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Charles D. Owen High School 99 Lake Eden Rd. Black Mountain, NC 28711

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Performers fill stage with talent By Connor Ferry Co Editor-In-Chief Talented teens entranced an auditorium full of their contemporaries and adults at Owen’s fifth talent show on February 21. The competition held a variety of acts that included musical performances from seniors Stephen Ball and Hannah Nihart; juniors Ian Pomeroy, Dylan Bougis, and Tyler James; and sophomore Taylor Warren and Trey Ormond. Several dance troops performed as well as a singing duo. Trey, the first performer of the night, played an instrumental song on piano. As the first act, Trey had to deal with the pressure of beginning the night. “Being nervous is the key to success,” Trey said. Stephen also had to deal with his nerves before performing “Vanilla Twilight” by Owl City. “I love singing,” Stephen said,” even though I get really nervous. But I love singing in front of people.” The performers had a receptive audience and the performers brought their own fanbases with them. “[I came] to support Dylan and Ian,” freshmen Regan Daniels said. Dylan sang “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” from the musical Les Misérables. “It [“Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”] stood out to me,” Dylan said. Dylan dressed in 19th century raiment to appear to be one of the characters from the play. Dylan performed at the talent show last year and received the plaque for second place for his performance of Frank Sinatra’s “Nothing But the Best”. “I did the best I could and I’ll do the best I can tonight,” Dylan said.

His efforts earned him third place. Ian performed an original song entitled “15 Minutes of Fame,” which he had written about his desire to play music in front of crowds. Ian sang and played acoustic guitar. This performance earned him second place in the competition. “Hi, I’m Ian. I play the shaker, and, on a good, night, I can play kazoo. I can sing and play guitar, too,” Ian said, greeting the crowd. “I decided to play because I want to get more experience,” Ian said. The experience for Ian was a month of preparation and perfecting his song as well as playing it at other venues such as The White Horse in Black Mountain. Juniors Clair Turman and Sydney Adams choreographed a dance routine to music from the movie Once. At the end of their performance, they received a standing ovation from the crowd as first place in the competition, but the students didn’t perform to win the competition. Most entered the competition to show their skills. “I’ve been playing piano for a couple of years, and I want to show people what I can do,” Trey said. And some students performed because they enjoy showing their talent. “I came here to have fun,” Taylor said.

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Sydney Adams and Clair Turman, left, pose for a photo before the talent show. Their dance performance was awarded first place. Dylan Bougis, top, performs “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” from Les Miserables, a performance which earned him third place. Ian Pomeroy, above, plays “15 Minutes of Fame,” an origial song he composed. He was awarded second for his performance.

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Should women be in combat positions? Prior to this January, women were banned from serving in ground combat roles in the military. In January, the Pentagon lifted the ban. The Pentagon’s decision sparked controvery over whether or not women should be allowed to serve in ground combat roles. ing more than sexism to bar an entire group from serving based not on a test of skill and strength, By Sarah Gilmour but gender. Co-Editor-In-Chief Ensuring the tests are fair is also important. In Grueling days, life-threatening situations her interview with Time and taking gunfire are now conditions women Magazine, Darlene Iskra, can officially endure alongside men as the Afthe first woman ever GILMOUR ghan war drags on. to command a Navy This January, the Pentagon lifted its ban on ship, said, “The reallowing women in combat. quirements need to Lifting the ban, while an important step for be based on real requirements. Too much in the women’s rights, merely recognizes the unoffi- past, height and weight requirements, for examcial role women have played in combat during ple, were used to exclude candidates who would both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. otherwise be able to do the job.” Carey Lohrenz, a former Navy Lieutenant, Even more patronizing is the argument the told NPR, “We have women in combat roles Washington Times describes as the “American right now. We are just not able to promote cultural norm” to want to protect women from them,” she said. “They’re on the ground in Iraq; harm. they’re on the ground in Afghanistan. This is However, the military community will prostrictly formalizing tect each other equally, “Roles should be, and now regardless of the genand recognizing what their contributions will be, filled based on the der. currently are.” “A good team will performance take care of their own. According to the individual’s New York Times, on the tests, not the individ- Men, women, it doesn’t women already make matter,” Massullo said. up 14 percent of the ual’s gender.” The refusal to see military’s active duty that women have personnel and 10 served admirably in percent of personnel sent to war zones. combat and should be recognized for their exHowever, the Pentagon has been criticised traordinary efforts is just a continuation of a pafor lifting the ban. Much of the criticism is triarchal society that will not allow women to be rooted in the belief that women are physically equal participants. strong enough to serve in combat. Lifting the ban follows the military’s long Admittedly, this is a valid concern about history of allowing equal opportunity. Massullo many women, but it does not mean the oppor- described the military as the “great equalizer,” tunity should be closed to all women. pointing out that the military was integrated beCommand Sergeant Major David Massullo, fore segregation ended. the JROTC instructor, said, “There are women Excluding women from combat does only out there that can meet the standards, just like one thing: it denies them the possibility of a there are men out there who will not.” promotion. Lifting the ban will do little in terms Service members must go through rigorous of the day to day jobs women do in combat bephysical tests before they can be moved into cause they are already fighting, but it is a vital combat. Women will be put through these tests, step in advancing women’s rights and opening too. These roles should be, and now will be, leadership roles up to them. filled based on the individual’s performance on Massullo said, “Everyone needs that opporthe tests, not the individual’s gender. It is noth- tunity.”

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cally travel 25 miles a day while carrying equipment and heavy artillery. The average By Tivoli Nickerson infantryman carries Staff writer 50-100 pounds of gear on his back. Currently, 92 percent of military jobs are Although a lot of available to women, but the Army has exfemale recruits wantcluded women from many ground combat NICKERSON ed this change to be roles until recently. in effect, not all did. Since 1991, women can be pilots, operate Now that women are submarines, be Marines, and more. allowed more combat roles, it is predicted As of January 24, combat roles have been that women who do not want to serve in officially opened to women. The ground the frontlines will eventually be forced to combat exclusions have been lifted but do so. many roles are still closed for women. The Anna Mulrine of the Christian Science debates are primarily over whether or not Monitor brings up that women might also females are physically capable to pursue have to register for the draft at age 18. these combat roles. They are not. In Mulrine’s article, Anne Coughlin says, Blogger Bryan Fischer cites researcher “The answer to that question is clearly yes.” Bryan Mitchell as saying, “The average feIf women have equal opportunities then male recruit is 4.8 they should have “The debates are primar- equal responsibiliinches shorter, 31.7 pounds light- ily over whether or not fe- ties. Each branch er, and has 37.4 of the military will fewer pounds of males are physically capa- have to come up muscle than her ble to pursue these combat with an implemenmale countertation plan to inroles. They are not.” part.” clude women in Females are combat positions by also twice as likely to suffer from leg inju- May 15. ries than males. Including women in more combat poThe Army requires a man to do at least sitions means that Congress and military 42 push-ups in 54 seconds and finish a two- chiefs will have to change typical rules mile run in 15 minutes. They only required and regulations. Having both genders live a women to complete 19 push-ups with- in close quarters will result in an increase in the same time and finish the run in 18 of sexual assault cases. Women in combat minutes. The military states that it gives the unnecessary burden for military has opened these ranks to women but will leaders to now have to provide separate livnow apply the same standards to both men ing quarters and a separation of male and and women, and requirements will not be female recruits in deadly situations. lowered. Although some women are equal to or Many female recruits are not average. stronger than some men, the dangerous enSome are physically capable and more ag- vironment of combat is physically demandgressive than many men. However, the ing and mentally stressful. There is good number of women who are equal to men in reason why some combat roles are closed to upper body strength, stamina, and endur- women. The statement that women are not ance is very small. suited for all combat roles is not biased; it Marine Corps infantrymen have to typi- is factual.

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No Name-Calling Week should be every week STAFF EDITORIAL Eight out of every 100,000 students who are called names and ridiculed commit suicide, according to The National Institute for Mental Health. Eight out of every 100,000 lives are destroyed by language and the way it is abused. Name-calling is the most common type of verbal abuse, with some students experiencing verbal abuse almost every day. Teasing is an unfortunate part of life for teens. Namecalling can be a friendly interaction, but as it progresses, it becomes harmful to students. The way we, as students, speak can be unintentionally detrimental to our fellow student’s mental health. In a survey conducted in the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Report, 15,000 students were surveyed and 16 percent of those students have considered suicide. The abusers might not be aware of the damage they are doing to the person they are mocking. It might be meant to be playful, but when name calling is unwanted, it becomes harassment, which can lead to legal action. Bullying is defined as repeated acts of aggression. A student bullies another student when he or she bullies more than one time. Name-calling can target a student for his or her gender, sexual orientation and or religious beliefs. In a panel discussion of LGBT students held by The Hoofbeat, five students spoke about their experiences. “It’s important that we reclaim these words [words pertaining to homosexuality] so they can’t be used in a derogatory manner,” one panel participant said. High schools in the United States are par-

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ticipating in No Name-Calling Week, a week dedicated to helping students understand why they shouldn’t call each other names. Ninety-four percent of schools who have participated in No Name-Calling Week have reported that they have experienced changes in bullying behavior. Of the 267 students at Owen who were surveyed about bullying, 22 percent felt that they did not feel safe in school, while 39 percent of students surveyed did not feel as if other students were treated with respect. The most stunning statistic is that 80 percent of students surveyed said they were bullied via the Internet or phone. While 181 students surveyed said that they were bullied for their weight, 178 were bullied with pejorative words related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Students were also picked on for their clothing, race and doing well in school. School should be a nurturing environment for students. Students spend their teenage years developing and learning who they want to be. Researchers at the University of Bath say insults have “big effect with little effort.” No Name-Calling Week and their affiliates are attempting to lessen the effects of namecalling and to eliminate all name-calling by teaching students with educational activities as well as discussions about the effects of name-calling. No Name-Calling Week is important in today’s society to help students become aware of the words they are using and be more cautious about using them. Students and society should evolve to the point where students are respectful to each other and can feel safe in their own school. That is the purpose of No-Name Calling Week and that is why we have it here.

