Cardinal Columns (March 2013)

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creating the cover

The original idea for the cover was to have

all the Mr. Fond du Lac contestants in

spring break-y clothing. However, things

become too rowdy during the photoshoot.(Imagine ten silly boys all together in one

room! See pages 11, 12, and 13 for more.)

It was decided that the cover belonged to

the one and only Casey Wilson, the winner

of Mr. Fond du Lac!

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This February the Cardinals Nest, Fonddu Lac High Schools school store, wasabruptly closed when an internal investi-gation revealed theft from the store by itsvery own employees. Eight student em-ployees and one friend of the employeesstole merchandise, money and gas cardsand used the school resources to buythemselves lunch on numerous accounts.

Mrs. Krug-Pickart, the storesadvisor, is unsure whether or notthe school store will open again for

the remainder of the school year.Despite video evidence of the stu-

dents stealing from the school store, Prin-cipal Jon Wiltzius chose to refer themall to the schools Student Court ratherthan press charges. Each student facedthe Student Court on a separate datebeginning the week of February 25.

Many students, however, do notfeel that the punishment is fair.

Each kid had to write a ve page pa-per about what they did wrong and hadto clean the commons for two weeks,

said Marissa Wustrack, a friend of one ofthe former Cardinals Nest employees.

Why do they get special treatment?said Abby Rogler, sophomore. Just be-cause they get good grades and are in-volved in activities, people think theywould never steal from the school store.

Mr. Wiltzius said he did not wantto press charges because he felt it was alearning experience for all and becauseit was difcult to tell exactly how mucheach student stole. I think the school

needs to take part of the responsibil-ity for this incident because of the lackof structure and supervision the schoolstore was under when this happened.

Although the school did not presscharges for this case, Ofcer Vokes saidother students have been charged with theftfor stealing property such as iPods at school.

I would say that I issue approxi-mately two citations per month for theft,

he said. That isnt including the onesthat we nd alternative punishment for.

Mrs. Krug-Pickart rst launchedan internal investigation led by OfcerVokes on February 7 when she noticeddiscrepancies in the school store balance

I was questioning the six gas cardsthat were missing since I did not knowof any being sold, said Mrs. Krug-Pickart. The balance was under where weshould of been for this time of the year.

Surveillance videos from Febru

ary 2, 2013, showed the group of students taking money from the register and leaving campus to eat out

Thefts happened from theschool store once to twice a week overthe past four months. The students ad-mitted to police and administration theirinvolvement in the thefts, and six piec-es of stolen merchandise that had beenworn were returned to Krug-Pickart

The Cardinals Nest is a DECA GoldCertied Store. Throughout Krug-Pickartstwelve years of advising the school store, she

said employee theft has never been an issueThis does taint the reputation of

our school store, but it will not take awayour Gold Seal Certication, she said

Many former students from up toten years past who have participated in themanagement of the school store wrote letters to reinforce what they have learnedthrough experiences in DECA and theirpassion for the Cardinals Nest overall

It is my pleasure to stronglyrecommend the school to not eliminate

the store, nor replace one of the beshigh school experiences I was ever apart of. Or, most importantly, the highschool experience that made me learnand grow as an individual, said Ke-lie Reimer, a former employee fromthe class of 2012. Lastly, I do nothink Mrs. KP and the store should bepunished by ignorant, childish behavior that this years students showed.

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Fondy highs FCCLA mem-bers, Kelly Bertram, ZoeBrown, Erin Draves, andWhitney Holzman, partici-pated in STAR competition(Students Taking Actionwith Recognition) in GreenBay. Kelly and Zoe made a

project that had people do-nate over 95 items to the So-lutions Center. Whitney andErin did a project where theymade hats and scarves, do-

nating them to Loaves and Fishes afterwards. Because ofthese brilliant projects, all of them received gold awardsand will go on to the state competition coming in April.

A FBLA competition occurred on Saturday, February22. There were several winners that were from FondyHigh in the 7-hour span of 40 events. They are Er-ica Daniels, Olivia Graham, Tanvi Kumar, Brad Mor-gan, Amarah Sharif, Paul Holden, and Mick Franke.They will be going to Chula Vista in Wisconsin Dells

for their next competition on April 15th and 16th.

World day is on March 22, 2013. It is in the commonsin Fondy High from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Everyone shouldcome and experience the different cultures. There willbe bagpipe playing, drumming circles, Japanese folk-tales, Scandinavian cancelle, Korean songs, Indonesiandances, and Hmong folk songs. Also, there will be foodthere from different cultures. The food will be $.25 each.

Random acts of Kindness are putting on a project calledOperation Beautiful. They will be leaving positive messagesaround some parts the school to make smiles. They also planon giving free hot chocolate in a few weeks at the main dooruntil they run out of hot chocolate to give. Random acts ofKindness is welcoming new members with brilliant new ideas.

Danny Loomans begins his Food for Freedom project on May25-26 for the most food collected in a 24-hour period. This is

called the Pallet Challenge. The event is welcoming schools tocome and support this challenge. People can collect food itemsand submit photos to the Food For Freedom website. The evenbegins at 1:00 PM on May 25th to 1:00 PM on May 26. Over82,000 people living in poverty will be helped.

Congrats to Fondys Cu-linary Team who placed

6th out of 27 teams inthe Wisconsin ProStartInvitational Competi-tion. Congrats to Fon-dys Management Teamwho placed 5th out of12 in the competition!

Youth Service Day is April 29th. There is a sign up in room2990 to various places starting March 25th and April 5th. Onlysign up for yourself. Permission slips should be returned toroom 2990 by Friday, April 5th. It is $2.00 for a t-shirt, andthe t-shirt order should come with the permission slip. T-shirtpick up is on April 25th and April 26th. On April 29th, studentswill leave school at 11:30, eat lunch, and arrive at their location

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Storybook Land was a huge success

fondy turnsanother page

At the beginning of Spring, Key Clubmembers take part in the annual Sto-rybook Land. On March 9, studentsfrom Fondy High disguise themselvesin costume from characters of differ-ent fairy tales and childrens books.

Throughout the English podthere are ve stationed stories withstudents dressed up as princesses,dwarfs, villains and animals. Thisyears stories were Snow White, Pe-

ter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, Wizard ofOz, and Old McDonald. At each sta-tion, the story is re-enacted for chil-dren of the community. When the act

is nished, the students ask childrenquestions about reading and writing.The event promotes literacy for chil-dren and encourages creative minds.

Everybody that came to StorybookLand was super appreciative, said Mrs.Stelmacher, the Key Club advisor. Thestudents also did a great job acting outtheir skit instead of just telling a story.

