March 2012 - Brooke Point High School

READING RALLY
VISITS LOCAL
SCHOOLS
ATHLETE OF
THE MONTH
SHOULD THE
WORD “GAY” BE
USED?
Learn and Serve classes
performed for area elementary schools.
Senior Tyler Beiswanger
discusses Tennis on a
Varsity level.
Connor Amano and Riley
Harrigan debate the appropriateness of using
the word ‘gay’.
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The Hawkeye
Volume XVIII - Issue 5
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April 5, 2012
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(LEFT) Participants grab jugs of water prior to the 3.3 mile walk through Fredericksburg. (RIGHT) Junior Bethany West instructs participants.
“Journey to Water” raises awareness
BY NICOLE CALIRI
PHOTO BY KAYLA HARRIS
“Imagine yourself waking
up and knowing that today like
every other day your job was to
find water for your family.”
With these words, Learn and
Serve teacher Laura Lacey introduced the student body to
“A Journey to Water.” Sponsored by Learn and Serve, the
fundraiser held on March 24
brought in roughly $12,000 for
the construction of two wells in
Southern Sudan. Each well will
supply water for a village and
surrounding areas of 300 to 450
people.
Junior Bethany West came up
with the idea for “A Journey to
Water.”
“It’s ridiculous how everything comes down to water,”
West said. “The lack of water
creates the lack of education
which prevents the rise of peo-
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CHEERLEADING
Ben Shields, Russell
Ramsey and Wilbur
Rincan begin training
to try out for cheerleading in the fall
SEE Cheer, SPORTS 4
INDEX
NEWS ............................. 2
ENTERTAINMENT .......... 3
SPORTS ....................
4, 5
FEATURE ........................ 6
OPINION ......................... 7
STUDENT LIFE ............... 8
ple to help the nation’s future.
With this cycle their future
doesn’t look too good.”
West became aware of the
water crisis through a video presentation at her church last year.
“I was reviled by this crisis,”
she said. “My heart was fully
touched and I couldn’t do anything but think of a way to fix
it.”
West and her best friend discussed the water crisis in Africa.
They were motivated to act.
“We saw two sophomore
girls from Leesburg who did
a similar thing. We were two
sophomores at the time and we
wanted to be those girls. If they
succeeded with their fundraiser,
then we could. It reassured us
that we could do it,” West said.
The girls decided to bring the
issue to Lacey.
“We made an official PowerPoint and did a lot of research.
We set-up a meeting and then
pitched it,” West said.
West was particularly moved
by the number of problems
stemming from the absence of
clean drinking water in developing nations.
“These countries are dealing
with war over territory because
of the lack of clean water. War
leads to the lack of communications which leads to the lack of
education. That leads people to
fall to poverty and bad guys. It
is a cycle and it just continues.
Bethany hopes to break that cycle a little bit,” Lacey said.
Lacey had full faith in the
girls.
“If that was what they wanted
to do, we [would] do it. I had no
doubt that they wouldn’t be able
to complete what they had set
out to do,” she said.
Lacey was familiar with an
organization that did something
similar. Lacey and West contacted it and found that it wasn’t
BY SHELBY RADLOFF
revenge. A message with crude
remarks sent to the wrong recipient is, in fact, cyber bullying.
In some situations, kids who
are bullied themselves seek
revenge without physical confrontation. Power-hungry children cyber bully merely to torment others or boost their ego.
“With normal face-to-face
bullying, it’s two people. With
cyber bullying, you can have an
entire school of people against
you,” junior Patrick Shields
said.
The Counseling Department
has initiated a campaign to combat cyber bullying.
“We in the counseling department try to be very proactive
with the Pause Before You Post
campaign to show whatever
you do online leaves a digital
imprint and is there forever,”
Bridges said. “We just need
to constantly educate students
about it by reiterating and reiterating the effects.”
Bullying is not likely to die
out anytime soon but being
aware of all forms can help educate students on its impact.
“I feel like they’re both [cyber bullying and face-to-face
bullying] bad in their own way,
but you shouldn’t rate one of
them as worse because you
shouldn’t do either,” sophomore
Aaron Dudick said.
what they wanted. They chose
to work with Water Harvest
International. Their plan was
a walk through the streets of
downtown Fredericksburg.
“We began our fundraiser by
set-up meetings with the city of
Fredericksburg and the [WHI]
district coordinator. I couldn’t
wait to jump in feet first,” West
said.
Planning and executing the
fundraiser was no small feat.
West and Lacey put in between
50 to 100 hours of work.
“She [West] and I worked
over the summer and we were
pretty much ready when the
school year began. We walked
the walk to see how long it was.
We also contacted different organizations and people,” Lacey
said.
Water Harvest International
plans to send Lacey and the
Learn and Serve class photographs and coordinates of the
well construction.
“One of the reasons we like
this organization is that there
isn’t a huge wait when the well
could be built but additionally
they sustain the well. It’s not
like they just go in and walk
away. They teach people in that
village how to keep and maintain the well for more than 20
years,” Lacey said.
The fundraiser itself was
a 3.3 mile walk down the streets
of downtown Fredericksburg.
Despite adverse weather conditions, approximately 200 students, teachers and community
members participated.
“There was a positive atmosphere,” West said. “The rain
held off till halfway through
the walk. When the weather did
come, it only was a drizzle. It’s
hard to remember what I expected in the beginning stage
but I feel that we far exceeded
what I could have imagined.”
The venue for the fundraiser
was chosen with several things
in mind.
“A good majority of the time
when we were walking we
could see water. On top of it,
when we weren’t close to water,
we were right in Fredericksburg, exposing the city to what
we we’re doing and likewise exposing Stafford to all the shops
in Fredericksburg,” Lacey said.
Participants received a t-shirt
with the “Journey to Water”
logo designed by senior Courtney Shackelford.
“It’s a good feeling to have
something you’ve done get to
be used for such a good cause
and have it be the face of their
organization,” Shackelford said.
The construction date of the
wells is not set but Lacey hopes
to have them completed by the
end of the school year.
Cyber bullying survey reveals interesting trends
Although cyber bullying happens every day, most people are
unaware of its prevalence. Bullying is easy to identify when
it happens in school hallways
but often also occurs behind the
assumed safety of a computer
screen.
On March 20, homeroom
classes took a cyber-bullying
survey. Two simple questions
were posed. “Have you ever
been the victim of cyber bullying?” and “Have you ever participated in cyber bullying?”
Thirteen percent of students
who returned the surveys admitted to being cyber bullied.
Fifteen percent of students also
admitted to participating in cyber bullying.
On the other hand, thirty-seven percent of students denied
being cyber bullied. Thirty-six
percent of students denied participating in cyber bullying.
Director of Counseling Dr. Marialena Bridges analyzed the results.
“Given the many forms of
electronic devices and social
media and the fact that people
don’t tend to report things that
reflect themselves negatively,
I think the results are less than
what they truly are,” she said.
There are many reasons cyber
bullies emerge. Some are motivated by anger, frustration or
Brooke Point Cyber Bullying Statistics
13%
36%
37%
15%
Total number of students enrolled:
1628
Number of homerooms:
82
Total number of students in homerooms:
1587
Total number of students absent on
20 March 2012:
90
Number of surveys returned:
975
People who have admitted to being cyber bullied
People who have denied being cyber bullied
People who have admitted to participating in cyber bullying
People who have denied participating in cyber bullying
2 NEWS
The Hawkeye April 5, 2012
Reading Rally scores yet again
BY CONNOR AMANO
PHOTO BY CONNOR AMANO
“Reading Rally,
What a wonderful day,
Reading Rally,
For Dr. Seuss’s Birthday,
It means no worries,
for the rest of the day,
It’s our problem free,
Phi-los-so-phy,
for reading rally.
A-reading, a-rally
A-reading, a-rally
A reading, a-rally,
a reading, a-rally,
whooo!”
The Learn and Serve classes
gathered on March 2 in Commons I for their annual trip to
elementary schools in the area
to promote reading and celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday.
Their choice for this year’s
Reading Rally performances
was “I Wish I Had Duck Feet.”
The classes were divided into
eight groups. Each group travelled to three or four elementary
schools to perform the play they
had created from the book.
One group consisted of
Bethany West, Mason Ballard,
Stephanie Buccola, Brian Quintana, Amy Stout, Alexis Brown
and Haley Gregory.
Quintana, who starred as “Big Bill
Brown,” was nervous before the
first performance.
“The first one was really bad
but it got better as the day went
on,” he said.
One of the first schools the
group visited was Rocky Run
Elementary. Reading specialist Bonnie Hall and her teachers
had prepared the children for
the event by reading the book in
class three to four weeks prior
to the performance.
“[This is] the one thing I
know will go great every year,”
she said.
After each performance, the
group gathered on stage and
sang the reading rally song with
the elementary students. They
also sang Happy Birthday to Dr.
Seuss.
Head Start Director Kathy
Massie said that Reading Rally
is a “very special treat” for a
group of 323 “extremely excited” children.
Massie and her teachers prepared their 3 and 4 year olds by
studying Dr. Seuss, reading stories and making hats. The children enjoyed every scene that
involved a member of the group
falling down. They applauded
Ballard when she was pulled
sitting down on a skateboard for
a part of the play.
After the performance some
of the children met the actors.
