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04: People

09-12: Deonta Dismuke

02: Mikah Rushalk

Changing The World Around You Four people nominated by their teachers are making a difference and you need to know them 21: Passing Period Ponderings Need a break from your average day? Learn how to reduce stress in a fun, creative way

freshman Taylor Johnson

Deonta Dismuke makes a name for himself in a new town by being involved in sports and music

“Deonta has some of these natural attributes and is developing good work habits to improve his game and strength” Coach Jason Speer

senior Makenna Rushalk and sophomore Mikah Rushalk

How an elementary school cheerleader followed her passion and continued to cheer

05: Rianne Hall

A Tim Burton obsession is what Rianne Hall has and she is proud

08: Nathan Red

Accidentally got a piranha, and he’s okay with that

18: Dylan Howard

Kick. Punch. Kick.

Punch. This kid can really do some damage

senior Rianne Hall

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Fused to the dream Student gets involved with potential future career of welding

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unior Marcus Wooten has been welding since freshman year, when he decided he wanted to make a career of it.

“It’s easy,” Wooten said. “It’s fun and something to base a career off of.”

For Wooten, a typical day in welding class consists of putting on his welding jacket and glasses on and welding for two periods.

“Usually we just make metal plates. As we progress, we get to make things for the school,” Wooten said. “We welded a robot for a computer class and we fix (broken) classroom chairs.”

Before high school, Wooten had no idea he wanted to be a welder.

He thought he wanted to be an

electrician. Most of the men in his family have become welders.

“My dad said it was something I could be doing in high school,” Wooten said. “There’s always going to be a demand for welders.”

Along with his dad’s advice, Wooten’s freshman year altered his decision to become a welder instead of an electrician.

“To become a welder takes dedication, lots of practice and a love for welding,” welding teacher Mr. Cesar De Luna said. “If you don’t love what you’re doing, you won’t succeed.” 33 JUNIOR MARCUS WOOTEN carefully welds a piece of metal in Mr. De Luna’s Intermediate welding class. Wooten spent approximately seven and a half hours a week welding.

by Marissa McEwan

photo by Marissa McEwan

Twist and shout

Sophomore Mikah Rushalk has been cheering since elementary school

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ne, two, three, four, sophomore Mikah Rushalk grabs on to her fellow cheer mates’ shoulders and places her foot into the palms of their hands, five, six, seven, eight. Rushalk is then boosted into the air, her feet at the chests of her bases.

Rushalk moved here from Florida the summer before eighth grade. There, she was on the Top Gun All-Stars cheer team for six years.

“I’ve been cheering since elementary school,” Mikah said. “I was a flyer in elementary school, stopped in middle school, then became one again last year.”

Mikah got put on an advanced team with younger kids during middle school. She had to give up flying for that period of time.

Mikah became a flyer because she was smaller and lighter than most people on her team. She was young when she flew for the first time.

“I wasn’t scared because I trusted the older girls on the team that were supporting me,” Mikah said.

It took her a few practices to trust her new stunt supporters here. Mikah has been dropped many times. The scariest stunt she’s ever flown in is a basket toss (a basket toss is when the flyer is literally tossed into the air).

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“We tell each other pretty much everything,” senior Makenna Rushalk, Mikah’s sister, said. “We haven’t always been good friends though.”

Makenna is also on the squad here. The sisters have cheered a total of three years together.

“We act like we’re best friends. She was my backspot this past football season,” Mikah said. “We cheered together in Florida. We support each other.

We don’t fight.”

Mikah plans to continue cheering through high school.

“I like it because I’m not afraid of doing it anymore and I enjoy it,” Mikah said. “It’s something I’m pretty good at.” 33

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AT THEIR HOME, sophomore Mikah Rushalk and her sister senior Makenna Rushalk practice their cheers. The girls referred to themselves more as friends than sisters.

Shelbourne Knee Center 1815 N. Capitol Ave., Ste. 600 317-924-8636

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Cummins 1500 Jackson Street 812-377-3114

The future of music Freshman revolves his life around music, hopes to pursue his dream after high school

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tarting at a young age, freshman Adam Grimes surrounded himself with music.

“When I was little, I used to switch back and forth between rock and rap. Then I became friends with people that introduced me to some of the music I listen to now,” Grimes said. “From that, I’ve branched off into other music genres.”

Lack of music interest has never been a concern for Grimes.

“I know music means a lot to Adam,” freshman Sadie Allman said. “He talks about it all the time.

He practices guitar like crazy, and he listens to music whenever he gets the chance.”

Grimes started playing guitar this past summer.

“I have a guitar and I like to play it a lot,” Grimes said. “I never play in front of a lot of people, only a couple of friends sometimes.”

Grimes’ favorite music consists of Andrew Jackson Jihad, Radio-

head and Fleet Foxes.

“Sometimes I look their music up to play,” Grimes said. “Listening to music made me want to start playing.”

Grimes wants to attend college at Columbia University in New York City. A perk for him is that one of his favorite bands, Vampire Weekend, attended Columbia.

“Adam’s really passionate about his interests, especially music,” Allman said. “I think Columbia would help him pursue his music career.”

Tying music into Grimes’ future career is a big interest for him.

“I’m thinking of going into business and starting my own music store,” Grimes said. “I’d play music on the side, and maybe be a booking agent for bands.”

Getting involved with music in multiple ways is important to Grimes.

“I think it’s safe to say music is 99.9% of his life.” 33

by Marissa McEwan

photo by Marissa McEwan

WHILE AT GUITAR City, freshman Adam Grimes strums on a guitar. He started playing this past summer.

The little engineer that could Junior Tim Braden takes engineering classes and hopes to make a career out of it

JUNIOR TIM BRADEN works on a project in CIM class.

Braden took the class to help pursue a career in engineering.

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umerous graphics flash across his computer screen each day. Junior Tim Braden has an interest in computer engineering.

“I also like to mess around with different engineering programs at home,” Braden said.

Braden takes Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) class with Mr. Sims every day, third period.

“Most of us have decided to go into some engineering field,” Braden said. “The things we learn in CIM will help us in manufacturing, designs, parts design and much more.”

In the class, the students use a software to design and make programs so that the CNC machines can run and produce a part.

