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School is not imperialism.”“ katherine

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teacherisms

hall talk“Do you want to see my cute face?” – Sophomore

“Hippies never say they’re going to see Dave Matthews Band, they say ‘I’m going to see Dave Man.’”

– Senior

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the biggest war of all time | WWII veterans are welcomed home from Washington, D.C., with large signs and friendly handshakes after participating in the Honor Flight Oct. 26. The Honor Flight is an organization started in 2005 that flies WWII veterans free of charge to Washington, D.C., to see the WWII Memorial. At the Myrtle Beach International Airport, seniors Heather Roy, Beatrice Zaki and Sami Cahill, members of the National Honor Society, greet them after their trip. National Honor Society members also wrote the veterans let-ters to show them their appreciation for their duties to the country. See page two, three and five for more information about the Honor Flight and how you can get involved. [Photo by Kaitlin Cody]

See page 7 for senior

Noelle Mason’s

inspirational story

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More than 800 welcome Honor Flight

They are dying at the rate of 1,000 per day.

Some of them went to war at the age of 15 or 16 by lying about their age. Only 20,000 are still alive in the nation, 2,000 in Horry County. That’s why there is an urgency for getting those surviving World War II veterans to visit the World War II Memorial in Wahington, D.C.

That’s where the Honor Flight comes in. The latest local fl ight took off Oct. 26 from Myrtle Beach International Airport with 87 World War II veterans and 53 guardians.

Normally, 90 WWII veterans, about 50 guardians, a medical team with doctors and nurses along with a representative from the media go on the Honor Flight.

The Honor Flight originated in May of 2005 taking only 12 veterans to the World War II Memorial. By the end of the year, 137 veterans had seen their memorial thanks to the Honor Flight. Five years later, the Honor Flight had transported more than 63,000 World War II, Korean and Vietnam veterans to visit their memo-rials.

Retired landscape technology teacher Harry Dubose is one of the Honor Flight volunteers here. Plans are currently un-

derway for the May 18 fl ight. They must raise all funds, and it costs approximately $60,000 per fl ight.

“The public’s reaction has been over-whelming,” Dubose said. “We are losing theses veterans so fast every day. If we don’t get them there, it will be too late. Two that I was working with from May to October passed away between signing up and the fl ight.”

The veterans who go on the Honor Flight are only a small portion of those who fought in the war.

“Five hundred thousand Americans never came home and paid the ultimate price for our freedom,” Dubose said.

Dubose has served as a guardian on two fl ights.

“One of our Honor Flight members on the second fl ight (May 26) was the guard for the photographer that took the Iwo Jima picture of the Marines raising the fl ag,” Dubose said. “To the best of our knowledge, he is the sole survivor of that mission today.”

The veteran made a comment at the monument that he would never forget that day. Dubose and the group realized what a pivotal role this veteran played in the raising of the fl ag when they questioned him further. The odds of this man at this statue 66 years after the occurrence are overwhelming.

by kayla jamesjamesfeatures writer

give thanks | Armed with signs and big smiles, National Honor Society members are at the Myrtle Beach International Airport ready to welcome home the Honor Flight veterans. Seniors Heather Roy, Yohan Lee, Austin Turbeville, Sami Cahil, Beatrice Zaki, Kaitlin Cody, along with National Honor Society advisor Ruthie Warren and a son of a veteran on the flight were just a few of the 800 who were on hand to welcome the veterans home. National Honor Society mem-bers wrote letters for the veterans to read on the way back home and made colorful, patriotic signs welcom-ing them back and thanking them for all they’ve done.

“I bought special cards and stationery and we met in my class-room after school one day before the flight to write letters expressing our gratitude and sharing our love for our country with the veterans,” Warren said. [Photo courtesy of Kaitlin Cody]

National Honor Society members were at the Myrtle Beach International Airport along with 800 others to welcome the vet-erans back from their day-long trip Oct. 26.

It’s an experience English teacher Ruthie Warren will never forget.

“We formed a long tunnel-like line and as the veterans got off the plane, they walked or were rolled in wheelchairs through the path to the end of the air-port,” Warren said. “We got to shake their hands, hug their necks and tell them how much we appreciated being a part of their special day.

“It was truly one of the most memo-rable experiences of my life. I had no idea that my uncle was going to be on the fl ight so it was great to be able to surprise him when he got off the plane.”

Senior Yohan Lee, one of the National Honor Society members there, won’t for-get it either.

“It was so memorable. I don’t think that anything could ever compare,” Lee said.

Dubose agreed and said we can’t thank them enough.

“You must remember there are true he-roes of the largest world war ever known and they will not be with us much longer,” he said. “They are the reason we are free and speak English today.”

