NO SHOW•Concentrating on the Ping-Pong ball in front of him, Connor Gonzales (12) swings against the serve of his pep rally opponent—Mr. Larry Wooldridge (Principal). “We were trying to make a show of it; we tried to plan it,” Gonzales said. “But it was really loud and a much bigger room than either of us had played in before, so we ended up not getting as big of a show as we wanted.” Photo by Jared Rondinelli

HE AIN’T CHICKEN•Showing his senior class “ZooPont” animal-themed spirit, Paul Dufour (12) transforms into a feathered fan. “People kept laughing because the chicken legs didn’t cover my calves,” Dufour said. “When I walked around school, I would flap my wings and do other stuff that chickens do.” Photo by Seth Fischer

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1. JUST GRUNDY WITH IT•Playing his guitar, Jack Grundy (12) performed at Ramstock with the rest of his band, Just Go With It. “Three days before Ramstock, we had to find a new bassist because our original bassist was out of town. We ended up getting Ian Ferre (12) who actually never played bass before. He usually plays piano, and since we threw the band together at the last second we called ourselves ‘Just Go With It.’” 2. TURN IT UP•Trying a new musical venue, Vocal major Carrie Ann Holdreith (10) performed at Ramstock for her first time. “I think Ramstock was a helpful experience for me. I was afraid I would forget the chords, and I was hyperventilating and freaking out,” Holdreith said. 3. BOXING THE COMPETITION•Most students wouldn’t leave the house in just boxers, but not Good Luck Joesph’s Aaron Dyche (12), who wore his underwear for the Ramstock audience. “It felt like I was just at home, performing in my mirror,” Dyche said. “I couldn’t do that whole picture-the-audience-in-their-underwear trick, because I was in my underwear.” 4. FRESH TO THE SCENE•The Ramstock experience overwhelms many newcomers. “You walk outside and all the music just hits you,” Camilla Gallin (9) said. “The energy was really excited, since it was the first event of spirit week. As my first time, it was really fun.” 5. CRIMSON COMEDY•Along with some musical entertainment, Clare Hagan (10) performed some comedy to keep the crowd engaged. “A friend came up to me afterward and said, ‘I can’t believe you actually told jokes!’ I replied, ‘You’ve heard me tell jokes before,’ then she said, ‘Yeah, but this time they were actually good,’” Hagan said. “That was amusing.” Photos by Jared Rondinelli

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1. ROCK A RED MULLET • Jessi Dietrich (12) plays the “redneck” with a mullet that was created just days before out of her sister’s extensions. “A lot of people didn’t recognize me at first,” Dietrich said. “Once they realized it was me they laughed heartily.” 2. SADDLES AND SMITHS • Going back more than a century for decades day, Kylie Smith (12) and Cristi Smith (12) dressed in wild west style. “We have a big joke about her being Native American and everyone just sees me wearing my cowboy boots all the time,” Smith said.

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SHOW ‘EM WHAT YOU’VE GOT•Executing a hurdle jump in formation, the cheerleaders felt the pressure of performing in front of the entire school at the pep rally. “I think about what I’m doing in the routine, step-by-step,” Karen Powell (12) said. “I get an adrenaline rush. It’s really nerve-racking showing everyone what you can do.” Photo by Miranda Thompson

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LUNCH OF CHAMPIONS•Stuffing his mouth with White Castle Sliders, Thomas Chapman (12) races through the Crave Case eating competition. “Someone signed me up for it. I just did it to help my class out with the Spirit Stick,” Chapman said. “Plus, I was hungry.” Photo by Jared Rondinelli.

SANTAMORE• August Wilcox (10) dresses up like Santa Claus for the sophomore Christmas theme at the pep rally. “Everybody thought it was really funny,” Wilcox said. “They thought it was cool that I went all out for it.” Photo by Micah Waker.