“We started this year using pro-Light 1000 simulation

software. Second semester we are going to use Master-CAM,” Braden said. “The pro-Light software has been used for a long time and it’s pretty basic, but Master-CAM is the same software that professionals use.”

Everything Braden does now, is helping prepare him for his future. Next year, the CIM students need to be able to work together.

“We have to be able to have a block and send it through a production line of machines without touching it,” Braden said.

In the future, Braden wants to pursue a career in engineering by going to college at MIT or Purdue, and plans to work over the summer at Cummins.

“I want a career in engineering parts,” Braden said. “I would like to go into inter-graded computer manufacturing.” 33

by Katee Holman

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Addis: “I always try to be in a good mood because life is not easy but it sure is a lot easier when you are positive.”

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Johnson: “It’s not like I feel I have to help. I want to.

As for the being a friend, everyone needs to have one, especially throughout high school. These will be the most important school years of our lives and you’re going to need someone to go through it

Nominating teacher: “He always has something nice to say, he seems to be in a good mood most of the time and that is really contagious.”

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Nominating teacher: “Taylor is always asking how she can help the teacher. What I like most is that she has the maturity to see when other students just need a friend.”

sophomore Preston Shelton

Nominating teacher: “Preston is always helpful, polite, pleasant, and kind.”

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photo by Madeline Hodek

Streeval: “My freshman and sophomore years I messed around; never taking anything serious. Once I became a junior, I still messed around in some of my classes but always did my work. This year is my year. Already I’m making straight A’s and everything is going so wonderful. This year is going to be awesome. I know what it takes to succeed. I’m determined to give it my all.”

sophomore Taylor Johnson

sophomore Aaron Addis

Nominating teacher: “I call her the ‘comeback’. She works in the morning in Mrs. Angel’s kindergarten class at Taylorsville. She has a great story to tell of her progress these past four years.”

photo by Madeline Hodek

photo by Alex Weisner

photo by Luke Carr

senior Sarah Streeval

These four students have done little things that mean a lot.

They are changing the world.

Shelton: “I have strong values and beliefs and expect myself to excel, so I am very happy to see that my work has been recognized.”

To submit someone send their name and the reason to Mrs. McCarver in room 177

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Early start Freshman Dylan Sullivan dedicates his Saturday mornings to the Young Marines

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or freshman Dylan Sullivan, Saturday mornings consisted of drills and physical training. Sullivan was involved with the Young Marines program.

“My grandma wanted me to join something and said that the Young Marines program was starting, so I decided why not,” Sullivan said.

“It gives me something to do on Saturday mornings.”

Sullivan wore a special outfit and brought the supplies trainers provide him every week.

“Right now I have to wear a red shirt, a cover [hat] and I have to take a book with information in it,” Sullivan said. “Once I go up in rank I will have a full uniform, kind of like the army.”

Anyone ages six to 18 can join the program.

“We do drills, and I’ve learned movements like column movements and gun safety,” Sullivan said.

The Young Marines does not only teach drills and exercises. Sullivan has learned many life lessons.

“It teaches you respect and self-discipline,” Sullivan said. “It’s hard sometimes, but it’s still fun.”

Sullivan is unsure if the Marines will be a part of his future and career choice in life.

“I’m not sure yet,” Sullivan said. “At least not something where I’m sitting at a desk.” 33 by Katee Holman

Standing at attention, freshman Dylan Sullivan waits for his named to be called at graduation. Sullivan graduated from Young Marines on Dec. 5.

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reshman Justen Reed walks in on a Saturday afternoon and finds the ambulance he will help for the day. He checks all of the supplies and make sure everything is stocked up. He turns on the ambulance and lets it run for 30 minutes.

Reed spends his spare time volunteering numerous hours per week. His favorite place to volunteer is STAT Ambulance.

“I usually go in two or three times a week. On weekends I will be there 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.,” Reed said.

Reed gets involved for one main reason.

“I love helping people when they are in their worst condition and try to cheer them up. A lot of people don’t understand that STAT isn’t just an emergency ambulance company,” Reed said.

“We have people we take everyday to different facilities. We do

photo by Madeline Hodek

Freshman Justen Reed helps the community by volunteering at an ambulance service

get attached to some patients so it’s a little harder than CRH.” This was the right fit for Reed because he wants a career in the medical field.

“I have always wanted to be in some sort of medical job and I decided to go to STAT and check it out,” Reed said. “I have been volunteering there ever since and I plan on making that my career because I love what I do.”

Although Reed is only a volunteer, he has learned a lot from his experience.

“I’m not allowed to do much,” Reed said. “But I have been there so long I know all of the procedures with patients on the cot and with the oxygen and blood pressure and heart and stuff.” 33

by Becky Hehman photo by Madeline Hodek

FRESHMAN JUSTEN REED stands by an ambulance. Reed volunteered there because he found a passion in helping others in poor conditions.

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photo by Kelsey Moriarty

PROUD OF HER individuality junior Tantania Skinner follows her own schedule. Skinner enjoyed not following someone else’s rules.

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room-vroom. Whoosh! Senior Will Wagner felt the wind on his face as he whizzed past the competition at his most recent motorcycle race.

Wagner came out victorious, conquering 20 to 30 other people.

“I won the State Harescramble Series in my class,” Wagner said. “That has been one of the best things that has ever happened to me.”

Winning his class was the first step to Wagner’s final goal.

“I hope to win the overall State Harescramble Series,” Wagner said.

To keep his head in the game, Wagner surrounds himself with motorcycles whenever possible. His down time is occupied with thoughts of fast-moving motorized vehicles.

“I read motorcycle magazines in my free time,” Wagner said.

Wagner also shares his love of motorcycles with his father.

“My proudest moment was when my dad and I won the

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Junior Tantania Skinner is her own leader

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pontaneous is one of the five words that junior Tantania Skinner used to describe herself. She likes to live day to day, as opposed to having her whole life scheduled.

“I don’t really have any hobbies, I kind of just do whatever I want,” Skinner said.

“It’s more of a day to day basis with me.”

Being spontaneous is something that Skinner doesn’t take lightly. She feels it opens the boundaries set with her friends.