“You could just tell that they
were thrilled,” Massie said.
Ferry Farm Elementary Reading Specialist Pennie Walker
scheduled two shows for the
day, one for the school’s younger children and one for the
school’s older children. Walker
offered the option for teachers to structure their curriculum around preparation for the
Rally.
Walker believes that Reading Rally is important because
“young people look up to high
school [students].” She also
believes that Reading Rally is
ever-improving.
“Every year I think ‘you
couldn’t top that one’ and then
the next year comes,” she said.
Reading Rally participants enjoy time spent with
their students.
Students discuss GOP primary experience
Learn and Serve
Lead by Courtney Colon, Learn and Serve is
sponsoring a new project. They will be assisting
the McKinney Vento Program, a federal program
that helps children get the basic needs they need
to live when they are homeless. This helps children all over the community, to include students
right here at BPHS. Right now they are very
much in need of such products as soaps, shampoos, toothbrushes, toothpaste, body wash and
other toiletry items. Boxes will be set up in the
faculty lounges and the office from April 16 until
April 27 where anyone can drop off toiletries:
any size, small and large, will help immensely.
BY BOB EDELMAN
The battle for the Republican presidential nomination has
been going on since fall this
year. The whirlwind of activity
that is the Republican primary
process hit Virginia last month
on March 6.
Only former Massachusetts
governor Mitt Romney and former House representative Ron
Paul made it to the ballot in Virginia in the fight for the Republican nomination. This was due
to other candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich not collecting the required number of
signatures to place them on the
Virginia Republican primary
ballot.
“I think it was a flaw in the
electoral system of the state of
Virginia to only have two candidates on the ballot. I know they
wanted to make a point by not
allowing them since they didn’t
get the required signatures, but
then again it sort of delegitimizes the electoral process,” said
senior Robbie Morgan.
Senior Luke Philips exercised
his new civic duty and voted in
the primary.
“Mr. O’Brien told us he had
voted in every primary and election since he was of voting age
and I figured that was probably
my duty as an American and as
an eagle scout to go participate
in the election process,” Philips
said.
Philips was not only inspired
by O’Brien’s voting habits but
also by his proximity to the
Capital of the United States.
“Ever since I moved here
to Washington D.C. I’ve been
doing a lot more stuff to get
involved in politics and get an
understanding of how the political situation works,” Philips
elaborated.
The voting procedure itself
is not as simple as one might
imagine however.
“The way the process worked,
there were only two candidates
on the ballot, Ron Paul and Mitt
Romney. So the paper they gave
us was practically like when
you take an AP test except the
only answers were Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.”
Morgan was not old enough
to vote but believes that students are not nearly enough involved as they should be.
“Part of the problem is most
kids don’t take US government
until their senior year. They
haven’t had the education yet
to be informed as to the significance of voting,” Morgan said.
Congratulations to the following students...
BAND
At the University of Virginia, the Brooke Point Certamen Level 3 team (Chris Bass,
Joseph Grant, Yousra Neberai,
Nick Marshall, Isaiah Ingram,
and Anne Slota) placed third in
competition.
Chamber Sinfonia students
earned straight I’s for a Superior rating at District Orchestra
Assessment. This was the third
year in a row we have received
straight I’s.
The Wind Ensemble received
a Superior rating on their performance. They are a Virginia
Honor Band this year.
COLOR GUARD
The BPHS Winter Guard
competed at AIA (Atlantic Indoor Association) championships in Raleigh, NC. They
competed in preliminaries and
placed high enough to go on to
finals. They ended up placing
5th overall out of 18 guards in
their class. Please congratulate
them for a fantastic season and
for representing our school so
well.
Winter Guard Members are:
CJ Cox
MJ Dicello
Genna King
Juliana Layne
Brittany Leonard
Kayla Mandell
Kelsey Mason
Aurora Morrison
Caylyn Newcomb
Kelsey Owens
Dominick Pistorio
Haylie Poth
Sun.
Anna Sammel
Sabrina Sammel
Adrienne Williams
Field and Winter Guard Director: Yvonne Vita
DECA
Fifteen DECA members
traveled to Norfolk on Friday,
March 9th to compete in the
DECA State Leadership Conference. These students competed in areas of marketing,
management, and entrepreneurship. Each student is required
to complete a written test and
2 Role Plays for the individual
events or a ten to thirty page
written manual. The following
students were recognized at the
state conference on stage.
Ivan Ren - Principles of Marketing (Medal for top 10 in written test)
Jessica Buckley - Apparel and
Accessories Marketing (Medal
for top 10 in written test)
Deana Hamlin - Apparel and
Accessories Marketing (Medal
for top 10 written test, top 10
Role Play 2, and 3rd Place
Overall State Finalist)
Brooke Point was recognized
as a Super Star Chapter and a
Fortune 500 chapter for our Annual Report.
Deana Hamlin will travel to
Salt Lake City, Utah on April
28th to compete at the International Career Development
Conference.
Other great competitors also
include:
Steve Alvarez - Marketing
Management
Elizabeth Fauth - International Business Plan (30 page written manual and presentation)
Mon.
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The following students attended the Virginia HOSA State
Leadership Conference:
1st Place Chapter Newsletter
- Carmella Moore
1st Place Basic Concepts of
Healthcare Knowledge Test Ashley Williams
1st Place Clinical Specialty
(for a detailed project and skill
related to career in Surgical
Technology) - Sarah Ingold
2nd Place Medical Photography - Gabriella Gomez
3rd Place Career Health Display (on Recreational Therapy)
- Joshua Goodrich & Jordan
Massie
4th Place Researched Persuasive Speaking - Nicholas
Morabito
1st Place Healthy Lifestyles Hannah Bourassa
2nd Place Extemporaneous
Tues.
Wed.
ball vs. N. Stafford @N. Stafford
*4:30pm Baseball JV vs. Chancel- *Boys Soccer vs. N. Stafford @BP
(JV @5:30, V @7:00)
*LAX vs. N. Stafford @N. Stafford
lor @BP
*Girls Soccer vs. N. Stafford @BP (JV @5:30, V @7:00)
*5:00pm Basevall V vs. Chancellor (JV @5:30, V@ 7:00)
*6:00pm V Baseball and Softball
@ Chancellor
vs. N. Stafford @BP
9
10
Spring Break!
No school.
15
HOSA
3*4:00pm JV Baseball and Soft- 4
2
8
Wilhelmina Mends -Cole Hotel Lodging Management
Jennifer Morgan - Retail Merchandising
Lauren Otto and Emily Stanfield - Team Event (Fashion
Promotion Plan - 10 page written manual/presentation)
Stephanie Passley and Angela
Rios - Team Event ( Fashion
Promotion Plan - 10 page written manual/presentation)
Dianna Qujaino - Principles
of Hospitality and Tourism
Courtland Thompson - Entrepreneurship Participating Event
- Independent Business (10
page written manual/presentation)
Jake Thompson - Automotive
Services Marketing
Jake Shinn - Automotive Services Marketing
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Spring Break!
No school.
Health Writing - Ashley Paige
Pruitt
1st Place Extemporaneous
Health Writing - Sarah Ingold
1st Place Medical Reserve
Corps Partnership (team event
covering months of activities
that support the health of the
community) - Nicholas Morabito (team leader), Paige Donahue, Joshua Goodrich, and Jordan Massie
1st Place Public Health Emergency Preparedness (team event
involving a presentation that
educates the community in
emergency preparedness focusing on the topic of a Zombie
Apocalypse): Gabriella Gomez
(team leader), Samantha Mockler, Meredith Whitt, and Hannah Bourassa.
Eleven students received
state eligibility for their Career
Porfolios in the National Recognition event. Brooke Point
HOSA had the largest number
of students to sucessfully earn
this recognition in the state and
received a trophy for this accomplishment. The students
that earned this honor were:
Hannah Bourassa, Paige Donahue, Sarah Ingold, Gabriella
Gomez, Joshua Goodrich, Jordan Massie, Samantha Mockler, Carmella Moore, Nicholas
Morabito, Meredith Whitt, and
Ashley Williams.
Ashley Williams earned the
distinquished Barbara James
Gold Level Service Award for
her 400+ hours of service to
community health care. In addition, Ashley was awarded one
of only 5 Virginia HOSA Scholarships and she was elected to
the Virginia HOSA State Executive Board as the state reporter.
She will serve this term during
Thur.
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*3:30pm Lacrosse vs. Stafford
@BP
FBLA
Sat.
7
Out (2 hours)
*4:00pm V Baseball vs. King
George @King George
Spring Break!
No school.
*9:00 am Outdoor Track Varsity
Invitational vs. TBA @N. Stafford
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Spring Break!
No School.
20*4:00pm JV Baseball and Softball 21
vs. Riverbend @Riverbend
*5:00pm Tennis vs. Albemarle (Boys @
*4:00pm Tennis vs. Orange (Boys BP, Girls @Albemarle)
@BP, Girls @Orange)
*Boys Soccer vs. Riverbend @BP (JV
*9:00am V Outdoor Track Invitational @Robinson
*5:30-8:30pm Dance Team
Tryouts
*5:30-8:30pm Dance Team
Tryouts
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Meghan Hammanwright and
Marijane Dicello - 1st - Computer Game and Sim Programming
Robert Carroll - 3rd - Introduction to Technology Concepts
Raven Benner-Heflin and
Emily Montgomery - 2nd - Network Design
Chris Baker - 1st - Networking Concepts
Rusty Dixon - 2nd - Technology Concepts
All of the 1st and 2nd place
winners will move on to state
competition in Reston on the
weekend of April 14th.
