unu

sual

for

fres

hman

A

lexi

s Be

rgan

and

his

bus

y sc

hedu

le.

“[T

he b

est

part

of

bein

g on

the

fre

shm

an t

eam

] is

tha

t I

get

to r

epre

sent

Boo

ne a

nd p

lay

bask

etba

ll w

ith m

y fr

iend

s.

Bask

etba

ll is

a w

ay t

o ge

t yo

ur a

nger

out

and

a g

ood

way

to

mak

e ne

w fr

iend

s,”

Berg

an s

aid.

Berg

an i

s th

e st

artin

g sh

ootin

g gu

ard

on t

he f

resh

man

te

am a

nd w

as t

he s

tart

ing

wid

e re

ceiv

er o

n th

e fr

eshm

an

foot

ball

team

. Pra

ctic

ing

bask

etba

ll fo

r 1

0 ho

urs

a w

eek

is

help

ing

him

impr

ove

his s

kills

as w

ell a

s pre

pare

for n

ext y

ear,

“[T

hrou

gh b

aske

tbal

l I’v

e le

arne

d] to

be

a go

od le

ader

and

m

y co

mm

unic

atio

n sk

ills

have

impr

oved

,” B

erga

n sa

id.

As

wel

l as

bein

g on

the

fre

shm

an t

eam

, Ber

gan

is o

n th

e Fl

orid

a Ba

sket

ball

Vol

leyb

all

Ass

ocia

tion

Clu

b T

eam

. H

e jo

ined

the

FBV

A c

lub

team

in

Dec

embe

r 20

12, b

ut s

tart

ed

play

ing

bask

etba

ll in

eig

hth

grad

e.“I

thi

nk i

t’s a

goo

d op

port

unity

for

him

to

impr

ove

him

self

in b

aske

tbal

l an

d w

ork

with

oth

ers

on t

he t

eam

,”

mot

her,

Rac

hel C

ampe

ll sa

id.

Cam

pbel

l su

ppor

ts h

er s

on b

y tr

ying

to

go t

o al

l of

his

ba

sket

ball

gam

es, b

ut c

an fi

nd th

is d

iffic

ult b

ecau

se s

he o

ften

Spor

ts p

rovi

de o

utle

t for

fres

hman

ha

s to

wor

k la

te n

ight

s an

d is

una

ble

to a

tten

d.

“If I

’m n

ot [a

ble

to g

o to

one

of h

is b

aske

tbal

l gam

es],

I

supp

ort h

im a

t hom

e by

enc

oura

ging

him

to a

chie

ve h

is

goal

s,”

Cam

pbel

l sai

d. T

here

is a

rule

in B

erga

n’s h

ouse

that

he

is o

nly

allo

wed

to p

lay

spor

ts if

he

has

A’s

and

B’s

in a

ll of

his

cla

sses

. “A

cade

mic

s are

ver

y im

port

ant;

if yo

u do

n’t

have

aca

dem

ics

you

don’

t ha

ve a

nyth

ing,

” C

ampb

ell s

aid.

It is

mor

e im

port

ant

to C

ampb

ell f

or h

er

son

to d

o be

tter

in

his

acad

emic

s th

an h

is

athl

etic

s. S

he w

ants

him

to

do w

ell i

n sc

hool

so

he

will

hav

e op

port

uniti

es th

at s

he d

id n

ot.

Due

to

his

love

for

spo

rts,

Ber

gan

keep

s hi

s gr

ades

up

so h

e is

abl

e to

pla

y.H

e pla

ns to

cont

inue

to p

lay

bask

etba

ll an

d fo

otba

ll th

roug

hout

hig

h sc

hool

so

he c

an b

ecom

e a s

tart

er fo

r ju

nior

var

sity

and

var

sity

. A

lthou

gh B

erga

n lik

es to

pla

y ba

sket

ball,

he

wou

ld

pref

er to

pla

y fo

otba

ll in

col

lege

bec

ause

he

thin

ks it

is

mor

e ex

citin

g. H

e pl

ans

to a

chie

ve h

is g

oal o

f pla

ying

a

spor

t in

colle

ge b

y pl

ayin

g in

hig

h sc

hool

. He

plan

s to

fo

cus

on t

he b

asic

s w

hile

rem

aini

ng d

edic

ated

and

pr

actic

ing

so h

e ca

n be

com

e a

bett

er a

thle

te.

