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7 7 Spring sports teams begin their seasons “We’re going to go outside and beat Dora to death.” Taylor Bryson, senior (talking about a piñata) “There’s no salary there; torture is the only fun thing you get out of teaching.” Elaine Hooker, math teacher (discussing the advantages of becoming a teacher) “If you took a chainsaw and cut yourself in half, you’d be symmetric. A little bloody, but symmetric.” Douglas Gray, math teacher (talking about shapes) “A dried bean is not nearly as fun as a naked baby.” Melissa Boyd, French teacher (about French customs) Students read the NHS pledge during last year’s induction ceremony. •National Honor Society inducts 36 new members Movies and more make the shiſt to 3D wingspan 3600 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, N.C. 28791 • Volume XXVIII, Issue 4 • March 19, 2010 WEST HENDERSON HIGH SCHOOL 6 Procrastinating? Might want to think twice. H H eard in the all Yes 30% No 70% Do you follow the NCAA tournament? (based on a survey of 308 students) P eregrine P oll National Honor Society inducted 36 new members during a cer- emony in the media center yesterday. Inductees included seniors Amie Cloer, Carly Holland, Leah Moss, Kyle Obermiller, Anna Padgett, Jake Riportella and Olivia Springer. Juniors inducted were Nicole Ciaramitaro, Mer- edith Cole, Caiti Cremer, Jessica Davidson, Kiersten Ellsworth, Kara Hamil- ton, Hunter Hill, Sarah Hinshaw, Rachel Howell, Audrey Huff, Jennifer Jordan, Katie King, Leela Livis, James Loder, Brandi Martin, Kayla Martin, Taylor Mathis, Brandon McArthur, Lydia McCall, Kevin Mundy, Graham Pate, Danny Russell, Kayla Sciupider, Shaundi Sides, Adam Steurer, Krista Van Giesen, Stephanie Watkins, Josh Wentzel and Curtis Wiley. NHS members must have a 3.75 unweighted GPA and must complete community service hours. Fine arts department presents ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ Devastating earthquake prompts local responses Katie King Junior Editor wingspan Become a fan on Facebook Meredith Cole Asst. Entertainment Editor Broken dreams • See Musical on Page 2 • See Haiti on Page 2 Photo by Olivia Springer In the leading roles, seniors Elizabeth Thompson and Kyle Keith and junior Kara Hamilton show off their costumes for “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” which opened last night. The spring musical continues tonight and tomorrow night at 7. Millie Magic While enjoying a lollipop given to him by American missionary Greg Cope, Darius stands with his friend Demetrius (top) during recreation time. Cope went on a mission trip to Haiti in 2006. Squeezed into seats, children from the St. Ard Orphanage (above leſt) load a school bus. The school bus was also used to take the children to church. Rolling change, teacher Michael Hale (above center) raises money to help relief efforts in Haiti. His “Change for Haiti” effort collected $839 to be sent to Samaritan’s Purse. Children from the St. Ard Orphanage (above right) travel to school. They call the trucks, their version of school buses, “tap-taps.” Island Tragedy Photos by Greg Cope T wo young Haitian girls clung to American missionary Greg Cope’s legs, trying to prevent him from leaving. They wanted him to take them back to his home in the United States, and he wished he could. The girls, Daphne and Murlunda, were orphans in the city of St. Ard, where Cope was working at the orphanage, building a hospital and ministering to the people of Haiti. But Cope couldn’t take the girls home with him, and he returned to the United States after spending 10 days in Haiti in October 2006. He left Daphne, Murlunda and dozens of other orphans behind, along with the stench of the trash and poverty all around them. “To this day I see their faces burning in my head,” Cope said. “That was prob- ably the biggest impact that Haiti had on me, those children going without some- one’s support.” Cope, husband of media assistant Denise Cope, went to Haiti with a group of 23 other people from Mission Haiti, a nonprofit organization based in Swan- nanoa that offers help to Haitians by building schools and hospitals. The pictures of the devestation caused by a 7.0 earthquake near the Hai- tian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Jan. 12 have caused Cope to reflect on his 2006 experiences and to look for ways to help again. More than 230,000 Haitians lost their lives in the earthquake that left 1.2 million more without homes. Haiti is classified as a Third World country and is described by the CIA World Factbook as “the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.” According to Cope, Haiti lags behind the United States in electrical and water systems by 30 to 40 years. Its history has been plagued with political violence and instability. “There’s hurt, and right now I want to be there. Just finding the opportunity to do it and to continue to work not only in the orphanage but outside of the or- phanage as well. I would love to be able to be there,” Cope said. “My heart hurts for them and again it’s through the expe- rience that I’ve had.” A series of aftershocks has contin- ued to hinder relief efforts, with the most recent one registering 4.7 on the Richter Scale. This has made it difficult to begin clean-up and rebuilding efforts. Much of the capital and nearby cities will take I t’s the Roaring ’20s and living the life of luxury is every- one’s