After two years of research and surveys, the administrations of Boulder and Fair-view High Schools have decided to grant their students a later start of 8:15 begin-ning with next year’s 2011-2012 school year.

Parents initially brought forth the issue of a later start earlier this year, and a decision was finally reached with the help of a committee of students and parents, as well as some strong opinions of teachers.

Originally, the BVSD proposed for there to be only one late start day a week in order to allow faculty more time to col-laborate. This proved non-beneficial, as the

teachers would actually lose important instructional time. The next proposal was that every school make individual decisions, a decision which Boulder and Fairview have now reached.

A survey done with over 2,000 students and parents at Fairview showed that roughly 78 percent supported late start 12 percent were against, and 10 percent did not have an opinion. The staff at Fairview High polled a similar support for the movement of about 65 percent. “As a parent, I think it’s great,” said counseling of-fice worker Sara Goldberg, “It makes a lot of sense”

“It’s a change,” said Principal Donald Sten-srud, who has been highly supportive of the movement.

In a study directed by Dr. Mary A. Carskadon at Brown University, examin-ers observed 25 students as they adjusted to the new sleep pattern. The results were obvious, students reported being less stressed, more alert, and more able to complete school work. In addition, observers noted an improvement in test scores and attendance records. This study, along with many others, greatly in-fluenced the movement for a late start.

“There’s been numerous studies over the last 15 to 20 years, and that’s been highly influential,” said Stensrud, “I think the data’s incredibly conclusive that late start is good for kids.”

However, other members of the school’s faculty, particularly those involved in extracurriculars, are less convinced of the late start policy’s benefits. “I know there are studies that show anything you’d want it to show,” said ath-letic director Frank Lee.

The traditional practice times for sports teams and the marching band pres-ent a clear conflict with late start. Lee expressed strong opinions on how this change was going to affect his teams. “I don’t see an advan-tage for athletics at all,” says Lee.

Band director Tra-vis Keller shares a similar opinion. “It’s going to be really challenging logisti-cally between sports teams practices and the band department. I’m not a fan of it,” he said during a break from conducting, “It makes doing what we do way more challenging. Our staff has had a schedule that they’ve been relying on for years.”

Even those in support of late start recognize the issue. “I’m all for [late start] if it will support healthy sleep patterns for our students,” said coun-selor Paula Lee, “but I have concerns over the chaos it’s going to create with student athletes. It’s just going to push everything back,” she admit-

ted. An additional

problem confront-ing late start is the issue of bus transit. Since the total num-ber of kids trans-

ported by bus only hovers around 80 students, the BVSD initially pro-posed do late start without changing the bus schedule. Supporters of late start pointed out that middle school and high school bus routes could combine. This is currently the bus schedule policy planned to be initi-ated next year.

With the implementation of late start now imminent for Fairview, Principal Stensrud now sees the pol-icy as a non-issue. “It’s overall good for the kids,” he said. “It was the right thing to do.” Others, like Frank Lee and Keller, may disagree with this sentiment, but will still be subjected to the policy next year. “If it’s really what’s best for education,” said Lee “then I suppose it’s worth a try.”

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Finals Schedule: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Fairview declares late start for next yearBreak down of the survey

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Decision highlights differing interests of education and extracurricularsBy JENELLE WINTER

Survey results from Fairview students and parents:Would you support piloting an 8:20 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.

schedule in 2011-12?

7:35-8:25 Tutor Time Tutor Time Tutor Time Tutor Time8:30-10:30 2 1 4 310:30-12:25 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch12:30-2:30 7 8 5 6

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Fairview recognitions 2011Latin State Convention Results

Sixty Fairview students competed in the Latin State Convention. Fairview took home five trophies. Senior, Mary Rhodes won first place for state and a $300 scholarship to attend Nationals in Kentucky. Senior, Christopher Neil won a $500 college scholarship to take with him to Boston University next year.

Five of the top ten Latin students in state are from FHS.

1st Mary Rhodes 3rd Sarah Wilson 6th Janet Chen 7th Katt Bragg 8th Arnica Kalk

In addition, senior, Kathryn Ledbetter is one of the twenty three people who earned a perfect score on the National Latin Exam. 137,00 students took the test.

National Spanish Exam ResultsThree level five Spanish students won gold medal and seven level four stu-

dents won silver medal.

Level 4 Level 5 Silver Winners Gold WinnersCissy Chen Kelsey Piper Anya Kolenikoff Kristin WittMinchau Lai Barbora DolejsovaAaron Perley Maia Raeder Silver WinnersSamantha WebsterHaorui Henry Zhang Joel Anton Alex BuddBronze Winners Kenzie DoyleAlexandra Carleton Carson KahnKyle Christensen Nikola MaksimovicBram Margoles Emily RandallCharlotte O’ Donnell Nicholas SchardtDaina Olson Karlina WuSiddharth VenketsanAbhisaar Yadav Bronze WinnersEmma Hutchinson Will Conway Nina AllanJuia Martins Emily Hoskins Sarah Hafen Rebekah Nychka Kristina Malzbender Erin Iyiguin Lara Norrgard Gregory McQuie Mackenzie Sober Ved Topkar - Leo Leong

Soccer player reveals talent in reading poetryBy RYAN PATTERSON

Ladies, if you want a stunningly saucy super sexy soccer player as your man, then it’s all about Eddie Soto. But his most amazing quality is defi-nitely that he can read poetry like a mad man.

Eddie Soto won Fairview’s Poetry Out Loud competition and took fifth in the state Poetry Out Loud compe-tition. This stud-muffin is one poetry reading magician. He recited three

poems in total: two in the first round and one in the final round to capture his top-in-state title.

“I was pretty impressed with my-self that I was that high on the list,” Soto said. “I was pretty excited.” Last year, while in public speaking class, Eddie came across a rare abil-ity to read poetry with a unique tone and personality. The ability sparked interest among others and Eddie

challenged his talent among others around the state.

Soto read “The Cross of Snow,” a poem about a man watching his wife burn, “Drowning in Wheat,” a poem about children drowning in a silo of wheat, and “Invictus,” a poem about a man overcoming obstacles.

Each poem was wonderfully writ-ten with passionate language.

Lynn Gibert and Fairview Latin students at the Latin State Convention (DONATED).

Despite Lady Gaga's objections, the British Ice Cream Parlor, Icecreamists, will continue making "Baby Gaga," an ice cream made with 75% human breast milk.

The owner, Matt O'Connor says, "We named it 'Baby Gaga' because she's the queen of 'shock and roll."

However, recently the Icecreamists changed the name to "Baby Goo Goo," in the hopes of avoiding a law suit with the pop star.

Because of the unique ingredients, each scoop of "Baby Goo Goo" sells for 22 U.S. dollars.

"Some people are turned off by the idea," O'Connor tells AOL. "But, really, it raises the philosophical question: Is it better if we use milk from cows injected with hormones who are artificially induced with pregnan-cy every few months, or human milk?”

Banner’s believe it or notBy NELLIE QUINN

A train in Madisonville, Ohio almost flattened a man on May 6.Terry Stanford jumped in front of the train and refused to move. The

train made an emergency stop, and when it finally came to a halt five feet away from Stanford, he then proceeded to drop his pants and mooned the train.

However, racking up over three dozen arrests, Stanford is no stranger to Madisonville police force.

Eddie Soto, Scholar and Athlete

(JORDAN MYERS)

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The above stage is for the weak. Conversation is much more entertain-ing if you use it to mess with whoever you’re talking with. -Tristan

Who decided to book a half naked 40+ year old woman to belly dance at prom? Last time I saw that I was at a friend’s Bat Mitzvah in the 7th grade. In my opinion the whole thing looked like a scene from a crappy 90’s movie. What happened to the class?!? - Chelsea

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Why do teachers insist on piling on busy work the last two weeks of my senior year? - Chandler

When you are really enjoy-ing yourself and you don’t know whether to risk ruining the moment by stopping to get out your camera. ques-tion? -Rachel

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Royal Banter--Royal Banter (Which is definitely not a blatant rip off of Ruminations.com) is a feature in which the banner staff discusses a variety of random subjects that are not important enough to merit a real Op/Ed.

It only took about 2.6 seconds for me to de-

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Osama bin Laden’s death was TOTES more fun to live tweet than the Oscars! — Sam

Summer is almost here - Leo

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You know when you’re first getting to know someone and everything is tentative so you try not to disagree on anything and keep being positive and slightly not yourself in order to keep getting along? I hate that stage, and I fear college will be mostly that. - VALLY

I better have some energy to survive with all that heat , and snow before i die alone. Miah yager

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“Opposite!” — Liz Lemon

When that certain someone texts you, “Hey, can I ask you some-thing?”, you stare at your phone for the next 12 minutes expect-ing that he is finally going to pour his undying love for you only to find out he just forgot to write the math homework down. -Megan

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About the Banner The Royal Banner Newspaper is a 12 to 24 page newspaper. The

Banner is written primarily for the over 2000 students attending Fair-

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Accurate reporting of fact is the goal of the staff. Commentaries,

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inappropriate to the Fairview community.

About one-half of the students currently attend-ing Fairview will have a great responsibility be-stowed upon them next fall; this responsibility will be to vote in the 2012 elec-tions.