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Connor Ferry and Sarah Gilmour, Editors-in-Chief Adrienne Holliﬁeld, Faculty Adviser Jessie Woodward, Assistant Editor Max Alford, Photography Editor Caitlyn Page, Ad Manager Listen. Business Managers Learn. Gisselle Villegas- Acosta and Chris McHone

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The Hoofbeat is published by the staff at Charles D. Owen High School, 99 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711. (Telephone 828-669-3852) We welcome letters to the editor, free-lance articles, and suggestions. The paper is printed by The Star, Shelby, North Carolina. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the administration or the faculty. Signed columns, except for point/counterpoint, are solely the Staff writers: opinion of the writer. We reserve the right to edit letDylan Bougis, Kailanne Burleson, Hannah King, Miles ters to the editor for space and content considerations. Lally, Tivoli Nickerson, Dalton Nickerson, Ryan Raines, The Hoofbeat is a public forum for students to express Devin Sweazey, Ashton Woody their opinions and is a member of JEA, NSPA, SIPA, and NCSMA. See our online newspaper at the following Web site: www.hoofbeatonline.net

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iBoss ﬁltering system blocks indiscriminately COMMENTARY By Connor Ferry Co Editor-In-Chief “Welcome to iBoss, the new filtering for BCS. This system is no longer under review. Students may request website URLs be FERRY opened through their teachers. That includes instructional YouTube videos.” Firewalls have been inhibiting student’s searches and showing messages like the one above that have been infuriating students for years. A firewall system is a screening device that prevents access to or from a private network. A filter is a part of a firewall in a way that a firewall is made of separate filters. Buncombe County School has iBoss, which is a filtering

system. It is designed to block websites that student is not allowed to view forums or other contain content such as games, pornographic places where Internet users express themselves content or forums. on a topic. Filtering forums is detrimental to Countries like China, North Korea, Iran and students who want to see alternative viewpoints Saudi Arabia have nationally censored Internet, on a subject. which means a user Furtherattempting to conmore, if the “Also, by design, most Internet nect to the Internet curriculum is cannot access the filters slow down Internet con- designed to global Internet; he nection .” show students or she would conwhat sources - Connor Ferry nect to a national are reputable Internet. and what is Schools and not. Teaching businesses in the United States have filtering a student what is not appropriate to use without systems which disconnect workers and students having an example there is difficult. from the outside world and create a new cenBlogs are also blocked under filtering syssored version that is meant to be appropriate. tems. Blogs are useful and have become mainA company or a school district choosing stream and by blocking them, school districts what is appropriate for students and employees are limiting the amount of information students is not allowing them to expand their knowledge can access. on different subjects, while also removing viable Also, by design, most Internet filters slow content from the Internet. down Internet connection. The severity of the With the current iBoss system at place, a delay is dependent on the setup of the filter, but

a filter will hinder the connection speed of a computer. Filtering systems are harmful to a student’s education because they did not allow all forms of expression and knowledge. If a school’s purpose is to instill knowledge and beliefs in a student, filtering out beliefs and ways to express them is counter productive. While researching this article, I have run into the iBoss filter not allowing me to access websites that hold valuable information on this topic. Another drawback to filters like iBoss is their clean image searches. These searches only project a small number of pictures found on the Internet. If a student is doing a project that requires visual representation, clean image searches that filters provide are hurdle to overcome. The other main fault to the clean image search is that it does not work. Clean image search makes it so that most pictures on forums and other banned sites are not viewable, but many pictures that have inappropriate content can still be viewed by students.

Synthetic drugs produce dangerous side eﬀects COMMENTARY By Tyler Newman Staff writer According to the Ashevegas blog, the Asheville Police Department, Homeland Security agents, and the sheriff ’s department NEWMAN from both Henderson and Buncombe counties descended on Asheville’s Octopus Garden to seize Bizaro and synthetic Kush among other things on December 12, 2012. Designer drugs have been available to teens looking for a quick high without knowing the danger they are in. Synthetic drugs have appeared in head shops and quick stop shops around the United States since 2008, and the use has skyrocketed between 2010 and the present day. Synthetic marijuana has become

the second most commonly abused drug among high school seniors. “These drugs are scary, man-made and nothing to play around with,” School Resource Officer Will Fisher said. “You never know how it will affect someone, and everyone reacts differently because every batch is made differently.” The Office of National Drug Control Policy says these drugs can be dangerous. The most common side effects of bath salts, a synthetic amphetamine much like cocaine, include rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, and extreme hallucinations leading to violent psychotic break downs that could lead to self-harm or the harm of others. Common side effects of K2 and Bizaro include agitation, nausea, rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, seizures and hallucinations. Federal organizations also say that calls to poison control over synthetic marijuana have doubled, having gone from 2,906 in 2010 to 6,959 in 2011. Calls over bath salts multiplied by 20 in just a year, going from 304 in 2010 to

6,138 in 2011. The government is cracking down in North Carolina, raiding six Octopus Garden locations in three counties on December 12, 2012, synthetic drugs having been made illegal in July and classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. Authorities have adopted a zero tolerance policy, photo courtesy of Ashvegas seizing all substances from all A raid on the Octopus Garden, on Lexington Ave. in Asheville, six locations. The Office of was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Drug Asheville Police Department and the Henderson and BunControl Policy combe county sheriﬀ ’s departments on December 12, 2013. also says that what makes the drug so dangerous is because to avoid FDA attention. Smoking it once the drug is created in a dorm like set- and coming out okay doesn’t necessarily ting, and the compound to create the mean that is how it will affect the person high the user gets is constantly changing the second time.

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Video games do not encourage violence COMMENTARY By Devin Sweazey Staﬀ writer When a teen commits a violent crime, the media begins searching for a cause and often points a finger at violent video games. In an attempt to SWEAZEY explain the mass shootings that have happened in the past few years, particularly the shooting in Newtown, NRA president Wayne LaPierre put the blame on violent televison, movies, and video games. The main target, though, has been games. Unlike watching TV, games are not a passive activity. Gamers become involved physically as well as mentally. For this reason, many critics believe games simulate

violence more realistically. However, some research shows video games do not cause violent crimes; in fact, these studies suggest that they may actually benefit the user. The opposition says that this interaction between games and the player can damage the minds of our youth and the mentally ill. They report that games like Grand Theft Auto and Mortal Kombat with their questionable game play could mentally scar certain kids who purchase these games and possibly cause them to be incapable of separating the game world and the real world. While there may be some truth in that position, they have over generalized the problem and are discarding the benefits of games. NPR reporter Michelle Trudeau cites studies that say video games can have positive eﬀects. They have physical benefits such as better attention span, multi-tasking skills, and hand-eye coordination. For example, games that require quick reactions, where the user needs to think about strategies and puzzles to progress, can really help a child

“Duke because they have the complete package, guards, shooters, big men and leaders. Plus, they have been through it before.” Michael Pomeroy, junior

“Kansas because their guards are fire. I think they are the best team in the country.” Dakota Moss, senior

“Miami because they are the hottest team right now, and they have good players at every position.” Tyson Sellers, sophomore

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Violence in video games have long been an issue of debate. Duke Nukem 3D was the subject of controversy when it was released in 1996 for the graphic violence it portrayed. with being attentive to future problems. Other than physical benefits, there are also emotional benefits. For people who have a lot of pent up aggression, instead of taking

Question of the Month: Compiled by Chris McHone Staff writer

Who do you think will win the NCAA tournament and why?

it out on others, they can take it out in the game. This is far from harmful to the users’ psyche because as long as they can keep it in the game, they can be very calm in reality.

“Michigan because they have a good inside, outside, and defensive game, and they also have good superstar play out of Trey Burke.” Johani Franks, freshman

“Miami because they have skilled athletes, they are a pretty solid team.” Olivia Presley, freshmen

“Indiana, because they have a good oﬀense and are great athletes.” - Krysta Przestrzelski, sophomore

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Fairy tale relationships do not exist in real life COMMENTARY By Gisselle Villegas Staff writer “Once upon a time… and they lived happily ever after.” Hold up, where’s all the arguing and fighting? Did they actually live a happy VILLEGAS forever? Impossible. Reality exists and it doesn’t consist of only pure happiness. Fairy tales seem to be perfect in every aspect. They’re usually about a love story, and when they are, it’s common for the prince to be charming and the princess to be flawless. What happened to “Nobody’s perfect?” These love stories create the stereotypical kind of girl with the intention to depict an ordinary woman as a delicate,

