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Bryan High School October 2009Volume 39, Number 1
Whats Inside:New leadership
Page 2Football/Futbol
Page 3Whats On
Page 4Plus 8
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Editorial contentPage 6&7
Student PagePage 8
Why are you smiling?
Caitlin Bullard, 10
Im going to
Roadhouse.
Students gain new perspectiveJohn Fuller
Assistant editor
A survivor of a drunk-driving ac-
cident, Sean Carter, presented his
story to career tech classes on Tues-
day, September 30.
No longer able to talk, Carter
used his computer to transmit a
speech about the dangers and ef-
fects of drunk driving.
Along with Carters presentation,
his mother explained the maternalperspective on her sons accident.
Carters injuries were the result
of riding with a friend who had
been drinking.
Mrs. Wright, one of the teach-
ers in attended the presentation,
believed the speakers had a lasting
impact on students.
I thought it was very well done.
It tugged at your heartstrings, itwas a presentation that you were
uncomfortable in, because the emo-
tions were so overowing, people
were wiping their eyes, Wright
said. Its very hard to make an im-
pact on a roomful of kids, because
theyre bulletproof, but his presen-
tation had the ability to make an
impact.
The presentation, a part of a se-ries of talks known as WhenSean-
Speaks, is a part of Carters mission
to keep others from ending up in his
shoes.
The central message of his talks
is, Dont drink and drive, and
dont ride with anyone who has
been drinking.
Wall created for honorJohn Fuller
Assistant editor
In order to honor Bryan High
graduates who participated in
Tennis, a new wall was painted
and dedicated on Friday, Octo-
ber 2.
The dedication took place
before the tennis team played
against Copperas Cove.
Sarah Reverman, a 2009 grad-
uate, painted the wall as a step
toward earn a gold-award in
Girl Scouts.
Coach Randy Stewart thinks
the wall is a great addition to the
tennis program and will serveas a way to honor tennis play-
ers who came through the BHS
program.
It gives the kids a chance to
beautify Bryan Highs campus,
and to earn their award. Stew-
art said.
The wall features the names
of honored tennis players, who
achieved academic or athletic
success during their tenure at
Bryan High.
It is a wall that is dedicated
back to all of the state and re-
gional qualies. If you look at it
from 76 forward, anybody that
has qualied, or won district, or
won second place in district, will
be found on that wall, Stewart
said. Weve got people who are
all-state academic. There should
be something for people who
were valedictorian, salutatorian-
just a chance to honor the peoplewho were in tennis.
Future generations of tennis
players will have their names
added to the wall as they contin-
ue to demonstrate their success
both on and off the court.
Many students were deeply impacted by what Sean
Campbell had to say and wanted to show their ap-preciation to him for coming to speak.
Former student Sarah Reverman stands by the wall shehelped create to honor BHS tennis players. Revermans
project coincided with her efforts to earn a gold award forGirl Scouts.
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Page 2 - NewsBryan High started the school year
with a new principal, Diana Werner.
She moved to BHS from Jane Long
where she was principal for 6 years.
Q: How long have you worked in
BISD?
A: This is my sixteenth year in BISD.
I spent six years at Sul Ross as princi-
pal, three years at Central Ofce, and six
years at Jane Long as principal.
Q: Where did you go to school?
A: Texas A&M University
Q: How did you get involved in educa-
tion?
A: I started out as a teacher. I was a
teachers aide in high school for an Eng-
lish teacher, and I worked with her.
So, when I started college, I started in
education and I taught school for thirteen
years before becoming an administrator.
Q: Whats the biggest adjustment
youve made being at the high school
level as opposed to the middle school
level?
A: Size. You know, at the middle school
level, we had 900 students, and you could
get to know 900 students pretty quickly.I feel like its important to know my
students.
Its hard to meet and greet 2500 stu-
dents and know everybodys name.
Getting to know the students is my pri-
ority.
Q: What are your goals for this school
year?
A: My rst goal is to really let our public
and community know what a great school
Bryan High is, and what great students
we have here.
I dont feel like we advertise the good
stuff as much as we should.
So, PR is my rst goal.
My second goal is communication,
mainly communication on the campus
among students and staff.
Making sure students know what isexpected of them is important, because
when people know what is expected of
them, they will do it.
Everyone just needs to know what is
expected of them.
We are communicating back and forth
so that I know what the problems are,
I know what the celebrations are, and I
know what is planned in their classrooms
as well as the activities on campus.
