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THE LAKER REVIEW
Our Vision: “Successful- Now and Beyond”
Volume 35
Issue 6
Our Mission: “Learners for Life”
Calloway County High School
2108 College Farm Road, Murray, Ky. 42071
May 15, 2015
Six faculty, staff members say goodbye to CCHS Prom 2015
Meredith Enoch
Staff Writer
As the school year ends, so do
the careers of six CCHS faculty
and staff members who are retiring. These include history teacher
Marshall Ward, science teacher Melissa Green, art teacher Sandy Sasso,
guidance counselor Susan Williams,
guidance secretary Claudia Carson
and Harbour coordinator Barbara
Hendon.
Ward is
finishing his
37th year of
education.
“I want to
leave a legacy
of
interactions with the
communit y
with mock
elections
Marshall Ward
and bringing people in my class who have
had an impact on this community.
I advocate for students. A lot of
adults don’t advocate for students;
they advocate for their little piece of
the pie, their little kingdom. I want
students to feel comfortable coming
into my room and asking me questions about their rights or whatever,”
Ward said.
“I’ll miss the teachable moments.
With all these end-of-course exams
and all these cute little things that
are coming down, we have fewer
and fewer teachable moments in
the classroom. We have to teach to
a test, basically, which is ridiculous.
It’s dumbing down things to get a
bunch of objectives covered. So, I’ll
miss the teachable moments.”
Green has been teaching for 30
years here.
“I have had so many wonderful
experiences at CCHS. I am a Laker
for life; I
am very
proud of
our high
school,
and I had
a wonderful career
working at
CCHS, ”
Melissa Green
Green
said. “I really enjoy working with
students. I will miss seeing many of
the faculty and staff. I have developed many wonderful friendships
while working here.”
Sasso has been working with
Calloway
students for
30 years, seven of which
have
been
spent at the
high school.
“As someone ‘not from
here,’ I owe so
Sandy Sasso
much to this
school system and these students
and their parents for supporting me
all these years! In my retirement
I plan to visit my far-flung family in North Carolina, Brownsville,
Texas, and most of all, my daughter
and new grandchild in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin! I also look forward to
working in my studio on my own
art every day and to working in the
gardens at home,” Sasso said.
Williams has been a guidance
counselor at Calloway for 15 years,
but she has worked as an educator
for 32 years total.
“It has been fantastic, and it feels
weird to be
at a point
where I’m
even thinking
about
retiring because in my
head when I
was 25, I’m
in the classroom, and
Susan Williams
the people
who were retiring were old! And now I’m here,
and I don’t think I’m old! But I am
ready to move on. I told someone
the other day that I’m not counting down the days; I’m not doing a
calendar-countdown. I can’t. I don’t
want to waste my energy counting
it down because I’m still in this job,
and I will be until June 30. I also
don’t want to be here so long that
when it’s time to go, I can’t wait to
go. I want to leave while it still hurts
a little,” Williams said. “I’m going to
miss the students and my people so
much. But what a wonderful opportunity, what a wonderful district.”
Williams continued, “I hope
that when people remember my
time here, they remember that Mrs.
Crouse and I made an excellent
team. We were kind of made for
each other. Together, we were one
really good counselor, and I know
the person that comes along after me
will feel that way because she’s awesome. I want people to think about
this office and the team we made. I
would like people to remember that
I had a passion for what I do and for
the students.”
Carson has been working with
Calloway for 24.5 years.
“I have enjoyed my years with the
Calloway County School District; I
have worked with some wonderful
people, and
I will miss
them, but
it is time
for me to
leave and
be able to
help with
my grandchildren,”
Carson
Claudia Carson
said.
Hendon has been working for
the Harbour Youth Services Center
for 16 years, and she’s been the coordinator for 12 of those years.
“This has been a dream job for
me, and I’ll certainly miss being a
part of the Youth Services Center here at Calloway County High
School and working with the other
Family Resource Centers in our district,” Hendon said. “I have enjoyed
getting to know so many of the kids
and their families who have come
through our office these past 16
years. I do hope I have helped them
feel special in some way.”
Hendon continued, “The faculty
and staff are top notch in my opinion, and I will miss them terribly.
They have been a big part in making
this office successful because of their
collaboration with the Harbour. I
am looking forward to seeing what
this ‘retirement thing’ is going to be
like! Mrs.
Lisa Hays
will be the
new Coordinator for
the Harbour starting July 1,
and I know
she will do
a wonBarbara Hendon
derful job
and continue serving all the students
at CCHS.”
Emma Gallimore
Seniors Sarah Humphreys, left, and Shayla Phillips arrive at Grand March with their
escorts during Prom 2015, Derby.
Project Grad begins after ceremony
Jami Foster
Advertising Manager
Every year seniors look forward
to Project Graduation after the
graduation ceremony. Prizes, money and games attract students to be
a part of this fun event.
“Project Graduation is a parentsponsored event. The goal is to provide the graduating class a safe, fun
place to hang out after graduation,”
Coordinator Ashley Fritsche said.
Any student who walks at
graduation is allowed to attend the
event. Doors open at 11 p.m. and
lock at 12 a.m June 1. Once the
doors lock, no student is allowed
inside, and a parent must be notified if a student leaves. The event
will last until around 6 a.m.
“To prepare, there is lots of
brainstorming on fundraisers,
meeting with co-chairs on preparing for what activities will be
played, budgeting for the event,
and many, many hours of fun and
laughter with senior parents organizing the event,” parent Sherry
Hill said.
The Fab Five, a group of five
devoted parents who have helped
with Project Graduation from the
start, includes Lisa Hill, Amy Mize,
Brenda Luther, Regina Duncan
and Nancy Overbey.
“Your parents have worked hard
this year to raise money for this
event. We will have various games,
prizes and events during the night.
We hope you all attend and enjoy
spending one last night together as
the Class of 2015,” Fritsche said.
This event is not only one last
hoorah with peers, but also a night
to gain a little extra cash.
According to the Fab Five,
“Seniors don’t want to miss all
the exciting new games this year-Twister, Human Hamster Balls
and many more. Lots of cash and
ways to make cash will be given
throughout the night. Seniors will
be able to win Laker bucks all
throughout the night to go toward
bidding at the end of the event-the auction. Prizes such as Ipads,
TVs,
printers, PlayStation 4, to
name a few will be available to bid
on with Laker bucks at the Auction. Seniors don’t want to miss all
the fun!”
For $5, a senior can bring one
guest that must be approved by
the school to attend. These guests
cannot win cash; however, they can
win Laker bucks for the senior during the auction.
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Around campus
Student to spend Faculty remember seniors
summer with
“This senior class seems to
will ALWAYS remember
French pen pal this“Igraduating
be anxious for the next step
class in par-
Chase McCoy
Staff Writer
Bobbi Brashear
Senior Seth Svebakken demonstrates how electrostatic electricity works with a Van
de Graaf generator in Beth Morehead’s physics class.
Courtesy of Linda DeVoss
French students enjoyed a culture day in which they had a picnic and played
boulles.
The Laker Review
May 15, 2015
News
In French Class, people have
the opportunity to do many things.
Students learn about French culture, cuisine, and the language. One
of CCHS’s own students, freshman
Lexi Lilly, is doing a private exchange to France this summer.
Lilly feels very excited to be able
to have the opportunity to travel
to France and spend the summer
there.
Lilly’s pen pal and future hostess
explained in a letter why she wanted Lexi to come to France.
“I really want to progress in
English and will be happy to welcome you to France.”
Lilly said, “I recently obtained
my passport, so all that is settled. I
am very excited to be able to go to
France. I really like the culture and
the language.
“I feel that going to France would
put me ahead of my French studies
because I plan to study French III
next year.”
“I am very excited to be able to
formally meet my host family in
person. They seem like great people,
and I am lucky to be able to get to
know them. I got into contact with
this family through [French Club
sponsor] Valerie Hendley.”
Lilly’s pen pal will then come to
the United States to stay with Lilly
for the entire month of July.
ticular because I am “graduating” this year as well. Olivia
Stokes will be my last Mentor
Student; Casey Johnson will be
my last Advanced Placement
Student; Erin Orr, Madison
Ball, Larry Eakels and Cecil
Clayton will be my last Independent Study seniors. And
I always love it when seniors
finally get around to taking Art
1 – so it was great getting to
know, Holly Bland, Jay Hackathorn, Callie Garrison and
Anasha Foster! I wish this class
all the best, and I will hold a
special place in my heart for
them!” -- Sandy Sasso
“I want to wish the entire
class the best of luck in the
future. I have followed many
from kindergarten until senior
year and have enjoyed watching them grow into a mature
adult. Good Luck.” -- Melissa
Green
“It has been a pleasure
working with this class for
prom this year. They work
hard, and I look forward to
seeing what they contribute to
society.” -- Sarah Loveless
“Infinitely ‘Missable.’ A
Class Act.” -- Linda DeVoss of college, the world of work,
or the military. Some classes
are reluctant to pursue their
dreams; this class is ready!” -Marshall Ward.
“The Class of 2015 will
always be a special group to
me for the rest of my life. I
have gotten to spend two years
in the building with this class,
and I am very impressed with
the wide array of talent and
skill I have observed over their
four years at CCHS. Without
a doubt, they have left their
mark in so many areas, and I
hope and pray for great success
in the future for each and every
one of them. Additionally, I
am hoping they look back and
recognize the time and effort
put in by this staff to encourage, support, console, advise
and honor them during this era
of their lives. I look forward to
an invitation to their 10- year
reunion!” -Randy McCallon, Principal
“The Senior Class of 2015
has some of the most talented
athletes, who also happen
to be super smart academic
students. You don’t always find
that combination.” -- Jennifer
Stubblefield
The Laker Review
May 15, 2015
Calloway Idol winner
News
School updates curriculum
Martin Mikulcik
Feature Editor
CCHS has recently adopted a
new introductory course to its curriculum guide under the name of
Introduction to Media Arts. According to Site-Based Decision
Making (SBDM) Council member
Steve Smith, this class was introduced by the Career and Tech Ed
office at the Kentucky Department
of Education.
The course is designed to replace the old pathways with more
up-to-date pathways. The older
pathways were designed before the
digital age, thus having students
learn outdated technologies, such
as using film cameras.
This change in curriculum was
made at the April 15 SBDM meeting. After discussing, Smith made
a motion to approve the new course
and its pathway and teacher Ashley
Fritsche seconded it.