“Suddenly their fairytale is about to powerful and exquisite woman. Fairy tales are under the fantasy genre. burst, like Americans would say, their The definition of fantasy is something bubble, interrupting both partners, leaving them wondering what’s going on,” that is impossible or improbable. From childhood, people grow up guidance counselor Kitty Kelly said. Kelly believes how long and how much watching Disney movies, which are most people’s first time encountering the fan- the couple has been through together affects how tasy film genre. tough the Although we “Fairy tales don’t show the bad outcome of know fairy tales aren’t real, side of love the story... No real a near break many teen- life relationship is going to be up may be. Social age girls tend perfect; it’s going to have its ups scientists say to say, “When people will I am ever go- and downs.” fall in love ing to meet my approxiPrince Charming?” In reality, when Prince Charming mately seven times before marriage. The comes around everything a relationship marriage might not even last. The divorce contains is going to come along with him, rate in the United States is at 50 percent, rising each year. But now the famous sayincluding arguments. Fairy tales don’t show the bad side of ing “forever alone” comes across many love the story. They end having us think teenagers. Teenagers from 13 to 18 don’t they actually lived happy until death. No realize they’re still young, and there’s so real life relationship is going to be perfect; much coming their way. “We try to grow up fast, I guess, withit’s going to have its ups and downs.

out meaning to. When we meet a guy we don’t want to meet anyone else because all we think about is the one we’re with but when we have to move on, we have to be strong,” freshman, Lizzeth Flores said. Joy Nordenstrom, CEO of Joy of Romance Inc, advises people not to set unrealistic expectations in a relationship. From relationships to marriage, Nordenstrom says, “marriage is a commitment to yourself, your partner and the relationship you are developing together.” Taylor Swift known for writing songs based on her personal life talked about love and fairytales to Seventeen. Swift said, “I will always have a fairytale complex. And I know that I’m never going to live upon a tower and his name won’t be Prince Charming, but he’s going to make me laugh and he’s going to be self-deprecating and endearing and he’ll be fun to hang out with. I think that’s what my idea of Prince Charming has evolved into.” Prince Charming is just an ordinary man.

In the News Compiled by Caitlyn Page Staﬀ writer

Osby honored by WLOS

Dance teacher Mary Ann Osby was recognized in WLOS feature Thanks to Teachers. Osby has worked as a dance teacher at Owen High for 25 years.

Media center announces Teen Tech Week

The media center has magazines you can check out. Come to the media center to bring home the latest issue of your favorite magazine. Also, students can check out Nooks now. The media center is having a contest to name the new digital media room. The contest is called Teen Tech Week. See the librarians for more details.

Scholarships available to those who apply

Guidance counselors ask current seniors to apply for scholarships in the Scholarship Box outside Jennifer Abshire’s door in the counseling office. There are also scholarships for juniors to check out in guidance and are listed on the C.D. Owen website.

FAFSA forms due soon

February/March is the time for seniors to complete their FAFSA form and submit it online. If you need assistance with this, please see Jennifer Abshire. Financial Aid Nights have already been held, but counselors can help if needed.

Registration begins in March

Students will begin regristration on March 4. The process of registration will be diﬀerent due to the database switch. Students will begin registration on March 4-8. Students may need to change their schedules in August, but the system will be inaccessible from May 1 – July, so all the course requests . Students should go into Career Cruising and plan what they would like to take now. Counselors will be available in the Media Center next week to discuss courses and review plans with students.

Leo Club sponsors fundraiser on March 22

The Leo Club is sponsoring a fundraiser of boys volleyball. On March 22, the game will be played during fourth period. Any boys interested in playing should sign up in Ms. Segars room.

Clark awarded grant from Burroughs Wellcome

Math teacher, Kim Clark, has won $175,000 over five years from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund for curriculum planning, lesson studies, rounds and staﬀ development for math teachers.

Science Olympiad:

Seniors Dalton Nickerson, Lucas Rumney, and sophomore Miles Lally earned bronze medals. Senior Keri Wells and junior Kristen Grey earned silver medals. Junior Tyler Pasour and sophomore John Nix received gold medals qualifing for state competition.

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Inauguration events impress students By Max Alford Staﬀ writer An estimated 500,000 people crammed into the National Mall to attend Barack Obama’s swearing in for a second term, and at least two people were Owen High students. Juniors Sarah Gilmour and Laine Everly attended the inauguration ceremony on January 21. “I thought it would be a powerful moment in history, especially since the inauguration was on MLK day. Also, I wanted to go four years ago, but couldn’t,” Sarah said. For Obama’s first inauguration, history teacher Mary Julian took a group of students. Sarah was unable to go because she hadn’t planned to take the trip. “I thought it would be a great experience and opportunity to see Washington, and to hear the president speak,” Laine said. Sarah and Laine stayed outside the city, and took the Metro early in the morning to visit some of D.C.’s many monuments. The inauguration ceremony began at about 11:30 a.m. with Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of civil-rights leader Medgar Evans, deliver-

ing the invocation. The highlight of the service, according to Sarah, was Obama’s inaugural address. “I thought it was very powerful,” she said. The crowd was packed, but despite this, it was friendly. “Everyone was very excited, kind, and polite. A very interesting mix of people,” Laine said. Sarah said that the camaraderie of the crowd impressed her. “This one woman started singing popular songs, like ‘This Little Light of Mine,’ and got Left: Sarah Gilmour and Laine Everley wait for the inauguration to the crowd to join in,” start on January 21 in Washington, DC. Right: Sarah and Lainey explor the Martin Luthur King, Jr. Memorial before the inauguration she said. “[I was] excited starts. to be a part of something so big and well ly manner. But in the end, they said it was worth it. known,” Laine said. “It took us three hours to find a Metro,” The crowd was packed, and the Owen students found it diﬃcult to leave in a time- Sarah said. “I was tired, but I was glad I went.”

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Information on slave narratives eye-opening By Sarah Gilmour Co-Editor-In-Chief This year is marked by numerous civil rights events, from the 150-year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation to the 50-year anniversary of the civil rights March on Washington to the second inauguration of the first African-American president. But the history of the fight for civil rights is long and complicated and dates back to the years prior to the Civil War. More than 150 years later, the recognizable abolitionist names, such as William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, are hailed as champions for civil rights and the rights for slaves. However, James Olney outlines the far more complicated and less known methods to which these leaders went to achieve their goal of emancipation in his essay “I Was Born.” Olney examines one of the most popular methods for gaining supporters for the

Though the narratives did play a vital abolitionist cause: slave narratives. With few exceptions, most slave nar- role in abolishing slavery, they failed to ratives, presented as simple, unvarnished give slaves their own voice. Sehy points stories of slave life, were in fact far from out the irony of that fact. Slave narratives had white abolitionist sponsors who autobiographies. would write the Olney says, “ As a whole, they served introduction to “Unlike autobiography in general, an important purpose in the narrative and the narrathe narratives are creating the kind of outrage have tive published. all trained on one...objective re- that would lead to ...eventual For that reason, the narratives ality, and they are emancipation" were written for possessed of very - Dawn Rookey the sponsor, not specific motives, the slave, and the intentions, and sponsors would uses understood by narrators, sponsors, and audience alike: to only print the standard slave narrative that reveal the truth of slavery and so to bring would further their abolitionist goals. The sponsors went further than just reabout its abolition.” U.S. history teacher Julianna Sehy says stricting the way in which the narratives that the editors “wanted something more could be written. Olney was able to conclude that some generalized” to give a broad view of slavery, not a story specific to only one per- sponsors went further than writing introson. ductions. They also wrote the actual nar-

ratives. While the events were true, the sponsors described the events in a highly sentimental style that was more fitting for a novel during that time period. While exceptions exist, notably Frederick Douglass’ narrative which he wrote himself in his own voice, the many narratives were manipulated by the white sponsors and fail to tell a unique life story of the slave. English teacher Dawn Rookey also notes that as the slave narratives became popular literature, “people began faking them for profit.” “There was some exploitation but, as a whole, they [the narratives] served an important purpose in creating the kind of outrage that would lead to the eventual emancipation... Most editors had their heart in the right place,” Rookey said. Sehy agrees with the importance of the editors’ purpose of abolishing slavery, but said, “I’m not sure stifling the voices of slaves was the best way to do that.”

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Question: Do gun control measures (high capacity clips and

background checks) infringe on Second Amendment rights? By Connor Ferry, Co-Editor-In-Chief “It [gun control] can be, but it can also not be. It says a well regulated militia but I’m not sure if that’s as needed anymore.” Matt Beagley sophomore

“Technically yes, but it seems practical and necessary.” Kristina O’Neil, senior

“I think a reasonable amount is OK. You don’t need automatic riﬂes for hunting.” Ian Pomeroy, junior

“In Australia, they paid people to take their guns. They lost a lot of money, but now they don’t have problems anymore.” Chloe Munn, freshman

“No, because I don’t think the Founding Fathers knew what it was going to be like now.” Bricen Fowler, freshman

Proposals to halt gun violence vary By Sarah Gilmour Co-Editor-In-Chief Sandy Hook, Aurora, Tucson. The list of mass shootings goes on. The last complete set of data from the Centers for Disease Control shows that 30,143 people were killed by firearms in the United States in 2005. Lawmakers are searching for a solution to gun violence and a way to protect citizens. In January, following the deaths of 20 children in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, President Obama laid out his plan for curbing gun violence. In his plan, Obama included proposed legislation he wants Congress to pass, along with 23 executive orders that he will enact without needing approval from Congress. Obama’s planned legislation includes reinstituting the ban on assault weapons which expired in 2004, requiring background checks on all gun purchases, closing the gun show sale loophole and passing a gun traﬃcking law aimed to keep guns oﬀ city streets.

