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Students in the Working Worl

Above Senior Amber Sli ke miniature pants up at Stuffir Town, a local toy shop where peop can build their own stuffed anim< "It's a nice way to earn some ext cash," said Slike. " I like the relaxe playful at mosphere." Slike had bel working at Stuffing Town sin the end of August. The store w a recent addition to the State CC leqe commu ni ty. photo by Brooke Re

Left Junior Nadia Kowalski checks books at Schlow Memorial Library on Fraser Street. "I th ink working at Schlow Library is easier than most other jobs. You don't have to wash dishes or wait on people; and it's fun," said Kowalski. photo by Brooke Reidy Below Right Molly Oberholtzer, a sophomore, gets a drink at the clubhouse at her parents' miniature golf co urse in Georgia.

"I like t he change of pace," said Oberholtzer. "You get to see a wide variety of people. They're happy to be there so it makes t hings easier On me." photo courtesy of Molly Oberholtzer

Left Cleaning silverwa re, junior Miles Scott works in the kitchen at the Waffle Shop on North Atherton Street. "You have set hours, you can plan your schedule. I t 's a fun atmosphere, everyone gets along," said Scott of his working environ ment. photo by len Brown Above Left Senior Jake McDonald stocks a shelf at Wegmans grocery store. "[Wegmans] is a really nice place to work," said McDonald. "They recently rented out Tussey Mountain for their employees." McDonald had been working for Wegmans for about six months. photo by Emily Woodard

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Right Practicing his routine, freshman Mike Svabek pivots on the pommel horse. "My sister started [gymnastics], and I got involved t hat way. Floor involves all the skills of the other events; it 's my favorite," said Svabek, who had been involved with the sport for eight years. photo courtesy of Mike Svabek Below Sophomore Griffin Weiler paces himself during the final stage of the Musselman Triathlon on July 11 in Geneva, New York. Weiler t rained two to three times a day. "There is a point in your training where you hit a r ut, and I honestly felt like I was getting slower and slower by the day," said Weiler. However, Wei ler won the event in his 15-19 year age group. "It felt fa ntastic," he said. photo courtesy of Griffin Weiler

" I t's a challenge.

There are competitions around the cou ntry every weekend. When you fence better people, you tend to fence better."

Zachary Zimbler, Grade 9 t akes a lot of ski and years of dedication. It's also a lot of fun . I've been doing it forever."

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"I get to meet different peoQie - it's a different atmosphere. I love [figure skating] . That is why I've kept d ing it."

Anne Rivell, Grade 11

Above Hannah Earhart, a seni trains with the State High Boxi Club. "I've been boxing since nlntl grade and I love it! It's extr emell hard wor k and I have to forcE myself to practice, but I alwayâ&#x20AC;˘ leave with an overwhelming sens of accomplishment," said Earharlj "And hey, how many girls can sa they've broken their noses boxing? photo by Samantha Gould Right Reach in! for his next hold, junior Zach Lerne trains for a rock climbing competi tion. Lerner recently competed i Ed inborough, Scotland with th Junior USA Climbing Team afte receiving fourth place at Nation als in California. "It was rea lly coc being at th e Junior World Champio~ ships. There were so many peop and so many different languages said Lerner. "It was just _reall intense." photo courtesy of Zach Lern

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Above Ylaine Gerardin, a j unior, practices bar exercises during a Thursday night ballet class at the Central Pennsylvania Dance Workshop. " I've been danci ng for five year s," said junior Megan Christner, another dancer at the studio. "I like it because it's good exercise, it's a great way for me to express myself, and it's a way for me to meet people that I normally wouldn't come in contact with ." photo by Brooke Reidy

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Traveling Around the Worh

Above Junior Roland Jeon admi an anciel t he architecture of temple in South Korea. "My d< had a conference at this city whe the re were lots of old ruins," sa Jeon. "I th ink the technology thE had back then was amazing. I t w< a g reat trip." photo courtesy of Roland Jel 1dent life

Left Juniors Bonnie Pedlow and Michelle Raney admire the Eiffel Tower from below. " Everything about the trip was great. It was amazing to be able t o experience a totally different culture," said Raney.

The girls visited Paris and London over the summer with other students taki ng French from the high school. photo courtesy of Michelle Raney Below Right Senior John Orland fishes at Mistherton Hall, an estate near Rugby, England . Orland was visiting family on the trip. " Fishing is something my grandad has done with us since we were little kids, and no matter how much we catch, it's always a good ti m e," said Orland. photo courtesy of John Orla nd

Left Freshman Phil li p McDona ld and senior Matt McDonald take a nap on an airplane enroute to Salt Lake City, Utah. The brothers were a part of the State College Evangelical Youth Group who attended t he Challenge '04 Youth Conference in Salt Lake City. " It could have been fun to fly with everyone, but we were all so tired from staying up the whole night before, that everyone fell asleep on the plane," sa id Phillip McDonald. photo by Rebecca Egg ebeen Above Left Anjali Narayana n, a sophomore, eats gela t o wit h her sister on a fam ily trip to Italy. "[Italy's] definitely a place everyone should visit. Everything there is so beautiful and artistic. It's cool how Italy has so much cu ltu re, and still manages to be very advanced in the modern world ," said Naray anan. photo courtesy of Anj a /i Nara yanan

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Right Seniors cheer on the football team during the game against rival Altoona. Seniors made shirts and painted their faces for the game.

"Our senior section is the best section that I've seen since I've been in high school. The crowd was really into it for the entire game," said senior Natalie Zim merman. photo by Dan Chat/as Below Seniors John McShea and Nick Baran run, in costume, to a pep rally at Com munity Field. "It was great," said McShea. " I was supposed to be a crayon. We had gone to a Halloween party the night before, so we just decided to dress-up for the pep rally. It was a lot of fun." The entire school walked to the rally, which was held to acknowledge fall sports teams. photo by Stacey Wild

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" I 'm in Marching Band and it instills school spirit in me. We're all very school spirited."

Adam Rado, Grade 9

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school spirit I have pride High, and way to express support for sports t eams."

Jacci Mullen, Grade 10

Jessica Novak, Grade 11

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Above Matt Wolfgang and Rebarchak, both seniors, show their moves at the Dance. "I enjoy the Dance since it's a great way to ! together and have a fun time," s Wolfgang. photo by Debbie Zeger Rig Senior Andy Mazur and junior li Conkling gather before t he Horr coming parade with other memb of the Boys' Cross Country team. float was "the jungle". "It's alway lot of fun hanging out with the k on the team . We just t ried to en~ ta in the crowd and put on a show," said Conkling. phatabyJaeDat

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Having Pride For State High

Above Hayley Selego paints "STATE" on the arm of fellow soph omor e Erin Dechellis du ri ng spirit week. "It's rea lly cliche to do the high school football t hing, but I can't deny that I enjoy it, especiall y when it involves friends and art," said Selego. "It was fun supporting the school and our footba ll team," said Dechellis. "I wore my State High sweatshirt." photobyKatieSatvaggto

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Above Sophomore Amy Gaet. and her younger brother Michi examine hand painted t iles Mexico. "Even though we d1 always get along, my two brott are both very important to me a1 enjoy spending time with t hem,"!

Gaetano. photo courtesy of AmY Gae

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Left Freshman Stephanie Masters and her brother, junior Bart Masters, spend a day at Raystown Lake with their family. "We go up with my grandparents and feed the fish . My dad grew up there; he did it when he was a little kid, so when we go now, we [feed the fish] with him .

It's bonding t ime," said Stephanie Masters. photo courtesy of Bart Masters Below Right Foreign exchange student Claudia Haense enjoys dinner w ith her host family. "It's gone very well. I like the United States ver y much. It was a big change, but I was part of their family pretty much from the beginning," said Haense. photo courtesy of Claudia Haense

Left Sophomores Abbie Eden and Courtney Kolesar laugh together whi le pl aying Pictionary at a friend's house. " My friends and I like to play games because it's something to do while we're bored and it never fails to keep us occupied," said Kolesar. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Above Left Senior Sarah Tolan cuddles her new puppy, Leo, in her backyard . "I spend more time with Leo because dogs are higher maintenance when they're younger, but they're also cuter and more lovable," said Tolan. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

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Right Members of the band Lemonsoul, seniors Evan Stearns and Dan Vidmar, play an outdoor concert at the South Hills Business School. " Pl aying in Lemonsoul has been quite possibly the most rewarding experience of my high school experience. I 'm pretty sure we have had some of the craziest, most loyal fans in t he world too," said Vidmar. "Also, I 'm very blessed to have known and worked with such fine musicians as Ingmar, Lee, Evan and Dom over the past few years." photo courtesy of Lee Parfitt Below Aaron Hart, a sophomore, prepares dinner for friends. " I enj oy cooking, not just because I like to eat, but because it's really fun to spend time with friends and family. It's all about the experience," said Hart. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

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How Do You Show Your Creativity?

Above Senior Emily Sylvia wash a shirt after tye-dying it the before. "I used tye-dying for graduation project," said "It's a fun process; I love seeinj how each piece comes out. It's dlr ferent every time." photo by Rebecc Eggebeen Right Developing a phot on an enlarger, junior Drew Cing works in his darkroom. "Photogr phy is one of my favorite th ings do. Taking pi ctures and develoP, ing them in my darkroom allow me make pictures totally my own said Cingel. photo courtesy of Drew Cln

E xp ressing Yourse Creative and Artistic Interpretation

Above Junior Ka itlin Pope works on her Italian street painting square, sponsored by Cold Stone Creamery. The paintings were done on Hiest er Street during the Centre Pennsylvania Festiv al of the Arts.

The festival took place from July 7th through the 11th around Penn State's campus and downtow n State Colleg e. " Whenever I look for an image for Italian Street painting, I look for something that's bright and that everyone can recognize.

It's one of the funnest things I do all summer," said Pope. phot o courtesy of John Baumbach and Holly Foy

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Above Seniors Dan Lecouvre an' Rhys Magnuson get together a Champs Sports Bar and Grill fo Monday Wing Night. "Champs I one of my favorite places to ea because it has great food, goo' football to watch, and a cool atmo sphere to hang out with my friends, said Lecouvre. photo by Stacey w;, dent life

Left Juniors Will Hughes and Robbie Long play basketball at the IM Building on t he Penn State campus. "We go [to the IM Building] every Friday night to relax," said Long, " It's cool th at I can use Penn State facilities as a high school student, and the IM Building is nice because it's close to downtown." photobyDrewCingel Below Right Emily Rogacs, a senior, si ps a drink at Panera Bread Company. " I go there at least once a week. It's cheap, but good . It's really peaceful. I like it," said Rogacs. photo by Jessica Hovick

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Left Hanging up her coat, senior Dani elle Gallagher gets ready to see Rent at Eisenhower auditorium. " I go [to see plays] once or twice a year. It's a t r eat," said Gallagher, " It gives you the vitalit y and excitement that TV can't". photo by Jessica Hovick Above Left Shopping at Webster's Bookstore Cafe, freshmen Le Yu and Margery Swan hang out downtown. "I like to go downtown because there are a lot of places to go," said Yu. photo by Emily Woodard

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Right Senior Richard Owusu Apenten leaves work at Mount Nittany Medical Center. "Ther e are the days when getting up at 7:00 on a Sunday m orning seems impossible, but I always leave with a sense of satisfaction. It really is a great opportunity," said OwusuApenten. photo courtesy of Richard OwusuApenten Below Junior student Ben Carlsen helps stock shelves at the State College Food Bank. "It's a wonderful service; [the Food Bank] provides meals for hundreds of families in Centre County," said Carlsen, "The Delta Program is pretty unique in that it encourages volunteerism and comm unity service as important parts of learning and growth." photo by Brooke Reidy

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"In the past, I have helped little kids play hockey. I would like to keep doing that sort of thing, but haven't this year because of my busy schedule ."

Patrick King, Grade 10 perform comservice because demands of being a student. However, I support causes that I care deeply about, like preserving the environment."

Laura Gabrovsek, Grade 9

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Above Sophomores Josh ine, Brand on Hubbard, George shall, Vijay Joshi, Davis Smith a Sean McGann take a break game at the All -N ight Bas tournam ent. The event, held November 12 & 13, was

by Leo Club and benefitted College Sight Loss Support "It was an entertaining nig friends," said Hubbard. "We Mario football and Tennis betw•~el'l gam es." photo by Tyler Constable Freshman Liz Vautou r suds a car wash . The car wash money for the Ulster Project, was created to bring Irish prnt·<>c:l·am and Catholic teens together. "We were very good friends, so it for a good time. By the end experience, we were all very still keep in touch with a lot of and plan to go visit them Ulster kids] over t he su

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Above Sophomore Anne Berkey helps sort donated toys at Hills Plaza for Toys for Tots. "It was a lot of fun. We got to help people pick out gifts for family members.

It reminded me of being a little kid on Christmas morning; there were toys everywhere. It was nice/' said Berkey. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

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Above Juniors Eric Meister, Quinn, Jimmy Pental, and Mi Fenton watch the together. "[The Superbowl] pretty cool, but I wasn't really ing for anyone. It was pretty though, because everyone there was hoping the Eagles win," said Quinn. photo by Adam Purselâ&#x20AC;˘

Left Sophomore Marie Koudela celebrat es her last radiation treatment at a party with friends . "[Marie] was turning 16. It was really nice to see all the people who showed up; it was a lot of fun," said Tini Johns, who attended the party. photo courtesy of Marie Koudela Below Right With a smile on her face, sen ior Natalya Kom lev cuts roses in t he Roar Store to deliver for their Val entine's Day sale. "It's a lot of work . However, its nice to see the expression on peoples' faces when they receive a rose," said Komlev. photo by Brooke Reidy

Left Juniors Bruno Stoekl, Tim Shannon and Pu Li u play Scrabble on New Years Eve. "New Years Eve was really great because I was able to relax with my friends, includi ng a lot of people I hadn't seen during winter break. The fake bubbly was good too," said Liu. photo by Brooke Reidy Above Left Brenda Saylor pours a glass of punch for fellow sophomore Hannah Grow at a Halloween party.

"We both really like The Beatles, and we were originally going to go as The Beatles, but we thought it would be incomplete with just two people," said Grow, " I t was really fun." photo courtesy of Shannon Hovick

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Right Junior Steph Gilmour talks to sophomore Rebecca Greenberg while they make hamentashen cookies together with other high school students at their synogauge. "It's fun to hang out with other Jewish people because we can relate and most of us have known each other since kindergarten," said Gilmour. photo by Michael Cohen Below In deep concentration, junior Megan White practices yoga. " I do a lot of sports, so it's nice to do something to relax," said White. " For me, [yoga] is a physical thing ; I like the way it feels. However, I know that for lots of people, it is a very spiritual, cleansing thing." photo courtesy of Megan White

" I feel like if you give your whole self to loving God your spirituality comes out."

Heather Tober, Grade 11

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Above Freshmen Sara Holden Chelsea lgo partake in co nion at a retreat with their group, Fellowship In Senior or FISH. " I think [FISH] is a gre< place where I can go meet friend! worship God and feel comfortable said Igo. photo by Brooke Reidy Rig ht A a Fellowship of Christian Athlete meeting, sen iors Will Gwynn a Owen Smith play music togethe "I enjoy FCA because it allows ".l to meet other Christians in ttl sports t eams at State High," sal Smith. " My beliefs greatly impa my life and I enjoy being able I meet with others who believe t same things." photo by Drew Cin

In Tune With Your Spiritual Self

Above Senior Shoba Belegundu and freshman Saloni Jain listen to a Hindu myth, Mahabharata, at a community "Story Hour". "It's very interesting," said Jain, " It gives me a better understanding of my history and who I am." The storytelling emphasized moral guidelines for the community in the context of Hinduism. photo by Nev Bhushan

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tbove Senior Steph Tremblay eats her cup of soup at the op of the stairs in the North Building. Unique to the North 3uilding, the three connected levels, "make it easy to get ost," sa id Tremblay. " I n my sophomore year I couldn 't lnd which hallway my math class was in." photo by Larissa voskob above right Standing in he North Building Natato路ium, Miss Shakley and Mrs. Eggebeen discuss Phys. Ed :lass. Ninth grade swim classes, could only take place in :he North Pool . "South Building has the Fitness Center md he North has the Natatorium," said Mrs. Eggebeen.

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right During Master Singers, seniors Julia Degeratu and Beth Snyder play the piano in the North Building practice rooms. "We got carried away," said Snyder while she played the Lord of the Rings theme on the piano. "We are supposed to be singing." Without music faci lities in the South Buidli ng, Degeratu said, "We have more opportunies to practice here [in the North Building]." photo by Larissa woskob

left Sophomores Kelly Adamonis, Lani Kirwan, Jen Baker, Katie Snyder, and Rashelle Shepard work on a packet entitled " Enrique y Maria" during Senora Moerschbacher's Spanish II class. The day was spent in the South Building Courtyard due to the "buen tiempo" or "good weather."

South Building housed. all foreign language classes. While Kirwan enjoyed her Spanish class, she favored the North Building. "It's a lot cleaner," she said. photo by Paloma Frumento

below Sophomore Molly Komlenic searches her South Building locker. There were two different sizes of lockers on the second floor of the South Building. Said sophomore Abby Laman-Maharg, " I think that it's unfair that some people get the big lockers, while others get the small lockers--the skinny ones. I have a small locker and it's hard to fit my stuff in." Photo by Paloma Frumento below left Freshman Devyn Spielvogel uses the Cybex machine in the South Side Fitness Center. According to freshman Luke Porter, " the South Side is definitely better than the North gym." courtesy of Dan Collins

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ered the more lenient of the two. According to junior Bonnie Pedlow many of her classmates noticed the change in attitude of their peers and faculty. She said , "The North Building just has a better atmosphere; everyone is used to high school and are more relaxed about the daily routine." According to senior Chris Martin, seniors who were in the North Building were happy to remain there. He said , " I was happy to make the move to the North Building

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)OVe Senior John Horn adjusts senior Christian Horn's â&#x20AC;˘Stume before the two perform for Dr. Lechnar 's AP US story and Ms. Poveromo's CP US History classes. The !rformance was designed to enrich student's understandg of Native American culture. Christian Horn performed fast, fancy dance, while John Horn performed a slower, :~ditional dance. The two boys have been involved with 3tive American dance for four years through the Boy :outs. At the 2004 State Competition, John placed third 1d Christian placed second. The two also participated Native American day. Said Christian, "We actuall y sing mgs as well. Learning them is the hardest part." photo Paloma Frumento top left Junior Kevin McCaffrey rolls a arble as part of a lab in Advanced Chemistry I. The lab as designed to help students understand the probability .ethod of determining the size an object that cannot be ~en, namely, the subatomic particles of the atom. Said cCaffrey, "Getting involved works best for me. And It's m when we get to play with fire." photo by Larissa Woskob top ght Sophomore Shannon Rice and freshman Vivian Cara llo lean across each other to stir bowls of cake batter in aking with a Gourmet Touch. Said junior Lauren Benton ' the class, "You get a little messy." photo by Paloma Frumento

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" I like to get my hands dirty," said freshman Vicky Daugherty of her Basic Crafts class .

For those with her attitude, State High offered a wealth of electives centered around hands-on activity. According to senior Jesse Greenberg, a member of Concert and Sy mphonic Band, such classes are important because "you can use your brai n in a different way. Yo u're always creating and doing something new." Sophomore Sarah Huffard agreed. " I think that it was really important that we were able to have a little bit more freedom," she said of her Drawing Seminar and Commercial Desig n classes . However, electives were not the only classes that offered stu dents a chance to apply their skills.

Jun ior Brandon Curtis, enrol led in Astronomy, Botany, Zoology, and Chem istry II, found the laboratory aspect of the classes t o be the most usefu l. Said Curtis, "Lectures, readings from t extbooks ... yo u can forget that stuff.

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far left Freshmen Sky Friedlander, Soojung Lee, Lydia Park, and Taryn Brown complete a contour-line mural of flowers for Drawing Seminar in a North Building hallway.

Said Brown of the hands-on nature of the class, "It gives you a feel for what some artists are doing with negative space or realistic drawings." photo by Paloma Frumento below Senior Dave Rerko uses a wrench to pick up hot steel while practicing arc-welding in Agricultural Systems and Mechanics. The class was dedicated to welding and hydraulics .

Said Rerko, "You get to see it, then do it. I've taken a lot of different Ag classes, but welding would have to be my favorite." photo by Jared Williams bottom Playing Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, senior Kurt Kroeker leads the rest of the Orchestra as concertmaster. Being concertmaster entailed tuning the orchestra before concerts. Kroeker also sat first chair in the violin section. Said Kroeker, "I love having orchestra first period. [It means] the first thing I do in the day is something I like." The orchestra performed two concerts as a group. According to Kroeker, "[the violin] takes a lot of practice." In addition to orchestra class, Kroeker practiced every fourth period. photo by Larissa Woskob

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e class at Penn State, while his fellow classmate, a Penn looks over his shoulder. Everyday during sixth ;eve nth period, Collins drove to Penn State for his Russian e class. "A language class at Penn State is better than a school language class," said Col lins. "It's easier to learn the extra fifteen minutes and wi th peopl e who actually :to be there [in class]." photo courtesy of Dan Collins top left 1g in the corner of the LE room, junior Emily Chu plays son the computer. " I can't currently find anyone here to "said Chu. However, she said she finished her homework ide of school so that she could spend time in LE playing s. photo by Larissa woskob top right Senior t wins Sandy and :ly Zhao study for a calculus test during their second )d LE. Sandy Zhao said, " I n LE we can talk to each other. can't in the library; it defeats the purpose." :ly, who was explaining calculus to Sandy, said, h I ca n help her with stuff." photo by Dan Collins ~student,

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Senior John Lesieutre who said, "I finished all the math offered here," had an LE out pass to take Abstract Algebra at Penn State. Taking "a more random class," Junior Grace Kredell, attended Penn State for Women 's Studies.

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below left Junior Chelsea King completes a three-foot jump with her horse, King's Ransom. King had LE-out eighth period, during which she could groom and ride her horses. When s he had to leave school for horse competitions, LE classified them as fields trips. Said King, " Shaq [horse's barn name] is like my best friend . Riding is a partnership, I trust him a lot." King was named a Champion at Eerie County Competitions. She ca n now jump up to 3 feet and six inches. Photo courtesy of Chelsea King below right During sixth period, freshman Brandon Hallberg sits in LE while working on two puzzles simultaneously. Hailberg said, " It's a 499 piece puzzle, because t her e's a piece missing." Aside from puzzles and homework, Hallberg filmed and edited games of t he State High football team while in LE .

Photo by Paloma Frumento bottom right Senior Samir Sonti works on a video about cultural competency of health services at Penn State. Through LE, Sonti was provided with a pass to leave the school grounds. "I know a top guy at the Student Health Services Center who got me started," said Sonti.

"This video makes me feel like I 'm doing something more productive than sitting in study hall." Photo courtesy of Samir Santi

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right Bobbing for apples the sanitary way, freshman I Kang gets a taste of American cu lture. Halloween in L room was a day of carving pumpkins, bobbing for and eating candy. "We celebrate holidays together, like een. This teaches us the culture," said Kang. Of apple g, Kang said, "It's so hard and kind of funny. Everyone I to bite the apple." She found it most difficult to adjust ;ix-minute breaks between classes. In her homeland of <orea, students had ten-minute rest breaks and did not classrooms. photo courtesy of Mr. Andrew Wilson below left ;itting in Latin class, sophomores Mar ia Browne and Will :re read a wor ksheet. Class activities included transEnglish stories into Latin and working with grammar.

-owne, "It's not a conversational language, so we don't nee things very often." photo by Larissa woskob bottom left 1en Woo-Seok Ahn and Abdu l AI -Shammary organize a ring ESL. "It's about two friends, one from the US and 1er from France," said Al-shammary. During first period Jdents took social studies in the ESL room. " I don't like I, but I like to learn US history. My favorite activities are 1 grou ps with people." Mrs. Barton agreed, "The best learn is to have a fr iend." photo courtesy of Mr. Andrew Wilson

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Bonjour, guten morgen, buenos dias and hello are all greetings heard when students learn t he lingo at State High. Lang uage options ineluded French, German, Spanish and Latin .

However, ESL instructor Mrs. Linda Barton said , " When you live a language it's different than studyi ng it 45 m inutes a day." Freshman Caitlin Rush agreed, " It would be really cool to learn in a foreign country." That is just what students in Eng lish as a Second Language (ESL) had the opportunity to do. The ESL room, provided a more comfortable en vironment for foreign students to interact, go on field trips, participate in hands-on activities, and practice speaking Engl ish. Each ESL student was required to join at least one after school activity. " In comparison to other ESL programs in other schools, we are on a very high level .. .the hardest thing for me to com municate is joking," said senior Jee Young Han .

"All of our kids are brilliant; they speak at least two languages. There is a lot of chatter, and we're always very noisy," said Mrs. Barton .

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above Junior Chris Caplan tries his hand at playing the Zampofia, a flute indigenous to Peru. Artist in Residence for the Galaxy Arts and Education Progam, Ms. Cathy Herrera taught students in Mrs. Michelle Smith's Advanced Spanish IV classes about t ra ditional Andean flut es as part of t heir cult ural studies.

The Zampofia consisted of t wo flut es, cal led the Arka and the I ra . The Arka had seven tu bes whil e t he Ira had six, and t hey are played t ogether to create a melody. p hoto by Paloma Frumento top left Fresh man Lyd ia Park draws a picture on the chalkboard to illustrate " gate," an English wor d she cannot remember. ESL students gathered to discuss t he renovation changes with each other and thei r t eachers.

According t o Park , t he most difficult type of communication was " conversat ions with teachers." photo courtesy of Mr. Andrew Wilson top right Sophomore ESL student Buthainah Althowaini carves a pumpkin during class on Halloween . " In my country, Halloween is not an importa nt holid ay. I carved a pumpkin in here first, so I was excited," said senior Jee- Eun Han. Sophomor e Sandra Kakraba came fr om Ghana, Africa two year s ago, where she did not celebrate Halloween. " Halloween? I was thinking, 'What kind of day is this?"' Kakraba said . photo courtesy of Mr . Andrew Wilson learning the lingo ~

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3S the most improved during the course of the debate." ted by social studies teacher Mr. Andrew Merrit, mock elecJas developed with the goal of giving students a chance to :ipate in politics and voice their opinions. photo by Jared W/1'elow left Donning a "W" button in support of George W. . junior Cliff Cunningham reads an article of USA Today in 1 Senator John Kerry and President Bush gave reasons of :hey felt they deserved America's support at the polls. As lection approached, it was not uncommon to see students class work and gather around newspapers to read about liscuss political developments. photo by Larissa woskob bottom Wearing a t-shirt that says "John Kerry for President", )more Liz Stitt reaches into her button-covered backpack epare for class. Stitt was active in the political scene, as 1eaded the State High Democrats, a group that worked the Centre County Democrats to help campaign for Kerry.

Stitt, "I feel that this election is so important because uture, the future of those of us not even old enough to depends on who is elected President." photo by Candace Smith

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The 2004 presidential election inspired a polit ica l fervor throughout the school t hat mani fested itself in a vari ety of ways. For exa mple, junior Chris Caplan took part in the electi on scene as a volunteer for the Centre County Democrat s. He left school for five hou rs on election day to watch poll s at Broo kli ne Ret irement home. Said Caplan , " High school kid s we re getting into th e election even if t hey couldn 't vote yet, and I hope t his interest st ill exists when they are able t o vote ."

Some first-tim e voters left school ea rl y to cast their ballot. Said se ni or Andrew Schoon maker, " I guess it 's made me feel li ke more of an America n. I 'm more interest ed in what 's going on." AP US Hist or y t eacher Dr. Michael Lechnar ex plain ed how some t eachers in corporated the election int o t he class room . He said, "As fa r as liberal ra nt ing goes : if you 're teaching history and t here is an opportunity to draw certain pa rallels between t he past and

a bove Freshma n Victoria Couch initials next to her name to show that she voted in t he mock election. The race was tight, w ith students giving Dem ocratic candidate senior Samir Sonti the win by a mer e 18 votes. photo by Drew Cingel top left Sen ior Marshall Anderson and j unior Malea Hetri ck attend the Mock Election Re publican Prima ries. The debates were held in the North and South Building aud it or iums, in order to accommodate a maximum amount of people. The debates had a high turn-out, with an estimated 700 attending t he final debat e. Said coordinator senior Christina Vandenbergh, " It 's been a positive influence on the school. People seem to be inter ested and want t o attend the debates." phot o by Nev Shushan top right I n the fi nal round of the mock debates, j unior Mat t Lachman quest ions t he three candidates. "Mr. Lachman I believ e we've seen you at every debate so f ar," said Republican candida te Chris Marti n before he answered Lachman . Lachman said he participated in mock elect ion because, " it gives m e some good experience and develops good speaking skills." photo by Larissa Woskob

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Strw7 SltCCl'Ss its extensive academic programs, State had no shortage of homework, exams, â&#x20AC;˘rojects. Every grade had its own trials and ations, but according to junior Heather -,junior year had the most. She said, " It's year for college. You know you have to ood grades, there are the SATs, and you more homework. Plus, you're driving, so 1ave a bigger social life that you've got to lCe too." Senior T.J. Rodgers disagreed. =ge applications were the most stress1ing about high school," he said of senior Freshman Kathleen Murphy summarized 1igh school experience: " I think that any ' to any different level is stressful in it of , but I think we're slowly overcoming it becoming adapted to our surroundings." na Frumento

Taking advantage of a free moment between s, juniors Robbie Howard and Kevin McCaffrey chat ach other about an upcoming IMBA game. Students use the six m inutes between classes to catch up with 5. photo by Paloma Frumento above right Junior Marlee her has her temperature taken during study hall. her wasn't the only student who used the nurse's during class. "Some kids like to go during study hall J take a nap," said nurse Mrs. Deb Gallagher, who n average of 20 t o 40 students a day. She also said ~ar was "pretty bad for viral infections and coughs." !

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far right In the hall during Current I ssues, senior Kristen McGill talks on her cell phone while senior Julia Popovich works on an assignment. " I don't get in t rouble because I can always cover [the phone] with my hair," said McGill. Students used t heir cell phones to text message others in class and ca ll between periods. Said McGill of avoiding boredom, "Cell phones are almost as vital as food and wate r." Popovich agreed, "If I don't have my cell phone I feel naked." photo by Paloma Frumento

far left Seniors Kelly Sefter and Abigail Spurrier share a lunch of kidney beans, string beans, and oranges while looking at an AP English text. "Most of my major classes, like AP English, are after this period, so I use lunch as a social/study hall," said Sefter. Students were given the choice of scheduling classes over lunch periods. Those who chose to have lunch still had the option of using the time to study with friends or catch up on extra homework. photo by Paloma Frumento

below left In the Tutoring Center, freshman Andrew Brumbaugh studies the geological history of Pennsylvania for Advanced Earth Science. The Tutoring Center was available for students to make up tests that they had missed or to receive homework help. Students could also use it as a quiet space to concentrate on work during free periods such as study halls and lunches. photo by Paloma Frumento below Senior Will Gwynn sleeps during a math class. Said Gwynn, "There were only five minutes of class left so what could it hurt; the teacher was pretty much done anyway." Due to all-nighters, many students were forced to share Gwynn's attitude and catch naps during infrequent breaks in the day. photo by Jared Williams

S~Uu StU& coi!J& "True boredom is when you just don't feel like doing anything," said senior Allie Zeger. When the pressures of high school were high, some students chose the easy way out. Sophomore Anne Berkey spent time during her stressful classes, "just staring at my paper and pretending like I'm doing something." There was more than one way to get out of doing school work. "It's nice to get teachers to excuse me from my classes," said Zeger. Cell phones and iPods created yet another escape from work.

It was easy for students to listen to music during class with the easy-to-hide mini iPods.

Owner of a silver mini iPod, senior Tyler Constable said, "I use it to get away from school."

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·e Grinning and waving, sophomore Evan Diehl, freshAlex Woskob, Mr. Rudy Burrus, freshman Caleb Stephens, junior Kyle Boslego use a cherry-picker to put banners : the Centre County Festival of the Trees. Students travto the Agricultural Arena to set up and string lights on than one hundred trees. The group decorated their tree, and when the festival was over, spent a day disas•ling it. photo courtesy of Jenny Lee top left Sophomore Pat\lorthup-Moore develops his riding skills on a horse lead rs. Jenny Lee at Breakaway Farms. Students traveled to arm at least once a month to practice cleaning, brush;addling, and riding the horses. Said sophomore Samara tms of the project, " I was scared at first, but I'm getting to it." Visits to the stables were not the only opportuni·or students to learn while having a good time. They also ded parties at Penn Skates and met with Penn state footJlayers, such as Adam Taliaferro. photo courtesy of Jenny Lee ·ight Brandishing Wild Dream Team pride, students past Jresent, along with Mrs. Jenny Lee unite to march in vicat the Special Olympics. "Most of our students won first :cond place," said Mr. Rudy Burrus. Regardless of place:, all students were awarded medals. photo courtesy ofJenny Lee

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In a typical school week, Wild Dream Team members were important participants in their community, with activities ranging from decorating Christmas trees at the Centre County Festival of the Trees , to cleaning dishes every day in their own classroom . Even a normal experience cou ld be transfo rmed into an opportunity for both learning and helping others. For example, students practiced independence by creating their own menus and making weekly trips to the grocery store . Their cooking could provide them with a good meal, but more often than not, it was used to raise money for charitable organizations in the community.

