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TSA members advance to state

All TSA members will advance to State Contest in Waco April 10-12 after TSA Regionals on March 3-4 in Carthage was canceled due to bad weather conditions.

“I was disappointed,” advisor Charles Mosley said. “I think my older students will do very well. I’m a little concerned about new members and freshman.”Hannah Brown

Celebrate nutrition monthMarch is National

Nutrition Month. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics sponsors National Nutrition Month annually to increase awareness on the importance of making informed food choices and developing and physical activity habits. Hannah Brown

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Prom deadlines approaching

Tickets for prom April 12 are now 40 dollars per person and can be bought from Sybil Blacklock. Seniors who have made reservations for tickets must pay their dues today. There will be no refunds.

There are only reservations for 250 people to attend and only a few spaces remain.

Students not dressed appropriately will not be admitted.

“Do not take matters into your own hands.”

Many may believe these few words that they hear everyday don’t make a difference.

But they do.Administrators have taken

a stand against bullying and have seen vast improvements as a result of their efforts over the past few years on campus.

“We went the first semester without one fight for the first time probably in the history of Longview High School,” Head Principal James Brewer said. “We’ve had a few fights this semester, but in the first semester we had no fights at all so that makes a big difference.”

The school has come a long way since Brewer’s first year. That year, there were nearly 55 fights.

“I’ll tell you based on my years of experience that was one of the biggest differences on this campus,” Brewer said. “It has worked great, it really has. Safety is important and that’s why you like it here.”

The school’s principle effort in fighting bullying is the announcement repeated day after day for the past four years by Campus Coordinator Joe Brashear telling students to inform adults of any conf lict and that bullying is not tolerated.

“Basically it is telling everybody you’ve got an “out” - if something’s going on, let us know. That’s what we do,” Brashear said. “A lot of times a kid may not want to say anything because of

fear of retribution, but [we] still intervene because you don’t want to just sit and let something brew and there’s ways to do that and we utilize what we have.”

According to Brewer, bullying comes in all forms and must be stopped to prevent further conflict or retaliation.

“Bullying to me is when you [make] someone feel

unappreciated or [make] someone do something they don’t want to do but they do it because you told them to, or they’re afraid to say something back,” Brewer said. “Verbal abuse is

just as bad as physical abuse. I don’t tolerate it and if anyone thinks I’m letting it get by, I’m going to stop it.”

Some lack any personal experience with bullying and have only heard about in stories of unfortunate victims.

“Bullying is preying on the weak,” said

senior Anthony Stewart.

“But I’ve never seen someone actually getting bullied here. I’ve

never seen it up close.”However,

bullying still lurks in the

hallways in all forms: physical or verbal, malicious

Administrators fight against bullyingthrough no-tolerance announcements

Hannah Browneditor-in-chiefClaire Earnestsports, news editor

TEARFUL CONSEQUENCES School administrators are working together to fight the effects of bullying

Westward-Bound

Lauren Bally // THE LONG-VIEWFAMILY EMBRACE Austin and Andrew Rivera celebrate

Senior receives acceptance to West Point

He freezes in shock. He scans the email and lets it soak in. Eyes full of tears and heart full of joy, he hugs his family, knowing it is them that he will fight for.

Senior Austin Rivera will head to West Point next fall after receiving his acceptance Feb. 26.

“[When I first found out] I was scared. I mean, West Point’s in New York, it’s a long way away,” Rivera said. “And it’s a huge commitment, and I was like is this really happening? I guess it is.”

Rivera found out about his acceptance after a long application process involving writing multiple essays, getting letters of recommendation, and receiving a nomination from Congressman Louie Gohmert.

“It was tedious--it was long,” Rivera said. “I feel like all the many months of hard

work have finally paid off. [This acceptance] means the world [to me].”

Rivera will head to West Point in July for boot camp and will attend the university for four years. After graduating, he will serve for at least five years in the army as he has wanted to do from a young age.

“I was wanting to pursue an active career in the military so I have this school that will provide me with the proper training and guidance towards that goal,” Rivera said. “I think I found out that [I wanted to serve in the army] in eighth grade.Ever since then it’s been my number one goal. Everything I do has direct proportion to that.”

Although his mother, Jacque Polk, did not initially approve of the idea, Rivera claims she has supported him on his journey.

“At first she was very tentative on me wanting to go into the military--but

whenever she did get on board, she was on board 100 percent,” Rivera said. “She was always there to keep me with a level head and to support me.”

Polk says that she is proud of her son for his accomplishments and would be even if he didn’t get accepted.

“He’s going to be our Commander-in-Chief one day,” Polk said. “I’m very excited for someone who’s worked six years for [this] and achieved his goal.”

For Rivera, his motivation for attending West Point and serving his country all comes back to his family.

“My number one priority in my life is to make sure that my family’s protected,” Rivera said. “If I can do anything possible to even have a little part in keeping my family, my brothers, my sisters, you know, everybody, my friends, if I can keep my homeland safe that makes it all worth it to me. Go Army.”

Hannah Browneditor-in-chief

Military Ball set for tomorrow

This year’s JROTC Military Ball will be tomorrow from 7 to 11 p.m. at the East Texas Builders Association. All cadets are invited and allowed to bring a date. The dress code is formal, food will be available along with a DJ and a photographer. Tickets are $20 and $25 and will be sold at the door and in the JROTC room.Estrella Gonzales

“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

So we want to know,” Brashear said. “We

want the information, we can intervene.

We can stop things.”

Tackling Bullying Cont. on page 4

Non-Stop provides unstoppable

entertainment, pg. 8

Seniors celebrate, pg. 5

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Taking Matters into Their Own Hands

“We would like to remind all of our students that our school will not tolerate bullying. If you have a problem, please do not take matters into your own hands or feel afraid to talk with someone about it. If it occurs in a classroom be sure to let the teacher know of that situation. See an assistant principal, a counselor or any other staff member immediately. Do not take matters into your own hands.”

- Campus Coordinator Joe Brashear

Andrew Rivera // THE LONG-VIEW

For many high school students, summer is a time to relax and explore in between high school years. For Ane Alfaro, school is the vacation.

Every summer since eighth grade, Alfaro and her family have traveled to the Indiana and Michigan area to work as weeders and crop gatherers in corn fields.

“It’s hard because you’re in the heat all day,” Alfaro said. “You’re just walking and it’s really tough.”

Being late during the school year due to her migrant job caused conflicts for Alfaro. She missed five credits at her school in Indiana.

“I had to make up some credits,” Alfaro said. “I took an online chemistry class from [The University of Texas].”

Thanks to her work with UT, Alfaro has been awarded the 2014 Exemplary Migrant Student Award from UT, one of 40 in the state.

“Ane really deserves it,” ESL teacher Lorie Sustaita said. “She’s worked so hard.”

