Fox Fire Student Newspaper - Issue 3
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e River Belongs to Everyone By: Nicole Josemans e proposed sight for the new sand and gravel pit New Position, New Responsibility The proposal for a new sand and gravel pit, Vulcan Materials construction, in Caro- line County along the bank of King George’s very own Rap- pahannock River has created an outrage. Albert Wachtmeister has requested over 372.7 acres of the property known as Black Marsh Farm for the purposes of a sand and gravel extract. In the application request, Vulcan Mining stated that the site would have “…minimal impact on surrounding prop- erty…” and offers at least 14 jobs with a salary of $47,528. The suggestive annual income for the site is estimated to be at least $90,000-$100,000, but is still questionable, and would only support Vulcan Materials, not any of the affected sur- rounding areas. The site would have two barges. One barge port will be opening directly across Hop- yard Farm’s property while the other leads straight across Ber- ry Plains Landing’s estate. The mine would operate six days a week from six in the morning to six in the evening, an aver- age of two times a day. Each of the barge loads would carry a minimum of 150 truckloads of gravel and sand using the river. The existing land wanted for mining has been previously used for agriculture. One side of the land is framed by the White Marsh Bird Sanctuary and Four Winds Campgrounds and Golf Course, and another by the marshland. The sur- rounding lands are also either waterfront property or other ag- ricultural preservations as well, and would be seriously affected by the wanted pit. “A zoned ru- ral preservation with a resource sensitive overlay,” was the term used to describe the farm by Mayor Nancy Long. A previous meeting on Sunday, February 27, 2011 in- formed over 100 people about the suggested construction to Port Royal’s local fire station; one of them being Mayor Long of Port Royal. Along with many other speakers, Mayor Long mentioned noteworthy and significant points that need to be reviewed including the Black Marsh Farm itself, the river and factors involving it, and the surrounding areas like King George, Caroline, and Port Royal. Although the permit allowing the construction of the sand and gravel pit has not been given, Vulcan Mining’s Principal Conway interacts with students. people stay informed and help express their feelings to the Board of Supervisors in Caro- line County. Mr. Brooks said, “The members of the King George community, who live in the vicinity of Black Marsh Farm, are opposed to the min- ing proposal for several rea- sons: 1. Many people se- lected this part of King George County as their home, in part because of the Rappahannock River, its beauty and its wild- life. The noise, dust and barge traffic of a mine will turn what today is a beautiful amenity into a liability that will lower the values of our homes or farms. There will be a signifi- cant effect to the quality of life in the area. 2. The barge traffic will adversely impact recre- ational boating and fishing on the river. 3. The lower property values will cause a drop in tax revenue for King George County. It is important for every- one to make the members of the Board of Supervisors in both King George and Caro- line Counties aware of their feelings, about the possibility of mining Black Marsh Farm.” One of the main concerns brought up at the meeting, by multiple speakers, other than wildlife destruction and endan- germent, were property values. The total properties of King George add up to about $66 million, but the Commission of Revenue suspects that it is See Gravel Pit on Page 2. King George High School’s Place for News Issue 3 March Issue Fox Fire By: Aubrey Brown Most people know Mr. Cliff Conway, an administra- tor, as the assistant principal at KGHS. However, recently the school board of King George County Schools approved Mr. Conway as the permanent principal for the high school. It is a big position and even bigger responsibility but with his experience here so far, Mr. Conway is the guy to choose. His position officially became effective February 15, 2011, and Mr. Conway did not hesitate to get the job done. The staff and administrative team are more than pleased to have him hold this position. “I think it’s awesome that Mr. Conway is officially the principal of our school. I think that it’s about time that they saw what he can achieve and finally saw his true colors,” stated Ms. Melissa Campbell, an English teacher. Mr. Conway is just as thrilled. “I am very excited for this. I have been doing the job for quite a while and I feel that I have the experience that is needed,” stated Mr. Conway. Everyone understands that not all schools are perfect, and there should be some problems fixed or taken better control of and Mr. Conway has some ideas in mind. “There are too many changes I have in mind to list, but only minor changes. What I’m mostly focused on is having others, like staff and students, input on what some changes they think are necessary,” said Mr. Conway. Many people could agree that the way he works will not change because he will still work just as hard, and Mr. Conway feels the exact same way. “The way I work doesn’t change, just what I’m doing. There is more pressure, but I enjoy that. There is more re- sponsibility, but I also enjoy that,” Mr. Conway exclaimed. Being a principal does not seem or look easy and there are so many problems that he has “The way I work doesn’t change, just what I’m do- ing.”- Mr. Con- way to take care of or fix. With this huge responsibility, does Mr. Conway feel pressured to do well and impress others with ev- erything he does? He declared, “I want to do well regardless. It is not that I am pressured; I always and have always wanted to do well at everything. I guess I have always been the competi- tive type.” With that being said, Mr. Conway seems very thrilled to have this new position and is ready to take on whatever gets thrown at him. It seems like he has his work cut out for him and he is one-hundred and ten percent ready to meet the chal- lenge. DECA STATES Congratulations to all of the winners at the DECA State Leadership Confer- ence on their advancement to the International Compe- tition in Orlando, Florida. The following competitors will be going to Orlando: seniors El- len Brabo, Rachelle Jean, Charmaine Jackson and Emily Pelto, and juniors Cole Pates–Clift and Car- risa Jeffers. Also, congratula- tions to junior Carrisa Jef- fers, who is now the new Region 3 Vice President, and a new member of the DECA State Action Team. DECA Adviser Mrs. Dee Strauss was awarded the Outstanding Chapter Adviser Award. King George DECA was recognized as a Plati- num Chapter, and awarded the Blue Chip Award, which is the highest level in the state for its activities through the last 12 months.
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The third issue in the 2010-2011 school year for King George High School's student newspaper.
Transcript of Fox Fire Student Newspaper - Issue 3
The River Belongs to Everyone By: Nicole Josemans
The proposed sight for the new sand and gravel pit
New Position, New Responsibility
Theproposalforanewsandandgravelpit,VulcanMaterialsconstruction,inCaro-lineCountyalongthebankofKingGeorge’sveryownRap-pahannockRiverhascreatedanoutrage. AlbertWachtmeisterhasrequestedover372.7acresofthepropertyknownasBlackMarshFarmforthepurposesofasandandgravelextract. Intheapplicationrequest,VulcanMiningstatedthatthesitewouldhave“…minimalimpactonsurroundingprop-erty…”andoffersatleast14jobswithasalaryof$47,528.Thesuggestiveannualincomeforthesiteisestimatedtobeatleast$90,000-$100,000,butisstillquestionable,andwouldonlysupportVulcanMaterials,notanyoftheaffectedsur-roundingareas. Thesitewouldhavetwobarges.OnebargeportwillbeopeningdirectlyacrossHop-yardFarm’spropertywhiletheotherleadsstraightacrossBer-ryPlainsLanding’sestate.Theminewouldoperatesixdaysaweekfromsixinthemorningtosixintheevening,anaver-ageoftwotimesaday.Eachofthebargeloadswouldcarryaminimumof150truckloadsofgravelandsandusingtheriver. Theexistinglandwantedformininghasbeenpreviouslyusedforagriculture.OnesideofthelandisframedbytheWhiteMarshBirdSanctuaryandFourWindsCampgroundsandGolfCourse,andanotherbythemarshland.Thesur-roundinglandsarealsoeither
waterfrontpropertyorotherag-riculturalpreservationsaswell,andwouldbeseriouslyaffectedbythewantedpit.“Azonedru-ralpreservationwitharesourcesensitiveoverlay,”wasthetermusedtodescribethefarmbyMayorNancyLong. ApreviousmeetingonSunday,February27,2011in-formedover100peopleaboutthesuggestedconstructiontoPort Royal’s local fire station; oneofthembeingMayorLong
ofPortRoyal.Alongwithmanyotherspeakers,MayorLongmentionednoteworthyand significant points that need tobereviewedincludingtheBlackMarshFarmitself,theriverandfactorsinvolvingit,andthesurroundingareaslikeKingGeorge,Caroline,andPortRoyal. Althoughthepermitallowingtheconstructionofthesandandgravelpithasnotbeengiven,VulcanMining’s
Principal Conway interacts with students.
peoplestayinformedandhelpexpresstheirfeelingstotheBoardofSupervisorsinCaro-lineCounty.Mr.Brookssaid,“ThemembersoftheKingGeorgecommunity,wholiveinthevicinityofBlackMarshFarm,areopposedtothemin-ingproposalforseveralrea-sons: 1.Manypeoplese-lectedthispartofKingGeorgeCountyastheirhome,inpartbecauseoftheRappahannockRiver,itsbeautyanditswild-life.Thenoise,dustandbargetraffic of a mine will turn what todayisabeautifulamenityintoaliabilitythatwilllowerthevaluesofourhomesorfarms. There will be a signifi-canteffecttothequalityoflifeinthearea. 2. The barge traffic willadverselyimpactrecre-ational boating and fishing on theriver. 3.ThelowerpropertyvalueswillcauseadropintaxrevenueforKingGeorgeCounty. Itisimportantforevery-onetomakethemembersoftheBoardofSupervisorsinbothKingGeorgeandCaro-lineCountiesawareoftheirfeelings,aboutthepossibilityofminingBlackMarshFarm.”Oneofthemainconcernsbroughtupatthemeeting,bymultiplespeakers,otherthanwildlifedestructionandendan-germent,werepropertyvalues.ThetotalpropertiesofKingGeorgeadduptoabout$66million,buttheCommissionofRevenuesuspectsthatitis
See Gravel Pit on Page 2.