According to teacher Mrs. Jenny Lee, the goal of the Wild Dream Team was to "be a good neighbor." Students learned to work together as they moved from the South to North building and eventually, Lifelin k PSU. This process was always approached with a sense of fun and excitement. Said sophomore Patrick Northup-Moore, "Sometimes in here, it gets w ild."

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bottom left Sophomore Samara Williams announces the Wild Dream Team donation to Center Volunteers in Medicine while Mrs. Lynn Fry, two Penn State students, and sen ior Isha-Ray Wright look on. Every year students in the Wild Dream Team brainstorm a list of community charities they would be interested in learning more about. Representatives from each charity then visit the class and make presentations regarding the goals and needs of their organization. The students vote to choose a charity to support, and sell home-made baked goods to ra ise money. They typica lly donate anywhere $500-$2,000.

Said Williams, "I like doing things with the community. I like this classroom [Wild Dream Team] because this classroom does a lot of community things that I don't get to do at home." photo courtesy of Jenny Lee top right Raising her hand in triumph, senior Jessica Stetson ce lebrates her Special Olympics victory with teacher Mrs. Jenny Lee. Every spring the Wild Dream Teamtook to the track for training; Stetson participated in the 50 yard walker race for several years in a row, attaining a win in 2004. photo courtesy of Jenny Lee bottom right During the United Way Day of Caring, junior Hassan Abdui-Quddus gathers debris in an effort to help clean up a public bike path near the school.

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ove Junior Lisa Barron studies in front of the Delta "Kudos ard." A permanent display in a main hallway, the "Kudos ard," was a space for congratulations and thanks to be pressed . "Kudos to Tessa and Erica for doing a brilliant job aning up the kitchen," read one typed message, tacked next a hand-written "Thanks to Erin for driving me home." photo Paloma Frumento top left Eighth-grader Emily Crossen finds a 3t next to her sister, junior Liz Crossen. The student body IS composed of a w ider age-range than that of State High, using grades seven through 12 . Interaction was made paslie by the specific nature of classes. For exam ple, Poets d Poetry or Shakespeare both counted as English credit. >to by Paloma Frumento top right In the computer lab, sopho)re Erica Murray-Habecker and eighth-grader Grace Byrne !ar headphones. Using CD players was another freedom the Delta community. Senior Val Freeman said, " We get !ated like adults. It's a privilege." According to junior Ben 1rl sen, that privilege could be taken away. "Students perive themselves as having more control over their individual ucations. Certain freedoms can be removed when people â&#x20AC;˘n't fulfill expectations," said Carlsen. photo by Larissa Woskob

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Housing more than 300 district students seeking an alternative education, Delta emerged as a secondary school program centering around the theme of community. Delta students had an open campus policy which enabled them to grab a coffee at Saints Cafe or stop for a late lunch at Panera. Remaining at Delta to study with friends was a popular option , however, given t he bright kitchen complete with microwave and refrigerator and an alcove with tables and newspapers.

According to Delta English teach er Gary Masquelier, "Students are responsible for their actions. Just as when you select a college it is important to know who you are and what you need ." Senior Carrie Peters said , "I like how its a lot more like a college than a standard high school. If there is something that isn't offered, the teachers and staff will make every effort to help you acheive your goal."

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by Paloma Frumento bottom right Asking freshman Paul Elliott a question for a class survey, senior Shuja Haider uses the decorated Delta wall as a writing space. From the walls of the stairwell to the walls of the hallway, Delta was adorned with original student artwork ranging from portraits of action heroes and repli cas of popular advertisements to abstract murals. "I love the Delta murals. I painted one myself of a big, technicolor face," said senior Sara Eve Rivera. photo by Larissa woskob

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Right: Senior Kelly Frazier and freshmen Ellen Haberer and Joslyn Lewis stand in formation at a home footba ll game.

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:ep ahead of the competition, senior co-captain Meg han Mason intensely focuses on her goal of w inn ing State College 's Nith Indian Valley and Bellefonte. "It's nice after four years to have the girls follow and respect you," said Mason. "I rls that are ca ptains next year feel that it's easy to fo llow our lead and bring the team closer together." pllotobyOrewCingel

Right: Senior Katie Gal lag her eases herself down the hill before pushing hard towards the finish line. Galla gher was a so lid upperclassmen contributor to the team and had a number of strong showings at m eets. "Being on varsity for my third stra ight year was a nice way to end my hig h school cross country career," said Gallagher. photo

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Left: Charging uphill, sophomore Katherine Ward keeps a st eady pace as she looks toward t he competition ahead of her. " We were a pretty strong t eam with a lot of depth," said Ward. " We ran wel l tog ether, and I th ink we co mpete w ell as a t eam."

Wa rd proved that she had earned her vars ity spot w ith 1st and 38t h place showings at District and States, respectively. photo by Drew angel

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Last year, the Girls' Cross Country team won Districts for the second year in a row. They made it a three-peat by winning Districts. The team came out strong from the very beginning by winning the Big Valley Invitational. With 2003 District Champion and senior co-captains Meghan Mason and Katie Kisenwether, seniors Katie Gallagher, Maggie Sikora, and sophomore Katherine Ward, the team had enough ta lent to bring them wins against Altoona, Lewistown and high standings in the Steel City I nvitational, Spiked Shoe Invitational, the Big Mt. River Run and the Carlisle Invitational.

"We've had ,1 pretty consistent season compared to last year. The captains, Meghan Mason '"d Kat ie K1s1 nwether, have been doing great with senior leadership and it shows through with the teams runn1ng . Collectively, we've had improvement in times and that Is really a positive thlng,U said a .sistant coach Beth Keirn. Along with the other varsity runners, freshmen Rachel Thor and M1chelle Ordway also came through with impressive times. "It was intimidating at first to1 be on vars1ty with older people," said Thor. "But it motivated me to perform better. Now, 1 m more comforta bl e with the girls and they are like my peers." On their home course, the team placed second behind Chambersburg, with Ward taking the top spot for State College.

Collectively, the tea m was being supported by every class, remaining focused on their goal of reaching a th1rd District title. This goal was made with Ward taking first, Gallagher coming in lecond, Mason 1n th ird and Thor finishing up with the fourth spot. This advanced every runner On the t eam to States . Ov erall, the girls took 13th with Katherine Ward leading the way, COming in 38th place. " Our varsity was pretty strong this year, so I think that the upcoming runners Will have to work hard to replace the seniors," said Katie Gallagher.

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A pack of runners beg in t o set the tone for t he race by sprinting up a hill on the State College course. The cou rse started on t he We lch Soccer Fields and involved a three lap run around the fields and school and a f inal sprint on the hill above Welch . photo by Dr ew Cingel

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the lead, the boys' team's number one runner, sophomore Matt Kisenwether, m aintains his pace and stride. Kisenho had a sister on the girls' sq uad, was consistently under the 17-minute mark and had a number of high showJding 15th at t he Big Valley Invitational and lOth at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitationa l. pl!oto by Orew Cingel

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Fighting through fatigue at the end of a race on the State College Cross Country course, senior cocaptain David Hopey moves towards the finish line. Hopey was the number two runner on the squad and finished second at Districts. "This is the best team I have been on all four years I have run," said Hopey. piloto by Orew angel

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,...,,. - ••- unsatd that every year you try to improve on your team's previous year's performance. country t eam must have felt that they had a lot of improving to do. This year's team j ust improve on their previous year's performance, they went out and ran to the team 's finish tn twelve years. They did this w ithout last year's seniors Jared Bender and Paul Crowe, of whom were PIAA qualifying runners, as well as being elected to the Mountain Athletic ll'll!!r'f!nr·p All Star Team . " We had a good group of guys that really stepped up w hen they to," said sophomore Matt Kisenwether. The boys finished undefeated, 5-0, in the MAC and never f inished outside the top twenty in their invitationals . Their best invitational was second out of t en teams at the Big Valley Invitational. The t eam also had a lot of talunderclassmen who not only stepped up on the field, but exploded, bringing in times that able to ;Jnchor the team . Kisenwether finished first place out of the State College runners of his MAC meets. Sophomo res Rick Koubeck and Matt Lanagan lived up to the titles of Newcomers" given t o them last year by the coaching staff. Senior co-captains David Hopey T.J. Rodgf'rs also made significant contributions to the team . Hopey fini shed the season a n average time of 17:44 throughout ten races . He finished second only to Kisenwether in MAC m eet<;. Rodgers fin ished in the top ten of State High's participants in every meet he put an E' .clam at ion point on their already phenomenal season, the t eam won the District Following distr icts, the team then placed 18th at States and got a top finish from Kisenwho placed 99th , w hich brought a close to another great cross country season.

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Even with the loss of key senior players, the Girls' Tennis tea m had what they would consider a successful season . Led by senior co-captains La uren Casselberry and Jenny Niles, the team finished with a respectable eight and five record in the regular season. A new addition to the team, freshman Alexa Gregory, filled the number one spot on the varsity team. "Being number one on varsity was rewarding because I've been working really hard and it finally paid off," said Gregory.

The varsity team consisted of six seniors, one junior, five sophomores and a single freshman.

The top four players on the team were Gregory, Casselberry, Niles and sophomore Katy Borden.

During the regular season, the Lady Little Lions lost two close matches to rival Bishop Guilfoyle. In the first match against Bishop Guilfoyle, the team lost three to four. In the second, they suffered a loss by the score of two to five. At the State College Invitational, the girls finished first out of four teams: Downingtown East, Downingtown West, and Hollidaysburg. Gregory, Casselberry, Niles, and senior Lauren Ellis all recorded victories at the invitational. In post season play, Gregory and Casselberry made it to the semifinals of the District VI tournament. Casselberry took fourth place, while Gregory finished in second. In doubles play, Gregory and Casselberry fought all the way to the semi-finals. As a team, the Lady Little Lions finished second in the district, losing in the finals to Altoona. "We were successful as a team, we started off well, and kept getting better.

I considered this season as an adjustment year, losing so many seniors from the year before. We had a winning record in the league, six and four, which was good and we finished overa ll at eight and five, which I think is a fairly successful season," said Niles.

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Left: Sophomore Katy Borden gets ready to return the serve during her singles match.

Borden held the number four posit ion on t he team and was the daug hter of the team's head coach. "Being an underclassmen didn't really matter on the team," said Borden. "We all fit in wel l together and had a great season ." photo by Drew Cingel

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Following a loss to Central Mountain in last year's District Championship, the State College Girls Soccer team felt that they needed to make a statement coming into this season. "The loss was terrible, that is something we never want to experience again," said sophomore Kayla Pifer. The t eam proved they were the team to beat this year, defeating rival Central Mountain twice, 2-0 and 1-0, and posting an undefeated regular season record of 12-0-3. The girls picked up one of their three ties after playing step for step with state powerhouse Mount Lebanon in an hour and twenty minute scoreless battle. State High earned its rematch against Central Mountain by defeating Altoona tn the District VI semifinals. The girls were crowned District VI champions after beating the Lady Wildcats 4-0 in Hollidaysburg . "They beat us last year and we remembered that, it was in the back of our minds the whole time we played the game," said senior Hannah Laman-Maharg . The girls rolled into the PIAA State Playoffs with a 1-0 overtime victory over District 9 champion Clearfield, but fell behind to Conestoga 3-0 with a brisk wind at their faces for much of the first half in Fredericksburg.

"That was the first time we were down all season and we didn't react well at all," said head coach Kevin Morooney concerning the early deficit. The Lady Little Lions went on to a 14 defeat which marked their only loss of the season. The seniors Include Kelli Disanto, Tracy Fredley, newcomer Kaitlyn Hoover, Laman-Maharg, Erin Mooney, and Alyssa Simon. The t eam received plenty of contributions from underclassmen Pifer, junior Amanda Thomas, junior Kiersten Brezina, sophomore newcomer Tasha Hess, freshman Amanda Hood, and sophomore keeper Marie Kephart. Advancing deep into the PIAA playoffs, the girls soccer team established themselves as one of the top teams in the state. Finishing in the final eight, the State College Girls Soccer team advanced as far as any team in State High Girls' Soccer history.

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s=路~e the squad post a 15-1-3 record. " It's really fun being a senior on the soccer team because freshmen and sophomores look up to you," 1 Mooney. "I remember w hen I was a freshman and looked up to the seniors, so it feels good to be in that posit ion now."

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La~ ~y, 10. Shannon Hubbard, 9. Rachel Johnson, 9. Kristl Kao, 9. Marie Kephart, 10. Kat Kissell , 10. Abby Laman -Maharg, 10 . Hannah Parka~ Maharg, 1.2. Hannah Lehman, 9. Katie Lovins, 10. Erin Mooney, 12 . Lauren Muthler, 9. Caitlyn Neal, 12. Emily Ordway, 11. Sarah ' 1. Kayla P1fer, 10. Yibby Potalivo, 11. Alyssa Simon, 1 2. Alicia Swope, 9. Amanda Thomas, 11. Kim Vruwink, 10. Ainsley Wo.ol ~idge, 9..._,_~ g1rls soccer . . . . .

Patrick Martin begins to cut off a Central Mountain player. Martin was a starting forward who scored , goals during Senior Night, contributing to the 4-2 win over Williamsport. "I thought we had strug•rly but we came together strong later on," said Martin on the overall season. photo by orew angel

Right: Senior Casey Marsden prepares to send the ball down the field at a home game. Marsden played midfield and was a key part of distributing the ball and setting up plays for goals.

"It was such a challenge as always to play in Districts," said Marsden. "We knew that all of the other teams were going to play hard, so we played harder and got the title." photo by Drew O'ngel

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Left: Senior Nick Bathurst maneuvers around a defender at a home match. " I had this picture of everyone's faces on the team after winning Districts last year," said Bathurst. " I just wanted that to happen again. I don't know about everyone else, but it 's what kept me going."

Bathurst lent his senior experience on the team at defense. photo by Orew Oilgel

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The underlying theme for th is year's boys' soccer team was revenge. Last year, the boys finished with a disappointing overtime loss to Upper St. Clair in the first rou nd of the PIAA State Championships. With this in mind, the team clawed their way to a district championship and a birth in the PIAA State Championships. In the regular season the boys finished with an impressive 10-4-1 record. The highlights of the year were beating Altoona twice, once in the regular season and then taking them out again to claim a district title. The boys had a lot to replace, considering the losses of Matt Cooper, Mat t Rippon, Matt Hershey, Mike Manahan .and Brian Pierzga. The season began a little shaky with the pressure on the seniors to step up to the high expectations that State High soccer successes had made for them. After losing four games, including rival Altoona, the boys came back in a big way, demonstrating teamwork and finishing their opportunities with winning home games against Central Mountain with junior Brendyn Dornich and senior Christian Bedger scoring making a 2- 1 win. The regular season came to an end on Senior Night with a 4-2 win over Williamsport. Senior Pat Martin scored twice, including the game-winner, while senior Casey Marsden scored one and assisted on another, and Dornich also contributing a goal. Dornich said of t~e ~in, "It felt good to help avenge the earlier loss in the season and it felt great to achi eve a Win With the game winning goal." They went on to play Altoona in districts, defeating them 1-0 ~nd th_en went hea d to head against Hollidaysburg for the district title. "Last year had more talent, f ut this ~ear's team played a lot better together," said Martin . Disticts was won 1-0 with a cross ;om sen1or _Joe Gaetano to junior Kyle Ganow to sent it to Dornich who found the back of the net. a~~y, the L1ttle Lions fell to Chartiers Valley in the first round by score of 1-0, as the squad was su ued by a late second half goal. Senior Chris Brown said, "It was a real successful season, we came together as a team towards the end . It was sad that it all had to come to an end."

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Da~idu~~ell Nye, 9 . Andrew Park, 11. Nick Pasquariello, 10. Pat Powers, 11. Robert Probst, 9. Matt Ritchey, 9. Upal Sarker, 11. Brint Satterfield, 10. ultz, 9 . M1chal Sikora, 9. Devyn Spielvogel, 9. Stephen Thor, 9. Alex Vandenbergh, 10. Michael Vruwink, 12. Nate Werner, 11. Kyle Yoder, 10. boys' soccer ~

Kelsey Ream and Sara Grove elevate to block the The girls lost regular season to Altoona, but were able to get their revenge on the Lady Mountain Lions in the District VI Cha 1atch with a score of 3-0. " [Going so far at States] wasn't expected at the beginni ng of the season," said Grove. "But II was always a goal, and with how hard we worked during the preseason, we knew that we could do it." photo by Dre w ~

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Left: Senior Julia Popovich serves to the opposing t eam.

"We r eally didn't have a captain. The upperclassmen on t he tea m real ly st epped up when they needed to, and were a captains in their own way.

That r eally helped us t o pull toget her," said senior Maeve Scanlon . plloto by Drew Cinge!

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this season successful would be a vast understatement. This year's team built upon r's strong finish by taking the State College Girls' Volleyball farther than it had ever by finishing a school-record third in the PIAA State Championships. Stellar perrm.~tnr¡pc; from j unior Kelsey Ream helped the Lady Little Lions navigate their way through the VI Playoffs and into the semi-finals of the PIAA State Championships. "The Seniors really us t hroughout the state and d istrict playoffs. Courtney [Stachowski] and Danielle were out with injuries for the whole year, but still helped us get ready for States," said â&#x20AC;˘ Another senior who had a huge effect on the team 's success was defensive specialist Conner "Becky was al ways the leader on the court," said Ream. The seniors weren't players making a statement during the season . Sophomores Marta Smolarczyk, Bre Courtney Glenn, and freshman Hallie Morse stepped up during the State and District "Playing in states th is year was a really good experience. It felt even better because that no other girls' t eam had ever gotten that far," said Sunday. "No one thought it that far. We didn't even thin k that we'd make it past Regionals. When we got we decided to make a statement," said Glenn. Despite their stunning performance the best memory for t his year's team came w hen they defeated Altoona in three win the District VI Championship. "They beat us twice during the regular season, we beat t hem in the championship, it was revenge," said Ream. The Lady Little Lions Altoona with a score of 3-0 and individual game scores of 25-23,25-23, and 25-17.

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Therese Jones, 12 . Catherine Kuhns, 10. Grace Magner, 9. Joi McKenzie, 10 . Sara McMullen, 9. Hallie Mor se, e ~cca Johnson, 9.

9 Z~k anlelle Opatz, 12. Julia Popovich, 12. Kelsey Ream, 11. Lisa Rozo, 10. Maeve Scanlon, 12. Jessica Sefter, 9. Marta Smolarc, 10. Courtney Stachowski, 12. Sand i Stachowski, 10 . Emily Suhey, 9 . Br eanna Sunday, 10 . Jessica Tirko, 10. Amanda Witherite, 10. girls' volleyball~

Right: Junior Kristin Szklinski putts on the green on the Elks Club course. Szklinski was slated number two on the team. "This season was very successful because we could maintain our undefeated record and we were able to take the district title again," said Szklinski. photo

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When an undefeated team loses their best player, regardless of the sport, they aren't suppo! continue to win every game or match. The State College Girls' Golf team, under the direc~ coach Ken Miller and assistant coach Jack Purnell, didn't only win every game, they domi nateG of their competition. The foursome of juniors Kristin Szklinski and Katie Ritchey, sophomores Flebotte and Greta Righter, overcame the loss of last yea r 's strongest golfer, Katie Waldeisen, t< again earn a perfect record of 11-0 on the season. The team started off the season strong with victory on September second, in Philipsburg, over Penns Valley, Bellefonte and Philipsburg-as They won that match by eighteen strokes (State College shot a 209, and second-place Penns shot a 227). Prior to their first victory, however, the girls were already dominating individua petition. On August 23rd, Flebotte posted a first-place score of a 94. Ritchey and Szkli nski fi second and third, respectively. Said Righter, "Our first few matches really set the stage fort~ of the year." After winning their next two matches by at least 20 strokes, the girls continued to posting a victory over Bellefonte, Penns Valley, Punxsutawney and DuBois at the Septemb Curwensville Invitational. After that, State College won convincing ly their last match of the sec Elks Country Club. Again, they blew out the rest of the competition , shooting a 194 col lective next lowest total was a 218 shot by Bellefonte. Later that week, the four girls shined individL the Bolton Invitational. Flebotte shot an 87, the lowest total of any golfer at the invitational. C in second, third, and fourth were Ritchey, Szklinski, and Righter, respectively. The future bright for newcomers Kelley Stone, Natalie Lauth, Carley Strauss and Kelsey Fleming bee< their skill for their age. "The underclassmen really improved throughout the season," said Sz

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Sophomore Kristen Flebotte lines up her putt. Flebotte was the number one golfer on the girl s' team this year. "I worked really hard over the summer and improved a lot this season. Even t hough we didn't have any seniors on the team, we still got it done and finished undefeated," said Flebotte. photo by Mt. ~ew

Left: Junior Katie Ritchey looks on after chipping the ball during her match. "We had a great season with a lot of new girls and we should have a strong team next year," said 路junior Katie Ritchey. Ritchey was t he number three golfer on t he team t his year. p/JotobyMt. ~ew

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Right: Junior Johnny Au strokes his putt at the Bolton Invitational at the Boalsburg Elks Countr y Club. Au was one of the main leaders on the team throughout the course of the season. "We had to work together because we didn't really have one good golfer, so we had to come together as a team," said Au . photo courtesy of Zach Harding

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Finishing 11-2 is a tremendous final record for any team playing any sport, except for the College Boys' Golf Team. "We didn 't go undefeated this year so I was pretty disappointed a that," said sophomore J.D. Coccia, who played in the top three for the team throughout season. Although the team did not live up to their preseason expectations, the boys still e success in t heir big matches. "It was a fun year. I thought it was a successful season a thought we won a few good matches," said senior Brad King . The team put up quality wins Philipsburg, Penn s Va lley and Huntingdon. Though the t eam did experience a tough loss in biggest match of the year against Hollidaysburg, followed by a disappointing loss to Altoona, they still remained optimistic going into Districts. They finished second in thr ee of their tournaments: the Yurochko Tournament, the MAC League Championship and the District 6 Sectional Tournam ent. The Little Lions also sent four team members to the District VI pionships. Senior Mike Fahrenbach, juniors Chris Wagner and Wil l Farnsworth, and Coccia resented the school in the District tournament.. Coccia finished in the highest place out of four competitors, with a twenty-second place with a score of 83. Close behind him was Fah bach who finished twenty- fifth with a score of eighty-four. Farnsworth finished thirty-first a score of ninety and Wagner finished thirty- sixth with a score of ninety-three. Unfortun the end of the season was not as pleasant as the beginning, as the Little Lions were disq fied from competing in the District VI Team Championships due to unsportsman like rnrHJ UL路路路 Even though the team didn't hold up its undefea ted tradition, they still finished have high hopes for next year. They wil l have many returning players including Coccia, sworth and Wagner. "I have two good years left and I feel good about next year. I feel like we have a pretty strong team and a good chance of going undefeated next year," said Coccia.

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Carry ing hi s clubs senior Zach Harding walks to the next hole during the Bolton Invitational at the Elks Coun ~y Club. Hard ing ~as the number two gol fer on the team, behind sophomo re J.D. Coccia. "I think it was a good season ut not up to Sta t e Co llege standards . The top four had some good rounds overall," sa id Cocc ia. p hoto cour tesy of Zach Harding

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) -captai n Hannah Eveleth aligns herself with the ball to take a quick hit and send it past Indian Valley defenders and 1mate. Eveleth held the captainship alongside senior Abby Moir, and also led the team in assists with a total of 10 and :ed six goals over the course of t he season. " Even though the season started off a little slow because of the variet y of the varsity team, we ended up wi th a good record and everybody became rea lly close," said Eveleth. pnotobyOrewCingel

Right: Sprinting ahead of a Mount Lebanon player, seniorJenny Barton maneuvers her way towards the cage on Memorial Field.

Barton was the team's top scorer on varsity with 15 goals and passed off twice for assists throughout the season. Barton received an honorable mention in the Tri-Valley League. photo by Drew Cingel

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Left: Preparing to hit the ball, senior Sarah Eggebeen swing s her stick in a game at East Juniata. Eggebeen had seven goals and eight assists throughout the season. Eggebeen was given a honorable mention for the Tri-Valley Leag ue .

"The senior class was small and so we all became really close," said Egg ebeen. "There were lots of different ages on varsity, but when we played, we played like we've been playing tog ether forever." photo courtesy or Oavid Eggebeen

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After losmg the large, close knit and successful group of seniors last year, many changes were With few upperclassmen Coach Cindy Solie was forced to call five sophomores up to play for t eam Solie also decided to change up the formation and the girls began using a sweeper. the best thi ngs this year was the defense. It was like its own little team and we all worked and helped each other out. Having a sweeper made it somewhat stronger," said sophomore who pla yed the role of sweeper. With the new defense, defenders were now able to r way up to the circle and attempt a shot. "It was kind of exciting to score because the behind the scenes don't normally get the opportunity to do that," said junior defender Becky Contmuing last year's desire to score big, the strong forward and midlines racked up high • Mben= The Lady Little Lions were led in scor ing by senior Jenny Barton and received big contriseniors Sarah Eggebeen and co-captains Abby Moir and Hannah Eveleth. For t he first tea m opened up play against competitive Pittsburgh area teams and proved that t hey were of statewide recognition. State High started off the season 4-0 and outscored their 16 3 m that span. The Lady Little Lions had an impressive regular season record of 14-7 huge m1d season win over rival Greenwood. The squad in the post season fell to Indian Valley in the yea r defeated the Lady Little Lions 1-4. After two years of scoring successes the underclassmen hope to keep the momentum going. "''d really like to go even farther in R•••lll\fofl~ and I hope to have no differences between the grade levels," said junior Stacie Woodle.

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Right: Senior running back Greg Gasparato finds a seam in the Hollidaysburg defense.

Gasparato rushed for 1,139 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season. "We really worked hard in the off-season and everyone made a big con tribution to this team/' said Gasparato. p /Joto by Drew angel

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utside linebacker Colin McDonough to defend t he option against Hoi~ in the final game of the season. lieg e won the game 14- 13, send ing into the post- season. p hoto by Drew Cingel

With a new coach, a new system and a new division, the State Co llege Varsity Football team not only had a successful seaso n, but exceeded expectations in many ways. Opening t he yea r against powerhouse and District III champion Bishop McDevitt, Stat e High and new head coach AI Wo lski nearly pulled an upset one of the best teams in the state. The Little Lions rebounded against Harrisburg by handing The Cougars a 14-7 defeat. "We r ebounded very well and were going against a very talented team. Our team showed great c haracter/ ' said senior running back Dave Hart. The tea m t hen faced Cumberland Va lley in week three, as they played one of the most bizarre games in State High history. In torrential downpours at Memorial Field, t he team developed a 14- 0 lead over the Eagles heading into halftime, until the game was ca lled because of te rr ible fie ld conditions. Forced to meet again the following Monday, t he Little Lions were outscored 28-6 in the fina l half. "It was bad that we had the break in-between because we were on a roll / ' said sen ior quarterback Brady Hart.

After cru shing rival Altoona 28 -0, State High fell to Centra l Dauph in, marking the turning point of the season. At 2-3, the only chance for the Little Lions t o make the playoffs would be to wi n t heir remain ing f ive games. The sq uad did exa ct ly that, and capped off the five game winn ing streak by mounting a fourth quarter comeback against Hollidaysburg to secu re the eig hth and f inal spot in the Mid-Penn playoff picture. As the eighth seed, the State College Football team traveled back t o Central Dauphin to face the Rams. Behind stellar defensive play and t he runn ing game of sen ior Greg Gasparato, the Little Lions held the Ram offense to only 14 points. "Our defense came up bi g, not only in that game but the whole second half of the season/ ' said Gasparato, who rushed for 1, 139 yards this season. "It was heartbreaking to lose that way, we were so close ." State failed to convert a two- point conversion to send the game into overtime. The loss ended the season, and the Little Lions fin ished 7-4, but proved they could handle one of t he most competit ive leagues in the state.

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Senior quarterback Brady Hart evades a Hollidaysburg defender in the final game of the regular season. Hart was the field general for State High's new offensive system under new head coach AI Wolski. " We had a good year in a new offense with a new coach, we gelled very nicely and put up some good numbers against good competition. It was a good challenge," said Hart. photo b y Drew Cingel

Left: Senior Jon Gray jams Altoona's tight end on the line of scrimmage. State High took home the 28-0 win at Memorial Field. The Little Lions finished the season with a 4- 1 record at home . p hoto by Drew angel

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Right: Junior Jeff Kellar wraps up Tyson Mogul of Hollidaysburg during the final game of the regular season.

Keller started at cornerback for State High . "We had a huge improvement from the beginning of the season to the end of the season; we r eally came together as a team ," said Kellar. p/Joto by Drew Clnge/

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Left: Sen ior Matt Kenealy gets ready to snap the ball against Hollidaysburg.

Kenealy started at center for the Little Lions and was awarded fo r most improved player on the team, which was voted on by the coaches.

"The biggest thrill of the season was the first play of the first game . I just knew my hard work paid off," said Kenealy. plloto by omw angel

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Trying to avoid stepping out of bounds senior co路 Hart pushes his Altoona' opponent captai n oav1d upfield. The Little Lions pulled off a dominating VIctory over their rival, 28-0 . plloto by Stacey Wtld

Sophomore Nate Stupar prepares to attack the offensive line on the snap of t he ball.

Stupar started at defensive end and had nine sacks on t he season. plloto by Drew angel

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Ph:l:~n, Shan~ Gray, Zachary Fleagle, Joshua Gainer, Marc Gates, Benjam in Haight, Luke Harding, Aaron Hart, Brook Hart, Isaac Haviland, Sean Hoover, m~ lp orne, VIJay Joshi, Craig Karduck, Andrew Kerr, Jeff Klaus, Thomas Kondash, Matt LeClair, Sean Madrid, Luke Massaro, Sean McGann, Tyler Mincealt:e6 Ru.gare ~oyo, Thomas Novack, Patrick O'Brian, John Pascavage, Dylan Poremba , Andrew Saxe, Christopher Sebulsky, Tyler Shaak, Wesley Showr,

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Right: Dodging defenders, Tara Branigan looks upcourt for an unguarded teammate.

Branigan was the leading scorer f or the undefeated girls' Gray basketball team.

"This is t he season we've been waiting for. Our team chemistry was incredible; we're a family on and off the court," said Branigan. photo by Mt. View

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: Ali Bruce, Alissa Hazi, Chelsea Igo, Lauren Skiba, All ison Wingert, Katie Vadella.

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Apportun~ty for players from both middle schools to play together for t he first time. Their time spent working under ninth grade head coach, Mr. Doug -.!:_no d, helped to prepare them for the demanding season they will face next on JV and va rsity. photo by Stacey Wild

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Rob Bailey, Ernie Blackshear, Clay Blunk, Sam Bonsell, Stephen Bosak, Ben Bowman, Aaron Brumbaugh, Al exander Butler, Drew Mesc lnl, Evan Cleary, Matt Crust, Vernon Davis, Robert Dench, Will DeRosa, Christian Eck, Paul Esposito, Sa m Essy, Ken Farnsworth, Kevin Fink, M:~ ~ogarty, Jer ry French, Travis Ghaner, Roman Gorelov, Ian Graham, Zach Gruneberg, Joel Hague, Mark Harrison, Alex Hetrick, Brian Hilands, Josh orgas, Terna Ityokumbul, Ben Jameson, Eli Jantzer, Zach Laguna, Kyle Leach, Jameson Lietzke, Henock Louis, Joey Markle, Seth Marrara, Jusr Masort1, Bradley Matthews, Phillip McDonald, Keith McGrory, TJ McHugh, David McKenna, Seth Memari, Eli Metz, Arl ee Myer s, Ebinose Osag ie, And'" Plummer, Curtis Rockey, Mike Rose, Matt Roy, Larry Ryland, Dan Sainburg, Doug Sallad e, Rya n Saupp, Matt Schmidt, Mac Schrantz, Alex Scitti, Wallrew Sh~rp, Scott Singer, Jared Slike, Jason Smack, Michael Smerbeck, Mike Snyder, Ted Sunday, David Thorpe, Eric Vonada , Brandon Walk, Russel M ace, M1les Weaver, Ben Weir, Mike Wise. ninth grade falliWiJ' anagers: Kathrine Hufhand, Rachel Shaw, Lauren Ward.

Right: Ryan Burke drives past a Central Mountain defender.