The Exemplary Migrant Award could qualify her for a scholarship

for up to 25,000 dollars.“During college I’m still going

to spend my summers in the fields,” Alfaro said. “I have to qualify for migrant scholarships.”

Alfaro is now taking tests for her online courses from UT.

“We’re confident she’s going to pass,” Sustaita said. “It’s wonderful to see a student so focused.”

Though Alfaro was previously behind on her credits, her work this year is allowing her to graduate a year ahead of people her age.

“She hasn’t been here that long,” Sustaita said. “But she knows what she wants with her life.”

While happy to be recognized, Alfaro is focusing her success on helping others.

“I want to be a school counselor,” Alfaro said. “I’m doing this for people like my family.”

Alfaro’s resolve comes from a desire to better the lives of herself and her family.

“When you’re [in the fields] you realize you don’t want your life to be like that,” Alfaro said. “You realize you want to go to college so you don’t have to work in the fields, so your kids don’t have to work in the fields.”

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Anchor Club, which was organized 50 years ago, is a

service based organization that reaches out to and helps

the elderly, homebound and the whole community in general

by doing multiple community service projects.

“Sometimes we go to Highland Pines Nursery Home and run their bingo nights that they have every once in a while,” Anchor Club President, Senior Keegan Allen said. “We occasionally do park cleanup where we pick up cigarette butts, trash, and all that nasty stuff.”

Anchor Club is involved in multiple projects including a park cleanup, clay shoot, and a recent recruiting of Judson Middle School students.

“Our two most successful projects this year have definitely been the

Alzheimer’s walk and the Buddy walk,” Anchor Club Vice-President, Junior Sasshey Valdez said. “At the Alzheimers walk, we provided water bottles for the people walking and whatever else they needed. We did basically the same thing for the Buddy walk but that was for people with down syndrome.”

The main sponsor, Lori Fried, has been with the Anchor Club for 4 years and recognizes that not very many students even know of the Anchor Club’s existence.

“I’m proud of the work that we have done and hopefully will continue to do,” Fried said. “I would like to see Anchor Club blossom, but unfortunately without more recognition at the school, as well as the public level, I fear that may not happen.”

Daniel Ballyguest writer

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Anchor Club reaches out to help local community through service projects


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Ancient Antiquesfor Current Causes

The Zonta Club held their 39th Annual Antique Show Feb. 28 through March 2 at the Maude Cobb Convention Center, drawing in collectors and sellers from all corners of the country once again. Those who attended were able to celebrate the history and heritage of the numerous keepsakes and souvenirs that were collected from the ‘good old days’ by browsing hundreds of pieces for sale at the event. Members of the Z-Club volunteered to help in the Tea Room and Pie Bar, where the Zonta Club collected most of their profit from.

“It’s one of their biggest fundraisers, but it’s mostly just looking at really cool things,” Z-Club sponsor Amanda Tilley said. “This event is just a mass of many, many vendors that are selling antiques, collectibles, just really unique things. Last year, they had veterans’ memorabilia that you could walk around and look at, which was neat.”

Z-Club, the high school version of the Zonta Club, helps raise money every year for the Zonta Club through the Antique Show.

“My girls’ responsibility [was] mostly

running the Tea Room and taking orders for people,” Tilley said, “[They got] a taste of what it’s like being a waitress, which is tough work. For some, they’ll say they love it, and others will go ‘this is why I want to do something else with my life.’”

The Zonta Club takes the profits from ticket and food sales to go toward local projects for women and children in Longview. The Z-Club also receives a portion to do their own service projects.

“For example, [some of the projects we do are] the blessing bags that we put together for the homeless or when we painted trash cans around campus,” Tilley said. “Some of that money comes from the girls dues, but beyond that, [the antique show] is where we get our money to actually do the projects. Paint just doesn’t show up, even if I am an art teacher.”

The Z-Club members worked at the Antique Show, and also enjoyed seeing and visiting with the older population at the event.

“They do have a good time. There’s a lot of sweet people they like to see,” Tilley said. “A lot of the older generation is who’s going to go and buy antiques, so they really enjoy interacting with the younger girls.”

Hannah Kempkescopy editor

Wesley Hardin senior writer

WORKING ON THE FIELDS AND AT SCHOOL Senior Ane Alfaro poses representing the two thing she has labored on throughout high school

Zonta Club hosts annual fundraiser at Maude Cobb, raises money for local women’s and children’s projects

Continuing Excellence

Major Roland Beasley is the new JROTC senior army instructor. He is coming from Charlotte, North Carolina where he was in charge of another JROTC program.

“The other programs were very nice,” Beasley said. “If you train students and you empower them, that’s what the program is all about.”

Beasley enlisted in the Army in 1977 as an air defender, and his job was to shoot down jets, planes and missiles. He didn’t fight in any wars, but, instead, trained soldiers for battle. In 1995, he began working in JROTC programs after 20 years in the military.

Beasley came to Longview when he heard of the need for experienced leadership in the program. Instead of recreating the program,he is going to continue the Lobo tradition. He plans to work with the cadets and sharpen their academics.

“Without academics you can’t be JROTC,” Beasley said. “Because JROTC is the cornerstone of those programs, its self

discipline that you develop goes back to make you a better student.”

Beasley believes it is important to help encourage cadets and to train them to be better leaders by developing skills that are necessary for competing and participating in various activities.

“I’m excited about being here and the students deserve the very best,” Beasley said. “I’m here to serve the cadets and the students here at Longview.”

Beasley plans on using leadership experience to empower the cadets leaders so they can empower their cadets across the board.

“Every student should have an opportunity to excel and exceed and succeed in the program,” Beasley said. “When you put your good hard work behind it and you dedicate yourself to that purpose and then you can do a lot.”

Major doesn’t promise a speedy change but instead a process that will take a collective effort on everyone’s part.

“I don’t have magic dust or magic crystal ball or [anything] like that,” Beasley said. “I pledge my complete support behind the program to work with the students, teachers, and parents to make these kids successful in the JROTC program.”

Estrella Gonzalesstaff writer

AT ATTENTION new ROTC instructor Major Roland Beasley watches ROTC students practice drills, using his Army experience to improve the program

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Coaches Win Cards

Coach Brad Faulkner and Coach Wesley Dorsett have been selected as “Teachers of the Month” by core teachers in their respective grade levels. As a reward, they both received $25 gift cards to Red Lobster.

“The local teachers [in my grade], basically get to vote [by] selecting teachers on a ballot,” Dorsett said, “and teachers all vote on that ballot [for who they think should be Teacher of the Month].”

Dorsett feels that he was selected for Teacher of the Month due to his commitment to LHS.

“I feel rewarded, I guess for the work that I do,”Dorsett said, “and my dedication to showing up early and having tutorials and having kids here and just working all the time.”

