SNEAK PEEK

The Trojan Nation sent their very own Lady Trojans basketball team to compete in the state tournament as part of the Elite Eight.

Broadway comes to West High

School with the East and West joining in a melody of mov-ies. Everything from Hairspray to The Little Mermaid was featured in this extravagant blending of themes. The two schools’ advanced choirs began practic-ing for the musical towards the middle of

Seniors from left to right, Lauren Lord, Emily Morgan, Shanice Williams and Victoria Grimes perform their “Princess Medley.”

BY MO MCKINNEYSTAFF WRITERELIZABETH BARAHONAAD MANAGER

Broadway At The movies

January, and every-one bought their own c o s t u m e s . Mollie In-man, soph-omore, said, “I thought it was good and Satur-day night was the best. We worked hard and it took lots of prac-tice, and although practice was horrible, the mu-sical was amazing.” Act I began

with a performance of “Dancing Queen” from

Mamma Mia by the full cast. Halfway through, the Addams Family made a debut. The fans

cheered with excite-ment as the recogniz-

able tunes flowed into the room. The full cast finished the Act with “Ease on Down the

Road” from The Wiz. P r o c e e d i n g

with Act II, the cast performed “Circle of Life” from The Lion King. The Act con-tinued with songs from He rc u l e s , Ta n g l e d , The Jun-gle Book,

Peter Pan and Tar-zan. The West choir boys ran to the stage as the seven Dwarfs

for their presenta-tion of “Heigh Ho”. The audience awed with amazement as the Disney Princess-es sang their “Princess Medley”. East and West finished their musical by performing “Disney Spectacular.” Kaitlynn Lawson believes, “The musical was a fantas-tic show, and I loved how they incorporat-ed movies from our childhood. It brings back memories.”

March 2014 Volume: XLVV Issue 6

#Statebound: Lady Trojans Capture Substate BY TORY WILDERFEATURES EDITORTURNER MATTHEWS SPORTS EDITOR

Four months after the Lady Trojans

cross country team won a state title, the Lady Trojan basketball team fought their way to the state tourna-ment in hopes of their first state champion-ship and the school’s second one of the year. These titles are rare, but Morristown West is in the hunt for one each year in every sport. The 2010 Lady Trojans were within one game of the state title, but fell short los-ing to Riverdale High School. The Lady Tro-jans secured an op-portunity to travel to Murfreesboro for the state tournament by winning a thrilling OT duel against the Lady Rebels of Maryville. It was a game that will leave memories for all the players and

fans present. With less than a minute left in OT, and a deadlocked score, Sydney New-some drove through the lane and put up a shot that would be the eventual winning shot. The West student sec-tion cautiously erupt-ed in celebration with under forty seconds remaining. The stu-dents knew that there

was a possibility that the game was not over. West deflected a pass out of bounds with 7.7 seconds left in the overtime period. The Lady Rebels called a timeout to draw up a final play. With the sea-son on the line another pass was deflected with only 1.2 seconds on the clock. Maryville would not get the chance to

put up a shot before time expired. The final score was 46-44 in OT. The gym exploded, and the West students stormed the court. For the Lady Rebels, their season was over. On the other side, the Morristown West Lady Trojans had just secured a trip to Murfreesboro. During the course of the sea-

son, after dominating wins, students and fans would tweet about the Lady Trojans and include the hashtag #Statebound. With this win, the goal had just been met. This was win #30 on the season, a feat enjoyed by a pres-tigious group of teams in all levels of amateur basketball. This would be the final game

played in Michael R. Reed Gymnasium for four talented seniors, Haylea Seals, Jecca Si-merly, Christina Zim-merman and Jenna Potts. Simerly led the team with 18 points, with Newsome adding 14, with 11 of them coming after the half. The Lady Tro-jans would complete their magical season in OT of the first game of the TSSAA Class AAA state tournament in Murfreesboro los-ing 52-47. The Trojan Nation would like to congratulate the Lady Trojans on a great sea-son and the class of se-niors for their work on and off the hardwood. Coach John-ny Galyon expresses his gratitude to the Trojan Nation by say-ing, “Thank you so much to our adminis-tration, teachers, and students. It wouldn’t have been possi-ble without support from all of you guys.”

