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WHS participates in annual blood drive Chris Clevenger g senior writerr

Learn the do’s and dont’s of prom style Story p. 8,9

Is Enrichment really enriching?

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Knowing delivers “A” grade performance Story p. 14

Studentt Council will be hosting a blood drive sponsored nsored by the Community Blood Center in the high school library on May 5.

The eventt will be lasting from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. m.

In the past, the Student Council has worked with the Community Blood Center in organizing similar events.

There were re two blood drives held in 2007.

“Student nt Council was active in organizing…,” zing…,” John Williams, Student dent Council adviser said. “We are going to help kids ds come in and get to thee chairs and then give them cookies and stuff like that, and putting up posterss around the school.” l.”

In an email interview w Mary Mink, thee Clinton County coordinator ordinator for the Community ommunity Blood Center enter explained the he process of a blood d drive while also reflecting cting on past drives.

“On Wed. ed. April 4, 2007 we collected ted 53 pints of blood from Wilmington School,”” Mink mington High School

said. “On Oct 24, 2007 we collected 57 pints of blood. There were no blood drives in 2008.”

After the blood had been collected it goes through a strict testing process.

“We collect blood from donors from fifteen different counties and serve twenty five hospitals for their blood needs including Clinton Memorial Hospital,” Mink said. “After a collection, the blood is taken to the Community Blood Center in Dayton, OH where it is tested for blood type, and 19 different viruses, including HIV and West Nile Virus. The blood is then separated into three components (red cells, cells

platelets, and plasma). Then it is distributed to twenty five hospitals for transfusion.”

According to Mink, one person taking the time to donate blood can make a noticeable difference.

“One pint of blood can potentially save three lives,” Mink said. “Plasma, a watery fluid, transports cells and assists in clotting and maintaining blood pressure. Platelets help the blood clot and are used in transplants, leukemia, and other cancer patients. Cancer patients use more platelets than any other group. Red cells carry oxygen to compensate for blood loss. They are used to treat anemia and blood loss from surgery and/or trauma.”

Williams also stressed the importance of the American Red Cross and their blood donation projects.

“The American Red Cross is an absolutely wonderful organization that has helped literally millions of people over the years,” Williams said.

“My hope is for a successful blood drive at Wilmington High School as far as the number of donations, but also as a way for the students to give back to their community,” Mink said. “I also hope the students’ participation in the blood drive will carry on throughout their adult life as donors at community blood drives.”

Mock Crash to inform student body Katie Brewer news editor

May 10th signals the international celebration of mothers Story p. 6

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Every other year on the day before prom, Wilmington High school puts on a program called Mock Crash which shows the effects of drinking and driving.

“Mock Crash is basically a dramatization of a drunk driving accident,” SADD adviser Karla Bisig said.

Mock Crash is put on by a club called SADD, which stands for Students Against Destructive Decisions.

“It’s mainly a group here at school that stands up against destructive decisions and peer pressure like drinking, drugs, sex and all that stuff you normally hear about,” SADD officer Brittany Reed said.

According to www.sadd.org , Mock Crash should not be used as a “scare” tactic because that has limited impact and the objective is to educate and prevent.

Students from Wilmington High School participate in the demonstration and only juniors and seniors are permitted to attend.

“If you see people in the crash that you are friends with or you’ve grown up with, then it really has a deeper impact on you instead of seeing some random person,” Reed said.

People from all over the community help with Mock Crash every year it’s put on. Even professionals participate to give the crash a more realistic feeling.

“Police, fire truck, ambulance all come and go through the process of things like sobriety testing, pronouncing a student dead, and arresting one student,” Bisig said.

In previous Mock Crash, such as the one in 2004, demonstrations even involved a student being taken to the hospital by Care Flight in a helicopter.

“In past years the helicopter has landed in the field by the side of the school,” said Reed. “Now the tennis courts are there so we really don’t know if we’ll be able to have that anymore.”

After the staged crash is over, a speaker that has been involved in a similar situation talks to the students about their experience.

“This year Lee Reynolds, a former student here at Wilmington High School that graduated a few years ago, is going to come and talk about an accident he was

in,” Bisig said.

Schools all around the U.S. put on Mock Crashes to make sure that students can see a firsthand example of what drunk driving can result in.

“I think we do it to raise awareness of how destructive drinking and driving can be and that hopefully it will prevent students from participating in it in the future,” Reed said.

Karla Bisig said for some students they need to “see the chaos that goes on” and that some people are just “visual learners.”

People have their own opinions, so when students watch Mock Crash they have different reactions.

“Some students honestly don’t care at all and are just kind of bored by the whole program,” said Bisig. “But other students get very upset and sometimes there are people that even cry.”

This years’ Mock Crash will take place on Friday, May 8, 2009.

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District part of Ohio Improvement Process Wilmington City School District takes part in the Ohio Improvement Process, a K-12 schools proficiency project

Chris Clevenger staff writer

The Ohio Department of Educa- ways that allow districts to improve intion is currently working on a policy structional practice on a district-wide that will improve school districts basis, and make and sustain significant across the state. This policy would improvement in student performance implement a state wide system to against grade-level benchmarks support the schools directly, focusing aligned with academic content stanon the academic dards for improvement of all students students. across the “With No Child Left Behind, For the last district.” two years the The OIP Ohio Depart- by twenty-fourteen, one hunproject was ment of Educastarted two tion has been dred percent of our students are years ago. working on an supposed to be proficient... and Wilmingeducation plan ton City called the Ohio we’re setting goals that will help Schools Improvement was conProcess (OIP). us reach that mark in the next tacted by The plan is said the Ohio to eventually five years.”

Departinstitute a statement of Jeff Fryman wide policy that EducaWHS Principal will better the tion to be education proinvolved cess in schools in the proacross the state. cess.

The high school, along with the “Wilmington was asked in the other four schools in the district, have fall to be a part of this process as all been active in the process. WHS the second cohort of districts to go Principal Jeff Fryman is spearheading through this process in Ohio,” district the event for the building.

Director of Curriculum Nicole Qual“I have been the main person from len said. “Because this is only the the high school involved in the Ohio second year the Ohio Improvement Improvement Process,” Fryman said. Process has been in place, the Ohio “We’ve had some teachers, depend- Department of Education offered the ing on what topics, either English or district funding to support the cost of Math, were being discussed. That’s sub teachers in order to allow meeting what the process mainly focuses on… time for the team, both locally and there’s a math goal, actually several through training in Columbus with math goals, and several language arts other districts.” or English Goals.”