The recent change affects teacher Randy Herndon, who will be
teaching the course.
“In current tech education, there
have been a number of pathways all
over the map; some graphic art is
oriented toward magazine design,
some more oriented to industrial
technology graphics and some to
web design. There were so many
pathways, and many of them were
very outdated because of older
technology.
“So, what the Department of
Education wanted to do is streamline part of it and eliminate some of
the overlap. Then, they created one
basic area called media arts with
three pathways: Graphic Design,
Interactive Media, and Cinematography and Video Production. We’ll
be doing a lot of the same things
although the courses will have different names,” Herndon said.
Students already in the older
pathway will still be allowed to
complete it, but any new students
who enter the program will be
placed in the new pathway. Herndon hopes that in the new pathway,
Laker TV will remain on a weekly
basis as training ground for video
production. The course will be renamed to fit the new pathway.
The goal of the new course is
to introduce students to the three
pathways in Media Arts. Not all of
the details have been decided at this
time.
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Students place Summer School begins June 8
in French exam Brianna Miles
class to go to summer school,”
Chase McCoy
Staff Writer
Alan Dickenson
Senior McCall Key wins the annual Calloway Idol contest with his musical talent.
Several students recently performed well on the National
French Exam. Junior Tyler Winn,
sophomores Kiana Norsworthy
and Braxton Bogard, freshmen
Patience Derting and Holly Hardt
competed.
Teacher Linda DeVoss reported the results of the following
students.
Derting, chapter rank of 1, national rank of 5, national percentile
of 95, platinum and gold medalist.
Bogard, Hardt, and Norsworthy,
chapter ranks of 3, national ranks
of 8, national percentiles of 90, silver medalists.
The following student ranked
both for the Kentucky chapter and
nationally on the National French
Exam (Le Grand Concours), level
1 A: Winn, chapter rank of 9, national rank of 14, national percentile of 75, Bronze medalist.
DeVoss said that 18,705 students across the United States
took The National French Exam at
this level of competition.
“I am proud of these students
and their impressive scores—impressive not just at a chapter level,
but also on a national level. These
students show evidence of life long learning habits –learning for
personal enjoyment, for enrichment, for critical thinking, and
for global understanding,” DeVoss
said.
Staff Writer
One of the main things that
teachers and staff members
worry about in a student’s life is
graduating. It isn’t a secret that
if students fail any of the classes
required to graduate, they won’t
be doing so.
Some students may think
that it is okay to be careless
their freshman or sophomore
year of high school, and before
they know it, they are about to
be a senior and have failed the
classes they need to graduate.
There are many options on
what students can do, but summer school is a great option for
many students in need of credits. Up to two credits can be
recovered in a short amount of
time.
Summer school will start
June 8th and will last until
June 22nd. Students who have
failed one or more core classes
that they don’t want to make up
during the school year should
enroll.
Summer school is planned
by Guidance Counselor Laura
Crouse and Library Media
Specialist Melissa Spiceland,
who look at failing grades. If
the student is eligible for summer school, he has the opportunity to raise a failing grade to a
passing grade.
“You have to have failed a
Library Media Specialist Melissa Spiceland said. “The grade
that the student made in the
class that he or she failed determines how long the student
will go to summer school.”
It is possible for a student
who has a 60 or above for a
current school year course to
complete summer school within five days. However, all assigned work must be complete
and students must attend every
day until the course is completed.
Students must stay the entire summer school session if
a class was failed in a previous
school year.
The number of classes a student is attempting to recover
determines how long he stays
at school each day. If a student
failed only one class, he will attend the morning session. If he
failed two, he will stay for the
afternoon session also.
Spiceman and Crouse wanted to make it clear that summer school is not required. It
is completely up to the student
if he attends. However, it is a
great way to recover core credits. Letters will be mailed to
students who have failed a core
class.
See Spiceland to sign up and
receive more detailed forms for
summer school.
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Senior makes collegiate squad
Bobbi Brashear
Associate Editior
put me in it. After cheering so
long, I feel prepared for cheer
at the college level.”
Recently, senior Danielle
Ericson was named a Murray State Racer cheerleader.
Cheer Sponsor Sarah
Loveless said, “We are very
excited to see that Danielle
will be trading her red and
white pompoms in for navy
and gold ones! Congratulations on making the Racer
cheerleading squad!”
Ericson said, “I’m very excited. A lot of good people
tried out, and some didn’t
make it. We had to do stunts,
tumbles, cheers and dance.”
“I’ve been cheering since
the third grade. A lot of my
Courtesy of Bailey & B Photography
friends and family were do- Danielle Ericson was chosen as a Murray State
ing it, so my mom decided to University cheerleader.
The Laker Review
May 15, 2015
News
Alumnus becomes author
Rebecca Tucker
News Editor
Adam Crawford is a 2007
graduate of Calloway County,
a graduate of the University of
Kentucky, and an active Army
officer. Crawford recently made
a visit back to CCHS and spoke
to one of Steve Smith’s English
classes about his life and success
as an author and his approach to
writing and the process of getting works published. He has
published a novel, An Augusta
Dream, and has another, The Tajiman, in the works.
Crawford says his time here
at Calloway definitely contributed to his success as an author
and in life, though he may not
have thought it at the time.
Steve Smith said,” I knew
giving 100 percent effort. Education isn’t just about equations
and papers; it’s about the experience of learning who you are
and what makes you tick. That’s
how Calloway has contributed
to who I am today.”
For students looking to become writers, Crawford said,
“Write, read, write, read, and
write some more. It’s hard for
a lot of people to like reading
when in school because you have
to read as part of your assignments. But think about those
things that interest you and read
about that. For some people, it
may be reading about sports, or
reading about hunting and fishing. For others, it may be reading spy novels. Whatever it is,
you have to read a lot in order to
write well. But just because you
Principal wins KMEA award
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Photographer
Educators Association 1st
District “Administrator of the
Year” award.
Principal Randy McCalBand directors Dr. Derek
lon was selected as the win- Jones and Kevin Suiter nominer of the Kentucky Music nated McCallon for his support of the CCHS band
and all things concerning
Laker Nation.
McCallon was chosen
out of the administrators nominated from 13
counties in the district
and over 30 schools from
elementary through high
school.
He is now eligible for
the state award, which
will be announced at the
KMEA Conference in
Louisville in February,
2016.
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Alumnus Adam Crawford speaks to Steve Smith’s English classes.
Adam quite well as he was on
the baseball team when I was
the coach. Adam always has a
sense of maturity around him. I
considered him as a bit of an ‘old
soul.’ Most importantly, he had
a great work ethic. That is what
I remember the most about him
at that age.”
Crawford said, “Playing
baseball taught me that in order
to get what you want, you have
to work hard. And if there are
people out there more talented
than you (of which there were
many on my baseball teams
throughout the years), then you
have to not only work hard, but
work harder than everyone else.
“I have Coach Smith to think
about for that. I also had a lot of
teachers, Mr. Slaton, Mr. Lecki,
Mrs. DeVoss, and a host of others who didn’t let me slack off.
They forced me to dig deep and
not accept anything less than
Rebecca Tucker
aren’t reading doesn’t mean you
shouldn’t write if that’s what you
want to do. If you’re an ‘aspiring’
author, then I challenge you to
make this one shift in the way
you think about writing. You’re
not aspiring; you are a writer. If
you write, you’re a writer. Making that shift is critical in the
way one thinks about writing.”
Along with his work as an
author, Crawford spent time in
the army. Though he doesn’t attribute his writing to his time as
an army officer, he said, “One of
my books exists only because the
army put me in a place where
I met an amazing person and
felt compelled to tell his story.
Being a soldier has taught me
the value of self-discipline and
how to apply it to my life. That
discipline is the only way I’ve
forced myself to take the time
to write.”
Club Briefs
Pep Club – will be having
a May Madness Membership
drive for the 2015-16 Pep Club.
Join the second week of May for
only $8, the third week of May
for $9, or the last week of May
for $10. After school resumes, the
fee will be $12. See Jill Herndon
or Jennifer Ernstberger to save
some money and be a part of the
2015-16 pep club.
National Art Honor Society - sponsored an Open House
yesterday. Work by Independent
Study artists seniors Casey Johnson, Erin Orr, Madison Ball,
Larry Eakels, and juniors Bobby
Brashear, Bethany Harrell and
Brian Burch was featured.
Volleyball Team – will have a
Kings/Queens of the Court Volleyball Tournament Sunday at 1
p.m. If interested, email Mary
Price at mary.price@calloway.
kyschools.us.
Lady Lakers – will have girls’
basketball camp June 22-24. For
more information email Coach
Scott Sivills at scott.sivills@calloway.kyschools.us.
National Career Readiness
Certificates – will be awarded
to these students who passed the
WorkKeys test: Clayton Adams, Courtney Adams, Kaytlynn
Adams, Austin Alexander, Nick
Amaro, Jacob Barton, Alyssa
Batteiger, William Bloemer,
Russell Bohannon, Nyema
Brown, Kaitlyn Bryant, Austin
Burton, Logan Butler, Mercedes
Clere, Nicholas Coleman, Ely
Coles, Caroline Collins, Morgaen Crass, Logan Crutcher;
Travis Dwyer, Lawrence
Eakels, William Emerine, Anasha Foster, Logan Fox, Michael
Franco, Peyton Garland, Callie
Garrison, Kelsey Gordon, Tana
Harper, Tristan Hodges, William Hopkins, Caitlyn Housley, Christopher Howes, Cody
Jackson, Ember Jones, Christopher Kelly, Kristen Kelly, Robert
Larose, Ariana Leech, Tristan
Long, Chaz Manus;
Whitney McGuire, Kayla
McNutt, Brooklyn Miles, Brandon Mitchell, William Nesbitt,
Katarina Owen, Jared Phillips,
Taylor Price, Tristan Ramsey,
Lucas Reck, Savannah Richardson, Cohen Rogers, Morgan
Rudolph, Justin Russell, Hannah Ryan, Trevor Salyers, Ashlyn
Stalls, Cody Starks, Tim Thurman, Dania Tolmie, Keisha Travis,
Cynthia Uhles, Austin Wadkins,
Ashton Williams, Matthew Williams, Zachary Williams, Justice
Wisehart and Jacob Woods.
The Laker Review
May 15, 2015
News
CCHS, MHS seniors win Miss Spring
Emma Gallimore
Circulation
the publication.”
