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Busy spring arrives at Tilghman

Potter to represent Kentuckyin National speech contest

PTHS Academic Team wins WKAB Bowl

Tilghman’s Concordia wins Voices in Harmonya cappella competition at Lexington Catholic

by Alicia Humphrey and Katie Paxton

by Miles Butler

by Miles Butler

Photo courtesy of Katie Paxton

by Will Hancock

Photo by Savanna Whelan

Photo by Savanna Whelan

Photo by Savanna Whelan

The Bell staff would like to congratu-late senior Victoria Potter, who won both the American Legion State Oratorical Contest held at American Legion Post 7 in Frankfort, KY on March 3rd and the FBLA speech contest in Murray. Victo-ria received a $2,200 cash prize for the American Legion win, in which she rep-resented the 1st Legion District. With this victory, she will represent KY in the American Legion National Championship in Indianapolis, IN on April 19th-21st for a potential $20,000 in additional schol-arship funds. The 1st District Oratorical Coordinator, Mark Kennedy, was in at-tendance at the State Championship. “The competition was very close, but Victoria’s poise, presentation, and passion about the Constitution and the rights and obligations of our citizens were outstanding, and the judges chose her to represent KY at Nationals,” Kennedy said. For FBLA, Victoria’s win will move her on to represent our region at the State Competition in Louisville. “I’m humbled by each chance to represent Tilghman, McCracken County, and Kentucky in a positive light. Each experience has broad-ened my intellect, horizons, and outlook about the future of our generation,” Potter said. Good luck to Victoria as she travels to Indianapolis and Louisville!

The PT Academic Team competed in the Western KY Academic Bowl (WKAB) on March 1st, placing themselves against other regional champions: Graves, Fulton City, and Murray. The competition centered around a $5,000 scholarship offered by WKCTC, $2,000 of which went to Tilghman. PT drew the first round match against Graves. Graves started out with a 12-1 lead, besting Tilghman’s starting team of Marissa Davis, Will Hancock, Captain Catherine Miller, and Andrew Zaninovich. Following a quick time out and the entry of Reese Butler, Tilghman came roaring back to finish out with a 30-26 victory over Graves.

On March 1st and 2nd, Concordia, Tilghman’s female a cappella choral group, competed in the Voices in Harmony competition at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Kentucky. The girls won 1st place out of 13 schools competing in the High School division. Concordia sang three pieces: “Johnny said No,” “Long Time Traveler,” and “Boy from New York City.” “Long Time Traveler” featured soloist Millie Wyatt, and “Boy from New York City” featured three so-loists: Elizabeth Katz, Maggie Malone, and Millie Wyatt. Malone won Best High School Soloist for her solo in “Boy from New York City.” The competition also included a performance by a professional a cappella quartet from San Francisco called The House Jacks, with experienced members including the musical director of the recent a cappella-inspired movie Pitch Perfect. On Saturday morning (March 2nd), competing groups had the privilege of working one-on-one with members of The House Jacks. Members provided key tips on how to achieve the best performance and capture the audience. As winners of the High School division, Concordia had the honor of opening for The House Jacks’s final concert on Saturday night. Concordia per-formed a total of six songs for a full house. The Concordia girls include (pictured from left to right, back row to front row): Elizabeth Katz, Abigail Hawkins, Alicia Humphrey, Maggie Malone, Alexis Ash, Millie Wyatt, Cassidy Herndon, and Katie Paxton.

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Registration at Tilgh-man is under way! Paducah Tilghman’s registration this year will include a brand new curriculum guide. The new guide is in color, has more pictures, and includes information about the new class Tilghman will be add-ing next year: Algebra 1.5. Tilghman is excited to be-gin offering this class to any student that has taken Geometry, but is not quite ready for Algebra 2. Reg-istration is going to be even more interesting to students and staff members, as this registration will give the ad-ministrators and teachers an idea of how many students Tilghman will be enroll-ing next year. Our current enrollment is 824 students; however, Assistant Principal Stacey Overlin is looking to have numbers closer to 860 or 870 students for next year. Overlin also wants to stress to students how important registration is. “It’s an opportunity for students to take time to plan out their class schedule in order to graduate on time and be suc-

cessful after high school,” he insisted. Tilghman has also re-cently undergone an as-sessment of accreditation. On March 18th, AdvancED sent 5 members of its orga-nization as an accreditation “team” to Paducah Tilgh-man, as well as to the other schools in the District. They were looking to see if Tilghman is following its standards and good safety procedures. They were also looking at testing prepara-tion and scores, along with various other things. This accreditation basically de-termines if Tilghman is following the same stan-dards as the other top high schools in the state. The leader of the accreditation team seemed very pleased and positive as he left the

building. Tilghman, along with the rest of the school district, will be excited to hear of the results of this assessment in June, as this could be Tilghman’s 100th year of accreditation.

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feaTure ediTors: lilly BurBa, saBel overlin, cole spicer

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“Wag of the Finger” and “Tip of the Hat” are trademarks of Stephen Colbert and his TV show, The Colbert Report.

Neither Paducah Tilghman nor The Bell Staff claim any own-ership of these trademarks.

by Savanna Whelan and Will Smith

During the subfreezing temperatures of late January and early February, we huddled for warmth from the icy outdoors in equally frigid classrooms. When the weather suddenly turned unseasonably warm in mid-February, we resigned ourselves to the fact that there would be no more snow days and exchanged our thick winter sweaters for the shorts and sandals of spring. During the monsoon-like rains of late February, we trudged through rivers of mud without complaint (well, maybe a little bit of whining). But when it started snowing in the beginning of March, we dug out our recently abandoned winter clothes from the dark recesses of our closets, shook our fists at the sky, and shouted, “MAKE UP YOUR MIND, WEATHER!” You know it, you resent it, and you begrudgingly deal with it: the weather of Paducah, Kentucky. In the span of two and a half months, Paducah has experienced more fluctuating weather than most places encounter during an entire year. Ranging from flippant snowstorms and fearsome tornadoes to raging thunderstorms and peaceful sunny days, western Kentucky has seen nearly everything but a hurricane in the beginning months of 2013. And at the rate that we’re going, it wouldn’t be too surpris-ing if Paducah somehow managed to defy the laws of nature and get a hurricane by the year’s end. The climate inside Tilghman does nothing to take away from the mood-swings of the weather; in fact, Tilghman’s wildly fluctuating temperatures might just be even MORE frustrating than those of the outdoors. Having to constantly transition between the freezing outdoors, the sweltering hallways, and the frustratingly inconsistent temperatures of classrooms requires wearing multiple layers of out-erwear and maintaining an unlimited amount of patience—an essentially impossible feat. A person can only repeatedly put on and take off a sweatshirt a certain number of times a day before it begins to take a toll on his or her sanity. And as the year wears on and summer still remains tantalizingly out of our grasps, that finite number grows smaller and smaller and our collective mental well-being plummets. These unpredictable temperatures do not simply fray at the nerves of the students at Tilghman; they also affect our overall performances in school. How are we supposed to write an entire essay in just forty short minutes when simply gripping a pencil is a challenge due to the numbing effects of overac-tive air vents? How is it even remotely possible to focus on a lecture when having to sit in a classroom that feels like a satanic sauna in the Sahara? In order for the academic success of the students of Tilghman to be maximized, a little more effort should go into ensuring that we won’t freeze to death or sweat into nonexistence by the time lunch rolls around. If you are still holding out hopes for the temperatures of both Paducah and Tilghman to stabilize, then I applaud you and your unwavering idealism. I, for one, subscribe more to the bleak realism that the situation calls for: arming myself with an umbrella, a magnitude of coats, and an embittered yet resigned scowl.

What are you most excited for on this spring break?

