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Mice—this word has endlessly sent shivers up spines. But is the “M” word quite as threatening when it is referring to a fluffy white mouse and its just-as-fluffy, black and white pups?

In order to create a relationship between her honor students and the novel Flowers for Algernon by Dan-iel Keyes, Mrs. Lynn Lemmon intro-duced Algernon, the white mouse.

Senior Jessica Loureiro adopted the mouse from a local pet store where she works. What happened next was a surprise to everyone in class. After first lunch, Lemmon ar-rived to her classroom to find not

If you give a mouse a home...-A curriculum-inspired class pet turns out to be more than expected.

Allison Maldonado-Ruiz 1, but 12 mice. Algernon had been pregnant.

The pups are now about a month old. Unfortunately, not all 11 sur-vived. The runt became deprived of its mother’s milk. Senior Sarah Solis attempted to rescue the pup by tak-ing it home and providing it with nourishment. However, the efforts were unsuccessful. The remaining pups now have their eyes open, scur-ry very fast, and squeak relentlessly.

“They’re fun to watch and play with during class,” senior Victoria Desimine said. “They definitely beat Ms. Bauck’s gerbils!”

Students have already construct-ed a list of those who are willing to adopt the pups.

School votes on proposed dress code changes

Polos, button downs, & t-shirts (crew neck only)*Solid colors only*All shirts must have sleeves*No v-neck t-shirtsSchool sanctioned shirts *Must be approved by administration (e.g. sold by booster clubs, class shirts, and specific club/team shirts)No see through/lace tops

Solid colors*Khaki, black, navy, brown, white, grey*Hemmed and no holesMust be worn at waist Shorts & skirts must be knee length or longerNo yoga type pants, jeggings, leggings, pajama pants, or sweatpants

*No see through, lace, mesh, sheer, or spandex clothing*Sweaters, jackets, or sweatshirts may not be worn to cover violations*PHUHS’ modified dress code is in addition to and not a substitute for the

Pinellas County School Board dress code

Teacher vote

1 UNDECIDED

17 NO

105 YES

Should PHU modify

the dress code?

You’ve been booked.Okay, not really. But close

enough. As is tradition, the Students

Against Destructive Driving (SADD) traded in their regular classes for an annual trip to the Pinel-las County Jail and Courthouse. Juniors took an informative tour of the Courthouse while seniors got an insider’s look at life behind bars.

“We got to see how [prisoners] are treated and fed,” senior Kayla Wheeldon said. “One lady held up a sign that said ‘if you think this is bad, you should see our food.’”

A telephone message went out on Monday night informing parents about the vote for

the modified dress code that would take place the following night. That Tuesday,

parents were able to place their vote through the phone or by coming

directly into the office. Vot-ing was open until Friday

(May 18).

Representatives: Quinn Lombard, Alyssa Skyrd, Jonathan Radich, Natalie Ryburn

Sophomore class Junior class Senior class

Executive board

President: Sara Kurtovic

Vice President: Katie Cernkovic

Secretary: Sonali Wijersiriwardena

Treasurer: Jacob Alan Carson

President: JJ Bailey

Vice President: Emily Goldman

Secretary: Abbey Bouchard

Treasurer: Praveen Varanasi

Representatives: Skye Barba, Alyssa Benjamin, Skylar Bron-son, Jill Job, Jordan Mavrakos, Eliyah Pollack, Joshua Presig, Lauren Spiegel, Gillian Shaw, Camille Ubas

Secretary: Jessica Sullivan

Treasurer: Kelsey Wagner

President: Jetta Brady

Vice President: Sydney Phillips

Secretary: Zoe Jones

Treasurer: Marissa Griffith

Vice President: Paxton Brady

President: Evan Gunn

Vice President: Paxton BradyPaxton Brady

Students experience a day behind barsLena Schwallenberg Chaperoned by Student Re-

source Officer Jeffrey Cuttitta, the students got to see what life was like in a jail. Guest speakers and in-mates shared with them personal accounts as well as information on trial, crimes, and the justice system. They met trustees, or prisoners who are allowed to walk around outside of their cells due to progress and good behavior. Seniors even got to witness a mock indoor SWAT team dispatch. Some students described the trip as scary, while others found it to be life changing.

“The women were worse than the men,” Wheeldon said. “They would flip us off, laugh, and yell at us.”

While seniors spent the majority of the day listening to testimonials and touring each wing of the prison, the juniors met up at the courthouse to learn more about the justice sys-tem, amendment rights, and trials.

“We sat in a room and they showed us things that people try to bring into a courthouse [during trial],” junior Jessie Ceraolo said. “[They had] guns and knives. It was cool.”

SADD aims to present fellow students and the community with both an example of smart decision making and a positive outlook on the future.

The plan:

“I'm just trying to

make PHU a better

place."

“I'm really looking forward

to senior year and want

to make it the best it can

possibly be. Everyone

should get excited for

homecoming because

we will make sure it's

great!"

“I am extremely honored

to be elected as your

Executive Treasurer. I will

put my skills to good use

and work hard to improve

the school we all love. We

are the change we

need!"

“PHU is not three

different programs. We

are one unified body and

homecoming week is

going to bring us

together!"

Visit theEYEonline.com

for the final results.

Did it pass?

Treasurer: Kelsey Wagner

the school we all love. We

are the change we

May 2012News2

The summer is almost here-less than a month away. What will you do with all of that free time? Many students have large amounts of com-munity service hours that they need in order to fulfill graduation requirements, and what better time to volunteer than during the summer? Here are some great places to volun-teer.

- Big Broth-ers Big Sisters is an organization designed to help shape the future of children for the better. As a volunteer, you will be assigned a “Little” who you will do anything with including: playing games, read-ing books, giving advice to, etc. To sign up, go to www.bbbspc.org.

- Public libraries are always a good option for volunteering. The library closest to you determines certain factors like age restrictions and number of hours per week. For example, you must be at least 15 to volunteer at the Safety Harbor Pub-lic Library, while you only have to be 14 to volunteer at the Palm Harbor

Summer volunteer options

Journalism rises to new standards

Murmurs of excitement fill the room as young journalists sprawl throughout room to room. The Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA) is a three day convention for high school journalists to learn, com-pete, and enhance their skills. Out of the numerous competitions here are some of our school’s winners.

•The EYE newspaper- Gold medal award.

•The EYE newspaper- Honor-able mention for On-the-Spot news feature design.

•Rebecca Raymond- All Florida Individual in Infographics.

•Daniela Ress- All Florida Indi-vidual Opinion writing

•Sloan Patterson- 3rd place in On-the-Spot Sports Column writ-ing.

•Lena Schwallenberg- 1st place in On-the-Spot News feature writ-ing

•Emily Manning- Top four in

the Emerging Young Journalist of the year award.

•Gabrielle Calise- Honorable mention in On-the-Spot news pho-tography.

•Gabrielle Calise- tied for 2nd place in the Tom Pierce photogra-phy portfolio.

•The Aftermath- 1st place in On-the-Spot Student life feature design.

•The Aftermath- 3rd place in the Sunshine Standout award .

•Hailey Patera- All Florida Indi-vidual in Yearbook photography.

•Marissa Zimmet, Libby Jour-dan, and Quinn Lombard- All Flor-ida Yearbook design.

•Savannah Ryburn and Zoe Jones- All Florida Yearbook design.

•Jennifer Tran and Libby Jour-dan- All Florida Yearbook design.

•Jennifer Trann and Libby Jour-dan- All Florida Yearbook Alterna-tive Copy.

•Savannah Ryburn and Zoe Jones- All Florida Yearbook Alter-native Copy.

Public Library.- The Dunedin Doggie Res-

cue saves dogs from kill shelters in northern Florida. They give the dogs medical treatment and then try to find them a home. As a volunteer, there are a number of things for you

to do, such as: fostering, training, office work, helping at events, and more. For more information, visit www.dunedindogs.com.