WORLD LANGUAGES
The French and Spanish students participated in the University of Mary Washington’s
World Language Day.
Here are the results of the participating French teams:
1st place advanced poetry:
Kat Rosewitz, Emmanuel Codjoe
1st place advanced spelling:
Allyssa Kagehiro, Guadalupe
Ayala, Lindsey Bass
1st place intermediate spelling: Jazmin Sanjuan-Bautista,
Kaitlin Papenfuss, Michelle
Hodges
1st place Intermediate Poetry:
Shy Apter, Shea Corpora, Jasmyn Abrams
1st place Poster: Sarah Morley
3rd place Video : Linsdey
Bass, Courtney Shackelford,
Aurora Morrison
The following students placed
at the Germanna Region Spring
Competition for FBLA:
Deana Hamlin - 1st - Business Presentation
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*5:30pm JV Baseball and Softball vs. *4:00pm JV Baseball and Softball vs.
*3:30pm Outdoor Track @ N. Stafford
*6:30pm Academic Awards @BP
Albemarle @BP
Massaponax @BP
*Girls Soccer vs. Albemarle @BP (JV *Girls Soccer vs. Massaponax @BP (JV *3:30pm Tennis vs. Colonial Forge (Boys Auditorium
@5:30, V @7:00)
@5:30, V @7:00)
@Colonial Forge, Girls @BP)
*6:00 pm V Baseball and Softball vs. *Boys Soccer vs. Massaponax @MasAlbemarle @Albemarle
saponax (JV @5:30, V @7:00)
*Boys Soccer vs. Albemarle @Albe*LAX vs. Massaponax @Massaponax *6:00pm V Baseball and Softball vs. Mas- marle (JV @5:30, V @7:00)
(JV @5:30, V @7:00)
saponax @Massaponax
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The Debate Team has also
had some amazing success. The
policy team of Justin Parker
and Tyshanna Powell came in
2nd and will be moving onto
regionals. The team placed
3rd overall. Ariel Blankenship
and Deanna Hamilin also contributed in their effort in Public
Forum.
Fri.
Mountainview @BP
*4:00pm Tennis vs. Riverbend (B @BP, G
Early
@Riverbend)
*Boys Soccer vs. Mountainview @Mountainview (JV @5:30, V @7:00)
*Girls Soccer vs. Mountainview @BP (JV
@5:30, V @7:00)
*6:00pm V Baseball and Softball vs.
Mountainview @Mountainview
Spring Break!
No school.
@5:30, V @7:00)
*Boys Soccer vs. Mountainview @BP (JV
@5:30, V @7:00)
*Girls Soccer vs.Mountainview @Mountainview (JV @5:30, V @7:00)
*6:00pm V Baseball and Softball vs.
Mountainview @BP
*5:30-8:30pm Dance Team Tryouts
DEBATE TEAM
5*4:00pm JV Baseball and Softball vs. 6
17*4:00pm Tennis vs. Massaponax (B 18*LAX vs. Colonial Forge @BP (JV 19
@Massaponax, G @BP)
*5:30 pm JV Baseball and Softball vs.
Albemarle @Albemarle
*Boys Soccer vs. Albemarle @BP (JV
@5:30, V @7:00)
*Girls Soccer vs. Albemarle @Albemarle
(JV @5:30, V @7:00)
*6:00pm V Baseball and Softball vs.
Albemarle @BP
her freshman year in college.
Hannah Bourassa was also
elected to the Virginia HOSA
State Executive Board as the
Region III Vice President for
2012-2013.
Brooke Point HOSA earned
several chapter awards including 1st Place Outstanding Chapter. The chapter is now eligible
for National Outstanding HOSA
Chapter. This is the 7th consecutive year of earning this
distinction. The chapter also
received the Excellence Award
for HOSA Week activities and
National Service Project.
Several students also received
regional awards for their service
to HOSA: Nicholas Morabito
received the Outstanding HOSA
Member Award, Gabriella Gomez received the HOSA Technology Award, Meredith Whitt
and Hannah Bourassa received
the HOSA Awareness Award,
and Paige Donahue received the
Hands Making a Better Community Award.
@5:30, V @7:00)
*Girls Soccer vs. Riverbend @Riverbend
(JV @5:30, V @7:00)
*6:00pm V Baseball and Softball vs.
Riverbend @BP
27*3:30pm Tennis vs. Stafford
(B @BP, G @Stafford)
*4:00 pm JV Baseball and Softball vs.
Orange @Orange
*Boys Soccer vs. Orange@BP
(JV @5:30, V @7:00)
*Girls Soccer vs. Orange @Orange
(JV @5:30, V @7:00)
*6:00 pm V Baseball and Softball vs.
Orange @BP
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*9:00am V Outdoor Track Invitational @Freedom H.S.
April 2 - April 30
Sports
Support the Hawks by attending
any of the functions and sporting events. Look at the calendar
for dates and times.
Spring Musical
Those selected to be in the
Spring production of “Grease”
should attend practices set by
drama teacher Eva Wehrle. See
your schedule for dates and
times.
Learn and Serve
Learn and Serve is hosting yet
another service project. Look
above for information.
The Hawkeye ENTERTAINMENT
April 5, 2012
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“The Hunger Games” is appetizing
“The Hunger Games” is not
“Twilight.”
Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal as Katniss
Everdeen exceeds expectations.
She carries the film.
Lawrence captivates the audience with a performance filled
with heart and ambition as competitors are killed though-out
the 142 minute film.
The best scene in the film is
hands-down the opening bloodbath scene.
At the “Cornucopia,” contestants are exposed to supplies
which can be used throughout
the games. This is where a vast
majority of the killing takes
place as the more experienced
players kill the lesser. This is
where reality sets in. Powerful
zoom-in shots confuse the scene
but the deafening silence is effective.
BY CHRISTINA HAINES
PHOTO BY ABCNEWS.GO.COM
In the post-apocalyptic future
of North America, a male and
a female between the ages of
12 and 18 are selected by lottery from each of Panem’s 12
districts to participate in the
Hunger Games. The competition is an annual event designed
to keep the 12 districts in check
after a previous rebellion left a
thirteenth district in ruins.
“The Hunger Games” is the
first installment of three in a
franchise which is sure to be
added to Hollywood’s list of
successful book to film adaptations. Developed from Suzanne
Collin’s book of the same title,
early reviews of the film compared it to the success of the
Twilight Series.
Although the film has been
criticized for the gore, there
is nothing too grotesque. The
lack of violence leaves more
to viewers’ interpretation. The
movie stays focused on the
growth and struggles met by the
central character.
Director Gary Ross does an
exceptional job at making the
malicious who fail to see the
value of human life.
Unlike the Twilight franchise,
the film does not focus on the
love triangle between three of
the film’s dominant characters.
At times the romance between
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta
Mellark feels rushed and unnecessary. Fortunately, the third
member of the love triangle’s
lack of appearance keeps the romance from over-powering the
main plot.
Adele rolling in the dough
BY RILEY HARRIGAN
PHOTO BY AP IMAGES
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins,
also known as just Adele, has
caused an explosion of interest
in soul music with her powerful
voice and catchy R&B songs.
As a child, Adele listened to The
Spice Girls and impersonated
the pop group at dinner parties.
She cites The Spice Girls as a
major influence on her career
along with Mary J. Blige and
Destiny’s Child.
Adele attended the BRIT
school for performing arts with
class alumni such as Jessie J and
Amy Winehouse. Her breakout
single “Chasing Pavements”
led to a record deal with XL
records. She has come out with
two albums since then: “19” and
“21.”
Adele seems to have struck
a personal chord with today’s
youth. Her songs tell of the
heartache and strife she has had
to put up with as an artist and in
her daily life.
Along with “Chasing Pavements,” Adele has struck high
on the charts with “Rolling in
the Deep” and “Rumor Has It.”
Both songs deal with breaking
up with a boy.
“I love Adele because she
doesn’t need to have all the
lights and flashiness. She just
goes up there and does her thing
and she rocks it,” senior Bridget
McGlade said.
This opinion seems to be a
popular one, contradicting the
general attitude that many high
school students have about music nowadays. Adele’s voice is
a refreshing change to the usual
hip hop and pop with little singing and a lot of dance music,
heavy beats and flashy costumes.
Although Adele is still an
up and coming superstar, she
received the Best New Artist Award in 2009. Also on her
trophy shelf are two top five
singles and a pair of Year’s Best
Album Awards.
Adele’s fame boosted in October 2008 when she appeared
on Saturday Night Live. Before
her visit, her album was ranked
number 40 on iTunes. In less
than 24 hours after the show
aired, her album was up to number 1 on iTunes top chart.
facebook vs. twitter
BY CALAH JONES
Facebook and Twitter have
become very popular social networks for the younger crowd.
With the click of a mouse or
even with the instant touch of a
finger on a pad or screen, people all over the world have been
able to communicate and socialize with each other through
computers and social networks
on their cell phones.