Storybook Land is a non-prot event.Every child that comes to Storybook

Land also goes home with a complimen-tary, souvenir book. Carly Lawrence, ajunior, played a dwarf in Snow White.

I really enjoyed it! said Law-

rence. I thought I would hate itbut the kids were all really funnyand cute and they seemed to loveit. The parents liked it a lot, too.

Brad Morgan, junior played Grumpyfrom Snow White. It was awesomeseeing the smiles on the kids faces aswe performed, said Morgan. Thiswas my rst year acting in StorybookLand and it turned out to be my fa-vorite Key Club event. We talked

to them about their reading habitsand each performance. It was reallygreat knowing that we helped playa part in helping them read more.

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The District Choral Extravaganza willbe held on April 6 at 4pm, for roughlyan hour in the eldhouse at Fond duLac High School. The event, whichoccurs only once every two years, iswhen all the Fond du Lac Districtschools, Kindergarten through grade

12, combine for one choir concert.This concert for all students helps

them see how they have developedwith their singing. The younger groupof kids can see how they could devel-op throughout their choir studies afterseeing and singing with the older kids.

Its lots of fun, says senior KatieSternitzky. The kids are so cute andlook up to all of us. It is the most pre-cious thing to hear them sing. It can bemore challenging since we sing a songwith them, but its very cute and fun.

It was denitely very challenging,

says senior Sahra Mahamed. Elemen-tary school kids are not exactly at thesame singing level as high schoolers,but they were willing to learn anythingthat we were learning. They were atten-tive and showed that they wanted toparticipate to the best of their ability.

There will be no admission fee to comeand see the concert. The songs that aresung at the concert vary. This year it isAmerican themed, with American Folklore, and at the end they will be honoringthe veterans with their last two songs

There are at least a thousand sing-

ers expected for the event. The young-er kids will be exposed to this sort ofthing early, making it easier for themas they continue singing for choir

The District Choral Extravaganzais to make profound music togeth-er, says choir teacher Mrs. McVeigh


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I T I S S A I Dthat most people would rather be inthe casket than giving the eulogy, butfor the members of the Fondy Foren-sics team this couldnt be more un-true. No, forensics is not about look-ing for a mysterious cause of death orinvestigating crime scenes for DNA,but rather a group of people whoparticipate in public speaking com-petitions individually or in groups.

Imagine walking into a room ofpeople who dont know anything aboutyou but are dying to see you fail. In amatter of minutes you will watch everysingle one of these people give a speechon various topics hoping equally thatthey fail. To add to the stress of thesituation you have a judge in the cornerof the room furiously scribbling on apiece of paper ranking you from best

to worst out of the entire room. Youknow your tiniest of actions are beingscrutinized: your outt, your hand ges-tures, your movements and your pro-nunciation. You no longer have timeto x your hair or clear your throat oreven so much as stutter. Now imaginethat you do that three times before yound out if you make it to the power

round, which will eventually determinewhere you place. That is forensics.This year the forensics team has anew coach and is stronger than ever.For the rst time the team has takena rst place at a tournament, all 21participants made it from sub-districtsto districts, and this is the biggestteam Fond du Lac has seen in awhile.

Much of the teams success can beattributed to student leaders like Tom-my Chitwood and Dakota Vaughn whoare co-captains and Kylee Thompsonand Bobby Gruenstern who are juniorcoaches. However, it is the emergenceof a Coach Kielman, who is new tothe school as well as the team, that re-ally seems to have brought the teamtogether. Prior to coaching the Fonddu Lac team, Ms. Kielman workedwith North Fond du Lacs orators.

Even Coach Kielman couldnt haveprepared herself for the unparalleledsuccess the team has faced. So far theteam has placed at every single tourna-ment as well as an unprecedented rstplace at Kaukauna, not to mentionthe dozens of individual placements.

Our team this year is probably thebest weve had since God knows when,

said team captain Tommy ChitwoodAs a team we have taken second atBerlin, second at Winneconne, rst aKaukauna, and we are all looking for-ward to our advancement to Districts.

The dynamic of the forensics teamis unlike any other organization in theschool. The team contains some ofFondy Highs most eccentric, talentedoutgoing, and brilliant students. Andno one is a better witness to the exu-berance of the team than newcomerMs. Kielman, who said she felt ex-tremely welcomed by everyone whenshe rst started and has already createda strong bond with many members

The Forensics Team is made upof twenty-one unique, creative, andsometimes crazy individuals with a lotof a talent for public speaking, shesays. The enthusiasm the team shares

for forensics and each other is the onething I really like about forensics. Wehave a lot of personalities and differenpeople its great to see the enthusiasmfor each other. I have a lot of members who feel like they were really wel-comed into the team and now have aplace and have a group to belong to.

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from this years season was taking rstat Kaukauna because it provided astory to tell and not just because theywon in the small team division. BeforeKaukauna, the team had been used toreceiving second or third place at com-petitions, so when the third and secondplace teams were announced they wereextremely disappointed. However,when Fond du Lacs name was called asthe rst-place winner, the team didnt

stop cheering for two whole minutes.I dont want to say we were ob-noxious, but we went crazy, says Kiel-man. Yet, that isnt why this momentwill always stick out to her. To get areal sense just how excited they were.this statement from the next com-petitions program sums it up: En-thusiam, sportsmanship, and team

spirit are welcome and encouragingduring the award ceremony. However,chanting, screeching, howling, andgeneral rowdiness are unnecessary.

I dont want to say we were fullyresponsible for that, Kielman laughs,but we denitely had a great time.

With so many memories from thisseason, it begs the question what isahead for the forensics team. Nextyear is going to be a big year, said

Tommy Chitwood. Lets just say thatif you think Forensics is awesome now,just wait until next year. Im not allowedto say anything else until it is nalized.

Coach Kielmans only advice to peo-ple who want to join next year is to get aheadstart and sign up as early as possible.

Although there may be plenty ofgrowing to do, we have become, in a

sense, a family, says Tommy, encour-aging as many new members as pos-sible. Unlike most other activities atFond du Lac High School, Forensicsprovides a welcoming atmosphere forall people, both novice and experi-enced in the sport of public speakingThis welcoming atmosphere and acceptance allows us to have the bondthat we all have. Were about improv-ing speaking skills, setting goals, and

having a good time in the process.In simpler terms, Simon Riterthree year Forensics veteran, encour-ages people to join the Forensicsteam. Forensics is like somethinggood, but better. Star Wars meetsbatman, but better. If Batman andChewbacca went on a crime ghtspreeForensics is better than that.

