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Bear Facts 25¢ Volume 1 Number 7 May 2011 700 S. Morrow St., Mena, Arkansas 71953 The A PUBLICATION OF MENA HIGH SCHOOL The editorial cartoon is on p. 2. See prom photos, p. 4-5. Thor reviewed on p. 7. Ladycat soccer sets high standards for next year by Morgan Fletcher The Mena Ladycat soccer team has had an outstanding 2011 season. Starting this year with a tough line-up, the Ladycats played most of their non-conference games against 6 and 7-A schools throughout Arkansas. Making it through with alternating wins and losses, the girls managed to come out with positive attitudes about their up- coming conference season. The Ladycats attended the El Dorado Tournament on Saturday, March 12. They played two games, winning both, which put them in the final game against the El Dorado varsity girls. The Ladycats won 1-0. The Mena girls returned home with a shiny trophy, which also happens to be the first trophy the Ladycat Soccer Team has claimed. Although they had a short intermission for spring break, the girls came back ready to kick off their conference season. On March 1 the Cats played the first conference game against the Clarksville Panthers, winning the game 4-0 and also winning the following two games against Wickes and Dardanelle by far. On April 12 the girls traveled to DeQueen, playing a back-and-forth game, until the Leopards scored a single goal, winning the game 1-0. For senior night, the Cats got another chance to play DeQueen. This game was a success for the girls; they won the game 2-1. The rest of the season the Ladycats didn’t lose a game, ending the year with a 7-1 record. By only losing one game, the Ladycats earned the title of Region 2, 4-A Conference Champs, which placed them as the first seed in Region 2 for the 2011 State Tournament held in Jonesboro. Their first game was against Conway Christian. The Ladycats were defeated in the “mud-bath” of a game they played, ending the season. Although the girls had an abrupt ending to their season, all in all, they had an exceptional season and are looking forward to next year. New delegates chosen for Boys’ and Girls’ State by Leonna Smith Mena High School’s 20 new members of Boys’ State and Girls’ State were announced on Friday, May 20. In order to be considered for a position in the delegation, students had to sign up and interview. The American Legion sponsors Boys’ State, and the American Legion Auxiliary is the sponsor of Girls’ State. This program gives students the opportunity to learn more about government by participating in many activities including listening to various public officials, participating in mock elections, and running for political office. Students selected for Boys’ State include Zac Anderle, Brenden Daniels, Andrew Ellison, Lucas Head, Britain Morris, Dakota Rapp, Keegan Tatsch, and Justin Wiseman. Students chosen for Girls’ State are Victoria Boydstun, Carolyn Cobb, Morgan Fletcher, Senia Garcia, Ashlyn Godfrey, Dani Lindsey, Kristen Manasco, Adrienne Rose, Kaitlyn Schoeppey, Tiffany Sides, Flannery Wilson, and Sasha Zavala. The Boys’ State and Girls’ State delegates usually attend a week-long camp that focuses on politics, leadership, and government. Famous alumni of the Boys’ and Girls’ State programs include Neil Armstrong, Tom Brokaw, Bill Clinton, Mike Huckabee, Michelle D. Johnson, Michael Jordan, Rush Limbaugh, George Pataki, Jane Pauley, Harry Reid, and Mark Wahlberg. TWENTY MENA HIGH students were selected as delegates to the 74th Annual Arkansas Boys’ and Girls’ State. (photo by Manda Ham) AT THE ARKANSAS State FFA competition, Keegan Tatsch, Leigha Smith, Rachel Collins, and Claire Williamson receive third place in the Food Science category. (photo by Britain Morris)

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Bear Facts 25¢

Volume 1 Number 7 May 2011 700 S. Morrow St., Mena, Arkansas 71953

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A PUBLICATION OF MENA HIGH SCHOOL

The editorial cartoon is on p. 2.

See prom photos, p. 4-5.

Thor reviewed on p. 7.

Ladycat soccer sets high standards for next yearby Morgan Fletcher

The Mena Ladycat soccer team has had an outstanding 2011 season. Starting this year with a tough line-up, the Ladycats played most of their non-conference games against 6 and 7-A schools throughout Arkansas. Making it through with alternating wins and losses, the girls managed to come out with positive attitudes about their up-coming conference season.