OLD RIVALRY BARREL•Football players pass the Barrel from player to player in celebration. “I wanted to feel the Barrel and see what it felt like,” Aaron Dyche (12) said. “It was surprisingly heavy so no one wanted to hold it for a long time.” Photo by Miranda Thompson

EASY AS PIE • After specifically choosing Mr. Scott Williams (Math), Michael Brown (12) pied him in the face.” I picked Mr. Williams because he had never been pied out of all his years at Manual,” Brown said. “I wanted to be the first to pie him.” Photo by Jared Rondinelli

GRIEVANCES OF CHEER•Yelling the Red/White cheer, Brian Habacivch (11) donned a cheerleading uniform with some of his friends to show his spirit. “I ripped the back of mine, because it wouldn’t fit around my butt, so me and Bird [Connor Kriz (11)] had to wear our boxers under it,” he said. “Everyone else had to wear spandex, and we were a little unfortunate in it. It really went only like four inches down your leg so I felt a little uncomfortable, but it was really funny.” Photo by Tara Steiden

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1. IT’S HARD TO HUSH•Dressed for Doomsday, Scott Englert (12) shows off his scary costume and

hush tag, which he kept until fourth block. “The hush tag thing

is always difficult for me because I just enjoy talking to people,”

Englert said. “Girls are so tricky. They will ask you about school

work, then you’ll feel inclined to help them out, and they’ll take

it from you.” 2. STITCHING IT TOGETHER•Mixed within the sea

of black lipstick and dark capes, Mason Gersh (11) stood apart

from the crowd with stitches drawn across the side of his face, adding

emphasis to his all-black outfit. “It felt so unnatural,” Gersh said. To

go along with his costume, Gersh carried a black pumpkin with him

throughout the day. 3. BLK IS THE NEW BLACK•Fitting in perfectly with Doomsday, Kyj Mandzy (12)

entered the school with some black water. “My friend got a six pack of it,” Mandzy said. “It was basically water with some black

food coloring, that’s it.” Photos by Seth Fischer

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1. GINGER BREAD SAM•For Samuel Coryell (10), Costume Day didn’t even require a costume, but rather his natural look. “I was in the car with my mom talking about Costume Day and the idea popped into my head,” Coryell said. “I toasted bread and sewed it to my shirt. Needless to say, I didn’t smell the best that day.” Photo by Jared Rondinelli. 2. SPARTAN PEEP SHOW•Dressed as a spartan for Costume Day, Shannon Burgess (10) strikes an airborne pose. “I was walking outside when a big gust of wind came and blew up my costume and everyone could see my underwear,” Burgess said Photo by Erin Bridges. 3. GRANPOHL•Last minute planning resulted in clever—but unusual—costumes for students like that of Nathan Pohl (12). “It was like 8:30 and I was freaking out cause you kind of look dumb if you don’t dress up,” Pohl said. “I just went to Halloween Express and found a mask of a 70-year-old man. It kind of reminded me of my grandpa.” Photo by Erin Bridges

PA’TROLL’ING PAC-MAN•Leif Sweazy (10), Turahn Gordon (10), and Wesley Overstreet (10) walk past Mr. Larry Wooldridge (Principal)

in the hallway on costume day following Samuel Koby (10), dressed as Pac-Man. “We started at the cafeteria and went through center hall. People were getting mad because we were pushing through,” Sweazy

said. “Then when we went to center hall. The admin saw us and told us to stop, but we just kept going so they ran after us.” Photo by Jared

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BUBBLEGONE•In search of bubble gum in a whipped cream pie, Adam

Pierce (12) was at a loss. “I was searching around and they asked me if there

was a piece of bubble gum in there,” Pierce said. “There wasn’t, so they just

threw one in there.” Photo by Miranda Thompson

MANUAL’S GOT MAGIC• Playing the electric guitar, Cole McNair (11) joins Good Luck Joesph and IanJ in the cover performance of B.O.B’s “Magic.” “I was nervous,” McNair said. “We only practiced once before with IanJ before the pep rally.” Photo by Jared Rondinelli

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Weeks before the powderpuff

game, players and coaches

began to plan: practicing, drawing

up gameplay, ordering the

recommended $65 in spirit wear,

and even working with members

of the football team.