Burke was a big contributor to the Maroon Team st arti ng against in-school rival, the Gray team. "We had a few rough games but our team stayed focused . Towa rds the end we came together and put up a rea l fight against our rival, th e Gray team," said Burke. photo by Drew Clngel

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Varsity squad starter Emily Suhey attempts block a shot during a home match-up ag Central Mountain. "We had twice as many g and the games are much more intense j unior hig h," said Suhey. "I wanted to become better player by being on varsi ty and playing a higher level." photobyOrewCingel

and grav Michelle Gingher works on freestyle drills during a practice at the High School Natatorium. Gingher was a specialist in the stroke events and swam everything from the 100yard backstroke to the 200 -yard individual medley and 100-yard butterfly. photo by Mt. View

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Renegade Matt McDona ld dribbles past j unior Untouchables member Andy Jones during the 2005 !MBA Champi ; in the North Main Gym . The Renegades won the game 54-52. Senior Russell Kracaw was the MVP for the senior with 21 points, all off of three pointers. His seven threes were an !MBA Championship record. Junior Upal Sarkur :! MVP on the Unt ouchables with 34 points, t he most points ever scored in a championship game. photo by Drew Cingel

Right: Releasing the ball mid-air, senior Mat t Ward of The Shockers shoots over juniors Jordan Francisco (9) and Kevin Griffin, both members of the Mud Turtles. The Shockers were one of the perennial powers in the Beta Division, finishing in eighth place. "We had a number of great games earl y in the season t hat helped us secure a good seed in the playoffs," said Ward. photo by Drew Cinge/

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Left: Sophomore Mike Tru nzo of the Commandos tries to convert on a free throw as team mate sophomore Chad White watches in anticipation for the rebound . Trunzo hit the game winning three in t he south IMBA championship game against Team Tolerance.

"We played well all season and I think hitting that shot j ust summed it all up," said Trunzo.

The Commandos were undefeated going into the championship. photo by Drew angel

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MBA is a good way for players to get noticed for their talent who don't go out for the basketball m or people who don't normally play scholastic sports. And, Renegades are the best," said senior Cook, Renegades. am very disappointed that we are not in the playoffs because we had a very difficult starting sched1, but I am sure we are going to win the IMIT," said senior Brett Lissenden, DTP. BAhasa lot less pressure, but there are still intense rivalries and the competition is still good. We a lot of players, but we still manage to work together on the court, regardless of who is playing," sophomore Aa ron Tamminga, Chaos.

Is season was fun because I could make fun of a lot of the guys because they would be like, 'Wow, are so good !' and I could just rub it in and say, 'Yeah, I 'm a girl,' so it was sweet," said senior lie Zimmerman, X-Quitters.

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mlng into the season we knew we had a good chance at taking the championship, even though were a lot of other good teams in contention. After we beat the Snake Charmers in the first ks of the season, we all felt as though we were the team to beat from then on," said sophomore W Yukelson, Commandos. the end of the 9th grade season, we already had a self proclaimed championship team for the lOth de season . But as it turned out the Snake Charmers couldn't charm the determined Commandos," sophomore Brendan Pifer, Snake Charmers.

~BeALigers suffered an unexpected sub par season and should have been serious contenders for the Championship. Don't worry, we will dominate next year," said sophomore Tlnl Johns, Ligers.

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· David Adewumi rounds the curve during the State College Area Meet in the regular season . Adewumi did numerous events ranging ; to long distance. " I thought that we did very well this year, especially with the new off-season t raining program we had . I was able to events and compet e at a higher level than last year and I felt we got stronger as a team as the year wore on," said Adewumi. photo by Drew

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Left: Junior Chantal Barnyak practices her 60 meter dash at the indoor track . " I love to run and I am glad we have such a great team this year," said Barnyak. "Running is the one thing that really makes me feel good about my self." p17oto by Orew Cing el

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track t eams are notorious for their quick starts. State College started off the season with With a near sweep of every event in the State College Invitational at Penn State. To their the Little Li ons top finisher never placed outside of the top three the entire season . "It's the season, so it's great to have success early but it makes me happy to see the team There is so much talent in every runner and a great coach like Coach Jason Jackson res us t o be the best we can," said 800 runner senior Chris Brown. The girls' team was led by junior Chantal Barnyak and senior Erin Latta. Barnyak specialized in the 60 event for t he Lady Little Lions, while Latta ran mainly long distance events. Senior pole Patrick Campoiongo was one of the main ingredients for State High's recipe for success . He co ntinually contributed to the team by vaulting more than 13 feet in all of their the State Championship meet, Campolongo placed seventh with a personal best of 14 Little Lions sent the 4x4 relay team of sophomore John Rumbaugh, junior Matt Kenney, Brandon Eck and David Adewumi to the state championships. The team exceeded with a very strong showing at States, by shattering the previous 4x4 record, beatby five seconds with a time of 3:30:08. Adewumi said, "I was shocked; our previous best nine seconds off the record. It was amazing that we were able to cut fourteen seconds origin al t ime. It really is a testament to the hard work and great coaching we received the season." The Lady Little Lions sent their 4x200 team along with their 4x800 team.

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In their first year in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey Leag ue, the ice hockey tea m finished t season at 12-12, ending a successful campaign. The boys lost a majority of veterans from the squa including Aaron Myers, Matt Rippon and Nick Ha mpton . Seniors Garret Corl, Ryan Spotts, Ada Pisani, and Stephen Bruno, juniors Kurt Collins, Jeremy Garnett, and Jason Pogue, sophomores Ni Petrick, and Steven Holdcroft and freshman Dan Petrick stepped up t o take t heir places. This yea the team made the jump from A to the AAA division. Said Col lins of the ju mp in competition, "T high points of the season were our few wins and t he bus t rips down and back fro m all of t he gam We struggled because we moved up in the league to AAA and there was a lack of commitment on th team. I think I contributed by lea ding the team on and off the ice and working as hard as I could I games and practices and setting a good example." Collins was t he team's assistant capta in and th lead scorer with 7 goals and 15 points, a combination of goals and assists, total on the season. Th boys ended with a record of 10-22-3 in AAA. The team had a ha rd ti me adjusting to th e streng of the new teams on their schedule, going against powerhouse teams such as Pittsburgh Cent Catholic and Penn Trafford. However, the team remained focused and determined during the seaso despite going against such formidable foes. The team recorded a solid win against Bishop McDevl to open the season, then ran off four straight victories in the middle of October. Getting physical w not a weakness for the team this season and Corl said that t he team was aggressive and ready to 9 physica l with opponents, "We're pretty aggressive. We have some guys on the team who like to pia a higher level of hoc key and like to play rough and get dirty sometimes, the way hockey is mea to be played and the refs just don't see the way we see it. But I t hin k our aggressiveness is gol to help along the way because we'll be playing higher level teams." Nick Petrick sums up their toug season with a cliche, "Life's a cookie, sometimes it crumbles."

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Senior Garrett Corl chases down the puck in a game against Penn Trafford. Corl was the captain of the va rsity ice hockey team and was one of the vocal leaders for State High. "The difference between AAA and A is that it's way more competitive and we're eligible for States. It's a much higher level of play," said Corl. photo by Orew angel

Left: Junior Kurt Collins gathers the puck against Pittsburgh Central Catholic. Collins was the leading point scorer for the Litt le Lions during the season. "We fought hard despite having little success during the season. I thought t hat we showed a lot of heart during the year especially going against such good teams," said Collins . photo by orew angel

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Right: Senior Adam Homan puts an opponent in a Half Nelson. Homan was t he District champion in his weight class and helped lead the team to a fourth place overall finish in the District Team Championships. "It was a real honor to win Districts and help the team in the championships," said Homan .

Homan went on to place 6th at the PIAA State Championship meet. photo by Drew Cinge/

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Losing their coach, and 11 powerful seniors, the wrestling team had a lot of obstacles to overcome, and that was just the preseason. State High Wrestling legend and father li ke fig ure, Ron Pifer, resigned from the head coach position that he had held during the majority of State High's most successful years. However, one man was w il ling to take a chance, and attempt to fill the place of Pifer. That man was Shad Benton. Coming into the year, he rea li zed coaching the State High wresting team and fil ling in Pifer's shoes would not be one of the easiest jobs in the world, but judging by the team's success, he knew what he was doing . The Little Lions kicked off their season by hitting the mats at the Wil liamsport Top Hat Tournament. Senior co-captain Chris Decker walked away with an individual title at the Top Hat Tournament setting the pace for his win fi lled season. The team went on to post a dual meet record of 10-4 and recorded a fourth place team finish in the District 6 Championship.

In the ind ividual District Championsh ips, State High Crowned two district champions, freshman Steve Bosak and senior Adam Homan in the 112 and 119 pound weight classes, respective ly. The Little Lions also had five more f inishers placing in the top four, also earning bids to the North Eastern Reg iona l Championships. At the Regiona l Championship, State High crowned one champion, Decker, at 160 pounds, and sent four other wrestlers, Bosak, co-captains junior Ky le Fluke and Homan, and junior Justin Masorti to the PIAA State Championship meet. At t he meet, three of t he Little Lions wrestled their way to the awards stand as Fluke and Homan bot h chalked up sixth place finishes and Decker came in fourth. The All State-Wrestlers moved up in the State High's Career Win's list as Decker tied for sixth overall, while Fluke and Homan bot h cracked the top four.

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Tournament 8th place Ill Bald Eag le 18-42 Ill Centre County Tournament 3rd place Ill Dubois 32-31 Ill Holiday Tournament 6t h place ~rade Tournament 14th place Ill Jersey Shore 38- 25 Ill Clearfield 34-40 Ill Hollidaysburg 36 - 29 Ill Shikellamy 53-6 Ill Willi amsport 'I Lewistown 28- 37 Ill Bellefonte 37-28 Ill Central Mountain 30- 37 Ill Milton 38- 33 Ill Altoona 58- 17 Ill Philipsburg- Osceola 34-29 f//

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plac . er was then defeated by Wr ight again in the th ird place bout at the PIAA State Ch ampionship. Decker finished his high school career with 94 w ins cmg him si xth on Sta te High's Career Win 's list, putt ing him one place higher t han his older brother, Marc, w ho graduated in 2002. plloto byorew Cingel

roster ~~~~ ~osak, 9. Shawn Breon, 12. Nick Clo user, 11. Kyle Cly mire,.11 . Jack Crissman, 10. Chris Decker, 12. Kyle Fluke, 11. Shawn Frank, 11. Curt Gese!l,

Mas ~路 Hacker, 11. Cyle Hacker, 11. Conor Hall, 11. Luke Hardmg, 10. Zach Harding, 12. Adam Homan, 12. Jed Koll, 10. Zach Konstas, 12. Justm 0 I, 11. Sam Mu nchmore, 10. Brian O'Neill, 11. Steve Peterson, 11. Alex Snyder, 11. Tommy Stumpf, 11. Chris Wagner, 11. Josh Yuhouse, 12. wrestling~

•wards the wall in his primary event, the 100-yard breaststroke, senior co-captain Chris Keister finishes his race. Keister 1is high school career at the PIAA Championships by finishing third and second in the 200-yard individual medley and breaststroke, respectively. His time of 1:53.48 shattered a nine-year old record by over a second and a half. Keister was rt of the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays that finished eighth and 15th, respectively. photobyDrewC/ngel

Right: Propelling through the water, junior Jonathan Cochrane sprints toward the wall during his lead-off leg of the 200-yard medley relay. Cochrane competed in the medley relay, 100-yard backstroke, and the 400-yard freestyle relay at the PIAA Championships at Bucknell University. He finished fourth in the 100 back stroke, setting a new school record of 52 .92. photo by Drew Cingel

l 2nd Ill Parkland Invitational Ill Central Mountain 104-40 Ill DuBois 121-56 Ill Carlisle 110-75 Ill SC Invitational Ill Hunt· 11-71 Ill Wi lliamsport and Tyrone 70-32, 61-28 Ill Saint Marys 116-47 Ill Chambersburg 116- 54 Ill Altoona 118-39 Ill Wyo· lley West 120-65 Ill Hollidaysburg and Bellefonte 67-28, 80-13 Ill Hershey 124-62 Ill PIAA Districts 1st Ill PIAA States 7th

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Left: Junior Ben Ryan takes a breath during the 500-yard freestyle. Ryan broke the school and pool records in the event, the first at the State College Invitational and the second in a double dual meet with Bellefonte and Hollidaysburg. He placed eighth in the 200-yard freestyle and fifth in the 500 free at the PIAA Championships and broke his own school record in the 500 by over five seconds at the meet. photo by orew angel

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l11gh 'r t han any team in State College boys' swimming history at last year's th' boys' swim team came into the 2005 season with ten returning letter for act1on Led by two time state champ from 2004, senior Chris Keister, the team with d SE cond place finish at their annual Quad Meet. At the Parkland Meet the sew wi ns from Keister in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard hr••,.•:~c:t·rnlicPI Ryan m the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle, and the 200-yard medley relay team n Cochrane, Keister, senior Josh Durkin, and junior Dominick Romaninl. The rest the t"a m capture district dual meet victories against Central Mountain, DuBois, a Winter Break of two-a-day practices, the team traveled to Bucknell University for Invitational. Keister was again a double winner while Ryan dropped significant freest le to capture third and break the oldest record in State College Swimming. or the SC Invite, the team stayed on fire in the water with wins over Huntingdon, n .., Saint Marys, Chambersburg, Altoona, Wyoming Valley West, Hollidaysburg, 2005 AA State Champion, Hershey. Two weeks later at the PIAA District 6/9 Cham optured their District title and saw eight swimmers qualify for the PIAA Cham nPI Swimmers qualified for states by winning their event or qualifying on a re hmq in the Top 32 in the State. Senior Alan Erdley, Keister, juniors Alec Chase ran• , Romanini, Ryan, and sophomore Dan Henning all competed in the meet th team to a seventh place overall team finish. "It was an unbelievable season," Peter Moyer. "To come as far as they [the boys' team] did, and to have accomplished all really amazing ."

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ichelle Myers does butterfly in the first leg of the 200 -ya rd individual medley at a home meet against William sport and Tyrone. pecial i zed in th e 100-yard freesty le and backstroke events and was a part of the 200 -yard medley and 400-yard free路 ays . She went on to pla ce fourth and third i n the 100 free and back at t he PI AA State Championships, res pectively. The medleY lm of Myers, sophomore Whitn ey Howe ll, freshman Michelle Gingher, and junior Bri tta ny Beard placed 11th at States, wh ile the 1y consisting of sophom ore Alex Warren, senior Stacey Wi ld, sop hom or e Erin Houck, and Myers placed t enth. photo by orew Ctil搂tl

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Warren qualified for the PIAA Championships as a part of the 200 and 400-yard free relays.

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After finishing as t he second best team in the state of Pennsylvania during the 2002-2003 and 20032004 seasons, t he girls' swimming and diving team took to the water with a nearly clean slate after losing all but one state qualifier from the previous seasons. Led by seniors Catherine Palchak, Sarah Podwlka, Maggie Sikora , Kristina Vandenbergh, Stacey Wild and junior Michelle Myers, the girls started off strong with a third place showing at their annual Quad Meet. A week later, the team was on the road for t he first time as they made the trip to the Parkland Invitational, a unique meet in that It gave swimmers the opportunity to swim in a prelim-final format. Myers led the assault for State College as she capt ured a win in the 100-yard freestyle. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Myers, Wild, and sophomores Whitney Howell and Alex Warren also garnered a gold medal for their efforts.

The team returned home to tackle a string of district dual meets. With wins over Central Mountain, DuBois, and Carlisle, t he team entered the Winter Break with two thoughts on their minds : practice and the upcoming State College Invitational. The meet was held at Bucknell University, the site of the PIAA Championships, and the Lady Little Lions saw strong swims across the board including ~first pl~ce finish from Myers in the 100-yard free and a third place finish from freshman Michele ngher m the 100-ya rd butterfly. In diving, junior Rachel Koons led the assault with a fifth place ~nlsh. The next few weeks were filled with a slew of dual meets as the team took to the pool against untlngdon, Williamsport and Tyrone, Saint Marys, Chambersburg Altoona, Wyoming Valley West, Hollidaysburg and Bellefonte. With wins over all of these teams, the ladies improved their season to ~erfe~, 13 and 0. The team captured their 26th District Title and qualified eight girls to the PIAA to ampJonsh1ps. Led by Myers' top eight finishes in the 100-yard free and 100-yard back, and two thp ~6 relays, t he tea m finished in 15th place in the state. With only one state qualifier graduating, e earn looks to make a splash in the 2005-2006 season.

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Right: Senior Hannah Laman Maharg dribbles the ball against a Central Mountain player. Laman-Maharg was the starting point guard. "I knew we were a young team but I still had high expecta tions," said Laman -Maharg.

"We had some high points and some lows but our team finished the season strong and made a surprising run at states." photo by Drew angel

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The State College Girls' Basketball team had a lot of new faces this winter as the tea m return only two seniors, Kelly Ashcraft and Hannah Laman-Maharg. The class might have been sma in number, but they helped the Lady Little Lions turn a losing season into a playoff run. Th team saw a number of underclassmen get playing time , including freshman Emily Suhey, wh led the team in scoring and rebounding. "I wanted to become a better player by bei ng chaf lenged by better competition and just learn earlier to play at a higher level," said Suhey. Seve key juniors contributed solid play for the team, including Ali Mock, who was one of t he tea better outside shooters. Sara Grove was a force underneath the basket and also was a contribu tor in scoring. Fellow junior Kelsey Ream used her 6'4" frame to help get rebounds and swa away shots as well for State High, and Amanda Clouse helped add depth at guard. "I think our season was frustrating at the beginning because we were so young and inexperienced, but w rea lly practiced hard and near the end of the season we put ou r talent together and made a run," said Clouse. The Lady Little Lions had a tough schedule going against t he two tea ms tha represented the west in the PIAA semi-finals, Altoona and Oakland Catholic. After struggling through the earlier part of the season, the girls put together a late push for the playoffs. Th team upset Hollidaysburg in the first game of the district playoffs and then defeated Erie Cen路 tral in the play-in game for the PIAA playoffs. "We worked hard in practice and watched lots tape on Hollidaysburg. It felt good to beat them after losing to them twice in the season," said Laman-Maharg . The Lady Little Lions then faced powerhouse Mount Lebanon and led at the hal before Mt. Lebanon began to pull away in the second, leaving the game with a score of 29路5 and ending the girls season. With gained experience and valuable playing t ime for the unde classmen, the team hopes to improve its play and get back to t heir old w inning ways in 2006.

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)a uphin Tip-off: Counci l Rock North 4 7-55 Ill CD tip- off: Central Dauphin 54-60 Ill Indiana Area 64-41 Ill Bishop Hoban 51-33 Ill Mer路 Prep 33-59 Ill Red Lio n Area 47-49 Ill Oakland Catholic 33-70 Ill North Catholic 39-50111 Indian Valley 78 -47 Ill sc Kiwanis Tournai erry Traditional Academy 62 -39 Ill sc Kiwanis Tournament: Bishop Carro ll 47-38 Ill Altoona 39-62 Ill Read ing 67-63 Ill centr~ 1 69-28 Ill Greensburg Cent ral Catholic 50 - 54 Ill Holli daysburg 37-42 Ill North Schuylkil l 36-47 Ill Altoona 52-79 Ill Central Mountain I Williamsport 54-76 Ill Hollidaysburg 33-42 Ill Westmont Hilltop 34-64 Ill Bishop Guilfoyle 49 -64 Ill Penn Cambria 67-23 Ill District sernll 路 ollidaysburg 59-48 Ill District Finals: Altoona 36-56 Ill Play In Game: Erie Centra l 54-47111 States f irst round: Mount Lebanon 29-51 I

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Senior Kelly Ashcraft looks to get around a Holl idaysburg defender. Ashcraft, along with fellow senior co-captain Hannah Laman-Maharg, led th e Lady Little Lions to a PI AA state playoff berth. Ashcraft started at guard t his season. "We had a young team this year and we had some tough losses along the way dur ing the season, but we still reached our goal of making it to the state playoffs and proved people wrong about ou r team," said Ashcraft. photo by Drew angel

Left: Junior Ali Mock shoots over a Central Mountain defender. Mock was deadly from beyond the arc as she led the team in three-pointers over the course of the season. "Playing on varsity th is year was a real learning exper ience for me. The underclassmen got a lot of playing time which along with t he senior leadership, wi ll only make us better next year," said Mock. photo by Drew angel

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Right: Senior Keith Hardin goes strong to the hoop in a game against Central Mountain. Hardin was a two-year starter for Coach Frank and was a force down low for the Little Lions along side junior Eric Meister. Hardin said about his time on the court, "It was fun; it put me in a leadership role. I got to get done what I wanted to get done." photo by Drew Cingel

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After falling to eventual 2004 State Champion Penn Hills in t he semifinals of t he playoffs last the Little Lions had high hopes of continuing their success by going deep in the State this season. Led by co-captains Kevin Kanaskie and Keith Hardin, the eight seniors on the played an important role throughout the season. Kanaskie averaged 15 points a game the team's overall leading scorer. Making his presence known inside was junior center Eric ter, who also averaged 15 points a game throughout the season. The Little Lions most i win came at home against Penn Hills, in which State High dominated last year's state winning the game 70-48. Having only lost two games during the entire regular season, was looking to make a strong impact in the PIAA State playoffs. Right as the team was their playoff run, Meister suffered a r ight ankle sprain that sideli ned him for two games and his practice time. With a win in the play-in-gam e over Erie McDowell, t he Little Lions next Ephrata in the first round of the playoffs. Senior Brady Hart and Hardin made an effort to It up in the absence of Meister and did not disappoint, as Hardin had a dominati ng with a career high of 23 points. Easily winning the game with a score of 68-40, the team moved on to the quarterfinals against Lower Merion. Meister was back for the game, but it not enough as they saw their impressive season end in the final minute of the game, losing Said Meister on the season, "I think that team chemistry was a big part of why we won a lot games. Everyone really played unselfishly, even when there were times when one person could taken over the game." There was still much to be proud of for the success t hat the team did throughout the season. "We had a successful season. We didn't achieve our ultimate goal of the state title, but we still had a strong showing in t he playoffs. Overall it was a good season," sa1d guard Joe Bevins.

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Music r "Band Is fun and It gives me an opportunity to be with my friends. My sister plays the flute so I decided to play It too." ,..Amy Szabo, Grade 9

are a lot more challengbut the sound Is one better. My favorite be Passage. It's slow and really weird because In the totally changes on you, the totally different and It's awe...sean Zembower; Grade 10

Freshmen Leah Mueller, Kathleen , Laura Gabrovsek, and St ephanie ; prepare t o sing in Ninth Grade Choir. said, "I like the atmosphere of choir, it's endly and not too competitive. It's just where you can go and have fun with!Ssure." She also said that her "favorg about choir is meeting new people, ;t seeing faces from the other schools JOd transition." photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

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during Tenth Grade Band. "Band is a lot of fUI because you get to spend ti me with peoplâ&#x20AC;˘ who like making music as much as you do, said Tho mas. The Sophom ore Band playeâ&#x20AC;˘ songs such as Just a Closer Walk with TheE River of Life, and Rolling Thunder at the1 Winter Concert. photo by Katie Salvaggio Left: Con ducting a warm-up, Freshman Band presider Ford DeCastro gets the band prepped for rehearsal. DeCastro said, " Band takes a lot c dedication. We've worked hard to get wher we are and I 'm proud to call myself the ban president." As the Freshman Band presidenl DeCastro conducted the ba nd upon Mr. Victor absence and served as the freshman represer tative of Marching Band. photo by Emily woodal

Ninth and Tenth Grade Band and Choir

Left: The tenors and bases in lOth grade choir sing The Gartan Mother's Lullaby, which is an Irish folk song. With four vocal parts, sophomore Ben Pollard said of the piece, "The general opinion of the choir is that it's very harmonizing."

He described Mr. Drafall, who directed the first period choir, as "a really enthusiastic teacher and skilled at what he does." Class started with warm-ups, including "flaw-flaws" and an eight part major scale, and then progressed to the actual music. photo by Katie Salvaggio Below: Sophomores Kaitlyn Lusk, Steph Shoffner, Stasia Roberts, and Rebecca Graefe play the french horn. Lusk said, "In band it's just you and your friends playing music. Everyone at some point really stinks. But the great thing about band is you can make mistakes in rehearsal, but then you fix them and by the time of the concert, everyone sounds great." photo by Katie Salvaggio

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Above: While lookin g at their music, sophomores Meg Supina, Abbie Eden, Kasandra Damiano, and Erin Wise listen to their teacher, Mr. Drafall, comment on their singing. The girls wer e soprano I's in first period choir. Supina said, "In choir we do some hand motions, w armups, and exercises that other people might feel silly doing, but none of us care because-we do them together and we have fun with them."

Songs, such as The Gartan Mother's Lullaby, were prepared for the winter concert. photo by Katie Salvaggio Left: Listening to Mr. Drafall, ninth grade choir boys stand around the piano list ening attentively to the given instructions.

Describing the differences between middle school and high school choirs, Adam Salter said, "The amount of people, faces, kinds of people, and ranges [are different] ." Through th e winter season, the choir learned In Flanders Fields, Domine Fili Uni Genite Jesu Christe, and Let Freedom Ring. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

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~- -Left : Senior Jacob Grahn plays the barit one during a Concert Band rehearsal. Concert Band practiced twice a week and was comprised of juniors and seniors. "I play the baritone because it's a pretty easy instrument and I rather enjoy playing music," said Grahn. photo by catherine Ye Above: Junior Sarah Shafer directs the Symphonic Band as part of a requirement for advanced band. "You have to practice a lot for it, like stand in front of a mirror or something," said sophomore Alex Heppelmann. Advanced Band met three days a week during third period. photo by Catherine Ye

Top : Post game melodies ring through the as senior Divya Sinha and junior Mary play the flute in Marching Band after a game. Sinha, who served as a flute said, "There is more responsibility. there is taking attendance, and you make sure everyone in your rank is doing they are supposed to be doing." photo by orew Above: Preparing for their fall concert, players junior Sarah Haviland, junior Pope, senior Allison Mitchell, and junior Rhodes practice a piece in Concert Band. takes a lot of time if you're really dedicated, when we perform and get a great audience, all worth it," said Havi land . photo by Catherine

Marching, Concert, and Symphonic Bands

Rh "[Marching Band] has been a really tight group, you meet a lot of really great people and if you try, you can have a lot of fun." "'Lori Foard, Grade 10

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Upper Left: Senior Meredith Tamminga plays the trombone during Symphonic Band. The music program offered numerous electives for talented musicians. "I enjoy playing with my friends and there's a lot of talent in the music program that makes performing exciting," said Tamminga. photo by Catherine Ye Left: Senior Ben Wolka and freshman Andrew Lentz play their horns at a football game. The Marching Band played at all of the games, both home and away. To prepare, the band practiced Monday and Wednesday evenings in the South parking lot. photo by Drew Clnget whistle, Senior Caleb RebarMajor, gains the Marching during a summer rehearsal ing parking lot. The Marchrehea rsals in early August, ree hours a week for three o..l.,.r.,..h:â&#x20AC;˘lf.. said, " Being Drum Major is I get to work with so many ." As Drum Major, Rebarincluded conducting the nd in the stands at footas conducting and leadra des. photo by Katie Salvaggio

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Little Lion Yearbook, Lion's Digest, WSCH Broadcast and Acclivity

Right: Juniors Larissa Woskob, Brooke Reid y, and Paloma Frumento work on an Appl e iBook together in Advanced Journalism 2. At the beginning of the year, thirty new iBooks were credited t o the journalism room . "We are so blessed to have such great t echnology in j ournalism this y ear," said Reidy. " I have learned a lot about graphic design and computers in general. It has been a great opportunity." The publications staff advisors gave w eekly mini - lessons on va rious topics t hroughout the year. photo by Cat herine Ye Below: Sophomore Elizabeth Gibbons sifts through her papers for her yearbook section, community. " It's really fun to do all of the baby ads and see w hat kids looked like when they were y ounger. This yea r there is a lot more wo rk and production inst ead of just learning w hat j ournalism is like," said Gibbons. photo by Katie Salvaggio

Above: While talking on the phone and typing on t he computer, senior Erica Havila nd uses her ti me t o t he ful lest . Havi land was co-editor of the newspaper wit h senior Tyl er Constable .

They opened the year by changing the newspaper to a mor e t rad it ional layout . Haviland said, "I find t hat being edit or-i n-chief is a very busy job, because m y duties can 't be laid out. Peop le are always com ing to m e with questions and little problems. I have t o do all t hese little tasks t hat are simple but if t hey don't get done t hen there w ill probably be some sort of a crisis." photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Left: Junior Melaura Homan- Smith helps lead t he first m eeting of Accliv ity. " I first j oined Acclivity beca use it was lit erary and it wou ldn't be a wast e of t ime . It is a place wh ere people ca n express t hemselves with poetry and other writings," said HomanSmith . Acclivity's main goal was to get everyone to kn ow what it wa s and become m ore interested in t he rna azine . photo by Katie Salvaggio

Breaking

"I really enjoy being on the air especially with great co-workers. I'm inspired by people such as Dick Vitale and Marv Albert to be a better broadcaster." "'Sean Branigan, Grade 11

" I really like journalism because it helps me explore different aspects of writing and become more involved with my school." "'Candace Smith, Grade 10

Above: At the first pep ra lly, senior Alex Raup plays the role of emcee. "It's really great emceeing the pep rallies and seeing how much school spirit State High's students, teachers and staff have," said Raup. This year the pep rallies were fully reinstated , starting with a s~hool supervised snake dance. photo by Stacey Wild Right: Working on the first issue of the newspaper, juniors Roland Jeon and Stash BarnesOzog discuss an article. Barnes-Ozog was the features edit or of th e newspaper. He said, " I like featu res because you can put more of Your personality in your w riting as opposed to news. Features is a lot of fun but it 's stressful" T ' . 路 ~e State High newspaper staff produced eight Issues in total, working their way up to twelve pa . ges per ISSue. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

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Above: In the North Building, seniors Rebecca Egg ebeen and Nev Bhushan read Wednesday's announcements before first period for WSCH. " WSCH gives me an opportunity to communicate w ith the whol e school. It's also helped me with my public speaking skills," said Eggebeen. WSCH did the music show, announcements, news, and sports every morning . photo by Katie Salvaggio

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Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Senate, Student Government

"At Student Government we discuss the school's policies and rules. We are the voice of the student body. It's a good time." ~Dan Florencio, Grade 10

" I 'm Corresponding Secretary of this year's student government. I got involved last year, wanting to make a difference with things like school rules and the school buildings themselves.

