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volume 41 no 3 east gaston high school s student newspaper 1744 lane road mount holly nc 28120 feb-march 2012 ode to ms cloninger by tyler persinger on friday january 13 ms cloninger east gaston s most beloved faculty member passed away surrounded by her loved ones she lost her battle to cancer at levine dickson hospice house in huntersville in many ways ms cloninger did not lose in her 26 years at east gaston she touched thousands of lives as a guidance councelor and head of fellowship of christian athletes she was not only a mentor and a leader but an amazing friend she always thought of others before she thought of herself she was just a great person to model your life after said coach howell east gaston s athletic director ms cloninger was one of east gaston s biggest athletic supporters as well she loved baseball and was always seen sitting in the same spot by the bullpen supporting the warriors at home games we were at a baseball game a couple years ago recalls howell and some of the fans were not being as supportive as they should have been she just stood up and she yelled `it s okay boys we love you for whoever you are it probably put some people to shame that s really who she was she was probably our number one fan said coach sellers the east gaston head baseball coach and she was my friend what better way to be remembered than to be remembered as somebody s friend this year the baseball team had an anonymous donor who bought the team new uniforms and asked to dedicate them to the memory of ms cloninger even those who did not know her well could tell that she was a special person i got to know her a little bit over the summer and at the beginning of the year said mrs bostic who is in her first year as principal at east gaston i could tell that she was a hard worker and was very dedicated to her job and cared about what she did she spent a lot of time here over the summer even during the time when she was not getting paid because she wanted to make sure that everything was in place for when the students came back she very much cared about the school and the students there were obviously plenty of days that she was not feeling well but she wanted to be here and she wanted to make sure the students had what they needed to be successful this is true i remember when she came to different senior classrooms to talk to the students about colleges and scholarships she struggled to and from each classroom but was determined to help the students if you didn t see her but heard her during that time you wouldn t have known she was sick unless somebody told you her personality was as bright as ever and she refused to let her illness affect her desire to help others she never pulled the `cancer card said mrs wilkinson a fellow councelor and friend she wanted to make sure she was doing her part sometimes we had to tell her to stop i think the things that stuck out with me the most were her willingness to work her love for the students here and her desire to be here no matter what ms cloninger was one of the most selfless people you could know she was the valedictorian of her high school class and homecoming queen but a lot of people didn t know that about her because she never wanted to talk about her own accomplishments she never told people those kinds of things i didn t even know that until her funeral recalled mrs wilkinson her personality her willingness to help others her caring attitude and her strong faith made her the person that she was she affects every one of us even now that she s gone if there was ever a person to model your life after it would be that of ms cindy cloninger.

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feb-march 2012 page 2 sports by jacob melton the east gaston wrestling warriors have had an awesome year on the mat the warriors fought hard for the season that they had it was not easy for them but they pushed through the warriors produced a state cham states here we come pion this year in the 4a state championships our very own john grigg finished first in obtaining the state title weighing in at 132 pounds and michael bedard finished third at 120 pounds in class 4a this is a very tremendous accomplishment for these two young men and we are very proud of them every match they had to forfeit four out of the fourteen spots they needed to wrestle so they had to start every match four to zero the reason they had to give up four spots is because they didn t have enough people to fit the weight classes they needed this was quite a setback considering there were only ten more spots to wrestle despite this setback the warriors finished 10 6 in duals and 2nd in conference the top three wrestlers this year were grigg at 132 jacob grigg at 126 pounds and bedard at 120 these three wrestlers had an outstanding year for the warriors there are also four seniors this year that led the warriors which are john grigg cody moore rhett odom and tyler mccurdy senior john grigg said this year in wrestling season has been great although our team accomplishments did not go as we planned we have had a great season as an individual my goal was to win a state title for my last year of wrestling it was well in my grasp and i knew it would be mine to lose wrestling is a very hard sport to participate in because if you make a mistake there s no one to blame except yourself it s a sport that combines physical and mental toughness to succeed one of the struggles this year for the warriors was finding a sparring partner for odom who wrestled in the heavy weight bracket this year the coaches had to find alumni and assistant coaches to wrestle odom so he could practice they overcame this task and pushed forward through the season when asked about what coach scott goins would say about wrestling he stated if you really want to know what you re made of no sport more than wrestling will give you that opportunity