Q: Are there any changes that you
have planned for the upcoming school
year?
A:No, not really. My goal was not to
come in and change anything.
My goal was to just come in and join
a well run school and provide help and
support as needed.
Bryan High is very organized. I feellike, at this point, that Im just going to
observe and help as needed.
We will see if theres anything that
comes up throughout the year that stu-
dents or staff feel is important and needs
to be changed.
Increasing communication will help
with understanding the needs.
Q: So far, has there been anything, that
has surprised you about Bryan High?
A: Ive been surprised about how many
students I do know.
There are a lot of students here that I
know, either because I had them in ele-
mentary school or I had them in middle school.
As I said before, the size is very differ-
ent as well. You know that there are so
many people here and you dont seem tosee the same people every day, or at all.
So that is also a surprise.
Q: In your opinion, whats the best
thing about Bryan High?
A: There are so many good things.
Ive been very impressed with every-
thing that Ive seen.
Ive seen teachers dedicated to doing a
great job, and the students working hard
and doing their best. I knew coming in
that this is what I would see.
I think the best thing about Bryan High,
is how well everyone works together.
This is a professional learning commu-
nity and I see students and staff, working
very well together.
That is what makes the school success-
ful.To think about the fact that with 2500
students here, we were eight students
away from being a recognized school is
just fantastic.
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite iPhone App: Yelp!
Favorite Book: The Harry Potter series
Favorite Food: Parmesan Crusted Tilapia from Olive Garden
Favorite Song: Go Rest High on that Mountain, Vince Gill
Favorite Childhood Toy: Popcorn popper push toy; it makes lots of noise.
Favorite Movie: Apollo 13 (Her dad was involved with the space missions)
Getting to know
Diana Werner
Around Campus
Vikings look to new leadership from experienced principal
Senior PicturesPhoto Texas is scheduled to
take senior pictures in room
6158 on Saturday, October 24
and Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, November 11, 12 and
13.
You must sign up for a time
to take your picture. Please go
by room 6160 to sign-up.
If you do not take a picturewith Photo Texas, you will
not be featured in the 2010
yearbook.
2010 YearbooksSales letters will be arriving
in the mail some time over the
next couple of weeks.
You can go online to pay
with a credit card at www.
smart-pay.com. You can also pay by phone with a check
or credit card or go to room
6160 to pay with a check or
cash.
PSATAll juniors will take the
PSAT on Wednesday, October
14 as well as any freshmen or
sophomores who signed up.
Seniors will not come until1:00 and will go to their normal
5th, 6th and 7th period classes.
2009 YearbooksYearbooks are currently on
sale in room 6160. They are
$75 if you did not pre-order.
Columbus DayStudents will not come to
school on October 12 because
of a staff development day.
Chicken DinnerThe Shy-Annes will host
the Chicken Dinner Friday
October 9, before the Cop-
peras Cove game. Tickets can
be purchased in advance from
any Shy-Anne member or at
the door. The cost is $8 per
plate.
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John Fuller
Assistant editor
Jamie BertholdStaff writer
This year some soccer players are get-
ting their kicks in a another way on the
football team.
One of these players, senior Kyle Wren,
plays for the varsity football team, while
the other is a girl, Ana Meyer playing
for the sophomore football team.
The two were recruited at the end of
last year, as the football program faced
a depletion of kickers across all theboard.
We lost our two starters from last
year, Rex & Matt, and all throughout
the program we were kind of depleted in
that area, kicking coach, Justin Matthys
said. So, we started looking, and went
to the guys rst and then to the girls sec-
ond.
While a girl playing for a typically all-
boy team seems unconventional, Meyer,the latest kicker for the sophomore team,
is excited about it.
Its different. Its fun. The guys all
say that they have my back, so if some-
one hits me from the other team they say
theres going to be problems, Meyer
said.
As far as practice goes, the coaches
havent modied routines for the new
players.
Kickers have always had a littledifferent to work out
a n y w a y ,
Coach Bob Bellard, director of the Ath-
letic Department, said. They just get
their kicking in, and when theyre done,they go home.
When the new players joined the team,
Coach Matthys said that they were wel-
comed quickly.
For Ana, the warm welcome from her
new football teammates and her fellow
soccer players came as a bit of a sur-
prise.