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generations | A veteran shakes a young boy’s hand. People of all ages were gathered at Myrtle Beach International Air-port to welcome the veterans home. They were decked out in red, white and blue, and some were even waving small American fl ags. As the veterans walked past the crowd, they were showered with hugs, handshakes and thank yous. It was an emotional and memorable moment for everyone there. [Photo by Kaitlin Cody]

a guiding hand | As she accompanies a veteran through the airport, Kit

James points out the large crowd assembled there to greet him. Guardians go along on the fl ight to support and assist the

veterans. Guardians can be a relative or friend of a

veteran, or they can just be someone who is willing to help. Each guardian pays $500 to go on the fl ight,

unlike the veterans who go free of charge. Without the guardians, the fl ight would

not be possible. [Photo by Kaitlin Cody]

meet and greet | Senior Heather Roy shakes a vet-eran’s hand as he moves down the line of visitors.

Eighty seven veterans went on the flight and returned

to a large crowd of more than 800 thanking them

for all they had done. After a long day visiting the World War II memorial, the veterans came home to a warm welcome and kind

greetings. “I thought it was an amaz-ing experience,” Roy said.

“The Honor Flight members were so grateful for our

presence. One even noticed who we were and men-

tioned that he loved our letters. I was not expecting

them to mention the letters at all and the fact that they recognized who sent them was really moving.” [Photo

by Kaitlin Cody]

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The Library of Congress wants to hear a veteran’s story. If you know one, you can go to loc.gov/vets for tips on conducting an interview or to request a fi eld kit that includes biographical data and release forms.

DVDs4Vets is a national organi-zation that distributes movies or telvision series to those who need them. Drop off DVDs at your local VA facility or mail them to DVDs4Vets. Visit dvds4vets.org.

If you have expired coupons lying around, don’t throw them away. Military families can use them for up to six months after their end date. Visit coupsfortroops.com for more information.

hero’s hand | Moving through the hundreds of people waiting to meet him, a veteran shakes senior Bea-trice Zaki’s hand. [Photo by Kaitlin Cody]

Cell Phones for Soldiers is look-ing for old cell phones that are no longer in use. For each one donated, the organization will pay for an hour of talk time for troops overseas. For more information visit cellphonesforsoldiers.com

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There is never a love like love from a brother

Show love for our veteransstaff editorialeditorial

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World War II veterans are dying at a rate of 1,000 per day.

Honor Flight, started in 2005, fl ies WWII veterans free of charge to Washing-ton, D.C., to visit the World War II Memo-rial.

A fl ight costs $60,000. All funds are raised from donations. Various schools throughout the county have helped.

Conway and Loris High have both contributed to the fl ight. Conway High’s chorus has sung to the vets on their return to the Myrtle Beach International Airport. Students of fi ve elementary schools have written them thank you letters. The Caro-lina Forest National Honor Society also

wrote them letters and greeted them when they arrived back in Myrtle Beach Oct 26.

Firefi ghters also show their apprecia-tion by giving them a fi reman’s water sa-lute upon leaving Myrtle Beach and arriv-ing in D.C.

This is a great opportunity for students and other organizations here to show our appreciation. While we still have the chance, we need to honor those veterans who risked their lives by fi ghting in the largest world war ever.

By raising funds for fl ights and/or greet-ing them with a warm hello and a letter of appreciation when they step off the plane is the least we can do.

And while we need to remember the veterans that fought in past wars, we also need to remember the veterans who are fi ghting for our freedom today. They all are the ones who guarantee us our rights as U.S. citizens.

At least six former Carolina Forest stu-dents are currently overseas serving in the armed forces; three of their addresses are on page two. Risking their lives every day to keep freedom in our country is no small task. Sending them a letter or care package would show them that we haven’t forgot-ten them and appreciate their sacrifi ces for our country.

One year, seven months, 85 weeks, 19 days, 14,376 hours, 862,560 minutes, 51,753,600 seconds – that’s how much older my brother is than me.

Conor says he remembers the day I was born. It was the day he claims his life was over. He’s a character, that kid.

I remember one time when he came home from day care because he was sick and brought home this baby blanket. When he was sleeping, I went into his room and took it from him. I still haven’t given it back.

I remember when we used to go to my dad’s golf course and ride around on the golf carts, our dog Fred running beside us. One time Conor tried to be cool and ride his bike alongside me and the cart lady. He took too sharp of a turn.

You can probably guess what happened. My bro fl ipped his bike, the tire landed on his head and he had to get stitches. His blonde hair was then red.

It was hilarious.I remember one time when we were

at the golf course practicing our “golf swings” with some of our friends. Conor wanted the golf ball back from his friend because we were leaving so I decided to be his back-up. Some back-up I was.

Word of advice: don’t ever stand behind an angry kid with a golf club in his hands. I walked away from being my brother’s back-up with a shiner and no eyelashes.

