May 2009

Volume 14 : Issue 9

News SportsFeatureCollege map!

See what seniorsare doing after

high school.

Check out the newblockbusters coming

out this summer!

Both the boys’ andgirls’ tennis teamsadvanced to states

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The new face of FLVS

Megan SchultzStaff writer

As high school students preparefor a hot Florida summer, manyhave plans of getting a haircut tominimize the heat from thescorching sun, or to have a fresh,new look for college. However,many teenagers are unaware thattheir new hairdos could not onlybenefit them but could also makea difference in another person’slife. This is possible when a saloncustomer donates his or her hair toeither Locks of Love or PanteneBeautiful Lengths, both of whichcollect hair for hair-loss victims.

The most well-known hair do-nation center is Locks of Love, apublic non-profit organization thatprovides hairpieces to financiallydisadvantaged children under 18suffering from long-term medicalhair loss from any diagnosis. Itsmission is “to return a sense ofself-confidence and normalcy tochildren suffering from hair lossby utilizing donated ponytails toprovide the highest quality hairprosthetics to financially disad-vantaged children.” This organi-zation is important because thereare several problems facing chil-dren who suffer long-term med-ical hair loss. Most wigs sold byretailers are made to fit adultheads, and are much too big forchildren to wear. They often re-quire the use of tape or glue tokeep from falling off, and theseadhesives can burn or irritate thescalp. Also, the styles of adultwigs are often not age-appropri-ate, and synthetic wigs can matand frizz with excessive styling.Locks of Love wigs avoid thisproblem because they are createdpartially from human hair and par-tially from synthetic hair. Addi-tionally, wigs retail between$3,500 to $6,000, which is unaf-fordable for many families whoare paying the hospital bills fortheir children’s treatment.

Locks of Love solves the fi-nancial problem by donating cus-tom-made wigs to children forfree. These wigs allow many chil-dren to renew their self-confi-dence, as they are no longer beingteased by fellow peers.

Leah Harari &Elizabeth Molina

Staff writersWith opportunities to graduate

early, retake courses, and utilizethe ability to take classes not of-fered by NHS or the CollierCounty School District, FloridaVirtual School has become a com-monly used asset to high schoolstudents not only across the state,but across the country.

However, a new bill is beingproposed that would drasticallycut student opportunities at FLVS.This attempt at cutting state edu-cation funds is leaving school of-ficials stunned and has studentsscrambling to register for onlinecourses before the bill would takeaction.

“FLVS definitely helped mewith my credit requirements,”stated senior Nicole Fernandez.“During this past summer, I en-rolled in Spanish I, so I could takeSpanish II this year. It was actu-ally a really good course andmade it easier for me to graduatewith two credits in a foreign lan-guage.”

There are 90 courses offered onFLVS for students in grades sixthrough twelve, including all ofthe core subject areas, foreign lan-

Sam ColeStaff writer

Mr. Miller and the Royal Guardgraced the Naples High campus withtheir musical talents during lunch onMay 1. Named for the band’s love ofall things British, the band was cre-ated in Mr. Miller’s own third-blockgold physics class.Mr. Miller has been playing the gui-

tar since the age of 17, though heclaims that he is adequate at best.“We had a lot of students interested

in music,” said Mr. Miller. “We do a lotof rock and roll trivia, and I had thisBritish flag I’d made about five yearsago, so they wanted to do somemusic.”

The band consisted of Mr. Miller,Mr. Maxwell, Alejandro Nostas, Han-nah Cardenas, Laura Golly, MichelleKerr, Victoria Miles, and Emily Gor-man. Sam Wampler was in charge ofthe stage effects (dry ice) used in theperformance. They covered manyBritish delights, such as “Crazy Train”by Ozzy Osbourne, “Hold Me Tight”by The Beatles, and “You Really GotMe” by The Kinks. They did, in re-sponse to begging and pleading from

guages like Latin, Spanish, andChinese, electives, honors classesand ten Advanced Placementcourses. According to KeithMorelli’s article on www.tampabayonline.com, sincethe 2004-2005 school years, Col-

lier County students alone haveearned a total of 5,072 half-creditsby completing courses availableon FLVS. More than 120,000 stu-dents across the state have takencourses at the virtual school in its12 years of operation. FLVS of-fers the chance for students towork at their own pace, accelerateby taking additional courses, andrepeat required courses previouslyfailed in school.

“Last summer, I took Latin 1online, and it was challenging, but

it was a good opportunity. I wasable to work at my own pace andreceive assistance and guidancefrom my online teacher. WithoutFLVS, I would never have had thechance or the time in my scheduleto take the course,” said sopho-

more JoeyKrumm.

The state ofour economyis well knownand budgetcuts are a ne-cessity at thispoint in time.With this cur-rent economics i t u a t i o n ,school budg-ets must be

trimmed where they can andsights have been set on FLVS. A15% budget cut (about $18.5 mil-lion) has been proposed andpassed by the state Senate. In ad-dition, the Senate has elected tooffer only core classes--eliminating electives and APcourses--at FLVS. Also, the op-portunity to earn credits over sum-mer vacation may no longer be anoption.

With fewer periods per semes-ter next year at Naples High, there

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is now a greater demand for FLVSand with the proposed budget cut,students may not have the abilityto take the courses desired inschool, exchanging them forcourses required to graduate.

“I’m not fully aware of theramifications of the bill, but I feelwe have to rethink the way we useFlorida Virtual School. Some stu-dents are using it for the wrongreasons, but it’s unfortunate that ithas to be such a drastic cutback,”stated guidance counselor EvanFlamer. “I do hope, however, thatdespite whatever is decided, stu-dents who are in need of makingup classes that he or she may havefailed or struggled with for gradu-ation have another avenue. That’smy main concern because CollierCounty doesn’t offer summerschool, so we need a Florida Vir-tual School for at least those stu-dents,” he finished.

With these alterations, FloridaVirtual School is taking on a newface. Students who have becomeaccustomed to the stability of theonline option may find themselvesfaced without an opportunity tograduate or to advance in the man-ner desired. Could these cutbacksdrastically affect the future ofFlorida highschoolers?

