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Samaria Grandberry

It is the start of a new year, yet the ending of another. The New Year marks the rapid conclusion of the school year, especially for the seniors. Deadlines are piling up for college and high school requirements. However, it is also time for fun. So if you were curious about the dates, no need to look any further.

February(1) FAFSA deadline (4) Winterfest (6) Play Festival (8) ACT (11) Senior meeting and senior fees due (13) Par-ent conferences (24) Prom tickets go on sale (27) Beauty and the Beast .

March (7) End of 3rd quarter (10-14) Spring break (17) TN Achieves Meeting (27) Blood drive & talent show audi-tions.

April(10) Graduation ticket request due (12) ACT and talent show (21) Prom ticket sale (30) Graduation ticket pick up

May(1) “The End” performance and National College Deci-sion Day (2) Senior day (3) Prom (7-9) Senior exams (9) Last day for seniors (12) Baccalaureate (16) Graduation rehearsal (17) Graduation & Project Graduation (21-23) Semester exams (23) Last day for all grades.

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ing 2014-15 school year, questions have risen about Bolton High School’s future. Bolton High School will become an optional school. All students who currently reside in the Bolton district are guar-anteed a place at Bolton

in 2014 and through graduation. Students who live in Bartlett, Ar-lington, Millington, and unincorporated Shelby County have priority to enrollment openings. District transporta-tion will be provided for all students who currently ride the bus to Bolton. Also, current transfers intend to be renewed if conduct and attendance has been maintained. The current Interna-

tional Baccalaureate (IB) program, Automo-tive Service Technol-ogy and Information Technology will all be attributes for Bolton’s new Optional Program. The 2014-15 school year will showcase the IB’s 5th year in continu-ance and 3rd official graduating class. Bolton’s automo-tive course, lead by Paul Frye, is already a nationally recognized program.

Superintendent Dorsey Hopson, II Esq. said in a letter to par-ents, “The Information Technology program will prepare students for careers in the grow-ing IT field,” by learn-ing programming, web design, and software development. Optional School coordinator Linda Sklar said Bolton’s partici-pation in the optional

program means theme-based programs will allow different opportu-nities for different stu-dents. The program will not affect AP classes. “How is it not go-ing to help our school?” said Bolton High School’s princi-pal Chad Stevens.

Options and Opportunities by Brennan Brown

After talking with Coach Miller, senior Joey McCaskey was selected to be the new football coach for the 2014-2015 season. Miller decided that it would benefit the team to have a past player as a coach. Since McCaskey no lon-ger can play football due to injuries—one of which was a lower back injury caused by weightlifting - he fit the bill. McCaskey was notified during mid-second quarter about a coaching position.

He was not surprised by the offer, because when he talked to Miller, McCaskey told him that he would be glad to help with the team. Later, Miller decided to take him up on that offer. Mc-Caskey found it as “a way to stay involved” because he is unable to play. Though he was not nervous, questions arose as to how his team would respond. “At first it was strange for them [for me to be their coach], but I think they actu-

ally enjoy it,” McCaskey said. McCaskey has a close rela-tionship with his team and is now taking the time to get to know the 9th graders. He showed interest in football in the 6th grade and continued to play until his freshman year at Christian Brother’s High School. Though McCaskey does not see much football in his fu-ture, he is looking forward to the oncoming football season with excitement.

Defending His Team Off the Field by Destin Williams

Bolton High School opened up an official food pantry in late 2013 as a reaction to the demanding need in its own halls. The pantry acts as any other food bank with donations and purchases from the central Mid-South Food Bank. Bolton’s food dispensary caters only to families who have a student enrolled at the school. The free and reduced lunch program is the only financial criterion for people who are eligible to receive the food. However, it is not limited to that. If unexpected cir-cumstances arose, all the parent would have to do is contact Becky Baker, IB and guidance counselor, and no-tify her of the urgent need. She will then determine whether Bolton’s food bank can aid the family. “Each month we put together the food for the month, which might be 1 sack or 4 sacks depending on what we have,” Martha Martin, National Honor Society (NHS) sponsor said. Those families who receive the food may pick it up once a month. The process of getting the food bank up and running worked the same way as it does today: through a team effort. The current location for the bank is in the main building by Christine Men-zel’s room. At the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, it was a supply closet, home to the NHS planting and painting materials. Yet, with the help of volunteers, the closet was put to better use. Soon the closet was fully prepared and had some foods on its selves, yet some-thing was still missing, the

