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Fairview High School 1515 Greenbriar Blvd. Vol. 56 No. 4 March 2016
The Royal Banner 15-16 Staff
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Laura Brack Ben Gelderloos Sara McCrea Rachel Grushan Varun Narayanswamy DESIGN DIRECTOR Maya Jayachandra STORY EDITORS Arvand Aidun Noah Finer Grace Hedlund Sage Rose Ryan Swerdlin Cameron Walsh COPY EDITOR Keren Sneh PHOTO EDITOR Chris Wagers BUSINESS MANAGER Dvir Goldman SOCIAL MEDIA Molly Box
WEB MASTER Nate Bilbrey STAFF REPORTERS Peter Buchholtz Chloe Cope Evan Derby James Fernandez Taylor Folwell Will Griffith Jot Kaur Michal Olesiak Conor Pepin Sydney Russ Jasmine Vital Jaxson Whittle Harrison Young Maggie Zukoski COVER Maya Jayachandra Chris Wagers ADVISER Sarah Zerwin staff@fhsroyalbanner.com @FHSRoyalBanner FHS Royal Banner, Room 339
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
3INTROramps by numbers | merit scholars 4FUN VS SAFETYto prank or not to prank 5SENIOR STAMPEDEup and out 6RISE TO SUCCESSat the top 8SENIOR LIFEfoosed 9COLLEGEmap 10FUTURE PLANSsenior list 12BYE LOLeditor-in-chief goodbyes 13SENIORSbucket list 14FHS LIFEaccessibility and acceptance 16ADVERTISING
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THE RAMP ISSUE We are nearing a time of transitions. As the class of 2016 graduates and moves towards new places and new experiences, and the rest of us prepare for the years ahead, we become sentimental and reflect on what makes Fairview unique. One of the first things that comes to mind is the ramps dominating the center of the school. The ramps represent more than the constant blur of students traveling between classes; they are a sort
of metaphorical climb to happiness, success, and the next stages of our lives. In this issue we highlight that progression up the ramps with student stories, the value of tradition in the halls we walk, and the role the ramps play in our lives. We set out to capture the Fairview
2016 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS Nicholas Baer James Bender Heather Betz Jessie Bolger Alice Cao Sam Weismann Ellen Considine Isabella Dalla Betta Laura Fleming Maya Frost-Belansky Brooke Garbarini
Alison Jarvis Rachel Grushan Brendan Haines Maya Jayachandra Will Kaufman Akane Kleinkopf Shrihari Kote Kate Lawrence Calvin Lincoln Benjamin Morris Brenna Raeder
Sruthi Raguveer Sienna Sewell Christine Soh Tara Srinivas Graham Stevenson Rahul Tholakapalli Noah Thompson Logan Tidstrom Teal Witter Casey Zhang
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experience through a thing that takes us where we need to go daily. They are something that brings us all together and propels us towards the future. We encourage our readers to consider what the ramps mean in high school and beyond, along with what you can do to help yourself and others keep striving for the top. - The Royal Banner Co-Editors-InChief Laura Brack, Ben Gelderloos, Sara McCrea
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he Royal Banner would like to extend congratulations to the students recieving comendation at the Knight of Excellence on May 19 at 6:30 P.M. Due to the timely nature of announcing these awards, the students designated as Knights of the Round Table will not be in this print edition as usual. The following Fairview students are all finalists for the 2016 Competition for National Merit Scholarships.
