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Volume 79, Issue 3 November 2014 College Edition
College fairs provide information to studentsBy Ross Reynolds
More than 70 colleges were present at the North County College Fair which was hosted in the main gym at Pattonville High School. For many students, this is the first chance to talk to college recruiters.
College fairs are a great resource when trying to find the perfect school to attend after high school. The fairs include a number of tables set up with information and each has a school representative to answer questions.
“I would encourage students to find a list of the attending colleges and decide which ones they are interested in talking to ahead of time,” Brian Heger, admissions counselor at Southern Illinois Universi-ty-Edwardsville, said. “They should come prepared with a few questions to ask the representative, and specifi-cally questions that aren’t answered on our website.”
Senior Christina Collier found the event helpful.
“College fairs are a cool way of finding out school information,” Collier said. “They can help to make a lot of the decisions easier.”
The fairs are important in finding whether or not a school you are interested in attending has your major.
“Keep an open mind about majors though,” Northwest Missouri State
University representative Gina Smith said. “Students tend to gravitate toward majors and careers which are prominent in popular media, but the best fit for some students may be ma-jors which are unfamiliar, but for which their talents are a perfect fit.”
The key to the college search is starting early, according to Mississippi State admissions counselor Leanna Baldner.
“Research online ma-jors or schools you are interested in,” Baldner said. “Narrow it down by attending college fairs or college rep visits to your high school.”
These fairs can become a big factor in the decisions you make after high school.
“College fairs are ex-tremely informative and very helpful,” senior Mag-gie Decker said.
When considering which college to attend, Heger believes there are three large factors each student should consider.
“Cost, location, and area of study,” Heger said. “Currently, our total cost for a year is right around $18,519. This is among the lowest in the state of Illinois.”
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville is a mid-sized university lo-cated just 25 minutes from downtown St. Louis.
“We have over 220 total areas of study, inclduing 90 undergraduate majors,” Heger said. “Therefore, students attending SIUE have a large variety of academic programs in which they can receive a Bachelor’s dgree.”
The St. Louis area hosts many college fairs during the beginning of the school year, mainly in the months of September and early October, but colleges reach out to students constantly.
“Read every communica-tion, whether it’s postal mail, email or social media, from the colleges where you have applied to and have been accepted,” Smith said. “Many students miss important financial aid and scholarship opportunities because they become over-whelmed by the number of emails, phone calls, letters, tweets and everything else sent out by colleges.”
Before the College Fair Questions to Ask Yourselfq What size school do I want to attend?q What major do I wish to study?q What kind of town do I want to live in for school?q Do I want to attend a two-year, four-year, single- gender, or religiously-affiliated school?q Do I want to participate in athletics, clubs, Greek life?
Questions to Ask at the College FairHow to Get the Right Informationq Ask if they have your major.q What are the application deadlines for admission/ financial aid?q What is the average GPA of last year’s freshmen?q What academic services do you offer to students?q What high school courses are required?q What was the average ACT/SAT last year?q What are average class sizes in my area of interest?q How many graduate in four years in my content area?
During the College Fair How to Get the Most Out of Itq Pick up a fair college directory and get a bag to carry materials that you collect.q Visit the schools that are closest to your needs and follow your search criteria.q Ask the same questions you have developed to each representative you visit.q Take notes of what you find helpful and interesting.q Branch out your possibilities, don’t just visit well- known schools.
After the College FairIt doesn’t end just because you left the College Fairq Review information to help narrow down your choices.q Send a thank you note or email to the college representatives that you met with at the fair.
Junior Lorerco Anthony visits with a represen-tative of Lindenwood University-Belleville at the Pattonville college fair on September 25.
To-Do List for the College Fair
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon Members: 14,000Chapters: 244 Established: 1856Motto: “The True Gentleman”Twitter: @sae1856
Sigma ChiMembers: 15,700Chapters: 242Established: 1855Motto: “In This Sign You Shall Conquer”Twitter: @SigmaChi
Sigma Phi EpsilonMembers: 15,200Chapters: 342Established: 1901Motto: “Building Balanced Men”Twitter: @OfficialSigEp
Lambda Chi AlphaMembers: 15,200Chapters: 195Established: 1909Motto: “Crescent in the Cross”Twitter: @LambdaChiAlpha
Tau Kappa EpsilonMembers: 10,810Chapters: 292Established: 1899Motto: “...for personal worth and character”Twitter: @TKE_Fraternity
Pi Kappa Alpha Members: 14,000Chapters: 220 Established: 1868Motto: “Once a Pike, Always a Pike”Twitter: @PiKappaAlpha
Sigma Nu Members: 230,000Chapters: 279Established: 1869Motto: “Excelling with Honor”Twitter: @SigmaNuHQ
Beta Theta Pi Members: 8,000Chapters: 129Established: 1839Motto: “Cooperation Makes Strength”Twitter: @BetaThetaPi
Alpha Tau OmegaMembers: 8,000 Chapters: 140Established: 1865Motto: “Love and respect”Twitter: @AlphaTauOmega
Alpha Pi AlphaMembers: 290,000Chapters: 800Established: 1906Motto: “First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all”Twitter: @apa1906NETwork
Popular national fraternities in America
The real truth about Greek life on campusBy Jordan Colquitt and Rachel Polster
Animal House. Revenge of the Nerds. Legally Blonde. Monsters Univer-sity. Accepted.
For the most part, Greek life on college campuses is portrayed in movies as a lot of partying and hazing, but 2012 Pattonville gradu-ate Brendan Everson said that is not reality.
“For the most part, myths and rumors about Greek life are a lot like the Inter-net,” Everson said. “There
is good information out there, but there is certainly a lot of baloney.”
At Missouri State, there are 20 fraternities, and each one is different.
“That’s why there are so many,” Everson said. “If you are interested in Greek life, it is a good idea to go to as many rush events as you can to see which one suits you.”
Being a part of Tau Kappa Epsilon at Mis-souri State has been a great experience for Everson and he said joining a frater-
nity was one of the better decisions he has made in his life.
