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A collaborative effort between Baptist Health, Four Rivers Behavioral Health, and the Paducah Independent School System has resulted in a new walk in clinic available to all students, faculty, and staff at Paducah Tilghman High School. Mr. Davis said, “A few years ago, the administration made a push for a clinic to be opened at Tilghman, but it never came about.” This year, Superin-tendent Shively and Dona Rains, the Director of Community Outreach at Baptist Health, accomplished this goal. Baptist Health regional executive William Brown says, “We are honored to provide these services to improve the health of the commu-nities we are privileged to serve.” Both the he and the president of Four Rivers Behav-ioral Health, Terry Hudspeth, expect positive results. Both organizations have agreed to provide education and other prevention pro-grams to improve the general health of the Paducah Tilghman community. No appointments are needed, and it is open from 7 A.M. to 3 P.M. on the second floor. Mr. Davis comments that the clinic will cut back on absences and will maximize the learning opportunities for students who are sick or injured, as they no longer have to leave school and miss multiple classes. “It also takes stress away from parents,” Mr. Davis says, “Parents don’t need to take time off work to schedule appointments and accompany their child to them.” The PA at the clinic can write prescriptions as well. All major health insurance plans will be accepted at the clinic, and they have the option for both co-payments and self-payments. Consent forms are needed for all students under than 18 years of age.

Walk in clinic opens at PT

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by Sammy Tyrrell

Some information provided by Dona Rains

Exclusive this year to Paducah Tilghman High School is the new Health Occupations class. The class is located directly across the street at Baptist Health Hospital. This class is a direct partnership between the school and the hospital and is unique as it is the only hands on pre med program in the area for high school students. The class is held sixth and seventh periods. The participating students sign out at the be-ginning of sixth period and then independently walk over to the hospital. They are responsible for arriving to class on time and returning to Tilghman at the end of the day. Baptist Health was generous to provide the students with a brand new classroom and hallway in the Baptist Health Heart Center. The students will be studying most professions in the medical field. They will have lessons from and work alongside various members of the hospital staff, from doctors and nurses to the business and managerial employees. The students will be instructed by actual medical professionals instead of Tilghman teachers. The hospital sees the class as a “long-term recruitment program.” The class will hopefully increase thier interest in the medical field and spur them to follow it as a career. The goal is for these students come back to Paducah and work at our local hospitals. They hope to create new doctors, new nurses, and new specialists in this classroom. Assistant Principal Jonathan Smith sees this as a fantastic program and loves the hands on experience the students will be engaging in, saying “There is so much more to learn this way than in the standard classroom and there is really no other experi-ence like it.”

Baptist Health provides class for PT studentsby Palmer Stroup

“There is really no otherexperience like it.”-Mr. Smith

PT defeats McCracken 21-7

Four seniors won awards in the Kentucky High School Journalism Association’s contest from this past spring. This contest was for newspa-pers, yearbooks, and broad-cast all around the state. The Tilghman Bell was named third place overall in the gen-eral excellence category in our Class A division. Hannah Hunt and Palm-er Stroup were named state champions in the category of Review for their article “Bird-man Spreads its Wings for the Silver Screen.” Madelyn Chambers received second place in the category of Edito-rial for her article “How to Show Your PT Pride.” Abi-gail Hawkins received Honorable Mention in the Column category for her “Dear Abby” advice column over how to

juggle activities at school. Six graduates from the Class of 2015 also were awarded in the contest. Eliz-abeth Katz received first place for her editorial called “Feminism is Not a Bad Word.” She also placed third in the Re-view category and Honorable Mention in the Page One Design category. Lily Shapiro won third place in pho-tography for her picture of the student section at last year’s football game against McCracken County. Parker Loyd received third place in the Column

category for his “This Month in History” article. Karlee Humphrey placed third for layout of her Arts and Entertainment page. Molly Thompson received Hon-orable Mention for the layout of her Feature page. Rachel Benzing also received a certificate for her Halloween edito-rial cartoon.

The Tilghman Bell would like to congratulate the four Tilghman students who scored a 30 or above on the June session of the ACT. Sophomore Anna Grace McGee and seniors Reese Butler, Ivan Chwalick, and Teri Doss all scored a 30 or above. Their scores are at least nine points above the 2014 national average of 21. Butler scored a perfect 36 on the math subsection and McGee made a perfect score on the reading subsection. When Anna Grace McGee was asked her advice on how to perform so well, she recommended actually using the prep programs. There are many programs available to choose from that can help you raise your score. The next session of the ACT will take place on Sep-tember 12. Be sure to sign up, score well, and be the next to add your name to the list of stellar students walking the halls of Tilghman!

by Teri Doss

Tilghman students top 30 on ACT

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Tilghman sweeps journalism awardsby Abigail Hawkins

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by Jack Boyd and Matthew Vanhoose

A recent change made by the University of Kentucky on ACT requirements for scholarships has caused uproar among students, especially those students who have recently graduated from the Gov-ernor's Scholar Program (GSP) this summer. In the past, the students who completed the entire five week program and had at least a 28 on the ACT were guaranteed a full-tuition scholarship that is estimated to be worth $40,000. The university abruptly changed their ACT requirement from a 28 to a 31 requirement for the same full-tuition scholarship. Those GSP alumni who scored below a 31 are offered the Provost Scholarship which is worth a mere $1,500 per year in comparison to what was given to the GSP alumni in past years and promised to the GSP class of 2015. Many of the 2015 GSP alumni are befuddled as to how three points on the ACT translates to an almost $35,000 difference in scholarship money. Many see the timing of this change to be an unfair one simply because there was no warning of this significant adjustment. The scholars spent five weeks of their valuable summer vacation away from family and friends thinking they would be receiving full tuition at the University of Kentucky just to see it pulled right out from under their feet. A petition has been formed by numerous GSP alumni from multiple graduating classes in order to persuade UK to retract this decision. If no reversal comes from the petition, the students who were previously interested in the University of Kentucky may now be taking their talents elsewhere in the state or even the country. This is exactly the opposite of what the state of Kentucky intended for the program to accomplish. The Governor's Scholar Program was specifically designed to keep the next generation of Kentucky leaders from taking their talents to other states. GSP succeeded at this by offering large amounts of scholarships to nearly all of Kentucky's colleges. This significant change made by the University of Kentucky may have a negative effect on what the program has been trying to accomplish since 1983.

by Parker Belt

UK Raises ACT Scholarship Requirements Without Warning

by Lucie Tyrrell and Matthew Vanhoose

A tip of the hat to the United States Women’s National Soccer Team for dominating through-out the FIFA Women’s World Cup and going undefeated in tournament play. The American team redeemed themselves by defeating Japan 5-2, the team which had knocked the U.S. team out in the previous World Cup. The team was led by veteran Abby Wambach. A tip of the hat to the new popcorn machine Mr. Davis has claimed for the main lobby. As the salty aroma fills the air towards the end of the school day, students are reminded of why Tilghman truly is the best of the best. Tilghman’s new prized possession nurtures our students with the buttery goodness and warm feelings that encompass Mr. Davis’s love for the school and his students. We love you too, Mr. Davis. A tip of the hat to the Pep Club for demonstrating the meaning of Tilghman Pride and dis-tributing it throughout the student body. The much-anticipated return of this famous tradition has inspired all students to come out and support their Tornado. The Pep Club is responsible for rallying the students, pumping up the players and showcasing their school pride through posters, chants and decorations.