Cardenas and Nostas, play one songthat wasn’t of British descent: “NoOne Like You” by the German group,The Scorpions.

Once the group was formed andthe songs were selected, the bandmet seven times for rehearsal andonce for a final rehearsal in the court-

yard where they would perform.“It was terrific; a lot of fun to do. It’s

better when it’s during school time,when everybody can see it without theobstacles of sports and extra curricu-lars after school,” commented Mr.Miller.

Mr. Miller and the Royal Guardgathered a sizable crowd when theyperformed, and a few students wereseen dancing and singing along withthe music. Even Dr. Graham wasbriefly seen “raising the roof” duringthe performance. The performance was dedicated to

the five teachers retiring this year andthe Class of 2009, of which all the stu-dent members are a part of. By hap-penstance, the concert was also twodays before Mr. Miller’s birthday,which was on May 3. After the con-cert, the student members of the band

took Mr. Miller out for a post-perfor-mance/birthday bash, opting for TheCheesecake Factory over their firstchoice: trashing a hotel in true RockN’ Roll style.“According to Mr. Miller, students

used to do concerts all the time, butnobody does that anymore. Westarted talking about it and thought itwould be a fun way to end our highschool careers,” said Cardenas, leadsinger for the band. “We all enjoyed itvery much; particularly, finally gettingto see Miller behind the mic and thememories brought back by the SpiceGirls.” ‘

So now that their big debut hasended, what’s next for the group? Willthey hit the circuit for a shot at the big-time?“Well, if Mr. Maxwell could show up

on time, I think we’d be very success-ful,” joked Cardenas, referring toMaxwell’s prompt appearance ap-proximately six minutes after the bandhad started performing their first song.However, it is more than likely that

Mr. Miller and the Royal Guard will bea “One Performance Wonder;” theirmoment of glory forever remembered.

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2 May 2009S e n i o r F a r e w e l l sI hope everyone remembers...I, Gina Altidor, hope everyone remembers my big colorful bagz.I, Steven Anderson, hope everyoneremembers that you can sleepthrough your classes and still get A’s.I, Jason Avola, hope everyone remembers my full grown beard.I, Peter Barcia, hope everyone remembers to rock and roll.I,Wendy Belizaire, hope everyone remembers my weirdness, my slowness, my realness, and myuniqueness. I know you won’t everfind anyone like me!I, Jared Benner, hope everyoneremembers me for my smile, my hair, and my acting.I, Shanae Bowman, hope everyone remembers my happy attitude andmy hyper ways.I, Penny Brock, hope everyoneremembers me for being well-rounded and creative.I, Ainsley Brown, hope everyone remembers getting dirty feet at RJ’smany memorable bonfires. I, Chelsea Buchman, hope everyone remembers how big of a trick momma Anna Acosta is.I, Mike Bryan, hope everyone remembers our fun times.I, Yaneisy Caceres, hope everyone remembers the seniors of 2009.I, Miles Cumming, hope everyone remembers those crazy Fridayand Saturday nights.I, George Davila, hope everyoneremembers the 2008 Varsity Football team as the best offense in Naples History. I, Ethan Delk, hope everyone remembers the 2009 undefeatedseason baseball team.I, Brittany Demeo, hope everyone remembers to live well, laugh often,and love much.I, Matthew Denny, hope everyone remembers how fly I was.I, Aaron Deonarine, hope everyoneremembers the day the monkeys tookover the school. I, Kayinah Destine, hope everyone remembers that I want to make it.

I, Leonardo Esperanza, hope everyone remembers that I was a good student.I, Cailin Ervin, hope everyone remembers to live life to the fullest andto never back down from a challenge.I Nicole Fernandez, hope everyoneremembers my sweet personality andmy extra curly hair.I, Craig Foxhoven, hope everyoneremembers my purple Cadillac. I, Jalessa Garcia, hope everyone remembers my cute innocent face and my jokes.I, Olivia Gaspar, hope everyone remembers that the class of 2009is the best!I, Laura Golly, also known as BabySpice, hope everyone remembers themusical legacy of Mr. Miller and theRoyal Guard and our tribute to thegreatest English rock bands of all time. I, Courtney Hallmark, hope everyoneremembers Troy Michael Goode.I, Jan Harris, hope everyone remembers our great soccer season.I, Flor Hernandez, hope everyoneremembers Troy Goode and Charles Gray. I, Carlos Hyde, hope everyoneremembers me tearing it up on Staver Field. I, Kenia Israel, hope everyone remembers my accents.I, Phil Jabornik, hope everyoneremembers to “take it eeeasy”.I, Gracelyn Jean, hope everyone remembers to enjoy this school.I, Weslande Jean Baptiste, hopeeveryone remembers me run downwith the flag after every touchdown,yay!I, Robert Jimenez, hope everyoneremembers this year of change for us.I, Ross Johnson, hope everyone remembers the class of 2009.I, Dainka Joseph, hope everyoneremembers me making them laughand my creative, unique style.I, Nakita Joseph, hope everyone remembers their journey to andthrough high school and how outgoingand humorous I was.

I, Amelia Krauss, hope everyoneremembers me not because I asked way too many questions or always did my homework, but because of something a little more profound than that. I, Jordan Lamb, hope everyoneremembers who I am.I, Kate Martin, hope everyone remembers the senior shirts“Always Above the Legal Limit- 09.”I, Jeff Marvel, hope everyone remembers character day and our awesome wieners.I, Heather McCord, hope everyone remembers Mr. Holt.I, Anthony Mortellaro, hope everyoneremembers how dramatic high schoolwas and no matter how bad it gets itwill always get better. I, Alyshia Morse, hope everyone remembers me being an outgoing and laughing all the time.I, Jessica Mott, hope everyone remembers that the class of 2009 was the craziest. I,Anthony Nadotti, hope everyone remembers how ’09 seniors ran it like no other.I, Alejandro Nostas, hope everyoneremembers that I was one of the funniest Hispanics in the school.I, Puma Nuredini, hope everyoneremembers my birdcall.I, Christopher Ordonez, hope everyone remembers ISSUPATTY!I, Dustin Payne, hope everyone remembers all the good times we hadin high school and the people who got us through the bad.I, Lindsey Perry, hope everyone remembers all their good times in high school.I, Mauricio Pineda hope everyone remember, hope everyone remembers my loud mouth in class.I,Juno Prudhomm, hope everyone remembers how I broke the 30-yearschool track record for hurdles andthat I’m the best to come throughNaples High.

