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Volume 12, Issue 9

Westfield High School, Chantilly Va. 20151 >> www.westfieldstudentmedia.com/watchdog

Inside the Issue

News

Senior Destinations

Superlatives

Online

OpinionLearning and knowl-

edge continues on into the summer

>> Page 5

Retiring teachers bid farewell to students

and coworkers>> Page 2

Seniors reveal final plans for next year

>> Page 8

Votes are in for the standouts of the Class of 2012>> Page 12

Alternative post high school opportunities interest students

End of year activities rush senior mural

Designed by the AP Stu-dio Art students, the senior mural is a tradition that dates back to classes long past. Each class leave some-thing behind for future stu-dents and teachers.

“For the past three years I would walk down the hallways and see all these murals and an idea never really came to me. This year I was just walking and thought of this idea,” Mary Philmlee, 12, said.

This year’s mural is a chalkboard that shows a

student maturing from a freshman to a graduating senior.

“To choose our design all my senior Advance Placement Art Studio stu-dents submits their designs and they are critiqued in class. Then Mr. Thomas de-cides which design we will be painting,” Elaine Flo-rimonte, art teacher, said.

Once chosen, the de-signer, Philmlee, manages the process and makes sure everything runs smoothly and according to plan.

“I was a tad bit worried when I found out because I would be the person in

charge and that is a lot of pressure and stress. But overall I was really glad and am very excited,” Philmlee said.

Since the last day of classes has been moved to June 15, the seniors have been working to complete the project on time.

“We paint during class and sometimes we get out of our other classes. The photography students help by doing the larger work and the painting students do the intricate and more complex stuff,” Philmlee said.

In addition to putting

time in during school, in order to finish the project by their deadline they must put in time after school to complete the project.

“It takes hours. One day a couple of us where paint-ing until at least 7:40 p.m. We still have a lot more to go but hopefully we will get it done on time,” Amanda Kwieraga, 12, said.

With so much work to do and a very limited window to complete the project, each student who works on the mural has their own special job in completing it.

“I help with the painting but my main job is writ-ing the names. After a cou-ple rows my hand cramped up and we still have a long way to go. Even though it will be hard I am excited to see it,” Kwieraga said.

The mural is not expect-ed to be finished until af-ter the senior exams have taken place.

“I really do not know. We are doing as much work as we can but because of the art show we have a lot going on. Hopefully we will be done soon,” Philm-lee said.

Mural Shines >> (Top) Advanced Placement art students hope to finish the in-complete mural on time. (Right) Mary Philmlee, 12, knits in her booth at the Art Show. Philmlee designed the mural and is responsible for overseeing the project.

Photos by Kelsey Stanton and Cortney Mecimore

Jennifer Steinhilber>> News Editor

While many students will attend colleges and universities all around the country, for some stu-dents this was not the right fit. Anthony Ragano, 12, and Dennon Carranza-

Kee, 12, are both en-listing into the miltary, while Jessica Ehinger, 12, will be attending the University of Munich in Germany.

Ragano is planning to en-list into the Army National Guard for the upcoming year.

“I picked the Army National Guard because I have a chance of getting deployed, but I will still get an education,” Ra-gano said.

Ragano’s childhood has been a major influ-ence in his decision.

“I have grown up with the Army as an influ-

ence; I grew up loving the Army. My grandfather was also in the Armed Forces,” Ragano said.

Throughout his life, he has always felt a sense of national pride.

“I’m excited because I have always wanted to do this, go out there and serve my country,” Ragano said.

Ragano feels prepared and plans on training to be-come a Ranger.

“Sports and football have taught me the dis-cipline and prepared me for enlisting,” Ragano said.

Carranza-Kee is joining the Marine

Corps to follow his father’s footsteps.

“My dad was in the Ma-rine Corps and a recruiter came to me,” said Carranza-Kee.

Enlisting has created a slue of emotions.

“I am really excited, but more nervous. I need to

prepare more because I do not leave until January,” Carranza-Kee said.

His father helped him mentally prepare.

“My dad taught me dis-cipline. I was raised to push myself,” Carranza-Kee said.

Ehinger will be attending a uni-versity next year; however it will be overseas. Ehinger’s family ties drew her to Germany.

“I am from Europe and grew up in Germany for most of my life. When I was touring schools, I fell in love with the University of Munich’s atmosphere and the people,” Ehinger said.

Ehinger will be leaving for Germany right after graduation.

“I plan to spend the summer in Germany with my family that lives there to get used to everything,” Ehinger said.

Throughout the sum-mer, she plans to visit and reconnect with friends.

“I have kept in contact with my family and friends daily, and school does not start until October, so I will have plenty of time to get accustomed to everything,”

Ehinger said.E h i n g e r

also looks for-ward to the travel advan-tages of living in Germany.

“I have a passion of t r a v e l i n g ,

and I think that is what I am most looking forward to. I will be one hour from the Alps and only a couple of hours from Paris. I will be so close to so much, it is a great opportunity,” Ehinger said.

While she has lived in the United States, Ehinger has studied here and spent her summers in Germany. Now she plans to do the op-posite.

