By now for seniors, the

pressure associated with col-

lege decisions has subsided

and their future in the coming

years is relatively secure. But

for some seniors, the pressure

is still on as they face a road

less traveled by your average

West Side student. Three of

these students--seniors Caleb

Wayman, Carissa Pekny and

Davis Jackson, share their

plans with “The Scarlette.”

Semper Fidelis--Always

Faithful: While a higher edu-

cation after high school is the

typical step for West Siders,

Caleb Wayman opted out of

college for the moment, a de-

cision that was greatly affected

by his stepfather’s college ex-

perience. “My stepdad had a

lot of impact on the decision.

He went to college and failed

out and has hated himself for

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The unbeaten pathSome seniors decide to take alternate career

paths after high school

BY ELENA SPARGER

continued on page 2

Rumors about a potential

high school locker bay renova-

tion project this summer have

been in the air for several weeks.

While plans are being made for

some changes to the lockers,

they will not occur in the imme-

diate future.

The possible plan was to re-

move some of the lockers to cre-

ate room for new world language

classrooms so that the current

ones could be used for art space.

At the moment, the photogra-

phy classroom is very cramped

and some art classes are being

taught in the cafeteria.

Locker bay renovation rumors put to rest

BY ARTHI PURI

“The Marines isn’t a cop out for going to

college. I am joining to give back to the

country that raised me and has allowed to

live my life the way I have.”

- Caleb WaymanSenior

it since he let his parents down.

I didn’t want that. I wanted my

parents to be proud of me.”

Wayman admits that he wasn’t

crazy about the idea of several

more years of school, and so,

holding a realistic understand-

ing that the same thing could

very possibly happen to him-

self, Wayman enlisted in the

Marines.

Wayman is signed up for

eight years as a Marine, but

doesn’t plan to make a career

out of it. In preparation for

the coming years, Wayman at-

tends physical training once a

week and takes an IST (Initial

Strength Test) once a month.

The test entails strength and

endurance tests and the his-

tory of the Marine Corps.

Superstar senior:

Wylie Gorup

PEOPLE, PAGE 8

SENIOR

DESTINATIONSFEATURES,

PAGES 4 & 5

Marcus Siegmund

has a standout

style

When asked about the plans

for the demolition of the high

school locker bay, Mr. Shriner

said, “It is all very tentative, and

depends if we have the ability to

pay for it.”

If there is enough money

left over from two renovation

projects that will occur in the el-

ementary schools this summer,

the high school locker bay reno-

vations will occur, not this sum-

mer, but the summer after.

When freshman Jake Cohen

was asked his opinion about

the renovations, he said, “The

lockers are going to be way too

spread out and everything will be

hectic. Right now it is a lot easier

Wayman said that the for-

mer guidance counselor Mr.

Thomas and Mrs. Guebert

have been very supportive of

his decision. “No one has tried

to talk me out of it, which I

like and appreciate.”

Wayman added that, “The

Marines isn’t a cop out for go-

ing to college. I am joining to

give back to the country that

raised me and has allowed to

live my life the way I have. I

am blessed beyond measure

to live in The United States of

America, and it would be my

greatest honor to serve, pro-

tect and give my life for her.”

Carissa Pekny matricu-

lates into “Duty, Honor,

Country” at West Point:

When Carissa Pekny visited

West Point Military Academy

before her senior year, she in-

stantly fell in love with its rich

history and personalized edu-

cation experience.

The academy is known

for its title as the U.S. Military

Academy and its diffi culty of

acceptance, but Pekny over-

came the obstacle of the ap-

plication process with fl ying

colors and accepted her ap-

pointment on her eighteenth

birthday.

The application required

taking a fi tness test and a

physical exam, and getting a

congressional nomination.

Pekny won nominations from

Congressmen Todd Rokita

and Dan Coats, and received

her appointment to West Point

in January.

to communicate with people, but

if the project happens it will be

harder to fi nd people.”

As for where the new lockers

would be placed, walls would be

created between the world lan-

guage classrooms, making room

for more lockers. This would

allow the freshman and senior

lockers to remain in the pres-

ent area, while the other grades

would be moved to the swim-

ming pool and band room hall-

way.

The administration will know

for sure in the fall if and when

the renovations will take place,

but the project will not be occur-

ring this summer.

All songs come to a closeEnd-of-the-year concerts evoke sentiments of nostalgia

ROSES TO REMEMBER: Orchestra seniors, including (left to right) Annie Ellis, Andrew Cartwright, Sarah

Burns, Ryan Brophy, Cassie Anderson, and Claire Adams, received roses from directors Mrs. Brooks and

Mrs. Letcher during the “String Festival” concert on Sunday, April 29th.

PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI

BY NEHA RAMANI

As the year comes to a close,

West Side’s various music groups

showcased their repertoires at

their fi nal concerts for the year.

The fi rst of the series of

performances was the orches-

tra’s “String Festival” on Sun-

day, April 29th. The event was

broken up into two separate

concerts - the fi rst featured the

orchestras of the 4th grade, the

6th grade, and the combined 9th

and 10th grades, while the sec-

ond included the 5th grade, the

Jr. High, and the combined 11th

and 12th grades.

Many members of the or-

chestra had tears in their eyes

when the senior class was called

on one-by-one to receive a rose

from directors Mrs. Brooks and

Mrs. Letcher. Special recogni-

tion was given to those who had

been with the orchestra program

since the 4th grade. The seniors

then reciprocated with gifts of

appreciation for their directors.

Senior Cassie Anderson read

from her 6th grade autobiog- continued on page 2

“I’m really glad I

stuck with it. I feel

like I came full

circle.”

- Cassie AndersonSenior

raphy in which she had written

about watching the senior con-

cert, and had vowed to continue

orchestra so she too could be

recognized on stage and get a

rose. “I’m really glad I stuck with

it,” said Cassie later. “I feel like I

came full circle.”

