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Alexandra Archuleta — FRCC
Claire Abrams — San Diego State University
Palmer Andrist — Working
Ashley Abbott — CSU
Nouf Aljobaily — UNC
Catherine Arneson — Bemidji State University
Emely Aceves — CSU TJ Ascough — CSU
Hayley Andrews — FRCC
Zach Barela — New York University
Ricardo Alvarez — CSU
Madalyn Banfield — Colorado Mesa University
Dominic Alvarez — Colorado Mesa University
Talyn Baker — FRCC
Maisa Alshuaibi — Unable to Contact
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Taylor Bonello — Florida State University
Hailey Boyer — Joining the Navy
Jackson Bright — CSU
Saurav Bhuju Shrestha — FRCC Joseph Branaman — CSU Pueblo
Jessiah Bethea — Unable to contact
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Connor Bonello — Florida State Univeristy
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Lisa Bobb — Whitworth Univeristy
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Bernard Benjamin — FRCC
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Jaylyn Begay — Unable to contact
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Nicolas Blas — Backpacking in Europe
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Taran Barhaug — CSU
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Patrick Case — FRCC Austyn Casale — Hofstra University Madelynn Carroll — Bay State College Erik Carow — CU-Boulder Rachel Carlson — CSU Zachary Cain — UNC Skyla Byrd — Working Justin Bussey — Undecided
Ashley Brock — Upper Iowa State University
Ashley Brown — FRCC
Christopher Brown — CSU
Sydney Brown — CU-Boulder
Nicole Burkett — Working
Charles Burnside — Marine Corps Band
Alexis Bushue — CSU
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Making Decisions
In Brief AP test scores available in July Staff Writer Starting July 6 at 9 a.m., students will be able to access AP test scores online at www.collegeboard.org/apstudents. Students can view scores by logging into their College Board account. “AP no longer mails any scores, so the only way they can check their scores is by accessing them online,” Assistant Principal Jennifer Roth said. If scores need to go to colleges, one free score report is offered on the AP answer sheet. Beyond this, students can order additional score reports online for a fee of $15 each.
Use financial aid calculators to determine your need and the amounts you could potentially receive from Federal Aid. Research scholarships and apply to those available to you now.
Getting a Summer Job
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A summer job can help pay for college. Part-time jobs show commitment, leadership, and responsibility.
Beginning Applications
Annual Baccalaureate ceremony tomorrow Tyler Mathewson Staff Writer
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Practice writing college essays. Use them as an opportunity to stand out. Create a list of all volunteering, extracurriculars, and awards from your time in high school for reference when completing your applications.
Scheduling College Visits Request a tour, meet with financial aid staff, and talk to actual students. Visit a variety of schools to create the best comparison.
Identifying Deadlines Find out when all early and regular deadlines are for the colleges you are applying to. Decide which deadline you will use for your application. graphics by zach stetter
Information gathered by Jordan Leone Source: www.campusexplorer.com
Graduation ceremony Saturday morning
How will you use your summer to prepare for college?
Gretchen Adams Staff Writer The graduation ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Doors open at 7 a.m. and the event is open to the public. As in past years, the administration encourages those who attend the ceremony to respect the seniors’ accomplishments by conducting themselves in a dignified manner. “It’s surprising how many people from out of town we get e-mails or letters from,” Principal Mark Eversole said of the response to the ceremony’s decorum. “It’s better than any they’ve ever seen, because there’s so much respect.” In accordance with school tradition, the ceremony will feature the combined choirs, bands, and orchestras, in addition to performances and speeches by select seniors.
Narrow down the number of colleges you plan to apply to.
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Evan Bode
The Baccalaureate ceremony will take place tomorrow from 6:30-8 p.m. in the small gym. “Students should attend Baccalaureate because it’s a celebration that brings people from all different faiths together for family friends and fellowship,” sponsor Christine Matthie said. Student participants are to wear their graduation gowns, and Qdoba will be served at the ceremony. The annual non-denominational ceremony held a few days before graduation is run by FCHS Baccalaureate, a category three club. Anyone in the community is welcome to attend the celebration. “Students can have guests share a memory,” Matthie said, “or an accomplishment for the ceremony.”
Research schools and request information from the ones you find interesting.
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“I have an internship at Woodward. I’m also doing premature summer school to get ahead a semester, and a campus tour.”
“I would just use my summer to apply to a job that would benefit toward college and do extracurriculars that would look good on my resume.”
Information gathered by Elizabeth Bridgwater Source: Friedland and Relyea Environmental Science for AP textbook graphics by hannah mechtenberg
Jennifer Compton — FRCC Eric Combs — working
Nathan Christensen — CU-Boulder
Matthew Collins — CSU Jonathan Collins — Northern Arizona Univeristy Dillon Clift — University of Wyoming
General Motors conducted a study and found that although 7 million people own flex-fuel cars, most don’t know they can use E-85 to power their vehicles.
Olivia Claxton — CSU
Flex-fuel vehicles can run on either gasoline or E-85 (85% ethanol, 15% gas).
In May of 2009, President Obama issued a directive to accelerate investment in and production of biofuels.
Alex Churchill-Medina — FRCC
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90% of ethanol produced in the U.S. is from corn or corn byproducts.
Jisoo Choi — Hastings College
Ethanol also limits dependence on foreign oil.
Ethanol is usually mixed with gasoline in a 1:9 ratio and produces fewer air pollutants.
Allison Cheese — FRCC
Using ethanol in place of gasoline decreases air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Luis Chavarria-Orozco — FRCC
Advantages
Diego Chacon — FRCC
Growing and converting corn into ethanol uses more energy than is produced.
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Criticisms Policies encouraging ethanol use may be based on political farming interests.
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Will Chronopoulos — CU-Boulder
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Yvet Diaz Castillo — Working
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Damian Diaz — FRCC
Is it important for you to be able to speak at graduation?
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Cameron Diaz — CSU
As a rite of passage, graduation is a lifeimpacting event for students in high school. Performing in graduation is very special to those who get the opportunity. Spilled Ink asked some of this year’s musicians and speakers to share their thoughts on the importance of the occasion.
Yeah, it’s something that I really wanted to do ever since I sang at graduation, which I’ve done since I was a freshman, and I’ve always gotten to hear the speeches, and I’ve always thought it would be a really cool opportunity to speak at my own graduation.
Only sections of these interviews have been published here. Please visit http://www. spilledinkfchs.blogspot.com for the complete interview transcripts.
Anna Gilbertson
Taylor Deatherage — Aims Community College
Autumn Dern — University of Nebraska -Lincoln
Benjamin deVall — FRCC
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Josiah Cuckler — CSU
Megan Conlon — Northwestern University
Shannan Conlon — University of San Diego
Jordan Cordova — FRCC
Alexa Coria — FRCC
Danni Cox — Savannah College of Art & Design
Aide Cruz Romero— Fort Collins Police Academy
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Gabby Dolan & Jakob Mueller
What parts of high school do you hope to capture in your speech?
Is it important to you to be able to perform at graduation?
What I’m talking about is mostly enjoying the process of things, because I feel like a lot of times, in high school, I was so set on getting to the next thing, you know? And it’s like that lure of that final end goal that makes us ignore the whole process of getting there. The thing is that, the farther you go in life, the more you’re going to not reach those end goals, and you’re going to be disappointed, but if you enjoy the everyday process of trying to get there, it makes it a lot more enjoyable. The things that you don’t work hard for aren’t nearly as satisfying, so those everyday moments of working hard are important to remember, which I really didn’t do a lot of in high school, but the times that I think I did, I found it much more satisfying.
