Volume 65 Issue 2 - Fort Myers High School
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Volume 65 Issue 2 - Fort Myers High School
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Wave swimmers begin season with confidence<br />
Teams win at Shark Relays<br />
By Gabi Hersch<br />
Put on your swimsuits! It’s that time again. Swim season is here, and one thing is for sure,<br />
the Green Wave is going to show Lee County who dominates the water.<br />
Coach Janeen Overman predicts that this season, the swim team is “gonna continue to be<br />
strong in Lee County.” Motivated by Cape Coral winning last year, FMHS swim team is going<br />
to work hard to defeat them this year. Be ready for the Green Wave to take the first place<br />
title!<br />
Cross Country runs to win<br />
Story and Photo by Gabi Hersch<br />
Anyone unfamiliar with the acronym, XC it stands for crosscountry.<br />
Cross-country season started sooner than you can say<br />
“five k”. The first competitive race, Optimist, was hosted by the<br />
Green Wave on September 25.<br />
“[This season, I expect] for the team to pull together, become<br />
leaders, and to be competitive in all of the elite meets.” Coach<br />
Kelly stated. Coach Palmer reported a run-down of his goals.<br />
“We’re training to win LCAC (Lee County Athletic Conference),<br />
qualify for the state finals, and place in the top eight. Last<br />
year we placed fourteenth.”<br />
“We talk about our competitors and realize we have to work just<br />
as hard. And we just try to have fun.” Coach Palmer says.<br />
The boys’ team captains: Jacob Jansen, senior, and Ryan Stafford,<br />
senior, are stepping up and are doing a great job leading, despite<br />
the loss of last year’s seniors. The girls lost some important runners<br />
to college last year as well. When asked how the losses will<br />
affect the team, Coach Kelly answered thoughtfully:<br />
“It depends on who on the team will step up and take their spot.<br />
We lost a lot of leaders. But we can overcome that.” Last years<br />
seniors left big shoes to fill, but no need to fear. There are a plethora<br />
of team members who continuously show leadership qualities.<br />
To run by some of the returning runners to look for, Coach<br />
Palmer names some of his top guys.<br />
Ryan Stafford (senior), Ace Brown (sophomore), Alex Bautista<br />
(sophomore), Peter Rivera (sophomore), and James Middle (junior).<br />
There are many incoming runners, but noticeably Cyril Kurland<br />
(sophomore), Brendan Shearman (junior), and Brendan McGonagle<br />
(sophomore) are a few you should look for on the guys’<br />
team.<br />
New runners to watch out for on the girls’ team are Ami Patel<br />
(junior) and Tori Cook (sophomore). Are there any returning<br />
runners to look for on the girls’ team?<br />
“Yes. Sarah Spann,<br />
4th in States last<br />
year, Alex<br />
Wall, Chloe<br />
Smiley, Efe<br />
C u d j o e . . .<br />
Coach Kelly<br />
starts off.<br />
“Give me a<br />
list. I think all<br />
of the returning<br />
runners<br />
are going<br />
to improve.<br />
Watch out<br />
for the whole<br />
team!”<br />
X-Country runners: Megan Griffin,<br />
Amelia Linde, Tori Cook, Jessica<br />
Miller and Hollis Bartlett.<br />
Last year’s team boasted several State champions who are now swimming in college. The<br />
seniors of 2010 were a great part of the team, but this year FMHS has a lot of hard workers and<br />
the team is “still looking good.”<br />
Green Wave had an excellent first meet.<br />
“We wiped Mariner out. Dominated!” Coach Overman proudly says. Some wonderfully talented<br />
swimmers are returning and some are new. A few Seniors are: Stephanie Martinez, Matt<br />
Burztyn, and John Therrien.<br />
Freshmen are very important as well. The future of the FMHS is in good hands, though. Some<br />
Freshmen who Coach Overman is eager to see throughout the season are: Jessica Hurley, Blake<br />
Woodrow, Logan Samuelson, and Aaron Spence.<br />
“[Everything is] looking really exciting. A lot of good Sophomores and Juniors.” Coach<br />
Overman smiles.<br />