“The brotherhood we have, in my opinion, is the best on campus and being in a fraternity also give me more opportunities to meet new people and get more involved on campus.”
Everson said doing com-munity service and helping out with his fraternity’s and other Greek organiza-tion’s philanthropies really feels good. And that means working with other groups, including the sororities.
Kristen Dehner, a 2012 Pattonville graduate, joined Missouri State’s chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha.
“Being in a sorority has given me a home-away-from-home,” Dehner said. “I have over 200 women that I can count on to be there for me when I need a shoulder to cry on, someone to get ice cream and talk with, or laugh with about silly things that happened that day.”
She has lived in the sorority house now for two years.
“I love living there be-cause I always have girls to talk to and someone to do homework with.”
In fact, being involved in Greek life might improve your grades.
In Spring 2014, the all-campus GPA of students at Missouri State was 3.09, while the male-only GPA was 2.95, but Theta Chi fraternity had a chapter GPA of 3.16 which topped the all-fraternity GPA of 2.87 and Alpha Chi Omega has a 3.29 GPA, better than the all-female 3.2 GPA.
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Not everything you read, see in movies is true about fraternities, sororities
Zeta Tau AlphaMembers: 231,000Chapters: 162Established: 1898Motto: “Seek the Noblest” Twitter: @ZTAFraternity
Delta Gamma Members: 210,000Chapters: 147Established: 1873Motto: “Do Good”Twitter: @deltagamma
Kappa Kappa GammaMembers: 260,000Chapters: 140Established: 1870Motto: “Aspire to Be” Twitter: @KappaKappaGamma
Alpha Delta Pi Members: 220,000Chapters: 151Established: 1851Motto: “We Live For Each Other”Twitter: @AlphaDeltaPi
Chi Omega Members: 310,000Chapters: 176+ Established: 1895Motto: “Hellenic Culture and Christian Ideals”Twitter: @ChiOmegaXO
Pi Beta Phi Members: 230,000Chapters: 200Established: 1867 Motto: “...enrich lives through community service”Twitter: @PiBetaPhiHQ
Kappa DeltaMembers: 230,000Chapters: 149Established: 1897 Motto: “...strive for that which is honorable, beauti-ful, and highest”Twitter: @KappaDeltaHQ
Delta Delta DeltaMembers: 200,000Chapters: 139Established: 1888Motto: “Let us steadfastlylove one another.”Twitter: @TriDelta
Alpha Omicron PiMembers: 151,000Chapters: 200Established: 1897 Motto: “Women Enriched Through Lifelong Friendship”Twitter: @AlphaOmicronPi
Alpha PhiMembers: 200,000Chapters: 152Established: 1872Motto: “Union hand in hand”Twitter: @AlphaPhiIntl
Popular national sororities in America
PROSv This is an easy way to make friends and expand your social circle. During Rush Week, you can meet other girls in other so-rorities and boys in fraternities. v Participating in Greek life is an excellent way to practice leadership skills by being in charge of philanthropy events, re-cruitment and social gatherings. v Many houses have academic standards that they want their “brothers” or “sisters” to fulfill. This is a highly-effective way to make sure everyone keeps his or her grades up. v When you complete college and are looking for a job, includ-ing that you were part of Greek life can help the employer identify with you over different Greek traditions. From being a part of Greek life, you can easily make connections, not only with the men and women in your chapter, but members around the world.
CONSv It is expensive to be in a fraternity or sorority. The new mem-bership cost for Greek life chapters is roughly between $1,500 and $2,000 for the first semester. This might include a meal plan and rent for the house, national membership dues, chapter member-ship dues and other things. v Many rules and regulations must be followed when in a fraternity or sorority. Many include specific study hours or at-tendance policies. v Hazing is illegal and not allowed on most college campuses, but it’s not a universal rule. Although many Greek chapters are careful to follow the hazing rules the school has in stone, it can happen and can be dangerous physically and emotionally. v There is a certain stereotype about members of fraternities and sororities and that could be passed on to you. There is a stig-ma about Greek life in general and certain houses on campuses.
There is a numerous amount of pros and cons to joining a fraternity or sorority, and membership fees, housing costs, and time are just a few factors one must consider before wanting to become a part of Greek life.
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Community colleges provide a ‘free ride’ to students courtesy of the A+ ScholarshipBy Rachel Polster
The A+ Schools Program was established in 1993 as a way to assure that all stu-dents are well-prepared to pursue advanced education and employment.
“For students who meet the requirements of the A+ program, they are eligible for tuition to attend any Missouri public community college or public vocational or technical school for two years,” said Becky Krohn, Pattonville’s A+ coordina-tor.
With a minimum of $6,000 a year, the A+ Pro-gram will pay for students to get at least an associates degree at the participating schools.
“If you go to a 4-year col-lege instead, there are some schools that give scholar-ship money to students that have completed the A+ Program,” Krohn said. “Truman and Webster are two schools and I have a list
in my office that has at least 20 other schools.”
Krohn said the scholar-ships might be around $1,000 but that money stacks on top of the money students get from other scholarships and resources.
Money isn’t the only reason to consider the com-munity college option.
“I think every kid should be in the program because it’s a great back-up just in case their first plan doesn’t work out,” Krohn said.
Last year, Pattonville had the highest number of seniors eligible for the A+ Program.
“We had about 130 stu-dents meet all the require-ments but certainly more
kids were eligible if they signed up.”
Krohn would estimate that about one-quarter or a third of the students actu-ally used the money.
The benefits of being in the program are great.
If a student isn’t sure what they want to study, Krohn suggests a student begin taking classes at the com-munity college level before transferring to a 4-year college or university.
“It’s a great place to start exploring career options while completing your gen-eral education requirements at no costs.”
One of the requirements a student must fulfill is that students perform 50 hours of unpaid tutoring to younger kids.
“They can do this in any Pattonville school at the elementary, middle school or high school level,” Krohn said. “What’s great about it is the 50 tutoring hours can count as community service
for the graduation require-ment that we have for every student so there really isn’t a good reason not to sign up for this program.”
