The Warrior Beat May 2015

Confessions, Predictions, Advice, Memories, Quotes, Senior Superlatives, Teacher Farewells, Destinations

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thewarriorbeat DYE DASH 2015 Speech and Debate wins eighth state championship By: Abby Nguyen @2busybeingabby Staff Reporter

AGE OF ADELINE

Lively shines in new film > PG 3

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WARRIOR TRACK

Heading to State > PG 2

Drama adds color to fundraiser By: Grace Wilkes @gracewillmo Staff Reporter

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his year’s second annual dye dash was more than a colorful success. The fundraiser, put on by the OGHS Drama Department, raised money to be used to help pay for the many competitions ahead for the award winning theatre program. This run put a color-

CLOUD 9

Local artist drops album > PG 3

ON THE DIAMOND

Warrior playoff victories continue > PG 2

FULL HOUSE PART 2 Spinoff revives sitcom > PG 3

ful spin on regular 5k races.

Runners are showered with an array of colors at various color stations throughout the course; each runner started off with a packet of dyed corn starch. Just before the start signal sounded, all the contestants tossed their packets into the air and a cloud of rainbow descended onto the runners. Everyone’s white shirts were layered in reds, blues, and greens, but that was not the only twist. After each bridge,

the participants were again showered in colors. Finally, at the end as each runner finished the race they were covered one last time. “I had a blast at the color run. It was so fun being able to participate in something so different and be on the other end of things for a change,” Bailey Walters, a tech member of the drama department said.

“I’m really glad that we were given the opportunity to have such a fun fundraiser.”

Why such a mess?

Construction causes havoc at OGHS

By: Lucy Pruitt @lucylu_too Staff Reporter

It has been awhile since Oak Grove High School has looked as beautiful as it once did since the tornado in 2013, but recently students and staff have even found themselves in need of car washes and rain boots because of the unavoidable mess of the campus.

With construction of the new auditorium at the last stage, work continues on completion of the new field house. It was time to get the permanent electric service to the building, and architect David Landry approached the utility company (Pearl River Valley EPA) to get this done.

PRVEPA wanted OGHS to allow them to connect all the transformers on campus. At first the school district refused, then PRVEPA offered to do the work for a small concession while also running the wires to the new field house.

What once was a $122,000 project would now only cost the district $10,000. That sounded like a great deal to the school district, and it was. Until the trenching tore up water lines, sewer lines, sprinkler lines, power to some lights and who knows exactly what else. Coupled with the mess that the trenching and boring left, it did not appear to be a good deal for the school at all. When the architect and school board approached the

utility company, they were told the work was completed and the county would help clean it up.

After multiple meetings with the school board and their attorney, work on consecutive weekends by district Maintenance Director Dennis Steele and the district’s architect, PRVEPA agreed to take responsibility for restoring the property where they put the lines underground back to the original condition, successfully avoiding a lawsuit.

There probably will not be car washes for the student body, but one day the campus will be beautiful again. Of course, there is a new girls’ gym/volleyball facility just beginning construction, so the Warriors may have to wait until that facility is complete.

One of Oak Grove’s most impressive competition records belongs to Oak Grove’s speech and debate team. With practices commencing in the earliest days of the school year and on until summer for some, Warrior Speech and Debate team members compete in the two categories of speech and interpretation and debate events in order to garner a lump sum of sweepstakes points: the higher the placing, the more points.

Walking into the statewide tournament, the speech and debate team sported an undefeated record and left the tournament as state champions. The first leg of the tournament began on April 18 at Millsaps College for Congressional debate where Oak Grove High School won three of the top six rankings out of some sixty competitors, thus gaining a healthy lead over the other 18 schools from around the state competing for the state championship title.

One week after State Congress, the second leg of the state tournament began.

“We had done well all year, but we knew things can always be different at State, and so we worked hard and hoped for the best,” said sophomore, Trey Wallace. After almost a straight week’s worth of practice, the team sat in Ridgeland High School’s auditorium waiting for the awards show to begin.

With their own coach, Shane Cole, announcing awards on stage, Warrior Speech and Debate members were announced having finaled in events across the board, but there were six new state champions from Oak Grove High School: Alyssa Bass, 11, in Expository Speaking, Jermaine Van Buren, 11, and Kenneth Eaton, 12, in Duo interpretation, Jillian Walters and Evan Woods, 12, in Duet Interpretation, Lucia Lang, 12, in Original Oratory, and Kenneth Eaton, 12, in Dramatic Interpretation.

Warrior Speech and Debate won first place overall, first place in overall speech and interp events and second place in overall debate events. The team won 24 sweepstakes points above the runner up for the state title making their victory an ideal way to top off the team’s undefeated in-state season.

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Lady Warrior golf brings home first ever state title By: Jonathan Brent @jonathanlebrent Staff Reporter

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fter two days, 36 holes, and 313 strokes of golf in Vicksburg this past Monday and Tuesday, the state champion title was still up for grabs. It was the next hole that determined who would be the champions, and the Oak Grove Lady Warrior Golf Team came out victorious.

The Oak Grove Lady Warrior Golf Team, coached

by Drew Causey, consists of freshman Macaleigh Mancuso, sophomore Keista Elder, and senior Meredith Monroe.

The three girls traveled to Clear Creek Golf Course on Monday May 4 to take part in Day 1 of the 2 day State Tournament at Clear Creek Golf Course, hosted by Warren Central. The tournament was composed of 49 girls from more than 15 schools

across the state of Mississippi in the Class III Tournament.

On Day 1, Elder finished with an 18-hole score of 76, good enough for third best on the day out of all 49 competitors.

Monroe’s 18-hole score tallied up at 85, tied for eighth on for day one. The freshman Mancuso finished day 1 with a score of 96 strokes, good enough to place in the top 20 for the day. By rule, the two best scores for the Warriors, Elder and Monroe, give them their team score for day one.

The Warriors finished with a day 1 score of 159, good enough for a one stroke lead in the tournament ahead of St. Martin.

On day 2 of the tournament, both the Lady Warriors and St. Martin shot better. Elder shot a 72, Monroe shot an 82 and Mancuso shot a 105.

These scores gave the Warriors a day 2 score of 154. St. Martin’s day 2 score ended up at 153 strokes. The two days tallied up for a tie between the

two schools at a two day total score of 313 each. The rules state that in the event of a tie, the schools that are tied will play in a sudden death playoff hole with two girls from each team until the tie is broken and a state champion is determined. With that, Elder and Monroe teed up the Par 5 Hole 1 at Vicksburg’s Clear Creek with hopes of bringing home a state championship on their 37th hole of the week.

The two both birdied the Par 5, giving the Lady Warriors a playoff hole score of 8. Both St. Martin girls parred the hole, giving them a playoff hole score of 10 strokes and giving the Warriors their first ever state championship in the sport.

“I feel honored to play with two great golfers, a great coach, and an even more amazing God. This season has been one that I’ll remember forever. God has truly blessed this team with talent and athleticism, and I’m thankful to

have been a part of such an amazing accomplishment,” Mancuso said. The Lady Warriors will look to defend their first ever state title next spring.

proud of the eight members of his team who qualified for the south state tournament.

The girls team’s story was much the same as the boys at the regional tournament: sophomore Aubrie Ware and junior Aly Abel placed second and fourth in the 3200 meter event respectively, sophomore Sinclair Green placed fourth in the 800 meter event as well as second in the 1600 meter event, junior Laura Spiers placed fourth in the triple jump, and senior Madison Johns won second place in the high jump event.

These girls would advance to the south state tournament.

At the south state tournament

held at Gulfport High School on Saturday, May 1, the Warriors were up against teams from Brandon, Ocean Springs, Meridian, Gulfport High, Jim Hill, Terry, Provine, Harrison Central, D’iberville, and their classic rivals, the Petal Panthers. The teams knew that they had their work cut out for them, but they were determined to leave everything out on the track, which is exactly what they did. Bayley Peoples placed sixth in the 3200 meter and the 1600 meter events, and Aubrie Ware placed fifth in the 3200 meter event. Sinclair Green placed fifth in the 1600 meter and the 800 meter races.

Trent Parker came in fifth in the pole vault.

Xavier Daniels won first place in the 800 meter event, and Zachary Fielder won fourth place in the 3200 meter race. Madison Johns also placed second in the high jump event. These three elite athletes will be representing the Warriors at the state tournament on Saturday, May 9, in Pearl, Mississippi.

After he found out that he qualified for state, Fielder said, “I couldn’t believe it. I was so happy! I’m excited to represent my school in the state tournament, and I’m ready to go out there and compete with these talented run-

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STATE CHAMPS

Meredith Monroe, 12, Keista Elder, 10, and Macaleigh Mancuso, 9, celebrate after winning the MHSAA State Golf Championship over St. Martin.

TRACK Warriors qualify for State Championship

By: Drew Herring @drew_herring2 Staff Reporter

This year at the regional tournament, the Warrior boys and girls track teams put on a show.

The boys team had victors in many events: sophomore Zachary Fielder won first place in his event, the 3200 meter race, and Bayley Peoples placed second in his event, the 1600 meter race.

Sophomore Xavier Daniels won first place in the 800 meter event, and sophomore Trent Parker placed first in the pole vault. Head Coach of the boys, Ryan Mckenzie, was extremely

Lady Warrior Softball: Lady Warriors fall in playoffs despite determination; season ends early

By: Samantha Papp @samantha_papp Staff Reporter

On April 29, the Lady Warriors fastpitch softball team played its last game of the 2015 season. After defeating Biloxi in the play-in round of playoffs, Oak Grove advanced to face Harrison Central in the first round of playoffs. The Lady Warriors defeated Harrison Central in the first game of the best-of-three series but eventually fell to the Rebelettes, thus concluding Oak Grove’s season.

Despite their season ending early, Oak Grove players proved their determination to succeed as they undoubtedly played

their best games of the season during these playoff games.

Because the Lady Warriors ended their regular season second place in their district, they had to play in the play-in round of playoffs on April 24 and 25. Oak Grove traveled to Biloxi on the 24 to play the first game and defeated the Indians with a score of 8-1. Senior pitcher/second baseman Kristen Martin guided the Lady Warriors to victory on the pitching mound, and Oak Grove capitalized on Biloxi’s pitching with nine hits. Martin and junior right fielder Katelyn Carmichael took the lead in that game, each with 3 runs batted in (RBIs).