In the Shark Relays, a competition hosted by Gulf Coast <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> where the Green Wave<br />
faced 14 other teams, FMHS represented green and white exceptionally well. Totally destroying<br />
the competition in nine out of the fourteen competitions, two new records were set by your<br />
very own Green Wave swim team. In the end, FMHS boys had an end score of 494 points,<br />
while the host team Gulf Coast resulted in second, an overwhelming 68 points behind. Not<br />
even the Sharks rule the water like the Green Wave.<br />
The girls finished wonderfully as well , accomplishing second place only 32 points behind the<br />
leading girls team, Gulf Coast. A job well done to everyone on the Green Wave swim team!<br />
“We love people to come out and cheer.” Coach Overman states. So do not be shy! Come<br />
out and support your fellow Greenies in their swim meets. Their practices take place at the<br />
Golfview Pool and their home meets occur at the Deleon Pool. This season looks like it has<br />
started with a splash. See you by the pool.<br />
Greenies deal with crosstown Cape rivalry<br />
By Sarah Correnti<br />
The Green Wave football season has started out with a<br />
bang. Students can sense the excitement surging through<br />
the halls. The FMHS spirit is at a new level, pumping the<br />
team with energy.<br />
On Sam Sirianni Night, the Greenies faced Cape Coral,<br />
but didn’t get the chance to walk away with a victory.<br />
The final score was 29-8. The game was delayed due to<br />
rain and lightning, but that didn’t stop the Green Wave<br />
from giving it their all. When the game finally got started<br />
the Green Wave team didn’t give up.<br />
On Thursday, September 17, the fight against Dunbar<br />
turned in the Wave’s favor as they dominated at Tiger’s<br />
Stadium. The Green Wave came out on top with a win,<br />
19 - 7. It was a hard fought game but the team broke<br />
FMHS football faces the Cape Coral Seahawks at the first home game of the season.<br />
PHOTO OF THE WEEK<br />
Whipped cream wars!<br />
Chaos ensued and<br />
ear-splitting yells<br />
echoed at the pep<br />
rally on Sam<br />
Sirianni Day. This<br />
45 minute long<br />
pep rally featured<br />
the pieing of many<br />
cheerleaders and<br />
teachers, as well<br />
as Mr. Larosa.<br />
Whipped cream<br />
covered the gym<br />
floor when this allout<br />
battle broke out.<br />
photo by Laciey D’Agostino<br />
through the Tiger’s defense and brought the Green Wave<br />
another victory.<br />
Sophomore T.J. Douglas connected with Senior James<br />
Whitfield for a vital 10-yard pass followed by four catches<br />
that helped the Green Wave dominate. When asked,<br />
Whitfield said, “It was great- my first touchdown since<br />
coming back from the injury.” He suffered through a knee<br />
injury which caused him to miss most of last season, but<br />
it is not holding him back this year.<br />
The Green Wave must win upcoming district games in<br />
order to make the playoffs. Spirit drives the team to win,<br />
so be sure to come and support the Green Wave as they<br />
drown Charlotte tonight at 7:00PM.<br />
photo by Molli Vyne<br />
Tidal Wave Staff<br />
Editor-In-Chief- Amelia Rosen<br />
Feature Editor-Molli Vyne<br />
Graphics Editor- Drew Seibert<br />
Visual Art Editor- Claudia Zapiec<br />
Academic- Jelise Singh<br />
Student Life- Emily Kaske<br />
News Editor- Liam Corkell<br />
Emily Campbell, Laciey D’Agostino, Ashlyn<br />
Demilia, Joshua Evangelista, Gabrielle Hersch,<br />
Nicole Horton, Samantha Hullstrung, Kelsea<br />
Kosko, Julia Leal, Whitney Letourneau, Rachael<br />
Schaaf, Jordon Weil<br />
Tidal Wave Newspaper<br />
published by FMHS Journalism class.<br />
For more information about advertising<br />
in the Tidal Wave Newspaper,<br />
please contact Mrs. Pam Schwantes,<br />
Newspaper Advisor, at 239-334-2167, ext. 282<br />
Principal, David LaRosa<br />
<strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Myers</strong> Senior <strong>High</strong> Schhol<br />
2635 Cortez Blvd.<br />
<strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Myers</strong>, FL 33901 Copyright 2010-2011<br />