I, Josefina Ramos, hope everyoneremembers me because I was alwaysa good, helpful student.I, Abner Quintanilla, hope everyoneremembers me as the best friend thatanyone had at school.I, Art Rooney, hope everyone remem-bers my good attitude about things.I, Ryan Sadler, hope everyone remembers the name.I, Karen Salvatierra, hope everyoneremembers the class of ’09.I, Megan Selva, hope everyone remembers me.I, Thomas Simmons, hope everyoneremembers my bird call.I, Amanda Soberg, hope everyone remembers the people that got youto be who you are now.I, Adam Spearman hope everyone remembers my front parking spot.I, Sara Spagnola, hope everyoneremembers how kind and how good of a friend I am. I, Brittany Stanley, hope everyoneremembers our senior shirts, always above the legal limit!I, Jennifer Steffens, hope everyoneremembers the walkout.I, Jethro Thegenus, hope everyoneremembers my wu tang killer and mydance moves and all my funny jokes.I, Kelsey Waite, hope everyone remembers what they are really here for and gets it done.I, Isabelle Watzinger, hope everyoneremembers my funny personality and how I was on homecomingcourt my senior year. I, Cassandra Weeks, hope everyoneremembers the dangler and all theclass time wasted on it.I, RJ Weissenborn, hope everyoneremembers my bonfires.I, Hillary Wilcox, hope everyone remembers to be open-minded to all new people, places, and potential experiences. I, Brittany Workinger, hope everyone remembers me!I, U-Gene Xang, hope everyoneremembers the good times when we’re together.

SSeenniioorrss��wwaanntt��ttoo��tthhaannkk...I, Gina Altidor, want to thank Godfor giving me the opportunities to live until this day. Love you mother. I, Nick Bailey, want to thank DeFurious Prime for teaching her statistics ways to young minds.I, Brian Ballance, want to thank Mr.Maxwell for everything he’s done forme and Mr. Holt for being awesome. I, Peter Barcia, want to thank my parents for helping me through four years of school. I, Allison Basham, want to thank Mr. Holt (a.k.a. Winston Smith) and Mrs. McKee. Your classes havechanged my life and opened my eyes. I also want to thank Mrs. Perez and Mrs. Sandersfor all their love and assistance.I, Alissa Benfield, want to thank Ms.McKee and Mr. Holt for being superawesome.I, Jared Benner, want to thank all ofmy friends for wonderful memories.

I, Ryan Brennan, want to thank all myteachers for getting me through highschool. I, Mike Bryan, want to thank myfriends for making high school a blast.I, Yaneisy Caceres, want to thank allmy teachers, especially CoachLorenzo, for being so patient with me. I, Tayler Carraway, want to thank Mr. Stephenson and Ms. Lazar for having faith in me when thingswere falling apart. I, Victoria Castellanos, want to thankMrs. Joseph for having such an awesome pottery class, which was my favorite class of the year.I, Matthew Delgado, want to thankMrs. Wilson for keeping it 100. I, Seth Denison, want to thank myJROTC instructors for helping me obtain an opportunity of a lifetime.I, Kayinah Destine, want to thankevery teacher I’ve ever had and every teacher I will have.

I, Robete Doncutien, want to thankGod for getting me through this schoolyear.I, Rodgila Dorcelus, want to thankMs. Zeliff, Ms. Sexton, and Coach Martin for the good work they have all done with me. I, Mark Dunn, want to thank Mrs. Defurio for enlightening me in the way of the statistician.I, Austin Dykes, want to thank Ms. Ross for helping me pass thereading section of the FCAT.I, Cailin Ervin, want to thank everyone who helped me throughout my high school years.I, Leonardo Esperanza, want tothank NHS for the opportunity to be a Golden Eagle. I, Kim Gaffney, want to thank Deputy Vaill for being a great friend these past years. I, Adolfo Galvon, want to thank everyone who let me graduate.

I, Olivia Gaspar, want to thank everyone who helped us get throughfour long years of high school.I, Laura Goby, want to thank Mr. Holtfor being the most inspirationalteacher I’ve ever had!I, Karen Gutierrez, want to thankthe whole staff for being the best people to all the students.I, Jade Nichole Hail, want to thankMs. K.T. Brill for patrolling the libraryand having me escorted out of themedia center! Thanks a lot!I, J.E. Humphreville, want to thankMr. Dooley for being the best sub ever. I, Nikki Fernandez, want to thank Mr.Melvin Maxwell (Batman) for all his excellent work and all my friends thatkept me going throughout these fourcrazy years of high school.I, Steven Francois, want to thankKricket for rubbing my head in Coach Hartz’s class.Continued on page 3

Seniors leave behind...

3May 2009 S e n i o r F a r e w e l l sI, Brooke Higgs, want to thank Ms. Defurio for all of the good times with Minitab. I, Taylor Hughes, want to thank all ofthe teachers and counselors that havehelped me to excel in the past four yearsat Naples High.I, Carlos Hyde, want to thank Coach Fom for helping me with the recruiting process. I, Phil Jabornik, want to thank Coach Kelly for making me dothe news every other day. I, Gracelyne Jean, want to thank all the NHS staff for supporting me. I, Weslande Jean Baptiste, want to thank all those who voted for me for homecoming queen.I, Robert Jimeney, want to thank allthe people that gave me their support. I, Nakita Joseph, want to thank my mommy and teachers that helped me along the way.I, Kelly Kirk, want to thank all my fam-ily and friends for making the past fouryears so much fun, but never boring.I, Linsky Laine, want to thank all thecoaching staff for building me up mentally and physically.I, Enrique Lesende, want to thank Mr. Stephenson for being a fair dean. I, Virginia Marshall, want to thank Mr. Holt for making reading fun forthose of us who thought we hatedit and Mrs. Perez for always having room for one more. I,Matt McCartney, want to thank Lt. ColParker for being a great teacher andfriend during my four years in JROTC.