The next day, Oak Grove took on Biloxi at home. Sophomore

pitcher Heather Stanley started in the circle, and Martin came in on relief in the third inning. Jourdan Jones, junior left fielder, led the team at the plate, going 4-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Oak Grove eventually defeated Biloxi with a score of 17-7, concluded by a two-RBI walk-off double from junior designated hitter Presleigh Bryant.

After defeating the Indians, the Lady Warriors faced Harrison Central at home for the first round of playoffs on April 28.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the seventh inning, when junior third baseman Carly Crawford smacked a walk-off homerun to end the game. The next day, Oak Grove traveled to Harrison Central in hopes of concluding the series with a win; however, the Lady Warriors lost the second game of the series and were forced to play a third, decisive game, which they also lost. The Lady Warriors lost the

ON THE MOUND

ners. I’m going to do my best.”

Daniels added, “I felt great out there today. Hopefully we can perform this well at state too.”

Both Coach Mckenzie and Coach Michelle Sisson, the coach of the girls team, were extremely proud of their qualifiers. These three have worked hard everyday to improve, and they are about to face more talented runners than they have all season. The three qualifiers feel that their coaches and their training this season have prepared them well, and they are excited to compete at the state tournament.

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Senior and Pearl River Community College signee Kristen Martin pitches her last game of her high school career at OGHS. The Warriors fell to Harrison Central in the playoffs 7-6.

second game of the series 7-6 and the final game of the series 5-4.

These scores reflect the nail-biting series and prove that Oak Grove was not going to fall without a

fight. This determination will hopefully lead the Warriors into the 2015-2016 season, where Oak Grove can look to have yet another successful season.

May 11, 2015

Entertainment 3

New album falls from the Cloud By: Casey Ford @caseym_ford Staff Reporter

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mong the many talented musicians of Oak Grove High School is senior Cameron Cloud. Cloud’s interest in music and in writing, particularly, began at an early age. “I’ve been writing music since sixth grade. I just had a lot of songs I wanted to share, to impact others in some way.

Lately, I’ve been trying to find my originality in being able to play different styles of music all centered around a pop/singer-songwriter vibe,” Cloud said. For Cloud, music has always been a way to relate to others, to appeal to listeners from any and every walk of life.

That desire to create an ex-

perience his audience connects to has come to fruition in his debut album, Falling. The album’s title, while holding personal significance to Cloud, is very much open to interpretation. The same goes for each of the ten songs featured. “The whole record tells a story, but not just mine.

I hope people will look at it in a way that relates to their personal stories-whether that’s falling into love, out of love, into new opportunities, into a new chapter of life, growing up, etc. It doesn’t matter. I’m hopeful listeners will appreciate the versatility of each track and the album as a whole,” Cloud explained. Featuring a range of musical genres, including a remixed version of one song, “Replay,” Falling is sure to please those with every musical preference.

The Falling project began as a friendship formed between

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Cloud and college student Vincent McMurtery. McMurtrey, a music production major at the University of Southern Mississippi, began working as an intern at Cloud’s church and ultimately agreed to record Cloud at USM’s studio. The recording

process was a growing experience for both McMurtrey and Cloud, who wanted to gain some credibility in the music industry by having tangible evidence of his efforts. “I wanted to be able to hold an album in my hand and say ‘I made this. It took a lot of

stress and time and effort, but I made it, and it is something I can be proud of.’ I wanted to have something to share with the school and this community before I leave for college, in hopes that those people will help spread the word, and I will have had some musical influence in Hattiesburg,” Cloud said. While this journey has certainly brought its battles, Cloud insists God has carried him through every step of the project. After many months of overcoming every obstacle imaginable, Cloud is finally finished recording and hoping to release Falling in late May or early June, only a few short weeks away. “I’m so thankful for the support I’ve received from everyone while recording the album, and I still can’t believe this has become a reality. The way I’ve already been welcomed into the music community is such a blessing, and I could not be more excited about this opportunity,” Cloud exclaimed. Falling will soon be available on iTunes or from Cloud himself, for $10.00

FULL HOUSE BECOMES FULLER

Spinoff of 90s sitcom to debut on Netflix By: Alyssa Bass @alyssatrechelle Staff Reporter

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hen John Stamos wasn’t endorsing yogurt, he was apparently working on something that would revive our childhood memories. On April 21, Full House fans received news that made them say, “Have mercy!” Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse in Full House, announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live that Netflix would be streaming a 13 episode spin off of the

popular sitcom that aired in the late 80’s and early 90’s called Fuller House. Stamos also announced that he will be co producing with Jeff Franklin and guest starring on the show.

While Full House was centered around three men raising children, Fuller House has the same concept instead reversed.

The show will be centered around the adventures of Kimmy Gibbler (played by Andrea Barber) and Stephanie Tanner (played by Jodie Sweetin) as they help D.J. Tanner (played

by Candace Cameron Bure) juggle her two kids and one on the way. Sadly, D.J. has suffered the same fate as her

THE AGE OF

ADALINE

Lively’s new film a timeless classic

By: Jenna Clair Lee @jenta12 Staff Reporter

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here are three truths when it comes to romantic drama movies: there will always be a point during the movie in which the female viewer is envious of the female lead; there will always be at least one inappropriate scene that one would not want to watch in the presence of her parents; and Nicholas Sparks has dominated this genre for over a decade. Age of Adeline, a new romantic drama, proves all of these things to be false.

Rather than causing viewers to be envious of her wistful romantic adventures, Adeline Bowman (Blake Lively) inspires viewers to carry themselves with grace and dignity, just as she does. Contrary to the mainstream romantic

movies, Adeline and her love interest, Ellis (Michiel Huisman), have both an emotional connection and a physical attraction and keep their displays of affection to a respectable and sweet minimum. While Nicholas Sparks is the king of romantic dramas, writer Salvador Paskowitz and director Lee Toland Krieger have taken a fresh approach to the sometimes predictable genre and have staked their claim as writers and directors who deserve more credibility.

The movie begins with the introduction of Adeline Bowman, a beautiful young woman with an elegant and regal air. Adeline marries a handsome engineer and has a daughter. A few years later, Adeline’s husband is killed and shortly after, Adeline herself has a bad car accident. By a fictitious biological explanation and incredible special effects, Adeline survives the car accident and is

father; she is now a widow.

Fans never saw Bure’s character D.J. get married when Full House was on the air, but they’re hoping that her late husband was not D.J.’s longtime boyfriend Steve, so actor Scott Weinger’s character will be able to return on the spin off as D.J.’s boyfriend once again.

This raises the questions of who is confirmed to be coming back for the spin off alongside Stamos, Sweetin, Bure, and Barber. Stamos is attempting to get the rest of the former cast on board to make guest appearances on the spin off, but also for a one hour reunion special before the first episode.

Lori Louglin (Aunt Becky), Bob Saget (Danny Tanner), and Dave Coulier (Joey Gladstone) are in negotiations.

Loughlin said, “The only thing is, they only made deals with half the cast, but not the other half. I think we would all like to come back if the powers that be are fair to all of us. We want to be there. We want to come back; it’s up to them.”

But what about MaryKate and Ashley Olsen who both played Michelle Tanner?

When asked about the spinoff, Ashley said she was with her TV-dad recently and never spoke of it. Mary-Kate said she was surprised she hadn’t

brought from death to life as a permanently 28-year-old woman. Adeline begins changing her identity and moving around often, so as to live a quiet, undetected life and to avoid any FBI agents that have become suspicious of her extended existence. Along the way, she makes friends, falls in love, and eventually has to leave the life she has created in search for a new one, leaving only her aging daughter to know her whereabouts. In her 107th year of existence, Adeline meets a charming philanthropist named Ellis. After fighting off his attention for a while, Adeline eventually allows herself to become interested in Ellis, enough so that she attends his parent’s wedding anniversary party with him for a weekend. Ironically, Ellis’ father (Harrison Ford) recognizes her from his past and eventually figures out her secret.

Adeline then has to make a decision whether or not to tell Ellis of her condition. Adeline’s next choices spoil too much of the plot for me to reveal in this review, but I assure you, it is worth seeing.

The casting for this film could not have been more perfect. Blake Lively carries herself with so much class and grace, and her character exudes sophis-

tication and gentleness. Michiel Huisman delivers a charming performance as Ellis and gives the audience something to want for Adeline - true love without limits. With sad moments, sweet

heard from Stamos regarding the show. However, the twins did tell Women’s Wear Daily that they would consider making an appearance, which is shocking considering that they have been assumed to be under a rock for the last three years while pursuing their careers in fashion.

Hopefully, they’ll say, “You got it, dude!” to Stamos and complete the family everyone grew to love.

moments, funny moments, and happy moments, this movie mixes mystery, romance, and elegance to create an overall spectacular film.

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Quotes PAGE 10

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Senior Superlatives

Teacher Farewells Destinations

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May 11, 2015

ADRIA

“Duncan Thomas and I will be married and teach all of our mixed children how to be true conservatives. “

Ronni Chadwell - that I might have my life together. Might.

Jonathan Brent - that I will be the nanny of John and Gracyn’s little boy and girl.

Autumn White - that Ms. Sisson might have actually sold her house.

Josh Kemp - that Dylan Maddox and I will continue to blind the marlin.

Will Ford - that Michael Simmons will be a nomad with a food truck.

Josh Hodges - that Matthew Guidry and John David Fortenberry will be a WWE tag team. Possibly championship contenders.

John David Fortenberry - that Matthew Guidry will have won the WWE Royal Rumble and successfully won the Main Event at Wrestlemania 41.

William Gillespie - that I will be at my 10 year high school reunion.

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PARSONS

Andrew Rigel - that Nick Sciortino will cure cancer on the way to Mars.

Kyle Moss - that Mr. Hipp will finally win the Physics March Madness Bracket.

Luke Hanna - that Allec Willis will be President.

Laken Pineda - that Austin Querns will be a famous actress.

Jennifer Sappington - that Mrs. Fortenberry will be president of the American Chemical Society.

Alese Buffington - that people will still refer to me as Kevin.

April Carr - that Hugh Ford will be a famous comedian.

Roshni Patel - that OGHS will officially be a dictatorship.

KJ Eaton - that there will be Oak Grove University.

Will Broome - that the Illuminati will have assassinated John Cameron Hall.