National Merit Finalists Gabrielle Belfry and

Connor Davenport, p. 3Lady Trojans Defeat

Lady Hurricanes p. 10

Fluker Remains Robust Despite

Physical Hardships p. 3

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DECA Students Succeed in Regional, State Competitions

BY JESSICA SHEFFIELDNEWS EDITOR

The DECA Club members from

Morristown West High School competed in the District 5 regional competition in Knox-ville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, February 4. In attendance were 17 DECA club members. Eleven stu-dents from West re-ceived awards and continued to the state level competition in Nashville. Those who received regional awards are as follows: Tessa Fries, who placed 2nd on the Apparel and Accesso-ries test and 3rd place on the role play event. Alek Strader, who placed 1st on the Au-tomotive Services test in the Automotive Ser-

v i c e s event . B e t h -a n y Moore a n d H o l l y P i c k w i l l c o m -p e t e at the s t a t e l e v e l in the Buying a n d M e r -c h a n -dising T e a m D e c i s i o n Making event. Anna Helms placed 1st on the Hospitality Ser-vices test and 2nd in the role play event.Aiden Layer received 2nd on the Hospitality Services test and 2nd

in the role play event. Gabrielle Belfry scored 1st on the Marketing Communications test and 1st place in the role play event. Lexie Jarnigan who won 1st in the role play event

for Marketing Com-munications. Tia Da-vis received 2nd on the Retail Merchandising test and 2nd in the role play event. Thomas Fodor earned 1st on the Travel and Tourism

Marketing test. Adolfo Sanchez will compete at the state level in the Travel and Tourism Marketing Team de-cision making event. Following the re-gional competition,

six students placed on the state level. Anna Helms, first place in Hospitality Services; Aiden Layer, 2nd place in Team Deci-sion Making; Gabri-elle Belfry, 2nd place in Marketing Com-munications; Lexie Jarnigan, 2nd place in Team Decision mak-ing; Tessa Fries, 2nd place in Apparel and Accessories; and Tia Davis, 2nd place in Retail Merchandising. DECA prepares the next generation to be academically pre-pared, community

oriented, profession-ally responsible, and experienced leaders. Advisers of West’s DECA club are Mrs. Jackie Cutshaw and Coach Johny Galyon.

Morristown West DECA members competed in and received multiple awards in

BY LEAH DAVISEDITOR

These wood duck boxes give the ducks shelter to raise their young. These boxes are hung high in trees to keep the ducks safe from predators.

Helping the Environment One Wood Duck Box at a Time

The Wildlife Classes have been work-

ing on a project to help a nearly-endan-gered species of duck grow back to their full p o t e n t i a l . Wood Ducks are small ducks that used to be the most a b u n d a n t species of ducks in east-ern North A m e r i c a . These ducks have slow-ly neared e x t i n c t i o n due to the destruction of their bottomland habitats.

Wood ducks now nest up high in trees, which is where the Wildlife class proj-ect comes into place. The class is making these nesting boxes to hang high in trees

for the female ducks to nest their young

out of harms way. “Wood Ducks are the only ducks that nest in trees, that is why we are building these. We want to repopu-late the species. I think it is awesome to help

the wildlife in this area.” says teacher Mrs.

Jennifer Noe. N o e started talking with wildlife of-ficer Matt Cam-eron and they came up with the idea of starting

this project with the class. The Wildlife class

started making these boxes Feb. 7, and plan to make a total of 15. Their plan is to take a field trip with the game warden to Lick Creek Bottoms Wildlife Re-serve in Greene Coun-

ty to hang these boxes. Senior Corey Staples said, “It is re-ally fun to make these boxes, because it helps the Wood Ducks in this environment.”

The wildlife classes are making wood duck boxes to help repopulate the nearly-extinct species in the surrounding areas.

FCCLA Members Advance to State CompetitionBY ABBY WOLFENBARGER STAFF WRITER

On February 27, students from

FCCLA traveled to ETSU to compete in the FCCLA STAR events. It was a suc-cessful day for Tia Davis, Katie Lowe and

Jessica Soto. Davis won 1st place gold in En-vironmental Ambas-sador, Lowe won 1st place bronze in Teach and Train and Soto won 1st place bronze in Job Interview. Mrs. Angela Wilson and Mrs. Cari Ashford, sponsors, also attended the FC-

CLA STAR event and were very proud of the results. Wilson says, “I was very proud of how professional our students dressed and behaved at the com-petition. I look for-ward to state competi-tion with these ladies.” These three ladies will be competing April

22-24 at State Com-petition. Congratu-lations for Regionals and good luck at State!

From left to right, se-niors, Jessica Soto, Katie Lowe, and Tia Davis advance to the

state FCCLA competition.

NewsNews Editor: Jessica Sheffield 3March 2014

Extensive Assortment of Books Added to LibraryFiction

All Our Yesterdays-Terrill,Cristin, Not a Drop to Drink-McGinnis, Mindy, Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #2) - Riggs, Ransom, Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timelesss Tales - Marr, Melissa, and Pratt, Tim, The Most Dangerous Game: and Other Stories of Menace and Adventure - Connel, Richard, Chaos Walking Series- Ness, Patrick, [1. The Knife of Never Let-ting Go, 2. The Ask and the Answer, 3. Monsters of Men], The Impossible Knife of Memory - An-derson, Laurie Halse, The Midnight Dress - Fox-lee, Karen, Messenger - Lowry, Lois, Dare You To - McGarry, Katie, Pushing the Limits - McGar-ry, Katie, Eleanor & Park - Rowell, Rainbow, Hild: A Novel - Griffith, Nicola, Rise: An Eve Novel-Carey, Anna, Across a Star-Swept Sea - Peterfreund, Diana, The Good Braider - Terry Farish, Medea - Euripides.

