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STUDENT NEWSMAGAZINE OF MVHS volume 7 issue 9 JUNE

The Viewpoint staff wishes you a relaxing and safe break.

See you next summer!

THANK YOU! The Viewpoint staff would like to sincerely thank the businesses below for the opportunity to work with them.

Their support of scholastic journalism and Mountain View High School makes a difference everyday.

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The Viewpoint staff, Here’s to a job well done!

se were the good times...

Best of luck class of ‘13. The t Overall Newspaper!

Thanks for making us the Bes .

Wildcat out

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The Viewpoint June 2013 Online Edition Editor in Chief

Emmy Reinwald Assistant Editor in Chief

Kerry Reichhardt Business Manager

Ashley Friedl Opinion Editor

John Keppeler Entertainment Editor

Victoria Conner Student Life Editor

Lexi Stevens Advisor

Nicole Eshelman The Viewpoint is a cross-section of the news and opinions of the student body of Mountain View High School. It is a forum of expression published by Signature Printing. Editorials represent the views of the writers and are not necessarily the opinions of Mountain View High School, its administration or staff. Letters to the editor are welcome and should be submitted to rooms 303 or 307 or sent to mvtheviewpoint@ gmail.com. Find PDFs of this and past issues can be found at www. issuu.com

Staff Writers Kameko Ahn, Jonas Chechak, Joey Bessette, Erinn Black, Megan Clark, Nathan English, Sam Foltz, Josh Guillemette, Juliana Jones, Katie Jones, Carson King, Paul King, Hunter Lewis, Trevor Martin, Shawn Mauldin, Ethan Mercado, Suzanne Newsome, Ellie Pharo, Victoria Sullivan, Sami Toal, Ashley Utterback and Niyah White Front page picture taken by Emmy Reinwald 2013 “Best Overall Newspaper” Free Lance-Star ‘s Student Journalism Award Contest 2012 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver Medalist 2011 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medalist 2011, 2010 and 2009 Virginia High School League First Place Award Winner

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Thanks to all our readers, followers When I was chosen as editor in chief at the end of last year, I knew this year would be filled with late nights and countless edits.

What I didn’t realize at that time was how much change this position and year would bring: We changed our name, became a magazine, revamped our Facebook page, got a Twitter account and now publish an additional issue online.

With this change came an influx of support and over 500 followers on Twitter. Our old readers were positively receptive to this change, and we gained new readers because of it.

Thank you to all of our readers, followers and likers.

Without you, this magazine could not be successful, our reporting would be pointless.

I would like to express a special thank you to the teachers and

staff members who distributed our magazines to their first block students each month and sent us encouraging emails with each issue. Our magazine would never get read without you.

This year, we took a chance with Twitter, and we were surprised with the amount of participation from our school community. Since we started @mvtheviewpoint, we’ve gained almost 550 followers—making us the most followed student-run publication in Stafford.

But you haven’t just followed us: You’ve helped us by tweeting updates from sports games and participating in our contests.

Without you, there is no way we could’ve expanded to size we have.

Another thanks goes out to all our advertisers this year.

Very few people know not only how

many hours is takes to put each issue together, but also how much money.

When we changed over to magazine format, our printing costs increased by 400%. Without our advertisers, we wouldn’t have been able to afford the change from newsprint to magazine.

Aaron Spicer Photography and Tracy Brown Photography have not only advertised with us, but have also provided photos for our stories. Aaron Spicer was responsible for our cover photo from our March issue, and Tracy Brown provided photos for our coverage of the addition of girls lacrosse to high schools.

This is my last issue on The Viewpoint’s staff, and it’s sad to think that I’m leaving all of it behind, yet I think back to where we were my freshmen year, and I’m amazed by how much we’ve grown.

And it’s all thanks to you.

editor in chief

Inside this issue . .

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Learn about some of the hot video games for summer break.

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Take a stroll down memory lane by remembering what it was like in 1994, when most of our seniors where born.

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Nathan English gives his opinion on North Korea’s nuclear threats against the United States.

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Senior Viewpoint staff members share the lessons that they’ve learned throughout their years in high school. june 2013 l the viewpoint l 3

Going to

States

Emily White

“Meeting new people and learning about our government and how it works.”