“I like Twitter more than
Facebook because if I feel like
reading more, I can go on Twitter and read everyone’s statuses
faster than Facebook,” junior
Tre Graham said. “Facebook
gets old. There is always drama
and online fights. On Twitter
you can always read something
funny and retweet it.”
Sophomore Alease Clinton
prefers Facebook over Twitter.
“I think only famous people
should have a Twitter,” said
Clinton, “because not everyone wants to know what you’re
doing every minute of the day.
Personally, I don’t want to update my status every five minutes, either. That’s a waste of
my time and my patience.”
Junior Marcus Jones Jr. has a
different opinion.
“I like Twitter over Facebook because I can tweet back
to back without feeling like a
loser. On Facebook, I feel like
I can only post a couple of statuses that people will like,” he
said. “Twitter is a lot of work,
though. I have to keep logging
in and following people on
Twitter. So, I’m on Facebook
more.”
Freshman Miranda Rupp is
another Facebook fan.
“I prefer Facebook more because more people that I know
have it,” she said. “I’ve had my
Facebook for two years but I’ve
only had my Twitter account
for one year. I think Facebook
is more personal but I can say
more stuff on Twitter.”
Spanish teacher Lindsay
Kennedy believes Facebook is
“more of a network of connecting to other people. I don’t like
to use Twitter as much,” she
said, “because it seems more
like a competition to see who
can tweet the most. Facebook is
definitely more personal. It’s a
way of positively (and/or negatively) representing yourself.
It’s also used by a variety of different age groups.”
Rewind & Replay: TV
lines and favorite characters
keep the audience hooked. Parents don’t have to worry about
their children watching or hearing something inappropriate.
Every episode of these shows
had a moral. In these story lines,
the girl may not get first place in
the talent show but her friends
were there to cheer her on.
BY KALEIGH SAVAGE-SMITH
PHOTOS BY GOOGLE IMAGES
Older shows from the 2000s
have gradually been replaced
by newer, more spontaneous
shows. These shows featured
every day people with every day
dreams. The shows were realistic and family-oriented.
More recent shows have shifted their focus from “family-oriented” to “what-will-entertainand-make-money.” What will
make the most profit? What
can produce the most merchandise? It’s like trading in old
fashioned classics for auto tune.
Then
These shows are family orientated. Teens can relate to growing up with siblings and dealing
with life. Ordinary girl doesn’t
turn super star. She just stays
ordinary. No big twists. Story
Now
“Lizzie McGuire” follows a
preteen/ teenager and her subconscious through everyday
escapades.
“The Proud Family” follows
a daughter who sometimes
wishes she wasn’t a part of her
embarrassing family.
“Even Stevens” focuses on
the antics of two siblings from
a Jewish family.
“Un-fabulous” follows an
unpopular girl and her group of
friends, with individual aspirations.
These are flashy shows with
pop stars, glitter and glam that
turn into concert tours. Cheap
laughs, bad story lines and outrageous stunts fill kids’ channels. Insinuating jokes and innuendo replace classic humor.
Instead of following ordinary
people’s lives, they follow bigtime-people struggling with
fame. Children end up asking
their parents for glittery skirts
and singing lessons. Added into
the mart is all the money spent
on the break-off movies from
these shows.
“Big Time Rush” focuses on a
friend-hockey player-boy-band
becomes popular and moves to
LA.
“Shake It Up” follows two
teenage girls who get the chance
to be “dancing stars” on a popular TV show.
“Jonas” is on a brother-boyband trying to manage school,
life and all their paparazzi.
“Victorious” follows a group
of friends including an aspiring
singer attend a “high arts” high
school
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17
2
13
3
18
14
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12
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BY SABRINA SAMMEL
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19
15
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20
7
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8
Spring Crossword
puzzles all
21
22
Down
1. Famous four leaf plant
3. Daylight is equal to darkness
on this day
5. Famous Easter flower (comes
from “the valley”)
7. Sport played on a court with
a green ball and rackets
9. Easter animal that hops
around and loves carrots
11. Special day in April for reusing reducing, and recycling
13. Fragrant plant
14. Holiday celebrated with
eggs and candy
18. Wet precipitation that occurs in spring
19. Sweet ingredient from
which candy is made
22. One week off from school
is normally called
“Spring_____”
23. March comes in like a
Across
1. Baby chickens
2. White bird representing
peace
4. Colorful phenomena that appears
after a storm
5. Abbreviation for lacrosse
6. 40 days of this Christian season precedes
Easter
8. A sport played with the feet
10. Color of sunshine
15. Decorated and dyed for celebrations
16. Before a flower blooms it is
_______
17. Made colorful and stuffed
into Easter baskets
20. Famous running sport features(100 yard dash)
21. Month of Easter
4 SPORTS
The Hawkeye Cheer season
sports new faces
BY BRITTANY DECATUR
PHOTO BY BRITTANY DECATUR
Cheer Coaches Jessica Riddle
and Lindsey Kennedy are preparing for the 2012-2013 Varsity Season. Cheerleading season
began on March 7 with pre tryout open gyms in the auxiliary
gym from 5-7pm. The practices
were for any males and females
interested in becoming official
Brooke Point high school cheerleaders.
“I’m striving to have a team
with a variety of talents and
hopefully we’ll build a family
bond,” Varsity Coach Jessica
Riddle said.
Freshman, JV and Varsity
football season tryouts will be
held Monday May7-May9 from
6-8:30. Competition season tryouts will be held the beginning
of August. In years past, practice couldn’t officially start till
the first of August but this year
VHSL allowed practice to be
held year round.
For the first time in a while,
more boys have been interested
in cheering. Sophomore Russell Ramsey, junior Ben Shields
and sophomore Wilber Rincan
have been participating in the
open gym practices.
Ramsey is a varsity wrestler.
“Cheerleading is fun but
harder than I expected. It’s definitely different then the sports
I’ve done before,” Ramsey said.
Many of the returning varsity members are excited about
the possibility of having male
cheerleaders on the teams next
year. The varsity team will lose
nine seniors. This will make
next year’s team have to work
even harder to make up for the
loss. Male cheerleaders could
be the ones to help take this
team to another level.
“Varsity is going to have to
work extremely hard but they
definitely have the potential to
be amazing especially with the
strength and power of maybe
having three males join the varsity family,” said Varsity member Paschelle Hall.
The coaches make it known
that even though they’re males
that they have to work just as
hard and train just like the girls.
The thought of having male
cheerleaders on the team next
year has begun to excite Riddle
and Kennedy.
“Having male cheerleaders
tryout is always exciting. If
they make the team, that will
add strength which will advance
stunting and tumbling and just
completely benefit the team all
around,” Kennedy said.
April 5, 2012
Softball team hits it off
BY SYDNEY ANDREWS
PHOTO BY KAYLA HARRIS
The 2011 girls Varsity Softball
season ended with just one win.
The team and Coach Chris Hara
are working hard to make a
comeback this year.
The girls began conditioning
in October, six months before
the spring season began.
“We would do sprints, abs and
all that. Sometimes we would
go in the weight room, too. I
would try to get out as much as
possible swinging my bat or just
throwing/fielding a ball to get
the feel of it,” freshman Devan
Carter said.
A few girls, along with team
conditioning, did some extra
conditioning of their own to
better prepare for the upcoming
season. The season started with
three days of tryouts consisting
of field and throwing, conditioning and hitting.
“The first day we did all conditioning, running, sprinting,
agilities. Stuff like that. Then
the next two days we did skills,”
freshman Lacey Chambers said.
The girls are hoping to make
a great improvement from last
year’s rough scores.
“Last season, varsity ended
with only one win so our goal
this season is to definitely end
with more wins than losses,”
sophomore Maddy Wroe said.
The girls have high expectations for the team as a whole and
themselves individually.
“My expectations for this
season are that we always play
our best and never give up,”
Chambers said.
Sophomore Gabby Palmer
has been playing softball for
11 years.
“My goals for this season are
to get above a .350 batting average and to get more than 20 strike
outs,” she said. “I run, do P90X
and pitch all the time.”
As a new member to the team,
Carter hopes to improve as a
player.
“I haven’t been playing long.
This is my third year of playing
real competitive softball,” Carter
said. “I hope to just become a
great softball player as time goes
on throughout the season.”
The girls all work well together both on and off the field.
“As a team, there is a lot of
communication in practice and
in games,” Wroe said. “Practice
is more laid back and fun. We all
joke around and just laugh while
still working on what we need to
work on.”
The girls spend time together
in school, on the field and outside
of school.
“Pretty much, we are all really
close and it is nice. I love these
girls so much,” Palmer said. “To
bond outside, we have cookouts,
sleepovers, go to the movies and
out to dinner.”
Hara has been coaching for
10 years. He has coached the
Brooke Point girls for two. He
hopes to improve from last season’s record.
“The team consists of four
freshmen, seven sophomores and
one transfer 12th grader,” Hara
said. “The team is working very
hard to improve from last season.
The players are bonding well and
look forward to playing.”
Liz Washington hitting for the Blackhawks
Money makes a difference in sports
Ben Shields and Wilber Rincan attempt to cheer.
Spring Sports Captains
BY JACK KOLB
PHOTO BY ASHLEY PEARCE
Every spring, teens around the
country try out for various spring
sports. While getting on the team
can be a challenge, a harder one
lies ahead with the equipment
costs. Spring sports equipment
has gotten quite expensive to
pay for in recent years. Some of
this equipment can cost hundreds
of dollars. Participating in fundraisers is a common practice of
amateur sports teams. This can
help raise money to dampen the
overwhelming cost that burdens
the players.