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Gabby: I think that this song, for me, just kind of wraps up what I think about my life. It helps me realize that you can’t expect everything, and I think it is a good ending, and is kind of like a sendoff, because it’s just like “Be prepared to be surprised,” because you never know what’s going to come next, and I like that. Jakob: I’m not really into those “Modern Family” end-of-episode messages, like, too much over sentimentality. For me I was just more excited to play with Gabby, like, of course it’s a good message, but, it’s not like “Oh my god, we’re graduating! Life is going to be so different!” It is going to be different, but it’s not like you have to put that all on one moment.
Gabby Melli Vocalist What influenced your song choice? Dee Wagner, my fourth grade teacher. I mean, I couldn’t think of a song for a really long time and I was looking through a bunch of songs, and then I talked to some of my friends and one of them suggested “The Circle Game” and I was like “Oh my gosh, I have to do that song,” because it’s just so meaningful to me, and it just brings me back to a lot of good memories.
Interviews by Jason Stroh
Quotable film provokes thought, speaks to audience
Gretchen Adams Columnist
The first rule of this movie is: you do not talk about this movie. However, as I am generally a subversive person, I will be breaking both the first rule and the second rule, which is that you do not talk about this movie. People have been not talking about “Fight Club” for years, and I can understand why. It’s a pretty appealing story, even at first glance. After the movie’s
nebbish narrator (Edward Norton), an insomniac yuppie alone in a big city, meets the dynamic soap salesman Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) on a plane, they devise an alternative method for coping with their demons, called Fight Club. And, as they say in the screenwriting world, hilarity ensues. Ensues, and proceeds to rock your world. The acting! The plot! The sound editing, even! Where to begin? I guess I’ll start with the acting because that’s, understandably, what most people notice first in any movie. This movie is the one that made me fall completely and inexplicably in love with Edward Norton (never mind that it was the first one I saw him in), and that love of his ability to swing between nerd and total tough guy from line to line never went away.
Brad Pitt takes a slightly different approach; his Tyler Durden is pure, unfiltered, crazy and sexy. It works perfectly for this role. Without Norton and Pitt’s performances, the movie’s plot, which can only be described as totally awefansometastic, a word I made up specifically for the purpose, would be squandered. The movie holds true to the plot of the novel it’s based on, by Chuck Palahniuk, which is a great thing. I can’t say much more without literally giving everything away, so I won’t. I am, however, allowed to talk about the editing. Even though I’m not in KLYD and my film expertise begins and ends with being able to turn on a digital video camera, I’d venture to say this is a very welledited film. The splicing and the frame speed alone are awe-inspiring.
Aside from the fact that it’s an impeccably-acted technical masterpiece, this film manages to be both coherently crazy and puzzlingly philosophical all at once, much like Tyler Durden himself. The philosophical piece makes it one of the most quotable cult movies of all time, only slightly behind “Mean Girls” and “Pulp Fiction.” And unlike those other two, all the famous quotes, including gems like “The things you own end up owning you” and “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything” wouldn’t be out of place as tattoos. It’s provocative, with the potential to freak out even the most oblivious. It spoke to the nineties, a drifting sort of time, and it still speaks to us today. And that, I think, is why people don’t talk about “Fight Club.”
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Muath Elkady— CSU Thomas Eftink — FRCC Ethan Dvorak — Texas Tech University Sean Durner — Laramie County Community College
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Brandon Dunnum — Aims Community College
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Gabrielle Dolan — FRCC
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Harper Dolak — Undecided
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Abigail Doble — FRCC
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Marinna Dilley — CSU
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Gerardo Dominguez — FRCC
Robb Downing — CU-Boulder
Cheyenne Drusbasky — Undecided
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Corinna Dunn — University of Wyoming
Perspectives Editor
Gage Duncan — Working
Elizabeth Bridgwater
Despite the fact that I was chilly enough to have commandeered a fellow staff member’s sweatshirt, and that Colorado’s crazy weather had decided to spritz some snow over the May-time streets of Fort Collins, the search for an ice cream worthy of the sweet-toothed Spilled Ink staff members persisted on a late Monday evening. Three stores were visited, and at every place, I had no need to scavenge through menus to determine which mood-dependent treat I would be trying. Not one, not two, but three times I asked a store employee for the classic flavor: chocolate ice cream. To add a touch more excitement, I bought the ice cream inside chocolate dipped cones. And after comparing all three variations of the same treat, I was not only impressed with the quality of the desserts I ate, but also with my capacity to consume sugar.
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Kelsey Drybread — CSU
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Erik Garcia-Arellano — Working Zachary Fronapfel — Colorado Mesa University Joey Freeman — CU-Denver Dylan Franze — Undecided Andrew Forzley — CSU
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Art is censored. That is a fact of life in much of the world. Governments execute censorship when established societal values are challenged. An example of this would be the famous Pussy Riot jailings in Russia. Censorship is a pervasive and constant problem in any country that is not open to free ERG ENB doesn’t like speech, T H MEC something, that it and is H A NN must be eliminated and sometimes Y HA B C HI removed from the public eye, even an issue P A GR for countries t h a t when this action does nothing protect free speech in positive for anyone. Art, in itself, their very founding documents. is not good or evil. It is true that Even in the United States, various the ideas behind art may have a interest groups have fought for nature, but the art itself is simply the government to remove certain a medium. When a group burns a books from school curriculums book, it is not because they don’t and public libraries for their enjoy the concept of ink on bound somewhat controversial messages. paper (usually), but because they Works of literature such as The fear the ideas that the book brings Great Gatsby—for its idealization of to light (while they may like the the eccentric and drunken lifestyle light that the book creates when of Jay Gatsby—Harry Potter—for it burns), when the world would its positive portrayal of witches likely be a better place with the and warlocks (accused of pseudo- free expression of these ideas. In Iran, for example, any film satanic undertones)—and Heather has two Mommies—for its positive that depicts something deemed portrayal of the homosexual contrary to Islamic morals is
David Fonseca — Working Alexandra Flory — CSU
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Censorship concept backfires banned for distribution and viewing. While this is completely legal under the laws of the country, it is the purest form of censorship, banning anything that may even suggest an idea opposed to that of established society. When Russian officials arrested the band Pussy Riot, they achieved the opposite of what was intended, causing people to rally rather than disperse, showing that censorship riles people up more than it protects them. Some forms of censorship are understandable (such as the blanking of certain swear words on radio and television stations), as it is not necessarily censoring the art and the ideas behind it, but rather the explicit and non-idea-driven content within it. When the entire idea behind art is blanked, it becomes an intrusion on free speech, censoring people’s ideas falsely under the guise of protection. Violent messages aside, art must stand as the last bastion of true symbolic speech, and in order to do so, must be practiced and understood fully as such. So support art, and not the black bar that chokes the life out of ideas.
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John Flint — Regis University
Amber English — FRCC
Benjamin Enscore — University of Northern Colorado
Tyler Enscore — FRCC
Abbey Ervin — CSU
Tyler Evans — Colorado School of Mines
Walker Evans — FRCC
Alexis Everett — FRCC
Stone Ftizpatrick — Undecided
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Editors Note:
By the age of 65, the average American will have watched the equivalent of 9 years of uninterrupted screen time, according to didyouknow. org. Summer’s increased amount of free time makes it the ideal occasion to catch up on all the movies missed during the year. Apps that make watching movies easier provide users with varying information, such as theaters based on proximity, current and upcoming show times, and other options that are different for each app. Fandango, Flixster, and IMDb all strive to introduce more efficiency in visiting the movie theater.