For students who may need some time to adjust to college life, either aca-demically or emotionally, the community college environment might be the perfect fit for the beginning of their collegiate career.
Community colleges pro-vide a lot of opportunites to give students the full experience of college life, complete with activities, athletics, academics and many other paths to suc-cess.
“I don’t think spending the extra money is worth the difference,” Krohn said. “A free education sounds pretty nice to me.”
Eligible A+ Community Colleges and Vocational
Technical Schools
Arcadia Valley Career Technical CtrBoonslick Technical Educ. CenterBrookfield Area Career CenterCape Girardeau Car & Tech CenterCar. & Tech. Center At Ft. OsageCarrollton Area Career CenterCarthage Technical CenterCass Career CenterClinton Technical SchoolColumbia Area Career CenterCrowder CollegeCurrent River Career CenterDallas County Career CenterDavis H. Hart Career CenterEast Central CollegeEldon Career CenterExcelsior Springs Career CenterFour Rivers Career CenterFranklin Technology Center
Gibson Technical CenterGrand River Technical Sch.Hannibal Career & Tech. CenterHerndon Career CenterHillyard Technical CenterKennett Career & Tech. CenterKirksville Area Tech. CenterJefferson CollegeLake Career & Technical CenterLamar Area Voc.-Tech. Sch.Lebanon Tech. & Career CenterLewis & Clark Career CenterLex La-Ray Technical CenterLinn State Technical CollegeMacon Area Voc. Sch.Metropolitan Community CollegeMineral Area CollegeMissouri State University - West PlainsMoberly Area Community CollegeMoberly Area Technical CenterNevada Regional Tech.-Ctr.New Madrid R-I Tech Skills CtrNichols Career CenterNorth Central Career Center
North Central Missouri CollegeNorth TechnicalNorthland Career CenterNorthwest Technical SchoolOzark Mountain Technical CenterOzarks Technical Community CollegePemiscot Co Career & Tech CtrPerryville Area Car & Tech CtrPike/Lincoln Technical CenterPoplar Bluff Tech. Career CenterRanken Technical CollegeRolla Technical Inst.Saline Co. Career CenterSikeston Career & Tech. CenterSouth Central Career CenterSouth TechnicalSouthwest Area Career CenterSt. Charles Community CollegeSt. Louis Community CollegeState Fair Community CollegeThree Rivers Community CollegeUnitec Career CenterWarrensburg Area Career CenterWaynesville Technical Academy
What is the A+ Program?
The A+ program is a scholarship program de-signed to provide students attending participating A+ schools with scholarships to local two-year commu-nity colleges or vocational/technical schools.
How Can I Apply?
Contact the school you would like to attend and ask them about what requirements they have for attending their college. Also apply for FAFSA every school year.
Krohn works with Pattonville students participating in the A+ programStudent Eligibility
r Sign an A+ Student Agreement.r Attend an A+ high school for three con-secutive years immediately prior to graduation. r Graduate from PHS with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above on 4.0 grading scale.r Graduate with cumula-tive attendance record of 95% or better.r Beginning with the Class of 2015, all students must pass the Algebra
I EOC with a score of advanced or proficient but may meet this requirement by achieving a qualify-ing score on the ACT or COMPASS test. r Perform 50 hours of unpaid tutoring of younger students.r Maintain a record of good citizenship and avoidance of unlawful use of alcohol and drugs.r Students must enroll in the A+ Program by Sept. 30 of their senior year.
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ACT Prep, study sessions at school help get students ready for the test Average ACT scores of select schoolsArkansas........................26 Bradley...........................26Central Methodist..........21Central Missouri............22Columbia College..........24Cornell College.........23-29Creighton.......................29Culver Stockton.............23Drake........................23-28Drury..............................25Eastern Illinois...............22Evansville......................25Fontbonne......................23Harris-Stowe..................21Hope College.................26Illinois College...............24Illinois State...................24Illinois Wesleyan.........28.5Indiana State...................23Kalamazoo College .......28Kansas............................24Knox College.................27Lindenwood...................24Maryville.......................24McKendree....................24Millikin..........................24Missouri......................25.5Missouri Baptist.............20Missoui-Kansas City....24.7 Missouri S&T...........25-30Missouri Southern..........21Missouri-St. Louis..........24Missouri Western...........20Murray State...................23Northwest MO State......23Rockhurst....................24.5Saint Louis.....................27Saint Mary......................18SIU-Carbondale.............21SIU-Edwardsville..........21Southeast Missouri State.18Truman...........................27Washington Univ.......30-33Wichita State..................23Westminster....................21
By Ross Reynolds
“Although not the only measure, so much rides on the ACT for college,” said English teacher Dr. Janet Baldwin.
Pattonville is aware of this, and has an ACT Prep class. The class is taught by Baldwin and math teacher Ms. Stacy Manship.
“The class is extremely helpful because we are able to help students practice the things that we know are on the test,” Baldwin said.
She said many of the same things are on the test every year.
On average, students that have taken the class have gained anywhere between 1 to 7 points on the test, according to Baldwin.
Pattonville has ACT scores that are higher than both the state and the national average.
Starting in spring 2015, the state of Missouri is re-quiring all school districts to give the ACT to juniors during the school day.
“I would like to point out the importance of students’ ACT scores and GPAs,” Brian Heger, admission counselor at Southern Il-linois University Edwards-ville, said. “These two factors play a very large role in deciding admission and scholarships.”
Therefore, he can not stress enough to students that starting from Day 1, freshman year, their GPAs do matter.
“I have seen many stu-dents that really dropped the ball for just one year, or even one semester, and were not able to redeem their GPA enough to be admitted,” Heger said. “It’s
heart-breaking on my end. We, as admissions coun-selors really do want our students to be admitted and to go to the school of their dreams.”
The ACT Prep class cov-ers many of the topics that are on the test. The subjects covered are math and read-ing mainly. Social studies and science are covered through the reading.
The writing portion of the ACT will now be required for all students.
