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NEW RESTRICTIONS Students describe their driving experience.
“I usually don’t personally see all my other friends drive. When you grow up, it seems like driving is really hard, but it’s not. The point of having the [texting and driving] law is good, but there’s more than just teens that use cell phones, I think it should apply to everyone.”
Lindsey Grimm Sydney Griswold Sarah Guerricagoitia Taylor Guess Deidra Guthrie
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Alexander Ho 9
“[Driving] makes me feel really old and important. I don’t like the new driving laws. I think that if you are safe about it, it’s okay to text and talk on the phone. My friend didn’t get her permit in time, so she won’t be able to drive until she is 17. It makes me feel sad for her.”
“I haven’t really started driving yet, but some of the driving laws I’m okay with and others I think are bad, like moving the age group back to be able to drive. It will affect my friends. I will have to drive some of them around a lot because they won’t be able to drive. It’s nerve wrecking, but its also exciting.”
Madalyn Bryce 9
Addison Anthony 9
“[Driving is] kind of scary. I know some of my friends and I don’t think that they are the best drivers. [The new driving laws] make sense because they keep the roads safer. I know a couple of people who won’t be able to drive until they are 17, and it stinks knowing that they can’t drive for another year.”
“[I like] just knowing you can go wherever you want without your parents having to drive you everywhere. The texting law - I think they should make it for everyone and not only teens. Some of [my friends] haven’t gotten their permits yet, so that’s what you look forward to when you turn 16, but they won’t be able to.”
Cole Harrison 9
Carter Ascher 9
Emmy Hadley Haley Haines Isaac Halberstadt Jaret Halberstadt Molly Halter
Leslie Hamilton Chase Hanna Shelbie Haris-Parks Benton Harkey Ian Harmon
Chandler Harrison Cole Harrison Harrison Harter Madison Hattaway Polly Haun
Sarah Goldman Karie Goss Michael Goss Sebastian Grace Austin Granero-Webster
Gardner Grantham Elizabeth Gray Desirae Green Madison Grieve Lucy Griffith
Emmilly Hayes Mattison Hayes Samuel Haynes Myisha Heinen Sarah Hellman
SWINGING AND DANCING Left: Practicing in the new dance room, freshman Tim Whittaker dances during a Swing Club meeting on a Tuesday. “I love dancing, and my friends said that they were starting [Swing Club],” Whittaker said. “It always feels like you accomplished something when you finish a move and you can show people. The more moves you can do, the more fun you can have. I will always remember that Swing Club was my first actual dance, and we all enjoy dancing. I had never taken a dance class before this, and I really enjoy it now. At practice, we just work on whatever we need more practice with.” Photo by Nicole Luby. A CLOSER LOOK Right: Studying and identifying cell division in Honors Biology, freshman Mimi Rebein uses the microscope to view the different stages of mitosis and meiosis. “We worked in pairs and drew really complex pictures of what we saw in the microscope,” Willman said. “We do mostly note taking everyday, so we rarely get to use the microscopes. I really like the hands-on activities and labs that we get to do in class. They are more fun to do than taking notes.” Photo by Anna Petrow.
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A WORK OF ART Left: Playing the trumpet in Band class, freshman Ben Harkey practices different songs for concert band, pep band and jazz band. “We get free tickets to every single game, and it’s one of the best parts about being in band,” Harkey said. “We get to hang out with our friends and watch the games. We have a tradition of winning. We have more trophies and plaques than any other school in the district, and it makes us feel really proud of ourselves. We may have the smallest band in the district, but we have the best band in the district. I don’t mind playing in the band during games because all of my friends are in band, and we are all comfortable around each other.” Photo by Alissa Pollack.
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