Both concerts concluded

with a performance of “Be

Our Guest” from Beauty and

the Beast by all three orchestras

present. While the cello and bass

players remained on the stage,

the violinists and violists played

right next to the audience from

up and down the aisles.

Relatively new to the West

A&E, PAGE 6

PAGE 2 NewsWest Side

MAY 16, 2012

BY EMILY MACK

Bittersweet end for retiring teachers

“When you have a job like this

for thirty-six years, you stick

around because you love the

students.”

- Mr. Warner

continued from page 1

The unbeaten path All songs come to a close continued from page 1

With the school year

coming to a close, and the

seniors moving on to a

new chapter in their lives,

teachers Mr. Warner and

Mr. Florence will be retir-

ing and moving on to a

new phase in their lives as

well.

Mr. Warner has been

teaching for thirty-six

years, with twenty-six of

those at West Side. From

1976 to when he came

here in 1986, he taught

at several schools across

the state, including North

Putnam High School, Dar-

lington Middle School and

Fountain Central. In addi-

tion to the middle and high

school math classes he has

always taught, he has also

previously been a teacher

of computer program-

ming and computer appli-

cations.

When asked what he’s

going to miss the most

about teaching, Mr. War-

ner said “When you have a

job like this for 25 or 30 or

36 years, you stick around

because you love the stu-

dents. You like interacting

with them and watching

them grow up.” He added

that there are faculty mem-

bers, both current and for-

mer, that have become his

lifelong friends and people

he will still keep in touch

with. “There’s a close-

ness among the staff here

that’s different than other

schools,” he said.

As to what he’s plan-

ning to do with all this

new-found time, he said

“My wife [former English

teacher Mrs. Warner who

retired last year] and I are

planning a big trip this

fall, right around the time

school starts. Instead of

going back to work, we’re

going on vacation.” They

plan to explore the Cana-

dian Rockies and the US

Northwest.” He is also

considering teaching a Sta-

tistics class at Purdue in

the spring.

Mr. Florence, the tech-

nical education teacher

and robotics team coach,

will be retiring after having

been here for twenty-three

years. After receiving his

degree from Ball State

University, Mr. Florence

taught in Brownsburg and

Crawfordsville for eight

years before coming to

West Side in 1989.

He says helping his

students grow into young

adults is what he’ll miss

the most about teaching,

but also agrees with Mr.

Warner that this school

is unique for its closeness

among the staff.

Mr. Florence will still

continue to be involved

with the school by help-

ing launch the new techni-

cal education/engineering

program and coaching the

robotics team until anoth-

er coach is found. He said

he’d also like another part-

time job to stay busy. “I

don’t do well with sitting

still,” he laughed.

He is also going to

continue pursuing his pas-

sion of construction and

carpentry work. “[Build-

ing] is therapeutic in a way,

and whenever you fi nish a

project you have a sense

of closure,” he said. “The

only closure you can ever

have with teaching is re-

tirement.”

While at West Point, Pekny

must balance the required

sport and school work, a

challenge which West Side

has prepared her well for.

“I think West Lafayette

has done a very good job

at preparing me for West

Point. I know as a cadet

that I will have to manage a

lot of activities along with

school work and sports. I

think that the caliber of

academics offered at West

Side will help me with my

classes throughout col-

lege.”

After graduating from

West Point, Pekny hopes

to be accepted into the

medical school. “Each ca-

det branches into some-

thing based on class rank,”

she said. “The senior ca-

dets who are picked for

medical school are gener-

ally high-achieving. Going

to medical school incurs

more service, but I would

get to attend med school

right after graduating from

West Point. If that doesn’t

work out, I might branch

military intelligence.”

Davis Jackson is on

a mission: Like most of

West Side’s seniors, Davis

Jackson will attend his fi rst

semester of college in the

fall. But after that his plans

become unique from many

other students’. Jackson

will leave for a two-year

mission trip after studying

computer engineering for

one semester at Purdue.

At the moment, Jack-

“I think West Lafayette has done

a very good job at preparing me

for West Point.”

- Carissa Pekny Senior

son does not know where

his mission will be, and the

decision will be made for

him by the presidency of

his church in October.

Jackson is a member

of the Church of the Lat-

ter-Day Saints, commonly

known as the Mormon

church, where males often

take a two-year mission

trip after submitting an

application, and females

may take an 18-month trip.

Jackson said it is common

for students to apply just

before or soon after their

nineteenth birthday.

Wherever Jackson is

placed, he will participate

in service projects, among

many kinds of other ac-

tivities. “I will be walking

around streets, knocking

on doors, doing service

in the area, and passing

out information trying to

teach people about Jesus

Christ.”

As for his plans after

his mission, at this point

Jackson is not sure what he

wants to do. Jackson said

that he is nervous to leave-

-his younger siblings will

have either graduated high

school or advanced into ju-

nior high by the time he is

back, and he is sad to miss

some of the important

events in their lives.

Despite that, Jackson

said, “I feel as though I am

acting on behalf of our

Savior and everything will

work itself out when I get

back.”

Side music scene are the

A capella groups Perfect

Pitches and Priority Male.

After a year of perform-

ing at various school

events and a community

talent show, the groups

had their own concert on

Friday, May 4th.

The girls sang “Sam-

son” by Regina Spektor,

a Beatles medley, and

Adele’s “Rumor Has It”.

“I was especially proud

of ‘Samson’,” said senior

Mayfawny Bergmann.

“Of all the pieces we’ve

performed, that was by

far the most harmonical-

ly and rhythmically com-

plex, but it was also the

most beautiful. It showed

off our vocal blending,

which I think has been a

particular strength of the

club.”