dream. A young girl leaves her home in a small town and arrives in the Big Apple. She’s trying to make it big and believes that New York City is just the place to help her find the things she is looking for to make her dreams come true. Her name is Millie Dilmount. “She’s daring, courageous, and ready to take on the world,” drama teacher Kelly Cooper said. “A lot of real modern-day actors and actresses follow this same jour- ney searching for fame.” The fine arts department’s spring musical, Thorough- ly Modern Millie, takes the audience through Millie’s ad- ventures in New York City. The musical opened last night and will be presented tonight and tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale in the guidance office and cost $8 for students and $10 for adults. The ticket prices were increased from last year to try and bring in more money than last year’s performance, Cooper said. Senior Elizabeth Thompson plays the role of Millie. Thompson has appeared in eight West performances. Her current role as Millie includes singing, dancing and act- ing. “Millie is a really fun character. She’s very bold, and I respect that about her,” Thompson said. “She is not afraid to go out there and go after what she wants.” Cooper is the lead director of the musical and is re- ceiving help from Assistant Director Adam Parent. Coo- per said that Parent brings a lot of positive energy and has made the rehearsal process much more fun. Parent is a 2006 graduate of West and currently a student at Western Carolina University. Both Parent and Cooper said that there have been no real difficulties with the production, and the only real challenge was deciding which roles to give to which students. Cooper is receiving help from other teachers and students as well. “(Strings teacher) Tiffany King has done a great job with the orchestra; they’ve been the best ever,” Cooper said. “Also, Donny Turner and Kristian Stevenson are run- ning lights and sound for me, so this is the first year I can leave it to them and not have to worry.” In order to help promote the musical, West had a “1920s day” on March 16. It is a cross-curricular effort to tie in all subjects that are taught at West to the 1920s. Teachers have been encouraged to mention in their vari- ous classes what was happening in the 1920s in their sub- ject areas. “I’ll be teaching the Charleston that day of course, but other teachers can discuss Prohibition in history and inventions and advances in science that happened in the 20s as well,” dance teacher Resi Dolbee said. “We’re hop- ing to make the play come alive not only on stage, but also in the classroom.” The cast of the musical has been practicing and re- hearsing since school started back from Christmas break. They have missed several practices due to snow days, but have been trying to make up for missed rehearsals. “The hardest part has been for Mrs. Dolbee; she’s missed several important rehearsal days for choreogra- phy,” Cooper said. “But Mrs. Dolbee always does a great job, and we know she’ll pull it off in the end.” A variety of different dances are a part of this year’s
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7Spring sportsteams begintheir seasons
“We’re going to go outside and beat Dora to death.”
Taylor Bryson,senior
(talking about a piñata)
“There’s no salary there; torture is the only fun thing you get out of teaching.”
Elaine Hooker,math teacher
(discussing the advantages of becoming a teacher)
“If you took a chainsaw and cut yourself in half, you’d be symmetric. A little bloody, but symmetric.”
Douglas Gray,math teacher
(talking about shapes)
“A dried bean is not nearly as fun as a naked baby.”
Melissa Boyd,French teacher
(about French customs)
Students read the NHS pledge during last year’s induction
ceremony.
•National Honor Society inducts36 new members
Moviesand moremake theshift to 3Dwingspan
3600 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, N.C. 28791 • Volume XXVIII, Issue 4 • March 19, 2010
WEST HENDERSON HIGH SCHOOL
6Procrastinating?Might want
to think twice.
HHeard
in the
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Yes30%
No70%
Do you follow the NCAA
tournament?
(based on a survey of 308 students)
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National Honor Society inducted 36 new members during a cer-emony in the media center yesterday. Inductees included seniors Amie Cloer, Carly Holland, Leah Moss, Kyle Obermiller, Anna Padgett, Jake Riportella and Olivia Springer. Juniors inducted were Nicole Ciaramitaro, Mer-edith Cole, Caiti Cremer, Jessica Davidson, Kiersten Ellsworth, Kara Hamil-ton, Hunter Hill, Sarah Hinshaw, Rachel Howell, Audrey Huff, Jennifer Jordan, Katie King, Leela Livis, James Loder, Brandi Martin, Kayla Martin, Taylor Mathis, Brandon McArthur, Lydia McCall, Kevin Mundy, Graham Pate, Danny Russell, Kayla Sciupider, Shaundi Sides, Adam Steurer, Krista Van Giesen, Stephanie Watkins, Josh Wentzel and Curtis Wiley. NHS members must have a 3.75 unweighted GPA and must complete community service hours.
Fine arts department presents ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’
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In the leading roles, seniors Elizabeth Thompson and Kyle Keith and junior Kara Hamilton show off their costumes for “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” which opened last night. The spring musical continues tonight and tomorrow night at 7.