This opportunity is not one to take with light con-sideration. In an ideal world,

each and every person eligible to vote would consider the options with deep thought. However, this is not the case, due in large part to the fact that many peo-ple are not taught to truly consider various opinions and options.

Politics is a very divisive issue, and in many homes are a very closed discussion. Children are taught from a very young age what is right or wrong from their par-ents’ point of view with very little outside opinion, or children and t e e n a g e r s receive no e d u c a t i o n on the polit-ical process, whatsoever. It dawned on me while reading a CNN opin-ion piece by LZ Grand-erson on why igno-rant people should not vote that many Amer-icans and many American teens, in particular, are very ignorant when it comes to the political process.

Granderson makes the case that every American should take a civics test when they register to vote, thus weeding out people who know nothing about the political process.

While a basic exam to test political competence is a stretch, Granderson makes some very valid points. The most glaring error pointed out by Granderson is many politicians dumb down their speeches to reach

a larger audience, therefore drowning out the actual issues. Politicians use keywords and phrases such as ‘Obamacare’ and ‘Bush Doctrine’ to make political debate about whether or not you like a person, rather than discussing ideas and legislation.

From this watered down product, which is currently called debate, we get discussions that really just lead us away from the issues at hand. Instead of discussing health care or the budget, we decide to hotly discuss our President’s nation of origin. CNN and Fox News are the leaders in political coverage in this modern age, and while each claims their coverage is objective; as voters we need to criticize and check facts, and take everything they say with a grain of salt.

One could argue that these problems stem from our form of government, but one would be re-miss not to look at the voters first. As a people we buy the garbage spewed by popular pundits and television shows. We conform to popular ideas, rather than looking at the issues from an unbi-ased perspective.

However, we can break the shackles of unintelligent and

ignorant debate, but it requires going out of our comfort zone. Each and every eligible voter should spend time actually thinking about what is right for this country and the world. Don’t be swept away by charisma or wealth. Imagine living a life of struggle and despair, you may find your view on politics had radically changed.

By doing so you will decrease the ignorance and backwardness of the political process, and maybe make the world a better place.

The Royal Banner will be embarking on a mission into the 21st century. At the beginning of next school year, we will gain a presence on the world wide web. This will improve our coverage of school and community news in virtually every aspect. One of our many goals is to develop a smooth integration between our print edi-tion, which will continue to be published at or around its normal frequency. We are committed to providing the best and most up to date news possible. This includes more updates on articles, video, photos and other forms of media. We would appreciate any insight on what you would like to see on the online edition of the Royal Banner. If you are interested in providing thoughts or suggestions, you can email us at royalbanneronline@gmail.com. Look out for our website starting next year at www.fhsroyalbanner.com.

Alec Pronk & Matt Sparkman 2011-12 Web Editors-in-chief

Voters hold the key to conversation

Dear Royal Banner readers,

“American teens, in particular, are very ignorant when it comes to the political process.”

By ALEC PRONK

“Politicians use keywords and phrases... to make political debate, rather than discussing ideas...”

“Imagine living a life of strug-gle and despair; you may find your view on politics radically changed.”

I was recently on a college visit. Enjoying the early spring weather, students sprawled across grassy fields. The cherry blossoms swayed peace-fully against the blue sky. Overall, it was an im-pressive sight. And then I saw an exhibit at the very end of campus, a bunch of big wooden signs painted with giant numbers. It spanned the en-tire north edge of the quad. Students had simply titled it “The National Debt.” All sixteen digits: $14,339,092,032,500.30

Yeah, it’s pretty bad. The budget battle is a sticky and compli-

cated issue. With all the partisan gridlock in Congress right now, I’m afraid those signs

are going to remain on campus for a very long time.The average teenager can barely keep track of the money she spends, let

alone assess the success of Stimulus Package. Although the budget battle is complex, it’s important for students to keep an eye on the situation. Cutting for the sake of cutting, the popular fiscal conservative approach, will short-change our opportunities in the future.

Paul Ryan, a Republican congressman from Wisconsin, released an alterna-tive to President Obama’s budget in April. Through cuts to Medicaid, Medi-care, and defense spending, Ryan hopes to reduce the deficit by nearly $4.4 tril-lion in the next ten years. I suppose it’s refreshing for any Washington official to think seriously about an issue other than restructuring the college football playoff system, but some elements of the plan are frightening.

For instance, Ryan’s plan calls for a total overhaul of Medicare. Instead of receiving funding for certain procedures and medica-tions, elderly citizens would have to choose an insurance plan among dozens offered by the government. My grandma can barely read the newspaper these days, let alone shop for the best premiums of complicated insurance poli-cies. In the same vein, Ryan promises to scrap Obama’s health care legislation, which would repeal subsidies doled out to help citizens pay for coverage.

With childhood obesity hovering above 17 percent, this is the absolute inopportune time to curtail access to affordable health care. Ac-cording to the Center for Disease Control, low-income families have higher rates of child-hood obesity. Yet Ryan’s plan will curb govern-ment spending for Medicaid too, effectively sickening segments of society. An unhealthy generation of workers has to be more taxing on society than any amount of government spending.

It should be no surprise, then, that 68 per-cent of Americans are opposed to Ryan’s plan to significantly change Medicare. Politically, that’s a horrible move by the GOP camp. Whether the public ac-knowledges that the government funds Medicare, people are addicted to the program like a prescription drug. (Remember the Tea Party Rallies of last year? “Hey Obama! Keep Your Hands Off My Medicare!”

Other GOP initiatives, like cutting funding from programs like NPR and Planned Parenthood are simply political maneuvers. In fact, these proposals are a slap in the face to responsible citizens who simply enjoy unbiased news and/or safe sex. These GOP cuts threaten to dismantle important social safety nets established during the New Deal and the Great Society. Of course, we should consider revamping or modifying these programs, but to radically change aid that people rely on is a dangerous train of logic.

If the Republicans were serious about reducing the deficit, they would raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans; it’s a direct source of revenue. This is why the political rhetoric is so frustrating. A moderate road with cuts to defense,

Medicare, Medicaid, and a logical tax code could significantly improve the economy. But claiming that welfare programs are cor-roding American individualism is the kind of unsubstantiated claims that halt any sort of progress.

Even Republican stalwarts are backing down from the Ryan budget. In an interview with ABC News, Speaker of the House John Boehner offered this vote of confidence:

“It’s our idea. Right? It’s Paul’s idea. Other people have other ideas. I’m not wedded to one single idea, but I think it’s -- we have a plan.”

Boehner’s comment and Ryan’s budget share one crucial similarity: they’re both completely incoherent. Thankfully, it seems that politicians are headed down a more pragmatic road.

What’s ironic is that our generation that will have to pay for the consequences of political inaction. Ostensibly, policymak-ers fight to make our lives better, but as the “next generation,” we’re used as a political tool. Unfortunately, we’re in no position to stand idly by. The soundbite bickering of pundits and politicians alike will certainly af-fect our future.

So here’s hoping that Washington decides to engage in adult conversation about the budget this summer. I don’t want to take two pieces of plywood to college.

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Hey Paul Ryan! Keep your hands off my future!

By LINDSAY SANDOVAL

“Our generation that will have to pay for the conse-quences of political inaction.”

“To radically change aid that people rely on is a dangerous train of logic.”

The National Debt:

$14,339,092,032,500.30

“Some elements of the plan are frightening.”

Broomfield ChessLessons

303-665-4579

Paul Ryan, a republican congressman from Wisconsin (WIKIME-

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Correction: In the last issue, we printed the following:

“Scott Peoples is a Social Studies teacher at Fairview HS. The opinions reflected in this article are his own, and do necessarily represent those of his department, the school’s adminis-tration, BVSD, or the Boulder Valley Education Association or any of its affiliated organiza-tions.” We meant to say that the opinions reflected his article were his own, and do not necessarily represent those of his department, or any other affiliated organiza-

tions.

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Most days in the summer, the already green grass gets “sprinkled” multiple times. If you get caught in the crossfire of the sprinkler heads, take the opportunity to cool off and enjoy yourself! And don’t worry about getting wet; lets be honest, you were planning on going swimming later anyway. Just remember to be careful; your neighbor may not be too thrilled to suddenly see you frolicking around in their front yard.

Sprinkler Running:

That cool summer night air got you feeling a little risky? Grab a group of 8-20 friends and start a game of Fugitive. The object of the game is for the “runners” make it from a desig-nated starting place (such as the school) to another central place (such as King Soopers) while a few players chase them in their cars. The rules are pretty simple. Hiding under the cover of darkness, the runners get a several minute head start. They cannot take major roads and they must make it to the final destination in under 45 minutes without being caught. Meth-ods of illusion may include hiding in bushes, jumping into ran-dom yards, and trying to camouflage in shadows. There are typically two players in each car, and their job is to spot and call out runners if they are clearly identifiable. Once a runner is called out, they join the driver and ride in the car until the end of the game.

Fugitive*

Picnic

Photo Scavenger Hunt

Go Off-Roading: Everyone knows somebody with a Jeep Wrangler and a sense of adventure!

