2011

SENIORECTION

17THE PROWLER

Editors of the Senior PaperPhoto Page & Senior Scoops: Addy PetersonSuperlatives: Breanna Heilman & Danae TaylorSeniors & Families: Kelsey Flinchbaugh & Megan BrattonLast Will & Testaments: Chris CappellaFinal Messages: Corinne Elliott & Morgen SnowadzkyWhere Are They Going?: Wareesha Tariq

Casey Morrison

Sydney Bennett

Brooke Matthews Jade Rhodes

Luke Keller

Eddie Bender

Ben Dinkel

Sarah Bode

Brice Werner

Emilie Hamrick

Alanna Hoey

Teal Surgenor

Vick Aguilar

Jimmy Dwyer

Michelle Perritt

Maura Wilkerson

Josh Hardt

Hayley Freeman

Kristin Lyons

Andrew Wesner Cole Gentry

Katie Schriver

Ryan Grobosky

Mike Holley

Anand Ganjam

DeShawn Hedgepeth Eleazar James

Austin Steiner

Taylor Pendergast

Matt StanleySteve Tran

Pedro Lacerda

18 CENTRAL YORK HIGH SCHOOL

2011 Senior ScoopsIt’s time to hit the road running, seniors. High school is done and your futures are within sight. Whether you are heading off to college, going into an ROTC program, traveling the world or staying close to home, we want to thank you for your time, energy and spirit that you have brought to Central these past four years. We dedicate this to you all, our last paper

for this year, and to say ‘good luck in all that you do and that you all will be greatly missed.’ ~ The Prowler Staff

Don’t stop believin’: Greene follows his dreams

by Holly MichaelsSTAFF WRITER Alex Greene re-members the day he decided he wanted to go to the Naval Academy. It was 9/11. Greene’s mother and brother both have served and Greene says, “I felt that it was just my responsibility to defend the freedoms we have as Americans.” With hopes of still attending college, Greene hasn’t given up on his dream of being part of the Naval Academy. Greene spent his high school ca-reer preparing for the “prestigious” school he wishes to get into and said he plans on doing so even with obstacles in the road. To be ac-cepted to the Naval Academy, a student must have a nomi-nation from a senator or congressman, pass a medical examination, be in the top ten percent of the class, and show strong moral character and leadership skills. He spent his four years at Central York High School in marching band, Student Council, playing tennis, soccer and participat-ing in other activities. He has shown lead-ership through being in Stu-dent Council, treasurer for

National Honor Society and drill captain for Central’s band. Despite his many activities, Greene said they don’t overwhelm him. “They kind of just pass the baton off to the next thing.” Along with his school activities Greene spent time talking with for-mer Central student, Patrick Lyons who

w e n t t h r o u g h the process of get-ting accepted in the Naval Academy last year. Greene was doing well until his medical ex-amination from the Depart-ment of Defense Medical Examination Review Board. Greene’s left eye does not

have the 20-20 vision re-quired to pass the examina-tion. “Initially I was really disappointed,” Greene said. Just a week after learning he failed his medi-cal examination, Greene learned about eye therapy that could potentially help improve his vision. “They can’t guar-antee anything because they

say once you’re older than

twelve your vi-

sion can’t im-prove. But I’ve seen im-

provements since I started in December.” Once a week, Greene travels to Dallastown where they give him 30 min-ute activities to strengthen his eye. He is going to use

his Naval Reserves Officer Scholarship to help pay for college. “You have to be in the navy for five years and they pay for tuition, books, the whole shabang. Then I’ll reapply to the Naval Acad-emy.” Greene says he’s so set on the Naval Academy because there are certain ex-periences he can’t get any-where else. Greene’s mother, Sharon Donley, said, “Alex has been inspired to enter the military through his fam-ily. Alex has an older brother who is currently serving in

Afghanistan.” “But I believe he wants to go into the Navy to follow in my footsteps, as I served in the Navy during Desert Storm in the sands of Saudi Ara-bia.” D o n l e y said that she always

encouraged her chil-dren on to go into the

Naval Academy. “The seed was planted, and I

just kept watering and fertil-izing it.” Without a military background, Greene says he can’t be too involved with serving the country but that he’s always been supportive of his family. Greene has also found support from his father. “I have a bet with him, when I get into the Na-val Academy he’s going to shave his head when I have to shave mine.”

Having a dream to be in the Naval Academy, Alex Greene turns to support from his family to keep him going.

Beach takes his talents to Rochesterby Zach ShefferSTAFF WRITER

Matt Beach, a se-nior at Central York High School, has excelled in ad-vanced science and math-ematics all throughout his high school career. Matt Beach says two favorite classes are Ad-vance Placement Calculus

and Advanced Placement Chemistry. Beach

said that AP Chemistry

a n d

AP Calculus were the most beneficial of all of his high school courses. Beach also took Honors Physics Mod-ern, Honors Physics Me-chanics, Dual Enrollment Psychology, as well as an internship with CYHS sci-ence teacher Matt Williams. Beach said that AP Calculus was his favorite class this year because he enjoys math and the other students in the class. He has had many great teachers during his

years at CYHS. Beach said that one of his

favorite teach-ers is his

m a t h

teacher Raymond Dubose. “He teaches calcu-lus and is able to make the class even more fun,” Beach said. One of his other teachers this year, science teacher Eric Musselman, discussed Matt’s perfor-mance in his honors physics class. “He’s capable of criti-cal thinking,” Musselman said. “He performs well

in class and is a good prob-lem solver.” Beach’s high grades and strenuous sched-ule have given him the op-portunity to attend the col-lege of his choice. Beach has been involved in more than just academics while at Central. He is a member of Central’s symphonic band as well as a member of jazz lab. Beach plays multiple instruments for the various divisions of the CYHS band. He plays the tuba for symphonic band and the trombone in jazz lab. Beach has even gotten to travel to places like Walt Disney World as a member of the band. Beach has also been involved with some of Central’s performing arts events as a member of the band. Beach along with other CYHS band members have played in the pit for

plays and musicals per-formed at Central.

A s i d e from his

i n -

volvement with Central’s band, Beach has been an anchor for Central’s TV sta-tion CTV in the past. These activities along with the others that Beach has been involved in while at Central have complemented his suc-cess in academics. Beach said that he is planning to continue his focus on Chemistry/ Phys-ics/ Mathematics while in college. Beach will be at-tending the Honors Col-lege at Rochester Institute of Technology. “It’s usually referred to as RIT,” Beach said. “It has a strong em-phasis on math and science and they offered me gener-ous financial aid.” Beach is hoping to turn his interests in science and math into a rewarding career after college. Beach says that he would like to enter into the field of Chem-ical/Physical research as a career. Beach is hoping that his focus on Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics will further improve his skills in these fields and will trans-

late into a long, suc-cessful career.