Duncan said, “I wanted to run
for Miss Spring because it’s something that I’ve always wanted to
do. When I was little, I would look
it would actually happen.”
Being named Miss Spring is a
huge accomplishment.
The Murray Ledger & Times
When Duncan found out she
recently named senior Mallory
had won, she said, “I was overDuncan Miss Spring 2015
whelmed with excitement.
along with Callie Adams of
When they came into my
Murray High School.
class and told me that I was
This was the 41st annual
Miss Spring, I didn’t know
Miss Spring publication.
what to do!”
Chris Woodall of the
Miss Spring came with
Murray Ledger & Times
many responsibilities.
said, “Miss Spring is a long
The two girls started perstanding Murray-Calloway
sonal interviews in March
County tradition. It has
and took most of the pictures
evolved from the early days
the first week of April.
where one girl was simply
Both Adams and Duncan
asked to model clothes to
represented about 10 busithe current version where
nesses a day in the photo
we select the most outCourtesy of the Murray Ledger & Times shoots.
The pictures from their
standing senior girl from Seniors Mallory Duncan, right, and Murray High senior Calexperience along with their
each school through a pro- lie Adams were selected Miss Spring.
accomplishments were pubcess of application, essay
and interview. The girls are select- through the Miss Spring papers, lished in the Miss Spring edition
ed to represent their schools and and I always knew that I wanted last month.
help to promote local businesses in to be that girl, but I never thought
Summer jobs become important for teens
Emma Gallimore
Circulation
Summer jobs for high school
students become important when
the student begins to drive.
Websites such as groovejob.com,
snagajob.com, and internships.com can
help the student find available jobs
within a certain mile radius.
According to moneycrashers.com,
12 of the most common summer
jobs for high school students are
babysitters, camp counselors, pool
cleaners, career-oriented internships,
tutors, movie theater employees, golf
course caddies, mobile automobile
detailers, lifeguards, newspaper delivery, handyman, and dog walkers.
Also, according to moneycrashers.
com, working during the summer
when school is out of session is a
great opportunity for teenagers to
make money and assert their independence. Having a summer job can
help you earn spending money, pay
for college, and gain practical experience for a future career, all while
providing opportunities not available during the school year.
Junior Brianna Dodd said, “I
like working during the summer.
The only thing bad about it is that
it interferes with soccer practices.
We practice every day and it’s hard
to work around the times we have
practice because we don’t know until
the beginning of that week.”
Summer jobs can be a great idea
if you have time for one. Even if the
student feels like they lack experience, they must start somewhere.
Whether it be walking dogs or an
internship for a job the student may
want to do for the rest of their lives.
According to Livescience.com, up
until 1973, homosexuality and gender dysphoria (the feeling as though
one identifies with the opposite of
their biological sex) was considered
a mental disorder, and conversion
therapy served to “cure” it.
However, according to the
American Association of Pediatrics,
many medical officials and researchers have proven this therapy, specifically regarding sexuality, ineffective
and immoral. They said conversion therapy can provoke guilt and
anxiety while having little success in
changing orientation.
Msnbc.com said that even members from the United Nations
Committee Against Torture (CAT)
raised the issue in the 53rd committee session in Geneva.
Despite this, Huffington Post said
conversion therapy is still legally
practiced on minors in 48 states.
For this reason, Leelah’s Law and
the #BornPerfect campaign, which
the National Center for Lesbian
Rights (NCLR) launched in order
to gain support for the ban on conversion therapy, have both received
substantial support.
Yet, many are opposed to the ban,
including The Federalist, which argues that the ban violates our rights
by allowing too much governmental
interference in parent-child relationships.
According to Huffington Post,
California, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. have already banned
gay conversion therapy on minors
statewide, but Leelah’s Law will attempt to present a ban for conversion therapy on a national level.
Whether or not Leelah’s Law
comes to fruition, it is likely that we
will hear more about bans on conversion therapy in the future.
Leelah’s Law could effect change in policy
Zoe Fuqua
Photographer
Earlier this year, the movement
for LGBT rights made progress
when the President’s administration
made a formal statement calling for
an end to conversion therapy in gay
and transgender youth, an effect of
the petition for Leelah’s Law.
Anyone who spent time on social-networking sites in early January has heard about Leelah Alcorn,
a transgender teen who committed
suicide on Dec. 28, 2014.
In her suicide letter, she said she
felt isolated and was made to attend
conversion therapy, which led to her
depression and eventual suicide. She
said in her letter to “fix society.” This
led to the petition for Leelah’s Law,
which calls for a ban on conversion
therapy for minors and can be found
on Change.org.
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East Pep Rally
Rebecca Tucker
FBLA members senior Aaron Allen, standing left, and sophomore Mattie Miller,
standing, dress up as superheroes last Friday to get East Elementary students excited about state testing, which began district-wide Monday.
Expect minor rule changes
Emily Wood
Entertainment Editor
As the school year comes to a
close, the school administration
is beginning to plan out next year
at CCHS. And as the seasons are
changing, so are our school rules.
According to the agenda from
the most recent meeting of the
Site-Based Decision Making
Council, some of these new changes include stronger enforcement
of dress code concerning leggings
and jeggings, revision of grievance
procedures, and a change that will
prevent students from using two
earbuds or a set of headphones
when listening to music in class.
The rule that students may not
make up school work from an unexcused absence will also be more
consistently enforced.
Principal Randy McCallon
elaborated on several of these rule
changes.
“Many things are just a matter of consistent enforcement. We
want to prevent obscene dress and
make sure all students are being
treated equally,” he said. Attendance is also one of the bigger issues that is being addressed.
“A lot of students are attending
extra-curricular events and practices and not attending school, so
that is something we are really going to make sure we enforce. I feel
like that is a situation that is being
taken advantage of and creating
suspicion for students who really
aren’t able to attend school. Not
every class is fun, but neither is everything in the real world-- we just
want to prepare students for college and a career,” McCallon said.
Many changes to the 20152016 handbook will just be clarifications to smaller, current rules
in order for every student to be
treated equally in every situation.
School rules and safety procedures
are also being revised so that they
are in accordance with the Board
of Education policy, Code of Acceptable Behavior for Calloway
schools, state laws and federal
laws.
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from the
Principal’s Desk
Laker Nation
Randy McCallon
DETERMINATION!
Bring it every day!
Honesty is always best policy
As I have moved
through the years in education,
there has been one endearing
characteristic that stands out
as a trait that, in most cases,
leads to gaining respect. Truthfulness is endearing due to the fact that it
provides a consistent measure
of a person and increases personal credibility. A number of people
opt to devalue their accountability and reputation through
not being truthful. Others, to
a fault and regardless of the
consequences, are willing to
place a premium on honesty. Honesty and truthfulness tend to clear the mind
and provide for an accurate assessment of a situation or decision.
I think if we all consider those in which we have
the most faith and trust, these
are also some of the same
people that are the most honest and truthful people in our
lives.
Someone years ago
coined a phrase I have heard
often when referring to an individual as “honest as the day
is long.” I can think of no
other better compliment to
receive when it comes to personal integrity.
We all make mistakes
and tend to search for solutions to rectify those mistakes. This includes how we represent others to whom we are
responsible.
There are times when
people determine that a lack
of truthfulness is okay and
even justified. I hope we here at Calloway County High School
always set the proper example
when it comes to truthfulness
and honesty. It makes us all reliable,
credible, and trustworthy as we
attempt to be the best we can
be personally as well as professionally. The Laker Review
Jessica Williams
Editor in Chief
Bobbi Brashear
Associate Editor
Aaron Allen
Sports Editor
Tori Scroggins
Entertainment Editor
Chase McCoy
Meredith Enoch
Emily Wood
Brianna Miles
Staff Writers
Jami Foster
Advertising Manager
Rebecca Tucker
News Editor
Martin Mikulcik
Feature Editor
Emma Gallimore
Circulation
Alan Dickenson
Zoe Fuqua
Photographers
Kris Fazi
Adviser
The Laker Review is published by the CCHS journalism class. Its purpose is
to obtain and record current events and issues of the school, to inspire students
and faculty, and to stimulate school pride and spirit. All letters and school commentaries to the editor must be signed; the staff reserves the right to edit copy.
Mail correspondence to The Laker Review, 2108 College Farm Rd., Murray KY
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may not necessarily represent those of the Calloway County Board of Education,
administrators, faculty or staff of the district.
Viewpoint
The Laker Review
May 15, 2015
Editor reminds Seniors advise junior class
Bobbi Brashear
graduates of
Associate Editor
upcoming events
The end of the school year is right around the corner. Students
Seniors, our last year
of high school is finally coming
to an end. Several things need
to be taken into account during these last two weeks before
graduation.
Firstly, seniors, keep in
mind that to walk at graduation
as well as attend Project Graduation, you cannot have more
than 10 unexcused absences or
tardies. I know senioritis is in
full swing, but buckling under
its pressure isn’t worth losing
these privileges with all of your
peers.
The
Baccalaureate
Service is May 31st at 3:30 p.m.
at Glendale Road Church of
Christ. Seniors participating
should be dressed in cap and
gown at the designated location, ready to line up by 3:10
p.m. Doors open to the public
at 3 p.m.
Graduation is June 1st
at 6:30 p.m. All seniors should
be at the CFSB Center ready
to line up at 6 p.m. Project
Graduation begins at 11 p.m.;
no one will be allowed in after
midnight.
After graduation, we
will no longer have access to
our school e-mails and home
folders, so seniors, be sure to
save any files you’d like to save,
and be sure to have an e-mail
account registered with places
that you need to keep in contact via e-mail, such as a university or job-related organization.
Finally, seniors, be sure
to begin finalizing plans for
next year. Whether it’s choosing a place for higher education
or applying for employment,
graduation is looming quickly,
and high school will no longer
be an arbor. The future is forthcoming whether we are ready
for it or not, and it’s time to get
moving.
are already planning their summers and trying to put school far behind them. However, many students will be returning back to Calloway
County in August.
Then, freshmen will be transitioning to sophomores, sophomores to juniors, and juniors will become seniors. Seniors, the last year of
high school.
There are a lot of important things to keep in mind senior year.
There are classes to keep in mind, grades to maintain, clubs to participate
in, colleges to prepare for and apply to.
With that in mind, seniors leave sage advice to underclassmen.
Marlee Barrett said, “Don’t take classes just because you think
they will be easy. Take AP classes if you think you can.”