Is It Time To Power Down?<br />
Researchers say that if you answer<br />
“yes” to any of the following<br />
questions, it is time to hit the<br />
“off” button on your smartphone.<br />
Are you unable to sit down to a<br />
meal with friends or family without<br />
checking your phone? Do<br />
you feel the need to check your<br />
phone in the middle of a movie?<br />
Do you use handheld while walking<br />
or driving? Have you noticed<br />
that all of your conversations are<br />
taking place through your smartphone,<br />
rather than in person? Do<br />
you sleep with the device next<br />
to the bed? Does your neck hurt<br />
from looking down so much?<br />
Student’s Photos Wow IB!<br />
Senior Jessica Norris recently<br />
learned that four of her photographs<br />
were chosen for display<br />
by The International Baccalaureate<br />
Global Center in Bethesda,<br />
Maryland. Her photos are part of<br />
an art display at the new IB facility.<br />
Her work joins the work of<br />
Lauren Rueter and Emily Lowman<br />
who are also IB Photo students.<br />
Mr. Roszell Retires<br />
Mr. Roszell retired August 31,<br />
2010 after dedicating 18 years of<br />
service to FMHS. Mr. Roszell was<br />
the assistant principal of student<br />
affairs and administration. According<br />
to his daughter, Stephanie<br />
Martin, he not only loved FMHS<br />
but, “...would do anything for the<br />
student body.” Mr. Roszell, thank<br />
you for all the hard work you put<br />
into this school!<br />
Scholars Make History<br />
Congratulations to seven FMHS<br />
seniors for qualifying as semifinalists<br />
for the National Merit<br />
Scholarship! This is the largest<br />
amount of semi-finalists ever in<br />
Green Wave history. Make sure to<br />
congratulate Matt Bursztyn, Lisa<br />
Herms, Emma Joslyn, Griffin Plattner,<br />
Brennan Waldorf, Angelica<br />
Whitt, and Amelia Wright for their<br />
outstanding accomplishment on<br />
the rigorous PSAT test.<br />
October 1, 2010<br />
<strong>Volume</strong> <strong>65</strong> <strong>Issue</strong> 2<br />
Atlantis welcomes Greenies to an<br />
underwater Homecoming<br />
By Emily Kaske<br />
Don’t worry, Greenies! The lost continent of Atlantis<br />
comes back to life as FMHS celebrates Homecoming 2010.<br />
Homecoming will be held Saturday, October 16, 8:00 PM<br />
to 11PM at Harborside Event Center in downtown Ft. <strong>Myers</strong>.<br />
The annual tradition of Homecoming is one of the biggest events of the<br />
school year. During Homecoming, past graduates<br />
of the school return to their Alma Mater and<br />
are commemorated at a home football game. The<br />
Greenies face the Estero Wildcats Friday evening,<br />
October 15, at 7:30 PM for this year’s game.<br />
One of the most popular aspects of Homecoming week is the Dress-<br />
Up Days. This year will be no exception. On Monday, October 11 ,<br />
keep your pajamas on for Pajama Day. Powderpuff Volleyball takes<br />
place in the main gym at 5:00 PM and Powderpuff Football well be<br />
held in the stadium at 7:00 PM. The paparazzi will be here on Tuesday,<br />
October 12, for Celebrity Look-Alike Day. Hallway decorating<br />
takes place after school, and movie night is at 7:00 PM in the stadium.<br />
“The Lost Civilization of Atlantis...<br />
swallowed up by the sea;<br />
vanishing forever...”<br />
Ready to journey to Atlantis?<br />
Green Wave domination<br />
Volleyball flattens Verot!<br />
By Rachael Schaaf and Whitney Letourneau<br />
Plan on “Finding Nemo” for free! Wednesday, October 13, is Class<br />
Pride day, so get your greenie gear ready for Greenie Growl in the<br />
Stadium at 7:00 PM. Thursday, October 14, Greenie Grub Day will<br />
be on a pep rally schedule, in order to allow time for Taste of the<br />
Greenies at 1:00 PM. Varsity Volleyball will play Venice at home at<br />
7:00 PM. It’s a White Out game! Friday, October 15, the actual day<br />
of the Homecoming game, will be “Atlantis”<br />
Day, so wear your most sea-worthy attire!<br />
What would the inhabitants of Atlantis wear?<br />