- County parks offer many vol-unteer opportunities. Not only are there outdoor, but indoor options as well. Examples include: Heritage Village, Botanical Gardens, Brooker Creek Preserve, and Weedon Island Preserve. For information about volunteer options in parks, call the

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Pinellas County volunteer office at 727-549-6136.

- According to www.ymca.net, the YMCA is a non-profit organiza-tion whose main focus is to give all people “the resources and support that they need to be healthy, con-

fident, connected, and secure.” Vol-unteer options in-clude: raising funds, coaching sports teams, motivating and teaching youth to engage in posi-tive behavior, obtain good health, make wise choices, and more. To get con-nected, call 1-800-872-9622.

- At Suncoast Hospice, teen vol-unteers have many options to use their abilities to provide help and support to patients. Options include being apart

of the Cheer Team, throwing par-ties for patients, helping at a Sun-coast resale shop, working in the of-fice, baking, washing dogs, or being a speaker. If you are interested, call 727-467-7423, or go to www.the-hospice.org.

No matter what year in high school you are, summer is a great time to continue (or start) volun-teering.

Theodore Cohen is the technol-ogy coordinator of the Mu Alpha Theta. Ted competes in the Calculus division along with Mitchell Harris, Alec Sokol and Masi Javeed. These boys are the top placing seniors of the Mu Alpha Theta team.

Mu Alpha Theta competes in 3 regional and 3 statewide competi-tions in addition to the 3-day state convention that occurs in April. They also participate in a variety of other competitions such as the American Mathematics Competi-

tion, Log 1, and Purple Comet.But these are minor compared

to the Mu Alpha Theta conventions the team attends regularly. Mu Al-pha Theta just finished their state convention recently and earned 11th place.

“Some of the club members were given the honor of being invited as a member of the Florida State Team and will be competing in a nation-wide competition in Georgia, called the American Regents Math League (ARML),” senior Ted Cohen said.

PHUHS’s Mu Alpha Theta team

MCT Campus

Photo courtesy of Katie Rodnite

Staff members of The Eye and The Aftermath get ready to attend the

banquet at FSPA.

does very well at competitions. The calculus team typically earns 1st place and many of the people place in the top 15 at the individual level. Mu Al-pha Theta team also earned 5th and 3rd at two statewide competitions and 6th at the state convention this year.

“As a school in whole the team has earned 2nd or 1st at all of the re-gionals and place near or in the top 10 nationwide!!” Cohen said.

The Mu Alpha Theta team has done exceptionally well this year and they are looking for an even more victorious season next year.

One MAO member + another MAO member = Excellence

Helping sick animals is one way to get volunteer hour requirements.

Kiele McLaughiln

Katelyn Josephik

-Summer is the best opportunity to get the volunteer hours that you need to graduate. Here are some ways to get those hours.

-Mu Alpha Theta has completed yet another season of excellence by winning numerous competitions at the district, region, and state level.

Emily Manning

Opinion32012 May

Clearly, Drake is the spitting image of the idyllic hero in America: he blossomed from the quiet character “Jimmy Brooks” in a wheelchair on Degrassi to the huge hip-hop mogul we know today… and he does it with a single name! But just because he coined the lyrics “you only live once, that’s the motto, YOLO” in a recent rap collab with Lil Wayne and Tyga doesn’t mean it’s a meaningful mantra to associate with every aspect of life.

Only living once is an important thing that everyone should acknowledge when faced with any kind of opportunity. It holds the same meaning to me as when Nickleback said, “if today was your last day,” or when Tim McGraw said, “live like you were dying.” We should take advantage of the chances we are given because there’s a good chance that we will never get them again. But when I see two grown men walking around the beach wearing neon “#YOLO” trucker hats with Four Lokos in their hands, it kind of kills the meaning for me.

So, if you’re someone who does live like YOLO, good for you. And if you’re one of those people who swears you started saying it before Drake, congratulations, you must be where he got it from. Either way; we get it. We know that YOLO… it’s not a big secret. We don’t need to be

YOLO has got to go

reminded every time you post a new mirror–pic of yourself on Facebook, or when you eat an unusually large amount of food, or when you get an F on your report card… that’s nothing special, it’s just stuff.

Maybe it would be different if someone, say, went skydiving… that is a YOLO moment. But when did it become okay to make it a part of your daily vocabulary? And to be fair, it’s not just YOLO; it’s swag, HAM, all of these words or acronyms or whatever they are that are really just used to fill space in some hip hop song and then they suddenly become every day, overused slang. Not to mention all of the other things like “cray” or “hilar”… is it really so hard to finish simple words? It’s no wonder why our generations are frowned upon by older ones.

We’re becoming lazier, more generic, and apparently our conversations are getting so boring that we have to make up words to make them sound interesting.

So please, for the sake of our reputations, enough. If you have any concept of what YOLO even means, then stop trending it on Twitter and actually go out into the real world and do it! And if you’ve got any swag at all, show it in some way other than yelling it for no reason. Just forget the idea and focus on the action, that’s what Drake did.

You start with the basics: homework, lectures, class work. Then you take the next step up: quizzes and tests.

The next logical step should be (and once was) the final exam or midterm. But with the introduction of new End of Course (EOC) exams as a part of the Florida’s Next Generation Strategic Plan, the concept of finals are fading into the past with last season’s tribal prints and gossip. But is it really what’s best for the students?

Maybe. Much like a typical final exam, the

new EOC exams are worth 25-30% of a student’s total overall grade.

EOC: end of caring? end of course exams

Lena Schwallenberg

Gabrielle Calise

Daniela Ress

Spread out over the duration of one to two weeks, every student enrolled in geometry and biology is required to take an EOC exam.

The test usually lasts for 6 periods of any given day, though students are allowed to leave after 80 minutes of testing.

This is a nice concept that differs from a final exam in which you are required to stay until the end of the total given time for testing. Once the student is done testing, they are given a pass and sent back to their regular classes. On a different note, EOC exams come nearly a month before the end of school. This leaves the student in a math or science class where they no longer need to remember information.

And who can blame the student? If you’re not in an environment where you are forced to retain information, what motivation do you have to do well and learn?

I believe that EOC exams are better than finals because they are shorter, made by the state, and produced to cover and test the basic knowledge of Sunshine State Standards. More effective and modern, this standardized testing is the future just as electronic testing will replace all of written FCATs.

My only suggestion? Move test ing dates c loser to the wonderfully celebrated end of the school year. After all, I’m getting summer fever!

Never have I been more horrified at school than the day that I discovered that I might be forced to give up patterned shirts and kiss sweatpants goodbye. Like many other students, I was appalled when I heard of the possibility of such a dress code being implemented. I couldn’t think of a single t-shirt in my wardrobe that wasn’t festooned with a pattern or logo.

Walk into any classroom and you’ll see a sign demanding that students dress properly. Yet many girls still get away with parading around campus in transparent shirts. Boys show their boxers with few consequences. I will admit that I myself break dress code occasionally, simply because I’ve gotten away with it in the past. I’d assumed that since no one had ever said anything to me, it wasn’t a big deal. I was wrong.

After speaking with several teachers and Mrs. Tonry, I realized that the reason why so many kids get away with breaking the dress code is definitely not because teachers don’t

A close call for the dress code

care. In fact, eighty-five percent of the teachers that voted during a meeting at the beginning of May were in favor of the proposed dress code.

The reality is that disciplining dress code violations is extremely time-consuming. There are so many kids who break dress code that the administration can’t possibly stop everyone. For teachers who are already pressed for time, writing referrals chews up precious minutes in the day. The administration had hoped that a new, stricter dress code would be easier for students to follow and teachers to enforce. This would shift the focus to more important pursuits; namely, academics.

“There needs to be a more defined dress code that has less room for interpretation,” said Mrs. Tonry.

With solid-colored shirts only and limited options for pants and skirts, tracking down dress code violators would have been a piece of cake, and a more professionally-dressed student body would have been able to come to school prepared

-The proposed dress code, approved by the faculty, doesn’t pass the parent vote.

Lena Schwallenberg

Sophomore Mandi Warden is in turmoil over the prospect of the EOC exams which are occurring in May.