Steven Dvornick

“I am looking forward to learning about the function and structure of the state and national government and to further my understanding of politics in the United States.”

Across Virginia, juniors in high school have been selected to attend the American Legion Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary Girls State. These summer leadership programs take place over the summer, and focus on teaching attendees how government works while developing leadership skills. From Mountain View, we have 8 students selected to attend- Dane Anderson, Steven Dvornick, Trevor Jenkins, Conor Roberson, Justin Wilson, Kathleen Dudgeon,

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The Viewpoint asks: What are you looking forward to most about going to Boys/Girls State?

Sophia Ramsel, and Emily White, with Marina Castro-Meirelles and Ian Collins as the alternates.

So how do you get selected?

Basically, the programs are sponsored by the American Legion for high school juniors. If a student has had a family member serve in the armed forces, and you participate in a Legion activity, you can apply to be selected into the program. The program is meant to immerse attendees in running their own government,

Dane Anderson

“The experience that I’ll be able to take part in the leadership and decision-making process.”

Trevor Jenkins

“I’m looking forward to learning about government and seeing other people’s opinions about how state and national government should be run.”

similar to Model U.N. The benefits to attending the program are numerous, and attendees look forward to the experience. Junior Conor Roberson said, “I am definitely looking forward to going. We have a great group of guys and I can tell it is going to be a lot of fun.”

Ellie Pharo

It’s time to duel!

This is way more than just a card game. by Jonas Chechak

“It’s not a children’s game, it take a lot of strategy.”

Why are so many high school students playing a children’s card game? Dozens of Mountain View students have begun playing Yu-GiOh at school, during lunch, before school, during free time in class. But why?

“I hadn’t played in a while, but I saw my friends were getting back into it, so I started playing again,” said sophomore Nathan Carpenter.

“I never really played, and I just got into it this year, “said freshman Stephen Nowakowski.

“I’d played the DS games for a while, and after seeing everyone at school playing, I decided to get some cards,” said sophomore Morgan Evans. Stories like this are happening all over campus, students just starting to play or picking the game up again after not playing for a long time.

As many criticize the game as play it, calling it immature and a game for children.

So what do the players say in to this? The responses are mixed.

“It’s not a children’s game, it take a lot of strategy,” Nowakowski said.

“Yu-Gi-Oh is definitely not a children’s card game, kids can’t afford it,” senior Graham Bursom said. Bursom’s statement rings true. Top-level tournament decks can cost hundreds of dollars depending on what deck you play, but many people spend that much on things like video games and sports gear.

This is just a hobby like anything else. So whether you’re dragging out that old deck box to play again or just getting your first cards, ignore the detractors and have some fun. The way I see it, if this is a children’s card game, I don’t want to grow up.

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top ten summer break.

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The Walking Dead Telltale’s point-and-click adventure, role-playing single-player title starts you off as a university professor, Jim Everett who is trying to survive in a post apocalyptic Georgia ran by zombies. This game will feature new content in Season 2 of the series, but until then, have fun hacking your way through zombies, crying, and becoming emotionally irrational during your playtime through this title.

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NCAA Football 14 Coming out on July 9, NCAA Football 14 will incorporate new real-time physics bringing the game a renewed authenticity and an enhanced realism.

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Borderlands 2 This knockout sequel to the first Borderlands will have you shooting mutants and picking up loot for days on end. This first-person shooter is on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and OS x.

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Guild Wars 2 Guild Wars 2 is a MMORPG developed

by ArenaNet that takes place in a fantasy world called, Tyria. With no subscription fees, the world in your oyster in this polished title.

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Lost Planet 3 This third-person shooter developed by Sparks Unlimited stars Jim Peyton, a colonist working as a miner, facing new enemies such as Rigs and Akrid in a harsh ice-age environment on planet E.D.N. III. This game will take a more story-driven approach captivating the narrative. Even though Lost Planet 3 will come out on August 27, 2013, it will still be a title worth the wait.

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Disney Infinity Coming out on August 18, Disney Infinity will use collectible figurines to be featured in the game.

This allows all Disney characters such as Shrek, Mr. Incredible, Buzz Lightyear, and others to go on adventures and interact with each other. The nostalgia of the older characters and the excitement for the new characters will attract all audiences making for an exciting summer title.