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feb-march 2012 page 3 by tyler persinger this year s east gaston boys basketball season was the best in years the warriors play in arguably the most competitive conference in the state and played 10 games against ranked teams in the state they stillmanaged to have a 10-13 season the season could have easily been one of the best in school history the warriors lost five games by five points or less still the season was full of memorable moments desean murray had multiple crowd pleasing dunks including the dagger against south point at home murray had the game winning layup to upset third ranked harding on the road in december 70-69 east gaston trailed in that game by as much as 19 and murray finished the game with 24 points and 17 rebounds he did the same thing two weeks later to beat garinger we won a lot of games when no one else thought we could said senior captain boys basketball robbie sterling hard work beats talent when talent doesn t work hard both sterling and murray were named charlotte observer players of the week during the season murray was recognized for his performances against olympic and the upset of harding sterling got the award for his 37 point 37 rebound week against garinger and south point sterling and murray s dominance inside was complimented by senior captains colt crane and tyler persinger sophomore sensation elijah gore at point guard senior sixth man jaren hopkins-benton and junior shooting guard jawontee olds together the warriors made the second round of the state playoffs beating watauga in the first round by tyler persinger this year s east gaston girls basketball season has been a success considering the youth on the team the warriors finished the regular season 9-12 good enough for the number two seed in the 4a state playoffs the story of the season has been highlighted by the success of senior guard shelby winchester she led the conference and also led all players in public schools in scoring at 20 points per game during the christmas tournament she reached the 1,000 point milestone for her career the team s success this year has relied on winchester s scoring ability as well as her ability to rebound and create opportunities for her teammates i believe that my job as a leader and a captain is to motivate everyone else on the team and play the best game that i can said winchester i know that if i m not focused mentally then the rest of the team won t be either one of the highlights of the season came on senior night when winchester made a ridiculous shot at the halftime buzzer the ball was rolling out of bounds and the last few girls basketball seconds of the half were ticking away winchester wearing highlighter yellow shoes for the occasion picked the ball up 25 feet from the basket on the left wing turned and fired the ball hit the backboard and went straight in the crowd erupted and it gave the warriors the momentum going into the break the warriors also had major contribu tions from the underclassmen sophomore forward ladazia burris was a huge contributer as well as junior wing carly kluttz freshman point guard abby breakfield has gotten significant playing time as a starter and looks to lead the team in the future the girls season ended with a first round loss to ardrey kell.

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feb-march 2012 page 4 east gaston swimmers and divers make a splash in the mega 7 by tanner hawkins our warrior swimmers and divers have just finished another successful but challenging season in the ever intimidating mega 7 a conference made up of schools that are known for having the majority of their team as year round swimmers and divers our east gaston team however does not have even one coach josh allen says that this makes the competition fierce but has never kept our warriors from giving all they have to be competitive and that they were for the fourth consecutive year our men s team finished as conference runner up behind charlotte catholic high school with a record of 4-8 catholic has also won the state 3a championship for the past ten years our men edged out olympic high school for the runner up title this year leading our men s team in points was sophomore sam casciani all three men s relay teams qualified for the regional competition in huntersville this month our 400 yard freestyle relay scored their season s best time at regionals by dropping eleven seconds on their final race of the year these relays were made up sam casciani jordan bishop alex rutledge hutch farris zach yeager and tanner hawkins our women s team who struggled in numbers this season finished their season in fourth place behind charlotte catholic olympic and west mecklenburg who literally took third place by the score of one relay race our leading point recipient this season was freshman delanie knight who was also our only individual swimmer to qualify for the regional competition in the 50 meter freestyle two of our women s relays qualified for regionals as well these teams were made up of knight sarah casciani lunden farris and kaylan puckett east gaston was back on the diving board this year after a two year break since our warrior diving hero ryan hawkins won the state two years in a row in 2009 and 2010 east gaston had five divers competing this season junior derek dewosky and senior tanner hawkins both qualified for regional s after sweeping the conference with a conference champion placement by dewosky and a conference runner-up by hawkins this also made our east gaston dive team the mega 7 conference champions assistant coach roger hawkins said we are extremely proud of our divers this season and hope that this will encourage other divers to come out next year we had the conference champ and runner up with two first year competitors also diving for east this year were sam casciani shelby smith and hannah henry east gaston s swim program began in 1985 and has provided our school many accolades over the years it takes a major commitment from the athlete considering the practice facility is twenty minutes away for swimming and forty-five minutes for diving says coach allen that kind of dedication is commendable and has proven rewarding for our team coach allen and coach hawkins have been coaching the team for the past seven years and look forward to swim season each year congratulations to all of our swimmers divers and coaches for another successful season!

