TILGHMAN BELLPADUCAH TILGHMAN HIGH SCHOOL 2400 WASHINGTON STREET PADUCAH, KENTUCKY MON. MAY 20, 2013 VOL. 89 NO. 10

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Senior Exam schedule:May 21: Hours 2, 4, 6, 7May 22: Hours 1, 3, 5

Regular Exam schedule:May 22: Hour 7

May 23: Hours 1, 3, 5May 24: Hours 2, 4, 6

Good Luck at State to the PT Track Team and

Tennis PlayersGood Luck at Districts to

the PT Baseball and Softball Teams

GraduationSaturday, May 25th at

8:00 P.M.

Project Graduation begins between11:00 PM and 12:00 PM that night.

PT BriefsAll juniors need to schedule yearbook pic-tures with Gene Boaz, free of charge for all appointments made in May and June.

The Bell would like to congragulate these writ-ers and artists on their awards.The Bell - 1st place in General ExcellenceSavanna Whelan- 3rd place in NewswritingSabel Overlin- 1st place in Editorial WritingAndrew Zaninovich and Katie Paxton- 2nd place in Editorial WritingKatie Paxton- 3rd place in Editorial WritingLilly Burba- 1st place in ReviewWill Hancock- 3rd place in ReviewSavanna Whelan- 1st place in Newspaper Pho-tographySavanna Whelan- 1st place in Editorial Car-toonSavanna Whelan- 2nd place in Editorial Car-toonMcKenzi Belt- 2nd place in Single Page LayoutAlicia Humphrey- 1st place in Overall Newspa-per DesignAlicia Humphrey- 2nd place in Overall Newspa-per DesignSavanna Whelan- 1st place in Illustrations/Graphics

Congratulations to the Class of 2013!

Photo by Wayne Walden

NHS Officers for 2013-2014:President: Will HancockVice President: Lilly BurbaSecretary: Cassie ArboledaTreasurer: Logan Oatman

Thanks to Lowes, BB&T, and Sam’s Club for their donation of water to the Prom.

Over the span of my twenty-eight years in education, I’ve seen trends and fads come and go, with each year bringing a new challenge. Educators adapt quite well to anything that can creep its way into class-rooms and potentially inhibit the learning of students. When all is said and done, our primary purpose at Paducah Tilghman is to maximize student achievement and ensure that every student graduates college or career ready, with no exceptions. Anything that detracts us away from this purpose has always and will always be dealt with seriously. A per-fect example of this pertains to the availability of modern technology and the easy access to information that our society enjoys today. Inter-estingly, technology is both a blessing and a curse, with its potential to enrich our lives in numerous ways, yet also possibly ruin educational possibilities, careers, individuals, and families at the same time. Two “curses,” evident in schools across America, are cyber-bullying and academic cheating. Anyone with 5-10 minutes to spare can find examples of the hor-rific impact of cyber-bullying. When individuals send derogatory, threatening, or vulgar messages and photos; post private and sensitive information about another person; or pretend to be someone else in or-der to slander someone’s character; they are perpetrators. We have no tolerance for cyber-bullies at Paducah Tilghman and will always take whatever action necessary to address these behaviors as they pertain to school. Our administrators educate students, teachers, and other staff members about the dangers of cyber-bulling and how we address this issue. This includes ensuring our anti-bullying policy addresses cyber-bullying, closely monitoring students’ use of computers at school, and utilizing filtering and tracking software on all computers. We take ac-tion on any such activities that occur with the school district’s computer network. If cyber-bullying occurs off campus, we notify parents of victims and parents of suspected perpetrators. Acts involving threats of violence, extortion, obscene/harassing phone calls or text messag-es, harassment, stalking, hate crimes, or pornography triggers police involvement. Effective management of cyber-bullying requires both work at the school level and in families. Parents should monitor and speak with their children about their online activities. Parents must

also have no tolerance for their children involving themselves in cy-ber-bullying in any way. Finally, communication lines must stay open throughout families. If a member of a family has become a victim of cyber-bullying, he or she needs to be comfortable with sharing this with his or her parents. Finally, one thing any victim of bullying needs is a group of advocates – people who surround and support the victim in any way necessary. Teaching our students to stand up for and advocate for victims of bullying behavior (whether they are friends or not, or even whether they know them or not) is key to extinguishing this blight on our society. A new survey finds that one-third of teens have used cell phones to cheat in school. Academic dishonestly has been a problem in schools for decades, yet our technology and access to information has brought new challenges to schools. Students commit academic cheating by using cell phones to look for information during a test, text answers to friends, or even take a picture of a test to send to a peer. Unfortunately, one in four students perceive that these actions shouldn’t be consid-ered as cheating; therefore, it is imperative that schools and parents educate students on the serious consequences related to academic dis-honesty. Even though these can be considered societal pains evident in schools across America and just a reality of our modern world, we refuse to accept these behaviors at Tilghman. Schools are using new technologies to address this offense, including text-matching software to prevent plagiarism, webcams, biometric equipment and “cheat-proof tests.” Parents should not assume that their student knows what to do when tempted to cheat or how to behave ethically when it comes to taking a test on their own. Again, open communication is a must. The restriction of cell phones is not the answer. The history and reputa-tion of Paducah Tilghman is one of excellence and integrity. There are few things that individuals can lose that harm them more than losing their integrity. Students must understand completely that the loss of their personal integrity follows them throughout their lives. This is a serious offense and will always be dealt with appropriately at Paducah Tilghman. In the end, there’s just no substitute for hard work and doing things the right way, the first time. STUDY!

provided by Mr. Art Davis

Mr. Davis speaks out against cyber-bullying and cyber-cheating at Tilghman

The Paducah Tilghman class of 2013 poses for its final picture outside of Tilghman’s Otis Dinning Gymnasium. The class of 2013 has been awarded 77 scholarships, totalling to over $4.8 million in scholarship money. The class of 2013 will be attending col-leges in 11 different states. Turn to Page 6 to see where the class of 2013 will be attending college. Turn to Pages 4-5 to see what the class of 2013 will be leaving behind after this year.

Four Year Perfect At-tendance: Juanya Moss and Lauren Henderson. Perfect Attendance:Logan Cook, Michael Murray, Zaneta Moss, Demetrius Matthews, Bennie Gambie, Lillian Burba, Keyonna Al-len Woods, Tasheairra Wood, Alexia Un, Jer-emy Phan, Kevonte Kil-by, Janise Dawson Olser, Michael Burgess, Brynn Pruitt, Chaitreeben Patel, Shakerian Moore, Mari-sol Molina Hernandez, Jada Johnson, Megison Hancock, Alaysia Ham-ilton, Johnathan Farr Finch, Teri Doss, Charli Doss, Ivan Chwalik, Daniel Brown, and Jes-sica Aparico.