- End of Course exams generate mixed opinions among students.

If the new dress code had passed, these outfits would not have been

acceptable to wear at school.

These outfits are still not appropriate under the current code.

to learn. However, the regulations outlined in the dress code proposal were simply too extreme for many parents. Out of the parents that were polled, an overwhelming majority voted against the new code. The students of PHU can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Our flexible wardrobe seems safe….for now.

However, just because we can sometimes get away with wearing things that break dress code doesn’t mean that the administration doesn’t notice. The parent vote was the only barrier standing between us and majorly strict wardrobe requirements. In the past few weeks there has been a lot of talk that something more should have been done to enforce the current dress code before suggesting a super-severe one. But the truth is, if we all just dressed like we were supposed to, there wouldn’t have been a proposed dress code. While we celebrate the fact that our clothing choices for the upcoming school year will remain untouched by the proposed restrictions, let us not forget the dress code that came close to becoming a reality.

Gabby Calise

Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/MCT

Drake performs at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. He’s

the artist of The Motto.

Paige Lombard

May 2012Senior Section4

I, Victoria Arenberg, bequeath to Haley Rinderle my amazing unofficial senior parking spot, my ability to get us to school in record time, and my occasional forgetting to pick you up (sorry!). I hope your junior year is a blast! Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do!

I, Sabrina Lutz, bequeath to Mr. Fulp some cement to fix the holes in his walls. To Mrs. Bride I bequeath the credit of all my future achievements in math. I bequeath to Ms. Pocklington my Word document skills. To Mr. Mullaney, a multitude of sarcastic remarks. I bequeath more popcorn to Ms. Silverthorn. Lastly, I bequeath a great big hug and lots of chocolate to Ms. Coviello.

We, Taylor Rutan and Ash Fleming, bequeath to our lovely little sister, Emily Rutan, the privilege to keep it green! Go to school! And stay fearless!

I, Kelsi Meliah-Zona, bequeath to Anthony Morelli a wonderful rest of high school, and to “follow your heart!!”

I, Alex Barquin, bequeath to Jonah Fiskaa my football gloves. I will leave my good luck, charming looks, dedication, heart, love and etc. Love you brother! Enjoy senior year.

I, Megan Ungs, bequeath to Jill Job the pictures of Binx in my locker and my place in my mom’s (“Sharon’s”) room.

I, Kayla Dub, bequeath to Sami Oliveri a lucky deck of cards my joker position, yayaya PERFECT 21!!!!

We, Kayla Dub and Emily Gomez, bequeath to Zoie Herman and Ashley Hilbert two watermelons for future overnight adventures like we did back in the day.

I, Lexi Brunger, bequeath to Faith Cullens my prom dress and a puppy because she is a princess and whatever my baby wants, she shall get.

I , Tiffany Lodge-Maragh , bequeath to Rachel Erickson all my old tests so she knows what not to put as her answers. To Alex Roski, I bequeath to you all my music, my iPods, my band tees and all my guitars…including Lucifer. Use them well. And to Cayli Caruso my soul mate I leave you everything else I own…maybe.

I, Colby Norris, bequeath to Brent Hajian and Patrick Carney the PHU golf team, you guys can run everything now. I also bequeath to my brother, Conner Norris, walking lessons and my stuff I don’t want when I move out, maybe one day you’ll be as raw as me.

I, Michelle Lewandowska , bequeath to Gabriel Lewandowski my intelligence and early morning jam-sessions in my car.

I, Katelyn Adams, bequeath to Jessica Adams my senior parking spot that I don’t have, and my locker that I never used. Have a good senior year! Love you!

I, Morgan Montone, bequeath to Jordan Lutz my awesome senior spot and my gym membership to work out your wrankles.

I, Allison Maldonado-Ruiz, bequeath to Evan Tourdowski my hit, never miss, jokes. To Sara Kurtovic my amazing junior year experience; have fun girly! And to Ty Foster and Timea Zabo another awesome, perfect, Peruvian, adopted daughter.

I, Sara Stophel, bequeath to Carleigh Buckmaster the knowledge that accidents will happen but you will overcome.

I, Bansi Savla, bequeath to Alyssa Benjamin the position of H.O.S.A. president, motivation to get you through senior year with minimal stress, everything I’ve learned about applying for college, the position of “Big” to a new “little” of your choice, and best of luck for an incredible year to come!

I, Shannon Kelly, bequeath to New Bansi my evil plans to rule the world. To the Harry Potter Club, I bequeath my Hogwarts Acceptance Letter (obviously). To Cayli Caruso, I bequeath everything owned by Tiffany Lodge-Maragh.

I, Alex Adams, bequeath to Claudia the daily feeding of the skeleton via banana and/or other similarly shaped foods. Make sure not to neglect all other skeletons in the room. Also make sure to call Mrs. Webb Spiderman for it is her true calling and duty.

I, Vanessa Lopez, bequeath to Morgan all the tech skills ever created. To Amanda, the rights to our rendition of the “I Love You” song. To Rocky, the ability to go to Taco Bell 24/7. To Sebastian, I was already the best prom date ever.

To Tim I give my driving skills. To Miguel, my perfect attendance. To Jimmy, cell phone use after midnight. To Cameron, designer reindeer sheets. And to the drama club, success for Into The Woods!

I, Sterling Lombard, bequeath to Stephan Vlachos my skills with the ladies. I also bequeath to Stephan Vlachos and Tyler Mitchner, a few inches from my height. I also bequeath to Quinn Lombard my senior parking spot and my intelligence and my running skills.

I, Linda Lavadia, bequeath to Jordan Lutz the ability to be a total hot commodity. To Lauren Speigel my amazing fashion sense & all my secret online stories. To Nick Iannuzzi I bequeath soft hands. And to Kenny Lavadia, the ability to get to class on time.

I, Mary Lazaris, bequeath to Tasha Bewernitz my IB books, knowledge and CLASS! I also bequeath my amazing yearbook skills to Andrea Eubank. I also bequeath to Jaccob Baxley my common sense (I hope he uses it).

I, Tony Mastrota, bequeath to Amanda and Christina our soprano one section, to Rocky I give you our love for the Arctic Monkeys, to Tim I give all of my Doctor Who references, to Jimmy ‘I think the world of you’. And to Morgan and Sebastian I give you all the psych knowledge you’ll need.

I, Robert Sennabaum, bequeath to Tyler Mitchner and Joey Kampmann my soccer skills/strength.

The editors of the Aftermath staff bequeath to next year’s editors all of the stress, frustration, and joys that come along with creating a great yearbook. Keep the fat man stocked (and leave Mackenzie’s face!) Embrace Judy Time and meet deadlines!

I, Mina Shogan Hanna, bequeath to my fellow Egyptians The Single Sound which lies deep in the heart of The School. P.S, I would like to thank the Rodnite twins for the young money.

I, Trevor Stagg, bequeath to Thomas Stagg all of my infinite wisdom, strength, and uncontested beauty. Do well in school, stop skipping class, and man up and do work. Carry the Stagg name as I carry it to the rest of the world.

I, Brad Roberts, bequeath to Kylie Couture and Erica Perez

my affinity for accents; to Tim Hart, my role of obnoxiously loud tenor; to Amanda Springer, my loud, obnoxious laugh; to Megan Feldman, custody of our love-hate relationship; to Christina Solazzo, my love of good food; to Angel Coleman, my love for dissonance; to Cameron Philips, all the home-cooked vittles; and to Troupe 5590, the wonderful PHUHS stage.

I, Christina Barbo, bequeath to Libby Rodnite and Daniela Ress the skill and determination needed to copy edit The EYE. To Gabby Calise, Kiele McLaughlin, and Tiffany Townsley I bequeath success in the I.B. program. All of you are incredibly bright and if I could do it, so can you. To Gabby, I also bequeath all the HL history materials you will ever need. Finally, to Lena Schwallenberg I bequeath patience because the best things in life you must wait for.

I, Nikki Sawyer, bequeath to Kiele McLaughlin my online editor duties. Good luck and I know you’ll do a great job! To Emily Manning, I leave crazy rides to school, tons of apple juice and oranges, and enough One Direction music to make you go insane.

