Eckerson Crowned 2010 Trojan Man

Baseball
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Italian Exchange
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Hampshire High School, Romney, WV
31 HHS Students Inducted
Into National Honor Society
auditorium at 3 p.m.
A
notable
31
students
were
introduced to the
organization.
The
ceremony
began with a welcome by adviser
Regina Kenney who
i n t r o d u c e d
superintendent
Robin Lewis.
Next, president
Millie Omps and
vice
president
Students hold their candles as they recite the National Honor Society oath Allison Hott lit the
to be inducted into the organization.
Eternal Light of
kelli welsh
Knowledge. Hott then read the
editor-in-chief
meditations before secretary Kelli Welsh
On Sunday, April 11, the National led the Pledge of Allegiance. Treasurer
Honor Society held their annual Eileen Heavener explained the NHS
induction ceremony in the Hampshire emblem.
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May 2010 - Vol. XXXIIX, No. 6
National Technical Honor Society
Inducts Its First Members
deborah rich
staff writer
Senior Jesse Johnson is awarded a certificate and
pin by Marianna Leone, Director of Secondary
Education, at the induction ceremony.
Hampshire High held its first National
Technical Honor Society induction ceremony on Tuesday night, March 30, in
the auditorium.
Seniors inducted were Jonathan Allen,
Justine Bohrer, Matthew Crouse,
Catherine Duncan, Charles Givens, Justin Horn, Jesse Johnson, Reneil Johnson,
Jessica Kenney, Brittany LaBossiere,
Heather Merkel, Joshua Myers, Joseph
Rippeon, Anthony Tenney, Catherine
Wood and Amanda Youngblood.
Junior members were Olamide Alabi,
Samantha Barnes, Ashley Bollman, Sarah
Boyer, Elda Butler, Hanna Fitzgerald, Jessica Gower, Darrin Holland, Charles
McDonald, Alysha Nails, David
Pankcake, Hollie Riggs, Brooke
Robinson, Alisha Turner and Venessa
Veach.
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4th Trojan Man Held by NHS
Eckerson Crowned 2010 Trojan Man
brittney ruckman
asst. editor
Michael Albert, Trevor Eckerson, Ryan Kerns, Jamie Hirsch and Billy Welsh goof off in their Trojan
Man attire while judges made their decisions.
Five young male contestants competed
in the fourth annual Trojan Man on May
6 in the Hampshire High School Auditorium. The event was sponsored by the
National Honor Society organization.
Tickets for the event were sold for $3.00
on all three lunch shifts.
The judges for the event consisted of
local volunteers. They were Sheriff
Nathan Sions, Anna Lee Wilkes and Lynn
Adams. The emcees for the night were
the 2009 Miss Hampshire, Jessica
Fincham and National Honor Society secretary, Kelli Welsh.
The participants were Michael Albert,
Trevor Eckerson, Ryan Kerns, Jamie
Hirsch and Billy Welsh. The theme was
Thursday Night Fever.
The contestants performed an opening
dance to the song It’s Raining Men by
theWeather Girls. The boys were dressed
in disco attire for the opening event. They
were expected to have three outfits: a casual outfit, formal wear and a Trojan outfit. They had the ability to make a costume or throw together bits and pieces
of different outfits.
Each contestant was asked to have an
escort. Kayleigh Jackson escorted Albert
during the formal wear competition.
Brittney Ruckman escorted two men,
Eckerson and Kerns. Raylynn Ladd escorted Hirsch and Emily Nesselrodt
walked with Welsh. The Trojan outfit was
left up to each of the boys.
Talent was added just for entertainment to the crowd. Fincham presented a
bucket full of slips containing a talent to
each of the contestants.
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kelli welsh
editor-in-chief
The Italian Exchange group returned
just recently from their adventure to
Italy, Austria and Germany. They spent
three weeks—a whole twenty-one
days—halfway across the world. They
wandered around in a place that spoke
a completely different language, as if
they were the real-life Alice in
Wonderland. I won’t go into detail about
their trip, but you can read about their
experiences and memories on page 5. I
will go into detail about how important
intercultural exchanges really are.
People take the Italian Exchange for
granted: just an opportunity to go party
in a different country. It is much more
than that. I have been lucky enough to
go on the Italian Exchange my
sophomore year and even a German
Exchange after my freshman year. My
life has been changed by those
experiences. I learned the similarities
and differences of each country and
made lifelong friends.
homes, etc.—so all of the carbs and
calories that are consumed are burned
all in the same day.