A wag of the finger goes to summer for being not only the best, but also the worst thing to ever happen to us. It’s May, and you have just defeated your last final of the school year. You race out the doors, past a stream of shining companions and leap into the arms of sunshine and freedom. This long-awaited reunion could very well be the best day of your life, but a mere two months later, things change. Summer, we trusted you. You were supposed to be there for us when we needed you the most, but in our darkest hour, August 11 at 7:26 AM, you were no-where to be found. We think we need a break, around nine months to be exact. Call us when what we can have is more than temporary. A wag of the finger goes to freshmen for…well, y’know, everything. They walk onto our stomping grounds, the place that has been our home for years, and every single thing they do is flawed. Hey, freshmen, do you see that little sign on the staircase that says down? IT MEANS GO DOWN. There is no such thing as a third floor pool, and if you are gullible enough to be-lieve that, you should just go ahead and hop back in your crib, you baby. If you ask again “What makes chicken day so good?” we will personally stuff you into a locker. Don’t worry though, slugs, you only have a few more months of Purgatory. A wag of the finger goes to the cicadas that tormented Paducah’s eardrums for a majority of the summer. Do you know how long we waited for those days of peace and quiet? Clearly not, since you crushed those dreams with your annoying screeches all summer. Why can’t you just be like butterflies? Butterflies are nice. Butterflies don’t make your ears bleed. Butterflies don’t look like something that would come out of Satan’s nightmares. We hope you are gone forever. Go back to where you came from, and please, please, please take the freshmen with you.

What was the high-light of your summer?

Lance Butler (9)

Mallory Myers (10)

Aaron Keeling (11)

Shelby Browning (12)

“Getting rid of Reese for the summer at GSP.”

“Getting to go out of town for a week-long softball

tournament.”

“Crossing up AJ from 96.9 in basketball at the

Plex.”

“Doing away with my school supplies at the

begining of the summer.”

Dear Abby, IamexperiencingAPclassesforthefirsttime.InowrealizeitisawholenewlevelofworkandIdonotknowhowtohandleit.WhatshouldIdo?

Sincerely, A Stressed Sophomore

Dear Stressed Sophomore, AP classes require a load of discipline, effort, and time. As you know, there is homework almost every night, and multiple quizzes or tests are given each month. I would advise you not to procras-tinate. Discipline yourself to start your assignments early. A load of pressure will be lifted off your shoulders when you can check things off your list quicker. Another idea is to be confident. During my first AP class, I struggled with second- guessing myself on tests and fearing making mistakes. I learned over time, however, to study intently and be confident I had prepared myself as best as I could. No one is a perfect student, so do not feel pressure to make a 100% every time. Try your best and that is all you can do! Stick with these classes-you can do it! You will grow greatly as a student because of it.

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XOXO,

“Dear Abby”

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The start of a school year always brings new things—new clothes, new school supplies, new classes, and new teachers. Among the new things this school year is a new district-wide grading scale. While it may take students and teachers a while to adjust to a scale using pluses and minuses, this change has many positives and will be beneficial to the entire student body. The new grading scale will significantly improve the accuracy of each student’s GPA. Introducing plus and minus letter grades will allow GPAs to be a more specific representation of students’ individual levels of achievement. On the old scale, an 83 and a 93 were both considered a “B” and were equally weighted a 3.0 in a student’s GPA. This means that there was no differentiation between an 83 student and a 93 student in their GPAs, even though these two grades reflect vastly different amounts of work. On the new scale, an 83 is still a “B” and a 3.0 in a GPA, but a 93 is an “A-” and is a 3.67 in a GPA. In between those are a “B+” (3.33) ranging from 87-89. The same is true of a 70 and an 82—on the old scale, they were both a “C” and weighted a 2.0 in a GPA. On the new scale, a 70 is a “C-” and weighted a 1.67, while an 82 is a “B-” and weighted a 2.67. Along with better accuracy will come increased student motivation. With added GPA increments, students are rewarded for smaller numerical improvements in their grades. The new grading scale also helps students to be evaluated more fairly outside of the school system. Tilghman students compete annually with students from around the state and country for college admittance and academic scholarships. Many schools in Kentucky use a 90-100 scale, so students from these schools have higher GPAs than students from Tilghman even though they have the same numerical grades. This can cause Tilghman students to receive less KEES money and fewer scholar-ships than students from other schools who have gotten the same grades. Many people who did not support the change were worried that Tilghman would be lowering its standards by changing the grading scale. However, the new scale maintains its standard on the upper end—to graduate as valedictorian, a student must still receive straight 94s or higher through all four years of high school. The new scale also increased the standard on the lower end—the minimum passing grade is now 64 instead of 62 to ensure that all graduating students are college and/or career ready. This scale does not make achieving higher grades any easier; it is just as diffi-cult to receive any specific number grade as it was with the old scale. The new scale simply makes GPAs more specific and accurate, which is a very positive change that will greatly help students.

We have made it. We made it through being taunted and pushed around as freshmen. We made it through boring sophomore year, and even through junior year, or as we remember it, a nightmare. It is finally our time. We are seniors, but with that comes more than we would have ever expected. I am sure that some of you can’t wait to finish this year and move on to col-lege, but don’t just squeeze your way past senior year; enjoy it! Be a part of the student section, enjoy dancing with your friends at Homecoming, and leave all the drama behind. It is our last year to make memories with the people we have gone to school with since our elementary days. Before we know it, we will all be going our separate ways. Although it is important to have fun, it is also important to take your classes seriously. This year many of us have the opportunity to take college classes, which will go on our college transcripts. This is the year we will all be decid-ing what we plan to major in and what we want to do for the rest of our lives. We are seventeen and eighteen year olds. Choosing what theme the student section should do for a game is a hard enough decision alone! Mr. Davis shared his message to the senior class with The Bell, “Get as much education as you can. Seniors need to focus on their education because they are entering into a transitional period of time.” Senior year is full of excitement, nerves, and pressure. Enjoy every single moment of it! This is a part of your life that you will never forget - the last sports event, Graduation, and deciding what to do after graduating. This is a big year, don’t wish it away because you will forever be a Tornado.

by Maddie Chambers

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What’s the worst part about high school?

by Anna Chambers

The worst part about high school isn’t that the cafeteria food tastes like road kill, or the research papers that put your entire life on hold for five to ten business days; the worst part about high school isn’t even the girls that laugh at you because your shirt doesn’t match your pants. The list of things that can make high school less than ideal goes on and on, but to me, it seems like the worst part about high school is going to be leaving. The days leading up to your first day as a freshman are arguably the worst days of your life. There’s a mix of “I can do this!” and “I really can’t do this” and a whole lot of “I’m going to throw up if I try to do this.” Yet, somehow, we all manage to wake up and walk into a terrifying new building. There are some truly terrible things about freshman year, like the fact that everyone around you is taller and probably hates you, but there are also some truly amazing things about freshman year. You realize that maybe you actually can do all the things that terrify you and maybe you’re tougher than you’d ever imagined. Every year it gets easier, it becomes natural and comfortable. Teachers aren’t so scary and you actually kind of like them, maybe even enough to email them over the summer and get way too excited when you see them at Wal-Mart. High school is one huge, scary thing, but by junior year, we all seem to have a good understanding of what’s going on around us. We don’t have to act like everything in high school is good, though. There are those really mean girls that give you dirty looks when you breathe too loud and the really scary guys that stare a little too long, oh and the teachers that just won’t give you that A even though you have a 93.56 and you really deserve it. But, don’t you kind of like it? Don’t you kind of like going to all the pep rallies, all the basketball games when we all have on our finest beach attire? Don’t you wish it didn’t have to end? Graduation is the scariest word I’ve ever heard and the thought of gradu-ating gives me the “I’m going to throw up if I try to do this” feeling. High school turns into a second family; a big, weird, dysfunctional family and even if you really dislike some of your class members and think they really suck, aren’t you going to miss making fun of them in your head? I will. I’ll miss walking into school and seeing a new popcorn maker, burning Mr. Mayfield, celebrating who won the McCraken vs. Tilghman game (Go Tilghman!). I’ll miss everyone I ever met in high school, because even if we never speak again, they were part of my Tilghman family. And if you ask me, the most terrible, absolutely no good thing about high school is leaving.