I, Sloan Malin Patterson , bequeath to The EYE Staff of 2012-2013 all of the time, effort, and love that I put into these amazing three years of being on staff. May you all continue to put forth your best work and please always remember to care for each issue of the newspaper as if it were your very own first born child. To Daniela Ress and Libby Rodnite my position of Editor-in-Chief. May you have the determination to put your blood, sweat, and tears into this publication and never give up. Together you can get the job done. To Daniela Ress all the stone crabs in the land, the responsibility of looking after Quentin to make sure he doesn’t get into any trouble, and the piece of advice “Dance like nobody is watching”. You are my hero. To Libby Rodnite the power to always bake so hard and the inspiration to make all of your dreams of being a Disney Princess come true. To Jordan Lutz I leave my incredible tubing skills and that storm troopers shirt that I stole from you. Technically, this just serves as me giving it back. Also, remember to use the force whenever you can. To Lauren Spiegel, forever my bed-buddy, I leave you my obsession with Sushi and all of the love letters that I wrote for Neal. I also leave to Jordan Lutz and Lauren Spiegel everything that I know now and an amazing

senior year. Use your time wisely and make good decisions like I know you will. To Quentin Cumings I leave our daily Instagram photos, all things Salt Life, and a golden hairbrush, that way you can brush through your gorgeous hair with it and pretend it’s my hand…we all know how much you love when I do that. To Lena Schwallenberg I leave all the enthusiasm that I have about journalism…even though you don’t need it at all. May you get everybody pumped up at FSPA and Camp Orlando and always keep your peppy spirit and willingness to go the extra mile. To Emily Manning and Lena Schwallenberg I leave everything that I know about InDesign...which isn’t much. Give the features page your all and remember the rules.To Gabby Calise I leave creativity. May you continue to always take beautiful award-winning pictures. To Kiele McLaughlin, the bravest freshman to ever be on staff, I leave you with all my wisdom. May your high school years be everything you ever dreamed of. Also, I’d like to let you know that I am very jealous of you because you’re Rebecca Raymond’s prodigy and I would kill for that title. To Mrs. Cannaday I leave you with “JUDY TIME”, the Cupid Shuffle, our wild adventures at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival, and all of the hundreds of hours that I spent in room 4-115 over my high school career. Thank you for always encouraging and inspiring me to do my absolute best. To my favorite bench buddies, Maria Alejandra Rodriguez and Kayla Mouton I leave you with PAJAMA JEANS, the right to scream “Lil Butch on da track” anytime you see Sydney Butch Bishop, my insane skills on the soccer field, incredible speed, and endurance. Kendall Futch, my beautiful daughter, I leave you with my ability to talk fast. May you use it to confuse and annoy people that aren’t smart enough to understand you. I also leave you with creamy mints, Ms. McDaniel’s weird music that you love, all of the memories in Portable 6, and our tiaras from that one soccer season. Don’t forget to visit me at UF. To Quinn Lombard I leave you with some elbow pads and a helmet so that it won’t hurt as much if you get pushed into any more lockers or dumpsters. That was really sad when that happened. To Drew Patterson I bequeath my good grades, use them to try and be a better student so you can get in to a good school and do something with your life. I also leave you the Patterson name. Please hold it with honor. Make me proud. To Stephan Vlachos I leave our secret handshake. That is all. Much love to everyone.

Illustration courtesy of Linda Lavadia

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Staff ReportersPhaedra BradyGabrielle Calise

Quentin CumingsLinda LavadiaPaige Lombard

Jordan LutzAllison Maldonado-Ruiz

Emily ManningKiele McLaughlin

Daniela RessLibby Rodnite

Lena SchwallenbergAlex SquitieriTaylor Watson

Business ManagerLauren Spiegel

AdviserJudy Cannaday

Copy EditorChristina BarboLayout Editor

Rebecca Raymond

Online EditorNikki Sawyer

I, Steven Brubaker, bequeath to Ty Foster my lacrosse midfield spot, make me proud; to Michael “Tucker” Martin I leave a set of weights so that coach will respect you.

I, Kayla Wheeldon, bequeath to Morgan Lorenti my luscious, ten inches of hair that I cut off last year, to her weave/extension collection.

I, Jessica Roper, bequeath to Jojo Baker my picked putter and its special powers. To Morgan Lorenti and Jessie Ceraolo my Ikea cinnabons, also to keep a watch on Brittany (Taylor Roper) and take care of her. And to Taylor Roper, I give you the chance to honor the family name and keep Coffee away from lizards. Alex Karras I bequeath to you Terry my T-Rex.

I, John “ICEMAN” Harris, bequeath to Edward “Flex” Shontz my track bathroom stall that was passed down to me by Zak Bowles. The stall is the one next to the handicapped stall. Keep it tidy, Flex, it has been passed down for many generations. I request that one day you pass it down to someone worthy enough.

I, Paige Lombard, bequeath to Rachael Freeman my younger sister, Quinn, to watch over and protect against bullies and please make sure she doesn’t get pushed into dumpsters or lockers anymore. That was really sad when that happened. To Daniela Ress and Quinton-Quentin Cumings my mad surfing skills. To Lauren Speigel my long hippie skirts. May she wear them with pride. To Kendall Futch I leave fishtail Fridays. Fishtail like you’ve never fishtailed before, girlfriend. Also, I bequeath to Jordan Lutz pictures of hot surfer guys.

I, Cameron Hall, bequeath to Gi Sung my brain which he fried with AP physics.

I, Katelyn Josephik, bequeath to Laura Josephik my closet and left over clothes that I don’t take to college, and also my “good girl” reputation. I bequeath to Jordan Lutz my “intellectual quotes”. I bequeath to Lauren Spiegel my ability to eat an edamame whole. I bequeath to Rachel Freeman the title of “DUFF”.

I, Billy McElligott, bequeath to Tristan Michael Sanders the status of being the MAN, and my unlimited resources to always have something to do. To the entire school, I bequeath my patience to deal with the new administration, and the knowledge that you will be leaving soon enough. To Becky Bride, I bequeath my soul to which you have taken in Calculus and request that she journey to Cuba more often.

I, Ethan Fortner, bequeath to Evan Tourdowski my parking spot #2.

We, the Kaylas (Dub and Gepp), bequeath the position of 2012-2013 Rowdie leaders to Emily Goldman and Jessie Ceraolo. Have fun, ladies!!!

I, Tristan McGeough, bequeath to Kieran McGeough my good looks and popularity. Also, my good reputation with teachers.

I, Erica Juliano, bequeath to Carleigh Buckmaster my superb physics skills, my overpowering charm to gas station cashiers, sporadic secret car runs, and finally my inability to text people back. I love you and don’t have too much fun without me next year!

I, Mary D’Alesandro, bequeath to French 3 period 6. Hey ladies! I want to leave you with some advice. Senior year is going to be tough. You’re leaving your friends behind and starting your life, all by yourself.

I know it might seem scary, but stay calm and carry on as they say. Have fun with your friends! Make memories and take tons of pictures. And whatever you do, don’t fall in love!! Know they’re super cute, but don’t do it! Just have fun, be happy and enjoy these last few months with the people you love. XOXO Mary D.

I, Phaedra Brady, bequeath to my curly hair buddies, Erica Perez, Gabrielle Calise, and Angel Coleman, I give thee my hair secrets: mousse and more mousse (of course love to). To Eliza Gomez, I give thee the ways of the graphing calculator. To Morgan Jantzen, my musical soul mate, I give thee a mix CD to listen to whilst driving. To Nicholas Hathaway, I give thee the “pop” voice we tried to find in you. To Cayli Caruso, I give thee all the Chick-Fil-A’s in the world. And last, but certainly not least, to Sebastian Marin, I give thee my patience and confidence in school work; I definitely believe that you of all people can achieve anything; don’t ever give up.

