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FALLWhat’s Inside3-5 FALL SPORTSAthletic teams compete on and off the court

6 YOUTH GROUPSAfter school activities encourage spiritual growth

7-8 TEACHER FEATURESMeet the new additions to the Tivy family

9-10 HOMECOMINGTivy crushes Lehman in front of massive audience

11-12 SPIRITBehind the blue and gold

13-14 ART & FASHIONCreative classes help students bring imaginations to life

15-16 CAREERS & HOBBIES After school occupations

17-18 SIDELINESThe other Friday night lights performers

19 SCHOOL LIFEAcademics and extra-curriculars brighten students’ futures

20 CLOSINGThanks for a great semester

Above: Students admire the Veteran’s Day memorial collage outside of the cafeteria. English students wrote literature in honor of Veteran’s Day and constructed the memorial as a “Th ank You” for their service. Photo by Maggie Pruitt. Right: Coach Heatherly high-fi ves Riley Risinger and cel-ebrates with the varsity volleyball team during a huddle. Courtesy photo.

2013

By Gabby Buchanan and Abby BoveStaff writers

As the weather cools down and the leaves begin to change, fall is starting, but something else is too. Volleyball and cross country are back in season.

“Volleyball is putting a really big em-phasis on teamwork this year,” varsity volleyball player Bailey Barziza said. “It’s not so much about the individuals.”

As a team they off er encouragement and keep each other going, but the sport is not for just anyone. In early August, the girls begin two-a-days and they per-severed through late October mak-ing it to the area round of the playoff s.

“We look for hard workers and someone who is willing to give their best,” varsity volleyball coach Lindsey Heatherly said.Cross country While the volleyball girls were working

hard in the gym, the cross country team

Top row: Th e girls cross country team leaves the starting line at a meet. Photo by Tianah Woods. Immediately above: Th e varsity vol-leyball girls celebrate winning their playoff game against Brennan. Photo by Carissa Tinley. Above right: Riley Risinger comes up to serve at an Antler volleyball game. Courtesy photo. Far right: Varsity volley-ball girls high-fi ve their opponents at the end of a game. Courtesy photo. Immediate right: Colton Harmon competes at a meet in Lampasas. Photo by Tianah Woods.

updigging dirtwas out running the trails, donning t-shirts stating “We run this town,” before and aft er school.

“You have to push yourself,” cross country runner Maggie Pruitt said. “It’s completely mental.”

Of course, they practice as a team, but when it comes down to it, there is only one fi rst place.

“You’re working towards one goal as a team, but you’re competing against your teammates for the next spot,” Pruitt said.Basketball Back in the gym, both basketball teams

have begun their season and are expected to do well this year. Th e team is led by a group of seniors who have played together since elementary school.

“It’s going well,” varsity basketball player Courtney Foster said. “We haven’t blos-somed to our full potential but we’re start-ing to.”

Fall sports have successful seasons

“You have to push yourself. It’s completely mental.” -Maggie Pruitt

Why do you par-ticipate in cross country?“I chose cross coun-ty because I wanted to stay in shape.”

Why do you partic-ipate in cross coun-try?I chose cross country because I enjoy it.

What is something interesting that people don’t know about volleyball?Front row players jump about 300 times per game.

What is a lesson you have learned from playing vol-leyball?You win as a team, not as an indi-vidual.

Top: Paige Miller spikes the ball towards the op-posing team. Courtesy photo. Above: Anna Beth Burniston goes in to dig the ball. Courtesy photo. Immediate right: Th e boys cross country team competes at the district meet. Photo by Tianah Woods. Far right: Kendall Dyal goes up for a layup to add two more points to the score to de-feat Smithson Valley. Photo by Taylor Sparkman.

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“I’ve got your back”On and off the fieldBy Brie McKinneyCopy editorTh ey wake up at 6:30 every morning to

meet at 7am and aft er school they return to the fi eld and practice until 7pm at night. Th ey put on their uniforms and play an aggressive game full of blood, sweat, and tears. Th ey wear diff erent numbers and play diff erent positions, but they have been brought together by a mutual love for the game of football.