It's a great chance to try to change things you dislike and also meet grea~, new people." ~cla re Wagner, Grade 12

Upper Right: On the South Building lobby floor, freshman and sophomore presidents, Vivek Agarwala and Rohit Ananth, construct their homecoming float. Ananth said, "I like participating in school activities and having school spirit." photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Right: Sporting casino dealer hats, Junior Senate president and treasurer, Anup Das and Patrick Bradley, joke around while preparing the junior class homecoming float. The float had a casino theme with props including huge $100 bills, casino dealer vests, and inflatable slot machines. photo by Angela Yen

: On a weekend afternoon, Freshman Treasurer, Hilary Caldwell, spreads paint canvas outside the South Building. The classmen created a road for their homeg float and situated stationary bikes on their flat bed. The float theme was "Live ~," referring to the popular movement d by cyclist Lance Armstrong to support r patients. "We plan all the 'fun' stuff for our , such as dances, the homecomi ng parade, 路aising, the Dance Marathon, etc. I think on the Freshman Senate is more like just :," said Caldwell. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

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~op: Conducting elect ions for the Shibley Memonal Fund Comm ittee, junior Angela Yen points au~ the candidates listed on the chalkboard . The Shibley Fund gave m oney to clubs and individuals for educationa l endeavors. Yen, who served as treasurer for t he student body said, "I think student governm ent is the best way to be a liai~~ between the students and administration . ~ re really lucky, because the administration va ues our voice." The members elected for the cDommittee were Bansuri Sheth Dan Florencio anny p 路 ' ' Nathan nnce, Dan Saxton, Kate Sobel, a.nd Mik S Hazl. Photo by Katie Salvaggio Above: Jumor attee d tewart and senior Casey Marsden take ing ~ ance for a student government meeta r~ new requirement for clubs was to have thatco;d for t he administration of the students cha a tended after school activities. "I want to me ~~e tthe sch ool. I'm into po litics, so that gives 0 Of dnve," said Stewart. photo by Roland leon

Above: Glancing over a flyer, Senior Senate president Samir Santi and secreta ry Sylvie Frank discuss plans.for Gi rl's Flag Football. The actual game was a charity event played at Memorial Field. The Senate arranged an entrance fee of a canned food item for the State College Food Bank. Frank said, "It's going smoothly so far," said Frank prior to the event. "The officers are really conscience about representing our class." photo by Nev Bhushan Right: Senior Senate treasurer, Sunny Roh, participates in a Dance Marathon meeting after school. In addition to being involved with events overseen by t he senate, many members participated in other school activities. "We were originally asked to lead the Dance Marathon Committee, but now I'm acting as a bridge between Senior Senate and the Dance Mara-

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Perfect tch "The best part about Glee Club is that it provides an opportunity to perform with a variety of singers, and the sound produced by the women's voices is very powerful." ~Maggie Cox, Grade 10

ller groups, such as Master it's broken down into four d I feel stronger in my secMaster Singers, everyone is ;d to know everything people know in Concert Choir. If a change [in the music] we're d to make it without being Chris Freyvolgel, Grade 11

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: Juniors Jol Waters, Will Mills, Mack Kat Supina, and Jeff Quinn sing out in period Master Singers. The select choir :d of 10th, 11th, and 12th graders, who special interest and talent in sing ing. . who was a member the previous year, t 's different every year because there are ~xpectations to live up to." Her favorite as The Alleluia. "It sounds really pretty 'un to sing," sai d Supina. photo by Jen Brown

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Above: Early in the morni ng before junior James Hall sings Tenor II in Chamber ers. "You get t ired, but it's worth it," said "We sing more difficult songs and it is an rience I want t o have." The group had a lenging array of songs, includi ng Gaudete, and Tango to Evora. photo by Katie gio Left: Framed in bright stage lights, Jenna Roy, juniors Lauren Knobloch and Barron, and senior Becky Crouse perform in North Building Auditorium during the Fall Showcase. Concert Choir gave three throug hout the yea r. It was the non-a choir for juniors and seniors . photo by Katie

Concert Choir, Master Singers, Chamber Singers, Glee Club

Left: The Women's Glee Club performs in the Fall Choral Showcase. Women's Glee Club met on Tuesday nights to rehearse their songs, which included The Lamb and Give Us Hope. "Give Us Hope can be really inspiring to the audience," said sophomore Stephanie Shoffner. "I really like to sing and Glee Club is where I can be with friends and sing more challenging songs." photo

by Katie Salvaggio Lower Left: Seniors Maggie Lee, Sean Griffin, and Alii Walz practice at an early morning Chamber Singers rehearsal. Sixteen members were accepted to Chamber Singers, with two people paired for each vocal part. Lee said, " Being In such an intimate and musically inclined group really appealed to me. I plan to major in either musical theatre or music educations with a vocal emphasis." photo by Katie Salvaggio

Above: At Men's Glee Club, senior Stephen Burrows hits a high note for his part in Landlord, Fill the Flamingbowl. The choir's range reached high Fs and Gs, which were easier to sing standing up. Burrows said, "I like to sing.

My fami ly has a musical trad it ion. I wanted to be like my brother, who's in college right now and majoring in music." photo by Caroline Downey Right: Senior Corey Black, juniors Beau Well man and Chris Saba wa it for their cue during their performance in Concert Choir. Concert Choir was the non audition group for jun iors and seniors. The Concert Choir girls an d boys practiced separately, but preformed some songs together. photo by Kat ie Salvaggio

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Left: Painting a fuchsia cow, junior Cecilia Ebitz

replicates Andy Warhol's Cow for National Art Honors Society. "We do a lot of things that will be seen and it's satisfying to create things that you know will be displayed," said Ebitz .

The club completed projects, such as signs and murals, that different groups in the community requested . photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Above: Freshman Dale Short centers a pot on the new pottery wheel during Pottery Club. " I joined Pottery Club because my sister was in it. I like getting to meet new artsy people and throw pottery," said Short. The Pottery Club participated in activities such as the Winter Crafts Market, where students made and sold ceramics and ornaments. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

Top : Senior Ekaterina Yakhnina throws a on a wheel in Pottery Club. Meeting after school, the group was designed dents who had completed one of the pottery electives or had a basic introd wheel-thrown ceramics. In addition to •--..·m·inrlaJ ceramics, they also had raku firings, which sists of refiring pieces in an open fire. The tery club was also responsible for the Bowls Project, a charity meal done in the photo by Rebecca Eggebeen Above: Eating a po junior Laura Rubin explains the project that is working on in Fine Arts Club. "I'm really drawing and art so anything to do with a perfect for me," said Rubin . Fine Arts Club a food fund raiser as a way to get money for annual trip to New York City. photo by catherine

Anime, Art Residency, Fine Arts, Pottery, Art Honors Society Clubs

" I joined National Art Honors Society because I like art and would like to do something with art. I think it is good to get experience by joining clubs and other out of school activities with art." "'Samantha Shoffner, Grade 11

"I joined Pottery Club t o have more time for my crafts. I sell pieces at the Arts Festival. During the last one, I sold around seventyfive ." "'Noah Johnson, Grade 11

Upper Left: Freshmen Alex Rowland and Emily Durbin work on greeting cards. A few were sold to raise money for the annual Fine Arts Club trip to New York City. They visited many art museums during the trip to New York city. photo by Catherine Ye Left: At National Art Honors Society, sophomore Ailsa Cherkasova paints an imitation of Figure Five in Gold, originally by Charles Demuth. The club selected works by Pennsylvania artists for murals commissioned by the Nittany bank. "I joined NAHS because I thought it would be a good opportunity become involved with art projects," said Cherkasova. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Left: Anime Club member, sophomore Daniel Motter, sports an anime T-shirt, depicting t he popular figure, Vash t he Stampede, a character on the animated show Trigun . " We're watching Trigun , my favorite series, right now. We watch one and a half hours, which is about three episodes. I like the diversity.

There's something in anime for ever ybody.

I like science fiction, so I like the futuristic ones. There are ones for girls too," said Motter.

The clu b met to discuss and watch anime, a form of Japanese cartoon. photo by catherine Ye

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Jazz band I and II, Orchestra, Musicians' Guild

Right: Sophomore Suzie Lee, freshman Adam Bland, and senior Chris Kowalski play trumpets in Jazz Band II. The group was composed of potential Jazz Band I members, selected by audition. " It's a good learning experience. It's a lot of fun with the people in it and Mr. Kovalchik is pretty cool," said Bland. photo by Katie Salvaggio Below: In the midst of a Jazz Band I practice, junior Christi Canner cues in with a lively piano part in La Fiesta. Some other songs the band learned were I Didn't Know About You and Ring Dem Bells. "Being in Jazz Band has introduced me to different styles of music and pop cultu re.

I enjoy the mu sic and playing with friends," said Ca nner. The ensemble of twenty was chosen through competitive audition and preformed at both local and national events. photo by catherine Ye

Above: Read ing his musi c, sophomore Aa ron Tamminga plays the cello du ring Orchestra . The members of t he orchestra som etim es listened to recordings of the pieces t hat they were playing to learn what they sounded like. "I have Advan ced Strings everyday to keep getting better at t he cello and having new opportunities to play. I t hink it's going pretty well . My favorite piece is by Peter Warlock, which has lot of different movements," said Tamminga . photo by Angela Yen Left: During a District Orchestra rehearsal, sophomore Lau ra Maund plays her violin . Students who participated were chosen by t heir orchestra conductor.

They audit ioned for positions District Orchestra, the to p eight contin uing to Regiona ls and a chance fo r States. Maund, who secured seventh chair, said, "It was a chance to play with other schools and meet new people who are interested in orch est ra," said Maund . photo by Roland leon

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"Jazz Band has exposed me to music that I like and wou ldn 't get to play if I didn't have this opportunit y. It has benefited me in my other music as well. " ~ Brandon Curtis, Grade 11

" I 'v e j ust alway s loved playing the violin, so when I got this opportunity through t he school I decided to take it.

I take Advanced Strings and Orchestra so I get to come to school and play every day." ~E m il y Kao, Grade 10

Junior Greg Johnson rises to play his ptu solo in Jazz Band I. Johnson and soloists lea rned t o imitate the styles musicians, such as Duke Ellington Maynard Ferguson . During the Christmas , the band met on Thursdays t o pre pare th~ Virginia Beach Mega Music Fest. Johnsaid, "I really like the interactions between d . people especially during improvisi ng and Olng a solo. We've really become a team this yea~ " H ld. Photo by Cath erme Ye Right: Sophomore Peter 0 sworth stu dies his music before an archest .~~ c~ncert. He and the ot her instru mental .k ayed pieces such as Scheherauzade. " I l e P pia 路 inst Ylng the double bass beca use it is an lhin~u;,ne~t that you can play for almost any' sa1d Holdsworth. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

Above: Drawing their bows, junior Jason Ma, freshm an Roxy Jaffe, and senior Jul ia Lee play during Chamber Orchest ra.

The new group, made of many talented string players, formed at the beginning of the year and met after school. Chamber Orchestra preform ed along side non-audi tion and advanced orchestras in school concerts, and also provided lobby music for the Top Ten- Percent Ceremony. photo by catherine Ye reign of notes ~

Key Club, Leo Club, Little Lion Ambassadors, Peer Mediators

"I got nominated for Little Lion Ambassadors by teachers and fellow students. You get to work with people, and it looks good on college applications. We went to a Home Economics class and showed [the new members] how to solve problems through media tion. We had a discussion about how to handle conflicts that come up in teen agers' lives." ~Will Gwynn, Grade 12 " I thought [Peer Mediators] wou ld be a good club to join to help out other people. I wanted to make our school better somehow. I believe that my skills in communication and sorting out problems have Improved . My experience has been really good. I've had a lot of fun with it and met a lot of people." NLeah Mueller, Grade 9 Upper Right: Selling roses during sixth period lunch, freshman Sarah Small counts change for paraprofessional Connie Tomeo. The sale was a fundraiser for Key Club and its va rious community service projects, including the blood drive and All Night Volleyball. " I knew Key Club would be productive because it's a national organization," said Small. photo by Katie Salvaggio Right: Sarah Park discusses fall service projects with Katie Tice. The Little Lion Ambassadors gave tours of the buildings to new students.

"You get to help out others within our community; it's awesome," said Tice. photo by Brooke Reidy

1t: Junior Nadia Kowalski shuffles cards e taking a break during All Night BasketLeo Club sponsored the All Night Basâ&#x20AC;˘all tournament, which raised money for Si ght Loss Center. "It takes a lot of staff volunteers t o help organize and set up ~vent as big as All Night Basketball," said 1omore Rick Koubeck, a fellow member .eo Club. In this fundraiser, students got Jle to sponsor them for how many hours ' cou ld play in a basketball tournament light long. "It's a pretty fulfilling feeling at end of the day to know that you've helped oeone," said Koubeck. photo by Tyler Constable

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Top: Duct taping a metal frame togethe~ sophomore Colin Hill prepares a tent that was used in the annual Haunted Granary.

The .tent, w hich needed repair, was used for Witches skit at t he end of October in the sa ..

Pint of Halloween. Sponsored by the local Club, the Key Club helped run the Haunted Gra ~ry a~d Preserve by taking on a plethora of .. sks. I was a guide in the Granary," sa id Hill.

1 sk路~a~ to help people get between the different cl~bs. H~ al so said, "At first I was looking for K s to JOin and m eet people, but I really liked ,ey Club, because we did a lot of fun things.

1 y: ~robably going to stick with it until senior heIr. Photo by Angela Yen Above: Senior Joe Bevins Po~; ~reshn:an Devin Quinn find his writing me tolio du ~mg a freshman orientation. During w e lngs L1ttle Lion Ambassadors discussed ni~y.s to represen~ State High in the commuca~s~~~ of t he1r 1deas was to write Christmas old1ers overseas. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

Top: Juniors Jessica Lang and Elizabeth Elliott listen as Ms. Bowersox talks about upcoming projects. The Leo Club was an organization that did projects to help the comm unity. They used these projects to develop leadership skills. "It's a good way t o get volunteer hours in and it 's a nice working experience," said member Bhavna La I. photo by Kat ie Salvaggio Right: Freshman Peer Mediator Drew Ceschini listens to the discussion as he removes a notebook from his backpack.

The Peer Mediators had a day long training program during the winter where they learned basic listening and counseling skills. " Peer Mediators is a good way to get to meet new people and help out people in the school," said freshman Caitlin Rush, another participating freshma n. " It's made m e more responsible and I don't get in as many fight s now, because there's no ooint to even start them ." h P.s.<ir.a Hnvick

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"The culture diversity is what Multicultural Club attracts me the most.

We have people from Taiwan, China, Estonia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, and of course, America as well! It's great to experience other people's culture and life style." ""Ying Huang, Grade 12

Forum is very original and because its ultimate to eliminate any sort of hatred towards a certain group, it is by color or sex or occuetc. The activities we do in b are interesting and I hope to our goal." "'Ben Yoo, Grade 12

â&#x20AC;˘: Senior Bret Mooney and sophomore Bryce <a listen as Mr. Johnson tells them about le activities to promote diversity. Sponby People's Forum, such activities strived )Urage awareness about different cultures eluded an annual dance. " People's Forum for equal acceptance for everyone, not r racial aspects, but also for social beliefs," 1ed Mooney. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

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Above: Jun ior Sarah Friedlander a pose at Gay-Straig ht Allia nce as more Rebecca Graefe looks on. The vided a safe environment for hang out and have fun. photo by Left: The week before wi nter break, men Abudullah Al moaiqel, Woo Seok Ahn, Abdul AI-Shammary ma ke Christmas at Multicultural Club. Formally called national Students, the name was appeal to the whole student body rather just ESL students. " I 've really enjoyed ha out with the international students and lean ing about their cultures," said US-born sop~ more Hannah Grow. The club held social eve throughout the year where they got to b~ understand different cultures. photo by cathenn

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Left: Getting off the phone with a Krispy Kreme representative, senior Richard Owusu-Apenten turns to talk to sophomore Bethany Maxfield about fundraising . Diversity Committee helped plan the events for Martin Luther King day. photo by Logan Osg ood-Jacobs Lower Left: Sophomore India Miller works in her notebook during a meeting of African American Support group.

Penn State mentors worked with the AASG to help guide them in future decisions. The club also visited colleges. photo by .candace Smith

Above: Freshman Liviy Pope and senior Renea Rom esberg chat during a GSA meeting. Romesberg was a co-president of the club with senior Caroline Sheehan "I have a strong passion for helping people and I thought this communit y needed a lead er to step in," said Romesberg. photo

by Drew Cingel Right: Standing in the rain, Adviser Charlotte Carraway waits for juniors Keianna Johnson and Taneaua Harvey to get rides after a meeting of African American Support Group. The group helped r.a ise awareness of African America n culture. They also worked to bring pride to all those invol ved in the club. photo by catherine Ye

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Left: Junior Marie Gildow talks to a friend before a Spanish Club meeting. The club watched travel videos to learn about Spanish speaking countries. "My grandparents spoke Spanish as a first language and my mom grew up speaking it," said Gildow when asked why she decided to take Spanish . photo by catherine Ye Above: Freshmen Nick Field, Yulia Polanuyer, and sophomore Ariel le Hesse watch a movie during French Club .

"I like hanging out with other French students and learning some French while having fun," said Hesse. The French Club also went t o the Alliance Francais at Webster's where they spoke french with adults in the community. photo by Angela Yen

Top : Freshmen Lindsay Paterson and Lu Porter cut apples in preparation for t heir ap1 cake during a meeting of German Club. The st dents received a recipe in German and then h to t ranslate it into English before baking. Mel bers of the club learned about German cultl through foods, videos, and crafts. "I went Germany over the summer to learn more abc the culture and so it made sense to join Germ Club" said Paterson. photo by Angela Yen AbO~ Stud,ying her Spanish vocabu lary, junior ~oha' Movahedi-Lankarani prepa res to play Bingo Spanish Club. The club provided a place people interested in Spanish language and c ture to get together. "I liked that we could P what we wanted to do and it was really fie ble," sa id Movahed i-La nkarani. photo by cathertnl

French, German, and Spanish Clubs

n "It's really fun getting a chance to experience the cultural parts of French that we don't always learn about during class, such as making food, playing french games, and watching movies." ~sara Snell, Grade 10

" Both of my brothers took German and they talked about it, which got me into it. I was interested in the language and culture and I thought it would fun to get together with others who shared my interests." ~ susie Ranish, Grade 9

Upper Left: Glancing at a movie cover, junior Chris Stevenson translates the name of the movie into English. Aside from videos, French Club used conversation to enhance their fluency. They also played games, such as French Scrabble, to expand their vocabulary. photo

by Angela Yen Left: Spreading Nutella, sophomore Christina Mazur adds some flavor to her crepe during French Club. Language clubs often used food as an interactive example of another culture. " It's fun to immerse yourself in the culture, and France definitely has the best cuisine. Deux pouces haut [two thumbs up]," said Mazur. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Left: After measl_lring flour for a German pastry, sophomore Anastassia Ioujanina pours the ingredients into a larger container. "I joined German Club because I've been to Germany and I really liked it there. It's fun to be in German Club because you get to meet other people who like German. One of my favorite activities was when we made Santa Claus figures and gave them to kindergartners," said Ioujanina. p hoto by Angela Yen

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Debate, Mock Trial, Youth and Government Right: Clustering around a computer in a North Building computer lab, freshmen Vivek Agarwala, Bala Veerabathini, Peter Miller, and sophomore Bobby Pakzad -Hurson discuss their Debate Team topics. Agarwala participated in LincolnDougless, a debate event involving philosophy and modern day conflicts. A new resolution was introduced for debate every other month.

The January/Feburary topic was: " Resolved: Democracy is best served by strict separation of church and state." Through extensive research, competitor s had be prepared defend both sides. photo by Catherine Ye Below: Sophomore Shannon Hovick studies her bill during a Youth and Government meeting at Panera.

"I learned so much from YAG about the workings of the government. I also really improved in my public speaking," said Hovick. The club took a three day trip to Harrisburg for the Model Legislature Convention. There, students got to meet in the state capitol building to debate bills concerning state-wide issues. photo by Jessica Hovick

Top: A new member of the Debate team, freshman Abla Eser, watches videos of national tournaments to familiarize herself with Ted Tu rner debate. Ted Tu rner debates were two on two debates on politics and current events. Eser said, "The debating and preform ing makes me happy. I like to yell at people and act things out." Additionally, Debate offer ed d ramatic events, in wh ich acting and speaking were the focus. photo by catherine Ye Left: At Pattee Library, senior Greg Geusic r eviews Mock Tri al evidence before his team. Mock Trial divided into several groups, which often met independently. During the spring, they attended staged hearings and presented their side of a case to convince a real judge. They competed against over 200 schools across Pennsylva nia . Junior Matt Lachma n, who worked with Geusic, said, "I enjoy being in Mock Trial because it allows me to practice public speaking and learn about il rrtrPf>r T'm r:nnsirlP.rina." ohoto bv Dan Chatlos

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"I'm interested in law, and in Mock Trial we get to work on cases in a r ealistic setting . The experience is rea lly interesting as well as inspiring." "'Allie Zeger, Grade 12

"The [Youth and Government] Harrisburg trip is an incredible experience.

It's fun to go through t he process of being in the state legislature." "'Alan Erdley, Grade 12

Above: Sophomore Kunal Vakharia practices "spreading," a debate technique in which one speaks too quickly for his or her opponent to follow. In policy debate, competitors had to be familiar with cha llenging arguments so they could comprehend their rivals' speeches from a few words. "I heard about debate from a friend and I thought it would be good for learning how to confront people and organize my thoughts Properly. It helps me feel more comfortable about what I say in front of a crowd," said Vakharia. Competitors in Debate were judged on .their speaking ability, as well as their analyztng Skills. photo by CEtherln e Ye Right : Flipping th~ough an informational packet, sophomore ~VInash Samarth researches for Mock Trial.

Mock Trial is cool because it helps us develop our speaking and thinking skills. It also helps a f lot of us prepare for later in life, since a lot 0 .u~ are th inking about going into law and Politics," said Samarth. He and other members ~O~ked With volunteer attorneys to prepare u ~lr cases and learn how to give arguments Sing established court rules. photo by Dan Chatlos

Above: Senior Meghan Mason debates a bill in front of fellow club members . On Friday mornings Youth and Govern ment, a statewide YMCA program, met to learn about bill writi ng and state government. "Youth and Government has been a great experience for the past f1ve years and has given me some direction in ~y future plans," said Mason . photo by Jess1ca Hov1ck

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Auto, Work Experience, Skills

he "I enjoy [Auto Club] because want to enjoy life and to do路 stuff with my hands. I like having a challenge and mechanics is a good career." ~Marcus Poulin, Grade 11

"[In Auto Club] you get to work on cars, and you get to fix them. It's all about us and the teacher has nothing to do with it. You can diagnose and repair vehicles and chat with friends . " ~Jessica Ramirez, Grade 10

Upper Right: Junior Jordan Goss puts in an order during a culinary arts class. Skills USA is an organization in which students participated in competitions in areas covered by the CTC program . "I joined because I thought culinary arts was interesting and I like to cook food and learn how food is made and cooked," said sophomore Jake Bahr, a fellow member of Skills. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Right: Senior Rebecca Spraker prepares a sandwich. Spraker participated in Skills competitions to win college scholarships and meet high school students around the state. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

: Freshmen Catelyn Way and Danielle rt check the seat belts of a car during Club. On Mondays, members had the :unity to work in the school's auto shop ~arn about mechanics. " I used to hangith my brother a Jot and he would work hicles, but wouldn't let me. Now I have 1ce to do so with Auto Club," said Way. r ly, Kephart had a connection to auto family members. "I usually take after 1d and my pap," she said . "He worked on mics and stuffi." photo by Logan Osgood -Jacobs

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Top: Juniors Mat t Young and Matt Smith exam me the engine of a ca r d uring Auto Club. The members were able to wo rk on the school cars or their personal cars and make minor repairs or m · Se . amtenance. photo by catherine Ye Above: W nlor Marc Fisher stocks jugs of water at egmans. Fish er participated in Wo rk Experi ence ·1 · . b • . n Which stu dents managed both paying !~hs In the com mu nity and a class during school. Some s~udents in the association left w Ool early for JObs re lating to fields that they w~~e Interested in . They created portfolios Port ;esumes and learned about how to supab hemselves in the future. "You learn a lot out beco · · · .. mmg Independent and workmg on Your 0 memb wn, sa1d senior Colin Smith, another er of Work Experience. photo by Stacey Wild

Above: Running a Wegma ns cash register, senior David Day parta kes in Work Experience. Senior Shannon Lafevers, another Work Experience stud ent, also worked as a cashier. "My accounting teacher and my parents thought it would be good for me to get some exper ience with something in m y field," she said . photo by Stacey Wild Right: Junior Gabe Williams puts away dishes in t he kitchen. Many of the people in Skills are a part of t he Culinary Arts class and the competi tions allowed them to ga in recognition in the field . "I enjoy skills because I will be attending the Culinary I nst itute of Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh in the fall and I t hought the competitions would better prepare m e for next year," said senior Rebecca Spraker. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

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Cracking ~'I'IJ'

"We play a whole bunch of different games [in Gaming Club], like Risk or Dungeons and Dragons. The games help you relax after a hard day of school." "'Ryan Knepp, Grade 12

Math Club because math has one of my favorite subjects.

I would be good at it ized that everyone in the Club ""'Michael Cohen, Grade 11

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hess Club was a place where students ractice outwitting their opponents in tular tactical game. " I like the strat:he game and the sense of cam arade: the club builds," said senior Justin another club member. photo by Joe Gaetano

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Above: Capturing his opponents pawn, junior Michael Hayward smiles at the chance of vic路 tory. Ever y Monday, Chess Club met in the North Learning Enrichment room. While other chess team s practiced various strategies to perfed their game, the State High team's only training was to play chess. photo by Joe Gaetano Left: Senior Xi Guo and club adviser Mr. Andy Ricker arE immerse themselves in a RISK Lord of the Ring! game during Gaming Club meeting. Gaming Clut played various strategy games at their weeki) meetings on Thursdays in Mr. Ricker's room "It requires you to think. I t 's a combination ol luck and strategy," said Guo. photo by Katie Salvaggio

Chess, Gaming, Math

Left: Concentrating on the chessboard, junior Emily Chu prepares her next move against an opponent at a chess tournament. Chu was enrolled in L.E. sixth period to refine her chess skills. The Chess Team attended the National Youth Action路 Championship on its first schoolfunded trip for over five years. After playing nine rounds at Hershey, Pennsylvania, the team claimed sixth place. photo by Stephen Burrows Lower Left: During Math Club, freshman Michael Phillips concentrates on solving a difficult problem.

Math club members met every other Tuesday after school, often going over problems from national tests, such as the American Mathematics Competition and American Invitational Math Examination, to find the quickest route to solutions. "Being in Math Club is challenging," said Phillips. "I see new problems I haven't seen before. It pushes me ahead." photo by Catherine Ye

Above: Senior John Cannon rolls the dice during a meeting of Gaming Club. "You can have a lot of fun; [Gaming Club] is really casual and laid back. It's not like school where you're thinking too much," said freshman Itha Cao. The club provides a comfortable atmosphere for students to relax and have fun. photo by Katie Salvaggio Right: Punching numbers into his calculator, sophomore Adam Zydney works on a problem during math club. Club members enjoyed teasing their brain with equations and problem solving. "It's a good chance to have fun and do math without the pressure of tests and grades," said Zydney. photo by catherine Ye

crad l ing the code~

Left : Sophomore Eric Levi, junior Max Levi, and senior Faheem Khaja take a break during an Aca demic Decathlon testing session. Eric Levi, who won several medals as an alternate, said, "I like meeting different people, and Decathlon looks good on your r esume without r equiring too m uch stress." p hoto courtesy of Academic Decathlon Above: Freshmen Jeff Weatherford and Anandhan Manoharan desig n a bottle rocket for a Science Olymp iad competition. The goal was to launch a rocket that had the longest air time, a high altitude, and a grad ual decline. While par achutes were against regulations, wings and helicopter devices were different methods considered when creating the rocket. Weatherford said, "I hope to place in Districts and State competitions so I get an invitational to Nationals." ohoto bv Catherine Ye

Top : Polishing a test tube over a Bunsen Burner, sophomore Sunil Jain and junior Matt Lachman make electromagnets for Science Olympiad. In "Mission Possible," competing teams des1gned and created Rube Goldberg machines that sus· tained motion with a series of energy transfers.

They were judged on their device's efficiencY to complete a task. Additionally, teams w~re awarded bonus points for incorporating specifiC · d "I 11ke elements, such as a fl ag . bei ng ra 1se · " id building things and workmg w 1th wood, sa · · to an Jain. photo by Catherine Ye Above : Listening . adviser read a Knowl edge Masters questiO~' 1 fr eshman Laura Gabrovsek prepares to clap ~ to answer. During practices, members answ~r~y scores of questions that could potentia f· appear on actual competitions. "The compe ~ tions are always a lot of fun," said Gabrov~e ~ "We take a van, stay overnight, and go to of fun restaurants and places. You really ge Yt k now your team members." photo by catherine

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"I really like the competition and there are a lot of people who are interested in the same things as me, learning and using knowledge in a variety of ways. It takes a lot of time but it's worth the effort and I'm proud to be a part of it." ~Alison Hudson, Grade 10

"This was my first year doing Academic Decathlon and at first, I wasn't sure about doing it. After the first competition though, I realized it was an amazing experience. Surprising, it was a lot of fun and you meet the coolest people." ~Kaitlyn Dowling, Grade 10

Upper Left: During a Knowledge Masters practice, junior Ylaine Gerardin, senior John Lesieutre, and senior Justin Onusic contemplate the answer to a question. They were part of Team A, which had a history of placing in national tournaments. photo by Catherine Ye Left: Conferring with a fellow Academic Decathlon member, senior Therese Jones prepares to take a test in Math . During meets, Decathlon visited different schools and competed in three different categories. photo courtesy of Academic Decathlon Left: During a Science Olympiad practice, senior Sandy Zhao removes test tubes to prepare chemicals. I n one particular experiment, students observed the physical changes of certain chemicals in order to be able to identify the substance. " [Science Olympiad] allows me to expand my science knowledge and dem onstrate my abilities in a competitive situation," said Zhao. Science Olympiad preformed various trials after school to prepare them for upcoming competitions. photo by len Brown

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Sharing

"I like to organize events because it's a lot of fun, but it's also a lot of work.

It's a lot easier to put on a show when there's a good committee behind your back." "'Andrew Visnovsky, Grade 12

fashion show was intriguing and me to join Sky's the Limit. fashion show we raised money Women's Resource Center, we to stores and got them to lend us ." .vMarlee Gallagher, Grade 11

Watching the stage, seniors Megan LawFox and Evan Rowland hold audiâ&#x20AC;˘ the Tal ent Show. Fox acted as emcee of w with senior Nick Baran. "It was really come up with things in two weeks, but j to make things as funny as possible we couldn't always stick to the theme," <. Named Night of Knights, the show's vas the medieval ages. photo by Ishanl Desai ~onica

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Above: Folding stacks of jeans, j unior Hilla!)

Ward works on the Sky's the Li mit's Jean Drive The Jean Drive raised money to put on a fashior show, whicti supported the Women's ResourcE Center. Students donated their jeans to thE Jean Drive and the club then sold them fo' two to three dollars. photo by Katie Salvaggio Left Freshman Dana Salada signs sophomore sear Zembower's Dance Marathon T-shirt. The activi ties at Dance Marathon included dodgeball witl Penn State football players. The event also hac live ba nds, such as Lemonsoul and Stars anc Stripes, a blow-up obstacle course, and Twister "[Dance Marathon] gives people a chance tc have fun with their friends, while helping a gooc cause. People got a chance to see who the' 1 were helping because the poster chi ld for th 0 charity came, and we introduced him to all t he dancers," said Dance Marathon committe' m ember junior Jony Rommel. photo by Katie Salvaggt.

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Left: Sophomores Caitlin Couch, Christie Brashers, and Meagan Brandt participate in Dance Marathon as staff. " It was a really good experience for learning organizational, leadership, and team skills," said Brashers. The Dance Marathon raised 25,000 dollars for the Elks Club Home Service program for the elderly and disabled . photo b y Katie Salvaggi o Lower Left: Holding up her drawing, junior Laura Rubin explains some ideas for Love Your Body Week.

The week included mirrorless Monday, in which they posted sayings, such as " Be a hottie, love your body," in the bathrooms. "I just like the idea that I'm doing something for a good cause," said Rubin. photo by Logan Osgood路Jacobs

Above: Setting up his video camera, junior Jake Johnson prepares to capture the events of Dance Marathon on film. Johnson fi lmed Dance Marathon for a seven minute seg ment on a stu dent- ma de t elevision show that aired in early April. The theme of the Dance Marathon was "Time Warp," and it was carried out with song s from each decade. photo by Katie Salvaggio Right: Junior Megan Decoteau discusses the Talent Show auditions with fellow committee member junior Julia Sinn. The Talent Show Committee cond ucted auditions and chose 14 acts to perform in th e show. The student-run committee was also in charge of organizing the show and making sure that it ran smoothly. p hoto by Ishani Desal

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Left: In a deserted classroom, freshman Karen Alley tests her Rube Goldberg machine, which uses many steps to complete a simple task before judging of the Technology Student Asso~ ciation competition. Alley and her partner, freshman Abla Eser, took first place at Regionals held at Park Forest Middle School. Incorporating an elevator, their device sustained 46 seconds of ener gy conversions and movement. " I learned a lot about different sorts of technology that I didn't even know existed . I got to do a lot of stuff with robotics," said Alley. photo by catherine Ye_ Above : Sophomore Rich Deluca experiments w1th 3Dmax Studios, a program that allowed students to create three- dimensional scenes and objects. Technology Student Association which met every Wednesday, provided students with some of the resources they needed to prepare for th n I m 'ti n . at v o -J c

Top : Junior Max Levi gives a speech for Region 14 presidential nomination in Business Leaders of America. After elected, Levi conducted meetings and upon the goals for the region. "Giving an impromptu speech in front of 300 receive the position was perhaps the worst that's ever happened to me," said Levi. considering that this is my first year in FBLA, turned out fairly well. A lot of people miss tunity because it's 'dressed in overalls and I like wo rk.' By joining FBLA I 'm simply trying decide if I want to be in business for the rest my li fe; I am not trying to decorate my photo courtesy of FBLA Above: At t he Grange August, sophomore Shannon Knepp shows steer. Knepp participated in The National Farmers of America Organization, which rei to the field of agriculture and took beyond trad itional farming . photo courtesy of

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"I really want to be a veterinarian and I realized that I needed some connections and I could get a lot out of FFA. Some people hear that name and just think people want to be farmers, but it is so much more.""' Caitlyn Neal, Grade 12

"I thought FBLA would be a good experience for the future and something that my friends and I could do together.