“I don’t hide what I feel from people,” Skinner said. “I’m the kind of person that just lets whatever comes to mind out so everyone else can hear it too whether you want to hear it or not.”

Skinner hasn’t always been this spontaneous with her friends, it was an acquired trait.

“I started to kind of just saying what was on my mind literally the beginning of this year,” Skinner said.

It may be easy for her to be open with her friends, but she is also open with her parents. They are very involved in her life.

“I can without a doubt talk to my

mom and dad about everything,” Skinner said. “Yeah, they get mad sometimes, but I’d rather them know what’s going on with me and keep myself positive than not.”

Skinner may be close to her parents, but she does not have a defined hero in mind.

“I don’t really look up to people. I mean, I’ll be like ‘whoa, that’s an awesome accomplishment!’ but I’d never want to grow up to be just like someone else,” Skinner said. “I like being my own self and not following someone else’s life outline.”

Skinner finds that being herself and being spontaneous makes her be much less stressed.

“It makes me a happy person and fun to be around,” Skinner said. “I can make friends easily and it makes sure I’ve got something to say to make someone else smile.” 33

by Haedyn Scgalski and Lindsey Thompson

Senior Will Wagner lives a legacy of the high life in the racing community

team race out at Stoney Lonesome,” Wager said. “There were 10 teams in the father-son class and we beat all of them.”

The helmet has been passed from parent to child, enabling Wagner to keep the family name alive in the racing population.

“My dad is one of my heroes,” Wagner said. “He used to be the best around in motorcycle racing for a long time and I hope to be like that.” 33

by Tori Newkirk

senior will wagner sits on his dirt bike. Wagner raced dirt bikes with his dad, and hoped to someday be as good as him. photo by Madeline Hodek

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lick, click, space; type, type, type; delete, delete. This is the continuous cycle sophomore Rae Wadell encounters while working on one of her latest stories.

“If my house was burning to the ground and I had to save one thing it would definitely be my laptop,” Wadell said. “I like to write and it contains all my documents, so if it was ruined I would have wasted my time.”

Wadell’s favorite class is English. She views it as an opportunity to work on her writing.

“I hope to go to college to major in writing or something English-related,” Wadell said.

Wadell practices her writing to keep her skills up to par. She does not write just to practice, she also enjoys it.

“I write in my free time because it’s my hobby along with being a possible career,” Wadell said.

Wadell’s friends are also very supportive of her future in writing.

“I think she would be a great writer because she is so creative,” sophomore Jaewon Jung said.

Wadell takes simple steps in order to gain a promising occupation.

“I look for writing contests on the Internet that I can enter to try and put my name out Sophomore Rae Wadell there,” Wadell said. “I’m just trying to test the water.” expresses herself by writing Writing for recreation is one thing, but looking into it as a life-long profit is a whole other variby Tori Newkirk able to the equation.

“I really want to write,” Wadell said. “But I know it’s not going to be easy.” 33

Writing wonder sophomore rae wadell looks over one of her favorite books. In her spare time, Wadell loved to write her own creative stories. photo by Marissa McEwan

Hit the mat

This junior bonds with others through an interest in wrestling

photo by Madeline Hodek

junior caleb albertson wrestles during practice. He was in the 125-130 weight class.

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aleb Albertson walks into the dimly lit gym. Four mats are out on the gym floor, the loud speaker calls out Albertson’s weight class. After hearing the 125-130 weight class is announced, Albertson steps out ready to meet his match.

Albertson, the Varsity junior, takes on the positives and negatives of wrestling.

“Our head coach is Carl Hildinger and he yells for us, not at us,” Albertson said.

Along with the coach, Albertson’s teammates help relieve the stress of the sport.

“My favorite thing about it would be my fellow wrestlers because the sport is pretty extreme. They lighten it up, they make it more fun,” Albertson said.

Albertson is close with all his team members.

“Practices are great because of all the fun we have. The team is like one big family,” Albertson said. “Some people you don’t get along with, but then other people help you forget about the annoying ones.”

Albertson has met a lot of people through wrestling due to his early start.

“I started wrestling in 5th or 6th grade,” Albertson said.

With so many years being involved, Albertson has found different things to do before his meets.

Albertson came up with a fun activity to do before meets with a senior Varsity wrestler.

“Marcus (Wadell) and I always warm up together and one day we decided to run in opposite directions in a circle and hit hands every time we met,” Albertson said. “Then we decided to call it the delta formation. It is a tradition of ours before every meet.”

With the season underway, Albertson pushes himself to go farther than he did last year.

“Semi-State is as far as I’ve gotten,” Albertson said. “Hopefully, I can make it to State this year and next.” 33

by Haedyn Scgalski

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This is HALL-oween Senior Rianne Hall is a fan of Tim Burton

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enior Rianne Hall found her obsession in the seventh grade when her friend had her watch a movie.

“I was sleeping over at my friend’s house, and she made me watch ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Hall said. “I have been hooked ever since.”

Little did she know, the movie would become her favorite work by Tim Burton.

“Jack feels hollow and lost, and starts to question his passion for Halloween, but finds in the end all he was missing was love,” Hall said.

Hall believes all of Tim Burton’s films are genius, and likes that she has to have the ability to think in depth.

“The depth of the plot lines and characters are phenomenal,” Hall said. “I also love the darkness he puts into his work.”

Not only has Tim Burton given Hall an all-time favorite movie, he has given her a favorite actor.

“I really like the tag-team of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. I think they make a fantastic pair,” Hall said. “Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors because of his roles in numerous Tim Burton films.”

Hall’s obsession does not go unnoticed. Her friends are well aware that it is just part of her fun-loving personality.

“It is bad. You can say something relating to anything Tim Burton and she will freak out,” senior Josh Stadtmiller said.

“She is one of the nicest, most caring people I have met.

She is all around the best.” 33 by Katee Holman

SENIOR RIANNE HALL holds a Jack Skellington doll. She was obsessed with Tim Burton. photo by Marissa McEwan

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Fish frenzy

ophomore Nathan Red’s first pet turned out to be one that was a little out-of-theordinary.

“I am allergic to cats and dogs,” Red said.