Claire Earnestsports, news editor

Two coaches win teacher of the month, receive gift cards

Only eight months ago, my country lost peace and my parents lost their patience, so I was sent with my sister to stay here. However, this significant step opened my eyes to a great new world and a great new country where I stand and say the pledge of allegiance for everyday.

After I finally started to get more comfortable with my surroundings, I began to notice the new and interesting aspects about LHS that schools didn’t have in Syria. For example, the pledge of allegiance was different in Syria because we only say the pledge once a week, while here it’s said everyday. I think that makes it easier for us, as people who live in the United States, to stay in touch with the strong bond we have with our country. And in case you’re wondering… No, I’m not a citizen, but I still consider the United States my country. It welcomed me when I was in desperate need for a safe place. It gave me friends, a whole new life, and a great journey. This journey to the United States has been tough, but it has been a wonderful lesson that I will forever be thankful for. I love being here because there’s always something new to learn about, or someone new to meet. Those little things are now what I consider myself blessed for; they’re what usually reminds me of why I stand up and repeat the words which at first didn’t have any meaning to me but became the most meaningful words I would ever say on mornings.

Those words became my reward and basically my thank you for the country that offered me peace, education, friends, neighbors, and a new home. They now became my responsibility and my duty towards the U.S.A where I live, and to Syria that lives in me.

guest writerFarah Al Chammas

As some may know, Pope Francis was awarded Person of the Year by Time Magazine in 2013. Popular with many people, not just with the Catholic population, here are top reasons why Pope Francis is awesome.

1. He sneaked out of the Vatican, wearing normal priest attire to help feed the homeless at night. Being a Jesuit, the pope has continued practicing acts of charity.

2. He invited a boy with Down’s Syndrome for a ride in the Popemobile.

3. He held a major ceremony at a juvenile jail and washed the feet of the delinquents. This created some controversy because

women were among the delinquents, but he showed that humility transcends gender.

4. He is concerned with the protection of the environment. He urged for the protection of the Amazon while on a trip to Brazil.

5. He allowed a group of young people to take a selfie with him. He is the most influential world leader on twitter, having the highest number of retweets. He basically wins the internet.

6. He invited a homeless man to his birthday dinner, and also invited 200 other homeless people to a Vatican dinner. All were prepared meals by a Naples chef and given food and a rosary as they left.

7. He told the Archbishop in charge of the Vatican’s charity group to sell his desk and go out to help the poor instead of waiting for them to come ring.

It’s not uncommon for students to be so busy with homework, church, and five different extracurricular activities per day that they stay up till three or four A.M. every night and survive on energy drinks like vampires.

This is not a glorious way to live. Balance is something that most people blatantly need and ignore.

The first step to balancing your busy schedule is to stop denying how busy you actually are. Sometimes students get so caught up in their full lives that they can’t take a step back and see how crazy it is. Once you try to see your life from a distance, it will be easier to judge if you need to cut anything out. Then, drop any activities that you don’t just really want to do. If you’re doing things just so you can put it on your resume, don’t. Colleges can tell when your heart isn’t truly in something. By doing only the things that you love to do, you’ll have a happier high school experience anyway. This does not mean you should play video games all day. It just means that once you find which extracurricular activities are your favorite, stick to those and limit the extraneous ones which you might do just to put on a resume. Also, stop procrastinating. Just man or woman up and do whatever needs doing, because procrastination just causes more stress that you really don’t need.

The second step to balance is to make looking after yourself a priority. Start saving a portion of every day expressly for yourself to relax or do whatever you really like to do. People might say that being busy in high school is good training for the ‘real world’, but really, the real world is what you make it, and it doesn’t start miraculously

once you get out of high school or college. The real world is what you’re living in right now, and it’s up to you to make it a world worth living in. Starting good self-care habits now is one of the most important things you can do to keep yourself healthy and happy because if you don’t take care of yourself, who will?

I must admit I enrolled into Child Development because I thought it would be an easy class, and getting the news that I would be taking a baby home was exciting. I thought that this project would be a piece of cake and that I could breeze through it. But I was in for a rude awakening.

Friday, I got my baby girl and named her Piper. I was really excited when I got my ID sensor on my wrist, but when asked to pick up the baby I was reminded of something: I hate dolls. I don’t like the smell or texture, and even as a child the only dolls I ever owned were fancy collector’s items that remained in the box. Piper smelled like baby powder and it was overwhelming. It was at that moment, holding her for the first time, that reality sunk in.

That night I went to Texas Roadhouse and the baby was programmed to turn on at 6 pm. I was about to order when Piper let out a scream. I didn’t know what to do, and to make it worse, people were staring at me which made it uncomfortable. A woman sitting in the booth next to us leaned over to her husband and started whispering. I hurried over to the restroom and pulled out the diaper which had a sensor on the back that beeps when it comes in contact with the baby’s bottom. Finally, I fed her and she calmed down. I convinced my family to leave Roadhouse, but as soon as we got home she started crying again.

I figured out that Piper had a pattern, at least when it came to night time. At 11:00pm I went to sleep, at 3:48am Piper woke me up, and at 4:12am I went back to bed, only to wake up again at 8am and so on. I was lucky if I got to take a shower or a nap.

Taking this baby home was hard work, but it was also an important lesson and more students should consider taking Child Development. I’ve heard plenty of people say, “Oh, it’s just a doll,” but it still cries, and coos and breathes, and burps and whines, which was enough to drive me batty. Parenthood is hard at any age, but having kids while trying to juggle school and a job is very stressful. I’m still a kid with my whole life ahead of me and I will do everything possible to make sure that when I have my own children, I will be prepared.


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Finding Balance in Busyness

Fake Baby Prepares for Parenthoood

Students Debate Pledge of Allegiance

Pope Francis Embraces Unconventionality

“Usually, because the teachers make us do it.” -Antonie King, 12

“No. I’m too busy, I get lost in the moment.”-Kendal Jones, 11

“Yes. It’s showing our obedience to our country.” -Olivia Hill, 9

Do you say the pledge of allegiance every morning?

“Yes. We live in America, it’s respectful.” -Kyonah Austin, 11

senior writerLucy Lopez

staff writerEstrella Gonzales

Tens of bodies rise in unison from their seated position, eyes transfixed upon a cloth colored to symbolically represent some mysterious nationalist force which unites us all. A few of them care to deliver their utterances of a phrase with a meaning which long ago descended into cliche. None of their words reveal any sense of loyalty or patriotism, only obedience.

However, it seems illogical for me to disagree wholeheartedly with the Pledge of Allegiance. After all, I should have some common ground with the Christian Socialist who wrote the Pledge itself. What taints its message, however, is its position in our culture. Children are bred to iterate the words of a forefather which they cannot even comprehend; those who most often repeat its words are incapable of distinguishing “indivisible” from “invisible,” as my flaw was until the third grade.

