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TABLE OF CONTENTS

4 Lauren’s Letter

5 Dustin’s Letter

6 Teen Self Esteem

7 Featured Musicians

10 teen2teen top favorites

11Happy Birthday Asheboro

12 Halloween Memories

13 Halloween Movie List

14 Friendly Faces

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in. I really want this magazine to someday be able

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isn’t my magazine. It’s yours.

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photographer! Both are seniors at Asheboro High

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...from the newest member of teen2teen! Before

I begin the first of my monthly rants (…um…

letters, that’s what I’m supposed to call them), I

believe an introduction is in order. I am Dustin

Saunders, a Senior at Asheboro High School

and overall nerd. You’ll all get to know me very

well from the many articles with which I plan to

inundate teen2teen.

I’d like to extend my deepest heartfelt gratitude

to Lauren Johnson, my Bosslady, for giving me

the opportunity to work on teen2teen and be her

right-hand-man. But, even more thanks go out to

you, teens, for being you! We’re here to serve you,

and I hope that my writing can help to accomplish

this goal.

I certainly hope that you all enjoy this issue, as

we have some pretty cool stuff within. If there’s

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Facebook me! That’s the best way to get in contact.

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We as teenagers are often told of our limitless potential. The

mantras are familiar to us: “You can do anything you set your

mind to!” or “the sky is the limit!” Yet, many become frustrated

when we try to do something and we experience initial failure.

This is especially true when the ones holding us back are the

very ones who say that there is nothing holding us back. It is a

vexing conundrum indeed, and it causes many to give up on

their dreams without realizing what exactly is possible.

Though the phrase is cliché, we can do anything that we

put our minds to. Whether your goal is something large, like

changing the world, or small, like succeeding in your studies,

it is possible. Teenagers and adolescents have been the ones

to accomplish some of the most impressive feats throughout

history. For example, in Alabama during the Civil Rights

Movement of the 1960s, a group of African-American teenagers

were willfully arrested for petty truancy, knowing that they

would fill up the town’s jail to prevent other protesters from

being taken in. A small cadre of youth played a role in one of our

nation’s most historic time periods. If minors in a persecuted

minority can accomplish something, so can you!

Alas, Rome was not built in a day. We must begin with small

steps before we can run a marathon. Surely we cannot wake

up in the morning with the thought, “I’m going to irrevocably

change history today.” However, our quotidian actions

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LimitlessBy Dustin Saunders

accumulate to build our character, strengthen our identity, and

eventually change the world.

Indeed, we are placed upon this Earth for a reason. We

were created with greatness in mind. It may seem as if we are

an insignificant human, but this fallacy must be avoided. As

Charlie Bartlett so eloquently put it, “You aren’t just any human

being in the history of human beings, but a human being that

gets to be alive today.” We must remember that today, WE are

who are alive and WE make the differences. Though it exists

linguistically, for us as a principle, there is no such thing as the

word “can’t.”

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Destins TideDestins TideInterviews By Lauren Johnson

Position in Band: •Brian-Rhythm guitarist and keyboardist.• Michael-Drummer• Lucas-Lead Guitarist• Mitch-Bassist• Rob-VocalsHow long have you been into music?•Brian- I've been into music my entire life, thanks to my family, but I've been playing for ten years.• Michael-I’ve been a musician for 15 years.• Lucas-I have been into music for over five years.• Mitch-I’ve always made music a huge part of my life, but I didn’t start playing until I was 14.• Rob-I have always been around music because my dad is a musician, but I didn’t get serious about it until I was about 17.Do you play any other instruments? •Brian-I try to teach myself to play a little bit of everything.• Michael-Other than a little on mallet instruments, no.• Lucas-Yes, I play the bass, banjo, and drums.• Mitch-I’ve messed around with many other instruments before, but never taken the time to learn anything other

than bass.• Rob-Guitar and bass.Were you/are you involved in music at school? •Brian-I was in several bands when I was in school, but I never actually took any music classes.• Michael-Yes: I was in the percussion section in my middle school and high school bands, as well as on the high school drum line.• Lucas-No. In school, I was more into sports than music.• Mitch-I never played with the high school band or anything, but I jammed with friends.• Rob-No, actually. In high school I wasn’t involved in music at all. I was super busy with football, so there wasn’t a lot of time for music.What school do you go to? •Brian-I went to Trinity High School.• Michael-I went to Asheboro High School.• Lucas-I attended Southwest Randolph High School.• Mitch-Trinity High School• Rob-Southwestern Randolph High School.Did you always know you wanted to be in a band? •Brian-Yes, I’ve known since the first time I picked up a