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Every Friday night this summer, the Fiske Planetarium will hold laser shows to the tune of artists ranging from Daft Punk to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The shows only cost $7! Check out the summer calender at http://fiske.colora-do.edu/

Laser Show

To have fun and to be nice to everyone...To ring thy bell, To wish everyone well...To sing, to dance, to make merry,To not bring more than I can carry...To leave no trace, to Cruise and not to race...To ride in control and not be a troll...To stay to the right and to ride with a light...And of course to say... “Have a Happy Thursday!”

Bike Riding - Thursday Night RideEvery Thursday this summer, rain or shine,

a band of Boulderites gather at Scott Carpen-ter Park to celebrate the (almost) weekend. The Thursday Night Ride has grown into a classic summer tradition, complete with special costume themes, different designated routes and pit stops, crazy colored bike lights and even a trailer with a boom box for your on-the-go musical enjoyment. There is no better way to spend those balmy sum-mer Thursdays than cruising around on your bik-ing and yelling “Happy Thursday!” at random pe-destrians.

The Ride Guide

Elitch GardensMovies and

Midnight PremiersWater World

By RACHEL JOYCE

* The Royal Banner does not condone any illegal activity, including trespassing

BubblesThey cost 10 cents at Kings. Need we say more?

Got a few bucks wadded up in your pocket? When you hear that familiar faint jingle through the window, let the 7 year old inside of you sprint outside to catch the Ice cream truck before it disappears around the corner. Admit it: you’re never too old for a Spongebob popsicle.

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CLass OF 2011

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Whelp. We’re graduating. Allow me to assure you that, despite my placid

tone, I am unspeakably enthused about this develop-ment. I’m just having a hard time expressing this ex-citement in writing, due largely to the overwhelming lethargy that has defined my attitude towards school for quite some time now.

The senior mentality is best characterized by an exponential curve of apathy--and for good reason. We have, after all, involuntarily spent a significant majority of our lives wrapped up in the public school-ing system. Who wouldn’t get sick of it?

It has nothing to do with education whatsoever. Even I, speaking as one who has acknowledged the necessity of general education since elementary school, am sick to death of the entire system. Intel-lectually, I understand that the system is overall ben-eficial, but this knowledge is easily beaten to death by my desire to just be done with it already.

Case in point: this column. This is my second attempt at writing it, after the first almost instantly devolved into a nonsensical string of gibberish paragraphs with no point or prevailing sanity tying them together whatsoever. Even the fate of this second rendition is unclear-I can feel my point slipping through my des-perately grasping fingers at this very moment, and I am forcing myself to not check my word count for the fifth time in as many minutes (A battle, I feel obli-gated to note, I lost spectacularly seconds after closing that sentence).

Drawing back to my original idea (I’m sure I left one around here somewhere), I would like to make some kind of conclusion as to precisely what causes this inevitable descent into apathy. Note the use of the phrasing ‘I would like to’--I really would. Unfortunately, I have found this task to be beyond me due to the fact that my capacity to care is rapidly drifting away, and seems unlikely to ever return. I shall have to leave the question to future generations, who in turn will pass it on to their lower class men. The cycle will repeat, ad nauseum, until the heat death of the universe.

In case it isn’t clear (it is), I have once again lost my point. I am beginning to regret volunteering to write a really long article to fill up space. That was a very, very stupid thing to do, particularly considering that I had a pretty good idea of what would happen when I tried to write this. I thought that I would never un-derstand the mentality behind the single paragraph goodbye column, but, well, here I am.

My focus wavers precariously as the temptation to just go do something else for a while sets in. Unfortunately, I know full well that that isn’t an option--I’m running the border between free time and deadline like some twisted, precarious tightrope already and have absolutely no time to spare.

Minutes pass. I stare blankly at the walls of my room. The interval between sentences grows greater and greater, and I desperately grasp for something--any-thing--that will carry me through these last few hundred words. I glance outside, and note that it looks like it will rain soon.

Suddenly, with little warning and even less fanfare, a vortex of creative mate-rial opens up directly beneath my feet. I tumble through a twisted landscape of words, papers and various refuse of the great internets, and the words flow like crappy metaphors from my fingertips. I remember that I have to change the bat-teries in my calculator, and I go do that.

When I return, I find that my last speck of motivation has died. Along with my soul.

Dear Fairview, As I depart from this institution I am greatly saddened. Fortunately this

comes hand in hand with great joy. It is not always easy to say goodbye in any scenario, but this is especially rough. My three years at Fairview have been the greatest three years of my life. They have been filled with joy, excitement, and most of all happiness. I have more friends than I could have imagined, more ac-complishments than I ever wanted, and the glowing victory of PROM KING. I’ll miss everyone, in one way or another, and no one will be forgotten. As I depart to Mizzou next year towards my dream college program, I say a sorrow-ful goodbye to all of you. I owe a special thanks to everyone, but especially six people. To Dr. Zerwin, you are the best teacher I have ever had, period, and you have taught me more about myself and my life in the past three years than I thought possible. To Frank Lee, you’ve always been there for me, and have been a role model from start to finish. I truly admire you for everything you stand for, and for putting up with me every day. To Lindsay Sandoval, you’re the most amazing friend ever, and school would never be as much fun without you. To Hallie Wakely and Tay-lor Dovala, Thanks for being such amazing friends. And lastly, to Zoe Verhoeven, you’re the best girlfriend ever, and, as always, I love you. Thank you Fairview, for an amaz-ing three years.

Sincerely, Kevin Waida

I am glad to be leaving high school. Not that I didn’t enjoy it, far from it. It’s just that it’s time to move on. I do not have much to say on the subject of insight. Everyone experiences high school in their own way. There is but one piece of advice I can offer, and it is to not take it too seriously, whatever “it” is for you.

See you all at the reunion, Stan

As the days wind down and all we do is watch “30 Rock”

reruns in class, it starts to sink in that high school is coming to an end. Finally. Sure 12th grade was nice (mostly) but we are thankful to say it’s over. These last weeks senioritis has crept in making us eager for escape. College decisions and summer plans encumber our ability to do homework or stay awake in class. However, whatever high school was- a prison, a fairy tale or (insert your own definition)- it is a chapter in our lives that is now and forever written, something we will never forget. Though with four years of hard work, drama, and angst behind us, it’s definitely time to move on.

We’ll always treasure the memories and our (hopefully) lifelong friends, even as our diplomas and yearbooks full of inside jokes gather dust in our closets. With college and real life looming intriguingly in our futures, we begin to move away from the familiar and into the next phase of our lives. As our friend from “30 Rock ,” Tracy Jordan would say, things are getting “spooky scary,” and like at a “Werewolf ’s Bar Mitzvah,” it’s time for us to turn forward and get ready for the monster fight.

Goodbye to the Royal

Graduating Writers

By RANI KUMAR AND NELLIE QUINN, FORMER CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF

By KEVIN WAIDA, FORMER PHOTO EDITOR

By STAN WHITCOMB, FORMER PHOTO EDITOR

By TRISTAN HILL, FORMER OP-ED EDITOR

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By RYAN PATTERSON, Former StaFF reporter

During my time at this fine institution of public education, I have learned far too many things. Four years of high school will do that to you. But as for my senior column, a goodbye is not what I had in mind. Instead, I’ve decided to put together a small list of advice for those younger than I. First, don’t look back. If something good happens, just

keep it going. If something bad happens, just roll with it, there’s no time to linger. Num-

ber two, don’t fall down. It all happens so fast that if you fall behind, it’s difficult to

recover. And number 3, SNATCH AND RUN!! Grab the good times and then

move on to college! Which is exactly what I’m doing!

By LINDSAY SANDOVAL, Former In-depth edItor I’m looking out from a desk in Room

814, the Journalism Lab. I’ve always loved how chaotic the room appears. Some dis-gruntled senior has carved a giant “4/20” on structural pole. Books and notebooks lay everywhere; condescending posters with inspirational quotes jump out in neon letters. I’m sure you would be dis-gusted if I told you how many hours I’ve spent in this classroom, obsessing over picas and pixels laying out the Banner. It’s been an exhausting, rewarding expe-rience.

I’ve met some of the funniest, bright-est kids in this classroom. I’ve come to think of this place as a laboratory for dif-ferent ideas and opinions. More impor-tantly, I’ve been a part of a crazy Royal Banner family: dysfunctional, lazy, and altogether charming. At the same time, this room’s become a little too crowded. Our conversations become loud and obnoxious, and I feel like we’ve physically outgrown this room. In a sense, journalism class is a lot like my experience here at Fairview. Sure, I get huffy when a gaggle of freshmen girls blocks my path to math class, and sometimes I wish Kevin Waida would stop spewing basketball statistics. As seniors, we crave change. We imagine ourselves walking across a college campus on a brisk autumn day. It’s frightening and exhilarating -- something altogether unfath-omable. And yet I hope we don’t forget our roots. Fairview is a special place -- neurotic, of course, but we owe a lot to this pink building. It’s only now that I’m realizing all our efforts have not culminated to some pinnacle. It’s more like we’ve scrabbled up a rocky trail only to discover a vast wilderness.