On the other hand, despite the usual
stereotype we have, Germans are laid
back. They like to kick back and enjoy
the scenery on their way to places.
They are never in a hurry and like to
get work done to relax more. Doesn’t
that sound like some kind of people in
a similar culture?
After my trips, I don’t just have new
friends, I have new families. I still keep
in touch with my “sisters,” Alice and
Sophie. I know now that if I ever get
the opportunity to return to Italy or
Germany, I will have a place to stay.
You can even ask those who have
participated in an exchange program.
If you go, you will gain experiences to
gain knowledge and character and
share memories with a bunch of new
friends.
So, I have one piece of advice to give
you: Fai una avventura!
Make an adventure!
Heading to the beach to have some fun
michelle gosnell
staff writer
I love to feel the salty ocean breeze
in my face and the wind in my hair!
I can just hear the waves crashing
down on the ocean.
Summer is just right around the
corner and I can’t wait! I want to
lie out by the pool and soak up the
sun, sleep in because of no school
for three months, and I just love the
warm weather because it makes me
happy.
The number one thing I am looking forward to this summer is the
beach. It is so peaceful and relaxing. When I am at the beach it feels
like home sweet home. I love going there and just lying out on the
sand listening to the waves.
You can’t forget about shopping
either. Oh, boy, is it fun! The food
tastes so good too with all the varieties.
I love walking down the coast at
night, crab hunting or just watching the ocean. One day I hope to
be living at the beach.
As the end of the year
comes, as all of our thoughts
begin to mature, as our
friends become the best and
our lives become more fragile, we realize that the goodbyes are near and the doors
to freedom are going to open
for us soon. We can feel our
hearts beating faster every
time we think about graduation.
We realize that we actually
do care about our school and
friends; we just are ready to shaunna shaffer
get out and see what we can staff writer
do. We can’t wait to experi“We realize that
ence all the jobs and classes
we will take and people that we actually do care
we will meet.
When the time comes, we about our school
think of walking across that and friends...”
stage and receiving that diploma for all the years we
worked. We remember all
the times in school where
we saw fights or goofed off
with friends. We remember
the times we skipped
classes just to get a break or
the days we just couldn’t
get out of bed.
We can’t wait until we’re
on the field with the sun setting, stadium lights shining
and a crowd filling the
stands. We think of shifting our tassels to the right
to signify our official graduation. It’s going to be so
much fun when we walk
out of the school knowing
we can do anything we set
our minds to.
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Editor-in-Chief: Kelli Welsh
Asst. Editor: Brittney Ruckman
News Editor: Michelle Gosnell
Sports Editor: Shaunna Shaffer
Photography Editor: Kelli Welsh
Business Editor: Amanda Alger
Instructor: Linda Staub
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Bad Poems
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Donated from Mrs. Shipley’s creative writing class
The students at left are
featured on this page for
their “bad” poems in Mrs.
Shipley’s creative writing
class:
Front Row: Alexis Thomas,
Jessica Fincham, Dorothea
Smith, Deliliah Ruebush;
Back Row: Jeremy
Yarbrough, Derik Walker,
Rachel Brown and Emily
Brill.
Blue Gum
Little Boy
By Dorothea Smith
By Rachel Brown
I was sitting on my desk. My day couldn’t
get any worse.
It was raining and it made me curse.
I spilled choclate on my shirt.
P.S. It was white.
It looked a fright,
So I thought all was well,
But I sat in my desk and couldn’t get up.
Looked down and I sat in blue gum.
Wow, I feel dumb.
It’s snowing! No school!
Wait...where are my undies?
Forget that! snow!
Wow...White!
Wheee!
Oh crap...Well, mom is mad.
Rolling, rolling.
Just a bit mane.
Now I have to put his head on
And a scarf and hat.
Now he’s done
Because it’s bed time.
Cycle of Life
Bad Poem
Through the Skillet Lid
By Jeremy Yarbrough
By Derik Walker
On my last nerves
Looking at her curves
I remember the good times
You were always keeping me out of
crimes
All the times I scored
And the times you got ignored
You are always beautiful to me
No matter what anyone sees
My shoes.
It’s down where the cats walk on dog
toes,
The girls dress in slacks,
And the boys in bows.