I remember when we shared a room at our old apartment. We fought over who got the top bunk and who got the bottom. Of course, I always wanted to sleep on the bed he wanted.

I’m pretty sure that’s a little sister thing.

I remember whenever we got into fi ghts, I would apologize by giving him some change. I was a big money spender, let me tell you.

I remem-ber one time I was mad at him for using all the hot water in the shower so I fi lled up a big bucket of

ice cold water, picked the bathroom door lock, stood on top of the toilet, dumped the water on him, turned off the lights and ran out of the bathroom. It was a pure genius plan.

I didn’t get to take a shower fi rst for a long time after for fear he was going to do the same thing to me.

I remember when my brother dated all the girls in my grade. Awky.

I remember one time when I told him to come outside so I could show him some-thing. I was waiting for him with the hose on jet power, and as soon as he walked out, I nailed him. I should have thought this plan out a little better.

Instead of running, I just stood there laughing hysterically, and he bulldozed me into the bushes. Needless to say, my plan backfi red.

I remember one time I locked him out of the house forgetting the front bathroom window was unlocked. He remembered. As I was sitting on the couch feeling all accomplished, I suddenly saw the shadow of my brother standing behind me with a giant water balloon.

I remember when my brother left for college. You would think it would have been the happiest day of my life, but it wasn’t because when I got home, there was something missing. My brother.

Who was I going to play jokes on? Who was I going to make fun of? Who was I go-ing to get in trouble?

Who was going to ask me if he matched every morning? Who was I going to yell at every morning because he wouldn’t wake up for school? Who was going to make sure he remembered everything he needed?

See, my brother and I have a unique relationship because although we would never say it aloud, we wouldn’t be able to ever live without each other. It’s only something we two can understand, and no matter what, we will always love each oth-er and be thankful we have each other.

And even though I don’t say it often, I mean it when I say, “I’m the luckiest little sister ever.”

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A single paper clip may mean little to most, but what about 6 million paper

clips?The goal of Samantha Young’s self-

contained class is to collect 6 million paper clips this year. These 6 million paper clips will represent the 6 million Jews who lost their lives in concentration camps during the Holocaust from 1939 to 1946.

Young got the idea from a similar proj-ect students at Whitwell Middle School in Tennessee did.

“I was intrigued. I talked to my stu-dents and they got excited about it, so we decided to do it,” Young said.

They keep all of the paper clips in a bag in Young’s fi ling cabinet. Eventually the students will design a box with some-thing on it to represent the Holocaust. As of Nov. 22, Young’s class has collected 9,456 paper clips.

“Most of my students don’t have a concept of how big a number 6 million is,” Young said, “but they are learning.”

The students at Whitwell Middle wrote letters to celebrities requesting paper clips. Young’s students will do the same. Young’s students have also drafted letters to businesses, and they also sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to donate paper clips.

Class aims to collect 6 million paper clips

Sophomore Maitlyn Montemarano knows who she’ll write.

“[I’ll write] Selena Gomez because she’s a superstar,” Montemarano said.

Freshman Jason Gordon has someone else in mind.

“[I’ll write] Robin Williams because he’s funny and my favorite actor,” Gor-don said.

Sophomore Gage Watkins wants to write Kenny Chesney

“I would like to send a letter to Kenny Chesney because he might have had a family member in the Holocaust,” Wat-kins said.

In addition to writing letters, the stu-dents also created brochures about the Jewish ghettos with pictures and facts.

“The brochure gave more of a chance to learn about the Holocaust,” Montemarano said, “and I also liked designing them.”

Not only did Young and her students enjoy making the brochures, but they are enjoying the project as a whole.

“The most fun I have in this project is counting the paper clips,” Gordon said.

Young said the project has been re-warding.

“My favorite part has been the re-sponse from others who have heard about the project and the positive feedback from the students, parents, families and staff,” Young said.

Before this project, most of Young’s

students knew little to nothing about the Holocaust.

“One kid asked if it was a game,” Young said.

Even if they don’t reach their goal, Young said the students will still get an idea of the number of people killed during the Holocaust.

“They are getting an understanding of what these people went through and how large of a number it was,” Young said.

“They’re asking ques-tions on a daily ba-sis. The good thing is that the questions get deeper. They’re actu-ally looking into it and they will come in with a question from over the weekend.”

And they’re learn-ing even more.