Every year, I watch the Invisible Children presentation and am struck by one thing. Those Ugandans understand the power of education. We can com-plain about IB tests and chemistry quizzes, but hardly any of us walk nine miles to school each day. We’ve been fortunate to attend a school where in-telligence is encouraged and opportunities are boundless. So I refuse to look at this rite of passage as the end of an era. It’s our job now, graduates, to empower those who’ve been dealt a less lucky hand. It’s our challenge to take on daunting tasks with all the creativity and enthusiasm I’ve witnessed over the past four years. It’s our purpose to make a tangible difference. Moving forward, the w community will always be an integral part of my life. Thanks to all the wonderful teachers and peers I’ve had the pleasure to collaborate with during my years here. You all have profoundly shaped who I’ve become, and who I hope to be. And I’m definitely going to miss that horrible Domino’s pizza working on the Banner late at night.

By CHANDLER HIGHFILL, Former BuSIneSS manager

Let me start off by saying high school wasn't at all what I thought it would be. There were no great summer romances, crazy blow out parties, and nobody, not once, broke out into spontaneous song and dance. I had an image of high school ingrained in my mind since a young age, and it did not turn out how I expected, although it has been interesting. I can count the good things that still make me laugh out loud on one hand. I don't think mine was the typical experience, but through the ad-versity I was made to realize who I was, what was important, and who I wanted to be. I am happy with my experience and am glad (for the most part) on how it turned out because I like what I see in myself!

I can't say I am sad to be leaving either. Over the past four years, I have realized high school is not my prime, but it is okay that I did not win prom queen or become a star athlete. I know there is a whole bunch of opportunities just waiting for me in college. I would like to give some “wisdom” to the underclassmen: take chances, participate, learn from mistakes, and grow. Stay true to yourself and what you believe in and you won’t regret anything you do in high school. Before you know it, what you wore, who you did or did not date, and who you were in high school will not matter. It is a big world out there guys, and you can be whoever you want to be!

By CHELSEA CLAMPERT, Former Assistant Business and Advertising Manager Looking back on my four years here at Fairview I can say one thing

for certain: I would not trade or take back a single moment of my high school career. Although I do share the opinion of most of my fellow seniors, it’s nice to finally get out of this place; I am also devastated that it went by so fast. I will never take for granted or forget my time spent here. It’s hard to sum up my thoughts and feelings about Fairview in such a small space but I do have some parting words.

First, I would like to thank the administration and staff here at Fair-view for making my high school years safe and memorable. You do a superb job of making every student feel important.

I would also like to recognize the unparalleled devotion the teachers at Fairview have demonstrated to my well being and education while attending school here. I have to give shout outs to just a handful of teachers who really made an impact on my learning experience: Mrs. Brennan for her remarkable patience and belief in the abilities of her students, Mr. Holland for his crazy sense of humor, Mrs. Nieb for her HUGE heart and sincere love for literature, Dr. Carter for his unfil-tered opinions that sparked memorable discussions, Mr. Rundell for his willingness to go the extra mile to keep his students interested (even if that means putting on a wig and adopting an accent), and Dr. Zerwin for allowing us to expand our creative minds and push the envelope. It is a rare and moving experience to have teachers who are as dedicated and passionate about their jobs as the teachers here at Fairview are to my fellow 2011 classmates I would like to say that I am privileged to be graduating alongside such inspiring people. I was very lucky to get to know many of you and I only wish I had the time to get to know all of you. You are all such wonder-ful individuals I wouldn’t want anyone else by my side on May 22nd. Oh, and I have to give a special shout out to my period five IB English class. I love sharing a good laugh with people who genuinely appreciate a well-written tragic comedy. And fi-nally, my parting words of advice to the graduat-ing class and future seniors I borrow from the hit film Ferris Buller’s Day Off: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.

What will you leave behind?

Anderson GuntherBonsignore LoganBrents ColleenBrockway JacksonClayton BeauCooper JosephDonnel MatthewEnglish DavisHackmann AbbyHartman NathanielHeitzer Samuel

Levy EmilyLorentzen AlexanderMars SarahMiller CandiceMorrison BenjaminNichols CharlesRyder MatthewWakely HallieWaterbury GenevieveWinter Jenelle

Albrigtsen Tobias Baxter RoxanneBour MatthewBradley CoBrunsgaard ThomasBuggy NicoleButton GeorgeCargill NicholasCasey KaiCazden JakeChen ConanChoi RebeccaChristison, KatherineClos MattieCook JonathanCook MatthewDasko KristenDikovitskaya VallyDuggan MichelleDunlap AshleyDolejsova BarboraDonaghy KyleDonahue JuliaDoyle ColinEberle MayaErhard RobertFalkinburg SethFirstenberg JordanFitzgerald KellyFrim MadisonGebhardt ThomasGreen ThomasHerod JamesHerreid NoahHill JoshuaHoback MackennaHodgson KinsleyIshikawa MarisaJohnston HilaryKalk ArnicaKang DongYoungKester ZachariahKeston-Smith CorinneKleinkopf JosephKornreich EliseKraft CaitlinLaMar KeeganLee Andrew LeFebvre ChristopherLemberg SeanLight LukeMa HuikangMandel Adam

Mann AlexanderMarriner ZacharyMars DanaMathys PeterMcMahon AlexandriaMcQuie GregoryMcWhirter LauraMendieta PabloMettler KrystalMiers Seth Milburn DallasMitchell AnnaMossa TimothyMurtari DomenicPaliszewski EmilyPatterson RyanPaulin KaceyPoudyal RichaQuintana MercedesRadelet JacobRhodes MichaelRiedl ColleenRikke DerekRosson DanielRowinski ConnorRubio Natalie Rumbles AnnieSadighi KiraSandoval EmilySatter LeviSago SaydieScheifele PaytonScheuermann IanSclar ConradScott TaliaSherry JohnShomaker LindsaySmith JessieSoto EdwardSoto MichaelSpencer KelseySteinmeyer BradleyStepan BradyStewart CarolineStrand ZacharyTakahasi KenThom IanThomas ElizabethTuke TaylorVincent NicolasWilliams MichaelWu EmilyYamasaki MarinaZaayman HeinZou Phillip

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Friday, May 20, 2011In-Depth 5a

Colorado State University

Adhikari Santosh Unknown Agarkova Mariya Metropolitan Univ.Ahlstrand Peter Univ. of OregonAicher Joseph University of AlabamaAllan Nina Haverford CollegeAlpert Benjamin Carnegie Mellon Univ.Andrews Margaret Cal-Poly State Univ.Anton Michael Univ. of GeorgiaArias Max U.S. Marine CorpsArnold Keelyn Regis Univ.Atwater Riannon Univ. of Colorado DenverBall Nina Univ. of MiamiBarber Madeleine Santa Clara Univ.Barnhill Zachary Univ. of AlabamaBartlett Emma Wagner CollegeBarton Casey Univ. of Northern ColoradoBean Brayden Gap YearBeaty Mark Univ. of North DakotaBeckman Chloe Smith CollegeBecks Jordan UndecidedBennett Lisa University of ArizonaBennett Mariam Woodbury Univ.Berens Samuel Princeton Univ.Bessett Hannah Univ. of Northern ColoradoBest Margaret Univ. of Notre DameBetz Kerry Cal-Poly State Univ.Bisberg Alexander Rice Univ.Black Chandler Front Range C.C.Boggs Chloe UnknownBollinger Andrew Cage Western Reserve UnivBolton Liliana Gap YearBombard Matthew Oxford CollegeBonsignore Savanna Fashion Institute of Tech.Borostyan Karissa UnknownBortfeldt Shannon Univ. of Northern ColoradoBoyle Brandan Univ. of Northern ColoradoBranz Mikayla Occidental CollegeBreakell Walter Loyola MarymountBrewster Michael UnknownBriggs Joseph Univ. of Colorado DenverBrough Mackenzie UnknownBrown Annabelle UnknownBrown Viktor UnknownBryant Emily Southern Oregon Univ.Buckner Paul University of MontanaBudd Alex Lewis & Clark Univ.CahalanAbigail Loyola ChicagoCarlson Amy Univ. of OregonCartwright Christopher University of KansasCastillo-Halvorssen Anita Swarthmore CollegeChambers Calder Cal-Poly State Univ.Chatburn Emily UnknownChavez Christopher UnknownChavez Michael UnknownChen Kevin UnknownChen Silin Front Range C.C.Chen Victor Duke Univ.Chomyn Nathan Univ. of Northern ColoradoChristianian Ani Northwestern Univ.Christoff Erin UnknownChristopher Nicolas Hofstra Univ.Cifrese Danielle University of KansasCitarella Leigh Univ. of OregonClampert Chelsea Northern Arizona Univ.Clayton Julia Pierce Community CollegeClosser Daniel Vanderbilt Univ.Cohen Eli McGill Univ.Collins Spencer Gap Year