Long lives the flapperjack,
King of the Snickers,
Where live the lunaties,
and the vixens.
And the wanckaes and paffles
Dost he so reign.
O’er the slipper-whools
and the Elipsanee grain.
With Wings Wide Open
By Jessica Fincham
Outside in the sky.
He seen that bird fly.
With wings wide open.
The boy looked up and was mopin’.
Fear the King Flapperjack,
ruler of the Snickers,
For he eats the crackers
And the chickens.
It’s down where the dogs walk on cat
does,
The girls dress in slacks.
And the boys in bows.
With a confused look on his face,
He ran to his favorite place.
One time he meet Lil’ Wayne there.
He said life was pretty fair.
Romney
Dry
Cleaners
By Alexis Thomas
Wide open space
Vast, green hills
Pretty butterflies
Flying free
Into the blue sky
And then SLAP!
A bird eats the butterfly
Dead
Gone.
Shy Socks
By Deliliah Ruebush
My feet stay in my shoes.
they go in squeaky clean.
but come out
Stinky and mean.
Socks go in white
Come out brown.
I have to wonder
What’s going down.
And have you ever realized
Socks stay that way forever?
That white’s
Just a lying endeavor
I’d bleach them clean
But what’s the point?
My socks are shy
Because they’re never seen.
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What’s that sound?
Oh, cold.
Let’s check on the snowman.
What? He’s alive!
Hello there, snowman.
Come in, look around.
He! he! he! the cat likes you.
Look at the light and bubbles.
Come sit down.
This is a TV.
Oh no! It’s too hot!
Come on!
Try the light switch.
It’s you!
Ha! ha! New noses!
The fridge is nice and cool.
I like how you dance.
Let’s dance together.
Wow! This is so much fun.
Snowman party! Santa!
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What’s this? What a nice scarf.
Good night, Mr. Snowman!
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NTHS Members
(Continued from page 1)
According to Linda Smith, adviser for
the organization, and co-adviser Leo
Costello, National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is an honorary organization
that affords members the opportunity of
receiving college scholarships. Students
are eligible for scholarships if they have
a 3.5 or higher in their career technical
courses. NTHS is similar to the National
Honor Society. Depending on how much
community service students perform,
members will receive a stole or cord to
wear at graduation.
“I love being involved in this, and I
hope I can get a scholorship,” said Horn,
a new member of NTHS.
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Albert was asked to tell a pick up line
and Eckerson was chosen to perform an
interpretive dance of a growing flower.
Hirsch chose to do his best impersonation, Kerns performed his own rap and
Welsh sang “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
in a different accent.
“My favorite part of the show was
Trevor’s talent. It was hilarious trying to
watch him interpret a growing flower,”
commented Kerns.
After a long deliberation period, the
judges were ready to announce the winners. Albert was presented with the
People’s Choice Award for having over
ten dollars in his bag. Eckerson received
the Spirit Award for the best Trojan attire. Welsh was named second runner up
and Kerns received first runner up.
“My favorite part of the show was
Trevor’s talent. It was hilarious trying to watch him interpret a growing
flower.”
—Ryan Kerns
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Crowned by Fincham, The 2010 Trojan
Man title was awarded to Eckerson. “I
honestly didn’t think I was going to win,
“Eckerson said. “I was filled with emotion and shock when they announced my
name. It felt like a big accomplishment.”
“The man who graduates
today and stops learning
tomorrow is uneducated
the day after.”
~Newton D. Baker
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NHS Induction
(Continued from page 1)
The four cardinal principles were then
explained by reporter Jessica Ratliff,
scholarship; Susan Chang, service;
Candace Kenney, leadership; and
Audreanna Haines, character. Each
speaker explained what NHS does for
each principle, then lit the designated
candle on the table.
Four seniors were inducted into NHS
that night. Lucas Eckerson, Ashley
Everts, Katlyn Orndorff and Jack Poore
received their certificates.
Junior inductees included Holly
Attaway, Ashley Bollman, Elda Butler,
Hanna Fitzgerald, Ashley Mantz,
Charles McDonald, Brooke Morris,
Alysha Nails, Emily Nesselrodt, Isaac
Pancake, Brooke Robinson, Leah Saville
and Jacob Tighe.