The Ladycats attended the El Dorado Tournament on Saturday, March 12. They played two games, winning both, which put them in the final game against the El Dorado varsity girls. The Ladycats won 1-0. The Mena girls returned home with a shiny trophy, which also happens to be the first trophy the Ladycat Soccer Team has claimed. Although they had a short intermission for spring break, the girls came back ready to kick off their conference season. On March 1 the Cats played the first conference game

against the Clarksville Panthers, winning the game 4-0 and also winning the following two games against Wickes and Dardanelle by far. On April 12 the girls traveled to DeQueen, playing a back-and-forth game, until the Leopards scored a single goal, winning the game 1-0. For senior night, the Cats got another chance to play DeQueen. This game was a success for the girls; they won the game 2-1. The rest of the season the Ladycats didn’t lose a game, ending the year with a 7-1 record. By only losing one game, the Ladycats earned the title of Region 2, 4-A Conference Champs, which placed them as the first seed in Region 2 for the 2011 State Tournament held in Jonesboro. Their first game was against Conway Christian. The Ladycats were defeated in the “mud-bath” of a game they played, ending the season.

Although the girls had an abrupt ending to their season, all in all, they had an exceptional season and are looking forward to next year.

New delegates chosen for Boys’ and Girls’ Stateby Leonna Smith

Mena High School’s 20 new members of Boys’ State and Girls’ State were announced on Friday, May 20. In order to be considered for a position in the delegation, students had to sign up and interview.

The American Legion sponsors Boys’ State, and the American Legion Auxiliary is the sponsor of Girls’ State. This program gives students the opportunity to learn more about government by participating in many activities including listening to various public officials, participating in mock elections, and running for political office.

Students selected for Boys’ State include Zac Anderle, Brenden Daniels,

Andrew Ellison, Lucas Head, Britain Morris, Dakota Rapp, Keegan Tatsch, and Justin Wiseman. Students chosen for Girls’ State are Victoria Boydstun, Carolyn Cobb, Morgan Fletcher, Senia Garcia, Ashlyn Godfrey, Dani Lindsey, Kristen Manasco, Adrienne Rose, Kaitlyn Schoeppey, Tiffany Sides, Flannery Wilson, and Sasha Zavala.

The Boys’ State and Girls’ State delegates usually attend a week-long camp that focuses on politics, leadership, and government. Famous alumni of the Boys’ and Girls’ State programs include Neil Armstrong, Tom Brokaw, Bill Clinton, Mike Huckabee, Michelle D. Johnson, Michael Jordan, Rush Limbaugh, George Pataki, Jane Pauley, Harry Reid, and Mark Wahlberg.

TWENTY MENA HIGH students were selected as delegates to the 74th Annual Arkansas Boys’ and Girls’ State. (photo by Manda Ham)

AT THE ARKANSAS State FFA competition, Keegan Tatsch, Leigha Smith, Rachel Collins, and Claire Williamson receive third place in the Food Science category. (photo by Britain Morris)

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The Bear Facts, a publication of Mena High School, is published monthly October through May by MHS journalism students and is printed by the Mena Star. The Bear Facts is a member of the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association, the American Scholastic Press Association, and the Southern Interscholastic Press Association. Editorials and letters to the editor refl ect the views of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect those of the staff or school. All letters must be signed, and all published letters will include the author’s name.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Morgan Fletcher; NEWS EDITOR: Kyle Saulsbury; NEWS REPORTERS: Heather Eikenberg, Morgan Fletcher, Manda Ham, Ashton LaCoste, Dani Lindsey, Mat Meade, Justin Sattler, Kyle Saulsbury, Courtney Shaw, Leonna Smith, Flannery Wilson; EDITORIAL COLUMNIST: Flannery Wilson; FEATURE PAGE EDITOR: Kyle Saulsbury; VARSITY SPORTS EDITOR: Mat Meade; SPORTS COLUMNIST: Mat Meade; SPORTS PAGE EDITOR: Mat Meade; SPORTS REPORTER: Courtney Shaw; CLUB PAGE EDITOR: Dani Lindsey; ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR/COLUMNIST: Heather Eikenberg; CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER: Justin Sattler; ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHERS: Heather Eikenberg, Morgan Fletcher, Manda Ham, Dani Lindsey, Mat Meade, Kyle Saulsbury, Leonna