“Colleges want to see students writing ability, and this helps to show it,” Baldwin said.
Pattonville offers many ways to prepare for the test besides the ACT Prep class.
“There are more oppor-tunities than just the class,” Baldwin said. “[College counselor] Ms. Kamp-shroeder hosts a number of free evening classes and there are plenty of helpful websites online.”
Free evening classes go over a variety of topics from the test including math and science.
Online resources include ACT.org which is helpful because it gives free tests that provides feedback.
“Your brain is a muscle and, just like an athlete, it is important to continually excercise it,” Baldwin said.
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ACT tips for every student
English teacher Dr. Janet Baldwin helps a student during her ACT Prep class. Below are tips she gives.
ACT Prep students take a practice ACT test.
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Every school has a unique thing about it. Can you match the fun fact about each school to the state it comes from? Answers below.
By Jordan Colquitt
A. The St. Louis Rams quarterback, Sam Bradford, played for this team in collegeB. Six-time Grammy winner John Legend went to this universityC. Ranked No. 3 in top recreation centers in the nation with its indoor beach-themed poolD. This university offers courses in more than 40 different foreign languagesE. The minimum GPA required to apply to this school is 2.50F. NFL wide receiver Victor Cuz and basketball star Julius Erving both attended this universityG. Erin Whitten (1993) is the first woman to win a professional hockey game after going in for Alan Harvey due to an injuryH. The Victory Bell at this school is rung by members of Alpha Phi Omega after athletic wins, a tradition that began on October 2, 1954I. Former NBA head coach Phil Jackson attended this universityJ. This school offers nine men’s and 12 women’s varsity sportsK. The 2010 and 2011 baseball team won the College Baseball World SeriesL. The school’s cafeteria is named after Alfred Packer, a cannibal from the late 1800sM. This school has a blue football field, making it one of two non-green playing surfaces in college footballN. The “Stein Song” is the only college fight song to ever reach No. 1 on the pop chartsO. The women’s basketball team held a 90-game winning streak that ended in a loss to Stanford (2008-2010)P. This school’s athletic training program has a 100 percent passage rate on the State Board Exams by its studentsQ. This school is ranked #14 in the top private colleges in the nation and ranked #15 overallR. Student Phil Knight and former track coach Bill Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964; as of 1978, the business is now NikeS. Bill and Hillary Clinton started their careers teaching law at this schoolT. Rumor at this school: If you see an albino squirrel before your next exam, you will get an AU. This school was the first public university in the nation to accept men and women on an equal basisV. At this university, 3,827 bachelor degrees were handed out for the graduating class of 2012-13W. This is the most applied-to university in the nation. In 2012, they received 72,000 freshman applicationsX. This school’s men’s basketball has made 53 NCAA tournaments appearances totaling 111 wins, 39 Sweet 16 showings and 34 Elite 8 appearancesY. This school has the largest single scholarship endowment for study abroad support in the U.S.Z. This school was founded in 1885, before the state was actually a stateAA. One first-year student from this school placed in the top 8 of “The Voice”AB. This school is No. 1 in accepted students who enrollAC. About two-thirds of the alumni from this school live in New JerseyAD. The highest degree offered at this school is the doctorate degreeAE. The mascot of this school has a full name of Buckingham U. BadgerAF. This school’s motto is “Omnia Pro Patria” (All for our country) AG. No. 1 school among 30 Best College Values in the Mid-AtlanticAH. This campus ranks among the top three public research universities in the nationAI. This school is ranked No. 2 in the nation for best public schoolsAJ. The Dolphin Show is an annual event held by the student body at this school and is the nation’s largest student produced musicalAK. In 2012, this university had an all-time high of 21,528 students enrolled at the schoolAL. Nine Division I teams won conference titles in 2012-13 AM. 84 percent of the freshmen at this school graduate in six yearsAN. This school offers college ROTC Navy and ROTC Air ForceAO. The Wendy Williamson Auditorium at this school is thought to haunted by six different peopleAP. Communications studies is the most popular major at this school AQ. 49% of students who attend this school are from this state AR. This school is considered a NASA Space Grant CollegeAS. The state’s motto can be found on the University Seal: “Ua mau ka ea o ka ‘aina I ka pono” (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)AT. NFL star quarterback Tom Brady, singer Madonna, and actors Lucy Liu and Darren Criss all attended this schoolAU. Huskey Stadium has the record for having the loudest game in college football history: 130 decibels in 1992 against the Nebraska CornhuskersAV. Don Knots, who played Deputy Barney Fife in “The Andy Griffith Show,” is a famous alum from this schoolAW. Ths school hosts the largest collegiate bike race in the United States: The Little 500AX. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt founded the university as requested by his wife in 1873
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Tours of college campuses is key to find right fitDay after parent/teacher conferences was a scheduled day off of school for everyone at the high school, many took opportunity to visit local colleges
By Ross Reynolds
Technology is amazing. You can take a virtual
tour of a campus. You can even see the inside of a classroom and a dorm. You can even tweet the mascot of a college.
But it can never replace the feeling you get when you know that you’re home.
That’s why taking college tours is so important.
Brochures are great, web-sites are too, but no matter how good they are, they can’t tell the whole story.
Campus visits are ex-tremely important because they allow students to expe-rience the intangibles - the things they can’t experience unless they are there.
Reid Lenhart, senior admissions representative from University of Central Missouri, said his biggest piece of advice when look-ing at colleges is to make sure that a student finds a cost effective and efficient degree that will get them where they want to go.
“When looking at a distance away from home, it should be a top factor in building a radius of how far a students wishes to go,” Lenhart said. “This is the first time that a student has been on their own away from their family for a period of time and they need to be comfortable with the distance they are going to be.”
The key to the college search is to start early.
“I suggest beginning the process your junior year,” Leanna Baldner, admis-sions counselor for Mis-sissippi State University, said. “By your senior year, have your college choice narrowed down to three.
Visit those campuses either your junior year or senior year and base your deci-sion on your major, how you think you would fit in on campus, cost, distance from home and location. The main thing is to find a college or university that would be the best fit for you.”