Fluctuating weather patterns baffle Tilghman students

“Seeing the Eiffel Tower and other famous landmarks of Europe.”

“Getting to sleep in.”

“Not being in school and lying on the beach.”

“Lying in the sun with my toes in the sand at Panama City Beach.”

by Catherine Miller

Jeremiah White (11)

Meredith Morris (12)

Kirsten Collins (10)

Parker Belt (9)Photos by Savanna Whelan

A wag of the finger goes to the sudden obsession with sloths among teenage girls. Sloths have been awesome since the beginning of time, so why has everyone been so slow, even sloth-like, to discover this fascinating creature? Our only guess is that people have until now believed the sloth to be a mysti-cal creature much like the Komodo dragon and the Tasmanian devil. A wag of the finger goes to Oscar Pistorius for shooting his girlfriend in the middle of the night. We at the Bell fail to understand why he didn’t simply kick open the door to see who was actually in the bathroom before shooting. We are also confused about why Pistorius didn’t simply run away from the scene once the police were called, being sure that the only man who could catch him was Usain Bolt. What we are sure of is that Pistorius’s involvement was a very disappointing and dramatic twist to his otherwise very inspiring story. A wag of the finger goes to Daylight Savings Time for taking away an hour of our much-needed sleep. It was originally proposed to make daylight available in the evening hours for working. How-ever, with the advent of electricity and lighting, it has become pretty much obsolete. Its only redeem-ing quality is giving back that extra hour of sleep eight months later.

by Cason Walden and Andrew Zaninovich

A tip of the hat goes to Robert Morris University for its spectacular upset against the University of Kentucky in the first round of this year’s NIT tournament. Robert Morris is a small, relatively un-known university located in Pennsylvania, but now, they have become the definition of an underdog story, teaching us all that big victories can come from unexpected places. A tip of the hat goes to Taylor Swift for being a role model of perfect relationships for young women everywhere. We would like to extend our most sincere gratitude to you for teaching young girls all over what a lasting relationship full of love and meaning should look like. Except for that one time with Harry Styles. And John Mayer. And Taylor Lautner. And Joe Jonas. And Jake Gyllenhaal. A tip of the hat goes to Girl Scout Cookies for being the closest thing to a real Heaven on Earth. These delicious treats are the only things that make winter worthwhile. After ten months of hiding in our own homes from religious fanatics and vacuum salesmen, we can finally look forward to welcom-ing these cookie-bearing strangers into our homes, even though it is normally frowned upon to invite small children into one’s home.

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PTHS students organize Down’s Syndrome Run

A 5-K run/walk was held March 9th at Noble Park to benefit the Down Syn-drome Association of Western KY. It was founded to honor the memory of Keira Grace Holt, a 4-year-old with Down Syndrome who lived in Grand Rivers and passed away on February 20th this year. When the race was created, the founders, a group of PT students who are friends of Keira’s family, hoped to split the funds raised 50/50 between the Down Syndrome Association and Keira’s funeral costs, but at the request of her family, all the proceeds went to the Down Syndrome As-sociation. Keira was a big fan of princesses, so it was only natural that the event be called “Tiaras for Keira” (it rhymes). Participants in the race/walk were encouraged to bring and wear their own tiaras in the memory of this sweet little girl. Tiaras were even given as awards along with the medals. A silent auction was also held at the event. T for K founder Tristen Miller states, “Tiaras for Keira was not only an op-portunity to show compassion towards the Holt family, but also a chance to raise Down Syndrome awareness. All in all, we had an amazing turnout.” Approxi-mately $4,800 were raised and donated toward Down Syndrome research. Most importantly, though, a sweet little angel was honored and remembered not only for her disability, but also for her strength.

by Lilly Burba

Photos by Will Smith

PT Band and Orchestra merit high ratingsby Savanna Whelan

Speech team members win top spots at State

by Katie Paxton

On March 14th-16th, PT’s Speech/Debate Team competed at the KHSSL State competition in Lexington, KY on UK’s campus. 33 members qualified and attend-ed. Caleb Farley and Cason Walden reached semifinals in Humorous Interpretation. Cason placed 7th overall, with Caleb close behind in 10th. Will Hancock broke finals in Broadcasting as well as Victoria Potter in Impromptu Speaking. Will won 3rd overall in Broadcasting, and Victoria won 2nd overall in Impromptu. Victoria was also a semi-finalist in Extemporaneous Speaking. Brante Green and Michael Hassel missed semifinals by 2 places and finished 20th out of 77 entries in Impro-visational Duo. In preliminary rounds, 1st places went to Daly Spicer and Yasmine Martinez. In a preliminary debate round, top speaker points were earned by Brante Green, Jacob Holtgrewe, and Cade Perfili. 2nd place in preliminary rounds went to Alexis Ash, Elizabeth Behrens, Erin Burba, Lakyn Fulton, Tristen Miller, Katie Paxton, Cade Perfili, and Savanna Whel-an. 2nd highest debate speaker points went to Hasaan Ali and Kevante Kilby. 3rd place in preliminary rounds went to Alex Goreing, Reed Harriman, Cade Perfili, Cole Spicer, and Savanna Whelan. The Tilghman Speech Team placed 11th out of the 48 high schools. Congrats!

Academic and FPS Teams compete at Stateby Lilly Burba

Photo by Will Hancock

On Monday, March 18th, the Paducah Tilghman Concert Band and Chamber Orchestra performed at the annual Kentucky Music Educators Association Competition at Murray State University. Both ensembles performed with high hopes and a high bar set before them, and both ensembles lived up to the expectations. At this competition, scores are given on a scale of one to four, one being the highest and four being the lowest. After months of dedicated practice, both the PT Band and the Orchestra received ones for their performances, giving them a “Distinguished” title de-termined by well-known musicians from across the state of Kentucky. The competition defines a Distinguished performance as “a superior performance with all basic elements performed on an exceptional level with a nearly flawless performance and technical pre-sentation.” With these Distinguished ratings, they continue to uphold the Paducah Tilgh-man High School tradition of excellence! The Paducah Tilghman High School Concert Band, under the direction of Mr. Patrick Saddler, played “On Cloud Nine” and “On a Hymn Song of Phillip Bliss,” both of which are grade four pieces, which are fairly difficult since the highest grade is grade six. “On Cloud Nine” featured soloists Sabrina Behrens, Blake Denson, Randy Hodge, Tyhesia Mackins, Dakota Tucker, and Rometta Washington. “On a Hymn Song of Phillip Bliss” featured soloists Sabrina Behrens and Erin Burba. The Paducah Tilghman High School Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Doug Van Fleet, played “Concerto IV” by Arcangelo Corelli, a grade six piece (the high-est and most difficult grade available). The piece features three “concertato,” or soloists. These were Alicia Humphrey on the cello, Caroline Washer on the second violin, and Savanna Whelan on the first violin. After performing their practiced pieces, both the Band and Orchestra had to sight read a piece of music for the judges. Performing a piece one has never seen before after just five minutes of analyzing it can prove to be a difficult task. Even so, the Band and Orchestra scored all ones on the sight reading portion of the competition as well. The Paducah Tilghman Concert Choir also performed before the judges on Thurs-day, March 21st, earning all Distinguished ratings as well! The choir sang “At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners,” Hallelujah,” and “If Music be the Fruit of Love.” The girls alone also sang “Come at Dawn” and “Nigra Sum,” and the boys alone sang “Weep No More” and “Do You Fear the Wind.” Congratulations to the PT Music Department!