Sophomore inductees were Kennedy
Boyce, Sarah Burkett, Hannah Carl,
David Chaney, Brooke Davis, Cole
Davis, Hannah Funk, Joseph Haines,
Seth Moomaw, Lucas Orndorff, Darlena
Poling, Rachel Robinson, Deliliah
Ruebush and Justin Tyree.
After all the inductees were introduced
and recited the NHS oath while holding
their candles, Ratliff, Chang, Kenney,
Haines and Hott extinguished the
ceremonial candles. The membership
pins were donated by The Romney
Women’s Club. Adviser Lisa Moreland
and principal Candy Canan gave closing
remarks, and everyone was dismissed
for refreshments in the hallway. Pictures
were taken outside in the beautiful
weather for students and family to
remember the honorable event.
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On April 25, 2010 , a group of thunderstorms tore through much of West Virginia.
The thunderstorms produced heavy rain,
lightning and hail anywhere from the size
of a pea to the size of a quarter.
The storm lasted through most of the
day and, at times, was extremely violent.
A single lightning strike to a tree caused
some major problems for a family in Romney. The lighnting fried a nearby car’s computer chip, battery and other electrical
components in the vehicle. It also blew up
a television that was used outside, a computer tower memory was wiped, the
family’s electrical box hummed for a few
hours, and their Direct TV chip lost signal
for a couple of minutes.
The phones throughout the house were
burned out and five electrical strips no
longer work either. The family has since
recovered and replaced all the lost items
except for the car. Thankfully, no one was
injured.
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Students Make an Adventure & Return Home Safely
Italian Exchange 2010
William Harvey, hosted by Marco
Rocco; Amy Maphis, hosted by
Domiziana
Spenelli;
Kari
Roomsburg, hosted by Erica
Calveris; Rachael Hirsch, hosted
by Diletta; Ian Keller, hosted by
Caterina Paggi; Chris Kitner,
hosted by Chiara Buzzi; and Aaron
Loar, hosted by Alberto Tolpc.
Some of the travelers attended
Rosa Stampa and others attended
Liceo Lagrongia, high schools in
Vercelli. They learned about the
The Italian Exchange group visis various places, including Roman culture while in return
siteseeing parks like the park seen above.
taught the American culture to
Italian students.
kelli welsh
Roomsburg and Huffine both
editor-in-chief
mentioned that their favorite time was
A group of thirteen Hampshire the first night in Italy. “The disco was my
students gathered on a bus to Dulles favorite, because we got to experience
International Airport; they were all the life of an Italian teen,” said Huffine.
“Florence was my favorite city,
ready for an experience of a lifetime as
they travelled around Southern Europe because we got to interact with Italians
and experience the beauty of Italy,”
for twenty days.
Seniors that attended the trip were commented Staub. While with their
Ashley Staub, hosted by Virginia De Feo; hosts, they traveled to Florence to tour
Tyler Whetzel, hosted by Martina the city, the statue of David, Basilica of
Giovanelli; Mitchell Haines, hosted by St. Croce and Dante’s home. Also, they
Erika Oliva; Danielle Shockey, , hosted visited Milan to see the large cathedral
by Clara Cerrato; and Ryan Kerns, in the middle of the city. The travelers
then had a chance to shop, Harvey
hosted by Anastasia Macaluso.
Juniors who attended were Daniel mentioned, in one of the fashion capitals
Huffine, hosted by Carlo Balduzzi; of the world. They were even able to go
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excavations. They even went on
a river boat trip on the Minden
Aqueduct. Lastly, they visited
Osnabruck for a city tour and saw
St. Peter ’s Cathedral and the
Heger Gate.
The group took off from
Dusseldorf at 9:30 in the morning
to land in Washington at 6:30 p.m.
They all agreed that their trip was
fantastic and full of learning.
When asked what was the most
important thing she learned,
Chris Kitner, Rachael Hirsch, Ryan Kerns, Bob Harvey,
Mitchell Haines and Aaron Loar try on outfits worn during Shockey said, “Always have an
umbrella.”
the Roman era.
Of course, they will always have
to Varallo where they climbed hundreds memories to share and keep forever. The
of steps to see life-size figures and funniest thing that happened to Maphis
frescoes depicting stories from the Bible. was “talking about the bidet in the
After spending half of their trip with Florence hotel room.” “My best memory
their hosts, the travelers migrated north is the night in Florence, especially megain Switzerland. There, they went to bed,” said Haines. Only they can fill in the
Augusta Raurica to visit a chocolate details about that story.
