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The Gallery
WINTER EDITION 2016
DURHAM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
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Crisis in Syria causes fear of refugees
BY MOSS BRENNAN
Bombs fall over Syrian houses on
a daily basis, filling the streets with
screams of the dying. This is the life of
someone who lives in Syria.
Ten thousand Syrian refugees are expected to come to various U.S states
by the end of next year. NC Governor
McCrory and more than two-dozen other governors have said that refugees are
not welcome in their states.
“The governors do not have the right
to prohibit the settlement of refugees.
This is a Constitutional power granted
to the Executive Branch. Additionally,
there are many laws and Supreme Court
cases that uphold the principle that the
President deals with immigration issues,” Mrs. Charlene Martin-Klein, U.S
History II and Civics and Economics
teacher, stated.
According to the Refugee Act of 1980,
created, “to respond to the urgent needs
of people subject to persecution in their
homelands,” the president has the power in an “unforeseen emergency refugee
situation,” like “grave humanitarian
concerns.”
“To be a refugee entering into the US
you first have to go thorough a process
that takes years, multiple screenings,
security, and background checks. Also
the vast majority of Syrian refugees admitted are children, women and the sick
and the elderly, while only 2% admitted
to the States are ‘military age males’ between 18 and 30,” John Doe*, history
teacher, commented.
The fear of letting so many Syrian refugees into the country is the possibility
that one will be a terrorist, which is one
too many for some.
“I want them [Syrian refugees] to
come in, and I hope that the governors
that refuse them in will change their
minds because I think it is unfair to refuse entry. Honestly there is a chance [of
a terrorist entering] but I am not willing
to risk the integrity of the US just because of one or two [terrorists],” Tyler
Chambliss, sophomore, said.
Governor McCrory is one of the governors that has asked the federal government to not send North Carolina Syrian
refugees.
“I am now requesting that the President and the federal government cease
sending refugees from Syria to North
Carolina until we are thoroughly satis-
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE
A family in Syria mourn the death of a family member. Because of the violence in Syria, many are emmigrating. Ten thousand Syrian refugees are expected to come to various U.S. states by the end of next year.
fied with the effectiveness of the federal
background checks and security checks
on such refugees entering our country,”
McCrory said in a statement in Charlotte, taken by the Charlotte Observer. “I
care for these people. But what worries
me is that some of these people could actually be ISIS coming into our country.”
He was backed by about two dozen
other, mostly republican, governors via
the Charlotte Observer.
“Though I do understand Governor
McCrory and other’s stance for the sake
of safety and protecting citizens, I believe the threat is over blown,” John Doe
continued.
The fear of a terrorist infiltrating U.S
soil as a Syrian refugee was amplified
when a passport was found near the
body of one of the unidentified attackers.
According to the Washington Post, authorities in multiple countries are fairly
certain the passport was a fake.
America has a history of limiting immigration of a certain nationality or
group because of the actions of a few.
“In the 1920’s there was a lot of fear of
communists and anarchists coming into
the nation after WWI. There were even
some smaller bomb attacks on Americans by these groups. In response, there
was a lot of anti-immigrant feeling, in
particular to Italians, and Congress even
passed laws trying to restrict the number of Italians into the US,” John Doe
explained.
During the 1920’s, an immigration
quota was passed, which created a max
for how many Southern and Eastern European immigrants were allowed into
the U.S. This was caused due to the Red
Scare, which was fear of communism
taking over.
This fear is back in the form of Islamophobia and innocent people are suffering because of it.
“This is one of our greatest humanitarian crises of this century. It is truly
a sad story; we are seeing the long term
repercussions of the war in Iraq. These
people [Syrian refugees] are innocent
victims,” Martin-Klein finished.
*Names have been changed due to the
political nature of this article.
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N e w s
Islamophobia rises as terrorism flares
BY CECILIA HERNÁNDEZ
“Go back home you towel head, you’re
the cause of the terrorist attacks,” “all
you Muslim marxists,” “women and children punishers,” “TERRORIST, TERRORIST, TERRORIST.”
Discriminatory and racist slurs against
Muslims and “Muslim-looking” people
are becoming more and more common.
Islamophobia is defined as a dislike of or
prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force. With recent
terror attacks on Paris and other parts of
the world, people are lashing out.
ates themselves with ISIS, but ISIS has
become one of the main jihadist groups
fighting government forces in the Middle
East. Although most see Arabs or Arablooking people as a part of ISIS, the rebel
group also consists of people from the
U.S., the UK, France, Germany, and other European countries. This means any-
Muslims and Sikhs are very different.
We have our own set of beliefs and are
not related at all. After the 9/11 attacks,
it was more of a problem because a lot
of people were beaten up for being mistakenly identified as a Muslim. Just this
year on 9/11 this elderly Sikh man in
Chicago was beaten up on his way from
“One out of every five people
on this earth is a
Muslim.”
“Islamophobia is ridiculous,” junior
Preet Sandhu explained. “It makes no
sense for anyone to hate on someone
else's religion. I feel like people have that
fear because terrorist attacks are usually
justified through religions like Islam, but
you have to realize that not all Muslims
are terrorists and that justifying one’s violent actions through any religion is not
justifiable at all. Religion is just something to hide behind for terrorists.”
Islam is the fastest growing religion in
the world. One out of every five people
on this earth is a Muslim. According to
whyislam.org, Islam teaches that it is
through the doing of good deeds and
seeking the pleasure of God that souls
find true happiness and peace. It is in
this context that the word “Islam” derives from the root word “salam,” meaning peace.
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) was formed in April 2013, growing out of al-Qaeda in Iraq, according to
BBC news. al-Qaeda no longer associ-
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE
In the 2010 political cartoon show above, cartoonist Angelo Lopez illustrates
the irony that comes with the United States and islamophobia. The Muslim
community is under attack all over the world. The terrorism that is continuing
to happen is also continuosly being blamed on Muslims.
one could be a part of the rebel group.
A large problem discrimination plays
today is mistakingly identifying those
that show similarities to Muslims like
clothing or features.
“Me and many other Sikhs have always been mistakenly identified as
Muslim because of what we wear on
our head. We Sikhs wear what's called
a “Dastaar" also known as a turban, but
work by a bunch of drunk boys,” Preet
continued.