Nonfiction Sum It Up: 1,098 Victories, A Couple of Irrel-evant Losses, and a Life in Perspective - Summitt, Pat Head, The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War ll - Kier-nan, Denise, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Beah, Ishmael.

Requested by Math Department Donald in Mathmagic Land - DVD, Flatland: An Edition with Notes and Com-mentary - Abbott, Edwin A., and Lindgren, William F., Banchoff, Thomas F, The Thirteen Books of the Elements - Thomas L. Heath, Eu-clid, Independent Lens: Between the Folds - DVD, One Two Three...Infinity: Facts and Speculations for Science - Gamow, George,

Teacher Requests Seabiscuit: An American Legend - Hillen-brand, Laura, Steve Jobs - Isaacson, Walter, The Medical Examiner (Crime Scene Investigations) - Allman, Toney, Killers of the Dream - Smith, Lillian, Forensics: Crime Scene Investigations from Murder to Global Terrorism - Erzinclioglu, Dr. Zakaria, To Have and Have Not - Heming-way, Ernest, Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft - Heyerdah, Thor, Fences - August Wilson, and Lloyd Richard, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observa-tions and Reflections On and Off the Court - John Wooden, and Steve Jamison, Forensics in Amer-ican Culture: Obsessed with Crime (Forensics,

the Science of Crime-Solving) - Ford, Jean Otto, Oedipus Rex - Sophocles, Elizabeth Osborne, J.E. Thomas, Red Lobster, White Trash, & the Blue Lagoon: Joe Queenan’s America-Queenan, Joe, The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe - Gray, Theodore, and Mann, Nick, Barron’s AP Prep Books in the following subjects: Biology, Calculus, English Literature and Composition, Human Geography, Microeconomics/ Macroeconomics, Psychology, Statistics, U.S. History, World History, Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest-Weath-ers, Beck, On Agate Hill: A Novel - Smith, Lee,

Requested by Language Department Patricia va a California - Blaine Ray, Po-bre Ana: Una Novela Breve y Facil Totalmente en Espanol - Blaine Ray, Mi Propio Auto/ Una nove-la breve y facil totalmente en Espagnol - Blaine Ray, and Lisa Ray Turner, Donde esta Eduardo? - Lisa Ray Turner, Blaine Ray, and Pablo Ortega Lopez, Huevos verdes con jamon-Dr.Seuss, Aida E. Marcuse, and Theodore Geisel, Un Pez, Dos Peces, Pez Rojo, Pez Azul (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) - Dr. Seuss, and Yanit-zia Canetti, Horton Escucha a Quien (Horton Hears a Who) - Dr. Seuss, and Yanitzia Canetti,

Student Requests Michael Vey 2: Rise of the Elgen - Evans, Richard Paul, Michael Vey 3: Battle of the Ampere-Evans, Richard Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire - Patoski, Joe Nick, and Crawford, Bill, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, Vol. 5-Hi-kokubo, Masahiro, and Sato, Masashi, Black Butler, Vol. 1 through Vol.3 - Toboso, Yana, Rising Storm (Warriors, Book 4), Hunter, Erin, Lions of Fandahar: The Story of a Fight Against all Odds - Brad-ley, Rusty, and Maurer, Kev-in, Executioners Daughter - Laura Wiilliams, Warrior:

Dawn of the Clans (Thunder Rising #2) - Hunter, Erin, and McLoughlin, Wayne, Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search (Part 1 through Part 3) -Yang, Gene Luen, DiMartino, Michael Dante, Konietzko, Bryan,Marshall, Dave, and Gurihiru, Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise (Part 1 thorugh Part 3) -Yang, Gene Luen, DiMarti-no, Michael Dante, Konietzko, Bryan, Marshall, Dave, and Gurihiru, Touch Novels - Stolarz, Lauri Faria: Deadly Little Voices, Deadly Little Lessons, Deadly Little Lies, Deadly Little Games.

Chestnut Trees Qualify for NationalForensics Tournament

Kansas City, here they come! Delyn

Bull, national qualifi-er in humorous interp along with Kirk Wolff and Owen Mattocks, CHAMPIONS and qualifiers in debate, are heading to the na-tional competition for the NFL, the Nation-

al Forensics League. They are members of leading chap-ter award-winning CHESTNUT TREES forensics squad of Morristown West High School . Wolff and Bull are seniors, while Mat-tocks is a sophomore.

Pictured from left to right: Owen Mattocks, sopho-more; Delyn Bull, senior; and Kirk Wolff, senior; qualify for the national

forensics competition.