Although getting a pet fish was easy, Red was in for a surprise.

“When I was six, my family wanted to get a pet fish. So, we went to Walmart. We picked out what we thought was a silver dollar,” Red said. “It was only the size of a quarter at the time. Walmart had told us wrong. The fish never stopped growing. We researched and discovered that it was a piranha.”

Buddy lives in the living room because of size constraints. “(The piranha lives) in a 50-gallon tank in my living room,” Red said. “We’ve adjusted for different size tanks because the fish won’t stop growing. The living room is the best fit.”

The piranha has moved to a larger tank on a regular basis because of its increase in size.

“He was in a 10-gallon tank, then a 20gallon tank and now he is in a 50-gallon tank,” Red said. “The tank Buddy is in now isn’t as

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Sophomore Nathan Red lives with a pleasant surprise

wide as he is long, so he doesn’t really fit.”

Red’s longtime friend, sophomore Cory Bland has seen first hand how the piranha eats anything it can.

“Nathan had this sucker fish, which is a big algae eater. We were running around doing something and we looked at the tank and saw the other fish’s head in the piranha’s mouth,” Bland said. “We started flipping out like crazy because we couldn’t believe it.”

After eating another fish, Red and his family realized that they can feed Buddy anything.

“We usually buy like 20 guppies when we go on vacation and bring them back for the fish,” Red’s mother Mrs. Carla Lemke said.

While having a pet piranha was unintentional and unconventional, Red and his family still enjoy Buddy.

“My family loves having a piranha as a pet,” Red said. “It’s a lot of fun.” 33

by Becky Hehman

SOPHOMORE NATHAN RED feeds his pet piranha, Buddy. He has had the piranha since he was six years old. photo by Katie Stowers

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Since early fall, the 6-foot-4.5-inch sophomore Deonta Dismuke has not only made a towering presence at North, but at a new home as well.

“I’ve been in foster care for about four years,” Dismuke said. “In about three months, I’m moving out in my own apartment.”

A new home for Dismuke also accounts for a fresh start at life.

“I got in trouble a lot,” Dismuke said. “Now hopefully I can be better.”

However, Columbus does not give as many extra-curricular opportunities as Dismuke’s original home town of Indianapolis.

“It’s different and boring here,” Dismuke said.

Dismuke attended Ben Davis before moving here.

“I like it [Ben Davis] more. [There are] more people,” Dismuke said. “It’s better than North with sports.”

Dismuke’s involvement with sports stuck with him regardless of his transition between locations.

“I started basketball when I was seven,” Dismuke said. “I’ve played football since I was 14. I like football better.”

Although Dismuke takes a weight training class to improve his physique, his training is not limited to his classes.

“I have my own punching bag and weights at home,” Dismuke said.

Dismuke’s perseverence and energetic personality was welcomed on the football field.

“At first I didn’t talk to anybody, then I started talking to [junior Keenan Noel],” Dismuke said.

Dismuke and Noel both play for Junior Varsity.

“We are ‘bros,’ as he would say,” Noel said.

“We also play football together.”

Proceeding football season, Dismuke plays on the Junior Varsity basketball team.

“So far what I have noticed is that he works very hard to improve his personal game, and pushes the Varsity in practice every day,” basketball coach Jason Speer said. “As a coach, this work ethic and attitude is what you love to see.”

Dismuke has a natural talent with his defensive game.

“His defense and overall strength are his greatest attributes right now concerning his basketball game,” Coach Speer said.

Although a professional sports career is a long stretch, Dismuke is on the right track.

“Any professional athlete has a couple of things in common: natural size and speed; they work countless hours on their skill and strength,” Coach Speer said. “Deonta has some of these natural attributes and is developing good work habits to improve his game and strength.”

Dismuke also has a back-up to his master plan.

“If I can’t get a career in sports, I want to do music,” Dismuke said.

Dismuke is inspired by musical artists such as Lil’ Wayne.

“I do rap and R&B,” Dismuke said.

Dismuke takes satisfaction in his musical works.

“I like doing all of it [music],” Dismuke said. “I like writing the song.”

Dismuke spends free time at junior Jacob Hauer’s house to compose music.

“He has a studio in his room,” Dismuke said. “This past weekend we made a rock and roll song.”

A proper foundation to success to any career is a good basis with education.

Dismuke’s drive to make it in the world encourages him to catch up on his schoolwork. “[I] got in trouble, was going to drop out, but came back,” Dismuke said.

Taking on a burden beyond what he sees on the courts, Dismuke is enrolled in an online course to earn a semester’s worth of credits.

“I take English and math courses on the computer,” Dismuke said.

This additional step will progress him to the junior grade level by the end of this semester.

“Hopefully if I do good enough, I can catch up with my work,” Dismuke said. “I just try to be positive. I’m a good listener and can give good advice.”

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AT A BASKETBALL game against Shelbyville, sophomore Deonta Dismuke runs down the floor on the offense. He was on the Junior Varsity team, after moving here from Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. photo by Lindsey Thompson

“If I can’t get a career in sports, I want to do music.”

Deonta Dismuke

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If I could travel anywhere, it would be CUBA and I would take MONEY with me.

I miss MY FRIENDS most about my old school.

My most prized possession are MY SHOES. The song that describes my life is “MANY MEN” BY 50 CENT. The word that best describes me is ATHLETIC.

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Junior Caleb Knox is a rock ‘n’ roll fanatic

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itting in eighth period resource, junior Caleb Knox flips through his MP3 player. While he likes listening to his favorite bands, being at their shows is even better.

“I like heavy rock,” Knox said.

“I’ve been to like 20 rock shows.”

Knox is a fan of the underground heavy rock scene.

“Caleb and I both like metal,” junior John Lucas said. “His taste in music is funky fresh.”

His favorite band is one that many people may have never heard of.

“One of my favorite bands is Five Finger Death Punch,” Knox said. “I’ve seen them in concert twice, they were amazing.”

Knox has attended many shows, some small and some large.

“The biggest concert I’ve ever been to was Ozzfest,” Knox said. “It was crazy.”

At Ozzfest, Knox was exposed to the typical concert antics.

“My first mosh pit ever was at Ozzfest, and we got it started and I fell and I got trampled,” Knox said. “It was pretty scary.”