SCUBA gear, perhaps! Because the legend of<br />
Atlantis is found in Greek mythology, a toga<br />
would be suitable. Shirts with fish designs, an outfit all in the color aqua<br />
or maybe a mermaid costume would fit the mold. Any creative theme<br />
that revolves around the sea will bring the spirit of Atlantis to life.<br />
Prior to the game, the homecoming court parade will take<br />
place at 7:00 PM in the stadium. The crowning of homecoming<br />
king and queen will be during the halftime show.<br />
Don’t forget to wear your green as we defeat the Wildcats!<br />
By Ashlyn DeMilia Think these pictures are the same? Well, think again! These may seem like the same artifacts you would find in the<br />
lost mythical city, but there are ten differences in one picture. How many can you find?<br />
Who says clubbing<br />
is a bad thing?<br />
By Liam Corkell<br />
A student at FMHS is the embodiment of<br />
academic integrity. But it’s unfortunate that<br />
more of the student body doesn’t take advantage<br />
of the extracurricular activities offered.<br />
Clubs are an opportunity for students to gain<br />
experience outside of the 7:15-1:45 time constraint.<br />
Like any opportunity, clubs come in all<br />
shapes and sizes from smaller, casual groups<br />
like Chess Club, to the larger, active groups<br />
like the Green Wave Marching Band. FMHS<br />
offers a little bit of everything so that any student<br />
can find something extra to add to their<br />
high school experience. Whether it’s sports,<br />
music, cinematography, mathematics, or even<br />
political science and debate, FMHS has a club<br />
for it.<br />
Mr. LaRosa frequently encourages students<br />
to get involved with everything that they can<br />
manage so as to fully maximize the advantages<br />
of being a student of FMHS. Joining a club<br />
provides several academic advantages to a<br />
student, especially when applying to college.<br />
There’s no excuse to neglect playing a larger<br />
role in the FMHS experience. Every student<br />
should look for something to add the their high<br />
school life. FMHS has something extra for everyone;<br />
students just have to look for them.<br />
Lighthouse was added, small shells in front were taken away, shark jaws were moved to the right, small whelk shell was added to<br />
the group at the left, lightning whelk is standing up, small piece of coral was added in front of the castle, large mollusk shell was added<br />
in front of the conch, starfish was added, tiny fish was added in front of sand castle, swimming goggles were added.<br />
A few weeks ago, the biggest game of the season for<br />
the girl’s volleyball team took place at 7:00 PM in<br />
the Wave Cave. On September 15th, many supportive<br />
fans came out to cheer on the players as they took<br />
on the Vikings. The game was an ongoing battle,<br />
not only between the teams, but the fans too.<br />
Many fans would agree that FMHS’s<br />
school spirit helped lead the team<br />
to victory. FMHS won in four<br />
games with scores of 25-20,<br />
25-20, 13-25, and 25-19. The<br />
four Senior captains played very<br />
hard with Brittany Brinson contributing 18 kills and 17 digs and Marissa<br />
Marazzi with 10 kills and 20 digs. Jessica Potanovic also had 17<br />
digs and Kristin Shotwell had 40 assists. The atmosphere in the gym<br />
was intense as both schools waited for the final outcome. Coach<br />
Steph Martin was very happy with the result of the game and said,<br />
“I’m proud of my girls for stepping up after these past three years.<br />
After struggling in the third game, we came back out on top!” Senior,<br />
Erin Basinait, chipped in with her 22 digs along with Molly Oak’s<br />
four kills. Junior, Alyssa Goldenhart, had 10 kills and two blocks.<br />
The FMHS JV volleyball team also beat Verot in an exciting third<br />
match! The entire night was truly a Wave domination!<br />
Make sure to come out and support the rematch which will be<br />
held at Verot’s gym on October 19. FMHS will need as many<br />
fans possible to overcome Verot’s confidence on their<br />
home floor!