BY JESSICASHEFFIELDNEWS EDITOR

Belfy, Davenport Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists

BY JESSICA SHEFFIELDNEWS EDITOR

Seniors, Gabrielle Belfy and Connor

Davenport, have been honored with the ti-

High school students enter the program by taking the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (SAT/NMSQT) during their junior year. This test screens and initial 1.5 million entrants each year. Of the 1.5 mil-lion hopefuls, a mea-ger 50,000 are consid-ered to be qualified for the program. Among those elite students, about 34,000 students are then chosen to be commended by the program. Following the commendation, roughly 16,000 stu-dents are chosen as semi-finalists which is then the pool they select to name their finalists. In February,

some 15,000 students were notified they had reached the finalist category. All winners of Merit Scholarship awards are chosen from the finalist group, based on their abil-ities, skills, and ac-complishments–with-out regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference. Belfry and Davenport have exhib-ited tremendous aca-demic and extracur-ricular achievements throughout their high school career. The Trojan Nation is very proud and would like to wish them all the luck and success as they take the next step in their journey.

Nationally recognized, Gabrielle Belfry and Connor Davenport are named Mer-

it Scholarship Finalists.

Johnathan Fluker, sophomore, was

diagnosed with can-cer during middle school. Unfortunate-ly, his body is now fighting cancer again. Fluker is a member of the Tro-jan Football team and Advanced choir. His class-mates and teammates miss seeing him ev-eryday at school. Fluker has ex-pressed to teachers that he “does not want to be on homebound.” He

Fluker Remains Robust Despite

Physical Hardships

tle of National Merit Scholarship Finalists. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic compe-tition for recognition and scholarships.

attends school when not adjusting to a treatment. The student council organized an ice cream sundae fund raiser for Fluker and Casey Beck who is also fighting cancer. The advanced choir is also organiz-ing an event to support Fluker later in the Spring. The Trojan Nation supports both Fluker and Beck in their daily challenges. Ja-mar Hugle, senior, says “Johnathan Fluker is one of my buddies, and I sup-port him 100 percent.”

5A&EA&E Editor:

Jessica MooreNovember 2013 5A&E

A&E Editor: Jessica Moore

March 2014

BY MOLLIE INMANSTAFF WRITER

Most of us want to grow up and

one day have a job of our own. Some of us are even already think-ing about what job we want that to be. Others of us have absolutely no clue what we want to do when we are older. For the soph-omores at West High School, job shadow-ing may make choos-ing the right career for them much easier. I chose to job shadow Charles Gibson, the Jeffer-son County Admin-istrator of Elections. He must make sure that everything is in place for the elections in Jefferson County. Many basic skills are needed with-in this job. Obviously, the ability to be able to read and write is ex-tremely necessary in order to communicate with others. Math is crucial in the counting and recording of infor-mation to ensure that everything is accurate. Since this is a service

to others, being able to listen to people as well as speak to them are extremely necessary. He also must be able to speak well when in-s t r uc t -ing and t e a c h -ing the election w o r k -ers and s t a f f . Gibson m u s t a l s o k n o w s o m e t e c h -n i c a l s k i l l s w it h in this job. C o m -puters are used to look for a regis-tered voter’s database maintenance and follow up. He must also know how to use a copy machine, fax machine, as well as the voting equipment. These technical skills are extremely import-ant, especially with the changing technology.

Problem-solv-ing skills are extremely necessary in this job. Organizing and plan-ning for all of the elec-tions within the coun-

ty during each election cycle is important to make sure that noth-ing goes wrong. Gib-son must understand the Tennessee Code Annotated Title two Elections in order to process all of the in-formation according to

statutes. Making cru-cial decisions in accor-dance with the statutes is also very important. People skills are probably some of

the most important skills in this job. Gib-son must be able to serve his customers or voters by getting accu-rate, reliable, and pro-tected voter informa-tion. He must be able to interact with each staff member within

his office by working together and know-ing a little bit about their specialty as well. Teaching other peo-ple is necessary in the

train-i n g o f elec-t i o n

workers, school of instruc-tion, and

office staff for early voting. Gibson, be-ing one of the leaders must have a respectful and committed staff. Although it is not required for this job, Gibson did attend college. A State Certification

of Tennessee Elec-tion Law is required for this and is ob-tained by taking a test. Gibson does not see many job changes in the next years, as he hopes to remain as the Ad-ministrator until he retires if possible. The best thing to do in order to pur-sue this career is to get involved with the Elec-tion process. This can happen by working as an election worker in a local election office. There are a few reasons why I might want to do this job. It is rewarding, has a good salary, and the people in it are friendly. A few reasons why I would not want to this job would be that it could be very stressful and is political in nature. The most interesting thing about this job was see-ing how much it relat-ed to my AP Govern-ment class. The things that I am learning in it would be necessary in some parts of this job.