Teachers, administrators and other According to the OIP web site, staff members throughout the district “The Ohio Improvement Process will be working to collect data in as(OIP) is Ohio’s strategy for ensuring sisting the OIP with its studies in the a systematic and coherent approach various educational areas. for building the capacity of all districts “It [the process] allows us to kind and schools in meaningful and real of look at what we’ve done so far,

and what we need to do to improve,” Fryman said. “With No Child Left Behind, by twenty-fourteen, one hundred percent of our students are supposed to be proficient … and we’re setting goals that will help us reach that mark in the next five years.”

Administration and staff has been taking time to examine data collected since the start of the project in efforts to improve student proficiency.

“The time that the team has been given to look at data through the

Decision Framework lens has been invaluable,” Quallen said. “After we looked at the true picture of our district and had honest and open conversations, we had the opportunity to craft a plan that will span over three years of implementation to improve student achievement.”

The Ohio Education Process is hoped to eventually lead to more unified educational styles of study, while also implementing new school climate policies.

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Career Day planned for WHS Students staff writer

Students will bee given the opre their potential portunity to explore ly announced careers at a recently Career Day event, taking place on May 13.

The Career Day, being organized by Guidance Counselor Laura Bowersox, is said to be special, as well as different eer from the typical Career ther Day events held in other schools.

“This Career Day iss nts special because students are signing up for the three y want careers that they really ave 30 to see, and they will have minutes to spend with each of those three speakers,” Bowersox said. “This should allow the students time to havee a lot of d, and to their questions answered, ask any questions they may still have. In many schools, all Career ned in the Day presenters are stationed gymnasium and students go from booth to booth checking out 50 or 60 different careers.”

This Career Day is giving students the opportunity to discuss their potential careers with professionals, as well as members of the Wilmington community.

“I always like to have commu-

nity people as well so they can see what we’re doing,” Principal Jeff Fryman said. “It gives us a chance teachers then to also speak with for te these business ppeople to kind of make sure, ‘ok, are we getting our students prepared for the career they choose to endeavor in.’”

Planning the Career Day event has taken a considerable amount of time Bowersox says.

She has been working to track down speakers for each of

the careers to be red while offering offered advice on the presentations and content the students will be experiencing.

“I have spent months lining up speakers to commit to Career Day,” Bowersox said. “It’s taken several

weeks to plan out every little detail for the day. I’ve encouraged all of the speakers to be creative in planning their presentations and to be interactive and have fun with the students.”

There is currently a large variety of career presentations for stud students to choose from, each with a sp speaker who has worked specifically in the field being presented on.

“Right now, we have 51 careers represented, and about 60-65 speake r s repressenting th those ca careers,” Bo Bowersox said.

“Sev “Several caree will careers o or have one s more speakers particip participating.”

There are cate fifteen categories in which the careers separated These are separated. incl categories include Agriculture and EnviSystem Arts ronmental Systems, Media Busiand Communication, Media, ness and Administrative Services, Transportation, Hospitality/Tourism, Education, Construction, Medical, Computer, Social Services, Legal, Protective Services, Science and

Military.

Those participating are being recommended to come prepared to each of the sessions they have signed up for.

“Students should plan to see three different speakers, be prompt and on-time to their sessions, and be respectful and attentive to the presenters”, Bowersox said. “The speakers are very excited to be participating in this event, and many have planned special, interactive demonstrations for the students.”

The planned activities are said to give older students the opportunity to explore the careers they have already chosen to pursue, while giving younger students the chance to find a profession that interests them.

“Juniors are looking to college, seniors have probably already picked college, looking for what [they] want to do after college,” Fryman said. “Sophomores, it kind of gives them an opportunity now, and freshman as well, to plan ok here’s my next three years of high school, what am I going to do to get myself ready for a career?”

Students will be receiving their career day schedules the morning of the event. Any student who did not fill out a request form (passed out during Enrichment) for Career Day should contact Mrs. Bowersox in the guidance office.

Family and friends remember Jessica Page Madison Law editor-in-chief

Jessica Lynn Page, 18, of Martinsville died Friday, April 17, 2009 as a result of a car crash on Easter Sunday.

Jessica was born on April 6, 1991 to Robert and Carol Goble Page.

Jessica is survived by her father, Robert, her mother, Carole Gross, and siblings, Dylan Page, Julia Page, Hailey Page, Robert Ian Page, Skyler Page , Owen Everhart, Cheryl Rucker, Ricky Gross and Angel Hoskins.

She was a senior at Wilmington High School, and was a compassionate and creative individual, who enjoyed life to its fullest, family and friends said.

“Jessica, she was really funny and if she liked you, she absolutely

loved you,” Junior Becca Connolly said about her friend.

Jessica’s father, Robert Page said

“Jessica, she was really funny and if she liked you, she absolutely loved you.”

Becca Connolly Junior

she loved being creative.

“She liked art and music,” Page said.

Connolly also recalled how Jessica enjoyed drawing in her spare time.

The funeral services were held at 4 p.m. on April 22 at Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro, with a burial following at New Vienna Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery.

“She was always there for me when I had a problem,” Connolly said. “She was just a really good friend. She was amazing.”

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Students at the high school are being given the chance to spend a day in sessions with professionals from their prospective career fields.

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Is Enrichment really enriching?

Enrichment provides learning opportunities that are not offered in scheduled classes

Students in club meetings find nothing but more stress in Enrichment

Ashleigh Achor

Karlee Blanchard

Like sports? There’s an Enrichment previously available. Swing wing dancfor that. Like acting? There’s an Enrich- ing, for example, is not something chool or in ment for that. Like dancing? There’s normally taught at the school n be found an Enrichment for that. Like sitting in our community but can at about all a classroom either doing nothing or through Enrichment. What homework? the new clubss that have ugh EnrichWell, guess emerged through “Every Wednesday, what there ment? There is now a is an Enrich- forty-five minutes of pure KIVA group found at n organizament for that. the school, an rks hard to Since the freedom. The only people tion that works thought of loan money for undertrepreneurs Enrichment who have one justifiable privileged entrepreneurs untries. Or ever grazed in other countries.