“The biggest thing they get from this proj-ect,” Young said, “is that people actually care and want to help them.”

clip counting | Samantha Young’s class counts paper clips for their project. As of Nov. 22 they had attained 9,456 clips. “We just grab a handful and start count-ing,” sophomore Gage Watkins said. [Photo by Haley Loyd]

a look at the past | Dur-ing their social studies block, teacher Saman-

tha Young shows the class pictures of the

Holocaust.“I loved learning about

the concentration camps,” sophomore

Maitlyn Montemarano said. “It was very inter-

esting to know what happened inside the

camps, except I didn’t like how the Jews were

killed.” [Photo by Haley Loyd]

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by haley loydloydfeatures writer

more about whitwell projectwhitwell project

• Norwegians wore paper clips on their lapels during World War II as a silent protest against Nazi occupation. • Students at Whitwell Middle school in Tennessee, the origina- tor of the project, created a Ho- locaust memorial with an of- fi cial German railcar fi lled with more than 6 million paper clips, a garden and a copper sculpture of a boy and a girl chasing but- terfl ies.• They collected clips from well- known people like George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby and Tom Hanks.• At last count, Whitwell had col- lected more than 30 million paper clips.• An award winning documen- tary was fi lmed in 2004 about this project. source: DCIU; Guide for Educators

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Senior’s surgery 14 years ago inspires her charity work today

Doctors told senior Noelle Mason’s parents their daughter would not live

to be 20 years old.Now, at age 17, she is about to prove

them wrong. Mason was diag-

nosed with a congenital heart problem called an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) at her 9 month old well-baby checkup. Her ASD needed to be repaired in order for her to lead a healthy life.

Mason had surgery when she was 3 years old. Her doctors and parents chose this age so she would be old enough to withstand the operation but still young enough to not be trauma-tized by the event.

During the operation, Rob Mason clutched his daughter’s baby blanket.

“All I could think was ‘My poor baby.’ I was just hoping she would make it through,” he said. “When we saw her for the fi rst time after surgery, she wasn’t co-herent, but we were happy she was alive

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news editor

wired up | Attached to numerous monitors, senior Noelle Mason, then 3 years old, rests after her surgery. She was released from the hospital only three days after the operation. Mason goes back to the same hospital where she had her surgery every other year to have her progress checked. They perform echocardiograms (ECHO) and electrocardiograms (EKG) on her each time. These tests would detect any problem with the structure of her heart or her blood fl ow. [Photo courtesy of the Mason family]

happy hearts | Dressed in formal attire are the Mason siblings, senior Noelle and junior Ryan, for the Heart Ball. Noelle Mason was one of the attendants honored. She played a solo on her fl ute and was honored with a commemorative video about her diagnosis, surgery, recov-ery and how she overcame her hardships. The Heart Ball continues to be the larg-est fund-raiser for the Wac-camaw area American Heart Association. [Photo courtesy of the Mason family]

and doing well.”Not even fi ve days after the surgery,

Mason left the hospital with her parents and brother, junior Ryan Mason. The fi rst place they headed was Toys“ Us to buy Mason a brand-new Barbie bicycle, even though she wouldn’t be able to ride it until

she had fully healed.At fi rst, Mason’s

movement had to be limited so that she wouldn’t fall and try to catch herself, jar-ring the wire that was holding her rib cage together. Taking anti-biotics before and after dentist visits, no bikini-

wearing and unfortunately, no bike-riding were also on the list of things she had to adhere to. Gradually, restrictions were eliminated, and Mason’s only restriction now is pushups.

Mason participates in multiple activi-ties. She was a cheerleader and on the golf team and now is in the marching band.

Mason started her involvement with the American Heart Association (AHA) when she walked in the annual Heart Walk only one month after her operation.

Being a part of the AHA was a choice Mason felt compelled to make. She has been associated with AHA for more than 13 years.

“Working with the AHA has allowed me to meet people just like me, as well as make others feel comfortable with what they will experience through the surgery,” Mason said. “It’s also been a neat way to share my story with others and spread awareness. It is my reasoning to not take a day for granted.”

The AHA trained the surgeon that op-erated on her, ultimately saving her life. Because of that operation, Mason will not need any more surger-ies unless she wishes to have her scar cosmetically reduced.

At this year’s Heart Walk, Mason led a team by raising money through wristband sales. Mason was not, however, able to attend because she had to travel to the state marching band competition.

Mason not only par-ticipates in the Heart Walk,

but jumps at the chance to raise awareness for the AHA. Mason’s mother encourages others to ask Mason about her scar.

“She would rather you ask. It’s just another chance for her to educate people about heart health,” Nora Mason said.

The Mason family travels to Virginia every other year for Mason’s check-ups, and she has received a clean bill of health.

“I’ll fi nd a way [to go to Mason’s checkups] even during college,” Ryan Mason said. “We are really close. She is my best friend and we tell each other ev-erything.”

As for the future, music will continue to be a large part of Mason’s life. With her parents’ support, she plans to attend either the University of South Carolina or Ap-palachian State University and major in music. She wants to join a philharmonic symphony, play for Broadway and travel the world performing.

With her eyes on her future, Mason said that although her surgery and work with the AHA have been an integral part of her life, it’s not what defi nes her.