“He performs well in class and is a good prob-

lem solver.”~ Eric Mussel-

manby Morgen SnowadzkyCO-NEWS EDITOR She is a geek of many trades. Theater, inter-net and is a geek of speech and debates. Senior Rebecca Lease is a self-professed geek, a label she embraces to the extent of doing a seven-minute speech on the sub-ject. The art of being a geek is identical to the art of being passionate. As stated by Lease: “We’re all geeks about something. Let your geek flag fly!” Students may rec-ognize Lease and her red eyeglasses from one of the shows she’s participated in since November 2009. She has been in one show since then, barring a two-month hiatus, which she described as miserable. “I get legit con-fused when I don’t have re-hearsal. I’ll tell people that I can’t do things because I have rehearsal-and then I

won’t have it,” said Lease. Lease described her future plans to attend Hood College in Maryland as an English/Secondary Educa-tion Major with a Theater Minor. Lease has dreams of being a mix of her favorite English teachers. One teach-er she admires and has had for two years is Lisa Sands. Sands said that she recalls a significant memory of Lease in her classroom one year. “I’ll never forget-one of our first activities, when I ask students to tell me something that is unique to you and will help me re-

member you for who you are. We get to Becca and she says, ‘My name is Rebecca Lease and I have Asperg-ers.’” “Having Aspergers is like living in York County. You can make fun of York if you live here but anyone else makes a joke about it and you’re forced to protect it,” said Lease. Even when faced with a syndrome that affects mainly social skills, she makes a point to take hold of this element of hers and own it. “Do I respect that she’s proud of who she is and

doesn’t care? Absolutely. At the end of the day, Becca is okay with who she is,” said Sands about the confidence that is characteristic of Lease. Sands had Lease for a student in Honors Eng-lish III and currently has her in Yearbook. One thing Lease brings to Sands’ classroom is the element of controversy. Lease says that she likes that idea of bringing up new ideas and making connections from one area of culture to another. The thing about her long-winded comments and speeches, whether made for

Speech and De-bate competi-tions or in conver-sation with friends. She flourishes them with strong language, “which gives the illusion of having real points.” She found the per-fect arena for her knack for speaking in Speech and Debate club that she plays a major role in organizing. In addition to giving her a chance to talk in front of people and be rewarded for it, the competitions have become a place where she meets friends from other schools. Her face lights up when given the chance to

talk a b o u t her close friend she met and the shenanigans she participates in during the score tabulation at com-petitions. Lease also says that her interest in the internet and certain shows on TV are different from most. She is comfortable with her geeky-ness, just as she wishes ev-eryone else could be with theirs.

Senior

says she

isn’t afraid to show who

she is

by Kelsey FlinchbaughARTS EDITOR

with Austin WrightQ&A

Q: What college will you be attending?A: I’m going to Marywood University in Scranton.

Q: What are you planning on majoring in?A: I am planning on going to school for five years to get a masters in Speech Pathology.

Q: How and why did you choose Marywood?A: Sort of long story how I chose Marywood, but basically the soccer coach was recruiting me and he pretty much con-vinced me by informing me that Marywood was also one of the top schools in the country for Speech Pathology (my in-tended major). So I get to play soccer as well as study speech pathology at a good school..pretty good bonus!

Q: Why are you interested in this particular major?A: I’m interested in speech because I had the wonderful op-portunity to intern in the life skills (LIU) classroom at Cen-tral. I had the chance to shadow both the physical and speech therapists when they came into work with the students, and speech therapy was the one that really stuck out at me. I found it to be a really fun way of helping others.

Q: When did you begin interning with the life skills kids?A: I began interning in the last semester of the last school year, and finished interning the first semester this year.

Q: How have the students impacted your life?A: I can honestly say that those students are some of my big-gest fans and would have my back wherever I go. The kids were just so much fun to be around.

Q: Tell me about your time at Camp Pennwood.A: Camp Pennwood is a camp for intellectually disabled people, from ages 6-21 and I worked there for the past two summers and will be working this summer too as a camp counselor. Working at camp has taught me maturity, in a way where I now know it is wrong and rude to use the “R” word in a derogatory manner towards an intellectually disabled in-dividual, or in a general setting and things of that nature.

Q: What are you looking forward to in college?A: Well I guess since I don’t know anyone going to Mary-wood. I’m looking forward to getting to meet new people and make new friends; as well as play soccer.

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19THE PROWLER

morrison scores her spot at Boston Collegeby Paige BenjaminSTAFF WRITER Some teenagers are dedicated to mastering a musical instrument. Others are dedicated to achieving ultimate academic success. But Casey Morrison, she’s dedicated to one thing and one thing only—soccer. Whether it’s the fierce competition, the screaming fans on the side-lines or the adrenaline rush she gets from kicking the ball, Morrison eats, sleeps, and breathes the sport she loves. Her devotion seems to have paid off. In the fall, Morrison plans on attending Boston College to play for their ACC team.

“I love that feel-ing you get when you play the perfect pass or when you score the game winning goal. There’s nothing like it,” Morrison said. Recently, Morrison traveled to Russia to play competitively in an interna-tional tournament. While she was there, she found out that she had received an award because of her well-honed skills. “There was 12 Na-tional teams in this tourna-ment, and out of all of the players, I was awarded the best defender of the whole tournament. I was com-pletely surprised and never thought I would get it. I will never forget it.”

Morrison said she hopes to someday accom-plish her goal of making the full A-23 National team and go on to either play in the world cup or in the Olym-pics. Despite occasion-ally dealing with lack of fo-cus like any normal athlete, Morrison continues to stay committed to not only the school team, but also her two club teams (the Penn Fusion Gales and the Regional ODP team). Morrison says she loves soccer because of the team atmosphere and the close, lasting bonds that she has found form between her teammates. “Our team is really

Ibikunle runs towards the Ivy Leagueby Danae TaylorASST. FEATURES EDITOR Senior Semi Ibi-kunle said he has always had an interest in pursuing a ca-reer as a doctor. During his high school career he has made an effort to make sure that he absorbed as much knowl-edge as he could so he pur-sue his dream. He took Biology, Honors Anatomy and AP Bi-ology, which were all taught by Cherylann Hollinger. “I think I’ve gained a lot of knowledge from her classes overall that will help me out,” said Ibikunle. After getting ac-cepted into Pennsylvania State University, Univer-sity of Pittsburgh and John’s Hopkins University, Ibikun-le chose the University of Pennsylvania. That was the first Ivy League school to accept him out of the three that he applied. “I was going crazy on the inside, but on the outside I was calm. I was shocked and I couldn’t be-lieve it happened,” Ibikunle said. “I was over-whelmed with joy and hap-piness. I was proud of myself and my family for helping me out.”

He is going to major in biological ba-sis of behavior which he said was a more cre-ative form of biology. Ibikunle said he decided to apply to UPENN after a visit during his s o p h o m o r e year. “ I just love the city of Philly and obviously it’s a great s c h o o l . When I went on my recruit-ing visit I just loved the people there. Ev-eryone was friendly,” said Ibi-kunle. While at-tending UPENN, Ibikunle will be living on campus and running track. He said he is excit-ed to do long jump and to sprint in their program. He said he plans to become a bet-ter student and to build strong relationships. He is looking forward to challenging him-self and overcom-

ing any obstacles that try to stand in his way. “I’m not looking forward to

the amount o f

school-work and the hectic

schedule of balancing schoolwork and track,” said Ibikunle. He said he is not going to miss York when he leaves but he will miss his friends, his favorite teachers and the

high school experience.

Ten years down the line Ibikunle said that he sees himself in a residency program working toward be-ing a radiologist. “Ever since the beginning of high school, I’ve been drawn to it. I was always interested in being a doctor and helping people out,” said Ibikunle. Senior Lialdon Donovan-Green is one of Ibikunle’s closest friends and said he has known Ibi-kunle for “four gorgeous years.” He said he is going to miss Ibikunle’s “dash-ing good looks,” their friendship and going to track practices togeth-er. They both partici-pated in long jump on Central’s track and

field team. Donovan-Green said that he was not the least bit surprised when he heard about Ibikunle get-ting accepted to UPENN. “I knew he could do it because of his great work ethic,” said Donovan-Green. “We will keep in touch by Skyping every night while he’s in college and hopefully he can come over once a week,” Dono-van-Green said. Donovan-Green is planning on attending Cali-fornia University of Penn-sylvania in the fall.