From Left to Right: Tim Collins (Deputy), Sue Hodges (Deputy), Sharon Breeden (Deputy), Mollie Inman, and Charles Gibson

(Administrator of Elections)

Sophomores Job Shadow Local Businesses

Finding the Perfect College: A Major DecisionBY TORY WILDER FEATURES EDITOR

Choosing the right college is a de-

cision that most high school students must make at some point in their high school ca-reer. Whether you are a freshman who has no idea what to do af-ter high school or a senior who has already planned the next ten years of their life, it is never too early or late to look for a college. As freshmen enter high school, they are usually worried about fitting in. Fresh-men try to find the group of friends they will stay with the next four years. They may even join some clubs or try out for newly available sports teams. The last thing on their minds is what college or career they might

enter in the future. No, you do not have to choose your major for college as a fresh-man in high school, but there are steps to take that will help you get into college later. One idea is to take classes serious-ly. Find out what sub-jects you excel at and work on the ones you have trouble with. This will help you stay on track to graduate and help you choose a major in the future. S o p h o m o r e year is the time to be-come more versatile from an application perspective. Start get-ting involved in extra-curriculars and taking AP classes. This is also the year to start re-searching colleges that you might be interest-ed in. College is expen-sive, so it also might

be beneficial to consid-er financial planning. Junior year is one of the most im-portant years when referring to college. This is the time that high school students generally start taking important standardized tests. Here at West, ju-niors are required to take the ACT during the spring semester if they have not already done so. By taking these tests as a junior, students will not have to worry about scores when refining their col-lege search as a senior. Junior year is also a good year to start narrowing down your college search. It is important to con-sider location, envi-ronment, size, majors offered, admission requirements, and outside activities.

R e m e m -ber to contin-ue researching scholarships and possible college options during your senior year. If you get the chance, vis-it any colleges you are serious-ly considering. S e n i o r year is where the hard work from freshmen through junior year pays off. At the beginning of senior year, there is still time to improve ACT or SAT scores if necessary. Then af-ter narrowing down to your final choic-es, it is time to apply. When apply-ing, recommendations and essays can have a big effect on admission to a college. Pick out teachers and coaches

that know you the best and will write about you truthfully. In es-says, be sure to change how you write for each college or university you apply to. Person-al essays are better, so do not repeat or reuse essays. Also choose some scholarships to apply for. Then try to apply by early dead-lines in order to receive the best scholarships.

Also remem-ber to submit your FASFA by the correct date. It is usually best to submit it as soon af-ter Jan 1 as possible. Last, but not least, wait for results. After receiving your results, it is time to make your final de-cision. Weigh your choices carefully, and then choose the per-fect college fit for you.

Above are multiple college brochures that students begin to receive their junior year of high school.

“Promposal”: Because a simple “Will you go to prom with me?” is not enoughBY LEAH DAVISEDITOR

“Prom-posal: an in-vitation, especially

one which is made in an elaborate manner, in which the invitee is asked to accompany the inviter to a prom.” Most people seeing the word “prompos-al” might have no idea what it means. A prom-posal is an extremely

big and outstanding way to ask a girl or guy to prom. Back in the day, a simple “yes or no” would do just fine in the act of ask-ing someone to prom. There are many different ways to set up a promposal. Last year for prom my boyfriend recorded a video with a song and notecards asking me to prom and

put it on Facebook. Later on he asked me to check my Face-book, and I saw it, and I was ecstatic. It made me so happy to know that he took so much time on it and tried so hard just to ask me to go to prom with him. This can also go along with sports, if you or the person you want to ask to prom

plays a certain sport, you can involve the sport in the promposal. I think that if you are creative enough you can make a promposal work. If you are less creative, you can always still be simple and ask a “yes or no” ques-tion. It is the thought that really counts. P r o m p o s a l s

have recently start-ed happening at West High within the last year. I have not seen them happen other than last year. Many other schools have been catching on to the promposal trend and are starting to put time and effort into asking someone. On the other hand, I am one of those peo-

ple that is not creative. I have, and would accept a prom-posal invitation if my boyfriend asked me through one again. I think that they are a very interesting idea and they make the per-son you are asking feel super special. So if you are thinking about do-ing a promposal, do it! It will be worth while.

BY KAITLIN MEEKER STAFF WRITER

If you are planning on staying home for Spring Break here are a few ideas

that you can do to save money and to keep your-

self busy.

1. If you aren’t the type of person who likes to go out then you can stay at home and catch up on sleep.

2. Dancing is always fun. Grab a friend and go to your local fitness center and take a Zumba class.

3. It’s hard to spend time with fam-ily if you are always at school. Take a day during the break and go out to dinner with your family.

4.If you want to do something and save money, get a couple friends together and go to Won-derwoks. It is fun for all ages.