A, the Junior the minds of reason for disliking Enthere is JCWA, students here Council on World Aftudents can at the high richment are teachers.” fairs where students school, it was Ashleigh Achor participate in the Model ns. appealing. EvUnited Nations.

Senior writer fering excitery WednesBesides offering ities, lots of day, forty-five ing new activities, nt activities minutes of the Enrichment ourses. To pure freedom. The only people who have offered self help courses. n fo fforr dislik- helping people pass the ACT CT or even have one justifiable reason ach cher e s. W Whe en making new friends, Enrichments nrichments ing Enrichment are the teachers.

When ent wa was up upse s t pr se looking was the last time a student upset provides outlets for those anal alyz y e orr oone n ne to bboth oth ot h better themselves and enjoy over one less poem to an analyze prob ble l m to themselves e. less trigonometry problem themselves.

So, when thee que think over? question is asked if Enrichment sho ould co cont ntin inue into the Sure those of should continue next x year, the ans swe werr iss yyes! e ! From es us who delve answer the pe erspect ctiv ivee of tthe he sstudent, tu ude dent n, into every acperspective th heree is isn’ n’tt a nece cessarily tivity imaginthere isn’t necessarily just ju stifi ifiabl ble reas a on able might justifi able reason why we not ever get to take that nature hike or play a round of apples t o apples, but it is by choice that students participate in these clubs. sons may vary Although their reasons ng at home, from avoiding ever being fluffing up college resumes, orr just sshouldn’t ould ou ldn’ n’tt enjoying being a part of something sh k iit. ke t. T The here re iiss new students everyone chose to be like There ity it y fo forr ea each ch an a part of these activities. Therefore an activity and a nd if i f you’ve you’ yo u’ve ve nev the only one to blame for not getting every person and never pee yyou ou ccan an alw to participate in Enrichment is the been the ‘activity’ type always bs?? If you bs individual. just do nothing. And clubs?

Besides getting out of class, En- want to complain about not being able richment offers students the abil- to participate in an Enrichment, then ity to attend an activity that was not maybe next year join fewer clubs.

Enrichment was a unique idea-It is 40 minutes of time for students to experience something out of the norm, and maybe learn something new, it is also a time for clubs to meet. The idea is only good if students can take full advantage of it, this hasn’t been the case for many students. Enrichment time has been wasted for some, and busy with club meetings for others.

Options for Enrichment dwindled as the year went on.

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prioritize, which is difficult if this student is an officer for one or more clubs, or if the clubs h a v e upcoming activities.

Students are not able to take advantage of this unique time set aside to have fun and learn new things because of previous obligations.

They are obligated to go to these meetings whether it be SADD, Interact, Varsity W, or National Honor Society.

Recently, many juniors and seniors had to be in two-three places at once. It is crazy and creates an f e w overwhelming feeling. months, Then there is the group of students students had who do not even try to take advanendless different activities to choose f r o m , tage of this opportunity. These are whereas now, it seems they are left students who sit in their homerooms and do homework, or talk with other with eight choices. students. Is this It seem seems more logisocial hour, or cal and co cconvenient n “Students are not able astudy hall? No, for club b mee meetings to b hel be l d du held during this to take advantage of this and not that these are bad things, time, soo there is no but do they fulfill long longer an issue unique time set aside to the original intent wit with the differof Enrichment? ent Interventions have fun and learn new Once again-no. and missing class Why should stufforr meetings. This things because of previfo dents get to relax ma makes it difficult, or and waste time so om sometimes impossi- ous obligations.” bblee to participate in an bl Karlee blanchard in homerooms?

There could have E Enrichment activity.

Senior writer been a policy for Students in school having them parclubs shouldn’t comticipate in someplain to administration or club advisers, but they do have way.

It is unfortunate that such a wonthe right to say that Enrichment was unsuccessful for them. In specific derful idea was not fully taken adterms, students who are involved in vantage of. Enrichment should be a lots of clubs have the responsibility to time students look forward to, but go to meetings during Enrichment, but when students have to stress over the what happens when meetings of all many different places they have to be three clubs they are involved in are on at the same time, it is quite a stressful the same Wednesday? They have to 40 minutes. graphics/Zach McCune

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PDA: hands to yourself please

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Zach McCune editor-in-chief

Everyone remembers the first time they witnessed a form of public indecency. Whether it is watching a mother breastfeed her new born baby, or watching that overly affectionate couple “sucking face” in the lunch line, some people just are not prepared for these scenes.

While the majority of Public Displ plays of Affection (PDA) are tolerab some often find a way to take it able, t far. There is nothing wrong with too showing a little affection toward a significant other in public, but there is a limit. This limit is often pushed by numerous couples in public places who just don’t know how to stop.

Stopping your publicly advertised make-out session is indeed possible and quite simple actually. Just stop.

It may seem like it, but the world is not going to end if you and your lover can’t kiss in front of the masses of people at the baseball game.

Kissing, while it may muster up discomfort amongst some, isn’t the

worst of these lusty activities. Some couples decide that it would be fun to start “rounding the bases” with every one watching. Well, maybe for them, but not for the numerous on-lookers.

Have they thought of what they are exposing to younger kids that are eye-witnesses to all of this? Have they thought of the uncomfortable conversation the parents will have on the car ride home by telling their small child about the “birds and the bees” so prematurely?

Even though PDA isn’t the most appropriate of activities, it doesn’t always involve being exposed in public such as the act of breastfeeding does.

While breastfeeding has been proven to promote the health of the infant, is it really acceptable to do in public?

According to www.womenshealth. gov, infants can benefit from being breastfed because of the different antibodies and nutrients the milk contains.

This being true, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the baby needs those nutri-

ents when the mother and father go out to eat at a crowded restaurant.

Don’t get me wrong, a woman should have the right to “self-feed” her child, but in certain circumstances it shouldn’t be done in public. Babies need to be nourished and cared for by their mothers whenever hunger strikes, but bottles were made for a reason- to feed an infant while on the go, or out in a public place. Even though babies can be adorable, please ladies, don’t feed them in front of everyone. If it absolutely can’t wait, please just take it outside, or give them a pre-made bottle of baby formula.

With this said, what can be labeled as acceptable in a public place? Is kissing okay? In most circumstances, yes.