Semi Ibikunle heads to the University of Pennsylvania in the fall of 2011.

supportive on and off of the field—if someone isn’t play-ing their best we try to get their heads in the game and focused.” Morrison’s fam-ily’s strong involvement with the sport is yet another one of the driving forces behind what has influenced her to persistently pursue her goals. Morrison and all of her siblings played soccer when they were younger. “My family has been very supportive, com-ing to my games and driving me to practices. I really ap-preciate everything they’ve done for me and they defi-nitely played a big part in my success.” Casey’s brother,

Shawn Morrison said that his sister has been his inspi-ration. “If Casey didn’t play soccer, I don’t think I would still be playing now. She kept the game fun for me by playing outside with me and teaching me new tricks as a kid.” Shawn also said that Casey has encouraged him to try harder in what he does. “She inspires me to be able to travel around the world to play against other countries. When I see pictures of her in Russia, it makes me wanna do the same,” Shawn said. At times when Casey faces an obstacle, she remembers the dream she has had in her mind since

she first started playing and uses it to motivate herself. “I just think about being on the National team and how much I want it, and it really motivates me to do better and work harder.” As for the difficul-ties facing her in the fall as she takes the first step in tak-ing her soccer career to the next level, Casey said that she is more than ready to face them head on. “I think it will be pretty challenging playing as a freshman against all of these girls that are older and stronger, but I believe I can do it as long as I keep up with them physically and stay 100 percent focused,” Casey said.

Home schooling

assists Barber in

discovering her majorby Wareesha TariqCO-NEWS EDITOR

The most common of stereotypes against ho-meschooled students include rumors such as; they are ex-tremely religious, they can-not socialize in a high school environment or they have something against the public school system. But senior Emilynn Barber was a homeschooled student until the end of her junior year and she says none of those ‘assumed facts’ are true about her. Barber, 17, first moved away from the public school system in eighth grade. She said that she felt that the s c h o o l was just adding to her w o r k -l o a d and not r e a l l y taking her anywhere. As a re-sult, Barber decided to become enrolled in cyber school. A cyber school is a type of charter school where the education system is set up online for the ease of the students. It’s free of charge and access is available to various different courses. Commenting on the cyber school system and its ef-fectiveness, Barber said, “It was much more flexible and I could move at my pace.” Barber recalled that because she was able to do things that she couldn’t do before. Barber said that she didn’t really miss the school system or any aspect of it. Rather, she said, “In middle school I was a perfectionist and that took over my life. And then with the cyber school, I got to do things that I didn’t have the time to do before.” As soon as Barber reached the ‘time’ to en-roll in high school courses, she switched over to home-schooling. Barber explained the change as something she didn’t want to do, but had to. She said that the cyber school system was not completely functional for high school students, which is why she had to do the switch. As a homeschooled student, Barber had to fulfill the criteria set up by PHAA (Pennsylvania Homeschool-er’s Accreditation Associa-tion) in all courses ranging from English to mathematics to science. Barber said that the best thing about home-

schooling is that “it’s not a tight schedule.” She said that she could do her schoolwork any time and if that couldn’t work, then she would do it on the weekend. Because of the flexibility of her schedule, she felt that the normal math course book was not the best for her style, she went to Bor-ders and found one that was more to her way of learning. She said, “You have to find what’s best for you.” She said, “It’s helped me find my inter-est more. I am going to an art school, whereas before I would never have thought about it.”

She said that in-stead of being

scared about the vari-

ous pres-sures of h i g h

school, she was

able to c o n c e n -

trate on what was really im-

portant: college. Throughout her ju-nior year, Barber took vari-ous different courses at Penn State York to gain a better understanding of the college environment. After being out of the public school system for more than three years, Bar-ber made a comeback in her senior year. She commented on the move by saying, “I just wanted to see what I missed.” In her opinion, she said senior year is the best time to come back. You don’t have to worry about testing and you still get to experience graduation. She said, “Everything is done with. It’s the best time to come back.” Katie Tyson, a se-nior and friend of Barber, said that she was very excited when she heard that Barber used to be homeschooled. She said, “I thought it was cool because not that many people are homeschooled.” Barber’s AP Eng-lish teacher, Brandon Bailey said that Barber’s home-schooling background gave her a distinct advantage over others because she was much more adaptive and she took feedback much more seriously. Overall, Barber said, “It’s helped me figure out more of who I am.” Bar-ber will be graduating with the rest of her classmates in June. She will be attending MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in the fall of 2011 and will begin her stud-ies as a major in painting.

by Samantha HoltSTAFF WRITER

Who says twins don’t think alike? Seniors and fraternal twins, Alex and Emily Forrey seem to be on the same wavelength when it comes to college. They plan on attending the University of Delaware this upcoming fall 2011 semester. Alex, older by a minute, plans on going to Delaware for business while Emily is going for exercise science. Alex says that his father, John, attended Delaware and encouraged them to attend the top-notch school. The Forreys’ visited the campus and decided it felt like home. “We stop by on the way to the beach,” Alex said. “I’ve been there about 20 times.” Emily fell in love with the campus when she enrolled in a summer session in Delaware last year. She knew then it was the school for her. Emily and Alex agree that they have their differences but they’d rather have each other at the same college than be among com-plete strangers. “It makes it easier on my parents,” Alex said. “When I get there, I’ll have

someone I know.” And Em-ily agrees 100 percent. “I have mixed emotions about it,” Emily said. “If I’m ever in trouble I know he’ll be around. It’s a pretty big school so I won’t see him all the time.” “We’re close some-times,” Emily admits. “He is my favorite brother.” After graduation on June 3, the Forreys have three months until they pack up and head off to Delaware. Although ready for college to begin, the twins are anxious but will miss some things about high school that they won’t have in college. “I’m going to miss my friends, hockey games, my parents, and going to LA Fitness,” Alex says. “I’m going to miss my parents, my boy-friend, and especially my dog,” Emily said. John Forrey, fa-ther of the twins and 1984 graduate of the University of Delaware, is excited for Emily and Alex as they venture off into the world of adulthood. “I’m so proud and happy that Alex and Emily will be attending the University of Dela-ware,” John says. “I hope the next four years will be

as fun and satisfying for the both of them as my experi-ence was at UD many years ago.” Alex says that he’s thinking about joining a frat, club, or intramural sport. Emily said that she plans on joining a sorority as well as meet- ing as many

people as possible. Like most seniors ready to leave for college, Alex and Emily are excited about meeting new people, having fun on the weekends, getting good grades, and ex-periencing the college life. “I’m really just looking forward to moving out and not having as many

rules,” Emily said.

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TWins follow in father’s footsteps

“It helped me

figure out more of who I am.”

~Emilynn Barber

20 CENTRAL YORK HIGH SCHOOL

From school to homework, to a job at KM Photography, to taking care of a baby: this is all in a day’s work for senior, Krista Miglinas. December 13, 2009 Miglinas’ life changed forever when her daughter, Bella, was born. “First time I saw her, I knew I would do anything for her. She is like

having a piece of your heart outside your body, walking around.” Miglinas grew up at Central all her life. She originally wanted to be a pilot for the Marines. As a girl she was signed up in a military program for kids her age, 12 years and up. She flew her first aircraft, C130 at the age of 14. After becoming pregnant in her sophomore year, her path changed. She said she felt that

she was viewed differently by her peers. Miglinas said that shows like, Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant scared her. Once Bella was born, Miglinas wanted to change the stereotype of being a “teen mom.” She said

that, “Being a mom is one of the hardest jobs in the world but has the best rewards possible.” Miglinas explained that one of the hardest things about being a teen mom was not Bella, but was the way people treated her. “I certainly know a lot more girls would be successful if people just

learned to accept us. People make mistakes, some are bigger than others. My baby however, was not in any way a mistake, but a miracle.” Miglinas said that it was actually Bella who opened up her opportunity for photography. “I took so many photos of her, she is such a happy baby.”