This wasn’t Knox’s first scare at a concert.

“Once at a show, a guy was getting escorted out by security and he tried to bite me,” Knox said.

Being a fan of rock ‘n’ roll, Knox decided he would try to learn to play an instrument.

“I tried to play the guitar,” Knox said. “But I failed.”

Though Knox couldn’t play the guitar, he had a talent that most wouldn’t even realize.

“I can do a perfect impression of Dr. Rockzo,” Knox said. “Dr. Rockzo is a rock ‘n’ roll clown from a rock TV show called Metalacolpse.”

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Sophomore Lucy Guo embraces her heritage through the art of cultural dance

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ur main goal is to promote culture,” Sophomore Lucy Guo said. “I feel that it’s important to spread diversity and give back to the community by giving them an opportunity to get a taste of Chinese dancing.”

Since 2008, Guo has been involved in a cultural women’s Chinese dance team. The dances the women do range from contemporary to traditional.

“It’s different each time, because it’s not really a set group,” Guo said.

“It [the age group] varies widely depending on the type of dance.

Right now it’s all teens except for Zhao Jing.”

The head of the dance team, Zhao Jing emails local Chinese women in the community to find participants, and secures the practice space for them.

“CCA [Columbus Chinese Associations] lady’s dance team is formed by a group of dance lovers,” Jing said. “Currently it has around 20 members, who are Columbus high school students, Cummins employees, relatives and family members of CCA members, and other dance lovers.”

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The group practices once a week in the C.O.B. Cummins’ fitness room. The room has mirrors, which enables the women to better critique and improve their routine.

“Practices are usually pretty fun.

Most of the time practice is intense and we have to stay focused,” Guo said. “But, of course, we still enjoy ourselves.”

Guo’s team finds inspiration for their dances from YouTube videos of professional dance teams and then adapts them to be their own. They perform the dances at local places in the community, and have never ventured outside of Columbus.

“We performed at [Ethnic Expo] this year and last year, at retirement homes, and at Asbury in September,” Guo said. “Our next performance will be for the Chinese New Year.” 33

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SOPHOMORE LUCY GUO conducts a traditional dance. She was a member of the Columbus Chinese Association.

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A helping paw

Senior Erin McNair dedicatees her time to animals in need

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or some, volunteering at a homeless shelter is a good way to help the needy. For others, helping out at the hospital is a good way to fill that need. Senior Erin McNair she spends her time at the Bartholomew County Humane Society.

“My friend (senior) Courtney Fleener wanted to adopt a pet,” McNair said. “So we went to the Humane Society.”

During that time, McNair spent hours at the Humane Society.

“Erin went with me every day for a whole week when I was looking to adopt a puppy,” Fleener said.

Ever since then, McNair makes routine visits to the Humane Society.

“I probably go every couple of weeks,” McNair said. “They don’t know me by name, but they know me by face.”

McNair wanted to relate her love of animals to her senior project.

“For my senior project I’m working with animal control,” McNair said. “I’m raising any pet supplies for

them to help clean cages,” In collaboration with raising money for supplies, McNair is also putting together a fundraiser.

“I’m doing a fundraiser at Starbucks where you get a free pastry if you donate,” McNair said.

McNair’s love of animals extends beyond the Humane Society and Animal Control.

“I have two cats and a dog,” McNair said. “I want more, but my dad won’t let me.”

There are potential pets up for adoption all the time. McNair is always on the verge of adopting more animals.

“You know most of the animals will be put down,” McNair said. “So you just want to adopt them all.”

According to Fleener, McNair’s bond with animals, especially cats, is extraordinary.

“Erin gets along with animals better than humans,” Fleener said. “I’m pretty sure she is a cat whisperer.” 33

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SENIOR ERIN MCNAIR pets a kitten at the Humane Society. McNair has two cats and dogs of her own at home. She volunteered at the Humane Society often.

Close to home Freshman Tom Smythe makes an effort to stay connected to his father, despite distance “

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hen we’re together we do a lot of outdoor activities.

[Such as] playing sports, swimming, and scuba diving. When we aren’t together we talk on the phone [nearly] every other day,” freshman Tom Smythe said.

Most 15-year-olds couldn’t even say that much about the parents that they live with. Smythe can say this about his father who lives in the Bahamas. Smythe’s father had lived in Florida for five years prior, but moved to Nassau, Bahamas in August of ‘07.

“He manages the property for a vacation house. He also does legal work for the family he works for,” Smythe said. “He moved to the Bahamas to get that job.”

LOOKING THROUGH HIS contacts in his cell phone, freshman Tom Smythe attempts to connect with his dad. Smythe’s dad lived in the Bahamas for his job.

Despite the distance, the bond between Smythe and his father is obvious to those close to them.

“I know Woody [Smythe’s father] still calls him a lot and sends money and things like that. To me, it’s not that different because my dad is kind of like that,” said Zak Rueman, Smythe’s best friend. “To other people I think it is a little different. But, if you would look at their relationship you would guess that his dad still lives in the same house as Tom.” Smythe anticipates his father will live in Nassau for a few more years, and then move back to Indiana or Florida. 33

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I want to ride my...unicycle

Chuck-wild

Freshman Alex Rhoades finds a past time in an unusual Christmas gift

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hile turning the corner and peddling fast, freshman Alex Rhoades rides his unicycle around his neighborhood.

“I started riding a unicycle about seven years ago,” Rhoades said. “I have two, one small one, and another five foot tall one.”

Rhoades is over four foot eleven. So when he gets on his five foot tall unicycle he stands about eight feet tall.

“I taught myself how to ride. I got my first unicycle for Christmas,” Rhoades said.

“We went to Florida for a week and by the time the week was over I could ride in circles.”

Rhoades was not the only one surprised he got a unicycle, his mom was very surprised as well.

“I was surprised when Alex asked for a unicycle,” Mrs. Rhoades said. “It’s just a very unusual Christmas gift.”

Riding short or far, Rhoades still rides.

“It took me about three weeks to learn how to ride in a straight line,” Rhoades said.

Rhoades says he likes riding his unicycle and hopes to continue, just not forever.