After graduating from the superb Paducah Tilghman High School, the majority of students plan to broaden their educational horizons at the college level. For many, this can be a very uneasy and daunting task to take on. Students worry whether they have the characteristics that colleges are looking for when applying for admission and scholarships, but be assured that this feat is not impossible. The best way to make yourself stand out from the crowd is not always to be the smartest; however, hard work in the classroom will go a long way in life. One of the best ways is to simply be involved in a multitude of activities in your school and community. This is an easy task to complete at PTHS with the large number of clubs, classes, and athletics offered to all students. If you consider yourself a math-science oriented person, take a few classes that revolve around the arts and humani-ties. This will help to expand and strengthen an aspect of your life and personality. Colleges look for students who can work and associate with a variety of people, regardless of their background, race, religious views, or sexual orientation. By be-ing involved in a number of activities, you will be given the opportunity to be in-troduced to people who have views and beliefs different from yourself. These skills acquired by being involved with a variety of people will transfer from your school life to your life in the work force. You will be faced with numerous challenges that you will have never faced before during high school, and the things you do now will help prepare you for the future. Each club, sport, hobby, or activity will only help to diversify you and your resume and boost it above the rest of the crowd. So, join a club, play a sport, be a leader and allow yourself to be immersed in the Paducah Tilghman tradition of excellence.

How to be a stand outby Parker Belt

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Tilghman has always welcomed students from different countries. This year, we welcome five students who are from Brazil, Denmark, Italy, Japan and Spain. It’s always great to let people come and experience our well known traditions. You’ve seen them in the hallways and they’re in your classes, but we at The Bell want you to know more about them, so we asked,

Foreign Exchange students join PT by Alaysia Hamilton

Name: Caio Paixao Grade: Senior Country: Brazil 1. “Play and listen to mu-sic.” 2. “I’m not sure yet, but if I had to pick, I would like to go in the field of marine biology or movie direc-tion.” 3. “It was a pretty big school. I always studied in a small school, and Tilghman is giant compared to it. 4. “Not at all. I am doing so many things and learning new stuff everyday that I don’t even have time to think about home.

Name: Karla Pitt Winther Grade: Senior Country: Denmark 1. “I like being with friends and family and playing sports.” 2. “I want to be an advisor for the youth. I do NOT want to sit at an office all day though. I want to be able to interact with the young people.” 3. “Very good! Pretty school, good spirit and they seem committed to education.” 4. “No, not with the family I have. Although, I could imagine that it is different for many exchange stu-dents. My host family just reminds me of my own family.”

1. What is your favorite thing to do out-side of school?2. What do you want to be when you grow up?3. What was your first impression of Tilghman?4. Is living with a different family hard?

Name: Veronica Pederzoli Grade: Senior Country: Italy 1. “I love playing sports and drawing. I have a passion for photography because it’s a way to save good memo-ries.” 2. “My dream is to work aboard and learn more lan-guages to be connected with the world. 3. “I really like Tilghman High School; it’s a very welcoming school. All the teachers are sweet and I like their relationship with the students.” 4. “I am very glad to live with my host family be-cause they are letting me live my dream. They con-sider me family and I’m really enjoying my life. Sometimes, I feel homesick but it doesn’t compare to my experience here.”

Name: Takayaki “Taka” Oka Grade: Junior Country: Japan 1. “I really enjoy reading and playing sports.” 2. “Astronaut.” 3. “Tilghman is a big and beautiful school.” 4. “No, my host family is al-ways kind to me.

Name: Pablo Buron Pom-poso Grade: Sophomore Country: Spain 1. I like to play soccer with his friends. 2. “Doctor.” 3. “It looks like the schools in the films.” 4. “No they are very good people.” Photos by Claire Kelly

This past summer, the PTHS cheerleaders practiced in order to grow together as a team. At the beginning of season, each cheerleader signed contract with Coach Wade stating expectations for the year. Summer is a chance for the new girls to learn the cheers for football season, attend summer camp, and learn what it means to represent your school. Along with practices, every summer the team attends a mandatory three day cheer camp where they are expected to learn new stunts, sidelines, floor cheers, and danc-es. This year, two UCA staff members came to Tilghman to coach a private camp. After learning all the material, the team had multiple girls try out to be named an All American Cheerleader. Each girl who tries out must do her best jump, a cheer, and a dance in front of the UCA staff as they judge. This is the highest honor any high school cheerleader could achieve. Nyla Blue(12), Madelyn Chambers(12), Abigail Hawkins(12), Ashton Hurst(12), Cassie Presnell(12), Grace Denton(10), Brianna Hayes(10), and Sarah Katz(10) were awarded with a medal and the opportunity to cheer in the London New Year’s Day Parade. Coach David Wade says, “The senior class we have this year is the strongest we have had in a while.” The team has five seniors: Nyla Blue, Madelyn Chambers, Abigail Hawkins, Ashton Hurst, and Cassie Presnell. Each senior was given a new girl to call her “little sister.” The team is looking forward to growing together and cheering on their team. The 2015-16 Tilghman cheerleaders are Nyla Blue (12), Madelyn Chambers (12), Abigail Hawkins (12), Ashton Hurst (12), Cassie Presnell (12), Taliyah Hamilton (11), Dejah Werden (11), Brianna Hayes (10), Kennedy Hodge (10), Sarah Katz (10), Adrianna Clarke (10), Camaryn Pea (9), Deja Littleton (9), Dasia Spann (9), Grace Denton (9), Hannah Waller (9), Chesleigh Pugh (9), and Nautica Beasley (9).

Cheerleaders jump into the year

by Madelyn Chambers

Concordia is Tilghman’s very own girls a capella group and at the end of every year, Concordia loses part of their group; last year they graduated four seniors. The remaining members are Seniors Abigail Hawkins and Anna Chambers, Juniors Caroline Meiners, Michael-Ellen Walden, Claire Kelly and Reagan Davidson. Eighteen girls auditioned on Au-gust 18th. Having to pick from such a huge talent pool was an exciting prob-lem to have, but Concordia is excited to sing away the school year with their new members! Congratulations to Sarah Katz, Emma Johnson, Audrianna Hughes, and Shelby Durham!