I, Lauren Meinert, want to thank Mr.Holt for being the most inspiring teacherever and for introducing me to my innerGerty. I, Sabrina Mickail, want to thank Mr. Garvie for being such a great influential teacher, teaching usimportant life lessons. I, Ashley Miller, want to thank Mr. Holtfor being the best English teacher ever. I, Lauren Montalbo, want to thank Mrs.Blackmon for inspiring me and caringabout her students as much as she did.I, Jessica Mott, want to thank Hillary Alexis Wilcox for always being an amazing best friend! I love you!I, Anthony Nadotti, want to thank the lunch ladies for hooking it up when I was extremely hungry. I, Elaine Neal, want to thank Mr. Holt for being the best friend and best teacher I’ve ever had.I, Christopher Ordonez, want to thankMr. Jones for the best four years and theopportunity of a lifetime.I, Arjun Patel, want to thank Mr. Thomas for introducing me to Astronomy, Mr. Stewart for Chemistry, and Mr. Holt for English.I, Mauricio Pinedo, want to thank Ms. Perini for putting up with mefor two years.I, Lindsey Perry, want to thank all my teachers.I, Lencie Plancher, want to thank Mrs. Zeliff for the best two years and the opportunity of a lifetime.I, Greg Pratt, want to thank Coach Fom for helping me with the recruiting process. I, Josefino Ramos, want to thank Mrs.Aurit and Mrs. Zeliff for the best fouryears and the opportunity to be a good

student. I, William Ricardo, want to thank all theteachers, counselors, and friends forhelping me pass and graduate highschool and giving me another chance tostart over. I, Astrid Rivarola, want to thank Mr. Holt for being the best Englishteacher ever and Mrs. Swingly in LittleEagle Preschool.I, Juno Prudhomm, want to thank myboy Billy K the Kid and Coach Bond foralways having my back and being therefor me.I, Art Rooney V, want to thank myfamily and teachers for helping me so much. I, Nelson Santil, want to thank CoachKramer, Coach Bryant, Mr. Curley,Gadis, and Pastor Dooley.I, Crystal Scott, want to thank Mr. Stephenson for being the best deanand Coach Hartz for being the bestteacher. Sike! I still love you though.I, Megan Selva, want to thank Mr. Holtfor inspiring me to read and understandpoems. “Readiness is all.”I, Nat Shroyer, want to thank Ms. Wilson for making my last few months bearable.I, Ximena Silva, want to thank all thedanceline girls as well as Valeria S., Valeria Z., and Jessica P. for the fun times this year. I, Thomas Simmons, want to thank the deans for putting up with me.I, Adam Spearman, want to thank all the coaches for a great four years and my friends and Kristin.I, Julia Szilagyi, want to thank the crosscountry and softball teams for giving methe most fun and hilarious four years ofmy adolescent life. I LOVE YOU!

I, Britney Torres, want to thank Ms.Perini, Ms. Blazina, Ms. Defunio, andMr. Delgado for actually teaching mesomething.I, Enrique Torres, want to thank Mr. Garvie for all his philosophical lectures he gave us about life.I, Angel Trejo, want to thank all of my teachers that I had since my freshman year.I, Kristen Urbanowski, want to thankTim Tebow for taking a picture with me!I, Alex Valdes, want to thank Mrs. Defurio for making my senior year harder than it needed to be. I, Alice Van Arsdale, want to thank Mr. Garvie (RobGarv) for his educational stories and red velvet cake.I, Kelsey Waite, want to thank Mrs. Costin for getting me throughthese long four years.I, Isabelle Watzinger, want to thank my friends for staying by my side and making it through high school.I, RJ Weissenborn, want to thank the school for finishing the new gym right before we leave.I, Cameron Woodward, want to thankmy friends for an enjoyable four years. I, U-Gene Yang, want to thank God for the good friends I have. I, Juan Zauravo, want to thank Coach Hartz for an E-Z English IV. We, Flor Hernandez and CourtneyHallmark, want to thank Mrs. Weindenmiller for making us nachosand chili the day of inauguration.We, Victoria Miles,Mikayla Curro, andSaxon Eastman, want to thank Charlie Freydburg for being the best teacher ever.

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Seniors leave behind...I, Katherine Arnold, leave my memories in the past and remember all the amazing people I’ve met.I, Michael Axline, leave Barret Zablomy midnight rider.I, Brad Canada, leave NHS ready to go to college. I, Hannah Cardenas, leave my abilityto get A’s without trying to my baby brother, King Salomon. I, David Cascione, leave Johnny Lepore my parking spot and the locker Inever used….Building 5 buddy, if you

can open it, it’s yours…I, Althea Chu, leave Josiah Villarosa as the only Asian in the band. I, T.J. “Party Time” Curfman, leave thenext seniors with my sense of humorand carelessness for everything but fun!I, Courtney Enright, leave my car and awesome parking spot to my sister Catie if she can get herself up for school on time.I, Nancy Flewelling, leave HannahLewis fried plantains, Carolyn Flewellingpermission to borrow my clothes, andSaxon Eastman heramazing nickname:Saxypooaliciousgirl. I, Stephanie Jones,leave Erika Parry allmy secrets and thebasketball bench-warmer’s water duty. I, Sarah Lashley,leave the class of 2010all of the Laureatestress and Tetris in thelibrary. I, Bip Leiter, leave another year of schoolto the juniors on thebaseball team:Cameron, Brad, andBobby.I, Hannah Lewis,leave Oona Watkinsand Ashley Portersmoothies, bridges,and many, MANY pairsof colorful Nike shorts.I, Alex Lopez, leave

Michael Lopez the rights to my room and car. I, Wynstona Louis, leave the echo ofmy scream to Ms. Perini!I, Edison Martinez, leave my beloved iPod to the person who swiped it that woeful day. I, Shane McIntosh, leave the power of the ‘stash to anyone who wants to conquer it.I, Simone Nageon de Lestang, leavePhil my telekinesis, my pirate’s booty,my gay fish, and the Supa Troopa. I, Christopher Ordonez, leave behind

this high school.I, Lisa Pascucci, leave the best fouryears of my life so far. Don’t let it fly by!I leave everything else for Billy.I, Marla Perez, leave Catie Enright the lacrosse spandex outfits. I, Megan Selva, leave Laura Naas my math skills.I, Anna Villani, leave Madie “Boog”Ahrens with memories of the truffle shuffle and our jam sessions in the Cambier parking lot. I, Rhys Watkins, leave Austin Gore my ability to bring sexy back.