The executive orders planned by Obama will improve the current system for background checks, lift the ban on gun violence research, put more counselors and resource oﬃcers in schools and improve access to mental health services. Obama’s proposals were met with harsh criticism, coming chiefly from Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the National Rifle Association. LaPierre strongly opposes universal background checks and a ban on high capacity magazines, saying in an interview with Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace, “It’s a fraud to call it universal. It’s never going to be universal. The criminals aren’t going to comply with it. They could care less. We ought to quit calling it right now a universal check. The real title ought to be the check on law abiding people all over this country.” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg responded to LaPierre’s opposition to background checks by saying in his press conference, “No piece of legislation is perfect and no piece of legislation is 100

percent effective. Think of it like a speeding limit. You may every once in a while violate the speeding limit, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have speeding limits they protect people’s lives.” LaPierre’s solution is to put armed armed police officers in every school. He blames violent video games for their role in promoting gun violence. He also wants to increase gun ownership because he says “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” Congress is working on a solution as well. The House of Representatives has proposed bipartisan legislation to put in place tougher penalties for cross-state gun traffickers or for people who buy guns for criminals who would not pass a background check. This effort by Congress and the president coincides with changing public opinion. According to a NBC News and Wall Street Journal poll, 53 percent of Americans support stricter gun laws. In a Gallup Poll, 91 percent support universal background checks.

“By deﬁnition a well regulated militia is of equal armament as the military, and high capacity magazines don’t necessarily make that. So, no.” Patrick Johnson, junior

“Yes, I have the right to bear arms against invasions, foreign or domestic.” Sam Collins, junior

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Gun law studies inconclusive about eﬀectiveness By Dalton Nickerson Staﬀ writer

Senator Dianne Feinstein and Chief Executive Officer of the National Recent tragedies have Rifle Association Wayne again provoked the controLaPierre are both guilty versial debate of gun control of fragmented stateand subsequently moved ments. Both representaboth opponents and propotives cited the University nents to cite gun control reof Pennsylvania’s studies ports and studies out of conon the Federal Assault text. While both sides may Weapons Ban to reinforce claim a study asserts their two opposing arguments. position, in depth looks into LaPierre stated that the sources of such claims the 1994 ban “had no imreveal that in many cases Wayne LaPierre, executive vice- pact on lowering crime,” significant details have been president of the National Rifle As- before a Senate commitsociation of America (NRA), speaks tee; however, among the left out. The most commonly ref- at a news conference at the Willard studies LaPierre referHotel, December 21, 2012 in Washerenced studies deal with ington, DC. The nation's largest gun enced, “An Updated Asthe Federal Assault Weapons lobby called Friday for Congress to sessment of the Federal Ban of 1994 and its effects require armed security guards in Assault Weapons Ban: on violent crime and gun re- every school, saying it would help Impacts on Gun Marprevent such acts of mass violence lated deaths, but many of the from happening again. (Olivier kets and Gun Violence”, authors of these studies re- Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT) concluded that since the port that their findings were effects of the ban were inconclusive, constrained, “still unfolding” after its or otherwise unreliable. The University of expiration in 2004, it would be “premature Pennsylvania has done most of the extensive to make definitive assessments of the ban’s research into the Federal Assault Weapons impact on gun crime.” Ban, with their series of three studies readily The studies noted that this was due in available online for advocates and antago- large part to the grandfathering of millions nists alike to assert their positions on gun of assault weapons and large capacity magcontrol. azines that were in circulation prior to the

ban. sive evidence to prove the Feinstein reported in a claims of either side of the recent press release of the gun control debate. The ban that “the use of assault major problems in anaweapons in crime declined lyzing the Federal Assault by more than two-thirds by Weapons Ban were the about nine years after the grandfathering of millions 1994 Assault Weapons Ban of pre-ban weapons and took effect,” and “found that magazines, the small perit was responsible for a 6.7 centage of crimes involvpercent decrease in total ing the banned weapons gun murders, holding all before the ban was passed, other factors equal.” and the availability of othBoth of these statements er firearms to substitute in are particularly misleading PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KEN- gun related crimes. considering the referenced NEDY/KRT (September 9) WASHWith millions of assault authors Christopher Koper INGTON, DC - Senator Dianne Fein- weapons and large capacstein (D-CA) speaks during a press and Jeffrey Roth made state- conference to announce an appeal ity magazine already in ments such that “the banned to the five largest chains of stores circulation before the ban weapons and magazines nationally in an attempt to have was enacted, purchasing were never involved in more the retailers curb sales of assault all of the would-be banned weapons. The 10-year-old federal than a modest fraction of ban on the manufacture and im- weapons presented a fiall gun murders” and “with portation of semiautomatic assault nancial impossibility and only one year of post-ban weapons appears certain to expire thus all pre-ban weapons data, we cannot rule out the at midnight Monday. (smd) 2004 and magazines were left in possibility that this [6.7 percirculation and the extent cent] decrease reflects chance year-to-year of the ban’s full effects would be further devariation rather than a true effect of the ban.” layed; Koper and Roth even went on to state Koper and Roth’s studies have found in- that with the modest amount of crimes resufficient evidence to clearly determine the lated to the banned assault weapons, even a efficacy of the ban; the assault weapons ban significant drop in their use in crime would may have had a positive or negative effect, hardly make a noticeable change to the nabut in any event there was a lack of deci- tion’s overall gun violence.

Timeline of Gun Laws By Chris McHone Staﬀ writer

1791

The National Riﬂe Association (NRA) is organized around its primary goal of improving American civilians’ marksmanship in preparation for war.

The Bill of Rights, including the 1871 Second Amendment (“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”) gains ﬁnal ratiﬁcation.

1934

The Federal Firearms Act of 1938 puts the first limitations on selling regular firearms. People selling guns are required to have a Federal Firearms License, costing them $1 per year. Records and addresses of the people who buy firearms are kept.

Congress approves the National Firearms Act of 1934, which only regulates fully automatic ﬁrearms like submachine guns.

1938

1968

Three acts were passed in 1986: The Armed Career Criminal Act increases the punishments for illegal possession of ﬁrearms. The Firearms Owners Protection Act relaxes restrictions on the sales of ammunition and weaponry, and the Law Enforcement Ofﬁcers Protection Act bans bulletproof-penetrating bullets.

The Gun Control Act of 1968 restricts gun ownership from people less than 18 years old, people who have a criminal background, or people who are incompetent. The Act controls imported guns, expands gun-dealer licensing and record keeping requirements, and puts speciﬁc limitations on the sale of handguns.

1986

Two acts were passed in 1994. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act imposes a ﬁve-day waiting period and requires background checks be conducted on purchasers of handguns. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act bans the sale, manufacturing, importation, or the control of speciﬁc assault weapons.

1990

The Crime Control Act of 1990 bans making and importing semi-automatic assault weapons in the U.S. Gun-free school zones are also established.

1994

Source: Robert Longley, for About.com U.S. Government Information

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Math team competes at high levels By Miles Lally Staff writer

The math team competed in the American Mathematics Competition, or the AMC on Tuesday, February 5. The AMC is sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America to find the brightest mathematical minds in the nation. It is a three round competition and each round gets tougher. To advance from the first round, the student needs to get a score of 100 and the maximum score is a 150. The AMC is a 25 question test; right answers receive six points, wrong answers receive zero points and unanswered questions get a half point. There are two versions of the AMC: the AMC-10 and the AMC-12. The AMC-10 is for ninth and tenth graders and the AMC-12 is for eleventh and twelfth graders. The top scorer this year for Owen High School was junior Tyler James who

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scored an 82.5 on the AMC-12. Other top scorers for the AMC-12 were Jesse Dannenberg, Sam Drummond, Matthew Brouwer, Dalton Nickerson, Alia Dahlan, Tyler Pasour, Audrey

MLK Youth Award goes to Munguci, McGahee By Hannah King Staﬀ writer Two students were nominated for their leadership potential for the 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,Youth Award. The two students are seniors Wendy Munguci and Amaand McGahee. “I’m kind of suprised that I got nominated because I wasn’t expecting it, but I’m so glad I was one of the two students chosen,” Wendy said. This award gives these students the opportunity to meet other leaders and adults in the community. It also lets Wendy and Amaand acknowledge the work that they have done and now other students in the school can look up to them as role models. Guidance counselor Jennifer Abbshire said, “I think the students chosen are great representatives of Owen for the work they do in our school and in the community.”

In order for the nominees to get chosen, they have to follow a list of criteria. They have to exhibit constructive concern for disadvantaged and oppressed people, participate in community, civic or school aﬀairs; promote community human betterment, and speak out on issues aﬀecting the lives of others. Amaand was recognized for this award by joinig The Diversity Club and volunteering at Manna Food Bank. Wendy also is in the Diversty Club. I was honored to be nominated for this award. It made my day go from bad to good,” Amaand said. Before the students were nominated, they were invited to the annual MLK prayer breakfast at The Grove Park Inn. At this breakfast they sat with all the other nominees and those who were chosen walked across the stage to accept a certificate for being nominated. Winners receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Moore, Hardy Whitney and April Watson. The top three scorers for the AMC-10 were Savva Martyshev, Brooke Mundy, and Allison Gardner. While none of Owen’s top scorers had

a high enough score to move on to the next round, the top ten on the AMC-12 are eligible to take form B of the test. If they score a 100 or more, they will move on to the next round. “We have two or three every other year that advance to the next round,” math team coach Tony Sapp said. “Every once in a while we have a drought where no one advances and we are in one of those right now, but I am hopeful that one of the top ten will make a 100 on the Form B of the AMC-12.” The math team competed at the College of Charleston on Saturday, February 22. They will also be competing in competitions at Furman and Western Carolina this year. “Money has kept the team from traveling to more competitions this year,” Sapp said. “I am very pleased with the math team’s progress this year. We have fun on Friday mornings, and we wish that more people would come out for the practices.”