The terrorism that is continuing
to happen is also continuously being
blamed on Muslims. The shooting in
San Bernardino that killed 14 by a married couple skyrocketed islamophobia.
At first glance, it was assumed that the
shooters were Muslim and a part of
ISIS. They indeed were infuenced by
ISIS, but the Muslim community is being attacked when other mass shooters who are White Christians get no re
marks as “terrorists” but instead, as
“mentally ill”.
“It’s a perfect example of America’s
fear of foreigners and inferiority complex,” Chidera Ezuma-Igwe, senior, explained. “People of this country fail to
recognize the flaws in their system and
choose to pretend that terrorism is exclusively a ‘foreign’ problem. In result,
innocent Muslims are persecuted and
mentally ill, young, white men do not receive proper treatment.”
The Muslim community is under attack all over the world. Ignorance is fueling the fire, so to combat this, one must
be willing to teach, but it’s hard to do so
when no one is willing to listen. It’s a
tough battle going on which the American people need to understand that a
terrorist is someone who uses terror in
pursuit of political gains, which really,
can be anyone.
“It’s a perfect
example of
America’s fear
of foreigners
and inferiority
complex.”
“I think that it is extremely hypocritical to generalize [Muslims] like that,”
senior Shirley Garrett said. “Comments
like that can only be made by people who
don’t fully understand that a group of
people does not represent a whole population, and innocent people do not deserve to be marginalized based on their
religious beliefs.”
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Planned Parenthood provides for millions
BY BELLA CUDE
When Margaret Sanger founded
America’s first birth control clinic in
1916, America was a different place.
Women could not vote, leave abusive
husbands, or control the number of children they had. Because of the Comstock
laws, contraception was illegal for both
men and women, and information about
birth control and family planning was
considered “obscene.”
Today, the seeds Sanger planted have
grown into Planned Parenthood, a clinic and health care provider to millions
across the globe. Their goals are to provide health care and contraception to
men and women, to fund research on
birth control, and to provide widespread
access to family planning. Services provided by Planned Parenthood help prevent 516,000 unintended pregnancies
per year.
“Planned Parenthood has been a
trusted nonprofit provider of women’s
health care for nearly a century,” Cecile
Richards, President of Planned Parent-
do not have access to the support network that I had. That is why I am politically pro-choice.”
Recently, there has been a wave of opposition and violence against Planned
Parenthood. In the history of the clinic,
this is nothing new. Faye Wattleton
(elected president of Planned Parenthood in 1978) lead the organization
through bombings and assassinations
for 14 years. The FBI Director of the
time, William Webster, said he did not
consider clinic bombings to be terrorism, and the escalating violence was not
given high priority. Today, anti-abortion
extremists are considered to be a current
domestic terrorist threat, which includes
acts like the November 29th shooting of
a clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado
that left three dead.
“It’s obviously a tragedy. Nothing
justifies this,” Carly Fiorina, Republican Presidential candidate, said of the
shooting on “Fox News Sunday.” “Any
protesters should always be peaceful,
whether it’s Black Lives Matter or prolife protesters.”
In 1988, 17-year-old Becky Bell died
from an illegal abortion, which she had
in order to avoid the embarrassment of
obtaining parental consent before ending an unwanted pregnancy.
Currently, Planned Parenthood offers
many services to teens, and is the largest provider of sex education in the U.S.
Studies. They have found that teens are
more likely to receive contraceptive services if they have private, confidential
access to them.
Although pro-life activists argue
against Planned Parenthood because of
abortion, the rate of teen abortion and
unintended pregnancies would be almost two-thirds higher without publicly
funded family planning clinics.
“We believe in providing nonjudgmental care no matter what, and that’s
why one in five women in America has
come to us for care at some point,” Cecile
Richards said.
BY ELLA DUFFY
As members crowded a small stuffy disconnection DSA had from its special comed approximately 30 students, who
room in the Main building basement, education classes and wanted to find a were all eager to make a change in DSA’s
junior
Cameron
community.
Rosen led the
“I never thought
very first meeting
this
many
people
for the new club
would show up and it’s
dubbed HOMIES.
touched my heart,” Ms.
Assisted by school
Zornes said as she took
counselor
Ms.
a moment to thank all
Sarah Corey and
the students who atspecial education
tended.
teacher Ms. Nina
The club began planZornes, DSA is
ning their first event
seeing a club the
during the meeting:
first of its kind this
a mixer between the
year.
club’s members and the
HOMIES, which
special education stustands for Helpdents. In order to plan
PHOTO BY ELLA DUFFY
ing Others Make Members of the new Helping Others Make Incredible Experience at School successful events in the
Incredible Expe- club listen to their leader, Cameron Rosen, junior.
future, the members
riences at School,
decided the best way to
was created to provide a link between way to mend this divide.
introduce everyone was through a short
special education students and the rest
“At my middle school, we hung out mixer, with music and snacks.
of DSA’s student body. The club made with the special education students
“I knew I had to participate in this
clear goals to provide events and func- once a week. At DSA, we barely even see club when I first heard about it,” senior
tions for DSA’s special education popu- them, and that’s something I wanted to Stacy Powell said, “I’m excited to make a
lation, like planning mixers, dances, and change,” Rosen said during the meeting. difference.”
movie nights.
HOMIES had its first meeting after
The disconnection our school feels
The idea for this club came from ju- school on Monday, December 14. De- from the special education community
nior Cameron Rosen, who noticed the spite little advertising, the club wel- results from a lack of information and
understanding.
“I feel like many people don’t understand disabilities and that scares them,”
a club member added to the discussion.
A handout provided at the meeting
listed many important tips on how to be
a friend to someone with Autism. Most
DSA special education students deal
with varying forms of Autism.
Along with planning activities for the
special education students, HOMIES
also wants to increase education and
awareness of students with disabilities.
DSA students have grown accustomed
to never seeing special education students and barely consider them classmates. HOMIES wants to change that
mindset and make DSA an even more
accepting environment.
“I have a student that really wants to
go to prom this year,” Ms. Zornes said,
“He needs a little bit of encouragement,
but he loves to dance!”
HOMIES is excited to become a proactive voice in the DSA community and
make a long lasting impact on the lives
of students who are very often left out.
“I’m so excited,” Rosen exclaimed, “I
think with time, we’ll grow to love them
and they’ll grow to love us.”
hood, wrote in a Washington Post op ed.