Tomb Raider Tomb Raider shows that Lara Croft, the leading lady, still has a lot to offer an entire new generation of gamers. Crystal Dynamics did not disappoint and Tomb Raider could be considered to be the most complete Tomb Raider adventure in the series because of the intense action and a new origin for the game’s lineup.

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BioShock Infinite Irrational Games took their time on this title and I was not disappointed. Playing as Booker Dewitt in the floating city of Colombia, the story and presentation of BioShock Infinite will be discussed for quite some time, making this title a perfect play-through for Summer.

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Company of Heroes 2 Company of Heroes 2 is a real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment. You play as the Soviet Red Army and fight in various battles of World War II in the Eastern Front.

Company of Heroes 2 is the sequel to the first and will run on Relic’s proprietary Essence 3.0 engine. Look for this game on the PC, June 25.

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Grid 2 Grid 2 will feature numerous real world locations such as Paris and several U.S. locations. Featuring vehicles ranging from four decades, you’ll be rolling along for hours.

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Blockbusters of summer 2013

Hangover Part 3 R: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Mike Tyson, Ken Jeong May 26 The “wolf pack” returns to Sin City, but this time there is no wedding or bachelor party. What could go wrong?

When these guys hit the road to Las Vegas, all bets are off and things get very interesting. Ken Jeong makes a big return with an improved and enlarged role in this finale. The Hangover hopes to continue its record breaking and award winning ways as it comes to an end this summer of 2013.

Monsters University G: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Charlie Day june 21

Lone Ranger PG-13: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Helena Bonham Carter July 3

Grown Ups 2 PG -13: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider July 12

The Wolverine PG-13: Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee July 26 Logan (Hugh Jackman) AKA “The Wolverine” finds himself in modern day Japan where he comes face to face to a familiar foe from the past. Wolverine finds himself vulnerable as he is pushed to his emotional and physical limits for the first time.

Samurai steel and Adamantium claws clash together in an epic battle to find inner immortality and power as we see The Wolverine becoming more powerful as we have ever seen him before.

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its been three summers since Lenny (Adam Sandler) has reunited with his childhood friends for an epic summer that they will never forget. Now Lenny decides to move back to his hometown with his child hood friends and their kids. Now the only thing stopping these guys from a new beginning is old bullies, drunk cops and grade school exgirlfriends. This star-packed movie hits the theatres again for an epic sequel to continue the laughs and fun for all ages.

Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) are the one of the closest of friends in the Pixar world, but they were not always an inseparable pair. The first time the two monsters met in college, they were all out enemies. Mike and Sulley look back as they overcame their differences to become best of friends through the personal and hilarious experiences in their college years.

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After an ambush by a gang of outlaws, a group of rangers are all killed, except for one, a Ranger (Armie Hammer) wearing a mask and riding a white stallion by the name of silver is rescued by an indian named Tonto (Johnny Depp) and nursed back to health.

The two team up to bring the outlaws and other criminals to justice in this action packed comedy by Walt Disney pictures.

The summer of 2013 provides movies to beat the heat with new sequels and brand new original movies with enough movie stars to keep you in the theatres. From mature comedy to fun with the family, the cinema proves to be a hotspot for the summer

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This page is not for the easily confused, queasy-stomached or pants-wetting prone.

If you are ever caught in a horror film, which character would you be?

THE JOCK

Cabin in the woods

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Paranormal Activity

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Scream 4

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Top Gun! You would be in charge of the situation. The group would look to you to explain what is going on. Unfortunately, for you this means you would have to lead the group through the scary house, which means you are not going to make it out.

Ashley Friedl

DaeSean Hamilton

THE CURIOUS ONE You’re the person that heads toward the creepy noise upstairs, probably thinking it was just the wind blowing on the window, not knowing what really waits for you. Maybe next time you want to go exploring you might turn the light ON!

Ashley Friedl

Raeleen Yingling

THE SKEPTIC The scared person is usually the most irrational, where as the skeptic is usually the jokester who doesn’t come to terms with what is going on. You try to make sense of what is happening or bargain your way out of the problem. You end up not making it out alive.