Millie Magic
While enjoying a lollipop given to him by American missionary Greg Cope, Darius stands with his friend Demetrius (top) during recreation time. Cope went on a mission trip to Haiti in 2006. Squeezed into seats, children from the St. Ard Orphanage (above left) load a school bus. The school bus was also used to take the children to church. Rolling change, teacher Michael Hale (above center) raises money to help relief efforts in Haiti. His “Change for Haiti” effort collected $839 to be sent to Samaritan’s Purse. Children from the St. Ard Orphanage (above right) travel to school. They call the trucks, their version of school buses, “tap-taps.”
Island Tragedy Photos by Greg Cope
Two young Haitian girls clung to American missionary Greg Cope’s legs, trying to prevent him from
leaving. They wanted him to take them back to his home in the United States, and he wished he could. The girls, Daphne and Murlunda, were orphans in the city of St. Ard, where Cope was working at the orphanage, building a hospital and ministering to the people of Haiti. But Cope couldn’t take the girls home with him, and he returned to the United States after spending 10 days in Haiti in October 2006. He left Daphne, Murlunda and dozens of other orphans behind, along with the stench of the trash and poverty all around them. “To this day I see their faces burning in my head,” Cope said. “That was prob-ably the biggest impact that Haiti had on me, those children going without some-one’s support.” Cope, husband of media assistant Denise Cope, went to Haiti with a group of 23 other people from Mission Haiti, a nonprofit organization based in Swan-nanoa that offers help to Haitians by building schools and hospitals. The pictures of the devestation caused by a 7.0 earthquake near the Hai-tian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Jan. 12 have caused Cope to reflect on his 2006 experiences and to look for ways to help again. More than 230,000 Haitians lost their lives in the earthquake that left 1.2 million more without homes. Haiti is classified as a Third World country and is described by the CIA World Factbook as “the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.” According to Cope, Haiti lags behind the United States in electrical and water systems by 30 to 40 years. Its history has been plagued with political violence and instability. “There’s hurt, and right now I want to be there. Just finding the opportunity to do it and to continue to work not only in the orphanage but outside of the or-phanage as well. I would love to be able to be there,” Cope said. “My heart hurts for them and again it’s through the expe-rience that I’ve had.” A series of aftershocks has contin-ued to hinder relief efforts, with the most recent one registering 4.7 on the Richter Scale. This has made it difficult to begin clean-up and rebuilding efforts. Much of the capital and nearby cities will take
It’s the Roaring ’20s and living the life of luxury is every-one’s dream. A young girl leaves her home in a small town and arrives in the Big Apple.
She’s trying to make it big and believes that New York City is just the place to help her find the things she is looking for to make her dreams come true. Her name is Millie Dilmount. “She’s daring, courageous, and ready to take on the world,” drama teacher Kelly Cooper said. “A lot of real modern-day actors and actresses follow this same jour-ney searching for fame.” The fine arts department’s spring musical, Thorough-ly Modern Millie, takes the audience through Millie’s ad-ventures in New York City. The musical opened last night and will be presented tonight and tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale in the guidance office and cost $8 for students and $10 for adults. The ticket prices were increased from last year to try and bring in more money than last year’s performance, Cooper said. Senior Elizabeth Thompson plays the role of Millie. Thompson has appeared in eight West performances. Her current role as Millie includes singing, dancing and act-ing. “Millie is a really fun character. She’s very bold, and I respect that about her,” Thompson said. “She is not afraid to go out there and go after what she wants.” Cooper is the lead director of the musical and is re-ceiving help from Assistant Director Adam Parent. Coo-per said that Parent brings a lot of positive energy and has made the rehearsal process much more fun.
Parent is a 2006 graduate of West and currently a student at Western Carolina University. Both Parent and Cooper said that there have been no real difficulties with the production, and the only real challenge was deciding which roles to give to which students. Cooper is receiving help from other teachers and students as well. “(Strings teacher) Tiffany King has done a great job with the orchestra; they’ve been the best ever,” Cooper said. “Also, Donny Turner and Kristian Stevenson are run-ning lights and sound for me, so this is the first year I can leave it to them and not have to worry.” In order to help promote the musical, West had a “1920s day” on March 16. It is a cross-curricular effort to tie in all subjects that are taught at West to the 1920s. Teachers have been encouraged to mention in their vari-ous classes what was happening in the 1920s in their sub-ject areas. “I’ll be teaching the Charleston that day of course, but other teachers can discuss Prohibition in history and inventions and advances in science that happened in the 20s as well,” dance teacher Resi Dolbee said. “We’re hop-ing to make the play come alive not only on stage, but also in the classroom.” The cast of the musical has been practicing and re-hearsing since school started back from Christmas break. They have missed several practices due to snow days, but have been trying to make up for missed rehearsals. “The hardest part has been for Mrs. Dolbee; she’s missed several important rehearsal days for choreogra-phy,” Cooper said. “But Mrs. Dolbee always does a great job, and we know she’ll pull it off in the end.” A variety of different dances are a part of this year’s