“Each year, 2.7 million people come to
our health centers for high-quality, nonjudgmental, compassionate care.”
Any search for information on
Planned Parenthood will yield plenty
of arguments and controversy concerning abortion, yet there seems to be little
discussion of the fact that Planned Parenthood has a much broader focus than
that. Abortion makes up 3% of all services provided, and not all clinics offer
it. Planned Parenthood’s main focus is
on prevention of unwanted pregnancy, a
service that 80 percent of clients receive.
“Personally, I am pro-life. When faced
with an unplanned pregnancy when
I was 21, I chose to have the baby and
place him for adoption,” Susan Bird,
DSA parent, explained. “However, I cannot imagine imposing my own choices
and personal reasons therefor on any
other girl or woman, especially knowing
that so many others are in vastly different financial circumstances than I, and
DSA welcomes new HOMIES
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Sixth graders rise to the top
BY IZZY SALAZAR
Bells ring every hour and fifth period
has mysteriously disappeared. Sixth
graders on stilts stalk the hallways between classes. Many students are becoming very familiar
with the basement.
Lunch is eaten at 11
o’clock and no one
may utter the word
‘cute’.
This is life under
6th grade rule, and
it has been as such
since last Tuesday
when DSA’s youngest students decided they had had
enough.
“You know, being called ‘adorable’
and ‘cute’ and ‘tiny’
all the time really
gets to you after a
while,” Joe Small,
6th grader, explained from his perch
atop very high stilts. “We [the 6th graders] held a meeting a couple of weeks ago
and planned how we were going to get
revenge.”
At 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning,
students in the Math and Science Acad-
emy Building heard strange noises outside their classrooms.
“It sounded like a huge army of highheeled people was coming through the
hallway,”
Laurice
Istance, 10th grader,
said. “But when we
opened the classroom door, all we
saw was the entire
6th grade class on
stilts!”
After infiltrating
the Academy building, a team of 6th
graders headed to
the office where they
took control of the
bell and intercom
systems.
“We were expecting the takeover of
the office to be difficult, but the receptionists were so weakened by laughter
at the sight of us that it was fairly easy,”
Viola Putsch, one of the designated 6th
grade representatives, said.
It was then that the rest of the school
was made aware of the uprising. Using
the newly acquired intercom, head 6th
“[T]he whole
point of all of
this is to make
the older
grades realize...that we
should not be
trifled with.”
PHOTO BY IZZY SALAZAR
Sixth grade Dragons hold down Ms. Ross, Language Arts teacher. Capturing
their teachers was the first step in the sixthgraders’ plan for takeover, which
has resulted in a school run along stricter guidelines and with harder punishments.
PHOTO BY IZZY SALAZAR
A class of 6th graders makes plans to takeover the Academy building. Despite some chaos, their plans were effective and the school is currently under
6th grade rule.
grader Cooper Detat announced that the but it’s been agreed that all methods for
entire school would now operate on the heightening our standing will be implemented.”
6th grade schedule:
When asked how
hour-long core classlong the regime will
es, no 5th period, and
last, Putsch said it
a very early lunch.
will be as long as it
Also, upperclassmen
takes for 6th gradare not allowed to
ers to gain the entire
use the words ‘cute’,
school’s respect.
‘adorable’,
‘small’,
“Really, the whole
and their synonyms.
point of all of this is to
Students who do not
make the older grades
adhere to these new
realize that we are not
rules are sent to the
adorable or cute and
Main Building basethat we should not be
ment. One third of
trifled with,” Putsch
the entire student
said.
population now reMr. Hawks and
sides in the baseother administrators
ment.
have no comment at
The original plan
this time as they are
was to gain control
still recovering from
by using a mass 6th
laughter-induced
grade stampede, but
stomach pain.
the head 6th graders
decided that stilts would be more effecDISCLAIMER: THIS STORY IS SAtive.
“We’re very happy with how the stilts TIRICAL IN NATURE AND IS ENworked,” Detat said. “They’re sort of a TIRELY FICTIONAL IN ALL PURproblem for those of us afraid of heights, POSES AND INTENTS. ALL NAMES
“[B]eing
called ‘adorable’ and
‘cute and
‘tiny’ all the
time
really gets
to you after a
while.”
AND EVENTS ARE ENTIRELY FAKE.
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From shop to theatre: DSA’s transformation
BY IZZY SALAZAR
“During the open house at Durham
Magnet Center, [Ed Forsythe] led a
group of visiting parents into a large,
oily smelling room. The floor was spotted with grease and painted with stripes
like a parking lot. Large, industrial-size
lamps and ventilation pipes hung from
the ceiling, and a cluttered workbench
abutted one of the walls.
‘This used to be the old mechanics
shop,’ Forsythe told the parents. ‘It will
go through a renovation and will be used
as a black-box theater. We’re looking at
putting in seating for about 200 in this
area.’”
So ends an article by Tom Mather for
the North Carolina Insight, published
twenty years ago. The story was about
the new magnet schools that were popping up in the Durham Public Schools
system. One of these was the Durham
Magnet Center, which is now known as
Durham School of the Arts. Ed Forsythe
was the school’s first principal.
The name was changed when other
magnet schools began opening in Durham. Other changes, both structural and
administrative, have taken place in those
twenty years.
“The science closets were filled with so
many random pieces of equipment from
the 1930’s and on, as well as some fairly
disgusting squishified critters in formal-
dehyde. Also, Main Building didn’t have cialists, administrators, [and] teachers,
those
strucall of us detural supports
signed
the
in the ceilprogram toing that they
gether as it
have now. One
grew,”
Ms.
night, the ceilLeMay
exing completely
plained.
fell down in an
Stephen
English classCoffman gradroom there,”
uated in the
Alex LeMay,
class of 2002,
8th grade scithe first class
ence teacher,
to have started
reminisced.
as 6th graders
She has been
and finish as
at DSA since
12th graders.
1996.