To Prank or Not to Prank
// By Arvand Aidun @ArvandRB Ryan Swerdlin @RB_ryanswerdlin Evan Derby @EvanDerby_fhsrb
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very year, there is a debate among graduating seniors: to prank or not to prank? As much as many seniors want to, their plans have long been stifled by the administration’s stance. “There are no senior pranks,” said Principal Don Stensrud. Stensrud is firm in his resolve. “If you do a prank, we are going to take away the one thing we can, and that is that you won’t be able to walk at graduation,” Stensrud said. Senior pranks are a part of stereotypical high school culture around the U.S. It seems that every class has a senior prank and all the graduates remember it. “We had one where we put the principal’s car for sale in the paper… for $1,985,” Community Resource Officer Nicholas said. “I graduated in ‘85.” It seems to be a warm memory for him. “[The principal had] an ‘82 or ‘83 Trans-Am, so it was worth quite a bit,” said Nicholas. “Everybody and their brother called about it.” Pranks have previously been part of the end of year culture at Fairview, but they’ve been restricted for longer than many students can remember-
twelve years, to be specific. It was a policy Stensrud implemented as soon as he arrived at Fairview, after having a bad experience with pranks at Southern Hills. “[Students at SHMS] covered the hallways in chocolate sauce and toilet paper. It cost thousands of dollars to clean, and hours for the custodial staff to pick up,” Stensrud said. Ever since then, there’s been a hardline policy: no pranks. Of course, the issue was as contentious then as it was now. “To cancel them entirely is a bit much,” said senior Hahne Kaja. Other seniors echoed that sentiment. “I think it’s dumb that we have to get the administration’s approval for every single thing we do in this school,” said Sami Young. Prankster seniors want the administration to understand: they aren’t going to harm anyone with pranks. They just want to have fun and create good memories with friends. When asked about his opinion on senior pranks, senior Zach Sun said that a good prank would be “just something that would be incredibly hilarious [and] that would make the administration mad. I mean, it’s not like we’re coming back.” However, Stensrud has doubts about students’ abilities to see the 4/16
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line between funny and harmful. “You can have clever pranks, and you can have unclever, incredibly costly pranks. It’s too hard for me to differentiate,” he said. Stensrud reminisced over a particularly costly prank that occurred at FHS in 2000. “The student center used to be covered with carpet, except for this one spot that was a different fabric… it was like three times as big as my office… The class of 2000 had taken bleach and written ‘2000’ in the carpet. So it had to be ripped up,” he said. Students are still put off by the blacklist of all pranks. Stensrud and Officer Nicholas explained it like this: when you start allowing certain pranks, people start splitting hairs; they hold the administration to their word, rather than the spirit of the rules. “I remember having a conversation with a parent... I said no chocolate sauce. And she said, it wasn’t chocolate sauce, it was devil’s food cake mix,” Stensrud said of the prank at Southern Hills. “Oh, well then I should have just said ‘no chocolatebased products.’” Officer Nicholas shares Stensrud’s line of thought. “You have a grey area if you didn’t say ‘no there can’t be any’... You guys are very good at splitting those hairs… So, I think, because there are so many kids that could stretch and twist what is being said, they have to say none.” The no-prank policy isn’t likely to be lifted anytime soon. But the seniors, whoever they are, will probably always have a problem with it.
Up and Out // By Molly Box @FHSRoyalBanner Rachel Grushan @rachelgrushanRB Photo by Chris Wagers Over the past five years, the graduating class has ceremoniously concluded their high school career by climbing the infamous ramps one last time, beginning in the math hallway and exiting at the top of the school. This event has become known as the Senior Stampede. Not only does the stampede serve as a way for the seniors to go out with a bang, but it also carries a metaphorical purpose as they scale the final rungs of the ladder of education. “I think it symbolizes tradition,” said senior Bryce Greenwald. “I remember being a freshmen and thinking, wow, they’re running free. Like a stampede of free horses.” As Greenwald describes, the Senior Stampede is something that many underclassmen look forward to experiencing, something that is distinctly their own as seniors. “Sometimes they run, sometimes they walk,” said Principal Stensrud, “and relish every minute of their last climb up the ramps.” Unfortunately for the safety of students’ toes and ankles, the Stampede lives up to its
name. According to security, in past years the seniors would make a loop, charging down the ramps before returning up them and out of the school. Seniors had trouble controlling their velocity when running downhill, so the route was changed to avoid injury. Students now walk down the ramps, line up, then run back to the bricks in order to be more safe. Regardless, students who are observing still move to the side hallways and locker banks so they don’t get trampled by seniors. Despite the risk involved, the stampede is one of the few senior traditions that is still allowed at Fairview. “Tradition is tradition,” said Security Guard Jeff Jones. Fairview enforces a consistent code of conduct throughout the school year, but allows the senior class this rite of passage before their graduation. “We wanted to give the seniors something,” said Stensrud. The Stampede is really no different from high school itself. Once at the top, there is no going back down. “They’re going up and out,” said Stensrud.