This chart shows the cost of
spring sports equipment according to Dicksportingoods.
com
The Cost of Spring Sports (in dollars)
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260
BOYS’ SOCCER: Chris
Cox, Mauricio Merano,
Mikey Meyers
GIRLS’ SOCCER: Allie
Rayner, Lindsey Harrison Not Pictured: Gigi Gomez & Laura Alfred
Baseball
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100
Soccer
Tennis
Lacrosse
Softball
Track
BASEBALL:Ramsis Ruiz,
Ryan Smith, Ryan Afman
SOFTBALL: Rachel Payne,
Gabby Palmes, Mikayla
Smith
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320
Dicks Sporting Goods
JV Soccer edges toward success on and off the field
BOYS’ TENNIS: Robbie
Morgan
GIRLS’ TENNIS: Jessi Pope
& Presha Merrit
NOT
PICTURED
LACROSSE: Matt Rowlands, Ryan Neuhard &
Colby Brainard
TRACK: Neil DeAbrue,
Amanda Patterson, Bryan
Quintana
BY CALAH JONES
The girls’ JV soccer team is
looking to improve on last season’s record.
Junior Korrine Estrada is one
of the captains.
“The JV and Varsity teams
practice together. I think that
that’s a good thing just in case
someone can move up or find
their place on the team,” Estrada
said. “All of the girls have talked
about it and we think it’s going
to be a really good year for us
because we’re all so close.”
Freshman Laura Sweet and
sophomores Alyssa Bonincontri
and Shamara Smith are also
captains on the team.
“We practice every day from
2:45 to 5:00 in the afternoon.
It’s long but it’s really worth it,”
Sweet said.
Smith is looking forward to a
great season.
“It’s an honor to be one of the
captains. Our team is working
really hard and I think we’ll have
a great season,” she said.
Bonincontri is pleased with the
team’s progress.
“We are doing so much better
this year. There are fifteen girls
on the team right now and we’re
all getting along well,” she said.
“Our first game was on Tuesday,
March 13 against Riverbend.
The score was 3 to 1. Although
we didn’t win, we still worked
really hard.”
Gerald Caron is the girls’ JV
soccer coach. This is his first year
at Brooke Point.
“I think the team has a lot
of potential,” Caron said. “The
girls are very competitive. They
have a lot of heart and desire to
improve, as well. I’d say we’ve
got a good, disciplined group.”
The girls also played Tuesday, March 20 against Orange
County. The Hawks won with a
score of 2 to 0.
Before the game Caron said,
“I think we are going to surprise
a lot of people this year. We’re
taking things to the next level.”
Estrada believes team work
holds the key to the team’s success.
We have some people on the
team who have more experience
than others but I’m not going to
degrade those who haven’t been
playing that long,” she said.
“ We’ll all just work together
to make the team better as one.”
April 5, 2012
Hawks strike home
BY ASHLEY PEARCE
PHOTO BY KAYLA HARRIS
The Black Hawk baseball
teams swung into action this
season with new players, new
coaches and a new form of conditioning. Matt Mallory has
coached high school baseball
for five years. This is his first
season as Brooke Point’s head
coach and the first year for the
new pro-geared training.
“With the pro-style program,
we are going to strike interest
within the student body,” Mallory said.
The team graduated eight seniors. There are twenty-eight
members on the roster this season.
“We develop into a system
each year. The kids have to
believe and trust themselves,”
Mallory said.
The team has accepted their
new coach.
“He’s really cool and nice and
he pushes us to get better,” varsity second basemen and pitcher
Nick Trio said.
The team works together and
practices as one unified team,
breaking the separation between
varsity and junior varsity.
“[My favorite part about
playing is that] it is fun to be
around the team,” said varsity
pitcher and short stop junior
Corey Stoneman.
“[I like] interacting with my
other team mates and working
hard and then playing in the
games. The coaches prepare
The Hawkeye SPORTS
5
What’s in your bag?
BY BRIEANNA BOOKTER
PHOTO BY BRIEANNA BOOKTER
us well,” sophmore Nick Trio
said.
JV coach Chris Graham has
been playing baseball since
he was four years old.
He
pitched and played short stop as
a Hawk. After graduating, he attended Bridgewater College.
“We have a great group of
young boys and I think our future is pretty set. There is a lot
of great talent,” Graham said.
COACH MAYS’ JERSEY RETIRED & REMEMBERED
“I have my Nike soccer bag. It’s got pre-wrap, goalie gloves, cleats,
my goalie jersey and my game uniforms. Oh, and water- there’s lots
of water. My bag doesn’t smell bad. I only keep clean clothes in it.
I always have Welch’s.” - Lauren Harrison
BY KAYLA HARRIS
On March 27, Coach Brian
Mays, also known as “Biggs”
was remembered at the Colonial
Forge game. Mays passed on
December 26th due to complications from diabetes. Not only did
the Brooke Point baseball team
and crowd remember him that
night, they also retired his number 50 jersey. The announcer
read off Coach Mays’ many
outstanding accomplishments
from throughout his lifetime
not only with baseball but with
his family. Many in the crowd
wore ribbons with the number
50 pinned to their chests. As the
list of achievements was read,
May’s wife Karen held the arm
of their son Jason at home plate.
She then stepped to the edge of
the pitcher’s mound and threw
the first pitch to him. This pitch
and catch would have surely
made Mays proud. Coach Mays
was respected and loved by his
players.
Alex Cox warms up before a game.
“I have an Adidas soccer bag. It’s filled with everything I need for
soccer like my two pairs of cleats, my indoor shoes, my game uniform and practice clothes. Usually, on a game day my dinner is in
there too. It’s sort of smelly. I just throw everything in there and
hope it doesn’t get crushed! ” - Nate Beckham
Tyler Beiswanger readys for a serve.
Athlete of the Month:
Tyler Beiswanger
Soccer team unites “As one”
STORY BY LOGAN
RITCHIE
PHOTO BY KAYLA HARRIS
Math teacher Alex Richett
and business teacher Maywo
Owalabi have stepped up to
coach the boys’ soccer program.
The new coaches have brought
changes to the team.
“They [the coaches] came
into the season with a chip on
their shoulders and something
to prove. They’ve been pretty
tough but as the season goes
on, I expect they’ll lighten up a
little bit,” senior captain Mikey
Meyers said.
The team started off with an
0 and 4 record. Meyers and the
other team captain, senior Chris
Cox have high hopes for the rest
of the season.
“We’ll definitely be able to
improve,” Cox said.
Meyers and Cox have their
own ideas on what to do to see
improvement this season.
“The team needs to learn to
play as a team and not just as
individuals. If we can do that,
then I know we can play well,”
Meyers said.
The varsity team has been improving during practice. Their
first big test of these improve-
ments was their game against
the undefeated Colonial Forge.
Brooke Point pulled off a 2 to 1
win. Senior Brian Milleson and
Cox each scored a goal.
“I was ecstatic when we won.
It felt great,” Cox said.
According to Meyers “the
team dynamic has changed. The
coaches have backed off a little
and have let us [the captains]
run the team more than we were
able to before. We’ve started to
play as more of a team.”
Since the captains have
gained more control, they have
focused on using the teams’
strong points.
“We’ve started running a
new formation that fits everyone’s personal skill set. The
team chemistry has improved as
well,” Cox said. “Really that’s
the only difference from the beginning of the season to now.
The win over the Colonial
Forge team has shown that
Brooke Point can be one of the
top soccer teams in the district.
“[The win] proves to the district that we’re real competitors.
We’re not going to lie on our
backs and take it. We’re going
to win!” Cox said.
ent pitches derive from the way
the pitcher grips the ball. Gripping the ball with seams causes
the pitch to sink. Gripping the
ball across the seams makes the
pitch appear to rise.
2. PIVOT POINT. Pitcher
gets body into position to begin pitch sequence. The pitch-
er stands square to the target.
Pitching is a straight line athletic action. Staying square maximizes power.
3. BALANCE POSITION.
Pitcher gathers balance prior
to the explosion. Timing is important. A clean pitch sequence
starts with proper balance over
posting knee.
4. LANDING & START
POWER POSITION. Pitcher
drives body forward, primarily with back leg. Hands break
away from the body at the same
time and motion to achieve balance and power.
5. POWER POSITION.
STORY BY LOGAN
RITCHIE
PHOTO BY KAYLA HARRIS
Senior Tyler Beiswanger
has “been playing tennis on a
varsity level for four years.”
Beiswanger holds the number
two spot on the team and is
very excited to be this month’s
Athlete of The Month.
“I want to be the best Athlete of The Month of the year,”
Beiswanger said.
Beiswanger is well on his
way to achieving this goal with
one of the best records on the
tennis team. He hopes to be
able to keep this up even though
he is missing a very important
part of his game. His longtime
friend senior Bryan Hodge is no
longer on the team.
“I
miss
Bryan,”
said
Beiswanger.
Beiswanger’s pre-match rit-
ual used to be “chest bumping
with Bryan” but now he “cries
and listens to sad Adele songs.”
Beiswanger has one man
helping him through this emotionally tough season, his coach
John Montez. Montez is a social studies teacher and has
been the boys’ tennis coach for
eight years.