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feb-march 2012 page 5 spring sports previews in the second round of the state playoffs last year at porter ridge the warriors trailed 2-1 in the fifth inning a potential game tying base hit for the warriors was run down in right field for the third out then a ground ball that could have been an inning ending double play rolled into the outfield and porter ridge went on to score five runs in the inning and beat the warriors 6-2 this year is full of promise to end in a less bitter way even with the loss of senior stars logan armstrong and brandon bates the warriors return seniors ethan frazier austin care jarke hopkins and tyler by tyler persinger persinger gaston christian transfer morgan this year s east gaston baseball team rohm and freshman tyler price look to make has high expectations the end of last year big contributions as well as junior justin wilwas heartbreaking and this year s team looks liams to use that as motivation we have good talent this year espe east gaston baseball golf clap swag softball hopes to rebound cially new talent said frazier we are looking forward to a successful year but we are going to have to work hard to accomplish a good season it won t be easy though the warriors play at least three games against top ten ranked teams in the state by tyler persinger last year s softball team was one of the best ever at east gaston the team went 21-1 in the regular season including an undefeated record in conference play the war riors seemed unbeatable but lost in the first round of the state playoffs to hopewell it was a bitter end to the careers of seniors shanie mcconell taylor hawley cierra branch and lindsey greeson the loss of those players will hurt the warriors especially at charlotte catholic and they finished with a overall record of 5-8 coach terri mccum pitching where mcconell dominated however the warriors still expect to be at the top of the conference and compete with the best teams in the state although we won t have as much talent as we had last year i am excited about playing and i am looking forward to seeing how much we can accomplish said senior shelby winchester i believe that we will still be one of the top teams in the conference and make a good run in the state playoffs the warriors can definitely do it they return seniors winchester mindy roberts leyna brown and courtney rockett juniors cassidy eudy and olivia eudy as well as sophomore kasey boughman bee commented on last season saying it was a challenging season since we had players who had to step into roles they were not used to but they stepped up and proved themselves the warriors have won the conference championship two years in a row and plan to repeat conference winners from last year include doubles champions jeramie majchrzak and jordan mccumbee and runners up garrett stone and jacob melton returning senior jacob melton says i think that this year will be the best season we ve had yet and the seniors are going to try to go out with a bang also returning senior garrett stone was quoted saying i am really looking forward to this year s season and i believe that this season will be very successful come out and support your warrior tennis team this season is sure to be a good one w arrior t ennis looking to repeat as conf erence champs by jordan mccumbee the outlook for the men s tennis team is looking very bright and promising the warriors will be led by their three seniors jordan mccumbee jacob melton and garrett stone they are also returning their top six seeds and plan to progress from there this past season the warriors had a conference record of 5-1 with the one loss being to

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feb-march 2012 page 6 the ladies are to play in their first regular season game on monday february 27 against hopewell high school at east gaston s home field at 6:30 pm they do however have a scrimmage at forestview high school on tuesday february 21 and a scrimmage jamboree at hunter huss high school on saturday february 25 i am so ready to start playing soccer again i love spending time with the other girls and getting better everyday stated sophomore erika noblett noblett was but a freshman last year but that didn t stop her from putting the ball in the back of the net as east gaston s leading scorer having a year of experience under her belt i m sure coach allen has high hopes not only for her but the entire team as well i know from personal experience that coach allen will stop at nothing to help these girls get into shape and improve everyday for the rest of the season good luck to coach allen and the rest of team to have an overall successful season kick starting the spring season with ladies soccer by tanner hawkins this year s lady warrior soccer team plans to come back from last season as strong as before even after losing five starting seniors from last year although they did lose five starters they of course kept six and have many hard workers ready to fill the gaps a few key returning players from last year include erika noblett mikayla o meara caroline bowman and many more when head coach josh allen was asked about how he feels this season will