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fter hours of workinghard, senior Elliot Pip-er gets to be himself inhis classes: Glass 1, Ce-

ramics 1, Painting 2, and Drawing3. His class schedule reects whohe is as a person just like his art. El-liot will nally get his art recognizedin the art show from May 13-17.

I like that you are able to drawor paint something from your imagi-nation, says Piper. Thanks to the art

classes Ive taken, I now have more ofan appreciation for art and a new appre-ciation for how hard it is to be an artist.

Different arts will come together fromall art classes in this years show. The

drawing classes, painting classes, ceram-ics classes, glass classes, metal classes,sculpture classes and the art foundationclasses nally get to have their one weekof sunshine just like how a play or mu-sical gets their time to shine on stage.

The art show will be at FondyHigh in the media center for an en-tire week in May, but on the Tuesdayof that week, the art show will beopen to the public, where hundredsof people have shown up before.It will be open 6:30 PM-8:00 PM.

It lets me express myself in waysthat I cant with words, says SamEck. It lets me record my thoughtswithout having to use a thesaurus.

A lot of them would be inspiredto go see the art pieces, says MrsBirschbach. It will inspire them todo things on their own or to even takean art class. When people take artthey begin to take a different view ofhow they originally viewed things.

Students who have independent studies for art have their own section of theart show. Its a time for the artist to invitehis or her friends and family to go seethe wonderful work he or she has done

Weve been doing this for 25 years

and I think students really enjoy showcasing their work to their friends andfamily, says Mrs. Birschbach. It really is a time for them to show off.

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When the season rst started, it lookedlike the boys hockey team could conquerany game. Even when they lost a cou-ple tournaments or conferences, theystill held strongly together as a team. Itseemed like state would be nothing. But,unfortunately, the boys lost 6-3 againstSuperior on Thursday, February 28.

The one thing I wouldve changedabout the game is just our teams over-all performance, says sophomore for-ward Jack Nejedlo. It wouldve beennice to come out and score the rstgoal and get the nerves out quicker.I think we were very nervous to playon that stage, but other than that, Ithink that was the best experiencemost of the boys are going to have.

Trying to get more goals wouldhave helped, says junior forward Mi-

chael Wilson. We should have beentrying to nd open spots better. Wejust couldve handled it differently.

We should work on a better lockdownfor defense, says senior Cory Steffes.

With the season over, the se-niors will be leaving. They had somethoughts looking back on hock-ey. Coach Sarazin also had somethoughts looking back on the season.

To me, hockey was more than agame, says senior goalie Charlie Bla-goue. A lot of people dont realize howmuch the game means to the players,because its not that popular. Steppingoff the ice was surreal. It was hard atrst, but my high school career, espe-cially my senior year, has been amazingand has brought so many memories.

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ing the team this year, says CoachSarazin. The guys practice with enthusiasm and push each other with intensity, which makes them easy to coach.

The nal standings of the seasons were 19-3-2. Can the boymake it to state next year againand maybe come home with a win?

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he halls are quiet, andthe students have gonehome, but its only thebeginning for seniorSahra Mahamed as shegets ready for work inthe Social Studies podof Fond du Lac HighSchool. She stands in

the custodians closet,rst putting on plastic gloves, then llinga bottle with glass cleaner. Her iPod sitson the shelf among other cleaners andtowels, and she shufes through her li-brary before nally choosing FantasticBaby by Big Bang. She sings quietly toherself as she gets ready for four hours ofcleaning the classrooms of Fondy High.

Through all of this, Mahamedshows no sign of having a deep pas-sion and talent for singing... in Ko-rean. A strange talent to some, but not

to Mahamed, who has been singingand speaking in Korean since 2010.

A friend was over at my house andasked if I wanted to listen to somethingreally interesting, explained Mahamed.She then opened up YouTube andtyped in a famous Korean Pop group,and thats where the adventure started.

Mahamed was confused at rst,watching these pop stars singing ina language that she could not under-stand. However, it grew on her themore she listened to K-POP (Korean

Pop), and eventually, she was hooked.I was addicted, she said. Addicted to

the point where I taught myself how toread Korean perfectly in two months, andfound a Korean teacher who I still meetwith to help me speak Korean. Maha-med was certainly dedicated to the worldof K-POP, and even created a YouTubechannel where she uploaded videos ofherself covering different K-POP songs.

I realized singing in Korean wasmy passion when I nally had my You-Tube Channel up and running, saidMahamed. I remember thinking thatthis YouTube channel was just goingto be something I did as a pastime, orwhen I was bored. I thought singing inKorean was just my pastime. But whenmy rst cover of 0330 by U-KISS wasreleased, the comments that I receivedwere so uplifting and had me mak-ing Korean covers to please people.

The comments ranged from beingin English, to actual Korean people inSouth Korea stumbling upon my videos.They told me my voice was soulful andjazzy and a complete 360 from what Ko-rean voices sounded like in pop songs.I remember a comment saying, Wow,your voice. Its like a breath of fresh air!

The response [to my videos] is tre-

mendous, she said. I have many sub-scribers that are loyal fans who promiseto support me until I nally debut as asinger in Korea. And truthfully, thatsall I ask for: to be supported, even ifthis Korean dream never happens.

Mahamed admits that her fatherwasnt supportive at rst of her goalsto become a K-POP singer. My momdid [support me], of course. But, my fa-ther was a little confused on the wholesinging-in-Korean bit. I remember himconstantly asking me why I didnt just try

for the Ameri-can market in-stead. My replyto that ques-tion was always,Dad, singingin Korean iswhat Im pas-sionate about.The languageof South Ko-rea, the cultureof South Ko-

rea its whatI want to do.He did even-tually comearound becausehe knew howdetermined Iwas to makethis happen.

I think thatSahra is a verytalented younglady, says Mrs.Talavera, amath teacherhere at Fondywho has beens u p p o r t i v eof Mahamed.Her passionfor Korean cul-ture and K-

POP is intriguing. Its fascinating to seeSahra learn both the spoken and writtenKorean language. Ive watched someof her K-POP YouTube videos, and Ithink that she has an amazing talent.

The rst time she told me shewanted to be a Korean pop starI just looked at her like she wascrazy, said Morgan Braithwaite

a friend of Mahameds. But the moment I heard her sing her rst K-POP song, I knew that girl was going to go places, and I knew she wasgoing to try like hell to get there.