By

PAU

LA M

OR

ALE

S

Popu

lar

belie

f sa

ys t

each

ers

do n

ot h

ave

a lif

e ou

tsid

e of

sc

hool

. Ex

cept

they

act

ually

do.

A p

rime

exam

ple

of t

his

is s

cien

ce t

each

er E

mily

Sm

ith.

Smith

sho

ws

that

teac

hers

do

thin

gs o

ther

than

teac

h; in

this

ca

se,

biki

ng t

o sc

hool

. I

t gi

ves

her

addi

tiona

l ex

erci

se a

nd

save

s he

r m

oney

on

gas.

Cur

rent

ly, s

he s

pend

s an

ave

rage

of

$35

or le

ss o

n ga

s m

onth

ly a

nd r

educ

es w

ear

on h

er c

ar.

“It

sets

a g

reat

exa

mpl

e fo

r m

y st

uden

ts b

ecau

se w

e ar

e su

ch a

car

obs

esse

d so

ciet

y, a

nd it

’s t

otal

ly p

ossi

ble

to e

xist

w

ithou

t usi

ng a

car

on

a da

ily b

asis

,” S

mith

sai

d.T

o st

art o

ff h

er d

ay, S

mith

pum

ps h

er b

ike

tires

and

mak

es

sure

her

ligh

ts a

re f

unct

ioni

ng.

The

n sh

e pa

cks

up h

er b

ike

pann

iers

and

is o

ut th

e do

or b

y 6:

30 a

.m.

“I t

hink

it’s

gre

at.

I w

ish

I co

uld

do i

t. I

t sh

ows

a co

mm

itmen

t to

mai

ntai

ning

phy

sica

l co

nditi

on,”

che

mis

try

Tea

cher

adv

ocat

es k

eepi

ng a

ctiv

ete

ache

r G

lenn

Lis

tort

sai

d.Sm

ith’s

15

min

ute

ride

to s

choo

l giv

es h

er a

n op

port

unity

to

thin

k an

d al

low

s her

to c

lear

her

hea

d an

d le

t go

of an

ythi

ng

that

is b

othe

ring

her

befo

re s

he g

ets

into

her

cla

ssro

om.

“I’d

like

to

thin

k I

have

a g

ood

attit

ude

mos

t da

ys.

The

at

titud

e I c

ome

to sc

hool

with

det

erm

ines

how

my

less

on w

ill

go a

nd h

ow m

y ki

ds w

ill re

ceiv

e th

e in

form

atio

n,”

Smith

said

.W

hen

the

dism

issa

l be

ll rin

gs s

he h

eads

to

wei

ghtli

ftin

g pr

actic

e. S

mith

has

pra

ctic

e ev

ery

day.

Smith

pac

ks u

p he

r 19

73 S

chw

inn

Var

sity

bic

ycle

, whi

ch

used

to b

e he

r fa

ther

’s, a

nd r

ides

it to

the

700

build

ing.

Smith

like

s to

coa

ch w

eigh

tlift

ing

beca

use

she

part

icip

ated

in

the

spor

t whe

n sh

e at

tend

ed B

oone

as

a st

uden

t.“I

fou

nd i

t to

be

such

a p

erso

nally

rew

ardi

ng s

port

; it

is r

eally

you

aga

inst

you

rsel

f. I

love

d ho

w it

mad

e m

e fe

el

conf

iden

t, an

d no

w I

love

wat

chin

g m

y at

hlet

es fe

el c

onfid

ent

Cou

nty

rece

ive.

“It’s

no

t ab

out

Boo

ne.

I w

ant

Ora

nge

Cou

nty

to

take

th

e St

ate

Cha

mpi

onsh

ip,”

Bay

bay

Byko

v sa

id.

and

prou

d of

the

mse

lves

due

to

thei

r ac

hiev

emen

ts i

n th

e w

eigh

t roo

m,”

Sm

ith s

aid.

Bein

g in

volv

ed w

ith st

uden

ts d

urin

g an

d af

ter s

choo

l giv

es

a po

sitiv

e vi

be.

Whe

n Sm

ith g

ets

hom

e fr

om s

choo

l, th

e fir

st t

hing

she

do

es is

unp

ack

the

bike

and

go

for a

run.