My soccer teammates, the girls, all
think its amazing. They all call me their
hero and stuff, which kind of surprisesme, because I thought Id get made fun
of for being in football, Meyer said.
Guys think its cool. One guy said that
he had a lot more respect for me for play-
ing football.
Coach Bellard sees Meyers accep-
tance as a result of her attitude and per-
formance on the team.
Theyve been very receptive. A lot
of it has to do with the attitude of it. Ifyou go out thinking Hey look at me Im
a girl and parade around like youre
showing off its not going to go well,
Bellard said. But the kids have taken
real well to it and have the right attitudes
about it.
While the team has been accept-
ing of Ana, dealing with opposing
teams has been a different prob-
lem to tackle.
The ones when we play at homedont really do much. Some
wont shake my hand
after the game.
T h e y
look at me, but wont shake it, Meyer
said. And then at the away games, we
had issues with them yelling out the win-dow of the bus asking for my number
and stuff. So, sometimes they act kind of
crazy.
Amy Pettibone, the girls head soccer
coach, is supportive of Anas new foot-
ball carrer.
I think it is awesome that she is play-
ing Football. The more sports these kids
play, the better, Pettibone said. As long
as Ana doesnt get a wild hair and decide
to go tackle someone, I am in 100% sup-portive of Ana and her football career!
Dealing with the stress of being the
only girl on the football team hasnt
been a problem in recent years.
Its not stressful being the only girl,
but it is stressful whenever a coach asks
me to do something Ive never done
before, Meyer said. I feel like hes
putting me out in the spotlight or hes
throwing me out in the ocean to swim.For Wren, the new varsity kicker,
football has been an enjoyable experi-
ence, even if it differs from his sport of
choice.
Its a lot different. I thought Id be a
lot better at it, but its way more different
from soccer than I originally thought,
Wren said.
So far, the coaches believe the kickers
are doing a good job.
Theyve been good, and theyregetting better. Theyve gotten their
chances. And they did pretty good.
Bellard said.
For Wren, the transi-
tion has been smooth from a varsity soc-
cer player to a varsity football player.
It took Kyle less than a day duringtwo-a-days to adjust from kicking a
soccer ball to a football. Matthys said.
Kyle has a strong leg that continues to
get better as the season goes along.
Some of the adjustments Wren has had
to make include his ability to place the
ball where he wants it on a kick.
He struggled with his accuracy at rst
because of the different style of kicking.
Through practice in the past couple of
weeks, his accuracy has caught up to hisstrength, Matthys said, Kyles kicking
abilities are getting better each day. We
are still nding out some of his skills.
His on-side kick abilities are phenom-
enal.
While playing football and soccer has
been benecial to both Meyer and Wren,
the boys soccer coach, Tommie Allmon,
sees the dual participation in the two
sports as a benet to each team as well.I would like more kids to play foot-
ball. It builds many qualities that kids can
bring to soccer - they are stonger and fast-
er due to weights and they develop a team
attitude, Allmon said. In years where we
have had many players in football that
came to soccer we were very
successful.
Ftbol meets football: students branch out to new eld
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Deanna Jimenez
Staff writer
The average guy watches ESPN every
day; which, in my opinion, is pointless.
Why watch a show aboutsports when
you can watch the game live and know
every single detail. Instead, guys listen to
commentators that give their opinions on
every detail of the game by doing a play-by-play.
But no. Guys enjoy watching a show
that covers the game hours later.
Most guys drop whatever they are doing
just to watch their favorite programming
on ESPN; its like their holy grail.
Its almost like they believe that their
life is going to end just because they
miss one of the thousands of shows on
ESPN that covers every sport
imaginable, and even
some you would nev-
er have dreamed of
like the Rock, Paper,
Scissors tournament
or the Scrabble tour-
nament (yes, these are
real events covered by
ESPN).
The reality is, you can
live without ESPN.Out of all the other shows
on the television, why does
ESPN have to be the one that denes the
rest of your life?
Guys try to pull the I watch what you
want to watch, so why cant you watch
this one show for me? line to get their
girlfriends to watch, but it doesnt work.
Girls actually watch shows that are en-
tertaining, so guys usually enjoy watch-
ing what their girlfriends watch, even if
they wont admit it.
ESPN shows programming that is bor-
ing, useless, or results in a ght.
Even though the shows girls watch of-
ten end in a ght too, at least they are
entertaining ghts.