With the support of her friends andfamily, Mahamed has been able to traveto places around the country (Thankfully, my father works for an airline, sotraveling across the country has neverbeen difcult!), where Korean entertainment companies hold auditions foranyone who wants to sing, act, rap, mod

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wood, New Jersey, near New York City.Her father accompanied her on the

trip, rst ying out to Philadelphia andthen driving to New Jersey with her.On the long drive there, explains Ma-hamed, my father gave me fatherly tipsto get me motivated to try my hardest.Telling me things like, Youre here toput yourself out there and show them

your ability. You have to promise meone thing: to do your best. When I gotto the audition, I met up with a lot offriends Id met throughmy YouTube channeland we all talked aboutthe audition. I got thereso early and ended upbeing number six.

Over one-thousandpeople showed up onthe rst day of auditions(there were two in all),

and competition wastight. I remember see-ing lots of people withtheir guitars, said Ma-hamed. I also remem-ber seeing people sing-ing to themselves anddancing in the corner.

When I enteredthe Performing ArtsCenter, where the au-ditions were beingheld, they separated us

into groups of peoplewho sing, people whodance, etc. After that,they called the rst tenpeople into the auditionarea. They had us all ina hallway until it wasour turn, and it was soterrifying. I could hear the other audi-tionees, and I was getting so nervous.

Mahamed faced three judges, twotranslators and a man with a laptop whowas ready to play music for the audition-ees if needed. They told me to brieyintroduce myself and then start singing.I sang, Kyuhyuns Hope Is A DreamThat Doesnt Sleep, and they absolutelyloved it. There was a lady though, whoreminded me of stone, who while Iwas singing, looked over at the others,and swiftly nodded. After seeing hernod, I thought, YES, IM IN. But this

is where the story gets a little sketchy.Mahamed was told that she was

golden, but needed another talent orability to go along with her singing. Thetranslator asked me if I could dance,she said. And I replied, No. But, theyencouraged me, and I had no choice.They began playing some sort of bub-ble-pop Korean girl group song that Id

never heard of, and I began to panic.I started twisting around and tappingmy feet, and they made me awkwardly

dance there for maybe ve minutes,trying to see my rhythm, they said.

The translator informed Mahamedthat although her singing was on point,she lacked condence when she danced.My mind went blank at that point,she said. Even though I out-sang ev-eryone there, and they already said yesto me, my inability to dance or b-boywas the cause of my downfall. I re-member walking out of there think-ing, I wasnt chosen because I couldntdance? This is a Korean SINGINGtelevision show! But, at least they loved

my voice. I never said I was a dancer!Today, Mahamed is signed to The

Rock Agency, a talent casting and mod-eling agency in Madison that specializes in international distribution. Myfather thought that contacting The RockAgency would help me get my singingcareer out there more, she said. I seup an audition with them where I had

to sing in Korean, show them my You-Tube channel, and talk about where Iwanted to be in the next few years. They

openly admitted that theyvenever done anything suchas this, but they were willing to sign me because ofmy vocal ability and talent.

Mahamed draws her inspiration for her passion frommultiple K-POP singers andgroups, one of them beingGirls Generation. They re

lease hit after hit, and I wanto be like that someday, shesays. Another inspiration ofhers is Kyuhyun from popgroup Super Junior. I re-member being brought totears because of his voiceIt is so soothing, but at thesame time, powerful and jusunworldly. Voices that moveme or tell a story alwaysseem to be my favorite.

One of her fondes

memories so far was performing at Multi-CulturaDay, which is organized byFondy Highs Global TeensClub every year. I ex-plained to the president ofthe group that I was a Ko-rean singer, and that I want

ed to perform my talent. Upon conclusion of my performance, many peoplecame up to me and asked me where thisjourney began, and told me that this passion of mine was unique and amazing.

Mahamed will perform at GlobaTeens World Day for Cultural Diversityon Friday, March 22 in the school com-mons. Its obvious to me that I am notKorean, she says. And its also obviousto me that not everyone can understandKorean. But if sung with a lot of passion, your message of the song can easily be interpreted. This is my dream.

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ondys most eligible bach-elors raised the pageantbar once again. The Mr.

Fond du Lac contestants(freshman Calvary Straub;

sophomores Angel Ramirez and JoshSchneider, juniors Mitch Schmall,Henry Dhonau, and Casey Wilson; se-niors Tony Koerwitz, Brennan Davies,Ethan Van Gorder, and Bobby Shep-herd) stole our hearts with a nothingless than adorable performance. Its theshow that students and staff look for-ward to all year; the show that makesus question our fellow classmatessexualities; the show that holds the

elite few teenage boys who are morethan comfortable in their own skin,who bring tears to our eyes and wholeave their hearts and souls on stage.

On February 27, we ashed backto our childhoods when the boys per-formed an opening dance number to amix of classic 90s boy bands. Through-out the show the boys made us laugh

during swimwear, formal-wear, talentand Q&A. With one common goal, allcontestants strive for a roaring crowd.

I feel we were all shooting forfunny and making the audiencelaugh rather than win the com-petition, said Mr. Fond du Lacwinner Casey Wilson, a junior.

The boys put in countless hoursperfecting their skits and learningthe dances. Seniors Sydney Schib-belhut and Morgan Sass are to thankfor the beautiful dance choreography.

Like always, its a good time, saidTony Koerwitz, senior. There was awell rounded set of talents this year.

My swim wear was denitely my fa-vorite. I do feel like Ive progressed inthe amount of talent it takes to actu-ally do the talents. Especially this yearwhen I did Super Mario Bros. I didntknow that bib-overalls cost $55! Ko-erwitzs swimwear act involved himand his escort dressed in pieces ofcloth. His escort, junior Libby Doll,

stood on stage as Tony burst throughthe audience making barbaric noises

The most memorable moment of

the night and a crowd favorite wasduring the Ediths Fashion Show, presented by senior Vicente Lezama. Vicente had a pretty rough start to theshow; his nerves were getting the besof him and he was struggling to readhis script in a natural tone. When amodel walked out in an astonishingblue sequined dress, Vicentes eyes liup. Wow, I almost went straight for aminute! he said. The crowd burst intolaughter. After his infamous one-linerVicente carried on narrating the fash

ion show with elegant grace and poiseA plot twist indeed, a senior was no

crowned Mr. Fond du Lac 2013. JunioCasey Wilson deservingly took homethe title. I was super excited to winMr. Fond du Lac! said Wilson. Whenthey said my name, I was shocked arst but the shock soon transformedinto shear excitement! I did not expec

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to be the winner. I honestly thoughtthat Tony [Koerwitz] was going towinconsidering he has been in it forall four years and a lot of hard workand time went into all of his acts. Nowthats not to say I didnt work hard andI didnt put a lot of time into my acts,but I felt like Tony was going to win.