He
appreciThe school
ated the closewas
first
ness created
opened as a
by the small
middle school,
size.
and one grade
“Since we
was
added
started as a
each
year,
pretty tightwith the first
knit
group
graduating
students,
PHOTO BY IZZY SALAZAR of
class in 2000. Cover drawn by Shavonne Amas, from the I built some
“ B e c a u s e 1995-1996 yearbook.
very
strong
it was small, we were able to have less friendships that have lasted until today,”
structure, more local decision-making, Coffman said.
and the stakeholders: students, parents,
Kim Shinn-Simpson, high school
community members, curriculum spe- math teacher, has noticed changes in the
layout of the school and therefore her
contact with parts of it.
“I rarely see or interact with middle
school teachers or students. In the old
days, we all knew each other because we
were dispersed all over the campus,” Ms.
Shinn-Simpson recalled.
Ms. Shinn-Simpson has also observed
differences in the numbers of students
attending DSA and their demographics.
“There has been a high demand from
families in Durham for slots at DSA. The
state and county budgets have been terrible. In order to keep teaching positions and funding for the extraordinary
things we do here, we’ve had to add a lot
of students to our high school program…
I believe there are segments of Durham
County’s student population that are
underrepresented here at DSA,” Ms.
Shinn-Simpson said
Coffman notes that though many
changes have been made since his time
at DSA, they have been for the better.
“Since my days at the school, it seems
that DSA has completed a transformation. From a burgeoning arts school that
was experimenting as one of the earliest magnet focus schools in Durham, to
a highly reputable arts school, DSA has
made a name for itself as a legitimate
arts education hub in the state,” Coffman concluded.
Religion: What it means at DSA
BY LEZI TRUESDALE
A science classroom, full of students
try to weigh the scales and balance faith
and academic facts.
Unsure of what can be said and done,
Mr. Hawks gives an explanation to
DSA’s “religious policy.” A topic rarely
discussed in the past has been made
crystal clear.
“We have freedom of religion here at
DSA, so you can believe in whatever deity you worship, you can express yourself appropriately, or you don’t have to
believe in anything at all,” Mr. Hawks,
school principal stated.
The ability to believe or not believe
in whatever you want is available, however this has to be done in an appropriate manner in order for the actions to
be accepted. Based on what is allowed
and accepted through DPS and DSA’s
school policies, what can be included in
the school is determined through that.
In fact, here at DSA, a Theophilus club
exists, welcome to any and all students.
“Theophilus club is a safe place for
Christians, but really it’s a safe place for
anyone to talk about religion,” Hannah
Estes, senior remarked.
Because of the diversity here, toleration is definitely necessary and is in fact
provided. Religious tolerance as defined
as the allowance to worship or believe in
another religion is given.
“For example, we have a policy where
you can’t wear hats or headwear in
school. There is an exception for students that wear head coverings for religious practices,” Mr. Hawks, principal
said.
The way things were set up in the past
are way different than they are today.
For instance, in the past there may have
been a mandatory prayer said by all students before school started. Since the
separation of church and state, giving
the ability to follow whatever religion,
reevaluation has been done and new
rules have been created as a reminder
of what should be done. Now that things
have changed, it may be easier to not notice or pay attention to things, especially
if they aren’t directed towards anyone
specifically. One thing that may not have
been given any attention is a stained
glass cross.
“The stained glass cross is a part of our
history,” Mr. Downing, art teacher said.
This is located between the main office
and the new building. It is estimated to
have existed before Durham High trans-
formed into Durham School of The Arts.
Due to how things change over time,
many ideas and beliefs can change from
here into the future. The future may be
hard to estimate and figure out especially if certain events have never occurred
before. With that being said, what is up
next for DSA is something we may never
know.
“America is a little bit of everything,
and some things that are said and done
may make people feel uncomfortable
because we as people have evolved overtime,” Mr. Hawks concluded.
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Between the Pages – Portraits in Ink
BY KELLY COPOLO
Yearbooks – basically every American school has one. They’re a universal
contradiction, a mix of sentimentality
and then horror as a student realizes
that yes, it was indeed noticeable that
Johnny thought it was funny to try his
static electricity balloon experiment on
his hair just before he took his picture.
Yearbooks have all the faces and
names of students and the activities
they participate in. But at DSA, pictures
don’t quite just cover it. Portraits in Ink,
DSA’s art and literary magazine, takes
Portraits in Ink also has a reputation
to uphold as winner of one of 30 Highest
Awards for the 2015 Program for Recognizing Excellence in Literary Magazines
(PRESLM) from the National Council
of Teachers of English. With this high
standard to match, participants are
working hard on many levels. They are
urged to encourage everyone as much as
possible to submit.
“If you write (that means poetry, essay, memoir, fiction, etc.) or draw or
photograph something and you think its
and music to movies and rants can be
submitted.
“We get a lot of poetry submissions every year, but we strive to offer a
more balanced magazine. We are always
looking for nonfiction, and this year
we’re especially seeking original music
(you can submit via a link to a Soundcloud or YouTube video). If you look at
our magazine from last year, you can
see how many of each submission was
published. We’re also looking for lots of
great art,” teacher Ms. Garvoille added.
lished anonymously.
“[I] like how there is no censoring of
what you can or can’t submit,” sophomore Bella Dorfman commented.
Finding promotion posters for Portraits in Ink submissions is probably one
of the least difficult things there is. But
finding information about the club is a
bit more difficult.
“The meetings occur every Friday
morning at 8:00 [in Mrs. Garvoille’s
room.] What goes on, though this is top
secret, is a whole lot of email jockeying,
google docs manipulation, reading submissions, and Socratic debate,” added
Finnamore.
The club participants will come up
with ideas to get submissions, strategize on how to reach DSA’s artists, look
through submissions, process these submissions into anonymous folders, and
then discuss which submissions should
be printed.
“You’ll get a
rush like never
before when
you send that
email, I swear.”
PHOTO BY KELLY COPOLO
Ms. Alexa Garvoille, 9th grade English teacher, works with her students on the literary magazine submissions.
submissions of all kinds of art. Portraits
in Ink represents DSA’s creativity in art,
writing, photography, etc., and is essentially the yearbook of students’ achievements. It is a manifestation of DSA’s
interconnected artist community and a
symbol of what DSA really stands for.
good, just submit it. You’ll get a rush like
never before when you send that email,
I swear. portraitsinink@gmail.com -there I dropped the email,” senior editor
Pablo Finnamore exclaimed.