I am not saying Im totally
against watching ESPN.Ill watch it if I have
to, but when I
have the op-
tion of watch-
ing so many
other things,
it seems
pointless
to waste my time watching that
of all things.
I bet most guys dont even know
what ESPN stands for.
It no longer represents anything, but
initially it was the Entertainment and
Sports Programming Network, but I think
Especially Stupid Programming Network
would be a better t.
Diego Fuentes
Staff writer
What guy wouldnt like to watch ESPN
as an everyday thing?
To guys,
ESPN is like
the 10 oclock news
with an added benet because it is broad-
cast 24 hours, seven days a week.
Our day just isnt complete until weve
seen the days highlights from all our fa-
vorite sports and the nal scores for all
our favorite teams.
It summarizes what is going on nation
wide in sports in less than an hour, allow-
ing us to stay up-to-date on all our sports
information without sitting through sev-
eral hours of games.
ESPN allows viewers to stay updated
in an in-depth way by not only provid-
ing scores and stats, but also providing
feedback on the days events.Sports are what keep most guys
going.
Girls complain about
ESPN, but unlike the garbage
they watch, where its nothing
more than a reality show
with teenage drama, it is a
network that covers real peo-
ple accomplishing real goals
while making history.
ESPN covers a wide
range of sports that appeal to
different types of people.
The mainstream sports
like baseball, basketball and
football are present, but beach
volleyball, the Little League
World Series and bowling also
nd their way into the programing.
ESPN has been broadcasting
since 1979; thats 40 years of excellentnews coverage.
ESPNs broadcasters are more ani-
mated than other broadcasters from other
network stations. They bring information
about sports with a fun twist that allows
them to put their own personalities into
each broadcast.
ESPN is a place guys can go, to nd all
the information they truly care about in
one place and one hour.
Battle of thes sexes: Round one - watching ESPN
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Courtney YBarbo
Staff writerLogan Kickham
Editor
It might be a crazy life, but
its our life.
These are the words spoken
in the intro to every Jon and
Kate plus Eight episode.
Obviously this statement was
made before the catastrophic, life
altering, earth shattering feud be-
gan.As national news networks have
stooped so low as to cover the
breakup between these two TLC
stars their true character along with
an outpouring of drama has slowly
been revealed to dedicated viewers
and the rest of the world alike.
For anyone that has ever seen about .02seconds of the show, Kates emasculation
of her husband is clearly a reason for any
mans desire to jump off a cliff...or at least
ask for a divorce.
Her constant demands and the nagging
that accompanies them are barely toler-
able for most viewers so we can only
imagine how the man receiving the con-
stant thrashings would feel.
Kate stated that Jons activities have
left me no choice but to le legal proce-
dures in order to protect myself and our
children. In what world do any of Jons
actions warrant the need for protection?
Even if he was cheating, and quite
frankly we wouldnt blame him if he was,
Kate has made him out to be not only a hor-
rible husband, but an inadequate father and
human being in general. She acts like cheat-
ing is something that never occurs in a mar-
riage. I hate to say it Kate but you might just
have to get over it in order to protect your chil-
dren.Besides why are you so angry anyway? While
you claim you didnt have a relationship with
your bodyguard, that just so happens to follow
you around to all the book signings and inter-
views talking about Jon parading around and
not being with the children, everybody knows
youre just as guilty.
I mean who buys a house right next door to
their married bodyguard if there isnt a little
something going on?
Kate has brought on everyone of Jons actions.After talking to Jon like he is a complete failure
for the last 10 years she starts ying all across
the country to promote the familys show and
leaves Jon at home to quit his job and become
Mr. mom.
Most husbands would be resentful of his wife
leaving him at home to take
care of the family while she
goes out to make the money
for the family.Even if Jon did cheat
on Kate she should have fo-
cused on xing her marriage
before running her mouth to
any morning talk show that
would listen.
She says that every-
thing she does is for her
children, but if this were the
case would it not have been better to save her
marriage in order to provide her children with afather rather than a show that would pay for life
experiences.
We just dont understand how any mother can
put her children on a TV show so that they can
experience things they wouldnt otherwise get
to in exchange for the experience of a cohesive
family.
Clearly Kate Gosselin is more into her new-
found fame than being a mother of eight. She
had a tummy tuck after the birth of her sextu-
plets, which is understandable seeing as how
her stomach looked completely disgusting, but
dont run around the beach in a bikini with your
kids so the papratzi can take pictures.