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In 2011, the Supreme Court struck down a California law that would have banned the sale of violent video games to minors. The Supreme Court ruled that the law violated freedom of speech because, “Like books, plays and movies, video games communicate ideas.” Despite this ruling that finds video games to be an art form like books and movies, Americans are still divided on whether video games are art or just a senseless waste of time. We feel the need to explain to all of you why Video Games truly are an art form and not simply a means for children to rot their brains. To begin we would like to point out the story-telling potential of video games. There are very few games without a story to drive the protagonist forward in his quest, anything from the classic mission to rescue a defenseless princess to a war story that shows how war affects the civilians of an occupied city. Video Games have the potential to tell any story that a movie or book could. In fact, the interactivity of games pro-vides new methods for conveying stories. This can effectively place the player into the story, as the player character’s actions can directly affect the progression of the story. There have been various styles of placing the player into the story. Some games allow the player to create their protagonist, such as the popular games Mass Effect or The Elder Scrolls. Other games, such as the Halo and Half-Life franchises, present a silent hero for the player to project their own image upon. Other games, like Far Cry 3 and Bioshock: Infinite, have a main character entirely separate from the player’s identity. All three of these styles are capable of immers-ing the player into the game in unique ways that no other medium of storytelling can replicate. Similarly, many games allow the player to be the artist. The most well-known incarnation of this is un-doubtedly the popular indie-game Minecraft. In Minecraft, the player is free to make works of art as endless as the imagination – anything from 2-dimensional pictures to entire cities. Other games allow the player to write the story. Strategy Games give the player the ability to control a multitude of characters instead of a single person. Crusader Kings II, for example, gives the player control of a dynasty in Medieval Europe and tasks the player with guiding this dynasty through the turbulent era. Total War: Shogun II does something similar, making the player the leader of one of Japan’s ruling clans in the early 16th century. From here, the player can chose to conquer Japan, build a cultural and economic powerhouse, or ally with the adventuring Europeans. Games like these allow the player to make his own story in a given world, whether it is a story of survival, creation, or destruction. Games that don’t directly descend from classic text-based adventures require developers to create graphi-cal elements. These necessary graphical elements range from detailed character models to cave wall tex-tures. The quality graphics expected in big budget games require massive staffs of skilled artists putting in a magnitude of man hours to produce. As technology progresses, it allows these artists to push the boundaries of their medium and create works of art that were previously thought to be impossible. The popular Assas-sin’s Creed games allow player to explore full recreations of cities such as Jerusalem, Rome, and Venice the way they looked over 500 years ago. Renowned developer Naughty Dog has been pushing the boundaries of realistic graphics since the release of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune in 2007. Crysis, released in 2008, is notorious for having graphics that are too good on the highest settings for many brand new computers to run. Video games allow artists to work with a three dimensional medium that is unlike any other currently available to them. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in 2008 regarding the California law, many claimed that video games should not fall under First Amendment protection. Their argument was that video games, unlike books, movies, or TV shows, do not meaningfully contribute to our culture. However, such a blanket state-ment is both prejudicial and ultimately incorrect. For example, this argument would hold that Taken 2, the 2012 blockbuster starring Liam Neeson, described by critics as, “90 minutes of violence with a few minutes of plot tacked on to the beginning and end,” meaningfully contributed to our culture, while the 2010 video game Heavy Rain did not. The two share a basic question upon which the plot is built – how far would you go to rescue your child? The question is addressed in starkly different manners, however. In Taken 2, Liam Neeson’s character goes on rampage across Istanbul, racking up 32 confirmed kills and more beatings. The video game Heavy Rain, in contrast, allows the player to choose how to handle the search for their kid-napped child, notoriously lacking the gratuitous violence that characterized Taken 2. Certainly, mindlessly violent video games do exist. However, not every painting is a Van Gogh, not every play is a Shakespeare, and not every movie is a Spielberg. It simply isn’t possible for every work in a medium of art to be exceptional. Just like books, movies, and paintings, though, video games have their greats. Surely, the beautiful graphics of the Assassin’s Creed and Crysis franchises, the masterful plots of Heavy Rain and the Mass Effect games, or the stunning creations in Minecraft can constitute art as much as many examples of modern “art” found in museums today. They may be a new medium, and many video games may be the kind of works designed to make a quick buck, but there are also many developers who work hard to produce quality products of which they can be proud. Is this any less than what the producers of films, authors of books, or painters of classics do?Source: LA Times

by Will Hancock and Cole Spicer

Video Games Create a new medium of Art

A Wag of the FingerA Tip of the Hatby Cason Walden and Andrew Zaninovich

A tip of the hat goes to summer for saving us. It is not only a blessing to students, who will no longer have to go for weeks at a time with little to no sleep and stress out about grades and homework, but summer is also a blessing to teachers. They will no longer have to grade work and deal with the constant complaining of students laden with too much work. Summer also signals the start of one of the best times in a student’s life.

A tip of the hat goes to the Senior class. We would like to congratulate you on managing to survive the countless trials and tribulations of high school for four years. Most of us can barely manage to survive school on a day-to-day basis, and your endurance and perseverance in doing it for four entire years is a mystery be-yond our understanding.

A tip of the hat goes to the people who write terms and conditions for major corporations. We recognize all the work that that you put into your sometimes un-necessary Bible-length contracts, knowing that almost no person in the world will take the time to read past even the first sentence. We would also like to thank you for not taking advantage of this power and making millions of people inadvertently agree to sell their souls to you. We’ll be thinking of you and your dedication the next time we blindly agree.

A wag of the finger goes to Olive Garden for not solving world hunger. Seriously, you have unlimited soups, salads, and breadsticks, and yet somehow there are still starving children left in the world. Stop being greedy with your bottomless bounty of goodness and save the world by sharing your delicious fare.

A wag of the finger goes to finals for bringing dread and stress to the end of school. The end of the second semester is a time in a student’s life that should be cheerful and spent enjoying the beautiful weather and celebrating the end of school, but it is instead spent inside cramming for exams, hating yourself for not taking bet-ter notes, calculating the lowest grades you will have to get to maintain your current letter grade, and panicking over which of the million possible essays you will have to write.

A wag of the finger goes to Netflix for its decision to drop Viacom networks from its streaming service. Netflix recently announced this decision in an attempt to make space for its own original content and differentiate itself from other streaming services, namely Hulu Plus. Netflix’s decision will result in the dropping of beloved programs from networks like Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and MTV. What else are we supposed to do over the summer, if not sit inside and watch every episode of Spongebob and Workaholics back-to-back?

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

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

“Disney.”

“Eddyville State Penitentiary.”

Eric Robertson (11)

“Back to the future.”

Kesley Tinsley (11)

“Florida.”

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by Miles Butler and Amanda Hooker

If you could choose, where would you go on your senior trip?

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The Tilghman Bell would like to congratulate Susannah Wilson on being selected as the May Rotary Scholar. As a guest of the local Rotary Club, Wilson will join other se-lected seniors to meet Rotary members and actively partici-pate in and learn about relevant community affairs. Scholars

have the opportunity to listen to the guest speakers that the Ro-tary Club invites to the weekly meetings and mingle with community leaders. When asked about being se-lected as a Rotary Scholar, Su-sannah stated, “It’s an honor to be recognized as Rotary Schol-

ar of the month. I had always heard about Rotary Club, but never realized the difference Rotarians make in our community. The community services and projects they do are a true inspiration. Susannah is a member of the Mock Trial team, the soccer team, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Student Council and Pep Club. After high school Susannah plans to attend Ole Miss and major in education.

by Cole Spicer

Susannah Wilson named May Rotary Scholar

The Tilghman Bell ThE TilghmaN BEll, a producT of ThE jourNaliSm claSS, iS aN opEN forum for STudENT ExprESSioN aNd iS diSTriBuTEd moNThly To ThE

STudENTS of paducah TilghmaN high School frEE of chargE.

EdiTor-iN-chiEf: Will haNcock

BuSiNESS maNagEr: makayla holT

fEaTurE EdiTor: Will SmiTh

SporTS EdiTor: milES BuTlEr

EdiTorial EdiTor: colE SpicEr

arTS aNd ENTErTaiNmENT EdiTor: lilly BurBa

pagE EdiTor: aNdrEW ZaNiNovich

STaff WriTErS: maTT moorE, jordaN kENdall, amaNda hookEr

adviSEr: SuSaN haNcock

From L to R: Teri Doss, Daly Spicer, Meg Hancock, Will Hancock, Catherine Miller, Marissa Davis, Alicia Humphrey. Paducah Tilghman’s History Day Team. Teri, Daly, Meg, Ali-cia, and Catherine will be advancing to Nationals. Photo by Savanna Whelan.

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The Bell would like to congratu-late several of Tilghman’s students for recently becoming published poets. Juniors Aubrey Anderson and Will Hancock, sophomore Michelle Jones, and senior Adriana Matchem had their poems published by Creative Commu-nication, a company dedicated to pro-moting the creation and appreciation of student writing from across the coun-try. Their poems were selected from a large pool of entries in the company’s contest to be published in their yearly anthology. Over 59,000 schools par-ticipate in the publishing company’s contests, making it a very big honor for these Tilghman students. The Bell would also like to con-gratulate Meg Hancock for winning first place in the Letters about Litera-ture national writing contest sponsored by the Library of Congress.