I, Ryan Carrubba, bequeath to Josh Kampmann and Clayton Wright my ability to make awkward moments more awkward, my job of scaring random students in the hall-way and lastly my skills in singing in the shower LOUDLY and PROUDLY!

I, Brooke Liston, bequeath to Gabriel Lewandowski my love for Poland and One Direction. I bequeath my Hosa skills to Nick Fatolitis and Alyssa Benjamin. I bequeath my immense love for SCUBA diving to Ashley Hilbert.

I, Christian Lorenzo, bequeath to Stephan Vlachos 50% of my swag, “Sir Rock and a fossil watch”, and the right to say “get to it if you ain’t fluent”.

I, Rebecca Raymond, bequeath to Lena Schwallenberg and Emily Manning the Features page for the EYE. May your time together be as adventurous, tumultuous, abusive, and stressful as mine was. Photoshop like the wind. To Sarah Raymond, I bequeath the stick shift. You can do it.

I, Brian Eshelman, bequeath to Victoria Fahey my lack of a personal bubble for it will benefit you in more ways than you know. To Viveca Elsey I leave Oprah stories for Madam Hern’s class to distract her from doing work. To Marissa I leave my balance and stability so you can go a day without tripping or falling...

I, J.J. Barbosa, bequeath to the PHU Ladies Lacrosse my yelling voice. Between the entire team, I think you can get to my volume.

I, Jalanika Whiting, bequeath to

Samon Whiting my legacy on the track. I to this day hold the shot putt record and am looking forward to you holding it someday as I move on and go off to college. You have to hold it down on the track and continue the Whiting name at PHUHS.

I , Mitchel l Montgomery , bequeath to Mason Montgomery all of the gnar-swag that you need.

I, Matthew Kiernan, bequeath to Tyler Cimillo my ability to catch a lacrosse ball. Also I leave him my senior parking spot even though it’s not a good parking spot. To Nikki Naclerio, C.J. Philippe, and Jamalthe stash of catnip in Portable 6 (Ms. McDaniel’s room).

Class of 2012’s Valedictorians and Salutatorians

Stephen RossIB Valedictorian

Aryanna Ismaili

Michelle Dunbar

Medical & University Valedictorian

Medical & University Salutatorian

GPA: 4.89Next Year: Northwestern UniversityMajor: Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Policy and Culture.

GPA: 4.778Next Year: Florida State UniversityMajor: Biochem

GPA: 4.77Next Year: University of FloridaMajor: Undecided

“I want to eventually be a lawyer that deals with en-vironmental regulation.”

“Being valedictorian is recognition for the hard work I’ve done. It’s nice to be recognized for all the effort you put in to something, and to me, this is the highest honor I can receive.”

MasiJaveedIBValedictorian

GPA: 4.87Next Year: University of South FloridaMajor: Biomedical Science

Alec SokolIB Salutatorian

GPA: 4.87Next Year: Cornell UniversityMajor: Comparative Literature

Mitchell HarrisIBSalutatorian

GPA: 4.87Next Year: University of FloridaMajor: Mathematics

Brooke ListonMedical & University Salutatorian

GPA: 4.777Next Year: University of FloridaMajor: Undecided

“I have no idea what I want to do with my life other than ruling the world, but that is more of a long term goal.”

“Being salutatorian means that I’m really good at games and competitions, because having the highest GPA is not indicative of intelligence or work ethic, it just means you played the ‘GPA game’ the best.”

“I plan on going to medi-cal school and entering a career in Interventional Radiology.”

“Being valedictorian is such an honor and it shows that hard work pays off.”

“For my career, I plan to be an Interventional Cardiologist.”

“To me, being valedic-torian represents the epitome of academic success.”

“I know that I want to enter the medical field and help improve peoples’ lives.”

“Being salutatorian means taking hard classes and pushing myself was worth it.”

“I’m hoping that the different classes I take at UF will help me de-cide what I want to do with my life.”

“It really hasn’t hit me yet that I’ve achieved salutatorian. I mean, I’m in classes with so many smart people that I feel like lots of people deserve it.”

“For my career, I will hopefully be doing something useful and enjoyable with what I’ve learned.”

“Being salutatorian means that I’ve been successful at doing my best, so I’m very proud of it.”

“Our lives are before us...Our pasts are behind us...But our memories are forever with us.”

Class of 2012

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“Freshman year in Ms. Elliot’s class. Me and Frankel were such bosses; seriously.”

“Making it to playoffs for the first time.”

Tyler Spaldi

“Making the playoffs in football for the first time ever in Northport.”

Manoli Boutzoukas

“Freshman year me and Ricky had a campfire at our house with all of the people who are my good friends now.”

Colby Norris

“Getting a pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream with my friend Sterling Lombard, watching Mean Girls, and sharing our feelings.”

John Harris

“Going to States for girls’ swimming. The girls got runner-up and the boys got first. So overall our team won.”

Allie O’Connor

“Sophomore year Homecoming football game when we played East Lake [High School].”

Tyler Fotaine

“Quitting after the first preseaon soccer game senior year.”

Payton Phillipson

Sterling Lombard

“Missing school soph-omore year because of the H1N1 [Swine Flu].”

George Mousa

“Getting to see my friends everyday.”

Kayla Gorst

“Dancing the night away at prom.”

Martin ColemanRicky

Williams

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Oh, the places you will go!

Paige Lombard

Sydney Bennet

“Freshman year in Ms. Elliot’s class. Me and Frankel were such bosses; seriously.”

Manoli Boutzoukas

“Getting Rowdie for football games. I loved dressing up in all the goofy costumes.”

Erica Juliano

“Being on the wrestling team.”

Steven Born

“Sushi Karaoke night with Paige Lombard and Sloan Patterson singing ‘Boyz in da Hood.’”

“Missing school soph-omore year because of the H1N1 [Swine Flu].”

“Being Prom King.”

Spencer Yost

“Going to football games.”

Kimberlee Kurtz

With Graduation Day around the corner, we find that our seniors are headed to colleges and universities all over the map.

Ryan Frankel

Font courtesy of dafont.com

The results of this poll were

gathered from surveying 150

seniors.

May 2012Senior Section8

In all of your excitement of going off to college, you may forget some obvious essentials. Here’s a few that will make your dorm days a breeze!

Odor-absorbing gel – this takes care of those funky college smells that need something to get rid of the smell that is longer lasting than Febreeze or candles. Try using this jar of aroma that comes with a twist-able lid for when you don’t need it and is strong enough to scent an en-tire dorm room.

Found at: Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, Target, grocery stores

Price: $3.50A board - whether cork or a sim-

ple whiteboard, a board will keep any college student organized and on top of their to do list or schedule. It can also be used as decoration, where you can place pictures of family and friends from back home.

Found at: office supply stores, Target, Walmart

Price: $15-25 depending on sizeMultiple plug adapter - this pow-

er strip will help you if you have a roommate and you both have multi-ple needs for outlets. For example, if you both have your own computers

or if you both need to use a hair dry-er, this will let you complete those tasks at the same time. Even if you’re staying by yourself, you could use this to plug in several of your elec-tronic devices. Plus, you could have them stationed at several different places in your dorm.

Shower caddy - no matter what kind of living arrangement you will have next year, a shower caddy is al-ways useful. This caddy stores all of your toiletries and other bathroom necessities in one convenient basket that you can bring back and forth to the dorm and bathroom. It is also small and easy to store.

Found at: Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Walmart, Dollar Store

Price: $10Plastic storage drawer- this item

is very handy, and also keeps your clothes organized. In dorms, closet space can be very limited, so try out these plastic storage drawers that can go anywhere depending on their shape and size. Some can even be easily stowed under your bed! Plus, these keep your clothing fresh and protected.

Found at: Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Walmart

Price: $15-30 depending on size

Dorm ‘adore'mentsLinda Lavadia & Jordan Lutz

Cost conservative college cookin' Linda Lavadia & Lauren Spiegel

Breakfast

It’s a memorable tradition. Each year, the graduating senior class SGA board members agree on a gift to give back to the school. Typically, this gift has something to do with how the senior class wants to be remembered. This is the most difficult part. How do we pick a gift that summarizes what all 600 of the seniors represent?