Jessica Tran - Ms. Clark and Mrs. Shoemake will be living in some exotic country with monkey peasants refilling their drinks at the snaps of their fingers.

Megan Carlan - that Tanner Arroyo and I will have taken over the world with the Communist Agenda.

Anna Rivero - that Leslie Diaz will be a runway model.

Juan Hudson - that Mr. Dale will have become famous and adopted a bunch of African babies.

Jillian Walters - that Oak Grove will have 384 National Merit Semifinalists, and Andrea Clark will reign supreme.

Ariel Silas - that Mrs. Rivers will be the “mother” of the whole school.

Le’Xavier Varnado - that I will be successful and accomplish my goals.

Kaneisha Hilton - that Coach Brumfield will be somewhere needing assistance with his walking because he’s old now and will be super old then.

Alexander Schwartz - that Jake Roberts will be a professional golfer.

Evan Woods - that Ann Shoemake will be president and rename The White House “The White Edifice.”

Duncan Thomas - that Andrew Rigel will have either found the cure for cancer or started World War Z. John Cameron Hall - that Drew English will be a father of 7 children.

Anna Kate Karstens - that Christina Kemp will have endured three failed marriages and have legal custody of five children. In and out with alcohol problems.

Benjamin Le - that Samer Buti will become the President of the United States and make our national color Orange.

Aubrie Cronin - that Ms. Simon will be engaged.

Kristina O’Donnell - that I won’t remember half of the people in my class.

Casey Ford - that Suzie Welch will still be teaching calculus.

Kate Neal - that Gracyn Head and John McMahon will be married.

Mary Caitlin Lawler - that Nick Scortino will be rich.

Tia Bullock - that Mr. Lanterman will still be making sweet little girls cry because they interrupted his lecture asking to go to the restroom and bringing brownies to pacify those same girls (throwing major shade).

Kaitlyn Wilson - that Tony Reimonenq will win a Tony award Raley Malone - that the senior class will still be wishing they could run the halls.

Samer Buti - that substitute teacher Mrs. Burge will still be telling students about her business degree.

Jeremy Myers - that coach Lang will STILL be coaching soccer.

Hunter Irby - that Ryan Cullop will own the play boy mansion Cameron Cloud - that Will Ford will be a professional male model and actor.

Jenna Lee - that Suzie Welch will still be torturing children with integrals and limits while struggling to keep up with the extreme growth in technology. PS: ILY Ms. Welch

MULLIGAN

Triston Whitehead - that Rushton Kennedy will be on the road to presidency. Hopefully he won’t end up like the other Kennedys.

Ryan Cullop - that Caleb’s going to steal Gracyn from John.

Hattie Sumrow – that Duncan Thomas will have morphed himself into the liberal agenda.

Landon Singleterry – that Simmons will be fed up with his teaching career and pursue his fantasy of being a male model.

Brandon Hussey - that Landon Singleterry will replace Hugh Heffner.

Emily Burnett - that Katie Williams will speak 20 different languages.

Eli Cummins - that I won’t be able to predict the future still.

Zacchaeus Irving – that Ms. Gunnufsen will be married with six children.

Baylee Montague - that Savannah McCarty will have been correct in predicting her early death.

Taylor Parsons - that Luke Anderson and Lauren Byrd will have already been married and divorced. Their physical attraction was not enough to hold them together.

Kyle Cone - that Samer will be one of the creepy school subs that everyone is a little bit afraid of.

Karlyn Purvis - that Gracyn Head will be married to John McMahon and will have already had 2 children.

Drew Burnham - that Mrs. Burge will still be wearing nike socks and telling students that she majored in business.

Katie Bostick - that Karlyn Purvis will still have a crush on “herself” (in Karlyn’s voice).

Jake Roberts - that I will be living a happy life in the Bahamas alongside my new wife, Ms. McPhail.

Christina Kemp - that I STILL won’t be able to dance. You can’t fix awkward.

Caleb Simnicht - that I will steal Gracyn away from John.

Matthew Judice - that John and Gracyn will be celebrating their 15th anniversary.

Katie Williams - that Nick Sciortino and Cole Sisson will still be trying to one-up each other.

PREDICTIONS

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FINAL FAREWELL editor

Hellos are generally sweeter than goodbyes, and though the “real world” seems to be very sweet, unfamiliarity can turn the sweet goodbye to tardies and dress code into a bitter goodbye to community and home. For me and I assume for most, the goodbye to Oak Grove High School, as cliched as it may be, is indeed bitter sweet.

I’m saying goodbye to days of walking the halls with students and teachers that continually showed me kindness. Goodbye to eating lunch in the choir room and swapping boy stories with Ms. Sisson.

Goodbye to Mr. Bound’s “how we doin, Taylor?” and goodbye to the morningly Warrior acronym. As I go throughout my life, the lessons I learned as a Warrior are ones that I will carry with me wherever I may go. The friendships I have made are some that I pray last me a lifetime.

I would not be who I am today without the blessings the Lord has given me through Oak Grove High School. So as my senior year comes to a close, I keep in mind that all the best greetings are hellos. Though technically this is my goodbye, I like to think of it as a hello to being on my own. Hello to a new place, new people, and new opportunities. Change is foreign.

Change is strange, but change is good. So instead of leaving this school with a goodbye, I leave saying hello to Mississippi State University and thank you to Oak Grove High School. Thank you for fond memories that I cherish, not so fond memories that learned from, and experiences that have well prepared me for this “real world” that so quickly approaches.

Hugh Ford - that I’m going to be filthy rich and come back to the school to rub it in all my mean teachers’ faces.

Jonathon Nguyen - that Isaac Nguyen will become the president at the age of 26.

Ali Biedenharn - that Ronni Chadwell will have at least 20 cats.

Michaela Smith - that Rieder will still be awesome.

David Chapman - that Ms. Welch will still be teaching calculus.

Allec Willis - that Will Broome will owe me money.

WE ASKED...

What is your favorite year of high school?

SENIOR 55% JUNIOR 20% FRESHMAN 15% SOPHOMORE 12%

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6 seniors 2015

JOHN DAVID

“Mrs. Slay will forever and always have my heart. I’ve had a crush on her since freshman year.“

FORTENBERRY

Destinee Arroyo - The only time I have ever been in IST in my whole life is when it was my homeroom freshman year.

Triston Whitehead - I always listened for someone to make fun of my height. I had a comeback planned as well. It never happened... That I know of.

Ryan Cullop - Sorry, Rigel. I lost your brother’s cowbell Hattie Sumrow - I’m only in AP Stats because of Michael Simmons. You’ve had me since 7th grade pre-algebra, Mike ;) Landon Singleterry - It was me. It was all me. I did it.

Brandon Hussey - I grabbed Mr. Vanderheiden’s butt during a fire drill.

Emily Burnett - I ran every single day from my car to get past the tables and not be tardy--I was tardy twice all year.

Eli Cummins - My freshman year, I ran from Wayne Folkes when he caught me out of dress code. He didn’t catch me.

Rachel Martin - I am not as quiet as I may seem.

Brian Jefcoat - Jake Christian likes to eat glue.

Jackson Bounds - I’ve been counted present for days that I haven’t been here on several occasions, and I didn’t even feel bad about it. Also, I’ve worn green skinny jeans to school for the past two years.

La’Darius Gray - I have had a crush on Ms. Rieder and Mrs. Slay for the past two years.

Baylee Montague - I once stole a doughnut from the teacher’s lounge and stuffed the whole thing in my mouth so I wouldn’t get caught, and I had chipmunk cheeks while walking in the hallway.

Taylor Parsons - I confess that I actually am Hannah Montana. You guessed it.

Ashgne McLaurin - I cheated on half of my Spanish tests in Mr. Yore’s class.

Karlyn Purvis - Tony Reimonenq and I hid from Mr. Byrd for 10 solid minutes in the parking lot one day my junior year because I wanted to move my car to a better spot. Scariest moment of my life.

Drew Burnham - My calf muscles are actually implants.

Luke Anderson - I think that some of Jonathan Brent’s jokes are funny.

Katie Bostick - I brought my Yorkie puppy, in my purse, to school on multiple occasions without anyone knowing. Teachers & classmates...yes, it was there, and you had no idea.

Jake Roberts - I secretly die inside whenever I see Ms. McPhail.

Catie Williams - I once wore the same pants three times in a week during senior year.

Aubrie Cronin - I confess that Mason Phillips could have taught Culinary Arts the first year, but Miller, you’re doing a good job.

Kristina O’Donnell - None of my pants were real.

Hailey Ainsworth - Second semester of my junior year, I skipped second and third block every single day by walking out the front door and never got caught.

Casey Ford - I never once studied that precious packet. Sorry, Shoemake.

Kaylyn Murray - Kaitlyn Wilson and I hid underneath the bleachers during P.E. to get out of workouts. We aren’t athletic in any way.

Gabbie Graham - I made my own burn book about all the people that annoyed me throughout high school.

Tia Bullock - My parents haven’t signed a single checkout note all year.

Adria Mulligan - I’m glad OG cheer got 2nd place at state this year.

Raley Malone - I confess that I put Harry Potter quotes in all of my journals for Clark’s class. Sorry Andrea.

Matthew Guidry - I confess that Rieder and I have shared a bed....when I was 5.

Samer Buti - I could have aced ever single test I took, but I wanted to leave some room for the success of others.

Jeremy Myers - I was late to school about 30 days last semester and never got a single tardy because I walked around the whole school.

Hunter Irby - I think Mrs. Rigney is so hot, and if you are reading this, I’m 18 now.

Cameron Cloud - I confess Will, Buck, and I have peed on the school multiple times.

Ronni Chadwell - I snuck out third block with all of the Seniors during my Junior year because I wasn’t about that Spanish life.

Jonathan Brent - I do steroids.

Autumn White - I actually never studied the Holy Grail Shoemake ACT Packet.

Sorry, Ann. Josh Kemp - Dylan Maddox and I blinded the marlin together in Decker’s class.

Will Ford - I was tardy all the time my junior year, but I never got an actual tardy because I always wrote John Doe instead of my real name. I’m sorry, John Doe. Paige Dillistone - Taylor Parsons will forever remind me of Miley Cyrus.

Catherine Hill - I have never been tardy.

I think I deserve an award.

Josh Hodges - Matthew Guidry, Ethan Nettleton, and I have officially deemed Mrs. Slay’s clock sacred. Check the back of the clock for the secret message.