What about breastfeeding? At home the answer is yes, but out in public, not so much. So next time when out in public and thinking about acting a little sketchy, keep in mind that private moments aren’t so private anymore. photo/Ashleigh Achor

the hurricane asks...

“Is Enrichment worth the time?”

Natha Giacobbi Grade: 12

“No, because many of the teachers fail to offer activities worth attending. It seems to be more of a study hall.”

Dalton Morrel Grade: 11

“Yes, because it is nice going to other classes to try other things.

Whether it is school related or not, it is still a good time.”

Heather Shanks Grade: 10

“Yes, because it gives us a chance to get out and do different things and expand our imaginations.”

Stephanie Manso Foreign Launguage Teacher

“It provides students with the opportunity to learn new things. In addition, students are able to mingle with other students.”

The hurricane is a student-produced newspaper published eight times each year by the Wilmington High School newswriting class.

All printing costs are paid through advertising revenues.

The purpose of the hurricane is to inform and entertain the students of Wilmington High School and the members of the community. It is an open forum for student, faculty, staff, and community expression.

The hurricane is a member of the Ohio Scholastic Media Association (OSMA) and the Journalism Education Association (JEA).

Letters to the editor are encouraged.

They must be signed; however, names may be withheld if the editorial board determines that the situation warrants it. In addition, the staff reserves the right to edit material for length, grammar, libel, poor taste, or obscenity.

All signed columns are the views of the writer only and do not necessarily reflect the views of other staff members, faculty, or the administration.

Staff editorials (those without bylines) are the consensus of the editorial board, who makes the final decision concerning the content of the newspaper.

Editor-in-chief (visual): Zach McCune Editor-in-chief (content): Madison Law Managing Editor: Patrick Blouin News Editor: Katie Brewer Opinions Editor: Katie Swindler Columnist: Lauren Showen Features Editor: Jessica Maus Sports Editor: Megan Phillips Asst. Sports Editor: Mercedes Welsch Entertainment Editor: Libby Wetterhan Copy Editor: Neil Vance Staff Writers & Contributors: Emilia Lander, Robert Johnson, R.J. Houghten Senior Writers: Ashleigh Achor, Karlee Blanchard, Chris Clevenger, Lauren Showen, Chas Wiederhold

Dylon Lyon Grade: 9

Nick Guerrero Grade: 10

“Yes, for those that want to learn something new, but no for people who choose to sit and waste time.”

“Enrichment is worth going to because it can teach you something new or show you a new hobby.”

Adviser: Maggie Krohne Letters to the editor should be sent to Wilmington High School room 214. Letters may discuss previous articles or columns published in the hurricane, or other newsworthy issues.

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Like mother like daughter

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Tay and Leslie Massie celebrate their close Taylor relation relationship among the flowers of Mother’s Day

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It’s the annual celebration for the women in evyone’s lives. Celebra eryone’s Celebratmong the flower ed among owers of spring, Mother’s D Day has g-lastin tradibeen a long-lasting tion for over 15 150 years in America. This year, on Sunday May 10, many families will celebrate their mother’s with gifts and flowers of the season.

J u n i o r Ta y l o r Massie has a close relationship with her mother, Leslie, often doing things together, and Mother’s Day is a special time for them.

“We are really close.

We talk everyday about just random stuff, and what’s going on,” Taylor said. “I usually tell her everything…she’s a really good person to talk to.”

Intervention Specialist Leslie Massie feels she is really close with her ghter and enjoys daughter justt spending time with her and ng doing

all small things, like shopping and ding the same reading bookk or even learning how nit. to knit.

We like to shop. And “We we like to go out to eat,” ssie said. “We like to Massie ch TV together, like watch erican Idol, and clown American on people. Anything like thatt and just being toher.” gether.” hey have had this reThey

lationship for as long as Taylor can remember.

“We’ve pretty much always had a close relationship. I usually told her everything and we got along really well,” Taylor said.

“We’re a close family.”

Massie adores her daughter and firmly believes that a close relationship between a mother and her children is a learned thing.

“We’re probably as close as a mother and daughter can get,”

Massie said. “I w was close to my mo mom and still am. We talk ev every day, she lives here in W Wilmington and I hope that Taylor and I have the relatio relationship I have with my mom. You learn how to be a mom and relate to your kids.”

Both Massie’s feel that close m o t h e r / daughter rrelationships are becoming rare nowada nowadays.

“Some girls, them and their mothers they never talk, they don’t have conver’t llett sations, their moms are strict or ddon’t them do things and they’re like, ‘I can’t stand my mom,’” Taylor said. “But it’s really not like that.”

Massie agrees.

“I don’t understand that. People think it’s weird that we want to be together.

You can be jealous of that. I want to be with her,” Massie said. “ We really g e t along well, and I

mean nothing’s perfect, but at the end of the day I still tuck her in at night.”

The Massie family has a simple tradition for Mother’s Day. “I usually get up and say, ‘nobody bother me today,’” Massie said laughing.

“I’m not doing the dishes, I’m not cooking and they kind of have to fend for themselves. No certain traditions, I just like to take the day off.”

Taylor feels that Mother’s Day is very important. “She’s just always taking care of us and running this place and that place, and I don’t think mothers get enough ap-

preciation. On Mother’s Day, it’s all about her,” Taylor said said.

Taylor also goes to her mother for advice, help and inspiration. “Mother’s do know best, they really do,” Taylor said.

“They have your best interests at heart and they really want what’s best for you. She helps me in every way you could think, she helps me with my homework issues that are going on, college right now, she’s the one I’m going through all that with.”

Massie strongly believes that honesty and trust are two major building blocks in any relationship, and theirs is no exception.

“The big thing is trust, and being honest,” Massie said. “She tells me probably more that what most daughters tell mothers and I’m almost shocked sometimes at her bluntness and her honesty. But that makes me feel good that she’s confiding in me. I try to just listen and give her the best advice I can to keep her safe.”

Taylor’s advice to girls who want to have a closer relationship with their mother is simply to be open with her.

“I think girls just need to open up to their mom let her know how you feel how you want to be closer with her,” Taylor said. “I’m sure she feels the same way she just doesn’t know how to tell you. She doesn’t want to be overbearing. My mom inspires me because she has four kids of her own, she works, she takes care of us she can do it all,” Taylor said. “She’s awesome.” photo contributed/leslie massie

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Holocaust survivor shares his life story

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“I want to emphasize, any adversity biggest hardship Weiner would face.