As for the future of

the group, senior Jessica

Talbert said, “I know the

club will continue! Han-

nah Lazarz and a few

other juniors have a great

handle on things and the

other girls are so talented

and capable.” Although

the seniors will be missed,

the younger girls are excit-

ed for the future. “I’m so

glad they had the initiative

to start Perfect Pitches,”

said sophomore Mariana

Cisneros. “We will be sure

“...the experience of making

music is one unparalleled.”

- Connor Couetil Senior

to carry on the tradition.”

Priority Male sang songs

from their usual repertoire

such as John Mayer’s “Your

Body is My Wonderland”

and Ben Folds’ “Landed”,

as well as several others in-

cluding Billy Joel’s “For the

Longest Time”. Although

this is the end of his career

singing with the founders

and member of Priority

Male, senior Adam Folta

plans on trying out for an

A cappella club at Depauw.

He said, “It’ll be strange

not sharing my Tuesdays

and ‘Pizza Thursdays’ with

the Priority Male bros.” He

believes that the juniors

will do a great job with the

club next year.

The band had their

turn to wow audiences at

the “Spring Band Festival”

on Saturday, May 12th.

The combined bands (5th-

12th grades) played Mr.

Conaway’s arrangement of

Mussorgsky’s “Great Gate

of Kiev”, and the school

song “Scarlet and Grey”.

The wind ensemble went

on the play Prokofi ev’s

“March, Opus 99”, and

“Blue Shades”.

“Band has been a sig-

nifi cant part of my life for

the last eight years, and the

experience of making

music is one unparal-

leled,” said senior Con-

nor Couetil. Senior

Grace Harvey’s experi-

ence at West Side has led

her to plan on playing

in the marching band

and the basketball pep

band in college. “I have

made so many amazing

friends within the West

Side band program and

going to 7th hour band

class every day makes

my day so much better,”

she said.

Closing off the sea-

son of music was the

choir’s “Starshine”

concert on Sunday

May 13th. The cho-

rale sang several songs

including Elton John’s

“Don’t Let the Sun Go

Down on Me”, Stevie

Wonder’s “You are the

Sunshine of my Life”,

The Beatles’ “The Long

and Winding Road”,

and “Make our Gar-

den Grow” from Can-

dide. The concert also

included performances

by Perfect Pitches and

Priority Male, as well as

a few solo acts. Jason

VanMeter sang Five for

Fighting’s “100 Years”

and Michael Abu Omar

performed a cover of

the Coldplay song “See

You Soon”. Abu Omar

dedicated the song to

all the seniors, and had

the audience pull out

their phones so that the

whole auditorium was lit

up. “It was incredible,

and honestly made me

tear up a little bit,” said

senior Annie Dooley.

A fi nal opportunity

to catch some student

made music will be the

orchestra performance

at commencement on

Saturday, May 26th. DO-RE-MI: Sophomore Alec Canada performs a solo during A cappella group Priority

Male’s rendition of Ben Fold’s “Landed”. The concert took place on Friday, May 4th.

PHOTO BY WONHO RHEE

PAGE 3SportsWest Side

MAY 16, 2012

Baxter DeBruyn

Johns Hopkins

Football:

Adam Folta

Undecided

Amen Galley

DePauw University

Quentin Lewis

Undecided

Dayton Snyder

Case Western

Reserve

Jessica Bernard

Purdue University

Soccer:

Brian Ghiselli

Miami University of

Ohio

Nick Moody

Indiana University

Baseball:

Amen Galley

DePauw University

Drake Danford

Benedictine University

Basketball:

Lauren Connell

University of Michigan

Softball:

Track:

Andrew Cartwright

Purdue University

Kelly Swift

Ball State University

Chase Lewark

IUPUI

Kelly Swift

Ball State University

Cross Country:

Andrew Cartwright

Purdue University

Chase Lewark

IUPUI

Scott Straight

Lake Forest College

COMPILED BY WONHO RHEE

Future

College

Athletes

Ever since 2006, An-

drew Cartwright and Chase

Lewark have been run-

ning with and from each

other. Junior High track,

seventh grade is when the

speedy duo met and have

been running together and

grown closer as friends

ever since.

Both Chase and Andrew

have a long-standing pas-

sion for running. Andrew

has run both cross country

and track all four seasons

of high school, two years

of junior high, and also

participated in track events

at Happy Hollow. His fi rst

memories of track are of

running hurdles in the

fourth grade. Since then,

he has switched specialties,

running mostly distance

events.

Chase also has had a

long term commitment to

running track and cross

country. Track runs in his

family; his grandfather is

the current cross coun-

try coach. In addition, his

father has also assisted

coaching cross country.

Chase has also been run-

ning track since fourth

grade, and in seventh grade

transferred to running at

West Lafayette Junior Se-

nior High School, where

he met Andrew.

While it may be com-

mon for two compet-

ing track stars to become

enemies, it is rather the

opposite for Chase and

Andrew. Both agree that

having a consistent friend

during their sports season

has been benefi cial to their

track careers. Competition,

in their case has produced

amity rather than animos-

ity. Having someone fa-

miliar to compete against

refl ects well on their track

performance, sometimes

sharing advice and tech-

niques on how to improve

their races. They agree

that a sport like track that

forces team mates to spend

upwards of an hour with

each other running every

day has been a huge factor

in their friendship. Andrew

says that “sports like track

really either make or break

great friendships.”

For the future, both

Chase and Andrew plan on

These seniors will continue

their sports in college.

When one thinks of

track and fi eld, the running

events are usually the ones

that come to mind. How-

ever, multiple events hap-

pen off the track as well.

It’s been a year of improve-

ment for the throwers,

jumpers, and pole vaulters.