“I only ride every once in a while,” Rhoades said. I plan on getting another unicycle with brakes so I can practice hopping tricks.”

While most people would assume unicycle riding would be a continually entertaining experience, Rhoades just thinks of it as another activity.

“It gets old after a while,” Rhoades said. “I just don’t want to ride all the time.” 33

FRESHMAN ALEX RHOADES holds himself up on his unicycle.

This unicycle stood five feet tall.

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fter smearing her eyeliner over her eye, junior Alyssa Dean goes to her closet and looks through her mound of Chuck Taylors to find the perfect pair for the day.

“I have a ton of Chucks because I’ve worn them since third grade,” Dean said. “When my feet quit growing, I never threw them away.”

As older fashion comes back, Dean expresses her style by things her mom used to wear.

“My mom showed me a picture of her one day, and she was wearing a pair of red Chucks,” Dean said. “I found a pair and have been wearing them ever since.”

Not only do her friends support her style, Dean’s mom also supports her.

“Alyssa has been into chucks since she saw mine, her style hasn’t really changed at all since that very day,” Mrs. Linda Dean said.

Dean also found herself by her make-up. It tends to cover her whole eyelid and a dark thick line underneath her eye.

“My make-up is unique, that’s for sure,” Dean said.

Dean feels that no one should be judged, so she goes about her day not caring what people think.

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Junior Alyssa Dean is passionate about a simple pair of shoes want, regardless of what people think,” Dean said. “You’ll most likely catch me in a band t-shirt and jeans, with Chucks of course.”

Having her own style makes Dean see things differently, but also causes her to think about what she is going to wear. Everything has to be precise.

“I’m very particular about my Chucks matching my clothes,” Dean said. “I wear black Chucks the most, because black goes with everything.” 33

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he definition of exuberant is cheerful. The definition of jubilant is thrilled. But what is the definition of WTFP? Freshman Elizabeth Friezsche knows.

“I make up my own words,” Friezsche said. “I don’t know how to explain things very well, but with my made up words, they always end up funny.”

There isn’t a method to Friezsche’s word creation. It’s more spur of the moment.

“It’s just saying random things,” Friezsche said. “I throw them together to make random words.”

Not only does Friezsche make up her own words, but she has her own language.

“I have my own secret writing,” Friezsche said. “I like to write notes with my friends so other people won’t understand.”

Friezsche, being a member of color guard, has influenced their word choice.

“I hear guard girls saying made-up words all the time,” senior MacKenna Richard said. “Sometimes I don’t know what their talking about” Friezsche uses her words everywhere, not just in color guard. This can lead to awkward situations “I get weird faces from random people,” Friezsche said. “But usually they just laugh.”

Now what is the definition of WTFP? “It’s a really silly phrase,” Friezsche said. “It’s what the freakin’ pie.” 33

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FRESHMAN ELIZABETH FRIEZSCHE ponders new words to add to her constantly-growing vocabulary. photo by Keonna Durham

Beat master

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Senior David Packer makes the leap from school choirs to pursuing an interest in independent beat-boxing

a, so, la, ti, do? No. For senior David Packer it’s more like, boom-kick-skat.

“I first got involved with music when I was in the 4th grade, when I started signing with the CICC Choir. From there I advanced to 5th grade and 6th grade choir at Parkside Elementary,” Packer said.

However, once Packer reached middle school he became more interested in different styles of music.

“7th and 8th grade was when I think I officially started beat-boxing just with starting out with a simple kick, hi-hat, and snare drum riffs,” Packer said. “I don’t really know what caused me to start beat-boxing, but I really only did it during choir class.”

In the 10th grade, Packer began listening to a lot of R&B music from artists such as Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Rihanna, which inspired him to experiment more with his interest in making music.

“I didn’t really beat-box much until I picked it back up towards the end of my Sophomore year of high school,” Packer said. “I just kept playing around, practicing, and trying to keep precise sounds, but add some speed.”

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“I like to add a lot of bass riffs to a decent riff. I do some remix versions of the Gilligan’s Island theme song and Lose Yourself by Eminem,” Packer said.

“I have a lot of different styles of music such as progressive rock, rap, R&B, techno, and so on.” 33

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Dive in

Freshman Ellen Pheral returns to diving after many years of being away from the sport

Inside Charles “Chick” Newell Natatorium, the water is still. All eyes are on the one girl on the diving board. This girl is freshman Ellen Pheral.

“I used to take diving lessons when I was little,” Pheral said. “But now I dive for North.”

Pheral started diving when she was young. However, bad experiences scared her away from it.

“When I was little and did diving I couldn’t do a front-flip, I just kept belly flopping,” Pheral said. “It hurt so bad that I quit.”

Pheral stayed away from diving for a long time, but when she came to high school she joined the team.

“Each person starts on the same thing,” Pheral said. “As time goes by you move on and learn more things.”

This time around when the front-flip was introduced, the outcome was different from before.

“When I started for North I got the front-flip right away,” Pheral said.

As the season goes on, new skills are taught. Sophmore Hayden Kleinhenz is working on one of the most difficult skills.

“I’m working on my reverse one and one half,” Kleinhenz said. “The flip isn’t hard, it’s just knowing what to do with your body.”

While Pheral can’t perform the reverse one and a half yet, she can still connect her athletic ability with a job opportunity.

“I work for North to help preteens swim,” Pheral said. 33

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Flying solo

FRESHMAN ELLEN PHERAL goes up for a dive off the diving board in the natatorium during diving practice. Pheral got back into diving this year and was a member of the diving team.

Senior Alisha Cooley soars by getting her pilot’s license to pursue a career in aviation

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enior Alisha Cooley takes interest in dangerous and exciting things. One of the biggest things she wants to accomplish is getting her pilot’s license. Her heart is set on it.

“It’s my passion,” Cooley said.

“I think the adrenaline rush and the sense of accomplishment would be overwhelming.”

Cooley isn’t sure how she will achieve her goal, but she is thinking about going to an aviation school here in Indiana to get it. The Air Force is also a possibility. Her daring attitude plays a big factor of why she wants her pilot’s license.

“I don’t really play it safe,” Cooley said.

Out of the ordinary activities seem to catch Cooley’s attention.