“It’s like breaking an arm; just because you did, it doesn’t change who you are,” Mason said.

“ It’s like breaking an arm; just because you did, it doesn’t change who you are.”

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Jennifer Seay

Sarah Permenter Minchew

I stopped cheerleading because I also played basketball. I was told that I couldn’t just cheer for football season, and because I really liked basketball, I had to give up cheerleading. I really, really hated that de-cision. I had been cheerleading since I was four years old.

It’s great. She has always been a person that puts her whole self into everything she does. I have always admired that about her. She will have much success as princi-pal for that reason alone. She is competi-tive and works very hard to be the best and inspire others to be their best.

I won’t for long. Have you met the CF softball players? These girls will be mak-ing a new record book before it’s over.

I wish I had the same discipline, drive and focus that I had in college while in high school. I guess that is part of growing up.

I love teaching here. I have always thought CF is the best school in the country (and always will whether attending as a student or working as a teacher).

I teach high school because I love the sub-ject and the age group that I teach. There is defi nitely never a boring day with high schoolers.

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Reatha Wilkins – Art, I already loved art, but she supported me.Jim May – social studies, nice and nice to look at.Ruthie Warren and Ann Twigg – English, two great teachers.

Students try to push dress code a lot more now. Baggy pants have been replaced by skinny jeans that barely button. Students are more concerned with what they look like now.

From about ninth grade on. I loved art and learning new things about it. I wanted to pass that along.

I want the Art Honor Society to do as much as possible, and I want it to be less about what the sponsors do and more about what the students do. Looking back when I was in NAHS, I wish we had taken on more of the responsibilities.

I was a mix of preppy, artsy and athletic. More athletic than preppy because preppy involved me waking up too early to get dressed. I was a gym shorts and T-shirt kind of girl.

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QHow does it feel to see your former athletes and students grow up and become teachers?

How do you like being able to still interact with your former students?

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QWhat can you recall about coaching Ms.Seay?

QWhat are your major recollections of coaching Ms. Minchew?

I am very proud of each of these young ladies. They were ter-rifi c students/athletes and are now terrifi c teachers and coaches. You always hope as a teacher/coach that something you do will positively impact the students/athletes you work with through-out your career. I do not know if I made much of an impact on them, but they did make one on me and gave me a lot of great memories.

I was her teacher and softball coach. During summer camp one year Ms. Seay got the opportunity to catch for a USC pitcher. At that time the pitcher, Megan Matthews, was the second South Carolina freshman to earn NFCA All-America honors. Jen was very excited about catching for her and Megan complimented her on how well she did.

I have lots of stories about Sarah. She was always smiling. Even if someone hit a home run off of her when she was pitching, she would smile and strike out the next three batters. One time during practice, she was playing shortstop. She was putting her hair up, always doing something with her hair. The batter hit the ball. She stuck her foot out and stopped the ground ball, put her hair in a ponytail, picked the ball up and threw the runner out at fi rst.

Ms. Dutka took an advanced PE class. She was one of only two girls in the class with about 18 male students. She always took up for herself. She was very feisty and did not let the boys run over her. I have always admired her self-assurance and drive.

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Q: Why is it such a big deal?A: It is a big deal because we are the fi rst school,

or theatre organization in the United States or anywhere in the world to be granted the rights to do a readers theatre/performance art piece of this NY Times best selling book and hit movie.

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celebrate this wonderful event. We will have the South Carolina African American History Cal-endars for 2012 presented by AT&T with Mo-nique Coleman, who is featured for February. She will return for this event and a forum with other keynote speakers. Monique received the 2010 NAACP Legacy Award and for the past year served as the fi rst UN Youth Champion in 2010 by the United Nations for the International Year of the Youth.

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Hummel has been on the varsity softball team since the seventh grade, but next year she will call Presbyterian College (PC) her home. Hummel will be a utility player/catcher at PC for the softball team and will major in history with a minor in secondary education. Her ultimate goal is to coach at the college level, and if not, she will coach at a high school, like her father. Hummel said that signing with Presbyterian College is an indescribable feeling, nothing really compares.“It’s just a feeling you get. This is where you’re supposed to be, where you fi t in,” she said. [Photo by Emily Schassler]

set, spike, goodbye | Seniors Sara Bane and Katie Davis have played on the var-sity volleyball team since their fresh-man year, but next year they will call Lander University and UNC-Asheville, respectively, their homes.

Bane led the team in digs with 114, was second in kills with 190, which is an average of 2.7 per game and was third on the team in serving aces with 36.

Davis led the team with 258 attack kills, 14 blocks, 194 assists and 3.7 kills per game. She was second on the team with 83 digs and 46 serving aces.

Both Bane and Davis were named to the All-State team this year and rep-

resented the South in the North-South All-Star game Nov. 18. The South won.