Sm

ith lo

oks f

orw

ard

to h

er r

un a

nd tr

ies

to r

un e

very

day

. “S

omet

imes

, th

e ru

n is

nee

ded

beca

use

I’m

not

fee

ling

posi

tive,

oth

er t

imes

the

run

is

just

am

azin

g be

caus

e I

am

feel

ing

posi

tive

alre

ady,

” Sm

ith s

aid.

Bein

g ac

tive

help

s Sm

ith b

e al

ert

durin

g th

e da

y, h

elps

he

r br

ain

wor

k be

tter

and

mak

es h

er f

eel h

ealth

y. T

he m

ore

activ

e sh

e is

, the

bet

ter

she

feel

s.

“I k

now

the

ath

lete

s I

enco

unte

r ap

prec

iate

my

time

and

effo

rts

and

ther

e ar

e so

man

y of

my

stud

ents

that

sho

w th

eir

appr

ecia

tion

to m

e ev

ery

day,

” Sm

ith s

aid.

Ste

p by

Ste

p:H

ow to

app

ly e

yesh

adow

Wha

t is

nee

ded:

• P

rim

er•

Ligh

t br

own,

da

rk b

row

n,

and

blac

k ey

e sh

adow

Wha

t’s in

yo

ur b

ag?

Cla

ssy

Mak

eup

busi

ness

. “I

lik

e pe

ople

s’ r

eact

ions

whe

n I

finis

h th

eir m

akeu

p. I

like

mak

ing

othe

r pe

ople

hap

py,”

Cas

tillo

sai

d.

To

spre

ad

the

wor

d ab

out

the

busi

ness

, R

amos

he

lped

ha

nd

out

busi

ness

car

ds.

Both

of

thei

r m

othe

rs

help

by

te

lling

th

eir

frie

nds

abou

t C

astil

lo.

Cas

tillo

als

o ha

s a

page

on

Face

book

adv

ertis

ing

her

busi

ness

. “I

thi

nk t

hat

it is

aw

esom

e th

at s

he

foun

d so

met

hing

she

rea

lly e

njoy

s an

d sh

e co

uld

defin

itely

mak

e a

care

er o

ut

of it

,” R

amos

sai

d.C

asti

llo

wan

ts

the

cosm

etol

ogy

busi

ness

as

a si

de jo

b. S

he is

cur

rent

ly

atte

ndin

g Jo

hn C

asab

lanc

as M

odel

ing

&

Car

eer

Cen

ter

whe

re

she

is

lear

ning

abo

ut e

tique

tte

and

mod

elin

g te

chni

ques

. C

asab

lanc

as

also

of

fers

bu

sine

ss c

lass

es an

d te

ache

s par

ticip

ants

ab

out h

ow to

get

a jo

b.

Whe

n th

e fin

al b

ell r

ings

for

sch

ool

to e

nd a

nd k

ids

go to

thei

r var

ious

aft

er

scho

ol a

ctiv

ities

, C

astil

lo i

s pr

epar

ing

hers

elf f

or h

er fu

ture

.

‘I thi

nk

[vid

eos]

are

re

ally

fun

to

do b

ecau

se

I can

be

real

ly

crea

tive

w

ith

them

. I w

ant

to

see

if o

ther

pe

ople

like

m

y vi

deos

an

d us

e th

em fo

r th

emse

lves

. M

elod

y C

asti

lloS

opho

mor

e

ST

EP

1: P

rim

e th

e ey

elid

s.

ST

EP

2: A

pply

ligh

t br

own

on e

ntir

e lid

.S

TE

P 3

: Put

dar

k br

own

on o

uter

th

irds

of l

id.

ST

EP

4: A

pply

bl

ack

on c

reas

e of

ey

e.

TH

E F

INA

L P

RO

DU

CT

Spor

ts p

rovi

de o

utle

t for

fres

hman

Pep

per

spra

y to

he

lp h

er in

ca

se o

f an

emer

genc

y

Bik

e pu

mp

in c

ase

she

gets

a fl

at

tire

Spa

nner

W

renc

h,

the

orig

inal

w

renc

h th

at

cam

e w

ith

the

bike

Ban

dage

s,

she’

s re

ady

in c

ase

of

an in

jury

I am

an

arts

y pe

rson

. I g

ot in

volv

ed in

ph

otog

raph

y by

just

see

ing

good

pic

ture

s an

d th

inki

ng, ‘

I wan

t to

tak

e pi

ctur

es li

ke t

hat’.