King George High School’s Place for NewsIssue 3 March Issue
Fox Fire
By: Aubrey Brown MostpeopleknowMr.CliffConway,anadministra-tor,astheassistantprincipalatKGHS.However,recentlytheschoolboardofKingGeorgeCountySchoolsapprovedMr.Conwayasthepermanentprincipalforthehighschool.Itisabigpositionandevenbiggerresponsibilitybutwithhisexperienceheresofar,Mr.
Conwayistheguytochoose. His position officially becameeffectiveFebruary15,2011,andMr.Conwaydidnothesitatetogetthejobdone.Thestaffandadministrativeteamaremorethanpleasedtohavehimholdthisposition.“Ithinkit’sawesomethatMr.Conwayis officially the principal of our school.Ithinkthatit’sabouttimethattheysawwhathecan
achieve and finally saw his true colors,”statedMs.MelissaCampbell,anEnglishteacher. Mr.Conwayisjustasthrilled.“Iamveryexcitedforthis.IhavebeendoingthejobforquiteawhileandIfeelthatIhavetheexperiencethatisneeded,”statedMr.Conway. Everyoneunderstandsthatnotallschoolsareperfect,andthereshouldbesomeproblemsfixed or taken better control of andMr.Conwayhassomeideasinmind.“TherearetoomanychangesIhaveinmindtolist,butonlyminorchanges.WhatI’mmostlyfocusedonishavingothers,likestaffandstudents,inputonwhatsomechangestheythinkarenecessary,”saidMr.Conway. Manypeoplecouldagreethatthewayheworkswillnotchangebecausehewillstillworkjustashard,andMr.Conwayfeelstheexactsameway.“ThewayIworkdoesn’tchange,justwhatI’mdoing.Thereismorepressure,butIenjoythat.Thereismorere-sponsibility,butIalsoenjoythat,”Mr.Conwayexclaimed. Beingaprincipaldoesnotseemorlookeasyandtherearesomanyproblemsthathehas
“ThewayIworkdoesn’tchange,justwhatI’mdo-ing.”-Mr.Con-way
to take care of or fix. With this hugeresponsibility,doesMr.Conwayfeelpressuredtodowellandimpressotherswithev-erythinghedoes?Hedeclared,“Iwanttodowellregardless.It is not that I am pressured; I alwaysandhavealwayswantedtodowellateverything.IguessIhavealwaysbeenthecompeti-tivetype.” Withthatbeingsaid,Mr.Conwayseemsverythrilledtohavethisnewpositionandisreadytotakeonwhatevergetsthrownathim.Itseemslikehehashisworkcutoutforhimandheisone-hundredandtenpercentreadytomeetthechal-lenge.
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ES Congratulationstoall
ofthewinnersattheDECAStateLeadershipConfer-enceontheiradvancementtotheInternationalCompe-titioninOrlando,Florida.ThefollowingcompetitorswillbegoingtoOrlando:seniorsEl-lenBrabo,RachelleJean,CharmaineJacksonandEmilyPelto,andjuniorsColePates–CliftandCar-risaJeffers. Also,congratula-tionstojuniorCarrisaJef-fers,whoisnowthenewRegion3VicePresident,andanewmemberoftheDECAStateActionTeam. DECAAdviserMrs.DeeStrausswasawardedtheOutstandingChapterAdviserAward. KingGeorgeDECAwasrecognizedasaPlati-numChapter,andawardedtheBlueChipAward,whichisthehighestlevelinthestateforitsactivitiesthroughthelast12months.
The DuPont Hall at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.
duetotheFarm,thepropertyvalue is expected to deflate with the first sign of construc-tion; affecting the county’s economyaswell.Notonlyaremanyhouseslookingoutoverthewaterandland,butareob-servingthehabitatsofexoticbirds that fly throughout the marshlands.Aftertheconstruc-tion,theEaglesandBlueHer-onswouldnolongerbethere.TheideaofbuildingtheSandandGravelPitwouldcontributetootherissuesaswell. Thepropertyitselfisaneasy floodplain and has been coveredonmorethanoneoc-casionfromsimplyanoverdoseofrain.Theriverisalsosaidtobenarrowenoughwithoutacharter’spropellerspushingthesiltbackintochannelsandcre-ating unnecessary traffic. Not tomentionalimitedamountofBlackMarshFarmacreageistobesetasideforapond-apondmadeofrunofftohelpthealreadyexistingissuewith
nitrogen. Anotherconcernmen-tionedwasthearchaeologicalstandpoint.ThesurroundingareasofKingGeorgeandCaro-linearefamousfortheirhistoryinvolvingIndians,andartifactsfromthepastkeepappearingallover.InHopyard,tenacresaloneofsimplehistoryispre-servedfromfurtherdestruction,alongwithmanyotherhistoricalsites. “TheRappahannockRiverbelongstoallthecoun-ties through which it flows. ThePortRoyalTownCouncilhasvotedtowritearesolutionagainsttherequestbyVulcanandBlackMarshFarm.ItismyhopethatCarolineCountyOfficials will uphold the spirit oftheCounty’sComprehensivePlanwhichrepeatsthewords,‘protect,preserve,resourcesen-sitive,conservation’anddenythisrequestforaSpecialUsePermit,”saidMayorLong. Thereisanoldsaying,‘Ifyoudon’tvote,youcan’tcom-plain!’Samehere…ifyoudon’tspeakup,youcan’tcomplain.”
DECA members after the State Leadership Conference in Norfolk, Va
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NEWS PAGE 2King George High School’s Place for News
By: Cole Pates-CliftTouring The Future of Education FormanystudentshereatKGHS,thetimehascometostartthinkingaboutcollege.Manystudentsbeginreceivingcountlesspiecesofmailfromcollegessaying,“Cometome!Ihavesmilingstudentsonmyenvelopejustliketheotherschools’andI’mbetter!”How-ever,howdorisingcollegestu-dentsdecideifacollegeistrulytherightschoolforthem?Bothofthementionedschoolshavetheirmajor,sportandactivity,andalloftheirbestfriendsareattending one, but their signifi-cantotherisattendingtheother.How do they make the final de-cision? “Youhavetobecomfortableandhappy,”statedMrs.TamaraLaPonte,aguidancecounselor.Aprospectivestudentdoesnotgetthefeelforaschooluntilheorshehasspentsometimeatthatparticularschoolandtheyhavetomakesurethattheyfeelcomfortableinthatschool’senvironment.Nomatterwhatschoolastudentchoosestogoto,theirhappinessandcomfortshould come first when making thedecision. Averyimportantpartisthefeelofacampus.SeniorCarleyHudsonvisitedJamesMadisonUniversity.“IthadagoodvibeandIcouldactuallyseemyselfthere,”shesaid. “You[aprospectivecollegestudent]don’tgetthefullpic-turefromabrochureorinternetpage,”stressesEnglishTeacher,Mrs.BethDibble. Anotheroptionforstu-dentsrecommendedbyMrs.Dibble,alongwithatour,isspendinganightatacollegeandevensittingthroughaclassortwo.Manycollegestodayactuallyrequireprospective
studentstospendanightattheschool.Thisallowsastudenttoseeiftheyfeelrightattheschoolandiftheywouldbecomfortablespendingfouryearsthere. SeniorConnorMunciewants“AplaceIcanseemyselflivingatforfouryears.”Col-lege lasts for four years or more; astudentshouldbeinaplace
thattheywouldactuallywanttolivein. Whenpicturingapoten-tialcollege,astudentshouldbeabletoseethemselvesalongsidetheotherstudents,notjustonthecampus.Diversityofthestudentbodyplaysanimportantpartinthefeelandmoodofthecampus.“Ithinkoneofthequalitiesthatseniorsshouldlookforisthediversityofthestudentmake-upattheschooltheyareinvestigating,”respondedMrs.DeeStrauss,MarketingTeacherandDECAadviser.Thereshouldbeplentyofotherstudentsto
fit in with, and still allow a pro-spectivestudenttothriveasanindividual. Whattheschoolhastoofferacademicallyisalsoaveryimportantaspecttolookat.Academicprograms,clubs,studyabroadprograms,co-opsandinternshipsareonlyafewofthemanyoptionstolookfor
inacollege.Astudenthastobeabletothriveintheircollegeenvironment.“Iwantaschoolthatiscompetitiveandwillstillallowmetoexcel,”respondedseniorEllenBrabo. Insteadofmakingachoicebecause‘DreamSchoolUniversity’s’schoolcolorshap-pentobetheirfavoritecolors,aprospectivestudentshouldconsidertouringoneormoreoftheirchoiceschoolsandaskingalotofquestionswhileonthetour.Mostcollegeshavetoursavailablethroughouttheyear.Toursmayrequirescheduling
ordailytoursmaybeoffered.Informationontourswillbeonacollege’swebpage. Toursareanexcellentwaytogetthefeelofaschoolandtodecideifaparticularschoolisrightforaparticularstudent.Everyonehasdifferentexpectationsfortheirschool.Thesizeoftheschool,classesandareaaroundtheschoolareallkeyareastolookatwhenconsideringaschool.Astudenthas to think about what fits theirpersonalityinallofthebestways,notjustbylookingatthebrochure. Mrs.AlyssaJacobsonoftheGuidanceDepartmentstressesthatstudentsshouldvisitaschool“assoonaspossible.”Ifastudentplansonattendingcollege,theyshouldhavesev-eralinmindthatinterestthem.A tour should definitely be on a futurecollegestudent’sagendatogetthefeelforoneormoreofthembeforemakingsuchamonumentaldecision. Anyoneseekingtheirdreamschool,orwhowouldliketovisitwhattheybelievetobetheirdreamschoolmayconsult the guidance office. Therearecopiousamountsofinformation,webpages,andgreatadviceregardingcollegevisits,orchoosingacollegeavailablethere.Remember,thesmilingstudents,immaculatelookingcampusandseeminglyperfectlearningandsocialenviron-mentsonthebrochureofastu-dents“dreamschool”isonlyapieceofglossypaperdesignedtolookgood.Thereisnosenseofwhattherealstudents,cam-pusorclasseswillbelikeuntilastudenthassteppedontheac-tualcampusof‘DreamSchoolUniversity’.