This year’s top discus

throwers for boys are Mal-

achi Baker, Michael Ooms,

and Evan Jacobs. Quentin

Lewis participates in the

shot put, along with Ashi-

ye Aator, Abbie Shockley,

and Jayma Benda, who all

do discus as well.

“This year has been go-

ing really well, and there’s

been a lot of improve-

ment. Having a new coach

has brought a lot of posi-

tive change,” says junior

Ashiye Aator, who placed

third in both shot put and

discus in their meet against

Harrison and Western.

The top returning long

jumper is senior Amen

Galley, who advanced to

regionals last year. He is

now joined by sophomore

William Mbongo and fresh-

man Terry Smith. William

says the three make up a

“solid team” and frequent-

ly place at meets. Instead

of having just one strong

jumper, they all make sig-

nifi cant contributions.

Shelby Mann and Michelle

Bower makes up the girls

long jump team. “We’ve

done pretty well this year,

and we have fun hanging

out with Coach Ho,” says

Shelby. Michelle has made

great strides of improve-

ment throughout the year

and is also a high jumper,

along with Sarah Waters,

David Hollis, and Philip

Bower.

With a younger pole

vaulting team this year,

they have focused on im-

proving as well. Junior

Malachi Baker is currently

fi ve inches away from the

school record and will be

striving to beat that in sec-

tionals next week. He says

the season so far has been

“just fantastic”. The girls

pole vaulting team consists

of seniors Kevyn Cutler

and Amy Wong and sopho-

more Emily Field. “There

has been lots of improve-

ment. Everyone has PR’d,”

said Emily.

All the throwers, jump-

ers, and pole vaulters hope

their improvement pays

off during the postsea-

son. The boys sectionals

are Thursday at Jefferson

High School.

continuing their track ca-

reer into college. Andrew

plans on attending Pur-

due for engineering and

running on both their

track and cross country

team. Chase Lewark also

plans on running both

track and cross country

during college while at-

tending Indiana Univer-

sity-Purdue University

Indianapolis, and even

after college graduation,

plans on running on a

regular basis.

Running together,

running far

BY CRYSTAL WANG

Andrew Cartwright and Chase Lewark

share their passion for running.

Field sports jump

into the limelight

this seasonBY GRACE PALMIERI

PHOTOS BY SARAH SCALLY

AND THEY’RE OFF! Andrew Cartwright (left) and Chase

Lewark (right) run seprate races during the Hoosier

Conference on Friday, May 11. Chase and Andrew have

been running together since 7th grade track.

Tyler Beyer

Indiana University

“Sports like track really either

make or break great friendships.”

- Andrew CartwrightSenior

PHOTO BY GRACE PALMIERI

JUMP! Long jumper

and senior Amen

Galley competes at

the Hoosier confer-

ence on Friday, May

11. Galley went to

regionals last year.

PAGE 4 Seniors MAY 16, 2012

West Side

Manahil Abdelsalam

Purdue University

Engineering

Jasmine Abu-Omar

Purdue University

Wildlife Science

Gabriel Acosta

Ivy Tech (Indianapolis)

Culinary Arts

Claire Adams

Purdue University

Animal Science

David Afolabi

Massachusetts Institute of

Technology

Mechanical Engineering

Alyse Allred

Purdue University

Engineering

Brian Anderson

Indiana University

Business/Finance

Catherine Anderson

Purdue University

Undergraduate Studies

John Applegate

Indiana State University

Speech language Pathology

Michaella Arnold

Ball State University

Early Elementary Education

and Special Education

Gaia Attardo

Hanover College

Psychology

Jacqueline Bales

Purdue University

Agricultural Economics

Brahm Bea

Indiana University

Undecided

Benjamin Behnke

Purdue University

Organization Leadership

and

ROTC

Mayfawny Bergmann

Purdue University

Math and Actuarial Science

Jessica Bernard

Purdue University

Communications

Everett Berry

Purdue University

Engineering

Brendan Betz

IUPUI

International Studies

Tyler Beyer

Indiana University

Undecided

Brady Black

Ivy Tech

Computer Science

Megan Blatchley

Purdue University

Elementary Education

Andrew Blomberg

Purdue University

Engineering

Ryan Brophy

Marquette University

Biomedical Engineering

Lucas Burley

Purdue University

Engineering

Sarah Burns

Butler University

Strategic Communication

Sean Busch

Ohio State University

Business

Colinda Janelle Byrd

Louisiana State University

Studio Art

Matthew Campbell

Purdue University

Chemistry

Emma Carboneau

Ivy Tech

Business Management

Andrew Cartwright

Purdue University

Engineering

Olivia Cassell

Ivy Tech

Early Childhood Education

Brandon Cebulla

Ivy Tech

Undecided

Ashley Choi

Washington University in St.

Louis

Business Marketing

Lauren Connell

University of Michigan

Business

Lucia Corvalan

Indiana University

Chemistry

Connor Couetil

Purdue University

Engineering, minor in

Computer Science

Anastasia Couvillion

Ivy Tech

General

Kevyn Cutler

Purdue University

Undecided

Drake Danford

Benedictine University

Marketing

Malena de la Fuente

Princeton University

Mathematics

Baxter DeBruyn

Johns Hopkins University

Biology

Daniel Delacruz

Purdue University

Engineering

Kandance Delong

Taking a year off

Samuel Denton

Purdue University

Engineering

Thomas Deranek

University of South Florida

Sports Medicine

Andrew DeYoung

University of Southern

Indiana

Criminal Justice

enlisting in Army

Anne Dooley

Purdue University

Elementary Education

Brailyn Dudley

Purdue University

Undecided

Annie Ellis

Brigham Young University

Vocal Performance and

Political Science

Walker Fiederlein

Indiana University

Exercise Science

Robert Field

Purdue University

Natural Resources and

Environmental Science

Thomas C. Fisher

Purdue University

Management

Thomas K. Fisher

Purdue University

Political Science and Eco-

nomics

Adam Folta

Undecided

Economics

Lane Fraser

Purdue University

Biology

Melissa Freiser

Purdue University

Film video studies and

Computer animation

Amen Galley

DePauw University

Psychology

Trent Gehring

Indiana University

Acting and Psychology

Brian Ghiselli

Miami University of Ohio

Undecided

Nathan Gimble

College of Wooster

Chemistry

Wylie Gorup

University of Texas (Austin)