William Gillespie - I dug a secret tunnel leading into the school and have been avoiding tardies ever since.

Hugh Ford - I’ve trespassed on the school’s property many times, and don’t ask why.

KATIE WILLIAMS

CONFESSIONS

SENIOR

Christina Kemp - I broke Taylor Parsons’s arm in 3rd grade aka made her cry (which wasn’t hard to do).

Matthew Judice - I may or may not have ran into Fenner on purpose back in middle school Katie Williams - I’m actually Asian.

Kaitlyn Wilson - I hid under the bleachers in PE class to get out of working out.

Andrew Rigel - I made up our quote on our senior shirts; it’s not the same quote from the Goonies.

Luke Hanna - I can’t read. Everyone thought I was lying.

Ashlyn Agent - Thanks, Ms. McGuire, for letting me “go to the gym” and get home 15 minutes early.

Haley Whalen - Jonathan and I stole Ms. Gunnufsen’s hall pass and put camo duct tape on it.

Jacob Christian - Brian Jefcoat eats glue with me.

Laken Pineda - I have the biggest crush on Clinton Wheeler.

Jennifer Sappington - I confess that I didn’t read a single book all the way through in Ms. Clark’s AP Language class!

Alese Buffington - Once I asked to go to the snack machine, and instead I drove to Subway and got a peezuh.

April Carr - I’ve had a crush on Hugh Ford since 6th grade.

Cole Sisson - I’m secretly three sevenths dolphin.

Grant Wichman - Last year, I and a few people took up all the cones in the parking lot and put them in Harrison Livingston’s parking spot.

KJ Eaton - I helped start the food fight freshman year and didn’t clean up a single bit.

Will Broome - Allec Willis is my life partner.

Cody Steele - I would take Spanish all over again just to have Ms. McPhail as a teacher.

Jessica Tran - Y’all, the whole class straight up cheated on every single test in AP World History.

Emily Hershberger - I must confess that during high school I had people bring me food during lunch at the side doors. Oops.

Vu Bui - Lauren Byrd is my dream woman.

Daisy Picazo - I hit Kaleb Watts’s truck in the parking out lot and fled campus. I came back to apologize later in the day.

Sorry, again.

Juan Hudson - I made the Twitter account Warrior Pep and started the new baby powder tradition.

Jillian Walters - I have worn the same two pair of pants to school everyday since the beginning of sophomore year despite the holes in both.

Lindsay Walker - I got my teacher’s wifi password and used it to watch Netflix when we did nothing in class.

Ariel Silas - I’m not perfect. I misspell werds sometimes.

Kaneisha Hilton - I’ve had Senioritis since freshman year.

Alexander Schwartz - I just luuuuve it.

Evan Woods - I am Andrea Clark.

Duncan Thomas - I was President of the Young Republicans Club last year and I’m liberal and not republican.

Yulianna Jimenez - I have the biggest crush on Luke Hanna.

John Cameron Hall - I’ve actually been part of the Illuminati this whole time.

Anna Kate Karstens - In the 5th grade, I was the one who convinced Tina to break up with Duncan because I liked him.

Benjamin Le - I live up to my Asian stereotypes and still eat dog.

FINAL FAREWELL editor

J.M Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, once wrote, “Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” As much as I want to say, “So long, OGHS,” I don’t think it would be a very good idea. This seems like it would mean wishing away all of the lessons I’ve learned and memories and friendships that I’ve made.

I don’t want to say goodbye to Andrea Clark’s dry wit or to Ms. Welch’s cheesy math jokes. And I most definitely don’t want to say goodbye Fridays at the Sisson house when we make cookies and watch movies. Oak Grove has left me with lessons learned and relationships with friends and teachers that I will forever cherish.

Obviously, there are a few things I’m definitely ready to put to rest. I don’t want to relive the awkwardness of freshmen year, and I wish I could give calculus an adios (but that’s not happening anytime soon).

So, I’m not going to say goodbye.

I’m going to make this bittersweet ending more of a “See you later.”

In the wise words of Suzie Welch, “This is huge!” High school is a time of growth. Your years at Oak Grove will mold you and shape you no matter what. Treasure this time, and hopefully, you won’t want to forget these four pivotal years.

Jonathon Nguyen - My name really isn’t Chao.

Ali Biedenharn - Sometimes I sit in the parking lot before school and debate on getting out of my car; half the time I choose going home.

Cameron Cloud - I confess that Will, Buck, and I have peed on the school multiple times.

Constance Sloan - First, I would like to make a confession to Mr. Lanterman. I cheated on the majority of your tests by using Mathway; it solved the problems for me. I also would like to make a confession to Ms. Bailey Anglin, most of the times when I was saying I was in the gym helping out with the basketball team, I was just sitting there and relaxing so I wouldn’t have to come to class .

Oops!

Adasia Raimey - I almost let my 7th grade sister talk me into skipping school and going to the mall one morning.

Michaela Smith - The only assigned book (out of about 6 or 7) that I ever read in 11th grade English was The Crucible. Sorry, Ms. Clark. But hey, I still got an A! Emily Knue - I still hold grudges against some of my classmates for things that happened when we were kids. Also, I actually don’t want to graduate because when we do, our adult lives officially start, and that terrifies me. I don’t want to grow up.

Savannah McCarty - I never actually learned any of your names.

Josh Mixon - I am really Batman.

Allen Jones - I cussed at the teachers a lot.

Shelby Sutton - I confess that I am actually really irritated every time I walk down the halls because I can’t see over everyone else and people step on me because they can’t see me.

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ADVICE

SENIOR

Luke Hanna - Have fun.

Ashlyn Agent - The struggle is real. #senioritis Jacob Christian - Dress fancy at least one day a week.

Laken Pineda - My advice would be to live every second to the fullest. You only have these 4 years of high school, and then you’re in the real world.

Jennifer Sappington - Graduation will be here before you know it. Cherish the moment, and enjoy your friends and make memories you’ll never forget while you are here. Make these the best years of your life.

Alese Buffington - If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute.

April Carr - Do whatever you can to have early release. It’s amazing.

Cole Sisson - Get Office Aid senior year.

Roshni Patel - Hang in there. The ride is worth it.

Destinee Arroyo - If you don’t become friends with the administrators, then you’ll never caught with dress code.

Triston Whitehead - Learn what I have learned: friendship, unity, commitment, kindness, youth, optimism, and most importantly, understanding.

Ryan Cullop - Always remember if you are in a bad situation think ,“what would Oprah do?”

Hattie Sumrow - Be fun, be quirky, be a rap mogul.

Landon Singleterry - Don’t worry about grades. Studying is for the weak. School attendance doesn’t matter, and I like my McDouble without cheese.

Bailey Simmons - Take advantage of your tardies and get breakfast.

Brandon Hussey - Don’t be afraid to skip whenever you want.

Emily Burnett - If you’re going to be late to school, might as well be extra late and go get breakfast that morning.

Eli Cummins - Do not sign up for too many extracurricular activities. Trust me, I had to take health my senior year.

Rachel Martin - Try and get College Algebra second semester and early release. It’ll be the best decision you’ve ever made.

Brian Jefcoat – High school won’t be the best years of your life. That’s it.

La’Darius Gray - Do not be afraid of consequences.

Baylee Montague - Be an office aid. It’s a free nap/homework block.

Taylor Parsons - You only really need one pair of school pants. Wash them on the weekends.

Ashgne McLaurin - I advise you guys to not let the little things get to you. Just do what you have to do to get out of here.

Lucia Lang - Find a close group of good friends who will stick with you. You’ll need the extra backbone in the coming years.

Reed Ray - Do your work on time, and don’t stress over senior project.

Karlyn Purvis - I know it’s a cliche, but enjoy this time with because I promise you it flies by, and you are going to miss it.

Drew Burnham - Do not take AP classes in the spring of senior year.

Katie Bostick - Cherish every moment you have with each other; it really does go as fast as they say.

KJ Eaton - Dress code is an illusion, classes are a lie, and the faculty & staff are all members of the Oak Grove chapter of the illuminati so watch who you trust.

Will Broome - Don’t smoke beer. Don’t drink marijuana.

Jessica Tran - Do not let the stress of school bring you down. Everything will be fine.

You’re not even going to remember that test you bombed in pre-cal/trig in two weeks.

Emily Hershberger - Take the classes you need first so that you can have early release and office aid. #paradise Vu Bui - Money rules the world. Get money.

Megan Carlan - Don’t do it.

Kristen Martin - Enjoy high school because in the blink of an eye it will come to an end.

Daisy Picazo - Study, drink coffee, and use SparkNotes.

Juan Hudson - Don’t rush high school because life gets real really quick.

Jordyn Graham - Prom is not a club.

Jillian Walters - Invest in dry shampoo.

Lindsay Walker - Never procrastinate in Mrs. Walter’s College English class.

Ariel Silas - Stop stopping in the middle of the halls. You make seniors want to punch you.

Le’Xavier Varnado - Never give up on your dreams because anything is possible.

Kaneisha Hilton - Never do a whole job when half of a job will do.

Alexander Schwartz - Don’t stress, and live life.

Matthew Guidry - Don’t be a buster.

Samer Buti - Let me tell ya…I was never thrown in a dumpster or bullied for my lunch money, nor was I ever shoved in a locker. I did get lost though.

Jeremy Myers - Get early release all year during senior year.

Hunter Irby - Don’t take it too seriously, and make your days count because they do run out.

Cameron Cloud - High school is short. Make the most of it.

Ronni Chadwell - Stay classy.

Autumn White - Challenge yourself, but don’t push yourself too hard because grades aren’t everything.

Josh Kemp - Don’t be a scrub.

Will Ford - Don’t be afraid to be yourself.

Also, having great hair helps.

Paige Dillistone - Get out now.

Catherine Hill - Take College Algebra last semester of your senior year. Getting out at 12 is fantabulous.

Josh Hodges - Do or do not. There is no try.

John David Fortenberry - Have fun. It truly does fly by. If you’re a guy, never shave.

William Gillespie - Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.

Jonathon Nguyen - Stay out the way.

Ali Biedenharn - Enjoy being here while you can.

Constance Sloan - My advice to underclassmen would have to be not to procrastinate during your senior project and not to miss too many days. It’ll kill you.