names of those in need. Teachers were asked to give one name of a student who is underprivileged. The names were then sent to guidance to be contacted by Baker. In a survey done on the Uni-fied Shelby County School System’s student body, 80% of the students qualified for the free or reduced lunch program. This means that if every school in the county had its own food bank all less fortunate students’ needs would be provided for and no student would go hungry. Bolton has already taken the first step towards solving this predicament. Bolton accomplished this feat by providing staple foods, fun foods, toiletries, baby materials, drinks, and paper goods. The bank is able to also provide cleaning supplies, but has not yet had any donations. Staple foods are items that are cheap and are easily provided. These items are generally bought from the Mid-South Food Bank for a fraction of grocery store prices. These items include but are not limited to peanut butter, Mac-n-Cheese, soup, rice, and beans. Martin described fun foods in a previous inter-view with PawPrint reporter Samantha Elkouz. Martin said fun foods are “items that may brighten someone’s day.” The food pantry houses many of these exciting foods and beverages: Warhead drink squeezers, Bloody Mary mix, Kool-Aid Jam-mers, K-Cup Tazo tea, Twinkies, frozen energy drinks,and even zombie soda just to name a few. In a solo plastic grocery

bag sitting on the bank’s floor are all the toiletries.

The small amount consisted of travel size toothpaste, roll-on deodorant, toothbrush, and hair care items. The bank is still in need of these types of goods. Families with infants are not excluded. If a parent reports that they have a baby to Baker, she can ar-range their monthly sum to include baby formula and other supplements. If available, the bank will also provide diapers. The months of December and January were dedicated to the donation of paper goods. Students were asked during the morning an-nouncements to bring in paper plates, towels, napkins, and Kleenex. Brooke Lubin, an econom-ics teacher, set goals and rewards for each class. If student’s class raised 50 dol-lars, the class got extra credit added to their test. If the class raised 100 dollars, they were able to have an in-class potluck. The money went towards supplying the bank with paper plates and paper towels. She also awarded extra credit to individual students who brought in these items. One category in which the bank lacks in supply is clean-ing supplies. Items such as Clorox wipes and glass cleaner are accepted, but no donations have been made to date. Just as important as the food itself are the people be-

hind the cause. Government teacher Deborah Williams offers service points, which are required to pass her class, if a student volunteers after school hours with the bank. Other service clubs such as Beta and NHS assist with the bank. While Beta Club has no set time period in which members can aid, NHS students must volun-teer after school hours due to the amount of willing participants during the day. NHS (as an organization), is the major source of all the volunteers. Amber Shellenberger, FC-CLA childcare teacher, has also contributed vastly to the food bank. On December 12, 2013, Shellenberger took students to Denver Elementary to supply 25 families with the food they need, as well as 10 dollars worth of toys for each child. Shellenberger and her students also served the families pizza, cake, and sodas. The families had children in grades ranging from pre-k to 5th grade. The selection was based on which families demonstrated the greatest need. Junior Rachel Harbin was among the students present. Her mother is also a teacher at the elementary school and the reason that school was chosen. “Everyone there was very excited and grateful which was different because we usually take things for granted,” Harbin said. Harbin also said it was a humbling experience just because of how happy the families were. However, not all students know they have an oppor-tunity to get involved like

Harbin did. “Students can be involved by donating items that are needed (listen to announce-ments for that month’s item of interest) or they can talk to Mrs. Baker or myself to see about helping out by or-ganizing the food in the pan-try or packing up the sacks,” Martin said. If donating is the path a student selects to get in-volved, it is to be remem-bered that the food and other items being donated do not have to be extrava-gant. Simple items from the local store will suffice. In fact, elaborate items can be a hassle for the receiv-ing families. The K-Cups, as mentioned before, are a lot less practical than instant coffee. The beneficiary must cut away the foil, pour it into the filter, and then know exactly how much water to add, since there are no instructions for this type of usage. Yet, Baker has said that they are just grateful to be receiving any thing Senior Shane Riding, presi-dent of NHS, said, “Hon-estly, I think the food bank is one of the greatest things we could do for Bolton. A lot of times we forget that people walking our halls need our help just as much as the community.” As for what is in store for the food bank’s future is unclear, especially if Shelby County Schools follow through with the three free meals a day plan. Still the food bank today is break-ing ground in the history of Bolton and is invaluable to the people it helps.

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News “Everyone there was very excited and grateful which was different because we usually take things for granted,” Harbin said.