“We tried to get the girls to

understand how important it is,

that they would only have two

games for junior and senior year,”

powderpuff coach Mason Allen

(11) said. “Practices were hectic;

we were trying to get girls in the

right places.”

But the morning of the game,

Mr. Larry Wooldridge (Principal)

made an announcement:

powderpuff was canceled due

to the rain.

“I run track so I was fit for the

position. I skipped a whole week

of cross country to practice for

it,” Amelia Baylon (11) said. “My

brother and I used to play football

and I was good at throwing. We

were all disappointed that we

spent all that time for nothing.”

1. LEG UP • Getting a boost from teammate Amelia Baylon (11), Bailey Macaluso (11) rescues the football from a net near where

the girls practiced. “It took about ten minutes, but I did it because it looked like fun,”

Macaluso said. “I was not very confident with her holding me up there, and I was really

embarrassed because I was so short.” Photo by Jared Rondinelli. 2. POWDERPUFF PLAYBOOK • Mason Allen (11) rallies

the junior powderpuff team during practice before the big game at the end of the week.

“Victus McDaniel, Rodney Furman, Miles Thompson, Cole McNair and I made sure the plays were easy enough for the girls to

learn, but good enough to beat the seniors, in a short amount of time,” Allen said. Photo

by Patrick Haertel. 3. IT WORKS TO SLIDE • Wet weather made for interesting plays at practice. “It was cold and rainy outside, so I slid a lot, but I never fell!” Jalyn Works (11)

said. “When Jasmyn [Hamilton] slipped, she threw the ball into the fence and fell into the

splits.” Photo by Tara Steiden

“I listen to one big playlist called ‘gametime,’ It helps me get in the zone. It gets my blood pumping—gets me hyped.”

—Miles Thompson (11) Photo by Seth Fischer

“I just tried to concentrate. I sat down and thought to myself ways in that I could improve and prepare. Before every football game, before I walk onto the field, I take a minute to pray. I’ve always done it.”

—Dishan Romine (11) Photo by Patrick Haertel

“We just took this as another game, but we practiced a lot harder. We watched a lot of film. We mentally prepared better for this game as a team.”

—Grayson Zuberer (12) Photo by Franey Miller

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Efforts to perfect every element of Red/White Week were evident around the bustling school: volunteers adorning the halls with banners and balloons, cheerleaders and dancers running through routines to iron out flaws, and lively discussions about finishing touches on themed outfits. Amidst the buzz was a team mentally preparing for the week’s climax: acquiring the Barrel—and the accompanying bragging rights.

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The pulse / that unites The pulse / that excites The pulse / that dominates The pulse / that owns the moment

The pulse / of a victorProudly touching the Barrel for the third time in his four years

The pulse / of scissorsAdding the final touch to complete a costume at midnight TuesdayOf an underclassmanWith an all-consuming desire to prove himselfOf an alarm clockRinging an hour early to paint whiskers and secure reindeer antlers

The pulse / of thundering applauseWhen IanJ steps up to the micOf the seniorsProceeding into their jungleOf a shaking stadiumAs the Crimsons win again (of course)

The pulse / of rain dropsCanceling the powderpuff gameOf “We don’t want it!” As Mr. Wooldridge holds up the Spirit StickOf hugsRemembering the legacy of a beloved teacher

The pulse / of paint brushesAs Executive Council brightens the hallsOf ampsAs aspiring artists play to a crowd in their pajamasOf feetSlipping into their mom’s old leg warmers

pulse.pulse.Red/White Week has a pulse.

pulse.Red/White Week has a pulse.

WARR ON MALE•Running the ball, Darmontre Warr (12) powered forward for a

first down. “What I’m thinking when I’m out there is that I need to do whatever I can to get to the

end zone and put points on the board for my team,” he said. Photo by Miranda Thompson

Rising from their booths and spinning stools, fans in the

Bardstown Road Qdoba applauded two unsuspecting

football players following the Male/Manual game:

David Holton (12) and Chase Blaser (12).

“I felt like I was one of those big-time NFL superstars,

which will probably never happen again in my life,”

David Holton (12) said.