Emily Knue - Quit complaining about how terrible your brief time here has been and show some respect for those who have been here a lot longer than you. Ok? Ok.

Yulianna Jimenez - Visit colleges before you’re a senior.

John Cameron Hall - High School will be the easiest part of your life. Don’t be dumb in school, or you will struggle for the rest of your life (until your inevitable death).

Savannah McCarty - Always carry snacks.

Anna Kate Karstens - Do your homework in Calculus and Welch will automatically like you.

Josh Mixon - Get a job!

Benjamin Le - Do yourself a favor and make your schedule easier towards senior year.

Trust me, senioritis is very real.

Catie Williams - Take the ACT as many times as you can!

Hailey Ainsworth - Stop caring so much about what others think. You’ll enjoy life so much more.

Casey Ford - Learn to prioritize, and drink coffee. Lots.

David Chapman - Sleep.

Allec Willis - Don’t take school too seriously.

Stress will make your hair fall out.

Allen Jones - Be nice to people, and don’t do drugs.

Shelby Sutton - Some good advice would be to know your tardy bell in the morning...it really rings at 8:17. Not 8:15.

HUGH

“If you spent half as much of your time trying to make other people happy as you do expecting them to make you happy, your life would be so much better. “

FORD

Kristina O’Donnell - Stay in your lane. Help thy neighbors. Keep the egotistical stick out of your friends butts, and make sure to take the stick out of your own for thinking your friends are the only one’s who have egos.

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Jonathan Brent - Run for office your senior year. The parking spot is the best thing that ever happened to me.

Duncan Thomas - Literally none of this matters.

Matthew Judice - Don’t take calculus (don’t kill me, Welch).

Kyle Moss - Just be yourself and don’t take your time in high school for granted.

Raley Malone - Get outside of your comfort zone. Talk to people you wouldn’t normally talk to. You might meet some of your favorite people that way.

Michaela Smith - There’s no stopping senioritis. Just embrace it.

Aubrie Cronin - Do all of Lanterman’s homework!

Andrew Rigel - High school doesn’t last forever. Don’t stress.

Kaitlyn Wilson - Find motivation to finish high school strong. You’re going to need it.

Evan Woods - Invest in a twin that can go to high school for you.

Caleb Simnicht - Dont screw up relationships like me LOL.

Kaitlyn Wilson - Find motivation to finish high school strong. You’re going to need it.

Adria Mulligan - Be exactly like me I’m an amazing role model. XOXO.

Jordan Luckett - Don’t worry about anyone else. You’ll probably never see any of them again, anyway.

Christina Kemp - Don’t be “that person” in class. Just don’t.

Katie Williams - Never turn down a cup of coffee.

Tia Bullock - As an underclassman, work extremely hard because by senior year, you just want to watch Netflix while eating icing out of a jar.

Adasia Raimey - Cherish your high school years because time really does fly by. Also, plan and prepare for which career field you want to enter along with what school you want to go to ahead of time.

Samantha Papp - Enjoy your time at OG because it goes by so fast. Don’t worry so much about what everyone thinks about you. Be yourself and stand up for what you believe in. Your true friends will appreciate that about you.

Jake Roberts - If you want to live, don’t take AP Bio.

Kate Neal - Earn your right to party, and don’t let people’s negativity make you negative, too.

OPINION

EDITORS Taylor Parsons, Katie Williams STAFF REPORTERS Samantha Papp Casey Ford Christian Rapetti Lucy Pruitt Abby Nguyen Alyssa Bass Mary Morgan Gratwick Olivia Diaz Emily Burnett Hannah Lee Grace Wilkes-Mozingo Jonathan Brent Jenna Clair Lee Drew Herring DESIGNERS Tia Bullock Andrew Rigel PHOTOGRAPHERS Mary Morgan Gratwick Mycah Kennedy ADVISER Joy Davis

TIA

BULLOCK

Jackson Bounds - Don’t take it so seriously. Enjoy it while it lasts. You only get 4 years.

Grant Wichman - Graduate at Christmas.

Gabbie Graham - Either find a way to clone yourself, or find your long lost twin to go to school for you.

FINAL FAREWELL graphic designer

It’s strange and almost anticlimactic to be accomplishing the ultimate goal, one I’ve spent thirteen years working towards, graduating from Oak Grove High School. When I was younger, I swore I’d never grow up (I wanted to be a lifetime member of the “Kids Next Door,”) and vowed to always love Barbie, but not even the most passionate of vows could stand the test of time. Time, that’s something that’s been one extreme or the other for me. Too long until 4th lunch or until school got out, and barely enough to eat my lunch or finish homework. Needless to say, high school has taught me time management, but when that fails, if you aren’t tardy, homeroom is the safe haven for procrastinators or the “I forgot.” On a serious note, over these four years I’ve become much bolder, more open-minded, and best of all, less sensitive. Mrs. Douglas, I know you’re thinking, “You just cried over a B in my class last semester,” but trust me, that was a serious improvement. Kiddos, no matter how saddening and awkward it is, we all must experience growth and (for some of us) maturity. Though it’s difficult, just enjoy life and the moment you’re in now. If “now” sucks because your forehead keeps shedding like a snakeskin, just stop drinking sodas, and the kids at summer camp will stop calling you flaky. Anyway, I will miss this school, and you guys, too.

Be safe, be smart, be kind, and most of all, be fun.

May 11, 2015

8 seniors 2015

KYLE

“My favorite memory is when the officer told us to ‘wait till we get out of the parking lot and on the road to use our phones’ at the safety assembly this year. “

CONE

Will Ford - Performing on the Grand Ole Opry with Oak Grove Centerstage.

Paige Dillistone - Ditching senior prom to get tattoos.

Catherine Hill - Running the halls....oh wait.

Josh Hodges - “I Believe” chants on the Warrior Head before big games.

John David Fortenberry - The time William Gillespie and I hid from Mrs. Hayes behind her T.V. cart. She counted us absent and had no idea we were in her class until about 30 minutes in.

William Gillespie - Matthew Rush’s house party freshman year.

Hugh Ford - Football games when I was in 9th grade and didn’t play on the team.

Jonathon Nguyen - Playing and beating Petal in football.

Ali Biedenharn - Junior and senior roll nigh.

Constance Sloan - Laughing and talking in the coaches’ office while skipping class. I’m going to miss y’all, Coach Red and Coach Brumfield.

Drew English - Winning State.

Adasia Raimey - Prom night was a fun memory for me and my friends. As far as classes go, I would have to say I really enjoyed being in Ms. Bailey Anglin’s and Mrs. Donahue’s classes. So many laughs and fun memories were made. I also learned so much and they always kept class interesting. They are easily my favorite teachers at OGHS. Michaela Smith - My favorite memory is when the OG football team won State.

Emily Knue - At the beginning of this year, a few classmates and I were walking to our second block and realized that we needed to hurry up in order to get there on time. So we started sprinting down the emptying hallway towards our classroom and someone yelled out “Senior run!” By the time we got to our classroom we were out of breath and laughing hysterically, but we weren’t late. You had to be there.

Savannah McCarty - Winning MTA with the drama team with Zheng Tu. David Chapman - When we won state in football and baseball.

Allec Willis - That time Hedge got mad at me for my lack of “cares.”

Josh Mixon - My friend Allen Jones came home with me, and we watched television.

Gabi Fincher - Being with my friends.

Allen Jones - Watching the show choir practice.

Shelby Sutton - Dancing at the State football game on the Mississippi State field.

EMILY

FINAL FAREWELL staff reporter

While I am thankful for the many experiences I have gained at Oak Grove, I’ve realized that high school is filled with fake people, people-pleasers, bullies, etc. And although I know this doesn’t change in the real world, I am glad I experienced this in high school.

Through it all, I’ve chosen not to let other people’s opinions bring me down. Never worry about what other people say because you can never amount to people’s expectations. Just be you even though you’ll always be under the microscope of scrutiny.

Also, freshman year is excusable for all the stupid things we all did. You’ve got to learn some way, right? High school just takes some figuring out.

You’re going to make lots of new friends, lose some old friends, have your heart broken, fail your first test, and land yourself in situations you can’t get yourself out of. On the opposite end, the “senioritis is real” phrase does not even begin to prepare you for your last year of high school. You will find yourself running late, skipping class, and checking in to second block almost everyday. You will say “I don’t care” about virtually everything.

But even though you will have some bad experiences in high school (and trust me, you will), there are also some really great ones like meeting lifelong friends. And when you find yourself in the last few days, you start to realize that even though school can sometimes feel like a prison, you’re going to miss your cellmates. You relive all the memories you had with these people you’ve gone to school with since you were little warriors. Then, you realize you must all go your separate ways, but you will stay rooted in the warrior traditions you were raised on. So seniors, as Dr. Suess said,“You’re off to great places. Today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.” Farewell, Oak Grove High School.

JONATHAN

BRENT

Austin Querns - Winning prom king with my bff and queen bee, Adria Mulligan.

Destinee Arroyo - Getting dumped in the trash can in front of the attendance office freshman year by a senior.

Triston Whitehead - Winning state for Drama.

Ryan Cullop - The first time I ran foul poles at baseball. It was the greatest experience of my life.

Hattie Sumrow - Being branded during cult initiation in theatre.

Landon Singleterry - My 3 years with the football team. It’s helped me find a career path and has given me a great chance to be a manager at JCJC. Bailey Simmons - The “I believe that we will win” chant at the football games.

Brandon Hussey - Every cheesy chicken and rice day.

Emily Burnett - Dressing up and beating the drum for homecoming this year.

Eli Cummins - Everything debate related.

Both the activity and the team made my school days more bearable.

Zacchaeus Irving - Singing in the hallway, and being loud.

La’Darius Gray - First day of senior year.

Baylee Montague - All of the trips with my drama family.

Taylor Parsons - When after a breakup, Ms. Sisson gave me a goodie bag of encouraging notes and balloons and all things girly and offered me her list of angry girl songs to help me get over it.

Ashgne McLaurin - The first and last days of school because there was no work to be done.

Lucia Lang - Storytelling with Mrs. Shoemake.

Kyle Cone - When that officer told us to “wait till we get out of the parking lot and on the road to use our phones” at the safety assembly this year.

Reed Ray - Performing on the Grand Ole Opry stage for showchoir.

Karlyn Purvis - Performing on the Grand Ole Opry stage my junior year with showchoir. It was an amazing experience.