Brian Fitzgerald Michael Brantley

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guitar at 11 years old.• Michael-Yes, I’ve wanted to be in a band since I was 11 years old.• Lucas-No, I got into guitar playing five years ago and it progressed from there.• Mitch-Yes, it was my childhood dream to make it big in music.• Rob-I always thought it would cool to be in a band, but honestly it was more a dream than anything else. Once I got out of high school, I started to explore music more.Top Five Favorite Bands/Artists: •Brian-City and Colour, Seneca, For All Those Sleeping, Chromeo, Me vs. Hero.• Michael-A Day to Remember, Asking Alexandria, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for My Valentine, and Five Finger Death Punch.• Lucas-Blink 182, AVA, A Day to Remember, Lil Wayne, and Rise Against.• Mitch-Verara, Stray From the Path, Bad Rabbits, Chelsea Grin, and First Blood.• Rob-It’s tough, but I would have to say Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Reliant K, Angels and Airwaves, and Journey.What made you pick up your instrument in the first place? •Brian-I wanted to learn after hearing my next door neighbor play. He was the coolest and kindest old man that I've ever met, and I wish I could jam with him now to show him what I've learned.• Michael-I’ve always wanted to play the drums ever since I was a kid. I’ve never really wanted to play anything else.• Lucas-Hearing Blink 182’s album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. I became very intrigued with the sound of a guitar.• Mitch-Some friends and I decided to make a band, and I got stuck playing bass (which was not what I intended). Now, 7 years later, I love everything about it.• Rob-Like I said before, my dad is a musician, so I never really had the desire to pick up an instrument when I was younger, which is weird because you think I would have. When I was old enough to appreciate music and theory, it started to become more interesting to me, which is why I started to learn guitar from my dad.If you didn't play, what would your life be like? •Brian-My life would be boring and I would feel emotionally unfulfilled.• Michael-Life would most likely be very boring.• Lucas-Very dull and stressful.• Mitch-My life would be lame and a lot more boring.• Rob-Well, to be honest I think it would be the same. Work, friends, girlfriend, and sleep.Without music, what would life be like? •Brian-Without music, life would be very boring. It would be a horrible world to live in.• Michael-Very dull.• Lucas-Silent.• Mitch-Without music, life would be a giant trap with no release or escape for emotions or feelings.• Rob-To be honest, I couldn’t imagine my life without some sort of music. I’m a graphic designer for a screen

Lucas Hill

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printing company, and all day I listen to music to get inspiration for designs or work.If you could go big, and go on tour, where would you want to go first? •Brian-Either Ireland or Hawaii. I’m of Irish descent, so it would be amazing to tour there. As for Hawaii…well, it’s Hawaii. Who wouldn’t want to go there?• Michael-To be honest, I don’t really care. I love to travel, so going anywhere with the band would be cool.• Lucas-Europe, so that we could be like Journey.• Mitch-Either Japan or Australia.• Rob-Well I hope this doesn’t sound cliché but I would love to go anywhere where people wanted to listen to our music. It doesn’t matter where it is, just as long as they want to listen. How many bands have you been in? •Brian-I’ve been in several small projects, but Destins Tide is one of few serious ones.• Michael-I’ve been in a couple of small groups, but this is the only serious band I’ve played in.• Lucas-I’ve jamed with lots of people, but Destins Tide is the first serious band I’ve been in.• Mitch-I’ve been in a handful of bands, but nothing as serious as Destins Tide.• Rob-Four, including Destins Tide.How is your relationship with the other guys? •Brian-Wonderful; we all have our own lives, but we hang out outside of practice as much as we can. We all generally love each other.• Michael-We all get along great and we hang out outside of practice all the time. We are all pretty much best friends.• Lucas-They are like family to me. You’ve got to love them.• Mitch-We’re all pretty tight, and we’re all good friends.• Rob-They are pretty annoying at times (just kidding!) They are all awesome guys and great musicians. I couldn’t think of a better group of guys to play music with.How did you get in the band? •Brian-I had asked Rob to sing in one of mine and Mitch’s projects, but it didn't last long enough for that to happen. One day, out of nowhere, Rob messaged me and asked me if I'd like to jam and try out for his project. I went and we all clicked. The rest is history!• Michael-I have known Lucas for a couple of years now, and we were in a small band that we just jammed in and he asked me if I wanted to join him and Rob in a little project.• Lucas-I started writing parts for songs, and we took it from there.• Mitch-Brian and I had just left a band in the making, and we heard that Rob was looking for a bass and guitar player, so we hung out one day and it clicked.• Rob-Before this, I was doing my own acoustic music. Then one day Lucas texted me and asked if I would be interested in playing music with him and a guy he knew named Brantley. I agreed, and after playing music together for a while we decided that since we couldn’t really find a singer that I would take over as vocalist.