Smith, Flannery Wilson; ADVERTISING MANAGER: Manda Ham; CHIEF TYPIST: Dani Lindsey; ASSISTANT TYPIST: Flannery Wilson; EXCHANGE EDITOR: Manda Ham; CIRCULATION MANAGERS: Manda Ham, Leonna Smith; STAFF ARTIST: Flannery Wilson; PAGE DESIGN by Desktop Publishing Students: Alex Atchley, Nicole Bobo, Ethan Campbell, Nick Crawford, Jasper Davis, Aly Decoux, Melody Dedmon, Cassie Gear, Katelyn Graves, Manda Ham, Bradley Howard, Jennifer Howard, Aaron Johnson, Dani Lindsey, Ashley Maechler, Jordan Newman, Kyle Saulsbury, Kaitlyn Schoeppey, Phillip Schuller, Leigha Smith, Sammie Talamantez, Cecilia Thulin, Stephanie Vidrine, Daniele Williams, Marissa Willis, and Flannery Wilson; ADVISER: Lisa Schuller

Why should students cram for hours? Is it really worth it?by Flannery Wilson

For the 2010-2011 school year, Mena High adopted a new policy summed up to be fewer school days missed equals fewer semester tests taken. For some students this is a really great thing, but for others it’s not so great.

The policy is that for each semester, a student must have an A, B, or C in a class to be exempt from semester tests. However, there’s a catch. If a student has an A, he or she is allowed three absences, excused OR un-excused. For a B, the allowance is two absences, and for a C, only one absence is allowed. The semester exam is mandatory for students with Ds or Fs.

This policy, in my opinion and seemingly the school’s opinion, is good because it keeps kids in school. Instead of just skipping school or not going because students “kind-of” feel a little sick or tired, students now will hopefully want to be in school. More kids in school means a higher attendance rate for the school, which looks good on their part.

There do seem to be many things overlooked though with this policy; for example, sick days. If a student is legitimately sick - throwing up, fever, the fl u, etc., then he or she really should NOT come to school. Even if there is no doctor’s note but the student might have a fever and are contagious, he or she really should not be at school making students AT school become at risk of getting sick. Sick days are NOT excused for the policy, which in my opinion isn’t a very good idea. Another reason why the policy needs to be maybe reworked is because family affairs are not excused either. What if a student’s parent or grandparent dies suddenly? This seems a little harsh, but it can happen. If a student has to miss school for an event like this, the absence isn’t excused. These things, sickness and family matters, are reasons for absences that students can’t help. And I didn’t even mention the “excused absences.” These consist of school activities, and, oh wait . . . that seems to be all that’s excused. There are things called academic free days though, that some students get for testing profi cient on certain exams from the previous year. But only SOME students get these, and they must be cleared with teachers the day BEFORE the absence. So this is good, sort of I guess. Overall, I do think the school’s policy is good, but maybe it should be reworked a little. Or a lot.

Editorial: Make the effort; earn the titleIs graduating with honors in high school even as big of a deal as it used to be?

It seems to me that students these days keep getting lazier, and they don’t want to work a little bit harder for what can be a big reward. Not only do they get to stand out at graduation wearing a white stole over their shoulders to distinguish hard work throughout high school, but graduating with honors also looks very good on a college transcript.

Although some students get into their college of choice by taking the minimum amount of classes, graduating with honors could possibly make the difference between getting accepted or not. So why take the risk of not getting into college if all it takes is a few extra classes your senior year? Even though I think your ACT score and your grade point average matter a more than whether or not you graduate with honors, it doesn’t hurt to make that one last effort in high school and earn the title of honor graduate the rest of your life.

Taking higher level classes can be a big deciding factor in getting accepted into a college. For instance most colleges make a strong point to look at your math classes, so if you decide to take Algebraic Connections instead of taking an upper level math class like Trig or Pre-Cal or Algebra 3, it could be the deciding factor in your acceptance to a college.

So graduating with honors isn’t a life or death matter, but I still feel that students should strive to make the extra effort to at least say they graduated with honors.