Elis

a C

asti

llo, s

enio

rsp

ecia

lfea

ture

Hilig

hts

new

spap

er @

hilig

htsn

p

@4:

31 p

.m. T

his

spre

ad s

potlig

hts

five

peop

les’

lives

and

uni

que

activ

ities

they

par

ticip

ate

in.

Fro

m m

ake-

up s

tylin

g fo

r sp

ecia

l

occa

sions

to a

nswe

ring

trivia

que

stio

ns c

ompe

titive

ly, th

e ac

tivitie

s

high

light

ed v

ary

in s

kill a

nd p

erso

nal i

nter

est.

Thes

e ac

tivitie

s he

lp

relie

ve s

tress

and

are

an

esca

pe fr

om s

choo

l wor

k fo

r eac

h pe

rson

.

#wha

tare

youd

oing

?

Twee

tsMy s

tory

Wha

t’s M

INE? T

he s

tory

CATEGORY: Writing

DPS

, pag

e 7,

Feb

. 8 2

013

Clips:

My stor

y

CATEGORY: Writing

sportshi-lights 11Friday, March 15, 2013 hilights.org

District champs back to back would be a nice gift for the seniors. Nothing would be better than getting a state ring.Elizabeth Cargo, senior

Team unity strikeouts competitionGoals are set high as girls continue playing

By DELANEE BOGAN

Silence takes over the crowd as all eyes are on the first hitter stepping into the batter’s box.

The girls’ varsity softball team record for the season is 7-5-1. One of the three captains, senior Kristi Creel is a key player. Creel has a .286 batting average.

“Our biggest strength is definitely fielding. Our fielding has gotten us through and even saved us from losing many of our games,” Creel said.

After playing softball for nine years and being on varsity for two years, sophomore pitcher, Chase Cassady verbally committed to the University of Mississippi.

Four starting seniors graduated last year and the team is trying to fill in the gaps. The youth and inexperience has crippled the team.

“Since we lost four starting seniors,

this year’s team has to work a lot harder than last year’s,” Creel said.

The captains are focusing on improving their c o m m u n i c a t i o n skills and hitting.

The three captains, seniors Elizabeth Cargo, Sarah Hayes and Creel are working on improving the team so they can be prepared for districts and playoffs that will be in April.

“District champs back to back would be a nice gift for the seniors. Our overall goal as a team is to win districts and keep advancing all the way to states at the end. Nothing would be better than getting a state ring,” Cargo said.

At practice, they focus on hitting the ball to the right side of the field because it is more efficient and makes

it harder to get the runner out.

“We get better with each game we play. We play at a very competitive level and are preparing ourselves for districts and for the playoffs,” coach Robin Bradford said.

Before each game, it is tradition for the team to

pray together. The team is superstitious and insists on having Cassady fishtail braid right fielder, Ciara McCoy’s hair every game. Without McCoy’s hair fish tail braid, the team is convinced they will lose their game.

According to Bradford, Hayes, McCoy and Cassady are the top players.

Cassady pitched a shutout against Olympia on Feb. 21. Her earned run

photo/CHASE GARDNER

PITCH IT. Taking her stance, freshman Meghan Mansfield gets ready to pitch. “I feel accomplished because I made [varsity]. It’s not easy to make the team,” Mansfield said. Mansfield struck out thirteen batters overall and is the only freshman pitcher on the team.

photo/CHASE GARDNER

HIT IT. Getting ready to hit the ball as hard as she can, sophomore Leslie Cintolo swings the bat back while keeping her focus on the ball. “The game I’m looking forward to is West Orange because they are always challenging. Before I get up to hit I’m thinking about being confident. [I focus on trying to ] get a hit to drive in runs,” Cintolo said. Cintolo’s on base percentage for the season is .333, and she has a 1.000 fielding percentage.

average is 2.33 and her on fielding percentage is .500.

McCoy is a contact hitter. She hits the ball while running or by bunting it.

In the game against Olympia, the team won 1-0. Creel hit a walk-off double and Cargo scored the lone run.