“This is so difficult because we think from our own perspectives. So what I feel represents the student body may not be what another student may think,” senior Morgan Clare said.

After a lot of brainstorming and thought, the board decided on a large marquee for the entrance of the school as their addition to the school.

The reasoning behind this gift, was that the senior class this year was particularly successful in all aspects: athletics, academics, drama, and other competitive

Our gift to you

organizations. The graduating class has represented PHUHS over the past four years. What better way to show off their accomplishments than to make them visible to the rest of the community?

This marquee will be placed outside the front entrance of the school. It is wi-fi programmable. The sign is funded by the senior class, past classes, the community school, Storm Surge and an anonymous donor.

The gift will be “officially given” at graduation on June 7th at the PHUHS football fields. The gift will be announced by the Senior Class President, Katelyn Josephik. So come out to graduation and witness the donation of the large electric marquee.

“I think this is a really good gift. I think it fits the class and will be a great addition to the school,” senior Garrett Philips said.

Katelyn Josephik

Dinner

Lunch1. Crack the eggs into a medium sized bowl2. Add the milk to the eggs3. Soak each piece of bread in the mixture for a minute 4. On a microwave safe plate, microwave a single piece

of bread on high for one minute 5. Flip the slice over and repeat 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the second piece7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, fruit, and cinnamon

Blueberries or Strawberries

2 eggs, 4 tsp milk, 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Maple syrup, powdered sugar

3 slices of bread

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees2. Roll the pizza dough out into its standard shape with a rolling pin or

kneading it with your hands.3. Put a sizeable dollop of tomato sauce on the dough starting in the

middle and spread it around leaving out the crust. There should be no dough showing under the sauce.

4. Sprinkle mozzarella on the pizza 5. Randomly place slices of pepperoni on area that is covered in tomato

sauce 6. Add garlic cloves for extra flavor 7. Place the pizza in the oven for 15 minutes or until crispy brown!

1 pre-made pizza dough

1 can of Prego tomato sauce

1 bag of Mozzarella or Parmesan cheese

1 garlic clove (optional)

1. Wash lettuce and dry, then chop into bite sized pieces 2. Wash strawberries and cut them into halves3. Add strawberries to lettuce4. Add dressing and toss salad 5. Sprinkle pecans if desired

1 carton of strawberries1 head of romaine lettuce

1/3 cup of pecans

1/3 cup of dressing

Note: each meal

costs less than $10

Photo credit/guest chef - Toria Arenberg

Entertainment92012 May

Let's get Warped -The Vans Warped Tour will make its annual stop this summer in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Gabrielle CaliseWhether you prefer your tunes

loaded with sugar-sweet pop hooks or laden with brutal, eardrum-slic-ing breakdowns, the Vans Warped Tour is a must for any music fan. Packed with an eclectic lineup boasting over 70 bands, the annual tour will make a stop at Vinoy Park on July 29. Taking Back Sunday, All Time Low, Four Years Strong, Of Mice & Men, and Pierce The Veil are just a few of the bands to per-form on this year’s main stage.

Set times are different every single day, so it’s virtually impos-sible to plot out your day until you get there. The people who schedule set times don’t even know the or-der of the bands until a few hours before the doors open. The point is to try and break people out of their musical comfort zone: If the most popular bands played at the same time every day, say at 7 p.m., people would come late and miss out on all of the new music to discover. This is why it’s important to ar-rive early — in the past, headliners have sometimes been the first band to play. Humble beginnings play-ing the Vans Warped Tour have led some bands down the path to total Top 40 domination and sold-out arenas. Eminem, Katy Perry, Cobra Starship, and the Black Eyed Peas are just a handful of Warped alumni that made it big. Keep an open mind and strive to see a couple of bands that you’ve never heard of before—you might even find a new favorite group.

Arrive at least 30 minutes be-fore doors open. This will give you enough time to write down set times (they will be posted on a gi-ant blow-up schedule) and check if your favorite band will be doing signings later that day at their mer-ch tent. You can buy a ticket on-line beforehand or purchase one at the door (including fees and taxes, tickets cost about $45)—just don’t hand over your money to some sketchy scalper in the parking lot!

If you’re eager to be one of the first ones through the gates, bring $5 or 3 canned goods as a donation to nonprofit organization Feed Our Children Now to receive an early-entry wristband.

The Warped Tour isn’t just an all-day smorgasbord of music. Nonprofit organizations also play a pretty big role, traveling with the tour to raise money and spread awareness for a wide range of causes such as breast cancer, suicide pre-vention, and stopping animal cruel-ty. The Vans Warped Tour has been named the best independent blood drive, collecting more than 70,000 pints of blood each summer. Ad-ditionally, nonprofit organization Feed Our Children Now collected over 120,000 cans of food over the course of last year’s tour. There’s bound to be some down time sand-wiched in between performances of your favorite bands, so be sure to visit the different nonprofit booths — keep an eye out this summer for acoustic sets and signings at their tents as well. Take time to meander

through the sea of merch booths — you can support independent cloth-ing lines, grab tons of free samples and goodies, purchase new music for a fraction of the retail price, and hang out with your favorite bands.

Whether you’re a Warped Tour veteran or new to the game, make sure that you prepare. The weather at Warped can be just as vicious and unpredictable as the mosh pits. The brutal mid-summer sun spares no one, so make sure to toss a bottle of sunscreen into your bag. Skip the free energy drink samples — they’ll dehydrate you faster — and instead find one of the Klean Kanteen sta-tions that are scattered around the venue for free, filtered water. Will this be your first year at Warped Tour? To get a good idea what to expect, check out newly released documentary No Room for Rock-stars: The Vans Warped Tour.

Be courteous of fellow concert-goers and try not to let crowd surf-ers topple to the ground. If you see a fellow mosher fall in the pit, help them up. Everyone wants the best view, but the fans that have spent hours pressed up against the bar-ricade, waiting for that prime spot in the front have earned it. This should be a glorious day of cama-raderie among music lovers, not a competition. When you add this sense of community to a whop-ping nine hours of music from a wide range of genres, you get a unique recipe for an incredible mu-sic festival—the one and only Vans Warped Tour.

Summer_ fun recipesLibby Rodnite-Here are some recipes inspired by the some of your favorite summer treats.

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes 1 box white cake mix 3/4 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup vegetable oil 4 egg whites

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 24 muffins tins with liners 2) Combine all of the ingredients in an electric mixer and begin by mix-ing low for 30 seconds, then increase the speed to medium for another minute. 3) Divide the batter evenly, filling the liners about 2/3 full 4) Bake cupcakes for about 25 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean 5) Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting

Pink Lemonade Buttercream 1 tub of vanilla buttercream 2 tbsp frozen pink lemonade concentrate Pink food coloring

1) Combine all ingredients in an electric mixer fit with a paddle attach-ment and mix on low until combined completely 2) Increase speed to medium-high and beat until frosting is light and you have achieved your desired consistency

S’more Brownies-1package of graham crackers-1 box of brownie mix-2 cups mini marshmallows- 2 packages of Hershey’s bars broken into individual bricks

1) Spray a 13’ by 9’ pan with nonstick cooking spray and line it with graham crackers. 2) Make the brownies as directed and pour the batter over the crust3) Bake for the directed time on box4) In the last 10 minutes of baking, take the brownies out of the oven and sprinkle the mini marshmallows and chocolate bricks. Put the brownies back into the oven and let them finish the remaining time5) Let brownies cool and enjoy

CoutureCorner

Summer has arrived, so bring on the beach, tanning sessions, and lazy days! By now, most of us have checked out and are prep-ping for the best season of the year, but that doesn’t mean your wardrobe has to suffer. Vamp up your style with these relaxed, yet stylish new trends.

Though definitely not ideal for school, this season’s tops are all about baring your midriff. Bra tops, also known as bandeaus, are quickly filling stores near you. Lace, neons, and prints are big hits for summer. Pair a cute ban-deau with a maxi skirt to create a beachy vibe. If you’re head-ing for a more chic style, grab a bandeau and some high waisted jean shorts.