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Dhonau, Mitch Schmall, Angel Ramirez, JoshSchneider, Ethan Van Gorder (and Tony Ko-

erwitz), and Bobby Shepherd

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Dun,

k y l e d u n nAll roads lead to Valparasio

J o r d e n g l e n d i n n i n g

s t a f f w r i t e r

Kyles rst impression of tenniswhen he started playing was that itwas incredibly fun and challenging atthe same time. Kyle started playingtennis when he was three years old.He started because his whole fam-ily played, and his parents got himstarted on it. Kyle says that the will towin and compete is the easiest thingto do when it comes to playing tennis.He also does not want to lose a point.

I like the one-on-one battle be-tween you and your opponent, saysKyle. Theres nobody else who candictate the outcome except you.

Kyle recently committed to Val-paraiso University, where he will con-tinue his tennis career for the nextfour years. Kyle decided to go toValpo because he liked the program

and the coach, and he felt like it isthe best t for him. Valparaiso is asmall school in Indiana. Besides Kyle,there are two other mid-west recruitswho are also going to Valpo. In hisfreshman year of college, he is goingto have to focus on tennis, academ-ics, and having a social life. In college,he will be studying either engineer-

ing, pre-med, chemistry, or biology.I know that Kyle will have

a successful college experienceand be a great tennis player, says

friend Ty Rebedew. If that doesfall through, he will be successfulin the career that he will pursue.

One of the best times in Kylestennis career was taking sec-ond place at World Team Ten-nis playing for Team Midwest.

Tennis doesnt always comeeasy to Kyle, however. Even hehas had to overcome some hard-ships. The worst thing for himwas when he twisted his ankle andremained injured for a month

He is caring off the court, Se-nior Andrew McDermot says aboutKyles personality. But on the courthe is a competitor and wont quit.

Its awesome having him on theteam, says teammate Stuart Nett. Hecracks jokes and always works hard.

One person Kyle really looks up tois his father because of everything hehas overcome and because he pushesKyle harder. Sometimes things mayget heated, but he wants the best andhas the best interests for Kyle at heartSome of the best advice that his dad

has given him is always put the work inKyle has had a great few yearsof tennis, and along with that, hehas had some funny moments

Once, I was warming up andthought that I was wearing shorts undermy sweatpants, says Kyle. But whenI took them off, I realized I just hadmy compression shorts on instead!

Theresnobody elsewho can dic-tate the out-

come exceptyou.

K Y L E D U N N

Dun,


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k a y L a M a r c o e / / e n t e r t a i n M e n t e d i t o r

With Spring sports seasons just beginning, we take a look at our Fondy Athletics.

spring sports update

The boys tennis season is ap-proaching quickly, and the playersare anxious to get back on the court.

This season, there will be three dou-bles teams and four singles players.Expectations are high for everyone,and personal goals are growing.

Placing as a team at state,Rex Whealon and I placing indoubles, and being honorable

mention all state, said juniorStuart Nett. Those are my ex-pectations for this season. Goodluck to all of our tennis players!

Boys baseball has big hopes for theupcoming season. I expect solid pitchingjust like my previous years on varsity, saidsenior Tyler Kryzanowski. It has alwaysbeen our strong suit. Our key to successthis year will be our hitting. My personalgoals will be to improve on both sides ofthe ball to in turn make the rest of the teambetter. As for the team, I see us having a sol-id season and earning a few playoff wins.

The season kicks off with an away gameon Tuesday April 9 in Kaukauna. Theyreturn home and play Appleton East onThursday the 11. Both games start at 4:30.

This year, track looksbetter than ever. The tal-ented team from last

year is now matured, andthe younger membersare looking promising.

At the rst week ofpractice, we seemed tohave a good group ofgirls, said Marisa Wus-track, a junior. Everyonesfriendly and everyone getsalong pretty well. Theres alot of talent in the upcom-ing freshman, and Im ex-pecting (hopefully) somegreat conference resultsfor everyone! Personally,Im hoping to make thetrip back to state and placein the top ve for triplejump. Last year I blew outmy ankle in my second

prelim jump and was stillable to make it into the topten, so I have high expecta-

tions for myself this year.My expectations for

our track team are to notonly get to state for the4X800 relay, but to metalin the relay too, said se-nior Elliot Pieper. I wouldlike to see at the least 15people go to state. A Per-sonal goal of mine is toget a 1:57 for an 800 me-ter and to go to state. Agoal the track team has setis to send as many peopleto state as we can but forthe distance runners its tometal at state, and a hope-ful top ve. Both girls andboys track seasons start offwith meets in mid-March.

Girls soccer has big hopes for the 2013 season. Senior KyraGravelle shares some hopes and expectations for the season

We have a good group of girls coming back and were expecting

to do well. We are hoping to be able to make it to state and over-come the obstacle of losing Bri Wagner (our goalie) due to a sur-gery. Our rst scrimmage is March 23, and our rst game is April 2.

Like every year, our rst goal is to assemble a team that willcompete for the FVA conference Championship, said golf coachMr. Flasch. Fondy has been Conference Co-Champions the las2 years! The next step is to advance through Regionals and try toplace rst or second at Sectionals to have an invitation to the ultimate prize... GO TO STATE. The boys season ofcially kicks offwith a JV Invite on April 8th.

Girls rugby is looking to have an-other successful season in more waysthan just winning. Everyone expectsto win all games, said senior MargaritaVelasco. We, as a rugby team do expecthat, but we also expect to make newfriendships with girls from the otherteams. The team will be taking a tripto France this year, something that noother sport team can say. April 15-

22 we will be in Paris, Velasco addsWe are playing in an International 7sRugby Tournaments, which is a different form of rugby than we play here.

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driving

a w a yThe Packer favorite decides to put away the jersey for good

a u s t i n k L e W i c k i / / s t a f f W r i t e r

Donald Driver, the Packers legend, de-cided it is time to hang up the cleats andfocus on being a father. After 14 years ofplaying for the packers, Driver has no bet-ter way to celebrate his retirement thanto do it with all the fans and teammates.

Being the third best wide receiver forthe Green Bay Packers, Driver is luckyhe is one of the 18 players to have over700 career catches and 10,000 yards inonly 200 games. It is a special and rarestory to hear of an athlete as good ashim who only played for one team forhis entire career. The only person tobe on the packers longer than Donaldis Brett Favre; after all, being 38 in theNFL is like being a grandpa. A player can

only take so much before they have toback down. Driver has inspired count-less people to exercise and play footballor other sports to just be active. He hasalways been a person to look up to sincehe is a legend of the Green Bay Packers.