Craciun Dan UnknownCrecco Daniel S.D. School of Mines & TechCrespi Jaron New Sch. Jazz & MusicDanaher Matthew UnknownDarnell Jessica Cal-Poly State Univ.Davie Dylan Colorado CollegeDavies-Lechner Jonathan UnknownDavis Allison Cal-Poly State Univ.Davis Jared Fort Lewis CollegeDavis Katherine Front Range C.C.Decker Eric Red Rocks C.C. Demos Brianne Univ. of WashingtonDolan Bryce Fort Lewis CollegeDovala Taylor Saint Olaf CollegeDoyle Devin UnknownDoyle Kenzie Grinnell CollegeDriscoll Lisa University of MarylandDu Olivia UnknownEarl Alexander George Washington Univ.Eastburn Cameron Fort Lewis CollegeEdelfelt Samantha Baylor UniversityEisenberg Eric University of RochesterEl-Batal Dania Univ. of Colorado DenverElmore Shelby Casino and Bartending Sch.Emmons Isabelle University of MichiganEngelbrecht Eleftheria UnknownEsch Kelsey University of PortlandFafach Luke UnknownFaughnan Ana UnknownFenwick-Smith Rachel DePaul Univ.Fielding Heather Northeastern Univ.Flanagan Rori UnknownFlores Berenice UnknownFlynt Amy UnknownForbes Claire University of the SouthForrister Trenton University of MontanaFreund Darcy University of WyomingFriedman Dylan UnknownFrykholm Soren Saint Olaf CollegeFulton-Beale David University of MontanaFung-A-Fat Stephen Lipscomb UniversityFunke Isabella Harvey Mudd CollegeFusilier Kathryn Univ. of Northern ColoradoGaumond Chase California Maritime Acad.Gausa Veronika Traveling abroad - NorwayGillespie Marcia Syracuse Univ.Giomassis Kimon Front Range C.C.Glime Jacob UnknownGonzalez Armando UnknownGoodin Davis Univ. of Nebraska-LincolnGoresline Luke UnknownGrant Thomas Arizona State Univ.Green Jessica Clark Univ. Green Mason Univ. of Northern ColoradoGuthrie Christopher Stanford Univ.Hafen Sarah Univ. of Northern ArizonaHale Kevin Harvey Mudd CollegeHall Anna Bowdoin CollegeHalvorson Lyndsi Cal-Poly State Univ.Hamernik Jordan UnknownHamilton Jill University of DenverHanson Anna Depaul Univ. Hanssen Tore Univ. of Wash.-Seattle Harris Kendra Northeastern Univ.Hastie James UnknownHayne Samuel UnknownHiggins Caitlin University of DenverHighfill Chandler Texas Christian Univ.

Hladis Jiri Harvey Mudd College Hollis John UnknownHortick Hannah Univ. of Illinois-ChicagoHose Brian New York Univ.Huegerich Paul German MilitaryHupke Jessica Front Range C.C.Hurley Jacob UnknownHyde Joel University of ArizonaIngerson Alexia UnknownIsrael Elijah Cornell Univ.Jeong Gookjin UnknownJesudason Aaron University of MiamiJohnson Mariam Cornell CollegeJones Erin George Washington Univ.Jones Molly Cornell CollegeJones Natalie Boston Univ.Jones Oliver Johns Hopkins Univ.Juvan-Hubert Kevin Wyoming TechKaliski Laura Loyala Chicago Katsampes Shari UnknownKelly James Univ. of VirginiaKilleen Philip American Univ.Kim Young Pepperdine Univ. Koeber Alison Bentley Univ.Koga Kari Hamilton CollegeKohl Stephanie Denison Univ.Kois Madison College of CharlestonKotary Robin Montana State Univ.Krahenbuhl Kyle Univ. of OregonKuelthau Willis Williams CollegeKumar Rani Univ. of San DiegoKunz Larissa Mass. Institute of Tech.Lamphere Alice Eastern Washington Univ.Le Sang UnknownLe Thao UnknownLedbetter Kathryn Wellesley CollegeLee Casey New Mexico Tech.Lenssen Michael Univ. of MiamiLeRoy Christine Univ. of Northern ColoradoLevy Zachary San Diego State Univ.Lieber Jillian Auburn Univ.Lietz Emma Azusa Pacific Univ.Lough Carlee Weber State Univ.Lynch Mark UnknownLytle Elizabeth Univ. of Northern ColoradoMacaluso Dillan UnknownMacias Jose Angel UnknownMager Alexander Front Range Comm. CollegeMahoney Drew Univ. of Wisconsin-MadisonMalzbender Kristina Princeton Univ.Mamane Daniel Unknown Martin Dylan Whitman CollegeMartin Morissa Air Force AcademyMartin Sara Auburn Univ.Martinez Michael Naval AcademyMaslowsky Johnathan Colorado Mt. College Mattson Alysia Connecticut CollegeMazzei Lia Gap YearMcElhaney Sady Beauty SchoolMcLellan Taylor LIM CollegeMendoza Amanda UnknownMesch Genevieve UC San DiegoMetzler Michaela Univ. of Puget SoundMeyer Elisabeth Harvard College Mills Jason UnknownMiranda Kassandra Front Range C.C.Modisett Grace Villanova Univ.Moeller Ellie Univ. of Michigan

Moore Evan UnknownMoore Megan New York Univ.Mountain Riane UnknownNarum Kristen Cal-Poly State Univ.Neely Andrew Univ. of DenverNeil Christopher Boston Univ.Noecker Elizabeth Whitworth Univ.- SpokaneNoecker Melinda Whitworth Univ.- SpokaneNorgaard Stefan Stanford Univ.O'Connor Matthew Pomona CollegeO'Neill Kelsey Gap YearOllanik Tyler Occidental CollegeOlsen John UnknownOsburn James Renssalaer Polytechnic Inst.Otten Keelia Univ. of DenverPak Rebecca UC BerkeleyParada Ashley Front Range C.C Parlier Christopher Stanford Univ.Passe Erin Metro State CollegePatterson Caroline University of KansasPatton Sarah Univ. of Northern ColoradoPaul Alexander Iowa State Univ.Peckler Adena UnknownPellman Melissa Univ. of Puget SoundPetach Tanya HarvardPugh Chelsie UnknownPurcell Emma UC San DiegoPyle Ella Marie Ithaca CollegeQiu Howe C.U. DenverQuinn Nellie Univ. of DenverRangl Nikolai UnknownRea Michael Wittenberg Univ.Readey Abigail Cal-Poly State Univ.Reese Nicole Univ. of ArizonaRemmo Christian Univ. of Northern ColoradoRemnant Julia Cal-Poly State Univ.Rhodes Mary Univ. of DelawareRoberts Kristen Montana State Univ.Robinson Michael New Sch. Jazz & MusicRobinson Trevor UnknownRodriguez Jacquelyn UndecidedRogers Alexander Univ. of Southern CaliforniaRogers Jackson Arizona State Univ.Rosbotham Reilly Univ. of BostonRosmarin Nicolas Arizona State Univ.Rowinski Hannah Univ. of Northern ColoradoRowinski Kyle Univ. of Northern Colorado Russek Hannah UnknownRyden Jack UnknownSalah Suhad UnknownSaltarelli Craig Trinity Univ.Sammakia Zachary UnknownSandoval Lindsay American Univ.Sauer Margaret Berklee College of MusicScavo Travis UnknownSchader Richard New CollegeSchell Jake Front Range C.CSchiffbauer Conner UnknownSchoenhals Tessa Univ. of Texas AustinSeitzman Brynn Fort Lewis CollegeShi Andrew Santa Clara Uni.Sims John Colorado Film SchoolSkodras Nicholas Metro State DenverSoh Hyungu UC San DiegoStaver Thomas UnknownStern Garrett Cal-Poly State Univ. Strimpel Sara Books Inst. PhotographySture Brian Univ. of St. Thomas

Taussig Emily Northern Arizona Univ.Thoning Evan UnknownTravis Katherine Univ. of Virginia Tsui Nathan Univ. of Northern COTuggle Kenna Hendrix CollegeTurner Adam UndecidedTweedy Paige Tufts Univ.Valershteyn Maria Hawaii Pacific Univ.Vinyard Kelsi UNCVlier-Kraus Neil UnknownVon Eschen Kevon Univ. of Northern COWaida Kevin Univ. of MissouriWalbrecht Cole UnknownWallis Kyle Univ. of South CarolinaWalsh Ailsa Kings College LondonWard Christopher UnknownWarren Rebecca Syracuse Univ. Watson John-Michael American Military Univ.Weimer Rudy Middle Tenn. State Univ.Welter Marie UnknownWhitcomb Stanislaus Santa Clara Univ.Wigton Jennifer Art Institute of ChicagoWilcox Catherine Univ. of Northern COWilcox Cormac Front Range C.C.Wingo Taylor ASUWu Karlina UC BerkeleyXiao Pan Northwestern Univ.Xu Charles M.I.T.Ye Hanlu Wellesley CollegeYoung Shannon Auburn Univ.Yudelson Dex Metro State Univ.Zak Katherine Miami Univ.Zavala Lauren Gap YearZucchini Danielle CU-Denver

What is the next step for our seniors?University of Colorado

Boulder

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BY VALLY DIKOVITSKAYA , Former Copy Editor and Staff ReporterDear Fairview, It has been a pleasure writing for the Royal Banner this past year. All good

things must come to an end, though. In fact, I must write a “goodbye column,” but I’m not sure I want to. Why should I say goodbye to Fairview? Why can’t I stay?