Organizes movies by theater, genre, and showtime
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I wanted my piece to be viewed in a show, and that happened, so that was pretty cool. I guess I want people to see my art as different than like a realistic point of view, so I would want people to think that’s good, but not like, “Wow, that’s unoriginal.” Q&A by Elizabeth Bridgwater
Corey Hatch — FRCC
Benjamin Gratias — CSU Tara Gover — Brigham Young University
Kelsey Hartmann — Arizona State University Turner Harshaw — Arizona State University
Any major goals in terms of your artwork?
Sherena Guild — CU-Boulder
The last two pieces I did in AP Art. One’s a card drawing, and she’s wearing a surgical mask and holding a deck of cards that she lit on fire. And then another one I did of my friend Jaylyn, and she’s coming out of the ground. It looks so three-dimensional, I love it.
Andrew Groeger — Grand Canyon University
What piece are you most proud of?
Eleanor Goodspeed — University of Denver
Specifically with detail to each piece, it takes me—planning, I do a lot in my sketchbook—but each piece takes me about eight hours, so that’s a lot of attention to detail.
Sergio Gomez — Unable to Contact
How much time do you spend refining it?
Nancy Gomez — FRCC
I spend a lot of time drawing. Like in AP Art, we have about a piece due a week, so I spend at least 8 hours a week drawing.
Albert Gillen — FRCC
How does drawing affect your life?
Anna Gilbertson — AmeriCorps
COURTESY DANIELLE KUBICEK. PHOTO BY ELIZABETH BRIDGWATER.
Caitlin Gaudet — FRCC
Posing with her pencils, senior Danielle Kubicek plans to use her talents to design animal prosthetics. DRAWINGS
Keaton Hay — Rollins College
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Lindsay Griffin — FRCC
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Magnolia Green — FRCC
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Sam Grauberger — CSU
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Noah Jones — FRCC Shuran Jiang — CU-Boulder Alyssia Jara — Joining the Army
Jamie Tafoya In-Depth Editor Over the course of the school year there are 179.5 days in which students are to attend classes for the majority of their day. While plenty of new opportunities are available throughout the school year, summer offers the
ultimate chance for students to “expand horizons” and try something that they normally wouldn’t. Page 10 features three students who will be traveling abroad this summer in order to experience a new culture out of their comfort zone. In an effort to branch out, students
who are passionate about learning a new language share the reasons they chose to pursue the skill of mastering a new language. French, German, and Spanish speaking students are featured on page 11. The centerfold displays a landscape of Colorado and various activities
community members can try outdoors. White water rafting, hot air ballooning, and hiking are among the events that locals can participate in to better appreciate the area in which we live. Page 14 highlights free activities unique to the town occurring June, July, and August in Fort Collins.
Traveling Abroad Over the Summer Paraguay Laini Ritsch
Jake Behr Junior
Where are you going?
Where are you going?
I’m going to Puyo, Ecuador. It’s a small town, like 30,000 people. Well, it’s not that small, but it’s southeast of Quito.
When and with whom?
I’m going to Paraguay.
When are you going there? I’m going there June 13 to July 20.
Are you going with someone? Why are you going? I’m going to volunteer and to learn Spanish better.
How did this opportunity come up for you?
Ecuador
I wanted to be an exchange student, but I didn’t want to miss my senior year of high school, so I was looking for something over the summer. I found this program through family friends, and it’s working with animals so that’s really cool too.
What are you most excited for? I’m excited to meet all the people, and to have an experience by myself and be independent, and learn Spanish – that’s a big part of it too.
Do you think this experience will be one of the most important things you do in high school? Yeah, I hear from other people that it changes your life, and it changes your perspective on how we live here, and just going into college it will be really cool to look back on, and be like, “Wow, I did something really adventurous in high school!”
My cousin. She went to Honduras a couple of years ago.
What are you most excited for? It’s just going to be nice to get away and be away from things. I won’t have my phone or anything for seven weeks, so I think that’ll be nice.
Do you think your perceptions will be different? Yeah, I do. I definitely think it will be different living in a country that’s way poorer than the United States will change my perspective.
Do you expect to learn any new skills?
How do you think your perceptions will be different after this?
Hopefully, it will help me to get into colleges, because I can write about it in my essays to apply, and it will help me in Spanish.
How did you become aware of that?
My Spanish will probably get better hopefully. I know my cousin went through a super-hard cultural shift when she came back.
I think I’ll be more willing to take risks and go places alone. As a woman in South America, that’s kind of dangerous, but I know there will be other girls like me down there, and I think it’ll make me aware of other cultures.
How do you think going on this trip will expand your options in your future?
I leave the seventeenth, and then I’m there for seven weeks. I’m going with an organization called Amigos de Las Americas. It’s a volunteer organization and it focuses on communitybased initiative projects, and it sends high school students from Latin America and the United States to different host families, and then they start a project in different communities.
How do you expect to change?
How do you think this will make you a better person?
I know I’ll have culture shock when I come back. It’s a third-world country, and they don’t have a lot of the things that we have. I think I’ll just be more inclined to travel when I come back. And they take siestas, which I’m excited about. I’ve heard that’s pretty awesome, so I’ll have a long siesta in the afternoon. But it’s working from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
5,423 miles
No, I’m going alone.
3,224 miles
Leah Jackson — Unable to Contact Elena Ingraham — CU-Boulder Dominic Ikeler — Montana State University
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Payton Humpal — South Dakota School of Mines
Alma Hernandez — FRCC
Mariah Hernandez — FRCC
Austin Hill — Working
Mariah Hobbs — FRCC
Kyleigh Hoffmeyer — FRCC
Madison Horton — UC-Colorado Springs
Hannah Huelse — FRCC
Marcos Huerta — Working
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One person last year, they went to Panama with the same program, and they learned how to weave a sombrero. So that would be cool.
How do you think this will affect your future? A lot of people continue with the program and become training directors afterwards. Hopefully I do more abroad stuff in the future.
Will this affect your college experience? I’ll probably have more of an idea because I’ll spend seven weeks on my own without my parents, so it might be good training for that. Good training for them too, because they’ll have to experience detachment early. It definitely helps with college apps, but that’s not why I’m doing it for any reason.
Do you think this will change your life in any way? Significantly? Yeah, I do. I don’t know how yet, though. I just think it does, because the people I know who have done it, when they come back they’re way different. GRAPHIC BY HANNAH MECHTENBERG
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“ With all of the history involved, I felt it was worth learning. Jobs. College entrance requirements. It enriches your life.
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Nikola Kristan — Gap year Michelle Kramer — Colorado Mesa University Ben Koch — University of Indiana
“I have a better understanding of how Staff Writer we communicate and how language shapes us as world citizens,” Dai said. Approximately 6,500 languages are Language is the foundation of spoken in the world today. According to connectedness as a human race, a Gallop poll, approximately 75 percent and speaking the language of of Americans speak only one fluently, those in a different culture only and there’s a good chance it’s English. brings people closer together. Only one year of foreign language This is apparent for Senior Olivia is required to graduate from FCHS, so Claxton, who is in AP Spanish 5. the rich cultural expansion language “Learning another language learning can provide is often lost. provides a window into that culture,” “A lot of kids just take a language Claxton explained. “It expands class to check the box, for graduation,” your horizons by opening up jobs, German Teacher Jeff Kirkpatrick said. and relationships and friendships.” While some students aren’t Claxton’s Spanish knowledge has also focused on expanding their horizons influenced her professional choices; through language learning, it’s she will major in International Studies rewarding for those who are. at CSU next fall and she said proficiency Sophomore Armond Dai, a in a second language will be an asset. dedicated French 2 student who is “I’m doing it because it’s really also fluent in Chinese, used to be a important for me to learn about box-checker. He said he began taking other cultures,” she said of her French because he hoped it would choice of major. “I hope to be bolster his college resume, but now he of some use outside of the U.S.” enjoys learning about French culture. Learning a language can expand “Just taking it in high school, you one’s horizons in many ways, from probably won’t have perfect French. becoming educated about the culture But you learn lots of French culture, of an unfamiliar place to finding a job and that’s really cool,” Dai said. in another country. It can pave the way Dai is no stranger to how knowledge for friendships with people all over the of another language can enrich world whose experiences are radically one’s experience. He often gives different, and help people see that the presentations at other schools about world is much wider than Vanilla Valley. the Chinese language and culture, “I just hope students in any language and he has many diverse friends class can get out of that little Fort Collins because of this. He said knowledge bubble and broaden their perspective,” of more than one culture has been French Teacher Sarah Temple said. “And influential to his life and worldview. I think that happens for a lot of them.”