Bandeaus look awesome, but approach them with caution. This style mainly works for the beach and might be a little too much for some. If you’re one of these people, layer your bandeau under a sheer top. Crop tops are also a good option if you want to show some skin, but still leave a little to the imagination. From plain

Nikki Sawyer

prints to eccentric styles, crop tops are perfect for the hot weather.

Skirts are always a sum-mertime favorite. Styles include maxi, mullet, half sheer, and flowy. Bohemian prints, such as tie dye and Earth tones, are really popular right now, as are tribal prints. Many are trading in those dark, winter toned skirts for bold prints resembling those of the Aztec and Navajo civilizations. These styles look best paired with a solid tank or tee, so hit Pac Sun or Forever 21 to create an exotic look.

Crochet tops are really trendy right now. They look best in neutral tones and Tilly’s has a Lost brand crochet tank top in a sandy color; perfect for those summer days by the water!.

Get ready for those beach days with the latest trends. Beat the heat and happy shopping for your summer wardrobe!

Craig Owens performs with Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows at the

2011 Warped Tour.

Gabrielle Calise

Too much cash for Grad Bash

Alex SquitieriStudents have lots of things to

look forward to in their senior year. The Homecoming dance, Senior Breakfast, Senior Prom, but the one event that I was personally looking forward to was Grad Bash. Seniors from all over the state come to cel-ebrate graduation at Universal Stu-dios in Orlando. The event starts at 7 p.m., and goes all the way until 2 a.m. All of the rides were open to seniors, and there was a live perfor-mance by Pitbull.

We started off the night with a 2 hour bus ride from school to Universal. The ride seemed to be never ending. The parade of busses was held up by one bus, Bus 5, who was experiencing engine problems, causing them to cruise at 35 miles per hour down the interstate. It was pretty easy entering the park when we arrived, no complaints about that. Once in the park, it overall was a good night, I do wish I could have paid a little less for the ticket though.

As a matter of fact Grad Bash did

not live up to my expectations. The waiting time for rides ranged any-where from 60 minutes to 120 min-utes, Two hours is a long time to wait for a 45 second ride. I thought that since they had Islands of Ad-venture open also that it wouldn’t feel as crowded, but I was wrong. It was “bumper to bumper traffic” the whole night, which made it im-possible to meet up with my other friends. As far as the concert goes, I’m not a huge fan of Pitbull to be-gin with, so I wasn’t too excited. His performance was mediocre. I would have rather had someone who is not so mainstream and on the radio 24/7.

The best part of the whole ex-perience was the rides, after the 2 hours of waiting. There is noth-ing they can do to make it feel less crowded, so I don’t blame them, I think they handled the amount of students well. So I say buy the tick-et, even if it is $105 dollars, because in the long run, you can look back on Grad Bash, and it’s a great thing to remember from high school.

- Grad Bash fails to impress 2012 seniors this year.

May 2012Entertainment10

Once again, the magic of Disney and the power of the force combine for Star Wars Weekends.

The family friendly event cel-ebrates the legendary Star Wars saga and the animated television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday of each weekend, you can join celebri-ties and characters for special shows, presentations and more.

Serving as the centerpiece of the celebration will be the park’s Star Tours ride and the Jedi Training Academy. Here kids can enlist with the Jedi Order and become padawans [Jedi’s in training]. A Master Jedi will train and teach proper light sa-ber techniques to the children. They might even get a chance to test out their new powers and take on a visi-tor from the dark side.

Star Wars Weekends bring guests face to face with their favorite char-acters and dozens of heroes, hero-ines, droids, creatures, and villains from the famous films. A giant “A to Z” gathering of Star Wars characters — from Anakin Skywalker to Zam Wesell — will roam the streets of the theme park during meet-and-greet sessions.

And the fun doesn’t stop there; each weekend features three differ-ent celebrities from the actual Star Wars saga. Visiting Star Wars celeb-rities take part in daily autograph sessions, talk show-style conversa-tions and Hollywood-style motor-cades. There are so many different events offered throughout the week-end including some of the following:

-Darth Mall— this gift shop is set up exclusively for the weekends. Star Wars fans will find a treasure trove

When you wish upon a death star

Libby Rodnite of event-exclusive memorabilia - from limited-edition Disney charac-ter figures (clad in famous Star Wars costumes), trading pins and posters to apparel, action figures and other commemorative items.

-Legends of the Force — Star Wars characters, celebrities and more are featured in a daily motor-cade which travels from the entrance of the theme park to the Star Tours attraction.

-Behind the Force — a behind-the-scenes film presentation shows guests some of the movie magic George Lucas created to bring the Star Wars saga to the cinema.

-Hyperspace Hoopla — a nightly grand finale featuring all your favor-ite Star Wars characters in an inter-galactic dance off.

This weekend is a must-do for any Star Wars fan. The force is defi-nitely strong with this event.

The school year is nearly over, and many major events have hap-pened since the beginning of August. Here is a time-line of events throughout the 2011-2012 year:

Year in review

•September 11, 2011: This year held the 10th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in American history, 9/11. Special ceremonies were held at the Pentagon and the World Trade Center to remember that day.

•October 5, 2011: CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, dies at age 56 from cancer, bringing up many questions from the public about what’s next for the company.

•November 11, 2011: Many students around the world, along with the rest of the country, made a wish at 11:11a.m or 11:11 p.m. This occurrence won’t happen again for another thousand years.

•November 25, 2011: PHUHS football team makes it to playoffs for the first time in school history. Although they lost the game, it was still a big accomplishment.

•December 16, 2012: Cobb Theater in the Countryside Mall opens, with D-BOX Mo-tion Seats.

•January 8, 2012: For-mer PHUHS student, Logan Kushner, dies at age 19 from a tragic drowning due to drugs.

•February 11, 2012: At age 48, singer Whitney Houston dies by an unknown cause.

•February 29, 2012: Leap year occurred.

•March 21, 2012: The mov-ie, Hunger Games, is released into theaters, making a box of-fice of $10.8 million.

•April 18, 2012: Dick Clark dies at age 82 from a heart at-tack.

Kiele McLaughlin

With blasting vocals, the thrum of a bass, and the warmth of a typical Florida day, 97x’s Backyard BBQ is coming here.

On May 26, 97x, Tampa Bay’s rock and alternative radio station, will host a concert at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg. Every year the radio

A concert that's actually free

Emily Manning

-97X offers free concert for the Tampa Bay area during the Memorial Day weekend.

station creates a free concert with popular bands.

Numerous locations includ-ing Lucky Dill’s, Knology, and MetroPCS offer the tickets. These spots hand out the tickets at no cost during specified times which can be found on 97x’s website along with other places.

This year the concert features:

The Used, Falling in Reverse, Civil Twilight, Middle Class Rut, Foxy Shazaam and Imagine Dragons.

The venue is outdoors and there isn’t much shade, so concert-goers may want to bring sunscreen and water; two water bottles are allowed per attendee.

Backyard BBQ is a time for fun and music for the Tampa Bay area.

Photos by MCT Campus

-Star Wars Weekends return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios this summer.

Sports112012 May

On your mark…get set…bang! The PHUHS girls track team heard this familiar sequence often. In fact, the starter rattled off this sequence throughout the regular season and far into the post season.

During the regular season, the team won the majority of their meets, with a 6th place finish at the Ed Wells Invitational and a 3rd place finish at the PCAC competition.

However, they began their postseason run with their strongest performance yet when they attended the District competition at Seminole High School on Wednesday, April 18th. There, Coach Schaefer and Coach Southard led the girls’ team to an overall first place victory.

“I was ecstatic [when we won districts]. I was so happy and excited for the girls,” Coach Schaefer said. This year being his first season as head coach, Schaefer was elated and

proud of his team for doing so well.The coaches, however, weren’t

the only ones excited about the big win. The track athletes were ecstatic that they were able to represent their school with such a great presentation.