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You are the one who didn’t go toward the scary noise and didn’t lead the group through the creepy house. You stayed safely in the middle while your friends got whacked off, congratulations! Hopefully you forget about the whole ordeal and live a long happy life with your shrink.

Or you could be like the girl in Final Destination, just wait until the second movie...

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The Great Gatsby From 1974-2013

Mia Farrow

Carey Mulligan

Karen Black

Myrtle Wilson

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Louis Chiles

Jordan Baker Elizabeth Debicki

Bruce Dern

Isla Fisher

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“I like the director, he brilliantly was able to show symbolic representatios throughout the movie” - Ashley Taylor “Leonardo DiCaprio! It just looks like it will be fantastic!

-Diana VanFleet

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Tom Buchanan Joel Edgerton

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Tobey Maguire

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Nick Carraway

Sam Waterston

Leonardo DiCaprio

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Robert Redford

Daisy Buchanan

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Harsh words of the dear leader With the “hermit kingdom” of North Korea threatening nuclear attack, how worried should America be? by Nathan English Nuclear War. The concept of nuclear war has terrified people since the atomic bomb was created, and that is precisely what North Korea has been threatening in recent days.

The infamous nation had severed communication lines with their southern neighbors, invaidated the 1953 armistice agreement, and issued a flurry of new threats against South Korea and the U.S. The underlying question here is should North Korea’s nuclear threats be taken seriously?

A recent Fox News poll showed that of about 1000 people surveyed, 74% said yes, that North Korea’s nuclear threats should be taken seriously, with 48% also believing North Korea could hit the U.S. with a nuclear missile (compared to 42% who disagreed).

North Korea is probably just blowing smoke, especially since South Korea has been receiving similar threats for years, so this is nothing new for them. It’s clear that nothing short of military action is going to stop their nuclear program or their threats.The country is like a spoiled child who hates his parents and runs around doing whatever he wants.

North Korea may also be using the threats to further their own interests. Recently, they agreed to hold talks if U.N. sanctions on them were lifted, U.S. and South Korean military drills stop, criticism of North Korea stops and several other unreasonable terms. In other words, they’re threatening so they can be rewarded for stopping the threats.

For that reason, North Korea is not too much of a menacing threat to the United States. While their military would be a very formidible force in a land war, their nuclear program is anything but. With the trouble they’ve had testing missiles and satellites, they should probably be more worried about accidently blowing themselves up.

Until North Korea stops talking and starts walking, they should be viewed as a minor disturbance that will run its mouth and cause a ruckus on occassion.

In the meantime, let’s hope that China (North Korea’s only ally) can steer their focus toward their own domestic issues so that there’s a few less starving North Koreans.

Fast Facts • • • • •

2013 marks the 50th anniversery of the cease-fire that stopped aggression in the Korean War. The armistice argeement signed by North and South Korea that left them still technically at war was “nullified” by North Korea on March 13, 2013.

Kim Jong-Un assumed power after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, in December 2011. He is currently the youngest country leader in the world.

The U.S. cut off food aid to North Korea in April 2012 after an unsuccessful missile test.

North Korea has conducted three nuclear tests: one in 2006 (it failed), one in 2009, and one in 2013.

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MCT Campus

Sources: cbsnews.com, Google News, nytimes.com, theatlantic. com, time.com

Valedictorian in the making Looking into the high school experience of the valedictorian of today’s 2013 graduating class, Emily Driscoll. by Katie Jones

Q: Do you play any sports?

A: I played volleyball my freshman and sophomore years, but then I stopped to focus on my school work.

Q: Do you plan on playing volleyball in college?

A: No Q: What is your favorite thing to do outside of school?

A: Tutoring kids. I tutor multiple times a week. I tutor elementary school kids because they’re more fun and easier to talk to. You can joke around and they don’t care what you say.

Q: When did you know you were good at school?

A: I still don’t know if I’m good at school. In middle school i was more focused on school work, I don’t know if that makes me good at it.

Q: What is your favorite subject?

A: I ’d say math and science, biology. I don’t have a favorite subject overall. Just math and science, it fits in with my engineering.

Q: What was your favorite class?

A: Learn and serve with Mr. Martino, that might be my favorite. Then there is Psych with Mr. Hoover, and Anatomy with Mrs. Gallagher.