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Does it pay to go to college? It is proventhat college graduates earn significantlymore than the average high school gradu-ate, but what about the debt accumulated bystudent loans and the extensive cost of col-lege essentials needed to succeed?

With our failing economy and inflationon the rise many high school students arereconsidering attending college. Most mid-dle class families are struggling to pay thebills in this economic crisis, so most wouldthink sending their teens off to college willbenefit them in the future, but that’s not al-

ways the case. According to CNN.com,while data agrees that college graduatesmake almost 60 percent more money intheir lifetime than someone with a highschool degree, what happens once you earnyour degree and can’t find a job in yourfield? The thought of dishing out $150K toend up working at the Gap for $7.50 anhour is quite unsettling.

Stated on CollegeGrad.com, almost ninein 10 young adults graduate from highschool and about six in 10 high school sen-iors go on to college the following year.Doctors, lawyers, and engineers obviouslyhave to go to college before they can prac-

HHooww mmuucchh mmoonneeyy iiss yyoouurr ffuuttuurree wwoorrtthh??tice what they’ve worked for, but when itcomes to professions where a doctorate ormaster’s is not required many find collegeundesirable.

“I do want to attend college, but I find itnot completely necessary for all areas of ed-ucation” said sophomore Nicole Gargulio.

There are many jobs that don’t require acollege degree. For example, air traffic con-trollers, nuclear technicians, real estateagents, and even commercial pilots do nothave to possess college degrees. The prob-lem with going to col-lege during thisrecession is not just

affordability, but the fact that once yougraduate there is no one to hire you. Stan-dards for becoming employed keep risingand more college students are stuck with a$150K degree yet do not meet qualifica-tions for many positions.

“If my family spent the money to sendme to college and I wasn’t able to find a de-cent job after I graduate I’d be devastatedand quite ticked off.” said sophomoreHunter Erickson.

Duke University[ Durham, NC ]

Brooke Higgs

St. John University [ Brooklyn, NY ]

Gina Altidor

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Union University[ Jackson, TN ]Amelia Krauss

The College of William and Mary[ Williamsburg, VA ]

Michael Axline

University of Richmond[ Richmond, VA ]

Anna Villani

Cornell University[ Ithaca, NY ]David Cascione

New York Institute of Technology[ Old Westbury, NY ]Dainka Joseph

Hofstra University [ Hempstead, NY ]Sabrina Mickail

University of Pennsylvania[ Philadelphia ]

Nancy Flewelling

Carnegie MellonUniversity

[ Pittsburgh, PA ]Alysia Finger

Georgia Southern University[ Statesboro, GA ]Cole Gordon

Ryan SadlerCollege of Charleston[ Charleston, SC ]Alice Van Arsdale

Cathey PriceTanner Hoban

University of Charleston[ Charleston, WV ]

George DavilaPuma Nuredini

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Universal Technical Institute[ Rancho Cucamonga, CA ]Anthony Mortellaro

The University of San Diego[ San Diego, CA ]

Craig Foxhoven

San Diego City College[ San Diego, CA ]Thomas Simmons

Villanova University[ Villanova, PA ]

Alex ValdesChestnut Hill College[ Philadelphia, PA ] Kaylyn Thompson

Duquesne University

[ Pittsburgh, PA ]Art Rooney

University of Missouri

[ Columbia, MO ]Max Oglander

Waldorf College[ Forest City, IA ]

Nelson Saintil

Middle TennesseeState University

[ Murfreesburo, TN ]Juno Prodhomm

Moody-Bible College[ Chicago, IL ]

Aaron Deonarine

Harvard University[ Cambridge, MA ]Marla Perez

Tufts University[ Boston, MA ]Jeff Marvel

Williams College[ Williamstown, MA ]

Rhys Watkins

University of Alabama[ Tuscaloosa, AL ]John Humphreville

Troy University[ Troy, AL ]Greg Pratt

Arizona State University[ Tempe, AZ ]Hannah Cardenas

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U.N.A.P.[Mexico City, Mexico]

Angel Trejo

Universidad de Celaya[ Celaya, Guanajuato; Mexico ]

Deniss RodriguezUcebol State University[ Santa Cruz, Bolivia ]

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of 2009 going?

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Wesley ForemanXimena Silva

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University of FloridaAinsley Brown

Alex LopezCourtney Enright

Mark DunnPenny BrockSarah Lashley

Simone Nageon de LastangStephanie JonesTaylor Hughes

Florida State University

Alex MacDonellCassandra Weeks

Chris WestFlor HernandezJennifer SteffensJulia SzilagyiKelly KirkLaura Golly

Mikayla CurroNick Bailey

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Tallahassee Community College

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Matthew Denny

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Althea ChuAlyssa Scafidi

Christopher OrdonezEnrique Torres

Ethan DelkFlor Hernandez

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Summer travel: People To People

8 May 2009S u m m e r N e w sAlly Yanson

Staff writerSummer has always been the unofficial

domain of “beach reads,” of chick-lit andfast-paced thrillers. Books like these takeminimal effort and concentration to read,and have no more substance than cottoncandy. These kinds of books are prefectfor a leisurely day at the beach or at thepark. However, after a while of existingsolely on these types of books, I can beginto feel my brain slowly drip down the backof my skull from disuse. It is then that Ipick up some Dickens. For anyone elsewho feels the need to chuck the cottoncandy and dig into a nice, juicy steak, hereare four books to help you through thoselazy, crazy, hazy days of summer.