Her passion for art developed through Bella but also through her drawing and painting class with Andrew Walker. “You could really see her going through the emotional process when it came to art. She always took a unique approach when working on her projects,” Walker said. This led her

to Diversified Occupations (DO), where she got an internship at KM Photography. KM Photography is currently fifth in the nation for leading photography. Miglinas has been there since junior year and

gets three credits for her work. KM Photography is nationally known and has clients from California all the way to Europe. Miglinas works there as an assistant, helps out with the photo shoots and works on details with the photo-graphs. Miglinas said that KM has really worked with her and helping her with her schedule when it comes to her duties as a

mother. She said that she plans on continuing to work there after graduation. Miglinas wishes to continue her education at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, where she will major in photography and fine arts. She said it will be tough to

be go to college and have Bella. But she emphasized the importance of having a degree, so she can give the best for her daughter. So how has the rest of her senior year been with Bella? Miglinas said, “ I like that God gave me the

opportunity to reverse the stereotype of teen moms. I have a job at a photography studio. I am graduating from high school this year with the rest of my friends. I have an amazing boyfriend in the Army who loves my

daughter as much as I do, even though she is not his biologically. I am going to college for art, which is my passion.” Upon graduation, Miglians has proven to herself that being a “teen mom” was a very

small obstacle that has not gotten in her way. She is a friend, graduate, daughter and most importantly a mother. Possessing these values, Miglinas said that any high schooler can

learn and overcome any speed bump they may have in their life and turn that into strength for the real world to come after Central.

“Being a mom is one of the hardest jobs in the

world but has the best rewards possible.”~Krista Miglinas

Teen mother finds success through her daughterby Corrine ElliottOPINION EDITOR Krista Miglinas’’ daughter, Bella, helped her mother discover her passion for photography.

Swengel takes

to open

roads for a

good causeby Megan BrattonMANAGING EDITOR

“There’s nothing better than seeing a project through from start to finish,” said senior Cameron Swen-gel of his bike trip across the U.S. Swengel, 17, is starting his journey from Bethany Beach, Deleware and said he is determined to finish at San Francisco, CA. The trip is to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Multiple Sclero-sis, also known as MS, is a chronic, typically progres-sive disease involving dam-age to the sheaths of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms of MS include numbness, impair-ment of speech and muscu-lar coordination, blurred vi-sion and severe fatigue. “I have had the dream of riding my bike across the United States for several years,” said Swengel. “Until recently that’s all that I thought it was, a dream.” Swengel said he discovered a website cre-ated by John Dorsey, who wrote a journal about his cross-country journey. “This is when I knew my dream could become possible,” Swengel said. Swengel’s best friend and biggest support-er, senior An-drew Guinan, 18 said, “I couldn’t be more proud of Cameron. I’m supporting him in every way except riding.” “(Swengel) has been talking about doing this trip for a long time and I think it’s awesome that he’s actually doing it,” said Guinan. Swengel said he and Dorsey were exchanging e-mails and realized the “trip might not be as insurmount-able as it had once seemed.” “My family has a

long a n d some-w h a t t r a g i c h i s t o r y with MS,” said Swen-gel. His father, Scott Swengel, was diagnosed with MS years ago. “He began to have numbness throughout his left arm, ex-treme fatigue and episodes of cold spasms,” said Swen-gel. “I have heard through rumor that in some situations MS is thought to have genetic tendencies and to be honest this frightens me,” said Swengel. “I have found that I can combine my ambitions and my will to find a cure for MS by riding for the cause,” Swengel said. The event is called “Coast to Coast ~ for MS.” Along with Swen-gel, sophomore Stehl Taylor and West York student Tyler Gettel will be riding with him.

“ W h e n stopping in

towns we plan to educate t h e public a b o u t h o w

d e v a s -tating MS

can be to an individual and

their family,” Swengel said. The trip will be cross-country from Bethany Beach to Portland. Swengel said they plan to leave June 13, 2011. They estimate they will arrive in Portland in late July or early August travel-ing on the safest routes pos-sible. “The route will be

full o f beautiful scenery and opportunities to educate the American public about the devastating effects of MS,” said Swen-gel. “We plan to spread awareness as well as gather further donations during the ride. All the while pushing ourselves to reach the west coast.” Swengel collected sponsorships to be able to partake in his adventure. “As a group and for my own personal reasons, we wish to raise an unprece-dented amount of money in the name of MS research as we trek our way across the country,” said Swengel. In order to bike across the country one must be in excellent shape. Swengel, Taylor and Gettel are building endurance by riding as much as they can. Swengel said professional cyclists are teaching them how to be safe on the roads as well as helping them build up to biking 63 miles per day. “This trip will break any mental barrier that I personally felt has been set out in front of my in any aspect of my life,” said Swengel. “I’ve learned the value of persistence in busi-ness and will have learned the value of perseverance.”

“I found that I can combine my

ambitions and my will to find a cure for MS by rid-

ing for the cause.”~Cameron Swengel

Q&Awith Natasha

Stanley

by Addy PetersonEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

AP: What college will you be attending in the fall?NS: As of now, I am choos-ing between Ursinus College and Haverford College.AP: How did you decide to get into your particular field of interest and why?NS: I decided to go into the medical field because I have been in love with medicine since elementary school. I first fell in love with the field when I visited my mom’s unit at Johns Hopkins Hospi-tal. Ultimately I decided that I wanted to be a pediatric surgeon because I’ve always been amazed by the human body and surgery . I’ve also always loved working with children.AP: Was the decision for college hard? Do you look forward to going?NS: I am very excited about college! I think it will be a lot of hard work, but it will be a blast. Although going to college is bittersweet, I see it as a new and rather exciting chapter in my life.AP: What do you expect to gain when out on your own during college as far as experience in your field goes?NS: I plan to gain a great deal of insight into biology and the overall medical field. As of now I’m learning the overall studies of biology, but in college I plan to learn the specifics of the subject.AP: What certain challeng-es do you think will come up in your first year?

NS: I think some of my big-gest challenges will be time. I love to be involved in dif-ferent clubs, classes, and sports teams, so I’ll have to limit how many I partici-pate in or else I will be stressed out.AP: What will be your greatest asset next year?NS: I really have no idea but maybe my motivation to do bigger and better things. I like to chal lenge myself and con t inue to push myself to do bet-ter.A P : Do you p l a n on do-i n g a n y inter-ships? W h i c h ones?NS: Yes, I plan on do-ing various internships i n v o l v i n g research, dif-ferent things as far as helping with child life, and then different volunteer op-portunities at hospitals or doctors’ offices.AP: How has Cen-tral personally pre-pared you for your future?

NS: Central has helped me to find out what I truly en-joy and what does not partic-uarly interest me through the flexibility in my schedule. I’ve been able to try differ-

ent art classes, do mul-tiple science and math courses, and even fit in two internships during one marking period! This has definitely shown

me that I do want to enter

the medical field.

A P :

H a v e your teach-

ers helped you at all with deciding on your major?NS: I determined what my major was going to be on my own, but my teach-

ers had played an im-pact on how much I en-joy the subject.AP: From your four years at CYHS, what

will be the one thing that you will miss the most that you will not have at

college?NS: I will miss the rela-tionships with not only my friends and fellow students, but the staff as well. Cen-tral has been my home away from home ever since kin-dergarten; it’s going to make leaving bittersweet.