Congratulations to Nyla Blue, Whitney Burgess, Ashton Hurst, Taliyah Hamilton, Tykeia Kendley, Lydnsey Kendall, Anne Lasher, Cassie Presnell, Makayla Holt, Abigail Hawkins, Hannah Massa, Abbye Johansen, Ronecia Galbreth, Jaleigha Winston, Kelsie Clarke, Helena Icke, Areanna Orr, Rachel Benz-ing, and Courtney Hill for making the cheerleading squad for the upcoming year of 2013-2014. We hope these ladies will bring leadership and good representation to our well-known PT Pride and school name. After the resignation of the former coach Tammy Potter, the team will proudly be led by their former assistant coach David Wade! “I am looking forward to working with our new squad. As always, we have a great group of girls who will continue the tradition of hard work and support of our great teams. GO BLUE!” commented Coach Wade. It looks as though the new team will be adjusting to a few changes the upcoming season beginning with camp which will be held in Marshall County. The dates for camp have been listed as the 17th, 18th and 19th of July. All of the girls seem to be very enthusiastic about the upcoming year and becoming a team. Goodluck, ladies! Let’s make it a great year.

by Makayla Holt

Cheerleaders announced for the upcoming 2013-2014 season

On April 26th and 27th, the Paducah Tilghman branch of the Kentucky Junior Historical Society traveled to Louisville to compete in the Kentucky State competition. Three seniors – Marissa Davis, Alicia Humphrey, and Catherine Miller, – one junior – Will Hancock – and three freshmen – Teri Doss, Meg Hancock, and Daly Spicer – ventured across the state with Mrs. Adkins to showcase their projects with hopes of victory. In the end, two teams from Tilghman placed. One team, consisting of Meg Hancock, Daly Spicer, and Teri Doss, placed second in the category Group Documentary with their video “Shake It Up Baby: The Beatles, 1964.” The other advanc-ing team is Alicia Humphrey and Catherine Miller, who made a website titled “The Feminine Mystique: A Turning Point in Feminism.” These teams will be advancing to the national competition in College Park, Maryland this June. The other students that competed were Marissa Davis, who wrote a paper titled “Let There Be Light: The Enlightenment’s Role in Religion,” and Will Hancock, who made a video titled “1989: The End of the Cold War.” The team, along with Mrs. Adkins, traveled to Louisville on Friday the 26th, where they visited the Frasier History Mu-seum before registering for the competition. On Saturday, the team went to the University of Louisville, where they present-ed their projects to a panel of judges before answering ques-tion from the judges. These questions included general ones, such as how the topic was selected, along with more topic-specific questions. After the questioning, the teams headed to the awards ceremony, held in Louisville’s basketball court. This is the third year of the Paducah Tilghman branch of the Kentucky Junior Historical Society’s existence. Every year, Tilghman has sent two or more students to the National competition. However, this is the first year that five Tilghman students have moved on to the Nationals.

by Will Hancock

PTHS competes at Kentucky History Day in Louisville

This summer, five Tilghman students will be travelling to Bloomington, Indiana, to compete in the International Future Problem Solving competition. Those stu-dents, Alicia Humphrey, Catherine Miller, Caroline Washer, Savanna Whelan, and Lilly Burba, will be venturing to Indiana University from June 6th to June 9th for this competition. All of the members of the FPS team have been competing since their freshman year. The four seniors – Alicia, Catherine, Caroline, and Savanna – will bid Tilgh-man adieu with this final competition, while Lilly will be returning next year for more FPS competition. Tilghman’s FPS team originally placed 7th in the state for Future Problem Solv-ing, with the top 6 going to Bloomington. However, one of the top six teams chose

to drop out of the competition, leaving a vacant space for Tilghman’s team to fill. “We’ve worked really hard all year, and to miss internationals by one place was a heartbreaker. But now we’re excited and we feel like we’ve like really earned our spot,” explains Savanna Whelan. With the daunting prospect of an International competition looming ahead, Tilghman’s FPS team is ready to rise to the competition. The future problem that they will address will involve Women’s Rights, a topic Alicia Humphrey is excited to tackle. “Our team does really well with social topics, so I think that this topic could bring us great success!” Lilly Burba explains. The Bell wishes the girls the best of luck this summer and hopes that they can bring some Tilghman pride to the International competition.

by Will Hancock

Tilghman’s FPS Team advances to Internationals

PTHS students win writing contests

by Andrew Zaninovich

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4 SENIOR WILLSI, Blake Archer, do hereby bequeath to Hugh Mattingly the basement; to Jake Humphrey, a new friend and a log, and to Matthew VanHoose, carving tools and inappropriate dancing.Signed,Blake Archer

I, Zay Ballard, do hereby bequeath to T. Ballard, my smartness; to Tez Johnson, I leave my hoopin abilities to use them for greatness, and to Tre Coleman, my speed.Signed,Zay Ballard

I, Kortney Beck, do hereby bequeath to Cameron Joiner, my bowling ability; to Julie Wilhite, my listening ears and patience, and to Kristina West, my abil-ity to get lost.Signed,Kortney Beck

I, McKenzi Belt, do hereby bequeath to Alex Goreing a game of putt-putt, to Riley Sigler anger management classes, and to Parker Belt, braces and my responsibilities. Signed,McKenzi Belt

I, Kirby Black, do hereby bequeath to Molly and Riley, Mr. Abraham and a ride home; to Rachel, a new hip; to Makayla, a splash-proof trip to Spen-cer’s; to Abigail and Lucie, a smile to brighten everyone’s day; to Jake, a hug, and to Andrew, the Villa’.Signed,Kirby Black

I, Jacob Blankenship, do hereby be-queath to Trae and Ben the Excursion for golf trips, to Trevor, Justin, and Josh, the hot tub and my car for Steak n’ Shake runs.Signed,Jacob Blankenship

I, Enrico Bleve, do hereby bequeath to Logan Beesaw and Jesus Espinoza, my passion for traveling.Signed,Enrico Bleve

I, Mikayla Bowen, do hereby bequeath to Mrs. Holt, the courage of self knowl-edge; to Jayla Rodgers, I leave you my good memories and craziness, and to Deasia Fraeier, I leave you the ability to stay who you are.Signed,Mikayla Bowen

I, Alex Boyd, do hereby bequeath to Chang, BP partner, a ride to Florida and a log; to Yasi and Amy, Walking Dead nights, and to Andrew, tennis. To Jack, the Boyd name, keep it at the high standards to which I have set. Signed,Alex Boyd

I, Brittney Boyd, do hereby bequeath to Kesley Tinsley, my role model skills, to Chris Davidson, my sense of humor, and to Kadeeshia Schoffer my artistic skills.Signed,Brittney Boyd

I, Amber Braima, do hereby bequeath to Asia Flemons, the track team, keep your spot and win the 400mm, and to everyone else, being successful in life, staying strong and doing whatever you want to do.Signed,Amber Braima

I, Kyler Brown, do hereby bequeath to Trevor my tennis racquet; to Trae and Ben, the golf team; to Josh the fresh-man class, and to Andrew my spades.Signed,Kyler Brown

I, Kiondre Bryson, do hereby bequeath to Whitney, my calm and rational thoughts; to Maddie my advice, and to Ashton, our early morning talks.Signed,Kiondre Bryson

I, Meko Buchannan, do hereby be-queath to Derrick Knox, here goes the rest of my swag; to Miriah Donelson, I’m leaving you my hot touch for the three; to Mainy Moore, “I love you, Sis!” and to Kirsten Collins, “You’re definitely the reason!”Signed,Meko Buchannan

I, Darrica Bussell, do hereby bequeath to all Tilghman students, good luck!Signed,Darrica Brussell

I, Bobby Caldwell, do hereby bequeath to Milo Ciamponi, the Dutch sticks; to Derek Miller, the sweets; to Ben Red-field, the Owls and the Mallory turnips.Signed,Bobby Caldwell

I, Megan Cantwell, do hereby bequeath to Reed Harriman and Patrick Washer my eternal love, to Erin Burba, I leave a mustachioed bunny and “friendship,” and to William Hancock, I leave money for a Crimean hedgehog farm and Na-poleon to replace me. Signed,Megan Cantwell

I, A’Shon Carruthers, do hereby bequeath to Brittany Carruthers, the family name and a dollar; to Javontavia Osborne, my hoodie and my live strong bracelet, and to Jamarion Copeland, the school.Signed,A’Shon Carruthers

I, Jonathan Craft, do hereby bequeath a shot of growth hormones to Ben; my beautiful golf swing and my passion for the sport of baseball to Jacob; to Jordan a brain.Signed,Jonathan Craft