5Aries: Jasmine

Taurus: Auora

Gemini: Belle

Leo: Mulan

Virgo: Merida

Libra: Cinderella

Scorpio: Meg

Sagittarius: Rapunzel

Capricorn: Tiana

Aquarius: Pocahontas

Pisces : ArielCancer: Snow White

Taurens love being pampered, and what fits “pampered” more than being woken by a kiss from Prince Charming? Princess Aurora, is the perfect fit for a Taurus. She’s also stubborn; a big quality of the bull. In the forest she says that she “isn’t supposed to talk to strangers” but dances withPrince Philip in spite of her fairy godmothers’ rules.

Geminis are the most curious of the zodiac, which puts Belle in the running for a Gemini. Her nose is always in a book and when in the Beast’s castle, she explores the one room she’s forbidden to enter.Her curiosity, excitementto learn, and her friendly, social vibe atttributes to all the traits of a Gemini.

With a delicate demeanour Snow White seems to be a Cancer. Like the shells of a crab, Snow White puts on a brave face for her step-mother, but is extremely timid inside. She cares for the seven dwarfs as though she’s known them her whole life, and makes friends with almost anyone she runs into. Cancer would be the best fit for one of the sweetest princesses Disney has presented.

Pride is a big characteristic of a lion, and like one of the songs from the movie goes, “keep my father standing tall… you’ll bring honor to us all,” Mulan is likely a Leo. Not only is she brave for dressing as a man and joining the war, but she does this to keep her family proud.

Virgos have a tendency to be very critical of those who don’t see things the way that they do. This is especially true of Merida. Her mother constantly pushed her to be a princess, though Merida knew she was just as capable as ruling as any man. She’s stubborn, headstrong, and knows what she wants. When it boils down to it, It’s “her way or no way,” which is very much a Virgo-like quality.

Often known as the hopeless romantics of the zodiac, it makes sense that Cinderella would be a Libra. With a glittery ball gown, glass slipper, and an enchanting fairy godmother, Cinderella is the epitome of a Disney princess. Libras are harmonious and by calmy accommodating to her evil step-family's needs, Cinderella falls even deeper into the role of a Libra.

Meg is arguably the most mysterious, mystique, and passionate of the Disney princesses. Staying true to her charming Scorpion nature, Meg is also secretive and manipulative. Working for Hades, she tricks Hercules into falling in love with her to create a distraction for Hades, so he can ultimately overtake the hero. Consequently, she falls for him as well. Throughout the iconic film, Meg displays many of the classic Scorpion traits.

Rapunzel is without a doubt a Sagittarius. Locked up in a tower for eighteen years, she dreams of nothing but escaping and exploring the world more specifically, running off to see the Festivalof the Lights. Her driving determination toreach her dream and her desperate hope forexploration and adventure are two key traits of the Sagittarius.

Two jobs, hardly any sleep, and absolutely no free time! (It takes her turning into a frog to realize what “fun” is.)All that hard work for one goal: to open her own restaurant. Capricorns are notorious for being workaholics. They won’t stop until the job is done.

If one things for sure, Pocahontas thinks on a different page from everyone else, and that alone is an Aquarius trait. They are unique, and Pocahontas is just that.She’s the only one who isn't terrified of the “white man.” She wants peace and harmo-ny with them, and is even able to spread her cultural views.

Pisces is a water sign represented by the fish; it makes sense that Ariel would be a Pisces. Aside from the physical similarities, Ariel is also sensitive, a bit naive, and extremely passionate. She trades her voice to walk on land and win the heart of Prince Eric - but she un-knowingly made a deal with the wicked sea witch This naivety is typical of a Pisces, as are her heartfelt intentions.

Fierce and sassy, Jasmine is one of the few princesses who has a sense of individuality. She boldly stands up for what she believes in, which is a very Aries characteristic. She claims that she “isn’t a prize to be won” when men discuss who she is to marry, and fearlessly flies around the world on a magic carpet. Her wit and independence provesher to be pure Aries.

Student Life

6 Student LifeA Musical Odyssey

The Bolton High School Band saxophone quartet, known as the “Odyssey Saxtet,” has been hard at work preparing for the All-State Music Conven-tion. Seniors Shane Riding, Nathan Cross, Phillip Kig-ita, along with junior Michael Yzaguirre all provide their own music, their own rehearsals, and their own sound as a whole. The quartet has performed at the Bolton Band concert in December, and scheduled to perform at the upcoming National Honor Society induction ceremony in February, as well as the All-State Convention in April. “It’s really remarkable,” said Nathan Cross. “What seemed like a cool idea has turned into a killer

reality.” Cross is the founder of the Odyssey Saxtet. With the assistance of Shane Riding and Phillip Kigita, auditions were held for the fourth addition to the group. Yzaguirre was their prime candidate. Cross has achieved the honor of being recognized as an All-State musician, which means he has out-performed many saxophones who auditioned for All-West and All-State. With a score of 110.16 out of 115 on his All-West audition, he has also re-ceived multiple scholarship letters just for playing saxophone, including a letter from UT Knoxville. Cross plans to attend Appalachian State for music endeavors. He plays soprano saxophone in the quartet.