Zechariah Yohe ‘weld’ on his way to the future

by Alex StricklerSTAFF WRITER Senior Zechariah Yohe has found his passion in welding, and plans to pur-sue it as a career and life-style. “I enjoy seeing some-thing come out of nothing,” Yohe said. Yohe’s father in-spired him to get into weld-ing. His father worked on cars but found he could not work with metal; this is where the interest was sparked. The flame grew when the Career Center set him up in the Advanced Skills Center, a college program that specializes in teaching students how to be prepared to meet labor de-mands, and to get the neces-sary training. He works with some of the top welders in the world. His trainer has five titles, which was accom-plished by only 100 other people in the world. Yohe currently works part-time at Battery Plus and Stetler Dodge. He works on cars, bumpers, ATVs, dirt bikes and battery packs. He also leaves school at 11:15 a.m. every day to go to his college welding class where he trains for four

hours. Yohe has been weld-ing for two years in school and one year outside of school. “(It is a misconcep-tion) that anybody can weld. You have to go through a lot of training to be good,” said Yohe. Post graduation Yohe wants to wait a while and then move up to New York and get a job working on Shell Gas Lines. “It is ex-tremely difficult to get this job,” Yohe says. He has to pass a difficult 6G-certification

test. A pipe is tilted at a fixed 45-degree angle. The welder has to weld a perfect circle by moving around the pipe. “If you can do this, you can get the job,” Yohe said. With its advantages in employment opportunities, welding has some dangers too. “(You can) get burned or shocked,” said Yohe. He has small scars on his hands and up his arms and a large one atop his knee. “I don’t want him to get hurt,” said Teddi Price, 16, Yohe’s fiancé of nearly five months.

Though concerned for his safety, Price said that she couldn’t be more pleased with his attitude t o w a r d s his work. “I am proud of him,” she said. A l -though engaged since November 2010, Price and Yohe both agree with oth-ers that they are still young. Price said, “I feel an engage-ment is more of a promise to someone you want to spend the rest of your life with.”

Generally, they say, people are happy for the

engagement. “Peo-ple were like,

‘when is the wedding?’” said Price. Yohe said there is, and always

will be, a high demand

for welders in the work force. The dan-

gers of the job have turned people away but it has not detoured Yohe. “No pain. No gain. The more pain you can with-stand the more money you can make,” Yohe said.

“No pain, no gain.

The more pain you can withstand the more money you can make.”

~Zechariah Yohe

Zech Yohe and fiance Teddi Price say marriage is in their distant future.*(Borrowed Photo)

21THE PROWLER

Selecting a college depends on a variety of fac-tors such as location and size that can easily impact students’ lives. But there’s also

t h a t small fear of

having to behind the home and the people that you now so well. Itcanbeadifficultdecision for high school se-niors. However, senior, Tay-lor Pendergast has her heart set on one university before she even started applying. “I only applied to

two colleg-

es; I applied to American Univer-

sity (AU) and George Ma-son (University) as a back up. I really wanted to get into American,” Pendergast said. And she did. She’ll start at American University in the fall of 2011, directly fol-lowing her graduation from Central. American Univer-sity is located in the heart of Washington D.C., a trait of the university that Pend-

Pendergastpack

s upfor

thebig

city

by Marissa FauthSTAFF WRITER

by Falon KeithSTAFF WRITER Davis: ‘liberating’ experiences push

himto

excel

ergast says attracted her to the school. “There’s so much I like. I love Washington D.C. and I love a big city. It has it’s own little campus in the middle of Washington D.C.,”

she said. Pender-gast said she looks fo rward

to the di-versity of

the universi-ty along with

the opportunity to meet new peo-

ple. “I plan on majoring

in International Stud-ies because I love to travel. I traveled to Australia in 2008,” she said. American Univer-sity offers more than 100 study abroad programs to their undergradtuates. “I think Taylor has more than what she needs to be successful in her ma-jor,” says fellow senior and friend Alanna Hoey. “She has always been so obsessed with trav-eling, especially with Aus-tralia, so a major that deals with traveling and doing things internationally is per-fect for her.” However, as the only student from Central York attending AU, and two

and half hours away from her family here in York, Pender-gast said that she is not look-ing forward to having to get to know new people. After settling in, Pendergast says she intends to participate in extra-curric-ular activities and take ad-vantage of her surroundings. The student popu-lation of AU is composed of students from 139 countries and all 50 states. AU also possesses the largest U.S. undergradu-ate program in International Studies-the major of some 1,698 students. “I plan on hopefully doing basketball cheerleading, being part of a sorority, and studying abroad,” she said. Though wanting to be involved in multiple or-ganizations, Pendergast still remained in saying that her biggest challenge will be be-ing far away from everyone. “I’m going to miss all my friends and all of the people and teachers. I will miss seeing everyone every day,” she said. Regardless, Pend-ergast is looking forward to earning her degree in Inter-national Studies and some-day traveling around the globe. “The fact that she has her plan set, and she knows where exactly she wants to go in life convinc-es me that her determina-tionwill definitely take herthere,” Hoey said.

Q&Awith Sarah Thompsonby Breanna HeilmanFEATURES EDITOR

“I just couldn’t believe it”by Abbey MiklitschSTAFF WRITER

Gabriella Ravida tells how she got her acceptance into the Ivy League.

Q: What college will you be attending and what made you decide?A: I’m headed to West Chester to major in Eng-lish. I might be becoming a teacher. I also look really good in gold and purple (the school’s colors).Q: What do you think is the biggest challenge you’ve had to face during high school?A: Learning to do homework or simply studying. Not that I do either of those things well, but I had to learn.Q: What has been your fondest memory that you will take with you to col-lege?A: I’ve been to almost every football game since fresh-men year with the marching-band. When I was a junior, we always had a blast at the top of the bleachers with the baritone section.Q: What changes do you see in yourself from fresh-man year to senior year?A: I feel like I am the exact same person. The only dif-ference is I let myself actu-ally be that person.Q: How was your general experience in high school?A: High school was a blast for me. I tried to have as much fun as possible.Q: What advice do you have for younger students about high school and life in general?A: People aren’t kind some-times, but give them the ben-efitofthedoubtandlearntowork together. No one can make it alone.Q: What one person, thing or event has inspired you?A: My sister, Katie. She has been through some really hard times, but ever since I was little, she has said, “Never let anyone tell you you can’t do something. Never let them tell you you aren’t smart enough. You can do everything.” Q: Who do you look up to and why?A: I’ve always look up to people who aren’t afraid to live. I’ve always looked up to the people who live in spite of fear and hate. I look up to the people who fol-low their dreams. I can only dream to be half the person a lot of them already are.Q: Where do you see your-self in 10 years?A: 10 years from now, I plan on having a house with a couple of kids, a success-ful relationship and a home made with love. A college degree is a must and so is a job that I’m going to love. 10 years from now, I plan on being happy.

*(Courtesy Photo)

The saying goes that April showers bring May flowers, but this year thoserains are bringing more than just spring daisies. Gabriella Ravida, a senior at Central York High School, has received accep-tance letters to an array of prestigious schools. Howev-er the one congratulatory let-ter that put Ravida in a state of “complete disbelief” was from Princeton University. “My dad recorded me opening the letters,” said Ravida. “As soon as I read ‘Congratulations,’ we were screaming and jump-ing up and down. I was try-ing to read what it said and I started crying because I just couldn’t believe it, it was so surreal.” Ravida said that she owes her successes to her family. “They’ve been so supportive of me, me getting into Princeton was like all

of them getting into Princ-eton,” Ravida said. Ravida explained that it’s always been a dream of hers to go to an Ivy League school. “It’s so crazy, I’m nervous because of all the stereotypes of Ivy League

kids, but I’ve visited the school and liked it. There’s nothing bad to say about it, besides the fact that it’s in-timidating.” Although Princeton is prestigious, Ravida admits that her biggest fear was not

Gabriella (right) stands with her mother, Kelley Ravida (left). (Photo courtesy of Gabriella Ravida).

getting accepted anywhere. “When I visited Princeton I was scared to love it because I didn’t want to get my hopes up. That was one of the biggesthings I had to overcome, to just go for it.” The decision on Princeton is not yet final,but Ravida says she’s “95 percent sure” that it’s where she’s going to go. Planning to major in international affairs, Rav-ida also intends to go to law school. Ravida’s Gifted Individualized Education Program teacher, Dianna Guise, describes Ravida as an “extremely dedicated and focused student.” Guise has been Ravida’s GIEP teacher for three years now, and says she thinks Ravida’s acceptance into Princeton is wonderful. “She is going to impact the world in a posi-tive way,” says Guise. Ravdia’s gives

some advice for students that want to apply to those “hard” colleges: “Chal-lenge yourself, because that’s what the schools look for. Everyone who ap-plies already has those per-fect scores, you need to be unique.” Ravida thinks there is a common mis-conception of Ivy League schools, “they only care about a perfect SAT, GPA, and a laundry list of activi-ties. But what people don’t realize is that they want to see kids who aren’t afraid to take risks.” “Don’t be afraid to apply,” Ravida encour-ages other students. “People told me ‘Oh the chances of you get-ting in aren’t too great,’ but I applied anyway, and I got in.” “Other than the fee for the application, there’s really nothing to lose. The worse they can tell you is no,” Ravida said.