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Programmers, gourmets have new clubs By Miles Lally Staﬀ writer Like Harry Potter? Join the Harry Potter Club. Want to knit a scarf to keep yourself warm? Join the Knitting Club. Now students can enjoy two more club options: the Programming Club and the World Foods Club. The World Foods Club is led by history teacher Wendy Segars, and the Programming Club is co-led by seniors Dalton Nickerson and Max Alford. The Programming Club members have come together to learn about programming and game development. They use a Web site called Code Academy to do programming. “The club’s ultimate goal is to follow the directions on Code Academy and eventually

get to game development,” Max said. Max started the club because of his interest in programming, and he figured that learning it with others interested in the same thing would be the way to go about it. The Programming Club meets every other Friday in the media center at 3:10 p.m. It is open to new members no matter what their skill level. Members of the World Foods Club eat foods from all over the world and learn about those food origins. The idea for the group came, Segars said, when she talked to her world history students about their food traditions. Another reason she wanted to start the club was because she loves to eat. The goals of the club are to educate students, broaden horizons, and, most importantly, to enjoy world foods. In the club she will focus on foods that the students want to

learn about. Community service is also important to Segars. She plans on doing service at Meals on Wheels or Manna Food Bank The World Foods Club also plans to take field trips to restaurants that have diverse dishes. Their hands-on learning will include making sushi. The World Foods photo by Max Alford Club meets every other Wednesday Sophomores Anna Colleti, Alia Dahlan, Miles Lally and freshmen from 3:00 to 3:30 Annie Heath meet with Wendy Segars for World’s Food Club. p.m. in Segars room, room 147.

Math, Allied Health add new staﬀ to departments By Ashton Woody Staff writer The newest members of the math and vocational departments are Steve Symkowiak and Vicki Bradley, respectively. Symkowiak attended Amhearst High School, in a suburb of Buﬀalo, NY, where he was involved with numerous extra-curricular activities; among them were track, volleyball, and skiing. After going to Boston College for his undergraduate work, Symkowiak graduated with a Master’s degree from Canisius College in his hometown.

“I have a passion for math,’’ he said, the Health Occupations Student Organizawhich led him to teach geometry, a “very vi- tion or HOSO. sual, hands on” subject. Symkowiak enjoys Members of HOSO volunteered at the experiencing the Veteran’s Hosoutdoors by hik“I have a passion for math...a pital in Oteen, ing or canoeing. to assist with “I’m a really very visual, hands-on subject." the care of the laid back guy,” patients there Symkowiak said. as part of their - Steve Symkowiak studies. In the vocational departAlso, in high ment, Vicki Bradschool, she parley has returned to the school from which ticipated in marching band, which pershe graduated to teach nursing. formed in the prestigious Apple Blossom When in high school, Bradley was part of parade in D.C. Bradley, graduated A-B Tech-

nical College with her Bachelors in nursing in 1987, and she now has 25 years of experience under her belt. “I love young people,” Bradley said about teaching Health Sciences. Bradley draws from her “real world experiences” to ready students for situations that textbooks cannot prepare them for, along with “ a real broad knowledge’’ of the subject which she teaches. Symkowiak’s math position came open when math teacher Samantha Witt resigned after getting married during first semester. Bradley’s position is an addition to the vocational department.

Prom Checklist

16 Weeks Before Prom *Ask how much money your parents are willing to contribute. Start saving money if necessary *Purchase your Prom tickets. *Shop for that special dress. Rent a tux.

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12 Weeks Before Prom *Pick out accessories that will coordinate with your dress and or with your date’s outfit. *Start taking care of your hair and nails. 6 Weeks Before Prom *Pick out hair styles. 4 Weeks Before Prom *Pick up your Prom dress. *Break in your Prom shoes. *Make appointments to have your hair, makeup and nails done. *Make reservations. 2 Weeks Before Prom *Call and confirm all reservations and appointments you have made for Prom day. *Collect your supplies *Let your parents meet your Prom date. *Pick up tux Prom Day *Pick up your date’s boutonniere/ corsage *Go to your hair, nails and makeup appointment(s). By Hannah King Staff writer

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Girls Boys *No cutouts in front or sides of *No cowboy boots dresses *No canes *Dresses should be mid-thigh *No sagging pants when seated *No cowboy hats *No excessive cleavage *No tennis shoes unless they come *No midriffs with your tux *Slit cannot go past mid thigh *No ball caps *Shirts must be worn under vests

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Hollifield recalls Woodstock, 1969 By Connor Ferry Co Editor-In-Chief

For English teacher Adrienne Hollifield, Woodstock’s “Three Days of Peace & Music” equated to one day of dehydration and sleep deprivation. In the summer of 1969, Hollifield went to White Lake, New York to participate in the Woodstock Art & Music Festival. “I finished my freshmen year in college, and I decided to go last minute,” Hollifield said. Hollifield found a ride with one of her friends; her troubles began when they arrived at Woodstock. “It was a three mile walk to the actual place because they didn’t plan for that many cars and parking,” Hollifield said.

The festival was planned to have a maxi- the body. Which is disastrous if you’re dehymum of 100,000 people, but roughly 320,000 drated,” Hollifield said. arrived. This led to a shortage of basic supplies After eating, Hollifield and her friends of food. made their way to the stage. “When I got in, there was no food and no “There were so many people that you water becouldn’t see the cause there stage. I could “When I got in, there was no food hear; I might as were more p e o p l e and no water because there were well have been at than exhome listening to more people than expected." p e c t e d ,” a record,” Holli- Adrienne Holliﬁeld Hollifield field said. “It was said. good, but I was H o l so far away and lifield and her friends were able to find food you’re looking into space, not empty space, through the Hog Farm Commune, a free but space full of people,” Hollfield said. kitchen that was distributing food. This food After Hollifield had her fill of music, she was dry oatmeal. ran into another problem. “When oatmeal is dry it, uses the water of “Somewhere in that time period, it started

to rain, and I had no tent,” Hollifield said. Hollifield was able to find a friend who had a tent and she attempted sleep in that tent. “”I remember sleeping in a three man tent with nine people. It was no dry. It wasn’t much sleep,” Hollfiield said. “The next morning there was mud every where,” Hollifield said. Hollifield finally had enough when she saw a man being carried away on a stretcher, but leaving also resulted in incident because they did not have a way to get home. “Hitchhiking consisted of asking for rides to New York City,” Hollifield. Hollifield and her friend walked to the line of cars and opened the doors to ask for rides. “We finally found a friend named Jeﬀ, and he said sure he’d give us a ride,” Hollfield said, “and hours later we were home.”

Food Plate replaces Food Pyramid in eating wisely By Gisselle Villegas Staﬀ writer

divided into four sections with a side order of dairy in blue. “My favorite is the protein section. Those baby back ribs are the best,” sophmore Seth With the help of First Lady Michelle Penley said. Obama’s “Lets Move” campaign the Food To provide yourself with the correct Pyramid has amount of food turned into Myyou need from Plate. each group will As of June 2nd, depends on 2011 First Lady your age, sex, Michelle Obama and level of replaced the physical activFood Pyramid to ity. ChooseMyPlate. The U.S.D.A Obama said made the first The Plate was easmajor changes ier for families to in fifteen years, use, including her to help raise a own. healthier genThe Chooseration of chileMyPlate is a dren. new symbol to In order to simplify healthy put forward a photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eating. healthier style MyPlate emof eating they bodies the selected propotion of foods from came up with new standards and regulations, each food group to target healthy everyday and schools have particular standards they food choices and balance the food you eat. must meet. The food group contains: grains, vegetaCafeteria manager, Brooke Hudgins said, ble, fruit, dairy, protein, and oil which are “the government makes regulations, and the

central oﬃce decides specific portions for each food group. Schools have to go by these orders to follow the food plate.” New standards align school meals with the latest nutrition science of America’s schools. Food sold in schools have to follow state and local standards along with food requirements the proposed rule states. According to the Department of Agriculture any food sold in school must: (1) Be either a fruit, vegetable, a dairy product, a protein food, a “wholegrain rich” grain product,

or a combination food that contains at least one fourth cup of fruit or vegetable; or (2) Contain ten percent of the Daily Value (DV) of a nutrient cited as a public health concern in the 2010 Dietary Guideline for Americans. In addition food sold must meet a range of calories and nutrient requirements. For example total fat must be less than or equal to 35 percent of calories and saturated fat must be less than 10 percent of calories. “We do go by all the regulations and by the Food Plate in our cafeteria,” Hudgins said.

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Woodward advises how to ask girl/guy to prom By Jessie Woodward Staﬀ writer

Many students want to experience going to prom, but asking the girl (or guy) is a real sticking point. *Be bold and just ask him or her to prom * Make cupcakes or any pastry and use the frosting to spell out “Will you go to prom with me?” * Get a coffee cup (from anywhere) and write on the cup Prom? * Spell out Prom? With candles and light them up. * Sing him or her a song. * Write him or her a poem. * Spell it out with flower petals, preferably roses

* Order fortune cookies that say, “Will you go to prom with me?” when you open them up. * Put a bunch of post-it notes on his or her car saying “Will you go to prom with me?” * If you play Minecraft, get the person you want to go to prom with to log on and play multi player and spell out “Prom?” with the blocks. * Buy a cheeseburger for the person you want to ask and write “Prom?” inside the box. * Make a shirt saying “Prom?” and give it to him or her.