Here we encounter the dreaded consequence of that utmost obedience: blind and misunderstood tolerance. If I had begun to say the Pledge when I actually knew what the words meant, perhaps I would have paused to reflect on the degree in which our country upholds its promise of “justice for all.”

Because now, as a result of how I have always said the Pledge, justice has been effectively defined as the environment of my youth. All concepts of idealism have been ingrained into my mind as none other than the current state of affairs.

Our country has potential to be improved, but our Pledge purports that it is perfect. I pledge allegiance to improving the world, not simply upholding what I’ve been told to be perfect.

guest writerJosh Hilscher

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or unintentional, and obvious or unnoticed.“I’ve been pushed into lockers, I’ve had my stuff

taken, thrown out all over the place,” freshman J’ven Wilson said. “There’s no specific way to feel when that happens. It’s bullying. People see it as someone just pulling pranks, but it’s not.”

If a student feels they are being bullied in any way, they simply must approach any adult on campus.

“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. So we want to know,” Brashear said. “We want the information, we can intervene. We can stop things.”

To Brewer, the best way to avoid any conflict is to stay away from those who light the fires and has learned this through his own experiences.

“I had a brother [who] everywhere we went got in a fight,” Brewer said. “You know what I did? I stopped going with him. So if you don’t want to be in drama, you don’t want to be in messes, stop hanging around with those kind of people.”

At school, academics, athletics, socializing, and extracurriculars may be on the minds of most students, but, to Brashear, nothing is above security.

“Everything else that goes along with school is

secondary to student safety,” Brashear said. “For years that was just a given - parent’s would dress the kids, put the lunch pail in their hand and send them to school knowing that everything would be fine. That isn’t always the case [now].”

Overall, the administration wants school to be an environment where all students feel welcome and secure. “We want our students to be safe here,” Brewer said. “We want our students to love coming to Longview High School every day and if you’re not loving coming up here and you don’t feel safe up here we want to know and see if we can do something

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HOPING FOR HOME Freshman Anthony Castillo comes from an Ecuadorian heritage

Among the other students is a normal freshman who has tan skin, brown eyes, black hair, and parents who speak Spanish. Although he is mistaken for being Mexican, freshman Anthony Castillo is actually of Ecuadorian descent.

Although he was born in Texas, both of Castillo’s parents were born in Ecuador, making Castillo ethnically Ecuadorian.

“I’m extremely proud to be Ecuadorian. I don’t really know how to explain why. It’s sort of like the same way I feel proud to be an American,” Castillo said. “But since less people know about Ecuador, I easily get mistaken as Mexican. I’m quick to correct them though.”

Castillo has never visited Ecuador himself but wishes to go there someday, especially so he can see the extensive family his parents have often told him about.

“If I had to go anywhere I wanted to go in Ecuador, I would choose Guayaquil,” Castillo said. “Unlike Longview right now, it has much better weather; the average temperature year round is about 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Way better than the junk weather over here It also has a lot more people living in it than in Longview.”

Besides wanting to see his family and experience the different weather in Ecuador, Castillo also wants to get a first-hand “Ecuadorian” experience and learn more about the local traditions, holidays, and food of his people.

“I want to go to Guayaquil because of all of the beautiful things to see and do of course,” Castillo said. “It has beautiful white sandy beaches and amazing hiking locations. Compared to Longview, it is the best place in the world.”

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Ecuadorian student dreams of visiting home country Daniel Bally

staff writer


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Bullying Story Cont.Cont. from page 1

Hours of preparation, pictures, and waiting for the moment: Their moment to receive recognition for what they accomplished in high school on stage for everyone in the audience to see.

Seniors assembled Feb. 22 for Senior Celebration in the Mickey Melton Auditorium to present themselves in high fashion to

family and friends. Geography teacher Calvin Hanzik and math teacher Heather Cisco announced the seniors as they strutted onto the stage.

Seniors encountered struggles before they had their moments on stage, wardrobe worries and late dates, as senior Shannon Jones experienced.

“Me and my friend got ready and made it there as soon as we could [but were still late],” Jones said. “[My date] was calling me

asking where I was and once I got there he wasn’t there.I just felt like it wasn’t going to happen and we weren’t going to make it on time. But we did it.”

However, they managed to make it through the program in one piece, striking the occasional pose.

“[When he arrived] I just felt better,” Jones said. “Once he came in he told me ‘you look beautiful’ and we got in line and just walked. “

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15 Seconds of FameSeniors enjoy celebration of high school achievements


STRIKE A POSE Seniors Jamiya Reese and Troy Daniels flash smiles at the audience Feb 22

DANCE PARTY Seniors Alexis Stoxstell and Christopher Pellum have fun on the stage Feb 22

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JIG OF JOY Seniors Brianna Seidel and Austin Dickson dance the Charleston on stage at Senior Celebration Feb 22


THE WAITING GAME Senior Lance Cooper waits back-stage with other seniors to go on stage Feb 22


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I swam in the ocean in Florida. It was a lot harder than I thought. I was like, “I did awful,” but it’s an accomplishing feeling, but when I found out I won, it made me want to keep doing it more and more.

6How did you feel when you finished your first race?

with senior triathlete Christian Kelly Lauren Bally

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Hot ones. Virginia Beach was steaming hot. I don’t do well in running hot races.

Least favorite place?

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What ‘s on your mind during a race?To keep going. I try not to think too much, just try to pass people and beat my certain time. I have times on my arm so I know what places to be at.

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Where is your favorite place to compete?Chicago is my favorite place. I’m going up there four or five times this summer.

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7What keeps you going?The satisfaction of setting my new record every time and beating my old record. I was running a race in Nashville and it was freezing rain, like 35 degrees, just pouring down rain, but I ended up beating my time by 8 minutes.

What’s your best time?My best was last year at the Texas Man Triathlon. I did a 1 mile swim, 24 mile bike, 6 mile run in 2:28:15.

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Do you see yourself racing in the future?

Top Struggles for Seniors-Being late or late partners-Finding a date-Wardrobe malfunctions-Going blind from the stage lights-Tripping or falling in front of the entire audience

This is the week that they all have been waiting for. This is what they all have been practicing and working towards. This is the culmination of all the time and energy they’ve spent. Viewette tryouts.

Tryouts for the 2014-2015 Viewettes are being held today, after the practices that the candidates were required to attend throughout this past week, starting March 17. There are almost 100 girls wishing to tryout, but due to the Viewettes’ high standards of timeliness, no discipline issues, passing grades, and a rigorous work ethic, becoming a Viewette is more than just dancing well. Freshman Maci Benson understands the demanding week schedule, due to her sister senior Taylor Benson’s involvement in Viewettes.

“[To prepare for the tryouts], you have to take different dance classes and stretch, so you’re flexible and be able to kick and do your splits,” Maci said. “For three days of the week you go through a clinic and you learn your routines: A kick routine and a dance routine.”