With Bane and Davis earning All-Region and All-State honors, head coach Brittany Drew said losing these two is huge. “Those are two of the best players there have ever been in the history of Carolina For-est High School,” Drew said.

Although Bane said she loves the new team and is excited she has ev-erything planned out there is one thing she will miss most.

“I will miss our bus rides,” she said. “We always did crazy stuff and just bonded as a team.” [Photo by Kayla James]

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Performing at various venues around

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fi rst performance, she was hooked.

Q: Who has inspired you to start performing? A: My dad because I saw him performing and I was just so inspired.

Q: What type of music do you sing?A: All kinds, but my favorite kind of music is really soft slower songs. I like people like Ingrid Michaelson, The Script and Parachute.

Q: Who musically wise would you say is your inspiration? A: My father just because I’ve been around his music my whole life.

Q: What got you into singing?A: My father got me into singing because he’s been performing for a

while.

Q: What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you while you were playing?A: Well, the weirdest thing that’s ever happened to me was while I was singing with my dad at this place called The Tavern. It’s a bar, but I was allowed to sing there because I was with my dad, and, of course, there was a “Budweiser Bob” there, the drunk guy that cheers on people no matter what. He was just dancing around and yelling and at one point almost got into a fi ght with a friend of mine, whose stage name is “My Buddy Todd.”

Q: What type of feeling do you get before, during and after a performance?A: Before performing, I always get this feeling in the pit of my stomach that just makes me so nervous. It’s like butterfl ies, but 20 times worse. During performing, it’s just a rush. I always think “I wonder if they noticed that I just messed up?” or “Do they think I’m terrible?” Things like that. After performing, it’s always a relief, and I always want to do it all over again.

Q: What was the best place you’ve performed at? Why was that?A: The best place is probably The Live Oak Arts and Music Festival. It was just really fun. I enjoyed it.

Q: Do many people know that you perform? Do you like people knowing you play or would you rather it be a secret?A: Not many people at school know I perform. Only a few people. I’m not sure if I would want people at school to know that I perform. I worry that they might not think I’m good enough or that I’m really bad. I know I think I’m bad, but I’m always my own worst critic. People tell me I’m good. I think otherwise. Outside of school is a different story, though. Lots of local people know.

Q: Who’s the coolest person that you met through playing?A: A person named Randall Hill. He used to work for The Sun News. Now he’s a photographer. He is just such an inspiration.

Q: Does your dad have a background in music?A: My dad does have a background in music. He’s been playing guitar and singing for almost 20 years now. His mother plays piano, too, so I think that’s how he got started in music. My grambee also played piano. Grambee is what we call my great grandmother.

Q: Do you perform with your dad, alone or both? Which do you prefer? And have you performed with anyone else, if so, who?A: I do both, perform with my dad and alone. I prefer to perform with my dad just because I can have so many more elements during songs, and it just sounds more complete. Also, I love the reaction we get from people. We’ve had people cry during our songs just because they are packed with emotion. And I’ve actually performed with Jagger Turner. He graduated last year, but we did a cover of “Somewhere With You” by Kenny Chesney. I played guitar and he sang.

Q: What is your favorite memory from performing? A: My favorite memory from performing was when my mom cried the fi rst time I ever performed just because I knew she was proud of me. It was really a memorable moment.

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fi rst time jitt ers| Performing for the fi rst time at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, junior Kasey Barnhart plays the gui-tar and sings for the audience. Barnhart has performed for about a year and a half and played for about two.

“Fresh Brewed Coffee House is the fi rst place I ever per-formed at,” she said. “It turned out pretty good. I was very nervous though. I still play there today, even though when I fi rst went there, I was 14.” [Photo courtesy of Kasey Barn-hart]

common chords | With her father Dan Barnhart, junior Kasey Barnhart sings while he plays the guitar. They have written three songs together and are now in the process of recording one of them, “Stormy Weather.”

“I like singing with someone else because I think you can do more things. Like my father does a cover of “Rhythm of Love” by The Plain White T’s and he bought me a little shaker thing and he has me play that during the song. I also play violin so I add some violin elements in some of our songs.” [Photo courtesy of Kasey Barnhart]

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Dedication takes one senior to next levelby emily schasslerschassler

editor in chiefHe’s one of the best in the state.His team trains three times a week for

two and a half hours. For three nights a week he has to drive to Orangeburg, Co-lumbia or Charleston, de-pending on the day.

His name is Peter Genn-aro and he has been play-ing soccer since he was 6 years old.

“I started playing [soc-cer] because I realized I was good at it,” he said.

During the summer be-fore Gennaro’s junior year, he tried out for the Wilm-ington Hammerheads, a professional team out of Wilmington, N.C.