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From high school to middle school and beyond: history repeats itselfby Kyle Saulsbury

At the northern end of Mena Street stands a building that has been a major part of this town for several decades. In 1942, it was built as Mena High School. Thirty-four years later it was changed into a middle school, as a new high school had been built on Morrow Street. Then, on the evening of April 9, 2009, a date which still incites memories of devastation and terrible loss for many, this middle school suffered extensive damage from a late-night tornado that ravaged Mena. The school was quickly condemned, deemed unsafe by the school board. It soon became a widespread realization that the class of 2012 had, in effect, become the last class to “graduate” from that particular school. The toll that the school took was evident everywhere; damage could be seen from the outside of the building, heavy destruction struck the inside, and what were at one time the middle school’s cafeteria and multi-purpose auditorium, both of which were not only used for school-related purposes but also for public occasions, were reduced to piles of rubble in minutes. However, this tragic occurrence wasn’t to be the end of this historic building.

The main school building and the plot of land just northeast of it were purchased by Walter Deetz, a retired engineer from New Jersey. Many may know him as the father of Mena High junior Jason Deetz. Reconstruction and repairs were soon underway on the old school, directed by Walter Deetz; he hired several individual local contractors to work on specific jobs throughout the school, such as painting, cleaning, roofing, reinstalling windows, repairing interior and exterior walls, and anything else that needed to be done. Deetz intends on transforming the former school rooms into space that can be used by local businesses. As opposed to two years ago, the outside of the building now looks pristine, if still rather unembellished. The interior and exterior of the building have not yet been completed, as Deetz has left the former school open to be used for a variety of purposes. Space may be leased to practically any businesses as offices, restaurants, shops, etc. Since there has been nothing set in stone as to the purpose for which the school will be used, final detailed work remains unfinished.The remainder of the MMS property—everything on the opposite side of the river, including the gymnasium, bus barn, parking lot, and special needs building—was purchased by The Crossing Center, a newly-established community center. The Crossing Center is still partnered with Mena Public Schools in regard to the use of the bus barn and special needs building; the special needs building is currently being used by the schools for commodities. Pastor Victor Rowell of the The Crossing Center states that after the new high school is completed, The Crossing Center will be able to utilize the special needs building for young children. Many high school students here are affiliated with The Crossing Center and are familiar with the involvement this establishment has had in the community, such as hosting meetings for worship, basketball and volleyball nights, and elementary and middle school sports jamborees.

What many citizens of Mena often don’t recognize is that this old school-turned-business opportunity and religious enterprise is far more than just an aged building; there is a surprising connection in the history of the old middle school to that of this high school. What was once Mena Middle School has been through an evolution of sorts that the current high school is also soon to experience. The old middle school, as mentioned before, was

once a high school in its earliest years; that is, before it was converted to a middle school after the installation of this high school in 1977. In just the same way, this high school will soon be turned into the new Mena Middle School when high schoolers start going over to the new building. This may cause many current and future high school students to wonder: When might the new high school eventually be turned into another middle school? What will become of the middle school that will be replaced? A quick look at how much larger the new high school is than the old one may also cause some to speculate on how much larger newly-constructed schools shall continue to become. History is in the process of repeating itself in Mena with the twist of a new generation, and questions arise as to what will happen, but only time will tell for certain.

WHAT WAS ONCE Mena Middle School has been through and is still experiencing a transformation that this high school has yet to undergo. (photo by Kyle Saulsbury)

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McMaster retires after twenty-two yearsby Heather Eikenberg

Michael McMaster, an icon here at Mena High School, is retiring at semester’s end after 22 years of service to the district. Throughout his career, he has experienced many changes in the education world.

When asked for the thing that he would miss about the high school, McMaster said,

“The thing that I would miss about the high school is the kids and interacting with them. I really enjoy interacting with them. I will miss all of my friends that I have made up here . . . the teachers, all of the custodians and everybody else.” McMaster started his career as a substitute teacher for Mena.

McMaster, known for his sunny disposition, will certainly be missed.

SENIOR MYRANDA VAUGHN is surrounded by friends and family while signing with the Henderson Reddies volleyball team. (staff photo)

SENIOR BEARCAT BASEBALL players enjoy their last time in their home dugout at McMillan baseball field. (photo by Tammy Venable).

Should the U.S. drill for oil at home?by Heather Eikenberg

Mena residents are complaining about increasing gas prices. More and more residents worry about wars in foreign countries and the oil supplies that we get from them. Sadly, this concern is the result of a lot of junk politics which promote the false belief that a significant amount of foreign oil is imported from Middle Eastern countries. If oil companies increased drilling in the United States and reduced dependency on foreign oil providers, there’d be no more worrying about gas prices being raised due to the cost of importation.