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“They’re going up and out.” - Principal Stensrud
BEHIND THE SCENES Sam Schrag is a talented young filmmaker and aspires to become a director or film editor someday. He’s been creating films since he was 10 years old, and through his work in IB Film and with friends, recently got accepted into the NYU Tisch School of Arts, one the top film programs in the country. What film projects are you working on currently? I’m working on a myriad of different projects at the moment. Currently, I’m working hard on my final project for my IB Film Class. The film chronicles the journey of a small toy car as it tries to
get back to its owner after being left at a playground; with the film I hope to tell a heartwarming and sentimental story that serves as a reverence to my childhood years. What was the moment when you knew that film was something you really wanted to do? I knew film was something that was meant for me when I was in the 5th grade. My friend and I would spend our weekends using my parents’ old video recorder to film silly short films and I fell in love with the ability to tell a story of my own to people visually. The whole process of making movies fascinated me at the time
and motivated me to keep working at and improving my own skills in this art. What is your favorite film project you’ve worked on? I think my favorite film project that I’ve worked on would have to be a short film I made with my friend in 7th grade called “Zombies!” The film was part of the Boulder 24 Hour Shootout, in which everyone was given different guidelines and had to write, film, and edit a movie in 24 hours. It was a fun little competition and the time constraint made it super entertaining. Even though it turned out pretty silly/mediocre it was definitely a blast to make. It’d definitely be my favorite due to the joy that came along with making it. How long have you been making movies? I’ve been making movies since around the age of 10, so for about 7-8 years now. I think when I was about 12 or 13 I really started to put an emphasis on writing a proper story and utilizing different filmmaking techniques, as opposed to making silly movies with my friends. What are your plans/goals for the future? Currently my main plan for the future is to learn as much as I possibly can about cinema and the whole craft surrounding it. My pursuit for knowledge is always growing and it allows me to not only better myself, but increase and refine the films I create. All of the different things that I hope to learn at NYU will hopefully provide me with a significant stepping stone into a career as a director or editor in the film industry. Ultimately any career that is involved with film and allows me to push my creativity to its limits and create something astonishing is my end goal.
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PLAY HARD Avery Tallman is a goalie on the varsity
girls soccer team and has recently been accepted into Stanford. She exceeds at Fairview in both her athletics and academics and is well known around the school for her personability.
What has been your motivation in High School? My main motivation through high school has been getting the IB diploma and working hard enough to give myself opportunities for college. I also wanted to work hard for my parents because they have done a lot to help me get to this point.
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TOP What is one challenge you have overcome while in high school? My biggest challenge in high school was finding a balance in my life. At one point I really lost touch with my friends because of the other priorities I had, but by going through a rough patch with them I realized how important friends are as well as finding a balance in all areas of your life. When did you start to think about going to Stanford? Honestly I started thinking about Stanford when I was about 2 years old. I’ve always wanted to go there, but I really started pushing for it during junior year. How has soccer contributed to your success? I think soccer has contributed to my success by teaching me how to respond from my mistakes. As a goalkeeper, it is pretty obvious whenever I make a mistake, and that makes it really difficult for me to get over them, yet that’s the only thing I can do. Soccer has taught me that we all make mistakes, but more than that it has taught me how to grow and learn from them and become a better player and person because of them. Soccer has also taught me how to be a positive team leader even in times of distress. What are you most looking forward to about college? I am most excited about pursuing biomedical engineering because I’ve always been so interested in it, but next year will be the first time I can really get into the subject. Other than that I cannot wait for the football games!
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// By Jaxson Whittle, Taylor Folwell, and Peter Bucholz Photos donated by Sam Schrag, Avery Tallman, and Elise Legendre
WORK HARD Elise Legendre is a promising singer. She
has won prestigious awards both at the singing expo and local radio program, etown, and has signed a recording contract. Elise made all-state jazz choir this year, which is a choir composed of the best singers in the state of Colorado. The student singer goes through two weeks of auditions which include sightreading, and blending together in a choir with complete strangers.
Where/when did you start singing? The first time I sang in public was in my first grade musical about recycling and I played a potato chip bag.
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What motivates you to keep singing and working? I keep working because this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I want to have a career in music, so that is what keeps me going. Also, it’s not really work for me. I absolutely love what I do, so it’s easy for me most of the time to set aside a few hours to write or practice. What is the hardest moment you’ve experienced? My biggest struggle when it comes to music is definitely my self-esteem. It’s something that’s incredibly important to me, so I tend to over-analyze and be really hard on my performances, to the point where it used to be pretty unhealthy. There was a solid few months last year when I completely stopped singing and writing because of it. When did you learn you had potential to become a successful singer? I realized I had potential I guess like sophomore year when I started getting really involved in the choirs, and I’m still gaining confidence in myself every day. In everything I do. But I’m not going to pretend that I’m some unbelievable singer, because I’m still learning and growing.
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Views from the battlefied.