Cont. from Page 1GRAVEL PIT Congratulations DECA
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EDITORIALS
Aroundtheworld,peo-plecelebrateValentine’sDayonFebruary14th.However,thereisadebateonwhetherornotValentine’sDayisarealholidayoraHallmarkholiday. AHallmarkholidayisaholidaythatexistsmainlyforcommercialpurposes,ratherthantocelebratea“tradition-ally significant religious or secularevent”accordingto“IsValentine’sDayaHall-markHoliday?”byKateKrier(www.nj.com).TheHallmarkCompany directly benefits fromthoseholidayswiththesalesofcardsandothergifts. AlotofpeoplethinkValentine’sDayisnota‘real’holiday.Intheiropinion,thedayismadebyHallmarkandotherstoressotheycanmakemoney.“Approximately141millionValentine’sDaycardsareexchangedindustry-wide(notincludingpackagedkids’valentinesforclassroomex-
By: Breanna Hoskins
Everyday is a Day for Lovechanges),”indicatedbyHall-mark.com.Asaresult,Valen-tine’sDayisthesecond-largestholidayforgivinggreetingcards,rightafterChristmas.Greetingcardsfactoriesarenottheonlyoneswhomakealotofmoneyduringtheholiday.,“Chocolateandcandysales reach profits of $1,011 billionduringValentinesDay,”asstatedbyValentine’sDayStatistics(www.allbestides.blogspot.com). OtherpeoplewillarguethatValentine’sDayisa‘real’holiday.Theythinkitisnicetohaveadaydevotedtoshowingtheir significant others how muchtheycare.Ontheotherhand,thereareanniversariesforthat.Peoplecelebratean-niversaries; whether it is a weddinganniversaryortheanniversary of when they first metordated. Peopleshouldalwaysshowtheirlovedoneshowmuchtheycareandloveone
Changing Classes Takes a Toll on EducationBy: Maure BuckleyAnewsemesterhasbe-gunandsohavenewclasses.Thenewsemesterbringsnewteachers,newclasses,newfaces and getting lost in find-ingyournewclassrooms. Changingclassesinthemiddleoftheyearcanhaveatolloneducation.Takingaclassthatwouldusuallytakea whole year to finish in only asemestercouldlimitwhatstudents benefit from the class. Eventhoughstudentsprobablyhavethesameamountofdesktime,spreadingitoutthrough-outtheyeargivesstudentsmoretimetotakeitallin. When students finish a classhalfwaythroughtheyearandthenstartacompletelydif-ferentsetofclasses,theymaynotalwaysremembermostofwhattheylearnedintheclass.Eventhoughstudentsmaynotremembereverythingthattheylearninayear,havingalongertimetolearnthemate-rialinsteadofhalfayeargivesstudentsabetterchanceofrememberingwhattheyhavelearned. InclasseswithSOLrequire-ments,teachershavetoplantheirclasssotheyareableto
geteverythingfromtheSOLcoveredintheshorttimethattheyhave.Thislimitsteach-erstoonlywhatisonthetestandnotwhattheywouldliketoteachtheclass.Especiallyinmathclasses,teachersoftenhavetoteachtwolessonsinoneday,givingstudentstwicetheamountofworkeachnightandsometimesachaptertesteachweek.Eventhoughlon-gerblocksgivestudentsmoretime to finish all of their work andnothavetoworryabouttakinganyhome,mostteach-erswillstillhavetoassignhomeworkbecausethewholeblockwasspentteachingtwolessonsinsteadofjustone. Semesterchangesalsoleavelargewindowsoftimewhereastudentisnottakingasubject.Sometimesastudentcould have geometry the first semesteroftheirfreshmenyear,andthennottakeanothermathuntilthesecondsemesteroftheirsophomoreyear.“Idon’tthinkthatitgivesthestudentsjusticewhentheyhavelargegapswhentheyaren’ttakingasubject,”saysmathteacherEviePulkownik,“Itaffectstheirmemory.” Thesamefourclasseseverydayforanhouranda
halfisveryboring,especiallyifallofthestudent’sclassesarecoreclasses.Thesemes-terschedulemakeseachdayslowandrepetitivewherestu-dentsgrowtoreallyhatetheirclassesbecausetheyarejustsotiredofthem. “Imissmyclassesfromfirst semester,” said freshmen LucyShippe.Itisimportantthatstudentshaveaclassthatgivesthemabreakduringtheday,suchasgymorart.Ifsomeone’sscheduleishisto-ry,spanish,scienceandeng-lish,theywillalwaysbeinadeskandwillnotbeabletohaveanymentalbreaksdur-ingtheday.HavinganA-BorX-Yschedulewherestudentshavetwodifferentclassscheduleswheretheyswitchoffeveryotherdaycankeepitnewforstudentsandkeepthemfromgettingboredoftheirclasses.Havingeveryclasseveryotherdaycanmakethedaygobyfasterandtheshorterclasseswillkeepstudentsfromgettingboard.Eveniftheclassesarejustaslong,onlyhavingthemeveryotherdaygivesstudentsabreakfromthesameoldclassesev-eryday.
Obesity Will Rule The WorldBy: Nicole Josemans
Congratulations DECA
another.Theyshouldnotneedadaysetasidetoshowit.Ev-erydayshouldbespecialwhen
someoneiswithhisorhersweetheart.Everydayisadayforlove.
Theobesityinyoungadultshasincreasedinthepastyears.Notonlyhasmanystudies,liketheonearticleintheNewYorkTimes,proventhatfacttobetrue,butyoucansimplyjustbelieveitbylookingatanyhighschool,middleschool,orelementaryschoolkids.Itisanobviousresultofextremefastfoodandjunkfoodeating. Itdoesnothelpanythatmorefastfoodrestaurantsareoneverystreetcorner,orthatschoolssupportsnack/sodama-chines.Kidsaretemptedwithcalorie-filled foods everywhere theygo.Nottomention,caf-eterialunchesarenotalwaysthehealthiestfoods.Ofcourseeverychildhastheoptionofsomesortoffruitgiventothemfromcafeteriamanager,AnitaDavis,andalthoughtheymaytakeit,itdoesnotnecessarilyconcludethattheywilleatit. Itisafactthatmostkidsenjoycookiesandchipsoveranappleorbanana.ItisnotashockerwhenkidsaremunchingonSkittlesorsippingaDr.Pepperthattheypurchasedfromthevendingmachineorgreasyfriesfrom
McDonalds.Afteryoueatanextremeamountoffatteningfoodonadailyoccasion,itisnosurpriseyourdoctorwilltellyouyouareobese.Theeffectsoflifedecisionsnowwillhaveaneffectonthefuture. Ifchildrenarebecomingmoreoverweighttoday,thenitwillbeanevenbiggerissusoftommorrow.Theexces-siveeatingofunhealthyfoodneedstohavearesponsefromthekidsthemselvesandtheadultsincharge.Whatgoodis
asaladwhenyouaredrench-ingitinRanch?Orwhatgoodisgrapefruitwhenyoufollowitwithacookie?Allthelittlethingswesocommonlyuseoverourhealthyfoodassistincreatingabiggerissue. Itisjustasmallactofsayingnothatcanmakeabigdifferencewiththeunhealthyfoodchoices,orthesidestoyourmeal.No,Idonotwantthegallonoficecream,noIdonotwantacookie,andnoIdonotwantgreasecoveredchick-en.Peopleneedtohavetheirchildrenstartsayingyestotherightfoodchoices. Notonlyiseatinghealthyfoodgoingtoattributetoabet-terfuture,butalsoexercising.Sportsareaneasy,funwaycommonamongyoungadultstostayinshape.ButsportsarenotgoingtohelpanyifyoueataboxofGirlScoutcookiesbefore-handoratwelveinchsub.Justvisitingthegymwithafewbuddieseveryotherdayisjustoneofthegreat,easywaystohelpburnoffthatextrafat. Alotofillnessesalsocomefromobesity.Itismucheasiertoavoidthetroubleofchallengesalltogetherbyeat-ingvegetablesandkickingasoccerballeverynowandthen.Schools,notjustkids,alsoneedtotakeastandinsettingahealthyenvironmentforthefuture.Thestuffcalled“schoollunches,”canalsobeassistanceinobesityifallstudentsgetistheunhealtyfood.Insteadofjustfryingchickeningrease,therearewaystoservesome-thinghealthierformaybejustalittlemoremoneythatwillgoalongway.