I learned you really have to work very hard to succeed." "'EIIe Maney, Grade 11

Upper Left: Sophomore Shawn Frank and senior Lauren Owens show swine at the Grange Fair for Future Farmers of America. "When you place well, you know you did a good job raising them," said Owens. photocourtesyofFFA Left: Adjusting his model plane, sophomore Ben Pipenberg prepares for a test flight before the Flight Endurance competition. For the Technology Student Association competitive event, students created a rubber band powered aircraft to sustain the longest possible air time . Pipenberg, who was the 2004 National Champion, placed first in Region als and advanced to States. photo by Catherine Ye Left: Waiting for the general session to begin, junior Raymond Petersen and sophomore Steph Smith glance over the schedule for the Regional Future Business Leaders of America leadership conference. Petersen and Smith placed second in Entrepreneurship, an event that involved accounting, communication, management, and marketing. Participants were required to take a written test and study problems encountered by entrepreneurs. "FBLA taught me business management techniques that will be helpful in any career I decide to pursue,'' said Smith . photo courtesy of FBLA

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Humane Issues, STATE, SADD

Right: During a meeting of Students Against Drunk Driving, senior Dan Greenberg discusses a fundraising idea with freshman Briana Gordon.

The club had several big programs a year, Including SADDmitton. "Through SADD I have learned to work as a team, take responsibility, and cause the change I want to see in this high school," said Greenberg. photo by Michael Cohen Below: Junior Jessie Edson, a member of Humane Issues Club, sells treats for both humans and dogs at a bake sale in February. The sale raised money for local animal charities. Humane Issues Club met on Wednesdays after school in the North Library and discussed issues ranging from the treatment and welfare of animals to practicing vegetarianism. Club members routinely brought in their own pets for both enjoyment and educational purposes, as many planned to enter veterinary careers. photo courtesy of Humane Issues Club

Top: Junior Amanda Ivory t akes notes d uring a Students Ta lking About Tobacco Education meeting. "My favorite part about STATE Club is that students get to run it and it makes me feel like I 'm ma king a differe nce," said Ivory.

The club 's goal was to educate people about the effects of to bacco. Mem bers performed a dramatic skit about students who smoked . photo

by Kati e Salvaggio left: Seniors Nate Flickinger and Mike Koritko j oin in a discussion during a meeting of Students Against Drunk Driving.

SADD worked to spread awaren ess about the effects of alcohol. Members put on a school wide mock accident and produced an educa tional vid eo that was broadcasted during first period. SADD also invited guest speakers to promote alcohol awa reness . photo by Michael cohen

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" I really like animals, so Humane Issues Club sounded good to me.

I really like the field trips and he_lping to organize activities outs1de of school" "'James Evert, Grade 10

"''m in SADD because drunk driving is bad." "'Luke Wrye, Grade 12

Above: Handling her chick, junior Liza Kessling shows her birds at the Festival of Activities. The Humane Issues Club displayed posters, which included pictures of their trips to the Pittsburgh Zoo and the Wi ld Cat Park. "Animals mean a lot to me, and this club is a way of helping animals less fortunate then my own," said fellow club member sophomore Sara Carpenter. photo

by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Right: Junior Emily Esposito hste.ns attentively du ring a Students Against Talk1ng About Tobacco Education discussion .

Members of the cl ub attended conferences to find Ways to reduce tobacco use in the com munity, "We work to get teens to stay away from tobacco," said junior Diana Zuhlke, a fellow member Of STATE club. photo by Katie Salvaggio

Above: A member of Students Talking About Tobacco Education, junior Bridget Esposito participates in a group discussion. at a STATE meeting. During National Red R1bbo~ Week the club set up a display with an outlme of a dead person surrounded by posters about the harmful effect of tobacco. photo by Katie Salvaggio

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"I'm a freshman and figured I might as well try out and I ended up getting in, which was really exciting. I wasn't expecting to be as much of a part of Thespians, but I wound up really getting into it." ~Jane Hargrave, Grade 9

"I went to [Renaissance Fa ire] as a freshman and thought it would be fun t he next year around. It's really diverse. If you're musical you can play music. If you're good at acting, you can act. If you like having fun, you can hav e fun ." ~Eva n Stern, Grade 10

Upper Right: Sitting in the North Lobby, juniors Jilli Woolridge and Brian Leyde help plan the Renaissance Faire. The faire was an ali-day event in May that was open for students and faculty members to enjoy. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Right: Sprawled on the floor after a blow to the head, senior Chris Irvin plays Alan Swan in a rehearsal of Thespians' My Favorite Year. "My part in the show was one of the most difficult roles I'd ever taken on," said Irvin, "[Swan] is a bunch of characters in one: the person he really is, the person everyone wants him to be, etc." photo by Elizabeth Stitt

: During a Thesp ian's dress rehearsal, Kristyna Smupigan and sophomore Erin -eapply junior Chris Roeber's fake beard. ed with grisly hair, Roeber was in Moby Rehearsed by Orson Wells. " I liked put>n beards because it was challenging," Vise. " It's kind of weird, but it's fun getp close and personal with the cast." She 1e other makeup artists researched hairfrom the Victorian era, imitating those of IS actors and actresses. photo by catherin e Ye

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Top: Looking for the great white whale, sophomore Dan Landers-Nolan, junior Emily Esposito, a~d junior Christy Carpenter perform Moby Dick--Rehearsed d uring a Thespian's dress rehearsal. The Thespians planned to take the play overseas to Scotland's Edinburgh Fringe Fer 5 b IVai during t he summer. Evaluated by a t~ard of ei~ht University Theatre Professionals, eh State H1gh Thes pians were one of only fifty Sc ool' 路 路 .

Ste h s ~nv1ted . photo by Catherine Ye Above: Jumor b' P an1e Baker "tosses" freshman Beth Har"~son While practicing the Renaissance dance sa~~~ the Wench". Participants in th e RenaisPerf Falre learned dances from the era and lear~r~ed them during the event. They also "I e the accents and mannerisms of the time. it :~~~Yed bein.g in [ Renaisance Fa ire] because ing at un meetmg people and I liked the changfaire .~osphere th roughout the day of the actual ' said Harbison. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

Above: At the Saturday Festival of Activities, senior Eri c Driscoll g ives students a preview of the annual Rena issance Faire. Dressed as a potions master, Driscoll made a maroon lion's paw appear by spraying solution on a blank sheet of paper. As m em ber of the Renaissance Committee, he helped pla n the faire, w hich took place in May. Participating students dressed in medieval attire and created activity booths or performed music, skits, and sword fighting . photo

by Logan Osgood-Jacobs Right: Juniors Samantha Bernecker and Suzanne Mill er measure fabric for Thespians' costumes. "We love costu ming because it is a great way t o incorporate creativity and research in theatre," said senior Caitlin Bailey, another costume artist. photo by Catherine Ye

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Acclivity First: Amber Titus, Samantha Bernecker, Paloma Frumento, Kathryn Freeman Second: Melaura Homan-Smith, Benjamin Carlse n, Christopher Freyvogel, Stephen Burrows

Advanced Strings First: Laura Maund, Carrie Kroeker, Stephan ie Baker, Janet Alley, Maeve Scanlon, Stephanie Benson, Emily Kao Second: Maria Browne, Angela Yen, Roland Jean, Caroline Sheehan, Jenn Cross, Jason Ma, Ben Pipenberg Third: Leah Pendorf, Colleen McDonald, Lizzie Elliott, Lauren Sawarynski, Peter Holdsworth, Rohit Ananth, Dominic Mlsja, Kurt Kroeker, Aaron Tamminga, Joseph Cho

African American Support Group First: Leticia Torres, Brittany McCoy, Candace Smith, Taneaua Melody Stringer, Ashley Wright, Harvey Second: Charlotte Carraway (adviser}, Shavonne Wright

Anime First: Nicholas Woika, Joseph Kendall, Norman Harris, Susie Lee, Danny Motter, Ben Kendall, Cory Pratt Second: Liviy Pope, Joe Karten, Allison Mitchell, Brian Sherlock, Josiah Schmidt, Evan Stern, John Stern

Art Honors Society First: Erica Marden, Karen Osgood-Jacobs Bingham, Teresa Marboe, Logan Second: Catherine Ye, Grace Kredell, Cecilia Ebitz

AutoCiubFirst: Danielle Kephart, Catelyn Way, Matthew Young, Jessica Ramirez, Aaron Klinger Second: Evan Diehl, Marcus Poulin, Curtis Rockey, Matthew Smith, Roy Beman (adviser)

Chess Club First: Justin Onusic, James Robinson (adviser), Michael Hayward, Emily Chu, Rich DeLuca Second: Xi Guo, Barry Liu, George Li, William Barksdale

concert Band Brass First: Robert Downey, Cliff Cunningham, Daniel Valenza, Danielle H Brenton Stevens, Bob Petkac, Beau I Mixon, Cafe Plut, Matt y Wolfgang, Margaret Patrick Sabol, James Hall, Christopher Kowalski, Woika, Evan Rowland, Kevin James, John Horn,

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Concert Band Clarinets and Fluteâ&#x20AC;˘ First: Lauren Knobloch, Sarah Haviland, Kat Suplna, Samantha Shoffner. Sara Wallace, Samantha Bemecker Second: Marie Glldow, Suzanne Miller, Lucia erlne Palchak, Caitlin Bailey, Trista McClenahan, Dianne Aubuchon Varner, Kelly nmney, Jessica Browne, Nick Gabrovsek, Kaltlln Pope, Leanne Walter. Erin Corless, Caroline Shwartz, Allison Mitchell,

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Debate First: Vivek Aga rwala, Samarth, Nivedita Bhushan, Kunal Vakhar ia, Lari Samir Sonti Second: Catherine Ye Ishani Angela DelSignore, All ie Zeger, Pinar Eser,' Greg Geu Matt Lachman Third: Josh Fishbaine, Arkasha Pevzner, Rohit Ananth, Bobby Pakzad- Hurson, Deepa Sen, An ' f Das, Chris Martin

Dance Marathon First: Sunny Roh, Kristen LeRoy, O'Keefe, Kaitlyn Loop, Rachel Leonard, Sarah Lowry Megan Haffner, Chelsea Vanderlinden, Katy Poole, ner, Katelyn Stark Third: Kristen Fedeli, Steph Bethany Maxfield, Jony Rommel Fourth: Andrea Bailey, Erin Seamans, Shawn Wand Fifth: Rudy Burruss

FBLA First: Elle Maney, Whitney Crain, Setareh deh, Laura Ghaffarl, Ashley Hrivnak, Jessica Pan, Second: Sarah Lowry, Rachel Leonard, Katelyn Bethany Maxfield, Stephanie Smith, Arl Ratner, Third: Faheem Khaja, Chris Gladd, Chad kov, Daniel McMullen, Mike Kajak, Jennifer Vest l al1vl,;er¡l 1.

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Fine Arts Club First: Christine Bruening , Yulia Polanuyer, Emily Durbin, Kr istin Kerns, Sky Friedlander, Lauren Muthler, Jessica Cieply, Ying-Hsien Huang Second: Jilllan Hanelly Third: Alex Rowland, Katie Gill, Brya n Ryves, Jenny Kissel, Colleen Shaffer, Ying-Hui Huang

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French Club First: Lu Feng, Gabriela Voloschin, Damira Umarova, Sally Umar ova Second: Tim Shan non, Peter Holdsworth, Martha Young (adviser), Chris Stevenson, Christina Mazur, Ying-Hui Huang

Freshman Senate Hilary Caldwell, Vivek Agarwala, Amy Bowersox (adviser), Alison Marooney, Christen Buckley

Gaming Club First: Geoffrey Kim , Charles Campbell, Michael Phillips, Olivia Akl, Itha Cao, Andrew Ricker (adviser) Second: Jake Ba hr, Tim Ryan, Justin Onusic, James Smith Third: Ryan Knepp, John Cannon, Elliot Ferguson, Dan Eissenstat

German Club First: Luke Porter, Margery Swan, Ave-Stina Udam, Itha Cao, Susie Ranish, Emily Knisely, Emily Esposito Second: EricSmith (adviser), CaitlynSm ith, LizHartman,Jenni ferBrown, ThereseJones, Sarah Findeis, Anastassiyaioujanina

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Jazz Band First: James Hall, Christi Canner, Ma Sarah Shafer, Kaitlyn Lusk, Cory Daniels, Dan Nolan, Alex Heppelmann, Caleb Rebarchak, Bryan Nick Gabrovsek, Greg Johnson Second: Alex Wolfgang, Mack Mixon, Cliff Cunningham, Andy Colwell, Cedric Gamble, Meredith Tamminga,

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Key Club First: Pu Liu, Sarah Haviland, Kendra Claypool, Logan Osgood-Jacobs, Second: Brooke Reidy, Daniel Valenza, ela Voloschin, Amy Gaet ano, Caitl yn Michelle Raney, Kendra Swope, Lauren -.~,N~ •vm<kL Huang, Hannah Righter, Sara Snell, Fourth: Kyle Tudor, Anton Soudakov, Chris v•o•uu,~.-.··~· Maci Schau, Lindsay Puhl man, Marlee Gall

Knowledge Masters First: Saloni Jain, Plnar Eser, Itha Kumar, Kunal Vakharia, Therese Jones, Ylalne Gerardln Sarah Findels, Michael Hayward, Walker Yeatman, Alison Peter Holdsworth Third: Adam Zydney, Krishna Esteva, lacy McKelvey, Molly Kozminsky, Laura Gabrovsek, Justin Anshul Kumar, John Lesleutre, Barry Uu, Jason Ma,

Leo Cl ub First: Meg han Mason, Lauren Lauren Channell, Uzzle Elliott, Jess Lang , Betsy Coyle, Rick Koubek Second: Bowersox (adviser), Becca Greenberg, Ali Ordway, Christ ina Mazur, Erin Dan Greenberg, Bansuri Sheth Third: Ashley DeRosa, Molly Earhart, Stleoha1nie Smith, Bethany Maxfield, T.J. Rodgers, Avery Peechat ka, Cait Eric Goldstein, Kelly Fay, Stephanie Kracaw, William Thomas, Aaron Ari Rose, Austin Ostrowski

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Master Singers Men First: Steve Moore, Sean Zembower, Bryan Gillespie, Sean Griffin , St ephen Burrows, Christ opher Stevenson, Greg Johnson, Wi ll Mills Second: Jonathan Bojan, Brett Brashers, Caleb Rebar chak, Ced ricGamble, Clifford Cunningham, Benjam in Woik a, Cale Plut, Chris I r vin, Chri s Reeves, Ben Thomas Third: Mack Mixon, Chris Roeber, Chris Freyvogel, Colin Riedel, James Hall, Dan Landers-Nolan, Joel Waters, Brandon Curtis, Peter George, Nate Glocke, Jason Adams

Master Singers Women First: Lorie Foard, Stephanie Hackman, Sylvie Frank, Kate Ascah, Andrea Ga ll, Stephanie Baker, Susie Lee, Samantha Bernecker, Samantha Melonas Second: Jillian Woolridge, Julia Degeratu, Kat Suplna, Kelley Edwards, Meg Supina, Beth Snyder, Katie Martin, Bonnie Pedlow, Julie Hulet Third: Maggie Cox, Sarah Shafer, Kaitlyn Lusk, Megan Lawrence, Margaret Byron, Maggie Lee, Kelsey Lope, Alii Walz, Becky Mastin, Christi Canner, Steph Gilmour

Math Club First: John Lesieutre, Vivek Agar wala, Michael Ph ill ips, Erica Haviland, Angela Yen, Cat herine Ye Second: Xi Guo, Justin Onusic, Jason Ma, Adam Zydney, Jonathan Levin, Michael Cohen

Mar ching Ba nd First: Kevin Todd, Stephanie Baker, Michael Hartman, Emily Aubuchon, Emily Woodard, Christian Mortensen, Beth Hendershot Second: Sherri Butts, Catelyn Way, Caleb Rebarchak, Brian Leyde, Timothy Gabel, Robbie Horton, Jesse Greenberg, Alex Frieden, Cory Daniels, Carl Pillet, Travis Barker, Dan Landers-Nolan, Chris Martin, Brad Woodman, Kevin Dobash, Daniel Shore, Andrew Schoonmaker, Chris Woofgang, Heidi Cone, Kelly Hoy, Ving-Hsien Huang Third: Danielle Lidgett, Rita Zell, Dana Salada, Mary Downs, Lauren Knobloch, Jennifer Baker, Teresa Marboe, Brittany Klinefelter, Samantha Shoffner, Kat Supina, Dianne Aubuchon, Rachel DeRosa, Amy Szabo, Evan Stern, Sarah Weaver, Kaltlin Pope, Suzanne Miller, Leah Bowers, Lindsay Paterson, Liza Kranch, Ben Thomas, Kelly Timney, Vicki Silber, Brenda Saylor, Courtney Kolesar, Anna Dorsey, Ali Gleixner, Caitlin Grahn, Divya Sinha Fourth: Taylor Haight, Megan Haffner, Claire Fleischer, Bess Harbison, Monica Beman, Amverlee Weber, Colleen Klinefelter, Maggie Lee, Usa McCorkel, Caroline Schwartz, Ben Hill, Cara McCorkel, Nicholas Gabrovsek, Lara Sittler, Lisa Zimmerman, Andrew Roth, Ford DeCastro, Abbie Eden, Lorie Foard, Jessica Browne, Meg Supina, Melame Fleck, Lindsay Troup, Stephanie Masters, Sunny Roh, Dominique Davis Fifth: Kelly Frazier, Kelly Lee, Amy Quinn, Ryan Barnett, Bryan Ryves, Katie Martm, Stephanie hackman, Kyle Horne, John Brumbaugh, Christopher Shannon, Alaric Hoy, Mike Jaankowski, Avery Peechatka, Greg Johnson, Bryan Gillespie, Andrea Gall, Kate Ascah, Jenna Ralston, Len Yu, Julia Wilkinson, Andrea Hendershot, Danielle Gallagher, Sara Wallace, Chelsea McCartney, Julia Sinn, Kylle Davis Sixth: Wendy Brown, Megan Decoteau, Stasia Roberts, Becca Graefe, Ben Pollard, Adam Rado, Alex Heppelmann, Katie Tice, Alex Rowland, Brandon Curtis, Margaret Byron, Dominic Geleskie, Alex Park, Cale Plut, Maggie Kaleita, Christi Canner, Cathy Varner, Sa rah Haviland, Katie Salvaggio, Stephame Shoffner, Samantha Bernecker, Kathleen Smith, Marie Gildow, Ellie Haberer, Laura Ross Seventh: Megan Kensinger, Mary Baumer, Samantha Fuller, Katelyn Houts, Danielle Hoover, Matt Steindorf, Aaron Kye, Will Lloyd, Alex Baukus, Brenton Stevens, Cliff Cunningham, Chris Marini, Alex Cross, Matt Wolfgang, Evan Rowland, Ben Woika, Adam Blund, Patrick Sabol, Christopher Kowalski, Rachel Thomas, Katie Knobloch, Soujung Lee, Jillion Favorite, Taryn Graf Eighth: Krystl Carr, Kristina Williams, Brittany Keller, Ashley Young, Usa Geleskie, Brian Ko walski, Brian Krosnopolsky, Andy Colwell, Meredith Tamminga, Beau Wellman, Robert Petkac, Ben Jones, Addison Leedy, Peter Miller, Cedric Gamble, James Ball, Matt Farley, Bill Van Saun, Heather Smith, Julianne Yost, Susie Lee, Elyse Ponish, Meagan Brandt Ninth: Ashley Blake, Caitlin Cauch, Margery Swan, James Genson, Stephan Sylvia, Jeff Mistrick, Steve Ritter, Catherine Palchak, Caitlin Bailey, Christian Horn, John Horn, Jason Adams, Logan Beard, Tom Bronain, James Hall, Aaron Muscarella, Jacob Grahn, Joslyn Lewis, Christie Brashers 1bs

Multicultural Club First: Soojung Lee, Satbyol lah Almoaiqel, Damira Umarova, Gabriela vn1nc:rn;1 n· mary Gresiak Second: Lydia Park, Vena Choi, Mio~h••ll ~ Monica Davis, Heidi Beman, Sally Umarova, Ban Third: Sonia Ramsey (adviser}, Yumln Seo, Will Lu Chen, Ivy Lin, FIRST NAME Delgrego (adviser},

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Ninth Grade Band Percussion First : Jeff Mlstrick, Bill Van Saun, dershot, Emily Woodard, Margery Swan, Bethany Crouse Farley, Logan Beard, Paul Kernfeld, Chris Martin, Brittan!

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Ninth Grade Orchestra First: Kendra Hunt, Adam Salter, Alice Mancino, Helen Wang, Vickie Couch, Kristin Kerns, Anandhan Manoharan Second: Hilary Caldwell, Laura Gabrovsek, Rosa Frank, Julianna Miller, Christine Bruening, Brian Poll, Michael Phillips, Min Ji Kim Third: Charlotte Stevenson, Tucker Lang, Lindsay Paterson, Rachel Parry, Jillian Favorite, Roxy Jaffe, Malachi Pult e

Orchestra Violins First: Angela Yen, Julee Fenstermacher, Kristina Williams, Christie Brashers, Chris Le Bihan, Kurt Kroeker Second: Hannah Righter, Nitin Kumar, Lau ra Maund, Stephanie Shoffner, Stephanie Baker, Andrew Harden , Titus 0, Ben Pipenberg Third: Samantha Shoffner, Dongkeun Lee, Roland Jeon, Lizzie Elliot, Leah Pendorf, Lauren Sawarynski, Rohit Ananth, Lahiru Fernando, Joseph Cho, Dom Misja

Orchestra Lower Strings, Brass, and Winds First: Katie Salvaggio, Dylan Dzielsk i, Danny Motterr Jenn Cross, Daniel Va lenza, Janet Alley, Katie Ma rtin, Stephanie Benson Second: Maria Browne, Rox anne Williams, Caleb Rebarchak, Matty Wolfgang, Margaret Byron, Timothy Gabel, Christi Canner, Carri e Kroeker, Sarah Weaver, Maeve Scanlon, Jason Ma Third: Colleen McDonald, Aaron Tamminga, Leanne Walter, Cedric Gamble, Alex Cross, Peter Holdsworth, Jason Adams, Kris Kollman, Caroline Sheehan, James Hal l

Outing Club First: Marie Gildow, Ellen Yates, Emily Ordway, Abigail Grim, John Hopkins, John Donoughe (adviser) Second: Kara Smith, Chris Stevens, Danielle Opatz, Katie Kump, Courtney Stachowski, Christy Cannon, Kathryn Freeman

Peer Mediators First: Justin Assadinia, Andrew Ceschini, Rachel Johnson, Toya Herd, Caitlyn Nea l, Whitney Keiter, Allison Popp, Karen Powers (adviser) Second: Katelyn Stark, Whitney Crain, St eph Gilmour, An up Das, Ji llian Woolrid ge Third: Jony Romme l, Jenna Serafin, Brandon Ha llberg, Matt Fogarty, Matt Ritchey Fourth: Leah Mueller, Cait lyn Rush , David Grim, Katie Henry Fifth: Sondi Stachowski, Stephanie Kracaw, Bethany Maxfield, Stephanie Smith, Tini Joh ns, Emily Kao

People's Forum First: Curt Bethany Maxfield, Stephanie Apenten, Bret Mooney, Dian

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Michael Korltko, SADD First: Patrick Karen Powers (adviser), Hagenbuch, Luke Wrye, Dan Greenberg Second. Mason Slingerland, Andi Kao, T.J . Rodgers, Matt ward, Nathan Hazl

Science Olympiad Rrst: Therese Jones, Gerardln, Sunil Jain, Salonl Jain, Itha Eser, Angela Yen, Mandy Zhao, Sandy Zhao ..."'"-nnln Anup Das, Rohlt Ananth, Kunal Va Uu, Sarah Andels, Anandhan Manoharan Matt Lachman, Greg Geuslc, Ben Yoo, Nitln Jeff Weatherford, Peter Greene (adviser), ~is Greer, Matt Chang, Lu Feng, Jenn Jack Lyke (adviser), Balachaltanya vc:u:.r-~1n~r

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Sophomore Senate Rohit Ananth , Alex Cross, Gloria Sampsel (adv iser), Stephanie Kracaw, Bethany Maxfield

Spanish Club Rita O'Connell (adviser), Nicole Soltis, Mar ie Gildow, Sohayla Movahedi -Lankarani, Blair Porterfield

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Student Government First: Bailey Peters, Kevin McCaffrey, Danielle Gallagher, Maeve Scanlon, Anthony Lorena, Michael Stewart, Ange la Yen, Jennifer Brown, Clare Wagner Second: Casey Marsden, Caitlin Couch, Erin Wise, Liz Kind, Kri st in Bergman, Bansuri Sheth, Ishani Desai Third: Aja Konstas, Kunal Vakharia , Christ ie Brashers, Lee Curtis, Kate Sobel, Sara Snell, Jasmine Hsu, Erin Carroll Fourth: Lauren Sawarynski, Nacho Sofa, Max Levi, Danny Prince, Dan Florencio, M ega ~ White Fifth: Dan Saxton, Marlee Gallagher, Gino Ni coloSI ~ Michael Cohen, Faheem Khaja, Brandon Eck, Nathan Haz1

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Symphonic Band First: Andy Col Mack Mixon, Kate , Susie Lee, Stasia Ascah, Andrew Gall, Stephanie Roberts, Heidi Cone Second: Heppelmann, Meredith Tamminga, Caleb Rebarcha Kristin Yahner, Austin Ostrowsk, Kaitlyn Lusk Third: Petkac, Lisa Geleskle, Kevin James, Andrew Visnovsky Cunningham, Cedric Gamble, Matty Wolfgang, Bob Pakzad-Hurson, Greg Johnson, Aaron Muscarella : Dan Landers-Nolan, Timothy Gabel, Christopher Kowals i, Cory Daniels, Jacob Grahn, Daniel Shore, Ben Woika, Christian Horn, John Horn, Jason Adams, Matt Lanagan, ~ ames Hall, Alex Cross

Symphonic Band Woodwinds First: Christopher son, Marie Gildow, Lauren Knobloch, Samantha Katie Martin, Divya Sinha, Shannon Hovick, Sara Kathleen Smith, Teresa Marboe Second: Cathy Va Pollard, Sarah Shafer, Lucia Parry, Sarah Eden, Megan Supina, Lorie Foard, Jesse Green Baker, Maggie Lee Third: Caitlin Bailey, Trista Rachel DeRosa, Kathryn Supina, Kaltlin Pope, Hackman, Nick Gabrovsek, Leanne Walter, Rachel Katie Tice, Sarah Walker, YoungHa Choi, Jessica

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Tenth Grade Choir Tenors and Basses: First: Steve Moore, Sean Zembower, Ben Pollard, Poom Chareonwong, Dcedric Gamble, Ryan Bisbey, Erik Lar son, Alex Heppelmann Second: Andrew Roth, Alex Cross, Evan Stern, Will Ross, Joey Porter/ Eric Fontaine, Dan Land ers-Nolan, Ryan Musser, Jason Adams, Ben Thomas

ThespiansfreshmenandSophomoresFirst:SteeveMoore, Jason Adams, Hilary Caldwell, Alison Morooney, Amber Lee Weber, Blair Porterfield, Rachel Johnson, Meg Supina, Abbie Eden, Stephanie Shoffner Second: Erin Wise, Sarah Shultz, Elizabeth Stitt, Jess Helma n, Lisa McCorkel, Candace Smith, Eva Drago, Sean Zembower, Ben Thomas Third: Erik Larson, Christina Mazur, Maggie Cox, Paul George, Colin Nickel, Peter Holdsworth, Dan Landers-Nola n, Poom Chareonwond

Thespians First: John Bojan, Krysta Koubek, Kathryn Supina, Kaitlin Pope, Samantha Shoffner, Christy Carpenter, Kelley Edwards, Emily Reeder, Sylvie Frank, Jill Campbell Second: Megan Kensinger, Kelly Hoy, Colin Riedel, Nate Glocke, Sami Melonas, Alii Walz, Chris Irvin, Peter George, Brett Brashers, Kate Ascah Third: Marshall Anderson, Chris Roeber, Ryan Coons, Hillary Ward, Margaret Byron, Stephanie Baker, Katie Tice, James Hall, Julia Degeratu

TSA First: A.J . Jaffe, Ben Pipenberg, Pinar Eser, Logan Karen Alley, Grayson Dinsmore, Osgood-Jacobs, Abdullah Almoaiqel, Janet Alley Second: Ryan Mullins, Christian Blandford, Lahiru Fernando, Michelle Modest, Catherine Yer Ryan Bisbey, Adam Jones Third: Austin Shears, Brad Woodman, Geoffrey Kim, Richard Deluca, Will Lesieutre, Alex Semouchkin Fourth: Brandon Graham, Ziho Lee, Dan Clark Andy Colwell, Kwasi Nti, Jesse Rodgers, Will Ross, Damon Pipenberg

Women/s Glee Club First: Jilli Woolridge, Katie Martin, Kat Supina, Bonnie Pedlow, Maggie Harbison, Stasia Roberts, Susie Lee, Kr isten Kerns, Hilary Caldwell, Allison Morooney, Stephanie Shoffner, Sylvie Frank Second: Courtlyn Roser-Jones, Ma rgaret Byron, Samantha Melonas, Stephanie Hackman, Samantha Shoffne~ Kaitlyn Lusk, Abaga il Grim, Valerie Freeman, Julia Deg eratu, Megan Supina, Jen Brown, Sarah Tolan Third: Li sa Barron, Christy Cannon, Krysta Koubek, Kelsey Lope, Maggi e Lee, Maggie Cox, Katie Tice, Leanne Walter, Hilary Caldwell, Abbie Eden, Erin Wise, Melaura Homan-Smith

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September 19th, 2004, some residents of Milesburg, Philipsburg and Cobum had to be rescued by boats as f loodwaters rushed into their homes after remnants o f Hurricane Ivan dumped four to seven inches of rai n on the region, ri sing creeks and streams over their banks.

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commissioners declared a disaster emergency as the rain and high winds left I,500 homes and businesses without electricity. The eastern lanes of interstate 80 between Milesburg and Bellefonte were closed until the waters receded. Bald Eagle C reek experienced record flooding, with a reported I 6 feet of water.

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Bellefonte surged through the low-lying areas of the Victorian community. The creek normally placid roiled and fi lled its traces near Lamb's Crossing.

Water Street was closed due to flood ing in at least two locations. Talleyrand Park and Schnitzel's Tavern were under water, as the Bellefonte

id Rock causes problems :h Fishbaine r a year of costly

fix a water pollution t Skytop Mountain, ged homeowners mg to cheer up, ate agents hope nant levels won't in, but unanswered .s persist. tlo Run Road ;; Roy and Vera live just across the from the ill-fated e 99 construction

site where road builders dug up a mountain full of pyritic rocks, a water pollutant.

Unlike limestone, which dissolves as its alkaline base neutralizes acid, Bauxol is not water soluble. The instead reacts product with and coats pyrite, and its neutralizing effect strengthens rather than rather than d iminishes over time "Nobody wants to buy a house where there's bad

water," Roy Carson said.

The water may be getting better. Officials from the state Departments of Transportation an d E nvironme ntal Protection say their year of work a t Skytop may have finally stabilized the acidic impacts on Buffalo Run and groundwater. The State hopes to clear up the issue so that Centre Country citizens do not have to worry about drinking water in the future.

"LiveStrong" bracelets a h it

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The "LiveStrong" bracelets are a big hit throughout the town, as it seems everyone is wearing one. Young and old, it is not a matter of what age you are, as these bracelets are in hig h demand. The bracelets were an idea concieved by cyclist and six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer and wanted to develop a way to help raise money for cancer researc h. Nike agreed to make the yellow bracelets and sell them for

one doll ar each, which went towards the funding for research. Champs Sports and FooUocker at the mall, along wi th Saints Cafe in State College, frequently sold out of these bands throughout the summer and fall. The amount of people wearing and supporting this idea formed by Armstrong grew rapidly.

Armstrong surpassed his goal of selling one million of these bracelets. He was unaware o f how popular they would become and sold many more than he had expected to. Afte r the succes

of the "LiveStrong" let there were soon bands many colors supporting ious causes. They variety bracelts included: pink breast cancer, green for Da1fur region, a nd blue the local Penn State Thon.

The bracelets became a fashion ments as well as a ,,.,p 路~c:al~a of support. Companies as Adidas and Nike factured bands that ported their logos.

First Night celebration

by Erica Haviland

The d1ip-drop of melting ice and the de lighted cries of children staying up way past their bedtimes were the sounds that rung in the new year in down town State College. Although geared towards families, the eleventh ann ual First Night festival brought with it many opportunities for State High stude nts to enjoy themsel ves.

One First Night tradition in which State High students played an active part was the Resolution Run , a fi vekilometer race through downtown State College and parts of the Penn State campus. " My family and I have been doing the race for years. It's just been a tradition," said sophomore Man Kisenwether who finished tenth ove1:all and tirst in his age group.