“Montez is to tennis as the
sun is to living creatures,”
Beiswanger said.
Beiswanger and Montez have
shared a caring and joke filled
relationship for the past four
years.
“I like the boy like someone
likes a red-headed step child,”
Montez said.
Beiswanger “loves tennis”
and is looking forward to the
rest of the season.
“It’s fun and it gets me looking ‘swoll’ for the ladies,” he
said.
The Art of the Fastball
STORY BY NICOLE CALIRI
PHOTO BY NICOLE CALIRI
Each inning of a baseball
game begins with the pitch.
Freshman Tony Caliri demonstrates the six steps to a perfect
pitch.
1. GRIP THE BALL. Differ-
6.
6.
5.
4.
Pitcher reaches full stride,
at least 80% of his height in
length. Glove side arm tucks
under chest to provide balance.
Pitching arm moves above the
shoulder and prepares the pitcher to turn and rotate upper trunk
properly.
6. FOLLOW THROUGH.
3.
2.
Pitcher ends up over front knee.
Hands flow down toward hip
side providing proper follow
through and transition to fielding position.
1.
6 FEATURE
The Hawkeye Pedersen makes history
BY CYMBER MARTIN
PHOTO BY KENNEDY VEASLEY
Social studies teacher Jeffrey
Pedersen has experienced more
in his first year of teaching at
Brooke Point than the normal
classroom management and first
year jitters. In February, he was
named the recipient of the First
Year Teacher of the Year Award.
“I was pretty much in shock
for the next 30 minutes,” Pedersen said. “From my understanding, it was a decision that
the administrators made. I was
told after the fact that it was
one of the easiest decisions they
made.”
Pedersen wasn’t sure how the
results would be received by his
students.
“I didn’t say anything to my
students at first. A couple days
later some students came up to
me and said ‘Congratulations!’
Apparently another teacher had
said something,” he said. “So I
started telling my other classes
and I got cheers and applause.”
Pederson’s students have no
doubt as to why he was awarded
New Teacher of the Year.
“I was happy for him,” said
Mikaela Smith, a senior in Pedersen’s Advanced Placement
Government Class. “I think
he’s a really nice teacher. He
uses all of these new techniques
like texting polls and all this
new technology in class.”
Pedersen’s co-worker and fellow social studies teacher Sarah Brown also commends his
teaching abilities.
“He’s really nice and he cares
about the kids a lot. He’s constantly trying to find new ways
to reach [students]. Because he
is so willing to look in different
ways to try to teach, he’s very
adaptable to the needs of the
kids,” she said. “They know he
really cares and he’ll do whatever it takes to help them. Even
though it causes him to work
harder and do more work, he’s
going to do whatever he can to
help them succeed.”
Pedersen ensures students’
success by interacting with
them beyond the walls of his
classroom.
“I think the biggest thing is
I’m an over achiever in a lot
of things,” Pedersen said. “I’m
never happy just doing what
I’m supposed to be doing. I’m
always trying to do more. This
year, I am teaching AP Government and coaching JV Volleyball. I’m also the sponsor for the
Key Club.”
Pederson has also been active
in teacher development programs. He has made presentations locally and at the national
level.
The next step for Pedersen is
consideration as Stafford County’s First Year Teacher of the
Year.
“Basically they want us to put
together a portfolio,” Pedersen
said. “And so one of the first
things I did was ask students
to write recommendations. The
ones that I have gotten have
been very positive.”
Tolson served staff person award
BY CALAH JONES
PHOTO BY KENNEDY VEASLEY
“I love my job,” said Staff
Person of the Year Martha Tolson. “I love getting up every
morning to come here and I love
the people I work with. I used to
be the baker when I first started
here and I loved it. I still love
what I do, like, greeting the kids
every morning and being with
my co-workers.”
This is Tolson’s fourth year
as assistant cafeteria manager.
She has worked at Brooke Point
for about ten years. Tolson has
four children and two grandchildren.
“I started in school nutrition
in Prince William County when
my son was five years old. Then
we moved to Stafford County,”
she said. “I was a stay at home
mom until my daughter started
kindergarten.”
Tolson was named Staff
Person of the Year at a faculty
meeting in February.
“It was definitely a surprise
to be announced Staff Person of
the Year. We were all just sitting
in the room eating our breakfast
and talking and when the an-
nouncements came on, I heard
Mr. McClellan announce the
surprise. That was my first time
hearing about it,” Tolson said
chuckling.
Tolson has participated in
several events at the school. She
prepared and organized the food
for the Fine Arts Department
Renaissance Feast in December.
She also coordinated the food
for the Commonwealth District
Gymnastics Meet held in February.
“For the Renaissance Feast,
we had to order the food and
prepare it. We organized and
served all the food. It was a lot
of fun getting to see all the kids
and meeting all the parents,”
she said.
Tolson is proud to be the
second person on the cafeteria
staff to be recognized as Staff
Person of the Year. Cafeteria
manager, Michelle Bresnahan
was announced Staff Person of
the Year for 2010-2011.
“When I first heard that I
was announced Staff Person of
The Year, I was in total shock,”
she said. “It really was an honor
to be recognized like that.”
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Hawk in the Nest: Senior Luke Phillips
BY MEGHAN BERMINGHAM
PHOTO BY KENNEDY VEASLEY
Senior Luke Philips has already been accepted to one prestigious school, Penn State. He
is now awaiting word regarding his acceptance from his top
choice, The Naval Academy.
“I either want to be in the
military or in some intelligence
or security agency. I hope when
that time comes I am a better
leader and speaker than I am
now,” Philips said.
Philips has grown up in a
military family. His passion for
America has come from his upbringing.
“I just want to do my part to
make the world a better place
than it was when I found it,” he
said.
Philips’ goals include “helping keep America safe, helping
people to understand how the
world works and doing whatever I can to get our nation and
our world ahead in space colonization.”
He would also like to promote
volunteer conservation, find out
what it means to be an American and figure out what the human condition is.
Family and teachers have influenced Philips throughout his
life but he believes that he is the
main character in his life.
“I don’t mean to sound narcissistic but I believe that as an in-
dividual I am the most important
person in my life. I am wholly
responsible for my own actions
and I have complete power over
myself,” Philips said.
Philips tries to keep his life
organized in order to keep his
grades up as well stay in top
physical shape for the military.
“I like to make plans for the
various things I do and can do.
This process takes a while, but
it helps me to stay on track,” he
said.
Philips also enjoys learning
about the ever changing world
around him.
“I enjoy reading world news
and analyzing global trends. I
do my best to analyze world
affairs,” he said. “I find it fascinating.”
Philips holds many things
dear to him in his life but one
item in particular holds more
value than most.
“I have a desert camo boonie
hat my dad sent back from operation Iraqi Freedom,” he said.
“It has been with me on most
of my adventures in America’s
wildernesses.”
Among people who serve
as role models in Philip’s life,
Benjamin Franklin is the most
inspiring.
“He improved himself, made
friends of all sorts of people,
served his community immensely and found wisdom
along the way,” Philips said. “I
want to do that.”
BP-13 Announcements on air for select classes
BY HALEY FISHER
The hard working students
of BP13 broadcast every day
during the last ten minutes of
second block. However, the
broadcasts are not shown in every class.
“Playing the announcements
is a choice. Although we do encourage teachers to play them
every day, it’s understandable if
they are in the middle of a test
or the teacher is not done with
their lesson plan,” Assistant
Principal Rita Cavataio said.
Video teacher William Leap
and his students spend hours every day creating the announcements.
“The first block creates the
extra content and stories and
I spend another thirty minutes
writing the script and preparing
it. Then the students in my second block spend ninety minutes
filming the rest of the show,”
Leap said.
Sophomore Devin Summer
does not get to watch the announcements in his class.
“It bugs me because I really
like knowing if Brooke Point
won the game and it is also nice
to knowing the weather,” he
said.
Students often talk and become disruptive during the time
allotted for the announcements.
“Listening to the announcements is important but my
teacher never plays them because no one will be quiet and
listen,” senior Brittany Shaw
said. “I like hearing what is going on in the school and being
updated on events.”
Freshman Erica Drayton
watches the announcements often.
“As a freshman, listening to
the announcements can help
[me] and gives [me] a lot of information about what’s going
on in the school,” she said.
Even those who do often
watch the announcements don’t
get to see the entire show. They
often run over and students miss
out on some of the information.
“It’s valuable but I wish they
wouldn’t put national news on
and focus on what’s going on
here at Brooke Point,” art teacher Stephanie Athanasaw said.
Art teacher Rondall James
has a very different view from
Athanasaw.
“I like the national news part
because it keeps them [students]
educated on what’s going on
since many of them don’t pay
attention or watch the news,”
he said.
There are other times and different ways for the announcements to be presented.
History and Learn and Serve
teacher Laura Lacey has an alternative option.
“The announcements are very
important but it’s hard to keep
students on task and not just
visit. The announcements are
our primary source of information here and Mr. Leap does a
great job. I just wish they were
during homeroom and not the
end of second block,” she said.
“I think it’s important to get
information to students timely.
Unfortunately our present system does not do that and takes
ten minute out of class time to
do so,” chemistry teacher Scott
Walters said “Students have
school fusion, computer access, newsletters, homeroom
and many more opportunities to
get this information. How many
other reminders do you need?