5. Interested in the history of the Ti-tanic? Go to the Titanic museum.

6. Go out to eat to that one special place that you don’t get to go to very often.

7. Going somewhere in the summer and want to get in shape? Spring break is the per-fect time to start exercising.

8. Is there a book that you want to read but didn’t have time? Take a little bit of time and grab that book.

9. Grab a group of friends and head out to eat at your favorite place to eat.

10.Take your little sib-lings or kids in your neigh-borhood to the Knoxville Zoo.

11. If you love arts and crafts, get on Pinterest and find cute things that you can make to help get you organized.

12. Need more money? Get a job mowing your neigh-bors yards or planting flowers.

13. Clean out your closet. Switch sweat-ers and pants for shorts and tank tops.

14. Go down to your local park and have a picnic with your boyfriend/girlfriend and then take a hike.

15. Last but not least, no mat-ter what you do just have fun.

A&EA&E Editor:

Jessica MooreNovember 2013Opinions

Opinions Editor:Parker Ashford

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8 March 2014 Features Features Editor: Tory Wilder

Julio Salazar, gradu-ating class of 2014,

was recently admit-ted into a member of the Ivy Leagues, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Salazar ex-claims, “I was really ex-cited! It was just really awesome that an Ivy League wanted me.” Yale is not the only university Sala-zar has considered. He has also been accept-ed as a Fighting Irish into the University of Notre Dame in Indi-ana. Among these, he has also applied to Co-lumbia, Dartmouth, and Harvard, but has yet to hear of his po-

tential acceptance. As far as Sala-zar’s future plans are concerned he states, “I plan on majoring in Arabic/Middle East-ern studies and to re-ceive a degree in In-ternational Relations. I want to work in the Middle East through the State Depart-ment or in the UN.” It is quite ob-vious that Salazar has always been an excep-tional scholar through-out his educational ca-reer. He says that great teachers and a sup-porting school system have blessed him with so many people that have pushed him to achieve his utmost po-tential. Teachers who have had a tremendous

BY JESSICASHEFFIELDNEWS EDITOR

Julio Salazar, senior, receives admittance to Yale University.

impact on Salazar are Mrs. Donna Rasch, second grade teacher

at Lincoln Heights El-ementary, Mrs. Lauren Lott, former biology teacher at West High, as well as Mrs. Su-zanne Terry, drama in-structor and forensics coach for West High. Salazar wish-es that every student would take advantage of all the AP classes and extracurricular activi-ties that West High has to offer. He says, “AP classes are the most important to take for

Salazar receives acceptance to Ivy League, Yale Universitypreparation to college. Activities are also very crucial, and for me, the

most influential was the forensics program.” Although Sala-zar is still unsure as to what college he wishes to attend, one thing is for certain: Salazar has a bright future ahead of him, and wherever he chooses, he will be even more success-ful than he already is. Being voted as “Most Likely To Succeed” by his senior class, Sala-zar seems to already be on the right track.

“Get involved quickly and take AP classes!” Salazar

advises all high school students.

Trojans Raise FishBY STIEL LOVINSTAFF WRITER

Mrs. Jennifer Noe’s Wildlife Man-

agement class has raised trout fish eggs throughout this year. It takes about seven

days for the fish eggs to hatch if the tempera-ture is at 60 degrees. It takes an abundance of supplies to be able to hatch these eggs. You need a chiller, oxygen source, ammonia, ni-

tric, and nitrates. You have to change the wa-ter twice a week, check the PH levels daily, and once they are hatched you must feed them daily. However, Noe’s students aren’t just do-

ing this for the fun of watching them grow. They are doing it to restock the population of trout at Paint Creek

River in Greenville.

Mrs. Jennifer Noe helps one of Her students with the trout.

BY MOLLIE INMANSTAFF WRITER

How did you feel

when you were voted

Best Personality of the

senior class?

What qualities do you think give you

the best personality?

Ryan: “I felt very peachy and immediate-ly felt an overwhelming

sense of relief, sadness, and happi-ness. It was pretty much like my first trip to Mc-Donald’s all over again.”

Talia: ”I felt very hon-ored to be voted for this. I feel like I always try to be a good friend to ev-

eryone that I can and this was such an accomplish-

ment.”

Ryan: “I don’t get

offended by hardly any-thing. My milkshake brings all the students to the yard. My juicy muscles are probably the best qualities.”

Talia: “I try to al-ways be friendly, pos-itive, happy, and there for everyone I possibly

can.”

RYANFULLER

TALIAMcCARTEY

Best Personality

9Features Editor:Tory Wilder

March 2014Features

BY KAITLIN MEEKER STAFF WRITER

1. How did you feel when you found out you won Best All Around?

- I was very surprised, but happy.

2. What do you think made you get Best All Around?

-I think being a part of so many school ac-tivities helped me get votes, but I definitely didn’t expect it at all.

3. Were you excited you won Best All Around?

-Absolutely! It is such an honor, and a great thing to put on a college resume.