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Olivia Knoll — CSU
Appreciation, understanding of culture available in classroom
It‘s an important thing to know. Everywhere you go you need to know Spanish so you can understand people.
Youngwoong Kim — Undecided
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Justine Keblesh — CSU
to learn a foreign language to expand my horizons and better my future.
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Kekoa Kayser — Colorado Mesa University
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Jillian Kauffman — Seattle Pacific University
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Nikole Kastein — CSU
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Garrett Kerbs — Texas Tech University
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Mitchell Khouri — Colorado School of Mines
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Sydney Ketcheson — University of Wyoming
Exploring new territory through
David Kerr — Undecided
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E X P A N DIN The Colorado Balloon Classic is held in Memorial Park and has grown to be the largest and longest balloon festival in the Rocky Mountain region.
Nathan Llamas — Army
Zachary Logan — Working
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Stephanie Livingston — University of Northern Colorado Devon Little — Working Frances Lister — CSU Zachary Lindsay — CSU Zirui Liang — CU-Boulder Jared Lepore — CSU
Sierra Kube — CSU
Danielle Kubicek — CSU
Amanda Laman — Colorado Mesa University
Jackson Lamperes — CSU
Matt Lazzarini — FRCC
Colton Leffers — FRCC
Carlos Leos Gaytan — FRCC
Sandra Lepe-Ibarra — FRCC
Boston Lepetit — FRCC
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Colorado is home to 58 mountains that are more than 14,000 feet above sea level.
Winter Park offers more than 600 miles of hiking trails.
Colorado provides endle Evan Bode Staff Writer Colorado is renowned for its exceptional outdoor activities. Whether it’s hiking, biking, fishing, or kayaking, this state is a well-known location for memorable experiences of all kinds. Trying some of these unique activities Colorado has to offer over the summer has the potential to yield rewarding experiences. Hot air ballooning is one noteworthy experience for which Colorado is known. In fact, the NBC Today Show ranked Colorado Hot Air Balloon Rides as #18 on a list of 50 things people need to do during their lifetime. As suggested by its inclusion on this list, floating high above the central Rockies, gazing out at the expansive Colorado horizon could prove to be an unforgettable life experience. Colorado’s state parks, including Eldorado Canyon State Park, Cherry Creek State Park, State Forest State Park, Rifle Falls State Park, and many others, are also distinctive features of Colorado. National Geographic recently named visiting Colorado state parks as one of their top twenty Free U.S. Outdoors Activities, since the parks offer free admission on August 1. These parks include scenic beauty along with various recreational opportunities. For example, one of the country’s most popular locations for kayaking and whitewater rafting is the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. As someone who enjoys hiking, trail running, mountain biking, fishing, climbing, and backpacking, senior Coleman Kane can attest to the benefits of living near Colorado state parks. “You can go backpacking up in Lory State Park, which is ten minutes away. There’s hundreds of miles of trails up there. Fishing’s right there, the Poudre’s great for that,” Kane said. “You can pretty much do all of this in your backyard.” Not only does Colorado encompass this range of state parks, but it also includes four National Parks: Mesa Verde,
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Colorado has 222 state Wildlife areas. The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly 1 mile above sea level. Colfax Avenue in Denver is the longest continuous street in America.
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nes, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and Rocky onal Park. For those wishing to be surrounded ns, rolling sand dunes, or forest wildlife, these are an ideal destination unique to Colorado. tain National Park Volunteer Tom Williams cites s of the park as being especially unique to this state. bably just it is the heart of the Rocky Mountains. y geared toward outdoor activities. I’d say just the y of these really high mountains,” Williams said. le of one of these mountains, Williams mentioned ich has an elevation of 14,259 feet. This is just one s in the state with an elevation of over 14,000 feet, mountain climbing as a notable Coloradan activity. orous mountain climb, attending an outdoor Rocks is one way to relax while taking advantage olorado. Redrocksonline.com states that “Red eatre is a geological phenomenon – the only ring, acoustically perfect amphitheatre in d Rocks has become a popular venue to visit er since U2 recorded a concert video there in r’s summer line-up includes performers such as Skrillex, The Fray, James Taylor, Train, and more. raw in the way that it’s constructed,” junior said. “It’s a different way to hear your s, and I think it sounds better natural.” Antonio Calderon went to a Reggae Red Rocks, and he said that he would mmend the experience to others. amazing,” Calderon said. “I loved it.” on a hot air balloon ride above the Rocky attending a concert in a naturally formed in the Foothills, living in Colorado presents unique prospects to explore this summer.
The Cache la Poudre River is Colorado’s first and only federally designated National Wild and Scenic River.
Cesar Lopez Rodriguez — Undecided
Mitchell Lowery — University of Hawaii - Manoa
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Luis Lopez — University of Wyoming
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Outdoor Opportunities around Fort Collins
June Guided Tour of the Gardens on Spring Creek
This 18 acre site displays a variety of plants suited for Front Range growing conditions.
Poudre River Walk
This 1-2 mile easy hike offers the opportunity to observe the river, birds, and trees.
Skygazing at Fossil Creek
Bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the sky through telescopes provided by the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society.
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Isaiah McWhirt — Gap Year Noelle McDuffie — Gap Year Riley McClure — Church Mission Tyler Mathewson — Arizona State University Kinsey Mathews — Grand Canyon University
Morelia Margarito — FRCC
Moises Mariscal — Working
Nathanael Markman — CSU
Abril Marquez — FRCC
John Martindale — University of Great Falls
Cristina Martinez — CSU
Krista Martinez — FRCC
Paige Massey — Western State College
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Salida Circus
Clowns, tightrope walkers, stiltwalkers, and animals interact with the audience alongside acrobatic balancing, and knife juggling.
Free Produce Tasting Pelican Pride
Sample plants from the Gardens at Spring Creek that can be grown all across Colorado.
This informational session informs the community about the large population of pelicans that inhabit the area.
August Family Night Walk
This 1-2 mile easy walk allows for visitors to appreciate nocturnal wildlife and participate in activities and demonstrations.
Astronomy: Getting Close in Space
Learn about the planets by viewing the sky through telescopes and brief lessons on Venus, Jupiter, and the moon.
Prairie and Foothills Adaptations Hike
This 3-mile moderate hike provides visitors an environment to investigate plant and animal life.
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What activities make Fort Collins unique?
Anthony Detwiler
Taylor Reschke
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Columnists As the final bells ring, choirs sing their final tune, and students conclude their tests and grades, we find it necessary to reflect on sports moments from our years at FCHS. Over the course of four years, Lambkin athletes have provided many fantastic memories, but three stand out as those that will stick with us forever. The first came when the boys basketball team beat Fossil Ridge by a score of 67-64 in an overtime t h r i l l e r. The first two years
Over the course of four years, Lambkin athletes have provided many fantastic memories, but three stand out as those that will stick with us forever.