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Answers:Favorite Musician: Lady GagaFavorite Band: Selena Gomez and the Scene.

Favorite Song(s):• “Sleazy,” Ke$ha,• “Cannibal,” Ke$ha,• “You and I,” Lady Gaga,• “Government Hooker,” Lady Gaga• “Scheibe,” Lady GagaFavorite Movie: Just Married.Favorite Show: Glee!!Favorite Cartoon/Anime: Phineas and Pherb.Favorite Actress: Miley Cyrus.

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October 16thRebecca Furr

October 18thCaleb RutherfordThomas Robbins

October 19thAnna Barrett

Monica Salinas

Happy Birthday Asheboro!

October 20thMadison Marini

October 21stKathleen Walls

October 31stCaleb Phillips - Happy Halloween Birthday!

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November 7thAmanda Peters

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bY Megan

Each Halloween my friends and I would dress up in crazy outfits and go hunt for sugary treats. One year when I was nine, my friend Grace decided to use her mother’s high heels as part of her costume. Obviously they did not fit her correctly, and they kept slipping off her feet when she walked. As we hiked up to the next creepy house on the street, we noticed a scary decoration on the yard of a man under a tree. Of course, us being the curious type, we slowly edged our way up to the strange decoration to get a closer peek. "Look! He's breathing!" I stated, watching as his chest rose and fell slightly. Grace, not believing me, moved closer to try and prove me wrong. As soon as she got close enough, the man (Who was NOT a decoration) screamed "BOO!" as loud as he could and f lailed his arms at us. Nearly scaring us to death, we ran back to our parents, screaming the whole way. It wasn’t until we got back to the safety of our family that we realized Grace was barefoot. Back in the yard, were her mother’s high heels, which she literally jumped straight out of. I never understood the expression “Jump out of your shoes” until that day.

HALLOWEEN MEMORIES

By Chad

When I was six and seven I wore the same costume because I loved it so much. It was a cow with a hood with ears, and it even had plush utters. I would put it on when it wasn't Halloween too because I loved it that much. When you tapped the stomach it made the "moo" sound. I did it to every house we went to because I was too shy to say "trick-or-treat."On a more terrifying note, my grandmother was to take me Trick-or-Treating when I was six. I remember continuously knocking on the door because my grandmother wouldn’t hurry up, I kept saying "Nanny where are you?" She busted out of her bedroom door dressed as a witch, her face painted green, a broom, everything. She chased me out the door and through the yard while I

cried "Where's my Nanny?"

For those teenagers who are “too cool” to go trick’or’treating anymore, here is a list of movies to watch instead:

•The Worst Witch (G, 1986)•Halloween Town (G, 1998)•Salem’s Lot (PG, 1979)•Poltergiest (PG, 1982)•Ghostbusters (PG, 1984)•Ghostbusters II (PG, 1989)•Edward Scissorhands (PG-13, 1990)•Nightmare Before Christmas (PG, 1993)•Hocus Pocus (PG, 1993)•Men in Black (PG-13, 1997)•The Sixth Sense (PG-13, 1999)•The Others (PG-13, 2001)•The Ring (PG-13, 2002)•Men in Black II (PG-13, 2002)•The Village (PG-13, 2004)•The Grudge (PG-13, 2004)•Corpse Bride (PG, 2005)•The Ring 2 (PG-13, 2005)•The Skeleton Key (PG-13, 2005)•Dark Water (PG-13, 2005)•Monster House (PG, 2006)•The Grudge 2 (PG-13, 2006)•Stay Alive (PG-13, 2006)•1408 (PG-13, 2007)•One Missed Call (PG-13, 2008)•Coraline (PG, 2009)•The Uninvited (PG-13, 2009)•Red Riding Hood (PG-13, 2011)

Halloween Movie list

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