His retirement announcement tookone hour just to let some fans andteammates talk about how great Driv-er was. Then, when he got up to talkand thank all his fans and teammates,the tough Donald Driver shed a tear.

This was one of the hardest deci-

sions I had to make, said Driver dur-ing his speech. The person he thanked

the most was his mother for telling himto follow his dreams. Time after timehe got really emotional and needed totake a break from speaking. During hisspeech, he put in a little humor saying,I dont know what to do now, and hestarted to laugh with the audience. Evenas a legend, Donald had to work for ev-erything, such as his spot on the team.

Now he wants to work at being afamily guy; a man that can be the bestfather out there. People will tell hischild, Your dad was a great foot-ball player, but that child wont hear,your dad was a great father. The rea-son for that is he has to show that heis the best father and husband for his

family. Since it is retirement time, hecan work on being more of that awe-some father that he has wanted to be.His motto while on the team was, nev-er let anyone see that you were hurt-ing. This motto came from the legendBrett Favre. Favre took Driver underhis wing in 1999. Brett taught Drivermore than enough to become a legendof the Green Bay Packers. When Favrechanged teams to the Minnesota Vi-kings, Favre and Driver were still friendsafter and before the game, but during

the game they were rivals. The best partabout having friends is it doesnt matter

how far either one is apart because they

will be there when you need it mostDriver says during his retirement speechThe game never changed me. I am stillthe same guy that walked in at 1999,and I am leaving the same guy in 2013.

People ask, who is better than thePackers? Well everyone in Wiscon-sin knows it, and most people aroundthe country know that no team is bet-ter than the Packers. No team has bet-ter legends, and no team looks bet-ter in green and gold than the GreenBay Packers. Out of all the legends

to walk out of the great LambeauField, Donald Driver was the greatest.

The game never changed me. I am still the same guy that walkedin at 1999, and I am leaving the same guy in 2013.

Donald Driver


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WrestLinG: oVer AnD oUt?sports

Olympic committee takes out wrestlingg r e g o r y M o r a / / s t a f f W r i t e r

Wrestling has become one of the mostphysical and competitive sports around

the world. Its also a sport that hasgiven many the opportunity to com-pete in a sportfrom females to peoplewith missing limbs. Even though ithas been part of the Olympics for theprevious hundred years, rumors havebeen stirred up saying that it will soonbe removed from the competition.

The decision came up last monthwhen the Executive Board of the In-ternational Olympic Committee an-nounced in February that it has rec-ommended dropping wrestling fromthe Summer Games beginningin 2020 because it is not a coresport anymore. However, thisMay, representatives for wrestling

will meet with the Internation-al Olympic Committee to attempt

to be one of the seven sports tobe re-instated in the Olympics.The nal sports will be pickedclose to end of the year in September.

On my part, I hope that wres-tling isnt removed since itsone of the hardest sports tocompete in when you get old-er, said former student and Fon-dys most recent Wrestling StateChampion, Evan Ellison. SinceI was young, I wanted to try outagain and attempt to compete inthe Olympics, but by the looks ofit, I wont be able to reach one ofmy goals if they are removed.

The decision to cut out wrestling

has left many people shocked, es-pecially since no ofcial reason has

been given as to why this actionwill occur after the 2016 OlympicsMixed Martial Arts has been trying

to get its way into the Olympics to re-place wrestling, but on the looks of it, iprobably wont happen, since its dis-liked by numerous countries in Europe

Are you kidding me? said Fondywrestling coach Joe Rens. Wrestlingshould deserve to be in the Olympics nomatter what. Its ridiculous to learn [...]that wrestling committees are havingto put up with MMA as competition.

When the 2020 Olympics comearound, wrestling fans and wrestlerscan only hope their sport still has aspot to keep the competition going

BLACK sABBAtHent.

The return of the heavy metal kingsa d a M W e B B / / s t a f f W r i t e r

Cut back to a simpler time in Aston, Birmingham. Its 1969and the music scene is mainly dominated by blues/rock,ower power and folk rock. Four musicians came togetherunder the name Earth. Until inspired heavily by a horror lmentitled Black Sabbath, they themselves were a blues/rockband. When they questioned why people of this day and agewould pay so much money to see a dark and scary movie, theybegan writing music they felt were appropriate to that scene.Little did they know that that decision would forever inu-ence the music industry as we know it. Heavily changed by thedark and sinister music they were creating, they changed theirname and started performing under the guise Black Sabbath.

Fast forward, and its 1979. Ozzy Osbourne is ofcial-ly asked to leave Black Sabbath due to personal problems.The frontman was replaced by Ronnie James Dio. The

bands whole attitude and lyrical approach was dramaticallychanged, until Dio left in 1983 to pursue his own band. Withonly two of the founding members left (the original drum-mer leaving in 1980 due to personal problems and conictingopinions on Ozzys departure) the band was confused as towhere to go next. They eventually reunited with Dio, in thelater days of 2006 to record an album and perform underthe moniker of Heaven & Hell until Dios passing in mid-2010. Again, this left the band unsure of where to go next.

Finally, its 2013. With most of the members of Sabbathhaving very successful solo careers and after a long suit aboutthe name of the band, the band has nally decided to reuniteafter many years. They unfortunately will not have their origi-nal drummer Bill Wade, due to contract issues, but for themost part, its the original line-up. I personally am expectinga great deal from this band. Being a big part of the foundingof heavy metal, they really have a great deal to follow up onOzzy having a very successful solo career, much more thanany of the other members, lyrically and vocally, Im expectinga lot out of him. Looking back at Iron Man and Para-noid, some very successful Sabbath songs, and songs likeCrazy Train and I Dont Want to Stop, Im hoping fora very bombastic headlong rush of an album. Ozzy (knownfor his riff-dominating singing style) is making me hope Tony

Iommi (guitarist) will have his head in the game on this oneThough some of the band are experiencing health issues

Iommi and his stomach cancer in particular, Im hoping that itdoesnt affect the music. For a band as cynical and dark as Sab-bath (while also having a very bright optimistic outlook in someof their songs), tragedies like that would seem to inuence aband like that in a positive manner. Their new album, 13, is pro-jected to release in June. I hope everyone who is a fan of rockand roll will take some time out of their day to go check it out


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One year after Stephenie Meyers TheTwilight Saga was introduced to teens,Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia andMargaret Stohl was released with aslightly cooler reception, not selling asmany copies as The Twilight Saga, but be-ing listed as one of the series to watch.And boy, was it watched. The fourth

and nal book of the Caster Chronicles,Beautiful Redemption, was released on Oc-tober 23, 2012, and the trailer for therst movie adaptation had already beenreleased for a month by then. Somechanges, such as the different endingand missing characters, didnt make themovie better. They were so noticeablethat they probably made many peopleupset. Other minor changes, like theorder of events, didnt make that muchof a difference because they still hap-pened, in spite of how they were done.