4. If it was not you, who do you think would have won?

1. How did you feel when you found out you won Best All Around?

-I was surprised!

2. What do you think made you get Best All Around?

-I think I did because I play sports, make pretty good grades, and I am involved in activities.

3. Were you excited you won Best All Around?

-Yes, very excited. It is a great honor for ev-eryone to vote for me.

4. If it was not you, who do you think would have won?

-I would have said Alex Matthews because he

Erin McGarel Austin Bishop

10 Sports Sports Editor:Turner Matthews

March 2014

BY ABBY WOLFENBARGER STAFF WRITERTORY WILDER FEATURES EDITOR

Coming into the East-West basket-

ball game with a 13-0 district record and 24-2 overall record,

the Lady Trojans bas-ketball team should have had nothing to worry about. That does not change the fact that the town’s big-gest rivalry brings out the most fans, excite-ment and competitive-ness in a sport’s team.

T h e crowd for the game Feb. 7th was in-credible. Not only did this date mark the annual East-West game at West, but Friday night also included senior night for the basket-ball players and cheerlead-ers, the retir-ing of alumni Taylor Hall’s jersey, the dis-tribution of state rings to the girls cross country team, and the annual

Red Out sponsored by the Health Occupation-al Students of America (HOSA) to raise mon-ey for the American Heart Association. All of the cha-os from these events did not distract the Lady Trojans as they finished the night with a win 64-46. Although West came out with the big win, the Lady Hur-ricanes brought com-petition to the Lady Trojans in the first half. The Lady Hur-ricanes started the first quarter strong with a lead for the most part. The score went back and forth until a 3 point shot from East that ended the quarter with a lead for East 16-13. In the second quarter, the Lady Tro-jans fought back. A couple of 3 pointers from senior Haylea Seals, along with five free throws from fresh-man Sydney Newsome pushed the Lady Tro-

jans to a lead of 28-22. At the end of the half, sophomore Jasmine Williams scored leav-ing the Lady Trojans with a lead of 30-27. At halftime, Coach Johnny Galy-on told the team, “We have the better team. All year long we have been a second half team. Continue to push the ball and good things will happen.” Galyon also mentioned what the team was feeling at halftime. “Although the score was close at the half, we felt good about where we stood and felt we actual-ly should have been ahead by more than three points,” he said. The Lady Tro-jans came into the third quarter ready to fight. Back to back 3 point-ers from senior Jenna Potts and shots from senior Jecca Simerly helped the Lady Tro-jans outscore the Lady

Hurricanes 15-4, fin-ishing the 3rd quarter with a score of 45-31. The Lady Tro-jans continued to out-play the Lady Hurri-canes to end the game with a score of 64-46. Top scorers were New-some with 17 points and Seals and Si-merly with 10 points a piece. A s this game was the last home game of the season, all four seniors (Seals, Si-merly, Potts and Christi-na Zimmer-man) were r e c o g n i z e d and Simerly was honored for scoring 1000 points over her ca-reer at West. T h i s game gave

the Lady Trojans a 14-0 record in the district for the season final and a first place seed for entering the district tournament. C o n g r a t u l a -tions Lady Trojans on a successful season.

Senior Haylea Seals prepares to make a swift pass

to freshman Blayke Shultz.

Senior Jecca Simerly quickly passes the ball to senior Haylea Seals.

BY STIEL LOVINSTAFF WRITER

Taylor Signs At Maryville

Senior, Joe Tay-lor signed to attend Maryville College on a football Scholarship

Friday, Feb 7. Taylor said, “It’s great, I am blessed. God has giv-en me the opportunity

to play for four more years.” Taylor was not just focused on foot-ball; however, he was also focused on the academic side.

Joe Taylor signed to play college football at Maryville College. He is pictured with Coach Lamar Brown-Coach Randy Harville, Athletic Director Tim Landefeld, Mike Reed, and William and Sherri Taylor.

“A c a d e m i c s were a huge part of me deciding where to go. They have out-

Ramos Signs at KingBY PARKER ASHFORD

OPINIONS EDITOR

Congratulations to Charles Ramos, as he signed to run with King University for next year. Ramos has joined seniors Quin-tin McKinnish and Haley Seals, who also signed scholarships to also run cross country at the next level. Ramos was a dec-orated runner at Mor-ristown West with nu-merous achievements with not only his team-mates ,but also by him-self. Head coach of the cross country team, Raymond Farm-er, had very bright words to describe Ra-mos, “Charles always went the extra mile.You could always find him at the park run-ning extra laps and al-ways wanting to better himself.” Farmer also added, “I think he is ready for King; there

will be a few surprises, but for the most part he is capable to achieve what he needs too.” The Trojan Nation wishes Ramos good luck for his career with King University.

Charles Ramos plans on running for King University in the fall of 2014. He

will be joining fellow senior Haylea Seals at King.