go he replied i m really looking forward to this season we have some very good returning players that i know are willing to work hard the amount of skill in some new comers is unbelievable as well i can t wait said i have a personal goal this year to have a great season and to make it to states as a team i would love to make it to have a winning record mens head coach jordan phillips said we have a really good chance to be good this year it just depends on how hard the team works for the girls head coach stephanie donald stated we have a lot of young talent this year to work with this year is a rebuilding year for us this year both track teams look to strive for the highest goal which is state good luck running warriors by jacob melton this year s boys and girls track and field teams are looking to be very promising in the returning year the girls returning key runners are senior jessica foster and junior katie james foster said i want to make it to state this year and hope to have a good record i also am striving to get a scholarship to liberty university for the guy s team senior casey reid and junior dylan coley are returning key runners the field side of the team has a very strong returner in senior nathan benfield who advanced to regionals last year benfield running w arriors began with fifteen members but after all cuts have been made there will only be nine members on the team after we have our warrior golfers all set and ready to go they will be competing against 3 other schools coach howell quoted i believe we have a great season ahead of us it s a new team with some good guys and i m excited to see how things go for us hopefully our warriors will follow through with their coach s predictions and do well a former member of the golf team joe lakey quoted by brooke trice i think we will do good this season we re starting the new spring season of golf a young team but we have all made progmeans new team members and more comperess also we re a pretty solid team and i tition it s a fresh start for the golfers conthink we ll get better further down the road sidering we lost four seniors from last year after quoting the coach and a former player coach howell is working hard to come up it looks like the team has a promising future with his new team throughout cuts the team ahead best of luck to the men s golf team the swing on boys golf

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feb-march 2012 page 7 other g as club back in charleston news by jordan mccumbee on thursday february 16 the gas club left for their annual charleston trip this was a three-day trip in which the members participating partook in numerous activities most of which involved going to see different things that happened in charleston throughout its history and just having some general fun the bus departed for the trip around 6:30 and first went shopping at the tanger outlets before going to tour the hl hunley which was the first submarine to sink a ship during the civil war senior garrett stone had this to say about the trip there the bus ride there was a lot of fun and it definitely kept things interesting after the tour of the hl hunley everyone headed over to the bowling alley for some afternoon fun there was a lot still left to do in the first day but next on the list was to check into the hotel after check in the students were allowed to go eat at the restaurant of their choice and then had to go back and get prepared to go to the movies with the entire club this would be the final activity of the first day in charleston which was in the eyes of everyone a very fun and eventful day the second day began with a continental breakfast at the hotel and was followed by the first activity of the second day which was a tour of the historic boone hall plantation which is a fully functional plantation that is still family owned and operated the students got to tour the family s home and learn some history about the estate while touring students also got to see a presentation on gullah culture this was one of the most memorable moments for me and was fun getting to watch brother bob teach everyone some gullah culture said senior jacob melton next on the list after eating some lunch was one of the highlights of the whole trip the historical scavenger hunt in which members split up into different teams of around four people and searched for a number of different things in the historical city of charleston members from previous trips all agreed that this scavenger hunt is what makes the trip so much fun that same day after going back to hotel the students got ready for their evening activity of fun at blackbeard s cove fun park in which everyone got to have fun riding go carts and playing mini golf on day three the club checked out of the hotel before heading to folley beach to walk around on the actual beach and take some pictures after that came the final activity of the trip in which everyone was given the green light to just walk around charleston to get some lunch and get some shopping done this capped the amazing trip after of which everyone headed for the bus to return back home all in all the trip was a huge success and everyone who was involved in it had a blast!