New faces turning green!<br />
New teachers and administrators join the Green<br />
Wave family<br />
By Jelise Singh<br />
Who are these people and where did they come from? They<br />
are the new addition to the Green Wave nation. FMHS has<br />
14 new teachers for this school year. The new faculty members<br />
have a wide range of talent. Several were able to take<br />
a few minutes from their busy schedules to share a little of<br />
their backgrounds.<br />
Biology teacher Roxi Bradway attended University of<br />
Nebraska and Arizona State University. Mrs. Bradway was<br />
an Assistance Strength Coach at<br />
both UN and ASU. Mrs. Bradway<br />
was in the Airforce as a Fitness<br />
Program Manager. She designed<br />
the conditioning workouts for her<br />
athletes. Her achievements are<br />
unique and are certain to be the<br />
first of their kind at FMHS.<br />
Another addition to the staff is<br />
Mr. Rod Gadson. He was born<br />
in <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Myers</strong> and is an alumni<br />
of FMHS. After high school, Mr.<br />
Gadson attended Syracuse Uni-<br />
versity on a football scholarship.<br />
His football accomplishments are<br />
amazing and will be highlighted<br />
in a future issue.<br />
Angela Grant, a graduate of “Ole Miss” received her B.A.<br />
in art history and minored in studio art. Mrs. Grant joined<br />
FMHS, because she not only has a daughter in Pre-IB, but<br />
she was thrilled to be a “Greenie.”<br />
The new TV Production teacher, Kelly Metivia, attended<br />
Central Michigan University. She anchored and reported<br />
for NBC2 and ABC7 news stations for over seven years<br />
before joining FMHS. Ms. Metivia coaches the JV cheerleaders<br />
after school.<br />
The new Assistant Principal for Student Affairs, Mr. Stewart,<br />
was a physics and chemistry teacher. Mr. Stewart loves<br />
to play his guitar, golf and fish during his free time.<br />
Mr. Charles Escarra teaches Pre-IB Algebra and SAT<br />
Math. He attended Edison College and the US Coast Guard<br />
Academy. Mr. Escarra is, “enjoying the school spirit,” of<br />
Rod Gadson takes over the<br />
Athletic Director position.<br />
Mrs. Grant shares the art of New Orleans painter,<br />
George Rodrique with her art students.<br />
New Assistant Principal,<br />
Mr. Stewart, is excited<br />
about being a Greenie.<br />
FMHS and he assists the boys cross country team.<br />
Other new teachers include: Dr. Jed Kline, Mr. Mark Drew, Mrs. Anya Pence, Mrs. Stephanie<br />
Kelly, Mrs. Angel Zollars, Mrs. Vivian Santiago, Mr. Bryan Goidosik, Ms. Julie Smith,<br />
and Mrs. Bobbi Watkins.<br />
The new faculty members bring knowledge and talent which they will share with their new<br />
Green Wave team.<br />
Academic Awards<br />
and Honors<br />
Senior Liam Corkell: Star Student of the Month<br />
The first Star Student of the Month Award<br />
went to Tidal Wave News Editor Liam Corkell.<br />
Now, how does one become a Star student?<br />
Each teacher nominates one of their students<br />
that they feel has displayed characteristics<br />
that best represent FMHS. Perseverance, academic<br />
integrity, and overall responsibility are<br />
what teachers search for in students when they<br />
submit a name for a chance to be selected.<br />
All the students that were nominated are examples<br />
of what every student at FMHS should<br />
aspire too, and each is of equal qualification.<br />
So to allow every nominee a fair shot at the<br />
award, a students name is drawn at random<br />
from all the nominees, and this month’s winner<br />
was Liam Corkell.<br />
Liam says, “To be the recipient of this award<br />
is truly an honor. I always strive to achieve<br />
Liam Corkell<br />
the best results from al my endeavors and this<br />
event only serves to motivate me to push forward<br />
with confidence and success.” Liam is<br />
an IB senior, News Editor for the FMHS Tidal<br />
Wave, and a member of the Green Wave Music<br />
Department. Liam says that his true calling<br />
has always been for history. He intends to<br />
go on in life to be a history professor after his<br />
college education is complete.<br />
SPECIAL FEATURE: Affecting Student Health<br />