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Prom preparation does not have to be super expensive By Caitlyn Page Staff writer The prom is fun, but the $400 or $500 price tag can be unaffordable. Costs include the tuxedo rental, the dress, the shoes, the cost to get hair and makeup done—not to mention the dinner, the corsage, the boutonnieres and the prom tickets themselves. The prom dress is one of the easiest ways to save money. The Internet is a great way to get a prom dress cheaply or even free. Websites like zappos.com and ebay.com are great to consider when choosing what dress or tuxedo you would like. Consignment shops like 2 Hands on Merrimon Ave. in Asheville and Serenity Consignment Boutique on Long Shoals Road in Arden are cheap places to shop for gently used prom dresses. You can also buy a used or even damaged dress that will be able to be fixed. If you have chosen to rent your tux, then have a bunch of friends rent tuxes with you, and

the cost savings could be divided among to go to a small salon as a group because the group of guys. salons may be willing to adjust their pricThe best way to save money on shoes is es for a group. to wear a pair When doof shoes that ing your nails “Prom makeup and hair- for prom night, you already own that are dressing can also be very get the press on in good shape. and have expensive. The cheapest nails After you get them polished at to prom, the thing is to do each other’s a salon. Natural shoes come hair and make up. It will be polished nails are off anyway. also a good idea Then you will easier than everyone going for prom. They’re have money to a salon on their own " cheap and easy to buy accesdo at home. Prom sories. Also, if accessories are - Caitlyn Page you don’t have a must for girls. shoes that you Therefore, try the can wear with your dress, try and save dollar stores in your neighborhood. Flea money by borrowing a friend or family markets have cheap and inexpensive jewmember’s shoes. elry and purses that would be great for Prom makeup and hairdressing can you to use prom night. Prom flowers can also be very expensive. The cheapest be gotten at supermarkets or even disthing is to do each other’s hair and make- count stores like Wal-mart or Target. up. It will be easier than everyone going You can easily save money on your corto a salon on their own. Another idea is sage without looking like a cheapskate.

By choosing a pin on prom corsage, you can limit the price of prom. This doesn’t mean that you can’t wear the pin on corsage around your wrist. There are a few ways to attach the pin on to your wrist. Find a ribbon that will match the color of her prom dress and tie it through the corsage, leaving enough room to tie it around her wrist. The corsage could also be attached to her wrist with a bracelet. Another option is to just buy the elastic wrist band from the florist separately. Make sure when choosing the prom limo, you ask around at different places for the best price possible and split the cost between the people riding in the limo. Do not choose a limo that is brand new; choose one that is a couple years old because it will cost less. If there are only a few going, just go in a car to cut the price down. Don’t settle for prom night, but make sure your ‘re not spending outrageous amounts of money for a night that could be as special if you spent less for it.

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Boys soccer recognized by Eurosport By Caitlyn Page Staﬀ writer Owen High and Asheville Christian Academy were recognized in Eurosport magazine, a catalog for the largest soccer equipment provider in the country, for their soccer teams’ work with the Special Olympics. The teams raised over $2,000 to date to for the Special Olympics in Asheville, and also conducted soccer clinics, in which soccer players worked directly with the Special Olympics players. Soccer coach Tate MacQueen said he saw it as an extension of the Pass Back program started by Eurosport. The soccer outfitters collect uniforms and cleats that are being discarded by school teams and give them to economically disadvantaged teams around the country and the world.

MacQueen called Eurosport and asked for some assistance to spread their own Pass Back concept, making rival teams (Owen and ACA) come together for something “more healthy” than a competition. “You’re playing for something bigger than wins and losses,” MacQueen said. The soccer clinics went even further. In the clinics, the high school players were coaching the Special Olympians, doing on-field instruction. MacQueen said the clinics were an amplification of Project Unify, in which Special Olympians are paired with high school athletes to compete together. “Eurosport provided soccer gear for us to hand out to the participants,” MacQueen said. Junior Caleb Ford was touched by the experience. “For me it was bigger than the commu-

nity,” he said. “ I have an autistic cousin and to be of help, to give back and help people in his community—it was moving.” Eurosport, based in Hillsborough, also felt that kudos were in order for taking the initiative to help the community. They featured the team in their catalog with photos and recognition. Junior Sam Linton was also aﬀected by the experience. “I feel inspired because our school was outreaching and helping our community,” he said. MacQueen said that his aim was to make soccer “good training grounds for leadership and life.”

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Susannah Eversman hugs junior Caleb Ford, after the soccer clinic, as team members Kendall Elmore, Richardson Kendall, Ty Lenk, Jesse Foreman, Noah Bainer, and Pedro Gutierrez look on on October 27, 2012.

Mechatronics Program designed for employer needs By Dalton Nickerson Staﬀ writer Prospective students seeking careers in engineering may not have to travel far to achieve postgraduate success with UNC-Asheville’s Mechatronics Program. This program has been in existence since 1999 but it is still one of the few programs of its kind oﬀered in the United States. Engineering Program Assistant Diane Morgan said that “the program was designed to fill a need of local employers.” Morgan said in the early 1990s, a series of meetings were held between members from UNCA, NC State, the Asheville Chamber of

Commerce and local business leaders from the surrounding region to create a task force to facilitate industrial growth in Western North Carolina by providing programs to produce skilled graduates of engineering. It demanded an undergraduate program capable of educating students in several engineering areas. Mechatronics is the combination of engineering disciplines, including mechanical and electronic systems, from which it gets its name. This field has been slow to catch on to other schools, primarily due to its incorporation of multiple existing fields of engineering, but this often adds to the student’s adaptability in engineering professions.

The program doesn’t just stop at engineering. “Over the years, the Mechatronics Program has evolved and improved to where in 2004, the curriculum was updated to include UNC Asheville’s ‘Integrated Liberal Studies’ core.” Morgan said. “In doing so, the program now delivers a truly ‘joint’ major that fully integrates the best strengths that two institutions can deliver.” Mechatronic engineers working on elaborate systems and subsystems including computer disk drives, anti-lock brakes, humidity sensitive clothes dryers and windshield wipers, and robots. “These graduates are respected for their scientific and technical preparation, commu-

nication skills, breadth, and versatility and are sought after by regional employers and increasingly, across the country” Morgan continued. UNCA’s Mechatronics graduates can find countless employment opportunities working for large engineering companies on the local, national, and international level. These graduates are working for companies like BMW, Boeing, GE, Eaton Corp and the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Senior Kyle Wertheim was accepted into UNCA’s Mechatronics Program earlier this year; he chose the it to gain a greater understanding of electrical and mechanical engineering. “I really like creating something out of nothing,” he said.

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Jay-Z makes movie, promotes synthesizers By Dylan Bougis Staﬀ writer

What do Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Jay Z have in common? They use Moog synthesizers. In fact, Jay Z is so impressed with these synthesizers, he sent his Life+Times camera crew to Moog Music Asheville on February 14, 2012, to film an eight-minute documentary on the history of the company. In the video titled The Blueprint: Moog, company employees describe their goals to improve modern music and continue the vision of Robert Moog. The marketing manager of Moog Emmy Parker said, “Moog analog synthesizers are unique. They have strong lead lines and powerful bass. Their sound is dynamic, organic, and ‘alive.’ People can tell when it’s a Moog.” Moog is one of the few companies still producing hand-built analog synthesizers despite the modern transition to digital machines from the 1990s through the 2000s. The video shows workers in the factory building a custom-made Mini-

Moog Voyager XL for Jay Z. Parker said she’s “not sure why he [Jay Z] chose Moog.” However, she did mention that Jay Z’s bands use MiniMoog Voyagers in their live performances. For Robert Moog’s seventy-eigth birthday Google made a Google Doodle featuring a digital, fully functional MiniMoog synthesizer that could be used to play and record songs. “It [The ‘Google Doodle’] caused many people to reflect on Moog’s vision,” Parker said. The songs could then be uploaded to a site for other people to listen to them. Over 66 million songs were recorded and uploaded. According to Frank Houston of Salon.com, Robert Moog designed the MiniMoog to be, unlike preceding room-filling synthesizers, an easily accessible synthesizer for pioneers of electronic music. In 2004, to celebrate Robert Moog’s legacy, the first Moogfest was held in New York City where Robert Moog

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himself made an appearance. It was the last time he appeared at the festival. Robert Moog passed away on August 21, 2005 in Asheville, NC. The festival continues today and is celebrated in New York City and, since 2010, in Asheville. While electronic music machines like the theremin, designed in the 1920s, had been around for decades before Moog synthesizers, Moog’s machines defined a new and extensive genre of music for artists to explore. Today, this genre has made a new way for artists to approach music. Synthesizers can produce sounds that are unique to electronic music. As time progressed, synthesized music became popular and famous

bands incorporated Moog synthesizers into their music. Even The Beatles used a Moog synthesizer for their song “Believe” in their final album “Abby Road.” Electronic music has a signifigant fanbase though there are those who still detest it and don’t consider it a notable addition to the musical spectrum. Those who dislike it will often accuse it of not requiring talent to perform. Junior Ian Pomeroy said “It’s a misconception that it [playing a synthesizer] doesn’t require talent. Less knowledge causes people to look down on electronic music.” Ian is an acoustic musician and thinks that electronic music “fits the generation.”