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feb-march 2012 page 8 by jordan mccumbee super bowl xlvi was an amazing game played by two teams that desired to be champions more than anything this year s game was host to the new york giants and the new england patriots a rematch of super bowl xlii in which the giants mounted a fourth quarter comeback to win the giants had a regular season record of 9-7 and had an extremely tough path to the super bowl since the giants were only the 4th seed in the nfc they had to go through the power house out of green bay and a very young and consistent 49 er team the patriots finished with a regular season of record of 13-3 and clinched the 1st seed in the afc the patriots were led by quarterback tom brady whose personal stat sheet is filled with amazing accomplishments which include three super bowl championships and two super bowl mvp s he and his high-power patriot offense were favorites to win but that dream was spoiled by eli manning and the giants hard nose defense eli manning completed 30 of his 40 passes threw for 296 yards with one touchdown pass and was also named super bowl mvp senior zac queen even commented saying eli is even better than his brother g-men win again peyton his amazing performance was backed up by the g-men s tenacious defense which was led by defensive ends jason pierre-paul osi umenyiora and justin tuck all of which kept tom brady under heavy pressure the entire game and also caused a early safety which caused a major momentum swing in favor of the giants giant s coach tom coughlin who was under a lot of scrutiny during the regular season not only coached the giants into the super bowl he silenced all of his critics and is almost guaranteed a contract renewal winning this super bowl added to his resume giving him two super bowl titles fish when the principal and teacher faculty come across all of the school s lockers filled with fish it s going to be pretty hard to point fingers at just one person the faculty will also be very curious of the peculiar fishy smell which adds even more suspense to the whole prank another good hypothetical prank would be sed the pros of sed would be less damage to school property hopefully less punishment less money and time and a heck of a lot less of a smell the main downfall to the prank would be the fact of less participation too many students would be deterred by the idea due to the fact of getting caught now to the whole point of the prank sed stands for senior early dismissal the idea of the prank is for all the seniors to pick a random time to simultaneously stand up walk out of class and leave school the actions that the teachers would take are unpredictable yet it s not likely that they could stop the whole senior class especially if all the seniors stick together and go at the same time after the thoughts of fishy lockers and sed have processed through your both of which were with the giants this was patriot s coach bill belichick s fifth super bowl appearance of which both of his losses came from the hands of the giants it seems like the giants have the patriot s number when it comes to the playoffs this year s game was exciting all the way to the end of which was capped off by a hail mary attempt by tom brady to rob gronkowski which was broken up by the giants in the end zone all in all super bowl xlvi was a very exciting rematch that will definitely go down in the history books as one of the greatest super bowls ever played by brooke trice it s a high school tradition to have a senior prank it s sort of like leaving a mark on the school and the better the prank the bigger mark left therefore if it was possible to prank the school hypothetically of course what would be the perfect prank there have been many ideas passed along for senior pranks this year the fishy locker prank consists of a lot of raw fish and many nice closed up yet slightly vented and heavily scented lockers imagine how lovely the school would smell full of raw fish especially after a couple of days more to laugh about with this prank is the discovery of the hypothetical senior pranks mind its time for one more hypothetical senior prank school for sale is the last but surely not the least of the pranks in mind this prank is quite self explanatory basically the students will put their very own school up for sale conveniently the school already has a letter board out front so it s only missing a few words by writing for sale nice and spacious 20 baths 78 rooms multiple walk in closets huge kitchen and dining area two gyms personal auditorium and library the school would basically sell itself although this is the real world and the school can t really be sold like that it would provide everyone with a good laugh finally the conclusion comes down to three great hypothetical senior pranks fishy lockers early senior dismissal and school for sale unfortunately these are all hypothetical pranks meaning they won t be done since the pranks are not being pulled we don t get to enjoy the laughter and satisfaction it would bring but it does mean there is no need for any punishments plus there are other more appropriate ways to leave a mark on the school!

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feb-march 2012 page 9 by tanner hawkins this year s 2012 miss east gaston pageant themed it girl was a night to remember the night consisted of seven incredible contestants that competed in three different categories on the night of the pageant they were judged on their talent and evening wear they also met with the six judges earlier in the day for the interview portion of the competition each contestant had prepared kaylan puckett more than just an it girl for weeks and spent many nights practicing for the big night that came off without a hitch pageant co-directors karmen teague and caroline brown did an amazing job organizing this year s production from the judges to the stage decoration to the guest entertainment it was an impressive night from start to finish the contestants vying for the title of miss east gaston 2012 were alex anthony amber vencill courtney robinson brooke grady bailey campbell kaylan puckett and tia andrade each contestant did a wonderful job in each phase of competition but in the end a few young ladies walked away with placing standings miss congeniality which is voted on by the contestants went to junior alex anthony high ad sales was awarded to junior bailey campbell who was also named second runner up and was honored as being named the fan favorite for the evening first runner up was awarded to junior tia andrade and our new miss east gaston 2012 was kaylan puckett kaylan is a junior and also won the talent award with an impressive vocal rendition of broken wings by martina mcbride kaylan is a varsity cheerleader and a member of the swim team she is also a member of student council and the gas club she is the daughter of yolanda and billy puckett of stanley at the pageant s end puckett was quoted as saying i just can t believe this is really happening i am so thankful and so excited kaylan was awarded a $1,000.00 scholarship for her accomplishment as well as her crown sash and roses this was the first scholarship ever awarded to our title holder and according to mrs teague it will not be the last!