College counselors recommend bringing a camera so students can take lots of pictures be-cause once they get home, students are going to forget fast, especially if they tour several colleges on the same trip.
At Pattonville, students in the Honors English 3 class do a compare/contrast paper on college campuses. Part of the assignment is to take pictures and video of the different campuses.
Campus tours of uni-versities and colleges are available throughout the entire year
Senior Alissa Keller has taken 10 campus tours.
“Most tours consist of the tour, as well as lunch, meeting with counselors, and even student question panels,” she said.
Keller said the student question panels are a great chance to ask any impor-tant questions you may have. These questions may become important in mak-ing a final school decision.
“I think that financial questions are some of the most important to ask,” Keller said, adding that she asks the same financial-related questions on every tour.
Tours are especially important when the school is located outside of your hometown.
Lenhart said it’s always better to tour a school
when students are on campus because then you get a true feeling of what campus life will be like.
“They help you to find out what activities you can get involved in at specific colleges,” junior Adam Goss said.
Megan Belgeri, the St. Louis regional representa-tive for the University of Kansas said the school has Greek Life on campus, over 600 other clubs and organizations and a Top 10 study abroad program in the nation.
“We send students to 75 different countries with over 120 different pro-grams in those countries.”
Many schools have many extracurricular activities for students to get involved in, and taking a tour allows a student to ask questions, and find out what these activities are.
Juniors and seniors aren’t the only ones thinking about college tours.
Sophomore Abby Schnable believes it is important to start looking early.
“It’s important to start young, that way you can know what you want ear-lier,” Schnable said.
It is crucial to have resources to aid students, and Lenhart said when touring a campus, find out what it can offer you after you graduate.
“Looking at a school, it is important to know that a student is going to go there to grow academically, socially, as well as profes-sionally,” Lenhart said. “At the end of the day, they are a well-rounded, multi-faceted, highly-marketable individual that can get a job at the end of their degree.”
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Top 25 College Sports Programs
StanfordPAC-12
OregonPAC-12
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Recent Championships2014 - (M) Track
2012 - (W) XC2008 - (M) XC
Like Nike? Then the alma mater of Nike’s founder may be the school for you. On another note, their yearly dominance of running sports as well as the school’s competitive spirit help
to make them No. 2 on our list.
LouisvilleACC
Recent Championships2013 - (M) Basketball
2013 - (FB) Sugar Bowl2011 - Cheerleading
Although their facilities may have the weirdest names (KFC Yum! Center? Really?), they continually have great teams in
every sport, and we mean every sport.
Recent Championships2014 - (W) Water Polo
2013 - (W) Tennis2011 - (M) Volleyball
Smarts and sports. Two words that completely describe our top college sports program. As one of the top colleges for
education, they have a strong athletic tradition, and they have won at least one championship each of the past 38 years.
Duke ACC
Recent Championships2014 - (M) Lacrosse
2014 - (W) Golf2010 - (M) Basketball
Everyone knows the name, and everyone knows the game. Coach K continually brings in top basketball teams. But what about Duke’s other sports? They are the top lacrosse program
in the nation.
Michigan StateBIG 10
Recent Championships2013 – B10 Football
2007 – (M) Ice Hockey2000 – (M) Basketball
No. 1 in Michigan? You could say that. Although they may not have many championships, they are always able to com-
pete with their talent-rich teams.
Notre DameACC/INDEPENDENT
Recent Championships2013 – (M) Soccer
2011 – Fencing2010 – (W) Soccer
Although they don’t have a conference affiliation in football, it doesn’t make them any less of a sports powerhouse. The
Irish can be found in rankings year after year, and have been a soccer force in recent years.
ConnecticutAAC
Recent Championships2014 – (M) Basketball2014 – (W) Basketball2013 – Field Hockey
Get out your brooms! The Huskies made a statement by win-ning both the men and women’s basketball championships
this past season. We couldn’t put them out of the Top 10 after a feat like that.
Florida SEC
Recent Championships2014 - (W) Softball
2008 - Football2007 - (M) Basketball
The Swamp and a past full of Tebowing. What more could you ask for? Florida has recently become a top ticket in the
southeast with recent championships in football and basket-ball, as well as being the defending softball champions.
KentuckySEC
Recent Championships2014 - Cheerleading
2012 – (M) Basketball2012 – Cheerleading
The Midwest’s basketball hotspot, Kentucky year-after-year brings in some of the biggest recruits (although mostly one-and-done), making them an annual powerhouse. Oh, and no
school has won more cheerleading championships.
Ohio StateBIG 10
Recent Championships2014 - (W) Rowing
2012 - Fencing2011 - (M) Volleyball
The state of Ohio’s main attraction, the Buckeyes are competi-tive year in and year out while always being in the football
postseason discussion as well as making multiple trips to the NCAA Basketball tournament.
Florida StateACC
Recent Championships2013 – Football
2008 – (M) Track2007 – (M) Track
The defending football champions own two things: one of college sport’s most iconic names, and one of the most iconic
football helmets in American sports. Oh, and don’t expect Florida State football to back down anytime soon.
UCLA PAC-12
Recent Championships2013 – Baseball2010 – Softball
2010 – (W) Gymnastics
UCLA owns college sports. The Bruins have a total of 111 NCAA championship titles, more than any other university
in America. They also have teams that compete in every sport just about every year.
BaylorBIG 12
Recent Championships2012 – (W) Basketball
2012 – Equestrian2004 – (M) Tennis
Baylor has become a top sports program, especially thanks to 2012, also known as the Year of the Bear. In that year, Baylor’s
four major teams all finished ranked, and the women’s bas-ketball team brought home a national championship.
By Ross Reynolds & Jordan Colquitt
For most college sports, a weekly Top 25 is released to rank the top teams in a certain sport at that point in time. But what if schools were ranked as a whole and not just based upon a single sport? Below is our list of the Top 25 Overall College Sports Programs.