Civil Engineering

Rebecca Gwin

Purdue University

Chemistry

Kristin Haehl

Purdue University

Chemical Engineering,

minor in Computer Science

Lucy Han

Johns Hopkins University

Biomedical Engineering

Grace Harvey

University of Kentucky

Nursing

Sarah Holder

Art Institute of Indianapolis

Culinary Arts

David Hollis

University of Indianapolis

Chemistry

Joshua Houtz

College of Wooster

Chemistry

Carmen Hundley

Georgetown University

International Economics

Davis Jackson

Purdue University

Computer Engineering

Ji Woong Jang

Harvard University

Physics

Evelyn Johnson

Indiana University

Business

Zane Kane

Purdue University

Graphic Design

Christin Keen

Purdue University

Undecided

Alexis King

Indiana University

Undecided

GRAPHIC BY BRIAGHA MCTAVISH

Purdue

42%

Indiana University

8%

Ivy Tech

10%

Other In-State

Schools

11%

Alternative career

paths

3%

Undecided

6%

Out-of-state

20%

School Distribution

Sharon Knight

Purdue University

ROTC, Engineering

Nicholas Larew

Purdue University

Engineering

Chase Lewark

IUPUI

Undecided

Quentin Lewis

Undecided

Pre-Dentistry

Emily Meyer

Purdue University

Psychology

Alex Milasheuski

Purdue University

Physics

Peter Miller

Purdue University

Pharmacy

Jacob Mills

Milligan University

Undecided

Ajmal Mirzoy

Purdue University

Movement and Sports

Science

Sameer Mishra

Columbia University

Biology and Economics

Dominikas Mockus

Purdue University

Management

Nicholas Moody

Indiana University

Biology

Daniel Moon

Purdue University

Civil Engineering

Britteny Myers

Hanover College

Biology

Jacob Nordland

Purdue University

Computer Science

Charlotte Ohland

Bellarmine University

Elementary Education

Michael Ooms

Purdue University

Sport and Movement Sci-

ence

Austin Palmieri

Ivy Tech

Automotive Technology

Shiv Panigrahi

Purdue University

Biomedical Engineering

John Park

Purdue University

Engineering

John Paul

Ivy Tech

Undecided

Carissa Pekny

United States Military

Academy at West Point

Biology (life sciences)

Adrienne Potts

Purdue University

Engineering

Mikaela Potts

Indiana University

Undecided

Ross Pounders

Taking a year off in

Colorado

Anirudh Prabhu

Massachusetts Institute of

Technology

Physics

Michael Pugh

Purdue University

Undergraduate Study Pro-

gram

David Raley

Ivy Tech/Purdue University

US History

Subhav Ramachandran

Purdue University

Electrical Engineering

William Rankin

Purdue University

Atmospheric Science

Wonho Rhee

Brown University

Applied Mathematics

and Economics

Parker Rhoads

Purdue University

Business and Management

David Rokhinson

Purdue University

Biomedical Engineering

Jason Ryu

Purdue University

Aviation Management

Menna Saber

Ivy Tech

Engineering

Melanie Sadeghi

Purdue University

Undergraduate Studies

and Business

John Scally

Undecided college in New

Mexico

Political Science and History

Nathan Scott

Purdue University

Film Studies and

Creative Writing

Olivia Shepson

Indiana University

Liberal Arts

Paige Shiver

Purdue University

Undecided

Marcus Siegmund

Princeton University

Economics

Spencer Skees

Valparaiso University

Math Education

Philip Smith

Ivy Tech

Business

Tyler Smith

Wabash College

Chemistry

Dayton Snyder

Case Western Reserve Uni-

versity

Bio-medical Engineering

Elena Sparger

Purdue University

English

Lasheena Stepney

Ivy Tech

Child Development

Marley Still

Ball State University

Journalism

Scott Straight

Lake Forest College

Biology

Jacklyn Sung

Ivy Tech

Undecided

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West Side

Harini Suresh

Massachusetts Institue of

Technology

Computer Science and

Biology

Colleen Swift

Purdue University

Undergraduate Studies

Kelly Swift

Ball State University

Wildlife Biology

Jessica Talbert

Brigham Young University

Exercise Science

Carrick Terhune

Indiana University

Undecided

Benjamin Thomas

Purdue University

Business

Rowan Thompson

Ivy Tech

Undecided

Evan Tragesser

Purdue University

Computer Science

Richard Trimble

Purdue University North

Central

Undecided

Ellia Tsoukalas

Purdue University (1 year)

Pre-med

Medical school in Greece

Krisli Vasili

Purdue University

Management

Bryce Wang

Purdue University

Law and Society

Enayat Wardag

Ivy Tech

Physical Therapy

Sarah Warren

Purdue University

Brain and Behavioral Sci-

ence

Benjamin Waters

Purdue University

Caleb Wayman

US Marine Corp

Roberta Weiner

University of Chicago

Environmental Science

and Political Science

Jacob Weiss

Vanderbilt University

Political Science

Elizabeth Westbrook

American University

International Studies

Kyla Wheat

Taking a year off

Henry Williams

Purdue University

Industrial Design

Madeleine Wojtalewicz

Indiana University

Journalism

Amy Wong

Purdue University

Business Management

Fatma Yousif

IUPUI

Public Health

Joseph Zadik

Ivy Tech/ IUPUI

Criminology, computer

programming, and law en-

forcement

Xiaoqin Zhu

Purdue University

Engineering

Seniors Who Graduated

After First Semester:

Holly Bohlin

Christian Steinbel-Parshall

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Engineering

17%

Undecided

13%

Sciences

21%

Business/

Management

10%

Economics

4%

Education

4%

Other

31%

Major Distribution

Columns MAY 16, 2012PAGE 6

West Side

CATWALK TO CLASS

Marcus Siegmund’s style mixes

the best of two worlds.BY NEHA RAMANI

The levee’s new Coldstone Creamery

provides an outlet for watering mouths

during a hot summer.