Manystudieshaveproventhattheobesityinyoungadultshadincreasedinthepastyears.
Sophomore Matt Walseman scores a goal.
KGHS Staff show their pride after the game.
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SPORTSSoccer Kicks off the Season KGHSvarsitysoccerteamtookonQuantico’sWar-riorsFriday,March18thatthePit,anddominatedthefield with an 8-0 score. The first half was opened withagoalfromteamcaptainseniorStevenCockewithanassistfromsophomoreJavanHaas.Itwasonlyafewmin-uteslaterwhenjuniorHunterJosemanspassedtoCocke,whoalsotookthesecondpointleadingthegame2-0. JuniorAndrewCloudjukedtheopponent’sgoalieandtookthethirdpointwhileseniorJoelMorrisett,andsophomoresMattWalseman,andLeonMuelleralsoat-temptedforgoals. Haasdribbleddownthe field and passed to junior AlexKendrickwhograbbedthefourthgoalbeforeHaascrossedtheballtoWalsemanwhohelpedCockeheadittothegoalieinanothergoalat-tempt. Walsemanpassedper-fectlytoKendrickwhoscoredthe fifth goal of the first half, still conquering the field at halftimewithascoreof5-0. ThesecondhalfbarelystartedwhenJosemans,Wal-seman,andHaascontinuedgive-and-goes down the field beforepassingtoCocke,whothentookthesixthpointdur-ing the first minute. Shortlyafter,Morrisett
didanamazingthrow-inthatWalsemanheadedfortheseventhpoint.Hethen,withanassistfromKendrick,vol-leyedtheballfortheeighthpoint. WithjuniorgoalieDa-vidWagneroutofthegoaliewhilejuniorD’angeloVeneytookhisplace,thescoreneverchangedfortheoppo-nents. Thegameendedearlywiththeslaughterruleinplay,leavingthescore8-0.CoachJeffButlerandAs-sistantCoachRyanMarascio
werewatchingfromtheside-lineswithutterpride.“Ev-erythingwe’vebeenwork-ingonduringpracticewasshown.Thewinfeelsgood,”saidButler.“Itwasagoodwaytostarttheseason.” “Ithoughtwedidwell,passed well, good finishes on top.KGSoccerisgoingtobethenextbigthing,”saidWalsemansimply,whileJo-semansagreed. Asatraditionafteranygameorpractice,theteamhuddledtogetherandshout-ed“family”beforeleaving.
By: Nicole Josemans
How do you feel about being named regional coach of the year? Itisanicehonortobenamedregionalcoachoftheyear,butIwouldn’thavebeenabletogetthatawardifitwasn’tformyplayers. When the seniors leave, how much does it affect the team for next year? Alot.losing4outofthe5startersontheteamisreallytough,butwehaveguyslikeLJandDamienandguyscomingupfromjuniorvarsitynextyeartoleadtheway.
What were your emotions like during the State game? Iwasexcited,theteamhadagoodexperienceandtheyweren’treally nervous when we got there; theywerealsoexcitedaboutgoingintoVCU’slockerroom.Itwastir-ingaswell,especiallysincewewentintotripleovertime,butitwasdisap-pointingthewayitended.
Overall, what do you think about how the season went? Great,Ithinktheyreallygrewastheseasonwenton.Theylearnedhowtoplayorganizedbasketballratherthanjustplayingpick-upgames.Ifeellikewe’lldoubletheimprovementhowevernextyear.
Coach’s Corner
What made you pick the players you picked? Athleticism; everyone can dribbleandhandletheball.
Joshua Luzierwith
How long have you coached basketball? Ihavebeencoachingfor5yearssinceIleftcollege,3yearswithChancellor,and2withKG.
How long do you plan on coaching? UntilIstoplovingthegameofbasketball.I’dliketoseemykidscomeuptothevarsitylevelonedayandhavethechancetocoachthem,maybeforanother50years.
Which position do you think is the most important? Pointguard,theyaresupposedto be the coach on the floor.
Have you ever coached an-other sport? Baseball,middleschoolfootballinSpotsylvaniaandIcoachedKGvarsity football for the first time thispastfall.
What does it take to win a championship? Theplayersplayingasateam.Youcan’twinwithjustoneguy,italsotakesheart.
What are your chances of winning states near year?Ithinkwehavea50/50chanceofgoingtostatesnextyear.Ialsothinkwehavea100%chanceofwinningdistrictsnextyearandan80%chanceofwinningregionals.
By: Jaylen Brinson
KGHS Teachers Ball HardBy: Lane WardThehighschoolhostedthefacultyandstaffbasket-balltournamentWednesday,March23rd.ThetournamentincludedKingGeorgeHighSchool,PotomacElementarySchool,KingGeorgeMiddleSchoolandtheschoolboardoffice. All four teams came out on the court fired up as they all had one goal; to makeittothechampion-shipgameandwin. KingGeorgeHighSchoolandPotomacElementarySchool opened up the first gameofthetournament.CoachLuzier,Mr.Golden,CoachLyburnandMr.Fisherled KGHS to its first victory overPES.Luzierputthefirst points up on the board forKGHSafterputingupalay-upafterpickingupaturnoverbyMr.WhitmoyerofPES.Potomacquicklyre-covered,tyingthegamewithalay-up.Mr.FisherandMr.Con-wayalsocontributedtothevictorywithConwaypick-ingupsixpointswithassistsbyLuzierandFisher.FisheralsohadahotstreakgoingintohalftimeasheledtheteamwithanassistasLuzierdrovetheballtothenetoverandoveragainwithPESnotbeingabletokeepupwiththefastpace.Mr.Whitmoyeropenedupthesecondhalfwithanattemptedthree-pointerbutfailedasCoachLyburnpickedupthere-bound.Luziershowedoffhismovesdownthecourtashehadseveralno-lookpassestoMr.Golden,whoputtheballupforeightpoints. LeadingscorersforPo-tomacwereMs.Rittenhouseasshepoundedthe3-pointlineasFisherfailedtoguardherasshemovedtheballaroundthecourt.Althoughbothplayedagoodgame,KGHScameoutontop22-23. ThesecondgamewasKingGeorgeMiddleSchoolandKingGeorgeElementarySchool.Sim-monsopenedupthegamewithamissedlay-upattemptafterrecoveringthetip-off.Neitherschoolcouldseemto find their shot the first five minutesofthegame.Justasitseemedlikeneitherschoolcouldscore,Simmonsgotthe team fired up with a fade away3-pointer.Withabouttwosecondsleftontheclockuntilthehalf-timebuzzer,Simmonsgotthetwopointlay-upoverCoachDavis.Goingintohalftimethescorewasclose,9-10with
KGESbeinginthelead. Thesecondhalfwasfilled with fast breaks and 3-pointersfrombothteams.Esteshada3-pointerbeginningthesecondhalf.Simmonstriedtorespondwiththedrivetothebasket but could not find it as itwasreboundedbyDavis.With3:42leftontheclock,KGMScalledatimeoutfol-lowingaturnoveronafailedpasstoEstes.KGMSplayeditsmartthelastminuteandahalfofthegamebyswingingitaroundthecourt,loweringthechanceforKGEStocatchup.Theelementaryschoolputupfourpointsinthelastminuteofthegamebutitwasstillnotenoughtocatchuptothestrongsixpointleadbythemiddleschool.Attheendofthesecondgame,thescorewas25-17withthemiddleschooltakingthewin. ThethirdgameofthetournamentwasbetweentheSchool Board Office (SBO)
andKingGeorgeHighSchool.SBOopenedupthegamewithafailedlay-upattempt,whichwasreboundedbyFisher.FisherthenpasseditdowncourttoLuzierwhodrainedthe3-pointer.ThiswasjustthebeginningofLuzier’shotstreakashefollowedupwithanother3-pointerandanas-sistedlay-upbyLyburn.KGHStookfulladvantageofSBO’sfailedshotsasGoldenstartedhishotstreakwitha3-pointeroutsidethepaint. GoingintohalftimeKGHShadaverystrong19-3lead.Mr.GoldenandCoachLyburnopenedupthesecondhalfwithalay-upbyGolden,whichwasassistedbyLyburn.