She runs to any media outlet that will listen
to her choose not to discuss the details of her
relationship with Jon in order to be seen and its
really just pathetic.
She needs to stop blaming Jon for his sudden
need for attention when she in fact is doing the
same thing only claiming it is for her kids.
John Fuller
Assistant Editor
Its all happiness in Reading, Pennsylva-
nia, right?
Not in the publicity-strewn Gosselin
home.
After years of being the large, but ador-
able and loving couple on TLC, the Gos-
selins are going through a difcult divorce
in the public eye.
While there is much debate over whos to
blame for the breakup, one thing is for cer-
tain Jon Goseelins actions have provedreckless and destructive to the livelihood of
his family.
Viewers of the show will know that Kate,
Jons wife, is slightly controlling and obses-
sive, but with the best intentions at heart.
Friends close to Kate have said that her
personality has never
faltered in the time
shes known Jon.
On the other hand,Jon has grown indepen-
dent and, some would
say, resentful, of his
status as the stay-at-
home-dad or mister-
mom.
Instead of provid-
ing for his children, or
even spending time with
them, Jon has resorted to running off to
the south of France, or Las Vegas, to partywith his mistresses.
Its become unatteringly obvious that
Jon craves attention, negative or positive.
For example, Jon chooses to spend time
in his front yard, in plain view of the pa-
parazzi. Instead of just moving to his pri-
vate, and spacious, backyard.
Jon chooses to parade himself, and even
his mistress, in plain view of the world,
while at the same time condemning the
media for putting him at the center of at-
tention.
On the other hand, Kate has refused to
comment, and denied many opportunities
to publicly discuss her and Jons relation-
ship.
While there are reasons why it was ap-
propriate and necessary for me to initiate
this proceeding, I do not wish to discuss
those reasons at this time, in the hope that
all issues will be resolved amicably be-
tween Jon and myself. As always, my
rst priority remains our children,Kate said, while explaining the cause
of her and Jons divorce.
This stance is in stark opposition
to Jon, who participated in a prime-
time ABC News interview and said,
I despise her.
While divorce is no doubt difcult,
making public comments regarding
your hatred towards the mother of
your children is selsh and insensi-
tive, to not only your ex, but yourchildren as well.
Jon is attracting negative atten-
tion and making statements
that would undoubtedly effect
his children. Seeing headlines
and hearing people discuss
the hatred and turmoil be-
tween ones parents is dif-cult and emotionally dis-
turbing.
His actions certainly con-
tradict the statements in
which he is focused on the
interests of his children.
His actions are reckless,
decision hasty, and attitude
shoddy.
Hes set himself up for
this negative attention. The
only question left is what
he will do once public in-
terest jumps to another
subject?
Hes effectively de-
stroyed the one thing
that would have been
with him till the end of
time his family.
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America is a capitalist country. Before resorting to the all
too necessary DUH, Id like to point out that the president
of our own country doesnt quite seem to grasp this funda-
mental American principle.
In what world does Barack Obama think that providing
health care to all American citizens is the governments re-
sponsibility?
Nationalized health care is socialism pure and simple.
And, seeing as how our country is currently in a trillion
dollar decit it seems just a tad bit ridiculous that our pres-
ident is attempting to use government money to pay themedical bills of the entire country.
I just nd it entirely absurd that the elected ofcials who
are running our country dont understand the multitude of
reasons nationalized health care wont work.
To begin with, in case our president hasnt yet realized,
America already has a form of nationalized health care.
Theyre called medicare and medicaid. These are the inef-
fective health care programs that we currently use tax dol-
lars to fund.
The people using these receive inadequate medical atten-
tion or are simply turned away from services completelybecause doctors dont want to deal with the hassles that
these patients bring with them.
All of these issues can be seen in medicare and medicaid
programs, so why does the government believe this new
system will be any less problematic? This is simply a mi-
crocosm of whats to come.
Besides all of the previously mentioned problems with
Barack Obamas oh-so-brilliant plan, the issue of illegal
immigrants arises.
While the president claims illegal aliens will not receive
medical services provided in the proposed health care plan,
Americans have set a precedent for providing care to any-
one that needs attention, whether they can pay for it ornot.
Obviously, this occurs in emergency rooms everyday. Id
like to mention Barack Obama, along with the majority of
the democratic party, refuse to amend the current bill to
add a limitation to illegal immigrants access to health care
services.