The limit doesn’t exist when it comes
to submissions. Anything from poetry
Portraits in Ink is meant to be an easel for expression. Unless the content
is threatening harm, anything can be
submitted. The magazine is made to
be representative of student’s lives. In
addition, students can’t submit anonymously, but can request to have it pub-
“Teamwork!” Dorfman answered
when asked how the club manages to
pull it all together.
But, with the submission due date of
January 15, 2016 quickly approaching,
Portraits in Ink is turning up the heat.
Participants have to work harder at formatting editing, decision-making, and
laying out the pages.
But, truly, the main goal of Portraits
in Ink really comes down to representing DSA as a school of united creative
expression.
“Portraits in Ink’s goal is to feature
the art, writing, film, and music of DSA
students (and maybe even faculty!). Portraits in Ink strives to represent the various ideas and aesthetics of its many students. We strive to be relevant and raw,
but also professional,” Garvoille added.
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I Know
By: Allie Leslie
I know that the stars are brighter in the country
Yet how is there so much city
When night arrives
And newfound darkness comes crashing in
I am left wondering
If anyone really cares to see them
Although everyone wants to reach them
I don’t know the names of all the constellations
But I am ready to learn
While I am chasing clouds
I cannot find a single one
As my head is
Drenched
In precipitation
That has not yet reached the earth
Does anyone know the name of this cloud?
Wispy like a song heard far off
It is a cirrus
And it does not fully obscure the face
That I so urgently wish to hide
And while I am dancing
Letting the seasons pass
Like planes overhead
I take note of their sequence
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
All in a perfect line
Reminding me that
Indeed, time is passing.
I don’t know how long I will last
Or how long the world will
But for now
I still know
The stars are brighter in the country
The name of the wispy cloud
The order of the seasons
I want to teach the whole world these things
And so much more
Until I can take the darkness
When it comes crashing in
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Students create commercial content for businesses
BY ZACH HERSH
One of the smallest classes in DSA is
taken up by six students. Six students
who, after three years of motivated,
dedicated, and passionate work in the
Digital Media pathway move onto work
with people and businesses in the surrounding community. With little to no
work with most others in the class and
the teacher of the class itself, they plan,
film and design a set of products to be
used by their client.
In Mr. Maya’s Advanced CTE studies
course, he has students work independently on one or two films throughout
the year. The students work with a business, organization, or person of their
choice in order to make several final
products that the client themselves can
use commercially.
“Each individual
student learns a lot
about themselves
and each other.”
“One of the reasons that I do it where I
allow them to independently go through
it over time is similar to my other classes. It teaches students a process and they
learn a lot throughout it and each individual student learns a lot about themselves and each other when they work on
a big long project and then throughout such as turning work in on time, beit I help them and pose good questions ing punctual to meetings. Students also
that help them reflect on their learning need have done the three classes before
and hopefully they’re able to also come Advanced CTE studies: Multimedia and
out of the AdWebpage design,
vanced CTE
Digital Media 1
studies class
and Advanced
with one or
Digital Media.
two
really
“You need to
stellar pieces
have previously
for a portdemonstrated
folio.”
Mr.
high levels of
Maya said.
empathy,
and
The critehigh levels of
ria for stuindependence.
dents to be
You need to be
selected for
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the course are
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crafted to alon your own
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and see a projto
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PHOTO BY MAX RUTLEDGE & MONICA LEE a lot of one on
suited for it.
In order to Two of the staff from Bullseye Bicycle are at one help because
take part in work in this still from Max Rutledge and Mon- the class is so inthe
class, ica Lee’s promotional video for the store.
dependent,” Mr.
students need to have previously shown Maya stated.
that they can go through a process for
Max Rutledge, a student in Advanced
making a final product independently CTE studies, is working in one of the
over the course of half a school year. Stu- three groups of two in the class with
dents also need to have previously shown his partner for the project, Monica Lee.
exemplary work in the class throughout Throughout the first semester of the
the previous three years in digital media. year he has been working together to
They need good habits of scholarship, make a video advertisement, a website,
Georgia Chotas,
freshman
“Along with chorus, I sing
with my church’s chorus
group. I love singing outside of school.”
“I have an internship with
a women’s fashion blog. I
write articles about hot topics and fashion trends.”
Tatiana Hernandez,
senior
How do you
practice your
art outside of
school?
Art doesn’t stop at the bell for DSA students. Four artists share how they pursue
their art passions off campus without
teacher guidance.
PHOTOS BY ELLA DUFFY
and a flyer using skills that he’s gained
throughout his time in digital media,
and that he learns throughout the process of the project. He is working with
Bullseye Bicycle, a bike shop in downtown Durham.
“The freedom has been hard; it’s really difficult to manage that much time
and actually push myself to get work
done, but I’ve figured it out it just takes
constant focus,” Max explained. “One of
the biggest changes from past classes to
this one was the time I take to follow that
process and my willingness to do so. I
used to hate it and do as little as possible
but basically the whole first quarter was
spent planning.”
During the first quarter Max and Monica worked on planning out the project
video advertisement, website and flyer,
which they are now creating in the second quarter. The products, depending
on how much Bullseye Bicycle likes what
they make, will be used by the business.
“The most important thing I’ve
learned from past Digital Media classes
is the production process which seemed
so tedious and annoying but once I started working on real projects I realized it’s
really important.” Max reflected, “The
class comes with crazy freedom but it’s
not all fun and games it took some time
to get used to things and focus on my
work but it’s definitely worth it.”
Claire Dubnansky,
senior
“I volunteer at the Nasher
Muesum of Art at Duke
University and help with
their teen program.”
“I’m in a band called Fish
Dad outside of school.
We play at several venues
around the triangle area.”
Claude Stikeleather,
sophomore
Winter 2016
Two takes on Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BY CAROLINE BATTEN and ZOE KNAACK
The force was strong with moviego- evident, almost too obvious if anything.
ers this winter season, as the newest ad- Kylo Ren being the son of General Leia
dition to the Star Wars franchise, “The and Han Solo, as well as the grandson of
Force Awakens”, flew into theaters and Darth Vader, almost overplays the combroke many box office records. Exciting plicated aspect of family relationships as
dogfight scenes, epic lightsaber battles, seen in the original Star Wars movies.”
and engaging characters made this a
film many have enjoyed, or for some, Relation to Original Trilogies / New
hated. Which side have you chosen? Generation Star Wars Aspects
Zoe Knaack and Caroline Batten share
their thoughts on “Star Wars: The Force Batten: “The Force Awakens was in a
Awakens” below.
way, redemption for the prequels many
despised, being closer to the originals in
Characters / Family Ties / Backstories
story, humor, and various other parts.