Joshua Moothart — CSU Leandra Miller — CSU
Avery Neckel — CSU
John Nealey — Working
Josephine Natrasevschi — Brown University
Riley Murray — United States Air Force Academy
Alec Munoz — FRCC
As much as these two memories mean to us, the boys track team winning the state championship during our junior year was one of the top achievements of any team while we attended FCHS. Though we were not members of the team, we had something to be proud of, being Lambkins. Winning a state championship isn’t a common occurrence for most schools, so watching our friends take the state title that weekend was extraordinary. At that time, we could say we were the best. As we throw on the cap and gown with all of our fellow Lambkins this Saturday, we can’t help looking back at what has taken place over these last four years. From overtime wins to Unified basketball games, or even state championships, we are truly proud to call ourselves Lambkins.
Jakob Mueller — CSU
Tyler Mathewson & Caleb Schwindt
of matchups were marked by defeat against the rival Saber Cats, which made the victory even more special. Storming the court with fellow Lambkins at home is something we will truly be able to cherish as we finish up our final days at FCHS. Most don’t have too many opportunities to experience something like that, and we are lucky we did. Just as we witnessed the boys basketball team triumph over Fossil Ridge, we saw the Unified basketball team inspire peers throughout the school with their passionate play on the court. Watching the Unified team compete this winter was remarkable and incomparable to any other sporting event. Seeing the athletes from the Integrated Serviced department get the chance to play basketball in front of a home crowd was not only a memory they will always have, but also one we will keep with us.
Taylor Morse — FRCC
Long-lasting sports memories enhance Lambkin pride
Kira Miklos — Creighton University
Through this column I have let myself explore things I would have never tried otherwise, and I learned that I may not be good at all sports I have attempted, but I took this adventure on nonetheless.
Christian Meyer — CSU
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Other than that, I wasn’t my typical awkward self. I felt relaxed, as if I were meant to play pool. But even though I felt so natural, clearly, my talents didn’t reflect that. My shots were pretty much straight on, but I’m probably overestimating my skills. I really didn’t make that many shots. I scratched (as in, hit the cue ball in) approximately 5 times, which is not good. But, hey, I ended up winning! Granted, I was playing against myself, but it still counts. So it seems that my farewell to you all isn’t as exciting as I had hoped. I was going to go shooting just so I could use the phrase “go out with a bang,” but as I said life happened. I’m going to end my final Awkward Athlete with a thank you to you guys, the people reading this right now. Making you laugh has been my main goal with this column, and I’m glad I could do that much. Thank you.
Brenna Meyer — CSU
TOP LEFT: Racking the balls, Joey anticipates her first shot. TOP RIGHT: Focusing on the ball, Joey waits for it to reach the pocket. MIDDLE LEFT: Angling her stick, Joey prepares to hit the cue ball. BOTTOM LEFT: Setting up her next shot, Joey holds the cue at the ready.
been suggested to me a million times, luge, but life happened. Even though I have played pool before, I thought it would be a good way to see if I were actually a master, and I learned that I definitely am not. Now, I’m going to use the excuse that I was sick, but sometimes pure talent can shine through even the worst kind of flu, so I’m attributing my failures to my true non-sporty nature. It was just awkward, and this time, I’m not talking necessarily about the actual playing pool part. That felt natural to me, just because I’ve been playing pool—not professionally, of course—for a while. It was just the Joey Freeman atmosphere, which was Chipper’s Columnist Lanes, that felt awkward. People I hate goodbyes. I hate them. kept walking around me as I would They make me feel feelings I prefer prepare to take a shot, and I almost leave deep, deep down in my soul, like sadness, and guys, I just look ugly when I cry. It’s true. Ask around. Although I like to deny any emotions going on inside of me, I have to admit that I’m a little sad that Awkward Athlete is coming to an end. It’s been such a big part of my life. Through this column I have let myself explore things I would have never tried otherwise, and I learned that I may not be good at all sports I have attempted, but I took this adventure on nonetheless. So this time around (the last time around), I played pool. Initially, I wanted to do something super extreme, killed several innocent bystanders like the CSU ropes course or, as it’s who were just trying to get food.
Sarah Morain — Brigham Young University
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Levi Neckel — FRCC
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Taylor Merritt — FRCC
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Adan Mendoza — Joining the Army
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Maribel Ramirez — Undecided Samantha Preston — CU-Boulder Paris Powell — CU-Boulder
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Becca May Class of 2008
Graduate uses passions, school experiences to help less fortunate around world as nurse Her nursing took her out of the country in November of 2011, when she went on a Staff Writer mission trip to Honduras, assisting as a nurse. The week-long trip sponsored by the University From catering to mission trips to nursing, Becca May has filled her six years since graduating from FCHS with variety. While attending FCHS, she ran track and cross country, was a member of Amnesty International, and was also active in the music program, favoring her time playing at football and basketball games in the marching band. After graduating in 2008 as a 17-year-old, May headed to Bradley University in Peoria, IL. She completed her freshman year there before transferring to the University of Wyoming for the remainder of her college career. During college May worked at the catering of Wyoming landed May in a tiny village called Agua company owned by the University of Wyoming, and Salada, where the College of Health Sciences has after receiving her degree she became a registered a medical clinic staffed five days a week by a local nurse at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY. nurse and equipped with a satellite link to Laramie.
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“When it comes to something like picking a college major, pick something and go for it,” — Becca May
Brianna Paradise — Working
Drew Petty — FRCC
James Piotrowski — University of Nevada-Las Vegas
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While in Honduras, May assisted with basic medical care. “We did stuff like refilling prescriptions and checking blood pressure,” she said. “Sometimes people had wounds. We had a lot of kids with lice, so we also gave out a lot of lice shampoo for them to take home.” Now enjoying life as a nurse at Poudre Valley Hospital, May said she moved back to Fort Collins about a month ago with her two pet rats. Nursing has been a good fit for May, and based on her personal experience, she recommends that students follow their passions. “When it comes to something like picking a college major, pick something and go for it,” she advised. “Because along the way, you might discover something new that you really like. I found that a lot of people will waffle in college; they don’t really know what they want to do. If you think you might like something, go for it. Don’t just sit around.”
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Becca May
May ran track and cross country, participated in Amnesty International, and played in the marching band at FCHS before graduating in 2008 at age 17. She attended Bradley University in Illinois for one year before transferring to the University of Wyoming, where she earned a degree in nursing. ABOVE RIGHT: Posing for her senior photo, May smiles for the camera. BELOW LEFT: Passing out toothpaste to children, May performs one of many nursing tasks during a missions trip to Honduras in 2011. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BECCA MAY
In 2011, May went on a missions trip to a small village in Honduras, where she assisted as a nurse.
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Edwin Pando-Villalba — CU-Boulder
Mitchell Nessett — FRCC
Vanessa Nicodemus — Time off
Coreen Norwood — Belmont Abbey College
Pedro Nunez — Unable to contact
Carter Nuttall — Undecided
Nadine Oliver — CSU
Carolay Ortiz-Fallas — FRCC
Audrey Oweimrin — CU-Boulder
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Toby Van Ry Colorado State University — Basketball
I chose CSU because of the great program and high level of competition. It’s my best opportunity to continue my dream to play basketball for as long as I can at the highest level. I also get to stay close to my mom who has always been there for me.
How did you decide to attend your university, and what are you looking forward to most?
Catherine Arneson
Bemidji State University — Soccer
I was recruited to play [at Bemidji State] and went on a visit to check out the campus, and I really fell in love with the campus and Northern Minnesota. I’m looking forward to a change, meeting new people, and having new experiences.
John Flint
Regis University — Baseball
I chose Regis because it’s a really good school and has a reputation for good academics. I was also looking for a school where I could continue my baseball career and get a good education. I am looking forward to playing baseball and learning about business.