Describing it as “surreal,” Chase Blaser (12)

appreciated the celebrity-style recognition. “Lineman

don’t get much credit for anything, and when we walked

in, the whole place went nuts,” Blaser said. “It was just a

really good feeling to finally get some credit.”

The surprise they had in a fast food restaurant would

hold a special place in their high school memories.

“Manual football has given me a lot of small

moments that have really mattered to me,” Holton said.

“This is one of those that I’ll keep with me forever.”

Photo by Jared Rondinelli

The usual competitive fervor to beat Male

was easy to witness during Red/White

Week, but for two football players, the

Bulldog Burial and the murmurs of “Beat

Male!” after Hush Tag distribution were more

personal.

Keron Wakefield (12) found the rivalry in

his home: his dad coached Male football.

“Whoever loses has to do the other team’s

jumping jacks. If we win, my dad has to do

Manual’s jumping jacks while spelling out

M-A-N-U-A-L,” Wakefield said.

Like Wakefield, Khalid Neil (10) also had

a unique connection to the Male football

team—he was part of it his freshman year.

“It was different playing for Manual

against all my old teammates, because I

knew half the team and it was an adjustment

saying ‘Beat Male, go Manual!” he said.

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Central to all the changes in this

year’s Old Rivalry Bowl was the

return to Papa John’s Cardinal

Stadium, which came with mixed

emotions, especially because of

the new 4 p.m. kickoff time.

The move offered more

seating in an effort to avoid

overcrowding—a concern at

previous Manual/Male games—

along with the glamour of playing

at a college stadium.

One setback to both players

and fans alike was the time of at

which the game commenced.

“We like to play football

games at night because the

atmosphere is different when you

play under the lights,” Darnell

Gardner (12) said.

Some football players liked

the setting, despite the mid-day

game time, because it offered

the atmosphere of college game

play.

“It’s always fun to play at a

big time stadium,” Aaron Weber

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1. TWILIGHT FLYER• Hoisted into the dusk during a cheer, Sydney Gomez (10) enjoys the spotlight. “I like being the center of attention,” Gomez said. “Especially at such a big game.” Photo by Liz Palmer. 2. RIVALRY WORDS• Huddled together, the football players raise Tyler Martin (10, #27), on their shoulders after beating the bulldogs. ”I have a lot of friends that go to Male, so I can brag to them that I won,” Martin said.” Photo by Seth Fischer.

1. GOING BATTY • Using his cape to shield his identity, Nicholas Kistner (12) mimics the powerful stance of a popular superhero. “Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved Batman,” Kistner said. “I bought the mask, but other than that, I made my costume.” Photo by Seth Fischer. 2. CLOWNIN’ AROUND • Smiling like a clown, Austin Motley (11) wears a costume that is slightly past its prime. “I’ve had the costume for five years,” Motley Said. “That’s probably why it was so small on me.” Photo by Micah Walker. 3. ARABIAN ANKUSH • Formed out of pre-owned Turkish trousers, a cut up purple vest, a paper hat and a Beanie Baby, Ankush Gupta (12) displays his Aladdin costume for costume day. “When I first showed up to school I didn’t have a shirt underneath,” Gupta said. “Everyone thought it was really cool and everyone was wondering how I wore it when it was so cold outside.” Photo by Seth Fischer. 4. FAMILY OF FIRE•Fully prepared for any fire that could spark, Benjamin Taylor (12) dresses as a fireman for costume day. “My whole family is full of firefighters,” said Taylor. “The costume was pretty easy to get ahold of.” Photo by Erin Bridges

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Students armed with scissors and sewing machines were

hard at work, embellishing inventive costumes adorned

with a homemade touch. There was no award, no

recognition, except memories made.

One creative costume was David Chapovsky’s (9),

who wore a tweed jacket, brown fedora, corduroy pants,

and tan loafers, along with a fake cigar. “I am a 1950’s

mafia member. I went to Goodwill to buy a leather jacket

and came out with this,” he said. “As soon as I walked into

Goodwill, I felt like everything was in place.”

Photos by Seth Fischer (above) & Jared Rondinelli (right)