Improved CGI and other special effects
Batten: “Character wise, I felt like those also enhanced the viewing experience.
making the film did an admirable job Many of the elements people liked in the
fusing old characters with the new ones. originals were incorporated into “The
They had enough of the important and Force Awakens”. I am curious to see if
beloved older ones, along with their in- this path following of the originals conside jokes, and nostalgia to weave them tinues or if they will branch off into a
to the new characters, satisfying fans new quadrant of space. Was this merely
of the original films without too much a foothold finder or will we see more
force. I look forward to getting more of mirroring of the originals in the future?”
the story behind Rey’s character.”
Knaack: “In an attempt to maintain
Knaack: “I feel like they incorporated older Star Wars enthusiasts’ interest,
21st century aspects such as feminism Disney almost seemed desperate in creand racial diversity well. The charac- ating number seven’s underlying plot so
ters each had their own individual back- similar to number four’s. Having a droid
ground, and family ties were clearly carry a message to the Resistance, a
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common person who always dreamed of
joining the galactic battle getting swept
up in it, and a family torn by the dark
side all seems too familiar. Although, the
evil aspect of the Dark Side was lacking
on Kylo Ren’s behalf, I would like to see
more of Darth Vader in his character.”
doesn’t even say a word and Han is now
completely out of the picture. Yet the
real disturbance in the universe was the
ending scene of monk hilltop Luke staring silently at Rey’s outstretched hand
clutching his lightsaber. Is he some how
related to her? So many questions!”
Ending
But one thing is for sure: regardless of
opinions on the movie, your wallet will
feel the sting if you plan on purchasing
Star Wars merchandise or more movie
tickets for future Star Wars films. Was
Admiral Ackbar right all along when he
uttered the words, “It’s a trap!”?
Batten: “The cliffhanger (quite literally
on a cliff) seemed to leave more questions unanswered than answered. For
a moment it really felt like I had just
viewed a two hour long commercial. I
wanted to see the next one right away...
then I remembered I had to wait until 2017, when Episode VIII will be released. Which means those making the
movie did their job. I am interested to
see how they will resolve this cliffhanger
in the next film. Will they start on the
same hill as if no time has gone by, jump
right to a different character and keep
everyone waiting, or do large jumps into
the future?”
Knaack: “Having a cliffhanger ending was no surprise, but what to expect
in the coming movies is as uncertain as
the fate of the galaxy. For example, Luke
PHOTO COURTESY OF ADWEEK
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
earned $247,966,675 on its opening
weekend, setting an all time record
that was previously held by “Jurassic
World” at $208,806,926.
Kelly’s Book Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
BY KELLY COPOLO
Every day, Rachel, an alcoholic in her
thirties, rides the commuter train to a
job he no longer has in London, pretending to still live the life she had before her
dissolution of her marriage to her exhusband Tom. Every day, she passes
“perfect” suburban homes where she
imagines the life of a couple she often
sees. Naming them Jess and Jason, she
looks forward every day to passing them
reveling in their “perfect” life. And then,
one day, Rachel sees something and goes
to the police. Jess, actually named Megan, has gone missing.
“They’re what I lost, they’re everything I want to be.”
Thrillers and horror – two terms that
are often used interchangeably. But,
contrary to popular belief, Webster Dictionary has defined thrillers as a broad
genre, involving any storyline that creates anxiety or suspense while horror
is specifically gory and, well, horrific.
Thrillers are like the tree trunk, and horrors a branch, so common traits are not
few and far in between. For example,
both have the tendency to make audiences check under the bed a minimum
of five times before turning out the light,
and showers become quite the ordeal as
well (thanks, Hitchcock.)
The Girl on the Train fits the thriller
definition perfectly, with a crazy amount
of suspense building so readers feel like
they’re the detectives with theories all
over the place. One of the best parts
of the story is a psychologically elusive
killer that throws readers for loops, as
well as the incredible unreliable narration that makes the reader suspect even
one of the narrators. Often, thrillers
disregard character development, but
former-journalist Paula Hawkins kills
it along these lines. All of her characters are excellently developed with very
realistic flaws. Hawkin’s characters are
definitely not cliché, and the storyline
blowing around them really connects to
reality, conveying an important message
about life as a whole.
“I have never understood how people
can blithely disregard the damage they
do by following their hearts. Who was it
said that following your heart is a good
thing? It is pure egotism, a selfishness to
conquer all.”
Hawkins doesn’t try to tell audiences
what they want to hear, highlighting
what people normally look the other way
from in life in her book, commenting
on the nature of marriage, divorce, and
cheating in relationships. And, she indirectly reflects on human nature through
beautifully broken characters.
But The Girl on the Train has flaws
too. Thrillers are known for the ability
to make readers sit immobile for hours
on end until the painful point at which
they realize their eyeballs, now on fire,
are trying to escape. But, a plot with-
out much action makes Hawkin’s story
plateau midway through, warranting a
good number of yawns. The suspense is
in the suspicion, but Hawkin’s support
of the reader’s engagement ends there.
Hawkin does not masterfully weave the
characters common lives into an engaging storyline until the end, and readers
feel little incentive to continue reading.
Hawkin’s writing also makes her multiperspective story somewhat convoluted.
It is lacking in interesting dialogue and
appealing language as well.
The Girl on the Train is a beautiful
contradiction to thrillers as we know
them. It comments on life, gender roles,
marital relations, and human selfishness indirectly through narration tactic
and characterization. A lack of events
in the book made it hard to get through,
though. Still, its originality and many
other aspect of it speak to just what
Hawkins seems to have had in mind –
introspection and a radical questioning
of “the way things are.”
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Durham to Beijing: Emily Turner teaches abroad for a year
BY LUODAN ROJAS
Shanxi, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Siberia, Tibet: these are all places where Ms. Turner has taught and now she’s returned to
teach in the familiar classroom of the
having to read, learn, and process on a
daily basis. This is especially applicable
for Environmental Science because, “the
information changes so quickly that I
PHOTO COURTESY OF EMILY TURNER
The Double Dragon Bridge in Yunnan, another one of the places where Ms.