Why can’t I stay where the environment is always encouraging, propelling me towards wherever I want to go? Why can’t I stay where my parents are fi-

nancially and legally responsible for me? Why can’t I stay where the scari-est thing to happen is to not get asked to a dance or not do well on

a test? Why must I go?But I suppose it’s time. I must continue on in my

journey to greatness. People will remember me as they remember Jessica Biel. “Do you know Vally Dikovitskaya went to Fairview? She was damn fine in Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Ex-cept I won’t be famous for being in a super creepy movie.

On a more serious note, thank you, Fair-view. You have given me the confidence to move on and keep trying, even when I know that I might fail and hate myself forever.

Sincerely (to a degree),Vally Dikovitskaya

By MEGAN MOORE , Former Staff Reporter

Thanks Fairview! Thanks for scaring me out of being the arrogant un-derclassman on freshman Friday 4 years ago; I needed to be put back in my place. Thanks for teaching me things Catholic middle school failed to teach me. Thanks for the late nights cramming for tests. Thanks for the tests that taught me more than the lessons. Thanks for the people that believed in me. Thanks for the friends I have come to love. Thanks for the dances that have brought us close together. Thanks for the tears, laughs, smiles, triumphs, defeats, and experiences. Thanks for the journey, the journey that is to be continued even after I leave Coors Events Center.

BY JENELLE WINTER , Former Staff Reporter

Dearest Fairview,It’s hard to say goodbye to a place

that cost me countless hours of sleep, and put many stress pimples on my face. But Fairview, it’s been real, and it’s been great. And at times, it might have been real great. You’ve helped me grow to love the color red, and to create clever puns out of the word night, into Knight. You helped my navigation skills with me spend-ing the beginning of my freshman classes figuring out the best way to get to the next. I have learned how to be prepared with layers, thanks to you’re inconsistent room tempera-

tures. You’ve helped me learn how to hold my bladder. That slippery smelly mess you call a restroom is not exactly a place I like to “rest”. Thank you Fairview, for teaching me to value sunshine and daylight. From you, I’ve be-come better at handling crowds, going around the awkward couples playing tonsil hockey, and avoiding getting socked in the stomach by a freshman’s uncomfortably, large backpack.

No but seriously. Without you, Fairview, I would not have met some of the most important and most amazing people in my life. I would not have experienced the things I did, and the feelings I felt. Although all of it wasn’t super fantastic and “the best time of my life”, I would not be the person I am today without any of it. And for that, I thank you Fairview.

Thank you for hosting me the past four years of my life, but I probably won’t be seeing you later.

Love, Jenelle

BY EMILY SANDOVAL , Former News Editor My time here at Fairview has been

full of impossible tasks, but for some reason, the most challenging task of all might be trying to encapsulate my high school experience in 300 words or less. First, I have to thank every-one who made me want to come to this wonderful school each day. To my friends, teachers, teams, coaches, and clubs: Thank you for making this school the amazing place that it is! I’d like to specifically reminisce about the time I spend as a member of the Royal Banner. Thanks to a little con-vincing from my friend Rani, I joined the paper during my junior year. The

Banner has given me so many opportunities to explore the Fairview commu-nity and I am truly grateful. I will always remember “reviewing” local haunted houses, spending endless hours in the J-Lab after school, impromptu dance parties, laser tag, collective Harry Potter obsessions, Kevin’s falsetto on kara-oke day, and even analyzing the “state of the restrooms.” I have really enjoyed spending my seventh periods with such an amazing group of people. It has been so satisfying to work in collaboration with everyone and create a pretty impressive student paper. Fairview, I will always remember your quirks: the architecture, the competitive spirit, the pink walls. But my best memories will be of the people who filed into the building everyday. I couldn’t have asked for a better four years and I know that is due to the amazing caliber of friends and teachers here. Thanks, everyone! Finally, I must thank my family. Mom and Dad: thank you for both guiding me and allowing me to forge my own path. It may not have always been obvious, but I truly appreciate the opportunities you’ve given me. Alas, my column will have a few more than 300 words, but isn’t giving a little extra what Fairview is all about?

Graduation garb: the history behind the clothes you’ll wear at your ceremony

The graduation gown originated in Europe during the colonial college peri-od. College students wore the robe on a daily basis. During the Medieval age, students wore the robe as a protection from cold weather. After the American Civil War, “the role of the robe evolved to what it is today: a garb only worn for graduations. Different robes signify different level of degrees. For bach-elor’s degree, the gown has pointed sleeves ad no hood. For master’s, it has long, closed sleeves with arm slits and narrow hood. Finally, for doctor’s, a bell shaped sleeve and a draped wide hood is present.

“The tassel is a universal decoration hung on the side of the mortarboard. The entire graduating class often moves the tassel from right to the left of the mortarboard during graduation. The colors of the tassel are often determined by the student’s field of study. For example, sciences are often orange, educa-tion is light blue, and engineering is orange.

The mortarboard emerged during the second half of the 20th century. It is often worn by school teachers and it is the icon for the teaching profession.

As the graduation ceremony wraps up, students will toss their hats into the air. Students often write their names in the hat to locate it after the ceremony.

By LEO LEONG

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Knights of the

Round Table

1992-1993 TriviaYou are a product of the early 90’s so let us see how

much you know about the year you were born

1. Barney & Friends 2.

1. What children’s television program debuted on PBS in 1992?

2. What movie was released February 14, 1992 that came from a popular SNL skit?

Wayne’s World starring Mike Myers & Dana Carvey

3. Which famous Hollywood couple got a divorce in 1992?

3. Woody Allen & Mia Farrow

4. Who was president of the United States in 1993?

4. George Bush

1. “I’m Too Sexy” - Right Said Fred2. ”Baby Got Back” - Sir Mix-A-Lot3. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” - UB404. “That’s the Way Love Goes” - Janet Jackson

Popular Music 1992/1993:

Popular Movies:1. “Sleepless in Seatle”2. ”Jurassic Park”3. “A League of Their Own”4. “Batman Returns”

“I once got angry with the Blue Bunny Machine and tried to kick it but missed entirely, my friend re-sponded with, “How could you miss something that is the size of Alaska!?” - Kathryn Fusilier

“Starting homework at 4:30 A.M., then pulling another all-nighter the next day.” -Howe Qiu “Geo-cash box scare and 5th period

science with Mr. Hubbard.” - Alice Lamphere“Winning fourth in state for

marching band and asking Kathryn Ledbetter to prom.” -Danny Crecco

“Adaptive PE with the awesome lifeskills kids!” - Alex Paul

“Prom safety letter: Beer + Car = Boom Crash Bang!” - Molly Johnson

1. Nic Christopher

2. Tore Hanssen

3. Brian Hose

4. Elise Kornreich

5. Elisabeth Meyer

6. Kristen Narum

7. Stefan Norgaard

8. Matt O’Connor

9. Tanya Petach

10. Zach Strand

11. Kate Travis

12. Rebecca Warren

Miah’s Royal Banter to the Royal Banner Seniors:To Rani: I will miss you.To Nellie: You are a great singer.To Kevin: Oh la la.To Stan: Hello good looking!To Tristan: Hello sweet thing. To Emily: Man oh man I want to be Hermione right now.To Megan: Wow I can use my Ipod!To Vally: Wow I can groove!To Jenelle: Can you tell that I’m mysterious? To Ryan: Hello hello good day good day.To Chandler: Watch out world here I come!To Lindsay: You can make me laugh.To Chelsea: Eyes on the prize.

Senior Memories

“Winning the state championship in baseball.”- Evan Thoning

Most Popular Moments:1. 4/20 bomb threat

2. Fires in the bathroom

3. Gas leak4. In general, senior year

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1. Pick your Froyo from about 14 fla-

vors! Pull the middle lever to mix 2 flavors

2. Add toppings and syrups of your choice to

your bowl.

3. Head over to the weigh-ing station to pay for your Froyo and get your punch

card stamped!

4. Choose a table to sit at. If all the seats are full, take a seat out-

doors and soak up the sun.

HOW TO:Step-by-step instructions on how to Ripple.

2. Even more toppings!

- Always keep the ratio of fro-yo to toppings at 3:2.- Never get nerds. Trust me on this one.- Fruit weighs the most out of any of the toppings.- You can never have enough taste-cups. Even after your finish your big bowl.- Put your spoon in the bowl AFTER they weigh it. That extra 1/16 of an oz. adds up!- Start a punch card. After one visit you will return again. And again. And again. - WARNING: A bowl only two-thirds full is about 5 dollars. Fill wisely.

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Frozen Yogurt

Healthy (ish) Mix:Fill your cup with a fair amount of Green Tea Froyo and top it with chocolate covered sunflower seeds and Mochi (little white rice patties with the consistency of a marsh-mallow). Add granola to your liking.

Super-sweet Mix:Start with the mixed Cupcake Batter and Cookies and Cream Froyos, and a smattering White, Milk, and Cara-mel Chips, and a shot of hot fudge to top it off. Feel free to add brownie bits, cookies, and your favorite crushed candy bars as well.