What’s the sense in playing the
announcements when students
just use it as chat time? I think
the announcements should be
played during all lunch shifts
with closed captioning.”
Students have many different
ways to find out the information
given to them by BP13.
“The announcements are also
online from about lunch until
the next day when the new one
is posted. There is also a podcast and a written version online on the school website and
also most of the information of
the announcements is played
throughout the day on the television,” Leap said. “We make
it so there are many other ways
that students can get this information.”
April 5, 2012
Question
of the
Month
Is the enforcement
of the yoga pants
and leggings policy
fair?
Senior Paul Abdallah
“I think it’s a good thing because
it’s a reason of not being appropriate [in school]”
Junior Stephen Mandell
“I think it’s dumb. Leggings and
Jeggings are not hurting anyone
or affecting kids’ learning environments.”
Sophomore Caroline
Whitehouse
“I feel that in some instances
leggings are ok. It’s when they
are overly form fitting, then it’s
completely inappropriate, but if
it’s not showing anything less
than jeans would, it’s ok.”
Freshman Mason WIlliams
“It’s stupid. They need to bring
them back. It’s really pointless
and I don’t see any reason in it
since kids wear pajama bottoms”
to school as well.”
The Question of the Month is a monthly survey taken by the Hawkeye Staff among the
Student Body of Brooke Point High School.
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The Hawkeye OPINION
Straight edge fad dies out
BY AMANDA RIDELLA
PHOTO BY NICOLE CALIRI
Deciding to claim ‘edge’ is
a lifelong commitment. Being
straight edge means no drug
use, no smoking, no drinking
and can extend to no promiscuous sex, following a vegetarian or vegan diet and not using
caffeine or prescribed drugs.
It’s not something that can be
claimed for a week or year or
so to fit in. It’s meant to be lifelong.
Straight edge emerged from
the hardcore punk music scene
in the mid-eighties.
Minor
Threat first coined the term
in their song “Straight edge,”
which is why the students who
claim edge are mostly in the local music scene or attempt to be.
Every year that I have been
in high school, there has been
a straight edge icon. There was
always a guy or group of guys
other kids would flock to for advice. This is the first year I’ve
walked through the hallway
without seeing a “Drug free”
hoodie or a shirt with a big X
printed across it.
Why the decrease in straight
edge this year? What does
straight edge even mean to the
public or to those that claim it
or have claimed it?
BY BRIEANNA BOOKTER
The Stafford County 20112012 Substitute Handbook
states, “As a substitute teacher,
you are expected to be an excellent role model and utilize the
plans and resources made available to you.”
Brooke Point is lucky to have
good substitutes. They have
read the handbook and put the
guidelines into action. Student
disrespect towards substitutes
has been an issue discussed
among students, teachers and
administrators. However, many
substitutes at Brooke Point do
not follow the rules established
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The Hawkeye is a cross-section of the news
and opinions of the student body of Brooke
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expression published seven times a year
by The Free Press in Edinburg, Virginia
Editorials represent the views of
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opinions of Brooke Point High School, its
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represent the majority of the Editorial Board.
At first, students get the idea
they’re doing the right thing or
that they’re a positive influence
not realizing the real reason
they claim straight edge isn’t
for themselves. They claim it
for fitting in because that’s all
high school students want.
The reason there’s a decrease
is because people who claimed
edge, did it to fit in with that
group of people in the music
scene. Now that the straight
edge trend setters have graduated, current students have
found no need to wear clothing
that is meant to show off what
they’ve claimed to be. A majority of students in the music
scene have also graduated so
that group isn’t as influential on
other students.
The term “YOLO” (you
only live once) has increased
in popularity this year in daily
use and among social sites.
Many students wanted to have
an ideal senior year which includes in drinking, smoking
and sex. With no one to impress but their friends who do
the same thing, students don’t
see a problem in these activi-
in the handbook and show disrespect towards their students.
As students, we are expected
to display excellent behavior
while our teacher is away and
accomplish the objectives our
teacher has left for us. But, as
a student, I find some substitutes’ unprofessional behavior
and disrespect towards the class
distracting, making it difficult to
complete my work. Substitute
disrespect towards students is a
problem that needs to be fixed if
classrooms are to be productive
while a teacher is absent.
My problem with some substitutes is their relative inexperience with teenagers. Many can-
not relate to teenagers and react
to the way high school students
behave. They immediately act
defensively towards the class
and expect the students to misbehave. This quick reaction
causes a stir in the classroom
that skews the entire time of the
class.
Substitutes are required to
have at least a teaching certificate or an undergraduate degree. But if a school is in need
of a substitute and someone is
not available with the education
requirements someone with less
education, will be contacted to
teach. I find this disconcerting
and somewhat contradicting.
The handbook requires substitutes to “Demonstrate appropriate use of written, verbal or
other forms of effective communication.”
I have had many substitutes
who speak incorrectly. It’s often
hard to understand what they
are saying. I have also been
in class with a substitute who
made inappropriate comments
towards students and the subject
that was being studied.
Substitutes are not professional teachers. Substitutes are
human and are going to make
mistakes. It would be helpful
if the administrators evaluated
the substitute’s ability to teach
objectives, manage a classroom
and interact with students.
Substitutes are adults who
have been trusted with the responsibility to monitor, teach
and mentor a class for a period
of time when the teacher is absent. Some substitutes view
substitute teaching as babysitting and do not put forth their
full effort into it. Students will
not respect a substitute who
disrespects the responsibility
of leading the class and the students in it.
How can students respect a
substitute if the respect is not
mutual?
tive within their culture. They
changed the word into something different.
The word gay has also taken
on a different meaning. While
this meaning is not as positive
as the “n-word”, it is not meant
to be derogatory towards homosexuals. The new meaning
of words like gay, fag, or queer
is the same as weird or stupid.
They’re used as terms when
someone is upset, such as “darn”
or “dang it” or describing a person who is acting out of character. This usage is reminiscent of
the definition of queer. According to eymonline.com, the word
queer was originally used to describe something as “peculiar,
eccentric, [or] strange.” Then in
1922, the word was first used to
describe homosexuality.
Words have an ever-changing
nature and to attempt to stop
this evolution is impossible.
Words like “gay”, “fag”, or
“queer” were once used negatively against the homosexual
communities. Now they have
changed into what could also be
perceived as a “negative” connotation. By using these terms
(gay, fag, etc.) in place of stupid
or different a thin line is created.
Words like gay, fag, or queer become synonymous with words
like stupid or different. But
homosexuals are never equated
to being stupid, idiotic, etc., because of their differing usages.
Words like “gay”, “fag”,
and “queer” have unquestionably changed. To pretend or act
like they have not is insulting
to those who are homosexual,
much more insulting than the
evolution of a word. Those who
are still insulted by these words
hang on to the discriminatory
definition of these words are
hypocrites. They would rather
allow a word to continue to
discriminate, continue to hold
power, rather than let it become
harmless. Change is happening,
change is inevitable, and change
is good. Those who deny this
change are monsters, and while
all intentions are good, they are
doing more harm than good.
considered offensive and hateful
without even realizing what we
are saying. Hurtful words such
as fag, faggot and gay are used
not always in a hurtful manner,
but more often than not, achieve
that goal.
Fag, faggot and gay are
thrown around in the hallways
with little or no thought about
whom they may be offending.
Lesbian, gay, transgender and
bisexual students, the LGBT
community, bear the brunt of
the bias from straight students
who don’t understand what
those hurtful words really mean.
As a student body, we need
to come together to not only end
the use of the words fag and gay,
but we need to come together
to spread a wider message of
peace and understanding. The
word fag has been compared to
using the “n-word,” an understandable juxtaposition. The nword has been used to demean
African Americans and spread a
hateful message.
The same can be said for the
word fag in this day and age.
The word demeans and spreads
hateful messages against the
LGBT community. The use
of the word simply has to be
stopped if we ever plan to advance past gay discrimination.
Nothing can come from using vulgar, hurtful language but
hate. The first step to ending discrimination is to cut these words
from our vocabulary entirely.
To be gay or bisexual is not a
choice. The LGBT community
lives by a motto: “We were born
this way.” Using discriminatory
words only contribute to the hatred that already plagues the human race as we know it.
As a collective human population, why is it that we go out
of our way to pinpoint certain
cultural groups? Is it because
of a passage in a holy book? Is
it because of “morals” that lead
some to believe that a certain
person is any less a human because they find an emotional
connection with the same sex?
If so, doesn’t that contradict the
very bigoted attitude that most
morals tell against?
Gay hate must stop. The first
step to ending the discrimination is discontinuing the use of
fag, faggot, queer and gay.
As an anti-gay hate website
advertises… “Some dudes marry dudes. . . Get over it.”
Editorial Board: Using the word ‘gay’
PRO
BY CONNOR AMANO
Gay. Fag. Queer.
These words were once used
to express hate or distaste for
homosexuals. The key words in
the previous sentence are “were
once used.” This usage is no
longer the intent of words like
“gay” or “fag”, at least not the
majority of the time. All words
and definitions go through
some type of evolution in their
lifetime. This change has been
happening with former “derogatory” terms since the appropriation of the “n-word” in AfricanAmerican culture.
African-Americans were at
one point labeled with the “nword.” The use of this word was
exclusively to discriminate, express hatred, and belittle black
people all over the country.