LuzierthenhadanolookpasstoGolden,whichwasputupfortwo.Mr.HallofSBOgotthenextnolookpassfromLuzierbutfailedtoshootthe3-pointeraftershowingoffhisdribblingskillsdownthecourt.Mr.ButlerofSBOputupalay-upfollowingHall’s3-pointattemptthatputthegameat24-7.Mr.Goldenstayedhotattheendofthesecondhalfwithtwo3-pointers,whichpiledontoKGHS’31-15leadattheendofthegame. Withalltheteamsplayinginthetournament,theonlyonesremainingattheendwereKGHSandKGMS.Thechampionshipgamebe-tweenthetwoteamswasabattleuntilthelastsecondofthegame.Thegamewasopenedupwithalay-upbyConwaywhichwasassistedbyLuzier.DavisofKGMSfired back with a 3-pointer atleastafootoutsidetheline.Goldenalsostayedhotonthecourtasheshotafadeaway3-pointer,thisshotputthegameat13-5,withKGHSinthelead. Athalftimethescorewas15-14withtheHighSchoollead-ingthegame.LuzierpickeduptheturnoverbyRosnerbutwaspackedbyDaviswhileattemptingtoputupthe2pointer.Goldencon-tinuedhishotstreakasheputupa3-pointerandalayup.LuzierhadabehindthebackpasstoGoldenwhoagain,puttheballupfortwo.Althoughthemiddleschooltrieditsbest,themostwecouldgivethemwasan“Aforeffort”asthehighschooltookthewinwitha31-22lead. Mr.GoldenwasawardedtheMVPofthetournament.GoldenplayedpointguardinHighSchoolandwasoutpracticingSundayforthetournament.HewasveryhappyaboutbeingawardedtheMVPofthenight.Whenaskedtocommentonhisbasket-ballskillshequoted,“Godisgreat”withnothingbutabigsmile.WhenCoachEsteswasaskedtocom-mentonhisplayingtimeinthechampionshipgamehesaid,“Heplayedthegameoldandsmart.”Alsoaddingthat,“Hehopedhewouldgethiskneereplacementsurgerysoon.”Attheendofthenighttherewasnoth-ingbutsmilesfromalltheteamsastheyallenjoyedbeingabletoparticipateinthetournament.
Senior Kyle King gets ready to bat.
Winter KG Track Attacks at States
Sophomore Lindsey Armentrout makes pole vaulting look easy.
Sophomore Mia Meyer hands off to senior Zuri Polk
By: Sarah Davis
Academic Team: The ‘Smart Sport’By: Christian Jones
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By: Nicole JosemansFoxes Fall in Extra Innings
It was in the first in-ningwhenKingGeorge’sjuniorDamionCarrollwalked,stolesecondandgrabbed the first run of the homegameagainstWash-ingtonandLee(W&L)HighSchoolTuesday,March15th. Juniorthirdbase-menDylanDombrowskasalsowalkedbeforestealingsecondandthirdandtak-ingthesecondrunforKingGeorge,leadingthegame2-0.Inaddition,seniorsecondbasemenTroyThompsonhitadoubleinthesecondin-ningandhitasinglefourthinning,whilejuniorcatcherTylerTruslowhitasingleinthethird.Duringthelaterin-nings,W&LtriedtoreturnbutCarroll’spitchingdidnotgivewaytoanyruns.ItwasnotuntillaterinthegamewhenW&Lmanagedtosnagtworunsinthesixthinning,tyingthegame2-2. Pressurewasondur-ingtheseventhinningwhenCarrollswitchedpositions
withJuniorLexingtonEstes,whocontinuedtheoutstand-ingpitchingbutgavenofur-therruns. ThegameledintotwoextrainningswhenW&Lemergedandtookthethirdrunintheninthinning.KingGeorgewasupandwiththebasesloaded,didnotmanagetotiethegameenablingW&Lto win the first game of King George’sseason,settingtheirrecordto0-1. Afterthegame,coachThadReviellosaid,“Wegaveittothem.Thepotentialandexpectationstodowellarestillthere.Wehavetodobet-terandremainfocused.” “Ifeelasifweshouldhavechangedourattitudeandtookthegamealotmoreseri-ously,”juniorDombrowskasagreed,referringtohisteam.“Butbothofourpitchersthrewverywell.” ShortstopseniorTheoKlopsissaid,“Weneedtolearnfromourmistakesandbuildonitsowecandobetterinthenextone.”
AllthehardworkandtalentthroughouttheseasonpaidoffasKingGeorgeHighSchooltraveledtotheStateTrackandFieldMeetatLibertyUniver-sityinLynchburgVirginia,onFebruary26. Duringthismeet,seniorAmethystPolkplacedthirdinthe300Mwithatimeof42.15seconds,settinganewschoolrecord,andplaced4thinthestateinthelongjump,withaheightof16ft.and11
in.Amethystalsoplaced6thinthetriplejumpwithaheightof34ft.and10.5in. Thegirls’800MrelayconsistingofseniorsZuriPolkandAmethystPolk,juniorImaniMurray,andsophomoreMiaMeyerplaced8thinthecompetitionwithatimeof1min.and49.82seconds. Winorlose,we’llalwaysbeateam.I’llneverforgetsuchanamazingteamandI’llmisseverybodysomuch!”saidZuriPolk.SophomoreLindseyArmentroutfeels
“Winorlose,we’llalwaysbeateam.I’llneverfor-getsuchanamaz-ingteamandI’lmisseverybodysomuch!”-ZuriPolk
thesamewayabouttheseniors,claiming,“OurteamisamazingandI’mreallygoingtomisstheseniorsthatgraduatethisyear.” Duringthehurdlecompetition,Se-niorBrittneyKerseyplacedsecondinthehighjump,withaheightof5ft.and4in.LindseyArmentroutplaced5thinthepolevault,clearing9ftand6in,andalsoset-tinganewschoolrecord.SeniorShearlLevereplaced7thinthetriplejump,withaheightof34ftand9.25in. “Itfeelsreallycooltobeknownasthefifth fastest in the state, especially when thehigherranksareseniors,”statedjuniorCoreyRodriguez,theonlyboyfrokmKGtoplaceatthecompetition.Rodriguezplaced5thinthe500Mwithatimeof1
“[We]didasbestaswecouldpossiblydo.Itwasthebestseasonever.”-CoachPekarekmin.and8.74seconds.Nexttrackseason,Rodriguezwillcompetetobeknownasthefastestrunnerinthestate. “[We]didasbestaswecouldpos-siblydo.Itwasthebestseasonever,”saidcoachRudolphPekarek,simply.“It’snotallaboutwinning.Justtoknowtheyaredo-ingtheirverybest...youtakealotofprideinthat.”
KGHSwasapower-houseinsportsduringthe70s,withabasketballteamthatmadeittostatesandwon the battlefield district in1970.Thefootballteamwasamazingduringthistimeaswell. Thoughmanythingshavechangedsincethe1970s,KingGeorgeisstillontheprowl.Afterthepastyear,KingGeorgehasbouncedbackfromitsre-centathleticstruggles.WithadistrictchampionshipfromthefoxesJVbasket-ballteamasthemostrecent
athleticsuccess,itishardforKingGeorge’smostsuc-cessfulteamtoshine. EightyearsagoMr.Wil-liamCownewasthenewteacherontheblockandwaslookingtogetinvolvedearly.WhatmostpeopledonotknowisthatMr.Cownestartedtheacademicteamhis first year here and was successful during his first season.Theacademicteamisarguablythemostsuc-cessfulteamatKingGeorgeHighSchool.Theyhavegoneundefeatedthisseasonandhaveadistrictchampi-
onshiptitletoshowforit. “Theteachersteachstudentsinformationthattheycouldn‘tlearnelse-where”saidMr.Cowne.SoitmightbesafetosaythatKingGeorgeisoneofthesmartestschoolsinthedistrict.Newmembersoftheacademicteamaremoldedeveryseasonthroughauniquesystemofplayerplacement. TheFoxes’academicteamissplitintotwoteams,anAteamandaBteam.Thisseparationinteamsdoesnotsignify
asubstantialdifferentialinskillset,butinsteadaseparationinageandexperience.Thusiftheacademicteamiswin-ninganddecidetogowiththeirBteamfortheremainderofthematch,itdoesnotmeantheyarethrowinginthesubs.ItsimplymeanstheywanttogivetheBteamsomeexperience.ThissystemhasledtheFoxestowin-ningthedistricttitleandaperfectseason,goingundefeatedincompeti-tion.Infact,thefoxes
woneverygamebyamarginof100pointsormore. ThisyeartheKGHSAcademicteamwasleadbyanall-seniorlineupanditishardtoimaginethatallofthesestarscholarsareleavingforcollegeorotheraspi-rationsbeyondthewallsofthehighschool.Mr.Cowneexpectshisteamtomakeittotheregionalstageofcompetitionthisyear.Cownealsosaysthateventhoughhehasalackofupperclassmenhestillexpectsgreatthings.