Maci wants to concentrate all her efforts on the dance line, hoping it will be her niche during her time in high school.

“I think [I wanted to be a Viewette] when I first started freshman year, when I realized I didn’t want to do cheer or band or anything else, that Viewettes was kind of my only option,” Maci said. “I just didn’t want to be the odd one out in high school, so I was like ‘I really just want to focus on that.’”

The list of those who made the Viewette line will posted online tonight.

“I’m kind of anxious, [but] I’m really more excited to see the results,” Maci said. “If I make it into Viewettes, I’d probably start crying because I’m an emotional person.”

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Facing a Foreign World of Words

I grhf hfg vsefteer girl grevgs iernf l new jgfteb dsvre school. Hi, sfgi are you f hgf. Can you tell me what this says on the board? Good job.

For freshman ESL student Saran Keita, English was like gibberish when she first

came to the United States, but it has become a lot clearer since.

“When I first came, it was really hard because I was sitting in the classroom and people were talking in English and I thought, ‘huh what are they talking about’,” Keita said. “I could not understand what they were saying and all I could

think is that they were talking about me.”

Keita moved to the U.S. from Guinea, Africa when she was in sixth grade. She could not speak any English then, but she can now carry a f luent conversation.

“The hardest part is not speaking it,” Keita said. “Speaking is the easy part for me, but writing and trying

to understand what people say sometimes are the more difficult parts for me. One of the hardest things at first was trying to understand what teachers would write on the board and what they were teaching, but I caught on quickly.”

After progressing in her English language skills, Keita is set to take her English

Language Arts test.“When she first came to

me this year, her writing was lacking, but she has worked very hard, and I really look forward to her passing her the English Language Arts test,” ESL teacher Laurie Sustaita said. “She’s done a great job. She’s made a lot of friends and has even learned some Spanish.”

Lucy Lopezstaff writer

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to celebrateSpring

2 Go CampingThe weather will be perfect for it. Spend as much time as outside as you can. Fire up a small grill and show off your cooking skills, or lack of. Sit around a campfire and tell stories on a warm night.

3 Fly a KiteVisit a park, or if you are lucky, a beach and reminisce childhood memories. If the wind is just right, flying a kite can be quite fun.

Take a Walk with a Friend4 It’s a great way to soak up some sun, as well as admire the scenery while you and your friend can catch up. Connecting with nature is also a great time for reflection and it can stimulate your creativity.

5 Plant Flowers or TreesNot only will you be helping the environment (because you know we might just need oxygen to live). But, you can make your yard look more colorful by filling it with flowers. Your mom will appreciate it, too.

Clean Out Your Closet6 Spring is a season of renewal and freshness so why not do the same with your clothes? Throw out those old shirts and jeans you have been meaning to get rid of. Buy more clothes to get ready for spring. If you are on a budget, you can always check out thrift stores.

7 Take Nature IndoorsPick flowers and arrange them inside the house to give it a touch of spring freshness. Your house will also smell lovely, with pleasant flower fragrances.

8 Make Homemade PopsiclesUse your favorite fruits and flavors to stay cool during the warmer weather. You can always look to Pinterest for quick and easy recipes. Guys, you can use Pinterest too. We won’t judge you.

Take advantage of the warm weather and go to a park, or simply use your backyard. All you need is a blanket, PB&J sandwiches, and juice, or whatever childhood snack you like.

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Student from Guinea learns English through ESL, prepares for English Language Arts test


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MOVES LIKE JAGGER Freshman Maci Benson strikes a pose she will perform in her tryout routine today to hopefully be a 2014-2015 Viewette

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FEATUREFriday, 3.21.2014

Weird and Out-There

Students debunk myths on art kid stereotypes

Laura Acianosenior writer

She wanted a future of financial comfort, but one child changed the course of her life forever, so she became a teacher.

Math teacher Stephanie Born has taught for two years. She decided to pursue teaching after tutoring as a sophomore at the University of Arkansas.

“I was tutoring for a family of five boys and one of them had Asperger’s Syndrome and needed a lot of extra help after school,” Born said. “He was good at one thing and one thing only and that was art. So that meant that everything else suffered.”

Ryan, the sixth grade student with Asperger’s that Born tutored, told Born a few words that changed her outlook on her career completely.

“[Ryan said] ‘Why is it that I go to school and spend eight hours there and I don’t understand anything, but whenever I come home, you explain it and it’s just fine?,’” Born said. “I thought ‘Well, if I can make a difference for a kid with severe learning disabilities, and he feels like he’s wasting his time at school, then maybe my calling isn’t to engineer things. Maybe it’s to teach.’”

Beforehand, Born planned to major in Biomedical Engineering and eventually apply to medical school to become a doctor, wanting to have a life of financial security.

“I’m one of seven kids, and my dad is a truck driver, and my mom does Pampered Chef, a home-selling kind of thing. So there wasn’t a whole lot of money floating around,” Born said. “I vowed to myself that I would never be tight on money. I would never worry

whether I would pay this bill or buy my kid shoes. I didn’t ever want to be stretched that thin.”

However, after she switched her major to Math and pursued a Master’s in Teaching, Born’s priorities in life changed.

“When you really get down to thinking about it, [Life is] about relationships,” Born said. When you feel the calling to impact somebody else’s

life because you already have, that’s much stronger than ‘I just want to be rich’. I’m not rich now and teachers don’t make a lot of money, but I don’t have to worry about whether or not I pay my electricity.”

Born teaches math to prove that she can make a difference in her students’ lives with positivity and love, already seeing improvement in her students’ academic performance.

“I’m here to invest in students whether that’s through math or through something else,” Born said. “I’m just trying to be a good teacher, and getting to know the people around them because I know that I hangout with y’all more than I hangout with some of my friends. I’m learning from y’all too, so the reason I’ve been successful is because [my students] know I’m on their side.”

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Math teacherfinds purposein her careerafter encounter


TEACHING MORE THAN JUST A SUBJECT Math teacher Stephanie Born helps sophomore Jared Blackshire during her ninth period class

What is the art kid stereotype?Some people think we’re a bit weird or out-there.What are some positive and negative qualities art students have?We think differently and we tend to bring art into everything we do. We bring new perspectives to our other subjects and classes, although some of us struggle with more structured courses like math and science. We can also be disorganized and scatterbrained. Do you think there’s a stereotype art students fit into? We tend to fit into the fringe group of students. There aren’t that many of us.What type of art do you enjoy?Personally I prefer drawing and digital art over painting. What’s your definition of art?Anything that someone puts a lot of time or skill into. And something that evokes an emotional reaction from the viewer.

Q&A with Madison Branch

“A lot of people tend to think that art students are introverted and keep to themselves, but that’s not really the case. A lot are very introverted and I am [too], but I do have a lot of friends and I’m really social.”