I, Aaliyah Cunningham, do hereby be-queath to Gavin, multiple sports shirts; to Jaleigha and Ronecia, perfect senior year memories; to Ro and Kirsten, venting sessions; to Nene and Airra a better attitude; to Whitney an unlimited closet of clothes, and to Elijah, my Heat beanie and several games of 2K13.Signed,Aaliyah Cunningham

I, Michael Curry, do hereby bequeath my on-field hypeness and ability to Quennon Wilson; to DJ Sherrell my cut-off hoodies, and to NOBODY, my jersey number 30. I am the only true number 30!Signed,Michael Curry

I, Chris Davis, do hereby bequeath to Jesse Dunigan, some 2K and Madden skills; to Corey Nance, the lunch table and being the captain of advanced P.E. basketball squad, and to the basketball team, a winning mentality.Signed,Chris Davis

I, Marissa Davis, do hereby bequeath to mes petits eleves francais, Les Mis-erables, ratatouille, and a questionable spoon; to Will fifteen dollars worth of fascist ideology, and to Burba, famous mustaches, “Hello, Friendship” and lots of luck at Gatton.Signed,Marissa Davis

I, Raul Delapaz, do hereby bequeath to Jacob Humphrey a 2 A.M. car ride to McDonald’s, to Hugh Mattingly the basement, and to Trae Hampton my juggling skills.Signed,Raul Delapaz

I, Taylor Drennan, do hereby bequeath to Madison, our memories and car rides; to Riley, all our talks and making fun of people, and to Molly, our memo-ries at soccer, Sluggy. I love you all!Signed, Taylor Drennan

I, Maria Duran Huerta, do hereby bequeath to Eslo, my green basket and my backpack; to Sandra, my locker and books, and to Mrs. Wiles, all my love and thankfulness.Signed,Maria Duran Huerta

I, Gabby Espinoza, do hereby bequeath to my brother Jesus, “Stay out of trouble!”; to Sandra Castillo, “Mexica-nas de Corazon,” and to all my friends, much love and memories.Signed,Gabby Espinoza

I, Tucker Fenske, do hereby bequeath to Zak Thompson, being brothers no mat-ter what, and to Zach Herter, you shall always be known as Petey.Signed,Tucker Fenske

I, Jerrel “Fitz” Fitzgerald, do hereby bequeath to Keynan Shelley, my “strap” a.k.a. facial hair; to Gavin Ross, the willingness to stay focused your entire senior year, and last but not least, to Derrick Knox the ability to make people laugh.Signed,Jerrel Fitzgerald

I, Chris “CR” Flemons, do hereby bequeath to Asia, my sense of humor and intelligence; my zippity, dashing, amazing, quick, and flashing speed to Stefan Fitz, and to Jonte, my looks.Singed,Chris Flemons

I, Darius Garnett, do hereby bequeath to Darrius, my speed, burnout man; to Jordan Tyler, my brains, keep up those grades, and to D’Juan Sherill, my females, step up your game!Signed,Darrius Garnett

I, Alyssia Gray, do hereby bequeath to Kara, my brain; to Stermic, I leave my wisdom, and to Sarah, I leave my love.Signed,Alyssia Gray

I, Vanessa Griffin, do hereby bequeath to Courtney the ability to ignore drama, I love you! And to Charnasia and Ste-ven, keep your heads up! Signed,Vanessa Griffin

I, Taylor Guthrie, do hereby bequeath to Madison an amzing senior year, awkward stares in the hall, thrifting and pointless trips downtown; to Andre countless rides to school, and short hair; and to Molly long summer nights and endless trips to etc.Signed,Taylor Guthrie

I, Alexis Hampton, do hereby bequeath to Samantha, my happy times-be happy, to Chancie, you will be here next year so I give you hope and love, Sissy, and to Asia, I give you my smart moments-get good grades!Signed,Alexis Hampton

I, Avery Harriman, do hereby bequeath to Reed, an un-muffin, and “Right Now!”; to Will, Code Red, and U2’s Greatest Hits, and to Caroline Meiners, Jedi Knighthood and the recovery pose.Signed,Avery Harriman

I, Sarah Harris, do hereby bequeath to Luke the Recycling Club, to Maddie tennis and pep talks, and to Will tiger butter, One Direction and 6th grade.Signed,Sarah Harris

I, Lauren Henderson, do hereby bequeath to Dakota, Ronechia and Yas-mine to carry on the clarinet section; to Biana and Alexis (“twins”), I leave laughter everyday, and to Dominique and Teriah, I leave patience and com-mon sense.Signed,Lauren Henderson

I, Laura Hernandez, do hereby bequeath to Dasia Rouse, my meanness; to Luis Hernandez, my knowledge, and to Tieris, my style. I’m going to miss you! I love you all.Signed,Laura Hernandez

I, Colin Herndon, do hereby bequeath to Cruz Lawrence a couch; to Andi Boyd an excuse; to Peter Grimwaldi, whipped cream; to Mason Hank, a two liter; to Maddie Milford, a deep conver-sation, and to Alex Story, toilet paper.Signed,Colin Herndon

I, Zain Hertter, do hereby bequeath to Jeremiah White, my nasty fastball, to Matt Moore, my amazing speed, and to Jesse Dunigan, my dominating three pointers. Singed,Zain Hertter

I, Margaret Hines, do hereby bequeath to Molly Thompson, our wifehood, a good morning hug; to Jake Humphrey, “Dino!” and ladies; to Andrew Zani-novich, Lulu, many Villa Serena trips; to Miles Butler Mock Trial and the Jeep; to Makayla Holt, dancing queen; to Kelsea White, 75MPH, and to Grace Cappock, tennis moms.Signed,Margaret Hines

I, James Howard, do hereby bequeath to Mikey Davis, memories of Uncle Paul; and to Justin Wells and Jordan Kendall, my 2K and NCAA football skills. Signed,James Howard

I, Derion Johnson, do hereby bequeath to Alex Bolden, watching Zetman.Signed,Derion Johnson

I, Benjamin Kohler, do hereby bequeath to the Rhino Harassers, six violations, to all NJROTC cadets success and six violations, and to my sister, some man-ners. Signed, Benjamin Kohler

I, McKayla Lawrence, do hereby be-queath to Jevon Ford, my best wishes; to Michelle Jones, my good luck and to Lashonda Taylor, good fortune.Signed, Mckayla Lawrence

I, Conner Layne, do hereby bequeath to Hughbo, the basement; to Jake no more friends and to Andrew , pork, a big nose, spare change, and The Diary of Anne Frank.Signed,Conner Layne

I, Alex Lindsey, do hereby bequeath to Makayla, Halloween costumes and Spencer shirts; to Kelsea, trips to Panama, 75 MPH, a new godmother and AMPA; to Lucie, platinum awards, and to Jake, the wobble. Signed,Alex Lindsey

I, Kennedy Long, do hereby bequeath to Stephanie Barnette, my attitude, to Dominique Young, my sassiness, and to Anika Twig, my quietness.Signed,Kennedy Long

I, Martine Lopez, do hereby bequeath to Shiann Davenport, the lunch table and my love, to Jesus Espinoza, the soccer ball for P.E., and to all my teach-ers, thanks!Singed,Martine Lopez

I, Tyler Lynn, do hereby bequeath to Elliot Bickerstaff my one good knee; to Camron Joiner, the red-neck title, and to Mack Shannon, the will to win.Signed,Tyler Lynn

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I, Cassandra Marthrel, do hereby bequeath to Aubrey, my swag, realness and great conversations; my sense of humor, smile and craziness to Asia, Ja-leigha, and to Nick, and all of my love to the track team.Signed,Cassandra Marthrel

I, Hayden Mattingly, do hereby be-queath to Hugh my room (don’t mess it up) and hold down the fort; to Jake, Ski Pop ayyy, rice and noodles, and watch out for my brother next year, and to Parker Belt, you are now the hairiest guy in the school; you and Hugh keep the D-Line in lock!Signed,Hayden Mattingly

I, Catherine Miller, do hereby bequeath to Will, spontaneous combustion, Samarkand, and a signed copy of Mein Kampf; to Lilly, FPS and crazy car rides; to Parker a creepy stare, and to the Academic Team, Smith, a hatred of Canada and “no answer” on math bonuses.Signed,Catherine Miller