“I was elated; from the beginning of the season I had really high hopes that the team would go far, and from the results we definitely surpassed my expectations,” sophomore Katie Im said.

“It was such an indescribable feeling, to be a part of such a winning team,” freshman Sara Karuli said.

Not only did the team snatch the collaborative first place trophy, but a collection of thirteen girls moved on to the Regional Competition in their individual events. Regionals sent the runners to Lato High School in Tampa on Wednesday, April 25th.

As most of the girls experienced their first appearances at a Regional

Q: How long have you been playing softball?

A: “Since I was six.”Q: Have you had any softball

related injuries?A: “When I was ten I dove back

to second base and the girl stepped on my finger and broke it… that’s about it.”

Q: What is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to you during a game?

A: “I hit two home runs in a game against East Lake this year.”

Q: How did you get into softball?

meet, they each found different ways to cope with their nerves.

“I was super nervous, like go to the bathroom every ten minutes nervous, because actually running in a race really freaks me out, but once the gun starts I forget about it immediately,” Im said.

The regional meet presented some very tough competition from multiple districts, and this competition knocked out all of our runners except for the 4x100 relay team.

This team made it on the State meet in Jacksonville on Saturday, May 5 th, where they solely represented Palm Harbor University High school. The relay team put forth their best efforts on Saturday with a solid run against a collection of the best teams in the state.

“I just want the best for the girls. I treat them like my own daughters,” Coach Schaefer said.

Overcoming hurdles: girls trackPaige Lombard

Daniela Ress

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Junior Kaleigh Dallaire jumping hurdles at a track meet against the Cougars at Countryside High School.

A: “Well, I quit soccer and my parents wanted me to be in a sport, so they signed me up for a rec league and I really liked it.”

Q: What advice would you give to next year’s players?

A: “I guess just to work as hard as they can and if they put their minds to something they can achieve anything.”

Q: What do you think is going to be the biggest adjustment from high school to college?

A: “Probably the conditioning aspect, it’s a lot tougher and the games get faster.”

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Samantha McCloskey, featured athlete- Q&A with the senior softball third baseman

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Established in 2009, one of the newest sports teams around PHUHS has already covered a lot of ground. The team just recently finished its third season, and making it to the district playoffs for the second time in their three years was no easy feat. Unfortunately, though, the lacrosse team does all this without being associated with PHUHS.

“We are a club team that is named Palm Harbor University High School,” midfielder Ty Foster, junior, said. “We are not affiliated with the school at all. It’s not sanctioned because it’s a relatively new sport and it has to go through the school sports system.”

In this way, the lacrosse team is similar to the hockey team. There is no connection to the school, but almost all the players go to PHUHS.

“I still don’t know for sure why it isn’t sanctioned. I know there is liability and insurance issues involved,” midfielder Tim Gorman, senior, said. “Most of our players do attend PHU, but a few are from Tarpon and one is from Dunedin.”

Although the team is comprised of high school students from various schools, the players come together each year for the lacrosse season. This year, the team’s regular season record was 7-7. They also finished second in districts behind Alonso High and made the playoffs.

“If we wanted to play at PHU, we would have to get it approved and pay for everything,” midfielder Michael Taylor, senior, said.

And after receiving a “no” from Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Larry Lopez regarding the game being played here at PHU, the playoff game was held in Clearwater. The team faced off against East Lake at David Martin field on Gulf to Bay. The game did not go very well for

PHU and they suffered a crushing loss.

“I actually spoke with Coach Mayer and the problem is that the field was torn up and the county was supposed to come and fix it,” Athletic Director Mr. Larry Lopez said. “I didn’t want to have the field repaired and then just have it torn up again right after.”

The lacrosse team has practice four nights a week, almost every week. Not being allowed to practice at the school’s fields, they have to commute just for practice too.

“We work as hard as any other team at the school and we deserve to be recognized,” midfielder Steven Brubaker, senior, said.

T h e r e i s no way to tell exactly how long it will take for lacrosse t o b e c o m e sanctioned by the school . The process involves some complications that Mr. Lopez i s w o r k i n g w i t h N i c k Grasso (who is in charge of all athletics for the county) in order to find a solution to.

“We’re working with Coach Mayer and Mr. Grasso from the county. Our issue is the availability of money because our county has centralized athletics, so when money goes in it has to go in for all schools,” Lopez said. “If we want

to start a new program, we would have to find another way to get the revenue to make the program viable.”

Until the day that the team becomes sanctioned by the school and is able to host games at PHUHS, the players will continue to give it their all on the field, win games, and make memories.

“My favorite game was the Wiregrass Ranch High School game. We were losing most of the game and came back to win with a last-second goal scored by junior Tyler Cimillo with 6.2 seconds left,” Matt (Rudy) Kiernan, senior, said.

La-crossing the finish line in 2012-Lacrosse’s third season since 2009 comes to an end, but the memories live on forever.Sloan Patterson

S u m m e r w e a t h e r b r i n g s thousands o f tour i s t s and sunbathers to Clearwater Beach, but unlike many other tropical vacation destinations, very few of those beach-goers come to surf. The lull of summer essentially turns the Gulf of Mexico into a bathtub, with only a hurricane producing more than a ripple. That issue now looks to be a thing of the past, thanks to the installation of a “Flow Rider” machine at the Surf Style store on the beach. The million dollar machine has a 121-horsepower engine that fires 3,890

gallons of water up an inclined plane to produce a ride-able

wave indoors.“[The Flow Rider]

feels like I’m legit surf ing. You’re

able to carve a n d s h r e d

like you’re out on the water,” sophomore Max Carman said.

The machine initially began at the International Mall in Tampa but was purchased by the Clearwater surf store with hopes that the beach location would attract more traffic to their new $10 million megastore.

The sport of “flow riding” is growing in popularity, has a nationwide tour, and has held a national championship at the San Diego Wave House for the past four years. Some professional flow riders have even become household names, such as Nick Nguyen and Sean Silveira.

“My favorite pro is probably Nick Nguyen, I like the way he cuts back and shreds the gnarr,” Carman said.

The Flow Rider will allow local surfers to hone in on their skills during the flat months of summer by producing swells no matter the conditions outside.

Surf's up, brah!-A new attraction at Clearwater beach creates waves of fun for all.

Quentin Cumings

that's a wrap

After winning 14:8 against Alonso High School in the quarterfinals, the Lady Canes continued on to compete against East Lake High School, where they won 13-2, putting them in the regional semifinals against Durant High School. The Lady Canes fought fiercely through 8 innings, but in the end Durant pulled through with one more run, advancing to the finals with a score of 6-5.

“It was hard losing because we’re losing all of our seniors [next season],” junior Jessalyn Brown said. “We were so close to states.”

Graduating this year are #1 Megan Copeland, left field; #3 Chrissy Tabulov, second base; #4 Taylor Sabol, pitcher; #8 Anna Stamas, outfield; #11 Sam McCloskey, third base; and #77 Rachel Ionata, pitcher.

The Lady Canes do have something to smile about. They had a spectacular season in their 8A division, being tied for second in the state. They were also featured on ESPN’s “Fab 50” in the country as number 44. They can be proud of all their teammates, especially McCloskey, who hit 13 homeruns this season.

“We recovered from 2 losses,” junior Claire Hamilton said. “We [were] determined to win states.”

-Softball season ends as the girls reflect.

Allison Maldonado-Ruiz

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The boy's Lacrosse team competes against Steinbrenner High School in a tough match.

team helped the “brotherhood” stay together.

“I’d have to say Tim Gorman was the MVP,” Brubaker said. “He’s always encouraging the team and he’s a big team player. Tim made a difference by keeping everyone focused.”

Even though the team didn’t make it as far in the off-season as they had hoped, some of the players are still able to reflect on the positives.

“We had a great season. We were extremely competitive and always were threatening teams,” Gorman said. “Obviously it didn’t end the

way we’d like (losing to East Lake) in the playoffs, but overall, no regrets.”

The team can take a lot away from experiences like this.

“I have learned that playing as a team and being in a brotherhood is what leads to a successful season,” Brubaker said.

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