ACL injuries are a constant threat to young athletes<br />
Three Greenies sidelined by painful knee injury<br />
By Emily Campbell<br />
This year at FMHS many Green Wave athletes<br />
can be seen limping around the halls.<br />
Perhaps the most popular injury is an ACL,<br />
(Anterior cruciate ligament) tear. Greenies<br />
Dylan Difalco, Matt Yance, and Colton<br />
Ely have all experienced this injury while<br />
playing their sport. However, they are all<br />
sure they will be back to 100 percent.<br />
Matt’s injury happened during a<br />
basketball game where he fell on his<br />
knee, and had someone else fall on<br />
his leg. The pain was instant, and the<br />
only thing running through his head<br />
was the thought “Can I play again?”<br />
He had to undergo surgery, and wears<br />
a brace around his knee for the healing<br />
process of six to eight months.<br />
Dylan Difalco tore his ACL playing<br />
football, and similar to Matt the<br />
pain was instant. He also was hoping<br />
throughout the healing process that he<br />
could return to his sport. Unfortunately,<br />
he won’t be recuperated in time for<br />
football this year, but he can be seen<br />
cheering his team on from the sidelines.<br />
Colton Ely had a different story than<br />
his fellow athletes. Like them, he tore<br />
his ACL during a soccer game, but he<br />
did not have surgery. Colton went through a<br />
different process with stem cell research. He<br />
speaks very highly of the process, and suggests<br />
it over surgery. When he felt the pain<br />
near his knee, he said he first reaction was<br />
“I’ll be back playing tomorrow, no big deal.”<br />
As everything played out, he was wrong.<br />
Stem cell research is an upcoming alternative<br />
to surgery. For Colton, the doctor began<br />
with blood. The blood was then placed<br />
with the extracted growth platelets and<br />
added to human growth hormone, which<br />
serves the same purpose of a steroid. The<br />
mixture was injected back into his ACL.<br />
Colton’s doctor has had a 100 percent<br />
success rate, and has also helped his patients<br />
return to the sports they love to play.<br />
One in 3000 people will tear their ACLs<br />
during their lifetime. This statistic would<br />
confirm what Colton said, “My injury<br />
was more of a freak accident. There<br />
was no way I could’ve prevented it.”<br />
The tear occurs when the foot is planted<br />
firmly in the ground, and the knee pivots,<br />
Diagram shows the location of the vulnerable<br />
ACL.<br />
twists, or overextends. When torn, the way<br />
the knee operates adjusts to create pressure<br />
on the meniscus and articular covering<br />
of the femur and tibia. Therefore,<br />
many ACL tears are closely accompanied<br />
by a torn meniscus, like Dylan’s injury.<br />
Minor ACL injuries can go unnoticed at the<br />
site of the tear, but within a few hours, intense<br />
pain and swelling with begin to occur. Even<br />
with a slight tear, the knee will feel unstable,<br />
and frequently give out. The severe tears<br />
have immediate pain, and right when the<br />
tear occurs, a popping sound can be heard.<br />
After the injury, an athlete should have<br />
two goals for recovery. One being to mini-<br />
Job hunting takes persistence<br />
Young workers face tough competition<br />
By: Samantha Hullstrung and Molli Collins<br />
Many high school students feel enormous<br />
stress and tension when the search begins for<br />
their first job. Activities such as academics,<br />
sports, clubs, volunteering, and other extracurricular<br />
activities make it difficult to fit a<br />
part time job into the schedule. Some parents<br />
encourage their children to get jobs to<br />
prepare them for “the real world,” but many<br />
teenagers want to take the initiative and earn<br />
their own spending money.<br />
According to The Nation Magazine, 26.1%<br />
of adolescents from 16 to 19 years old are<br />
jobless and searching; adults in the labor<br />
force are also unemployed due to the economy.<br />
This increases the level of difficulty for<br />
teenagers competing for jobs against more<br />
experienced workers. Recently, the McDonald’s<br />
Corporation held a job fair in Cape Coral.<br />