For people whose idea of a good time on New Year's Eve d"d 1 not 路mel ude sweating through a 3. 1-mile race there was Rockfest. The firs~-time event, held in the Fairmount 路 School . Aud.Jtonum, feat ured musical performances by

bands from State High and Bellefonte High School.

Despite it being a firsttime event, organizers deemed Rockfest a success worthy of repetition in the future.

"I know this is its very first year, but it seems like they've been doing it for years," said sophomore Steve Moore, who was Master of Ceremonies for the event. " It all came together, and I think they ' ll be doing it for years to come."

Audiences who favored classical music over rock ' n' roll could attend two pe1formances by the State High Chamber Singers at the Faith United Church of Christ. Under the direction of music teacher Mr. Robert Drafall, the group performed a combination of ancie nt and mode m, religious and secular pieces.

"Going to First Night has been a tradition in my famil y fo rever. 1 love to see the ice sculptures and listen to music while bringing in the new year with my family," said Drew Cingel, a junior at State High.

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by Doug Suhey The world's most powerful earthquake in more than 40 years struck deep under the Indian Ocean on December 26, triggering massive tsunamis that obliterated cities, seaside communities and holiday resorts, killing tens of thousands of people in a dozen countries on January 19th.

The tsunami death toll surpassed 2 I 2,000. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Programs proposed a system in the Indian Ocean to prevent future disaster -- including offshore detection buoys and a communications center -that would cost $30 million and go into operation by mid-2006.

In Tamil Nadu, the Indian state hit hardest by the tsunamis, more than 8,000 people died. Most of the victuns lived along the state's lengthy coastline, and state officials are looking at ways to prevent natural disasters from exacting such a heavy toll in the future.

While deep-sea tsunami sensors and solid sea walls are among the proposals discussed, forest officials have suggested a simpler and cheaper alternative.

India's state government is now planning to plant three billion casuarina, coconut, and cashew saplings along the entire coast after discoveting that villages that survived were protected by forest cover.

As the effort to deliver aid to survivors intensifies, there were warnings that confli cts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka posed a threat to relief workers. Also experts said hundreds of thousands across Indian Ocean communities are at selious risk of disease.

The United Nations is also calling for the world's children to be educated in disaster reduction and pre vention in the nex t I0 years.

World relief organiza tions such as the Red Cros rai sed millions of dollars 1 aid tsunami victims.

Iraqi elections successful

by Doug Suhey

On January 30th, 8.5 million Iraqis voted in their first free election in 50 years, overcoming threats of violence and lock down security, which included columns of tanks and a twenty-four hour vehicle cmfew. At least 44 people were killed by suicide bombings during the elections which put a

damper on efforts to bring democracy to the area.

According to the International Information Program, the United Iraqi Alliance received 140 seats, giving it an absolute majority in the 275-member Assembly. The Kurdistan Alliance List, which brought together the two main Kurdish parties, received 75 seats. The Iraqi List, led by

current Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, received 40 seats.

The Assembly has until August 15 to propose a draft of a constitution to the Iraqi people, who will vote on it in a referendum October 15. If the voters approve the constitution, it will serve as the basis for a new election, scheduled for December 15, which will elect and serve to establish a constitutional

Bush wins second term

by Mike DiRaimo

Four years ago it was Florida; but in 2004 Ohio was the swing state that played a dominant role in George W. Bush's reelection as President of the United States of America. Unlike the election of 2000, Bush won both the popular and ' electoral votes.

Though the Northeast vote leaned heavily toward John Kerry, the democratic candidate, as weU as those

from major states such as California and Pennsylvania, Bush's ability to capture the southern and midwestern votes proved enough to win the election.

The swing states also proved to be key in Bush's victory. The Ohio vote, in particular, gave Bush the presidency. After a long night, most major news networks projected Bush as the winner. However, many of Ohio's absentee votes were

not counted previous to Bush's victory, which gave the democrats a chance to appeal the vote. However, John Kerry conceded the next day, when the remaining Ohio votes leaned towards Bush.

The election of 2004 was named one the most influential in the century. Vacancies on the Supreme Court, social issues, and the war in Iraq were all voter concerns.

Hurricane Ivan hits Caribbean

by Doug Suhey

Hurricane Ivan was the ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane, and the fourth major hunicane of the 2004 hurricane season.

I van reached a strength of Category 5 as it passed close to the Jamaican coast and Grand Cayman. After moving into the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, I van lessened to a Category 4, and continued to track northnorthwest, making landfall in the U.S. near Gulf Shores, Alabama. Following landfall, 1van moved north and then turned east, bringing

heavy rainfall to large areas of the southeastern United States. It then later looped south and tlu路ough Florida, and regenerated into a tropical stonn for a short time in the gulf and moved into Louisiana and Texas.

According to U.S. Army Corps Engineers, after landfall, aerial video, still photography, and airborne laser mapping data were acquired from the impacted areas and compared with earlier data.

The comparisons show the nature, magnitude, and spatial variability of coastal changes such as beach ero-

sion and overwash deposition. This data will be used to develop and test predictive models of coastal impacts from severe storms.

The data is being made available to local, state and federal agencies for purposes of disaster recovery and erosion mitigation.

Hurricane Ivan was the third major storm to strike the United States this year leaving thousands of homes and lives destroyed in it's wake. US aid agencies collected funds and food months after the disaster. national~

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路 A celebration was LD store for the New England Patriots following their 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on February 6. The team from Massachusetts won its third Super Bowl in four years, a feat that was deemed near impossible in the CULTent era of football.

Nearing the end of the

game and trailing 24-2 1, the Eagles were driving but had problems managing the clock to preserve time to get down the field for a score. Because of this, Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb received criticism following the game.

With the Patriot victory, it marked only the second time that a team had won

three super bowls in a span of four years, the other being the Dallas Cowboys in the mid 90's.

Offensive and defensive coordinators Romeo Croonel and Charlie Weiss left the team following the Super Bowl. Croonel headed to the Cleveland Browns and Weiss left to take over the head coaching job at Notre Dame.

19-year-old Phelps inked an advertising deal with Speedo and visited State College in October as pm1 of Disney's Swim with the Stars tour.

American eyes were also focused on gymnastics.

Conflict racked the men's individual event as a scoring eLTor threatened to revoke American Paul Hamm's all-around medal in favor of South Korean athlete Yang Tae-young. The Court of Arbitration for Sport fi nally settled the dispute in Octobe r, upholding the

judges' miginal decision.

Sixteen-year-oldgymnast Carly Patterson enjoyed the celebrity without the controversy as she became the second American to win gold in the women's all around event. She also helped her peers to take home tbe silver medal in the women's team event.

Television ratings were up 15% from the 2 Games in Sydney, while ticket sales have topped figures from the Seoul and Barcelona Ol ympics.

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Government Reform Committee chairman Tom Davis led discussions of a house panel in Washington DC investigating steroid use in Major League Baseball. One player, New York Yankee slugger Jason G iambi, adm itted to taking steroids during his career.

McGwire and Sammy Sosa, along with commissioner other Bud Selig and baseball executives attended the hearings on March 18 to discuss the steroid use in baseball and how new testing for steroids could be used.

Devil Rays short stop Alex Sanchez was the first major league baseball player to receive a suspension for testing positive in a steroid screening.

By Erica Ha viland

Despite initial concerns over the preparations for the 2004 Olympics, viewers and organizers alike commended the smooth organization of the Games, which attracted a record 11 ,099 athletes to Athens, Greece. As usual, the United States Jed the 202 participating countries with I 03 total medals.

Michael Phelps was the undoubted star of the American swi mming team, garnering six gold medals and two bronze. Enjoyi ng his Olympic celebrity status,

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Cries andcheersbrokeout as the baseball-crazed region of New England received its first championship in 86 years. Say goodbye to the cusses about those mythical curses, and say hello to the biggest story in Boston history.

The bitter Yankee fans werefinall ysilencedonthat Wednesday night at Busch Stadium, where the Red Sox swept up their sixth World Series championship with a 3-0 win over the Cardinals. The Red Sox finished their season with eight straight wins, capping off an improbable playoff run which included four in a row against the Yankees in the American League Championship Seri es, when trailing three games to none.

Not only had no other team come back from down 3 -0 to win a series, no other eventual World Champion had ever won eight straight games in the playoffs since the . League Championship Senes adopted a best of

Red Sox pitcher Derek Lowe went seven innings, sunendering only three hits, one walk, and striking out three in a masterful performance to encore his phenomenal game seven agai nst the Yankees.

Manny Ramirez picked up the World Series Most Valuable Player, batting .417 (7- 17) with a homer and four runs batted in.

The Red Sox found themselves down one run in the ninth inning of Game four with Mariano Rivera pitching on the mound. The Sox would go on to win that game in 12 innings, starting their eight game winning streak.

To close out the final three games of the world series, the Red Sox pitching staff was flawless, holding the Cardinals to only three runs over 27 innings.

Not once in four games could the Cardinals keep the Red Sox off the scoreboard in the first irming. In game four, Johnny Damon ripped the fourth pitch of the game for a homerun.

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Popstar Michael Jackson was ac~used of c hild molestation and serving alcohol to minors at his Neverland ranch in California. Jackson's accuser and family claimed that they were not allowed to leave at their will at Jackson 's estate. Jackson pleaded not guilty to all charges.

05' Oscar w-inners Four women on Wisteria Lane made waves in television over the past year.

The show "Desperate Housewives" became a hit, giving ABC much needed high ratings. The stars of the show included Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, and Nicollette Sheridan.

After a record 24 years as the CBS evening news anchor, Dan Rather announced his retirement. Rather covered national and global news for most of his career as a broadcast journalist. He stated that he believes that his best work in journalism lies ahead of him in the future.

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By Jennifer Brown

The successful motio n pictures of the 2005 Oscar ceremony were Million Dollar Baby, The Aviator, and Ray. All three movies demonstrated the spectacular skills of their di rectors Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, and Taylor Hackford. The Aviat01; and Ray were classic biographical stories about the aviation pioneer, Howard Hughes, and the lege ndary musician, Ray Charles. Million Dollar Baby, was nominated for seven awards and presented Clint Eastwood at his best, as he directed, produced, and acted in the film. Clint Eastwood received an Oscar for hjs directing in the movie, and the movie also won for Best Picture and Best Actress, Hillary Swank.

The Aviator raked in large amounts at the box office while being critically acclrumed for the depth and coverage of Howard Hughes. Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for Best Actor, and Martin Scorsese

for Best Director. In all, the film was no mi nated for a total of eleven awards. including Best Screenplay, and Best Ac tress, Kate Blanchett, who ended up victmious. The Aviator also won for Ac hi evement in Cinematography.

The entire nation watched as TV star turned screen actor, Jamie Foxx portrayed the extraordi nary Ray Charles in the movie, Ray. The film was nominated for a total of seven awards.

It was an exceptional performance by Jamie Foxx and led to his acceptance of the Best Actor award at the Oscars. Jamie Foxx wa.~ also nominated for his supporting role in Collateral.

Ray also won Achievement in Sound Mixing.

For the second year in a row, the Oscar broadcast was delayed for five sec路 onds. The Federal Com路 munications Commission feared that after the Janet Jack son Super Bowl fiasco that live broadcast could become a liability.

Ray Charles dead at 73

By Doug Suhey

Innovative singer and pianist Ray Charles, whose combinations of blues and gospel pioneered soul music, died at 2:35 p.m. ET in Beverly Hills, California, at age 73, due to complications from liver disease. Charles blended gospel and blues music on the 1954 recording of "I Got a Woman" which was created at a small radio

station studio in Atlanta that is often credited as the beginning of soul music.

He won 12 Grammy awards, including the best R&B recording three consecutive years for "Hit the Road Jack," "I Can't Stop Loving You," and "Busted".

Born as Ray Charles m Albany, Robinson Georgia, on September 23, 1930, Charles later changed

his name to avoid confusion with a noted boxer. He had been playing piano since he was three years old. Charles remained a popular figure even after his songs were off the charts. His appearance in the 1980's "The Blues Brothers" shined light on the film. He was also featured in Pepsi ads, making the catchphrase of "You've got the right one baby, uh-huh."

Usher, Keys win Grammys

By Doug S uhey

The Late Ray Charles and his new albu m "Genius Loves Company" proved to be big winners in the 47th annual Gram my Awards held in New York City.

Charles and his album won five awards lhroughout the duration of the night.

High profile newer artists also were successful as artists like Kanye West and Usher took home three each.

Alicia Keys topped both

while picking up four. Other winners were U2 and Norah Jones with three each.

The opening set the tone for the whole show. Black Eyed Peas started with "Let's Get It Started," followed by Gwen Stefani, with Eve, pe1forming a sassy version of "Rich Girl." Los Lonely Boys, Maroon Five, and Franz Ferdinand all closed out the opening.

Kanye West was nominated for 10 awards,

the most by any artist this year. West won the Grammy for Best Rap Album, saying "People wondered what I would do if I didn't win," he said as the crowd began to hoot and holler. "I guess we'll never know."

The closing perfmmance was fittingly dedicated to Ray Charles. A miniature, stripped down, soulful version of "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" by Bonrtie Raitt and Billy Preston.

Martha under house arrest

By Doug Suhey

On March 3rd, 2005, homemaker icon Martha Stewart returned from five months in ptison to her multi-million-dollar estate.

She will remain under the watch of federal authorities while trying to revive her commercial empire and her investments in the stock markert.

For the next five months, Stewart must wear an electronic anklet so authorities can track her every move.

She will not be allowed to

consume alcohol, and can only leave her residence for 48 hours to involve herself in so-called "gainful employment," Besides running Martha Stewmt Living Omnimedia Incorporated and wtiting a colunm for her magazine, Stewmt plans to prepare for two television shows.

She will be in stalTing in two different shows, one which will be a revival of her daily homemaking show. The other will be her own version of NBC's

"The Apprentice" hosted by development billionaire Donald Trump, Stewart hopes to turn around the fortunes of a company that produces everything from television shows and magazines to bed sheets and bake ware.

In 2004, the company suffered a loss and its revenues sagged, but the stock ptice rose considerably during her prison stint as investors bet on a Stewart comeback.

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Brittany McCamley Callee McCann Christopher McCarl Jaimie McCool Cara McCo rkel

Jacob McDonald Matthew McDonald Colin McDonough Justin McElhaney Matthew McEwen

Âťreparing for the Life Ahead

1iors

left While visiting Washington and Jefferson College, Anna and Emily Sylvia stop to chat. Seniors spent their summer and fall months visting campuses to getting a better understanding of college life. photo

by Rebecca Eggebeen above Counting some change, Mason Whitehill works at Wegmans . Having a j ob gave students an opportunity to gain experience in t he working WOrld. photo by Emily Woodard

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Kristen McGill Joseph McGrory Andrew McMahon Nathaniel McNeese John McShea

Christopher Meder Samantha Melonas Jillian Merriwether-Devries Mark Metzger Jason Miller

Olivia Miller Elizabeth Miska Allison Mitchell Matthew Moberg Courtney Mohler

Abigail Moir Bret Mooney Erin Mooney Mutinta Mulenga Farai Musandipa

Brandon Myers Adam Nagle Janviere Ndayishimiye Caitlyn Neal Stacy Newburg

Jennifer Niles DunNing Matthew Nixon Margaret Nollau Zachary Oakes

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Terran Ondik Justin Onusic Danielle Opatz John Orland Austin Ostrowski

Lauren Owens Katherin Packer Catherine Palchak Jennifer Palmer Mark Palmer

Jessica Pan Lee Parfitt James Park Michael Parkes â&#x20AC;˘ouglas Pasquariello

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Avery Peechatka George Pendleton Samantha Perez Robert Pernell Yekaterina Peshkov

Allison Peters Bailey Peters Carrie Peters Samuel Peters Raymond Petersen

Andrew Peterson Caroline Phillips Daniel Phillips Anna Pillot Adam Pisoni

Sribindu Pisupati Cale Plute Sarah Podwika Laura Polis Kade Poorman

superlatives ~

Julia Popovich Allison Popp Scott Porterfield Michal Poulin John Pratt

Kyle Pugliese Katherine Radomsky Timothy Ranish Alex Raup Jaime Rawson

Caleb Rebarchak Emily Reeder Christopher Reeves Robert Regan David Rerko

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above Cheer ing in t he Senior t ion, Ka t ie Radomsky and Terr an Ondik blow confet t i at the Homecomin g footba ll gam e. Seniors came prepared to the games wit h can s of si lly st ring, confett i Cl nd bags of candy. photo by Stacey Wild

Bradley Richards Chandra Richards Joshua Richards Matthew Rider Steven Ritter

Sara Rivera Nicholas Roberts Paul Roberts Chelsea Robertson Alexandra Rodgers

Thomas Rodgers Emily Rogacs Sunny Roh Justin Roldan Renea Romesberg

left Wearing thei r "senior" shirts, Allie Popp, Kelli Disanto and Maeve Scanlon celebrate a touchdown at a home football game. "senior" shirts were a po pular way for girls in twelfth grade to show their school spirit. photo by Stacey Wild above Chatting in the hallway to Felicia Crane, Ashley Crews wears a Tigger cos- tume for Superhero Day during Spirit Week. photo by Nivedita Bhushan

costumes for the first pep rally, Nick Baran and John McShea participate in the snake dance. photo by Rebecca Eggebeen

school spiritilllil

Ariel Rose Jonathan Rose Jared Ross Katherine Rountree Evan Rowland

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Jenna Roy Michelle Rozo Nicole Rubin John Ryan Nathaniel Ryan

Timothy Ryan Zachary Salada Jaime Saona Hagen Saunders Daniel Sa xe

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1. Kellie Himes 2. Andrea Gall 3. Kelly Conron 4 . Christy Cannon

1. Andi Kao 2. Owen Smith 3. Chris Meder 4 . Avery Peechatka

you or a Dollar Wes Scala Maeve Scanlon Erin Schon Andrew Schoonmaker Nicholas Schreiner

Caroline Schwartz Kelly Sefter Deepa Sen Christopher Shannon Ian Sheakoski

Caroline Sheehan Brian Sherlock Alston Shields Carlo Sica Magdalena Sikora

Rebecca Silver Alyssa Simon Megan Sinclair Divya Sinha Amber Slike

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Mason Slingerland Colin Smith Justin B. Smith Justin R. Smith Owen Smith

Stacey Smith Kristyna Smulligan Beth Snyder Samir Sonti Ciara Spanitz

Matthew Spearly Ryan Spotts Rebecca Spraker Abigail Spurrier ourtney Stachowski

ieniors Always Know Best

left Freshman Sh n Lelko, Kevin Kim, Casey Marsden, j un ior Devin Clearly and Mike Vruwink discuss game st rat egy. Seniors filled t he role of leaders because they were the oldest on the t eam and had the most experience . phot o by Mt. Vie w above Bethany Cummings chats w it h sophomore Nick Kopp while walk ing down the hallway. "I like underclassmen because they're fun and don't ca re what others think," said Cum mi ngs. photo by N/vedlta Bhushan

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above Giving vice to an underclassman Jessica Pan talks to ' . t the J路unior St eph Gilm our abouG verapplication process for o nors School. photo by Nlvedita Bhushl n

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Evan Stearns Michael Stella Ashley Stephens Jessica Stetson Brian Stoner

Allyson Stonis Jessica Stover Ian Stringer William Sunner Rachel Svabek

Christopher Swavely Anna Sylvia Emily Sylvia Meredith Tamminga Ryan Tancibok

Mark Taverno Michael Thomas Nathaniel Thomas Kyle Thompson Rebecca Thurman-Irons

Kelly Timney Kristin Tkach Sarah Tolan Erin Towart Stephanie Tremblay

Jacob Trethewey Lisa Tryanuski Nyaradzo Tsemunhu Benjamin Tuggy Mitchell Turow

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Carla Tussey Damira Umarova Justin Umbower istina Vandenbergh 1elsea Vanderlinden

Nicole Vella Daniel Vidmar Andrew Visnovsky Vanessa Vun Clare Wagner

Kaitlin Wagner Kevin Wagner Merry Walk Alexander Wallace Sara Wallace

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1. Kelly Ashcraft 2. Linsey Houtz 3. Annie Zeigler 4. Tracy Fredley

1. Christian Bedger 2. Matt Ward 3. Ben Bruce 4. Nick Baran

...Lead the Allison Walz Brittany Ward Matthew Ward Matthew Way Matthew Weaver

Megan Weidenhof Derek Wheeland Matthew White Mason Whitehill Alexander Whiteman

Nathan Whitmer David Wigfield Stacey Wild Scott Wilkinson Jared Williams

Preston Wilson Elizabeth Witherite Benjamin Woika Christopher Wolf Matthew Wolfgang

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Luke Wrye Kristin Yahner Nei l Yarnal Meredith Yeager St ephanie Yeager

Benj amin Yoo Cassandra Young Joshua Yuhouse Allison Zeger Anne Zeig ler

Rita Zell Ma ndy Zhao Sa ndy Zhao Natalie Zimmerman Faheem Khaja

Sidharth Iyer I viose Osagie Jessica Felton Wille Harner St even Moree

Sarah Ma llouk Ebony Richardson

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Corey Black Andrew Foo(Soon) Gregory Ford Thomas Boozer Kelly Bosak Nicholas Glantz Christopher Brown Dane Greenleaf Ju stin Carr Jenilyn Guenot Michael Guthrie Joshua Cattell Matthew Chapman Asad Haider Benjamin Combs Shuja Haider Jasmine Corey Chantra Hall Samuel Cusumano Kyle Harpster Kimbre Hatcher John Davis Alicia Eichman Ashley Hild Nikeeta Hockenberry Benjamin Fail Kayla Fetzer Jackie Holt l<'viP FPt7Pr

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Kyle Hopkins Roclo Jimenez-Gasco Lisa Johns David Johnson Joshua Jordan Ryan Knepp Justin Kocet Natalya Komlev Liza Kranch Gabriela Larios Ilya Lipnitskiy Gregory Lusk Sana Malik Kenneth Martinez Mirh;u:.l

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Joseph Mazza ra Travis McMurtrie Jessica Milinchuk Richard Owusu-Apenten Katie Par k Jameson Parker Jeffrey Peachey Alissa Pendorf Stephen Place Basil Robinson James Rosenbaum Noelle Rothgeb Crysta le Rowland Brian Runt

Maggie Sanchez Matthew Sander Brian Schreck Rebecca Selfridge Sarah Shaw Sheldon Shay Rachel Sheetz Kevin Smith Benjam in Springer Neale Stauffer Andrew Stefanou Yeterefwork Streit Jacob Thompson Ivan Tovpeko

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James Turner Kristopher Voigt Michael vruwink Leaanna White Melinda Whitehead Ronald Williams I sha'ray Wright Ekaterina Yakhnlna Rebecca zong

Look Back at Yeste~

left Cooking marshmellows, Paul Roberts and Matt Moberg pose for a picture at a cam pfire. photo courtesy of Paul Roberts above St riking a pose Chris Martin, Lucy Terza, - - - - . 1 Katie Lescanic, and Matt Chapman smile for the camera at preschool. photo courtesy of Ka tie Lescanlc

above Spending a day Bland's Park, Tyler Constable and Nick Daye take a r ide on the miniature planes. photo courtesyofTylerConstable left Chri stian Horn, Rebecca Eggebeen, Joh Horn and Sarah Eg gebeen make faces at the ca mera when they were four yea rs old at t he Eggebeen home. photo courtesy of Linda Eggebeen

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"Junior year, despite all the work and SATs, will be ftm because Junior Prom will provide a great way to relieve stress and have a good tin1e."

President Anup Das

1l for Junior to get us a '路 We really it because is one of the icult and aca' challenging our lives." radley

Ill AbduJ-Quddus

Jacob Abra ham jordan Adams Emily Afflitto Amber Aleman Caleb Allen Lauren Allshouse Benjamin Amato Jane An Shauna Andolina mantha Atkinson JolmAu Lillian Aurand 1tthew Avedesian Altan Aydin joseph Azmy Lance Babb Lisa Babcock :hristopher Baker Stephanie Baker Willian1 Baker Mark Barnat John Bancroft Sarah Baney Brittany Barbato Hilary Barlow 路osh Barnes-Ozog Alyssa Barnett Kendall Barnoff Chantal Barnyak Annalisa Barron John Basalla John Battaglia Anna Battles Melinda Battles Susan Battles Mary Baumer Brittany Beard Joseph Beaudin Kathryn Bechdel Abigail Beddall Rachael Belinda

UDIOf ass

"Our junior class really pulls together to get things accomplished. Our class is tmiquc in that everyone works hard in order to have a good time in all that we do."

Vice President jonyRommel

"In every aspect, our class has some outstanding juniors. As jtutiors, everyone is finding their place in ilie school, so we're aU getting along better."

Secretary Lizzie Elliot

Amanda Bennett Lauren Benton Samantha Benz Samantha Bemecker Bridgid Berrena Trevor Berreth Jesse Beyer Jason Bickle Meghan Bisbey Michael Blackwell Jonathan Bojan Matthew Bonsell David Bortner Marshall Bower Jeremiah Bowers Patrick Bradley Sean Branigan Carline Bressler Natacha Bressler Kiersten Brezina John Brickley Peter Brockman Alex Brown Jennifer Brown Scott Brow n Wendy Brown Casey Browning John Brumbaugh Crystal Bnmgart David Bunge Caitlin Burke KodyBums Sherri Butts Margaret Byron Robert Caldwell Meghan Cali Christiana Larmer Christopher Caplan Amanda Cardillo Benjamin Carlsen Christina Carpenter Erin Carroll Stephanie Chamberlin Lauren Channell Joseph Charney Robert Chartrand Alexander Chase Daniel Chatlos Ling Ling Chen Kenneth Cherry Megan Christner EmilyChu Daniel Ciletti Luke Cimbala DrewCingel Melissa Claver Kendra Claypool Devin Cleary Katherine Clegg Amanda Clouse Nicholas Clouser Shannon Clymer Colton Clym ire

senate ~

Left: Eddie Shindyapin listens to music on his iPod. "Music is my life. I listen to, write, and play music; it calms me down and helps me relax." According to the junior survey, 94% have a music player and 29% spend the most time listening to or playing music each day. photo by Angela Yen

: Trying to catch up 1e sleep, Upal Sarker ~ quick nap during History. Said Sarker, year is really tiring, eping is always a way to get away :he work and get est." photo by Angela Yen

Jetting ~\ll Kyle Clymire Jonathan Coclu路a:ne Michael Cohen Hayley Colbum Daniel Collins Kurtis Collins Thomas Conkling jennifer Connor Toni Conti Erin Corless Elizabeth Coyle Whitney Crain jemlifer Cross Elizabeth Crossen

Rebecca Crouse James Crowley Jessica Cummins lifford Cmmingham Brandon Curtis Leland Cmtis Philip Curtis

Julia Cutler Joseph Dabney Cory Daniels Anup Das Matthew Dashem rger Daughenbaugh Lama Day Allison Decapria Megan Decoteau Emily Deeter Angela Delsignore Curtis De Sousa David Devan Candice Diaz

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Above: Jason Ma uses his Apple iBook . Computers were indispensable to juniors, who used them for class, games, and the internet. Ma said, "Computers are helpful tools." p hoto by Angela Yen Left: Reading during free time Lauren Knobloch take~ a break. Knobloch said, "I read to relax and get away from life's stresses, especially at night." p hot o

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Roser-Jones

Nicholas Dietz Andrew Dieugenio Jared Dillon Travis Dinsmore Sara Dittmann jeffrey Dix Allison Dooms Brendyn Dornich Daniel Dougherty Monique Doughty Robert Downey Mary Downs Ellis Dunklebarger Cayla Dunlap Anne Dwm Dylan Dzielski Chad Ebersole Cory Eck Paul Eckley Sheldon Eckrote Joshua Eden Michelle Edmiston Jessie Edson Garrett Eisenhour Elizabeth Elliott Leslie Ellis Daniel Esposito Emily Esposito Joshua Essy Steven Fantaske Kyle Fantaskey William Farnsworth jennie Farwell Emily Federowicz Julee Fenstermacher Michael Fenton Elliott Ferguson Lahiru Fernando Arielle Fetzer Alexander Fletcher Kyle Fluke Farnaz Foolad Landon Ford jennifer Fox Jordan Francisco Shawn Frank Edward Freeland Kathryn Freeman Christopher Freyvogel Sarah Friedlander Paloma Frumento Jacob Fulton Emma Futhey Frank Gallagher Marlee Gallagher Lindsay Galloway KyleGanow Benjamin Ganter Wilton Garcia Jeremy Garnett LauraGeer Autumn Gensimore George Georgiadis

getting awayPIJJ

Left: Volunteering for the Haunted Granary, Ellen Yates and Emily Ordway move a picnic table. According to the survey, 49% of juniors planned to volunteer, as it was a requirement for Health class. "I volunteered to have something to do with my friends, and volunteering is always fun," said Ordway. photo

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RRWING your

Above: Taking the October SATs, Chris Moyer concentrates on the questions. About half of juniors considered College Board exams the most stressful part of junior year. photo by Stacey Wild Right: Katie Ritchey follows through on her putt. "Golf is really time consuming, but it's worth it, because it's a game that I ca n play my whole life," said Ritchey. photo courtesy of Mt. View

Ylaine Gerardin Melissa Ghaner Brent Gibboney Michael Gibboney Marie Gildow Bryan Gillespie Eden Gilligan

Stephanie Gilmour Lauren Gingher Chris topher Gladd Jus tin Glantz James Godish 1astasiya Goncharova Catherine Gong

juniors

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back

Above: Pat Powers take~ notes during Dr. Lechnar's Af US History class. "The class i~ great, but t he tests are hard路 said Powers. 32% of junio;~ surveyed took AP classes anc 42% found academ ics to bE t he most stressful aspect o ju nior year. photo by Angela Ye1

Above: Preparing a mocha chip ice cream, Adam Jackson works at Meyer's Dairy.

Said Jackson, "I like worki ng because it gives you money when you need it and allows you to be financially independent." photo by Courtlyn Roser-lones

Rikkee Gordon CodyGoss Jordan Goss Karin Graham John Gray Rebecca Greenwald Daniel Greger Kevin Griffin Abigail Grim Sara Grove Matthew Groves Alexander Guralnick Travis Guthrie Robert Haas Chad H acker Clye Hacker Stephanie Hackman Claudia Haense Conor Hall Jaleesa Hall James Hall Keenan Hall Wesley Hall Zachary Harbaugh Margaret Harbison Andrew Harden Leon Harner Emily Harnett Jonathan Harris Norman Harris Amanda Hart Christopher Hartman Elizabeth Hartman Nicole Hartman Taneaua Harvey Craig Hauke-Miller Courtney Hauser Sarah Haviland David Hawbaker Emily Haworth Alicia Hay Michael Hayward Scott Hefkin Monica Henderson Evan Hendrick Laura Henrickson Krista Henry Logan Hemy Malea Hetrick Bryan Hicks Benjamin Hill Megan Hill Heather Hirneisen Mark Hixon DanielHoch Bradley Hockenberry Drew Hodgson Brennan Holderman Jerica Holtzinger Austin Homan Melaura Homan-Smith Joanna Hong Danielle Hoover

breaking your back~

Donald Hoover Meghan Hoover Kyle Home Ashley Horner jayne Homer Monica Houston Russell Houtz Robert Howard Kelly H oy Zoe Huang Nicole Huckabee William Hughes Katherine Hugill Julie Hulet Lauren Ingram Abbey lsett Ashley Itinger Amanda Ivory Adam Jackson Michael Jankowski RolandJeon Elizabeth )eyes Xin Xing Jiang Bethany Johns Gregory Johnson Jacob Jolmson Keianna Johnson Lucas Jolmson Noah Johnson Tyler johnson-Hall Anderson Jones Heather Jones Saral1 Jones Erin Jus tice Michal Kajak Edward Kakraba Amanda Karl Jessica Kauffman Jeffrey Kellar Erik Kempton Matthew Kenney Megan Kensinger Liza Kessling Gregory Kight Eugene Kim Geoffrey Kim Chelsea King KrystaJ King An1anda Kinsey Kristy Klima Nathaniel Kling Matthew Knepp Law路en Knobloch Laura Kohler Andrew Kondash AjaKonstas Rachel Koons julie Koritko Krysta Koubek Nad ia Kowalski Adi Krauthammer Grace Kredell Michael Kreuter

1iors

Left: Sarah Mazzocchi and Kathryn Freeman admire a Mini Cooper in the South Building parking lot. Said Mazzochi, "If I ever got the money, I'd love to buy a Corvette or an Aston Martin." According to the junior survey, the most popular dream car was a Porsche. photo by Debbie Zeger

Below: on a college vi.sit in Nashvill e, Malea ~e~nck meets with an adm1ss1ons officer. Said Hetrick, "The visit was fun because I got to sit in on some classes and be a college student for a day." 88% of juniors surveyed plan to go to college after graduation. phOtO courtesy of Malea Hetrick

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Above: Lynn Wang purchases a movie ticket at Premiere Theatre for I â&#x20AC;˘ Huckabees. " I like being seventeen because I can get into R rated movies without sneaking in," said Wang. photo by Debbie Zeger Left: Chad Ebersole and Adam Lehman enjoy their lunch in the North Cafeteria.