Th ey are the Fighting Antlers.Aft er playing YMCA football as kids, they

have continued to play together through Middle school and now proudly play Tivy football. Th is year they have gone 5-2 in district and have taken home some victo-ries along with a few defeats, but these boys understand that Tivy Fight Never Dies and continue to battle it out on the fi eld as a unit.

“We’re a group of brothers,” var-sity defensive back Ray Swyers said. “We stand up for each other.”

Swyers could be considered the epitome of sportsmanship. He is at every game, wearing his jersey, but he does not play. He was injured early in the season yet he never fails to be alongside his team mates, cheering them on. Th ese boys have grown into a network of brothers. Whether they are there to congratulate each other on a touchdown or help one another study for a big test, they have each others’ backs.

“We’re one big family,” varsity defen-sive line player Moises Hernandez said.

From sun up to sun down, the boys jug-gle school, tests, and homework, but just as they are on the fi eld, the boys are al-ways there to help each other out. Between practices, team dinners, and bus rides to away games, they are a unit both on and off the fi eld. Th ey have made long last-ing friendships that will continue to grow even aft er the Friday night lights go out.

“We practice a lot, but I get to do it with my team,” Hernandez said.

Top: Th e football team celebrates in a huddle. Courtesy photo. Middle left : Bryan Mejia and Blake Smith kneel on the sideline. Photo by Alex Powell. Middle right: Christian Osorio and Cooper Rendon run out of the fi eld house before the game. Courtesy photo. Bottom left : Billy Field stands awaiting the kick off . Courtesy photo. Right: Defensive line gets into position on the fi eld. Courtesy photo. Bottom Right: Hunter Miears, Will Randal and Tres White talk along the sidelines. Courtesy photo.

“We’re a group of brothers... We stand up for each other.” -Ray Swyers

Page by Brie McKinney

Youth groups provide outletsfor student fellowship

Clockwise from top left : Students attend the annual Fields of Faith event at Antler stadium and listen to the devotional led by Mason Phillips. Courtesy photo. Maggie Pruitt and Adam Cowart perform at YoungLife. Photo by Brie McKinney. Vision youth off ers students an opportunity to break the ice with teens with similar beliefs through silly games. Courtesy photo. Teens gather on Wednesday at Vision Youth for games and devotionals. Courtesy photo. Members of Life Teen compete in a game designed to make a point about their relation-ship with Christ. Photo by Lisa Tinley. Students unite at the break of dawn for See You At the Pole to share their faith. Courtesy pho-to. Students fellowship during See You At the Pole. Courtesy photo.

“None of us knows even what might hap-pen the next min-ute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have faith.” Paul Coelho’s words are a reminder that hav-ing faith gets people

through obstacles. Faith is intangible, but it is necessary in life to handle the ups and downs and

twists and turns. Th e Ker-rville com-munity pro-vides young people with opportuni-ties to share their faith with friends. Groups such as Young Life, Fel-

Faith workslowship of Christian Athletes, Vision Youth and many others encourage stu-dents to fi nd a positive outlook in life and spend time sharing their faith. Th ese organizations provide an out-let for students to seek help personally, academically, socially and provide a safe place for students to spend their week nights. “I love FCA. It helps young minds grow, old hearts open up and everyone fall in love with the word of God,” FCA member Beverly Holt said.

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A Few of 2013’s New Faces

THE NEW KIDS

Brandon CurtisJunior co-editor

Contrary to popular belief, teachers serve more purposes than enforcing hallway rules and bleeding over Eng-lish essays. Th e end of the 2012 school year saw the departure of many teach-ers, leaving some classes without in-structors. During the 2013 summer 21 new teachers were hired to fi ll the gaps of multiple courses, especially in the science and math departments. One might be able to fi nd an unfamiliar face every day; 23 percent of the cur-rent teaching staff consists of fi rst-year employees. Th roughout the school, new teachers are settling in and creat-ing their own legacies, which will join the school’s rich teaching tradition.