Drew Burnham - Duncan Thomas’s Marty Huggins impersonation on the bus rides on the Washington DC trip.

Luke Anderson - Drawing on Mr. Burgess’s food and blaming it on Christa Johnson.

Katie Bostick - Finally being reunited with our beloved cowbells at the football state championship game attempt #1.

Jake Roberts - Homeroom Freshman year with Ms. Rigney. Let’s just say I was never tardy.

Christina Kemp - Running the halls....oh wait Caleb Simnicht - When we actually had cowbells.

Matthew Judice - Student section during the South State football game at Brandon.

Katie Williams - The 2014 Washington DC trip with Marty.

Kaitlyn Wilson - Junior/senior roll night with my best friends.

Andrew Rigel - Ms. Clark’s class.

Kyle Moss - Winning Championships right and left.

Luke Hanna - Catching sugar on fire in chemistry by accident, even though Mrs. Fortenberry said we couldn’t.

Ashlyn Agent - Homecoming week.

Samer Buti - That breathtaking football season.

Especially when the stadium lights went out, and the state game was cancelled after a 3 hour long drive to MSU. Jeremy Myers - When Allec accidentally punched Cameron in the head during a soccer game.

Hunter Irby - The Biloxi game this year.

Cameron Cloud - My favorite is when Mrs. Shoemake would fall asleep while talking. Love you, Mama S! Jenna Lee - Seeing Andrea Clark stand on her desk and sing “Shake it Off” with a broom-mic.

Ronni Chadwell - Roadtrips with Sydney Coleman, Kaitlyn Wilson, Ali Bidenharn, and Autumn White.

Jonathan Brent - Being in the student section for the football state championship and winning the baseball state championship.

Autumn White - Even though it rained and the game got cancelled, singing during the blackout at the State Championship.

Josh Kemp - That one time Dylan and I blinded the marlin together.

BURNETT

MEMORIES

SENIOR

Amanda Phillips - When Shelby Sutton and Matalyn Boeschen were mad at each other in 9th grade and Casey Risk and Hunter Irby made flyers that said they were going to fight.

Haley Whalen - Beating petal 62 to 2.

Jacob Christian - Return of the Brian Jefcoat.

Laken Pineda -Winning the football state champ my junior year.

Jennifer Sappington - Senior Prom Night and spending time with the best people in my life and the best date ever.

Alese Buffington - Playing water pong against Mrs. Walters.

April Carr - Dancing in the stands at the state football game senior year when the power went out, and everyone starting singing, and the band starting playing.

Cole Sisson - The various earthquake drills where I couldn’t fit under the student desks.

Roshni Patel - Chanting at the games.

Grant Wichman - One of my favorites is the road to state 2014. Both.

KJ Eaton - My favorite memory is sitting in the football bleachers on a Saturday and just hanging out.

Will Broome - Samer flinging food at lunch.

Cody Steele - Baseball State Championship.

Jessica Tran - When everyone was having a bad day, so Ms. Clark took out her sticker collection and passed stickers to everyone.

Emily Hershberger - Counting down the days until holidays and the last day of school.

Megan Carlan - Dancing in the rain in the school parking lot.

Anna Rivero - 2014 Football Season: Purge night because we beat Petal at their purge.

Kristen Martin - Winning softball state championship my sophomore year.

Juan Hudson - Our football team winning State in 2013.

Jordyn Graham - Everyday in Ms. Gunnfsen’s class in 11th grade.

Jillian Walters - Touring our children’s show to the neighboring elementary schools with my fellow drama seniors.

Lindsay Walker - Cheering on our warrior football team in the stands at football games.

Ariel Silas - When seniors were able to run the halls. I ran with them.

Le’Xavier Varnado - The senior walk.

Kaneisha Hilton - Becoming a part of the boy’s basketball team. I met some great people and also became closer to some people. They’re my second family.

Alexander Schwartz - Beating Brandon in soccer at home in penalty kicks.

Jordan Luckett - Graduating.

Evan Woods - Every opportunity I had to perform with all my friends whether that be in Drama or Debate. I reached feats I never thought I could reach with some of the best people I know.

Duncan Thomas - Prom 2015 because Adria and I literally made Prom 2015. Sorry, bye.

Yulianna Jimenez - Beating Petal at Championships for marching band this year and seeing how butt hurt they were.

John Cameron Hall - Ms. Clark getting mad at me for cursing every time I missed an ACT Practice question.

Anna Kate Karstens - Sitting behind Daniel Moore in AP Bio. Benjamin Le - The Washington DC trip junior year.

Catie Williams - Winning the football state championship in 2013.

Samantha Papp - My favorite memory was winning the softball state championships in 2013.

Aubrie Cronin - Going to Southern Invitational Choral Conference with my fellow Women’s Choir and Centerstage.

Kristina O’Donnell - Field Day freshman year.

Hailey Ainsworth - It’s a liability to myself to put this in writing.

Casey Ford - The DC trip my junior year.

Kaylyn Murray - I loved being on stage. The rush of adrenaline, the characters coming to life, and the countdown to 45 minutes made it all surreal.

Gabbie Graham - Touring our children’s show to the lower schools.

Kate Neal - Senior caravan with cowbells and friends Mary Caitlin Lawler - Winning a state championship in 2013.

Tia Bullock - Always having to be Eli Cummins wife or lover in every story in English class sophomore year. (Eli-Tia-Chips) Adria Mulligan - Alese’s garage parties with my savage squad #prayforkevin Raley Malone - Going on the drama trip to Disney last May

FINAL FAREWELL sports reporter

I remember my first day of high school like it was yesterday. I remember laughing at people saying they got lost on the way to their classes thinking I would never do that. Sure enough, I did. Shoutout to Mrs. Slay for showing me where B Hall was.

Obviously I couldn’t read a map. Next thing I know, I blinked. Now I have less school days left than I’ve had semesters in Mrs. Clark’s class. Yes, I had her five times. I can honestly say the past four years at this school have been some of the best four of my life.

From the memories made, to lifetime friendships built and strengthened, to the incredible faculty, staff, and administration here, Oak Grove has built a solid foundation for me to build on the next four years of college and for the rest of my life. From winning a state baseball championship my freshman year, to the tornado my sophomore year, to winning state in football AND baseball my junior year, to graduation in a few short days this year, memories like these don’t come at just any school. I can’t thank the Lord enough for placing me at Oak Grove and allowing me to experience such a memorable four years here. I honestly don’t know what I’ll do next year when I’m not rolling into school at 8:16 on the dot, complaining to Welch about how I hate calculus, eating lunch in Davis’s room, and heading to the baseball field house every day for fourth block. It’s a good thing I’ll still be sporting black and gold next year at Southern Miss. I’ll say that.

Now let’s go get one last baseball ring before I leave this place. As I’m sure the great Ron Burgundy would say if he were a responsible, respectful, individual on the road to success, “Stay Classy, Oak Grove High School.”

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Will

“I know nobody is gonna cheat in here because we always used to cheat off the pretty girls.“ -Coach K

Raley Malone - “Stop wearing my clothes!” -Andrea Clark Matthew Guidry - “What’s up dawg” -Chris McCardle Samer Buti - “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind...” -Mike Hipp Jeremy Myers - “Dick Cheney made money off the Iraq war.” -Elyse Rieder Hunter Irby - “Irby, get out my class.”

-Daniel Lanterman Cameron Cloud - “Stop complaining.

Heck, this class is so easy everyone has A’s.” -Senior Yore Jenna Lee - “Don’t text in the parking lot y’all, just wait until you get out on the streets.” -Officer Ross Jonathan Brent - “Wait so Brent, are Tupacs and 2 Chainz the same person?” -Suzie Welch Autumn White - “You’ve got one minute guys!” -Jeff Vanderheiden Josh Kemp - “Hey Dylan, you wanna blind the marlin with me.” -Leighton Gagliano Will Ford - “Sometimes when you do yoga, you fart.” -Michael Simmons Paige Dillistone - “This reeks of prostitution.” -Andrea Clark Catherine Hill - “Every Panther wants to be a Warrior. “ -Keith Bounds Hugh Ford - “I’m the best.” - Michael Simmons Constance Sloan - “It ain’t no fun when the rabbit got the gun.” -LaRon Brumfield Drew English - “Good observation, Rigel.” -Andrea Clark Adasia Raimey - “Math is everywhere!” -Daniel Lanterman Michaela Smith - “This is huge!”

-Suzie Welch Emily Knue - “Don’t be an idiot.” Mark Holcolmb

CASEY

FORD

Kyle Moss - “Y’all shouldn’t be so concerned about your grades. They’re learning opportunities.” -Suzie Welch Ashlyn Agent - “Bless your little heart.” -Nora Rapetti Haley Whalen - “Ask me if I care so I can say I don’t.” -Apryle Douglas Laken Pineda - “Scratch my back, and I will scratch yours.” -Michelle Sisson Jennifer Sappington - “This is huge!

Don’t miss it!” -Suzie Welch Roshni Patel - “Don’t do drugs. Buy shoes.” -Michelle Sisson KJ Eaton - “Does this shirt make my beard look fat?” -Michael Simmons Will Broome - “I know nobody is gonna cheat in here because we always used to cheat off the pretty girls.” -Coach K Cole Sisson - “This is huge!” -Suzie Q Welch Cody Steele - “Yeah baby!” -Coach James Jessica Tran - “Isotopes are a lot like humans. You don’t know if they are stable or unstable.” -Megan Fortenberry Juan Hudson - “If I had a bakery it would be called ‘Lets Get Baked’.”

-Darren Dale Jordyn Graham - “Live your life without regrets.” -David McNeil Jillian Walters - “You have got to stop wearing my clothes!” -Andrea Clark Lindsay Walker - “It’s not over until it’s over.” -Cynthia Venson Ariel Silas - “Nine months from now, I do not want to be holding your babies.” -Michelle Sisson Triston Whitehead - “Gahahahato!”

-Senior Yore Le’Xavier Varnado - “Don’t worry about your grades; you can do it.”

-David McNeil Keneisha Hilton - “Work smarter, not harder.” -Daniel Lanterman Evan Woods - “If I weren’t teaching, I would either be an international drug runner or gun smuggler but I don’t know which one.” -Andrea Clark John Cameron Hall - “Aight boys, right field. We finna run.” -Chris McCardle Anna Kate Karstens - “How tall are you?” -everyone Benjamin Le - “Off with your head!”