by Michael Yzaguirre Shane Riding has been playing tenor saxo-phone for five years and has made All-West three times in a row. With a score of 97.94 out of 115 on his All-West audition, Riding has also received scholarship letters from various universities. Riding is not sure which college he wishes to enroll in, but he wants to go into chemical engineering. He plays tenor saxo-phone in the quartet. Phillip Kigita does not play saxophone as a primary instrument. He has been playing bass clarinet for five years. Kigita has made All-West two years in a row, with a score of 84.06 out of 115 on his All-West audition. He plans to at-tend MTSU and to become a high school band director. Phillip plays baritone saxophone in the quartet. Michael Yzaguirre has been playing tenor saxophone for six years. He has made All-West as an alternate chair, with a score of 93.67 out of 115 on his All-West audition. This is his first year having made an All-West title. He plans to attend University of Memphis to become an engineer of some kind. He plays alto saxophone in the quartet. Together, the four students have come togeth-er to perform as one unique sound. Their music selections include ‘Mancini Digs That Mambo,’ which is a Latin music piece, ‘July,’ which is a classical music piece, and ‘Cityscapes,’ which includes two different jazzy movements. They are looking forward to playing at the All-State music convention, as well as playing at the NHS and Spanish Honor Society inductions. “I love being in this quartet,” Yzaguirre said. “Everyone is so dedicated to practicing and everyone stays focused. It’s really something to see when four talented musicians perform together.” So, keep an ear out for the Odyssey Saxtet. It is not everyday that you hear an independent saxophone quartet sounding great and per-forming as a dynamic group.

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Earlier this month, multiple art students at Bolton High School were awarded with Scholatstic’s Gold Key. Gold Keys are the highest form of award given to the winners. Students’ works that receive a Gold Key go on to compete nation-ally for additional judging and more scholarship opportu-nities. “It’s great, man,” se-nior Alex Tallon, who won a Gold Key, said. The competition stretched throughout the whole Mid-South, with all grades sub-mitting some form of artwork. “I didn’t expect to get that high of an award,” senior Au-tumn Borrego, a

Gold Key holder, said. Seven Bolton art students now have a Gold Key, and each of their artworks will be displayed at the Brooks Museum in Memphis from Janu-ary 25, 2014 to Febru-ary 17, 2014. “I’m glad people will be able to see my work,” senior Sarah Ward, who won a Gold Key, said. Many of those who submitted their work didnot anticipate any type of recognition. “My hard work paid off,” Tallon said. Being awarded a Gold Key is something these art students hold close to them. “Hundreds of other students submitted art,” Ward said. “The judges are extremely

unpredictable. It’s a hit and miss every year.” Just like Ward, Tal-lon feels the same way, this being his first time winning. Along with Tallon, Ward, and Borrego, Jessie Colston, Amy Knack, Brennan Brown, and Hannah Bowers were also awarded with a Gold Key. Having their art displayed for almost a solid month gives Shelby County time to see theirhard work. “My mom’s excited,” Tallon said. It gives a chance for these artistto have a professional limelight.

Gold Keys Make Gold Students

by Rachel Marlin

Student LifeServing the Country by Madison Coklin

Monday, January 20th, was the National Day of Service, a day to give back to others in and around the community.This day was no different than any other day of the year for Bartlett Firefighter, Larry Stone. “Well my dad is the reason I went into public service. He is the one who put the idea of serving my community in my head,” Stone said. Since then he has been serv-ing his community every day for the past eighteen years. As a company officer, it is Stone’s job to make sure that his crew has everything they need to be able to do their job. “The most rewarding part of being an officer is being able to see those who work under my command succeed,” Stone said. Being a firefighter is not the only way Stone gives back to his commu-nity; on his days off he also volun-teers doing various things around the Mid-South area. He does any-thing from assisting in the prepara-

tion of the meal for the Wednesday night service at his church to work-ing an event for Pink HealsMemphis. He said that serving his commu-nity is just something that comes

natural to him. “A lot of people in public ser-

vice have a servant’s heart. I enjoy the

fulfillment I get in helping oth-ers.” Stone goes above and be-

yond his call of duty to not only

to do his job, but also to better the life of

others. “I crave the ability to serve peo-ple,” Stone Said. Stone believes that it is also impor-tant to teach his children to serve others, “I have to be an example myself, and to teach them to always have a giving heart.”Serving people is not something that goes out of style, and there will always be someone “who has a need to be filled, whether that need be money, a meal or even a hug, people just need a kind heart.”