I, Kelly Mogan, do hereby bequeath to Ker Bear, my side of the room, my smarts and all my sisterly love; to Chaneta, dryer sheets, cheese, and end-less hugs, and to Nate the Great, Josh’s wink, a wet trampoline, and some glit-ter eyeliner. Signed,Kelly Mogan

I, Juanya Moss, do hereby bequeath to Erin, the many hugs we shared, I’ll miss them; to Cason, Prime Rib and the choir, and to Aubrey, my determination. Signed,Juanya Moss

I, Terrell Murdock, do hereby bequeath to leave my player’s card to Gavin, leave my swag to Isaiha, and leave my football abilities to Tre.Signed,Terrell Murdock

I, Michael Murray, do hereby bequeath to Amber, my cookie money; to Chan-dler, the memory of Cody; to Derek and Jay my wrestling talent, and to Ben and Dom, good luck.Signed,Michael Murray

I, Quinn Olsen, do hereby bequeath to Will Smith, the looks of the real Will Smith, and to Miles, my gloves and Tim Howard skills.Signed,Quinten Olsen

I, Donald Overstreet, do hereby bequeath to Chris, the love of my life, Becky, and to Jordan, my Juicy J attitude. Signed, Donald Overstreet

I, Samantha Page, do hereby bequeath to Bennie, humble words of peace and wisdom. Some people in this word need a role model, why don’t you be one? To Kathrin, our sisterly love.Signed,Samantha Page

I, Richa Patel, do hereby bequeath to Chaitree, my locker, lots of love, and my teachers, and to my teachers, lots of love, and thank you all.Signed,Richa Patel

I, Katie Paxton, do hereby bequeath to Andrew Zaninovich, “Spongebob” quotes, the Blue Tornados, and chubby, pinchable cheeks; to Grace Cappock, G4L, and a tennis ball to the head, and to Liz Katz, Millie Wyant and Maggie Malone, Concordia, and to the tennis team, ACE and #tennismcms.Signed,Katie Paxton

I, Victoria Potter, do hereby bequeath to Grace Cappock, Mike jokes, turkey, ACE, and less anxiety; to, Miles Butler, sweat pants, jelly beans, cake balls, thesaurus and senators, and to Lyndsey Kendall, baby frosty, adventures with David, and the cheerleading team.Signed,Victoria Potter

I, Julio Reed, do hereby bequeath to Andi Boyd, happy senior year memo-ries, to Maddie Milford my skills in checkers, and to Andrew skills in being fluent in Spanish.Signed,Julio Reed

I, Jorge Reyes, do hereby bequeath to my brother, Jose, my singing abilities and charming good looks; to my Prime Rib guys, the task of always being better than Concordia, and to all the students and faculty, the best of luck and great memories!Signed, Jorge Reyes

I, Matthew Riley, do hereby bequeath to Zac Arnett, my beard and my care-less attitude; to Shophie Shautika, my camo hat and love of NASCAR, and to Mr. Rogers, all the headaches and help. Signed,Matthew Riley

I, Preston Roberts, do hereby bequeath to Alex Story, the no whining rule.Signed,Preston Roberts

I, Andraka Royster, do hereby bequeath to Kymerli Royster, a good school year next year; to Alex Hayes, good luck next year (don’t forget me!) and to An-gel Wilson, thank you for always being here for me. I love you all!Signed,Andraka Royster

I, Chantell Shaw, do hereby bequeath to Whitney Shaw, my love and respect, and to Jaliegha Winston, the job to hold down the cheerleading team.Signed,Chantell Shaw

I, Dustin Shirley, do hereby bequeath to Brandon Dodson an endless collection of bunnies, and to Preston Roberts, all my cards for McDonald’s and airsoft gear.Signed,Dustin Shirley

I, Chelsey Shumpert, do hereby be-queath to Alex Kholer, my basketball skills and personality, and to Derrick Knox, the jokes started since middle school.Signed, Chelsey Shumpert

I, Brock Sigler, do herby bequeath to Mr. Chang, too many good nights and new friends, to Hughbo and Claybo, a ride and the basement, and to Andrew, a poncho and the whole tennis team.Signed,Brock Sigler

I, Alexis Smith, do hereby bequeath to Jaliegha, my speed and goofiness; to Ronecia, I leave my speed also to you, and Arius, I leave all my snacks!Signed,Alexis Smith

I, Jesse Smith, do hereby bequeath to Alex Bolden, playing pool, to Epion Lee McCampbell, staying out of trouble in class, and to Derrick Miller, staying strong, and being a champion in wrestling season. Signed, Jesse Smith

I, Roderic Smith, do hereby bequeath to Matt Moore, my handles (don’t reach, Youngblood), Jordan Kendall, my awesome hitting ability, and Corey and Mikey to hold down the NS.Singed, Roderic Smith

I, Latonya Taylor, do hereby bequeath to Lashonda Taylor, my knowledge and strength, and to Tiara Ballard, my smile and strive. I love you, girls. Signed,Latonya Taylor

I, Zak Thompson, do hereby bequeath to Orion Petterson, 2nd place; to Ben Redfield, a healthy wrestling season, and to Chandler Martin, my amazing Petterson roll.Signed,Zak Thompson

I, Dakota R. Tucker, do hereby be-queath to KJ Minter, my ISD chair; to Jewel Thomas, my calm thoughts, and to Jovan, I leave my parking spot.Signed,Dakota Tucker

I, Sarah Wallace, do hereby bequeath to Reed Harriman, the ability of being an awesome person; to Caroline Meiners, four happy years of high school, and to Brady Wallace, senior year, and being the only Wallace.Signed,Sarah Wallace

I, Caroline Washer, do hereby bequeath to Patrick, a fall break, a “har,” and many “Better Days”; to Alex, cuddling, food when you’re full, a toga, and my love; and to Madison, a captain band, the defense, and another championship. Signed,Caroline Washer

I, Rometta Washington, do hereby bequeath to Dakota, Ronechia and Yasmine, the clarinet section; to Tyhe-sia Mackins, moo cow, Guaty and the sound game, and to Dylan Caudill, I leave all my love.Signed, Rometta Washington

I, Griffin James Watson, do hereby be-queath to Andrew Zaninovich my Fox Face and my first grade math skills and T12; to Jacob Underhill, all the love in my heart, and to Trae Hampton and Justin Holt, the Mooney and Prongs hits. Signed,Griffin James Watson

I, Latifa Webster, do hereby bequeath to Danny McKinney, my swag and talent; to Latesha Purifife, my love and my haters, and to Alex Hayes, I leave you a good baby shower and the ability to get through school. I love you all.Signed,Latifa Webster

I, Chelsey Nicole West, do hereby bequeath to Joya and Jalisa Smith, my defensive ability; to Gavin Ross, I leave you the arguments and laughs at our lunch table, and to Mirian, my attitude and smart mouth.Signed,Chelsey West

I, Savanna Whelan, do hereby bequeath to “Peru,” the orchestra, road trips, all my love, and “pines and apples”; to “Squilliam,” the number 19, Look-A-Likes, NOT clear hallways, and a “mock up” book; to Lily Shapiro, cin-derblocks and fake leaves, and to Cade, Oreos and Milk.Signed,Savanna Whelan

I, Emily Whitson, do hereby bequeath to Molly Craig Thompsom, my whole heart, and cuffed jeans with tennis shoes; to Riley Sigler, my love; to Jake, a trip to the tanning bed; to Andrew, some T-12 lovin’ and to Curtis, Mama Llama, bad puns and all of our good times.Signed,Emily Whitson

I, Lydia Wiggins, do hereby bequeath to Elizabeth Wiggins, Mrs. Rasche’s teachings and luck for junior year; to Lilly and Erin Burba, fun with acces-sories and all my love, and to James Bilak, the TARDIS blueprints and timey-wimey stuff. Signed,Lydia Wiggins

I, Alexandra Wilson, do hereby be-queath to Loren Wilson, my determina-tion to stay focused in my studies; to Jullian Wilson, my compassion and confidence, and to Rafiel Banks, our fun and crazy nights with the “Bad-dest” filled with long lasting memories.Signed, Alexandra Wilson