Q: What was the hardest part about high school?

A: Managing time, definitely.

Q: Why was time management the hardest part about high school?

A: Having so many different things that i wanted to do, it was difficult to have to choose what was most important. There just isn’t enough time in the day to focus wholly on school with homework, as well as sports or other activities.

Q: What was your favorite year of high school?

A: Junior year, it was just my teachers that made it really enjoyable.

Q: Did you like senior year or was it a lot of work?

A: I would say senior year was the worst, it was a lot of work with all the IB exams.

Q: Did you want to be valedictorian?

A: I don’t know. I’m not much of a speaker, but I think it will be cool to be number one. The speech is gonna be hard to figure out. At the end of eighth grade my Assistant Principle made it a goal for me to be Valedictorian so I was working toward it for him.

Q: What middle school did you go to?

A: Rodney Thompson.

Q: Where are you planning to go to college?

A: UVA. I’m going for engineering, but I’m not sure what type.

Q: Why does engineering interest you?

A: It’s a great way to help others which is something i strive to do.

Q: Why did you choose to go to UVA? A: Out of the schools I got accepted to, UVA was the best fit.

Q: Do you have any second choices for a career if you find out engineering isn’t for you?

A: Not yet.

Katie Jones

Q: Are you happy to be graduating or is it a sad experience for you?

A: Both, I’m happy to move on and to start a new chapter in life, but it will be hard to move on. I’ll miss everybody and my teachers.

Q: How do you plan to celebrate your graduation?

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Our favorite classes at MV

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Dodd’s gym class with sophomores.

Senior Will Shceid and junior Katie Dudgeon finish work in Seth Thompson’s physics first block class.

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Evans’ parenting class.

ountain View is full of many different classes. We asked students from a range of grades which were their favorites.

by Joshua Guillemette and Juliana Jones

Laura Coelus

Ethan Mercado

Heather Mcclung

Tyler Roehl

De’Siree Fairley

Andrea Hawn

Izzie Miller

Patrick Pataluna

Jacob Reuille

Jacynth Rodriguez

Catherine Suillante

Lexie Williams

Cortez Herring

Kelsey Krum

Madisyn Horton

AP Government with Ms. Murray -she’s the best.

IB Environmental Systems and Societies because it’s a different class than you usually take at Mountain View and it’s fun.

Hannah Ship

Ashley Martin

Natalie Rhoads

Susanna Newsome

Kameko Ahn

Alfredo Villagomez

Independent Study because it allows me to learn about Japan in school.

Sports Medicine II because it gets you ready for the real world.

AP Government because I liked Ms. Murray and my class IB Biology because I want to be a vet and Ms. Gallagher is a really good teacher.

Probably German because Ms. Holly is a really good teacher and she understands that other people have different paces.

Parenting because I got to take home the baby.

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I liked my IB Spanish class because people would bring in pancake griddles and make pancakes. It was fun to eat breakfast in class.

Introduction to Health and Medical Science because I want to be a doctor and the class taught me a lot.

Probably art class because it is a career choice and I enjoy it.

Woodshop because it’s more hands on and it’s useful.

World Geography with Coach Knaresborough or cosmetology.

Math with Ms. Dockter -- she’s hilarious.

English Duel Enrollment with Ms. Johnson because she’s so sweet.

Physics because Mr. Thompson is a really great teacher because he made physics interesting.

Physics with Mr. Thompson. He is the funniest teacher at MV!

Definitely Coach Dodd’s class or Ms. Murray’s comparative government.

Parenting with the ever lovely Ms. Evans.

Drama because I get to be myself.

Katie Leaver

Drama because I get to talk to people, be creative and there’s never a wrong answer.

Chemistry with Ms. Tirone because she’s really funny. She teaches life lessons, and we play games.

Any last words?

Seniors share their final thoughts before leaving high school and their fondest memories. by Susanna Newsome and Carson King

Final Thoughts Katie Vizzi “I’m going to miss Mountain View and all my wonderful teachers, especially Mrs. Werner, whom I’ve had all four years. ”

Reid Larsen

“I really wish I would have paid more attention in Spanish.”

Rachel Van FLeet “I’ve enjoyed high school but I’m ready to move onto bigger and better things.”