Said Ebersole, " I really like the North Building because there aren't monitors in the hallways." photo by Angela Yen

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Malika Krishna Rahul Krishna Carolyn Kroeker Anshul Kumar Matthew Lachman Bhavnanjali Lal Jessica Lang Mcagan Lang Pierre Leclair Eric Lee Sun Min Lee Ziho Lee Adam Lehman Jessica Lehman Luke Lenker Rachel Leonard Zachary Lerner Max Levi Jonathan Levin Brian Leyde Vitaly Likhonin Janice Lin PuLiu Brian Livingston Nicole Long Robert Long Kelsey Lope Jennifer Lorenz Margarita Loukachkina Sarah Lowry Tnna Lozovoy Galen Lynch Jason Ma Lauren Machan Francis Macintosh

breal\ ing away

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McKenzie Madore ElleManey Kelly Mangan :hristopher Marini Brandilyn Marsh Dennis Marshall Kathleen Martin Michael Martinez Zhanna Maslov Justin Masorti Barton Masters Rebecca Mastin Justin Mattas Sarah Mazzocchi

Kevin McCaffrey : helsea McCartney Alicia McClellan Trista McClenahan ~lique McCullough a Maria McDannel Patrick McKiimey

:ameron McMillan Daniel McMullen Kyle McPherson Feryne McSweeny Laura Mease Chelsae Mehalick Justin Meilmert Eric Meister Lindsey Melia Sacha Memoli Anne Menoher Rodney Merritts Collin Meyers Suzanne Miller William Mills Dominic Misja Mark Mixon Allison Mock Nadia Mohammed Matthew Moir Jess Montier

Alexander Moore Mark Moore ru路istopher Morrow ovahedi-Lankarani ::hristopher Moyer gonidzashe Mpofu Samuel Muchmore Aaron Muscarella Brittany Myers Michelle Myers Wesley Myers William Nakpil Shelby Nelson Spencer Newe.ll Abby Nickerson Gino Nicolosi Sarah Nold Eric Nordberg Jessica Novak Tatyana Novikova KwasiNti

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Below: Sha ring a laugh, Zack Haas plays Monopoly with his mom and brother.

Said Haas, " I have been getting busier and busier lately and sometimes it's nice just to spend some ti me with m y family." photo courtesy of Zack Haas Left: Nicole Soltis and Minna Ranjeva shop in Clai re's. Said Soltis, "Shopping is a great way to relieve stress from all the work and of j unior year."

Below: Zach Harbaugh chats wit h a friend on his cell phone.

68% of juniors surveyed ow ned cell phones. "Cell phones are the dumbification of American society, but I use one anyways," said Harbaugh. photo

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Roser-Janes

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Below: Megan White and Hannah Righter dine at Tavern Restaurant. "I love hanging out with my friends because they make me laugh," said White. 39% of juniors surveyed spend t he most time with their friends or family each day. photo by Angela Yen

Roser-lones

Taking a

RR[AK Right: Dan Saxton enjoys his Cold Stone Creamery ice cream . I n a survey of juniors taken in September, ice cream ranked as t he biggest junk food craving, t ied with pizza. " I 'm so glad Cold Stone came here. My favorite flavor is the Bi rthday Cake Remix because t he brownies in the cake batter ice cream are sweet! And I love how the people who work there have to sing songs when you tip them; it's such a fun place to go with you r friends," said Saxton. photo by Angela Yen

Titus 0 Leah Oakes Liza Oakes Travis O'Conner Kellie O'Heron Bryan Ohs Brian O 'Neill Em ily Ordway Dana O tto Brandon Packard Stephanie Pandolph Andrew Park Katie Park Sarah Park

taking a breal\ ~

Shalley Park Sarah Parker Lucia Parry Alexandra Pasko Sarah Pedersen Bonnie Pedlow Johnathan Peno james Penta] Julia Pershe Stephen Peterson Robert Pctkac Ashley Phoenix Michael Pierce Joa1ma Pighetti

Damon Pipenberg ·e w Pirrone-Brusse justin Plessinger Jason Pogue Kaitlin Pope Elizabeth Potalivo Marcus Poulin Daniel Prince Traci Propst Nicole Puhlrnan Adam Pmsell Jeffrey Quinn Briana Ragan Yuri Ramondelli Michelle Raney Mllma Ranjeva Arielle Ratner Kelsey Ream Sarah Reddington Megan Reed Shelby Reeder

Left: Sarah Shafer practices the piano. In addition to playing the piano, she also played the clarinet and sang . Said Shafer, "What keeps me going is the thought of moving the audience with my performance. It's more than entertainment; it's communication." photo by Angela Yen

Tripping over an nt, Mack Mixon tries 1 his balance . A for, the Boys' Varsity Team, Mixon said, 3te College's natu1 right to be really 'm just proud to be it." . photo by Mt. View

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1iors

Above: Filling out a for~ for treasury funds, M~.

1 Lachman performs . dutres as Treasurer of the Debate team. Said Lach· man "I 'm glad to be trea· surer' because it aIIows me to manage the finance~ntl~ maximize our apport ft' ties ." photo by Angela ~en Le let• Liza Oakes and Julre HU icture. rt pastel a copy of a P "I'm lucky to get to use a as my graduation pr~J~ct~ . h art·' .rt s "• I have fun wrt great way to pass the trm~~ said Oakes. photo by Angela

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Evan Reese Joseph Reese Brooke Reidy Adam Rhodes Lindsey Rhodes Mark Rhodes Mitchell Rhyner Lauren Richards Kelly Rider Colin Riedel Hrumah Righter Katie Ritchey Anne Rivell Carlos Rivera Allyson Roan Rebecca Rockey Jessica Rodabaugh Jesse Rodgers Christian Roeber Bryan Roldan Dominick Romanini Jony Rommel Nathan Rorabaugh Jonathan Rose Julirume Rose Christine Rosenfeld Cou rtlyn Roser-jones Alexander Roth Michael Roy Laura Rubin Andrea Rupert Benjamin Ryan Will iam Ryan Clu路istopher Sabo Patrick Sabol Anissat Salami Carla Sru路giotto Upal Sarker Druuel Satalia Lauren Sawarynski Daniel Saxton Kelley Schmidt Kev in Scholly Taylor Schulz Miles Scott Sa ra Scott Michael Seif Alexandre Semouchkin Sarah Shafer Timothy Shannon Christina Sharkey Joseph Sherman Matthew Sherry Zachary Shields Edward Shindyapin Michelle Shive Aleksandr Shmakov Samantha Shoffner Druu el Shore Elaine Short Benjamin Siegel Jenna Silver Julia Sinn

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Aliesha Smith Charles Smith james Smith Janlie Smith Kara Smith Matthew Smith Alex Snyder

Kate Sobel Nicole Soltis Edward Sonuner Catharine Song Jarred Soster Anton Soudakov :J1ristina Spackman Jeana Spearly Valerie Squire Katelyn Stark Rachel Stehouwer Julianne Stetz William Steudler Brenton Stevens

路istopher Stevenson Michael Stewart 'omtney Stillwagon Bruno Stoekl David Stokes Alexa Storniolo Julia Streit Taylor Sh路inger Thomas Stumpf Daniel Sul ima Kath1yn Supina Christine Sutton Wesley Swanson Kendra Swope Kristin Szklinski Andres Taylor Casey Teeters Michael Tlligpen Amanda Thomas Caitlin Thomas Jordan Thompson

Jessica Thorpe Caitlin Tice Heather Tober Leticia Torres Jason Traverse tid zashe Tsemunh u Kyle Tudor

Charles Turner Christa Tussey Ave Stina Udam Elizabeth Ulbrecht 1\sel Sally Umarova Daniel Valenza Catherine Varner

Gabriela Voloschin jason Vonada Matthew Vratarich :h ristopher Wagner Collin Wagner Leanne Walter Brendan Walters

niors

Lynn Wang H illary Ward Joel Waters Jennifer Watkins Michael Watkins Robert Weaver Sarah Weaver Lucien Weiss Beau Wellman David Wells Nathan Werner William West Nathaniel Westrick Megan White Kendall Whitmer Gabriel Will iams Joshua Wirtz Christine Witchey Briana Woodlan d Adriane Woodle Stacie Woodle Benjamin Woodward Jillian Woolrid ge Larissa Woskob Shavon.ne Wrigh t Ellen Yates Angela Yen Erin Yener Christine Yocum Joshua Yocum Carolelizabeth Young Christopher Young Jason Young Matthew Young N icholas Yourchak

Deborah Zeger Igor Zhdanov Allison Ziff Ralitza Zikatanova Em ma Zuhlke

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"As class treasurer, T am in charge o f o ur class funds. 1 try to make sure our money is spent in a n organized fashion so we can have more money to use on fun activities."

Treasurer Alex Cross

first year as lent. I enjoy th others a nd .ke this school .ce. 1 thought )e an enjoy~nce to have ip position."

John Accordino Kelly Adamonis Jason Ada ms .detunji Adenekan Krys tal Agostinelli Sid ra Ahmad Ashley Aikens

Brian Alles odullah Almoaiqel hainah Althowa.in.i Rohit Ana nth Devon Auman med Awadelkar.im Ju lia Bagby Christopher Bahr Jake Bahr Carissa Bailey Jennifer Baker Rebecca Baker Brogan Beru路d Charles Beck Eli Beers-Altmru1 路eanna Beiswenger oumya Belegundu Megan Bell 路s eph Bellehumuer Eric Beman Adam Bergeman Katelyn Bergen .exander Berghage Kristin Bergman Anne Berkey Karen Bingha m Ryan Bisbey h ristian Blandford /[atthew 13locksom C hristopher Blue Austin Borden Katy Borden lrandon Bowersox Marie Brace Brian Brackbill

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" Being secretary is really hm this year. I get to take notes a11d keep track of importa11t dates."

Secretary Stephanie Kracaw

Shawn Bradley Meagan Brandt Clu路istie Brashers Brigitta Brech Alma Brewer Alisha Brodie Sadie Brown Maria Browne Kylie Browning Thomas Bruss Kyle Bryan Desiree Bupp John Burt Christina Butler Brandon Cable Andrew Campolongo Alyssa Capers Brittany Capone Danielle Cardell Sara Carpenter Krystina Carr William Cawthem Matthew Chang Ar1drew Chapman Charttrakarn Chm路eonwong Sem1 Chatlos Hashim Chaudhry Chong Chen Szu-Hm1 Chen A lisa Cherkasova Ross Chernega Joseph Cho Joon Suk Choi Ben Ciccarone Ross Clark Joseph Coccia Daron Coine Andrew Colwell Jaclyn Colyer N icole Confer Andrew Con key Mameen Considine Breanna Constable William Cooper Iris Corey Chad Cor! Stephm1ie Cor! Kevin Cosgrove Caitlin Couch Margaret Cox Jack Crissman Alexander Cross Ede!Crowe Cassm1dra Crowley Kasandra Dmniano David Dance Katherine Dawson Justin Dearrnitt Erin Dechellis Alma Del Tyler De Lorenzo Ricl1m路d De Luca Michael De Maio

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The art of being a sophomore Below: Jennifer Stella practices driving on a Wednesday afternoon. " I can't wait until I get my license so I can go wherever I want, whenever I want," said Stella. photo by I shani Desai Right: Anthony Savino grasps a ven ding machine when he realizes the inflation in prices. "If I want a soda, I'll bite the bullet and go to Weis. The stuff is half the price.

There's no competition and we get a detention if we go to Weis. Ridiculous," said Savino. photo by IshaniDesai

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Above: Brendan Pifer opens his locker upstai rs in the South Building . Pifer said, "My locker is too skinny and it can't hold anything, especia lly my huge gym bag." photobyAshleyDeRosa Left: Vicki Silber walks through the new wing in the South Building.

Silber said, "It's a lot easier to get around because I 'm not trying to find my classes. I know where they all are, unlike last year." photo by Ishani Desai

lenjarnin De Meter Ashley De Rosa Ishani Desai 1ckenzie Desmond Ayush Dhital Evan Diehl Michael Di Raimo Abigail Dodson Molly Dodson Alex Donahue Alyssa Donahue Kaitlyn Dowling Caroline Downey Eva Drago

\.1.ichael Dreibelbis Tessa Dreibelbis Alyssa Drobka Kathryn Dull Nathaniel Durkin Michaele Eakin Molly Earhm:t Chad Eckard Abbie Eden Blake Ekdahl Kenneth Ellis Mary Ellis Grant Eng tevenson Erickson LandonEvak joyce Eveleth Lori Evensen james Evert Stefan Ewing Reim Farag Derek Farr

hom ores

Kelly Fay Kristen Fedeli Kylie Fenush Benjamin Ferguson Jonathan Ferlez Michael Ferlez Chas Filkins Emily Fink Joshua Fishbaine Zachary Fleagle Kristen Flebotte Lauren Fleck-Steff Kelsey Fleming Robert Fletcher Daniel Florencio Lorie Foard Alexander Pong Eric Fontaine Adam Fountaine Luke Franchock Charles Frazier Zachary Freeman Alexander Frieden Samantha Futhey Timothy Gabel Amy Gaetano Joshua Gainer Erin Gallagher Joel Gallagher Cedric Gamble Samantha Cant Marc Gates Joseph Gazza Tyler Gearhart Tyler Gentzel

Looking Back on the Year__·._. ___,..,_ ____,_ The best and worst of times ~ Good moTe classes to choose from I having undercl assmen I feeling superior I driving I turning 16 I knowing the building better I knowing nw1·e people I not b eing t eased I no swunmmg

~ Bad mo1·e homew01·k I mor e tests I having smaller lockers I having lockers upstai1·s I ballroom dancing in PE I crossing the street more often I getting wet while crossing I increased s nack prices

Upper Left: Dongkeun Lee studies in Learn ing Enrichment for a m ath test. Lee said, " I don't have much biology or history homework t his year." photo

by Ishanf Desai Upper Right: Colleen McDona ld presents Logan Osgood-Jacobs with a cake at her 16th birthday. "Being 16 is real ly fun because you have a lot more freedom, such as driving," said McDonald. photo courtesy of Logan Osgood-Jacobs Right: Erin Dechellis studies during sixt h period lunch . Dechellis said, "We have a lot more tests every week, so we have to study and work harder." photo by Ishani Desai

good and bad ~

~xploring

Uncharted Territory. • •

Sophomores in the North Building Below: Abbie Eden wa lks from the North Building over to the ·south Building from Band. Eden said, " I 'm usually late to all my classes, and I hate how people always stare at me when I walk in. I liked it the first co uple of days of school but now it's annoying," said Eden . photo by Elizabeth Stitt Right: Joi McKenzie crosses the street to get to class. Said McKenzie, "I like the North Buil ding classes better.

It's nice crossing the street." photo by Elizabeth Stitt

Above: Kevin Spotts walks across to the North Building after school. " I cross the street about twice a day to get to math class in the North Building. I used to mind crossing when the clocks weren't fixed but now the clocks are fixed so I don't mind crossing," said Spotts. photo by Ishani Desai Left: Kunal Vakharia laughs during Student Government. Vakharia said, "Crossing the streets can get annoying and a little hazardous especially in bad weather, but I like being able to take classes in both buildings." photo by Ishani Desai

Adam Gerber Elizabeth Gibbons Charles Gilbert Cecilia Gingerich Heather Glad Bryan Glantz Alison Gleixner

Courh1ey Glenn Eric Goldstein 1stantin Goncharov Rebecca Graefe Kristen Granger Shane Gray Rebecca Greenberg Francois Greer Lei£ Grele Evan Griffin Jessica Griffin Joshua Griffith Hannah Grow !tamar Grunfeld Michael Guthrie Olivier Habimana Benjamin Haight Sarah Hall JeeEtmHan Lynne Handte Harold Haney Luke Harding Erica Harp Rebecca Harris Shawn Harris Timothy Harrison Aaron Hart Brook Hart

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Diversity in the Classroom. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Courses with upperclassmen w many periods

do you have in the North Building? a. 5 or more - 2%

b. 3 to 4- 13% c. 1 to 2 58%

d. N one 27%

Upper Left: Reim Fa rag laughs at a joke outs ide the South Building. "I li ke having classes w ith older students because I get to m eet a w hole new g roup of people/ ' said Farag. pho to by I shani D esai Upper Right: Molly Dodson talks to junior Robin Dunn during class. "You can learn so m uch from t he older students. You can meet so many new people," said Dodson. photo by Katherine Robinett Right: Eric Levi listen s attentively in Mrs. Babick's French 3 class.

Levi had severa l classes with upperclassmen. "I t 's not really any differ ent," sa id Levi. photo by I shani Desai

Ky le Hartzell Isaac Haviland John Hay And rew Hayes Jessica H elman Victoria Henderson Daniel Hemun g Jenna Henry Alex Heppelma.nn D. Joseph Hergemeder Abigai l Hershey Lauren Herwehe Tasha Hess Ariel le Hesse Colin Hill David Himes Lindsey H off Devon Hoffman Steven Hold croft Peter Holdsworth Bryan Holland Rachel Holland Molly Holleran Rebecca Homan Shawna Homan Kaitlin Hoover Sean Hoover Sarah Hopkins Philip Home Erin Houck Amelia Houts Katelyn Houts Shannon Hovick Whih1ey Howell Alaric Hoy

visi ting t he

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Corinna Hoy jasmine Hsu QingHu Brandon Hubbard Alison Hudson Sarah Huffard jackie Hunter Samantha Hyde 'U\astassia Ioujanina Kyla Jackson Alexander Jaffe Sarah Jager Sunil Jain Michael Jensen [ames jodon (Reese) Justine johns Caleb Johnson Lauren Johnson Patrick johnson Patrick Johnson Zachariah Johnson Brandon Johnston Adam Jones Benjamin Jones Vijay Joshi Charles Kain Sandra Kakraba EmilyKao Craig Karduck joseph Karten Kohlton Kauffman Aaron Kaye Linden Keal Stephan ie Kehoe Tyler Kellerman Ian Kellogg Joseph Kendall Kathryn Kenealy Alison Kennedy Lexie Kennedy Gregory Kephart Morie Kephart George Kepler Andrew Kerr Nicolas Kerszberg Soraya Khaja Todor Khristov Stephanie Kim Elizabeth King Patrick King Samantha King -.Jathaniel Kingsbury Sheena Kirkwood Lani Kirwan :atthew Kisenwether Katarina Kissell

Jeffrey Klaus Richard Klein Stacy Kline Colleen Klinefelter Shannon Knepp William Kocher levan Kochersperger

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Studying Habits ...

Sophomores cramm ing it all 1n Below: Jessica Purdum, Abby Dodson, Edel Crowe, and Theresa Piazza look over a Spanish 3 packet during third period . "This year I have a little less homework but there are many more tests," said Dodson. photo by Katherine Robinett Right: Sean Chatlos works on a lab for Advanced Biology 1. Chatlos said, " Over the course of the year, there were many times where I really needed to cram. You were expected to do more work and projects." photo by Katie Salvaggio

~ÂŁat class do you study for the most? a. Math- 45% b. Social Studies - 19% c. Science :.. 9% d. English- 2 1% e. Language - 6% Left: Eddie Lauth studies a public safety pam phlet du ri ng his study hall. "I am cu rrently train ing to be an EMT and hopefully by the end of the yea r I'll have my certif ication . This is important to me because my ma in goal is to become a police officer. I fee l t hat t he best time to study is when I'm given time in school and right when I get home after schoo l," said Lauth. As students prog ress t hrough high school, t here was less emphasis on homework and more on exams. photo by Elizabeth Stitt

Kyle Kohr Courtney Kolesar Jedidiah Koll Molly Komlenic Aleksandr Komlev Thomas Kondash Rebecca Koons Nicholas Kopp Richard Koubek Marie Koudela Brian Kowalski Kelley Kozel Stephanie Kmcaw Nicholas Kramkowski Brian Krasnopolsky Amanda Krug Bryce Kubecka Catherine Kulms Artem Kukharev Nitin Kumar Larissa Kunes Aaron La Fevers Abigail Laman-Maharg Matthew Lanagan Daniel Landers-Nolan Derrick Lange Patrick Laninger Erik Larson Geoffrey Lauck Edward Lauth Lareese Lay Sarah Layton Christopher Le Bihan Matthew Le Clair Kathleen Lecouvre

studying habits ~

)ne in a Million ...

Creating individual identities Below: Joey Hergenreder composes music during class. Hergenreder took several different lessons in music performance and music composition from th e Arts Conservatory. Hergenreder said, " I t's easier t o express myself through music than lyrics." photo by Larissa Kunes Right: Kaitlyn Lusk sing s at a benefit co ncert for the State High music program. " Sharing musical moments with your peers are some of the best experiences you ca n have," sa id Lusk. photo by Logan Osgood-Jacobs

Above: Elizabeth Gibbons competes in the Hershey Open, an ice skating competition. "Skating is fun because it is such a versatile sport. It's athletic and artistic. Performing in front of an audience is fun because it stimulates you to do best," said Gibbons. photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gibbons Left: Steve Moore poses for a group picture in Thespians. Moore was also an active magician. " I perform magic to take people away from reality and to blur t he lines between what's real and what's not," said Moore. photo by Katherine

Dongkeun Lee Kelly Lee Susanna Lee Jan Leebens-Mack Candace Leedy Robert Lees Kristen Leroy Jennifer Le Seney William Lesieutre Eric Levi Jerry Li Q uish i Li Maren Liberman Robert Lillie Jinny Lim Mairi Lindsay

Chelsie Lingle Chelsea Little Katherine Little Barry Liu Kaitlyn Loop Katie Lovins Amanda Lower Marissa Lower BomueLu Weixiang (Will) Lu Kirsten Lundberg Kaitlyn Lusk Andrew Lyle Arnie Lyons Abigai l Machan SeapMadrid Joseph Malizia Chad Manning Teresa Marboe

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Erica Marden Matthew Mark Vanessa Markle George Marshall Arielle Martin Morgan Martin N icholas Martin Nora Martin Neil Maruszewski Luke Massaro Laura Maund Bethany Maxfield Clu路istina Mazm Tyler Mazzotta Scotti McClure Lisa McCorkel Brittany McCoy Colleen McDonald Sean McGann Kelly McGill Tiffany McGinty Joi McKenzie Kayla McVay Cluistine Mehalick Stephanie Mellott Rebecca Merdes Matthew Metzger Kmt Michelotti Thomas Mihalik Michael Milillo India Miller Janice Miller Lukas Miller Shawna Miller Desirae Mills

Lool(ing Ahead ...

Breaking away from the mold

~ch field do you see yourself entering into? a. Science/ Math- 27% b. Law Enforcement- 8% c. Ed ucation - 6% d. Spor ts - 13% e. Arts/Communication - 16% f. None of the above - 30%

Upper Left: Robbie Vadella does laps before basketball practice . " Practicing is really hard but games are fun and we are doing w ell/' said Vadella. photo by I shan i D esai Upper Right: Walker Yeat man answe rs a question during Know ledg e Masters . Yeatman said, "Life t ends to be a breeze for me, so compet ing with people keeps me humble ." photo by I shani Desai Right: Amber Mohamm ed pi cks an outf it for Moby Dick Rehear sed . Mohammed said, "I would definitely cons ider a career in acting ." photo by Erica Haviland

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Our Free Time. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ How sophomores spend their time J

Below: Samantha Hyde and Carrie Tomeo chat during sixth period lunch. Tomeo said, " I just like to hang out with my friends and stuff duri ng my free time." photo by Katherine Robinett Right: Tyler Gearhart plays hacky sack outside the South Building cafeter ia . "In my free time I play the drums and hockey.

I play. hacky sack also probably about once a day for an hour," said Gearhart . photo by Katherine Robinett

Above: Andrew Williams plays around on the computer during his study hall. "At home, I'm usually on AIM and at school I usually play computer games. I also play sports in my free time," said Williams. photo by Colleen Shaffer Left: Molly Oberholtzer sits on a counter in the bathroom of Cinema 5 on a Friday night. Oberholtzer said, " I go to the movies all the time, even the stupid ones ... like Blade Trinity." photo by Katherine Robinett

Tyler Mincemoyer Maria Minichiello John Mitchell Jan Alex Mixon Michelle Modest ~mber Mohammed Derek Mohler xand ra Montileaux Michael Mooney Ryan Moore Steven Moore Michael Moss Daniel Motter Rachel Mountz

Rugare Moyo Jaclyn Mullen Jolm Mullin Joseph Murphy 1 Murray-Habecker Bradley Musgrave Kipp Musser

Ryan Musser Ashley Mussey Laura Musumeci ;itanjali Narayanan Alexandria Neff Madelyn Neidigh Colin Nickell

Ryan Noe ick North up-Moore Thomas Novack Molly Oberholtzer Patrick O'Brien Joy 0' Connell Maggie O'Keefe

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Alone Time ...

Moments away from the crowd ere we hang out ... maLl/ at a house I movies I down-· town I park I restaurants I jJool I youth group I school I footbaLl field I school activites I church I wm·k I sports practice

~e do you hang out with your friends ? a. Mall- 4% b. Movies - 15% c. A friend's bouse - 46% d. Downtown - 22%

e. None of the Above- I S%

Upper Left: After throwing away her trash, Joyce Eveleth walks through ·th e cafeteria. "I like to read books or listen to music and just try to relax ·i n my extra time," said Eve leth . photo by Katherine Robinett Upper Right: Brian Alles plays poker using goldfish in place of money during a church ret reat.

"When I 'm not in school, I like to play footbal l and video games," said Al les. photo by Candace Smith Right: Ka te Kenealy finishes up some math homework before talking to a friend. "When I have alone time I usually sleep because the rest of the ti me I'm work ing," said Kenealy. photo by Katherine Robinett

Gina-Rose Oliva Ashley Oliver Osaze Osagie Logan Osgood-Jacobs Samuel Osseo-Asare Ma tthew Owens julia Page Bobak Pakzad-Hurson Kristin Palmer Jolm Pascavage Nicholas Pasquariello Leah Pendorf Brianna Peters George Peters Marybeth Petkac Nicholas Peh·ick Katherine Petzold Arkasha Pevzner Michael Phillips Theresa Piazza Brendan Pifer Kayla Pifer Denis Pinchuk Benjamin Pipenberg Rachael Piper Catherine Pletcher Benjamin Pollard Nathan Pollock-Antos Katherine Poole Dylan Poremba Joseph Porter Corey Pratt Angela Price Eric Pryor Carleigh Punt

in our free time ~

)ophomores on the Job. • • Students out in the working world Below: Sarah Shultz r ings up a check at the Waffle Shop on a Sunday morning. "I'm mostly a hostess and a busboy but I also watch the cash register. It's a good job because I have the nights free," said Shultz. photo by Katherine Robinett Right: Kohlton Kauffman does his homework during school so he has time for his job. " I work at Tussey Mountain as a snowboard instructor. Problems often occur about whether or not I should do m y homework," said Kauffman. photo by Katherine Robinett

Above: Nick Woika finishes up his lunch in t he cafeteria. Said Woika, "I work at Denny's because I always thought that they were a fami ly-friendly place. I save half of my paycheck for college, and I usually end up using the other half to buy stuff." photo by Katherine Robinett Left: At Meyer's Dairy, Michelle Modest blends a chocolate milkshake for a customer. "Working at Meyer's Dairy is good experience, because it allows me to make my own money. I'm looking for a horse to buy, and Meyer's gave me the opportunity to do " said Modest. photo courtesy of Michelle Modest Jessica Purdwn Daniel Rafacz Jessica Ramirez Benita Rarutie Leela Rao Tara Rao Tiffany Rearick Jacob Reddington Peter Reddington Aksel Redford Brendan Reed Catherine Rhee Shannon Rice .ssatmdra Richards Ashley Rider Greta Righter Laura Rivoir Anastasia Roberts Lauren Robertson Katherine Robinett Kenneth Roe Miranda Rohrbach Jessica Rommelt Melissa Ronnie Dawn Rosenbawn William Ross Andrew Roth Daniel Rozick

Lisa Rozo Sergey..Rudenko •nathan Rwnbaugh Molly Ryan Taylor Salizzoni Katie Salvaggio Avinash Samarth

•homores

Brinton Satterfield Anthony Savino Andrew Saxe Justin Saxman Samuel Saxton Brenda Saylor Josiah Schmidt Lauren Schmidt Coriima Schoen Geoffrey Sebastianelli Christopher Sebulsky Sarah Segall Hayley Selego Yu Min Seo Tyler Shaak Zachary Sheakoski Rashelle Shepard Samuel Shephard Sean Shields _ Kristina Shindyapin Kaleb Shissler Scott Shive Stephanie Shoffner Elisabeth Short Wesley Showalter Sarah Shultz Valentino Shvenke Ali Siegenthaler Victoria Silber Lara Sittler Candace Smith Davis Smith Kathleen Smith Maxwell Smith Sara Smith Stephanie Smith Marta Smolarczyk Sara Snell Emily Snyder Katelynn Snyder Ignacio Sofo Elizabeth Spangler Derek Spear Danielle Spearly Kevin Spotts Curtis Sprout Alessandra Stachowski Elizabeth Stang Ryan Stauffer Courtney St.Ciair Bmce Steamer Jennifer Stella Evan Stern Christopher Stevens Elizabeth Stitt Vlad imir Stoicescu Wesley Stover Carley Strauss Bradley Strigle Katherii1e Stuar t S. Nathan Stupar William Subler Douglas Suhey

jobs ~

tlana Sukovatitsyn Breanna Sw1day Stay SW1day Megan Supina Stephen Sylvia Camille Syrett Jeffrey Szklinski Holly Tallichet Gino Tan1bourine Aaron Tamminga Kendra Taylor Benjamin Thomas William Thomas Travis Tice )teven Tippecomtic Jessica Tirko Carrie Tomeo Brian Tompkins Tyler Tressler Michael T!W1Zo Samantha Turner Robert Vadeila Kunal Vakharia mder Vandenbergh itanya Veerabathini Brandon Vella Lindsey Venturino Erica Vezza Kelsey Voigt Lauren Voigt Cole Vonada joseph Vratarich Kimberly Vruwink jesse Wagner Zachary Wagner Sarah Walker David Wandel Peter Wandell Katherine Ward Tyler Warner Alexandra Warren Alexandra Warren Ryan Watson Loryn Way Matthew Weaver Jonathan Weeden Jesse Weidner Griffin Weiler Lauren Wells Kevin Wenner John White S. Chad White Nathan Whitfield Michael Wiedemer Andrew Williams Chloe Williams Kristina Williams Phillip Williams Roxanne Williams Samara Williams Allison Wilson Nathan Wilson Sean Wilson

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Erin Wise Amanda Witherite Randy Witherite Nicholas Woika Erik Wolcott Christopher Wolfgang Mitchell Woodle

Bradley Woodman Ashley Wright Robyn Wysk Teoman Yavuzkurt Catherine Ye Caitlin Yeager Elizabeth Yeager Walker Yeatman Melinda Yingling Megan Yocum Kyle Yoder julianne Yost Aaron Young Ashley Young

Drew Yukelson Zachary Zabel Sean Zembower AdamZydney

Extravagant Extras ...

Beyond the classroom doors at activity are you most involved in outside the classroom? a. Sports - 47% b. Music - 23% c. Art/ Dance - 12% d. Computer/Video Gamese. None of the above- 6%

12%

Upper Left: Sarah Walker plays the clarinet during a Sophomore Band concert. "I started to play the clarinet when I was 12 and I've stayed with it because it's a 路fun hobby," said Walker. photo by Drew Cingel Upper Right: Ted Turner debaters, Arkasha Pevzner and Josh Fishbaine share a laugh during Debate practice. photo by !shan/ Desai Right: Ashley Young takes a leap during a Dance Team practice. Said Young, "I joined the dance team because I love to dance. I also do tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, and hip-hop." photo by Drew Cingel

activities~

"I am in school Senate to become more involved in my school activities and to practice leadership."

President Vivek Agarwala

am in the e) because I 1ht it wou ld be n experience 's nice to know s going on." urer 'Caldwell

Riviera Abbott Neil Abdalla joel Abramson Chris Abrino Emma Abruzzo Darya Achapkina Victoria Adams Vivek Agarwala WooSeokAhn OliviaAkl Jacob Allegar Kathleen Allen Rebecca Alles Karen Alley \bdul Al-Shammary Chl'isti.ne Anderson Mariya Anosova Rachael Anzalone ! Iizabeth Armington Andrey Aseyev Justin Assadinia Kyle Auman Mark Ayoub Michael Babin Kimberly Bailey Robert Bailey Andrew Ball James Ball Madalyn Barner William Barksdale Ryan Barnett Nicholas Battaglia Alexander Baukus Logan Beard Devin Beatty Jodee Behrer Aubrey Beiswenger Heidi Beman James Benson Andrew Berenbrok Paul Berenbrok Bethany Berna!'do

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"I wanted to be in the senate because I was in it in eighth grade and I feel like I'm doing something that makes a difference in the school."