-Sam Pospychala, 12

“Well they think we’re pretty nerdy in a way. We’re art nerds and spend a lot of our time in [the art room]. I get to be creative and make things that I want to do; sculpture, it’s what I’m into. Art is something you cre-ate on your own and it’s something that comes from you, it could be digital graphics or a song.” -Haley Lichty, 11

Lauren Bally // THE LONG-VIEW“I think different kinds of art classes stick together. It’s a way to express yourself and be creative. Certain art students have the same personality; they focus on the same things.” -Neira Sanchez, 11

Lauren Bally // THE LONG-VIEW

A lot of people think art kids are nerdy and most of them really aren’t. Art kids are very and outspoken and put all of their expression into their art. I like using acrylic paint and watercolor because it is easy to work with and it looks good when I try to mix it with other mediums. My definition of art is anything that you feel needs to be expressed.-Imani Perry, 11


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LIFESTYLEFriday, 3.21.2014

Easy recipe options for healthy, delicious day

Dietary DramasDrinking water detoxes impurities

Don’t misunderstand, this isn’t a diet where you only drink water and nothing else. Instead, you drink 8 ounces of water before and after meals. It’s easy, it’s cheap, and it doesn’t really affect any regular eating habits. The goal of the water diet is to curb hunger and overeating by filling your stomach with water, lessening the space for food. Common sense, right?

How is water helping if all it does is fill space with water, which has no nutrients? Water actually cleanses your body and takes away impurities and waste. If your body doesn’t receive enough water, it will try to limit water output and take moisture away from non-essential parts of the body, causing chapped lips, dry skin, fatigue, headaches, and acne. So the water diet really has a dual purpose: curbing hunger and raising your water intake. I would recommend this to anyone wants a simple way to feel a little healthier and a lot better.

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BREAKFAST Hannah Browneditor-in-chief

Overnight Oats Recipe:The ULTIMATE lazy-person breakfast1/2 cup milk1/3 cup rolled oats1/2 banana (mashed)1/4 cup chopped nuts, chocolate chips, dried fruit or whatever

topping you desire!A sprinkle of cinnamon Mix the milk, oats, banana, and topping of choice in a sealed

Tupperware container the night before you want to munch on your breakfast. In the morning, you can eat it cold or put it in the microwave for 1-2 minutes if you want something warm. Done!

What Divergent Faction Are You In?

Lucy Lopezsenior writer

KEYMostly A’s- Dauntless- Brave and adventurousMostly B’s- Abnegation- Caring and kindMostly C’s- Erudite- Intelligent and wiseMostly D’s- Amity- Peaceful and friendly Mostly Es- Candor- Truthful and sincere


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Barbecued Chicken Burrito:1 2-lb roasted chicken, skin discarded,

meat shredded (4 cups)1/2 cup barbecue sauce1 cup canned black beans1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed 1/4 cup sour cream4 leaves romaine lettuce4 10-inch whole-wheat tortillas2 limes, cut in wedges

LUNCHClaire Earnestnews, sports editor

DINNER

Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, barbecue sauce, beans, corn and sour cream, then stir to combine. Cook it until its hot, or 4 to 5 minutes.

Assemble the wraps by placing a lettuce leaf in the center of each tortilla and topping with one-fourth of the chicken mixture; roll as you would a burrito. Slice in half diagonally and serve warm, with lime wedges.

In a screw top bottle or jar combine vinegar, sugar, mustard, garlic, shallot, salt, and pepper. Shake until sugar and salt dissolve. Then add oil, shake again, taste, and adjust seasoning as needed.

Toss a few tbsps of dressing with salad mix and desired salad ingredients, top with goat cheese, cooked chicken, and serve.

The remainder of the dressing can be refrigerated for a week and enjoyed again later.

Chicken Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette:1 2-lb roasted lemon-pepper chicken1/4 cup balsamic vinegar1 tsp granulated sugar2 tbsps dijon mustard2 tbsps chopped garlic & shallot1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp ground black pepper3/4 cup olive oilSalad mix

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A- ExerciseB- Volunteer workC- Reading books

D- Relax, paint, or listen to music

E- Share opinions with friends

What do you do in spare time?

If you had to choose one, which

would you be?

A- Soldier or police officer B- Humanitarian

C- ScientistD- Musician or writer

E- Judge

A- Dark colorsB- Attracts no attentionC- Something simple

D- Comfortable, yet coolE- Simple and neat, but

shows your identity

What do you pick in an outfit?

A. Bold, fearlessB. Compassionate, selfless

C. Intelligent, wiseD. Open-minded,

peacemaker E- Too honest, blunt

What do others view you as?

A- Face it head onB- Do what’s best for all

C- Make a pros & cons listD- Try to look for a non-

violent solutionE- Debate it with

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When faced with hardship, you:

Long Park is more challenging for runs due to the hills and has enough space for biking. It is mostly shaded, so it is ideal for those sunny and hot summer days coming up.

The Paul Boorman Trail is perfect if you want to take a calming walk with friends or a brisk jog. It’s optimal for workouts because there is equipment along the sides of the trail, plus there are two dogs parks. However, it is a very busy trail, so it is not preferable for biking. The trail is very flat and my personal favorite to rollerblade on.

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Paul Boorman Trail

Reasoning Behind Healthy EatingAn unhealthy diet leads to diseases like diabetes, hypertension, certain cancers, obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies.

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Grace Creek Mountain Bike TrailThe Grace Creek Mountain Bike Trail is fairly new: it was just opened last June. It is a single track trail; the majority is nontechnical and pretty flat. There is no major climbing, so there are no extended downhills. It is a great workout since riders will be pedaling for most of the time. It is only 1.8 miles currently,but it will be expanded, with time, to 10+ miles as more trail is added.

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PAGE 9SPORTSFriday, 3.21.2014

Choosing to play soccer in high school can go two different routes: playing for the high school or paying to play exclusively for a local competitive club team. Freshman Skylar Orman and freshman Jakayla Anthony chose to play for both the Lady Lobos and East Texas United FC, a competitive club team that plays in the Arlington Premier League in Arlington.

“[I chose to play on both teams] because I love soccer,” Anthony said, “and I love the challenge of playing with both teams.”

Playing for two teams includes double the practice, double the games and different positions every week. Anthony’s position on the Lady Lobos is starting goalie, yet she transitions into

right fullback for her club team. “It gets hard [to manage playing

on both teams] at times,” Anthony said, “but I can make it work.”

Orman made a smaller alteration by moving from center mid on the JV Lady Lobos team to center fullback on club.

“I did club to get challenged and become a better soccer player,” Orman said, “and I did high school for the bonding and experience.”

The challenges that come along with playing on two teams is worth it for Orman.

“[Playing on both teams] helps me keep up with my skills,” Orman said,” and stay in shape because I play year round.”

To Orman, playing high school soccer gives her experiences club soccer can’t.