-Suzie Welch Catie Williams - “Caddy.” -Daniel Lanterman

Broome

Austin Querns - “Everything is fair game.” -Jamie Morrison Destinee Arroyo - “I never threw that cube at your face.” -Mr. Lanterman Ryan Cullop - “Ga-ha-ha-ha-to!”

-Senior Yore Hattie Sumrow - “This reeks of prostitution.” -Andrea Clark Landon Singleterry - “Hey bear!”

-Doc Mauldin Brandon Hussey - “Stop cheating!

Actually you know what, it’s almost spring break. Cheat. I don’t even care” -Daralyn Hayes Emily Burnett - “Y’all be good this weekend, and if you can’t be good, be careful!” -Eleanor Burge Eli Cummins - “We gon’ learn math today, y’all!” -Daniel Lanterman Brian Jefcoat - “I love my beard.”

-Michael Simmons Jackson Bounds - “You can’t catch infinity.” - Michael Simmons La’Darius Gray - “You scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours.”

-Michelle Sisson Taylor Parsons - “Everyone come up with a stripper alter ego to help them get into character for this song.” -Darren Dale Ashgne McLaurin - “What does getting caught up mean?” -Apryle Douglas Reed Ray - “I actually failed English my junior year because I just didn’t care about school.” -Amelia Decker Karlyn Purvis - “You got 1 minute to get to class. Why are you walking? Hurry!” -Jeff Vanderhiden Drew Burnham - “I hate all of you.”

-Elyse Rieder Luke Anderson - “You all can suck it!” -Joy P. Davis Katie Bostick - “Duncan, you need to order some testosterone on your pizza.” -Andrea Clark Christina Kemp - “Shut up, Tina.”

-Everybody Caleb Simnicht - “Haaaaaah.” -Drew English Matthew Judice “Iwsofofakdfjasfdajdflafdjhkfnrnekxi” -Chris McCardle Katie Williams - “Mrs. Shoemake wouldn’t talk to me for three weeks after Obama was re-elected.”

-Andrea Clark Andrew Rigel - “If you use any of my quotes, I will probably be fired.”

-Andrea Clark

QUOTES

SENIOR

Aubrie Cronin - “I have much to accomplish and to be remembered for greatness.” Michael Simmons Kristina O’Donnel - “Oh you’re buying Trident? Stupid!” -John Cowan Casey Ford - “Until I had children, I expected different things from students. Then I realized it’s a miracle you people show up with clothes on.”

-Andrea Clark Kaylyn Murray - “Oak Grove High School are you ready?” -Suzanne Allmon Tia Bullock - “You guys, I’m not stupid.” -Mama Deck Adria Mulligan - “Hey ladies.” -Keith Bounds Kaitlyn Wilson - “You pressed a button!” -Ann Shoemake

FINAL FAREWELL staff reporter

Over the years, my family has developed this tendency to use the phrase “merry adventure” in referencing our lives’ events. This usually refers to any happening that has an ultimately good impact, but not without a few bumps along the way. I find this characterization quite fitting for my time at Oak Grove High School--probably yours too. And oh, what a merry adventure it’s been. Four years ago, I don’t think I ever expected to address the student body with anything to say for myself, but today, I’m sitting here writing this, and later, you’ll be reading it. So thanks for that.

The last four years have offered much to each of us, but more than anything, high school has been a source of opportunity. Opportunities to grow, to learn, to try new things, to meet new people, to become anyone you want to be. Opportunities to push yourself, to accept new challenges, to take hard classes, to take easy classes, and to learn from both; to gain freedom, to lose freedom, to oversleep, to eat terribly, to drink entirely too much coffee, to make mistakes, to make wise choices, and everything in between.

The list goes on, and I apologize if you’re already bored. Go ahead and make fun of me for sounding like a college brochure or the speaker at a Freshman orientation, but you all know it’s true. High school has been full of decisions to make, and those decisions have shaped us into the graduating seniors we are today.

But the most valuable lesson I take with me from these opportunities, taken or ignored, is that while important, they do not add up to the sum total of who you are. Your high school experience, while it may shape you , does not define you. Your failing a calculus test, inability to get past the tardy table by 8:17, GPA, final ACT score, failing another calculus test, popularity, amount of scholarship money earned, class rank, or failing yet another calculus test does not determine the course of your life after May 23, 2015. These are simply parts of the merry adventure-in context, very small parts. So enjoy it. Put yourself out there, join clubs, do your best, go on trips, and find the good people.

But don’t wait until your senior year because that’s when you start reflecting on all you could have done, all you should have done, and all you didn’t do. And that, my friends, is just depressing. I can’t say I believe high school will be the best four years of my life; maybe they’re not supposed to be. But I do believe it’s what you make it, so please make it something. A little coffee and Jesus, and you’ll be just fine.

With that, I’ll leave you with this wisdom from Winnie the Pooh: “If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart... I’ll always be with you.” See you later, OG. Thanks for being part of my merry adventure.

David Chapman - “If you don’t litter, you don’t love America.”

-Richard Davis Allec Willis - “Y’all all look funny.”

-Andrea Clark Josh Mixon - “I like your outfit.”

-Gabi Fincher Gabi Fincher - “Take me wich’ ya. I like you’s outfit.” -Gabi Fincher Shelby Sutton - “Sure, you can cheat or use your notes on the test; but you’ll get a zero and it will be easier for me to grade!” -Doc Daisy Picazo - “Good morning Oak Grove High School.” -Cara Slusher

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TEACHER FAREWELLS

DIANE HARDIN When I think about the Class of 2015 graduating, memories come rushing back, but not the memories you might think. My memories of you are sprinkled with remembrances of the first time I met many of you – as eighth graders. I remember students who were so shy you would barely answer roll call. Others were so silly I feared you would never mature. (The jury is still out on a few of you!) With a mouth full of braces and a forehead laced with pimples, I remember the fear and dread of the unknown experience that was to be high school. Fast-forward a few, quick years, and here you stand, ready to graduate. You did it! At times you may have wanted to quit and feared the end would never come, but it finally has. My sincerest congratulations go out to the Class of 2015 who will always hold a very special place in my heart.

ELYSE RIEDER It is so hard for me to say goodbye to such an extraordinary class that has meant so much to me. I am so blessed to have taught so many of you. As much as I’ve taught you, in turn you have taught me. This class has made me a better teacher. I will always treasure the bonds I share with the class of 2015.

MICHAEL SIMMONS Congratulations! You are ready to embark on the next chapter in your lives. I feel honored and blessed to have shared many laughs and lessons with you over the past six years. You were my first class to teach. Some of you I taught multiple times; some of you I taught only once; and some of you I never had the pleasure of teaching, but I know you. Please leave here knowing how much of an impact you have had on me - assuring me that I am doing exactly what it is that I am supposed to be doing. You guys will always hold a special place in my heart. It will be strange walking the halls next year and not passing you guys along the way.

It will be strange to not have you popping into my room to say “What’s up Simmons.”

In bidding you farewell, I wish each of you the best of luck in your future endeavors, and pray that you will continue to strive for excellence and integrity. It also feels fitting to leave you with a quote from my favorite band: “Decide what to be, and go be it!” Love you guys!

SUZIE WELCH

ANDREA CLARK

When I think of the class of 2015, many words come to mind-intelligent, hard-working, kind, fun, loving, compassionate, generous, respectful, creative, talented…. musicians, athletes, artist, scholars, debaters, dancers, mathematicians.

Wow! What a joy it has been for me to be associated with such an amazing class and to experience these characteristics and talents on a daily basis. For months I have dreaded saying, “Farewell,” to the class of 2015. You have been a wonderful class in so many ways and I have truly enjoyed getting to know you and working with you. Thank you for working so hard. I am sure that you will do many terrific things in the future. I look forward to seeing each of you achieve your goals. The best advice I can give you is not really mine, but here it is: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) I wish you all the best with much love!

I am not sure whether to write sentimentally about the four years I knew each of you or to dispense sage advice about the next 12 years of learning you now face.

Although the next decade will be full of challenges, you each already seem to possess combinations of those qualities and habits of mind, body, and spirit that should help you survive and even succeed, when others, equally as intelligent or talented, will struggle. I knew I had only to learn how you think because I never doubted for a second what you would think and do would be so far beyond my abilities and hopes that I would never need or dare to cross. Soon, your decisions and choices will be much murkier and more difficult, but if you remain confident in your abilities and good nature, you will make fewer mistakes. To quote DFW, “I wish you so much more than luck.”

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REACHING

DESTINATIONS USM

Hailey Ainsworth Ali Biedenharn Jonathan Brent Tia Bullock Samer Buti Ronni Chadwell Cameron Cloud Sydney Coleman Aubrie Cronin Paige Dillistone Casey Ford Hugh Ford Will Ford John David Fortenberry William Gillespie Gabbie Graham Matthew Guidry

Catherine Hill Josh Hodges Hunter Irby Josh Kemp Mary Caitlin Lawler Jenna Lee Raley Malone Adria Mulligan Kaylyn Murray Jeremy Myers Kate Neal Jonathon Nguyen Samantha Papp Constance Sloan Lindsay Walker Kaitlyn Wilson Autumn White

MSU

Ashlyn Agent Luke Anderson Katie Bostick Drew Burnham Jacob Christian Kyle Cone Luke Hanna Matthew Judice Christina Kemp Lucia Lang Kyle Moss

JCJC

Taylor Parsons Laken Pineda Amanda Phillips Karlyn Purvis Reed Ray Andrew Rigel Jake Roberts Jennifer Sappington Caleb Simnicht Katie Williams Kaitlyn Wilson Haley Whalen

Jackson Bounds Emily Burnett Eli Cummins Brandon Hussey

Brian Jefcoat Rachel Martin Bailey Simmons Landon Singleterry

PRCC Jordyn Graham Juan Hudson Kristin Martin

Daisy Picazo Anna Rivero

OLE MISS Will Broome Alese Buffington Vu Bui Lauren Byrd

April Carr KJ Eaton Emily Hershberger Elizabeth

Hovan Joseph Oh Roshni Patel Kate Ramsey Cole Sisson

Cody Steele Jessica Tran Grant Wichman

OTHER

Destinee ArroyoBrigham Young University Megan Carlan- PACE University Ryan Cullop- Copiah Lincoln Community College Drew English- William Carey University La’Darius GrayMississippi College John Cameron HallUniversity of Florida Keneisha Hilton- Texas Southern University Zacchaeus IrvingMississippi Gulf Coast Community College Yulianna JimenezUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

Anna Kate KarstensUniversity of Georgia Bejamin Le- University of Houston Baylee MontagueMississippi College Kristina O’DonnellUniversity of Vermont Austin Querns- Belmont University Adasia Raimey- William Carey University Alexander SchwartzTulane University Ariel Silas- Southern Virginia University Hattie Sumrow- George Mason University Duncan Thomas- United States Military Academy at West Point Jillian Walters- Samford

University Catie WilliamsUniversity of Missouri Triston WhiteheadCopiah Lincoln Community College Evan Woods- Texas Christian University Le’Xavier VarnadoSouthwest Community College Michaela Smith- William Carey University Emily Knue- William Carey University Savannah McCartyWilliam Carey University David Chapman- William Carey University Madison Johns- William Carey University Allec Willis- Yale College

119 out of 377 seniors in the Class of 2015 responded to this survey.