If it were not for Weiner’s mother and hardship will make you stronger,” ,he said he never would have survived.

Conrad Weiner said.

71 year old Conrad Weiner was Weiner says his mother did everything she could to keep him forced to live in Budy a Nazi con“I want to emphasize, alive.

“I do not take credit centration camp for surviving; it was ,for almost four any adversity and harda heroic endeavor by years. In 1941 Weiner and his ship will make you stron- my mother,” Weiner said. family were forced Unfortunately othConrad Weiner to pack up what- ger.” ever they could holocaust speaker ers were not so lucky and grateful, over 6 carry and report million people includto the local train ing Jews, homosexustation the next day. Eighty to a hundred people were als, Slavs and Jehovah’s Witnesses hoarded into cattle cars the next day. were killed in the years of 1933 to For two days and one night Weiner 1945.

For the victims of the Holocaust and his family went without food and water. That by no means was that the many countries have created remem-

Holocaust survivor Conrad Weiner speaking to the WHS students in the library

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When Weiner was asked what he brance days, our country is one of them, and has set a Day of Remem- could remember from the concentrabrance for all of the victims who have tion camps he had a lot of different suffered through all the of the hard- memories, “I remember being hungry and cold. ships and adversity.

“The United States Congress estab- I remember explosions at the end of lished the Days of the war and playing Remembrance as “It made me stronger, in deep snow with my our nation’s annual cousin. I remember commemoration more compassionate and bodies being carried of the victims of out of our stables, he the Holocaust and it is a lesson not to ever said” created the United “I feel it is very imStates Holocaust hate.” portant to learn about Conrad Weiner Memorial Museum holocaust speaker the Holocaust because as a permanent livit is the greatest crime ing memorial to perpetrated on huthose victims,” the manity.” .

United States Holocaust Memorial The Holocaust is something everyMuseum website said. one should learn about and there are Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom very valuable lessons behind the mass Hashoah) is held every year on April murders,Weiner said.

21 but in the minds of the victims who “It made me stronger, more compaswere perpetrated, every day is remem- sionate and it is a lesson not to ever brance day. hate.”

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T h e next part of the outfit would be your suit. The suit ties the entire ensemble together into one fun, stylish outfit. When picking a suit to wear, you have to think about what matches your complexion, your hair, and the rest of your outfit, though, generally, you plan your outfit around your suit.

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When thinking about how to wear your hair on prom night, the main thing to think about is “what matches my outfit?” A lot of the time, guys are at a loss for how to wear their hair because most guys don’t put their hair up every day.

There are a few rules of thumb to follow about hair: If you have short hair, spike it up somehow, and if you have long hair, don’t touch it.

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The shoes are the last subtle, but very important part of the outfit. The Shoes HAVE TO match the rest of the outfit. If you are wearing black pants, black shoes are your best bet, and if you are wearing brown shoes, you do not want to wear black shoes. Brown does not go with black, so you would want to choose a color of shoes that match the rest of your outfit.

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Lastly, take the wide end of the tie and move it under the loop the tie has made and push it through the loop while tightening and you have yourself a tie!

Thirdly, move the wide end under the narrow end and back over, holding the wide end over the narrow end for the next step,

Second, take the wide end and place it over the narrow end of the tie.

First, take the tie like the above picture and put the short end about to your third button on your shirt.

How-to-tie-a-tie: Windsor Knot

Poofy princess dresses with lots of tool (or under-linings to make the dress wider) are out of style. Form fitting dresses that flow off of the curve of the body and accentuate the bust are a gorgeous timeless trend.

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Although prom is a special occasion, hair should not be overdone. Tight spiral curls in a tight ponytail on a person with straight hair who normally wear it down feels unnatural.

Remember that this entire ensemble is supposed to accentuate your natural beauty.

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Makeup should be light and smear-proof, while shimmer on the eyes or on the body can look tacky.

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The shoes should accentuate the dress, not overpower. Try a strappy neutral with a bold printed dress or a more elaborate heel for a simple gown.

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Prom styles made easy Lauren Crawford

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The tennis team has lost several matches recently with a record of 7-7.

With five games left in the season head Coach Steven Reed still believes in the potential of his team.

“We’ve had our ups and down but our major problem is lots of inconstancy,” he said.

“The record has a tendency to not show how close many of the games were played,” Reed said.

Recently, numerous matches have been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Even with the recent cancelations, Reed hopes for the best.

“We don’t like to use weather as an excuse,” Reed said In league play, the tennis team is 2-1 (which includes teams like Wal-

nut Hills, Kings and Turpin).

On April 18 they lost 4-1, but before that they beat Little Miami, Talawanda and Wayne. They were victorious over Little Miami on March 31, with the score5-0. More victories were claimed by the Cane when they beat Talawanda 3-2 on April 1 and Wayne on April 17 with the final result at 4-1.

Most consistencies gave been on first single, with Tyler Johnston and seconded singles with freshmen Marc Sodini who has won five out of his eight games and all have been seniors.

“We lost to Kings but can still win the title if we beat Turpin,” Reed said.

Lacrosse breaks losing streak

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Megan Phillips sports editor

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Junior Robbie Barnett takes a hit while fighting for the ball.

The Wilmington Lacrosse team has broke its losing streak, now being 2-6 this season.

The team consists of 25 players from all grades. Most of the players on the team are freshman and sophomores which means they are newcomers to high school lacrosse.

“The team has much better attitudes this year, although we had problems with players getting kicked off, we still play hard and I wish for the best.”

Junior Ryan Pica, a third year starter for the lacrosse team said.

With the team getting a new coach this year, Jeremy Andrews, the players are starting to learn the coaches and are starting to understand the game

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more, Pica said.

“The Lacrosse team is made of a some veterans, alongside many players relatively new to the game. They have been working very hard. We began our season against some excellent competition, and we are now beginning to see the benefits of doing so,” said Coach Jeremey Andrews said.

“Coach Andrews has had a lot of obstacles to come through this year; he’s doing a very good job and pushes everyone to their max. As for the younger players they are working extremely hard and are always excited to play.” Junior Chad Plas, also a third year player said.

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The WHS boys and girls track team have had a running start to their season.

Their first meet took place at Clinton Massie for the CMHS invitational.