Karla Rojas — Working Antonio Rodriguez — CSU Marion Robillard — University of Northern Colorado Mahria Roberts — FRCC Kraig Rivera — Working
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Madison Rinne — Grand Canyon University
Standing on the track he has coached on for ten years, Suppes poses for a photo. PHOTO BY
This year, the cross country team’s head coach, Chris Suppes, will be stepping down from his position. Among the best coaches to lead the cross country team, Suppes contributed to one of the most successful years in the school’s cross country history. “People come to our school for Suppes’s program,” senior Sherena Guild said. “That is a reason that some people come to Fort Collins High School—to run for him. He really does have one of the best programs out there.” In 2010, Suppes took the boys and the girls cross country teams not only to the state title, but also to the Nike Cross Nationals, the national championship, and they qualified in the top ten in the nation. “I think that would probably have to go down as arguably the best year we ever had,” Suppes said. “That was the one year I could think of where things just really went well.” During that year, Suppes not only helped the runners to realize their worth as individuals, but as a team as well. “It was fun as hell,” 2012 alumnus John Patterson, a cross country runner during the 2010 season, said. “It definitely made the team realize how good we actually were. It lit a fire on the training for the
next year round, and it was a blast. It was one of the best things I’ve had happen to me as a runner.” After his successful years as head coach, Suppes is giving up his position, but he isn’t deserting the cross country team. He will stay on as an assistant coach in order to have more time to focus on coaching the runners rather than dealing with his other non-coaching responsibilities like managing the team and figuring out their workouts. “I think that the next year will probably be pretty good, having him be able to spend more time with his runners,” Guild said. “The last couple of years have been kind of hard for him because he has so much to do as a head coach that it has been hard for him to find as much time with every single person. But he does a really good job of it.” Mike Callor will be replacing Suppes, who has been the head coach for ten years. While Suppes is looking forward to being the assistant coach, it will take some getting used to. “I am not sure I will miss anything, but it was a way of life,” Suppes said. “My family lived the life of a cross country head coach, and I think that it just being such a major part of my life will be what I miss the most. It was a huge part of my life, and I’ll still make it a big part of my life, but now I think I’ll have some freedom to do some of the things I want to do too.”
Julia Richmond — Undecided
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Jose Domingo Reyes Quiroz — Trinidad Junior College
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Montana Rey — FRCC
Head Cross Country coach steps down after 10 seasons
Nicolas Reinsch — Working
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Christopher Redder — Pursuing Music
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What has been your greatest achievement? My greatest achievement has been being given the opportunity to be on the Varsity volleyball team since freshman year and beating Fossil Ridge my freshman and sophomore year. Growing up, did you know you wanted to become a stellar athlete? If yes, what do you do to enhance this dream? If no, when did you decide you were going to do sports? When I was younger, I knew I wanted to keep playing sports, but I didn’t quite know when I wanted to until my sophomore year. During club volleyball season I needed to make the courageous decision in wanting to play in college or not. I’ve never felt like I would stop playing sports when I got older, and I don’t think I will for a very long time. I am currently enrolled to play college volleyball at Belmont Abbey College and couldn’t be happier with my choice.
Alexander Shaw — FRCC
Luke Sheesley — Western State College
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What do you appreciate most about sports and what has it offered you in life that you couldn’t get anywhere else? What I appreciate most about sports is having my parents put me into them as well as having great coaches in teaching me how to play the different sports that at first I didn’t know I could do. It has helped me through life, for I multitask almost every day... Being so busy has taught me that I can’t goof around and not do anything.
Bomsaerah Seong — CSU Peter Senn — FRCC Nicolas Seitz — CU-Boulder Shannon Seale — Azusa Pacific University Caleb Schwindt — FRCC Kylie Schreiner-Love — FRCC
Luis Rojas-Sanchez — Undecided
Kate Ronen — CSU
Justin Rowell — FRCC
Austin Rudd — CSU
Skyler Russell Gonzales — Undecided
Han-Earl Ryu — CSU
Taylor Sabbe — CSU
Jacob Saracino — East New Mexico University
Hector Saucedo — Working
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Looking back from when you started in your sport/ sports do you see your growth? Looking back, I see a huge change in my ability in playing volleyball and all the other sports I played. When I was 7, I had no idea what a hit for volleyball was and now having it be my 12th year playing I can hit ten foot line sometimes. What matters is I’ve improved so much since then and I plan to keep improving through my future college experience.
Coreen Norwood
What has been your biggest challenge to overcome while playing sports?
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My biggest challenge to overcome while playing sports is to not get down on myself. What helped the most on how to fix it was my dad. He told me to be an ELM tree—the “E” stands for effort; “L” means learning from mistakes and making changes and finally, the “M” means that mistakes are okay. Yes everyone is going to make a mistake once in a while, but it’s not the end of the world. I cleaned up my look and have a greater competitive spirit when I play as well as having positive energy.
What has been your greatest achievement? My greatest achievement was I was first team all-conference two times.
What is your biggest athletic goal? I already reached that—but make an impact at college level. When I was young I wanted to play college basketball, and now I am. So I will be playing in college. I guess I will break records and stand out on my team.
Growing up, did you know you wanted to become a stellar athlete? If yes, what do you do to enhance this dream? If no, when did you decide you were going to do sports? Yes, growing up I guessed I wanted to be an athlete; I didn’t know it was basketball. I have two older brothers and we were always doing sports—whether they were soccer or baseball or basketball we were always playing. I was playing baseball and basketball in eight grades and then I decided to just play basketball.
What do you appreciate most about sports and what has it offered you in life that you couldn’t get anywhere else? I guess the people that I’ve met through playing basketball. They’ve all been great and basketball has offered me a way to better my education at the college level.
What are you expecting most for your future in sports? Probably play all four years in college and that will be it for me, unless I get drafted into the NBA. Other than that, make an impact on the team.
Looking back from when you started in your sport/ sports do you see your growth?
Will Duggan
Yes, I’ve been playing since I was 3. I’ve always been standing out among my peers but I definitely see an improvement since I was 3.
What has been your biggest challenge to overcome while playing sports? Probably being the smallest one on the court. NO one really looks to the small guy to be the best player and I had to deal with that when I was little but I have overcome that.
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The key to a great break is taking time to appreciate the world and all its beauty.
While celebrations are necessary…
It is also crucial to remember that August will come quickly and it is important to be mentally prepared to go back to school.