It’s important for seniors to keep challenging themselves even
though it’s the last year of high school.
Teacher Steven Smith said, “A lot of students feel that their
senior year is their moment to take it easy. It really puts them at a disadvantage when they start college. And for students not planning to go to
college and want to go into vocational school, they should most definitely
take advantage of as many vocational classes as they can that are offered
here at Calloway. The most important thing is for students to prepare
themselves for the next stage in their lives and take ownership of that.”
It is about to be juniors’ senior year. It is their last year. The
sooner they realize it, the better they will be able to prepare.
“It’s time! Students need to wrap their heads around the fact
that it is their senior year. College is right around the corner, and there
are deadlines that need to be met. If you have a question on a school, pick
up the phone; research it on your own,” Guidance Counselor Susan Williams said.
Gavin Fox said, “Take as many Racer Academy classes as you
can. I already have 12 credit hours. It can help you jumpstart college and
learn what it is all about. If you aren’t planning to go to Murray State,
make sure and research whether your credits will transfer. A helpful website is transferology.”
To add, Guidance Counselor Laura Crouse said, “Take challenging classes, never give up, and fight senioritis! Retake the ACT one
more time to try and bump up your score; make sure you study beforehand. Don’t just pray for two more points. It will be stressful, but enjoy
your senior year.”
By the time it is senior year, students are ready to get high school
over with and move on, but there is still work to be done
“When you become a senior, school isn’t over; you still have a
whole year ahead of you. Make sure you come to school. That is so important. You cannot procrastinate. That will sink your ship and fast. My
main goal is to get my students ready,” teacher DeAnn Anderson said.
Johanna Adams agreed, “Do not procrastinate because you’ll
just cause yourself more stress. Keep a planner to write assignments and
test dates in so you don’t forget them. Just try to have fun; it’s your last
year at Calloway!”
It will be the last year at Calloway. As insignificant as that may
seem, students should try to make the most of it, to know their school.
“Don’t be too cool for school spirit. Ratpack at sporting events.
You don’t have to dress up. Sit in the student section and become a part
of something. It’s a time to come together and have fun,” Logan Mitchell
said.
Barrett said, “Participate in any events presented to you, espe
cially to the senior class. I dress up every spirit week.”
“Get involved! It’s your last year. Take advantage of as many
opportunities as you can,” Anderson said.
It’s also important to keep in mind that many of the upcoming
seniors will be headed for college.
“Look into as many colleges as you can. Do not limit yourself.
Apply, apply, apply. Especially if the application fee is free,” Lauren Simmons said.
Juniors, as great as summer looks, it will be over before you
know it, and you will be a senior. It’s up to you to be prepared for your
senior year and beyond.
The Laker Review
May 15, 2015
I will always remember
“5th grade graduation at North Elementary School. Lucas Reck’s dad held up a
sign that read ‘Lucas Rox’ while yelling,
‘Go Lucas! Go!’ as Lucas walked up to
receive his diploma.”
-Logan Fry
“Scoring the game-winning goal at
University Heights Academy my senior
soccer year.”
-Seth Svebakken
Logan Fry
“I was at a Mexican restaurant. The
person in front of me was having
trouble communicating with the hostess. When I went up to her, I spoke to
her for five minutes straight in Spanish.
She nodded and smiled through the
whole thing. As I paid for my food,
the cashier said, ‘Ma’am, you know
she doesn’t speak Spanish?’ It was so
embarrassing.”
-Audree Harper
Audree Harper
My strangest quirk or habit
“I rub my head to calm down or when I
am bored.”
-Josh Jones
“Every time I brush my teeth, my nose
itches, and I have to scratch it afterwards.”
-Ellyn Luther
“I cannot stand a dirty marker board.
They drive me insane and make me
jittery.”
-Kayla McNutt
Josh Jones
My biggest fear
“Peanuts – because they will literally
kill me.”
-Seth Svebakken
Viewpoint
“Spiders…they have more than four legs,
and some of them are hairy. I’m not big
on heights either.”
-Josh Jones
My perfect day
Seth Svebakeen
“75 degrees, sunny skies, calm winds
out on the lake with lots and lots of
sunblock.”
-Logan Fry
“In the sun, 80 degrees with palm
trees over my head, eating crackers,
grapes and cheese.”
-Kayla McNutt
Kayla McNutt
“Going to Nashville with my
boyfriend, Zach, to Build-A-Bear
Workshop.”
-Ellyn Luther
Ellyn Luther
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School involvement improves character
Tori Scroggins
Entertainment Editor
Most students are involved
with clubs, athletics, or even
after-school jobs. All of these
things can be tough to juggle
with academics, but being involved throughout school can
be a big help in learning skills
that will help them in life. Being involved teaches students to
manage their time properly. It
also helps with leadership skills
and can even help students get
into college.
Teacher Jennifer Stubblefield said, “Wearing many hats
in high school by being in clubs,
playing sports, etc., teaches kids
time management skills. This
is a skill that can only really be
taught by experience, not via
a textbook. Employers expect
employees to be excellent time
managers.”
Participating in sports has its
benefits.
Senior Skyler Hunter said,
“Playing basketball has taught
me how to manage my time.
I think that is something re-
ally important, especially going
into college because you’re going to have so much free time
that sometimes it is easy to not
focus on the important things.
Playing basketball has really
taught me how to balance time
between sports, homework,
school, study time, church, and
different things like that. I think
that is something that is really
important.”
Senior Ellyn Luther said,
“If I hadn’t played volleyball, I
probably wouldn’t have as many
friends as I did coming into
high school. Going into college,
especially away from Murray, I
wouldn’t have as many friends,
and I wouldn’t know as many
people, but through volleyball I
have a whole team. I will already
have friendships starting out,
and I can just branch out from
there.”
Being involved in clubs
throughout high school also has
benefits.
Senior Cassidy Neal said,
“One of the things I learned
being involved with the FFA is
that if you want to be successful
in FFA, you have to put in a lot
of hard work. You have to come
to practice and do things on
your own and do well in all of
your classes and all of the other
things that you are involved in. I
was actually an officer this year
as well as a regional officer, so
I’ve had to learn to manage my
time, and that is a skill I have
definitely learned through the
FFA.”
Senior Gavin Fox said, “It
started out with just learning leadership skills, and once
those developed, I got leadership positions in school and
that definitely helped a lot on
college resumés. Being in clubs
like FBLA, we travel to a lot of
places, so I get to learn about
different cities and see if that is
somewhere that I would like to
end up. We also learn the everyday procedures of a business and
just life lessons.”
Regardless of the benefits,
being involved with different
things is a big perk in middle
and high school, and everyone
should have that experience.
There are no downsides.
tion being affected, sometimes
seriously. Obviously with these
things being influenced, it can
have a serious effect on grades
and performance in school,”
school nurse Vicki Williams explained.
“Also, more sleep is required
at certain times in our lives,
especially during the growing
years such as puberty. Many
teens who are having growth
spurts literally need more sleep.
Inadequate amounts of sleep
actually stunt growth and development in teens,” she said.
“Insufficient sleep is associated with a number of chronic diseases and conditions—such as
diabetes, cardiovascular disease,
obesity, and depression—which
threaten our nation’s health.
Not getting enough sleep is associated with the onset of these
diseases and also may complicate their management and
outcome,” Wayne H. Giles, Director of the Division of Adult
and Community Health at the
National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, said on cdc.gov.
Sleep is used by the body to
repair itself from everything
that happened during the day.
Sleep rests the mind, and its
outputs are clearly seen. People
who get the appropriate amount
of sleep tend to be more focused
and able to get work done at an
easier pace and tolerance.
“My recommendations: pay
attention to those times when
it is more difficult to sleep and
decide what factors could have
possibly played a role in that.
Focus on getting enough sleep,
even if it means turning in a little early on a school night or any
night when you know that you
have to get up early the next day.
And it is okay for teens to ‘sleep
in’ at times. Research shows that
this is a normal sleep pattern for
teens and when possible (not on
school or work days), it is occasionally recommended,” Williams said.
School nurse encourages students to find time for sleep
Meredith Enoch
Staff Writer
“Snakes. I don’t like snakes. They are
creepy and dangerous.”
-Audree Harper
Sleep deprivation is one of
the most detrimental problems affecting teenagers today.
Whether it is from overworking,
stress, or just teenager activities
such as playing games, enjoying the internet, or hanging out
with friends, sleep deprivation
is a rising problem that needs to
be addressed.
What many teenagers don’t
understand is that they are
supposed to get around 8.5 to
9.5 hours of sleep per night to
maintain healthy body functions, according to the National
Sleep Foundation.
“I see this all of the time in
teenagers. I don’t think students
think that sleep deprivation has
serious consequences. Along
with the rest of the body, our
brain needs rest in order to function at its best. Without rest, the
thinking process is distorted
with memory and concentra-
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Published Poets
Entertainment
Hanes places in poetry contest, features memoir
Twelve Seconds
Jack Hanes
Featured Writer
Courtesy of Linda DeVoss
Eber & Wein Publishing named sophomores from left, Griffen Sheridan, Tyler
Maness, Jacie Spann and (not pictured) Mickenna Butterworth as semi-finalists
for poetry. They will have their work published and will be eligible for cash prizes
at the next level of competition.
Harper Lee publishes sequel
Tori Scroggins
Entertainment Editor
It has been 55 years since the
novel To Kill a Mockingbird was
published. Author Harper Lee’s sequel comes out in July.
According to nytimes.com, the sequel is called Go Set a Watchman and
is a continuation of the story To Kill
a Mockingbird. Author Harper Lee
actually wrote Go Set a Watchman before she wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
in the mid-1950s. Lee apparently
thought the draft was either lost or
destroyed until her friend found it.
Teacher Jamison McDaniel said,
“I’m sure since Lee wrote it, it will
be good. However, To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite novel and one
of the best novels ever written, in my
opinion. I just can’t imagine a sequel
would live up to the original, and I
don’t know that I want to associate
anything else with the original.
“To me, it’s like when a book
comes out and is then adapted into
a movie, or when a successful movie
comes out and the decision is made
to make a sequel: movies hardly ever
live up to the books, and sequels
hardly ever live up to the original
movie. If I ever do read the sequel, it
will probably be because I gave in to
my curiosity,” he said.