First semester I probably played 25 games a day. Jonathan Schneider, 12
It’s just the laxed, competitive nature that makes foosball so fun. It’s just fun to play with some friends, you know, knock the ball around a little bit. Calvin “Fooz” Mooz, 12
But this one is like literal trash. Someone reached into a dumpster and pulled this out. Zachary Sun,12
// By Chris Wagers and Conor Pepin Photos by Chris Wagers Graphic by Keren Sneh
From left to right, Graham Stevenson, Zach Sun, Calvin “Fooz” Mooz
Although only seniors are allowed to use the foosball table, everyone hears the excitement that a good game of foosball brings. Students play on the old, falling apart, so-called “foosball table” hundreds of times a day. Competitors are a mix of frequent players and also seniors with an hour to spare. For some seniors, the foosball tables have transitioned from a way to kill time to a major competition. “First semester I probably played 25 games a day,” said avid player Jonathan Schneider. “We got a lot in cause we were only going to five, now it’s probably three games because this crappy table is holding us back.” The condition of the table has been an issue since foosball was brought to the senior class. Players Calvin “Fooz” Mooz and Zachary Sun compare recent tables. “Well the old one that we had was fun,” said Mooz. “It was falling apart, but it definitely could have been fixed.” “But this one is like literal trash. Someone reached into a dumpster and pulled this out,” said Sun, about the current table.
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Regardless, no one finds trouble playing games. Even with the table slowly deteriorating, the fire of competition endlessly burns. Games range from infrequent players being slaughtered in marathons of shutouts and embarrassments, to games among veterans that can last for entire periods. Each player has their own opinions on who is the best. “Johnny Schneider’s pretty good at defense. Josh Bennett is pretty good,” said Mooz. “I gotta say I’m one of the better players in the grade, but it’s definitely up for debate,” said Schneider. “Oh, easily me!” said Sun. “It’s just the laxed, competitive nature that makes foosball so fun. It’s just fun to play with some friends, you know, knock the ball around a little bit,” said Mooz. Mooz plays at least five games a day, but while other players often leave classes to catch a quick game, he, along with Sun, has never missed class time to play. With the year coming to a close, foosball has begun to die down, but seniors still frequent the table for a quick round before class.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GOODBYES The Royal Banner has become a family for me inside and outside the classroom. I’ve always looked forward to coming to class for the past three years, whether it be to work on a story as a staff reporter, lay out a page as a section editor, or frantically call our printer and make sure the issue is even coming out. I wouldn’t trade the family dinners, brainstorming, stress dreams, arguments about feminism, or terrible knight puns for anything. Thank you to all of our staff for working so hard and making this year like a family, to Doc Z for being a huge role model and mentor for me ever since freshman year, and to the FHS community for supporting student journalism because it’s super important and awesome. The Banner will always hold a special place in my heart and I’m so excited to see what these kiddos think up next year. Good luck fam! <3
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Varun Narayanswamy Four years ago I walked into the beginning journalism class, super annoyed that I hadn’t made it into the creative writing class I had wanted instead. “Journalism?” I thought, “who does journalism? That means I have to talk to people, right? That sounds like a bummer.” Four years later I can’t see my life without the Royal Banner. It’s a community. It’s a party. It’s a family. In fact we actually sat down one day and discussed who we all were in our Royal Banner Family. For the record, I am the spacey dad who always is watching “Avatar the Last Airbender” and forgetting to feed the kids. Every person in the Royal Banner is someone I can rely on, someone I can trust, someone I can talk to. The Royal Banner is one of the greatest organizations I have had the honor of being part of. All of this is only possible because of the amazing readers we have. By supporting us you have given me a second family. So thank you. Now we are passing on our leadership positions to the new editors-in-chiefs. I have full confidence in their ability and I am sure that they will surpass us next year. But they still need your support. So thanks in advance and see you next year. NOT.
WHAT’S PAST THE RAMPS?
Countless students have gone through Fairview and have climbed their way to success, despite the challenges many of them have faced. But what is past Fairview and the ramps? What do seniors want to do after they graduate? We talked to some seniors to find what is on their bucket lists.
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Accessibility an Embracing Everyone With Open Arms The ramps make Fairview unique. They provide access for those with disabilities and symbolize a welcoming and accessible environment. However, it is not just the ramps that allow Fairview to have a diverse student body and staff. It is the many resources and empathetic peers that create opportunities for everyone, no matter their differences, to thrive. The countless clubs, activities, and classes demonstrate the endless opportunities for students to be involved. Above all, Fairview offers a safe environment for students to be themselves. Healing Jamie Smalley is a Mental Health Interventionalist, as well as a sponsor of the Gay Straight Alliance club. She works for Mental Health Partners and offers free therapy services to students.