Seniors work together to achieve personal goalsner, but sometimes actions speak louder than words. Stoltzfus has pre-pared and participated in this years Bob Potts Mara-thon. The marathon is a 26.2

mile run throughout

York. The marathon direc-tor is Sean Potts, head coach of Central’s cross-country team who started the event in memory of his father, Bob Potts. Stoltzfus added that she thought Potts did “awesome” in directing and

setting up the marathon. A c c o r d -

ing to

Stoltzfus, running a mara-thon is something she’s always wanted to do. “I wanted to do something dif-ferent this spring season, and running a marathon before I turned 18 has been one of my goals since I ran a ten miler in ninth grade,” she said. Stoltzfus’ said she had two goals; one was to run the whole time and the

other was to run consis-tent 8:40-9:00 minute

miles. She admits that she could

not do this without

h e r

Life lessons and fond memories will stay with seniorAlexDavisashefinisheshisyear.Experi-ences from being involved in the Sea Scouts program since the summer of 2006 is where Davis got most of his memories. Davisstartedthemwithhisfirsttrip,Raft Up 2006. This was the start of many more experiences for Davis. Davis said that ha has visited many places with the Sea Scouts, from backpacking through the mountains in New Mexico to ca-noeing through the Adirondacks of New York, backpacking the white mountains of New Hampshire and reaching the top of Mount Washington. “The white mountains are arguably themostdifficultpartoftheAppalachiantrailwhichstretchesfromMainetoAlabama,”Davissaid. Through the hardships he faced on these trips, he learned plenty. “I have learned many values through Sea Scouting. Of those I believe that it was the lesson of moderation and patience that affected me the most.” “It’s fun and you learn a lot about yourself in the process,” Cody Lutz, fellow senior and seascout, said. Not only have the experiences made a big impact on Davis, but his scout leader, George Kain has had one on him as well. “He is the best man I know and serves as my role model as an individual of mod-esty and intellectual integrity,” Davis said. Davis started Sea Scouts because George “Skip” Kain took him to a boat after a scouts meeting one day. He has been in it ever since. His adventure to the White Mountains he describes as the greatest trip he’s ever been on. The White Mountains run from Maine to Alabama. With seventeen 4,000-foot peaks, Davis had no trouble telling why this was his favorite place he visited. “I have never felt so entirely immersed innatureinmyentirelife.Ilearnedalotaboutmyselfthroughstandingonthetipofmountainsandquietlyreflectingonlife,” Davis said. “It’s liberating to look behind you and see all the mountains you have climbed, and to look ahead of you to the mountains you have yet to climb,” Davis said. For those two years he dedicated most of his time to sea scouts. Now having a job, he says that Sea Scouts have impacted his career choice after high school. Davis said that he plans on becoming a teacher in government, global, or American history. He hopes to one day retire to a large sailboat when he gets older. “The experiences have given me a greater appreciation for culture and the world around me,” Davis said. “I would be a different person had I not had those experiences.”

by Chris CappellaSPORTS EDITOR

training partners, seniors Emily Wolf and Courtney Peterson. Wolf, who accord-ing to Stoltzfus, designed the training regimen, would run Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with the Saturday run be-ing the longest. Sunday was a day for cross training and Monday and Friday was for rest. It was an 18 week pro-gram that built up until the week of the event. Wolf said, “I’ve al-ways wanted to run a mara-thon just to say that I did it. I chose Potts’ marathon because he is an awesome coach and started the race in memory of his dad who was a running icon in York.” Wolf also said that one of her only goals was to run the whole 26.2 miles with

no stop. Stoltzfus said that she would have trou-ble doing it without the other two girls there for support. “As long as I know they are doing the workout, I know it’s possible. It helps overcome

the mental aspect by know-ing that someone else is do-ing it too.” Stoltzfus and Pe-terson both completed the marathon while Wolf was not able to finish due topain in her feet.Just because both girls have reached their goals of running a marathon before 18, doesn’t mean they’re done with running in the future. “Running is some-thing I think I will always do. Even though I hate it at times, I do love it,” said Wolf. Stoltzfus said that she doesn’t think she’ll ever take it more seriously than a casual exercise and added that she enjoys other forms of exercising such as spin classes, swimming, and bik-ing. All and all, Wolf said that it has all been worth it. “Running, for me, has led to many friendships,” she said.