Berry Blast:Get some Raspberry Lemonade Froyo topped with blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and any other fruit of your desire. If you’re felling risky, throw some gummy worms on top.Peanut Butter Cup:

If you can’t make up your mind, try the Peanut Butter Froyo mixed with the Chocolate. Add some powdery puppy chow and butterscotch chips. And if that’s not enough, you can never go wrong with caramel sauce.

Flavor Combinations:If you’re completely lost, here are some good places to start.

Photos and Story By: PAIGE REISMAN and MEGAN DEBRUYN

Royal BanneRadsFriday, May 20, 20118

CONGRATULATIONS!The following Fairview students recently won a

2011 Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award for the great volunteer work they do in the com-

munity.

Jirka HladisVally Dikovitskaya

Liz Lytle

Royal BanneRenteRtainment Friday, May 20, 2011 9

Explosions in the Sky – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care (Released April 26)

The Austin, Texas natives known for making beautiful sans-vocal songs have made, well, another album. With this band, you know pretty much exactly what you’re going to get every time.

There may be only six songs on the record (a fact that will disgruntle offspring of the MP3 age), but that’s in no way indicative of the level of musical variation that EITS dem-onstrate. Their songs are like classical music–each one has different movements, all varying in tempo and mood, all flowing effortlessly into the next. For example, the opening (and best) track on the record, “Last Known Surroundings,” begins with a hushed, creaky sequence before reaching the ecstasy-inducing heart of the song (which lasts only about two minutes and twenty seconds), and then progresses into at least three more easily distinguishable segments.

Nearly all of EITS’s songs follow some configuration of this formula, and though it will not always earn them cre-ativity points, it will always sound pretty.6.5/10

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (Released May 3)A young band’s sophomore effort is crucial to their suc-

cess. While it is important to create an innovative album that isn’t just a carbon copy of their debut, they must also adhere to components that drew praise from their first al-bum. This is exactly what the Fleet Foxes have done on “Helplessness Blues,” with nothing short of fascinating re-sults.

Structurally, the songs are very complex, and have a wid-er variety of instruments forward in the mix. “The Shrine / An Argument” alone displays the Foxes’ ability to effec-tively use a lot of fancy new instruments–Tibetan singing bowls adorn the middle section of the song, while a chaotic horn section pervades the coda.

Lyrically, frontman Robin Pecknold sings more candidly about his own life. In fact, he and his bandmates deter-mined that the message was so personal on the title track “Helplessness Blues” that they should multi-track Pec-knold’s voice five times instead of singing in their tradi-tional five-part vocal harmony.

“Fleet Foxes” was a beautiful, antiquarian, and rustic record. “Helplessness Blues,” the nearly perfect follow-up album, is indie folk’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” With massive attention towards detailed compositions and deeply introspective lyrics, the Seattle sextet have created a beautiful album that’s on another level from any other album released thus far this year.9/10

The Antlers – Burst Apart (Released May 10)The Antlers’ last album, “Hospice,” is my favorite record

of 2009. It has heart-wrenching, devastating lyrics, and the arrangements really convey principal songwriter Peter Sil-berman’s keen ability to create immense sonic grandeur.

Silberman embraces even greater sonic experimentation on “Burst Apart,” with the Nine-Inch-Nails’ scratchy gui-tars on “Parentheses” and the sweeping “Rolled Together,” which could have come straight off of Radiohead’s “Am-nesiac.” But at times, the record feels a little conservative; it’s more emotionally straightforward and more accessible than their last record. In short, “Burst Apart” doesn’t hit home quite as much as “Hospice.” But that’s enough with comparisons–this is a great record, and I recommend it to both Antlers fans and newcomers alike.7.5/10

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IT’S MOVIE TIME!By SAM ROCK

The Hangover Pt. 2: The three best friends that

anyone ever had travel to THAILAND for Stu’s wed-ding, only to face the same morning-after calamities they did in Las Vegas. Zach Galifianakis’ shaved head is a must-see. (May 26)

Kung Fu Panda 2:Po, having mastered

the martial arts, teams up with a new group of kung fu masters to defeat an old enemy–and evil itself–once again. I assume you’re mostly going to want to watch it for the unfathom-ably adorable baby pandas. Skadoosh!!! (May 27)

Cars 2:As the first-ever World

Grand Prix approaches, cars from every continent prepare for the ultimate competition. It will be re-leased in Disney Digital 3-D, IMAX 3D, RealD 3D and earth-shatteringly nor-mal 2-D. (June 24)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2: picks up right where Part One left off as Harry, Hermione, and Ron continue their search for the last of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named’s remaining hoarcruxes. As the conclud-ing part in an eight-part se-ries, this marks the end of the Potter era in film. Potter fans: bring a box of tissues. (July 15)

Cowboys & Aliens:Steven Spielburg, Ron

Howard, Jon Favreau, Dan-iel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde and $100 mil-lion join forces to complete a rather ambitious project: to combine two of Holly-wood’s favorite film genres and make a flashy smashy shiny battle between the universe’s two greatest spe-cies. I WONDER WHO WILL WIN??? (July 29)

Everyone knows summer is all about getting tan, being outside, and cooling off in the comfort of climate-controlled cinemas. Here are some films sure to be this summer’s biggest blockbusters.

Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides:

Jack Sparrow and Barbo-ssa set out to find the elusive fountain of youth. New cast members should keep the franchise quasi-fresh. (May 20)

Photos: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

21 - U2 - Invesco Field29 - Bruno Mars w/ Janelle Monae - 1st Bank Center30 - Arctic Monkeys - Ogden

3 - Bright Eyes - Fillmore4 - Iron & Wine - Boulder Theater - Sleigh Bells - Ogden12 - Owl City - Fillmore15-16 - Mumford & Sons - Fillmore19 - The Black Lips - Bluebird

18 - Soundgarden w/ Mars Volta - Red Rocks21 - Fleet Foxes - Fillmore28 - Train and Maroon 5 - Red Rocks

4 - My Morning Jacket - Red Rocks10 - Andrew Bird - Chautauqua Aud.17 - Goo Goo Dolls - 1st Bank Center20 - B.B. King - Boulder Theater26 - Katy Perry - 1st Bank Center31 - Kings Of Leon - Red Rocks

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Girls tennis dominates the court, garners league title and second place at State

PGA Tour event comes to Colorado

Stensrud leads tennis Knights

By MATT JOHNSON By KEVIN WAIDA

By SAM ROCK

Dominance. Demolition of opponents. Dynasty?Come to think of it, all three describe the Fairview

girls tennis team perfectly.The Lady Knights, winners of all of their 2011 league

matches (read: UNDEFEATED) won their third straight Front Range League Tournament Champion-ship just two weeks ago. No small accomplishment.

But they didn’t stop there. After their win at league, the Knights went on to clean up at regional compe-tition (no losses there, either) and roll into the State Tournament, where they certainly didn’t disappoint. Playing in six of seven state championship matches, the Knights won a close second to Cherry Creek.

A group full of repeat per-formers, including last season’s state No. 1 doubles champions Megan Moore and Becca Warren, the Knights brought back sopho-more Katie Kuosman, who tri-umphed at state for No. 3 singles. The Knights also received a tal-ent boost in 2011 with the addition of freshman Katie Li.

Li, the younger sister of junior and No. 2 singles star Monica Li, established herself in the singles lineup right behind her sister, at No. 3 singles. Taking full ad-vantage of her opportunity, Li was undefeated in the entire regular season at No. 3 singles matches, winning handily in many matches. By the way, she won a state championship.

“I’m very proud of my little sister,” Monica Li quipped, striped in pre-state war paint that she de-scribed as part of “team bonding.” “She’s also matured very quickly, as a freshman.”

Monica Li also shined in her 2011 campaign, playing at No. 2 singles and, like her sister, finished with a zero in the regular season loss column (UNDEFEATED). By the way, she also won a state championship.

Kuosman followed up her state title run in 2010 with an impressive showing at the even more challeng-ing No. 1 singles position. Losing only twice, Kuosman helped anchor a Fairview team that left most of its un-fortunate opponents with no wins when each match afternoon was over.

Senior Sara Martin, who lost the state champion-ship at No. 3 doubles last spring in a disappointing three-set defeat, teamed up with junior Hayley Young to go undefeated at the same position in 2011 regular season play. Megan Thayer, Martin’s partner from last season, moved up to No. 2 doubles, where she enjoyed a tremendous and (you guessed it) undefeated season

playing with fellow junior Paris Hogan. Moore and Warren, the un-

stoppable state champs from 2010 at No. 1 doubles, were just as insatiable this season in the regular season.

So what’s the biggest reason why the Knights have been so,

well, dominant?“Talent,” Monica Li says, apologizing that it sounds

arrogant. But really, when you think about what these Knights have done, you have no choice but to agree.

“Also because we were second in state last season, we want to win it so much more.”

Another D: desire. A brilliant 2011 season, including a second-straight

second place finish at State. An undefeated regular season in 2011. A third straight Front Range League title. And young talent that will leave the Knights with high hopes again for next season.

Need I say more?Dominance. Desire. Demolition. Dynasty. Yep, they’ve got it all.

The world’s best golfers will return to Colorado once again from September 1-7, 2014 for the BMW Championship at the historic Cherry Hills Coun-try Club in Denver. The BMW Championship, traditionally played in Chicago, is the third in a series of four year-ending FedEx Cup playoff events.