“If we [aren’t] accepting people it causes a toxic environment.” Smalley helps students deal with anxiety, depression, peer conflict, family issues, and bullying issues, to name a few. These are all common obstacles that high schoolers are faced with, and in times of emotional crisis, it’s extremely important to have access to a trusted adult. Smalley’s counseling provides a safe environment for those struggling with these issues. The Mental Health Partners program tries to reach out to students, giving a sense of approachability and comfort. “We offer a space for students to come who don’t feel comfortable talking with their peer group or with their family members,” said Smalley. Smalley works with the Gay Straight Alliance club as well, to help LGBTQ students embrace being themselves and accepting of who they are. GSA brings kids together to talk through problems with others who have been
in similar situations. Clubs like GSA positively impact our building to become aware of others’ differences. Smalley has learned to appreciate the value of embracing each others’ uniqueness partly from sponsoring this group. “[The student leaders of the GSA] are teaching myself and the group about the importance of self-advocacy, antibullying, and human rights in general,” said Smalley. “If we [aren’t] accepting people it causes a toxic environment.”
The Counseling Department Our school offers counseling, from mental health to academics. We are fortunate to have access to an excellent counseling department, which is a great resource for students to utilize for questions about classes, credits, college applications, and much more.
“Adolescence can be a challenging time, so [the counselors] want every student to feel like they can not only access their education and interests, but the support systems that they need.” “The College and Career Center in the counseling office is a place for students 14/16
to explore their interests both inside of high school as well as planning for after high school,” said Michelle Kletzky, speaking for the counseling department. Throughout the year, counselors teach guided lessons in classrooms on topics such as interest inventories, personality types, and post secondary planning (ICAP). As a whole, they make an effort to appear approachable and helpful to students. Kletzky mentions the importance of building a strong relationship with your counselor and believes it’s necessary for counselors to be accessible. “Adolescence can be a challenging time, so [the counselors] want every student to feel like they can not only access their education and interests, but the support systems that they need.”
Reaching Out Like the ramps, the counseling department is a great representation of Fairview’s efforts to create a successful learning space for everyone. In addition, Fairview has implemented programs to accommodate students with more specific needs. Dallas Strankman is a teacher and his work emphasizes the accepting culture at Fairview. “I love working with individuals that learn differently because growing up, I learned differently. I have severe ADHD so school’s really hard for me,” Strankman said. “I had to figure out
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all of these different ways to learn, so I guess that gives me an edge in special education.” Whether it’s putting a smile on student’s faces, or teaching them new skills, his work as an educator has impacted his students greatly. He helps them access a decent education despite of their disabilities, which is an opportunity that might not be offered at other schools. In addition, there are programs that
“I want to work with these kinds of kids when I grow up, and I have a passion about putting a smile on their faces and impacting their lives in a positive way. That class is the best part of my day.” enable students to contribute. Strankman feels that Fairview does a great job of including these students with disabilities in our community. He explains that their peers are always eager to help. “The students deserve all the credit for that. It’s not motivated by anything, and it’s not just volunteering, it’s that the students are driven to want to come and be apart of what we are doing here,” said Strankman. There are also non academic opportunities at this school for students to become more involved. Fairview offers electives such as adaptive art and adaptive PE in order to unite students with differences together. Alex Burger, a sophomore, participates in the adaptive
PE program and loves being with these students. “I want to work with these kinds of kids when I grow up, and I have a passion about putting a smile on their faces and impacting their lives in a positive way. That class is the best part of my day,” said Burger. The peer-run adaptive classes provide an inclusive and social environment for these students. “It’s not so much that certain students need more help, it’s really just, let’s meet at whatever level we can and work together to create something,” said Strankman. He believes that these classes benefit both the peers and students equally, and that no one is receiving more help than the other. There is also a unified basketball team which brings a sense of teamwork and physical activity. Many students show their support by attending the games.
Students in the adaptive art class. 15/16
“Everyone cheers for us and they make signs. I think everyone at Fairview is pretty respectful and open to these kids,” said Burger. Strankman agrees that our Fairview
The peer-run adaptive classes provide an inclusive and social environment for these students. community is extremely accepting and supportive of students with different learning abilities. “I think that Fairview is a great place. This building has a very inclusive culture and it just happens naturally. It wasn’t inspired because a teacher did this and it caught on. It’s because the students and peers here are amazing,” said Strankman.
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