It takes a brave person to enroll in AP Calculus, but it takes an even braver person to teach it. Susan McMahon begins her 25th teaching year at Tivy after serving as an educator around the Hill Country. McMahon planned to become a physical therapist, but grad-uated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Industrial Engineer-ing, a very Calculus-heavy subject. She enjoys the actual teaching pro-cess and stated that education is where she needs to be. Although Calculus is known as the study of limits, McMahon encourages her students to be limitless. “[I want them] to be successful in

college and in life,” McMahon said.In her free time she enjoys gardening

and watching Person of Interest on CBS.

ON THE BLOCK

Although she originally planned to ma-jor in music at the University of North Texas, former Judson high school drum major Mandy Parton realized that her true calling was in teaching the Span-ish language through her own studies. “I had a Spanish teacher who really in-

spired me to learn language,” Parton said.Graduating in 1996 with a degree in

Spanish, Parton went on to teach at Den-ton and Plano. After serving as an interim Spanish teacher during the 2012 fall se-mester, Parton accepted a part-time posi-tion teaching Spanish III Pre-AP and AP Spanish IV. In the classroom, students can expect to learn in a positive environment.“I want my students to feel appreci-

ated, and I want them to learn as much Spanish as possible,” Parton said.In her free time she may be found run-

ning, volunteering at Starkey Elementa-ry School, or taking part in a book club.

Having taught both American history and English, Shannon Windham starts her 18th year in education as the new AP US History teacher. After receiv-ing encouragement for her effective-ness as a substitute teacher, Windham changed her focus from computer science (an extremely popular sub-ject at the time) to history, graduating Summa Cum Laude at Tarleton State University. When teaching, she chal-lenges her students to be better think-ers and questioners. “I love engaging dialogue with stu-

dents and creating back and forth (aca-demic) arguments,” Windham said.Outside of the classroom, she owns

an antique business in Fredericksburg and enjoys watching suspenseful tel

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Page by Brandon Curtis, junior co-editor

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By Megan DoyleGuest writer and photojournalism student When the lights come on and each cleat disturbs the settled turf, the crowd sees the Tivy Antlers suited in their pristine uni-forms, ready to put on a show. But what goes unnoticed is what is inside the shoe, underneath the sleeve, or even around the leg: the tape. And head trainer, Jesse Hinton, is the who and where this comes from. Hinton’s interest in training came about thirty-nine years ago during his senior year at Boonville, Missouri aft er he fractured his back while lift ing weights for football. Disappointed yet persistent, he refused to not be a part of the team. When he asked his coach what role he could play, he was told that he would become Boonville’s fi rst athletic trainer. “I knew diddly squat about being a trainer,” said Hinton. So, he started at square one. He began reading books about the body’s muscular and skeletal systems and how they operate. He spent time researching anatomy and ap-plying what he knew to what he had been learning in order to help out. By the end of his senior year, Hinton had been accepted into Baylor University in Waco, Texas, an oppor-tunity he could not pass up. At Baylor, Hinton majored in physical education and health, since there was not a degree in sports medicine then. He became involved in the training pro-gram. Here, he learned the foundation of everything he knows today. Aft er four short years, Hinton headed off to work with high school athletics. He started off at a couple schools here and there and eventually wound up at Tivy High School. Hinton has been Tivy’s Athletic Trainer for the past twenty-seven years, the longest he has spent at any school. Th e small town of Kerrville, Texas has aff ected him, as many newcomers soon learn. “Being [at Tivy] for so long, I’m such a part of it. It would just be weird if I was someplace else,” Hinton said. “It wouldn’t be as fun!” “Fun” in Hinton’s eyes is not just amusement parks and motor cycle rides; he enjoys injuries. From dislocated knees to paraly-sis, Hinton has his fair share of exciting stories to tell. One of the most recent is training Heisman Award winner Johnny Manziel. “It was a special time; there’s no doubt about that. I’ve been [training] this long, and [Johnny Manziel] is the best high school player I’ve ever seen. And even working in the pros, he’s one of the best athletes I’ve ever seen. Working at Baylor and with the Kansas City Chiefs and seeing all of these types of athletes, he’s in the top 5. His willingness to do what it takes to win is just amazing. He’s just not going to give up. I’m glad to know him,” Hinton said. Some may look at training as an occupation, but Hinton sees it as more. He defi nes it as a simple gesture to help others. “It’s not just the taping aspect,” Hinton said. “It’s getting a kid that’s been hurt and then getting them back out on the fi eld. Th at’s just the way to give back.” On top of this sincere description, he remains thankful for his job and everything it’s brought to him. “I’ve been lucky in everything,” Hinton said. “I got to go to Baylor and do a lot of things there. I got to work in the pros. It’s