I, Susannah Wilson, do hereby be-queath to Jake, chocolate and “Dino!”; to Kelsea, 75 MPH, “OH MY GOD, you, Kelsea” and PCB; to Andrew, my Coldstone skills, and to Makayla, danc-ing queen.Signed,Susannah Wilson

I, Audrey Withrow, do hereby bequeath to Tyhesia, a million donut balls; to An-drew Zaninovich, all the Fridays in the world & the legacy of T12; to Jakey, a ring pop; to Matchu, the newspaper closet; to Jordan Kendall, an orange ping pong ball; to Miles, my office. Finally, to Jeremiah all the love in my heart!Signed,Audrey Withrow

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Campbellsville UniversityNick ChristTyler LynnKelly Mogan

University of Tennessee ChattanoogaChelsey Shumpert

WKCTCIdalis AllenMikayla BowenDarrica BussellAutumn CaldwellA’Shon CarruthersDonovan DavenportSantasia DonaldTaylor DrennanMaria Duran HuertaTianna GarnettLa’Shawnda GoodwinAlexis HamptonGus HardwickHannah HarmonTommy HarperLauren HendersonColin HerndonZain HertterDerion JohnsonJoe KellyKennedy LongJerrica MageeTaylor MarksAdrianna MatchemJasmine NicholsSamantha PageRichaben PatelErica PattersonJulio ReedJorge ReyesAmber RouseAndraka RoysterJesse SmithLatifiah SmithValerie SteppArjon ThompsonArmon ThompsonZak ThompsonDakota TuckerCierra WagnerLatifa WebsterKiki WillettBreanna WilliamsDestiny Sheree Woody

Northern Kentucky UniversityRandy HodgeCasey Myers

University of MississippiKyler BrownMargaret HinesSusannah Wilson

University of KentuckyMcKenzi BeltAlex BoydRaul De LapazJonathan Kelly (WKCTC Branch)Ben Kohler (WKCTC Branch)Alexis LindseyMartine LopezBrock SiglerJoeshawn StarksKamari TurnleyCaroline Washer

University of LouisvilleJacob BlankenshipBobby CaldwellMegan CantwellMike DengAlexis HighJames HowardAlicia HumphreyConnor KunsmanConner LayneHayden MattinglyGriffin Watson

Vanderbilt UniversityMarissa DavisVictoria Potter

Washington and Lee UniversityKatie Paxton Southeast Missouri UniversityMichael Curry

Western Kentucky UniversityChris FlemonsAriel FreemanShontoria PattersonJordan WilhiteAudrey WithrowDarion WoodallDerek Wright

Murray State UniversityBlake ArcherZay BallardKortney BeckKalli ChapmanJonathan CraftAaliyah CunninghamAstarry HoriceBrandon EarlyJuanya MossChantell ShawRoderic SmithMichael TavernaroRometta WashingtonChelsey WestSavanna WhelanAlexandra Wilson

Harding UniversityAvery Harriman

Centre CollegeKirby BlackSarah Harris

Rice UniversityCatherine Miller

Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeLydia Wiggins

University of Southern IndianaLogan CookZach Morris

Air ForceMeko Buchanon

Kentucky State UniversityKendall CalhounJerrel FitzgeraldOlajuwon HarmonTerrell Murdock

Lindsey Wilson CollegeJames Hill

Bethel UniversityMaddie MorrisMeredith Morris

Blackburn CollegeChris Davis

ArmyEmanuel AbbageHunter Matlock Ma’ken SmithEric Youngblood

National GuardKiondre Bryson

Ellsworth Community CollegeMichael LightfootDeAndre Mayes

Kendall CollegeClaudia Horne

Tennessee State UniversityDarius Garnett

St. Catharine CollegeZack Hertter

College of CharlestonEmily Whitson

Rend Lake CollegeDonald Overstreet

NavyDevontae Morris

Italian High SchoolEnrico Bleve

Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeCassandra Marthrel

Beauty SchoolGabby EspinozaKeyeria Young

UndecidedJulian GuijarroWarren Lopes

CareerJoe Gruber - WeldingMatthew Riley – Union CarpenterDeshawn Woods – James Marines

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On the first day of school next year, Paducah Tilghman’s library will have a whole new look. Mrs. Adams is retiring after 24 years of service and dedication to the students and faculty of Paducah Tilghman. Mrs. Adams is married to Joe A. Adams who is a retired Carlisle County Middle School Principal and retired US Army 1SGT. She has a son who is a Sergeant with the Kentucky State Police and a Captain with the Army Reserves. She has a daughter that works as a teacher at Farley El-e m e n -tary. Her daughter B e v e r l y Barnhi l l b a t t l e d l u n g c a n c e r for four years and r ecen t ly p a s s e d a w a y . Mrs. Ad-ams ap-preciated all the support from the faculty, staff, and students during the time of her loss. She knew that her Tilghman family was near and it meant so much to her. Although Tilghman is constantly changing in one way or another, Mrs. Adams has learned that “Tilghman spirit and pride always remain the same.” She also said, “The faculty and staff at Paducah Tilghman are the greatest.” She has always loved working in the library. “One of my greatest pleasures is when a student comes to the library with a big smile saying they have found the best book ever and they want another just like the one they finished reading,” Adams said. She was also in charge of the Literary Circle and that gave her great pleasure. As a

parting gift, she is purchasing a couch with money that she has saved up from recycling cartridges and toner. Mrs. Adams has truly her enjoyed her time here at Tilghman. Ruth Baggett is the only remaining teacher or staff member to be here since she was hired in 1989. Every year she has provided excite-ment for our students during Mayfield Week with the burning of Mr. Mayfield. Mrs. Adams is willing her yellow high top basketball shoes, which a student offered her $50.00 for, to Ms.

Braden for her to wear on Mayfield Week to carry on the tradi-tion. She has worn them for the past twen-ty-four years with pride. Chuck, the silver knight, will remain in the library to attend soccer games. “Paducah

Tilghman has been a wonderful place to work and it is sad to say goodbye but I also look forward to re-tirement,” she said. Once retired, she plans finishing her family history book that she has been working on for most of her life. She also looks forward to fishing, camping, working in her flower garden, and traveling with more free time on her hands. Next year, the library will be taken over by Mrs. Wyant, and Mrs. Adams is confident that Mrs. Wyant will do a wonderful job. As excit-ing as it is for Mrs. Wyant to take over, Mrs. Adams’s hard work, friendly smile, and helpful presence will be dearly missed here at Paducah Tilghman.

A Day in the Life of Mrs. Adams

by Miles Butler

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LOL-A-LIKESby Will Smith

Matt Moore (11) Most Interesting Man

Andrew Zaninovich (11) Success Baby

Cole Spicer (11) Futurama Fry

Cason Walden (11) Rage Face

Will Hancock (11) Conspiracy KeanuPhotos Courtesy of Google Images and Will Smith

Griffin Watson- “Scoring the opening goal against Madisonville-North Hopkins my junior year.”

J’Meko Buchannan- “Winning Homecoming Queen.”

Alex Lindsey- “Doing Tilghman Stuff with the cheerleaders at games.”

Olajuwon Harmon- “Playing football against Lone Oak at home my junior year.”

Hayden Mattingly- “When Big Mike said his favorite food was fried chicken.”

Ariel Freeman- “Chicken day.”

Taylor Guthrie- “Doing Tilghman Stuff at football games.”

Tierra Bruce- “Basketball State my freshman year.”

Jonathan Craft- “The Regional Golf Tournament my senior year.”

Savanna Whelan- “Mr. Davis riding his bike through the halls and banning condiments for two days.”

Jacob Blankenship- “When we won state football.”

Alicia Humphrey- “Future Problem Solving.”

Darrica Bushell- “Mayfield Week.”

T Phillips- “First day of high school.”

Jasmine Nichols- “When all the football players dressed up as girls at the pep rally.”

Raven Early- “When we tried to do the senior prank and failed.”

Catherine Miller- “The Washington D.C. trip junior year.

Avery Harriman- “When we got real windows sophomore year.”

Megan Cantwell- “Being the best buzzer girl for the Academic Team. Ever.”

Caroline Washer- “Winning the soccer district championship against Lone Oak this year.”

James Hill- “Winning state football.”