The Bell would like to congratulate the members of the Paducah Tilghman Academic Team for their excellent performance at the State level competition! Now in its 28th year, the State Governor’s Cup competition, held March 16th through 18th in Louisville, Kentucky, is an event that brings together thousands of students from all across the state who are com-mitted to academic excellence. Tilghman’s participants are no exception to this high standard of achievement. Coached by Mrs. Karen Smith, a teacher at McNabb Elementary School, the Future Problem Solving Team took 7th out of 32 teams who made it to the State finals; the team consisted of Alicia Humphrey, Catherine Miller, Caroline Washer, and Savanna Whelan, with Lilly Burba as an alternate. This team, with the exception of Burba, a junior, is made up entirely of seniors. Humphrey, Miller, and Washer have been working together on the FPS team since their freshman year at Paducah Tilgh-man High School! This was the fourth straight year that the Tilghman FPS Team has advanced to the State level. They have seen much improvement in their career, moving from 31st place out of 32 teams (with one being disqualified) to finally breaking into the top 10 teams this year (Tilghman was number seven). When asked

how she felt about the team’s performance, Miller said, “I am so proud of how well we’ve done. The FPS Team is basically one big family, and it is so great to end on

such a positive note.” Their tro-phy was presented by none other than Kentucky’s governor Steven Beshear. Burba also placed 3rd in a special competition where FPS alternates from various teams are randomly put into groups of four to complete the same FPS booklet as the full teams. These five girls also participated in a competition where Future Problem Solvers complete a shortened booklet by themselves; the results were not available immediately, but will be published within a few weeks. Six students competed in sub-ject-area assessments in the Gov-ernor’s Cup Competition (Lilly Burba in Language Arts; Reese Butler in Mathematics; Marissa Davis in Language Arts; Meg Han-cock in Arts and Humanities; and

Will Hancock in Composition and Social Studies; and Catherine Miller in Arts and Humanities), but none made it into the elusive group of top 10 finalists. Even so, it was an honor for these students to have made it to the competitive State level. Though Tilghman’s smaller contingency could not match the might of Academic Team dynasties such as Louisville’s DuPont Manual, Lexington’s Paul Laurence Dunbar, or Paintsville’s Johnson Central, our team had a very strong showing.

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On February 26th, Mr. Nantz took a team of 24 students to Murray State to compete in the annual History Bowl. In the World History exam, Will Hancock placed 3rd, and Andrew Zaninovich placed 4th. Tilghman placed 3rd overall in World History, but did not place in U.S. History. The juniors and Savanna Whelan took the World History test, and the other seniors took the U.S. History test. Both tests were 150 questions long, with another 25 tie-breakers about current events. Participants were given an hour and a half to complete the grueling exams. The participating juniors were Cassie Arboleda, Elizabeth Behrens, Miles Butler, Alex Goreing, Trae Hampton, Will Hancock, Justin Holt, Jacob Holt-grewe, Sabel Overlin, Cole Spicer, Alex Story, and Andrew Zaninovich. The participating seniors were McKenzi Belt, Bobby Caldwell, Marissa Davis, Mike Deng, Avery Harriman, Alicia Humphrey, Conner Layne, Catherine Mill-er, Katie Paxton, Victoria Potter, Rometta Washington, and Savanna Whelan.

by Cole Spicer

PT competes in History Bowl

PT’s very own Casey Meyers recently won 1st Place for Kentucky in the Extem-porary Writing Competition for the Health Occupation Students of America orga-nization, or HOSA for short. HOSA is an organizational group for high school and collegiate students that prepares them for entering the healthcare field. In HOSA, students perform volunteer work pertaining to health services. This is Casey’s first year in HOSA, which she learned about through her classes at Tilgh-man’s trade school. In the Extemporary Writing category, students are given a prompt about health-care and have one hour to write an in-depth essay about the topic. Casey is the only PT student advancing to the national level of competition, which will take place in Nashville this June. Casey Meyers, a senior, will be attending the University of Missouri this fall on a nursing scholarship. Good luck to Casey at Nationals!

by Katie Paxton

PT’s Meyers earns first place in healthcare writing competition

The Tilghman Bell would like to congratulate Catherine Miller on being selected as the March Rota-ry Scholar. As a guest of the local Rotary Club, Miller will join other selected se-niors to meet Rotary mem-bers and actively participate in and learn about relevant community affairs. Schol-ars have the opportunity to listen to the guest speakers that the Rotary Club invites to the weekly meetings and mingle with community leaders.

When asked about being selected as a Rotary Scholar, Catherine stated, “I am proud to represent Tilghman at the Rotary Club during the month of March. Being able to listen to all of the speakers and meet some of the leaders of Paducah is a great opportunity.” Catherine’s selection as a Rotary Scholar is certainly justified, as she exhibits extraordinary academics, extracurricular involvement, and leadership at Tilghman. Miller is the President of National Honor Society, captain of the Academic Team, and a member of the Future Problem Solving Team, the Varsity Soccer Team, Re-cycling Club, Mock Trial, Junior Historical Society of Kentucky, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and The Bell staff. After high school, Catherine plans to major in history, and is currently uncertain of where she will be attending college.

by Cole Spicer

Catherine Miller chosen as March Rotary Scholar

The second round saw Murray defeat Fulton City, leading to a final round be-tween Tilghman and Murray. This match ended in a tight score of 24 to 29, with PT taking the title of WKAB Champions by a hair’s breadth. Following their victory, the Academic Team bade a bittersweet farewell to their senior members, Marissa Davis, Avery Harriman, Alicia Humphrey, and Catherine Miller, as well as their dedicated buzzer-girl of two years, Megan Cantwell. The WKAB victory marks the closing of an era in PT’s Academic Team history. Howev-er, these seniors have left their marks on the Tilghman’s tradition of excellence and are leaving behind an impressive mantle to be taken up by new PTHS students.

On March 8th and 9th, the Paducah Tilghman Mock Trial team sojourned out to Eastern Kentucky University and later Lexington, Kentucky, to com-pete in the State competition. There, Tilghman’s Varsity and Junior Varsity teams competed against nearly 30 other teams from across the state. Tilghman’s White (JV) team was composed of attor-neys Reese Butler, Teri Doss, Meg Hancock, Will Smith, Cole Spicer, and Madison Wurth and witnesses Maddie Chambers, Marcus Corbett, Lauren Eickholz, Elizabeth Katz, Anne Lasher, and Riley Sigler. The White team man-aged to claw their way back after a first-round defeat to fin-ish 7th overall, with Meg Han-cock taking Best Attorney and Lauren Eickholz taking Best Witness. Tilghman’s Blue (Varsity) team faced tougher competition, taking on two teams that would later place in the top 5. Due to a new scoring system, Varsity unfor-tunately didn’t place, despite having a seasoned lineup – attorneys Jacob Blan-

kenship, Miles Butler, Will Hancock, Catherine Miller, Victoria Potter, and Susannah Wilson and wit-nesses Lilly Burba, Sarah Harris, Margaret Hines, Alicia Humphrey, Annie Segebarth, and Brock Si-gler. Victoria Potter won Best Attorney, and Alicia Humphrey took Best Wit-ness. Both the White and Blue teams competed against teams from across the state, including St. Xavier, Madison Central, and Sa-cred Heart. Both White and Blue held their own against these central Ken-tucky teams, never losing by more than seven points and winning by margins of 30 or more.

The team was led by JV captains Madison Wurth and Will Smith and Varsity captains Will Hancock and Victoria Potter. The Mock Trial team is sponsored by Mrs. Hancock and assisted by attorney Mrs. Stacey Blankenship. The PT Mock Trial team will return to Lexington next year with the intent to win big again.

by Will Hancock

PTHS Mock Trial team performs at State

Every week, The Paducah Sun chooses one local senior from an area high school to feature on the front page for their community involve-ment and service, academic accomplishment, and lead-ership. The Tilghman Bell would like to congratulate Tilghman’s own Susannah Wilson for being selected as Teen of the Week for the week of March 3rd-March 9th. Susannah is involved in Mock Trial, Varsity Soccer, Beta Club, National Honor Society, Pep Club, and the Recycling Club. This fall, Susannah plans to major in Education at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi. When asked about reciev-ing this honor, Susannah stated, “I am deeply honored to be selected for this award, and I am happy that I could represent my school.”