This new novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz fol-lows Portia Nathan, a dedicated Princetonadmissions officer who works hard to en-sure that dedicated, multi-cultural studentsget into Princeton. Her life seems normal,albeit a little dull, until she has an affairwith a teacher at a school she visits to re-cruit students for Princeton. When he saysthat he knew her during her undergraduateyears at Dartmouth, a secret she has keptsince then threatens to destroy her. Kore-litz’s multi-faceted and endearing heroineand the behind-the-scenes look at the ad-mission process at Princeton help to makethis book one worth reading.

This darkly funny second novel by ZoeHeller is a saga about the dysfunctionalLitvinoff family in New York. The novelopens with the death of patriarch, Joel, andthe discovery of a secret he had been keep-ing. The secret forces Joel’s widow andchildren to confront not only this secret, butalso their own problems. Rosa is a past rev-olutionary who has suddenly found reli-gion, Lenny has returned home and isnearing a heroin relapse and Karla, whilelooking into adoption with her husband, isslowly falling in love with the newspaperseller outside her building. It is Heller’s as-tute character sketches and dark wit thatmake the book worth reading.

Grahame-Smith updates Jane Austen’sclassic novel by adding bloodshed, guts,and ninja warriors. A mysterious plaguehas befallen England and is turning normal,law-abiding Britons into flesh-eating zom-bies. Luckily, the Bennet daughters havebeen trained in the art of zombie-killing,traveling to far off China to prepare. Sheteams up with her potential amor, Darcy, tokick some undead butt, and somehow findstime for the typical Victorian flirting in be-tween battles. While zombies and JaneAusten may seem to be in complete con-tention with one another, this book actuallyfinds a way to please fan of both genreswithout becoming ridiculous.

Christopher Buckley is the son of two ofthe most glamorous and intelligent con-servatives ever. His mother Patricia, aNew York socialite, and his fatherWilliam, the oft-proclaimed “father” ofmodern conservatism, died within a yearof each other, and this book deals withtheir son’s account of the year in which hisparents both died. Buckley manages tocombine humor and misery into this ac-count of the parents who may not have al-ways said or done the right thing, butalways did it in style. An insightful andcharming look into the lives of two of pol-itics’ elite.

Halie GuelfiStaff writer

Many students see summer as an oppor-tunity to take a break from school, relax bythe pool, or possibly go on a family vaca-tion. However, other students from all overthe country participate in People To Peo-ple’s Student Ambassador Program andtravel all over the world to foreign countriessuch as Australia, Japan, and parts of Eu-rope, where they join fellow American stu-dents to explore distant lands’ culture.

People To People was founded in 1956by President Dwight Eisenhower in effortsto establish a more understanding world bysending ordinary citizens of a country tooutside countries in order for them to gaina wider appreciation of unfamiliar cultures.It was also believed to help lower theamount of discrimination towards peoplewho practice different cultures. The pro-gram caught popularity and gave partici-pating U.S. citizens more worldly

knowledge. Since it was founded, eightU.S. Presidents have taken the position ofchairman of People To People Internationaland the program has been dividedinto the Student AmbassadorProgram, the Sports Am-bassador Program, andthe Leadership Pro-gram- all availableto students. Otherdivisions of thePeople To Peoplealso allow teach-ers, in the Ambas-sador Program, andother working pro-fessionals such as doc-tors, in the CitizenAmbassador Program, totravel abroad and work.

Since being founded, over400,000 U.S. citizens have participated inthe People To People Ambassador Pro-

grams. Many of these participants are stu-dents, including Naples High’s own sopho-more Nicole Gargiulo, who traveled to

parts of France, Italy, andGreece in the summer of

2008. “My favorite part

of my trip was liv-ing by myselfwith a family inItaly for a fewdays,” saidGargiulo. “Iwas able to ex-perience the cul-

ture first hand andsee how different

the average familylives compared to an

American household.”Gargiulo also mentioned that

she enjoyed late night disco dance partiesin Italy that she attended with a girl from

the family in which she was staying.In order for a student to become a Stu-

dent Ambassador for People To People, heor she must submit an application and threeletters of recommendation and undergo aninterview. After a student is accepted andhas chosen his/her travel destination, he/shemust attend travel orientations and pay ahefty tuition fee, the cost of which variesupon the travel destination. Options includeJapan, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, China,Japan, England, France, Belgium, theNetherlands, and many other countries.

“People To People sounds interesting,”said sophomore Amanda Walker. “I thinkI’d want to go to somewhere like Fiji whereI could scuba dive in the coral reefs.”

So this summer while you’re sitting bythe pool, remember that fellow students areout traveling the globe and experiencingnew cultures and maybe next summer,you’ll be a part of it, too.

Summer travel: People To People

Summer reading while hanging at the Summer reading while hanging at the poolpool““TTHHEE BBEELLIIEEVVEERRSS””

(Zoe Heller)““LLOOSSIINNGG MMUUMM

AANNDD PPUUPP””(Christopher Buckley)

““PPRRIIDDEE AANNDDPPRREEJJUUDDIICCEE AANNDD

ZZOOMMBBIIEESS”” (Seth Grahame-Smith)““AADDMMIISSSSIIOONN””

(Jean Hanff Korelitz)

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Staff writerEvery summer Hollywood releases a

plethora of blockbusters to the masses. Thisyear, however, the theater seems to be rid-dled with prequels and sequels alike, leav-ing no room for an original hit.

The first movie up is “X-Men Origins:Wolverine”, the prequel to the famed “X-men” series. “Wolverine” explores Wolver-ine’s (Hugh Jackman) past, going back 17years prior to the first X-men movie. Thefilm covers Wolverine’s discovery of hismutant abilities, and his experiences withthe secret government-funded program“Weapon X,” whose aim is to turn willingand unwilling mutants into weapons. Thisis definitely a must-see for X-men fans.