Sarah Paquette

“I’ve really enjoyed all the insightful moments I’ve had with my teachers and peers and the deep level of understanding I have developed.”

Fondest Memory Nick Gray “Beating North Lacrosse on their senior night, at their field, with 6 seconds left was my fondest high school memory.”

Nick Jarvis “My fondest high school memory was tripping up the main staircase, twice.”

Vince Olger “My fondest memory would be the last play of the regional championship football game against North Stafford.”

Bethany McDonald

“My favorite high school memory was being in the play because I got to meet people I never would have.”

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Back to

1994

Let’s have a flash back to the year when our current seniors were just coming into this world. by Ashley Utterback

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Important events

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• The average cost of a gallon of gas was $1.09.

• Average House Price 68,032 • The average cost of a brand new house was $119,050.00.

• The average cost of a new car $12,350.00 • The average cost of a movie ticket was $4.08.

• The average income per year was $37,070.00.

• The average monthly rent was $533.00 • The cost of a dozen Eggs was 86 cents

television

Some hit movies in 1994 included: •”The Shawshank Redemption” •”Forrest Gump” •”The Lion King” (Disney) •”True Lies” •”The Santa Clause” •”The Flintstones” •”Dumb & Dumber” •”Clear and Present Danger” •”Speed” •”The Mask” •”Pulp Fiction” •”Four Weddings and a Funeral” •”Miracle on 34th Street” •”Star Trek: Generations”

music

There were many popular and famous musicians in 1994 including: •Bryan Adams •Rod Stewart •Sting •Sheryl Crow •Bon Jovi •Erasure •Aerosmith •Janet Jackson •Pearl Jam •Phil Collins •Snoop Doggy Dogg •Alice in Chains •Rolling Stones

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Television shows in 1994 consisted of: •”Law & Order” •”America’s Funniest Home Videos” •”Rugrats •”The Jerry Springer Show” •”The Ren & Stimpy Show” •”Absolutely Fabulous” •”Beavis and Butt-head” •”Frasier“ •”Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” •”NYPD Blue” •”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” •”The Late Show with David Letterman” •”The X-Files”

• Feb 23rd - Dakota Fanning, American actress • Mar 1st - Justin Bieber, London Ontario, Canadian pop singer • May 21st - Tom Daley, Olympic English diver • Sep 25th - Jansen Panettiere, American actor • Dec 3rd - Jake T. Austin, American actor • Dec 17th - Nat Wolff, American actor, and singer-songwriter

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1994 ended the 1993 style of grunge.

Women in 1994 were known to be very glamorous, always dressed up.

They wore tailored trouser and skirt suits, short swingy dresses, bright colors, fake animal prints, stiletto heels and bright red lipstick.

Men also wore bright colors but they went for more of a punk look, inspired by the 70s British street style, which was brought back by Gianni Versace. This style consisted of tight pants, vibrant colored shirts, bondage trousers and colourful mohair sweaters.

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• Jan 1st - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect • Mar 5th - Largest milkshake (1,955 gallons of chocolate-Nelspruit South Africa) • May 24th - Poison singer Bret Michaels gets into a car crash • Aug 1st - The Rolling Stones begin Voodoo Lounge world tour • Nov 30th - Release of the Beatles’ 1st album in 25 years

The first ever smartphone, the IBM Simon Personal Communicator was first released to the public in August of 1994. It could send and recieve cellular calls and emails and had various applications such as an address book, calendar, appointment scheduler, calculator, world time clock, electronic note pad and it had a stylus. Each one came with a charging base station, two batteries and a leather cover for protection. There were over 50,000 Simons sold within the first six months of its release.

Sources for information were Britannica.com, historyorb.com and thepeoplehistory.com

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Senior Jonathan Castillo dressed as a butler for his adoption by junior Peter Lima. Jonathan said he enjoyed the day and thought it was funny to be dressed up while having to do everything Peter asked of him.

Senior Bianca Dittmann dressed as a crazy grandma for her adoption by junior James Hartman. Bianca said she loved it and thought that she looked great throughout the day.

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Senior Landon McLeod dressed as Minnie Mouse for his adoption by junior Olivia Cheek. Landon said he was scared and felt horrible about what the day would bring.