Kerns advises the future exchange
factory, Alan-Limes Museum, a Roman
amphitheater and an iron ore mine. students to “try to make the best out of
Afterwards, they traveled to Colmar, everything you do, and eat as much
France, for a night just to say they had gelato and chocolate as possible.” Keller
been there. The next stop was Trier, also adds to “keep the sicklings
Germany, and the city gate called Porta quarantined and don’t wear a red shirt
Nigra. In Cologne, they visited a Gothic everyday.”
No matter what, these travelers can tell
cathedral, chocolate museum, Germanic
and Roman museum and even had a you that this exchange trip was an
experience they will never forget, a
windmill tour.
Whetzel and Kitner agree that they chance no one would want to give up.
Next year’s exchange group will be
both enjoyed Cologne, Germany,
because the city was fun and the hotel going to Vinci, Pisa, Rome, Pompeii and
the lovely Capri Island. See Rita Hott for
was cool.
The travelers went to Venne to see an the application.
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High Scores for Band at Ajudication
On Saturday, April 17, the Hampshire
band traveled to Elkins for the annual
adjudication.
This year, things were a little different.
Due to conflicts with the band and Italian Exchange, many students who were
in both were not able to participate in the
regional adjudication. This would have
been a major loss and possible disadvantage to the band’s performance. Director
Brian Bowers decided that the loss might
cost the band too much at adjudication
and switched regions, having the band
compete against schools that they nor-
of strengths,” replied Bowers when asked
why the band had gotten ones. “Judges
complimented us on our musicality, interpretation and dynamics.”
The band, however, did have one judge
think that they weren’t quite deserving
of a one. “Intonation,” said Bowers, “was
our biggest weakness; every judge commented on it, even those who thought we
deserved 1’s.”
“It went really well. I think we outshined a lot of the other schools.” said
senior Samantha Voit, when asked how
her last adjudication went.“I’m relieved
that I won’t have to do another one
again.”
“Judges complimented us on our musicality,
interpretation and dynamics.”
—Brian Bowers
mally wouldn’t have.
For this years’ adjudication the band
chose Tis’ a Gift and Lindbherg Variatons
as their two pieces to be judged. At adjudication the band is ranked on a scale
from one to five, one being superior and
five poor performance. There are a total
of three judges each giving an individual
ranking. The scores are then averaged to
determine the band’s overall rank. The
judges’ individual scores for the band
were two 1’s and a 2, giving them an
overall superior ranking. “We had a lot
amanda alger
staff writer
Hampshire High Harmony finished their 2009/
2010 school year with a
dessert theatre on April 17.
The event featured the
Harmony members performing for an audience of
family and friends. Then,
during intermission, desserts were served for all to
enjoy.
When asked what she
thought of the performance, director Caroline Leap commented, “I
think it was a great
turnout.”
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Harmony performed in costume during various events, including
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The Hampshire band received a superior ranking at adjudication.
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Track Heads to States
Carissa Guyer stays ahead of another runner.
deborah rich
staff writer
Hampshire High’s girls’ track team
has come along very well this year. The
girls went against Berkeley Springs and
were runners up out of five schools. At
the fifth annual Steve Method Meet—
which consisted of not only Hampshire
but East Hardy, Frankfort, Moorefield,
Petersburg and Keyser—the girls were
first out of six. They were the conference champs at the AMAC (Appalachia
Mountain Athletic Conference) in
Keyser on April 28 and April 29.
Luke Samples, the girls’ track coach,
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said, “They keep getting better at every meet, and the girls are doing what
no one expected them to do. We are
young and we are way ahead of where
we should be at this time. They work
very hard in practice and in the
meets.”
The All Star players chosen by the
coach himself are Rebekah Lewis,
Hannah Carl, Holly Ruggles, Hanna
York, Carissa Guyer, Sarah Burkett,
Brooke Robinson and Sarah Ayers.
The Hampshire High boys’ track
team finished fourth in the AMAC
(Appalachia Mountain Athletic Conference) on April 29 at Mount Ridge High
School in Frostburg, Maryland. The top finishers were first place, Jesse Johnson on the
200 meter at 23.16, and Nathan Whitacre,
second place in the 400 meter at 52.8, third
in the 800 and third in the 1600. This year
the regionals are at Lewis County High
School near Weston, West Virginia.