The boys final team standings had the Hurricane with 79 points followed by the Falcons with 56 and the Panthers with 42 (ohiolockerroom).

“I think that we did extremely well, we had some injuries but did really well. We just had some first meet jitters,” said Coach Tim Williams.

The Lady Hurricane scored 93 points while runner-up Miami Trace had 48 and Clinton-Massie scored 34 (ohiolockerroom).

“The girls did a really nice job. They worked hard and stepped up when they needed to. We had several people injured and sick but we finished third and had a good start to the season.

It was good to see the whole team together working together and cheering each other on,” said Coach Bryan Siebenaller.

The girls’ record is 22-7, and the boys’ record is 24-9.

The girls and boys next meet is today at home for the Wilmington Invitational.

Boys track team starts off a cold practice by running laps.

“We should do very well. Things are falling into place and the girls are working very hard. We had a good showing at the Blanchester Invite and I think our invitational, the first one at Wilmington

Freshman Arianna Goings runs through relay at practice.

College should go very well. I am excited,” said Coach Siebenaller.

“If we don’t win this then it will be a disappointment. But i think we will have a great chance at winning this meet,” said Coach Williams.

Athletes sign it, and are expected to live by it The extracirricular form that athletes sign, is a contract that binds each to a ‘code of conduct,’ to act towards Jessica Maus features editor

When a student becomes involved According to the code of conduct, in an extracurricular activity there the use of alcohol and drugs will not is a standard they be permitted. must uphold. Stu“A student us“They [students] are dents must sign ing or possessing and agree to the always putting themselves illegal drugs or terms and condialcoholic bevtions of the Wilm- at risk when they do these erages will be ington City School suspended for Athletic Code of things and we don’t want to the remainder of Conduct. the season,” the “To participate promote that. We feel like code of conduct in athletics in the the best thing for us is to states. athletic world here, The code of it is a privilege to uphold the code of conduct.” conduct states play therefore I that if one has think the school possession or is Mike Wallace board has accepted using any illegal athletic Director the position that drugs or alcothey want our holic beverages kids to uphold our they must then, school in a rightful manner,” Athletic after being suspended from the team, Director Mike Wallace said. complete a drug/alcohol program apThe code is an agreement that states proved by the school. After they have training rules and some of the con- proof that they have completed the sequences of behavior, school atten- course they must meet with their pardance and suspension from school. ent/guardian, the principal, athletic

director and coach/adviser.

When Wallace was asked if he thought the code was effective he said he wasn’t sure.

“I can only answer the fact that the things that cross my desk in my office, we address immediately and try to do it fairly and properly with the way the code is written.” Now do I think someone got away with breaking the rules sometimes, I can’t answer that, I don’t know, I would like to think our students are above and beyond that and they understand the purpose of the code and try to follow it. I suppose someone could find a way to break the rules if they wanted to badly enough and I hope that doesn’t happen.”

Over the past five years that Wallace has been an Athletic Director at WHS he said that he has only come across four or five times that the code has been broken, maybe once a year.

“To be honest when you do things like that it comes out, Wilmington student did this, Wilmington student did that, and it comes out in the wrong

light to start with,” Wallace said.

“Not to mention the health factor students are putting themselves in.

They are always putting themselves at risk when they do these things and we don’t want to promote that. We feel like the best thing for us is to uphold the code of conduct,” Wallace said.

When students are caught breaking the code they tend to be honest and straight forward without excuses for their actions, Wallace said.

“Nobody has an excuse, everybody pretty much knows that their not following the rules,” Wallace said. “They [students] will own up to their mistakes and hopefully we can learn by it and move forward and hopefully they will be better people and we will live by the experience and learn by it.

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Baseball and softball county champions

RJ Houghton

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After losing four in a row, the baseball team won two straight games to become the Clinton County Tournament champions on Saturday, April 18 for the second consecutive year.

In the first round of the tournament, Wilmington defeated Blanchester 7-1.

Advancing to the second round, the baseball team found themselves down by two after a Clinton Massie two run homerun in the bottom of the first, only to come away with a 14-2 victory after tying the game up in the third inning.

“We were strong in every aspect of the game as far as playing our positions. Our defense, offense and pitching has only gotten better throughout the past four games,” assistant coach Dave Allen said.

As for the earlier parts of the season, a numerous amount of games have been postponed due to weather.

For a second year in a row, the varsity softball team has brought home a victory at the Clinton County Tournament. In the tournament which took place April 18, they beat Blanchester and East Clinton.

Against Blanchester, Stephanie Byrne pitched a good game. She struck out 17 players, winning the game 7-0.

They won against East Clinton with a score of 10-5.

After their undefeated streak in the beginning of the season, they now hold a 7-4 record and are still going strong.

Taylor Massie, returning varsity player and senior, said their defense on the field is good.

“We could work on hitting because if we hit well then we will dominate,” Massie said.

The team has played Clermont Northeastern, Little Miami, Amelia, Walnut Hills, Edgewood, and their biggest competition so far, Kings.

The JV team is coming along, although without the undefeated record of varsity. They won their first game on April 8 against Amelia, with a score of 11-7.

“Both teams are still getting a feel for the season,” head coach, Willie McClure said. “We just try to get better from game to game.”

The next game for both teams will be home at 11 against Turpin.

“We want to play for a while,” Massie said.

“With all the games being rained out it has made it hard to start heading in the right direction but we should be able to turn things around and have a successful season.”

Brandon Arehart Junior Shortstop

“With all the games being rained out it has made it hard to start heading in the right direction but we should be able to turn things around and have a successful season,” junior shortstop Brandon Arehart said.

Head Coach Jeff Craycraft said that so far the pitching and hitting have been solid throughout the past couple of games and that will need to continue to keep in the same direction following the tournament.

“I’ve been impressed with our pitching. Casey Spriggs, Daniel Kruger and Tyler Boldman have really stepped up their game and batting wise Brady Camp and Joey Shulte have been our leading hitters,” he said.

With a record of 3-7, Dave Allen knows for the team to end with a successful season, they will have to overcome past losses and progressively get better.

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County native competes in turkey calling Ashleigh Achor senior writer

“The fun, the adrenaline rush, the excitement, it’s something I can’t even really explain.”

Kindel Keeton Turkey Caller

According to Keeton, turkey calling is a lot harder than most would think. Rather than simply one call for every type of turkey or hunting situation there is, there are several different types of calls, for example the push-pull call, the tube turkey call, or wingbone turkey calls.