Concordia welcomes new members

by Anna Chambers

Photo by J. Roberto dos Remedios

Some new faces are walking the halls of Tilghman. Each of these staff mem-bers are a unique addition to the Arts and Humanities, English, business, and Foreign Language Departments. Mr. Gregory, a Western Kentucky University graduate, is the new band direc-tor and is teaching Guitar I and Guitar II, Percussion Ensemble, and Arts and Humanities. Before coming to Tilghman, he taught at Christian County High School. When asked what he knew about Tilghman prior to accepting the job, he answered, “I knew about the Tradition of Excellence with the Band of Blue. I knew the Athletic programs are on an elite level. I knew the academics at Tilgh-man were very strong.” Mrs. Fowler is the new Digital Literacy teacher. She received her degree from Murray State University and this is her first year teaching. Even though she’s new to teaching, Mrs. Fowler is not an unfamiliar face. She did her student teaching and practicum hours at Tilghman.After two years of students having to take French courses online, Mrs. Turner has joined the Foreign Language Department. She is teaching French I, French II, and RTI Reading. She is a Tilghman alumna, having graduated just ten years ago. During her sophomore year of college at Murray State University, she stud-ied abroad in Dijon, France for six months. She previously worked at Concord Elementary as an Instructional Assistant and co-taught a course designed for pre-service teachers at Lindenwood University. Mr. Morse, a former Murray State English faculty member, is now Tilghman’s new AP English, Dual Credit English, and RTI Reading teacher. He received his Bachelor of Science from Murray State University in English, along with his Master of Arts degree in literary studies. Mr. Cardon is the new English 93, 11th grade RTI Reading, and Intro to Speech and Theatre teacher. He graduated from Murray State University and previously worked at Graves County High School for a year and taught at Breckinridge County High School for two years prior to that. When asked about how he perceived Tilghman before coming here, Mr. Cardon said, “I have long admired the commitment to excellence here and the illustrious reputation with regard to academic performance.”

Tilghman hires new teachers

by Daly Spicer and Alaysia Hamilton

On July 23, NASA announced its scientific breakthrough. Thanks to the Kepler Space Telescope, NASA was able to observe a planet with Earth-like qualities. Ke-pler 186f is located in the Kepler 186 System along with four other planets (Kepler 186b, 186c, 186d, 186e) that have been detected by the Kepler Space Telescope. Unlike the planets that it shares a system with, Kepler 186f is located in the hab-itable zone. This means that it is located in a region far away, yet close enough to a star that it may support life. Kepler 186f orbits a red dwarf star every 130 days. In comparison to the amount of energy that Earth receives from the Sun, Kepler 186f receives a third of that from its red dwarf star. Many other planets have been discovered in habitable zones, but Kepler 186f is closest to Earth’s size; it’s only about 10% larger. Because of its size, scientists predict that Kepler 186f has a surface composed of rock, iron, and ice. Because of their similar qualities, NASA is even calling it “Earth’s cousin.”There is speculation of life on Kepler 186f because it resembles Earth in so many ways. It is possible that the planet’s atmosphere can keep water in a liquid form on the surface. Because Kepler 186f is on the outer edge of the habitable zone, there is a concern that the water could freeze. However, its larger size could mean a thicker atmosphere that would serve the purpose of insulating the planet. Even though it is in the habitable one, scientists still aren’t sure what its atmosphere contains, and they cannot say with certainty that Kepler 186f could support life. When searching for life outside of our planet, scientists first look for planets with Earth-like qualities. Out of all the recent discoveries, Kepler 186f ranks as the most comparable to Earth.

NASA discovers new planetby Maddie Ybarzabal and Darby Moffat

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Every year in the last weekend of July, the windy city, Chicago, Il-linois experiences an unusual phe-nomenon as nearly 300,000 travel-ers arrive in the city for one of the most unique experiences of their lifetimes. This experience is Lol-lapalooza- a three day music festi-val celebrated in Grant Park lasting from the morning until after the sun dips below the sky. Lollapalooza is an essential experience for fans of any and all types of music, whether your fancy is hip-hop, electronic, al-ternative, rock or pop, you are sure to find an artist that peaks your in-terest on the lineup. The weekend can also prove to be grueling on some unprepared people. Continuous days of walking around Grant Park, wading through crowds thicker than a swamp and the de-hydration that comes with standing and dancing under the hot summer sun for hours on end will inevitably take its toll. People pass out beneath the shade of a tree before the day is even halfway over. Although every concert was an amazing experience, some of the highlights of the weekend came from the performances of Kid Cudi, Florence + The Machine, and Paul McCartney. Kid Cudi played a col-lection of songs from throughout his seven year career featuring tracks from Man On The Moon I and II, Indicud, Satellite Flight and per-formed a new track entitled “Con-fused” on acoustic guitar to end his show. Cudi truly connected with the crowd during his performance, thriving off the energy the crowd gave him as he glided across the stage dancing and singing to his own songs with a wide smile on his face the whole time. Florence + The Machine is a unique alternative band featuring the female lead singer Florence. Similar to Kid Cudi, the band fed off the crowd’s energy and delivered a spectacular performance on the fi-nal night of the weekend to a crowd that was more energetic than they

should have been considering they were in the last leg of an exhaust-ing weekend. The band performed acclaimed hits such as “Dog Days Are Over,” “St. Jude,” and “Ship To Wreck.” As Florence sprinted to-ward the crowd near the end of the show, the crowed exploded, but to the dismay of tens of thousands of fans old and new, the concert ended abruptly as an impending thunder-storm swept over the Windy City. While these artists and the dozens of others that performed at Lollapa-looza were all fantastic, the week-end was topped by the performance of Paul McCartney. The 73 year-old delivered an incredible performance that amazed fans from every era. Sir Paul played dozens of songs from throughout his storied musical career. Beatles fans were appeased by solo renditions of “Magical Mystery Tour,” “Something,” and “Blackbird” while the fans of Wings were given a nod by the playing of other hits like “Band On The Run.” The most captivating images of the concert were when Paul and his ac-companiment performed “Live and Let Die” as a flurry of fireworks exploded in the sky following the chorus, when the concert fittingly ended to the Beatles “The End,” and when Paul McCartney led tens of thousands of fans in a beautiful rendition of “Hey Jude,” it lasted well over ten minutes as the entire crowd joined voices to pay tribute to one of the biggest music legends of our time. Lollapalooza was a huge success yet again, guaranteeing another year of the world-famous concert festi-val. With the lineup of artists being released in early April 2016, make sure you order your tickets as they are released weeks earlier if you are a music fan of any and all genre. Lollapalooza was an amazing expe-rience that will be remembered by its visitors for the rest of their lives and can make the last weekend of the summer into something remark-able.

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by Matthew VanHoose

If you continue to ride the struggle bus to school everyday and you just can’t seem to get your life together, then this is the article for you! It’s been two whole months since you’ve done anything remotely productive. Your greatest accomplishment this summer was lying in bed for 16 hours in one day. You’re not alone; most of us only moved to get food and go to the bathroom. Old habits die hard, but you have to face reality sometime. No matter how much you hate it, you have to get out of bed, handle your personal hygiene, go to school, do your homework, and go to bed at a reasonable hour!

1. We know you’re busy, but we also know that you need to study. Your teachers tell you that all the time. We suggest that you try to look over your notes three times a week. You’ll be amazed at the student you’ll be-come when you simply put forth some effort! And no matter how much it seems like a good idea at the time, you will regret procrastinating. Just get your work done!

2. All summer long you stayed up until the wee hours of the morning binge watching “Orange is the New Black” and slept until noon. Now that school started, you can’t keep your eyes open in class and you crash as soon as you get home. Set a goal everyday to get your homework done as soon as you get home and to go to sleep earlier than you did the night before.