Vice President Alison Morooney

"[I am on the Freshmen Senate] because I thought it would be fun to get involved and It allows me to create new people skills."

Secretary Christen Buckley

Christopher Bird Cassandra Black Earnest Blackshear Glenn Blackwell james Blackwell Adam Bland Clayton Blunk Sam Bonsell Jill Bontrager Stephen Boris Kyle Boslego Laura Boswell Clu路istine Bowers Leah Bowers Benjamin Bowman Sean Bradley Thomas Branam Holly Brandes Tara Branigan Brandon Brant Julia Brasseur Katlu-yn Bratton Nicolette Bratton john Breon Daniel Brockman Morgan Brown Somer Brown Taryn Brown Katl~arine Brownshire Allison Bruce Christine Bruening Aaron Brumbaugh Andrew Brumbaugh Christen Buckley Shannyn Buohl

Ekaterina Burago Chelsea Burka Ryan Bu rke Skylar Burke Alexander Butler Jesse Byers Brittney Cable Hilary Caldwell Brian Cali Charles Campbell Itha Cao Vivian CaraciUo Greyson Caravan Neal Carlin Dalton Carra Christa Catalano Andrew Ceschini Diane Chamberlin Patrick Chatzigiannakis Eva Chidester Ye Na Choi Arsh Chopra Eric Clu-istensen Jacob Chronister Jessica Cieply Joshua Claver Evan Cleary Andrea Clouser

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All â&#x20AC;˘ t1ae auaa lA of J01l sua J01l were ua a baa Right : Carl Pilot sings in Men's Glee Club . "[I like to sing because] it's nice to express myself musically." He won't sing in his forming band "because I'm the drummer," said Pilot. photobyCarolineDowney Below: Carolyn Mudget talking with friends in between classes. "[On guitar I like] anything other than power chords because they get old after a while," said Mudget. photo by Elyssa Johnson

Above: Sean Bradley listens to his discman as he walks down the hallway after lunch.

"Being in a band is just a lot of fun but the best part is being able to pick up chicks," said Bradley. photo by Elyssa Johnson Left: Alex Rowland chats with a friend while waiting for the bus after school. "My main motivation for being in a band first came from listen ing to my brothers CDs," said Rowland. photo by Colleen Shaffer

Adam Cochrane Graham Colby Kayla Coman Amy Copley Alexander Coren Matthew Cor! Victoria Couch Norman Coulson Ian Counh¡yman Matthew Cowher Sabrina Crews Bethany Crouse Matthew Crust Miles Cummins

>sima Cunningham Devon Curley Victoria Daugherty Brittany Davidson Kylie Davis Michelle Davis Monica Davis

Vernon Davis Peter Dawson Garrett Day Patrick Dean Jennifer Dearmitt Travis Decastro ichael Deffenbaugh

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Susan Delafield Brittani Dellerson Kendra Demicco La uren Demicco Robert Dench William De Rosa Kevin Derr Grayson Dinsmore Emily Dinunzo Erica Dixon Anna Dorsey Michael Doud Eric Dove Evan Dreibelbis Joshua Driebelbis Alexis Drobka Emily Durbin Chelsea Dureseaux Christian Eck Austin Eckenroth Tina Edelstein Fallecia Ehrmann Paul Ell iott Abraham Elsa id Genevieve Elsworth Zachary Enders Abla Eser Bridget Esposito Paul Esposito Samuel Essy Raimundo Esteva Matthew Farley Ken neth Farnsworth Amanda Fatemi-Badi Jillian Favorite

Below: Julianna Miller and Tina Edelstein enjoy their sandwiches together during thei r lunch period . " Friends are the only ones who w ill laugh at y our jokes with you," said Edelstein . photo by Elyssa Johnson Right : Sharing a laugh, Katy Nold and Michelle Roh hang out before class. "I love my friends; I can always have fun with them . I think fri ends are important to everyone," said Roh. p hoto by Colleen Shaffer Above : Talking to Arsh Chopra, Brian Godish whispers before first period. "The best part is having someone to talk to, especially when you're ha ving problems/' said Godish . photo by Elyssa Johnson Left: Chatting with fr iends before school, Ethan Roberts and Dan Brockman, enjoy their morning. " I like m y friends to have a good sense of humor [and are] active," said Junianna Miller. photo by Colleen Shaffer

all in the band/ best friends ~

lu Your DVD Player Colltecly

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Horror 1"no A.ctiOJl l<rlo Chick Flick

1ve: Sharon Repine, Amy Szabo, and Kaitlyn

block chat before class. "I watch 80's movies 3use I was born in the wrong time period," I Christine Bruening. photo by Colleen Shaffer

Scott Feldman Nicholas Field Sarah Findeis Kevin Fink Chelsea Finley Tyler Fleck Claire Fleischer Shirley Fliflet Scott Flory Matthew Fogarty Rosa Frank Jerry French Sky Friedlander Samantha Fuller Curtis Fye Laura Gabrovsek Carlos Gamboa Whittney Garlock Michae! Ge Dominic Geleskie Lucas Gensimore Paul George Daniel Gerasenko Kurt Gesell Travis Ghaner Katherine Gill Michele Gingher Arielle Girouard Geoffrey Glocke Brian Godish lannah Gold-Garvey Bryan Good Briana Gordon Crissee Gordon Roman Gorelov Elizabeth Gori Kaitlin Goss Saunsuray Govere Taryn Graf Jan Graham Caitlin Grahn Claire Gray

re!;hmen

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Left: .Ben Nar~i talks" wit~ friends while he wa1ts for h1s bus. [I l1ke] action and com edy [m ovies] because they make me laugh and I like t he stunts,:' said Nargi. photobyEiyssaJohnson Belo~: . Sky Fnedlander expresses herself. I l1ke stupidl y funny m ovies because I laugh for hours after seeing them n said Friedlander. by Sha~r

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Michael Green Martin Greenberg Alyssa Greenleaf Alexa Gregory Rosemary Gresiak Nicole Griffith David Grim Zachary Gn meberg Taralyn Guenot Jacques Guillory KelseyGuth Ellen Haberer Joel Hague Julian Hall Brandon Ha llberg Jomma Hmnmack James Han Sa Rang Ha n jillian Hanelly Elisabeth Hm路bison Alex Harding Andrew Harding Jane H m路grave Andre Harner Deanna Harpster Mark Harrison Matthew Harrison Michael Harhnan Ethan Harwell Nathan Hashagen Amy Haupt Justine Hauser Alissa Hazi Kylie Heeman Christian Heinemann

Sports W'e Love Football lSOlo DQce

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Soccer 1?/o Basketball l(flo SwilJllllillg "'no Left: Holl y Brandes ta lks wit h friends in between classes . "[Dance is] a fun way to be cr eative," said Brandes. photo by Elyssa John路 son Below: Alison Wheeler, Ji ll Bontrager, Kelsey Guth, and Tara Branigan receive roses after a basketbal l game. "It's an outlet of m yself and a good way to have fun . I 'm very competitive," said Bra nigan. photo by Mt. View

:bove: Terna I tyokumbul plays in a game

b~alnst Eri e Prep. "There is a bigger play lotok than middle school, so there are a rn rnore chances to get the ball; it's just ore fun," sa id I tylkumbul. photo by Stacey Wild DVD's/sports we love ~

0. JOU iPocl Bock Sri. Lp 1!7. Pop'~ OtJaer 2ft.

Below: Joslyn Lewis takes a drink from her water bottle.

"Since I 'm a dancer, I like a variety of music. The different types of dance depends upon the feeling of music," said Lewis. photo by Debbie Zeger Right: Enjoying the beat at the Homecoming Dance, Jayme Johnson listens to t he music. The Dance was DJed

by Hot 107.9 DJ "The Mayor" Mike Jax. photo by Colleen Shaffer Above: Kyle Auman takes a break during lunch to listen to music. "AC/DC is my favorite [band], they're good hard rock compared to a lot of other bands," said Auman. photo by Colleen Shaffer Left: Paul Esposito listens to his music whi le waiting for class to begin. "[I listen to] hard core rap; . it relaxes me when I need to be relaxed and pumps me up when I need to be pumped up," said Esposito. photo by Colleen Shaffer

Ouistopher Hemmer Andrea Hendershot Beth Hendershot Kaitlyn Henry Brittni Hessler Alexander Hetrick Brian Hilands Merlee Hill Morgan Hill Colin Hirth Seth Hockenberry Tasha Hockenberry Benjamin Hodgson Robert Holdcroft Sara Holden Mark Holsi.ng Amanda Hood Daniel Hoover Jolm Hopkins Matthew Horgas Allison Horner Nathan Horner Donald Houtz Jeffrey Howell Shannon Hubbard Katherine Hufhand Erica Hummer Kendra Hunt

rrreshmen

Chelsea Igo jonathan lnhoof Christopher Intorre Keegan Intorre Kathryn Ishler Ti ffa.ny Ishler Terna ltyokumbul Mark Jackson Roxanne Jaffe Saloni Jain Brian James Benjamin Jameson Eli Jantzer Clu路istina Johnson Elyssa Johnson Jayme Johnson Rachel Johnson Rebecca Johnson Shae Johnson Terra lee Johnson Brih1ea Jones Jocelyn Jones Alexandra Jovanis Satbyol Kang Kelsi Kao Kristi Kao Alysia Kauffman Amanda Keister Angela Kellar Brittany Keller Jacqueline Kelly Danielle Kephart Paul Kernfeld Kristin Kems Vladimir Khristov

e Clot)aes t1at Fill our Cl011t Left: Peter Miller wea rs a Polish work hat. "My dad gave me his hat at the beginning of ninth grade. I don't try t o conform t o any style, I just like wea r ing whatever I want," sa id Miller. photo by Colleen Shaffer Below : Jane Hargrave reads a newspa per dur ing class. "I t hink my personal style is classy and origina l. My favor ite items of clothing are my skirts," said Hargrave. photo by Colleen Shaffer Above : Dar'Ya Sukovatitsyn sits in the computer lab wearing a sweatshirt. " [I like] Abercr om bie and Fitch because I like the fabric," sa id Sukovotitsyn. photo by Colleen Shaffer Left: Amber Weber fixes her hair before class . "I like stuff th at's different, especial ly th ings that other people aren't wearing," said Weber. photo by Colleen Shaffer

music/clothes ~

Expressiug Ourselves What FreshllleJl ao Best Left: Ben Martin, a member of the State High Cross Country team, runs in a meet. "I've been playing my whole life, it's just fun to be active." said Russell Nye, a fresh man who plays soccer. photo by Erica Haviland Below: Zach Lagoona, Rachel Shaw, and Kathri ne Huffhand head to the pep rally. photo by Colleen Shaffer

ove: Kirsten Makovich and Angie Zim rman talk in the gym before a basketball ne. "[I express myself th rough] basketball :ause I can put myself aside and I have all :his adrenaline and it shows another side of self," said Zimmerman. photo by colleen Shaffer

Jeffrey Kiel Zachary Kight MinJi Kim Kay la King Skyla King Heather Kirk jennifer Kissel Shannon Kleban Brittany Klinefelter Curtis Kling Aaron Klinger Erin Knepp Corey Knight Emily Knisely Kaitlyn Knobloch Marie Kocher Kelly Kohr Kayla Kollman Mo lly Kozminsky tristina Kramkows ki LeahKraytz Claire Kred ell Gayle Kresge Michael Krider Heather Krug Sean Kump Michael Kunz Halie Kupinski Zachary Laguna Brett Laird Joshua Lamey J.Tucker Lang Nicholas Lang ton Kayla Larche Natalie Lauth

reshmen

Anne Lawrence Brittany Lawrence Kyle Leach Soojnng Lee Addison Leedy Hannah Lehman ShawnLelko Andrew Lentz Blair Lewis Joslyn Lewis Jason Licata Danielle Lidgett Jameson Lietzke Valentina Likhonin Kan Lin Timothy Ling Alena Litvinova William Lloyd Kasey Long John Long-Hart Stephanie Lord Timothy Lorich Henock Louis Elizabeth Lukas Kathryn Lynott Maidei Machina Grace Magner John Magnuson Kirsten Makowiec Maria Malizia Alice Mancino Kelly Mann Anandhan Manoharan Joseph Markle Seth Marrara

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their backpacks

. . . . - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - , Left: Jenny Kissel zips up her backpack before going home. " My backpack is so heavy. I t 's like carr ying an elephant," said Kissel. photobyColleenShaffer Below: Joel Rivera and a friend get directions on t he first day of school. "I t hink it is helpfu l that we can carry our backpacks all day," said Matt Farley. photo by Erica Haviland

Above: Ali Ordway carrys her backpack in the hall between classes . " I don't rea ll y use ~y locker, but [my back pack] is not that t eavy beca use I don't bring my text books 0 school," said Ordway. photo by Elyssa Johnson expression/ backpacks . .

Below: Nate Whiteh ill makes a call before going home after school. "[Cell ph ones] are useful for calling parents or someone important," said Wh itehill. photo by Colleen Shaffer Right: Kristi Kao rides on the soccer team's homecoming float. "[The best thing about high school] is meeting new people," said Kao. photo by Drew Cinge/ Left: Grayson Dinsmore lifts weights during P.E. class in t he South Side Fitness Center. "(The fitness center] is good for kids so they have something to do after school," said Dinsmore. photo by Colleen Shaffer Above: Michelle Soltis and Jennifer Mitchell fill out their fitness for ms after a work out during P.E. class. photo by Colleen Shaffer

Benjamin Martin Clu路istopher Martin jessica Martin joshua Masorti Stephanie Masters Bradley Matthews Brian Maynard Tara McClintic P hillip McDonald Megan McDowell Justin McGhee Keith McGrory Thomas McHugh David McKenna ristopher McMahon Sara McMullen Daniel McNulty Bryan McPherson Sina Memari R. Elias Metz Christina Miceli Calvin Michael Nathaniel Michaluk Amanda Miller Daniel Miller Ethan Miller Julianna Miller Kathleen Miller

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Nikki Miller Peter Miller HooMin jeffrey Mistrick Elizabeth Mitchell Jennifer Mitchell Madison Mock Abigail Montier Lovell Morgan Alison Morooney Hallie Morse Christia n Mortensen Derek Mortimer Anna Motta Maryam Movehedi-Lankaran Carolyn Mudgett Leah Mueller Ryan Mullins Krysta Mulroy.

Kathleen Murphy Chelsie Muse Lauren Muthler 路 Arlee Myers Benjamin Nargi Lauren Nearhood Razan Nijmeh Katelyn Nold Taylor Nordberg Russell Nye Jared Oakes Ryan O' Heron Alexandra Okopesa Brady O'Neill Alison Ordway Alexandra Oropesa

Right : Beth Hendershot tries to decipher her schedu le on the first day of school. "I miss having class with my twin sister," Hendershot said. photobyColleen Shaffer Below: Ainsley Woolridge chats with her friends during gym class. "High school is so much better than middle school but I miss having AREA instead of an eighth period," sa id Woolridge. photo by Colleen Shaffer

Left: Mike Deffenbaugh gets off the bus on the first day of school. "[I miss having ] less students because I knew all the people," said Deffenba ugh. photo by Colleen Shaffer Above: Christina Miceli and Ra chel Petcak work on an assignment. "There are more projects in ninth grade and more homework to an extent,'' said Petcak. photobyColleenShaffer

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Stro~~g LiVillg Left: Kristen Podwika and Neal Carlin wear their "Live Strong" braclets while hanging out before school. "It's nice to know that I 'm wearing something that lets people know I support cancer research," said Car lin. photobyEiyssa Johnson Below: Tina Edelstein reads the comics. "[Wearing the bracelets are] more of like a fashion statement now and the sense of helping to prevent cancer has gone away," Said Edelstein. photo by Colleen Shaffer

ve: Clay Blunk raises his hand in english ;. A big fad this year were bracelets support:ancer research and other nonprofit organims. "I like my ' Live Strong' bracelet because yellow," said Blunk. photo by Colleen Shaffer

Ebinose Osagie Anthony Ottmar Megan Overby ike Owens-Brown Ethan Packard Jessica Palmer Alexander Park Lydia Park Rachel Parry Lindsay Paterson Sarah Patrick Candice Patton Alyssa Peechatka Stephanie Perez Megan Peterson Rachel Petkac Daniel Petrick Michael Phillips Douglas Pietrucha Carl Pillot Nikhil Plass mann Marissa Plowden Justin Plummer Kristen Podwika Yulia Polanuyer Brian Poll Elyse Ponish Joshua Ponish Nicolas Poorman Olivia Pope Stefano Porcile Brenda Port Britton Porter Luke Porter Blair Porterfield

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Brittany Powers Patrick Powers Brian Price Robert Probst Thomas Probst Simon Puder Scott Puffer Lindsay Puhlman Malachi Pulte Jessica Quindlen Amy Quinn Devin Quinn Adam Rado Jenna Ralston Stephanie Ramirez Susan Ran ish Sylvia Ranjeva Allie Ray Brady Rees Lauren Reid Sharon Repine Cameron Rhoads Kimberly Rhoads Meghan Richards Suzanne Richard s Alyssa Richeson Matthew Ritchey Joseph Ritzman Joel Rivera Ethan Roberts D. Cwtis Rockey Jacquelyn Rodgers Andrew Rogers Michelle Roh Derek Rose

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Below: Jenna Ra lston ta lks to friends between classes.

Many freshmen stopped to chat in the lobby sepa rating the two hallw ays .

: bove : Sooj ung Lee checks her cell phone efore gettin g on the bus at t he end of the day.

Right: Sydney Shaw hangs out before class . Shaw said, "I use I nstant Messenger to keep i n touch with my friends and I sometimes use the phone." photo by Elyssa Johnson

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1\e Art 111 Oar WorLl What Makes Us So 路Colorful Right: Laura Ross practices with the Dance Team in the North Lobby. " I like photography because it is a different perspective on how you see the world," said Ross. photo by Katie Salvaggio Below: Yulia Polanuyer sketches while she talks during Art Club. "Art is so incredible because it lets me be as strange as I want, or as dark as I want, or whatever else, and it's okay!" said Polanuyer. photo by Colleen Shaffer Above: Alison Morooney listens during a Thespians meeting. "[I like] theater; it gives me a chance to be someone else and relieve stress from the school day," said Morooney. photo by Erica Haviland Left: Hilary Caldwell gets dressed for her part in the fall producThespians' tion Moby Dick-Rehearsed. " Performance arts are fun because you can be anything you want and you can put your all into it," said Caldwell. photo by Colleen Shaffer

Michael Rose Laura Ross Alex Rowland Matthew Roy Sp encer Rulli Caitlin Rush Lucien Ryan Lawrence Ryland Bryan Ryves Jill Sabo Daniel Sainburg Dana Salada Seym.i.ra Salami T. Douglas Sallade Adam Salter Dakota Sanchez RyanSaupp Ryan Scafidi Dominick Scala Katherine Scalo Macke.nzi Schau Russell Schaufler Morgan Sch enker Lauren Schloss Matthew Schmid t Mac Schrantz Alex Scitti Max Scott

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Etin Seamans Jessica Sefter Robert Selfridge Jenna Sera fin Michael Sevick Christopher Shaffer Colleen Shaffer Sowrnen Sharma Andrew Sharp Rachel Shaw Sydney Shaw Austin Shears Brady Sheerin Casandra Sheffer Casandra Sheffer Amanda Shepard Ashley Shepard Banstui Sheth Garry Shindyapin Megan Shirk Eugene Shmakov Dale Short Michael Short David Shultz Daniel Siegel Michal Sikora Jasmine Silver Michael Silvis

Below: Dan Petrick pays attention on the first day of school. " [I chose spanish because] it's wide ly spoken more than f ren ch and ger man and it seemed interesting," said Petrick. photobyEiyssaJohnson Right: Latin student Scott Blackwel l gets off the bus.

"I took latin because it will [help] if I want to another language," said Sarah Small. photo by Colleen Shaffer Left: Max Scott spend s his study hall in t he com puter lab. Language classes used computers for intera ctive, ora l and audio activi ties. photo by Colleen Shaffer Above: Laura Gabrovsek looks for her bus after school. " I took French because Spanish was overrated and I wasn't interested in German," said Taryn Graf. photo by Colleen Shaffer

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A rush or a carefully pla1l1lecl scheclule Left : Megan Smith laughs at lunch. Said Sky Fried lander, "I eat breakfast everyday because it is good for you ." photo by Colleen Shaffer Below;Sean Kump and Mike Krider hangout in the hall before first period.

Kump said, "It only t akes me a half hour to get ready for school. I shower and brush my teeth," said Kump. photo by Colleen Shaffer

ve : Ama nda Keist er, Elyse Ponish, and Barnett chat with friends. Ponish said, ke about an hour to get ready for school. ve to shower, dry my hair, get dressed do my makeup." photo by Colleen Shaffer

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Chelsea Simmons Scott Singer Lauren Skiba Jared Slike Morgan Slimak Jason Smack Laurel Smail Sarah Small Michael Smerbeck Adriane Smith Caitlyn Smith Heather Smith Jared Smith Krystal Smith Megan Smith Michael Snyder Molly Snyder Michelle Soltis Katelyn Specht Devyn Spielvogel Joseph Spraker rs Squier-Nauman a trick St. Andrews vlatthew Steindorf Caleb Stephens Alyssa Steudler harlotte Stevenson Daniel Stidsen Alexandra Stine Derek Stoliker Kelley Stone Melody Stringer Sarah Stroemel Anna Stuar t Emily Suhey

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Dar'Ya Sukovatitsyn TI1eodore Sunday Teena Sutton Michael Svabek Margery Swan Chelsea Swanger Alicia Swope Amy Szabo Megan Thomas Melissa Thomas Rachel Thomas John Thomchick Rachel TI1or Stephen Thor

David Thorpe Amber Titus LevTmanov Derek Tober Kevin Todd 路 Oleg Tovpeko Daniel Trew Stephen Trippett Lindsay Troup Vadim Trushov Christopher Tuana Carleton Ryan Tucker Andrew Tybout Katherine Vadella Sarah Valchar William Van Saun Neil Van Til burg Antonia Van Vliet Elizabeth Vautour David Vidmar Eric Vonda

Freshllll1l Core Classes Gettiug i11to the Daily Gri11d Below: Addison Leedy chats with some friends before the morning bell . " [I love] science . My teacher is funny and interesting. [My favorite science subjects are] rocks and v olcanos. It's cool how different compounds can form different materials," said Leedy. photo by Elyssa Johnson

Above: Madi Mock concentrates on her friends art Work in her Basic Drawing class. "[I like] rnath. It's hard and I like a challenge," said ~~ck . P~oto by Colleen Shaffer Right: Justine Hauser fa ks .with her friends before going home. "[My avonte subject is] English because I like read1 ng. It's interesting and writing is another way to express myself," said Hauser. photo by Colleen Shaffer

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Right: Andrea Clouser and Caitlin Rush embrace after being separated for the whole day. "I like Photo Arts because it 's fun to see what pictures you can come up with from simple t hings," said Ru sh. photo by Colleen Shaffer Below: Jeff Glocke waits for gym class to be dissmissed. " My favorite elective is Computer Graphics because I like computers and I am into them," said Glocke. photo by Colleen Shaffer Left: Blair Porterfield listens to instructions from a Hendershot teacher. Beth said, "I liked Basic Crafts because it's a great elective; I get to do anything from tiedyeing to 路 designing [my] own jewelry pieces," said Porterfield. photo by Elyssa Johnson Above: Ethan Harwell heads to his next class. "I like woodworking because I like working with wood and it's fun," said Harwell. photo by Elyssa Johnson

Tabatha Wagner Brandon Walk W. Russell Wallace H elen Wang Shawn Wang Lauren Ward Jessica Watkins Catelyn Way 路effrey Weatherford Amanda Weaver Chadwick Weaver Claire Weaver Miles Weaver Julie Webb Amberlee Weber Benjamin Weir Alison Wheeler h Whirlwind H orse Rebecca White \Jathaniel Whitehill Phillip Wigfield Joshua Wilkins Julia Wilkinson Michael Williams Rachel Williamson Allison Wingert Michael Wise John Witherite

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Kristen Witherite Emily Woodard Ainsley Woolridge Alexander Woskob Isha'Ray Wright Elliot Wu Amber Yarrish Leanna Yeager Jojo Yeboa Kojo Yeboa Suzan Yener Abbey Young Robert Young LenYu Gregory Yukish JiajunZhu Toma Zikatanov Zacha ry Zimbler Angela Zimmerman Lisa Zimmerman Robbin Zirkle

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Tlae Boob We Cet I,ost La Left: Jeff Mistrick reads during English . "I like reading adventure and action books because they are intersting," said Mistrick. photo by Colleen Shaffer Below: Allison Horner reads a magazine before school starts.

Robbie Bailey prefers movi es to reading. "[I like] comedy, because it makes me laugh," said Bailey. photobyColleenShaffer

Left: Samantha Fuller reads A Separate Peace. Fuller explained, "I don't always like reading for school, especially this book. It was weird. The boy was crazy [for] pushing his friend off a tree." photo by Colleen Shaffer Above: Sarah Patrick reads her english book. " I like reading Gossip Girls. It's fun and they are about real life events," said Patrick. photobyColleenShaffer electives/books ~

" I enjoy the diversity of the State High student body and the wealth of talent demonstrated by the students."

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Kathryn Abd alla Maura Allen Susan Anderson Aaron Anthony Thomas Arnold Pamela Babick Donna Bach Mark Baney Linda Barton Robert Baumbach joseph Bergstrom Randall Bitner Lauren Boob Joseph Boris Amy Bowersox 路 Bellamarie Bregar Saralee Bresler Rachel Bridenstine Susan Brindle Mary Burroughs Rudolph Burruss Craig Butler Mary Bytheway Ellen Campbell vfargaret Campbell :harlotte Carraway Sandra Cecco Dana Ciciliot Christopher Clark Mary Cor! Daruelle Crowe Kristin Daigle Kenji Darby Darryl Davies 路 Nicholas Delgrego Theresa Desantis Scott Deshong Santina Dibert David Dillon Beverly Divany John Donoughe Shirley Donovan

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" I j ust love the kids and staff [at 路 State High] . The students are just so honest and they always let me know where they stand on issues."

South Building Principal Mrs. Debra Latta " [Wor king at State High, I enjoy] the challenges the students present on a day to day basis."

South Building Vice Principal Mr. Brian Ishler

Lucille Doremus Dan Duffy David Eastman Traci Edelman Jennifer Evans Sharon Faulkner Wend y Fay Gregory Ferro Shelley Finberg Leslie Fink Heather Fornicola Carolyn Foust HollyFoy Robert Frank Dan Fravel Deborah Fredley S. Christina Fricke Lynn Fry Debra Gallagher Patrick Gallagher Linda Gattis Thomas Gazda David Geanette Kimberly Geiger Scott Gettig Josie Gildow Nicholas Gildow Roxann Gill Tami Gilmour PhilipGipe Melissa Glitzer Julia Gold Marilyn Goldfarb Cynthia Golemboski Cora Gornor Martin Graff Carol Greenberg Alice GriHLn Nadine Grissinger Nickel Grove Deborah Hagg William Hanington Robert Harris Jr Beth Hartman Paul Heasley Debra Herman Mary Hershey Dawn Hill Raeann Horgas Evelyn Houck Diane Howley Lorraine Howley Alli路ed Hubbard Randy Hyde Veronica Iacobazzo Brian Ishler David Ishler Shelly Ishler Jessica James Lindsay Jenco Curtis Jolmson Deborah Jones Ma rilyn Jones

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judith Karakawa Gwenn Karten Debra Kerr Kathleen Kiggen Lori Killpah路ick Kirn-Li Kimel Jeffrey King Philip Klaus Steven Klebacha Mary Knight Alison Kocis Frank Kowalczyk Leigh Kramer Janet Kretchrnar Michelle Kump Danielle Kurzinger Steven Kurzinger Sue Labrecque Karen La Corte Debra Latta Annamae Lauver Michael Lechnar jennifer Lee Claudia Leonhardt David Lintal Lisa Liptak Jon Lodge Ellen Long Ryan Long Wendy Luciow Joann Luzenski john Lyke Melanie Lynch Judith Lysaker Anne Malachosky Linda Malgieri B. Leann Marshall Gary Masquelier Vicky Mazur Wendy McCullough Stacie McDermott Erol McGowan Christopher McKee Melissa McKivison Tod McPherson Priscilla McShea Galen McWilliams Polly McWilliams Kristin Measel A 1m Menotti Andrew Merritt Christine Merritt Karen Miller Pamela Mock Sara Moerschbacher Timothy Moriarta

Georgina Motter Marianne Myers Mary Nasatka Molly Neal Kathryn Nelson Rita O'Connell Sue Olenoski

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football coach was my Mr. Steve Kurzinger, a Physical Education teacher and a football coach at State High . " He was a very good coach and always found a way to motivate me. I learned a lot fro m him and I try to incorporate some of his traits into my coaching and teaching."

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I Amath teacher in the North Bu ilding, Mrs. -Molly Neal has been a faculty member at State High for three years. " When I was in high school, I was inspired by my Dad. He coached high school basketball for 30 plus yea rs. His students always talked about him highly. I hope that some day my students will say the same about me."

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All of the teachers at State High have an active personal life outside of school.

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Right: Mrs. Shai McGowan defends herself in a sparring match. A member of Ta ng Soc Do, McGowan is currently a red belt, two steps before black. "I love to spar," McGowan said. "Many of the judges comment on how much fu n I have wh ile sparring. I don't think that is natural, but I have never been pegged as someone that does the traditional things or follows others." photo courtesy of Shai McGowan Below: Mr. Jack Lyke, a biology teacher, works on building his new house during summ er vacation. Of the finished product, Lyke says, "I love pulling into the driveway and looking at the house, walking in the front door and seeing my work and knowing I have used my skills to make this possible." photo courtesy of Jack Lyke

Right: Mrs. Gina Motter sits on her m otorcycle, ready to head out on a ride around town . " I 've always enjoyed r iding as a passenger with my husband ... but only to a point. I was definitely ready to try riding on my own. As a newly licensed rider, I definitely need a lot of practice!" photo courtesy of Gina Motter Below: Mrs. Holly Fay, an art teacher at State High, plummets over a water fall while white wa ter rafting near Bel lefonte. Said Fay, " Kayaking can be a calm nature hike looking at herons, trout, and bald eagles or the r ush of mountain climbing all rolled into one!" photo courtesy of Holly Foy

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Above: Mr. John Donoug he fishes in Yellowstone River in t he backcount ry of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

A science teacher and advisor of the Outing Club at State High, Donoughe enj oyed spending lots of time in the great outdoors. "When I 'm backpacking, hunting, fishing, canoeing, or cross-country running, I live with a simple purpose and my existence is uncomplicated by unnecessary clutter," s aid Donoughe, " Life is stripped to bare essentials, and it's then t hat I can t ruly relax and bask in the wonder of t he natu ral world." photo courtesy of John Donoughe

Jared Treece Robin Verbeck Jennifer Vest Richard Victor Kiki Volkwein Mary Waddington Melissa Wager Tiffany Wagner Linda Walker June Walter Laura Walz Dana Webber Mary Wharton Barbara Whittaker D. Andrew Wilson Eleanor Witherite Christine Woodard Dale Woomer Sandra Wyngaard Cheryl Yarnell Kathleen Yingling Mar tha Young Dana Zuhlke Wayne Zweig

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Each and every member of the State High faculty were once in the same shoes as you ... students in high school with homework, after school activities, and all around busy schedules.

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Above : Officer Randy Hyde poses in front of a F-117 Stealth Fighter. Fifteen years ago, before he became the police officer of the ?outh Bui lding, Hyde flew j ets for the Air Force. "I enjoyed being in the Air Force because I felt like I was serving m y country when it needed my service," sa id Hyde. p hoto courtesy of Randy Hyde Left: Mrs. Debra Latta,once captain of the cheerleading squad, leads a crowd of high school students in a chant . After living through high school, Latta said her advice to students is that, "We all make mist akes, but life goes on, and you'll find yourself looking back and laughing at some of the things that you did." photocourtesyofDebra Latta

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arth Science t eacher in the sout h build Mr. Mike Bierly has been teaching at ~ High for three years. "My favorite ct of teaching at State High is being in the :room with the students. Every job has ositives and negatives but working with kids is fun and challenging; that's what vates me and keeps me coming back."

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Sharon Pearson, a Learning Support paraprofessional in the North Building says, regarding her teaching, " I have the best job in the world . I am constantly with students who want to be challenged and in return challenge me." Pearson is also the advisor for Key Club, and a sponsor for Thespians.

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ng been a teacher for seven years, Mrs. 1 Houck enjoys working in the South BuildTlath department. Mrs. Houck was inspired •ecome a teacher by her own teachers.

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