Seniors: what is your favorite Tilghman memory?

by Makayla Holt, Jordan Kendall, and Matthew Moore

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During the year 1951, when J.D. Salinger published his first novel The Catcher in the Rye, critics and the readers of the book were utterly mor-tified; the book’s main character, Holden Caulfield, was an adolescent who drank heavily, cursed frequently, and lived, all-together, dangerous-ly. In our day and age, this probably wouldn’t be much of a controversy at all; it would actually be considered maybe normal, or even mild in terms of bad language and violence, but we must take a step back out of our current time and remember how excruciatingly conservative the ‘50s were. Despite all of this, the book wasn’t unsuccessful when it was pub-lished in hard-back. But since it didn’t do as well as publishers thought it should’ve, they decided that this story would more than likely do well in the newly invented format, called the “perfect binding” which happened to be the paper back style. Right then the book skyrocketed in sales, selling over 60 million copies into 1956, and many more since then. So many new “Catcher” studies were being held by psychiatrists and sci-entists alike, that the 50s were actually dubbed “The Age of Salinger.” Even though in our decade, “Catcher” may not be as scandalous and jarring, it is still beloved today. Maybe the reason audiences are so crazy about this book is because most adolescents recognize Holden as a teenage everyman, (literary jargon for a character people can relate to.) Almost any human being who has feelings and emotions can relate to his severe annoyance for all things “phony.” A couple of examples are the headmaster at Pency (the boarding school from which Holden is getting kicked out of when we’re introduced to his character) not engaging in conversation with the “funny-looking parents,” or the fact that people carry cheap luggage, when they should be carrying the good, authentic things, and even the fact that the play Hamlet is seen as a masterpiece or literary art, when all he sees is “a sad, screwed-up type guy.” We see these superficial practices in society everyday, but Holden asks the question, why do we (adults especially) conform to this facade? Or maybe another reason for it’s popularity could be simply the adventure Holden partakes in after leaving Pency. Many people would be glad to just leave everything be-hind and go travel New York City (or anywhere else) with nothing to do, nothing to see, no particular plans at all, but having a pretty wild time. But being desperately lonely, adrift in an uncaring world, no matter where he is, I feel any reader, teen or adult, can somewhat relate to this feeling that Holden displays throughout his story, whether we would like to admit it or not.

Many are familiar with the movie Silver Linings Playbook, the film for which Jennifer Lawrence won the Best Actress Os-car at this year’s ceremony. However, some may not be aware that it started out as a novel by Matthew Quick. As is the case in many book-to-movie adaptations, some elements had to be changed for the jump to the big screen. For this movie, though, many key points were either left out or altered. This resulted in a product that was very well done, but lacked enough of a connection to the novel for me to feel that they were really the same story. The basic premise of both stories is the same: Pat has just been released from a mental facility in Baltimore and has moved back in with his parents in Philadelphia. He had been married to a woman named Nikki, but they are no longer to-gether. He desperately hopes to be reunited with her, but she wants nothing to do with him. He meets a woman named Tif-fany who has some issues of her own. They forge a friendship of sorts, and Pat agrees to participate in a dance competition as Tiffany’s partner. This is when the stories begin to diverge. In the book, the dance event is not a competition, but rather an exhibition. It is only after this event that Tiffany begins the letter exchange. This occurs only midway through the book, so the story proceeds much further from that point. In the movie, however, the dance was a competition, and the score Pat and Tiffany receive is one half of Pat Sr.’s parlay bet (along with an Eagles football game) to get money to open his own restaurant. This is the climax of the movie, so everything afterwards is merely plot resolution. I was very confused when watching the movie because both the betting and the restaurant idea were elements unique to the movie. One of the more noticeable changes was in the last name of the main character and his family. It was changed from Peoples to Solitano. While the change might not mean much on the sur-face, I think Quick might have been channeling the Victorian-era writers and relating the character’s name to his personal-ity. Since Pat was not much of a people person, his last name served as a bit of irony that was lost in the name change.

Despite the many changes that were made, some elements remained true to the book. Pat and Tiffany, the two central char-acters, meet by being invited to a dinner at the house of Ronnie, one of Pat’s friends, and Veronica, Tiffany’s sister; they bond over their memories of psycho-pharmaceuticals. In both, Pat and Tif-fany go on a date at a local diner. Pat insists on ordering raisin bran cereal because he thinks it can’t be a date if you order raisin bran. One change that I appreciated about the movie was the devel-opment of Pat Sr.’s character. The book painted him as a shallow individual with no real traits besides anger and stubbornness. The movie elaborated him into a full-fledged character with his own personality and quirks. The book left me disappointed with the depth of his character, so his key role in the events central to the movie’s storyline put a smile on my face. The thing that bugged me the most was how his contact with his ex-wife Nikki was portrayed. Throughout the course of the novel and the film, he refers to the time he is spending without her as “apart time,” and he hopes to see a time when they can see each other again, as he still loves her very much. In the book, he never actually makes contact with her, and instead just drives by her house and sees her happy with her new husband and kids (and she has no clue), which makes him content enough to put that behind him and move on. In the movie, however, she shows up at the dance competition, and the two have a short conversation and share a hug. The author was very specific that they never made contact, so it bugs me that the moviemakers went against this notion. While David O. Russell made a very good film deserving of every praise it was given, it did not quite meet my expectations. I was hoping for a product very similar to the novel I very much enjoyed, and the film fell flat in that aspect. Some of my favorite details were among the parts omitted from the film. Even so, the movie was a touching story that I will regard as a quality product for years to come. I will just choose to favor the details and origi-nality of the book over the more succinct and theatric film.

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Silver Linings Playbook moves from book to filmby Lilly Burba

Catcher in the Ryecontinues as iconic story

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Marvel Heroes return for a second round in Iron Man 3

by Will Hancock

With the release of Iron Man 3 this May, the “second stage” of the Marvel superhero films has begun. Iron Man 3 saw the return of Robert Downey Jr. for his fourth (and possibly final) film as Tony Stark, the self-proclaimed “genius billionaire philanthropist” who doubles as the superhero-without-superpowers Iron Man. This time, Stark is faced with the terrorist threat of “The Mandarin” (Ben Kingsley) and the vengeful businessman Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce). Now answering to the tall order of fol-lowing up The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 replies with high goals but faltering follow through. The film opens with a scene set on New Year’s Eve, 1999 (13 years before the main film). During this time, Aldrich Killian is introduced. He is first seen as a nerdy, disabled young man who is humiliated when he attempts to recruit Stark into his new think-tank “Advanced Idea Mechanics” (AIM). In the present, however, the villain becomes the elusive terrorist “The Mandarin.” He is established early on as an ex-pert in both tactics and history, making him a tena-cious foe. However, little is done to differentiate “The Mandarin” from Raza, a similarly tenacious terrorist from the original Iron Man. The plot develops in a disjointed manner. After introducing “The Mandarin,” the film then shifts to an assumed bombing carried out in Los Angeles. Fol-lowing the bombing, Tony Stark publicly announces his plan to attack the Mandarin, setting up the big fight. Suddenly, they arrive in Tennessee. The Tennes-see plot is neither well-explained nor ultimately of consequence, instead being a set for Tony Stark’s PTSD. After the Tennessee soiree, Stark gets back into the fight for a tight, interesting end to the film, although it never recovers from the freeze in plot development that occurs. Tony Stark, however, continues to be an intriguing character. After the events of The Avengers, Stark has developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, breaking down when he hears reference to those events. This inclusion has helped to balance his wit and sarcasm, turning him into a more well-rounded character. Overall, Iron Man 3 has succeeded in breathing life back into a series that seemed over-shadowed by its brethren. Although Iron Man 3 is far from perfect, it is still a fun film that leaves the viewer wanting more Tony Stark. Whether or not Robert Downey Jr. will return, the final words of the film are certainly reassuring to any audience member: “Tony Stark Will Return.”

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Zack Hertter, a member of the Paducah Tilghman Boys’ Tennis Team, signed with St. Catharine’s College on May 2, 2013. He has been a member of the tennis team for four years and will follow in the footsteps of recent Tilghman tennis players who are also playing at St. Catharine’s. He has helped lead the team to an impressive season this year and

will compete in the Regional 1 Tourna-ment. “I chose St. Catharine’s be-cause I wanted to join their tennis team, but they also have a good nursing program, and I want to start a career in nurs-ing,” said Hertter.