Senior Sammi Stoltzfus said she would not call herself an avid run-

22 CENTRAL YORK HIGH SCHOOL

2011

Most likely to get their wristbands cut

Sara Myers & Andrew Potter

Class SweetheartsBrian Baker & Ally White

Biggest Gleeks

Most ProudJoe Delise & Jacki Belker

Deshawn Hedgepeth & Elijah Crenshaw Best Bromance

Olivia Farish & Jim Voung

Senior

Best Dimples

Casey Morrison & Jarid Matylewicz &

23THE PROWLER

SuperlativesMost Changed

Andrew Schmidt & Tanya Moulton

Most Addicted to Facebook

Marissa Hileman & James Herbst

Cutest Couple that Never was

Brenden McWilliams & Kendall Biesecker

Ricky Mosley & Tanya Brenner

Life of the Party

Best RedheadsKelsey Smith & Andrew Guinan

Senior Wannabes Eric Cooper & Kevin O’Grady

2011

Alejand

ro and

Victori

a Agui

lar

Cole and Paige GentryKimberl

y, Kris

tina,

and Kayl

a Aske

w

Ishanti Commander, Rian Commander, and

Romello Barbour

Matt and

Laura Stanley

Luke

and

Abbie

Kelle

r

Teal and Kadie Surgenor

Kelse

y and

Kyle

Smith

Wareesha and Aruba Tariq

Gabriella

and Nige

l Ravida

Allison and Katie

Dykeman

Jen andPatrick Mills

Chris and Megan Cappella

Kelsey and Thomas

Flinchbaugh

Katie and

Kelly TysonKevin Groff and

Jen Wanger

Seth Fahringer and

Justice Thomas

Alejandra, Adrian, and

Angel Camacho

Alanna andSean Hoey

Seniors & Siblings24 CENTRAL YORK HIGH SCHOOOL

Orian and

Oze Navat

Kendall and Alexis Beisecker

Bethany and Walker May

Megan and

Brooke Dubs

Michael and Kira Sturgell

Andrew and Patrick

Guinan

Brooke and Destiny

Matthews

Katie and Amanda

Afflebach

Ben and Maddie Smolin

Sammi and Janson

Stoltzfus

Lauren and Roy Walker

Rian and

Devan Musser

Lialdon and Lianda

Donovan-Green

Alex and Corey Wendt

Brady and

Dalton Lehigh

Michelle and Jamess

SmithBri Snead and Chris McKim Dante

and Jess Strange

Keshwar and Shalinie Dowlatram

Matthew and

Jeffrey Green

Joe and Angela Delise

Joey a

nd

Bea A

youb

Zach and Nate Trona

Jacki and CJ Belker

Andrea and Greg Crabill

Kelsey and Brooke McKenzie

Breanna and Marcus Fells

Abbey and Madeline

Stephens

Alex and Josh Strickler

Sray and Wrata Nga

Trevon and Devon Crowell

Tori an

d Katie

McAnna

ney

Levi and Wyatt Rentzel

Bree an

d Brooke

Heilman

Andy and Anthony Sipe

Matt an

d Kelsie

Newman

Tanya and Rock Brenner

Shannon and Austin Wesstrom

25THE PROWLER

SENIORS Siblings&

Palak and Neehar Bhatt

Eric and Allison Bieber

Brooke and Nick Sheckells

Peter and

Sydney Adam

s

Kristin,

Katie, an

d

Alexis Lyon

s

Tijay andKelston

Hildebrand

Dylan a

nd

Daniell

e Orw

ig

Angel andTJ Hartman

Alex and Emily

Forrey

Andrew and Chris Shmidt

Olivia and David Farrish

Doug and Andrew March

Sarah and Morgan Bode

Logan and Casey

Bricker

Tyler and

Skyler Miller

Bri Snead and Mrs. Ponas (Teacher)

Gabi Ravida and Mrs. Ravida (Aid)

Doug and Sha-ron March

(Cafe)

Tanea and Albert Harcum

Kristi Kottmyer and Sue

Kottmyer (Cafe)

SEniors & Staff

Dante Cook andFamily

CENTRAL YORK HIGH SCHOOL

Last Will and Testaments26

I want to leave my park-ing spot and my truck

to my little bro, Patrick Guinan. Don’t wreck it and go get em Tiger!~Andrew Guinan

To Sean Hoey and Kevin O’Grady; I

leave you the shield of Rita, have a good

senior year!~Alanna HoeyI leave Tom Flinchbaugh my park-

ing spot and my bright yellow car. Please take care of the magic school

bus. I also give you my swagger status and the responsibility to carry on the

Flinchballin’ name.~Kelsey Flinchbaugh

I’m leaving my best per-sonality and all the hottest guys in the world to Jordan

Nittinger.~Orian Navat

It would be my honor to leave my ITS (International Thespian Society) Presidency to Mr. Andrew Hummel,

the best Vice Presi-dent ever!

~Kylie Hewitt

I want to leave Angelo and Sam Koimene my unbelievable speed and good looks. Good luck

next year bros!~Semi IbikunleI would like to leave Jon

Pritchard my manual on “how to park exceptionally terrible in a parking space.”

~James Herbst

I would like Tra-vis Shaffer to have

my seat in the senior lounge. Best

friends on three!~Marissa Hileman

I want to leave Amanda Afflebach my car. May it cost you as much as it cost me. P.S. The back bumper

needs fixed.

~Katie AffLebach

I want to leave Kyle Belnick my spot in the “Fab Five” in jazz lab.

~Tia Ritz

We would like to leave Brooke Garrod our ability to annoy Mr. Zortman during cho-

rus. Don’t let us down!~Tasha Stevens, Palak Bhatt and

REgan Lunny

Lindsay Warren, I leave you with my good looks

and dancing feet.~Ali Van der Heyden

I’m leaving Paige Gen-try my brand new pom-poms for next year and a spot right near the band

to cheer.~Taylor Pendergast

To Greg Feldmann: I bequeath unto thee the right and responsibil-

ity of the 2012 “Marker War” festivities.

~Tijay Hildebrand

I leave the power of shark to Hunter

Kereskes. I leave my Jo Titan powers to

Mr. Chen and Hunter. I leave the Fisher

name to my brother, Ben.

~Evan Fisher

I leave Joel Culp my L1 spot and the BNK Dino-tourqe, make us

proud.~Paul Kuhn

I’m giving my “Mr.

Dougie” title to Brandon

Baker.~Kameron

Kirk

I’m leaving my jumper to Jalil Ford.

~Austin Allison

I give Travis Shaffer full control of the Mancaf Mafia.

~LEvi RentzelI leave my position as the freshest mid-

dle to Josh Van Wyk.~Kyle Wisner

I leave the power and legacy of shamism to Corey Wendt: spread

the word.~Aakash Sham

Prestrigous post of editor-in-chief is in the hands of Mor-gen Snowadzky.

~Addy Peterson

I leave my opinion editor position to

Falon Keith and Paige Benjamin.

~Corinne Elliott

Features editor will be left to Holly

Michaels and Marissa

Fauth.~Breanna Heilman

I leave the lovely Danae

Taylor my post as managing

editor.~Megan Bratton

Zach Sheffer and Nate Miranda may

take over my position as sports editor.

~Chris Cappella

Justine Parks will be taking my post

as editor-in-chief of the E-mag and arts

editor.~Kelsey

Flinchbaugh

News editor goes to Danae Taylor. Good luck!

~Wareesha Tariq

The new editors of the prowler

I want to leave Miranda Brind-za my spot as first soprano celebration.

~Lexie Sechrist

I want to leave my razor for

Jack Cardello.~Austin Wright

I chose to leave my Ouija board skills and spandex to Brooklyn Smith. Never stop laughing my dear, you’re a beauti-ful person and I couldn’t imagine high

school without you. Whenever you’re in doubt, use the Ouija!~Megan Bratton

To CJ Belker: When I grad-uate and go off to college you’ll be the only child in

the house so I’m giving you my room, like Tiff passed

down to me.~Jacki Belker

I want to leave my art supplies in Mr. Walkers room to Sam Hartlove,

Cassie Conley, Tara Zellom, and Christian

Sammy. “Get Loose!” I would also like to leave my desk in Miss Aldri-

ge’s room to Lundin Venable, Lauren Mcna-

mara, and Bri Wilt.~Chelsea Synder

I want to leave Kaitlyn Shaf-fer my new cheerleading pom

poms.~Kayla Jacoby

To my beloved Garret Kirk-patrick, aka Gare Bear, I

leave you my pet water bottle Squirt and all the happiness

he brings.~PaigeMArtin

I would like to leave my wonder-ful flute section to my amazing fam-ily H. Paiv and T. Bake; keep them

under control!~Brittany shue

I want to leave the softball pitch-

ers mound to Taylor Rorbaugh.

~Lauren WAlker

To Madeline Stephens: Made, you can have my half of the room ONLY when I’m not home. Don’t

get rid of my stuff or else!~Abbey Stevens

2011-2012 Editors20

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We leave the adorable Bri Stoneburg the camera as

photography editor~the prowler staff

27THE PROWLER

Alex! I had so much fun with you the past

two years. I’m going to bring our matching dress to

college so when I wear it I’ll think of you! I’m going to miss you a lot

and we’ll have to stay in touch. Good luck in soccer and your last two years

in high school! I love you girl. OH! And I loved making squinker

with you! -Paige Martin to Alex Wright

Lindsey, I hope your senior year is amaz-

ing, and drama free, keep in touch while I’m at school. Don’t hang with people who

don’t make you happy. Also don’t waste your year away and someone who’s wasting your time! PS. Live

every second like it is your last and dream BIG!-Regan Lunny

to Lindsey Litten

You’re now an up-perclassman, so you

can have my car. The boat is a big responsibility! You

can drive it to come visit me at college. It’s going to be different not

having my little bros around next year...relaxing...but I’m going to miss you

two. With love, Your big sis-Orian Navat to Oze Navat

I’ve decided that while I’m at college. I

may actually miss you...I know, it shocked me too.