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North Carolina ACC
Recent Championships2012 – (W) Soccer2011 – (M) Soccer
2009 – (M) Basketball
Everyone knows the baby blue school color. The Tar Heels have the longest standing rivalry with the Duke Blue Devils,
with the schools only being eight miles away from each other. UNC leads 133-105 in the all-time series in basketball.
MichiganBIG 10
Recent Championships2014 - (M) Golf2012 - Football
2012 - (W) Gymnastics
Roll tide! Alabama has been a sports powerhouse for quite a few years now, and surprisingly, not just in football. Alabama
has one of the top golfing programs in college sports.
AuburnSEC
Recent Championships2011 - Equestrian
2010 - Football2009 - (M) Swimming
Remember last year’s Iron Bowl? A play like that helps to put a team onto a list like this. But more than that, Auburn
has been on the rise recently in not just football, but even in basketball.
Indiana BIG 10
Recent Championships2013 - (M) B10 BB2013 - B10 Baseball2010 - (M) Soccer
Indiana hasn’t won very many recent championships, but that doesn’t stop them from being on our list. The Hoosiers always
seem to put a great basketball team on the court, although they may hit roadbumps every once and awhile.
MissouriSEC
Recent Championships2013 – SEC Volleyball2012 – B12 Basketball2012 – B12 Baseball
The hometown team hasn’t won a national championship since the 1960s in baseball, but they still continue to bring
out competitive teams every season. Every year, a new Miz-zou team is able to breakthrough.
Texas BIG 12
Recent Championships2014 - (M) Gymnastics2013 - (M) Swimming
2005 - Softball
Every year, Michigan schools are talked about as contenders. Even though they cannot always string together the most
amazing season, they continue to impress people every year with consistency.
AlabamaSEC
Recent Championships2013 - (W) Volleyball
2012 - (M) Golf2010 - (M) Swimming
With 50 national championships, Texas has always staked its claim as a top school for athletics. The Longhorns have
been down for a few years, but every team is in the rebuilding stages, and the future looks bright.
Kansas BIG 12
Recent Championships2008 - (M) Basketball2008 - Orange Bowl
2004 - (M) Soccer
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk! Kansas is lucky to have good college sports to make up for the lack of professional sports and well,
everything else. All jokes aside, Kansas has been a college basketball powerhouse for decades.
SyracuseACC
Recent Championships2009 – (M) Lacrosse2008 – (M) Lacrosse
2003 – (M) Basketball
Every year, Syracuse finds itself somewhere near the men’s Final Four. They just have that tournament charm. But other than basketball competitiveness, the school has won many
lacrosse championships in recent years.
MarylandBIG 10
Recent Championships2010 - Cheerleading2008 - Field Hockey
2008 - (M) Soccer
The Maryland Terrapins have collected 48 national titles and just moved to a newly rearranged Big 10 Conference, The most recent of these titles being women’s lacrosse in 2014. Interesting fact: Maryland has a non-varsity rugby team.
Virginia ACC
Recent Championships2013 - (M) Tennis
2012 - Rowing2011 - (M) Lacrosse
The Cavaliers have won 20 National Championships since the school started in 1819, but that hasn’t stopped the school from continually competing every year. All sports are Divi-sion I and they compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
USCPAC-12
Recent Championships2014 - Tennis
2013 - Water Polo2013 - (W) Golf
Super Bowl XLVII head coach Pete Carroll was a football coach at USC from 2000-2009, and despite some recent scan-
dals, the school has been on the incline since.
Recent NCAA champions in major sports
2013 – Florida State2012 – Alabama2011 – Alabama2010 – Auburn2009 – Alabama
2013 – Notre Dame/UCLA2012 – Indiana/N. Carolina2011 – N. Carolina/Stanford2010 – Akron/Notre Dame2009 – Virginia/N. Carolina
2014 – Vanderbilt/Florida2013 – UCLA/Oklahoma2012 – Arizona/Alabama2011 – S. Carolina/AZ St.2010 – S. Carolina/UCLA
2014 – UConn/UConn2013 – Louisville/UConn2012 – Kentucky/Baylor2011 – UConn/Texas A&M2010 – Duke/UConn
2013 – Penn State2012 – Texas2011 – UCLA2010 – Penn State2009 – Penn State
FootballVolleyball
(W)Soccer (M/W)
Baseball/Softball
Basketball (M/W)
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NCAA requirements need to be met before signing, becoming an official student-athleteBy Brady Bell
For many high school athletes, the next step after graduation from high school is to play in college, but many don’t know what the NCAA actually does for them.
The National Colle-giate Athletic Associa-tion is a non-profit orga-nization out to regulate student athletes as well as giving them the skills to have success on the playing field, in the classroom and through-out their lives.
Each year, the NCAA gives out more than $2.7 billion in athletic scholarships.
For a high school ath-lete graduating in 2015,
he or she has to meet all requiremants set by the NCAA.
First, the athlete has to graduate from high school while maintain-ing a minimum grade point average of a 2.0 in the core courses dia-grammed below.
After that, he or she must take the SAT or ACT and score a mini-mum of 400 on the SAT (math and reading only) or a 37 summed score (all subjects added up) on the ACT.
Last, the athlete’s core course GPA combined with their SAT/ACT score must meet the NCAA Sliding Scale requirement.
For all student athletes
that are graduating in 2016 or later, the NCAA is changing many of the academic requirements.
The new minimum GPA goes up from 2.0 to 2.3 cumulative GPA.
Then, the athlete must complete 10 of the 16 core course classes by their senior year of high school. Plus, the athlete can’t retake any of those 10 core courses for a higher score.
If the current high school athletes were required to meet the new academic stan-dards, over 15 percent of the seniors of the 2014 graduation class would be ineligible to play in the NCAA now.
Many high school
athletes believe they will get a huge scholarship to get into college on performance alone, but for many athletes, that’s not the deal.
Every year, former varsity baseball coach Mark Hahn would tell his players the same story about what college scouts look for:
“Every time a college scout calls me about a player, the first question is ‘How are his grades?’” Hahn said. “If you don’t have good enough grades, then you can’t play at all, so what’s the point of looking at you if you can’t play in the first place?”