Another exciting summer movie is thenew “Star Trek.” Since it generated mil-lions of fans as a hit TV series, it shouldbring in a ton of money. With twice thebudget of the original, it has some fascinat-ing special effects. The film, directed by J.JAbrams (creator of TV shows “Lost” and“Alias”) is sure to generate plenty of futureinstallments.

Up next is the long anticipated sixth se-quel to “Harry Potter.” “The Half-BloodedPrince” is already generating a lot of hype,and simce it was originally set to release inNovember 2008, Harry Potter fans are sickof waiting. The film explores Lord Volde-mort’s past and goes further into the char-acter’s romantic relationships.

Comedy fans have a flick to look forwardto as well. “Year One,” starring Jack Blackand Micheal Cera, is about the world’s veryfirst road trip. Set way, way, way, way backin the beginning of time, when Cera andBlack are banned from their village they setout on an epic adventure through the an-cient world. Jack Black fans most likelywon’t be disappointed.

After “The Da Vinci Code” receivedmixed reviews one would think a prequelwould be out of the question. However,producer Ron Howard has decided to tryagain with “Angels and Demons.” The pre-quel is said to be a better novel then “TheDa Vinci Code,” but is that enough to mo-tivate audiences to go? The plot followsRobert Langdon (Tom Hanks) as he tries tostop a secret society from destroying theVatican. “Angels and Demons” is the sum-mer’s most unpredictable movie among au-diences.

Prepare for yet another “Terminator” se-quel! In the fourth installment we find our-selves in 2018 and machines have finallyrevolted against the human race. John Con-nor (Christian Bale) leads the resistance. Hemeets a stranger named Marcus, whose lastmemory is being on death row. Now its upto Connors to decide if he is sent from thefuture, or rescued from the past. From di-rector Mcg, you can expect plenty of action.

All in all the summer movie selectionseems to be good this time around, but onlyyou can decide if it’s really worth $9.75.

J.R.O.T.C.The 2009-2010 school year is finally

coming to an end and JROTC is finish-ing up with the last of its events. OnApril 30, 55 cadets went to Port Ever-glades, Ft. Lauderdale, to have thechance to go on the USS Ashland.Cadets were able to tour the ship andlearn about its features. Awards nightwas held on May 12. During awardsnight cadets are acknowledged for theiraccomplishments throughout the yearsuch as Academics, Athletics, CadetChallenge, Staff, Teams and Clubs, andindividual awards. This was also thelast time cadets were able to wear theiruniforms for the year.

And finally the last big event of theyear for JROTC was Honor CompanyDay held on May 15. For Honor Com-pany Day, cadets get to miss the entireday of school to be outside competingagainst the other companies in football,volleyball and softball games. Cadetsare also allowed to bring squirt gunsand water balloons to keep cool duringthe day. Every game each companywins during honor company day countstowards their company being the over-all Honor Company. This also includesall the school support drives that hap-pened during this year. The scores aretallied up at the end of the day and thenan overall winner is finally declared.

Color Guard still has four events leftduring the school year and an eventduring July. It has been a great year forJROTC, full of many events and activ-ities from the parades, the healthscreenings, competitions and the mili-tary ball, to name a few. And we hopethat next year goes just as smoothly.

Tom High

10 May 2009N e w s

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engineering classMiss least: Coming to school at seven

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reached our goal.”The boys were also proud of the tremen-

dous effort that was put forth this season.All of the work put into practices took themto the state tournament and earned themtheir fourth-place spot.

“I think the season went well,” com-mented junior Max Shumake. “We played

to our potential, stayed focused, and madea good run in the state tournament.”

The key to the boys’ success was the ver-satility of the team.

“I believe our team’s strong point wasour depth,” said Shumake. “We were strongat every position, and that was a key factorin our successful season.”

Now that the tennis teams have gainedmore experience in participating at the statelevel, they are eager to improve their gamein the offseason and play even better nextyear.

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Caroline Kaltenborn andChristina Carlson

Co-editor and staff writer

The Naples High baseball teamadvanced to the state finals for thefirst time in school history by beat-ing Lake Wales High School two outof three games on May 15 and 16.

The Golden Eagles won the firstgame of the series on Friday 7-3 andimproved their record to a perfect30-0. Naples, however, fell in thesecond game Saturday morning 4-3partly due to a couple of fielding er-rors.

Despite their first loss of the year,Naples clobbered the Highlanders 9-

3 in the third and deciding game Sat-urday afternoon and captured theteam’s first ever regional title.Cameron Griffin and Ethan Delkcombined on a three-hitter, andNaples used a seven-run inning towin the decisive third game.

“Winning regionals feels good.It’s a great accomplishment thatcame from hard work,” said coachTurner.

The Golden Eagles are scheduledto face Archbishop McCarthy in thefirst round of the state finals, theteam they defeated in the champi-onship of the April 9 Sarasota Clas-sic.

“I think we are going to see theirnumber one pitcherand it’s going to beone of the best gamesof the season,” ex-claimed senior RyanSadler.

Naples High is thefirst baseball team inCollier County to ad-vance to the state fi-nals since BarronCollier in 2006. Thebaseball team has hadthe best season inNaples High historyand the players areproud of it.

“All four years ofhard work on the base-ball field has truly paidoff,” declared seniorJosh Patton.

Alex RooneyStaff writer

The Golden Eagle tennis teams endedtheir seasons on a high note near Orlandoat the Class 2A State Tournament on April30. The girls finished in seventh place whilethe boys ended their season with a fourth-place finish.

This yearmarked an im-pressive fourthconsecutive sea-son that the girlsmade it to thestate finals. Thegirls left the sea-son feeling asense of accom-plishment indoing well at thestate tournamentas well asthroughout theentire season, los-ing only three oftwenty matches inthe regular sea-son.

“The team improves every year,” statedjunior Felicia Kirby. “We did our best and ittook the team to states again.”

The girls trained hard all year, and it cer-tainly paid off.

“Giving up was never an option,” saidKirby. “No matter how difficult the matcheswere, we stuck it out and outsmarted ouropponents, leaving with our heads heldhigh.”