The main point of the movie is the re-lationship between Ethan Wate, a mor-tal, and Lena Duchannes, a Caster whowill be claimed for either the Dark orLight when she turns sixteen. Obstaclesinclude Lenas mother, Sarane, whois the most powerful Dark Caster everknown and plots to make Lena go Dark.

In the movie, when you rst meetEthan Wate, you see him taking careof the house and his father by him-self. This is an extreme difference fromthe book in which it is described by

Ethan that Amma Tradeau takes overthe housekeeper role. In the movie,Amma is shown taking care of Ethanless and revealed to be the keeper of theCaster library. In the book, the keeperof the Caster library was Marion Ash-croft, a close friend of Ethans mom.

When we are rst introduced to

more of Lenas family when they allgather together, some of the membersof her family are actually missing in themovie. Present are Lenas cousin Ridley,her Aunt Delphine, her cousin Larkinwho is Ridleys brother, and her great-Aunt Arelia, Macons mother. Missingfrom the family are Ridleys older sis-

ter Reece, her younger sister Ryan, andher father, Barclay Kent. Also missingis Macons canine companion, Boo,who acts as his eyes and ears whilefollowing Lena around during the daywhile Macon sleeps. It is unknownwhy some important characters werecut out of the movie. Perhaps it wasto make it less confusing so the audi-ence had less characters to keep trackof. It also, however, only shows twoCasters who are Light, Arelia and Del-phine, and makes it look like Lena will

most likely go Dark because of howmany of her family members alreadyhave, Macon included even though heuses his powers for good and not evil.

When the movie was adapted, youcan also spot differences between thecharacters when they are described inthe book. For instance, Larkin was anally in the movie who helped to keepLena safe at the end. In the book,it was revealed that Larkin deceivedhis family by not telling them thathe is a Dark Caster and is actually an

ally of Saranes, along with Maconslost brother, Hunting. At the end ofthe book, it is revealed that Hunt-ing and Larkin ran away with Sarane.

The setting of some of the eventsand how they happen is also very differ-ent from the book. Both the book andthe movie start at the beginning of the

school year, but the amount of days thaLena has until her sixteenth birthday isless than in the book. The winter dancethat Ridley ruins in the book becauseLenas classmates embarrass her is notincluded in the movie. On the night ofLenas sixteenth birthday, students fromschool come over to the Ravenwood

mansion and have a party for her. Inthe movie, only family gathers for herbirthday. Also, the reenactment of theBattle of Honey Hill, Ethan and Linkparticipate and Link accidentally killsEthan with a real bullet. In the bookSarane killed Ethan by stabbing him

When Sarane is identied in themovie, it happens much sooner thanin the book. Throughout the bookit is unknown how Sarane is gettingto Lena until its revealed shes us-ing someones body as a host. In the

movie, this is revealed just half an hourthrough when Macon attends a meet-ing by the townspeople of Gatlin tohave Lena removed from the school

Finally, the last major event com-pletely changes the ending of themovie. In order to keep him safe, Lenaputs Ethan under a spell that gives himamnesia so we dont have a chance tosee Ethan actually showing how courageous he is when it comes to savingLena because he has no clue who sheis other than the new girl at school. So

if you want a better ending that doesnleave such a huge cliffhanger, the bookis a better substitute. It is also slightlybetter than movie, overall. Hopefully, ifa sequel is made, it will be more true tothe second book and changes wont beso big that they are infuriating to the audience. Better luck next time (maybe?)

BeautIful Creatures:what went wrong?The movie doesnt do the book justice

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movie review


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by the Editorial Staff

19 editoriaLs

Seeing as this article was duelast week, the only appropri-ate solution would be to be-gin writing right now, right?Of course, most of the edi-torial staff are seniors, andwe dont do (much) home-work. Senioritis is a danger-ous problem here at FondyHigh, and the cure is aboutas reachable as the cure foran STD.

I havent done a lick ofhomework this year, saidsenior Joe Neff. Does thatcount as senioritis?

For some, it started muchearlier than others. Well,

it all started my freshmanyear, said Rex Whealon. Ipretty much just stoppeddoing everything that dealtwith academics. Ive foundthat it truly is a disease. I feelstrongly about senioritis; itsa huge part of my life rightnow. Its a necessary evil.

Although it doesnt clinchon to every senior, manysuffer. Occasionally, someare oblivious to the factthat they are suffering. Ithas changed my life for thebetter, said senior AndyMathews. I dont do home-work, which leaves more

time for activities like bathsand getting back rubs frommy mom. I also always comelate to school, but since Im18, I am always excused. Itsno stress. We seniors deservenothing but the best.

Other students use theirtime a bit more wisely. Irarely do my homeworkanymore if I dont have to,said Sydney Schibbelhut. Iworry about other thingslike scholarships and whereIm going to college. I hateto say it, but sometimes Idont even care what I looklike when I come to school!

senioritis striking where it hurts

As news of the theft from the schoolstore and the punishment the studentsreceived has ltered through the studentbody, the question has arisen, would thesame punishment have been given to anyother student? Although we, the Cardi-nal Columns Editorial Staff, cannot pro-vide you with the answer, we think not.

The underlying issue here is that natu-rally, as human beings, we tend to pickfavorites. It seems to be that Fond duLac High School favors select groupsover others as well. Tempers rise when

students nd out that the most extremelyminimalistic punishment is given to peo-ple, citizens, students etc., after a crimehas been committed. Yes, certain crimescan be learning experiences, but wouldthe conclusion be different if it wassomeone else?

Many students do not get a secondchance at being a varsity athlete aftersuch incidents. The athletic code policy

apparently has no violations againsttheft, yet students have been suspend-ed from games for being a designateddriver, participating in extracurricularactivities on homecoming night, or hav-ing poor grades. Apparently stealinghundreds of dollars from the schoolwill only get you a slap on the wrist anda few tables to clean in the commons.In the real world (not the Fond du LacHigh School utopia), when that amountof money and merchandise is stolen, it ishandled in state court, where it is deter-

mined whether a ne will be issued or jailtime will be served.When students see that the adminis-

tration appears to be picking favorites, itdoesnt play over well. The student bodytakes offense to the charges pressedon favored students who choose to takeadvantage of the school and the leniencyof the system. Regardless of who theperson is, a criminal offense should re-

sult in a criminal punishment, especiallywhen that much is stolen over such along time. In addition, their actions ledto the closing of the Cardinals Nest forthe remainder of the year, resulting in adramatic loss of sales for the school.