just that I like helping people.” And all of these opportunities were ignited by one spark: an injury. “If I had not have gotten hurt,” Hinton said, “I wouldn’t have known what I was going to do.” Who would have known that such a devastating accident could lead to tremendous success? When the clock hits 00:00 and the players are rejoicing, Hinton knows that the path he has chosen to travel is worth it. Th rough the stress and encouragement, Hinton remains grounded. Kerrville Tivy is his home, and he knows that is where he will always be, tackling every obstacle that comes upon him. With every year and each new season, new people are brought forth

as new history is being made. Tagging along, of course, are more coaches, more athletes, and more injuries.And most defi nitely, more tape.

That’s a wrap The face of Tivy Sports Medicinetells all about his start in the fi eld

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Above: Coach Hinton talks with Tyler Ahrens about an injury during the bi-district playoff game vs. Burbank. Above left : Jess Conner looks on while Coach Hinton wraps up his elbow. Photos by Maggie Pruitt.

All Tivy students welcome

“Best Hour of Your Week”

Mondays at 7:29

Tivy fi ght to win this game, and put your shoulder to the wheel ‘cause we’re behind you

Homecoming participation creates memories as students become alumniBy Carissa TinleySenior co-editor

Walking down intricately decorated halls, waving to the town from a slow moving trailer, proudly displaying ribbon covered mums, running onto the fi eld in a helmet and pads and dancing with that special someone at the fi ft h quarter is not the only special part of homecoming. Th e memories made while painting cartoons onto post-ers, piecing together costumes, burning off fi ngerprints with hot glue, watching fi lm of the opposing team and agonizing about whether she would say yes are what bring students together, even aft er graduation.

Homecoming 2013 was fi lled with all of the usual components: parade through town, mums and garters, game at Antler stadium, blue out shirts and halft ime show. Yet, each student will remember it diff er-ently because they had a diff erent hand in making it happen.

“I want to do the best job I can to make this a memorable homecoming for every-body,” senior class treasurer Michael Trox-ell said. “I’m just really helping to deco-rate the fl oat and the hallways. It’s a team eff ort with everyone that was elected.”

Each organization contributes a dif-ferent element to the overall senti-ments of homecoming. For the Gold-en Girls, that’s a little bit of sparkle.

“It can be really stressful, and it can be a lot of fun,” Golden Girl captain Libbie Horton said. “If you like a lot of glitter and sequins, making mums is the best.”

Th ese girls are not all ribbons and bows, though. In preparation for a nor-mal game, they have practice every day, creating routines and perfecting ev-ery eight count. Homecoming makes this preparation even more critical.

“It’s basically everything that we do in a normal week, just magnifi ed,” Hor-ton said. “Th ere’s a homecoming kick that we have to do and we have to make sure that all the girls feel ready.”

When the ceremonies are over and the clock starts, the band lift s their in-struments and brings a homecom-ing spirit to the stadium with tradi-tional stand tunes and the fi ght song.

“It seems more high-spirited (during homecoming),” drum major Melissa Mu-noz said. “People seem happier. Th e band plays louder.”

Building a house

Each organization becomes more closely knit during this time of spirit, and band is no exception.

“It’s really like a big family,” Munoz said. “It’s a place where you can always go and there will always be somebody for you, and there is music always in the air.”

Th e game itself ended in triumph as the team hedged out Lehman for a 35-9 win.

“It was a big win, mentally and emotion-ally,” varsity center Hunter Miears said. “We had a rough fi rst half but we c a m e back and f i x e d s o m e t h i n g s at half-time. I was very proud of our ef-f o r t s .”