Subject Number of total credits
English 4Mathematics 3
Natural/ Physical Science
2
Social Sciences 2Any of the above 1
Electives 4
Division I Requirements
Subject Number of total credits
English 3Mathematics 2
Natural/Physical Science
2
Social Sciences 1Any of the above 2
Electives 3
Division II Requirements
Subject Number of total credits
English 4Mathematics 3
Natural/ Physical Science
3
Social Sciences 3Fine Arts 1
Practical Arts 1/2Personal Finance 1/2
Physical Education 1Health 1/2
Electives 7 1/2
PHS Graduation Requirements
As you can see by these diagrams, Pattonville requires more credits to all of its student-athletes than Division I does with their student-athletes. Most notably, Pattonville only requries a 1.5 cumulative GPA in order to participate in sports, yet the NCAA requires a 2.0 cumulative GPA for students that want to compete on the field of play.
Pattonville, NCAA have different graduation requirements
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Three students signed college letters of intent on Nov. 12: Hannah Mitchell, lacrosse, McKendree Univer-sity; Ashtanti Carey, soccer, Baylor University; Kayla Blank, softball, William Penn University.
By Brady BellWhen you think about mascots, most people think about tigers, lions, and bears. “Oh My!” Well, this is a list of the other guys. These college mascots are just strange.
At the bottom of the list we have Stanford University. They are the Cardinals, which is a kind of tree found on the campus. They were the Indians, but many students felt like it was racist, so they voted for a change. It was chosen over the human manhole and a giant French fry in a vote in 1975. The tree made its first apperance shortly after that.
No. 9 goes to the Universi-ty of Delaware. Delaware is the Fightin’ Blue Hens. The University has been using this mascot since 1911. The Fightin’ Blue Hen origi-nated during the Revou-tionary War when soldeirs used to have chicken fights. The chickens quickly got a reputation for their ferocity and fighting success.
The Demon Deacons of Wake Forest come in at No. 8. When the Deacons pulled off a solid win over ACC rival Duke, sports editor Mayon Parker of Ahoskie discovered a new phrase to describe the “devilish” spirit of the Dea-cons. He came up with the name “Demon Deacon.” Now the Demon Deacons are a household name.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette gets No. 7 with the Ragin Cajuns. According to the Ragin Cajuns website, “A Ragin’ Cajun is not a person or an animal, but a feeling that describes our unique way of life. It describes our hot and spicy food and unique music. For this, the stu-dents picked a pepper.” It became popular when the school made an appear-ance in the College World Series.
No. 6 is the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina Univer-sity. What is a Chanticleer? It is a blue rooster. There is no other college team with the mascot of this blue rooster and most people don’t know how to pronounce “Chanticleer.”
The fifth strangest mascot is the Rainbow Warrior from the University of Hawaii. Confusing, right? On one side you have an innocent rainbow, and on the other hand you have a crazy warrior who can mess you up. On top of that, Hawaii is known for being laid back and chill.
Sammy the Slug is the mascot of the University of California-Santa Cruz and it is No. 4 on the list. The Banana Slug is a bright yel-low, slimy, shell-less mol-lusk commonly found on the redwood forest floor. The students’ embrace of such a lowly creature was their response to the fierce athletic competition fostered at most American universities.
Campbell College is No. 3 with the Fighting Cam-els. To date, there is still uncertainty as to why the unique mascot (only one other school in the United States -- and none in Divi-sion I -- has the nickname “Camels”) was chosen.
No. 2 on the list goes to the mascot of University of Califonia-Irvine: the Anteater. It was actu-ally inspired by “Peter the Anteater” from a comic character from Johnny Hart’s B.C. comic. The Anteater was chosen in a vote in 1965. The ant-eater in general is a strange creature, so it had to make the list.
The title for the strang-est college mascot goes to Delta State University who are unofficially the Fighting Okra. No other college in the world has the mascot of the Okra. There isn’t much to add, the name sells itself. That is why Delta State wins the stangest mascot award.
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Joey Schneider, Missouri, 2014
For Joey Schneider, success is paying attention in class, doing the work, and being self-motivated to do well.
“The main recipe for being academically successful at Mizzou is going to class, reviewing pieces of the material each day and apply-ing your fullest knowledge toward tests and grade-heavy assign-ments.”
Schneider said so far he has been successful in his first year of college.
“I’m continuing to thrive with my grades because I pay attention during lectures and talk to teacher assistants whenever I need help.”
Schneider, who is involved in journalism, was able to get in-volved quickly in the program.
“It helped that I was directly ac-cepted into the J-School right after applying because only 40 percent of people are directly admitted. But even pre-journalism students are allowed to dig into opportuni-ties early.”
When looking for schools, Schneider wanted the “perfect fit” in schools. Schneider found that fit in Mizzou.
“One of my biggest reasons for choosing Mizzou was to pursue the journalism program and build off my main interests from high school.”
Schneider was able to pursue his interests and get involved quite quickly.
“After the first few weeks of school, KCOU and MUTV started offering sports coverage oppportu-nities to freshmen.”
Schneider, who is away from home, stays on campus in one of the dorms and is paired with some-one with the same interests as him.
“It’s a neat experience to be paired with a roommate that also has an interest in journalism,” Schneider said. “Although my roommate and I don’t hang out much outside the dorms, it’s really nice to feed off of each other’s advice and ideas.”
Brendan Everson, Missouri State, 2012
In order to be successful in col-lege, Brendan Everson said it’s all about being disciplined.
“I like to study and work by myself but there are still a lot of opportunities to procrastinate,” Everson said. “For me, it is a mat-ter of buckling down and getting done what I need to get done.”
What helps him is building rela-tionships with those around him.
“Getting to know your professors is always helpful,” he said. “You would be surprised how willing they are to help students who actively participate and make an effort to talk to them about the class.”
The first year of college can be a lot to take in as a student who is transitioning from high school.