Turner visited throughout her travels during her year of work in China.
upstairs Academy building, decorated by
ecosystem and invasive species posters.
Emily Turner, Earth Science and AP
Environmental Science teacher, has
been teaching since 2008. She spent
most of these years at DSA, but took last
school year off to teach abroad in Beijing.
When asked why she wanted to become a teacher, Turner responded,
“teaching allows me to do something
new every day. I have a fairly short attention span and can’t stand the thought
of doing the same thing, day after day.
I could never be an accountant. There’s
nothing wrong with that noble profession. It’s just not for me.”
Surprisingly, Turner expected the job
to be a temporary thing, while she figured out what she wanted to do next,
but after the first difficult year and then
a couple more, she fell in love with the
experience and decided to stay with it.
Her favorite aspects about teaching
would be interacting with students and
cannot be complacent and rely on last
year’s lesson plans!”
As for her year teaching in China,
Turner considered it too interesting an
opportunity to refuse.
“China has some of the most significant environmental problems to solve:
population, extinction rates, pollution,
agriculture, energy production…what
China does in the next thirty years will
inform what the rest of the world can do,
too. It’s easy to read others’ descriptions
of how precarious or how potentially innovative the Chinese position really is.
It’s another thing entirely to see it for
oneself,” Turner elaborated.
The experience allowed the committed science teacher to teach about the
environment but in a completely different setting. She was even able to travel
around China which allowed Turner to
get to know her students in a different
way than teachers can at DSA.
The school took care of her living and
travel arrangements, allowing Turner to
focus on living in a new culture. In some
ways, the experience paralleled DSA. The
students were just as diverse; some were
from NYC, California, New England,
and even one from
the Netherlands.
It was not just the
teaching environment that differed
while she was in
China, it was also
the culture, the
customs, and just
about
everything
else.
“I think we take
the freedom we
have as granted
without a whole lot
of thought,” Turner
admitted, “I was
subject to on-thespot ID checks in
China and was asked to produce my ‘papers’ three times in the two weeks leading up to an international conference.
There is a regular, persistent presence
of militia on the streets, particularly
around Tiananmen Square.”
These are only a few examples of the
changes that Turner faced, but she also
shares this funny
anecdote to compare her mindset at
the start of her trip
and at the end.
“The first week
I was in Beijing,
someone pounded
on my door at 11 at
night, yelling something I could not
understand, I was
absolutely
petrified,” Turner began,
“however, the last
week I was there,
two workmen let
themselves into my
apartment! I got up
and started walking
toward them with
an annoyed ‘What?!?’ expression on my
face. They retreated quickly out the door,
apologizing as they went. It’s funny how
different my reaction was after only 10
months of living in the city.”
“Teaching allows me to do
something new
every day. I have
a fairly short attention span and
can’t stand the
thought of doing
the same thing,
day after day.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF EMILY TURNER
During her year abroad in China, Ms. Turner went on many trips exploring
sights outside of Beijing, including the Yunnan rice terraces. She spent the
year teaching at a high school and learning about the culture.
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Winter 2016
The fusion of history and
Mascot, rock collector,
and artist: Chris Dapprich farming
BY ELLA DUFFY
BY DIEGO MONCADA
“What you can dream, you can draw.”
That’s the motto of junior Chris Dapprich, avid artist and rock expert in one
of DSA’s special education classes.
Above everything else, art is the most
important thing to Chris. He has created
upwards of a hundred art pieces, varying
from drawings and clipart.
During his days at school, Chris spends
time in the school basement finding art
Civics and Economics and AP European History teacher by day, and laborious
farmer by night—and day too.
Aaron Ward has been working at DSA
for 14 years. He and his wife, Evelyn
Ward—who also makes pottery—have
been gardening for 20 years. They’ve
also been running Ladybug Farm for 4.
While everyone knows about Mr. Ward’s
passion for teaching, not many students
know about his passion for “high quality,
healthy, poison-free food”, let alone his
immersion in the world of agriculture.
in a way that wasn’t possible before he
discovered his talent,” Mr. O’Briant explained, “We do everything we can to
help him produce as much art as he can.”
Chris also enjoys collecting and learning extensive knowledge about rocks.
His collection is filled with a wide variety
of rocks, ranging from a smoky quartz to
a rock he discovered in a ditch.
Ignoring societal ideas on the value of
rocks and gems,
Chris
thinks
equally of all the
rocks in his collection and does
not favor one
over another.
His love for
rocks does not
stop at collecting. Chris spends
copious amounts
of time studying
and learning everything he can
about rocks.
PHOTO BY LUODAN ROJAS
“ Y o u
can
ask
him
any
Chris Dapprich poses with a photo of himself in costume.
question
about
Chris has many passions including art and rock collecting.
rocks and he can
in everything around him and drawing answer it,” Mr. O’Briant said, “Chris
incredibly elaborate pictures, some fea- knows pretty much anything there is to
turing himself and imaginary friends he know about rocks.”
calls “Bean Bags.”
The goals that Chris holds for his fu“Chris’ behavior has improved tre- ture are tremendous and he is working
mendously since he came to DSA and I hard to achieve them. Chris dreams of
think it’s all because of his art,” Mr. Ja- becoming the Phoenix Suns mascot and
mie O’Briant, Chris’ teacher, said.
dressed up in costume for Halloween
Among the stacks of artwork in his 2015.
portfolio, the pieces Chris are most
A hardworking student, Chris utilizes
proud of include a drawing of himself in every minute in the classroom to create
a Phoenix Suns mascot costume, an ex- something amazing. Chris uses art to
tensive drawing of our solar system, and improve himself academically and soa very detailed drawing of a bone struc- cially, while expressing himself and his
ture.
emotions.
Chris finds art in everything around
Chris’ pure love and appreciation of
him and does not limit himself to con- the world around him is truly admirable,
ventional ideas of beauty. Chris chooses giving perspective to anyone who has the
to focus on elements in our world that opportunity to talk with him and listen
are often dismissed, such as the slight to his dedication to art.
discoloration on the ceiling, which Chris
As a passionate artist and determined
frequently points out and explains what student, Chris has found his place at
it resembles to him.
DSA, where he can pursue his dreams in
“Art allows Chris to express himself a welcoming and accepting atmosphere.
more you understand why others don’t.