SoccerTeams:KingGeorgeHighSchoolVarsity,andFredericksburgAreaSoccerAssociation(FASA)Pre-mierRebels
Position:Forward Number:20
What was your greatest soccer memory? ThedaywebeatEasternView9-1,forSteven’smom.
How long have you been playing soccer? Ihavebeenplayingfor15years.
What do you do to prepare for a game? Ilistentomusic,andsometimeschillinthehottub.
Why do you play soccer? IplaysoccerbecauseIwasborntoplayit,Iloveit,andIamgoingtogoprooneday
What do you expect out of this season? Iexpecttogoreallyfar,andwinalotthisseason
Athelete Spotlightwith
Chris Gummer
Name:ChristopherGummer Age: 18 Height:5’9” Grade:12
Do you plan on playing soccer outside of high school? Yes.Iwanttoplayincollege,andthenbecomeprointwoyears.
By: Sarah Davis
Who is your favorite pro soc-cer player? ChristianoRonoldo
By: Aylssa Newman Sleepislikefoodforthe
brain.Peopleneeditforevery-thingtheydo,evendriving.Ifpeopledonotgetenoughsleep,theywillnotbeabletofunctionespeciallywhentheyarebehindthewheel,which isverydan-gerous.Sleep iswhatkeepsaperson’sbodygoingthroughthedayandifheorshecannotgetthesleepinghourstheyneed,itwillmaketheirdaymiserable. Teensneedabout9¼hoursof sleep a night according totheNationalSleepFoundation(www.sleepfoundation.org).Thisobviouslyisveryhardforteenstogetthatamountofsleep,becausetheystayupchattingwiththeirfriends, doing homework, orjustgettinghomelatefromafterschoolactivities.Wakingupandhavingtobeatschoolataround7a.m.reallyaffectstheamountofhoursofsleepteensneed. Thelackofsleepcanlimitonesabilitytolearn,concentrate,andlisten.Afactaboutthelackofsleepisitcanalsomakepeoplemorepronetopimples,acne,andotherskindamage.TheNSFalsosaysthatitcanleadtoaggressiveorinappropriatebehavior,orevenbecomingimpatientwithotherpeople. Withthelackofsleep,teenshavetheurgetodrinkenergydrinks.
EnergydrinkssuchasMonster,Amp,andRedBullarenotthedrinkstobedrinkingespeciallyforyoungteens. “Idrinkoneenergydrinkaday.I’maddicted!”sayssopho-moreLaurenJones.Sincetheycontainsomuchcaffeine,theycancauseheartattacks,strokes,brain damage, cancer, seizers,anxietyattacks,andhighbloodpressure. Caffeinecanincreaseheartrateandbodytemperature.Toomuchofthiscancauseirregularheartbeat,excessivesweating,jitters, and anxiousness statedbyNSF. Energydrinksarenot what someone would call“energydrinks,” they actuallymakesomepeople tired.Theyrunthemdownandcomewithsideeffectsthataredangeroustotheirbodyaccordingto“EnergyDrinks:AHealthyBuzz?”(www.lifespan.org). Peopledonotrealizehowdangerousitistoconsumethem.Whenapersonstartsoffdrinkingenergydrinks,heorshewouldnotthinkorpaymindtowhatitcoulddotothem,untilitistoolate. Whenteensaretired,thefirst thing that comes to their mindsisenergydrinksbecausethey“needenergy”.Theyarenot
Statistics collected from the National Sleep Foundation website.
goingtojustthink,ohIcan’tdrinkthis,andit’sdangerous. People, especially teens,needtogetmoresleep.Itwould
helpthemalotduringtheirdaybecausetheywouldhavemoreenergyandbeabletofocusmore.
KGHS Members Show Off Their TalentsBy: Maure Buckley
The2011KingGeorgeVarietyShowfeatured26actsofstudentsandteachers.Theshow had talented singers,dancers,poetsandmusicians.TheshowwasputonbytheKGHSmusicdepartmentandwasheldintheschoolaudito-riumMarch18and19.
Theshowwashostedbythe“MastersofCeremony,”sophomoresJakeSpivakandNathan Falger, and seniorTravis Herman. They kepttheshowinterestingbetweenacts by having their ownlittleperformancesbyplay-ingred-lightgreen-lightwiththelightsguyandaskingtheperformersquestions.Theirhumorouspersonalitieskepttheaudienceamusedinawaythatonlythebestofhostscando.
Theshowopenedupwiththe KGHS Jazz Ensembleperforming the song, “TheChicken.” The first act of the showfeaturedthirteenotheracts of mostly singers and
bands.Someofthemostinter-estingandoriginalactswerethedrum-offofsophomoreDallasLedgerandhisuncleGeorgeWerbacher and theone-manbandofsophomoreMarcMillerwhoplayedtheguitaranddrumswhilesing-ing“BoyWhoBlockedHisOwnShot.”
Thefewdanceactswereasentertainingasthesingers.ThedancersofthenightwereseniorDavidDeegandancingtoavariationfromSleepingBeauty,sophomoreVirginiaMeltonperformingto“BlackandGold,”andadanceduetoffreshmenToriBailandjuniorMariahMitchellto“TheDogDaysAreOver.”
Theshowfeaturedonepoet, senior Donald Smithrecitinghispoem,“TakingaStand.”Althoughheforgotsome of his lines the first night,hiseaseonstageandthewordsofhispoemsavedhisperformanceandhewasabletocaptivatetheaudienceasthoughithadneverhap-pened.
Althoughtheshowwasmostlysingersandmusicians,itwasstillanenjoyablyshow.Everyperformancewasstageworthyandeachstudentcer-tainlyhadthetalenttohaveaspotintheshow.
The Social Network : Making of FacebookBy: Allison Trainum
HowdidFacebookbecomethe largest socialnetworkingwebsite?Well,directorDavidFincher’sTheSocialNetworktakesviewerson the journeytoexplainthemakingofFace-book.
FinchhasdirectedagoodmovieabouthowFacebookwasstarted.Thestorylinestartsoffslowandattimeshardtofollow,butintheend,itturnsouttobeaninterestingmovietowatch.When watching the movie,makesuretherearenodistrac-tionsbecausethismovieneedstheviewer’sfullattentiontobeunderstood.
The movie starts whenMarkZuckerburg(JesseEisen-berg)comeshometohisdormfrom an unsuccessful datewithgirlfriendEricaAlbright(RooneyMara)anddecidestomakea“WhichGirlisHotter?”page to send around campuswithfriend,EduardoSaverin(Andrew Garfield). Withinhours, the website has beenviewedbyhundredsofstudentsandeventuallyfallsundertheeyesoftwoHarvardstudents,CameronandtwinTylerWin-klevoss(ArmieHammer).
ThebrothersdecidethatZuck-erburgwillhelptocreateTheHarvardConnect,asocialnet-workforfellowHarvardstu-dents.Withideasfortheweb-sitealreadycreated,Zuckerburgonly had to put the site intoaction.
Instead,Markdecidestomake his own website-The-facebook.Afterseverale-mails,phonecalls,andtextmessagesexchanged toMark from theWinklevosses,theystarttoreal-izewhatZuckerburghasdone.
After Thefacebookbecomespopular,ZuckerburgandSaverindiscusswhetherthewebsiteshouldstartadvertise-mentswhenthefounderofNap-ster,SeanParker(JustinTim-berlake)meetswiththeboysforothertacticsinimprovingthewebsite,likechangingthenametojustFacebook.WhileZuck-erburg agrees with Parker’sideas,SaverinfadesnotonlyasZuckerburg’sbestfriend,butasabusinesspartner.
Parker and ZuckerburgmovetoCaliforniaandwhenSaverinrealizesthatParkernowliveswithZuckerburg,hefreez-esFacebook’sbankingaccount.
Saverinislaterapologizedtoandsignsthecontractforhisshareofthecompany(34%),withMarkowning51%andSean7%,notrealizingthatthiswillbecomeaproblem.Beforelong,Saverin’sshareofthecompanyisprac-ticallynonexistentwhenheisaskedtosignpapers.