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Natalie Davis

Kourtney Ellis

Now: First female in Mountain View history to be on the varsity football team and wrestling team.

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It’s graduation time for seniors. Follow along as we look into the future of six seniors. by Kameko Ahn

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In 10 years: “I’m not sure yet but I know I want to travel.”

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In 10 years: Wants to teach kids with multiple disabilities

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Now: Senior class officer secretary

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In 10 years: “I want to be a music video producer.”

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View from the end The senior staff members share what the lessons they’ve learned and the impact the past four years have had on them.

“I am the disappointment”

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igh school is full of disappointments.

Not winning the championship ring after making it to the state tournament all four years.

Thinking French fries are being served that day, and then walking into the cafeteria and realizing it’s only Thursday.

Never getting asked to prom.

Isn’t that life, though? It’s full of disappointment.

But then there’s also a lot of good in it.

It’s like that Bob Marley quote that seems to be in every teenage girl’s social media bio: “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”

That’s all fine and dandy, but what happens when you’re the one hurting someone? What happens when you realize that you’re the disappointment?

I hold officer positions in almost every club I’m in. I have 11 varsity letters, I’m ranked in the top one percent in my class and I got into my top choice for college—GO BULLDOGS. It really wasn’t until the end of this year that I realized that I—in fact— was a disappointment.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had my “haters” all of high school, but I don’t consider myself a disappointment to them. I’m just not their type of person, and I’m proud of that.

I’ve never been very good at keeping friends with the exception of two or three people. Sure, I make friends, but those friendships only last a few months or maybe a year.

I used to think my friends didn’t stick around because I was a busy person, or even because I set my standards too high and had too many expectations of what my friend needed to bring to the table.

It wasn’t until recently, when someone I considered a good friend, let me down in such a way that the only foreseeable outcome was to sever my ties with her.

It was after this event that I noticed I never keep friends for long—they’ve all been disappointments. I’ve always pushed that thought aside in the past and have only focused on my two best friends who I have managed to keep through the years.

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That’s when it hit me: Why did I need my friends to prove that they were such great friends? Why was I holding people to impossible standards just waiting for them to fail?

Lord knows if people applied these standards to me, I would’ve failed repeatedly.

Summer before junior year when I switched rooms at field hockey camp leaving my friend to sleep alone—I disappointed her.

The time I decided I was too busy with homework to go out to lunch with my friend after she had a rough week—I disappointed her.

I finally realized that for as many times that I’ve been disappointed, I’ve also disappointed someone.

People tell you that life is full of disappointments, but that all the other positives make up for it. They tell you to ignore the disappointments, to move on from them.

I whole-heartedly disagree. You need to embrace the disappointments in your life because they are the only things that draw your attention to how you have disappointed someone.

They’re the mistakes you can learn from because you’ve made them, too.

There’s something else disappointment teaches you—compassion.

When I came to the realization that I was a disappointment, I found myself hoping for compassion.

For those of you who know me, compassionate isn’t an adjective used to describe me often. But as I saw that I was indeed a disappointment, I was hoping that maybe it was the word used to describe those people whom I have disappointed.

As I sat there hoping for compassion to be shown to me, I thought about how the people who have disappointed me in high school have probably had this moment and hope too, but I never showed that compassion or forgiveness. I was never that moral person who realized we all make mistakes because I had felt like I had never made one which had hurt a friend.

That’s where I am the disappointment, for believing that I never could be one.

-Emmy Reinwald

Sometimes I jam to Bollywood As a general rule, I turn down my music when I get into the school parking lot every morning.

I’m not even playing Bollywood most of the time, but the thought of someone hearing my non-top-40 tunes is mortifying. Up until this year, this was mostly about concern for my image and reputation.

I guess I’m not sure if it’s because I don’t even have a reputation and my image is irreconcilable or because I’m growing towards elegance and maturity, but senior year has brought more confidence and acceptance than I could have imagined as a freshman.

I’m not saying you’ll find me chestbumping with the class president in the halls or standing in a circle of friends in the cafeteria at the end of the school day, but I don’t exactly stifle the meows anymore, if you catch my drift.