Photo courtesy of Susan Hancock

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Susannah Wilson selected as Teen of the Week

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This Month in History: the March edition

by Margaret Hines and Emily Whitson

You know the ones we’re talking about. They alternate between skipping gleefully down the hallways and dragging themselves haggardly from class to class. They dutifully mark down the days until graduation on their calendars. They wear their four years of Tilghman with pride as they push the wee freshman out of the way while muttering that “the freshmen get smaller every year.” These are the confessions of the Senior Class… These last few months of school really seem entirely pointless. Seriously, why are we here? We’ve already figured out what we’re going to do with our futures, so what are we still doing here? It’s all just busy-work that you’re assigning to us. We’re seniors… like elderly people in retirement homes. They get to relax all day and don’t do anything. Why can’t we? It seems like a typical day for a senior is a drawn-out routine: we drag ourselves into school in the mornings, wishing we had more coffee, and we sit through your classes but don’t absorb anything because we’re too busy thinking about how badly we want to go to college where classes don’t start for at least an extra thirty minutes. At the end of the day, we might have wo-ken up a little, but we have such bad cases of senioritis, we still don’t attempt to do any of our homework. Senior year just seems like one giant gap year. We’re done with high school, but we can’t go to college just yet. We just wander around in a daze, contemplating whether or not this entire year is even necessary. Our parents and teachers tell us that we’re going to look back on these years with fond memories, but we’re not so sure.

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On March 6th, 1836, the Alamo fell to the forces of Mexican dictator Santa Anna. The Alamo, once a Spanish mission in the city San Antonio, was filled with Texan rebels who were fighting for their independence from Mexico. The Texans in the Alamo, led by William B. Travis, held out for two weeks against overwhelming odds, until finally the Mexican army broke through. However, the stalling action at the Alamo gave Sam Houston, a prominent leader of the Texan Revolution, enough time to gather a force of Texans large enough to challenge Santa Anna’s forces. At the battle of San Jacinto, the Texan forces would crushingly defeat the Mexicans, to the battle cry “Remember the Alamo!” On March 15th, 44 B.C. (the Ides of March), Gaius Julius Caesar was assas-sinated in the Roman Senate by a group of conspirators. Caesar, an ambitious Ro-man General who had conquered Gaul (modern-day France), had declared himself “Dictator for Life” of the Roman Republic. The conspirators, led by Caius Cassius and Marcus Junius Brutus, were later defeated at the Battle of Phillipi by Caesar’s right-hand man, Marc Antony, and Caesar’s great-nephew, Octavion. Octavion would later rename himself Augustus Caesar and become the first Emperor of the Roman Empire. On March 18th, 1974, the OPEC oil embargo against the United States ended. The embargo had started in response to negative Arab sentiments over the US sup-port of Israel in the Middle East. This oil embargo led to skyrocketing oil prices in the United States, causing major problems with transportation. The end of the em-bargo came with the negotiation of a peace treaty between the Israelis and various

Arab states, in which the United States stipulated that the embargo end. On March 21st, 1918, the First Battle of the Somme began. Code-named “Opera-tion Michael” by the German command, it was an attempt to break the lines of the Triple Entente. The ultimate goal of the operation was to break the French lines and force the British Expeditionary Force back across the English Channel. However, in one of the most brutal examples of trench warfare, nearly 500,000 lives were lost in exchange for negligible gains. On March 24th, 1989, the Oriental Nicety, formerly the Exxon Valdeez, ran aground in Prince William Sound in Alaska. Over 260,000 barrels of crude oil were spilled into the Northern Pacific Ocean following the crash, causing the worst oil spill in history at the time. Eventually, over 1,300 miles of water were covered with oil. The natural wildlife of the region was devastated by the spill, with otters, eagles, and fish dying from oil coverage. The devastation to the fishing industry was particularly severe, wrecking the industry for years to come. On March 25th, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire resulted in the deadli-est industrial accident in New York history. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, which produced blouses on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the building they occupied, caught fire at around 4:40 PM. Due to a lack of fire escapes and other safety mea-sures, 146 factory workers died, from both the fire and after jumping out of the windows to escape burning to death. It would be the catalyst for change in working conditions in the US and was one of the largest losses of life in New York history.Source: thehistoryplace.com

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Tired of the same old cafeteria food over and over again? You’ll never have to eat caf-eteria food again! The Tilghman Bell staff is pleased to inform the student body that in the 2013 fall semester, Tilghman will be opening a food court for students and faculty. This food court will be fully functional and fitted with separate restaurants, tables, and chairs. The food court will be placed in the current existing courtyard, with a roof installed over it. Tilghman has just recently finalized their contracts with a variety of restaurants. Stu-dents will have the opportunity to choose from the following restaurants: Chick-Fil-A, McDonald’s, Panda Express, Panera Bread, and Subway. This project is scheduled to begin construction in mid-April. Items purchased from the food court will not come with your free lunch from the caf-eteria. The restaurants will charge students at regular restaurant prices. However, many students feel the reward is well worth the price. A few of them gave their opinions about the upcoming food court:-Junior Jake Humphrey said, “This is the greatest thing I’ve ever heard!” -Sophomore Molly Thompson admitted, “I think I might gain a few pounds.”-Freshman Hunter Golightly stated, “That’s some high quality food. I’m going to go broke.” However, not everyone is happy with this new addition to Tilghman. Some seniors are disappointed that they did not have this opportunity. Senior Jonathan Craft stated, “That’s foul, bruh.”

New food court brings variety to Tilghmanby Jacob Blankenship and Alex Boyd

With the construction of the new Paducah Middle School, newness abounds on the familiar grounds of PMS. The massive building includes many more classrooms, lockers, desks, bathrooms, and other school-building necessities. With the growing size of the Tilghman classes of 2014 and 2015, the School Board has decided that it will be conducive to PT’s learning atmosphere to rid the proud classes of 2014 and 2015 of the distractions of younger students. Effective starting next school year, Tilghman will be solely reserved for Junior and Senior classes. The Freshman and Sophomores will return to Paducah Middle School, where they will continue to build upon their educations before coming to Tilghman. Both Mr. Davis and the PMS Administration are excited for the move, as PMS will be gaining two classes of students, while PTHS will be losing the two tiny classes that have clogged our halls for far too long. The change will affect just about every aspect of Tilghman life. At long last, efficient lines in the Caf-eteria and Blue Room will be free of line-cutting children, and our Student sections will be reserved for those true PT fans. It will also allow Tilghman students to have greater freedom in the classes that they take, now that freshman and sophomores will be out of the class rotations. Most importantly, however, no Tilghman student will ever again have to listen to the same old annoying questions from the high-pitched voices of confused freshman. The Bell staff would like to send their sincerest condolences to those current freshmen who will be returning to the Middle School, especially Parker Belt, Reese Butler, Meg Hancock, Jay Smith, and Daly Spicer. In an even greater blow, these students will not be allowed to participate in extra-curricular activi-ties at Tilghman, including Varsity sports. Thankfully, however, in two years these students will be able to return to Tilghman, fully equipped to handle the rigorous academic curriculum that Tilghman has to offer. Not everyone is happy with the change, however. Many freshmen have taken to chanting in the hall-ways about the unfairness of this change, led by notorious troublemakers Meg Hancock and Daly Spicer. They have organized numerous protests over the changes, leading to mass congestion in the main hall-ways of Tilghman. The Varsity sports teams are also in a flux, as the seniors and juniors tout the removal of such freshman players as Parker Belt from the Basketball team and Reese Butler from the Baseball team. Despite these naysayers, Tilghman will certainly be better off without the distractions of the under-classmen. Surely, this will usher in a new Golden Age of Paducah Tilghman High School, one that we members of the classes of 2014 and 2015 will surely bask in.