Lee Shines in Pitching Debut With VolsBY TURNER MATTHEWSSPORTS WRITER

Former West stand-out, Andrew Lee

is leading the way for the pitching staff for the University of Ten-nessee. The Volunteers’

standout earned a win in his first start with the team giving up one run over five strong innings of work, and recording 3 strike-outs. This was his first game pitching, since a

2012 injury requiring Tommy John surgery. Lee has contin-ued to lead the team recording his second win in as many outings this season. Lee dom-inated No. 29 UNLV

by pitching 6.2 innings and retiring 14 con-secutive batters. This clinched a four game series sweep. The Vols jumped out to a 12-0 record. This is the best start in school history.

This has many Vol fans excited about their baseball team. A team that has had many for-gettable years of late. This year they will try to make their first NCAA Tour-

nament appearance since the 2005 season. Lee has proven to be the ace of the staff and looks to help the Vols down the stretch.

standing academics, and football wise they are back to back Con-ference Champs and made it to the playoffs. It just seemed like a

better fit than other schools.” He plans to ma-jor in Biology at Maryville. For Taylor this has been a dream in the mak-ing for many years. “Yes, it’s been a dream of mine to play college football. I started play-ing in second grade and have always wanted

to play as long as I could.” The Trojan Nation wishes Joe luck as he pursues his dream and con-

tinues to play football at Maryville College.

11SportsSports Editor: Turner Matthews

March 2014

As of starting the 2014 softball sea-

son, the Lady Trojans are going to come into the game ready to play. Starting conditioning on Jan. 9 was a little late for be-ing out of school for snow, so now C o a c h L e An ne M a -ness was p u s h -ing the team ex-tra hard. F r o m 3:15-4:30 until Feb. 10 the players ran to get fit. This year Coach Maness has a

bunch of potential for the team. “I am real-ly excited about sea-son, we have a very core group and have a lot of potential to improve,” said Coach

Maness. Senior, Savannah Edmonds also said, “This season

Lady Trojans Softball Springs into Action BY JESSICA TINSLEYSTAFF WRITER

Softball Coach, LeAnna Maness plays first base at practice during a

scrimmage.Seniors Sarah Fryman and Katie Lakas have a very solid practice to show what they have worked hard for.

will be a lot of fun. We have a lot of potential this year, and I am ex-cited to see all of our proud work pay off!” With the ath-letic freshmen on the

team this year, they will be able to carry the team far with the po-

tential they have, but will also have to step up their game if they want a spot in the lineup. Maness is very stocked for the seniors, some going to the

next level and others who have high ex-pectations. W h e t h e r it is going to play a d i f f e r e n t sport ,or start their new life experience ahead of them. Ma-ness said, “We have a bunch of p ote nt i a l to place

top three or better in district, but they have to know that they want

it.” “I also love that many of the girls are willing to play any-where they are asked!”

Senior, Shak-isha Batts is the new manager. She always wants to be there, will-

ing to do anything she is told and she has a great personality. Batts has always been on the

court and an athletic person but never into softball, and this year she was all ex-cited about being our m a n a g e r and Ma-ness said yes! “Batts is very enter-taining and will bring lots of enter-

t a i n m e nt to the team t h r o u g h -out the y e a r . ”

We cannot wait and see what this season has in store for us!

Joseph Bass, Michael Creazzo, Ross Lynam, and Michael Sia had the op-portunity to compete in the TN State High School Swimming Champion-ship meet in Nashville. Congratulations to these Trojans for their efforts!

Trojans Swim to State

Joseph BassQuestion: Do you have a rou-tine of training for your meets and races?Answer: “No, not really.”

Question: At what age did you start swimming and getting involved in swimming?Answer: “I was 7, I joined a club team!”

Question: Does anyone in your family swim, or has previously?Answer: ”Yes, my sister swims for my club team.”

Michael CreazzoQuestion: Do you have a rou-tine of training for your meets and races?Answer: “Take it easy on my warm ups and concentrate on my turns and starts!”

Question: At what age did you start swimming and getting involved in swimming?Answer: “I started at age 14.”

Question: Does anyone in your family swim, or has previously?Answer: “My sister, Monica Creazzo.”

Ross LynamQuestion: Do you have a routine of training for your meets and races?Answer: “Stretch, turns and Practice starting.”

Question: At what age did you start swimming and get-ting involved in swimming?Answer: “I started swimming at 11.”

Question: Does anyone in your family swim, or has previously?Answer: “No, I’m the only one.”

Michael SiaQuestion: Do you have a rou-tine of training for your meets and races?Answer: “Warm ups and a chicken cheer.”

Question: At what age did you start swimming and getting involved in swimming?Answer: “I started swimming in 6th grade.”

Question: Does anyone in your family swim, or has previously?Answer: “No, no one else in my family swims.”

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