“It would just be really cool to skydive,” Cooley said. “I love the adrenaline rush.”

Cooley loves the idea of getting her pilot’s license because of the lifestyle she would be living. The thrill is what draws her in. She also loves to travel and this is a great way for her to do so.

“I don’t want to be stuck in an office all day for the rest of my life,” Cooley said. “I want to be able to travel.”

Cooley’s personality is a daring one. Not only does she want to get her pilot’s license she wants to skydive. It’s something she has always wanted to do in her lifetime.

Although Cooley is very excited to get her pilot’s license she isn’t quite sure what job she wants with it. She has been thinking about flying for FedEx or UPS. “I want to fly something smaller than a commercial plane,” Cooley said. 33 by Laurel Wolfe

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Distance may keep brothers apart, but their bond is still strong

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nce a month over the telephone sophomore Doug Urbaniak gets to speak with his brother. His sibling, David, is stationed in Afghanistan making it difficult to communicate. Even though they may be separated, they make it a point to stay in touch.

“Doug is very close to his brother, more so than most siblings,” friend sophomore Logan Spicer said.

Urbaniak has a lot of good memories with David.

“Going to see my brother graduate from boot camp is my favorite because he was a completely different person,” Urbaniak said.

Urbaniak saw a change in his brother; something was different.

“He was more mature and grown up,” Urbaniak said.

Although he wasn’t the same, Urbaniak learned to live with it.

“I liked him better before because I miss how he used to be, but I got used to him after,” Urbaniak said.

Despite Urbaniak coping with his changed brother, sorrow was still there.

“Doug doesn’t talk about him as much anymore, but everybody knows that he really misses him,” sophomore Bryce Fredericksen said.

Even with the change and distance, Urbaniak and his brother still share a special bond.

“We can talk to each other about anything,” Urbaniak said.

They don’t get to see each other nearly as much.

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“I think it’s good, him beDoug Urbaniak thinks of his ing in the Marines,” Urbaniak brother fighting overseas. He was said.

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33: What would you say is the hardest part of doing theater? On the flip side, what makes it all worth it?

AJ: The hardest part of doing theater is dealing with the frantic stress right before opening night. People are running around, trying to finish things last minute, but the ending performance makes it all worth it.

33: What’s the story behind your bottle-cap necklace?

AJ: That’s definitely not the first time I’ve been asked. I got a trinket at the 4-H fair near the end of 6th grade.

It was a sword facing downwards with two dragons wrapped around it, and before long, I got a chain to wear it on. I started to get involved with recycling at that time, and decided to save my pop-tabs since they were conveniently small. Instead of putting it in my pocket, I stuck them on my necklace so I wouldn’t forget I had them. Instead of taking them, I left them there and a few days later, a teacher walked up to me and asked ‘Are you collecting pop-tabs?’ When I said yes, they handed me one from the can in their hands and walked off. To this day people still give me poptabs, although most of them don’t go on my necklace.

Over time, it has gained various random trinkets as well; shark teeth, Asian coins, keys, dragons, rings and many more.

33: What’s the most fun/ adventurous/crazy thing you’ve done so far this school year?

AJ: Probably when the crewbies and some actors got together after school. We went to Mill Race Park and walked around in the rain, chatting and hanging out for hours. I don’t think there was a spot on my clothes that wasn’t wet or muddy. 33 compiled by Hannah Perkinson

HER BOTTLE CAP necklace is one of the things that defines junior AJ Bergman. The story behind the necklace started at the 4-H fair. photo by Madeline Hodek

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Friends forever

Born on the same day, these sophomores share a special connection

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tarting from day one they knew they would always be close friends. From playing in a crib together to learning how to ride a bike, sophomores Devonne Lancaster and Torrie McClintic face new challenges together.

“We were both born in the same hospital on the same day and we were only an hour apart,” McClintic said.

Their mothers were really close friends when they were pregnant. McClintic and Lancaster also live right next door to each other.

“We used to have little play dates when we were babies,” Lancaster said.

Lancaster and McClintic consider themselves sisters.

“We have our fights,” McClintic said. “But we always seem to get over it.”

The old memories they share make their relationship unlike any other. They get to bring back some of the past that other friends don’t always get to have.

“Not many people have been friends since they were born like we are,” Lancaster said.

The girls are hoping their friendship will stay strong and they can continue to be with one another as they grow up.

“Devonne is my best friend,” McClintic said. “I would do anything for her.” 33

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Sophomores Devonne Lancaster and Torrie McClintic recall childhood memories they share.

Riding Free

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Riding on her backyard dirt bike trail

sophomore Kassidy Stahl gets her bike ready. Stahl tried to ride her bike as much as she could. photo by Marissa McEwan

he walks outside to her backyard, searching for speed. She grabs a helmet and prepares to take a bike out for a ride. She takes her bike out to the trail and gets the speed up to sixty miles per hour. Sophomore Kassidy Stahl is very fond of riding dirt bikes on the trail in her backyard as one of her main hobbies.

“My dad really got me started with riding dirt bikes,” Stahl said. “Originally it was my dad and brother’s thing to do together.”

Stahl along with her brother and dad ride bikes as a way of bonding and spending quality time together.

“My dad saw one for sale and wanted to buy a bike for my brother and him,” Stahl said. “Once I wanted to get involved with it, he bought another one for me to ride.”

One of Stahl’s friends, sophomore Aleisha Litchfield, had a chance to ride on the trail.

“I started going down the hill they have in their backyard and my bike started shaking,” Litchfield said. “I had to quickly get off the bike and try it again.”

Stahl tries to ride as much as she can while the weather is pleasant and warm.

“I ride almost every day over the summer and continue to ride until it gets too close to winter when its cold,” Stahl said.

Bike riding is one of Stahl’s major hobbies.

“I try to ride as much as possible because it’s fun,” Stahl said. “It is a great way for me to relax and get my mind off of everything.” 33

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Sophomore Kassidy Stahl rides on her dirt bike trail

Beneath the surface

Fact finder

There’s more to senior Dylan Howard than is shown

Sophomore finds joy in learning presidential trivia that he can share with peers

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ith school, clubs and sports senior Dylan Howard keeps busy. He enjoys participating in both educational and physical activities. Howard is committed to all,but if one had to stick out, it would be martial arts.