Teacher Jill Herndon said, “To
Kill a Mockingbird is one of my alltime favorite novels and an American classic, and although I think
Harper Lee is an extraordinary
writer, I’m almost afraid to read the
sequel. I think a great novel leaves
you wanting a sequel because you
are invested in the characters, and
you want to see where their lives
go. Yet a sequel hardly ever matches
up to the value of the original work,
so it often leaves the reader disappointed.”
A boy must look deep inside
himself in order to find courage,
strength, and perseverance. Once
these traits are found and exposed,
he sees a man. Add aggression and
fearlessness to this list of traits, and
boom: he is a wrestler. Wrestling
is more than a sport: it’s a lifestyle.
No wrestler is ever the same after
he first meets eyes with his opponent.
My foot slowly crept to the red
bar in the center of the mat. Shaky,
sweaty, and exploding with nerves,
I bent down to place the ankle band
on my leg. Whistles and shouting
rang in the gym as my headgear
seemed to absorb every sound. I
had never experienced such nerves:
Adrenaline carved its way through
my entire body, stopping at nothing. My body confused air with
helium. My head was light, and I
felt as if I were floating.
The official’s deep voice then
abruptly penetrated my thoughts.
“Shake hands,” he ordered. I
quickly shot my hand in front of
my body, spacing out my fingers as
far as I could. I wondered if my
opponent could possibly feel the
way I did on the inside. When
he gripped my hand, my question
was answered – clammy— just like
mine. Two pumps and I let go of
his hand. In just fractions of a sec-
Happy Hour M-F 2-4 PM
BOGO Shakes, Malts,
and Concrete Mixers!
ond (which seemed like minutes)
the whistle fired, and the most
impacting experience of my life
had officially begun. “Collar tie,” I
thought to myself. Without hesitation, I grabbed my adversary’s
neck and jerked it side to side.
Adrenaline drained from my fingertips. I shot my knuckle across
the bridge of his nose and heard a
deep thud— he was glued on his
back. In a matter of 12 seconds,
our mortal combat was over, so we
shook hands for the second time.
This time was different, however; I Sophomore Jack Hanes won second
felt empty – yet proud. The official place in the NCTE poetry contest. His
raised my hand over my head, and winning poem is below.
I realized for the first time what it
felt like to win a brawl. That feel- Freedom
ing left me hungry for more. That
hunger, to this day, can’t be satis- Top down, hair flowing.
fied.
Fender flares off,
Not only did I develop a new The mud tires are showing.
hunger, but I had also developed
a new outlook upon becoming a Freedom swells, pride wells,
wrestler: I had confirmed just how The gas fumes smell.
influential 12 seconds could possibly be.
Put on the top for a rainy day,
I tell you the truth: twelve sec- Hit the trails, and take some
onds was all I needed to develop time to play!
perseverance and fearlessness.
Twelve seconds, and I transformed Stroll through town, a college
from a boy to a man to a wrestler. campus perhaps,
Twelve seconds for an internal Roll down the windows,
change, a new mentality, and a way And let the subs bump your
of life that couldn’t be learned any- favorite raps.
where else. Twelve seconds created
a hunger for success that would Perfect for the farm,
always burn and a transforma- Chicken, cows, and sheep,
tion that could never be reversed. There’s only one explanation . . .
Twelve seconds.
I drive a jeep.
Senior excels in art competitions
Zoe Fuqua
Photographer
Culver’s of Murray
818 N. 12th St.
Murray, KY 42071
The Laker Review
May 15, 2015
Senior Erin Orr, who was the
Rotary Student of the Month in
March, notably excels in many
subjects, and one in particular is
art.
Orr won first place, third place,
and an honorable mention with
her impressive art work at the
Teen Division of the Proofs Photography Competition sponsored
by the Murray Art Guild last fall.
Orr’s work has been accepted
at the Yeiser Art Center Teen
Spirit High School Art Show, the
KyAEA Regional Competition
at Murray State’s (MSU) Eagle
Gallery, and by the Hazel Women’s Club art competition.
Orr also displayed her work at
the National Art Honor Society
open house yesterday.
She is currently taking her third watercolors, including four imart class as independent study, ages depicting iconic cities.
where she
Art teacher
works on
Sandy Sasso dea series of
scribed Orr as
watercolor
self-motivated
paintings,
and said Orr
acrylic
finds inspiration
p a i n t in nature leading
ings, colher to often deored pencil
pict landscapes
drawings
and florals.
and prints.
Despite her
Orr said
obvious interthe most
est and skill,
difficult
Orr said she
time durtreats art as a
ing indepastime and has
pendent
no intention of
study was
pursuing it as a
Erin Orr
when she
major in college.
first started and had to adjust to Instead, she will be studying Agusing different mediums.
riculture at MSU this fall.
She is most comfortable using
We
Are
...
Silly
Studious
Athletic
Talented
Professional
Spirited
United
Beautiful
Last Will and Testament
I, Selena Earick, leave the struggle
of math to Allia Earick and good
looks to Brianna Earick.
Class of 2015
I, Skyler Hunter, leave my basketball locker to Cole “Colar Bear”
Emerson and my shooting ability to
Peyton “the key” Johnson.
I, Ryan Oates, leave the horrors of
AP Calculus to the Pre-Calculus
students and the adventures of AP
Lit to the young readers of today.
I, Hunter Bailey, leave my
good looks to Logan Eastwood
and the struggle of AP Cal to
Jaewon Kang.
Winning the regional basketball championship then beating Knott County
Central at Rupp
- Skyler Hunter
I, Erik Mikulcik, leave you
the responsibility to reveal
the truth of the school swimming pool that has been kept
hidden for so many years.
Being a part of the
CCHS Laker Band and
Speech Team. Those organizations shaped who I
I, Cody Jackson, pass the torch
am today and gave me a
very large extended famonto Colby Culver may he lead
ily.
his team better than I ever could.
-Andrea McCormack
I, Koby Springer, leave
all of my class notes in
a random Pre-Cal book;
first one to find it wins
them. I also leave my
parking space to Gary
Capps.
I, Audree Harper, and the other FFA officers,
leave the endless supply of I heart ethanol stickers,
our dashing good looks, and the responsibility of
dealing with Mr. Falwell (Dad) and Mr. Sampson (Grandpa) to the 2015-2016 FFA officers.
I’m taking it all
to the grave with
me.
- McCall Key
Being a participant in the National Science Honors Society Science Fair. It was
great to see the underclassmen’s faces as I
lit copper (II) Choloride on fire.
-Autumn Dean
My favorite memory was
catching Sodium thiosulfate
on fire in AP Chemistry
class.
- Erik Mikulcik
Going to Murray-Calloway games and going
to state with my friends
and cheering on the
Lakers.
- Sabrina Jackson
My first day at Calloway
County High School because I
moved from Mexico, and everybody was so nice.
- Roxanna Ochoa
Driver’s Ed
with Coach
Morris
- Caleb Paschall
Winning the regional competition with the robotics
team.
- Lucas Reck
I, Wade Griggs, leave my
floppy sombrero hat I wore in
band to Logan Bogard and
my famous band room cubby
to Tia Crouse.
I, Brian Hale, leave the rest of my lunch balance which
is currently $11.51 to the junior class to be divided evenly
and given to each student.
I, Delissa Green, leave my slacking during Cross Country season to
Lauren Eastwood and my FFA legacy to the future officers and members.
What is your favorite high school memory?
FFA field days
- Jacob Woods
Taking a spontaneous trip
for ice cream after competition at FBLA Nationals
with Mrs. Fritsche.
-Jami Foster
Playing guitar in
Mr. Dycus’ class every day.
- Nick Amaro
When I roasted Stephanie about five minutes
ago.
- Aaron Allen
Going to Rupp Sweet 16
- Luke Emerine
Farewell Class
of 2015!
Flashback to August 3rd, 2011. We
were all a few inches shorter, a lot less
wise, but full of high hopes and anxiousness as we began our journey through
high school, a journey of four years of the
best, yet most challenging, years of our
lives. During this short span of time, we
have made memories that will last forever and have had experiences that have
shaped us into the people we are today.
We have laughed, cried and triumphed
together.
But now it’s time to disperse, to
leave our miniscule portion of the world
and take our place in society. As graduation day approaches, the reality of this
impending transition has made the days
seem shorter, the memories and the minutiae of high school that are usually taken for granted all the more valuable. We
rarely take time to reminisce, and looking back, we realize that freshman and
sophomore year already seem a blur, so
it becomes imperative to cling to the remaining memories of high school.
Freshman year, graduation was too
distant to ponder. There were the more
urgent issues to worry about, such as remembering our locker combinations,
refraining from committing upperclassman-mandated faux pas, or figuring out
there’s actually not a swimming pool on
the roof.
As if this were not enough stress,
we had a bomb threat this same year, an
occurrence never previously dealt with by
the class of 2015 in middle school, but one
that became a trend in the coming years.
We were the last class to enjoy health
class in a room full of M&Ms thanks to
the now retired Dora Stonecipher, and we
were the first class never to get a 212 day.
We came to know Coach Bruce Lane as
the most entertaining gym teacher we’d
ever had with his love of whistling and
slightly off-beat clapping. We were the
most united we’d ever been as we learned
the ways of this foreign world called high
school. By the end of freshman year, we
had all made friendships that have lasted
to this day. We walked out of Calloway’s
doors in triumph as survivors of freshman year, no longer at the bottom of the
barrel.
Shortly after the start of sophomore year, our dreams of grandeur and
the newfound confidence in our stride
was swiftly taken right out from under
us by Mrs. Linda DeVoss. She assured us
we were just “stinking sophomores” and
threatened to guillotine anyone who got
out of line. Sophomore year soon proved
to be a more demanding year for the Class
of 2015 as we trudged through biology
and grudgingly managed to read The Once
and Future Brick, more accurately called
The Once and Future King by sophomore
English teachers. What we didn’t know
was that junior year was upon us along
with more rigorous classes and mass standardized testing.
As upperclassmen, we were able to
arrive at CCHS with more poise, driving in our own mode of transportation,
be it Grandma’s beat-up Pinto or a brand
new Camaro. Along with newfound freedom came more frequent social gatherings, Rat Pack endeavors included. We
can all recall dressing up in accordance
to theme for countless games, supporting
our school’s teams until the very end. The
comradeship of those game nights are
when I believe most of us truly felt proud
to be a Laker.
Junior year not only brought a
more social aspect to our lives but also
more responsibility as we took more difficult classes and prepared for the ACT.