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feb-march 2012 page 10 editorials by jordan mccumbee the 2012 presidential election is coming up in november and the race to find the republican nominee is heating up the four candidates still in the running are mitt romney newt gingrich rick santorum and ron paul of these four mitt romney and rick santorum hold the most wins in state primaries front-runner romney 64 years old is the governor of massachusetts as of december 31 2011 he had raised 32 million he has one main vice though he is known to flip-flop between his stand on certain issues this has left the door open to his opponents to challenge him on his voting record and stance on major issues rick santorum on the other hand is a former senator of pennsylvania who is con 2012 election by jacob melton there s a new show that everyone is talking about that is better than all the other shows such as american idol singing bee or teen mom the show that s knocking everyone off their feet is the new sensation the voice the show averages around 13 million viewers which is making it a top hit this show gives an opportunity to any person who thinks they can sing to be picked by four of the best artists in the world these four popular artists are adam levine blake shelton cee lo green and christina aguilera which all have outstanding pasts in the music field these four judges all turn their backs away from the contestants knowing nothing about them or how they looked to avoid any preconceived notions about the contestants while they are singing the four judges then contemplate on whether or not they want them on their team or if they will allow them to walk away ending any hopes of moving on the competition between the four judges can get very competitive because they try to obtain the best twelve contestants for their team after all the judges have can y ou hear that sidered to be a grassroots conservative basically this means he is considered to have true republican values as of december 31 2011 he has raised 2.2 million dollars towards his campaign as you can see this is considerably less that romney but he is surging in the polls and his campaign is gaining momentum still not out of the running is newt gingrich he is a former speaker of the house known for his demanding style of leadership he won the south carolina primary but since then has been falling in the polls as of december 31 2011 he had raised 12.7 million dollars for his campaign the lone last contender is ron paul he is a 77 year old eleven term congressman from texas who holds the most conservative voting record in congress he is considered by many to be the godfather of the tea party movement as of december 31 2011 he has raised 26.1 million dollars towards his campaign the main issues that have been debated up until this point are unemployment budget deficit taxes and the growth of government the fact that unemployment has stayed high under president obama s administration has left the door open for a new republican administration to step in obama s approval rating has dropped dramatically over the course of his term another lingering problem of obama s administration is the growth of government in all economic areas the republican hopefuls are debating these very issues and come november there could be a new president of the united states obtained their twelve contestants they coach them and make them compete in numerous competitions to prove which one is the best eventually one contestant from each team is picked to battle for the number one spot the voice by being the top voice they receive a grand prize of getting a record deal which is any singer s dream people that are given this opportunity are willing to risk everything they have for that one chance to make their wildest dream come true these people come from all walks of life whether it may be from fighting over seas or just an average person who wants to make a name for themself my heart goes out to everyone one of these contestants because of the sacrifice that each one of them go through which can be enormous if you would like to follow this new rising hit then tune in to nbc on mondays at 8 p.m i know next monday i will be tuning in to watch thrift store swag ger by brooke trice many will notice that grandma s swagger is coming back people are finding it more stylish to wear older trendy clothes and pull off a more vintage look therefore people are making more trips to the goodwill and other thrift stores i personally think it s great that people are spending less money on clothes and dressing really cute at the same time it makes more sense to go to a thrift store find a nice older yet trendy jacket that no one else will have as opposed to going out and buying a brand new jacket that is no different than the girl s jacket you re sitting beside also more on page 11

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feb-march 2012 spending less money on clothes means buying more leaving a store with a huge bag of clothes and some money in hand is a way better feeling than spending your life s savings on one brand new cute top also along with being cheap it s original and different you would be surprised at some things you can find in goodwill of course everyone has their own taste and style which makes thrift stores a great shopping place for everyone because of the varieties of clothing in my opinion being different is what makes you you the same goes for an outfit a different original outfit is going to attract my eyes way quicker than a new shirt from hollister putting some personality into your clothing creates a whole new appearance for a person everyone is constantly searching for new ways to have fun one way is to start designing your own outfits a lot of people have become more artsy and familiar with various ways to give their clothes their own little touch a small but trendy way to leave your finger print on a cute shirt is to cut out a square from a stylish shirt such as plaid and sew it as a pocket onto a tank top or other shirt