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One: Students sway in the stands as the alma mater is played. Photo by Carissa Tinley.Two: Juniors won the fl oat competi-tion with a theme of Great Gatsby. Photo by Duncan

Walderon. Th ree: Golden Girls dance to Bruno Mars’s “Locked Out of Heaven” at halft ime. Photo by Carissa Tinley. Four: Th e marching band plays crowd favorites as they march in the homecoming parade. Photo by Duncan Walderon. Five: Var-sity cheerleaders perform cheers and stunts for the Homecom-ing crowd. Photo by Carissa Tinley. Six: Th e defensive line takes down a lobo. Photo by Carissa Tinley. Seven: Christian Osorio and Ashlee Salazar proudly face the crowd aft er be-ing crowned Homecoming king and queen. Courtesy photo.

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1. The average cheerleader has 6 bows and 7 uniforms.

2. Tivy cheerleaders practice 10 hours each week.

3. The girls listen to Pandora to get pumped up

for a game.4. The cheer closet contains

snacks, snacks and more snacks!

5. It takes an entire week to plan a pep rally.

6. It’s not uncommon for a cheer-leader to get so excited

that they can’t finish a cheer. 7. There’s almost 25 different cheers to learn as a cheerleader.

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Eight: Cameron and Christian Fields compete during the twin themed pep rally. Nine: Carly Bond, McKen-zie Fine, Wren Vogel, Lexi Correa, Marisa Hernandez and April Graves get into character for the senior citi-zen pep rally. Ten: Hunter Holmes painted his face for a football game. Eleven: Varsity cheer jumps in excite-ment during pregame. Twelve: Josh Font Austin Rios and Esteban Ferrel support Rory Cassidy as he puts on a show with drum line at the pep rally. Th irteen: Lisa Tinley and Abigail Menchaca dance at a pep rally. Fourteen: Freshmen Sarah Neal, Tiana Young, Shay Kana, Gabby Buchanan, Naomi Exum, Megan Robinett and Delaney Sansom coordinated outfi ts for the rock and roll pep rally. Fift een: Hunter Miears re-cieves the Built Ford Tough Award. Courtesy photos.

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By Maddie Constante and Crystal Courvelle, Staff writersAs students walk into the gym, the band

plays beats of rhythm, hearts pound with ex-citement and the stands rock with movement.

The golden girls and cheerlead-ers show spirit on the gym fl oor and w e l c o m e s t u d e n t s into the fun fest. This is just the begin-ning. Once stu-

dents take their seats, the sounds escalate as Mr. Pool’s voice booms over the microphone and the games begin. Pep rallies are a Friday tradition where

all four grades come together to support sports teams. Behind the pride are are the cheerleaders. They plan each pep rally out carefully and choose dress-up days to get the student body involved. “We plan dress up days in the summer.

We try to choose themes that are appropri-ate for school,” Leading the school with spirit can be a

dangerous sport, and there are a lot of risks involved. “Broken arms, concussions, torn liga-

ments, or other injuries are all possible,’’ cheerleader Taylor Steele said. “It’s all worth it in the end though.” Despite danger involved, at the end of the

day, it is all about the team building and working together to lead the tempo of the school. “We hang up signs around the school to

raise excitement,” Lopez said. “We use things we learn at camp to pump the crowd up.”

Cheerleaders help raise school tempo

One: Araceli Morales cheers to the crowd before throwing footballs to fans. Courtesy photo. Two: Damitra Holland, Courtney Calhoun, Kendall Bosse, Blake Wampler, Sean Stumbo and Scott Schulte get into the spirit at a pep rally. Courtesy photo. Th ree: Th e senior section competes during the TFND yelling competition at a pep rally. Courtesy photo. Four: Pillow people appeared dur-ing the nerd pep rally. Photo by Abby Bove. Five: Boehle Behrens, Maddie Chatagnier and Hunter Hortness dressed up for the nerd themed pep rally. Courtesy photo. Six: Con-nor Gawryszewski and Lee Pool inform the crowd of the location and opponent for the upcoming football game. Courtesy photo. Seven: Taylor Steele smiles at the crowd as varsity cheer and Scrappy add to the excite-ment of the game. Courtesy photo.