I give a lot of credit to the fact that I’m leaving, and therefore, I’m uninterested in what you plebs think,

but I’d say a majority of my recent harmony between my home-self and school-self is thanks to being involved with the IB program and journalism.

They were both places where I felt I had common interests with people, and that somehow that allowed a safe environment for me to be myself.

Sports teams do the same thing, I imagine, although having never joined one I can’t say for sure (#notonyourlifekiddo). And clubs do, too. Finding something you’re interested in doesn’t just pass the time or look good on a college application, it helps shape you into who you are at the end of high school.

With upperclassmen advice to freshman in mind, I will try to summarize my wise words, which I hope you’ll keep in mind through the coming years: “You do you, buddy. You do you.”

And while you’re at it, check out the Indian pop scene.

-Kerry Reichhardt

No planning required I would never consider myself spontaneous. I am definitely a plan-lover, and the unexpected brings me immense anxiety.

I am not afraid to admit that I attach myself to schedules because I believe that consistency brings stability. I have a routine, and I like it that way. But can you blame me?

I like my comfort zone, but to contradict myself, my best experiences throughout high school have been the result of why not’s, events that were neither scheduled nor planned. They just happened. Even though I don’t like it, I do have an appreciation for the unknown.

Where would I be if I decided not to take the chance to try out for the freshman cheerleading team or run for class office sophomore year or if I never randomly selected journalism as one of my electives? The unknown somehow shaped a team captain, an SCA president and an aspiring writer.

I had no prior experience with elections or cheerleading and I would have considered myself the epitome of a newbie.

Remarkably, I won each election I ran in and consistently made each team I tried out for.

I had never done gymnastics or

cheerleading, nor was I naturally gifted in any area of cheerleading.

I did give it my best shot. Maybe it was luck? I would like to think luck might be a contributor but not the sole reason. As for the domino effect of continually winning elections, that may have been a lucky streak.

It’s funny, really. For someone who hugs their comfort zone and cringes at the thought of diving blindly into the unknown, the best moments of high school were untouched by my scheduling. As a matter of fact, I tend to jump into projects more often than not and find myself pleasantly surprised with the end result.

Perhaps I am impulsive.

And I suppose the mixture of being impulsive and generally apprehensive and deliberate has worked out for me. As I reflect on the past four years, the unexpected has brought me better friends and memories than I would have hoped for.

Today, as I pack away my Mountain View memorabilia as every wildcat must do, I have nothing but a fondness for the unknown.

What I know now is to never underestimate the possibilities that follow the phrase: why not.

-Niyah White

Four years to prepare for what is yet to come “Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.”

Spending four years in a place is just enough time to get used to everything around you. Only 720 days to try and find out who you are and who you are supposed to be. At the end of those four years, when the diplomas have been handed out and the countdown to the last day of high school has turned into the countdown to move in day, you’ll realize that what you’ve had as a Wildcat is special.

The more time I’ve spent here, the more I understand how the student body has a sense of unity, like we really all are in this together.

Coming to a school like this, you begin to belong to many different things that begin to define you: softball captain, full International

Baccalaureate, Entertainment Editor. But at the end of the day, the team that defines you the most is your class. Senior. Class of 2013.

You won’t realize it when you’re a freshman still trying to remember where all your classes are or when you don’t make varsity your sophomore year. It won’t really affect you when you’re a junior watching the class above you putting their college choices on Mrs. Gallagher’s board.

It may hit you when you’re more excited for your best friend getting into her dream school than yourself.

You’ll realize it when Mrs. Sutton brings your class breakfast before your exam, and you start to count down the number of Mondays left before graduation.

You’ll finally begin to realize that every day you’ve been in this building, you’ve been a

part of something so much bigger than yourself. Classmates have turned into friends and teammates have turned into family.

Watching “High School Musical 3” when I was in 7th grade made graduation seem so far away. College, the future, high school even, seemed so far off it wasn’t even worth worrying about.

Now, I’m scared to even watch it again, because it’s all here and it seems so real.

Four years as a Wildcat.

Four years wearing the number 14, being traded in for four years as a Moravian Greyhound. I’ll start four years wearing the number 17. Suddenly, it’s the start of something new, but it’s a something that I’ve been preparing for my entire life.

-Victoria Conner

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