you have if you do not have the resources or ability to mend and sew your own clothes you can always find cute accessories at the store there are a lot of cute old belts pocket book scarves etc that you can find at thrift stores but some people may not take the time to search for them searching for the craftiest clothes and most original clothes are my favorite part of goodwill some people may think a downfall to everyone starting to bring vintage back is the fact everyone is doing it it is not a bummer because we re recycling old things and keeping the life of traditional and once loved styles alive it creates unity amongst people and lets us truly display our originality thrift store from page 10 page 11 lights camera action the oscars by tanner hawkins on thursday may 16th 1929 the hollywood roosevelt hotel in los angeles california held the first ever academy awards ceremony this event was hosted by president of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences douglas fairbanks tickets to the event were priced at five dollars a piece and only 270 people attended the ceremony which lasted approximately 15 minutes at this point in time only 12 academy awards were given and an actor or actress could be awarded for numerous movie appearances rather than only a certain film like the awards given nowadays the event was not broadcasted on television or radio that s hard to believe considering about 38 million people have watched the academy awards every year for the past 7 years since the first awards ceremony the event best known as the oscars has been an annual event over the years three films have the honor of receiving the highest number of awards in a single year which is 11 oscars these three films are the 1952 film benhur james cameron s titanic in 1997 and peter jackson s lord of the rings return of the king in 2003 these are all followed by the 1961 musical west side story which received 10 oscars walt disney holds the record for the highest number of individual oscars awarded in his lifetime he received 20 oscars but he was also awarded with 6 more after passing away several actors have won up to two oscars but only two gentlemen jack nicholson and walter brennan have won 3 oscars for best acting in a leading and/or supporting role standing out from the crowd actress katherine hepburn is the only by tyler persinger actress of all time to win 4 oscar awards for i remember having a conversation with acting in a leading and/or supporting role coach phillips one day during fourth period finally on to this year s academy down by the track i told him i wish i could in three years imagine what east gaston athgo back to my freshman year hit the weight way into the starting spot this year s freshman class is extreme letics could be room every day and play football for east gaston he responded by telling me he hears ly talented i ve seen more freshmen get that story all the time kids wish they could playing time on varsity sports this year than go back in time and do something different to in any other year of my high school career i didn t even make the jv basketball team my increase their athletic ability when i was a freshman i didn t even freshman year and this year i started on varmake the basketball team i loved basketball sity and averaged 9 points imagine what this and i wasn t about to give it up the summer freshman class can do by the time they are after freshman year was probably one of the seniors i tell my freshman teammates all the best of my life i was in the gym almost every day working on my game it paid off my time how good they can be if they just work sophomore year when i made jv basketball hard for the next three years i tell them not to my junior year i played limited minutes on be one of those people that wishes they could varsity by my senior year i had worked my have done more it s going to take work but f reshmen awards which took place on sunday february 26th in the 84th academy award show the famous golden academy award trophy better known as an oscar is awarded in 24 different categories the categories are best picture best director best actor best actress best supporting actor best supporting actress best original screenplay best adapted screenplay best animated feature best foreign language film best documentary feature best documentary short best live action short best animated short best original score best original song best sound editing best sound mixing best art direction best cinematography best makeup best costume design best film editing best visual effects this year s awards will be presented by some of the biggest names in entertainment today these include tom cruise tom hanks jennifer lopez bradley cooper the cast of bridesmaids chris rock emma stone penelope cruz angelina jolie cameron diaz and halle berry this year s academy awards were initially to be hosted by eddie murphy but after he stepped aside billy crystal quickly accepted the responsibility crystal being the comedic man he is let this be known to the world by posting a message to twitter stating i am doing the oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when i pick up my prescriptions the oscars which took place on sunday february 26th was a night of excitement and surprise the standout movie of the night was thomas langmann s the artist the film won an oscar in five of the ten categories that it was nominated for it won best picture best costume design best directing best music original score and best leading actor thanks to jean dujardin who beat out two of hollywood s most popular actors brad pitt and george clooney graham king s hugo ended the successful night with five oscars out of the eleven categories it was nominated for the 84th academy awards ceremony was the movie event of the year and it lived up to its high expectation the stars were dressed to impress and the entertainment was spectacular the movies of 2012 are sure to only get better and make next year s oscar s a day to look forward to.

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