“It’s definitely a challenge and that’s a part of it that makes it so much

fun…Being out there seeing nature first hand and being around all the animals and the wildlife it’s an experience that you will never be able to comprehend until you experience it, it’s just amazing,” Keeton has been able to associate himself with each type of turkey call and been successful at several competitions winning at least 25 contests.

One of the most prominent competitions he has won is the Ohio-wide competition for turkey calling. Most recently, Keeton was one of the 12 finalists out 48 guys competing at the Grand National Turkey Calling Contest, which according to Keeton is the ‘Super Bowl’ of turkey calling contests. After making it to the final round of competition each person was judged individually on several different calls.

“A panel of five to seven judges sit behind a curtain and that way they can’t see who’s on stage,” said Keeton. “And they will call you up by numbers, because you draw numbers before each contest. Then you get up on stage where the judges can’t see you but the people on stage can. Then you make certain calls or mimic the call and they score you on a scale of

20 based on how realistic you sound to a real hen turkey. “ After being judged individually Keeton placed ninth in the group but this isn’t the last time that Keeton hopes to be found at the Grand National Turkey Calling Contest.

“I would love to win the Grand Nationals…that’s the goal I’ve set myself for the next year. “I would like to win the Ohio State Championship again. Those are my two big goals for next year; I placed third at Ohio State this year, but I’m going for first again this year.

Although Keeton has worked hard over the years to become the caller he is today, he is confident that anyone who is interested in turkey calling can become a part of it. Just recently, Keeton attended a Youth Turkey held in southern Ohio where adults serve as ‘mentors’ and are paired with younger children who have an interest in hunting/calling.

“I will do anything to get the youth involved, that’s the future of the sport,” Keeton said. “Study all you can to learn the language of the turkey.”

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both hunting and calling.

“The fun, the adrenaline rush, the excitement, it’s something that I can’t even really explain,” Keeton said. “just being out in the woods, seeing all the animals and hearing all the animals at the crack of dawn, the birds chirping, the owls hooting, and turkeys gobbling, it’s just an experience like no other.”

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It’s the spring season and baseball mitts are catching, tennis rackets are swinging, and the turkeys are being called. Turkeys are being called? The start of spring also kicks off another popular sport- Ohio’s turkey season.

However, to some, such as Kindel Keeton, the hobby is more than just a sport but an ambition.

Clinton Massie graduate Kindel Keeton is a state and national competitor in turkey calling and at the young age of 25 has been successful in the activity.

“This [calling] will always be important to me, it’s like sports are to most people,” Keeton said. “People will play sports and then follow them for the rest of their lives, this will be something that I always participate in and follow for the rest of my life. “ Besides Keeton involving himself in the annual turkey season, Keeton participates in interest that is not often as well-known. Keeton has competitively participated in turkey calling contests since a very young age and continues to do so today. The interest was first sparked as Keeton used to hunt alongside his father and was quickly captivated by the connection with nature and the uniqueness of

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When I heard that Nicholas Cage was set to star in Alex Proyas’ new science fiction thriller, I thought for sure it would evolve into yet another cookie-cutter ‘run-against-time-to-stopthe-Apocalypse,’ movie. However, Knowing pleasantly surprised me with a complex and intense, multi-layered plot, and countless themes, while still managing to be entertaining.

The movie starts with a flashback to 1959 where an elementary class is asked to draw a picture of what the future will look like to put in the school’s time capsule. While other students draw pictures of spaceships, and flying cars, one little girl named Lucinda Embry scribbles down a page full of seemingly random numbers with a feverish obsession.

Next thing you know, the movie jumps back to 2009 where a young boy named Caleb Koestler receives Lucinda’s envelope with the mysterious numbers. His father John Koestler (Cage) is an astrophysics teacher at MIT, and begins to notice an unusual pattern in the numbers. Suddenly, they appear to not be so random at all.

The movie takes off from there on a wild ride as Koestler realizes that the numbers actually correlate to major disasters, telling the date, the number

of people who died, and the latitude and longitudes of the accidents and tries to stop them from occurring.

Meanwhile, his son is being followed by mysterious pale men who send him strange and horrific images of the future, much like the ones Lucinda had. Teaming up with Lucinda’s daughter and her child, Koestler and company rush to both stop and escape each disaster as it happens, until they realize a shocking truth about the numbers and where they lead. With only three disasters left on the paper, the group begins to wonder what exactly happens when the numbers run out.

Knowing is action-packed and full of intense and violent scenes with amazing, apocalyptic special effects.

Certain scenes depict realistic carnage and violence that has the audience bite their tongues in fear, but it heightens the sense of fear when the viewer knows that something is going to happen, but they don’t know exactly when, or what it is. It would probably be wise to keep true to the PG-13 rating and keep those children out of the theatre, in that respect.

However, the storylines don’t always seem to mesh together as perfectly as they could, and it often feels like the viewer is running a full-out marathon when the scenes flit back and forth between the storylines so quickly.

Apart from being almost too complex at times, Knowing is horrifically and chillingly bleak, but amazingly woven.

It is a great movie which, although complex, can always be enjoyed by scores of different people, and definitely deserving of a solid grade “A.”

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Neil Vance Content Editor

In all Cassanos is a great place to enjoy good food with family and friends.

Even though the service was slow at times overall one needs to realize that Cassanos is still a new business that has plenty of time to improve.

So when having an evening out and planning to go to Cassanos consider that you may very well have to wait for up to an hour for your food, but if you love pizza and the world’s best mozzarella sticks then it makes it all worth the wait.

If interested in contacting Cassanos call the number (937) 382-2855.

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peroni and cheese pizza, we took our seats with the number given.

After waiting a long thirty minutes the pizza was finally brought to the table. The pizza was very similar to a doughy homemade recipe that can be found at any local grocery store. It was good but didn’t taste original. In other words the pizza itself tasted like a mix of Generations, and Pizza Hut. After tasting the mozzarella sticks though, many will realize that Cassanos delivers a unique quality to Wilmington.

The mozzarella sticks were extremely good and after eating them it lightened the greasy taste of the pizza. After considering all the food Cassanos did seem to feature some excellent food.

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While stepping into the recently opened Cassanos imagine a typical pizza restaurant that also features a classic small town feel.