Tilghman’s freshmen to return from whence they came

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Administration institutes uniform policy to create orderby Makayla Holt

Just when you thought the construction was done, Tilgh-man is going under construction yet again. To accommodate the new students flooding in due to the consolidation of the county schools, Tilghman has decided to build a new wing to house the extra students who have decided to transfer here. The new facility will be built where the practice field is now. Many have expressed outrage at the loss of their practice field, but newly released information shows that there will be some pretty spectacular perks to having this new building on campus. After a vicious campaign of mud-flinging and bribery among the student body, the votes have finally been counted for what amenities the new building will house. The new wing of Tilghman will feature a coffee shop (cleverly named “The New Wing Coffee Shop”), a swim-ming pool for the newly formed water polo team to practice, a nap room for the seniors suffering from senioritis, a state of the art mini-golf park, and a recording studio for aspiring artists (which, I’m glad to report, will be soundproofed for the aspiring artists that should maybe aspire to something else). There will be a couple of classrooms, too. “I’m angry that the new additions are coming after I grad-uate,” current Tilghman senior Marissa Davis commented. “I’ve been campaigning for a recording studio the entire time I’ve been here! They’ve been squashing my talent. Squash-ing it! Figures they would only get it after I’m gone.” The rest of the student body is very excited about the changes, though. **Due to some confusion, we would like to clarify that no, the new wing isn’t to hold the new students away from the rest of the student body. They are not viewed as “diseased,” and the new building is not a “leper house.”

Tilghman expands to fit more students

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Well, boys and girls, that day has finally come! After many, many years of individ-ual freedom of expres-sion and character, it’s a sad day to announce that this coming school sea-son will bring closure to this privilege. Due to the lack of students fol-lowing our extremely lenient dress code, our staff has found it to be a distraction and incon-venience throughout the year to deliver constant reminders that we are neither hoodlums nor head-bangers. With much thought and consideration, the PTHS staff has agreed and decided with the Board that Tilghman adopt a uniform policy. Considering we don’t have much say on the matter, it should only be right that we at least get to have a little input on the look and style of these uniforms that we will be required to wear. With not much to choose from, khakis, skirts, and knee-length shorts seem to be our options. Of course, if we were to choose, it would be none of the above, because let’s face it, what is appealing about the “Vikings” plaid apparel? If you are into fashion and designing your own wardrobe, there’s still a way to make your uniform more “you.” You can mix-match and get several different gar-ments to switch your look throughout the week. For example, you may get one col-lared shirt that matches both a pair of khaki pants as well as a plaid skirt. Another option may be a navy sweater with khaki slacks, which you could also pair with a

plaid skirt! So many decisions and options, right?! Don’t get so pessimistic just yet though. Having a uniform already put together could save you some extra time from picking out your outfit in the mornings! Who’s going to complain about get-ting in a few minutes of extra sleep, anyway? Not only will we be saving ourselves the time, but we may also be saving some money as well! Getting caught up in the newest trends in high school can easily put a hole in your pocket. Luckily, the cost of these new uniforms will be small. Besides a very small increase to your school fees at the beginning of the year, there won’t be any extra costs! What do you guys think? This could be a good change that just needs some getting used to. Photo courtesy of Google Images

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Chicken Day [chik-uhn dey] (noun): the day of the week equivalent to the Sab-bath Day to Tilghman Students. This day has resulted in races similar to Track and Field meets and calories consumed with no judgment. However, no one seems to really wonder where these delicious chicken wings come from, or how they are prepared. Perhaps there is a Chicken Wing Conspiracy among us here at Paducah Tilghman. Many questions have risen about these beloved chicken wings. From where ex-actly do these wings come? If the wings are this large, how big is the chicken? What do they do with the rest of the chicken? Are there just a bunch of amputee chickens walking around on a farm somewhere? Is this even legal? What about the chickens’ feelings? What kind of person would take only the wings and not bother with the rest of the chicken? Is it not good enough for ravenous teenagers? What is so ad-dictive about these wings? Why do students feel the need to stampede towards the cafeteria like wildebeest from that one scene in The Lion King? Is there some kind of Chicken Wing Mafia organizing these slaughters? Are there concentration camps with numerous chickens running around with their heads cut off? The mysteries behind these chicken wings must be solved. An inside informant reported that he witnessed these chicken wings being bathed in an addictive chemical known as “hot sauce.” Obviously, this is a code name for

a dangerous concoction, but the real name of the solution is yet to be discovered. In addition to this, students are being served mysterious items resembling dinner rolls and mashed potatoes with gravy. It’s clear that these sides have some sort of ingredients that increase the addictive characteristics of the chicken wings when paired together. If there is a Chicken Wing Mafia behind this travesty, it’s evident that they’re working to increase the addiction of students by now allowing the serv-ing size of rolls to increase from one to two. The hooligans behind this mysterious meal must be stopped. Mr. Art Davis, Principal of Paducah Tilghman, has several theories about this infamous day of the week. “What do I personally think of [Chicken Day]? I think the students are crazy about it. I don’t eat the chicken, though. It doesn’t agree with me.” When asked about the possibility of an addictive chemical being added to the wings, he said, “I do believe they put something in the wings that makes the kids go crazy, but I’d hate to guess what it is. I’m immune to it, though.” Because of the students’ exaggerated excitement of this seemingly ordinary day, a full-fledged investigation has been initiated. If you or anyone you know has any information regarding illegal activities concerning these chicken wings, contact the Food and Drug Administration’s Poultry Bureau by calling 1-800-DOWN-WITH-CHICKEN. Any leads could help solve this life-threatening case.

“Chicken day” might prove to be a conspiracy

“Tragedy” strikes Tilghman

Mrs. Ross’s geometry students were all discovered bored to death trying to sit through an-other whole day of her proofs and perpendicular bisectors. Parents have still not been informed, and the school is still trying to decide how to deal with this mass extermination of freshmen.

Poor, poor Jade Townsley was found in a coma in the library after struggling to finish A Farewell to Arms in time for Mrs. Hancock’s class.

Last Wednesday, at approximately 11:15 a.m., Maken Smith was discovered in the Blue Room after choking on a chicken wing. Para-medics arrived immediately, but it was already too late!

Mrs. Stieg was taken hostage last Monday. She was discovered in her holding room bound and blindfolded. The culprits have yet to be caught; we suspect they are probably students that had previously been caught without badg-es. You have been warned!

Nobody could have ever predicted it, but a three-way cat fight broke out between Marissa Davis, Catherine Miller, and Victoria Potter over who really was most fit to be Vale-dictorian.