‘Chivalry’ gets great reviews in modern times By Dalton Nickerson Staff writer Chivalry may be defined as either a collective of knights and noblemen or the medieval, knightly code of morals, but Torn Banner Studios must have chosen the first form of the word when they named their new video game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a game in which the knights are many and the morals are few. This indie PC game takes place in the fictional, but aesthetically realistic, nation of Agatha, torn in two by a merciless civil war between the Agathanian Knights and the Mason Order. Chivalry presents players with the usual red versus

Verdict: 11 Merry Men-at-Arms out of 13

blue conflict with swords and crossbows in place of knives and shotguns, but what sets Chivalry apart from the few other multiplayer, medieval games on the market is its dynamic combat and fluid action system. Unlike other melee driven games like Assassin’s Creed, Chivalry doesn’t have

built-in combos, and there is no button that will execute a series of agile maneuvers while simultaneously taking out an enemy when pressed; instead, players are given responsive controls allowing them to react instantly to either duck, dodge, or counter anything that comes against them, if they’re fast enough.

This control system is easy to learn, but difficult to master, as new players can lose limb after limb to untimely parries, dead end evasions, and the occasional floating knight in some, but not all, zerogravity instances. Chivalry presents players with the standard challenges to overcome in terms of controls, story, and missions, but none of this seems to offer any obstacle in enjoying the game, largely due to the easygoing, carefree community that plays the game for the fun of playing; often times, this fun equates to large masses of players screaming and swinging at anything that moves, which is why Chivalry: Medieval Warfare gets 11 merry men-at-arms out of 13.

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Reporters spar over merits of The Hobbit series By Max Alford and Dylan Bougis Staﬀ writers Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, has turned The Hobbit, the prologue book written by J.R.R. Tolkien, into another movie trilogy slated for release over the course of five years, with the first movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, released in December of 2012. So far, the movie has stirred up both praise and criticism among viewers, making the movie an excellent topic for debate. Max Alford, journalism’s online co-editor, believes the movie is a pure work of art. Dylan Bougis, a staﬀ writer, believes The Hobbit is a work of art too, if all artists painted during earthquakes. Max: Okay, I think The Hobbit was amazing. From the very beginning I was hooked and found myself wanting more by the end. The character and location designs are beautiful. They blend just the right amount of medieval and fantasy and help create a living, breathing, fantastic world. Plus, the computer animation is a showstopper. I don’t see how anyone could not enjoy this film. Dylan: I didn’t like The Hobbit. I felt that it tried too hard to be as good as the previous Lord of the Rings Trilogy and failed. The art directions and character design felt cluttered, from the unnoticeable feet of the hobbits, to the beards of the dwarves that curled like fer-

ris wheels of hair. The animated creatures and environments were not impressive by modern computer animation standards.

were presented profoundly made them seem like the ‘chosen ones,’ but it was a little too blatant. They started out the story clean and shiny, but by the end of one or two battles and traversing a desolate terrain, they weren’t even dirty. They seemed like they had just gotten out of a Middle-Earth salon. I mean, after a few weeks walking through forests and mountains, they have to appear a bit grimy.

Max: You didn’t like the beards? Dylan: No, I didn’t like the beards. The dwarves are supposed to be taken as battlehardened warriors. They are not to be seen as big burly men who sit in a meadow braiding each other’s hair and polishing their armor to an unending glow.

Max: But they’re fairytale characters. Do the Brothers Grimm ever talk about the thin coat of dust Little Red Riding Hood gets on the end of her cape? No. It’s not important. Why should it matter? It’s visually appealing. It doesn’t aﬀect the story.

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Max: I can’t believe you don’t like the beards. These dwarves are supposed to be characters in a fairytale. Who cares about how much dirt is on their boots? It’s their actions that count. And they display their talents well throughout the movie. Besides, what would you rather see? A bunch of small dirty men running around with grimy axes, or shiny majestic dwarves fighting evil creatures with giant shiny blades? Dylan: Don’t get me wrong, the way they

Dylan: You’re comparing Red Riding Hood to the Lord of the Rings? Lord of the Rings is the type of story that, especially in the books, clarifies everything. If a leaf falls, the reader of the book, or in this case, watcher of the movie, will and should know why. Because it’s important to know all the details;

however, the details were hidden. Jackson took liberties and, one of Tolkien’s later works, The Silmarillion was largely incorporated into The Hobbit. What Jackson added didn’t apply to The Hobbit, and I found it drowned out and boringly extended the plotline of the story I went to see. Max: Of course, The Hobbit is about 300 pages. And the movie is the first in a trilogy. How else are they supposed to split a 300 page book across three movies? Would you rather they take liberties and add completely new material? Dylan: They shouldn’t have to add material. Jackson should not have decided to make the story into three movies. Two movies would have been fine because it means he put a solid eﬀort into making good movies out of a relatively short book. Max: But a trilogy is so much better for storytelling. Without a third movie, there is no room for a dark middle chapter. And what is an epic without a dark middle chapter? Dylan: Your face isn’t epic without a dark middle chapter... Max: Why youAs of this time, the argument has still not been resolved. Max and Dylan have agreed to disagree.

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MONDAY

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Asheville Marathon @ The Biltmore Estate 7 a.m.

St Patrick’s Day

TUESDAY

Chelsea Light Moving with Talk Normal @ The Grey Eagle 9 p.m.

AWOLNATION @ The Orange Peel 16+ 8 p.m.

No School Spring Break

THURSDAY

7 2 hour early release

Local Natives @ The Orange Peel All Ages 8 p.m.

1st day of

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2 No School

WEDNESDAY

The Orange Peel @ 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville 28801 www.theorangepeel.net The Grey Eagle @ 180 Clingman Avenue, Asheville 28801 www.thegreyeagle.com 5

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An Evening with Over The Rhine @ The Grey Eagle 8 p.m. WOVENHAND @ The Grey Eagle 9 p.m.

Grind, A Tribute To Alice In Chain’s @ The Orange Peel 8 p.m.

Drum Circle @ Downtown Asheville 6 p.m.

Donna The Buﬀalo @ The Orange Peel 8 p.m.

Blue Dogs with The Corduroy Road @ The Grey Eagle 9 p.m.

Drum Circle @ Downtown Asheville 6 p.m.

No School Spring Break

Asheville Symphony @ U.S. Cellular Center 7 a.m.

STS9 @ The Orange Peel 8 p.m.

No School Spring Break

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SATURDAY

The Breakfast Club @ The Orange Peel 8 p.m.

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FRIDAY

Son Volt @ The Orange Peel 8 p.m.

The Black Angel’s @ The Orange Peel 8 p.m.

They Might Be Giants @ The Orange Peel 14+ 8 p.m.

Prom

Eskmo & Little People @ The Orange Peel 8 p.m. Battle of the Bands @ Montreat College 4 p.m.

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Hensley, Cole meet milestones in their sports By Jessie Woodward Staﬀ writer She shoots, she scores; He tackles, he gets the pin. Allyssa Hensley and Cole Leighton are both seniors and have goals in their sports that they can finally check oﬀ their bucket lists. These athletes have both made and accomplished a major goal and a major building block for their future in their sport before they graduate. Allyssa reached her 1,000 point in varsity basketball and Cole reached the milestone of 100 wins in wrestling. When Allyssa Hensley entered high school, she was already up to the skill level of the varsity team. “Allyssa has been playing since she was about four or five. Basketball is her main sport and when she came to the high school I knew she was ready for that prime time varsity step,” coach Tim Raines said. She started on the Lady Royals, a traveling basketball team, from the ages of 9-16, which helped her increase her skills. “She is very confident in everything she

does. She is not shy when it comes to doing it right. She is a very good athlete,” junior Jordan Dalton said. Entering high school started her in the point ranking system, which made her more attractive to scouts. photos by Jessie Woodward “You do not have to play AAU Cole Leighton and Matt Tamari basketball to be (above) square oﬀ to wrestle. Allyssa seen by scouts, Hensley (right) hangs from the basbut if you are good ket. enough to play, they will come to and mulyou,” Coach Raines said her senior year tiple hours gave her the chance to achieve her the one- of workouts thousandth point during a game against the when he was at Vikings from Avery. practice and when he got home. “I felt like it was a good accomplishment “Cole is a boss and he doesn’t take any that I have been working on for the past [nonsense] from anybody, and he is a great four years. I was very excited,” Allyssa said. leader,” senior teammate Chase Hayes said. Cole Leighton is a dedicated athlete who Cole says his dad and coaches pushed said he had to go through a lot of sweat him to do his best and in his junior year

he got third place in state in North Carolina State Championship 2A Wrestling. This year he has made another accomplishment of making his hundredth win. “It felt really good because I beat a dude who was first in state in 2A. I also got bumped up a weight class,” Cole said. Tim Raines (basketball) and Jeﬀ Foster (wrestling) are Allyssa and Cole’s coaches respectively. “It’s a real honor to get that [1,000 points]. In the last 20 years I’ve had six or seven players to get that... Her sophomore year [Allyssa] tore her ACL and had to go through surgery. If she hadn’t have got hurt she would have got it last year,” Raines said. “Cole just became the sixth all time winningest wrestler at Owen with his 119th win [he has more now],” Coach Foster said “He is number one in state at 170 pounds. He is the spark plug of our team.”

Sports Column: Victimization of Te’o will not hurt him in draft By Ryan Raines Staff writer At 6 foot 2 inches and weighing 225 pounds, Manti Te’o is definitely the size to play middle linebacker in the NFL. Add the fact that he barely missed any tackles during this year’s season at Notre Dame University, and Te’o qualifies to be a first round draft pick. But after the recent controversy some are saying diﬀerent. The story is tragic a great college linebacker having the best season of his life when suddenly his grandmother dies. No more then two hours later his “girlfriend” dies from leukemia. The twist is the girl, Lennay Kekua, does not exist. Te’o was involved in what has become very common in today’s social networking age, “catfishing.” Catfishing is where someone pretends to be who they aren’t on a social networking site such as Facebook.