3. How many times can you blame being late on your lack of organization? How long does it take for you to realize that scurrying around at 7:15 is not a good way to start your morning? Come on people, it’s simple; put your homework and notebooks in your backpack the night before!

4. Let’s face it, in the summer it’s more acceptable to not shower for three days because you didn’t have see anyone outside of your family. Now you’re seeing about 700 people a day, and they don’t appreciate your bed head, bologna breath, or your B.O. Self care should be #1 on your prior-ity list. Hygiene products are available in Tornado Alley; take advantage of your resources.

by Caroline Meiners and Darby Moffatt

Get back into a routine

You’re driving down the road, seem-ingly minding your own business, when you hear it - the distinctive “BEE DOO” of a police car behind you. As it turns out, you were speeding! Everyone that can drive, or has driven a car, knows how important it is to obey traffic laws. Granted, no one is perfect, but you can’t take off like a NASCAR driver down Broadway. If you do, there’s a good chance you’re going to get a tick-et. Did you know that all speeding tickets are not created equal? Some carry more weight than others, and it all depends on how fast you were going when the police officer pulled you over. The faster you go, the worse the ticket is, and the worse the ticket, the more points that can be put on your license. If you are pulled over driving 10 mph or less over the speed limit, you will not receive any points on your license. Ac-tually, it’s fairly shocking that you were pulled over in the first place. Unfortunate-ly, you will have to pay the fine of about $25 plus any additional court costs. Now, if you’re caught really speed-ing, meaning 11-15 mph over the limit, the consequences are a bit more severe. You will likely have 3 points assessed on your license. If you are under 17 years of age, you only need 7 points to have your license revoked. On top of the points, you

can plan on paying at least $166 in fines. Moving up in speed, if you are caught doing 16-25 mph over the limit on any road, you better hope you’ve been a per-fect driver until then. You can have 6 points put on your license, getting dan-gerously close to that 7 limit. Plus, you will have to pay anywhere from $175 to $199 in fines and costs. In the event that you went petal to the metal and took off down the road at full speed in an attempt to be the race car driver you always wanted to be, get used to not driving for a while. 26 mph and over is the worst speeding ticket you can get, as it also comes with a reckless driv-ing charge. Those tickets cannot simply be paid, and you will be required to attend a mandatory hearing where the Court will decide whether or not to suspend your li-cense entirely. Even if the Court decides to let you keep your license, you could still have 6 to 10 points put on your li-cense, as well as having to pay any fines and costs that the Court can impose at its discretion. Speeding may get you to your desti-nation faster, but when you see those red and blue lights behind you, be ready to face the consequences. The police aren’t bad people, they’re just doing their job. Granted, we may not like it very much, but it’s here to stay.

by Will Denton

Slow and steady wins the race

Dear disgusting freshmen,

Each year, it seems as though you get worse. You have no regard for anyone in the entire building, not even for yourself. 90% of Mrs. Stieg’s discipline referrals are for freshman, and no one is surprised. You have complete-ly lost your minds, your personal map of the school, and your dignity. Please, for everyone’s sake, pull yourselves together and stay out of the way. Confidence: You have WAY too much of it. Hitting on seniors because you think you have “swag” is embarrassing, for everyone involved. I’m glad you like yourself, but no one else does. Learn how to control yourself around members of the opposite sex and upperclassmen. Stairs: Read the clearly labeled staircase and realize that one staircase goes up and the other goes down. Do not go up the down stairs and get confused when everyone decides they hate you. Using the wrong stairs even affects the teachers, “Go up these stairs, these are the ‘up’ stairs, USE them,” yelled Mrs. Deitrich. Don’t cause her to lose her mind. Hallway protocol: Figure it out. The hall-ways are for walking, not stopping in the mid-dle to hug all of your friends that you haven’t seen since first period. Forming clusters just emphasizes the fact that you’re a freshman. We want to run over you, and we will not hesitate. Take a shower: No seriously, take one. Know when to speak: Seniors are better than you, always and forever. You follow us on Instagram, Twitter, everything you can find us on, but that does not make us friends. We don’t need your favorites or your likes, we don’t need you at all, and we don’t want you. Don’t try to speak to us, you small, sad rodents. Oh, and you’re not funny. We don’t think you’re funny. If we laugh, it’s at you not with you. The size of your body: It is astonishingly small. You are so small, TLC would give you your own show, (until the producers met all of you, then they would immediately cancel said show). It is hard to navigate the halls because we can’t even see you; you’re like small baby cockroaches scurrying around avoiding death. Knowing your flaws as a freshman and fig-uring out how to disguise them is the only way to survive in this building. We can only hope that you can learn correct behaviors before your sophomore year. Try not to taint Paducah Tilghman this year.

From,Every Upperclassman Ever

The Freshmen Burnby Anna Chambers and Abby Spicer

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Tai Julia Parrish (12)

Dionne Jennai Mitchell (12)

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On August 2, 1776, the founding fathers of the United States gathered at the Continental Con-gress to sign the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Fifty-five members in all of the Congress signed the document. This event marked the birth of the United States and was the first time the Thirteen Colonies became unified against for a single cause. While the Revolutionary War had been going on for months already at this point, the Declaration of Independence solidi-fied the U.S as a nation. On August 6, 1945, the first Atomic Bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay. The dropping of the bomb, known as Fat Man, was the first time an atomic weapon was used in warfare. The bomb was detonated 1800 feet above Hiroshima, completely destroying the city. 105,000 people were killed in the initial blast, and 100,000 others later perished due to radiation. The bombing of Hiroshima, and later bombing of another Japanese city Nagasaki, pressured Japan into surrendering and signing a truce ending World War II. On August 15, 1969, Woodstock began at a large field near Bethel, New York. The event symbolized the drastic counter-culture movement spreading throughout the American youth, as nearly 300,000 young people made the journey to New York for the three day concert. Some of the most memorable performances of the weekend came from the biggest stars of the era, includ-ing Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Creedence Clearwater Revival. On August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution was passed, grant-ing women the right to vote. After years of peaceful protests and a reformed American political landscape, all women finally gained the right to vote in elections, and their votes held the same weight as men. This amendment was passed under President Woodrow Wilson. On August, 24, 79 AD the volcano Vesuvius erupted near the Italian village of Pompeii. The ash and deadly flames completely covered the village, preserving it for archaeologists to uncover nearly 1,900 years later. The village of Pompeii is now a tourist destination in Italy and features the preserved remains of its former inhabitants in the exact position they were in when the ash reached them.

With the school year just beginning, it is no surprise that your head is full of things to keep track of-new classes, new teachers, and for some of you, a new school! While it is understand-able that you will be busy getting adjusted to these things, there is something else that is crucial to having an amazing experience at Paducah Tilghman this year, and that is getting involved! Below is a list of all the amazing clubs offered here at Tilghman. Take a look and see which ones would be the best fit for you!