Larry Cates is a Mena resident and an instrumentation technician for British Petroleum (BP) on the North Slope of Alaska. Instrumentation systems require oversight from an instrumentation technician, and such systems can be found in a wide variety of places such as chemical plants, petroleum refineries, canneries and food processing plants, power stations, and agencies that control and monitor air and water pollution.

These industries require extremely precise measuring and monitoring equipment to regulate flow and pressure rates, keep track of production, manage power use, and ensure safety.

As for domestic drilling, Cates said, “If we drill here in the United States we would create more jobs for U.S. citizens and it would benefit us in the long run. The reason why we would need to drill here is to be dependent on our own oil and to possibly even bring down gas prices. I think it is about time we were independent on our oil. What are stopping us from drilling here are the laws and regulations that are set. It’s not against the law that we drill here, but the government still makes it very difficult for us. This means that we lose the opportunity to better people with the job opportunities that we can offer them with drilling in the United States.”

Think of all the possibilities that would open up if oil companies drilled here in the United States. Until they do, Americans are stuck with importing foreign oil.

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The mighty Thor strikes a winby Taylor Betz

Marvel Studios is slowly building up to The Avengers, the culmination of all their previous out-puts to make a large-scale superhero team motion picture epic. Over the last three years they’ve been building up the members of The Avengers by giving them a solo flick detailing their origins. While rich business men building iron suits or scientists getting a dose of gamma to turn into green monsters might seem a tad bit ‘out there,’ Marvel’s hardest sell comes here; Norse mythology. The grandeur and theatrics of these Gods and their often ludicrous, though entirely awesome, powers and weapons will take time to adapt to, but it’s just as entertaining as both Iron Man films. In Thor (Chris Hemsworth), we see the god of thunder as an arrogant man, unclear how to rule over Asgard without sheer, barbaric violence. It’s because of his reckless actions that his father Odin, (Anthony Hopkins), banishes him of his power and his realm, placing Thor on Earth until he is worthy to wield the powers he once possessed. Upon arriving on Earth, Thor meets up with a scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who with the assist of her friends, attempts to discover exactly who this man is that claims he is Thor. It’s expected that most of the humor draws from the social differences Thor has with Earth’s more, polite customs (such as smashing a cup of coffee promptly after drinking it, declaring it’s great, and he wants another). All while Thor tries to recover Mjolnir (his mighty hammer, banished to Earth with him) and get back home. Loki, Thor’s brother and the God of Mischief, begins scheming to get his way to the throne of Asgard. Loki is portrayed by Tom Hiddleston, and his plotline is played up with Shakespeare dramatics and proves to be an emotional fascinating venture.

In essence, that’s what keeps this film afloat, not that it’s drowning at any point. Director Kenneth Branagh has a Shakespeare background to his credit, so it’s appropriate he brings some of that here. It allows Thor to be more than a big, mighty gods kickin’ up dirt type deal; you

can genuinely feel for these characters. That said, Thor doesn’t lack in the action department. Early on in the film we get an awesome fight where Thor, Sif and the Warriors Three face off against a load of Frost Giants. Branagh impresses in these special effects heavy sequences, not making too many cuts as it creates a jarring effect, instead extending so as to continuously observe the mighty powers these characters possess. Besides boasting its visually fantastic action scenes, Thor strikes lighting with this electric cast. Obvious to point out is Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman, bringing a great menace/deep thoughtfulness and potent curiosity to their performances respectfully. The real star-makers here are Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. Hemsworth is physically imposing, and he just basically is charming from scene one. In the land where gods regularly have massive feasts and large-scale battles, it makes sense that Thor would have a carelessness to him and be playful. With all these ideas, it’d seem a challenge, but Hemsworth just rocks it in every way. On the opposite end of the scale is Hiddleston who draws both sympathy and frustration to his role, becoming a ‘villain’ who one could nearly argue for. There’s certainly a bit of dimension to this film, and the cast has a lot to do with it.