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One of Bolton’s most undermined sports, the wrestling team, has silently worked their way to the top. It is now one of Bolton’s most competi-tive sports. The team starts in late fall, early winter and works their way to state qualifiers. This year, the qualifiers are January 31st, and the wrestling team could not be more prepared for it. “We are in the heart of the season. We’re top 4 in the district. I think we’re ready for it, and it’s pretty impressive we’ve made it this far with ninety-five percent of the team being first time

wrestlers,” Coach Rod Galvan said, the other five percent being the wrestling team’s three most ex-perienced and successful wrestlers. So far the team is 8-5, with seniors Wes Rackley, Richard Byrd, and sophomore Dalton Ridling leading the way. “We’ll make it,” Richard Byrd said confidently. The team has taken the liberty of training themselves by performing against those more experienced than them. Galvan believes this is an excellent form of training. “They performed well even then.” Dalton Ridling, a power player on the team, has come a long way since pinning that guy in 17-seconds at the beginning of the season. Gal-van has praised his achievements. “We’ve been playing in tournaments against players at the up-

per level. So far, Dalton has placed third in one of those tournaments.” This speaks volumes for Ridling’s wrestling ca-reer and success in the future. To prepare for state qualifiers, Galvan plans to “start doing more individual stuff [personal training].” The players can now “work towards their own individual strengths.” “I’m staying really confident, however, I’m also staying very realistic about this [state qualifi-ers]. Anything can happen and I’m sure it’ll all work out in our favor,” Galvan said. The wres-tling team’s hard work will surely pay off, pull-ing some attention towards one of Bolton’s many successful sports.

by Dylan Ortiz

The squeaking of sneakers and cheering of fans could be heard as the Bolton High School Girl’s Basketball team won against Bartlett on January 28. The girls started the game off strong and scored fifteen points, while only being fouled 4 times. While Bartlett tried to catch up, they ended the first quarter with nine points, and 3 fouls for their team. The game was a relentless back and forth between the two teams, but Bolton stayed on top of the game and kept the scores as far apart as they could. Then as the 4th quarter arrived Bolton gave it their all and overpowered Bartlett by 10 points winning the game with 61 points, and Bartlett lost with 51. However, even though Bolton Played to beat Bartlett, right outside the gym doors sat a group of hardworking students trying to raise money for the National Heart Association. They collected donations sold T-shirts and generally tried to raise awareness for the National Heart Association. Both schools were told to wear red in support Bolton’s Boy’s Basketball team started their game off neck to neck with Bartlett, 15 to 12. Bolton and Bartlett stayed in a constant battle through the game. They went head-to-head, but Bolton stayed constantly on top of the game. In the end Bolton won by 69 against Bartlett who had a total overall of 45 points.

Sports

TAP OUT

Red Out by McKenzie Best

9Student LifeOvercoming Rivalry

It’s something very well known as teenagers, and especially high-schoolers. Rivalry has been bred into student from a very young age, starting from waging all-out war on our siblings, leading up until now when they cheer on their very own Wildcats at every game, but especially against the nemesis-the school that stole our acronym- Bartlett High School (BHS)! “They stole our colors too! We used to be red, white, and blue; Now they’re red and blue!”, said-head Basketball cheerleader Am-ber Ledbetter, “We were BHS long before Bartlett was even thought of!” Ledbetter is a senior at Bolton (the real BHS), a member of the IB program(something Bartlett does not have), and captain of the Basketball cheer squad. She has been seen in front of the cafeteria and heard on the announcements this past week

advertising “Red Out” shirts, benefitting the American Heart Association, to be worn at the Bolton versus Bartlett basketball game this past Tuesday. “The rivalry between our two schools is something that runs deep. We’ve never liked each other. That’s why we [the cheer-leaders] really wanted to do the Red Out for the American Heart Association at the Bartlett game, to show that even though we can’t stand each other as schools, we can come together for  something bigger.” Ledbetter said. Victory was made even sweeter through the success of the Red Out, and the amount of money raised to combat heart disease. Congratulations to the Boys’ and Girls’ basketball teams for fight-ing hard, and beating the Bartlett Panthers, for the second time this season! Great job to both BHS’s on working together to rise above the rivalry for this cause.

by Ellen Sutton Rivalry: Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.

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