Academic Team (Mrs. Wynne)- The Academic Team is a great way for you to explore new ways of learning and challenge yourself and others through quick recall and various testing competi-tions.Anime Club (Mrs. Broyles)-The Anime Club will expose you to various aspects of Japanese culture through discussions, cosplay, and a multitude of anime films.B.A.B.E.S. (Mrs. Bedeau)- B.A.B.E.S (Becoming Accomplished, Beautiful, Excellent, and Suc-cessful) is a club targeted towards female underclassmen to help build leadership, confidence, and social skills. Girl Scouts is also affiliated with this organization. B2G (Mrs. Bedeau)- B2G (Boys to Gentlemen) is similar to BABES, but it is for male under-classmen to get more involved in the school community.Chess Club (Mr. Tucker)- The Chess Club is an interactive and laid-back learning experience for everyone who wants to learn how to play the amazing game of chess!F.B.L.A. (Mrs. Balkey & Mrs. Saladino)- F.B.L.A (Future Business Leaders of America) is a business-oriented club that offers workshops and competitions to test your business knowledge and leadership skills.FCA (Mrs. Adkins)- FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) is a Christian community-based club that focuses on worship and serving others. FCCLA (Mrs. Workman)- FCCLA (Family, Career, Community Leaders of America) is a club to help students get involved in their community and enhance their leadership skills. Interact (Mr. Rich & Mrs. Wyant)- Interact Club focuses on serving others on a local, national, and international level. Join today and participate in the amazing service opportunities they provide!Literary Circle (Mrs. Wyant)- Being in Literary Circle will expose you to different genres of literature and give you a new perspective on the work through in-depth discussions.Mock Trial (Mrs. Hancock)- Mock Trial provides you with the opportunity to experience repre-senting attorneys, witnesses, and a real-life courtroom setting.Pep Club (Class of 2016)- The Pep Club is the perfect way for students to get more involved in supporting Tilghman sports and showing off their PT Pride!

by Kaki Shadoan and Lucie Tyrrell

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In the Artist of the Month feature, The Bell will recognize a different artist at Tilghman every issue. The first artist recognized is Ion Kight, 18 year senior. He has been in the art program with Ms. Bagget for four years, but he started drawing in sixth grade and never stopped. He would like to go to college for art and has his mind on Ohio University, to do something with film. He is inspired by science fiction movies, and his favorite medium to use is colored pencils. He really likes science, and his favorite class is AP Psychology. He attended GSA the summer of his sophomore year, where he was instructed for three weeks in drawing, printing making, and sculpting. One thing he took away from his time at GSA was different shading techniques. He used these techniques in his piece, Invasion. This piece was inspired by science fiction. The piece depicts the Statue of Liberty in the foreground with an alien invasion in the background. It was done in colored pencil with a little bit of ink. This was done in preparation for the AP Portfolio exam, on which he scored a 4. This piece took Ion one week to complete. A Tip from the Artist: Draw from others before you create yourself.

Artist Alleyby Talia Housman

Marvel’s newest comic book adaptation, Ant Man, shatters expectations for fans worldwide. The protagonist, Scott Lang, is hilariously executed by actor Paul Rudd. He plays a quirky and likeable ex-convict who turns good in order to save the world. As you can probably tell by his name, Ant Man possesses very unusual powers com-pared to the typical super hero. He has the ability to shrink down to the size of an ant while maintaining his normal strength. This unique capability gives a whole new dynamic to the film because the viewer can see the world from the perspective of an ant. The love interest is excellently played Evangeline Lilly. She is strong an independent woman in the film who, at first, is disgusted by Scott Lang but eventually falls for his friendly and goofy personality. The antag-onist, Yellow Jacket, is played by Corey Stoll, who pulls off a truly evil scientist. He is the villain of the film and he possesses the same ability to shrink in size as the

Ant Man. When the two shrink down to the same size, it allows for very unique fight scenes and confrontations. The hero and villain have a great chemistry that feeds off of one another and displays true hatred. This movie is not only a thrilling action movie, but a hilarious comedy that will have your side hurting from laughter by the end of the movie. One moment you’ll be holding on to your chair and the next hysterically laughing. This film will take you on a roller coaster of emotion. It has it all, from intense chase scenes to rivet-ing fight sequences. It is a fun movie that will appeal to

people of all ages. Whether it’s date night or you’re going to the movies with some friends, Ant Man is the movie for you.

Netflix remedy for back to school blues

Staten Island summer is a coming of age story about a boy and his friend spend-ing the last summer to-gether before they have to go in their separate ways. They spend the last week-end thinking of the best thing they can do - throw a party. It shows you how

moving from your home-town and beginning your new life has some chal-lenges. Written by Satur-day Night Live’s very own Colin Jost and produced by Lorne Michaels, the movie contains many actors from

SNL like Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong, and Mike O’Brien.

Are you more of a freak or a geek? Freaks and Geeks, set in 1980, portrays what high school is really like including all of the everyday fears, humiliations, and little successes that you go through. Lindsay Weir, a star mathlete, rebels and starts hanging out with high school freaks. She is pressured to do things just be-cause she wants to fit in with her new friends. Meanwhile,

freshman Sam Weir is trying to survive while being threatened almost daily by older bullies and being exposed to new things. Written by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, this show created the bromance of James Franco and Seth Rogen. Many other celebrities like Jason Segel also got their start on this show. This spectacular show was sadly cancelled after twelve epi-

sodes. It was simply before its time.

BoJack Horseman is an ani-mated comedy about the life of a former sitcom star. He is half horse/half human living in Los Angeles and trying to get jobs. It’s a social commentary about how our actions have conse-quences. There are many pain-ful situations that happen to Bo-Jack that you can relate to. It’s not a

show that will have you dying with laughter at the very beginning; you will have to watch it and let the hu-mor build. Believe me, it’s worth it.If you like dark and bitter hu-mor; this is the show for you. Cre-ated by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, it stars Will Arnett, Alison Brie and many more.

by Alaysia Hamilton

Freaks and Geeks

BoJack Horseman Staten Island Summer

A road accident leaves Mia Hall trapped between life and death. This melodrama transitions from flash-backs to the present alongside Mia’s family. The adaptation of Gayle Foreman’s bestseller is intriguing because of its interpretation of an out-of-body experience. It naturally makes the audience feel sympathy for Mia.

Some of the best flashbacks envolve her relationship with up and com-ing rock star, Adam Wilde. She is taken out of her comfort zone when she struggles to fit in with the rock world. This movie isn’t just a battle between life and death, there’s also a collision of classical music and rock n’ roll. Shauna Cross’ screenplay was directed by R.J. Cutler and stars Chloe Grace Moretz and Jamie

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Ant Man shatters expectations

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I was fairly skeptical when I was recommended a recently released short film, Kung Fury. My skepticism was wrongly placed. Kung Fury ranks among my top favorite movies of all time, despite being one-fourth the length of regular feature films. The movie’s characters are the first to grab the audi-ence’s attention and plant the seed of amazement in the watcher. The main character, Kung Fury, receives his power of Kung Fu mastery by being struck by lightning and afterwards bitten by a cobra. The antagonist, Hitler, becomes a Kung Fu master in his own right and goes by the appellation of Kung Fuhrer. Other characters in-clude Triceracop, a dinosaur police officer; Hackerman, the world’s greatest hacker; and Thor, the Norse God of Thunder. All the characters appear in one scene for one of the most amazing and silly final showdowns in history between Kung Fury’s team and the entire Third Reich. Kung Fury also has enthralling fight scenes throughout and hilarious one-liners to match. There is never a dull moment in its entire 31 minute run, from the first Kung Fury vs rogue arcade machine robot to the flashback fight, and finally to the con-clusive Nazi army decimation. All the while, comedic one-liners fill the dialogue. Some of my favorites include: “’I’m disarming you’ [Kung Fury proceeds to rip off

a soldier’s arm]” and “’It’s the Viking age,’ and ‘That explains the laser raptors.’” Musically-wise, the film was perfectly scored. The anthem of the movie, “True Survivor,” was sung majestically by David Hasselhoff to the nostalgic synth-pop background and beats that truly deliver a fitting 80’s timbre. The song, “Care-

ful Shouting,” gives a smooth yet funny homage to George Michael’s “Careless Whisper.” Most of the soundtrack is a perfect electronica-influenced fit for the theme of the movie, with the exception of “Barbar-ianna,” a hard rock track used for the introduction of the Viking of the same name. All of the songs fit not just with the movie as a whole, but in every scene that they are played. They provide the perfect atmosphere for each setting and are perform well in keeping audi-ences pumped up while watching. Kung Fury is the perfect movie to relieve 80’s nos-talgia, from action to music, with a ceaseless fantasy

of ridiculous characters and plot. With only 31 minutes, it’s a quick but thrillingly fun way to spend a good view on. Sometimes the movie does have moments where it’s “so bad that it’s good,” but mixed with the parts that are perfect from the get-go, Kung Fury pleases audiences and is a very fun movie.