“Playing for the Wilmington Hammer-heads was my fi rst big soccer experience. I tried out for the professional team, but was too young to play,” Gennaro said. “With the Hammerheads youth academy team I got a feel of playing at a higher level.”

In the spring Gennaro tried out for the South Carolina United Battery Develop-ment Academy and made it. The team consists of the best male soccer players in the state.

“I tried out for South Carolina United

because I needed to play at a higher lev-el,” Gennaro said. “The club I was play-ing for before no longer felt challenging enough and I needed to play at the highest level possible.”

And this team is nothing like the travel team he played for last fall.

“This is by far the most challenging ex-perience I have ever pursued in my life so far. The coaching is in-tense and the level of play is incredible,” he said. “I love to play at a high level and have intense competition on

the fi eld.“We travel every weekend, usually

leaving Friday and taking a charter bus. We travel all around the country to play other states academy teams, including California.”

As of press time, Gennaro’s team is in the top fi ve in the country with fi ve wins, six ties and one loss.

In addition to Gennaro there are two others from the Myrtle Beach area on the team, Ryan Arambula from Myrtle Beach High and Zack Shamah from Socastee High.

Each player must pay $4,000 for the

season plus travel fees. Three days out of the school week they leave for practice at 3:30 p.m., carpooling with each other. After a three hour car ride, in which they complete homework assignments, they practice for two and a half hours and don’t get back home until midnight.

“It’s very tiring and takes its toll on the body,” Gennaro said. “Homework is sometimes diffi cult to do in the car, but you get used to it.”

Gennaro admits that playing on this team was not always a dream of his.

“It was more of an option that I hap-pened to jump on,” he said.

And as for college, Gennaro plans on playing at the Division I level.

“I would like to play for the College of Charleston, but Furman has been talking to me,” he said.

Gennaro has set a goal for his last high school soccer season.

“I’ll play for the school soccer team in the spring,” he said. “We should have a decent team. Hopefully we can win the region.”

For Gennaro, soccer is something he hopes will always be a part of his life.

“I just love to have a ball at my feet. Everything about it is fun,” he said. “Soc-cer is something that allows me to forget everything else in my life and just have fun.”

Two years ago I had the chance, but I missed my shot.

I was in Virginia at my aunt and uncle’s house. They needed me to help shovel the driveway, but they only had one shovel. They told me to go ask their neighbor, Eddie Pope.

Here was my chance to meet the man I look up to, one of the greatest defend-ers in the world. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in June.

When he answered the door, I stood there looking at him, in shock, too ner-vous to talk. All I could mutter was, “Can I borrow your shovel?”

And that was it. I was so mad. I had the chance to talk

to the player who scored eight goals for the United States national team. I kicked myself for two years.

Then in September, I got another shot.

My aunt called his wife to make sure I would have the chance to actually talk to him this time.

When Eddie came to the door, I was more nervous than ever, but I told my-self “Here’s your chance to talk to Ed-die Pope, your role model who won the MLS Humanitarian of the Year award in 2000, an athlete who never played the game for the fame or glory, but be-cause he had a passion for it.”

I had my chance, and this time I made my shot.

Eddie and I talked about everything soccer. He gave me really good advice on college and told me he actually went to the University of North Carolina on a football scholarship, but when he got there, he realized he still wanted to play soccer so he walked on the team.

Eddie gave me an autographed hat.And besides the autographed hat, Ed-

die Pope told me to let him know when I visit next and he would get me tickets to go to a D.C. United game.

I’m already planning my next trip.

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Peter GennaroPeter Gennaro senior senior

by emily schasslerschasslereditor in chief

goooal | At a home game in Charleston, se-nior Peter Gennaro takes a shot. S.C. United is currently in the top fi ve in the country. [Photo courtesy of Peter Gennaro]

see ya | During the spring high school sea-son, Gennaro gets around a Wando defend-er. The Panthers lost 1 - 0 in the Lower State match. [Photo courtesy of Peter Gennaro]

fancy | In last year’s Lower State match-up between the Panthers and Wando High, Gennaro runs by a Wando defender. [Photo courtesy of Peter Gennaro]

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a day in the forest | Joking around with assistant principal Maurice Murphy, as-sistant principal Ronnie Burgess takes a few minutes out of his day to relax in his office. Burgess has been an educator for 26 years and an administrator for 14. He has been at Carolina Forest for the last two years and is the administrator of C house. [Photo by Danielle Buffa]

a lifetime ago I Drafted in the 10th round in 1985, assistant principal Ronnie Burgess left Wake Forest to play for Green Bay as a defensive back. [Photo courtesy of Ronnie Burgess]

Burgess goes from Packers to principal by danielle buff abuff a

sports writer

He was drafted in the 10th round by the Green Bay Packers as a defensive back; the year was 1985.

Everybody knew him for his hard work and tackles, but students here know him as Mr. Ronnie Burgess, the assistant prin-cipal in C house and many do not know he was in the NFL.