We and much of the student body arewondering: when exactly will the shop-lifters will be prosecuted sign take ef-fect?

Best of the Best

I havent lck mwkthis year.

Does thatcount as se-nioritis?

j o E n E f f

Apparently stealing

hundreds of dollarsfrom the school will onlyget you a slap on thewrist and a few tables toclean in the commons.

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Im honestly kind of frustrated withthe school. But mostly the fact that thesports department and arts departmentarent equally funded and appreciated.

There are constant budget cuts be-ing made in the arts department, espe-cially in the music department as peoplehave told me. Whereas sports gets anew weight room, even though the oldone worked ne. Whereas the cheer-leaders get a fundraiser to get new uni-forms broadcasted, but when the bandprogram has a fundraiser its not evenrecognized. Whereas the hockey teamgets their own pep assembly, but mu-sic students dont even get recognitionfrom the school except in the newspa-

pers, because thats the only way the mu-sic department gets their appreciation.Our school treats the sports department

as if its a more important extracurricu-lar activity compared to others that areoffered, when in reality the arts depart-ment should mean just as much to theschool. If they have any appreciation forthe arts department, they dont show it.

They dont show the accomplish-

ments that the band, orchestra, andchoir students and teachers have. Sure,the plays and musicals are talked abouton the announcements, but wheresthe pep assembly for those events? Weonly have one musical and one playa year, cant we have them run acrossthe Field House like the hockey team?Studies have shown that students who readmusic are better at math through the useof rhythms, time signatures, and tempo.

Music also helps with multi-task-ing by having to pay attention to theconductor, tempo changes, changesin time and key signatures, use ofdynamics, and playing stylistically.

The pep band specically supports

the sports department by attending andparticipating in most sports events inthe fall and winter. Its part of the gradefor the band students to attend theseevents. Pep band also gives the pep as-semblies the entertainment when youwalk into the Field House. Just imag-ine the home game during Homecom-ing week without the band playing. Orthe homecoming parade, without the

band what do we have to represent theschool? An example of a major schoosupporting its art department, spe-cically the band, is UW Wisconsin

Statistically more people can get morejobs through art and music than throughsports. To be a professional sports playeryou have to be extremely good to make ion the team, and theres not a lot of teammembers so even then you might notmake it in. But, if you do something withmusic or theatre, youre more likely to gein and instead of having to retire after acertain amount of years or age in sportsyou can continue going until wheneveryou want to stop with your art career

There are also people who can

not physically be in sports, but theyare still able to participate in thearts. Without the arts departmentthen they are stuck with nothing

Im not saying that we should get ridof sports completely, but I believe thathere should be equal support betweenall the departments because they all tieinto one another and support each otherin their own ways. Caitl oesteic

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Belle oF tHe BallWill you say yes to a (prom) dress?

k a y L a M a r c o e / / e n t e r t a i n M e n t e d i t o r

p h o t o s c o u r t e s t y o f j o V a n i . c o M

Prom is sneaking up on us, ladies, and ifyoure anything like me, it will take youawhile to nd the perfect dress. Then

theres alterations, if needed, and nd-ing shoes and accessories to match...theres a lot to do! Plus, you only getone senior prom. You have multiplehomecomings to dress shop for, butyour prom is a once-in-a-lifetimedance. Its time to hit the malls, bridalshops, or even the internet, to hunt forthe dress that will make you say, yes.

Theres many, many optionswhen looking for your prom dress.Do you want to be Cinderella in abig, poofy ball-gown, or do you wantto be sleek and sultry in a Mermaiddress? Flowy or tight? Strapless orstraps? No matter what style or col-or youre looking for, theres many,many options and stores out there.

The most popular online placesto search for your gown are Prom-Girl.com, MissesDressy.com, orspecic designer sites, such as Jo-

vani.com, SherriHill.com, and Aly-ceParis.com. Fond du Lacs popularprom stores are Ediths Bridal and

Cinderellas Closet, both of which

carry beautiful varieties of gowns.If youre into the princess style

dress, theres many different colorand embellishment options available.Whether youre looking for bling,

simple, or something in betweentheres a dress out there for you

Mermaid dresses are made to show

off curves, and theyll do exactly thatAll mermaid dresses have the samegeneral shape - that of a mermaid- but you can change almost anything else. Neckline, embellishmentssequins, fabric, color, you name it

The more popular style, the owy A-line dresses, have pretty much anythingyou can imagine. The shape variesdress to dress, and all of the other options available to mermaid dresses arealso available here. You can even showa little leg with an (appropriate) slit

No matter what kind of dress youwant, its all about getting out thereand trying them on. Even if a dressdoesnt look exactly how you wishit would while its hanging on thehanger, try it on! You never know ifyoull end up liking a different shapeor style than you originally thoughtGood luck and happy shopping

Its time to hit themalls, bridal shops,or even the internet,to hunt for the dressthat will make you

say, yes!


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star students

hoBBy/SporT: Choir

yEArS pArTICIpATIng: Ive been participating in choir throughout my four years of high school.

Why you STArTED: I started in the fourth grade, as I was taking voice lessons at the time, and loved being surrounded by

my friends who love to sing just as much as I do.

fAvorITE pArT of your hoBBy: It has been a joy to meet such great people who are incredibly talented, and I hope

to continue my choir journey in college.year of high school.

s y d n e y s C h i B B e L h u t

hoBBy/SporT: Band

yEArS pArTICIpATIng: Since fth gradeWhy you STArTED: I have been a musician since I got my

rst toy piano, so joining a band in elementary school was just the

next step.

fAvorITE pArT of your hoBBy: Performing in front

of an audience.

C a L L i e B a r B e a u

hoBBy/SporT: Track & Field (shot put & discus)

yEArS pArTICIpATIng: Four yearsWhy you STArTED: I initially started just for

something to do to stay in shape. I currently have hopes

of qualifying for the state meet.

fAvorITE pArT of your hoBBy: Competing

with the other guys in our school and around the state.

B e n m a r u s k a

hoBBy/SporT: Varsity Tennis

yEArS pArTICIpATIng: Freshman-senior years

Why you STArTED: I started playing because I

enjoyed it and had success in it.

fAvorITE pArT of your hoBBy: My favoritepart of tennis was qualifying for and playing in the state

tournament each year of high school.

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from thehi-eye

apriL 20,1939

Check out the Easter plans and

the News Jots items. No de-tail was too small for The Hi-

Eye. Its great to get a close-up

view of what our school was

up to more than 70 years ago.

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