Over 400 people showed up for 26 available<br />
positions. According to MSNBC, future<br />
job opportunities will also be in jeopardy if<br />
students do not start working in high school.<br />
Summer and holiday jobs are<br />
typically the most convenient<br />
for full time students, however,<br />
many adults are now taking the<br />
jobs that were traditional beginning<br />
jobs for teenagers.<br />
Students often look forward<br />
to working during the winter<br />
break. Most retailers hire additional<br />
help to handle the increase<br />
in holiday shoppers. It<br />
is not too early to start looking<br />
for those jobs! “Competition is<br />
tough, and in today’s economy<br />
it pays to plan ahead,”<br />
advises The Nation Magazine.<br />
Nailing a job interview takes<br />
persistence and enthusiasm.<br />
Resume-Resource.com recommends<br />
showing excitement and<br />
gratitude towards the interview-<br />
Greenies sidelined: Dylan Difalco, football; Colton Ely, soccer;<br />
Matt Yance, basketball.<br />
mize side to side difference, (left leg vs. right leg) in the muscle mass<br />
and strength. The second should be to minimize different motions between<br />
legs, and difficult athletic maneuvers. Recovery is just as important<br />
as the surgery, or healing process. Physical therapy is vital, and the full<br />
recovery takes six to twelve months. ACL injuries are often the kiss of<br />
death for athletes, causing them to miss their season entirely in most cases.<br />
ACL patients should remember that after they have their surgery they<br />
must make every effort to increase their strength and flexibility in the injured<br />
knee. Weakness in the knee can be easily eliminated by strength exercises,<br />
but if ignored, future surgery will be required to fix a stiff knee.<br />
ACL tears are difficult to prevent, and are rare. However, if an ACL tear occurs,<br />
the patient must take action quickly to avoid pain for the rest of their life.<br />
Julia Leal and Lauren Levitt work parttime<br />
at The Polo Store.<br />
ers. Another important step is following<br />
up after the interview, showing commitment<br />
and initiative. It is beneficial to<br />
follow up with a letter of thanks to reassure<br />
the interviewer of qualifications and<br />
interest in the job. Julia Leal, a Junior at<br />
FMHS, obtained her job at The Polo Store<br />
through extreme persistence, “I went in<br />
several times after applying to follow<br />
up.” This method worked for Julia; she<br />
has worked at Polo for six months. When<br />
asked how she felt about her job, Julia replied,<br />
“I love my job!”<br />
<strong>School</strong> is the number one priority for<br />
most teenagers, but there are also many<br />
relevant reasons to get a job. For example,<br />
teens with unemployed family members<br />
may work to help pay the bills. MSNBC<br />
says students are also trying to earn money<br />
for college. Additionally, parents encourage<br />
their children to obtain jobs as better<br />
preparation for adulthood.<br />
Students can be positively effected by<br />
jobs. Not only will it increase their work<br />
experience for the future, but it will motivate<br />
them to stay in school and attain<br />
the skills they will need to succeed later<br />
in life.<br />
“Vampires Suck”<br />
Vampires Suck is yet another movie from “the parody<br />
guys.” This movie parodies the ever-so-loved and ever-so-hated<br />
Twilight series. Being their tenth parody, it<br />
is clear to see that with each installment, they run out<br />
of good material. And when they run out of good material,<br />
they compensate it with endless stupidity. People<br />
watch these movies for one of two reasons: they’re so<br />
stupid that they’re funny, or the way they parody the<br />
original movie is really clever. However, this movie<br />
“The Expendables”<br />
The Expendables is a rare example of an allstar cast<br />
starring in a lower-than-average film. The movie stars<br />
all of the best action heroes in Hollywood -- Sylvester<br />
Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Steve<br />
“Stone Cold” Austin, and Arnold Schwarzenegger --<br />
and features the weakest storyline of the year. With a<br />