It is very hard work with very little economic return. Over the last four years
we have determined that our most lucrative and least labor intensive produce is
eggs. So, we have literally put “all of our
eggs into one basket”. Given that I teach
full time and Evelyn’s pottery business
has been growing very quickly, we have
less and less time to devote to full scale
farming with the diversification necessary to really make a living at it. So, by
cutting our workload, we have more time
to devote to the one farm enterprise that
is profitable; eggs, as well as more time
to devote to our primary callings.
How did you get involved with agriculture?
I was inspired to farm
through teaching history and gardening.
After so many years
learning and studying
(yes, teachers continue to study their
subjects), it dawned
on me that agriculture, not industrialism or technology,
is central to the human condition. As a
small gardener along
with my wife, Evelyn
Ward, high quality,
healthy, poison-free
food was increasingly
PHOTO COURTESY OF AARON WARD
becoming very im- Mr. Ward at work on his farm. Along with teaching at
portant to our lives. DSA for the last 14 years, he also has been running LaAs we began to learn dybug Farm for the past four.
more about how the
industrial food system (like all things in- What are some goals you have for
dustrial) is an ecocidal monster and that yourself?
government and the Big Food corpora- Since I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid
tions don’t care about food quality or Disease my goals have changed. It can
nutrition, we decided that someone had be a painful disease at times and farm
to produce the kind of food we wanted work can exacerbate the inflammation.
to eat if more people were going to have I now intend to teach all the way to the
access to what we had., and been grow- end, farming on the side for as long as
ing on our small little lot in Durham. I can, and then retire to a city and chill
We moved to Person county to a 13 acre (do the kids still say “chill”?) . . . unless
farm and dug in (yes, a teacher pun).
climate change kills us all.
What are your current goals for
the farm?
Running a farm is a capitalist enterprise,
like it or not. The more you do it the
How do you balance school and
farming?
Hard work. And I get up at 4 in the
morning.
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SPORTS
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DSA upsets Charter High
BY MOSS BRENNAN
When DSA traveled to Charter High,
they were expecting to lose big time.
Charter high was ranked number one in
to call a timeout. I had to get the guys
motivated into playing their game!”
Coach Seth Murphy stated.
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE
Justin Cropper, number 1, and Chris Christopher, number 12, flex as DSA
pulled within 3 points of Charter High. Justin Cropper had a game high 27
points and 15 assits.
the state and had not suffered a loss in
three years.
The DSA varsity team has a record
of 12-3, with two of their losses coming
from Charter High in the regular season.
In the playoffs, teams play different and
DSA did just this.
Tip off began at exactly 6:56. The
7-foot monster Jackson Striker of Charter High vs the 6-foot-3-inch Justin
Cropper of DSA. Cropper didn’t have a
chance as Striker just grabbed the ball
from the air, not even jumping.
“Man, when I saw I had to face Striker
again on the tip, I didn’t even try. He is
a monster and almost a foot taller than
me!” Cropper stated after the game.
With the tip being controlled by Charter High, the game seemed almost out of
reach within the first five minutes. DSA
had no one big enough to guard Striker
or small enough to guard Jordan Smalls,
4-foot-7-inch all conference point guard.
Charter High got off to a huge lead and
at the midway point of the first quarter,
they were up 19-2, the lone bucket coming from Jack Sterling.
“After that 19-2 run by Charter, I had
The second quarter was boring. Charter High nor DSA could make a shot and
5 total points were scored. The biggest
one coming from a dunk over Striker by
5-foot-7-inch Michael Court.
At the half, Charter High led by 3
points with a score of 33-30. The crowd
was going crazy as this was never expected.
The start of the second half energized
everyone right away when Chris Christopher, the shortest player on DSA at
5-foot-5-inces, dunked on the 6-foot
backup center for Charter High, Christopher Chris.
“That was a pretty big moment for
me. I mean, come on, I dunked as the
shortest player over a 6-foot center with
pretty much the same name as me?
That was awesome,” Christopher commented.
The rest of the third quarter was just
shot after shot by both teams. Only four
shots were missed in the entire third
The timeout seemed to work as Cropper was able to work on Striker and cause
him to pick up three quick fouls. With
him out of
the game,
Smalls
took over
for Charter High.
T h e
first quarter ended
with a 13-3
run
by
DSA. They
trailed 1521
after
the
first
quarter.
“ T h e
way
our
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE
guys came
back in the Number 5, Jack Sterling, holds up his hands after he made the
first quar- game winning shot. Sterling won the game for the DSA Bulldogs
ter made 99-97.
me proud. I knew we could play in this quarter. Charter High led 61-60 at the
game and they proved that,” Coach Mur- end of the third.
Coach Murphy was lighting into his
phy said.
team during the break between quarters.
“I was just letting them know they
could beat this team and move on in the
tournament. They could show that, as an
arts school, they could be good at sports
and I just let them know that,” coach
Murphy said.
Whatever he said worked. Cropper,
Sterling, and Christopher all went off.
They played incredible defense and had
20 total assists between the three of
them in the fourth quarter.
“We just got mad and played our
game. We played like this all the time in
the regular season but not against Charter. We just came out wanting to win,”
Cropper stated.
The game was tied 95-95 with four
minutes left in the game. The Charter
High coach called a timeout and the DSA
crowd was going insane.
“The atmosphere was just amazing
and I have never been to a game at DSA
with this big or loud of a crowd,” senior
Kelsey Sell said.
No one could hit a shot in the the last
few minutes. Thirty seconds left in the
game and it was tied 97-97.
Cropper had the ball and was trying to
save it for the last shot but bounced it off
his left foot.
“I just dribbled wrong and it just hit
my foot. It happens,” Cropper commented.
Striker got the ball for Charter High
and tried to dribble out the clock but
Christopher stole it from him.
Christopher passed it to Cropper who
then passed it Sterling. Sterling jump
stopped and let it fly as the clock hit zero.
“I just let it go and hoped it would get
in the bucket,” Sterling said.
The ball bounced off the front of the
rim, bounced off both sides and then
rose into the air and fell straight down.
The crowd went crazy as DSA beat number one Charter High, 99-97, to move on
in the playoffs.
DISCLAIMER: THIS STORY IS ENTIRELY SATIRICAL AND ALL EVENTS ARE FALSE.
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