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The spring season is upon us, and with it comes a whole new set of fashion trends. These styles, many of which were exhibited at Spring Fashion Week in New York earlier this year, are revolutionary. Top designers rolled out outfits that made all the spectators gasp and which, if worn here at Tilghman, will truly turn heads in the halls. Some of the hottest new trends include: • Crocs: Everyone remembers having a pair of these rubber shoes in elementary school. Well, they are on their way to a huge comeback! They are available in a variety of colors and styles, from raw-chicken pink to acid-washed-denim blue; they even have leopard print! Be sure to purchase little ornaments to stick in the many holes to make these rubber beauties truly your own. • Socks with sandals: You want to wear those cute new sandals you picked up at the mall, but you are self-conscious about your little piggies. Do not fear, for there is a solution: slip on a pair of socks before don-ning your shoes. Make sure that the colors go together, though; you wouldn’t want to look trashy. • Navy blue and black: These two colors go to-gether perfectly! The difference between the two is just subtle enough for you not to be dressed just in one color, but not so much that there’s too much variation. Try to fool your friends by making them distinguish which of these two colors your new hoodie is. • Spiky hair: Men these days are content to let their hair sit flat and limp against their heads. Hot stars from Hollywood such as Charlie Sheen are instituting a cul-ture of hair-raising innovation with follicles rising high above men’s heads. Spiky hair, he assures me, is the next big thing. For inspiration, look to the boy bands of the late 90’s and early 00’s. • Unwashed hair: The world’s leaders in hair and beauty also say that washing your hair is so last year—

meaning they want it to look like you haven’t washed your hair since last year. If by any chance you’re late to the party and haven’t jumped on this trend, don’t worry. Just nix that clean habit now, and by the time summer rolls around, your hair will be in the height of fashion. And here’s an idea: cut out personal hygiene completely. Don’t comb your hair, don’t brush your teeth, and, best of all, do not use deodorant. All that nasty stuff does is hinder the world from experiencing your lovely smell. Many other animals determine their mate based on smell, so why shouldn’t we join them? • McCracken County swag: As I’m sure you’ve heard, next fall will see the opening of a new high school here in McCracken County. With that new place comes a whole new set of school spirit gear. But why wait until then to start wearing it? Get your Mc-Cracken County Mustangs gear now and gallop down the halls like the majestic horse our rivals hope to emu-late. Doesn’t everyone want to wear a deep, dark T-shirt adorned by that blazing red pony?! It is sure to become the hottest new style around town, and Tilgh-man will lead the charge. These are just a few of the hot new trends that will be hitting the streets this season. Some of the oth-ers are wearing the same thing every day (takes away the burden of choosing), wearing only baggy clothes (removes the distraction of ogling at others’ bodies), wearing your swimsuit around town (so you are always ready to hit the pool), and wearing thermal clothing in summer (you’ll be super warm and cozy!). Most peo-ple will be too afraid of change to try out one or more of these hip new styles. If you are one of the brave ones who will take the leap into the future, you will always be remembered for your bold fashion choices. Go ahead, make your mark on history!

New trends to spice up your spring wardrobe this year

For those of you out there who haven’t had a chance to partake in America’s new favorite pastime, have no fear, the Water Polo team will soon be here! That’s right, Paducah Tilghman will be joining KHSAA’s Water Polo League next school year in an attempt to draw more students to Tilghman athletics. The recent news, straight from Principal Davis, has already spurred tons of support for the Water Polo team, and the search for a coach has already been narrowed down to two candidates. The first option is a recently retired, 18-time Olympic gold medal winner, Michael Phelps. According to Principal Davis, Phelps has shown some serious interest in coaching Tilghman’s Water Polo team and hopes to establish the team as an offensive-based team with a special focus on speed. The second option is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and current goalie for the U.S. National Women’s soccer team, Hope Solo. Like Phelps, Solo has also shown some serious interest in becoming the coach of the new water polo team, but unlike Phelps, she is planning to establish the team as more of a defensive-based team with a special focus on goalkeeping. Tilghman administration plans to announce the new coach on April 1st of this year, and tryouts should take place over the summer in the pool in the new wing of Tilghman that will be added on to the current building next year. Multiple students have also displayed intentions of trying out for the team. Junior Andrew Zaninovich says, “Ever since I heard the news of the Water Polo team, I’ve been training night and day in preparation for tryouts, but the really tricky part will be teaching my horse to swim.” Sophomore Patrick Washer says, “Since my nickname is Octavius Rex, I can’t wait to show off my long, tan and handsome body to the spectators and fans!”

by Will Smith

Water Polo Team forms at Tilghman this year

On March 9th, 2013, Tilghman senior Hayden Mattingly was walking down the English hallway when he heard some suspicious noises coming from the library. Upon entry, he noticed two masked thieves making off with Tilghman’s favorite long-time fan, the Knight. When the thieves noticed Mattingly, they attempted to run, but Mattingly was able to stop them from stealing the Knight, though he was not able to identify either of the thieves. However, the Paducah Police, after a thor-ough investigation, were able to reveal a few facts about the attempted kidnappers. According to the Paducah Police, the kidnappers were planning on torturing the Knight until he revealed all of Tilghman’s century-old secrets to greatness. If he wouldn’t reveal the secrets, the police confided, the kidnappers planned to kill him. The fiends were planning on rusting, torching and eventually melting the Knight down to his essential elements in order to get the information they wanted out of him, but thanks to the quick action of Mattingly, the Knight is now safe and sound. When asked how he felt about the whole situation, the Knight was still unable to answer due to the emotional trauma brought on by the kidnapping plot. Perhaps the most shocking information to come out of the investigation, howev-er, is that a new gang in town, known to most as the ’Stangs, were the masterminds behind the whole plot. The ’Stangs (short for Mustangs) is a new gang consist-ing wholly of current Heath, Lone Oak, and Reidland freshman, sophomores, and juniors. Gang members are known to ride around Paducah on their multicolored rainbow ponies and chant the spine-tingling verse of “Mustang Pride.” Although the strength of the ‘Stangs comes in their large amount of members, the Paducah Police have informed the Bell that they pose no serious threat to the safety of Tilghman or any of its numerous State Championship Titles. Tilghman Principal Art Davis is now taking every possible precaution to keep the Knight out of harm’s way. From now on, during after school hours, the Knight

will be locked in a safe located at the bottom of Tilghman’s pool on the third floor. In order to get the combination to said safe, students must agree to only transport the Knight directly to and from Tilghman games. If any student is to break that agree-ment, they will be eternally sentenced to the back of the line on Chicken Day.

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Tilghman senior stops Knight kidnapping, leads to shocking discovery of new gang

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Complete the Sudoku Puzzle

Answers: Remember, in order to successfully complete a Sudoku puzzle, you must finish assigning the num-bers 1-9 to each row, column, and 3x3 grid. If you want to check your answers, look at the small grid to the right.

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Movies to see before graduating Tilghman

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For those who don’t know, Bonnaroo is one of North America’s biggest music festivals. The 24/7 music festival takes place on a massive farm located in Manchester, Tennessee. The best artists of every genre have most likely graced one of Bonnaroo’s stages, whether they started playing at a 3 o’clock AM show or headlining on the first Friday night. It’s embarrassing to admit, but before the lineup came out, I was posi-tive it wasn’t going to be worth going to, and I was afraid I would want to end up selling the ticket I received as a present this Chirstmas. But, thankfully, I was DEAD WRONG! 2013’s lineup is the best I’ve seen in quite some years now. Headlining this year will be the former lead singer of The Beatles, Paul McCartney; Mumford & Sons; and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. This year, St. Vincent, Earl Sweatshirt, WU TANG CLAN, The XX, The Lumineers, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, and A$AP Rocky are scheduled to perform. But it’s not even the headliners this year that are the most exciting part, the smaller acts they’ve booked and the “jam bands” (bands that play throughout the night ‘til morning) are fantastic; some, for example, are Purity Ring, Matt & Kim, and Portugal, the Man. Bonnaroo is a festival that celebrates all aspects of the arts, not just music. What most people don’t know is that Bonnaroo is visited by renowned comedians. This year’s comedy tent will hold a very special place for Daniel Tosh, the host of the hit show on Comedy Central Tosh.0, whom I cannot wait to see live. Bonnaroo is the ultimate “festival experience” for any passionate art lover. No matter your preference for music, comedy, or art, you are sure to find something you will fall in love with and leave with an experience you won’t soon, or maybe ever, forget.