Langston Stuckey — University of Oregon Jason Stroh — CU-Denver Kelsey Stout — FRCC Anthony Steinle — Augustana College Olivia Sponsler — University of Northern Colorado
Andrew Smalley — University of Denver
Summer is a time for afternoon picnics and quiet outside walks…
Joven Silva — Syracuse University
I stood in front of a rustling crowd of listeners and placed my bow as delicately as I could on my violin string. I inhaled, fixed my eyes upon my sheet music and my hopes, and cued my accompanist. Approximately 3 minutes and 42 seconds later, I stood ashamed. It wasn’t bad; in fact, the entire performance went over well. I received compliments from audience members, my teacher was flattering of my playing, and my parents thought it was lovely. But I knew. I knew on the inside it wasn’t the best I could have done. This was not from a lack of practice or ability; no, this marring of my performance was caused only by my fear of failing. This experience was harrowing, but now instead of crying over the milk that my fear spilt, I have developed a plan to achieve comfort and a less stressful life, and all simply by exposing myself to my fear. Perhaps this is a mission seemingly-impossible, but it is one that everyone can accomplish. The importance of acquiring the ability to work around fear is manifested in the information provided by Chris Lucerne, a coach for inspirational leaders. She said, “When fear is present, we do not have full access to our intellectual capabilities needed for problem solving. Situations are often distorted, so much so that we cannot
Linnae Sidinger — CSU
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see what is really true, and cannot sort it all out until the fear is released from our bodies.” This is caused because the amygdala, a part of the our brains’ limbic section which controls emotion and memory , feels our fear 80,000 times faster than the neocortex, which allows us to analyze, think, and judge. This triggers our fear factor (causing us to fight, flee, freeze, or faint). Unfortunately, we still react to our fears this way, even though our lives may not necessarily be in danger. I now know that I must not only train myself to play the violin technically and musically, but I also need to learn to control my instinctual fear. And to do so, every time I am afraid because an imaginary-underwear-wearing audience makes me feel as if I’m performing for flesh-hungry creatures of the unexplored primal world, I must persist. It doesn’t matter if my hands shake a little or if I don’t think as clearly; just like everything else, with experience, I will become more comfortable. If I play in front of an audience enough, the reaction I have to violin performances will stop making my body feel as if I am being chased by wild carnivores through a forest. Instead, my comfort will allow it to be a showcase of the activity I adore. It won’t be easy, but wielding control over fear through experience, whether it is with presentations in class, auditioning for theater, or performing in track events, is a skill that can improve a lifetime of experiences.
Tanner Shook — DigiPen Institute of Technology
Elizabeth Bridgwater
Jonathan Shirley— FRCC
Summer is valuable time that shouldn’t be thrown away.
Control over instinctual fear improves performance
Hannah Sherry — Metro State University
After working hard in school all year, doing nothing for two months may sound blissful. Yet, sitting on the couch and being lazy wastes the limited period we get off of school. Summer is valuable time that shouldn’t be thrown away. After taking a while to relax and unwind from school, we should figure out how to use this time to better ourselves and accomplish tasks for the future and also have fun. Beefing up a job application by doing community service or taking short summer courses is an excellent way to keep active and involved. A job is an option for staying productive while also making money, money that can come in handy when planning events with friends. Money provides students more flexibility in the summer. While having a job is a good idea, summer is also a time to have fun. Going out and enjoying sun-filled dog days, climbing mountains both physically and mentally, or even having a Netflix marathon with friends provides an enjoyable way to stay productive. Keeping socially active can enhance useful skills for the future; also, spending time with friends can be a great way to unwind. Summer comes with prime memory-making potential, and with a friend and a little creativity, your opportunities are endless. But hanging out with friends isn’t the only way to have fun. Experimenting with fresh activities can allow a new insight on life. Hobbies can spark interests that will open doors to new connections, people, and possibilities. While you should make the most of your summer, over-exerting yourself is not helpful or a great way to spend your summer vacation. Divide your time between relaxing and working, but don’t forget to have fun. Summer can be a time for making memories or plans for your future, but no matter how you choose to spend it, be sure to make it count.
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20 May 21, 2014 Perspectives
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A word I heard quite often in my four years in high school was “clique,” which is a term to describe a group of people who tend to socialize within their particular group, usually defined by what they choose to devote their time to after school hours. Band kids, Science O kids, theater kids, football guys, dozens of factions of students that seemingly work tirelessly to do nothing but exclude everyone else that isn’t part of their hive mind. That is the assumption, anyway. In defense of social groups (clique is such a negative word), I would like to point out that these bodies of friends are a good thing in the hyper-negative world of high school. When we broaden our view a bit, we can see that everyone in the world has preferences regarding who they socialize with, and friend groups are created to provide support and a good laugh
every once in a while. These groups are carefully selected, as, by nature, not everyone gets along. Changing focus back to high school, it is usually seen as negative when someone wants to socialize only with certain people, but the fact of the matter is, sometimes, people choose these friends because they don’t fit anywhere else, or because too many peers can be overwhelming. A 2013 Stanford University study found that people with frequent contact with friends were more successful and happy in life, but also found that people who were overwhelmed with too many friends felt stressed, that they couldn’t keep good relations with everyone, or that some of their friends were not truly friends. Sticking with one friend group can be helpful for people, as the over allocation of one’s time to too many people across too many different spectrums can create more stress than is needed in a high school environment in which it already feels like a struggle to stay afloat in both social and academic senses. Personally, I find that having a consistent friend group that I can always fall back on is much better for me mentally than bouncing between disjointed groups of peers who have nothing in common. “Clique” is not a bad word; rather, it is a negative way of titling a group of people who like to keep to themselves because they want to, as keeping to a select group can be much better for certain people than letting high school roll over them.
Friend groups are created to provide support and a good laugh every once in a while.
Ideal experience comes from following passions
Andrew Smalley Editor-in-Chief For some, high school may seem little more than a collection of boring classes, awkward social encounters and pointless standardized tests. In some ways FCHS is an outlier, free of the typical high school doldrums, but even the Lambkin community is not without some unpleasant moments for most students. In the end though, high school is no different than any other experience; the effort you put towards your passions and interests will provide the ultimate reward. The classes taken in high school provide a basis for knowledge that will serve you in life but the most memorable lessons and moments, the events that stick with you for decades to come, rarely take place in the classroom and are more commonly the result of effort in an after school activity. Starting during the first days of freshman year, teachers, counselors and older peers constantly remind students of the importance of joining activities. From Club Rush to the seemingly daily reminders in Lambkin Way, the emphasis of getting
involved at Collins is made clear early. While these efforts may seem like overkill, it is actually one of the few useful pieces of advice to come out of Lambkin Way. Finding an activity is a great way to make new friendships and create relationships that will span the course of your high school tenure. Joining activities not only gives you a chance to explore your interests with similar people; it is also a foundation of your high school experience. Extracurriculars provide the chance to work with people on community-oriented goals that surpass a simple A on a test. These activities let you work hard as a part of a team while having a good time and forming a close bond with people in the process. T h e s e relationships serve as a reminder that although it is easy to feel a l o n e over the course of four stressful years, high school is a collective ordeal if you make it one. Getting involved in clubs, activities and sports, even if you are simply in the stands, is still a rewarding prospect. Lambkins are lucky to attend a school like FCHS where pride and enthusiasm are expressed by not only a large proportion of students but also a sizable percentage of staff. School pride feeds on competition with crosstown rivals and
The effort you put towards your passions and interests will provide the ultimate reward.
the bond you create with fellow Lambkins in the process serves as a great chance to get to know some truly wonderful people. These adventures only happen in high school (very few jobs let you cheer your heart out in the stands on a Friday night). High school is an experience, one that should be taken advantage of. While it is far from perfect and ideally not the peak of your life, it may be one of the last chances you have to bond with a group of childhood friends and create memories you will remember for the rest of your life.