“I’m a martial artist and I have a black belt in tae kwon do,” Howard said.

Howard travels to Taylorsville for martial arts.

“I go to Master Evans and I’ve been there for five years,” Howard said.

According to Howard, earning the black belt was quite the task.

“The black belt test was two hours for the first part, and four hours for the second. The first one was constant endurance,” Howard said. “If you made three mistakes you’d fail. It’s pretty hard core.”

Few people expect this art from Howard.

“Not a lot of people know that he’s a black belt,” junior Sam Arthur said. “They don’t expect it because his outward demeanor makes him look too cheerful for violence.”

Along with this, Howard also has a wide knowledge in technology. He’s joining the robotic team through electronics class.

“Dylan puts his all into most everything he does,” junior Amanda Bergman said.

Howard is quite optimistic with his extra-curriculars.

“They are a lot of work,” Howard said. “But I get a lot of enjoyment out of them at the same time.” 33

Peering over one of his presidential books, sophomore Adam Hogan spends his free time learning all he can about the presidents.

Hogan has a full shelf of Presidential books. photo by Madeline Hodek

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SENIOR DYLAN HOWARD practices his various tae kwon do moves at Master Evans Tae Kwon Do Academy in Taylorsville.

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humbing through the pages of The Complete Book of US Presidents, sophomore Adam Hogan finds himself engulfed in presidential history. He’s purely fascinated. Now a good deal of students don’t find this history interesting. However, for sophomore Adam Hogan, this is not the case.

“They’re just sort of interesting people,” Hogan said. “With their tenure of office, how they ran the country, and just trivial things they did intrigue me.”

He keeps up with his knowledge through books at home. Hogan seems to have quite the collection and loves a good read.

“Mostly I get books for Christmas,” Hogan said. “I have my own presidential library on my bookshelf that I refer to.”

He knows the history like the back of his hand.

“Adam knows just about everything one could know about presidents,” sophomore Karen Ma said.

Hogan seems to know nearly all of the little stuff that most might miss, like the specifics.

“He can name all the presidents and pretty much the most important facts about their presidency,” sophomore Alex Corpus said.

Hogan delights in finding out-of-the-ordinary aspects to presidents as well.

“One interesting and random fact would be that Chester Alan Arthur owned 80 pairs of pants and he changed them frequently throughout the day,” Hogan said. “It was probably some kind of OCD or something.”

If there ever happens to be something that he doesn’t know, he makes it a point to figure it out.

“When my friends ask me about something and I don’t know it, I’ll look it up,” Hogan said.

Hogan finds things like that and other presidential history captivating. He does this for pure pleasure.

“It’s just something I’m fascinated by,” Hogan said. “I’ll even read a biography just to keep me occupied.” 33

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Spray master

Sophomore Corey Hofelich expresses himself by spray painting

ooking at his stained hands of character and passion, he admires his painting and feels a sense of accomplishment through his hard work.

Sophomore Corey Hofelich expresses himself through an uncommon way of art: spray painting. Hofelich started spray painting last year.

“I learned by watching videos on YouTube,” Hofelich said. “I thought it was pretty cool so I decided to try it out and practice it.”

To complete this process he paints his picture on a surface and then lays a magazine sheet down on the art to pull some paint off to give it a cool, unique design. An average painting of two feet by two feet takes about six minutes for him to finish.

“I like doing this type of art,” Hofelich said. “It’s different than most drawings and paintings; it’s unique.”

One of Hofelich’s paintings can be found in English teacher Mimi Hageman’s room in the front of the class.

“He did this painting for a project I had in class called ‘How To’ which my freshman do as one of their speeches and they teach the class how to do something,” Hageman said. “It’s a lot easier to get in front of the classroom and talk about something you’re good at or like to do.”

Hofelich spray painted a section of the side wall of the Jackson Street Place Apartments.

“The section I did at the apartments was a painting of the earth with a sun in the background,” Hofelich said.

Applying a coat of spray paint sophomore Corey Spray painting has become an entertaining hobby for Hofelich.

Hofelich works on a project outside of his house. Hofelich “Spray painting ideas just come to me,” Hofelich said. “As I paint I just go along with my idea, paint a couple things and decide what to do next.” 33 contributed to the mural on the Jackson Street place

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Illustrating individuality Sophomore Grace Snider prepares for her future of being a designer by enhancing her drawing skills

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s she walks in her room, she sits down and contemplates on her next masterpiece. She gets an image in her head, and puts her pencil to paper and begins to draw. Sophomore Grace Snider enjoys and appreciates art by using it on a weekly basis.

“I normally will draw rather than paint because I am able to erase my mistakes and drawing in pencil is easier for me to control,” Snider said.

Snider is taking Introduction to Drawing and plans to take an art class every year throughout the rest of high school.

“In my art class this year we had to draw a picture of a crushed can,” Snider said. “It took a long time and I got kind of tired of it, but once I finished it, I really appreciated how it turned out and it was worth all the hard work in the end.”

Sophomore Vanessa Pruez, one of Snider’s friends, has witnessed Snider’s interest in drawing pictures.

“Grace has loads of pictures she has drawn and wanted to keep hanging on her door,” Pruez said. “For Christmas one year, she made me a picture of my name in bubble letters in blue and outlined in purple,

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Snider wants to use her drawing skills to pursue a future career in interior or fashion design.

“I really would like to go to college and learn how to design and plan out rooms in a house,” Snider said. “I also want to learn how to sew to benefit my career.”

Snider never practiced certain drawing techniques. She enjoys drawing and grew up being very successful with it.

“Art just came naturally to me, I never practiced it,” Snider said. “Whenever I believe I can’t draw something, I break my picture into steps.”

Snider sometimes will draw a picture relative to the mood she feels or how her day turned out.

“On a bad day I will draw a picture to help me relax,” Snider said. “Drawing makes me feel good on my bad days because I accomplished something.” 33

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WITH HER DRAWING of a crushed can, sophomore Grace Snider displays her work. Drawing was one of Snider’s favorite hobbies. photo by Madeline Hodek

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