“The bond we get from high school is long lasting,” Skylar said, “the yearbook photos, wearing the game day shirt at school, and building the overall high school pride.”

Two Teams, Double the WorkFreshmen soccer players participatein both club and school soccer

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Practice Makes Perfect

Help or Hype

Andres Perezguest writer

KT Tape starts colorful trend at Winter Olympic Games

They were hard to miss at this year’s Winter Olympic Games: strips of brightly colored tape adorning the arms, legs, and torsos of many top athletes. But it’s more than just fashion is driving this trend.

The tape is called KT Tape (Kinesiology Therapeutic Tape), and is believed to have many benefits.

Whether you’re training for your first marathon, getting ready for your next game, reaching a personal fitness goal, or just trying to get through the day, nothing slows athletes down faster than pain and injury.

KT Tape is an elastic sports and fitness tape designed for muscle, ligament and tendon pain relief and support, and can also reduce inflammation by increasing circulation to speed muscle recovery, prevent cramping and lactic acid buildup.

It is applied along muscles, ligaments and tendons to provide lightweight, external support that helps you remain active while recovering from injuries.

KT Tape is lightweight, comfortable to wear and can be used for hundreds of common injuries such as lower back pain, knee pain, shin splints, carpal tunnel syndrome, and tennis elbow, just to name a few.

Even though many athletes around the world believe this tape works, there has not been conclusive scientific or medical evidence to confirm the effectiveness of any Kinesio tape.

Many scientists believe it is just a mental thing. They say that if athletes think the tape will help their muscles, then that can boost their confidence.

Personally, I think they do help out. I’ve used it on my quads and I did feel support especially when working out. Whether it is scientifically proven to work or not, I think it just comes down to individual to judge the effectiveness of KT Tape.

MAR 25BASEBALL, N MESQUITE, COPELAND FIELD, V @ 4:00PM

This season, the tennis team has played numerous matches against Texas High School, a top five team in the state. The Lobos have played them in four dual matches, along with several tournaments.

“The reason we do play them so many times is because they are so good,” Head Coach Isaac Anders said. “I think what we have

learned already, and what we have seen in the results, is we are getting more competitive with them.”

The Lobos have made vast improvements playing Texas High. Two matches ago, Texas High won 18-2, the last match, Texas High won 13 and the Lobos won 7.

“[Courtney Alexander], my partner, never won against [Texas High], but in our last match against them [Courtney] and I beat their number one girls doubles,”

senior Joslyn Smith said. “It shows that if we keep working hard, we will benefit from it later.”

Throughout the many games played against Texas High, the Lobos believe the opposition is evening out.

“We are just closing that gap and we won a lot of tough matches that we weren’t winning before,” Anders said. “This just shows [the team] that we are improving, we are getting better, and we can beat this team.”

Claire Earnestnews, sports editor

Andres Perezguest writer


Much like any father and son, David Upchurch played catch with his father as a young boy, throwing a baseball around, father coaching son. When he was six years old, he began playing little league baseball in Carroll, Texas. By the time he was in college, Upchurch achieved what many athletes dream of, and became a professional player.

Upchurch played for the Kansas City Royals until he was 23. This gave him the opportunity to travel all around the United States. This year at the age of 42, Upchurch accepted the job of head groundskeeper for the school, maintaining the baseball, soccer and softball fields.

“I was all over the place, it was crazy. It was an incredible experience and I got a lot of opportunities [in Kansas] to learn from different coaches and help me become the coach that I am,” Upchurch said. “Probably my favorite part was just getting the chance to play the game that I’ve grown up playing and loved.”

Coach Bernie Martinez and Upchurch find common ground in their faith and dedication to family and baseball.

“[Upchurch] has a passion to help, but particularly to teach kids the game of baseball, and through baseball teach

them the game of life,” Martinez said. “One of his greatest traits is his ability to create very strong relationships. We talk about baseball and we talk about families we talk about kids.”

Given his success in baseball, Upchurch also coaches and gives private lessons to younger kids. His past has allowed him to become closer to the baseball team as they advance in the season.

“I think he comes with a lot of credibility,” Martinez said. “He played pro ball and gives good information to the kids, and kids know when someone knows their stuff and when they do, kids give you a lot of respect and credit.”

Although Upchurch’s efforts paid off as they landed him a spot on a professional baseball team, he did face obstacles in his earlier years. At 14 he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a disease that attacks the large intestines, which left him struggling with a lot of pain for about four years before doctors were able to control it.

“Imagine being in high school and wearing these pads that protected me from getting sick on the field, but it was something that had been in my family, so that was something that helped me [adjust] to [the disease],” Upchurch said. “It kind of changed my attitude to more of a relaxed person and knowing that there was more

out there, so I didn’t have that anxiety of going up the plate. I knew that I was already battling something harder.”

When he was 23, Upchurch was released from the team. Although he could have continued as a player, with a wife at home and a baby on the way, Upchurch made the decision to pursue a family instead of a baseball career.

“That was probably the hardest time. I feel like I didn’t really have the opportunity so I wasn’t really ready to get out of the game but I was 23,” Upchurch said. “You know you’re pretty old when you’re 23 [in baseball].”

Despite moving on, Upchurch has not forgotten the rules of the game and aims to teach and guide players.

“[Upchurch] is pretty motivated and he’s really good at baseball,” freshman Trajan Bush said. “[He’s taught me that it’s] always good to be coachable, always good to listen and pay attention, and if your heart’s not there he can help you.”

Upchurch looks forward to getting to know the team and welcomes change in both his educational and social life.

“Right now at this stage in my life, probably being able to impact young men and help them shape their lives [is what I look forward to most],” Upchurch said, “whether it be through the game or through life, that’s one of my favorite parts, getting the chance to do that.”

Groundskeeping Royalty

ON HIS TURF Head Groundskeeper David Upchurch proudly stands on the Lobo baseball field which he maintains after professionally playing on the Kansas City Royals baseball team until he was 23 years old


AIMING HIGH Senior Joslyn Smith serves at a tournament against Texas High on March 6

APR 7 & 8B GOLF, DISTRICT, TWINS LAKE, V

BASEBALL, MESQUITE HORN, HOME, V @ 7:00PM

B SOCCER, MESQUITE HORN, HOME, JV @ 5:30 PM, V @ 7:00 PM

MAR 21 G SOCCER, MESQUITE HORN, JV @ 5:30 PM, V @ 7:00 PM

MAR 28TENNIS, LONGVIEW TOURNEY, V ALL DAY

BASEBALL, TYLER LEE, HOME, V @ 7:00 PM

APR 11BASEBALL, ROCKWALL HEATH, HOME, 7:00 PM

MAR 26 & 27G GOLF, DISTRICT, TWIN LAKES, JV & V @ 8:30 AM

APR 3 & 4TENNIS, DISTRICT TOURNEY, ROCKWALL, V @ ALL DAY

MAR 21 & 23TENNIS, HOPE OPEN, LHS, JV & V ALL DAY

MAR 21 & 22B GOLF, ROCKWALL, WATERVIEW COURSE, V

G GOLF, PINE TREE, WOOD HOLLOW, PINECREST, V @ 8:30 AM

APR 17 BASEBALL, N MESQUITE, HOME, V

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She started playing softball in seventh grade because of her dad, who really cares about sports.