Sixyearsgobyandwithover500millionFacebookers,ZuckerbergisintwolegalbattlesagainstSaverinbrothersfromHarvard.Intheend,theWinkle-vosseswin65milliondollarsandSaveringetsanundisclosedamountofhissharebackandisreinstatedastheFacebookco-founder.AsforZuckerburg,hebecomestheyoungestbillion-aireinhistory.
Initsopeningweek,TheSocialNetworkgrossed$22.4million in 2,771 theaters. Itdebuted as #1. In its secondweek,itremainedatnumberoneonlydropping31.2%.TheSocialNetwork received four out of five starsandhasgrossedaworld-widetotalof$220,961,293asofFebruary27,2011,becomingamustseemovie.
Senior David Deegan dancing to a variation
from Sleeping Beauty.
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FeaturesSleep is Food for the Brain
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What subjects do you teach? English9andCreativeWriting
What college did you attand? TheUniversityofMaryWashington What did you major in? ImajoredinEnglishandminoredinEducation.
How long did you at-tend college? Iwasincollegeforsevensemestersanddidstu-dentteachingduringmylastsemester. How long have you been teaching at KGHS? ThisismyfourthyearatKGHS.
Why do you enjoy teaching at KGHS? Ilovethecurricu-lumIgettoteach.IenjoythemanydifferentpersonalitiesmystudentshaveandIgettogivebacktoourcommunitythroughtheOctagonClub. What are some of your hobbies? InmysparetimeIwrite,read,bakeandwatchmarathonsofBritishTV. What do you do when you are not teaching? WhenI’mnotatwork,I’musuallygradingpapers.When I finish grading, I clean myhouse,playwithmypets,andhangoutwithfriendsandfamily.
“We’re one big theaterfamily!” JuniorReaganAndersen,whoplaysPatty, exclaimed toherfellowtheaterpeersbeforeopeningnightofYou’reagoodmanCharlieBrown.AndersenwasonlyoneofthemanytalentedstudentswhohadparticipatedintheplayforKingGeorgeHighSchool. OpeningnightwasWednes-day,February16,2011at7p.m.and$4,000worthofticketswereraisedformanydifferentshelters,includingMicahMinistries,TheHopeHouse,TheThurmanBris-benShelter,andTheHaven.AllofWednesdaynight’sproceedswenttothepeoplewholiveinshelters,whileThursday’s,Fri-day’s, and Saturday’s moneyweregiventosupportthetheaterclubforfutureperformances. Thisyear’schildren’splaycentered on the simpler dayswhereakid’sonlyconcernwasasimplethinglikegettingaValen-tine’sDaycardfromtheircrush,or attempting to fly a kite on a clearday,asCharlieBrowndid.Timeswhenall thekidsjoinedtogethertoplaybaseballagainsteachother, orwere convincedthataFirtreegrowsactualfurforcoats.Timeswhenlittlegirlsonlycaredaboutbecomingafuturequeenandbeingjustlikethecoolkidsorevenwhenablanketwasaperson’sbestfriend.Theplaybroughtoutthesilly,carelessnessofall thechildren in thewell-knownshow,ThePeanuts,andwiththehelpofthecastmem-bers,portrayeditinamannerthattickles the crowd as they flashed backtowhentheyusedtobeanadolescent.SeniorErinDuncan,director,succeededinbringingoutthenaïveandinnocentwaysofthecharactersinYou’reagoodmanCharlieBrown,makingita
familyfuneventtowatch.Soph-omoreNicoleWoodwentwithfriends,andagreed,“Theplaywasverynice,Ilikedit.” Intheplay,CharlieBrown,himself, (junior David Flick-inger)struggleswithacrushontheLittleRedheadedGirl(seniorKasey Tyson) but like everyyoung boy, he cannot find the
couragetospeaktoher.LucyVanPelt(juniorRayCelesteTanner)wasbeingrejectedbyherownlove, Schroeder (junior ShakoIosava)butwastooobliviouslyinvolvedinherdreamofbecom-ingQueenandplayingpsychia-tristtonoticehedoesnotlikeher.SallyBrown(sophomoreTabithaConnor)begantofailherclassesbecauseoftheobsessionshehastobejustlikeLucywhileLinusVanPelt(juniorTrentonFines)remainedhopelesslyattachedtohisblanket. Inonescene,theentiregroupgatheredforabase-
ballgamebutonlytohaveCharlieBrownstrikeoutwhentheLittleRedheadedGirlwasspottedinthestands, losingthegameforhisfriends.EvenSnoopy(soph-omoreEmilyHall)gotexercisewith Patty (ReaganAndersen)whentheywentonarabbithunt,bothofthemcompletelyimper-vioustothefactthattherabbits
wereintheoppositedirectionthatSnoopyandPattywererunning. Laughterwasheardinthecrowdsamongpeopleofallagesas thecastmembersperfectedtheirroles,bringingtheshow’scharacterstolife.Relationshipsbetweensiblingsandfriendsweremaderealonstage,butintheendthe cast remained even closerthanbefore. “It’sverystressful,”asjuniorDavidFlickingersaid,“butintheenditallpaysoffandyoufeelgreat.” Assistantdirectorandstagemanager, sophomore Lauren
By: Nicole Josemans
Members of the play prepare fot the show.
DiRageo-Duncan,agreed,saying,“It’sbeenalotoffunandalotofhardworkcausemysisterisdirect-ingitandso,youknow,sisters,wekindofclashsometimes.Butwealwaysgetthroughit.”Shealsoadded,“Andeverytimesomeonemessesup,Richardsgoes,‘Thankyoufortheopportunity’andit’salearningexperience.That’sprettymuchwhatitmeans,welearnfromourmistakes.”
Thecasthadpreviouslypre-formedthenightbeforeWednes-dayatadressrehearsaltoovereighty people without homes,including children. Everyoneloved it, cast members said.“Toothpaste, along with otheritemshadalreadybeencollected[fordonation],”saidDavidRich-ards,theaterteacher. “ImeanIfeelgoodaboutit,Iguess.It’snotjustmyproduc-tion; it’s everybody’s. I’ve only evercalled thismyplayonce,becauseit’snotmyplay.IthinkforwhatwehadwithRichardsstaying out of the room at alltimes,wedidaprettygoodjob,”directorDuncansaidafterwards.“It’sgotsomework,butit’sopen-ingnight.” Alotofeffortwasnotonlyputintotheplayitself,butthescen-eryandstageworkaswell.OneofthescenicartistsforYou’reagoodmanCharlieBrown,seniorErikaHiggins, isamongmanyotherstudentswhoassistedintheconstructionoftheplay.“I’mascenicartist.Iputmyinputontheset but I didn’t actually design it; ItwasallRichards.”
(Insert name here) likes your status, your picture, your comment, etc.
6. The Quiz Meister - This person constantly posts the results of the new quiz they took.
No one cares what season you are, or if you were a color, what you would be.
7. The Drama Queen - They update their status to something directed to one person and the problem they have with them.
While quite entertaining, you should try to confront the person face to face. Confrontation is good, plus, you just make yourself look dramatic all the time.
8. The Animal Profile - They have no pictures of themselves, just their ani-mals.
As cute as your cat Fluffy is, she is not you, so people will have a hard time identifying you.
9. The Filterless - They will post updates about everything, even when it is something you would never, ever want to know.
This is pretty self explanatory. Keep it to yourself.
1. The Gamer - The invites and updates never stop.
(Insert name here) just reached level 60 on Mafia Wars! (No one cares.)
2. The Event Coordinator - They invite everyone to everything.
Random girl who I do not know, or have even heard of for that matter, no I do not want to attend your Sweet 16.
3. The Desperate Marketer- Their idea of marketing Facebook is to spam all their friends with a “become a fan of ____” requests.
“Would you like to become a fan of a website that you have never visited to make me look cool and publicized?” No, I would not.
4. The Horrible Photo Tagger - They will tag you in ANYTHING, despite whether it is something that you would want your family members or co-workers to see or not.
This is aimed to all those party ani-mals that got a little camera happy at that crazy party last weekend.
5. The Annoying One a.k.a The Rash - This person will follow you around Facebook and comment on everything you do. Mo
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By: Sarah Davis
Luray Caverns: DiscoverBy: Breanna Hoskins
“Discoverthebeauty.Discover the wonder. Dis-coverthefun.Discoverthescenery.Discovertheextraor-dinary,”isthethemestatedontheLurayCavernswebsite(www.luraycavens.com).
Thereissomuchscen-erytoexploreintheAppa-lachian Mountains in Vir-ginia, includingthefamousLurayCaverns.Thecavernsare located in Luray, VA,about 95 miles from KingGeorge.Attractionsincludethecaverns, theLurayVil-lageMuseum, theCarandCarriageCaravanMuseum,andtheGardenMaze.