The senior athletes this year are Josh
Hiett, Nathan Whitacre, Jesse Johnson and
Roddy Stickley.
“Our numbers are low, but we pull together as a team to do our best,” said Keith
Lee, the boys’ coach.
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Baseball Season Ends
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amanda alger
staff writer
The Trojan baseball team ended
their play-off bid
with a disappointing loss in the secCaleb Hill throws the
ond round at
ball from the outfield.
sectionals.
The actual season ended at 14-16 and a
first round sectional win against
Jefferson.
Coach Chad VanMeter said, “This was
the first time since 1994 that we have
beaten Jefferson, and only the second
time beating them in our school’s history.”
The Trojans’ eventual loss to Jefferson
in the second round ended their hopes
of play-offs at Regionals.
VanMeter noted, “The team has
worked together very well this year. We
have a great group of seniors and everyone else is going to step into their shoes
after they graduate.”
When asked if anyone in particular really supported the team or really got
them pumped up and ready for games.
VanMeter said, “Our eight seniors have
kept us together and going strong. They
get everyone psyched and excited before
the games, and then they play their hardest during the game.”
Tennis Wraps Up
the Season austin smith
staff writer
The Hampshire
High boys’ tennis
team was 10-7 this
year, while the
girls were 4-13.
According to
Coach Larry See,
the girls’ team was
a young squad and
did well considBrooke Davis serves the ering that fact.
ball to an opponent.
The
teams
played at the Regionals where they almost qualified for
State, with two boys excelling, Lucas
Eckerson and Ismael Murtadha. While
the tennis teams didn’t make it to States,
they gave it their all and performed
exceptionally well, See said.
See will be retiring after this year. He
said his reason for coaching tennis is
because he loves the sport and he and
his wife have been coaching for over ten
years. See stated that seniors deserve
credit for making a difference in the
school and teams. See lastly said his
favorite game this year was when the
teams went to Clarksburg and won
multiple games that day.
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DECA attends Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky
Seira Nixon, Brittney Ruckman, Shaunna Shaffer and Jessica Barnes enjoy the opening ceremony
in Louisville, Kentucky, with their fellow DECA members.
shaunna shaffer
staff writer
From standing out in the rain waiting for a shuttle bus to long nights of
practicing projects, Hampshire
DECA members were immersed in
the international competition in Louisville,
Kentucky, held on April 23-28. The students
who attended were Shaunna Shaffer,
Brittney Ruckman, Seira Nixon and Jessica
Barnes and advisor Linda Staub.
Ruckman, Barnes and Nixon competed
in the area of Community Service and re-
Seira Nixon, Jessica Barnes, Brittney Ruckman and Shaunna Shaffer stand in front of the Louisville
Bridge at the Festiville celebration.
ceived awards of competence. Shaffer attended LEADS and served as a voting
delegate. The students also attended a
dinner theatre that featured a performance by The Footnotes and the musical
Hairspray. A special concert just for DECA
was presented by Lady Antebellum.
Bryan Staggers from Mineral County
ran for DECA international president
and made it to a run-off with another
candidate. 91 students from West Virginia attended internationals.
Thirteen thousand DECA members
attended in all.
Harmony and Band Travel to the Big Apple
Samantha, Lyndsey and Jaede visit the Beatles at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.
Lyndsey Jackson, Jaede Taylor, Samantha Voit and Caroline Leap pose in front of the New York
skyline at the Statue of Liberty.
austin smith
staff writer
Hampshire High Harmony and band
members recently visited the city of tall
buildings and taller attitudes, New
York City. Harmony director Caroline
Leap said that New York was great, a very
fun place to be and the weather was
beautiful. Leap mentioned the numerous
places the adults and students visited, such
as the Statue of Liberty, the broadway play
Mamma Mia! Time Square, Wall Street,
China Town, Little Italy, Central Park, 5th
Avenue and Madame Tussauds Wax
Museum.
Thirty students and twelve adults
went on the trip, taking in many of the
sights and wonders that are New York.
According to Leap, the group
thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the
many places that make New York so
famous.
The city that never sleeps will always
be opened to visitors wanting to suck up
the culture and experience the titanic
icon.
“One belongs to New York
instantly; one belongs to it as
much in five minutes as in five
years.” —Thomas Wolfe