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Acceptance of change necessary for positivity
Joey Freeman Managing Editor Recently, my lasts are becoming so intermingled with my firsts that I can no longer tell the difference. My “last day walking down the hall” suddenly melds into “my first day alone in a new town” and while all at once they are so different, they are also the same. All my fears about these firsts are secretly disguised as a sort of happiness that I have yet to uncover, and haven’t learned to truly appreciate. This has been my senior year, trying to find ways to cope with the monumental amount of change that comes with leaving high school and entering college. And while I have not really come up with a way to keep from crying when I think of the first time I ever joined the paper, or met my best friend, or met my boyfriend, and how far my life has progressed since these moments, I have realized that I can’t control life, I can only control myself. This problem that I am still trying to solve started in the second grade when my parents got divorced. Having friends around me who had what I considered the “perfect family” made it hard for me to accept this—a decision I had thought was for the worst, but now know was for the best—but I knew that
I didn’t have any way to alter it. So instead of becoming recluse and estranged from my family, a sort of defense mechanism that may happen as a result of divorce, I readjusted my own view of the world. Instead of expecting everything to turn out the impossible way I dreamed it would (thanks to romantic comedies and girlish delusions), I started to get in the habit of telling myself: “This isn’t exactly how I want it, but it will be okay.” I do admit this is hard to accept sometimes; I still find myself getting irrationally upset if a plan to go see a movie changes by one hour. I’ve found that it’s much easier for me to look at a situation that isn’t going exactly how I pictured it, and instead of getting pissy about it and turning the night into one of pouting, to realize that it may in fact be OK and spend the night smiling. By acting on my positive thoughts and not my negative ones, I realize that I not only make the night fun for me, but for everyone around me. This is why I have made this choice: to believe that the only constant is change, and that the only thing I ever have control of is myself. While I maybe can’t modify what thoughts my brain immediately goes to in any given situation, I can alter my actions as a result. From doing this I have taken full advantage of my high school years and now have a true appreciation of the fact that some imperfections can end up being OK. So maybe it’s all these terrifying firsts masked as imperfections that I have yet to come to terms with; if this is the case, I think I can make it. These lasts are simply the perfections that I will hold onto as a reminder to my future self of who I am now.
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High school ushered in a period of extreme social turbulence, into which I was thrown. The introduction of brand new swimming and tennis teams, a whole bunch of overly excitable band geeks, and different classes all exposed me to hundreds of people that I had to incorporate into my social standing. I felt the need to test out various personalities dependent on the situation I was in, and switching between the different “Hannahs” proved to be exhausting both socially and mentally. In order to achieve the best “me” that I put forward every day, I underwent a complex mental
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and most remarkable memories, I am able to ward of threats that attempt to break me down. Loneliness and physical pain are constant reminders of the friends I have lost along the way, and the surgeries that make me a stronger and more resolute individual. In order to handle these continual hazards, I sit down and internally organize destructive thoughts into more constructive methods of building up self-esteem that I had allowed to crumble during my freshman and sophomore years. After deliberate internal dialogue with the sole purpose of repairing my mental image, I gave myself the confidence to crawl out and deal with problems and external conflict with courage that utterly leads to the development of lasting and healthy relationships, and the determination to take an active role in my education. Through focusing on internal strength, even the toughest tests and crazy schedules can be tackled without succumbing to stress and crumbling under pressure.
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revolution that forced me to focus on a consistent internal personality so that I could better tackle external problems, and transform high school from a depressing experience into an exciting and rewarding junior and senior year. Self-deprecation serves only to aid the work that stress does on its own, and will never help to solve personal problems. When my first round of finals threatened my well-being as a freshman, I buried myself under tons of self-made stress, sheets of review paper, and a deep and misplaced belief that I was incapable of succeeding on the power of my own intelligence. Even after I received desirable test scores, I attributed my achievement to the result of my friends helping instead of personal accomplishment. This unhealthy outlook on my mental abilities dug me down into the dark caves of depression, though I never allowed myself to admit that I had fallen so low. By constructing a fortress that guards my personal beliefs, secrets,
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Life likes to challenge us. Sometimes, these challenges seem to come at the worst possible time. And honestly, we can’t do anything about that. We do, however, have the ability to choose our attitude towards what is happening in our lives. Your outlook on life affects you in a much greater way than you may think, and can certainly help you in times of struggle. Earlier this month, my family and I had to put down our dog of thirteen years. I’ll be honest, the last few days of her life and days after she passed away were very difficult for me. It wasn’t easy in any sense of the word, as she was my best friend. I grew up with her. But what I realized was that she wasn’t put into my life for me to grieve one day of death, but to rejoice the thirteen years of life. She produced far too many moments of joy for me to spend much time with a poor attitude. So I made the decision to be happy. This isn’t always the easiest concept to grasp, but you really can choose to concentrate on good aspects of life even in the worst of times. One of the most important attributes you can gain in life is the ability to recognize positives in negative situations. Never allow sadness to trump happiness. By doing this, you set yourself up to have more positive experiences in the future,
which is what you should be focusing on anyway. Make sure you keep things in perspective and don’t dwell on the past. For example, do you remember any tests that you did poorly on in elementary school? I know I don’t. You must ask yourself how big of a deal these trials really are. Think about all your goals in life. Do any of them involve getting an A on that assignment last week? If not, then there is no point in acting like they do. If you get a poor grade on a test, move on. Don’t think about how you could have done better, think about how you can improve on the next assignment and move forward with a positive attitude. At times, maintaining optimistic thoughts can seem very challenging. It would have been easy for me to shut down and sulk after losing my dog, but that wasn’t her purpose. Her destiny wasn’t to cause pain when she passed; it was to create happiness during such a crucial period of my life. It would be foolish for me to focus on all the negatives and ignore the positives. This concept applies to all aspects of life, including school. Going through four full years of high school, followed by four more years at university can seem overwhelming. Turn it into a positive experience. Take the process step by step, and try to look at life as an adventure. After all, what are we doing in life if we aren’t enjoying ourselves? This comes down to making the conscious decision to simply be happy. Dr. Seuss once famously said, “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” I took that statement to heart, and used it to help me move forward with my life while upholding a positive attitude. Life goes on, and will continue to go on. We can’t do anything about it, but we can shape our outlook. So my advice to you is, no matter what, search for positives in life regardless of the situation.
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That summer I made the decision I still regret the most to this day. I quit playing baseball, the game I grew up loving as a kid.
this I had never gone through anything like it. For the first time in my life I felt like a failure, not only in my eyes but in my parents’ eyes as well. That summer I made the decision I still regret the most to this day. I quit playing baseball, the game I grew up loving as a kid. When things in life get tough, I used to just quit and hope for better next time. But after that baseball season during that summer, I learned my greatest lesson. Even if things go really wrong in life, it’s important to remember that you can always try again, no matter how many times you fail. Without these life-altering events I don’t know who I would be today. I took my high school experience and tried to make the best of it through the positive and negative events that arose. I could not be happier with the person I’ve become, and how I’ve transformed since I walked in these doors more than four years ago.
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reflect, I learned a valuable lesson that year: wait for the positive. I could not be happier with the group of friends I have today. Most people will always remember their high school friends, but the decision I made my sophomore year is something that I will never let go of. Summer of my sophomore year was probably the most difficult experience I’ve ever had. During the summer baseball season, I was nowhere near the performance level I had been at previously. About halfway through the season I was moved down from the Varsity team to the JV team. Before
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As I walked into school the first day of freshman year I didn’t know what to expect. Up to this point I hadn’t learned many important life lessons. That quickly changed as I began high school. The experiences inside of the school, difficulty of classes, and adjusting to high school culture definitely had an impact on me. But the personal events that have taken place over these four years have truly defined who I am today and impacted my life in positive and negative ways. The positive side of this shift came during my freshman year as I slowly began to see my friend group vary as a whole, and my old friends change individually. I had heard from my sister that the adjustment would be tough as I began to meet new people, but I thought I would be with my eighth-grade friends forever. As the year went on I lost some, as well as gained some. The loss outweighed the gain at the time. This was the first time I was forced to meet new people since I was a little kid, and I wasn’t handling it well. I remember asking myself why it was happening. At the time I didn’t have a full grasp on the situation but as I sit back and
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Seniors, what parting advice do you have to offer?
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Have no more than two off periods. Fill it up with other classes.
Ask a lot of questions. You can’t learn without questions.
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Do the work before you regret it.
Be sure to always be in class because you don’t know what you’re going to miss.
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Part your hair, get good grades, and the rest is history.
Be excellent to each other and party on.
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Always make friends with people from other grades.
Make sure to keep up with your homework and don’t procrastinate.
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