by J. Roberto dos Remedios

Short film fulfills fantasy

Mac Demarco warms the hearts of many, as he comes out with his third studio album Another One. Demarco surprised everyone back in May when he released a video announcing that a new album would be released in Sep-tember. Demarco is notorious for creating insanely good music in a short amount of time, with dropping all three of his albums in a three year time span. This album was recorded in two weeks; the first week was devoted to the writing of Another One and the second was spent recording. You would think this record would be quite sloppy, having been created in such a short amount of time, but the album’s lyrics contain a whole lot of charm and beautiful instrumentation. This highly relatable album talks about the ups and downs that anyone’s love life can go through and takes us on a journey through Mac Demarco’s thoughts on love and romance. The opening track of Another One, “The Way You’d Love Her,” is an extremely catchy song that shows how Mac has evolved in what instrumentation he puts in his tracks. Instead of focusing heavily on the strings, Demarco shows that he also has skills on the keys. His signature jangly, rock sound has been toned down by the pleasant chords that he has created on his old, Yamaha keyboard.

This is by far the most personal of Demarco’s albums, making his audience feel like they’re there in his, small, Brooklyn home along with him and his girlfriend

Nikki, or as he calls her “my sweet Kiki.” Demarco’s house is lo-cated by the Hudson River, so to commemorate this special place, Demarco dedicates his closing track to his fans by inviting them to his home in “My House by the Water.” This song is a layered instrumental of a recording of the Hudson River and a repeating melody on the keyboard which ends with Mac saying “6802 Bay-field Ave., Arverne New York, stop on by I’ll make you a cup of coffee; c’ya later.” People have taken Mac up on this offer, and he invites them into his home with open arms. After listening to Another One, you will feel warmth and love that radiates from Demarco’s lyrics. If you are looking for a relat-able and consistent record, then Another One is worth a listen. I can almost assure you that after you give this record a try, you’ll

want to make that 14 hour drive to go grab a cup of joe and have a quality conversa-tion with the one and only Mac Demarco.

Movie directors often make a name for themselves in a single film. Even so, directors in the same genre may have their own stylistic preferences that make them stand out. Tim Burton and Andrew Stanton are two directors whose movies have been very popular. Burton’s Corpse Bride and Edward Scissorhands plus Stanton’s Finding Nemo and Cars are some of their most famous works. Both are generally family friendly movie directors, but with some big differences. Tim Burton is a 56 year old director from Burbank, California. He’s made a name for himself as the director of big titles, such as Corpse Bride, Alice in Wonderland, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Tim Burton has created movies in live-action and in stop-motion-animation. His movies all have an appeal to all audiences, but he always leaves his own dark touch in all of them. When you watch a Tim Burton movie, you can always expect humor mixed in with commonly presented themes of insanity and the after-life. Many of his main characters are either dead, crazy, or in some way chillingly haunting. There is always a chance for a scare or a momentary shudder. Andrew Stanton is a 49 year old director from Rockport, Massachusetts. His movies have a completely opposite feel from Burton’s, yet they appeal to the same audience. Stanton is famous for directing Finding Nemo, Cars, Bug’s Life, Wall-E, and The Incredibles. The Rockport director is a big part of Pixar’s team and helps direct most movies. Most of Stanton’s movies are warm-hearted, sweet stories. His works are CGI animated and even have some 3D elements incorporated every now and then. So if you’re looking for a movie to watch with the family and are looking for good names to choose from, look no further than Burton and Stanton. The choice is yours between gothic, crazy comedy or warm-hearted, feel-good adventures.

It’s a director’s cutby Hunter Grubbs and J. Roberto dos Remedios

Mac Demarco releases third studio albumby Hannah Hunt

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The football season is officially underway after a 21-7 victory over the Mc-Cracken County Mustangs in the first game of the season. The game got off to a slow start with neither team scoring until the second quarter. Cory Fike scored the first and only touchdown of the night for the Mustangs on a 57 yard carry. Tilghman soon answered when senior quarterback Jesse Dunigan ran 17 yards for the score. The game was tied at the end of the half. In the third quarter, Dunigan threw to fellow senior teammate Sayveon McEwen for PT’s second score of the game. With just under nine minutes to go in the game, Dunigan scored his second rushing touchdown of the night on a 4-yard run. This put the boys in blue on top 21-7. The Mustangs failed in their attempts at a comeback and thus Tilghman now leads the series between the two schools 2-1. After the game McEwen stated that “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins games.” Indeed it did. The Tornado defense was a force to be reckoned with as they held the Mustangs to their fewest points in school history. Sayveon McE-wen and junior Wallace McCoy both had interceptions in the second half that helped halt McCracken’s momentum. While McCoy and McEwen had high-light plays, it must also be noted that the rest of the defensive players all per-

formed well in their respective roles as they only allowed the Mustang offense to be on the field for 14 minutes of the total 48 minutes of play. When asked about the game, Dunigan commented that “The McCracken game will give us momentum going into the next few games, but we still have to take it one game at a time in order to make it to the state championship.” At the end of the night, Jesse Dunigan finished 9-11 on passing for 88 yards and had 57 yards rushing. Junior Jordan Overstreet was Tilghman’s leading rusher with 59 yards on 11 carries. Senior Aaron Draw had nine carries for 39 yards and three receptions for 43 yards. The Blue Tornado is looking to make this year a great one. Continue to sup-port these boys at every game and show your Tilghman Pride! This year’s team is aiming at nothing less than a state championship-one down, 14 more to go.

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Lady Tornado soccer team looks to improve

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After a summer full of conditioning and preseason practices, the Lady Tor-nado has a promising start on the 2015 soccer season. They played their first preseason match agains Muhlenberg County, their second against Caldwell County, amd their third against Caldwell County. In their first game of district play, the Lady Tornado played the St. Mary Vikings in a thrilling match. The two teams were held at 0-0 through the two halves of regular play. The match was extended into two golden goal overtimes, and the game then went into five penalty kicks. The Lady Tornado triumphed with three goals scored, one each by junior midfielder Katie Ladd, senior midfielder Kelsie Schultz, and senior defender Abigail Hawkins. The head coach of the varsity girls soccer team is Tony Sonnabend. As-sistant coaches are Joe Pearson and Jessica Pearson. Captain Abigail Hawkins says, “I’ve enjoyed kicking off my last soccer season with my great team-mates, and I can’t wait to see the things we will accomplish together!” Seniors on the team are Abigail Hawkins, Kelsie Schultz, Hannah Hunt, Ashton Hurst, and Jade Holland. Juniors include Michael-Ellen Walden, Katie Ladd, Caroline Meiners, Johanna Rodriguez, and Reagan Davidson. Sophomores and freshman on the varsity girls soccer team are Peyton Ford, Jamie Black, Taylor Willis, Ariana Moore, Jennifer Young, Mary Kate Via, and Sarah Hobbs.