Creel has a batting average of .286. Cargo has scored four runs and has had six hits within the season.

“[Beating Olympia] proves that we can play and compete with more competitive good teams,” Bradford said.

The team beat East River 7-2 on Feb. 28 at home. Their rivals are West Orange and Timber Creek.

Harmony High School has fast pitchers the team is not used to facing. The team lost March 6 to Freedom because of errors and strikeouts.

The girls play travel ball with pitchers from other teams. They plan to set their pitching machines to pitch like them.

The next game is at 7 p.m. tonight, March 15, at home against Freedom.



407-854-4999



quoteme2.21

Earned run average of the pitching staff

.908Team’s fielding percentage

.341 Team’s on base percentage

#fastfigures

53Overall runs of the team

[My favorite part about softball is] seeing all of us work together. I like the feeling of accomplishing something as a team.

‘Chase Cassady, sophomore

‘

Spor

tst,

page

11,

Mar

ch 1

5, 2

013

Wha

t’s M

INE?

desi

gn, s

tory

,

CATEGORY: Writing CATEGORY: Design

Feelings“Finishing a good book. Like when I fi nished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It felt satisfying.”

- Emily Brocket, senior

“Winning in competitions, whether it’s track or football. It’s satisfying because it makes all of the hard work and practices worth it.” - Brandon Reddick, junior

“I love when I have nothing to do and I can watch Netfl ix.”

-Xena Aboudallah, junior

“When I see I got an ‘A’ on my report card. I start twerking. I call it my victory twerk.”- Brenden Samuels, freshman

“Striking out the last player in a baseball game.” - Luis Serrano, senior

“When I win a boxing match. I feel excited, happy and emotional.” - Jafet Cruz Serrano, sophomore

“When I listen to Florence and the Machine and I feel like dancing.”

- Fritznie Desulme, sophomore

“The last day of school so I don’t have to put up with newspaper interviews anymore.”

- Melvin Torres, sophomore

“When you go into Publix and the muffi n mix is buy one, get one free.”

- Drew Shofner, sophomore

“Coming home from school and changing into shorts and putting my hair up.”

- Kayla Wade, freshman

We asked 10 students to answer “What is the best feeling you have ever had?”

Full service, medical, surgical, veterinary care and boardingLocated on Bumby and Curry Ford

(407) 898-6261

Animal Medical Clinic

20 Friday, may 10, 2013 hilights.org hi-lights

artsentertainment

My stor

y

Ente

rtai

nmen

t, pa

ge 2

0, M

ay 1

0, 2

013

Wha

t’s M

INE? d

esig

n, ph

otos

Clips:

CATEGORY: DesignClips:





[ SPORTS, page 12











Megan Tracy














B

















photo/PAULA MORALES

ßthegrade



My stor

y

Fron

t, pa

ge 1

, Nov

. 9, 2

012

Wha

t’s M

INE?

desi

gn, s

tory

, pho

to

CATEGORY: Design CATEGORY: DesignClips:hi-lights featurestories 9Friday, November 9, 2012 hilights.org





By DELANEE BOGAN





















In February 2012,

junior Rebecca

Gage released


iTunes. To see a

behind the scenes

look of her single

scan this QR code

with a smartphone.

ßupclose
















ext SATNDec. 1



0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Writing

Mathematics

Critical reading


Sco

res 496 514

488

2011

Key


=





10% off all Boone

customers


Thanksgiving

Centerpiece

Special


My stor

y

(jump)

Feat

ure,

page

9, N

ov. 9

, 201

2W

hat’s

MINE

? de

sign

, sto

ry, p

hoto

, alt

erna

tive

cop

y

Clips: CATEGORY: Photography/ Videography

hi-lights artsentertainment 21Friday, may 10, 2013 hilights.org

BACCALAUREATESunday, May 19, at 2:30 p.m. the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando will host baccalaureate for graduating seniors. This is a interdenominational service honoring graduates. Please wear your graduation robe over proper church attire.

GRADUATION PRACTICEOn May 28, at 11 a.m. seniors will practice for graduation at the Amway. Students may park in the GEICO parking garage. Graduation details will be announced there.

Advanced placement students prepare for future

By DELANEE BOGAN

Using their creativity and art as an outlet for expressing themselves in a unique way is a daily occurrence for advanced placement art students.