To get motivated for a game, Brooke listens to rap music and dances with her teammates.

After a good game, the softball team has a ‘Wolf Pack’ chant they say together.

She watches Texas A&M softball games.

Brooke used to play multiple

sports, but chose to play just softball when she moved from Ore City to LHS.

Laura Aciano senior writer

Claire Earnestnews, sports editor

Information gathered by Claire Earnest

To put it simply, this album sounded like a generic contemporary country album. Most of the songs chorus’ sound the same, and it didn’t keep me interested. The verses were different, but I don’t appreciate unoriginal choruses. I will say that a few songs like “What Does”, “Revelations”, and “Prayer For the Road” grabbed me enough to where I would actually finish listening to the entire song. “Revelations” has a nice melody that is catchy, but not catchy like chickenpox. Sadly, they put in songs like “Drunk Last Night” which promote alcohol use. I am not one who likes it when celebrities promote alcohol use.

Overall, I’m disappointed. I want some country artist to come out with an album that has real country music like Hank Williams and Dolly Parton. I think country artists need to go back to their roots.

PAGE 10 ENTERTAINMENTFriday, 3.21.2014


Divergent Deviates from the Norm

I was a little hesitant to read Veronica Roth’s Divergent after someone accidentally spoiled the last book. I

thought to myself “Do I really want to read all this when I already know what happens at the end?” However, Veronica Roth proves true to the quote, “focus on the journey, not

the destination.”Divergent was an amazing

novel, especially since it was Roth’s debut novel. The setting in a futuristic dilapidated Chicago was genius, and the governing system that Roth invented was interesting.

The book was practically written to be a movie. The descriptions in Divergent are detailed, but easily transferable into awesome cinematography. I’ve watched the trailers in anticipation and the chemistry between the two main characters seems perfect.Divergent is more than a

love story. It’s a coming of age novel. It’s a universal story that says “Be an individual. Be Divergent.”

March Music Mania

The sixth studio album from rapper Rick Ross is anything but exciting. Mastermind had the making of an exceptional album with its rich trap beats and brilliant guest appearances. The album cover was even created by the visual genius, Banksy. It seemed as though Ross was attempting to finally become a serious artist. However, Ross failed to deliver. Although his wordplay and diction progressed, Ross did not cease to use those infamous puns as heard in “Blk & Wht”.

The true “masterminds” of the album were the collaborations. “Sanctified” led the pack with features from Kanye West, Big Sean and powerful gospel singer Betty Wright. “Thug Cry” and “The Devil is a Lie” were close behind. It was as if Jay Z and Lil Wayne brought the rhymes out of Ross. Mastermind really came up short, only shining when Ross wasn’t rapping.

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Andrew Riveraentertainment editor

On a plane around 20,000 feet in the air, Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) receives an anonymous text. Someone on the same plane will kill an innocent passenger every twenty minutes unless he gives them $150,000,000.

What would you do? In the suspenseful and thrilling drama Non-Stop, protagonist Bill Marks is faced with this moral dilemma of saving citizens or supplying a criminal with cash.

A star-studded film, Non-Stop showcases award-worthy actors such as fresh Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar nominee Julianne Moore, and Golden Glove nominee Michelle Dockery.

In the beginning, we first see Air Marshal Bill Marks drinking out of a coffee cup filled with alcohol as he stirs it with a toothbrush. I know you’re thinking that this is the classiest man ever. Personally, I found Neeson’s portrayal as Bill Marks to be very believable. Although I first thought of Marks as Neeson when I saw him, he soon became the character Marks.

Neeson’s acting chops are shown to be worthy of his Acadmeny Award nomination as he is able to show a diversity in his portrayal as a gruff air marshall in a scene where he displays a tender, fatherly kindness when he hands a teddy bear to a frightened little girl before boarding the plane. This scene literally made my heart melt; it is one of my

favorite moments of the film.On the plane, Marks is seated next to

Jen Summers, (Julianne Moore). Bill learns to trust Jen and flight attendant, Nancy (Michelle Dockery,) whenever the haunting text messages become more threatening.

The overly dramatic music only adds to the haunting and creepy quality of the film, especially in moments when Marks receives a text asking if he had a nice smoke.

While the film was believable, there was one near-death experience I found to be quite unrealistic. The girl with the teddy bear almost falls out of the plane, but Marks is able to rescue her before she falls. How would he easily be able to grab her arm when the forces of gravity and the speed of the plane’s momentum are against him? But I found that to be its only weakness.

I don’t want to reveal too much information but the suspense began the first second the movie started and didn’t stop until the credits started to roll. This is a film where the director tricks the audience again and again. I even suspected Marks to be the killer. it was terrifically suspenseful and a film that is unstoppable, pun intended.

Lea Michele’s latest album LOUDER left me trying to decide whether or not I wanted to listen to it a second time. Although all eleven songs on the soundtrack, plus the three found on the Deluxe Version, are powerful, relatable, meaningful, and hard not to fall in love with, most are just flat out annoying with repetitive lyrics.

“Louder” is an upbeat, encouraging, and catchy song that anyone can relate to and is one among the few good tunes, along with “Empty Handed”, a beautiful, emotional ballad. Many songs, such as “The Bells” (Deluxe) and “If You Say So”, seem to be about her deceased fiancé Cory Monteith, making the album much more effective and dynamic, but not in a gleeful way. Overall, it was better than I predicted. While I definitely recommend listening to it, it’s not at the top of my favorites list.

Andrew Riveraentertainment editorLauren Ballymanaging editor

Death in many video games is a sign of failure. In a decade where most games have easy modes where it’s nigh impossible to lose, dying is a sign that the player is completely incompetent. But Japanese developer From Software has developed a game that even the best player is going to die over and over again in: Dark Souls II.

Indirect sequel to Dark Souls and spiritual successor to From’s breakout game Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls II returns to put the hard in hardcore gaming. But despite what many people say, the Souls series is fair, it just doesn’t hold your hand. Every victor you find in a Souls game, every boss you defeat, you deserve. And, every time you die, you deserve that too.

Dark Souls II brings greater accessibility to the series than its predecessors, but don’t worry Souls fans, I can personally guarantee it’s still just as hard. By the end of the first week there were over ten million player deaths worldwide on Xbox alone. With the dying fires of this console generation, I think it’s true that they saved the best game for last.

Hannah Kempkesstaff writer

Wesley Hardinsenior writer

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