BY ELENA SPARGER

A wave of heat has

swept over West Lafayette

that has mouths watering

for smoothies, milkshakes

and ice cream cones, which

many places don’t offer.

But lucky for us, and for

Coldstone Creamery, we

have a new and improved

ice cream option in Snow

Bear’s old spot in the le-

vee. So on our fi rst hot

and sticky, 80-degree day I

headed over to Coldstone

to put their ice cream to

the test.

It turns out, Coldstone

has way more than just

ice cream! You can take a

mental note of this as the

fi rst reason why Coldstone

is superior to Snow Bear.

While Coldstone has an

array of unique fl avors like

Oreo crème fi lling, water-

melon sorbet, cake batter,

dark chocolate, raspberry

and banana, they also have

things like caramel- and

chocolate-dipped apples,

chocolate-dipped Oreos

and strawberries, ice cream

cakes and cupcakes. They

also have several different

waffl e bowls and cones,

and toppings like M&Ms,

Reese’s peanut butter cups,

Kit Kats, chocolate chips,

graham cracker pie crust,

gummy bears, Heath bars,

Surviving long-distance relationships left

over from the school year.

BY BRIAGHA MCTAVISH

If your relationship

made it to the end of the

school year, you’re prob-

ably wondering what’s

next.

You may be going

off to college, going on

an exchange program for

the summer or just going

on a family vacation; and

you’re probably trying to

decide whether to stay in

your relationship or call

it quits. To help you with

your decision, here are

some questions that you

can contemplate.

What is the point of

your relationship? If all

you want to do in your

relationship is be physi-

cal and have no emotion-

al connection, let it go.

If you want that, which

shame on you if you do,

you can probably have it

with any other person.

Are you willing to

try? Many long distance

relationships don’t work

because one or both par-

ties think it’s going to be

easy. News fl ash: It’s not.

You have to be willing

to compensate, and that

means you might have to

wake up early to give her

Those who have trav-

eled abroad can attest to

the fact that fashion and

styles are vastly different

from nation to nation. It

is often easy to spot some-

one from even a different

Western nation due to sub-

tle features in their ward-

robe. Marcus Siegmund

combines infl uences from

his European background

with classic American at-

tributes to create a unique

style that stands out here at

West Side.

A typical outfi t for

Marcus consists of khaki

shorts, a polo shirt or a fi t-

ted t-shirt, and either Nike

shoes paired with high

PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI

STYLE SMARTS: Marcus believes that it is important to

take an effort with clothing. He dresses in a professional

manner that conveys his attitude towards school and life.

Twix and more. If you’re

more of a smoothie or

milkshake person, they

have a few different milk-

shake and smoothie fl avors,

including vitamin-enriched

smoothies. And if you’re

concerned about weight,

they also offer a “sinless

sans fat sweet cream” ice

cream fl avor, because it’s

no secret that ice cream

really helps you pack on

those love handles. Clearly

Coldstone has something

to offer everyone, and I’ve

barely scratched the surface

of their plentiful menu.

Being a lifelong choco-

late lover, I ordered plain-

old chocolate ice cream

with chocolate chips. And

at Coldstone, they don’t

just sprinkle your choice

on top--they mix the top-

ping into the ice cream.

But you don’t have to just

order any old ice cream.

Coldstone also has several

unique ice cream designs

like Birthday Cake Remix

and Mud Pie Mojo to try.

The line when I got

there was out the door,

which was expected since

it was so hot out. But what

wasn’t expected was how

quickly they got their cus-

tomers through the line.

The employees were also

ridiculously nice, which is

more than I can say about

PHOTO BY ELENA SPARGER

TAKING TOPPINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL: With their mission statement “We will make

people happy,” Coldstone Creamery features a multitude of toppings that they mix into

your ice cream right before your eyes. Their abundant and varied supply of cones and

bowls allows customers a creation that is truly their own.

the apathetic “workers” at

the former Snow Bear.

Coldstone also looked

very clean, and the dessert

display looked like that of

an elegant delicatessen and

not just some ice cream

shop in Indiana. Overall

I was impressed with my

experience at Coldstone.

So when it’s 90 degrees

outside and a steaming

hot bowl of chili from

Dawson’s School House

of Chili doesn’t have your

mouth watering, then may-

be a dripping triple stack

of Oreo crème fi lling will

satisfy your craving.

a call or send her a letter

or gift.

Now here are a few

tips for making your long

distance relationship a

success.

Try to communicate

with your girlfriend more

than once a month. I

know you’re really busy

and you can’t take fi ve

minutes to do anything,

but you need to do this.

You see, us girls are emo-

tional creatures, and if

you don’t call for an ex-

tended period of time,

she will start to worry. I

know it sounds like she’s

being clingy, but she just

really likes you and wants

to feel wanted.

Don’t even think about

cheating. Just don’t. If you

do, however, think about

whether you really like

your potential partner in

cheating, or this is a case

of infatuation. If you re-

ally want to cheat, break

up with your current girl-

friend. There is no excuse

for cheating, ever.