Boys soccer squad hopeful for success

Varsity boy’s soccer expects positive results this fall season. There are 13 seniors on the squad, the most in the district by far. They kicked off the season at the Bluegrass Games in Lexington, leaving with a record of one win and two ties. The win came against Shelby County, with a hat trick from the starting striker Noe Ramirez. The ties came against Laboratory School and Ryle Coun-ty’s A Team. Ryle has won the state championship twice in the last ten years, so beating their prestigious soccer program was quite a feat for the Tornados. The Tornados’ first match of the season was at Marshall County, as usual. The game was a physical battle the entire time, but Tilghman couldn’t pull off the win. They rebounded, however, with their home opener against St. Mary, netting an impressive 9 goals while conceding none. Coach Austin commented, “The boys finally found their rhythm after our loss at Marshall, and I know we will continue to improve as the season progresses. The younger kids stepped up and got a few goals themselves. The Varsity soccer team includes seniors Noe Ramirez, Samuel Tyrrell, Jack Boyd, Carter Noneman, Wesley Blondell, Hunter Golightly, Brent Hutcheson, Heath Ford, Matthew VanHoose, Blake Turner, Jose Reyes, and Reese Butler. The juniors, sophomores, and freshman include Jacob Curry, Peyton Freeman, Sammy Mundy, Caleb White, Noah Pierce, Emilio Blanks, and Eric Riffe. Make sure to come out and support the team!

by Jack Boyd and Samuel Tyrrell

Photos courtesy of Wayne Walden

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Mr. Durfee was named PT’s Athletic Director. He is super excited to start this year and hopes to be able to fill the shoes of our last athletic director Mr. Wall. He is an Assistant Principal and the coordinator of student activities. His job is about 70% athletics and 30% other duties. Before working at Tilghman, Mr. Durfee was a teacher and a coach at Ballard County High School for nine years and McCrack-en County High School for seven years. This is his first administrative position. Personally, he is a runner and competes in marathons occasionally. He came to Tilghman for the school's great spirit and pride. He loves the size of the school and the family-like atmosphere. His favorite thing so far has been the people in our district from the superintendent down to the students, and he has loved his experi-ence here so far and is impressed with Tilghman’s faculty and students. Keep an eye on your Twitter page because Mr. Durfee has his own Twitter account and is planning to link it to other social media outlets to get Tilghman’s name out! He plans to promote our school spirit through social media. This is a good opportunity to follow the school’s sports, especially with the football season and the basketball season to follow. Make sure you stop in and give Mr. Durfee a Tilghman hello and follow his Twitter account!

Tilghman welcomes new Athletic Director

Jim Larson takes over as Girls’ Basketball Head Coach replacing Rod Thomas who has taken a position as an assistant for the Tilghman Boys’ Basketball Team. Larson has coached for 24 years at various schools and is no stranger to western Kentucky basketball. He has been an assistant coach for five years and Athletic Director for three years at St. Mary High School and also helped lead the girls’ basketball team to an All A Regional Championship. He left St. Mary to become a head coach of the girls’ basketball team at Livingston Central High School. In his three years there, he led the team to three straight District Championships and a Region Two Runner-up. Larson is making the return back to Western Kentucky after being in Alabama for health-related issues. When asked what made him want to coach at Tilghman, he stated, “Tilghman is what I consider one of the best coaching jobs in the state.” Larson has only met with the team in non-mandatory open gyms, but he sees a lot of players with potential.

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Jim Larson steps in as new Girls’ Basketball Coach

Within the first two weeks of the season, the Tilghman volleyball team faced some of the hardest teams they’ll play all season. They kicked off the season with Freshman, JV, and Varsity matches against Livingston County. The freshman team lost 21-15, 21-10. The JV match was a hard fought battle, losing 21-18 in the first set, winning 21-13 in the second, but just falling short in the third set, 21-16. Varsity played a five-game match and won two out of the five. “We should have been on our feet more,” says junior, Lexi Mayes. “Our communication and defense were not as strong as they should have been. We’ll definitely work on these things and be able to beat Livingston when we play them again.” Lady Tornado will face Livingston again on September 21 at home. JV and Varsity traveled to Crittenden County to face the Lady Racers. The JV team underestimated their competition and lost 2-0. Varsity executed and com-municated well, winning 25-16, 25-12, and 25-13. Winning their first full match so early in the season, the team shows a lot of improvement from last year. “The team shows so much improvement, and we have high hopes for this season,” says senior, Clare Froehlich. If they continue to improve as they are, they’ll have a very competitive season. “Having a lot of support at games makes us play a lot better,” says Megan Davis, a freshman varsity player. Everyone should cheer on the Lady Tornado in their home game against St. Mary on August 31!

by Talia Housman

Teri Doss, Tilghman senior, shoots a 30 on the front nine at her home course, the Country Club of Paducah, in the annual Paducah Sun Ladies’ golf tourna-ment, held at Paxton Park and the Country Club of Paducah on July 28th-29th. Teri went into this year’s tournament as the reigning champion and rallied to win again this year with a final two day score of 136 (71-65). The competition of lady golfers was at an all time high this year with many of the golfers playing at the college level. Teri went on to say that “having a low round at the end of my summer golf season has really given me a lot of confidence going into my last high school season.” Doss has started her last high school golf season as the reigning Region 1 champ and has higher hopes for this season at the state level. The high school golf season is currently in full swing. Teri and Charli Doss are competing in many different all-girls tournaments around the state. Teri has won three of the five tournaments that she has played in so far this high school season. The boys are young and working their way up to competition levels during the week in nine hole matches. The 2015 boys’ golf team includes Travis Crouch (12th), Owen Workman (11th), Isaac Humphrey (11th), Eli Workman (9th), Si-mon Bickerstaff (9th), Sammy Lambert (8th), and AJ Armstrong (7th). Both the girls and boys teams are working hard to compete at the Regional tournament in September. Good Luck and Go Low!!

Doss wilts the competitionby Charli Doss

Volleyball season underwayby Maddie Ybarzabal

The Paducah Tilghman boys’ Track and Field team has, again, claimed the Kentucky AA State Championship. They defeated Fort Thomas Highlands by a last minute point with a final score 65-64, earning the school its 29th Track and Field State Championship. Coach Randy Wyatt was extremely pleased with how the athletes handled themselves in the hotel and in public, the overall performance, and how hard they fought to win. The team had been the topped ranked team in the state for the majority of the season, but dropped down to 5th after the Regional Track meet. Not only did the team drop in the rankings, but they were also predicted to be 28 points behind first place at the state meet. This, however, meant nothing to our boys as they fought their way to 1st place. The Track and Field program’s mission for the upcoming years is to help Paducah Tilghman win two more titles in order tie Louisville Male for the most State Championships in the state of Kentucky. Coach Wyatt will be reaching out to many of Tilghman’s athletes that have not been a part of the team in order to better their chances of a repeat. He is looking forward to the upcoming season and stated, “I really believe we have a legit shot at another title.”

Tilghman’s track dynasty continues by Parker Belt