But then something happened
that no bigot or racist could account for when they created the
“n-word.” Black people everywhere began to use the word
as a greeting, as a synonym for
“friend”, and as something posi-
CON
BY RILEY HARRIGAN
So often as teenagers, we use
words that we don’t truly understand. We use words that are
Letters to the Editor
Student Life Editor
Cymber Martin
Two students model their straight edge apparel.
ties. Even students who once
claimed edge don’t see a problem because once again, they’re
doing it to fit in. This year there
have been a number of drug related expulsions and long term
suspensions. Do students need
drugs for themselves or for their
friends?
Most students aren’t even
18 so they can’t smoke. Even
more so high schoolers, being
under the age of 21, are not legally able to drink. Claiming
edge before being legally able
to even do these activities just
makes the student a law abiding citizen. Doing drugs is illegal. Not doing them makes the
student a law abiding citizen.
The need to label oneself with
a group of people is ridiculous
since the students are just following the law.
No one claimed edge for
themselves. They claimed it for
the image and the friends they
received with it. All any student
wants in high school is to fit in
and have friends.
Students will follow any
trend that starts as long as they
have a leader figure to follow
and people to do it with them.
Since students will follow anything to fit in, who’s to say what
they will do next?
Substitutes ‘act out’ towards students
Matthew Flanagan
Amanda Ridella
7
Dear Editor,
Recently the school has enforced a no legging, no yoga
pants rule, making the student
body clearly upset. To some
extent this rule is necessary
(tights are not pants) but yoga
pants, on the other hand are
pants. We understand that
yoga pants show a female’s figure but they are very comfortable and easy to maneuver in.
Jeans these days are just as tight
as yoga pants. Does that mean
the school is going to ban jeans
too? Some people can’t afford
fancy jeans so they buy yoga
pants instead.
Leggings and yoga pants
should be acceptable for P.E.
because they are a form of exercise attire. What else should
we wear? If you walk into any
gym, 9 out of 10 people will be
wearing yoga pants. It’s not fair
or acceptable that some girl’s
P.E. grade drops because all she
has to wear is yoga pants. Yoga
pants or no pants!
- Freshmen
Kalan Branch &
Caitlyn Hilland
Dear Editor,
I really enjoyed the article on
Black History Month. At first,
reading the pro side, I completely agreed. But, the con side
made me think. Now I’m not so
sure what I agree with. Greatjob!
I think the article on interracial dating is a little biased.
It says that race shouldn’t be
a factor in a relationship when
actually, it should. The challenges that come with diverse
couples is immense. Our cultures are so different nowadays.
Family, friends and onlookers
all come into play. Same race
relationships have their share
of problems, now a entirely
new and serious problem has
arose. I don’t think that racism is why interracial dating is
an issue among communities. I
agree that it is still a bit taboo.
Not only will the couple be constantly judged but if they decide
to go for the long haul, their
children will be affected. In the
African-American community
we’re are a little stand-offish to
mixed or lighter-skinned individuals. So yes, there is nothing
wrong with interracial dating
but, no, racism and hatred is not
a part of the main issues they
face (although it is an issue).
- Freshmen
Kiana Thomas
Dear Editor,
I read the article, “New late
work plan turned in late.” I was
amazed about what is going on
in the AP, IB and DE classes.
Sure, I may be a freshman but
I know what this means for the
students at Brooke Point. I’m
in an AP class and am planning
to get a full IB diploma. Rather
than this policy, yes policy, not
plan, helping to “reduce student
stress,” it does the opposite and
increases stress.
I completely agree that it is
not fair that you need an excuse
for being late or absent. Sure,
Mrs.Cavataio is nice and un-
derstanding, but how is she to
know if we are actually sick? I
can’t get a doctor’s note if I’m
just vomiting or I have something else. It’s our parent’s
judgment stating whether or not
we stay home. If we keep this
policy/plan, then a parent’s note
should suffice.
As you can see, this article
made me a little mad and I think
that the policy/plan is unfair.
The school uses the excuse,
“that student’s need to ‘reduce
stress.’ Well, this plan/policy increases stress. To reduce stress
make a “no homework day” or
something. I know that people
agree with me. If there is a way
to prevent this plan becoming
a policy, then I bet the student
body will respond well to it.
Thank you for your time!
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- Freshmen
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TheHawkeyeEditors@gmail.com. Please be sure to include your name and grade. Letters
without names cannot be published in the paper. Thank you.
- The Hawkeye Staff
8 STUDENT LIFE
The Hawkeye April 5, 2012
Deutschland kommt zu Stafford, Virginia
BY SABRINA SAMMEL
PHOTO BY ASHLEY
PEARCE
On March 21, Johannes Weigel and Elisabeth Griesbauer
set foot in the United States for
the first time in their lives. Both
students were a long way from
their hometown of Straubing,
Germany. After many weeks of
planning, paperwork and constant communication, they flew
to Dulles National Airport.
The two students are a part of
the German American Partnership Program (GAPP) between
the Anton Brucker Gymnasium
in Straubing and Brooke Point
High School in Stafford. The
GAPP program specializes in
student exchanges between the
United States and Germany.
The exchange program allows
the German students to reside in
Stafford for a minimum of three
weeks while they attend Brooke
Point. Later in the year, their
Brooke Point hosts will travel
to Germany and spend three
weeks at the Anton Brucker
Gymnasium.
Weigel stayed with freshman
Mary Green and her family.
“I like Mary. She is very
nice,” Weigel said.
Griesbauer stayed with sophomore Donyae Johnson.
“I like her. She’s funny and
you can do fun things with her,”
Griesbauer said.
Green and Johnson were nervous about their friends’ arrivals. They had never spoken in
person only through Skype.
German exchange students sit around eating lunch.
At Dulles National Airport,
Weigel and Griesbauer were
greeted heartily and welcomed
to the United States.
“We waited for them in customs. It was a long time before
they came out. I saw her and it
was so exciting,” Johnson said.
Griesbauer and the exchange
students were held up for a
while in the airport before they
were able to meet their hosts.
“We waited in the immigration office for two hours. It was
exhausting. I was so happy to
get out and go see Donyae.”
Griesbauer said.
As the hosts waited, Green
held up a sign made especially
for her German friend.
“His [Weigel] face was re-
ally red. I had a pink sign and
his face lit up when he saw it,”
Green said.
Weigel and the exchange students were finally released from
immigration and allowed to see
their friends.
“I went out and saw a sign
with my name on it and we said
hello,” Weigel said.
Even though Weigel and
Griesbauer have been in America a week, they have done many
things that they wanted to do.
“I like fast food and different
sports like football. High school
is very different in Germany,”
Weigel said.
Both found themselves enjoying American customs. Griesbauer found herself particularly
enjoying American shopping.
“[I like] the cheaper clothes
and the language and the people
who are very nice,” she said.
“I want to see a basketball
game and [go to] Taco Bell,”
Weigel said.
Green and Johnson have enjoyed showing their friends
around Stafford and Brooke
Point.
“It’s amazing. I’m getting a
lot of attention,” Green said.
Johnson is excited and nervous to be traveling to Germany
with her German host.
“I’m so excited to meet her
family, visit her farm and eat
foods I’ve never eaten before,”
Johnson said.
Overall both, Weigel and
Griesbauer have enjoyed themselves to the fullest in America.
“At first I was scared [to
leave] but I was really excited
to go to the USA. It is really exciting,” Griesbauer said.
Music is made “For the Republic”
BY BRIEANNA BOOKTER
PHOTO PROVIDED BY
“FOR THE REPUBLIC”
Senior Jake Shinn and sophomore Jake Thompson’s friendship has been forged through
music. In July 2011, the two
friends formed their band
“For the Republic.”
Thompson plays bass
and sings. Shinn plays
guitar. CJ Ballesteros
plays drums and Brett
Minard plays guitar.
Ballesteros and Minard
graduated in 2011.
Shinn and Thompson
named the band “For
the Republic” because
they used to play Star
Wars video games together.
“On the game, they would
yell ‘For the Republic’ and we
thought that would be an awesome band name,” Shinn said.
The boys formed the band to
play shows. The two were determined to reduce the number
of hardcore bands in the Fred-
ericksburg area. Their music,
described as post-punk, is influenced by Title Fight, Such Gold
and (old) Transit.
The camaraderie in the band
is strong. They love to spoon
and drink Arnold Palmers. They
even have matching rocket ship
costumes. The boys have been
friends since middle school.
“On a scale from one to ten,
Jake’s a man dime. I think he’d
say the same about me,” Shinn
says about Thompson.
Shinn was correct. Thompson
said the same about him.
“We are seriously the same
person. It’s weird. We are like
an old married couple. Yeah,
we reached that stage. We used
to be a new married couple but
now we are an old one,” Thompson said.
“For the Republic” played a
basement show on March
16, 2012 which featured three originals
songs and one cover.
The original songs that
were played were “I’m
a homerun hitter,” “I
got my bike stolen in
Suburbia” and “Obsolete.” The boys covered
“Josie” by Blink182.
The band hoped for a
bigger crowd but were
happy with the results.
About 30 people attended the show, hosted by Ballesteros.
For their next show, the band
hopes to plan the event better
and put in more practice. They
believe this will result in a bigger crowd.
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