“I don’t talk about it a lot because it is not a big part of my life anymore,” Bur-gess said. “Last year some people would ask, but I wasn’t sure if they believed me. I told them to Google it.”

At fi rst Burgess did not even have an interest in football. It was his brother who made him want to play.

“I started because my big brother played,” Burgess said. “But as I started playing, I began to love it so I started in seventh grade and continued throughout high school.”

When Burgess found out he was draft-ed, he was ecstatic, he said.

“It was the 10th round. I was 22 at the time and was attending Wake Forest

University. They were sending scouts to the schools during tryouts,” Burgess said. “It was surreal at fi rst. I enjoyed playing football so much that it was a thrill to be drafted.”

But playing on a professional football team is the same as any regular job, ac-cording to Burgess.

“We woke up at 8 every morning, went to treatment if it was necessary. Then we’d go to a meeting, go over plays and look over everything that had to be done,” Bur-gess said. “Then we’d go to practice for two or three hours, study our plays some more and last we’d hit the weight room. By the time we ended it was 8 p.m.”

But all of the hard work paid off week-ly, Burgess said.

“It was fun. I enjoyed Sundays in the stadium with 80,000 fans cheering,” he said.

Yet now, as a principal, Burgess is liv-ing another dream.

“After I was injured, I went back to Sumter to do volunteer work,” Burgess said. “I had a good connection with the students; I got my degree. And my dad is a retired teacher and I always wanted to

follow in his footsteps.”After that Burgess taught English and

drama for eight years. He has been princi-pal for 14 years, and he loves it, he said.

“The student body is what makes me love my job,” Burgess said. “They go through the school process, and I just want to serve them the best I can because that’s what I would want for my children.”

Burgess said there is a world of differ-ences between the two professions.

“If I could go back to the stadium or stay at school, people would think I am crazy, but I would choose the school,” Burgess said. “This is my life now. So many people back then would come up to me and ask for my autograph, and it would take away from the fun I had.”

Burgess has advice for athletes.“High school is good to see what you

like fi rst before making a decision,” Bur-gess said. “For football players, good ath-letes from all over will go to college. You are surrounded by good players. You have to be physically prepared, but you also need to be mentally prepared because you are playing with the best athletes in the world.”

senior

sportlight

Which is more diffi cult, wrestling or football?

• Wrestling because it is morephysically demanding.

Plans for after high school?• Attend Coastal Carolina, South

Carolina or College of Charelstonto major in business.

Favorite movie? • “Remember the Titans”

Favorite basketball memory?• Beating Conway both times last year.

Favorite holiday: • Christmas Favorite basketball team: • Boston Celtics

compiled by danielle buffa

Michael Coles

[Football and Wrestling]

Katelyn Beaty[Basketball]

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Panther show choir shines on stage

by gunner hugginsfeatures editor

all-state chorus

All- State SATB ChoirFaye GoodwinCasey BerryMichael SpencerAll- State SSA ChoirWhitney DanielsAll-State TTB ChoirRyan SprakerMichael BrooksJohann Forrest

all-countychorus

Soprano 1Faye GoodwinPaisley EllisPeyton JohnsonSoprano 2Shannon KingBrooke SmithMickinzi JoynerJuliet WilsonElaina KatsanosAltoWhitney DanielsAnsley SuttonDanielle FlynnJordan DeckerCourtney CaugheyKristin WardMaya JeffersonJenny BettkeSterling PopeJulia AielloLexi LutskyTenorCasey BerryRyan SprakerSean JulianMichael BrooksBradey BrooksBradey HarrelsonWill AndersonDonnie ReeceCody MontgomeryColton LillyBassMichael SpencerJohann ForrestNick TriplettLogan Hensley Steven CauseyChristian WrightWinn Singleton

let me put you in a song | During the country portion of the show, junior Bradey Harrleson sings “Put You in a Song” while sophomore Sterling Pope dances next to him. “Being able to be on stage singing to my wonderful girlfriend was heart warming,” Harrleson said. [Photo courtesy of Tom Spencer]

rock your body | Moving with the beat, junior Jessica Carr and senior Casey Berry dance to “Time Warp” along with the advanced show choir. [Photo courtesy of Tom Spencer]

gather round y’all | While members of the advanced show choir gather around her, senior Courtney Caughey sings “Work Hard, Play Harder.” [Photo courtesy of Tom Spencer]

centerstage | Singing “To Sir With Love,” junior Whitney Daniels shines on stage. “My favorite part about this song was I got my own solo and I got to act it out,” Daniels sad.[Photo courtesy of Tom Spencer]

american pride | Letting their voices ring, senior Ryan Spraker takes back-up as junior Michael Spencer sings a solo. [Photo courtesy of Tom Spencer]