While exploring thecaverns,peoplewearhead-phonestolistentothehistoryofthecaverns.Thetourofthecavernsisaboutanhourlong.Ateachsection,thereisasignwithanumberonit.Thetouristpunchesinthenumberandlearnsaboutthesection.Forexample,whenpeoplegettotheDreamLake,theaudiosays,“DreamLakeisthelargestbodyofwaterinthecaverns.Thissparkling
lake reflects a myriad of fan-tastic forms and creates amirrorimageoftheabundantstalactiteshangingfromtheceiling.”Neartheendofthetour,touristswillseetheGreatStalacpipeOrgan,locatedintheCathedral.TheGreatSta-lacpipeOrganistheworld’slargestmusicalinstrument. AlsoneartheendofthetouristheWishingWell.Just likeanyotherwishingwell,peopletosscoinsinthewaterandmakeawish.Everyyear,thepoolisdrainedandthe money is donated formedicalresearch,educationalgrants,andtootherworthycharitable and nonprofit orga-nizations.Forexample,theyhavedonatedthemoneytotheMarchofDimes,Ameri-canHeartAssociation,Amer-icanCancerSociety,andtheMuscularDystrophyAssoci-ationinpreviousyears.Thefirst year they drained the poolwas in1954and theycollected $1,700. In 2010,$144,194wascollected.Sincetheystartedtodrainthepool,$897,933.32hasbeentossedintheWishingWell TheLurayVillageMuseumisacrossthestreetfromthe
caverns.Themuseumpres-entstheearlycultureoftheShenandoahValley.Itdis-playsitemsfrompre-contactnativepeoplestolifeinthe1920s.ThecenterpieceofthecollectionisaSwissbibleintheGermanvernacularfrom1356, which connects thevalley’shistoryanddevelop-mentoftheEuropeanimmi-grantswhosettledthere. Next is the Car andCarriageCaravanMuseum,locatedbythecaverns.Themuseumpresents restoredcars,carriages,coaches,andcustoms ranging from the1720stothe1940s.Somehighlightsofthecollectionsare the 1892 Benz, 1840
The Dream Lake, where the water plays illusions on people’s minds
See Attractions on Page 8.A few of the Antique Cars at the Car and Carriage Museum
FEATURE/ OPINION PAGE 7King George High School’s Place for News King George High School’s Place for News
King George’s Theater Takes on Charlie Brown
“Theplaywasverynice,Ilikedit.”-NicoleWood
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Janet Petit By: Aubrey Brown Everyone knows what
teachershavetoputupwith,anditisnoteasy.Theyhavetokeepkidsinlineandteachusthe education we need; without them, students would not bewheretheyarenow.Theques-tionis,dotheygetpaidenough?Istheirsalaryreallyacceptablewhen they influence the future ofourcountry?
Most people know thelowsalarythat teachersearn,buthavetheyevergottenaraiseworkinginKingGeorge?Ms.MelissaCampbell,aninthgradeEnglishteacher,exclaimed,“Weasteachershavenotgottenanyincreaseinpaymentfor4yearswhichmeanswehavenotgottenanincreaseinmoney.Itwouldbeeasiertoacceptifthesamezeroraisedsalarywentacrossthewhole school communityratherthaneveryonehavingdif-ferentsalaries.”
Mrs.JenniferCollins,anadministrator,alsoknowsit ishardtonothavearaiseforawhilewhenshewasinthatsamesituationatonepoint.“It isatouchysubject,buteverysitu-ation is different and it is diffi-cultnothavingthatraise,itgoesaroundeverystateanditisnotjustusthatarehavingthatprob-lem.”
Althoughitisapparentthatteachersdonotearnasmuchastheyshould,therearestillmanyopinionsabouttheirjob.“Teach-ingisnotforthemoney,weearnallthemoneywegetbecausewework.Youhavetodowhatyouhavetodotogetmoneyandyouhavetoraiseyourfamilyandbeabletolivewithwhatyouhave.Makingmoneyisnotthereasonwhywe’rehere,”statedMrs.Collins,tryingtoshowthattheyarealltheretodowhattheyhavetodo.
“IlovemyjobandwhatIdo.Ididnotgointoteachingtomakemoney,butIstillneedto
Why Teachers Teach: It Is Not All About Money
beabletoliveonwhatImake,”statedMrs.Campbell.
Toaddontothat,Mr.JimMoyer,anEarthSciencealsoanAstronomyteacher,exclaimed,“Ihavebeenworkingforsuchalongtime,Ihavecometoreal-izethatkidsmakemewanttostayandcontinuemyjob.”
Somepeopleevenbelievethatmoneyisthereasontoleavetheprofession,butMrs.Camp-bell could disagree, “I couldneverstopteaching.”Butwhataboutthelowsalary?Littledopeople know, Ms. Campbellalsoworksapart timejobtomakeupforthelostmoneyoverthe4years.“Iwilljustcontinueaparttimejobifthatiswhatittakes.”
Also,asurprisingfactisthatsometeachersspendmoneyon students; not the school’s moneybut theirown.Outofpocketexpensesareon themjusttoprovideforthestudents,althoughitisnotanexpectationtodoso,someteachersfeelwhat
Statistics collected from Virginia’s Department of Education website.theyuseinclasscanaffectstu-dentslearningtechniques.“Weteachers put in an incredibleamountoftimeandnevertakebreaks,”Ms.Campbellsaysassheagreesthatteachersshouldearnmore.
Thequestionthatpeoplewonderthemostiswhatmakesthemwanttostaysobadly?Ifapersonhasalowsalary,whynotquitandmoveon?Thetruthisteachershavemoretothemthanstudentsreallysee.Behindallofthatyellingandworktheyareassigning,theyreallydocareforthestudents.Ms.Campbellstated,“Honestly,thekidsmakemewanttostay.IcouldneverimagineleavingmyjobbecauseIloveopeningupkids’eyesandshowing them what they canlearnandwhatispossible.”
So,beforestudentsthinkteachersarejustmeangrown-upswhohavenothingbettertodothanruintheirlives,thetruthisteachersdocareforstudentsandtheyarepartofthereasonthattheystay.
The Wishing Well, where a total of $897,933.32 has been collected since 1954.
Conestoga Wagon, 1908BakerElectric,1913Stan-leyStreamer,andRudolphValentino’s 1925 RollsRoyce.
Beside the Car andCarriageCaravanMuseumistheGardenMaze.Whenenteringthemaze,peoplearehandedaslipofpaper.Theslipofpaperhasfourboxes.Forthefourboxes,therearefourgoalswhichhavestamps.Onceapersonfinds a goal, he or she stamps theboxthatgoeswiththegoal. Once the person finds thefourgoals,theyreveala message.The messageisthethemeofthemaze.
Halfwaythroughthemaze,thereisaplatformwhichishighenoughtoshowthewholemaze.Somepeoplemight use this to find their way out while others donotpayattentionandkeepongoing.Themazecanbeconfusingandfrustrating,butfunatthesametime. LurayCavernsis a great place to visit.It is inthemountains,sopeople who love natureand mountain scenerywill loveLuray.Lurayisalsoforpeoplewholovetohearabouthistoryandhowbeautifulthings,suchasthecaverns,arecreatedandfounded.
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PAGE 8King George High School’s Place for News
Guess That Senior This senior was born in Panama
City, FL, but raised in KG since she was 2! She wants a 1956 candy apple red Dodge Coronet, however her favorite color is green. Boston and Maggie are her two dogs; she also has a couple cats. Kati Bulluck is her best friend. Her middle name is Elizabeth and she likes to watch baseball. “I like to act and plan on becoming rather famous!”
Born and raised in Maryland, this senior loves boxing and the color red. He plans to go to college for criminal justice, and was best friends with Antho-ny Feather. He has lived in King George since the end of his 6th grade year and has one mean dog! His middle name is Donnel and he wants a Bugatti car.
CAN YOU GUESS THESE SENIORS?
Who’s your favorite KGHS teacher? Mr.Richards
What was your favorite subject during high school, and why? Science,becauseyougettolearnabouttheworldaroundyou,whatmakesitup,andyougettodissectthings,that’stheawesomepart.
What’s your most memorable moment of your high school years? PlayingsoftballandthelovelyadventureswithSarahDavis.
What sports have you played? Ididwintertrackforhalfayear,andlet’sjustsayit’stoocold,andsoftballofcourse.
What high school clubs were you apart of? OctagonClub,FrenchClub,andFutureEducator’sAssociation.
What college are you attending? IwillbeattendingRandolph-MaconCollege.
What are you going to major in? Iplanondoublemajor-inginElementaryEducationand Biology; a weird combi-nation,butwithoutscience,IthinkIwouldbebored.
Do you plan to live in KG after college? IthinkthatlivinginKingGeorge would work for me; I likeithere,forthemostpart.I’velivedinalotofplaces,andIkindofdon’tfeellikemovinganymore.
Where do you see your-self in 10 years? Intenyears,Iseemyselfwhereverlifemaytakeme.
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