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By Alex PowellStaff writer Fashion is constantly changing and styles are returning from decades past. Everyone has a widely diff erent taste in what they wear. Almost all through high school students change their look until they fi nd their personal style.2013 brought Aztec print sweaters and leggings, palazzo pants, bubble necklac-es, and chubbies. Th rift stores are boom-ing as students fi nd treasures to complete their outfi ts. “I like more of vintage stuff ,” sophomore Savanah Cuellar said. “Aztec is very trendy.” Clothes aren’t the only fashionable thing in these halls; favorite music and movies top the charts with Th e Weeknd coming in fi rst for favorite artist and Insidious 2 coming in fi rst for movies.

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1. Insidious 2 2. Finding Nemo 3. Harry Potter

Top 3 Movies

Top 3 Artists1. The Weeknd 2. Drake 3. Eminem

Top 3 Stores1. Forever 21 2. PacSun3. Nike

Girls, it’s scarf season! Got to keep those

necks warm!

Wnter seasons com-ing and we all know UGG boots are the main trend of win-ter.

Get noticed with these colorful socks!

Thinking about taking a trip to Hawaii?

Button up shirt to look a little more professional.

Colorful shoes to bring out those tan legs!

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Left to right: Kelby Kaiser, Haylie Ontiveros, and Mon Christian. Photos by Alex Powell.

Fashion

By Alex PowellStaff writer Art is a relaxation for the mind. Aft er going to core classes students look forward to art because it is the one period of the day they can use cre-ativity and escape from the world of academics. It is as if when they walk into the room the weight of tests, studying, and worrying is lift ed off their shoulders. “Art is my only relaxed period,” said junior Richa. “I have less worries.”For students, art means putting thoughts and feelings onto a paper and allow-ing expression to come out through diff erent mediums such as clay, paint and paper mache. Th e paper extracts from the mind. Art teachers Bridget Putnam and Mitzi Sprado assist students with in class projects as well as projects for V.A.S.E. and the Schreiner competition. In these competitions students are interviewed and judged on how their artwork is laid out as well as the creativity put into it.“Art is a way to give mean-ings to simple things that come together and make something beautiful,” senior Yvonne Chase said.

“My painting represents a mathmetician,

Johnny Nash”- Brian Miranda

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Above: Brian Miranda, Richa Patel, Yvonne Chase, Bailey Teague, and Mrs. Sprado’s sixth period. Right: McKenzie Fine and Emmy Clark. Photos by Alex Powell. Far right: Art teachers Mitzi Sprado and Bridget Putnam. Photo by Duncan Walderon. Page by Alex Powell, staff writer

By Duncan WalderonStaff writerWhat happens inside the classroom is one thing, but what happens outside of it is an entirely diff erent story. Talents and unique interests fl ourish in the halls of Tivy, since nearly everyone has something they’re good at or something they like to do. Whether it’s artistic talent, musical talent, or just something fun and wacky that they like to do, Tivy students have all sorts of things hidden up their sleeves.

However a painter, for example, can’t cre-ate beautiful paintings without any paint. Paint costs money. Whether it’s to help support their families or just to get a little extra cash in their pockets, Tivy students are becoming part of the working world.

Not only do many businesses around Kerrville off er many unique job op-portunities, they encourage students to take advantage of them. However, in order to earn their keep, students must work hard and strive to succeed.

Above: Photography allows you to experience the world in a diff er-ent way,” senior Mason Smith said.

Smith is seldom found without his cam-era. His interest came from his grandfather who exposed him to photography through an old slide fi lm collection with images of his various travels. Smith enjoys all types of photography but prefers travel photography.

“I enjoy travel photography because there’s always something new and diff erent to see,” Smith said. Photo by McKenzie Fine.

The Road to Independence

Above: Senior Kyla Womack checks out a cus-tomer at her job at Finds on a Hanger. Womack’s job consists of working the cash register, sorting through clothes, and deciding what should go on display.

“My favorite part about my job is my really cool boss,” Womack said. Photo by Duncan Walderon.

Above: Senior Laura Beene tends to an albino ferret at her job at Pet Sup-plies Plus. Beene’s job consists of look-ing aft er the various animals in the store as well as working the cash register.