Lineup for musical festival, Bonnaroo, is announced

Oscars results Before the Academy Awards ceremony on February 24th, the Bell made predictions as to who would win each category. In the end, we managed to successfully guess sev-en out of the eleven award recipients. Here are the official results, with our unsuccessful predictions in parentheses:Best Actor in a Leading Role – Daniel Day Lewis in Les MiserablesBest Actress in a Leading Role – Jennifer Lawrence in Sil-ver Linings PlaybookBest Director – Ang Lee for Life of Pi (predicted: Steven Spielberg for Luncoln)Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Christoph Waltz in Djan-go UnchainedBest Actress in a Supporting Role – Anne Hathaway in Les MiserablesBest Animated Feature Film – Brave (predicted: Wreck-It Ralph)Best Original Screenplay – Django Unchained (predicted: Wreck-It Ralph)Best Adapted Screenplay – ArgoBest Original Song – SkyfallBest Visual Effects – Life of Pi (predicted: The Hobbit)

Though the film industry has greatly changed since its establishment, the influence and power and that movies possess and the emotions and thoughts that they evoke have remained a constant, significant pres-ence throughout their existence. Certain movies, in particular, deeply affect us as human beings. Before graduating from high school, here are a few that ev-eryone needs to see:The Sound of Music One word defines The Sound of Music better than any other: timeless. It first came to theatres almost fifty years ago, and since then, a shared love of its profound story, historical setting, engaging characters, beloved actors, and simply phenomenal music has spanned generations, ensuring that The Sound of Music will be remembered as one of the best movies of all-time. Forrest Gump “My momma always said, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’” This line from Forrest Gump is one of the most memo-rable movie quotes of all time, and rightfully so, as Forrest Gump sits near the top of the list of movies everyone must watch before graduating high school. Completed with humorous takes on historic events and Forrest’s simplistically insightful commentary, the movie is charming, sentimental, funny, heart breaking, and a must-see.

The Lord of the Rings As a general rule, book-to-movie adaptations tend to elicit negative reactions from both average mov-iegoers and fans of the book. The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, however, is another story entirely. Criti-cally acclaimed, masterfully done, and brilliantly act-ed, director Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels leaves any audience member with a sense of satisfaction and a thirst for more. While watching all three films requires a lot of time and pa-tience, you will undoubtedly enjoy your fantastic jour-ney to Middle Earth and back.Star Wars George Lucas’s original Star Wars trilogy can be considered the quintessential basis of the modern sci-ence fiction genre. The stories, characters, and worlds of these films make for some of the most satisfying rides through any modern epic. The film is also a who’s who of big names from the movie industry, including Harri-son Ford acting, James Earl Jones providing his voice, Steven Spielberg directing, and John Williams provid-ing the film’s masterfully-done scoring. The new tril-ogy also has its merit, with a strong story and excellent special effects, but the true magic of the series rests in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. With the announcement of a new(er) trilogy, now is a great time to see the originals.

Casablanca No modern movie can compare to the gripping love-triangle seen in Casablanca, a drama set and filmed during World War II. The film follows the cynical Rick Blaine, an American expatriate who owns a nightclub in the tension-filled, Nazi-occupied Casablanca, Mo-rocco. When his lost love, Ilsa, comes back into his life, he is forced to make some very difficult decisions. With its wonderful characterizations and beautifully-constructed plot, Casablanca is widely considered one of the best movies of all time for a reason.Casino Royale With the recent release of Skyfall, the time has nev-er been better to return to the first time Daniel Craig donned the codename 007. Casino Royale is consid-ered one of the finest James Bond movies of all time, with Craig portraying a Bond that is not only a hard-ened warrior, but also a man posessing a dry wit and a deep back-story; these three elements had never before been blended together in any past Bond films. While everyone has their own personal preferences, all of the films on this list are culturally significant, beloved by millions across the globe, and legitimately well-made movies. Before heading out into the world on your own for the first time, do yourself a favor and check at least some of them out if you haven’t already done so. Trust us, you won’t regret it.

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Taylor Thompson recently competed in the KHSAA State swimming championships in Louisville on February 21st-23-rd. He placed in the top 16 in both of his races, finishing 13th in the 50 Freestyle and 16th in the 100 Freestyle. He finished a remarkable 11 spots from his original seeding at the State meet. Thompson is a just a sophomore here at Paducah Tilgh-man and has only been competing for two and a half years. While competing at the State championships, he also broke two Paducah Tilghman swim records. Previously, Steve Brig-ance held the 50 Freestyle record for 20 years, and Mark Ward held the 100 Freestyle for 17 years. The Bell staff is looking forward to seeing Thompson’s swimming career at Tilghman prosper even more in the next two years.

Paducah Tilghman senior DeAndre “Bubba” Mayes signed a letter-of-intent to play football for Ellsworth Community College on February 27th at Paducah Tilghman High School. Mayes was an offensive and defensive lineman for the Tor-nado team that was 12-4 in 2012. He was a team captain and was in the All Western Kentucky Conference selection. “De-Andre is one of most talented linemen I have ever coached,” said Offensive Coordinator Jonathan Smith. “He has the size, skills and framework to succeed at the next level, provided he puts in the effort.” Ellsworth Community College, located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, is a member of the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. They were 3-1 in the confer-ence and 6-4 overall in 2012. “I’m looking forward to getting more experience,” said Mayes, “and it will be exciting to go to Iowa. My goal is to start my freshman year.”

On March 3rd, at the conclu-sion of the Region 1 Boys Bas-ketball Tournament, Conner Layne received the Rex Alex-ander Award. Conner is the first basketball player in the history of Tilghman athletics to win this prestigious award. The Rex Alexander Award is based on athletic achievement, academic achievement, and character. When asked about receiving the award, Layne stated, “I feel honored because no one else in Tilghman history has ever won this award. It is an honor to rep-resent Tilghman in this way.”

Layne gets Rex Alexander Award

PTHS Girls’ Basketball are First District champs

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Thompson swims at State competition

PT’s “Bubba” signs with Ellsworth CC

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Chelsey Shumpert and the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado continued their February wrath in the Region 1 Tournament as they defeated the Mayfield Cardinals in the first round. Shumpert poured in a game-high of 32 points and dished out three as-sists in the team’s 60-37 win. This was the team’s ninth win in February and their 12th consecutive win overall. Following the win, the team was set to play Marshall County in the semi-finals of the tour-nament, where they looked to ride their momentum into the championship game. Those dreams fell short after poor shooting and a heavy amount of turnovers led Marshall County to a 64-47 victory. Shumpert again provided a big scor-ing output, dropping 28 points, but the team shot 16-52 from the field in the loss. For a second year

in a row, our Lady Tornado was forced to watch the championship game from a spectator’s view, but the Bell staff would like to wish the team luck in their preparations for next season. Despite a disappointing ending to the season, Shumpert achieved a milestone that only twenty other players in the history of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association have ever achieved: scoring 3,000 points. She finished her career with 3,076 points, which ranks her as 17th among the KHSAA Girl’s All-Time Scoring List. Due to her impressive play this season, which helped her reach this amazing feat, Shumpert was named the Re-gion 1 Player of the Year alongside Tilghman Head Coach Mr. Rod Thomas, who was named Region 1 Coach of the Year.