The fact that we had more snow days
than we had ever had throughout our
high school careers by that point did not
make the stress of EOCs, AP testing, or
most importantly, resisting early contraction of senioritis any easier. As we learned
the following year, however, senioritis is a
rampant disease that is rarely successfully
evaded.
As seniors, we began to realize we
were the eldest in the school as many of
us took on leadership roles. We became
accustomed to front-row parking spots,
the luxury of lunch vouchers and all other
activities associated with being top dogs
in the school. We will always remember
the excitement as we cheered our boys
on to Rupp Arena this year and as they
advanced into the Sweet 16. Prom night
will forever be emblazoned in our minds,
but in a matter of just two weeks, this will
all be a closing chapter of our past.
June 1st, 2015, we’ll no longer
be students of Calloway County High
School. With the flip of a tassel, we’ll begin a new chapter in life, one where we
no longer depend on our parents to grant
our every whim, to make us a homecooked meal or to do our laundry. This
chapter of complete freedom also makes
us completely responsible for how our futures will turn out. We will face decisions
that will make huge impacts on our lives. The people we see every day will
be moving on to separate, distinct paths,
many of which will not cross again. The
diploma we receive June 1st will be a stepping stone toward the future. It is our
decisions from here on out that will determine the brightness of that future. No
longer will our parents or our teachers be
there every step of the way to hold our
hands as they have in years past.
Be great, class of 2015, and use
your stepping stone to guide yourselves
to triumph and success.
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Feature Profiles
Lee Smith
Freshman
Activities: Academic Team,
Speech Team, NAHS, Japanese
Club
Plans after high school: Go to
Eastern Kentucky University and get
a job in forensic science
Biggest accomplishment: Getting an honorable mention for printmaking
Braxton Bogard
Sophomore
Jaewon Kang
Junior
Activities: Learning languages, church
youth group, watching movies
Activities: Academic Team, Tennis, BETA, Student Council
Activities: FFA, Cross Country,
Track, BETA, Pep Club, NSHS
Plans after high school: Go to a
top-tier university, enter the medical
field and retire on Roosevelt Island
Plans after high school: Attend
Murray State and major in agribusiness
Biggest accomplishment: Reaching and placing at National Science
Bowl and playing 4-year varsity tennis
Biggest accomplishment: Getting accepted into GSP and getting
college paid for
Plans after high school: Go to Ohio
State University, get master’s in linguistics,
then go to Reformed Theological Seminary for doctorate degree in Missions and
Biblical Languages
Biggest accomplishment: Becoming a Christian, raising money to travel
to Europe with People to People student
ambassador programs and interpreting a
lesson at my church into American Sign
Language
Delissa Green
Senior
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Teachers find ways to spark interest
­ ssociate Editor
A
Bobbi Brashear
Sitting in classes all day can
become pretty dull. Some teachers
here have their own way to spice
up the classroom for students.
Vicki Simmons takes on the
role of a fashionista, coordinating
every computer screen to her outfit of the day.
Simmons said, “When my
grandmother would golf, she always made sure her tee matched
her outfit; I guess I sort of picked
it up from her.”
It usually takes students at
least two to three weeks into the
semester to notice; some never
notice.
“I enjoy doing it. It changes
things up, so it’s not the same
thing every day,” she said.
Darra Benson hosts volleyball
contests for her students on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Benson said, “I started about
10 years ago; I wanted to come
up with something that was fun
and exciting for my students, but
was most importantly a focusing
technique.”
Benson accomplishes this. At
the beginning of each class, students must be seated, quiet, focused and prepared in order to
participate in the game. Students
compete with the classes of the
day, and at the end of the month,
the class with the highest score
earns a mini-celebration of free
time.
Linda DeVoss intimidates her
students with her microphone,
French, and high heels.
DeVoss said, “Learning is serious. I expect you to know that; I
expect you to succeed in my class
and outside.”
DeVoss became a teacher by
accident. She had no dreams to
become one. After experience in
journalism, English, French and
psychology, she simply stated, “I
love to learn.”
As for the random French in
class, DeVoss uses it to get her
students’ attention, to broaden the
horizon.
Damien Loveless wakes up
students with his exciting and
interesting stories of hunting and
wildlife to connect to the lesson
of the day.
Loveless said, “I’ve always been
a storyteller; I think it’s the only
reason I have friends. It’s about
more than the story though. I
want my students to enjoy my
class and know the material.”
Loveless leads a very active life
outside the classroom. He loves
teaching and incorporates his life
to help students learn.
Rose Elder keeps a count of
how long she can go without her
students pointing out she’s wearing black with navy.
Elder said, “I have fashion
emergencies; I don’t know how to
dress myself, and I admit it.”
Seniors Lauren Simmons and
Madison Short decided to take
on the challenge of giving Elder
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the sense of style she wanted.
“I welcome the advice. I don’t
want to be frumpy and look old.
It’s solicited; they don’t criticize. I
want the help.”
Last year Elder’s student
teacher, Emily Bebout, made a
sign that hangs on her board to
keep an official count of how
many days Elder could go without a fashion emergency.
“My current record is 21 days
in a row.”
Keith Jared is the caretaker of
a gnome that frequently roams
his classroom.
Jared said, “A friend from Illinois saw it and decided he should
give it to me. I have no idea why,
other than I’m from Illinois as
well. I had it in my house for
around a year, and it kept moving around and freaking me out.
I decided to bring him to school
because I’m not here at night, and
that is when he decides to move.”
It takes students about a
week or so to notice the moving
gnome.
“He doesn’t like to be touched.
I don’t know if students have noticed, but if he is touched he will
hide in the corner behind my desk
sometimes for the rest of the week,
depending on how upset he is.”
The gnome in Jared’s classroom
doesn’t have a known name.
“I‘m not close enough for
a name, but three years ago he
broke, and I had to glue him back
together; we’ve had a better relationship since then.”
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Meredith Enoch
Staff Writer
computer applications.
“I think that technology classes
are the way forward,” junior Adam
The growing technological in- Grosz said. “The classes here are a
dustry calls for people with a spe- good place to start, so I recommend
cific skill set and knowledge of trying them out.”
computers and design. Here, there
The classes here are a great way
are quite a few classes to get that to experience what kinds of activiinformation flowing.
ties and problems are going to arise
“Technology classes at CCHS within the fields of engineering
or design.
Te c h n o logical and
engineering
design applications
are required
for
these
areas, so it’s
best to learn
about them
as much as
possible.
“I have
always felt
Rebecca Tucker that handsPictured in John Williams’ class are from left, sophomore Blaine Tabers, on, projectsenior Rustin Burkeen, sophomore Brady Schaaf and senior Chris Kelly. c e n t e r e d
experiences
allow students to make hands-on, are best for students. Most young
real-world connections among people rarely ever get to use tools
math, science, technology and en- and equipment to do things,”
gineering. Classes are designed to teacher Jeff Slaton said.
be creative, problem-solving opSlaton teaches classes such as
portunities that relate to technical technology concepts, conceptual
careers and help students prepare engineering, technology design and
for opportunities in these areas af- application, and special technolter high school,” teacher John Wil- ogy topics. These classes help with
liams said.
learning how to build effectively
Williams teaches classes such and understand the way technology
as technological design, advanced works in the growing world.
These classes are an enjoyable
technological applications, advanced design applications and way to learn about the foundations
engineering design. These classes and applications of technology, enhelp with learning to create and use gineering and design.
CCMS students study German culture
Zoe Fuqua
Photographer
The International Institute of
Foreign Language at Murray State
University (MSU) sent two students, Jaime Staengel and Patrick
Burke, to teach German to two
sixth grade classes at CCMS from
April 17 to May 8.
Although Heather Duffy, art
teacher at CCMS, had worked with
international students before, this
was the first time she had college
students teach German.
Duffy said the event was coordinated with MSU’s Director of
Foreign Language with the intent
of promoting international organizations and preparing middle
school students for future learning
of foreign languages.
Sixth-grader Hannah Bowman
said her favorite part was learning the words for different colors
in German. Britney Jones enjoyed
learning about the different cultural
traditions, and Jasten Murphres
found the college students’ stories
about foreign McDonalds and
KFCs the most interesting.
Other activities included learning how to say their names, ages,
seasons and holidays and making
collages with captions written in
German.
Staengel and Burke also showed
the students pictures of their semester-long study abroad trip to
Regensburg, Germany, and they
taught the class about cognates,
gendered words, and currency
change.
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Pictured is Linda DeVoss’s
French class as they pose in a
fashion show of French culture. From left is sophomore
James Duncan, junior Alissa
Garnett, sophomore Peter
Derting, freshman Lexi Lilly,
sophomore Bryce Chester,
freshman Holly Hardt, junior
Tyler Winn, and sophomore
Morgan Moredock.
Courtesy of Linda DeVoss
Many students take their health for granted
A healthy person may go about
his day not realizing how little energy it takes for him to do simple
tasks such as getting out of bed
or even walking. As much as this
seems like the ordinary way of life
for most, unfortunately, people fall
through the cracks and are afflicted with diseases and disorders that
can change a life in an instant.
One student who received
startling news about his illness is
Carson Chapman, who was diagnosed with cancer almost three
years ago in July 2012. According
to the Murray Ledger & Times,
Carson was diagnosed with Acute
Lymphocytic Leukemia after be-
ing checked out for back pain and
shortness of breath. He has just
completed all of his chemotherapy
after a stay and weekly trips to St.
Jude’s Hospital for rigorous treatment.
After checkups on a regular basis for the next seven years, he will
be considered completely cancerfree. His father, teacher Ed Chapman, said Carson has excelled in
school despite many absences due
to his illness.
“We’ve just had tons of people
who have prayed for us and supported us through such a hard
time. We’ve been very well taken
care of by our family, members of
the church, and people who we
didn’t even know all that well who
wanted to help.”
Chapman is also very thankful for groups that have supported
Carson and his family during such
a hard time.
“There are several groups here
in town that have helped to raise
money, one being Murray Miracles,” Chapman said.
“Our community has rallied
around us, and we aren’t the first
family. It’s been a bad situation,
but not as bad as it could have
been. People have helped make it
easier for us in a lot of ways.”
Currently, Carson has no
physical impairments to hold him
back and is planning to get back
to school. As an athlete, he would
like to get back into sports and return to normal life as a student.
Emma Gallimore
Circulation
Some students enjoy school because it’s a way to get away from
their family and home life. There
are advantages and disadvantages
to having mom or dad at school
every day.