Marvel continues to do it. Just at about a decade ago wanting to adapt a Norse god into a super-hero character would just seem like the silliest thing possible, and it still is in ways, but it’s official that it can work. The cats at Marvel can now check another one of their list. That said, as much as I admire them for placing particular characters throughout their films in order to connect them, there was a very wasteful use of that here. Without going too much or detail or being too nerdy, I’ll say that a prominent Marvel character pops up in here (presumably to establish him and his subsequent appearance in The Avengers), and it pleased my fan boy wishes, but he really doesn’t do anything it all. It just felt like they were trying too hard or not trying enough. With that nit-wit out of the way, I must say that this is just a stellar way to begin the summer movie season. It’s got roughly everything you need to make a mass appeal regardless of its source material, and the icing on the cake is that it’s actually good. Gods be praised, Thor is great.

Film review

Paul comes to alienate humblyby Taylor Betz

Greg Mottola’s science fiction-rooted comedy is a cultural clash of funny business packed with enough geeky references and atheistic overtones to turn off most, but completely entertain the few. Comedic duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, best known for their work on Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, co-write and star in Mottola’s sophomore effort, Paul. In it, British comic book nerds Graeme and Clive come to America for a tour of supposed UFO spots. Upon their journey they meet a real-life green man, the title character Paul, of whom they pick up and attempt to assist as he tries to avoid the FBI and phone home. It’s chalked to the brim with various Spielberg references among other pieces of space-oriented pop culture. Paul is beyond a doubt destined to hit the cult status in the vein of Shaun, but the question lies in whether or not others can thoroughly enjoy it.

While the foreign quirk of Pegg’s and Frost’s previous films was a key aspect to its amusement, here in the plains of America the game has changed, and apparently this means filling out the supporting cast with Judd Apatow regulars. Seth Rogan lends his voice to Paul, whose humor first runs as being a little self-aware alien guy, and evolves into more directly crude dialogue. What separates Paul from former Pegg/Frost collaborations isn’t just the setting but the type of humor. In here it’s broader, jokes

aren’t slyly placed at opportune times, and they’re loud and seemingly rarely branch from the scene at hand. But the homage factor plays a key here; while Shaun or Hot Fuzz were more or less satires, Paul is more of an out-loud commentary as opposed to a thoughtful tongue-in-cheek recreation. With that in mind, it’s actually not a bad thing.

Sure, I might have preferred a wittier way to bring the funny, but the funny is still here, thus showing their keen ability to make even traditional less subtle humor funny. Onward to the cast: it’s strong. Jason Bateman is doing some of his best work in a long time, playing against type. Other notables include current Saturday Night Live members Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig as a dumb-witted low-level FBLI agent and a Jesus-praising RV parking place owner, respectively. Pegg’s and Frost’s chemistry is just as good as ever, and their extended interaction with Paul (via the ever-growing motion capture technology) comes off as realistic and fun. It’s strange that the film seems to do battle with itself. If it hadn’t been trying to please its core nerd audience, the film could’ve easily gained a more mainstream crowd. But sometimes it’s just good to be in on the joke, to realize a Raiders of the Lost Ark visual reference or when someone quotes Aliens. Maybe others won’t get it, but by now that’s beside the point. While it could’ve had more, Paul settles in on its fan boys and amply tickles their hearts.

Would you decide to live forever?by Krystal Saulsbury

To live forever may be the ideal dream for some. In the book and movie, Tuck Everlasting, this dream comes true for one family. The Tuck family has been alive for a long time, and has seen so much change around them; yet they themselves never change. This book is set in 1880’s in Treegap, a small quaint town where most everybody knows everybody else.

Winifred, “Winnie,” Foster has been controlled by her parents since she was born. They have told her what to wear, with whom to associate, and more importantly, where not to go. One day Winnie has enough and decides to go into the forest to escape her overbearing parents. While searching the woods, she comes across

Jessie Tuck and falls in love with him. Jessie takes her to meet the rest of the Tuck family.

The family has lived for many years and each one in the family has different views of their condition. The father, Agnus, says that they have lived their lives and that to live forever is not living but like being a rock in a stream, unmoving, unchanging. Jessie is the only one who, although naive, doesn’t let what has happened to him slow him down; he uses it to learn and do things he otherwise would not have been able to.

One person has discovered the Tuck family and wants to drink from the spring, so that he may have power. Who is this man? What will happen to the Tuck family? And where will this story take Winnie and Jessie, the two young lovers?

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