Anyway just make

sure to try, and if it works

out, it works out, and if it

doesn’t, it doesn’t.

Nike socks, or Sperry Top-

Sider boat shoes.

Marcus’ favorite acces-

sory is his vintage Vine-

yard Vines hat, which he

purchased last summer

while taking a course at

Georgetown University in

Washington D.C.

Some of Marcus’ favor-

ite brands are Polo Ralph

Lauren, Brooks Brothers,

and J.Crew. He also likes

Lacoste, he said, “when I

want to get in touch with

my European side.” He

can occasionally be found

wearing pieces from Brit-

ish stalwart Burberry.

Marcus was born in

Austria and soon moved to

“90% of feeling good is looking good.”

-Marcus SiegmundSenior

Germany, where he lived

until he was eight years

old when he moved to

West Lafayette. He credits

much of his sense of style

to his early years living in

Europe. “I honestly think

that Europeans in general

are better dressed than

Americans,” he said.

Other style infl uences

for Marcus include his

dad, who he said is “a

well-dressed man.” Mar-

cus’ interest in fashion is

sustained by the fact that

some of his close friends

(including former Catwalk

to Class feature Adam Fol-

ta) take care in their cloth-

ing and appearance.

Marcus believes that it is

important to take an effort

with style because, “90%

of feeling good is looking

good.”

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Parking problems plague students I admit it; I have parked

my car in a staff spot more

than a few times this year.

But I don’t park there be-

cause I don’t want to park

in an open student spot, I

do it because there are al-

ways multiple staff spots

empty and no student

spots available when I ar-

rive at school.

When students who get

to school at around 7:55 or

later pull into the parking

lot, they are faced with a di-

lemma: do they park in one

of the consistently empty

staff spots and risk getting

in trouble by the safety of-

fi cer, or do they park on

Meridian and risk getting

a tardy because of hav-

ing to walk up the Grant

Street hill? It seems to be

a lose-lose situation to me,

and when I talked to Assis-

tant Principal Mr. Slauter

about the lack of student

spots before school, he

suggested that we late ris-

ers push our schedule for-

ward a few minutes so that

we arrive at school earlier,

and therefore, have a guar-

anteed spot.

Although I agree that I

could get out of bed ear-

lier, I don’t think that we

should be getting in trou-

ble for something that the

students can’t change: the

ratio of student to staff

spots. If everyone started

waking up earlier and the

last student driving into

the lot got here at 7:45,

as opposed to their usual

8:03, they would still not

have a spot open for them,

despite waking earlier.

One of the most frus-

trating things about our

parking lot is that there are

consistently empty staff

spots. Mr. Slauter stated

that the ratio is one staff to

every three students, which

it turns out isn’t true. I

went to the lot and person-

ally counted every spot and

found that around 59% of

the spots are for students,

which is 7% less than what

I was told.

I propose that the stu-

dents get that 7%--about 13

spots--added to their part

of the lot. That amount

might not seem like much,

but I think that if students

were given those thirteen

spots that are supposedly

already ours according to

administration, it would

make a big difference dur-

ing the student rush to

school in the morning.

When I brought up the

empty staff spots to Mr.

Slauter, he said that those

were for part-time teach-

ers, special needs assistants,

BY ABBY BIEN

SENIOR STAFF EDITORIAL

Farewell,

seniorsof the highlights of our

experience that we remem-

ber fondly, or just vividly.

The Fridays of Fresh-

man year were always

looked forward to with an-

ticipation--we won’t forget

the superstar performanc-

es of RDTV luminaries

Augusto, Kyle, and Darin.

They provided our overea-

ger adolescent selves with

quality entertainment and

less class time. For that, we

will always be thankful.

As we watch the current

freshmen emerge from the

ground fl oor, chlorine-

infused and dripping, we

can’t help but remember

the days when we went

through the rite of passage

known as Freshman P.E.

From the antics of Mr.

Wachs to the dodgeball

days of Mrs. Feldman, we

persevered and we’re bet-

ter for it.

We tackled our fi rst major

research project that year

after the much anticipated

multi-genre came around.

From intensive research

to creative writing to class

presentations, we gained a

set of skills that continued

to develop throughout our

time at West Side. Now

and forever, we’ll always

have a special bond with

our chosen person.

At this point, it’s probably

worth giving a shout out to

the infamous Squirrel that

let us spend one glorious

day crowded in the gym

running wild. We love you,

Sparky the Third.

We arrived wide-eyed and

terrifi ed to our fi rst fi nals,

uncomfortably clutching

cups of coffee and sport-

ing pajama pants. Many of

us quickly acclimated to the

tests, realizing they weren’t

to be scared of--now they

are almost routine.

The high point of soph-

omore year for the school

as a whole was when the Three years and nine

months ago, the class

of 2012 consisted of

pubescent kids ready

to be hit by the brand

new experience of high

school. Our hopes, our

interests, and even our

friendships were only

budding. After go-

ing through all of high

school, we’ve experi-

enced a rollercoaster

of highs and lows, and

since we haven’t been

killed, and for it we are

probably stronger, or

at least wiser and more

mature. Here are some

“Augusto, Kyle, and Darin...

provided our over-eager

adolescent selves with quality

entertainment and less class

time.”

football team made it to

the state championship

game at Lucas Oil Stadi-

um. The memorable win

and the atmosphere of the

fi nal game were the icing

on the cake of a 15-0 sea-

son. There were also many

West Lafayette alumni that

showed up to the game,

giving us a reminder that

even after we graduate

West Side ourselves, we

can still have RDP in our

hearts. Yearly Homecom-

ing games and festivities

continued to foster a sense

of community within the

tight-knit population of

WLHS.