Students in AP Art Portfolio are required to create a portfolio for the class. When creating a portfolio, the students pick a theme and center all of their art pieces around it. Each individual portfolio is uniquely based on their personality and their style of art.

After their portfolio, which they work on all year, is complete, they send in 24 pieces to be graded.

“[The best part about being an art teacher] is the constant creativity I’m surrounded by. Each day someone has a creative light bulb go off and it’s neat to be a part of it,” art teacher Nicole Moitoza said.

According to Moitoza, her top AP students include junior Blaine Weinmann and senior Ivy Lane.

“Blaine has the ability to multi-task and complete assignments in a timely manner, and Ivy has an incredible ability to layer water color,” Moitoza said.

According to Moitoza, Weinmann’s strength is time management.

Weinmann’s art mostly consists of architectural elements. She is working on exploring with different materials to make her art more abstract. Being in AP art has influenced Weinmann’s decision about her future.

“I want to go into structural engineering and having architecture as my concentration helped me figure that out,” Weinmann said.

On May 17, Weinmann and her team won first place for the Best Sidewalk Chalk Art at the art festival. It was team member Tyler Chapman’s idea to enter,

Artists express personalityand he picked the piece.

“I picked The Great Gatsby theme because I wanted to do it, and it fit [because it’s my concentration for AP art],” Chapman said.

Both Weinmann and Lane’s art was featured in the art festival.

Lane considers herself a compulsive procrastinator. Lane’s art mostly consists of people’s faces.

“Art, to me, means an expression of consciousness. Art is making intangible thoughts into tangible art,” Lane said.

Not only is Lane able to use her art skills in her AP class, she used her skills in her English class for her romanticism project. She also designs and paints different types of art for her peers.

Lane painted her backpack to make it unique. Shortly after painting it, her friend Rachel Pierce asked her to paint hers. From there, more people asked Lane to paint theirs as well. She painted a pattern with flowers and monogrammed Pierce’s backpack.

“I love my backpack. It’s so cute. Ivy Lane is a good artist and she is creative,” Pierce said.

Like Weinmann, art also influences Lane’s future.

“I am studying Environmental Science at the University of Central Florida, but I am considering minoring in art,” Lane said.

www.hilights.org

To see a stop motion video of senior Ivy Lane painting, scan this QR code with your smartphone.

seehear

CHALK IT. Spending her morning on her team’s chalk art, junior Blaine Weinmann works on perfecting her piece. “I felt pride [in the fi nal product], all the work we put in fi nally paid off. It was very tedious,” Weinmann said. Their team’s piece represents The Great Gatsby . They won fi rst place for Best Piece.

PAINTING. Making a new piece for her art portfolio, senior Ivy Lane paints a horizontal portrait. “I like [painting] religion inspired pieces and people because I think people are interesting and beautiful,” Lane said. This is one of her pieces inspired by the Book of Ecclesiastes.

photo/DELANEE BOGAN

photo/DELANEE BOGAN

Art by Ivy Lane Art by Blaine Weinmann

and people because I think people are interesting and beautiful,” Lane said. This is one of her pieces inspired by the Book of Ecclesiastes.

My stor

y

Ente

rtai

nmen

t, pa

ge 2

1, M

ay 1

0, 2

013

Wha

t’s M

INE? d

esig

n, ph

otos

, cap

tion

s, s

tory

,

CATEGORY: Photography/ Videography Clips: CATEGORY: Multimedia/Open

Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2013/04/23/rising-pop-sensation-produces-hit-single/

Clips: CATEGORY: Multimedia/Open

Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2013/03/10/girls-face-tough-opponent/

CATEGORY: Multimedia/Open

Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2013/03/10/girls-face-tough-opponent/


Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2013/03/01/girls-defeat-east-river/


Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2013/02/14/comedy-leaves-viewers-laughing/


Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2013/02/14/comedy-leaves-viewers-laughing/


Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2013/01/20/mediocre-show-lacks-suspense/


Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2012/12/18/soccer-player-achieves-goal/


Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2012/12/18/soccer-player-achieves-goal/


Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2012/12/04/treats-satisfy-sweet-tooth/


Web address:http://teacherpress.ocps.net/hilights/2012/11/06/flight-is-must-see/

Delanee Bogan Portfolio 2013

Documents

Transcript of Delanee Bogan Portfolio 2013