lack of a believable plot, the film focuses on a biker<br />
gang that also works for the government. The Expend-<br />
Astronauts will soon<br />
awaken to public<br />
choice tunes<br />
Astronauts’ final playlists<br />
to be chosen by you!<br />
By Amelia Rosen<br />
I grew up dreaming of the enchantment of space travel<br />
and hoping that one day I would be able to experience<br />
it for myself. Sadly, the dreams of children from generations<br />
to come will not be occupied by the same cosmic<br />
ambitions. Space travel may one day be a reality, but<br />
the Space Shuttle Program is coming to an end. Only<br />
two more missions will launch, but everyone has an opportunity<br />
to be a part of them! All who are interested in<br />
fulfilling their astronomical dreams are able to vote and<br />
help decide which wakeup songs will be played for the<br />
astronauts on the final missions.<br />
It may seem odd that rousing music is a top priority<br />
for the shuttle operations, but, in fact, music has been<br />
awakening astronauts since the Apollo missions. During<br />
the early quests, the shuttle teams were serenaded<br />
by colleagues in mission control; they sang popular<br />
songs of the era. From the first missions to the present<br />
launches, the wakeup music has been selected by flight<br />
controllers and crewmembers’ loved ones. The array<br />
of songs is diverse. Every so often, the tunes even include<br />
dialogue from movies and TV shows! Until now,<br />
NASA management has purposefully avoided allowing<br />
outsiders or itself to influence the song choice. They<br />
steered clear of permitting public guidance, because the<br />
sole purpose of the wakeup song is to evoke a sense<br />
of camaraderie between the shuttle members and crew.<br />
They believed that an outside influence would diminish<br />
this sense of brotherhood. After much consideration,<br />
NASA sensed that it was time to alter their wakeup<br />
song principals.<br />
was right in the middle. The “stupid” tactic usually<br />
works, but Vampires Suck wasn’t stupid enough to<br />
be funny, and it definitely wasn’t original enough to<br />
be clever. Fans of these parody movies would say<br />
that this movie is lacking the spontaneous jokes that<br />
the other movies had, and much of the originality.<br />
Final grade : F. If you’re looking for a good Twilight<br />
parody, go on Youtube. You’ll find a lot more<br />
originality.<br />
ables marks the lowest point of all of these actors’<br />
careers, loaded with endless forgettable dialogue and<br />
missing action that could’ve proved useful. It also<br />
proves that Stallone should stick to stunts, and stay<br />
away from directing.<br />
Final grade: D +. If a movie has legendary action<br />
stars, it should have some actual action in it.<br />
Just My Opinion<br />
Because of the management’s newfound musical<br />
mentality, everyone is able to participate in choosing<br />
the wakeup songs for the final two missions! For the<br />
second to last shuttle, STS-133, a list of 40 previously<br />
played songs is available for voting until the date of the<br />
launch, November 1, 2010. All voting will take place<br />
on the NASA website: https://songcontest.nasa.gov/.<br />
The two most selected songs from the assortment will<br />
be used to wake the mission’s astronauts. As for the<br />
final shuttle, STS-134, people are able to submit their<br />
own original songs for public voting through January<br />
10, 2011. The original works will be screened by a<br />
NASA panel and uploaded to the internet for public<br />
voting, which will take place February 8, 2011 through<br />
the STS-134 launch date of February 26, 2011. These<br />
contests grant the Green Wave nation a chance to participate<br />
in a national decision! If all students and faculty<br />
members vote for their favorite tunes or upload their<br />
own tracks for voting, FMHS is sure to influence the<br />
melodies heard on the final two missions. As the Space<br />
Shuttle Program comes to a close, anyone, Greenies<br />
included, who’s dreamt of the magic of space has the<br />
opportunity to alter the course of astronomical history<br />
forever!