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I, Destinee Arroyo, leave my ratchet apple juice “cow bell” to Lena Thompson in hopes they let you use noise makers again.

I, Triston Whitehead, leave half of my beard to Tanner Arroyo, half of my beard to MaryKatherine Watts, half of my mustache to Austin English, and half of my mustache to Bynum Gustafson.

I, Amanda Phillips, leave any friends of mine that aren’t graduating to Alexa Fisher because she’s not going to have any once I leave.

I, Jacob Christian, leave my 11 cats to anyone who wants them.

I, Laken Pineda, leave my love of Daniel Moore to Kristen Pickering.

I, Jennifer Sappington, leave my role as Ms. Songy’s favorite robotics member to Zack Garris.

I, Alese Buffington, leave my title as “a tank” to Ben Buffington.

I, Ryan Cullop, leave my submarine pitching ability to Zach Smith and Tyler Standland.

I, April Carr, leave my spot on the field and in the stands as a Golden Spirit to the new team of 2015-16.

I, Hattie Sumrow, leave my sparkling wit to Caroline Green.

I, Cole Sisson, leave my height to David Temple in hopes that he will grow into it.

I, Landon Singleterry, leave my stress and anxiety about this year to the upcoming class. Good luck.

I, Roshni Patel, leave my “sweet” sassiness to Briana Weiss! Make me proud!

I, Brandon Hussey, leave my hopes and dreams with Joshua McCoy.

I, Grant Wichman, leave Leah Grace Colbert my obsession with Hot Cheetos because I can’t leave her my parking spot.

I, Emily Burnett, leave my wallflower characteristics to Elizabeth Geske.

I, Eli Cummins, leave my undeniably dazzling personality to my younger brother/twin Ethan Cummins. Keep our legacy alive!

I, KJ Eaton, leave my “anti-dress code” dress code to Abram Elmore.

I, Will Broome, leave my exceedingly average looks to Wesley Frazier because he needs all the help he can get.

I, Rachel Martin, leave my soccer leadership skills to Skilar Simmons.

I, Joseph Oh, leave my table tennis abilities to Nick Smith. Smack them children.

I, Jackson Bounds, leave my pillow in the choir room to the first person who takes it.

I, Megan Carlan, leave my “M” in Cash Mony to Tony Reimomenq.

I, Zacchaeus Irving, leave thieving of Ms. Gunnufsen to Kylen Tyler.

I, Kristen Martin, leave my seat on the bus (and talent) to Christian Quinn.

I, Baylee Montague, leave my done with everyone attitude to Hadley Voss to match her done with everyone face. Hate ‘em all, girl!

I, Juan Hudson, leave all my class to Brittany Haynes because who needs class in college. #TurnUp

I, Taylor Parsons, leave the little coordination I do have to Hannah Grace Talbot so at least she’ll have some. Love you, Haggs!

I, Ashgne McLaurin, leave my ability to say whatever to whomever to LaDaija Jackson.

I, Lucia Lang, leave my bright and cheery smile to Ruby Liang.

I, Reed Ray, leave my ability to be out of dress code whenever I want to Brady Brock.

I, Karlyn Purvis, leave my superb diva skills to Ansley Plunk. Use them wisely, my love!

I, Drew Burnham, leave the Special Teams bench to Brennan Sobiesk and Andrew Speights. Take care of the SPU throne, fellas.

I, Jordyn Graham, leave my Pixy Stix tradition to Katarina Beck.

I, Jillian Walters, leave all of my pre-debate-tournament rituals to Caitlin Leiva.

I, Adria Mulligan, leave prom queen to Lonnie Mulligan her senior year because Mulligans run OGHS. I, Raley Malone, leave the drama competition speech to Caroline Green, and I leave my makeup box organizing duties to Laural Tannehill.

I, Matthew Guidry, leave the mud pit at shortstop to Sam Corley.

I, Samer Buti, leave my parking spot 220 to whoever gets it next year.

I, Cameron Cloud, leave my third nipple to Brandon Cloud.

I, Jenna Lee, leave my aux chord to Julianna Lee and Sheldyn Turner in hopes that they will carry on the jam sessions we’ve had throughout high school.

I, Ronni Chadwell, leave my room to my cat. Meow.

I, Jonathan Brent, leave Drew Boyd and Tyler Standland all of my level 3 dragons that they want.

I, Josh Kemp, leave my ability to grow hair to Mr. Simmons.

I, Will Ford, leave my salon quality hair to Drew Boyd.

I, Josh Hodges, leave the traditional Warrior Pants and megaphone to Clinton Wheeler. Keep Warrior Nation rowdy, my friend.

I, John David Fortenberry, leave my beard-growing abilities to Alex Ward. Grow a big one buddy.

I, William Gillespie, leave my tennis prowess to Thomas Henry.

I, Hugh Ford, leave my bowling skills to Tanner Sparks.

I, Ariel Silas, leave my pain and suffering to all the underclassmen.

I, Ali Biedenharn, leave my duty of missing too much school to Ally Gordy.

I, Le’Xavier Varnado, leave my knowledge to my little sister that will be at the high school in 3 years.

I, Constance Sloan, leave my senior project binder to my sister, Amya Geter. Just copy mine, and you will do fantastic!

I, Kaneisha Hilton, leave my intelligence, humor, great work ethic, and love to Kristin Allen.

I, Jordan Luckett, leave my high school drama to my little brother, Drew Luckett.

I, Katie Bostick, leave my 16 pack of colored pens to Mary Morgan Gratwick. Hopefully these you can keep up with ;)

I, Duncan Thomas, leave my love for traditional conservative values to Ms. Andrea Clark. *winks*

I, Caleb Simnicht, leave my managing abilities to Crawfish.

I, Tia Bullock, leave my infinite amount of hall passes, odd sense of humor, and ability to be sarcastic without consequence to my Little Big Brother Broseph, Chayanne Lambert.

I, Jonathon Nguyen, leave my rights to skip football practice to get snow cones to Brennan Sobiesk.

I, Luke Anderson, leave my dance skills and my signature dance to Sarah.

I, Christina Kemp, leave my Warrior headdress, face paint, and accessories to Grace Duggan. Wear it with pride and pass it on.

I, Mary Caitlin Lawler, leave my sarcasm to Kristen Holmes.

I, Lindsay Walker, leave my cowbell to Hadley Voss. Have fun not using it!

I, Evan Woods, leave my little black binders to Caitlin Leiva. Shall they do you well next year.

I, Jake Roberts, leave my golfing skills to Michael Baxter. Actually, you probably don’t want the shanks, so nevermind.

I, Gabbie Graham, leave my sarcastic comments to Kendall Woods. Please, don’t make me regret it.

I, Yulianna Jimenez, leave all my blessings to the new Oak Grove drum major(s) and Paxton Holder! Good luck!

Y’all will be great! RIP to your sanity.

I, John Cameron Hall, leave my wheelchair to the next baseball player with a lower body injury.

I, Anna Kate Karstens, leave Alexa Fisher.... well..... she already pretty much takes everything sooooo idk.

I, Benjamin Le, leave my rice hat to Zach Nguyen.

I, Drew English, leave my sense of humor to Austin O’Flynn.

I, Adasia Raimey, leave my doing everything at the last minuteness to Donovan Young.

I, Michaela Smith, leave my now useless cowbell to Carlee Blakeney. Have fun not being able to use it!

I, Emily Knue, leave my pain, embarrassment, and general unhappiness to the rooms and halls of Oak Grove High School. I won’t be taking those with me when I leave.

I, Savannah McCarty, leave my total disregard for authority to Liam McCarty; may he use it often.

I, David Chapman, leave my Spanish grade to my brother.

I, Madison Johns, leave my soccer number 11 to Lonnie Mulligan!

I, Matthew Judice, leave my vulgarity to Drew Boyd because he is too nice.

I, Samantha Papp, leave my parking spot in the garage to my sister, Cailyn Papp. But whenever I come home from college, I want it back!

I, Katie Williams, leave my spot on newspaper to freshman Katie Williams.

I, Aubrie Cronin, leave my Doctor Who backpack to Brittney Brown (if you can catch me).

I, Josh Mixon, leave our class basketball to Ms. Hogue.

I, Kaitlyn Wilson, leave my Mac lipstick to Julia Hummel.

I, Kristina O’Donnel, leave my leggings to Abby Nguyen.

I, Andrew Rigel, leave my giant cowbell to lil’ Irby.

I, Casey Ford, leave my reputation as local coffee shop ambassador to Elizabeth Magee.

I, Shelby Sutton, leave my spot on the end of the kickline to Callie Farris. Accept it; you’re the short one now! Good luck!

I, Kyle Moss, leave my senioritis to Marli Bryant.

I, Luke Hanna, leave my banana costume to Wesley Frazier.

I, Kalyn Murray, leave my costume hook to Brianna Weiss (pick a good hook in the new space), my sword to Tony (you have mad stage combat skills), and my diabolo to Kayla Patterson (my original Chinese yoyo partner).

I, Allec Willis, leave my ability to maintain a successful bromance to Carson Mars.

I, Allen Jones, leave my backpack to Kiki.

I, Paige Dillistone, leave my love for YouTubers and social media and everything Disney to Caroline Green.

Make some memories, Greenie. Love you!