“I like my job because it’s fi lled with animals and not people,” she said. “Ani-mals just love you. Th ey don’t ques-tion you.” Photo by Carissa Tinley

Making Our Own Path

Singing and cheering, the crowd ex-cites over the music produced by sopho-more Shelby Kuykendall while she jams on the guitar and sings her heart out on stage. She knew from the start that she wanted to be a musician and now she is making that dream come true.

“Th e very fi rst time I performed was around two years ago at an open-mic in Ingram,” Kuykendall said. “I was very, very nervous but I was even more excited to sing for people, even if no one listened.”

Before a performance, she always prays, drinks plenty of water and goes over any ques-tions and concerns with her band members.

Her father motivated her to play the guitar and then taught her the basics while encouraging her along the way.

“I found it really hard to write music without using an instrument as the foun-dation of my songs,” Kuykendall said.

“I defi nitely want everyone to know how passionate about music I am,” she said. Kuykendall does her best to maintain a good character and reputation. “I worked very hard to be where I am today with my music and I want to go even further.”

Kuykendall strives to follow her dreams and make them happen. “I’ve travelled all over Texas and I’m hoping soon to perform internationally at out-of-state gigs,” she said.

Take to the stage

Above: Sophomore Shelby Kuykendall performs in front of the cafeteria at lunch on the lawn. Photo by Sydney Kasberg.

By Duncan WalderonStaff writer

Above: Ben McCright is photographed during the Eagle Scout Court of Honor presentation.“Becoming an Eagle Scout was a diffi cult and extremely enjoyable experience. It changed

my life and taught me about life and its lessons. Th ough becoming an Eagle Scout is an hon-ourable achievement, I couldn’t have done it alone. Every day I do my best to follow the les-sons learned from my experiences during my Trail to Eagle,” McCright said. Courtesy photo.

Junior Kevin Gardea works as a customer ser-vice representative at Walgreens. Gardea is in charge of managing certain sections of the store and assisting customers with fi nding what they need and puts his best eff orts into doing so. “My favorite thing about my job is that I get to help people one on one with what they need and just get to know whoever comes in,” Gardea said. Photo by Duncan Walderon.

Sideline SportsmanshipportsmanshipBy Brie McKinneyCopy editorMobs of blue and gold fi le in lines at the

gate, a parking lot packed full of cars paint-ed with spirit, buttons pinned on the shirts of proud moms. Young girls wearing bows stand against the railing to watch the cheer-leaders, the student section holding signs and leading chants, and young boys jump up and down waving their arms as plastic footballs take fl ight. It’s just another Friday night football game. Th e stands are full of parents, community members and students who all show up to cheer the team into vic-tory. Although the game may be the main event, if you watch closely enough there are many shows to watch.

Before much of the crowd even arrives, the band is ready and pumped for the game at hand up. Before every game, the band warms up with the tradition of marching around the fi eld playing the fi ght song. Th en right before the game, the golden girls can be seen lining up and walking on the fi eld with poms in hand to form a tunnel, performing ripples with continuous smiles upon their faces and swaying to the alma mater. As the band plays the fi ght song, the team rushes to take the fi eld through the tunnel of dancing golden girls followed by the cheerleaders performing stunts and fl ips across the fi eld. As the game continues the band, cheerleaders, and golden girls can be seen playing, dancing, and welcoming the

“It’s our job to get the crowd going,” var-sity cheerleader Ashlee Salazar said.

Th e cheerleaders stunt and cheer along-side the fi eld and lead the crowd in chants. Th ey raise the spirit among the stands full of people and pump up the team with their stunts and tosses.

“Meeting the other team is loads of fun,” Golden girl lieutenant Lisa Cullen said, “It’s a way for us to show sportsmanship.”Th e organizations that

participate in the gift exchange at 3rd quarter, have the duty of showing class that represents the Antlers in a positive light to opposing schools. Th is act of exchanging conversation and camaraderie is just one of many sideline shows to watch when attend-ing a football game.

team to the show.“With Kerrville being a large football

community, t’s important for the band, to support that drive and love, both exciting the crowd at football games and furthing that passion for this incredible sport,” drum major Ben Solder said.