Cassanos, which was opened in March, is the perfect place for teens to gather and for families to enjoy a nice evening out.

The roomy and youthful atmosphere makes it feel real. While eating at Cassanos it felt relaxed but social at the same time.

When entering the restaurant one must make their way to the counter to order from a wide variety of choices. After ordering our food including mozzarella sticks and pep-

The Haunting terrorizes more than CT B-

Zach McCune

As a small family is learning to adapt to their new life in Connecticut, strange events start to occur in their family home. The Haunting in Connecticut is said to be based on the true story of a family that moves into a new home in the state of Connecticut with hope for their future, only to discover a secret makeshift mortuary in their basement.

Although the film was entertaining, various scenes lacked an overall theme and the plot was lackluster in some areas, containing holes and forgetting to tie up loose ends.

The mother of the family, Sara (Virginia Madsen), commutes back and forth for her son Matt (Kyle Gallner) as he endures experimental treatment for the cancer he is undergoing. They purchase an ageing home in which

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the family will settle down in. They rest his presence through Matt, causing of the family moves up shortly after to the atmosphere in the house as well join Sara and Matt in their new home. as the tone of the film, to be unsetAs time progresses, odd occur- tling. While these events are taking rences start to unfold. From spiritual place, memories of past horror films apparitions, to frightening visions, come to mind and before long, the Matt begins to recognize these events plot seems almost reminiscent of The as unusual but doubts if they are a Exorcist. So this film has a priest, part of reality, or just a side effect demonic possessions, spirits and of his medication.

Matt continues to have these eerie experiences and seeks answers and guidance. At one of his treatment sessions he encounters Reverend Popescu (Elias Koteas) who has some knowledge of the situation.

The mysteries of the house are uncovered when Matt has visions of séances that were conducted through a teenage “medium” named Jonah, whose spirit still wreaks Wrist Corsages havoc on the house and the family that lives there.

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the looming concept of death, could it possibly get any more typical?

Overall The Haunting in Connecticut wasn’t the most impressive of films, but still managed to keep me entertained through its entire one hour and thirty-two minutes, earning the film no higher than a “B-”on my scale.

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Fine Arts Fair

Katie Swindler

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The Wilmington High School (WHS) bands, choirs, art students and thespians have been hard at work preparing for the Fine Arts Fair, on May 14-15.

The Middle School Jazz Band, High School Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble will all be performing on Thursday night.

The jazz bands will perform at 6 then symphonic and wind ensemble at 8.

The WHS bands have performed at the fine arts fair since it’s inception.

“Not sure on the number of years, but I do know the bands [have] performed every year,” Spradlin said.

The High School band director, Matt Spradlin, feels the Fine Arts Festival allows the students of the district to show off their work.

“The Fine Arts Fair is a great way to showcase the talents of our Fine Arts to the community as well as a way for our

art is t a h and of w “Part xpression orld, t is e the w abou g it with r it’s muo n ” shari er it’s art isual art, rr v h Ca whet not just Michelle ’s sic, it students to share with each other,” Spradlin said. “I know I always enjoy seeing students’ works that I would not get to see otherwise.”

The WHS Theatre Dept. will be presenting four one act plays.

The four contenders are “Words, Words, Words” and “Variations of Trotsky”, directed by Bryan Wallingford, and “The Philadelphia” and “Sure Thing”, put together by student director Lauren Showen.

“Words Words Words” features three talking chimpanzees, struggling to write “Hamlet”, in accordance with the theory that chimps could eventually compose “Hamlet”, given they have an eternity to attempt it.

“The plot for ‘Words Words Words’… if monkeys were left alone for a long enough period of time, eventually, they would evolve to the point where they could type Hamlet,” Wallingford said.

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en comical variations of the death of Trotsky, the legendary revolutionist.

“Sure Thing” entertains the notion that, if in a conversation you make a social faux pas, you can rewind to correct yourself and your audience need not be the wiser.

“The Philadelphia” illustrates life in a Philadelphia, a pocket in everyday life where you can’t get what you ask for.

“The Philadelphia is funny because everyone can relate to it in a way,” Showen said.

“Everyone has an off day, where they can’t get what they want.”

The Fine Arts Fair has been a part of WHS art education for at least five years, and according to the High School choir director David Beck, the high school choirs have performed in the Fine Arts Festival since its institution.

“The choirs will have somewhat of a “Rock and Roll” theme running through their pieces,” Beck said.

The Varsity Choir will be singing “Girls Rock!” which is a medley of female rock songs plucked from 2001 and 2002 and “Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame,” a medley of early rock songs spanning the years between 1959 and 1963.

The Choraliers will be singing a “medley of rock songs produced on the Motown recording label from 1964-1967,” deemed “Forever Motown,” and “Swingin’ with the Saints,” which, according to Beck is “not in the rock n’ roll theme.”

The Wilmingtones will be singing, and dancing to, a medley of songs

by Abba, called “Dancing Queen.”

All of the choirs will be singing “It’s Still Rock N’ Roll to Me,” originally performed by Billy Joel in 1980.

The choirs will be performing their respective numbers on Friday night at 7 p.m., the final day of the Fine Arts Fair.

Though not a new addition, the WHS Audio Visual (AV) Club is not as well known as the other arts involved in the Fine Arts Fair.

“We just really appreciate the Art Department embracing video as a part of the Fine Arts Festival. It is a great event,” AV Club adviser Steve Reed said.

The winners from the WHS Film Fest will be shown on Friday night from 9 until 10 p.m.

“The winners will come from our Film Fest and they are still in production. They are being created by WHS students who entered the Film Fest which was open to all students,” Reed said.

According to Reed. In the five or six years the Fine Arts Festival has been put on at WHS, the AV club has been involved the past four years.

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“We agreed as a staff that if we could condense everything down to the two days, then we could maximize our efforts and also hopefully have a bigger audience to see the things that we have to offer,” Carr said. “I think we were feeling like we were stretching out way too long. This is a first effort of looking at it a little differently.”

Carr feels that the Fine Arts Festival benefits the community as well as the students.

“It’s educational for the community to see what we’re doing but also for students to understand. Part of what art is about is expression, and sharing it with the world, whether it’s art or it’s music, it’s not just visual art. It’s something to put out there, and show somebody’s ideas and feelings,” Carr said.

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