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o (5) fights his emotions as he leaves the field after a 42-14 loss against Alabama in the BCS National Championship game at Sun Life Stadium on Monday, January 7, 2013, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/MCT) To some Te’o planned this, for either the limelight or for sympathy, boosting his Heisman likelihood. But would all this aﬀect his draft pick?

“Yes, it will make teams question his creditability,” football coach Tim Raines said. “If he says he will do something they

might not trust him. It wont have any eﬀect on his ability to play football, they know he can play, but teams also want a player who is trustworthy and reliable.” However, senior Dallas Henderson points to other scandals that have not hurt the player’s opportunities. “In the past people like Dez Bryant have had issues in college but translated into great players in the NFL Aside from the Alabama game he is a solid linebacker and teams will keep that in mind,” he said. The NFL is only looking for someone to get their team press, good or bad. The more fans hear of a team on the news the more interest is built up. Manti Te’o not only has this story but also great skills; therefore, he is getting both types of press, which teams will love. Senior Eddy Slye believes that Manti Te’o “is the victim of the situation. It matters for your character in the draft but they primarily only look at skills and he has great skills.” That says it all.

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Varsity boys make playoffs by beating Polk By Kailanne Burleson Staff writer

Varsity boys basketball made it to playoffs, not by winning the conference tournament, but by beating Polk in an extra game to see who would make it to playoffs, finishing the season with a record of 11 to 17. “If they work as a team and keep attitudes in check, there is a good chance the team will go far. It wont be easy, but I have full confidence in what were trying to do,” Coach Nathan Lyda said. Being near the bottom in conference left them few options. “Only the strong survive,” Timothy Davidson said. The team hopes to remain strong and confident to get through all the possible upcoming games with wins. “I’ve loved my basketball team. We’re like a family. I will miss my seniors very much,” junior Justin McDonald said. Even if the varsity team hadn’t made it to playoffs the season would still have

been memorable for all seniors. “Basketball is my favorite sport. I love dribbling up and down the court. I keep it so fresh. I’ll never forget basketball season,” senior Adam Lunsford said. The junior varsity team has a record of 16-6, ending the season. Having five freshman and two other boys who have not played at high school level before, the team has the best record they’ve had in a while. “We work well together and our record shows that,” freshman Brady Parker said. All of the boys have been dedicated and learned to depend on each other for the team to reach their full potential. After practicing or having a game every day for four months, the boys have become close and will have each other backs on and off the court. Freshman Jacob Halvorson said, “We use what we learn in basketball in every day life. It teaches us leadership and to never give up.”

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Senior Adam Lunsford and junior Shawn Chapman play against Thomas Jeﬀerson Classical Academy on February 12.

Girls tie with Madison for third place in conference play By Ryan Raines Staff writer The girls varsity basketball team has 12 wins and 12 losses after the win on February 12, against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. The team finished 8-6 in conference and tied in third place with Madison. “We started playing better as a team late; some of the issues we had are working out. Now, most importantly, we can score,” coach Tim Raines said. The team started off the season 4-6 playing against non-conference teams. The rest of the season, the team went 8-6 in conference, despite losing Ashley Devan due to her partial ACL tear. Alyssa Hensley scored her one-thousandth career point earlier this season against Avery High. Hensley is a senior guard who is averaging between 12-13 points per game. “She is a great leader,” Raines said. Phittisha Groce is a sophomore center who Raines says, has really helped the

team on defense, averaging between 5-6 blocks per game and getting the same in rebounds. After the guaranteed spot in the playoffs and the win over Polk in the first round in the conference tournament, the team should have some confidence going into playoffs. As Raines points out, “everyone is 0-0 in playoffs, if you win you stay, you lose you go home.” The team might have to play against Mountain Heritage in either the playoffs or the conference tournament. “Mountain Heritage is our toughest opponent because we have a mental fear of them,” senior guard Ciara Holloman said, “because they are supposed to be good and that gets in our heads.” The team is hoping that they can continue to play well as a team and keep attitudes in check. The JV girl’s basketball team finished 6-8 in conference and 7-13 overall. They lost some games early on, but as the season went on they won more and some

members of the team believe it is because of teamwork. “We have improved a lot and grown together as a team,” sophomore guard Tiffany James said, “I’m sad the season is almost over.” Carol Taha, a Brazilian foreign exchange student, is just glad to have gotten the opportunity to play a new sport. “I am glad I got to play basketball this year,” Taha said. “It was a new experience for me and I will miss it a lot.” Coach Raines said that a lot of players are going to have to step up and fill spots on varsity next year due to all seven seniors graduating. Tiﬀany James shoots a free throw against Mountain Heritage on January 29. photo courtesy of Owen Boosters

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Swim team sends members to regionals By Chris McHone Staff writer At regionals this year, the swim team had the 400m free relay team of juniors Matt Brouwer, Caleb Ford, Noah Fortson, and senior Nathan Oliver with senior Stephanie Reese also competing in the 50m free. The relay team had their best time of the season at 4:09, which knocked off ten seconds from their previous best. Stephanie swam a 28.63 in the 50m free, which was also her personal best time of the year. Nathan, the only senior on the relay team, is considered the most impor-

tant male swimmer by many of his team- and a great team leader. She always got us organized before meets, and she made mates. “Nathan was the most important in my me want to keep swimming,” sophomore Savva Martyopinion. He shev said. did the most Coach Kate for our team,” “Once they realize how good Dost said that freshman Noah Bainer they can be, the team will have this year was a good building said. major improvement...” year, and most Stephanie of the newis also highly -Katherine Dost comers haven’t looked upon swum to their by her fellow swimmers. To some people, she was the full potential yet. Once they realize how good they can be, Dost says, the team will one that kept them on the team. “Stephanie was very inspirational, have major improvement, and they might

be able to send more than one individual to regionals in the next few years. “Our numbers [swimmers] were good this year. We had 15 returning swimmers, and 15 new people. We had some overall improvement from the team, but once our new swimmers realize their full potential, we will have a lot more success,” Dost said. Dost also spoke highly about another relay team member, Matt. “Matt is definitely the most versatile male swimmer that we have,” Dost said. “You can put him in the 50m free, or the 200 IM, and he will do fine in either, and won’t say a single word about it.”

Wrestling team makes it to the lead eight in 2A By Tyler Newman Staﬀ writer They eat, sleep, and breathe wrestling and the wrestlers do whatever it takes to come home victorious. “The season started with a rough schedule, and we didn’t have everyone where they needed to be,” Senior Jose Garcia said. “But we wrestled good in competition, and when we got everyone to the place they needed to be we did damage.” The team placed second in conference and set an all-time point record of 197 points and a record for most wrestlers qualified in conference, which was 14. Senior captains Cole Leighton and Jose Garcia won their conference matches. Junior wrestler Mitchell Glass and sophomore Tyler Pressley, who is also a captain,

won their matches as well, qualifying the team for state duals. “The season was good overall.” Cole said. “It started rough but towards conference and state we came together as a team and really started wrestling.” This year’s team also made Owen history by making it to the lead eight in 2A schools. This is farther than any Owen team has gone in the past, which Coach Jeff Foster calls an honor for the team and himself as well. 2A Western Regionals took place February 22 and 23 at West Lincoln High School. Their performance there determined that seniors Cole Leighton, Jose Garcia, and Matt Tamari will compete in the State Championships starting Friday, February 28 in Greensboro.

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José Garcia suplays his opponent from Hendersonville in a match he won on January 11.

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Students of the Issue Mason Eades

Savannah Henderson

By Kailanne Burleson Staﬀ writer

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Sophomore Mason Eades is always playing in the mud, especially on rainy days; it’s one of his favorite hobbies. For fun Mason also likes to play Call of Duty, build forts to play paintball, and shoot all types of objects. “Mason is the sweetest guy ever,” sophomore Darrius Davidson said. Mason’s favorite celebrity is Uncle Si from his favorite television show Duck Dynasty. The big scar on his head is from when he got hit by a car when he was eleven, he was riding a crotch rocket bike and hit the side mirror. It was a life-threatening accident, but thankfully Mason was only left with the scar. “It looks super cool,” Mason said. When Mason was little he and his lifelong buddy junior Tressa Mowery would watch the movie Holes everyday. Mason’s passion is football. He is number 61 on the football field and has started on varsity as a lineman since the beginning of this year. His favorite food is hamburger casserole. “That’s some good stuﬀ,” Mason said. Mason likes to have fun and is rarely ever unhappy. “Mason is like a little child,” sophomore Adam Weeks said, “always full of energy.”

Senior Savannah Henderson devotes her time to helping people. She works at Youth Empowered Solutions in Tobacco Prevention, where she leads education training on Policy and Advocacy. Savannah is also on the Youth Advisory Counsil at the Health Department. Her favorite celebrity is George Clooney. “He is very attractive,” Savannah said. Her favorite television shows are Once Upon A Time, Revenge, Jerseylicious, Big Rich Texas, and The Real Housewives episodes. “Savannah is one of the most supportive, insanely kind best friends I could ever have,” senior Allyssa Hensley said. Savannah aspires to get her Bachelors degree in nursing because of how passionate she is about health. Her twin brother, senior Dallas Henderson, and boyfriend, senior Adam Lunsford, have been influenced greatly by Savannah. “Savannah is very beautiful. She means the world to me. It took four years to get her, and it was all worth it,” Adam said. “She ‘s not only my twin, but also my best friend that I can turn to for anything,” said Dallas “Without her I wouldn’t be who I am today. I love my sister.”

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