Beyond all else, the most basic objection I have to any
form of nationalized health care is that it is simply not con-
stitutional.
The government does not have the right to tell me what
kind of health care I should have. We live in a free marketsociety and people should be able to choose the services
they receive and decide how much they are willing to pay
for those chosen services.
If people choose not to pay for medical care, I should not
be forced to pay into a system that gives them what Im
already buying.
In short, the statement I would like to make to Mr. Obama,
with regard to his proposal on nationalized health care, is
simply YOU LIE!, but unlike Senator Joe Wilson, I will
not be apologizing.
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Logan Kickham
Editor
Americas new health care movement: socialism?
Soccer is probably the most well known
sport in the world.
The game of soccer is very different from
others.
Soccer was invented in England, where itis better known as ftbol. This creates some
confusion in America, where football is a
completely separate sport and is considered
the American favorite.
Players need very developed skills to
play soccer because it is such a demanding
sport.
There is a lot of running and conditioning
that goes into soccer as well as the develop-
ment of special skills.
Soccer includes a variety of skilled posi-
tions such as, defense, center-mid, outside-
mid, forwards and goalie.
I play attacking center-mid because you
can see the whole eld. You are the one ev-
erybody is passing it to and that allows you
to control the game.
When Im on the eld, Im a whole dif-
ferent person. It is the feeling of
happiness and pride when playinga game I love and am good at that
makes soccer my favorite sport.
There are two players that
I really admire: Lionel Messi from Argen-
tina and Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal.
Ronaldo is playing with Real Madrid and
Messi is currently playing in Spain with
Barcelona F.C., which, at the moment, is
the best team in Spain.
Messi once said the game looks thesame, but when I step on the eld you will
see a big difference.
I love that quote because he knows that
he is the best player in the world and he is.
Professional players get paid millions to
play and receive endorsements on top of
their player income.
Soccer is my favorite sport because of
the recognition it receives around the world
and the different aspects that come into play
when I step on the eld.
Back in the old days, schools used
to have off campus lunch.
In my opinion, it should be up to
the students as to where we get to eat
lunch.We are conned to this school for
over seven hours a day and some of us
have to stay even longer.
The least the administrators can do
for us, is to let us leave for lunch.
Life would be so much easier if this
were allowed.
If we dont come back, then dont
worry about it. Its not really the
schools problem. I mean we get what
we deserve if we skip.
Another reason why we should have
off campus lunch, is because the caf-
eteria food just isnt that good.
We can walk to McDonalds and get
a good lunch and make it back in time
for class.
High school is supposed to be a
place where we are en-couraged to be young
adults. If this is true, then
why are the teachers always asking us
Where are you going? What class are
you in? and so forth.
It gets old after a while.
Some students are 18 years old and
are adults and should be able to leave
for lunch.
Not everybody is a troublemaker,despite what some teachers may think;
were really good kids.
Im sure there would be less ofce
referrals if an off-campus lunch was
allowed.
The teachers always say they are
going to send us back to the cafeteria
or to the ofce if they catch us, but
they really dont. The least the admin-
istrators can do is enforce the stupid
rules they make.
Fabian GuerreroStaff writer
GOOOOAAALLLL!!!!
Deanna JimenezStaff writer
Let us go grab grub!
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So I put my hands up, theyre playin
my song, the butteries y away. Im
noddin my head like Yeah! Movin my
hips like Yeah!, Got my hands up, theyre
playin my song, they know Im gonna be
okay.
This isnt just a good song, Miley Cyrus
expresses the point of music in her latest
hit song, Party in the USA
Music has the ability to change your
mood, whether youre listening to I Got-ta Feeling, by the Black Eyed Peas or
So Sick by Ne-Yo, you are guaranteed
emotional reaction.
We all have that one song, or a few
songs, that grab our attention,
and, no matter what is going
on in life, put a smile on our
face.
You can be going through
the worst of times, but for some reason
when that song comes on you just canthelp but have a smile.
Everyone knows what Im talking
about. Whether its country, rap, rock,
pop, or whatever, there is that one song
you can relate to and just have to listen
to.
I am one of those people who, when-
ever a song comes on, screams, Oh this
is my song!
Pretty much every song is my favorite
song. I cant pick just one.
If I was to list all of my favorite songs
youd be reading this article all day, butthere are a few songs that when Im hap-
py, I have to listen to.