Please promise me that you’ll send me ugly pictures of yourself

because you know I love those. Also, I hope you have fun walking laps around the car and cleaning up

from dinner by yourself.-Kelsey Mackenzie to

Brooke Mackenzie

To my favorite junior soon to be senior!

I’m going to miss you so much Cameron, you’re the

coolest baseball fan, German-speaking, APUSH test-taking, car

hopping kid! You’re going to be the coolest senior ever! PS. don’t let Kevin pick on you. I’ll take care

of him.-Corinne Elliott

to Cameron Miller

LAST Messages

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ENIOR

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Little Bro, Keep the doof name going. You have big

shoes to fill. Have fun living up to it and live up your last

two years of high school.-Kyle Wisner to Derek

Wisner

Dear my little brother Dave, Even though we sometimes

fight, I still love you! We always have fun together. Good luck the next three

years of high school. Make them count.

-Olivia Farish to David Farish

Baby Brother: I’m going to miss embarassing you in

the hallways! It’s your turn to be “Mr. Brenner’s Child”

You better keep the Brenner reputation good, but you know you can’t beat me.

Love you!-Tanya Brenner to Rock Brenner

Lexi, keep the name going and the color guard work-

ing hard. Congrats on getting captain...you deserve it and

you’ve worked for it. Make the seniors proud, we love you all

and will miss you!-The Senior Colorguard

Membersto Lexi Harrison

Dear Broski,Good luck with your next

three years of high school! I’ll miss you and your sar-casm. I’ll see you at home.

-Shannon Wesstrom to Austin Wesstrom

Everyone says high school goes by in the blink of an eye but you don’t believe

it until you’re in the last se-mester of your senior year. Live it up and try to make good choices, ‘lyon’ cub.

“are you guys sisters?...no, best friends.” Love you!-Kristin/Katie Lyons

to Alexis Lyons

To my beautiful cousin, I wish you the best of luck

your senior year and know that you will achieve great things. You’re the nicest and sweetest person. I

know I’ll always be here for you, no matter where life

takes us. Love you!-Megan Bratton

to Katie Loughran

Hey Aruba (aka Rooby-dooby aka lil’ sis), I know it might be hard but try to fill in my big shoes when I

leave...and no, you still can-not have my actual shoes!-Wareesha Tariq to Aruba

Tariq

Sarah, you’re so good at soccer! Even though we

just met this year, you’re my favorite. Your name is so crazy. Just like the singer! Keep up your soccer skills!

You’re a mini me!-Marissa Hileman

to Sarah McLaughinto Thomas Flinchbaugh:

As my best friend and brother you’ve always been there for me. I’ll miss you more than you can believe and eating waffles with you

late at night. to Nate Visco:

I’ll always be your 24/7. Radda Radda!

-Kelsey Flinchbaugh

It’s time to say good-bye to the class of 2011. Here are the final farewells to

those that won’t be graduating with us this year.

Take care of Hank. He’s very sensitive and needy. Love you!-Katie Tyson to Kellie Tyson

To my sister and best friend, I give you my most sincere

apologies for leaving you with Mom, Dad & Grammy for two years by yourself. I love you

and I’ll miss you!-Teal Surgenor to Kadie

Surgenor

Mini, Good luck with the rest of high school. I love you and will miss you dearly. I can’t wait

to come back and watch you in the musical.-Madi McSherry to Savannah Sullivan

You have huge potential next year. I know you will all

be great! Break a leg.-Kylie Hewitt to Perform-

ing Arts Dept.

Maddy, Have fun at vol-leyball without me! Good

luck putting up with coach singing and not getting hit in the head. Always remember: Ball Management I love you!

-Sam Holt to Maddy Moscato

28 CENTRAL YORK HIGH SCHOOL

Kristin LyonsNursing

Maura WilkersonUndecided

California

University of

PA

Ali Van Der Heyden

Primary Elemen-tary Education

TeacherChelsea Snyder

Undecided

HAAC

Kiersten LevensB.F.A in Art

Amanda ThurmondSocial WorkKatie Tyson

Early Childhood Education

Millersville

University

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

Megan BrattonCommunicationsTanya Brenner

Guidance CounselorKelsey Flinchbaugh

UndecidedMatt Goldrick

Physics

Kayla JacobyElementary Education and Special Education

Emily ShaefferUndecidedTia Ritz

Clinical/Counseling Psychology

Andrew WesnerBusiness

AdministrationAlly WhiteStudio Art

Kutztown

University

Joey AyoubAccounting and

Business ManagementJustin BurkeKinesiology

Kylie HewittMusic EducationLilly KlauberTourism and Hospitality

Addy PetersonJournalism

Amanda SangerEnglish

Rachel WatsonPhotography

Temple

University

Amy HarcourtUndecided

Samantha HoltPre-Pharmacy

Bloomsburg UniversityKatie LyonsPsychology

Kaitlyn MumperUndecided

Lauren WalkerBusiness

ManagementShannon Wesstrom

Marine Biology

University of

North

Carolina

Olivia FarishNursing

Mackenzie DeckerEducation

York College

of

Pennsylvania

The Road Less Traveled..

Taylor PendergastInternational Studies

American University in

Washington D.C.

Katie AfflebachBiology and Spanish

Gettysburg College

Tijay HildebrandHistory

Teal SurgenorUndecided

Sarah ThompsonEnglish Education

Alex WendtPsychology

West Chester University

Andrew GuinanMarine Transportation

Massachusetts

Maritime

Academy

Gabriella RavidaInternational Affairs

Princeton

University

Abbey StevensExercise Science and

Physical Therapy

Slippery Rock

University Aaron GoodyearAuto, Diesel, and Industrial

Universal Technical

Institute

Alexandria KornfeldOccupational Therapy

University at Buffalo

Semi IbikunleBiological Basis of

Behavior

University of

Pennsylvania

Alejandro AguilarUndecided

United States

Military Academy,

West PointPaige Martin

Undecided

University of

Colorado

Tasha StevensPhysical Therapist Assistant

Central Pennsylvania College John Villarose VIEnglish

Lycoming

College

Chris CappellaCommunications

Breanna HeilmanCommunicationsKameron Kirk

Sports Management

Robert Morris

University

Rachel CombsSpeech and Language

Pathology

Indiana University

Tanya MoultonInternational Studies

U.S. Air Force,

Arizona State Corinne ElliottEnglish Education

Messiah College

AltoonaJoel Becker

Civil EngineeringAlanna Hoey

UndecidedLevi Rentzel

UndecidedCole Gentry

Business

YorkEmily Beaverson

PsychologyJasmine GrahamComparative Lit.

Sahib KaurPre-med

Jade RhodesPhysical TherapyRyan Sprenkle

UndecidedWareesha Tariq

Undecided

Pennsylvania State University

Anand GanjamBusiness

Hannah HessEducation

John IgnariMechanical Engineering

Sarah KeimArt

Madi McSherryEducation

Orian NavatCommunications

Allie NizinskiBusiness Administration

Luke PontzMechanical Engineering

Aakash ShamAerospace Engineering

Justin SnyderEngineering & Public

RelationsWei TianBusiness

Steve TranChemistry

University Park

Katie SchriverEarly Childhood

Education

Immaculata

University

Brittney ShueMusic Education

Lebanon Valley

College

Regan LunnyBiology - DNA

Analysis

Lock-Haven University

Kyle WisnerBusiness Management with

concentration in Sports

Victoria Aguilar

Year Abroad

in Brazil

Jacki BelkerFashion/Graphic Design

Marymount

University

Austin AllisonElementary Education

James HerbstAccounting

Marissa HilemanElementary Education

Zech RhodesBusiness Management

Lexie SechristCriminal Justice

Shippensburg University

Alex StricklerEnglish Education