Colorado hasn’t hosted a big-time PGA event since the PGA Tour pulled the plug on “The International” in 2006. However, several major cham-pionships on the LPGA Tour and the Champions Tour have been held in Colorado since then. The 2010 Senior PGA Championship, the 2008 US Senior Open, and the 2005 US Women’s Open were held at Colorado Golf Club, The Broad-

moor, and Cherry Hills Country Club respectively, and were lauded by fans and players alike. Colorado’s fresh air, scenic views, dry climate and high altitude are a pleasant de-parture from the humid, coastal en-vironments in which the PGA Tour hosts most events.

Golf legend and University of Colorado at Boulder alum Hale Ir-win believes that Colorado should see more pro events on a regular basis. “Colorado's naked with pro-fessional golf now,” Irwin told the Associated Press. “Colorado de-serves professional golf.”

Due to the prestigious venue and the significance of the actual event, the tournament should have a no-table field with some of the world’s greatest players. Come 2014, the BMW Championship will be a real crowd-pleaser.

Golf great Hale Irwin, pictured here in 1986, wants to see more golf in Colorado (WIKIMEDIA COM-MONS).

Past BMW Championship Winners2010 Dustin Johnson, USA2009 Tiger Woods, USA2008 Camilo Villegas, Colombia2007 Tiger Woods, USA

Driving to victory: In the tournament’s four-year history, there have been three American victories, including two by Tiger Woods.

CONGRATULATIONS TO GIRLS GOLF ON THEIR FRONT

RANGE LEAGUE TITLE!

Special congrats to Jordan Sunset on her Front Range individual title

Fairview has an exceptional women’s tennis coach. A coach that has state tiles and over 20 years of experience to her re-sume. A coach that stresses team work, maximizing ability and, most important-ly, fun. A coach named Susan Stensrud.

Occasionally known as the "wife of the principal," Stensrud has made her own legacy at Fairview, compiling impressive seasons at the school since 2001. A for-mer Douglas County High School coach for 11 seasons, Stensrud was a former standout tennis player in high school herself.

She stresses some important values: teamwork, dedication and most impor-tantly, equality. "We don't haze freshman, it's just not something we do in our ten-nis program," said Stensrud, who had a record 102 kids on the team this year.

Even with the outstanding number of kids, Stensrud said they had more fun than ever. "We always stayed positive, and we always tried and had fun," she said. It's not always about winning, but in the past few years, winning has cer-tainly been a part of the success.

Still she looked forward to this season the most. Whether it was the parents, who gave an overwhelming amount of support, or the outstanding senior lead-ership, Stensrud was ecstatic for state.

"This was the best team I have ever coached, hands down," Stensrud said. With her as a coach, Fairview was able to make it a stellar postseason.

“I”m very proud of my little sister,” Monica Li said, striped in pre-state “team bonding” war paint.

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Overall: 9-6 / League: 5-2 / Home: 4-2 / Away: 5-4

The Fairview boys lacrosse team finished strong in the regular season by beating Lewis-Palmer by 9, end-ing with the score 20-11 on April 28. This sealed their spot as 21st seed in the playoffs to face the 12th seed Colorado Academy. During the regular season, Mike Rea lead the team with 40 goals, Logan Bonsignore with 29 assists, and Mike Rhodes with 109 saves.

“The team including myself was very confident in our abilities going into post season,” said sophomore Aus-tin Davie. “The players were riled up because we were playing the same team as last year.”

Austin Davie, brother of Dylan Davie who also plays on the team, also contributed greatly with 31 goals and 25 assists, totalling up to 60 points. Though he is only a sophomore, he also led the team with a whopping 95 shots on goal.

“Our regular season could have gone better and our record could have been a little better,” said Austin Da-vie. “But the main thing that we took from the regular season was team chemistry. We worked on not only of-fense but also defense.”

Ever since the last year’s incident, the new coach Mi-chael Flood took control of the team and the players. Despite new leadership, the Fairview Lacrosse Team ended their regular season with a 9-6 record.

“Luckily, Coach Flood was able to take over the team and did a good job,” said Austin Davie. “He made sure everyone was on the same page, made sure we were still playing as a team and made sure that we were all excited to play.”

In a state playoff game on May 7, the Knights played Colorado Academy for the second straight year, losing with the score of 18-10. Colorado Academy ended their regular season with a record of 12-3, clinching 12th seed in the playoffs.

Coach Jeremy Pinard is a dominating presence. As you enter the soccer field on a day of girls soccer prac-

tice you feel the intensity in the air from the screams of the defending state champion Pinard. He wants to win again.

In 2007, Pinard moved from Niwot to Fairview. Pinard has an intense style of coaching and believes one concept is more important than all the others: fitness. “Fitness can cover for a lot of mistakes”, Pinard says. “People may not always like running, but they will respect me and my soccer program.”

Pinard stresses commitment, both to him and to the pro-gram. Coming into the year these girls weren’t the favorite, but Pinard has pushed them. “We practice to be playing on the 25th of May, to be in the title game,” he said.

Some girls find him harsh, since he sometimes values vic-tory over all else. Pinard insists it isn’t a direct attack as he screams at his players on the field. “It’s not personal, they are athletes and my job is to push them to the best of their ability,” he says.

Luckily, Pinard has three veteran seniors who help him out this year. “The seniors lead the team, and we wouldn’t be as successful without them.”

Pinard loves girls soccer and is an outstanding coach. As he summed up his feelings for the girls on the team, “we are like family.” Hopefully, this “family” will bring home an-other title.

The track team is on pace for great-ness at state this year. Though many people have qualified for individual events, the team has taken a more ho-listic perspective towards the more in-dividualistic sport of Track and Field.

“As opposed to last year it has been a real team effort,” said junior Betty Yi. “We have really focused on the re-lays this year.”

The boys 4x4 and 4x8 relays are both State qualified, while the girls top 4x2, 4x4, and 4x8 relays are either state qualified or off by 1-2 seconds.

“Leagues are going to be stressful because it’s our last chance to qualify for State,” says Yi, “but our 4x8 guys relay is second in the state right now and so I am happy for them.”

The state meet is set to occur this weekend, May 20th and 21st, while Leagues finished Friday and Saturday.

With seven first place meet finishes and a third place showing at League already under their belt, the Fairview boys swimming team rolls into state competition today and Saturday.

The Knights boast an impressive 2011 campaign, including meet wins against Cherry Creek, Monarch, and Boulder, as they attempt to avenge their fourteenth-place finish at the 5A State Championship last spring.

Staying strong throughout the whole season, the Knights reeled off three straight meet wins during a stretch in April. This string of wins included a first place finish at the seven-team Boulder County Invitational, where Fairview’s relay teams took first in all three of the relay events--the 200-yard medley relay and both the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays.

Senior Andrew Bollinger led the Knights at the BoCo meet, finishing second in the 50-yard freestyle and winning a very close 100-yard backstroke race by 0.03 seconds. Sopho-more Max Phillips added a second place finish in the 500-yard freestyle and placed third in the 200-yard freestyle.

With momentum on their side, the Knights head into state races today at Edora Pool Ice Center (EPIC) in Fort Collins. They will return to the pool tomorrow to finish off a dazzling 2011 season.

Fairview girls soccer won its third straight regular season championship in the Front Range League this season, finishing with a 10-1 overall regular season re-cord.

Star junior forward Nikki Machalek led the Knights with 16 goals on the season and scored all three goals in an April 29 win that clinched the regular season Front Range title.

Sophomore Kristin Breakell added seven goals on the season for the Knights, while senior Caitlin Hig-gins led the team in assists with six.

Goalie Rachel DeCurnou notched 35 saves during the regular season, letting in only seven goals.

The Knights played Dakota Ridge in the 5A state quarterfinals on May 18th (after this paper went to print).

S P R I N G S P O R T S

2011

Girls soccer wins third straight Front Range regular season championship

By MATT JOHNSON

By JUSTIN SONG

By KEVIN WAIDA

By STAN WHITCOMB By MATT JOHNSON

Boys swimming shines, looks to finish strong at State

Pinard leads girls soccer “family”

Lacrosse seniors leave with solid regular season, disappointing finish

Track team ready for state

After a fairly decent regular sea-son and a solid run in the state play-offs, Fairview hockey’s season came to a conclusion following a loss at the hands of Poudre in the state third place game.

“Our season was pretty successful,” summarized junior Alex Black. “We lost to some teams we should have beat, but we also played well in the playoffs.”

The Knights, led by Black and fel-low junior Johnny Combs, compiled a respectable overall record of 6-6-3. They return most of their talent, in-cluding star freshman Dima Kyle. “He’s dirty,” Black said of Kyle.

“Just wait until next year,” Black said. “We’ll be sick.”

Hockey finishes fourth in stateBy MATT SPARKMAN

Senior Becca Warren warms up before her state champion-ship doubles match (MATT SPARKMAN).

Freshman Katie Li, state champ at No. 3 singles, hits a serve (MATT SPARKMAN).

W a r r e n (right) and se-nior Megan Moore prepare for their finals match (MATT SPARKMAN).

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Congratulations Class of 2011!