“I’m expecting things to be challenging for me there, but I’m not going there expecting win or lose. I’m just going to have fun.” Herter is the first member of the 2013 tennis team to sign a National Letter of Intent to play at the next level. He is poised to be a key member of the team and will seek a nursing career following college. The Bell would like to congratulate on Zack Hertter on signing with SCC, and we wish him luck the rest of the season.

Hertter taking talents to St. Catharine’s

The Bell would like to congratulate the Tilghman Tennis team for its regular and post-season performance. The boys’ and girls’ teams ended their seasons with records of 17 wins to 2 losses. Both teams sent six players to Regionals, with several earning one of the six regional seeds. The boys’ team had two seeded singles players, seniors Brock Sigler and Tucker Fenske, and two seeded doubles groups, senior Zack Hertter with eighth grader Parker Rowton and senior Alex Boyd with junior Andrew Zaninovich. The girls’ team also sent two seeded singles players, sophomores Anne Lasher and Risa Sonota, and two seeded doubles groups, sophomore Grace Cappock with senior Katie Paxton and senior Victoria Potter with freshman Emily West. Tilghman had all eight entries advance to the quarterfinals, five of which advanced to the semi-finals. Tilghman ended the Regional tournament in second place to Lone Oak. By advancing to the semifinals, Cappock, Hertter, Paxton, Potter, Rowton, Sigler, Sonota, and West will be advancing to the State competition, which will be held on the campus of the University of Kentucky later this month. The Bell wishes them the best of luck at State!

Tennis team closes out strong

The past two weeks have been packed full of softball for our Lady Tornado. Last Monday, PT and Hickman were tied 3-3 after seven innings and went to an international tie breaker. Karlee Humphrey held their runner on third with one out, and

shut down their inning. Our Lady Tornado success-fully bunted a runner to third and had a hit to win the game, but Layne Morgan was thrown out at third. Hickman battled at the top of the ninth, and scratched across

two runs on two PT errors and a passed ball. The Lady Tornado hit the ball hard in the bottom of the ninth, but was only able to strand one runner in a heartbreaking loss. The next night, PT played the Ballard Bombers and went into extra innings again. This time, they successfully pulled a runner across the plate and came away with a win in the eighth inning. PT then fell to Lone Oak and Reidland on Thursday and Friday to finish out their District games. Back on the road this week, PT defeated Mayfield on Mon-day 11-0, with Karlee Humphrey giving up one hit and striking out eleven. On Tuesday, they played a victorious double-header against Fulton County, and head to Carlisle and Caldwell this Thursday and Friday to finish out their regular season. Your Lady Tornado will play the number one seed, Lone Oak, on Monday, May 20th at Reidland at 5:30 in District play. Come out and support the PT Softball Team!

Tilghman Softball prepares for Districts

provided by Mrs. Danette Humphrey

The Girls and Boys track team once again showed why they are considered to be the best track dynasty in the state of Kentucky by winning the Region 1 AA track meet. Their eyes are now set for the meet that really matters: State. The boys set out to defend last years win and get a 29th state title as the girls seek to get a 15th state title. The boys won the meet with 142 points, edging out 2nd place Logan County by 42 points. First place winners include: Darrius Garnette- 100m, Chris Flemons- 200m, Marcus Corbett- 110H, Lenny Grace- 300H, Derik Overstreet- Shot Put, Jailon Chism- Discus, and the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 relay teams. Others that qualified for the state meet include: Nick Shelby, Tre Coleman, Cason Walden, and Jacob Holtgrewe. The girls won the meet with 138 points to runner-up Hopkinsville’s 116. Individuals who won their respected races include: Aleja Grant- 800m 1600m 3200m, Arius Brown- 100H 300H, Molly Thompson- Pole Vault, and the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 teams. Those who qualified for the state meet are: Marshell Chester and Jarria Reed.

WPSD Local 6 recently honored one male and one female athlete from Region 1 as the Biokinetics Athlete of the Year. Paducah Tilghman’s own Chelsey Shumpert was awarded with the Female Athlete of the Year after a tremendous season with the Girl’s Basketball Team. Tilghman ended the season with a 25-7 record behind the leadership of Shumpert, but un-fortunately fell short of a Regional Title. She was a key component of the team for six years, starting as a middle-schooler, and finished her career with over 3,000 points scored. “I feel good about earning the award. It’s an honor to get that award for all the athletes and it’s really a privilege. I’m glad I had a great four years in this sport, and I thank my coaches and my family for allowing me to get to this point,” said Shumpert on earning Athlete of the Year. On May 18, Chelsey will be participating in the Region 1 All-Star Game at Graves County High School. It will be the last chance for Shumpert to showcase her skills in high school and she’s expecting to do big things. When asked about her expectations for the game, Shumpert said, “This is my last time to show out in the Region forever, so I’m going to do big things and make a name for myself again.” Upon graduation at Paducah Tilghman, she will continue her basketball career at the University of Tennessee-Chatta-nooga. Even with her accolades and accomplishments in high school, Shumpert still believes she has plenty of room for improvement. “I’m going to go there and make a name for myself. I’ve got to get that go-getter attitude, and I plan to build for my next three seasons after that, then hopefully make it to the next level after college.” Tennessee-Chattanooga will surely be represented well by Tilghman with Shumpert as a member of the team. Our school and The Bell are proud of Chelsey for earning Athlete of the Year, and we’d like to wish her luck as she prepares for the next level.

Shumpert honored as athlete of the year

photo courtesy of Will Smith

PT Boys and Girls Track both win meet

photo provided by Mrs. Danette Humphrey

In the last baseball game Paducah Tilghman would ever play at Reidland High School, the team edged out a 6-4 victory over the Greyhounds. After a slow start from the Tornado, an Aaron Arm-strong double scored Miles Butler and Jordan Kendall to give the team a 2-1 lead. The team rallied after the hit by Armstrong, putting up six runs over the next two innings on their way to victory. Tilghman followed up the win against Reidland with another District win; this one coming against Heath. With Jeremiah White on the mound for the Tornado, the Pirates only scored one run in a 4-1 Tilghman victory. This win marked their fifth consecutive victory. The Tornado went on to win their sixth consecutive after matching up with the Cardinals of May-field High School. Tilghman jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and would maintain their lead for the rest of the game. After adding another run in the fifth inning, Mayfield would threaten in the seventh, scoring two runs of their own. Their effort would be fought off by the Tornado defense and would lead the team to a 3-2 victory. In their final District game of the regular season, Tilghman played Heath High School in a game that held high stakes. Heading into the game the team held a 4-1 record in District play and a win against Heath would ensure them of their first regular season District 2 Championship in over twenty years. Aaron Armstrong got the Tornado out to an early lead as he knocked in a run with an RBI single in the third inning. Tilghman would jump out to a 5-0 lead and hold on to secure what head coach Chris Johnson would call “The biggest game of the year.” Jacob Underhill threw seven score-less innings and struck out seven batters in the victory. The Tornado then played a tough Massac County squad in their final home game of the season. Massac scored a run in the first, but strong pitching from Jacob Underhill and Jeremiah White held them scoreless for the rest of the game. The Tornado also scored one in the first inning, but would explode for four more in the bottom of the sixth. This late rally was capped off by a two RBI single by Jeremiah White. This surge of offense led to a 5-1 win improving the Tornado record to 22-5. Following their win against Massac County, the team traveled to Mayfield to play Mayfield High School for the second time in as many weeks. A slow start defensively would put the Tornado in an early hole, but a pair of two RBI singles from Logan Cook and Jeremiah White would help the team overcome the deficit and take a 9-7 lead in the fifth inning. The team put up two more runs in the sixth and would prevail over the Cardinals in an 11-10 victory. With one more regular season game before heading into the District 2 Tournament, the team will look to improve their record to 24-5 against Carlisle County on May 18th. They’ll then match up with Heath High School, who they have defeated twice already this season, on the following Monday in the first round of the tournament. The Bell would like ot wish the team the best of luck.

Baseball Team still playing strong

photo courtesy gomocs.com

by Cason Walden

by Andrew Zaninovich

by Jordan Kendall

by Jordan Kendall

by Jordan Kendall