Photo by Will Smith

Photos by Savanna Whelan

Region 1 Coach of the Year: Rod ThomasPlayer of the Year: Chelsey Shumpert

The PT freshmen Boys’ Basketball Team trav-elled to compete at a tournament in Marshall Coun-ty on February 16th. The team was already lacking two starters going into the tournament due to the approaching Varsity Districts. This young, talent-ed freshmen team consisted of Logan Bakehouse, Parker Belt, Jordan Prather, Sammy Tyrrell, Devon Wade, and Brannon Warfield. Seven players began the first game against Ballard and came out on top with a score of 64-54. Unfortunately, with the win, the team lost Tyrrell for the rest of the tournament due to injury. The Tornado began their second game of the day with one sub on the bench, but the team managed to advanced to the semifinals with their 49-41 win over Henderson. The real excitement in the tournament occurred in the excruciatingly close game against Graves Coun-ty, which went into five overtimes. The entire game was neck-and-neck, and regulation ended with a tie. The first overtime ended with a foul at the buzzer that allowed Graves County to tie the game 51-51. In the first overtime, a Tilghman player fouled out, leaving only five to play the second overtime. The second overtime resulted in a loss of two more Tilghman players due to fouling out, but the team

still managed to tie the game 64-64. Tilghman took the court with only three eligible players, taking on the Eagles with a full bench for the third overtime. The lone three players for the Tornado team worked past having two players double-teamed at all times to tie the game once again at 68-68. In the middle of the fourth overtime, the lights in the gym went out, and the entire stands and both teams were forced to relocate to the main gym. The Tornado finished the fourth overtime 73 all. As the fifth overtime began, the officials only put one minute on the clock. In an impressive ending to the amazing game, Parker Belt made a 3 point shot as the final buzzer rang throughout the gym. Tilghman faced incredible odds to finally defeat the Graves County Eagles, in the fifth overtime with only 3 players, 76-73. Minutes later, they would have to take the court again for the Championship game. Unfortunately, the physically exhausted Tor-nado lost a heart-wrenching game to Carbonale 44-45. The freshmen team showed incredible heart, tal-ent, and endurance throughout the tournament, and the Bell looks forward to witnessing their impact on the Paducah Tilghman Basketball Program at the Varsity level.

The future is bright for PT Basketballby McKenzi Belt

by McKenzi Belt

by Jordan Kendall

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SPorTS 12PT Baseball boasts winning recordPTHS Softball

team starts out strong this year

Tilghman Trackseason begins

PT Tennis season starts with a roar

by Cason Walden

by Miles Butler and Jordan Kendall

courtesy of Danette Humphrey

by Margaret Hines

Our Lady Tornado Softball team started their season this past weekend scrimmaging Murray High and Fulton City in Murray, KY on Saturday, March 9th. They played a close game against a strong Murray squad, but lost 3-2. Karlee Hum-phrey went 2-3 and Claire Froehlich pitched her first game of the season. Layne Morgan, Shael-ynn Tyler, and Stephanie Sexton also helped the team out with hits. Tilghman proceeded to beat the Fulton City squad 16-1 with Lyndsey Kend-all, LaDasia White, Kalli Chapman, Layne Mor-gan (2-2), Yuka Tanaka, and Joya Smith all get-ting hits. At Cadiz, the PTHS Softball Team made history when they won the Shine Bright on the Diamond tournament at Trigg County on March 17th, the first softball tournament championship the team has ever won in the history of Tilghman Softball. PT won its pool by beating Fort Campbell hand-ily with a score of 17-0 and Trigg County in a close 7-6 game that lasted eight innings. Tilgh-man also won their Carlisle County game 13-8 to take home the championship. Karlee Humphrey went 12-of-15 from the plate, drove in 10 runs, and won two games from the mound. Against Trigg County, Jalisa Smith drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a hit that brought Joya Smith home from third. In the Pope County regular season game on Friday, Tilghman was winning 9-7 after four in-nings, but Pope County scored eight runs in the fifth to win. Karlee Humphrey was 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Tornado, who hosted the game after the Pirates’ field was deemed unfit for play. The PT Softball Team will be playing in an-other tournament this weekend in Lone Oak. The Tornado will play Mount Home at Tilghman on Friday at 3:30, and Carlisle again on Friday at 5:30. They will also play Calloway on Saturday. Members of the 2013 Softball team are; Eliza-beth Behrens, Kalli Chapman, Brooke Debrakins, Claire Froehlich, Karlee Humphrey, Courtney Johnson, Lyndsey Kendall, Breia Mayes, Key-shauna Menefee, Peyton Layne Morgan, Mallory Myers, Diaimond Pearl, Stephanie Sexton, Kayla Slagle, Jalisa Smith, Joya Smith, Yuka Tanaka, Shaelyn Tyler, Abbi Watkins, and LaDasia White. The Bell would like to congratulate the Softball Team for winning their first tournament, and wishes them luck during the rest of the season!

The Tilghman Track team has been hard at work for the past 3 months, and after competing at the Marshall County All-Comers, it is obvious that more work is need-ed to win a State title. The boys’ team placed 2nd out of 17, and the girls received 4th place out of 15, even though the team competed in fewer events than usual due to cold weather. Both teams were dominant in the sprinting categories, but lacked in others. These students placed in their categories:Girls:- Alexis Smith- 2nd in 100 meter- Arius Brown- 2th in 400 meter- Aleja Grant- 1st in 800 and 1600 meter- Keyonna Allen-Woods- 4th in High jump- Molly Thompson- 3rd in Pole Vault 2nd in 4x100Boys:- Marcus Corbett- 1st in 100 meter- Darius Garnett- 4th in 100 meter, 2nd in 200 meter- Chris Flemons- 1st in 200 meter- Lenny Grace- 6th in 200 meter, 2nd in 400 meter- Arjon Thompson- 2nd in 400 meter- Nick Shelby- 3rd in 400 meter- Mickey Davis- 7th in 400 meter- Cason Walden- 3rd in Pole Vault, 8th in Long Jump- Tre Coleman- 1st in Shot Put- Derek Overstreet- 3rd in Shot Put- Tyler Scarbrough- 7th in Shot Put, 5th in Discus- Jalion Chism- 1st in Discus, “National Elite” by Mile-split.com for 151-04 throw, 1st in 4x100

The Tennis Team has had a great start to this 2013 season, defeating Murray, Calloway County, Marshall County, CCA, and Reidland. The team is under the leadership of Coaches Jeff Leeper and Kay Pinkley, who have been coaching Tilghman Tennis for several years now. Junior Andrew Zaninovich looks forward to the rest of the season, hoping to continue their unde-feated run. He is optimistic about the Lone Oak match, coming up on March 25th. Senior Victoria Potter is confident that the girls’ team will prove to be victorious through the rest of the season and all the way to State. “I think this is the strongest team we’ve had in a decade, especially with the additions of the foreign exchange students. I’m op-timistic for a very successful season!” The talent and skill on the girls’ team seems to be at an all time high, with success coming from younger players and the up-perclassmen. We at the Bell all would like to wish the Tennis Team luck during their upcoming season!

Photo by Savanna Whelan

I am very optimistic about the upcoming season, we have a strong team and should play well against our rival Lone Oak and have a good showing at regionals.-Zack Hertter

The PT Baseball Team is off to a strong start, with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses and already scoring 84 runs in the first 8 games. The team led off the year with an 11-1 win over Carlisle County at home, with Jeremiah White picking up his first win with strong pitch-ing. They followed the win with a late-inning loss to Murray. After both teams battled most of the game, a bases loaded two-run double gave the Tigers a 5-3 edge over the Tornado. The team bounced back with three consecutive wins over Ful-ton Co., Hickman Co., and Fulton City. The win against Fulton Co. pushed the team’s record to 2-1 after they defeated the Pilots 11-0. They then won against Hickman Co. with a 20-0 win. Aaron Arm-strong produced 4 RBI on 2-4 hitting, and CCA transfer Caleb Farley added another 3 RBI on 2-2. The team picked up their third consecu-tive victory against Fulton City. Jeremiah White hit the team’s first homerun of the season and went 3-4 from the plate and brought in 3 RBI on the way to a 13-0 victory. Tilghman then returned home to play Trigg Co., where they suf-fered their second loss of the season. This game was a back-and-forth battle, but the team lost 14-12 in a 7-inning game. Junior transfer Matthew Moore went 2-3 from the plate with 4 RBI.