“We had a great season this year,” com-mented coach Walker. “We were regionalchamps, and we made it to states and

Girls’ number three seed Caroline Kaltenbornsmacks the ball over the net.

Senior pitcher Josh Patton winds up tothrow a strike at a home game.

Children are also able to do normal activi-ties without worrying about whether theirwig is going to fall off. Even one of NaplesHigh School’s own administrators donatedher hair to Locks of Love.

“Last year my daughter and I donatedour hair to Locks of Love because wewanted to help a boy or girl whose self-es-teem has plummeted due to his or her hairloss,” said Mrs. Blackmon, Dean of Stu-dents. “Hair is an important part of a per-son’s identity and it truly affects a person’smood. I was extremely proud of my daugh-ter, who at the time was 8, for doing such aselfless act. We both walked away feelingbetter about ourselves.”

Unlike Locks of Love, which provideswigs for male and female children, PanteneBeautiful Lengths, partnered with the En-tertainment Industry Foundation and theAmerican Cancer Society, donates real-hairwigs to only adult women who have suf-fered hair loss due to cancer treatment. Thefounders of Beautiful Lengths believe thathair is extremely important to women, as itis an incredible instrument of communica-tion and self-expression. They believe it de-fines a woman’s self-image in a way thatalmost no other physical attribute can.

In order to donate hair to Locks of Love,a person’s cut-off ponytail must measure atleast 10 inches. However, 10 inches is toomuch for some people who may trim 8inches of hair but cannot sacrifice another 2inches for fear of making their hair too

short. Many people do not realize that Pan-tene Beautiful Lengths only requires a min-imum of 8 inches, and could therefore be anoption for those people who do not want togo the extra 2 inches to reach the minimumrequirement for Locks of Love.

“I chose to do Pantene Beautiful Lengthsinstead of Locks of Love because I reallywanted to donate my hair, but 10 incheswas too much for me to give. PanteneBeautiful Lengths was the perfect solution,”junior Kelly Schlesinger said.

Other requirements for hair donation andinstructions on how to send the donated hairin to either organization can be viewed atwww.locksoflove.org and www.beautifullengths.com.

While the number of cancer cases aroundthe world is continuing to increase as timepasses, it is important that citizens playtheir part by not only working to find acure, but also by helping those who are af-fected by the disease. What better way tomake an impact than by donating hair tomake a wig for a person in need of self-con-fidence during his or her difficult period oftreatment?

“When I did Locks of Love last year, Iwas at first very worried about how my hairwas going to turn out,” sophomore PriscillaCabrera said. “But after the haircut I was soglad that I decided to donate my hair be-cause knowing that I helped someone elsefelt great!”

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Naples High teacherssay their goodbyes

Patty, Piecy, Taylor, Banana, Brooke,Wu, Marla, Althea & Nance: You guys are the best part of my job!I’ll miss you terribly! Good luck.

-Miss T

Kricket Urbanowski-Your CASH COW is DEAD…and the ATM is out of cash too.. Congratulations on your graduationLove,-Uncle Ken

Lexi Farnella- What up, ca?From,Mrs. McKee

To the boys’ senior soccer players:congratulations on leading the team toits most successful season in nearly adecade.

-Coach Kelly

To all my wonderful seniors: I will foreverremember you forever! Thank you for 4years of hard work, dedication, and loyalty.You tolerated smelly band buses, the swel-tering heat on Wednesday afternoon prac-tices, grueling 3 hour Monday nightpractices, laps around the field, push-ups,and me speaking Polish. You were an amaz-ing group of freshmen and you’re remainedthat way during the last 3 years. You’ve ex-tended our streak of 32 consecutive yearsof marching band superiors to 36. You’veextended our streak of 38 consecutive yearsof symphonic band district superiors to 42.Like I said earlier, you’re amazing. Our besttrip together was to San Francisco. My sad-dest memory during our time together waswhen Troy Goode died. My happiest mem-ories of you will be of you jumping andscreaming with joy about our ratings. Yearsfrom now when you think back about yourhigh school days, take a moment and re-member our band room and all the Batmanstuff that adorned the walls, windows, bul-letin boards, and especially my office. Yeah,Bat-crap everywhere! Take care of your-selves and remember, “don’t be dumb”.

-Mr. Maxwell

state-boundNHS baseball teamstate-bound

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Bachelor & BacheloretteJosh�Patton Sarah�Lashley

Age: 18If you could travel anywhere,where would it be?South AfricaSummer plans: Going on a cruise and summer session at UF

Plans after highschool: Going to UFand majoring injournalismIf you could takea year off anddo anything,what would it

be? Probably travel abroad

How do you feelabout graduation in

one word: AnxiousIf you could take anycelebrity to prom, whowould it be?Edward CullenWhat will you miss themost about high school?My friends

What will you miss theleast about high school?AP testsGive one piece of advice toa freshman: Be yourselfIf you could change onething within the last fouryears, what would it be?

I would’ve been more out-going freshman year

Favorite teacher atNaples High: Mr.GarvieFavorite class youtook at Naples High: AP World HistoryWhat is one thingthat you wantNaples High to re-member you for?My hot bod =)

Age: 18If you could travel anywhere,

where would it be? The Sahara

Summer plans: Going on a family vacation,

beach, boat,PARTY HARDY

Plans after high school: To play baseball at UNF

If you could take a yearoff and do anything,

what would it be? Travel the world

How do you feel aboutgraduation in one word:

FinallyIf you could take any

celebrity to prom, whowould it be? Taylor Swift

What will you miss themost about high school?All the wonderful friendships

I builtWhat will you miss the least

about high school? Waking up at 6:00am every

morning Give one piece of advice to a

freshman: You’re only in high school once,

take risksIf you could change one

thing within the last fouryears, what would it be? All the schedule changes

Favorite teacher at NaplesHigh: Mr. FreydburgFavorite class you

took at Naples High:Physics (rock n’ roll

Friday!)What is one thing

that you want NaplesHigh to

remember you for? My friendliness

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