“The first year of college is a lot to take in,” Everson said. “You learn a lot about yourself and you will make mistakes. You will party and you will have fun. Just make sure to balance your activities and keep up with your academics. You can wind up failing classes with no idea how it happened so quickly if you don’t.”
Staying in shape is important to Everson and that’s why he visits the fitness center which is located right on campus.
“I use the gym about 4 to 5 days a week and the fact that it is on campus and free just makes it so convenient.”
Everson did point out that free isn’t necessarily true.
“Students actually pay for it in their tuition and fees.”
While some students dream of a college their entire life, Everson did not have a goal school in mind when applying.
“To be completely honest I just stumbled upon Missouri State,” he said. “It was close to home and in-state. Even so, I could not be happier with my decision.”
Phillip Scherer, Lindenwood, 2013
Phillip Scherer decided to go to Lindenwood University, a school located in St. Charles and closer to home, for a few reasons.
“I wanted to be closer to my family so that if I ever needed anything, I would be able to reach them easily,” Scherer said. “I had never been away from them for long periods of time.”
Last year, he did live at home full-time because he was just not ready to be totally independent.
“However, this year, I have moved into my dorm full-time and have loved every minute of it,” Scherer said. “I have so much more freedom and have developed an even stron-ger sense of responsibility knowing that no one is going to make me do something. It is all on me. Also, I have developed even better friend-ships being on campus full time.”
He is in the journalism program and was involved from Day 1.
“LU did provide me with a very unique opportunity of joining their staff full time from the day I walked onto campus, and honestly that was the most important moment of my college experience so far,” Scherer said. “I went into school with an expectation that groups such as the newspaper would be closed off and exclusive, but they were just look-ing for talented people that could contribute in a meaningful way.”
The one thing that has allowed Scherer to be successful in his experience so far has been the per-sonal connections he has made.
“I may be a special case seeing as I work closely with a number of my professors to put together the newspaper, but that has been very helpful to understand everything.”
The one thing Scherer would advise to everybody would be to just be active and find where you belong regardless of what school you attend.
“I guarantee that life in college is more enjoyable if you experience things with people who have similar interests to your own rather than sitting in your room watching TV constantly,” Scherer said. “Just take advantage of whatever you can.”
Letters from the (former) editors of Pirate PressKristen Dehner, Missouri State, 2012
For someone who was always used to having her own space, having a roommate in college was difficult for Kristen Dehner.
“It was an adjustment to share space with someone else and get along with them when you don’t know them,” Dehner said. “Trying to find similarities and things we could share helped break the ice the first week. Also, they will be the one who will go with you to lunch and dinner in the dining halls.”
Going away to college and hav-ing to share a room wasn’t the only adjustment Dehner had to make.
“I didn’t have a teacher remind-ing me of when things were due or that I forgot an assignment.”
Dehner said there are help cen-ters throughout campus and in the library that can help students with math and English assignments.
“You can also get set-up with a tutor which will help you develop and refine skills,” she said.
Getting to know your professors in college will be a huge help to you in your college career and is one tip she gives every freshman.
“Going to their office hours, sit-ting toward the front of the class, and staying after class to ask ques-tions or voice your concerns will help you understand the material better,” Dehner said.
Working closely with professors might actually benefit students now and in the future.
“Get to know your professors because they could be the profes-sors you have down the road, or they could also be a reference that you need for future careers,” Dehner said. “Seek out help from your professors if you fall behind because they can explain the notes from lecture better during their office hours.
She added with everything else going on in college, don’t forget about actually attending class.
“The teachers will lecture over a chapter that will be on a test and knowing important details and examples that the teacher gives will help you do well.”
November 2014PIRATE PRESS18Opinion
By Maggie Vitale
Staff EditorialIt is the opinion of the Pirate Press that even with all the wonderful help we have from our college counselor, Ms. Julie Kampshroeder, we still have to do the work in order to get to college.
“What are you doing after high school?” That question is asked all the time and we re-
ally don’t know how to answer it. Sometimes we glance around the room look-
ing to find somebody with the answer.Everyone thinks they know what’s best for us.
Our friends, our parents and our teachers are always trying to tell us what is the right thing to do. Some actually do know, but others don’t have a clue.
So here’s the challenge: Select the right educa-tion at the right college at the best price for you.
Seems like a tough task, right? But every high school student looking toward college is going through the same thing right now.
Students have been told to do things for the past 12 years. We sometimes even get a dead-line to go along with it. If we miss the deadline, some teachers will give us a break and let us turn it in late and still receive credit.
But applying to college, we aren’t going to get those breaks. We have to meet the deadlines, we have to do the work ourselves.
Students think that teachers and counsel-ors should be involved in the student’s career development, maybe even help them find the right major.
But here’s a news flash: It really is up to us to own the process and choose our own path to success. Anything is possible - the choice is ours. What will you be able to talk about at the 10 year reunion?
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Jordan ColquittRachel PolsterRoss ReynoldsMaggie Vitale
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Ms. Robin
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Robinson
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Ms. Julie
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Middendorf
Mr. Ken
Lopinot
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Schamber
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Mr. Ken
Smith
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Ms. Linda
Herhold
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Ms. Beth
Moritz
Mr. Rob
Lamb
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Ms. Kim
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Mr. Micheal
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Ms. Eleanor Taylor
Mr. Scott
Robinson
Ms. Janet Kuhn
Ms. Kim
Stinnett
Ms. Amy
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Ms. Trudy Steins
Mr. David Gross
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Mr. Kelly
Thames
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Ms. Linda
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Shearrer
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Mr. Kelly
Thames
Ms. Gay Lacy
Ms. Amy
Schwendemann
Mr. Nathan
Bachelder
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Ms. Robin
Woodrome
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Lamb
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Mooney
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Klosterman
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Houghtaling
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Schmidt
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Corvera
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Adam
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Weingart
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Herhold
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Schwendemann
Mr. Micheal
Reuscher
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Smith
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Ms. Edna
Brown
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Smith
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Klosterman
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Schulte
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Lopinot
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Kathriner
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Fitzpatrick
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Cami
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