There is Down by Lil Wayne and Jay
Sean, which always puts me in the mood
to dance.
Next, theres Knocks You Down by
Keri Hilson. Its just a good song. I dont
know how to explain it, but its one of the
only songs I had memorized the second
time I heard it.
Now if Im chill, and in a good mood,Im most likely listening to something
country. Anything by Taylor Swift is
good, shes brilliant. My favorite of hers,
at the moment, is You Belong with Me.
The song is adorable and her music video
is one that most girls will love, no matter
what Kanye says!
Its a love story between a nerdy girl
and an attractive football player. When-
ever I see this video, it makes me want to
get up and sing with my hair brush. Its
another one of those songs you just cant
help smiling when you hear.So those are my happy songs, but we
all have those days where we are sad and
just want to mope around the house.
On days like this, I listen to slow de-
pressing songs. Broken by Seether and
Amy Lee is usually the rst song that is
playing on my iPod if Im in a negative
mood.
Theres plenty of sad songs that make
you feel even worse. Although, you prob-
ably shouldnt listen to these songs whenyoure already down in the dumps. We all
do it though and sometimes they help us
cope.
The point is, no matter what youre feel-
ing, there is a song out there that states
exactly what is going on in your mind.
Whether youre happy and in love, or
sad and broken-hearted theres a song out
there for you.
Everyones senior year is the time of their lives.
Senior year provides an opportunity to still be a
kid, joke around and do dumb things for one lasttime, without getting in serious trouble.
Many say that after high school everything
changes and then life travels so much faster and
even gets harder. I nd this very true.
After high school, most of our friends will split
up and go in different directions.
Im just trying to live in the moment of my se-
nior year, because this year will go by fast, but the
memories will last a life time.
I remember my very rst day of elementary
school. I was walking with my mommy and fell
down the stairs and started crying.
I was feeling nervous, jittery, anxious, excited,
fearful of the unknown, and I had butteries in my
stomach.
Twelve years later, as I began my rst day as a
senior, I experienced the same symptoms all over
again.
Im excited to be a senior this year because Imlooking forward to the fun that other seniors have
experienced, and am looking for a greater chal-
lenge once in college.
Senior year is a time to start planning for life af-
ter high school, and realize that I will be on my
own in the near future.
Im sure that Im not going to miss high school
and wishing I could sleep in instead of going to
school or skipping class to miss a test that I didnt
study for.Never-the-less, Im going to make every effort
to make my senior year the best year ever. I will
make it the best year by having fun, not worrying,
planing for the future, and just keeping a positive
attitude.
Im sure I will feel the same emotions I felt on
my rst day of elementary school and my rst day
of senior year all over again as I wait to receive my
high school diploma at the graduation ceremony
and as I prepare for my rst day of college.
Jamie Berthold
Staff writer
Diego PuentesStaff writer
Page 7 - EditorialsMusic captures feelings through sounds of emotions
Closing in on graduation
Adviser
Rebecca Dominy
Editor
Logan Kickham
Assistant Editor
John Fuller
Staff writers
Courtney YBarbo
Jamie Berthold
Deanna Jimenez
Diego Puentes
Fabian Guerrero
The opinions expressed are those of the writers and
are not reective of the administrators, faculty or staff
of Bryan Independent School District.Submissions to the editor are welcomed, but must be
signed and should not exceed 300 words. The editor
reserves the right to edit submissions in the interest of
clarity and length or to not print a letter at all. Letters
containing obscene or libelous material will not be
considered.
Bryan Independent School District does not discrimi-
nate on the basis of race, religion, color, national ori-
gin, sex or handicap in providing education services.
Norseman
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What are you going to dress-uplike for Halloween?
Mike Myers.
Layton Durda, 9
Pink Panther.
Kasie Tedrick, 11
Superman.
Chase Fazzino, 10
A box of Exlax.
Stephanie Bergland, 12
Page 8 - Student Life
What are you doing
for Halloween?
Acorn
Cornucopia
Leaves
OctoberRake
Squirrel
Apple
Crisp
Harvest
SeasonAutumn
Brown
Foliage
Hayride
Pumpkin
ScarecrowOrange
Yellow
Giving out Candy 5%
Wrapping Houses 7%
Trick-or-Treating 12%
Nothing 13%
Going to a Party 63%
Frame Game
Redintheface,Youarefullofbologna