One advantage of having a
teacher who is a parent is that he or
she understands what students are
going through.
Teacher DeAnn Anderson said,
“I think being a parent teacher
helps me understand how much
stress our students are under to do
well. I don’t make my child get all
A’s. She puts a lot of the stress on
herself.”
Another advantage is spending
break time with parents.
DeAnn Anderson said, “I like
spending time with Hannah during
breaks.”
Teacher Conda Wilson added,
“With our kids being only children,
I don’t know what it would be like
to not spend breaks with them.”
One disadvantage for the student is feeling as if there is no way
to get away from his parent, that he
can’t have a social life without the
parent involved in it.
However, students here with
parents who teach do not see it that
way.
Freshman Hannah Anderson
said, “I like having my mom here
because she’s always there when I
need her. It’s only weird when I see
her in the hall or when she comes
into my classes.”
DeAnn Anderson said, “I’ve had
to learn how to back off and not ask
as many questions.”
Freshman Emily Wilson said, “I
like having my mom here. I don’t
think it’s weird for her teaching
here. I only see her when I go to
class in the business hallway. The
only disadvantage is having to get
to school so early and leave so late.
But, I like being able to eat lunch
with her.”
Junior Sam Morehead said, “My
mom and I are very close. She is a
great person to talk to, and I always
have someone to turn to. It’s not
weird seeing her every day. I believe
it would be weirder not seeing her
every day. I miss my mom when I
am gone for long periods of time,
like when I go to summer camps.”
“I believe that having my mother here is one of the most wonderful things. It will be very interesting
to see what it is like when I go to
college or GSP. Parents are a gift to
kids, and we should never undervalue them,” he said.
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Chase McCoy
Staff Writer
Calloway County Schools traces back alumni from our parents
and grandparents, famous actors
and other notable alumni. CCHS
is a school of distinction and is located in what has been known as
the friendliest town in America-
Murray, Kentucky, according to
usatoday.com.
However, the school system
had to build from somewhere.
According to Deborah Jones
Bell’s Calloway County on the Eve
of Consolidation, the Kentucky
General Assembly required every county in Kentucky to have a
high school. In 1917, there were
74 one- or two-roomed elementary schools, and five high schools
located across Calloway County.
The five high schools were each
located in Murray, Cherry (sic),
Hazel, Almo and Kirksey. Hazel
and Murray schools were the only
two independent school districts.
From 1918-1922, the Calloway
School System received enough
donations to continue its five
high school system, but built new
school systems in new towns. The
school system built new schools in
Lynn Grove, New Concord and
Faxon. In 1929, the Hazel Graded
Schools opted to merge with the
Calloway County School District,
resulting in six public high schools.
The resulting six high schools were
Almo, Kirksey, Lynn Grove, New
Concord, Faxon and Hazel.
From 1945-1960, the school
system moved the Faxon students
to Almo High School, again causing a five high school system.
In 1960, the five high schools
all consolidated to form Calloway
County High School.
The six old high schools that
remained, including Almo,
served
as
elementary
schools. Almo and Kirksey
formed North Elementary, and Faxon and New
Concord formed East Elementary. Hazel and Lynn
Grove formed Southwest
Elementary Schools.
At this time, the elementary schools taught
grades one through eight.
In 1979, Calloway
County Middle School
was consolidated from the
seventh- and eighth-grade
students from the elementary schools, and in 1987,
construction was completed to allow the sixth-gradCourtesy of Faye Manning
ers to attend the middle
Members of the CCHS graduating class of 1961 attend a class reunion in 2011. The featured speaker was Bill Miller, principal of the new CCHS in 1961 and later district superintendent.
school.
Alumnus “out”standing in his field Manning stays busy serving her church
Alan Dickenson
Photographer
“Be sure and get that piece of paper
when you graduate from high school and
go as far as you can in education. You’ve
Alumnus Danny Cunningham, a got to have it today. You’re more likely to
farmer in Calloway County, was in the find a job with that diploma than withfirst graduating class of CCHS after the out. It used to not make a difference, but
schools merged in 1961. He was married now you’ve got to have a high school and
in 1962 and grew up on a dairy farm. He you need a college. Some kids don’t think
bought his farm in 1965 and has been it’s necessary but education, man, you’ve
farming ever since.
got to have it.”
“I’ve had ups and
He explained how
downs along with
changing times has afgood years and bad
fected his farm. Some
years. The ‘80s were
of the tractors drive
bad due to droughts
themselves on satellite;
and bad crops. But
computers program the
I’ve been pretty lucky
farm. He broke down
ever since.”
and got a cell phone
In ‘61, Cunningand doesn’t plan to reham said CCHS did
tire any time soon.
not have air condiCunningham said
tioning and played
he still loves what he
basketball at the Carr
does. He doesn’t plan
Health building on
on retiring because
Murray State’s camhe doesn’t have to. He
pus. With the new
still has a full-time
Danny Cunningham
school came a new
farm and 14 people
system of administration, employees and who work it. He is also restoring a 1957
even sports. Basketball teams now played Chevrolet car. Even though things have
together and not head to head.
changed, he’s still busy.
Cunningham gave a word of advice to
One last thing Cunningham said was
the students currently attending.
that he’s just ‘‘out”standing in his field.
Rebecca Tucker
News Editor
graduated in the 50th class, and she has another
grandson to graduate in the upcoming years.
Manning said that she spends her time at
Alumna Faye Manning attended the class of her church. Manning is an involved member of
1961 reunion in 2011 and met up
the Coldwater Baptist
with many of her old classmates. Church and has been
Manning said she hasn’t returned
writing the church bulto the high school in a while, but
letin for years. Though
she knows it has changed drastiColdwater Baptist is a
cally since she attended. small church, Faye and
Manning said when she was in
her husband are some
school, the high school consisted of
of the longest attenda school and not much else. Maning members of their
ning said the stadium and sports
church.
complex were both added after her
“I’m very involved
attendance. The amount that Calwith my church. We
loway has grown since her time is
are a small-knit comquite amazing.
munity, and my fellow
Though Manning only spent
church members feel
her senior year at Calloway, it did
like family to me,” she
not stop her from getting involved.
said.
Manning was the president of the
Faye Beach Manning
Manning has spent
Beta Club and stayed active in the
a long while retired due
community and with her classmates.
to an injury sustained in a car accident. Before
Though living in Houston, Texas, for a short her accident, Manning worked as a secretary at
time, Manning said she spent most of her life Murray State.
living in Murray with her husband Bobby. In
Though retired, Manning does not let that
fact, going to Calloway has been nothing but the keep her from staying busy. Manning recently
usual routine for the Manning family. Manning participated the Sew-A-Thon held at the First
is an alumnus of the graduating class, and a long United Methodist Church in Murray to make
line of Calloway graduates followed. Manning’s dresses, shorts and baby blankets for people in
son graduated with the 25th class; her grandson Central American Nations.
Class of
1961
Alumna advises to live life your way
1961 graduate
credits CCHS
for success
in life, career
Jessica Williams
Editor in Chief
The Laker ‘61
Jamie Potts, alumnus of the class of
Bill Miller, principal of CCHS from 19601961, is still an active member of the com1966, was the guest speaker at the 2011 Class
munity and credits his success to his expeof ‘61 reunion.
rience here at CCHS.
Potts came from Kirksey High School
and was involved mainly in FFA, as he had sphere of a new facility was encouraging,
been an officer at Kirksey, so he continued and the opportunity to meet new students
and teachers with different perspectives
here.
Coming to CCHS allowed for many was a new and beneficial experience.
Potts said that the high expectations set
more elective opportunities.
Potts said, “Academically, our courses from day one were very encouraging and
were very limited; coming here was an eye- pushed students toward success.
“This was the early ‘60s, and it was reopening experience. The only elective the
ally cool to have your colboys had at Kirklar turned up, and even
sey and the other
though we don’t like
four schools was
to think about it, there
agriculture, and
were some baggy pants
for the girls,
in those days; it was cool
home economnot to wear a belt, and it
ics; here, we had
was shirttail out. Well,
a lot more opwe came in here, and Mr.
tions.”
William B. Miller was
After graduthe principal, and he let
ation, Potts atus know right quick that
tended Murray
collars would be turned
State University,
down, belts would be
majored in agriworn and shirttails would
culture and came
be in.
back to CCHS
“It was also cool to
as a vocationstand against the wall and
al
agriculture
put one foot against the
teacher for eight
wall; there would be none
years; later, Potts
Jamie Potts
of
that. We were going to
switched from
protect the walls, and that
vocational school to teaching agriculture
for 21 years. Potts continued teaching half stuck with me also. That was different from
time for four or five years afterward and where all of us were coming from. From
helped as an administrator at the district’s day one, high expectations were set for us
as individuals and for how we presented
Alternative Instructional Facility.
Though Potts is retired from teaching, ourselves.”
Potts explained why he never uprooted
he and his wife put up their own greenfrom
this community.
house as a result of working with the
“When you grow up on a farm and you
greenhouse and horticulture at CCHS.
Potts said, “We call it the Flower Potts, major in agriculture, you’re inclined to stay
kind of a takeoff from our name and grow- where your roots are and where the land
ing flowers predominantly. It’s not a large is, and as a result, it worked well. Not only
could I continue to do some farming and
operation, but we enjoy it.”
Potts explained that a contribut- raise a family on a farm, I also had the oping factor of his success was the switch portunity to earn a living in education,
to CCHS, saying that the atmo- teaching, so it worked perfectly.”
Rebecca Tucker
Photographer
Janet Dees, a graduate of the first class
here, has had an exciting life. From Australia to Germany, Dees has been around the
world and through a number of careers.
As far as her time at Calloway,
Dees was very involved in 4H and
Beta and rather enjoyed a good
sports event.
According to Dees, she hasn’t
been back to Calloway any time recently, but she said, in her day that
she always felt encouraged to be
successful at Calloway. She decided
to carve her own path when she left
high school by going against what
was expected and becoming a sales
representative.
As advice, she said, “Don’t let
anyone put you in a box. You can
do anything you want to do. People
thought I should have been a nurse
or a receptionist, but I didn’t want to,
and I made a life for myself.”
After her work as a sales representative,
she went on to work a multitude of successful jobs in her years. She did move away
from Murray, but made the move back
when she felt she needed to take care of her
parents in their old age.