From SATs to prom,

junior year seemed im-

possibly busy. Though

it passed in a fl ash, it was

the beginning of a kind

of coming-of-age. The

path to college started to

become a reality to us, and

we fi lled our schedules

with AP and other chal-

lenging classes to boost

our resumes. We also

had some of our fi nal

chances to boost our

GPAs. Still, junior year

was also a very fun year

because we knew we still

had another chance to

do things the next year;

there wasn’t as much

pressure.

Much sooner than

we could have antici-

pated, the beginning of

the end rolled around-

-the fi rst day of senior

year. The class of 2012

seems like a family now,

enjoying its last days to-

gether. As graduation

nears, however, the sep-

aration is inevitable. As

we all go our own ways,

though, remember the

unique experiences you

gathered and the life-

long friends you made

throughout high school.

One of the frustrating things

about our parking lot is that

there are consistently empty

staff spots.

substitutes, and parents.

Although I think that that

is a valid point, I’m not

sure that this very specifi c

group of people needs all

of the available spots that

they are given.

When I counted the

spots at the end of lunch,

eight staff spots were

empty, and at least three

other staff spots were be-

ing occupied by students.

Even if all of the desig-

nated people parked every-

day in the staff spots, I’m

positive all the spots would

never be full.

Also, if students can’t

park in staff without a per-

mit, why can parents? They

have fi ve available visitors’

spots to park in, and on

the day that I counted,

only two were occupied,

one with a student’s car.

Another issue is the

consistency in which the

spots are checked. I think

that if the school checks

spots in the morning, they

should check them after

lunch too, because a lot of

people get punished for

parking in staff when plen-

ty other students get away

with it, which isn’t fair. If

one student gets punished,

every student should.

An anonymous source

has witnessed student spots

taken by staff; this doesn’t

seem right. If the school if

going to give violations to

students for being in staff,

they need to give them to

staff for being in student

too, especially since staff

already has plenty of spots

available to them.

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West Side

MAY 16, 2012

Wylie Gorup is an integral part of West Side

“Y.O.L.O”

Brailyn Dudley

Senior

“Try not to be really ridiculously

good looking because it brings

upon unwanted attention.”

Ben Waters

Senior

“Don’t worry. Your awkward

phase is almost over.”

Carrisa Pekny

Senior

“Be more of a hipster.”

Brian Ghiselli

Senior

BY BRIGHA McTAVISH

I was born on March 21, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri.

I attended Depauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

I also lived in Crawfordsville before moving to West Lafayette.

In my free time I enjoy doing yard work and house mainte-

nance, traveling, and playing soccer and golf.

My most embarrassing moment was on the fi rst day of 7th

grade when I forgot my locker number and ended up putting

my stuff in an 8th grade girl’s locker.

The most fascinating place I have been to is Yosemite Na-

tional Park.

I have been teaching for 36 years.

The best decisions I have made are going to Depauw because

that’s where I met my wife, and taking the teaching job at West

Side.

Before I die I want to do more traveling.

Favorites:

- Movie - “The Rutles: All You Need is Cash” or

“A Fish Called Wanda”

- TV Show - “Big Bang Theory”

- Restaurant - McGraw’s

- Store - R.E.I.

- Actor - Dustin Hoffman

- Sports Team - FC Barcelona

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Wylie is involved in

numerous clubs including

Student Council (of which

she was class president her

Sophomore year), WeSSO,

VISTA (vice president this

year), SADD, yearbook,

National Honors Society,

and French Club. “I’ve

met a lot of my friends in

clubs, especially a lot of

the upperclassmen when I

was younger,” she said.

Playing volleyball from

her freshman to junior

year, softball her freshman

year and tennis her sopho-

more through senior year,

Wiley is a well rounded

athlete.

Her favorite sport that

she’s played in high school

is tennis. “There isn’t as

big of a divide between

the varsity and JV players,”

she said, explaining the dif-

ferences between softball

and tennis. “Your success

is based on how much you

work in tennis.”

In her free time Wylie

enjoys hanging out with

friends, going to Echo

Karaoke, going to athletic

games, and attending con-

certs.

This fall, Wylie will be

leaving the state of Indiana

to attend the University

of Texas in Austin and is

majoring in environmental

engineering. “What got me

interested in it was Mrs.

Smyser’s ecology class,”

she explained. “ I got really

into bioremediation, water

treatment, and sustainable

development.” She is not

really sure which direction

she will go in her major,

but says that she thinks

that she will work a lot with

water treatment and public

health and sanitation after

college.

When asked about goals

for her career, Wylie lights

up. “Being an engineer,

what you’re doing is chang-

ing the world,” she said.

She fi nds it very important

to take care of the earth

for future generations, say-

ing, “I don’t want to move

to Mars any time soon, so

it would be good to keep

the planet that we’re on.”

The future college

freshman believes that this

school has prepared her

well for the future. “[West

Side] has made me work

really hard. Nothing here

is easy,” she explained.

There are some things

that West Siders are pro-

tected from, she admitted,

“We’re in this little micro-

cosm of safety where you

can leave your backpack

on the fl oor and no one’s

going to steal anything.”

What will the senior

miss about West Side?

“I defi nitely think that

everyone’s really close,

especially in my class. I

know that’s going to be

really different when I

go to college,” she said.

“There’s not going to be

the sense of closeness

and camaraderie that we

have here.”

LAST HURRAH: Wylie and her parents pose for a picture at girls’ tennis Senior Night this

past Thursday, May 10th. Wylie has played on the tennis team since her sophomore year.

PHOTO BY BRIGHA McTAVISH

Favorites Movie: Dirty Dancing

Color: Blue

Teachers: Mr. Aufderheide and M. Ohlhaut

Animal: Elephant

Book: “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini

Magazine: “Vanity Fair” or

“InStyle”

Musical artist: B.O.B.

Class: French or Film Lit

App: Twitter