During the 3rd quar-ter band, cheerlead-ers, and golden girls go over to the other team and exchange gift s. Th e teams ask each other questions and then introduce them to their team. Th e teams show each other sportsmanship as the boys battle it out on the fi eld. Th e cheer-leaders oft en cheer alongside the opposing team’s cheerleaders and the golden girls play games with the visiting drill team.

“It’s a way for us to show sportsmanship.”

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Caitlin Kernan-Varsity Cheerleader

One: Scrappy, varsity cheerleaders, golden girls and the varsity football team celebrate a win with the alma mater. Two: Golden girls march in the homecoming parade. Th ree: Th e ROTC physi-cal training team runs the fl ags aft er a touchdown. Four: Student representatives meet the other team in the center of the fi eld to exchange gift s. Five: Band’s drum line plays during the game. Six: Th e golden girls’ colonel, Katie Simone counts the team off be-fore pregame. Seven: Jaclyn Martinez cheers doing the homcom-ing game. Eight: Melissa Munoz and Ben Solder lead the band during the game. Nine: Varsity football players recieved high fi ves from the crowd aft er a winning game. Courtesy photos.

“We introduce ourselves and make small talk about the game.”

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From Staff reportsFrom 7:40am to 3:25pm, days are fi lled with ringing bells, slamming lockers, the shuffl ing of books and crowded hallways all to get to class on time. Once in the classroom, worlds are opened up to ideas, possibilities and dreams. Teachers spend the school day working to fi nd unique methods to inspire students while stu-dents take in information and strive to be successful.Th e result of this 50-minute class period is oft en life changing. Some-times, it just “clicks”, sometimes it’s con-fusing, sometimes it’s inspiring, other times it’s memorable. In the end the re-lationships formed and the results pro-duced are the stuff that makes Tivy great. From academics to extra-curriculars, students have the opportunity to shine as they set the stage for the rest of their lives.

Dominant photo: Th eater Arts presents “Anne of Green Gables” to the community. Courtesy photo. Below: McKenzie Fine and Meagan Doyle examine a photo they took during photo journalism. Courtesy photo. Right: Orchestra performs for family and friends at their fall concert. Photo by Abby Felps. Below: Mrs. Dunigan does a experiment with her Physics class. Photo by Maggie Pruitt. Below: Mrs. Gibson helps students with sewing in her fashion design class. Photo by Abby Felps. Below left : stu-dents dressed in camo present the news in Mrs. Hunter’s class. Courtesy Photo. Above center: PAL Rayne Winters reads with Preston Gamble and Jacob Hinojosa. Courtesy Photo. Above left : Ruben Perez, Tony Munoz and James Ozuna read to their class in Spanish. Far above: Students observe moles on Mole Day in Science class. Photo by Syd-ney Kasberg. Right: AFJROTC presents the colors during a pep rally. Courtesy photo.

Setting the stageAntlers shine in and out of the classroom

First Semester

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“My favorite thing about class is cooking in health and nutrition.”-Alex Haag, 10

“Pep-rallies were my favorite. It was fun performing.”-Golden girl, Lisa Tinley, 9

“Th e teachers are nice.”-Caleb Morquecho, 9

Top left : Willem Ferris plays his guitar during lunch on the lawn. Photo by Taylor Sparkman. Top right: Moises Hernandez shows off his cul-linary masterpiece in cullinary arts. Photo by Abby Felps. Center box clockwise from top left : Students observe a science experiment in chemistry. Th e newspaper staff runs outside to catch the few falling snowfl akes in early De-cember. Hunter Marks, Kali Morquecho, and Haley Lopez photograph students dressed up for spirit days during lunch. October students of the month come together for a photo. No-vember students of the month take a minute to smile as a group. Students pose with the blood drive mascot on the day of the blood drive. Far left : Sarah Muelstein, Carly Bond, Shelby Free-man, Kendall McKenzie, Maggie Pruitt, Nicole Fowler and Lexi Correa have fun at a pumpkin patch this fall. Left : Sterling Saunders works with metal in shop class. Courtesy photos.

“Being able to do better in school. I gained senses.”-Logan Frasier, 11

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this spring.Sincerely,

The Tatler Staff