Dees found her way back to Calloway
and worked as a teacher and found she had
to accustom herself to how much the school
had changed.
Dees said her family has a history of living long lives, and that if she’s going to live
to be 100, she might as well make use of
all her time instead of spending 40 years in
retirement.
R e c e n t l y,
Dees went back
to Murray State
to receive a degree in Nonprofit Leadership Studies.
She plans to use
her degree to
help local nonprofit groups in
the upcoming
years.
“I enjoy
Janet Like Dees
writing grants,
and I would like
to help out the non-profits in the area because they need the money.”
During her time getting her degree at
Murray state, Dees got the chance to study
abroad for several weeks in Germany. She
said this was a really enjoyable experience,
and she loved being with the kids at Murray State.
Alumnus still uses drafting skills
members vividly include the time when the
principal, Bill Miller, called him to the office and assigned him work washing dishes
Arvis Thorn spent 11 years attending at the school during study hall. He also reschool in Almo before becoming one of the members the school’s first pep band, whose
members were nicknamed “squeakers.”
first students at CCHS.
Having lived in Murray
During
high
for over 70 years now, Thorn
school, Thorn studknows many of his former
ied four different
classmates, but when he can’t
subjects, which he
recall a name, he consults the
says he still knows
yearbook, or as he simply
and uses every day.
calls it, “The Book.”
One, of which he
Like many of his former
was
particularly
classmates, Thorn has been
fond, was a class in
an active member of his commechanical draftmunity since high school and
ing. He also recalled
has worked in various profesfond memories of
sions. His first job outside
Spanish class, which
of high school was at the
for most students
garment factory on Poplar
was the first time
Street. Later, he worked as
they had been able
a professional installer and at
to study Spanish.
Tappan, the stove company.
At his daughter’s
Arvis Thorn
Since the ‘80s, he has
graduation, Thorn
been working on electronics.
was amused to find
that two of his former teachers still worked Many have seen his van around town, and
at CCHS, including his teacher, Douglas he can be found working on cars and an assortment of laptops downtown near Bondo
Tucker.
Other high school experiences that he re- Alley.
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Photographer
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Softball prepares for district tournament Sivills to coach All-Stars
Aaron Allen
Sports Editor
from their recent
string of losses,
starting with a big
win against Trigg
The Lady Laker
County on senior
Softball Team is
night.
currently 10-16 at
“I think that
press time.
the win on senior
The team has
night was a great
had some struggles
way to gain the
this season and
confidence that we
has played an inneed in order to get
creasingly tough
back on a winning
schedule. The Lady
streak coming off a
Lakers are looking
few losses,” senior
to make a run at
Kelsey
Douglas
the district toursaid.
nament title in the
The Lady Lakpost season.
ers believe that the
The Lady Lakkey to success to
ers will play Murthe rest of the searay High Monday
son as well as in
at Murray at 5
the post season lies
p.m.
with their offense.
The team is cur“I think that the
rently 0-4 in diskey to winning the
trict play, and 3-8
rest of the season
in regional play but
like we did toward
still feel confident
the beginning of
about their chances
the season lies in
in the tournament.
our offense. We
“We have had
have been practicsome struggles on
ing our swings, hitoffense, but the
ting the ball off of a
girls have worked
tee, and spent a lot
hard, and we are
of time in the batRebecca Tucker
getting better. We
ting cages,” senior
are going to play 11 Senior Kristen Kelly gets in batting position as a pitch comes her way.
Danielle Potts said.
games the next two
Seniors this year
The Lady Lakers were dealt a
weeks, and that will prepare us for
are
Potts,
Douglas,
Peyton Garthe post season. I feel really good hard loss from their district rival, land, Ashlyn Stalls and Kristen
about our chances in the districts,” the Marshall County Marshals, Kelly. The District Tournament
but are looking to bounce back
Head Coach Troy Webb said.
begins May 18 at Murray High.
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Aaron Allen
Sports Editor
Kiesler will definitely help us
down low,” Sivills said. “Sandra
Skinner is a banger inside, too,”
according to Kentucky.com.
According to Kentucky.com, the
Calloway County Laker Basketball Coach Scott Sivills has
been named coach of
the Kentucky State
Girls All-Star Basketball Team.
The team representing the state this
year includes some of
the biggest names in
girls’ basketball including: Maci Morris (who was elected
Miss
Kentucky
Basketball) of Bell
County and Morgan
Rich of Allen County-Scottsville.
“We’ve got scorers; we’ve got height
and we’ve got athletiAlan Dickenson
cism. We’ve got every- The Lakers listen as Coach Scott Sivills explains a play.
thing that we need to
win. But on the flip side, Indiana games start on June 12 and will
is just as good,” Sivills said, ac- be on the campus of Transylvania
cording to Kentucky.com.
University. Tickets are $25 each.
The girls were defeated last
According to Kentucky.com, all
year by Indiana, but Sivills be- proceeds from the event will be
lieves that this year they will be delivered directly to the Kentucky
packing their own punch.
Lions Eye Foundation and Blue“Ashanti Thomas and Nora grass Sports Commission.
Lakers prepare for postseason
Aaron Allen
Sports Editor
Calloway County Baseball is
currently 7-19 at press time.
District play is Monday at Marshall County High School versus
Murray High at 6. p.m. Finals will
be the following night.
“The guys are working really
hard preparing for the post season.
We are focused on what we can
control, and that is our attitude
and our effort. The wins and losses
take care of itself,” Head Coach
Zach Hobbs said.
The boys have had a tough
schedule this year and have
planned so accordingly, hoping
that the amped up competition
will give the Lakers the boost that
they’re looking for in order to win
the postseason tournament.
“I think that we have had a
tough schedule this year, and that’s
why our record looks the way that
it does. But I don’t think that our
record accurately reflects how we
have played this season. We’ve
played a lot of tough schools this
year, and it will show when we
play in the district tournament,”
senior Wade Carter said.
The Lakers are currently 1-2
this year in district play and are
looking to improve upon this before the big district tournament.
They will be taking on crosstown rival the Murray Tigers for a
chance to play the one seed Marshall County Marshals and pull
off an upset.
If the boys advance through
the district tournament, then they
earn a spot for a chance to compete at the regional title.
The team is working hard on
and off the field during practice in
able to be a real threat during the
post season.
“Our goal this season is to win
the district and make it to the regional tournament. I think our
schedule has really prepared us for
an opportunity to do so. We have
the talent and the ability to win the
upcoming district tournament,”
senior Connor Wagner said.
Seniors this year are Carter,
Wagner, Travis Dwyer, Austin
Anderson and Joseph Duncan.
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Track makes dash for regional finish line CCHS Tennis ends season
Senior Josh Betts races to the finish line, baton in hand.
Halee Bergman
Alan Dickenson
Photographer
Alan Dickenson
Photographer
Despite being set back a couple
weeks due to snowstorms, CCHS Track
and Field has had a good run this year.
They have traveled to multiple meets
at Murray and Marshall County High
where they have picked up both wins
and losses.
Delissa Green shared her view on
how the team has progressed throughout the season.
“We’ve been having a lot of hard
practices; basically, every day after
school has been a tough run. I don’t
think we’ve been doing as well as we
could be lately because we are so tired
from our practices, but that’s because
we’ve really been focusing on regionals
in hopes that we will qualify for state.”
Other schools were able to start
practicing earlier than Calloway but
with the blanket of snow covering everything, our runners could not make
it to practice. They were finally able to
group and begin regular practices just
before spring break.
Marko Vazquez said “It’s fun, we
run.”
The regional tournament is tomorrow at Paducah Tilghman and the State
Tournament will be held next weekend
in Lexington.
This year’s seniors include Cassidy
Neal, Vazquez, Hunter Smith, Dakota
Owens, Ian Postlethwait, Josh Betts
and Green.
The CCHS tennis season
came to a close this year. The
team played many matches,
including wins against Marshall County and Community
Christian Academy.
Tennis matches are played
in singles or doubles. Matches
are played in a series of sets.
There are eight sets and four
scores in each set. The scores
go from 15 to 30, 30 to 40,
Laker anglers compete at state today
Jo Beth Robertson
Guest Writer
The Calloway County Bass
Fishing Team is ending its season, sending two teams to the
KHSAA Bass Fishing Championship today and tomorrow on
beautiful Kentucky Lake. Rated
as one of the top five fisheries
in the country, Kentucky has
proven that it is not always easy
to bring home the monsters, and
this weekend may be no different. Forty-one teams from across
the Commonwealth launched at
7 a.m. this morning from Kentucky Dam Marina. Weigh-in
begins at 3 p.m. both today and
tomorrow.
Kentucky Lake was postcard
perfect last Saturday as the team
competed in its last regularly
scheduled tournament of the
season. Although scheduled earlier, disagreeable weather conditions caused the coaches at both
Trigg and Marshall to delay until
almost the end of the school year.
Finding fish big enough to keep
continued to plague the Lakers,
as three CCHS teams took to
the water at Big Bear Resort.
Sophomores Cole Emerson
and Zach Martin, captained by
Frosty Yonker, weighed a decent bag of two, which tipped
the scales at 7 lbs., 4 oz., while
sophomore Brent McClard and
his captain, Sam Henry, also
brought two to the scales. McClard’s was a personal best for
the recently converted crappie
fisherman. Fishing just off the ledges
proved to be the best place to get
bites, but as Emerson put it, “We
hooked quite a few small ones,
just no good-sized keepers.”
On May 2, without the more
experienced seniors fishing, due
to prom, at the Trigg County
Invitational Calloway’s underclassmen lacked the experience
necessary to out fish anglers
from other schools on a day that
proved to be less than eventful
for everyone.
“They dropped the bottom out
of the lake on us,” stated Martin.
“We fished in every spot imaginable, but they were just too scattered. We were lucky to bring
home one keeper.”
Freshman Jacob Gowen and
his boat captain, James Todd,
faced similar conditions in their
search for the big one. Gowen
caught one, weighing a respectable 2 lbs., 7 oz.
Senior Koby Springer plays a tennis match.
and the last point is the game.
Points are scored by the opponent allowing the ball to
bounce twice or his opponent
hitting the net.
This year’s seniors include Koby Springer, Marko
Vazquez, Hayden Smith and
Chance Overbey.
Springer commented, “I’m
the kind of person that always
has to be doing something.
Tennis is really easy to get
into. I’ve never played before,
and I picked it up really fast.”
Courtesy of Koby Springer