“I will return back home once a year during the sum-mers to visit family and friends. My sister, Amy

Kiki Laux >> Staffer

Ehinger, 10, will remain studying at Westfield, so my immediate family will live here,” Ehinger said.

Attending a university in Germany has many dif-ferences, one obvious one being that the national lan-guage of Germany is not English. The university will be taught in half English and half German. Ehinger is prepared, for she can al-ready can speak fluent Ger-man.

At the University of Munich, it will only take her three years to earn her Bachelors Degree, unlike the usual four in the United States.

Housing and living on campus is also different.

“There is less housing available, so I will be living by myself in an apartment for my first year,” Ehinger said.

The University of Mu-nich is a school of sci-ence and technology, and Ehinger plans on becoming an engineer.

Dennon Carranza-Kee

Anthony Ragano

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Thank you for all you have done

Retiring teachers bid farewell

Ruth Hein Nancy McCarthy

Years Taught: 26, 10 at Westfield

Future Plans: “Moving to Key West on June 20.”

Barbara Gillette

Years Taught: 21, 12 at Westfield

Future Plans: “To substitute and spend time writing.”

Pearl Smith

Years Taught: 22, 12 at Westfield

Future Plans: “I plan to just relax and get a tan on the beach. I might sub-stitute in the future and comeback to pester Mr. Thomas and Mr. Johnson.”

Years Taught: 24, 12 at Westfield

Future Plans: “I plan to have fun, travel, golf and spend time with my grandkids.”

Barbara Wiley Years Taught: 26, 12 at Westfield

Fondest memory here: “The love and support showered on me when I shattered my kneecap in the main lobby at school.”

Future Plans: “My husband and I plan to travel, take yoga and Tai Chi classes, read and exercise at the fitness center together.”

Parting advice:“‘Never judge another person, as you may not know what is going on in his/her life. Love, forgive and help one another. Don’t take most problems so seriously, they will be forgotten down the road.”

westfield crew

seniors

front row: Elana Sacher, Sierra Higinbotham, Elizabeth Kearns, Darby Nelson, Anne

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Cameron Schultz, AJ Holliday, Jake Martinez, Jonathon Wiley, Scott Wardinski, Andy Pullar

Congratulations and Good Luck in the future!

Pat Deegan

Years Taught: 32, 11 at Westfield

Fondest memory here: “The excitement surrounding the school when we won our first State Football Championship as well as the Girls Basketball team winning the Concorde District title in 2004.”

Future Plans: “Up in the air at this time.”

Parting advice:“Keep in mind that it’s not what you know that makes you spe-cial, it’s how you learned it.”

Charlie Evans

Years Taught:25, 12 at Westfield

Fondest memory here: “It was my time on the football coaching staff and winning the state championship in 2003.”

Future Plans: “My plans include taking a few weeks to relax and contemplate future en-deavors.”

Parting advice:“‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you and no good deed goes unpunished.”

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Staff Editorial

Apologies are in order as anoth-er school year

comes to a close. Seniors, teachers, parens and stu-dents are all well deserving after a fun, long, sometimes hectic school year.

Dear Seniors,Congratulations on all

of your tremendous ac-complishments and success this school year. Your have all worked hard to get your college acceptances and to graduate high school.

However, there is a need to apologize to you all for the participation of un-derclassmen in senior skip days.

Dear Teachers,First, thank you for all

the hard work, encour-agement and for actually teaching us something this year. Sorry for lackluster behavior toward all school-work and effort in your classes especially in the last two weeks. Sorry for all the inappropriate laugh-ter during a serious lecture

with friends and for all the glares that were given for not knowing an answer because of chatter. Also, sorry for tricking you to let students leave class seven minutes early to lunch and being dismissed extremely early at the end of the day.

Dear parents,Sorry for making you

drive to the ever-growing string of concerts, sport-ing events and sleep overs. Sorry for all the way too personal conversations you have overheard. Sorry

for all the items that have been broken in the flurry of friends and fragile knick-knacks. Sorry for taking out stress on you guys and using school as an excuse for my pigsty of a room. Sorry for forgetting to say how thankful we are to have you. Lastly, thank you for the love even when you are ignored in public.

Dear Students, Instead of a long list of

apologies we think it would be best to thank you for the fond memories. Thank you

for all the times we stood together in the student sec-tion chanting cheers and rushing the field after a win. Thanks for the spirit days, the homecoming dance and parade, the sporting events and the classes that we have had. To the rising underclassmen, I really am sorry that you still have at least two years left in high school that really blows.

These lists will be even longer come this time next year, but for now we think this will suffice.

Illustration by Romeo Sarmiento

PryoritiesCycle of learning continues through summer

In just a few days, we will be free.    Free from teachers, free

from 6 a.m. wake up calls, free from crowded hallways and stacks of homework. School’s much anticipated release is here.    But even though papers will be thrown away, books placed under beds, and backpacks stored in closets; we cannot completely remove our-selves from the mindset of learning.  Yes, summer is a chance to take a break from school. But only a break from rigorous schedules and practices, rather from the frame of mind that learns from different expe-riences and lessons.  

It would be such a shame to spend all year learning only to brain dump the in-formation as soon as June 15 rolls around. The effort that we put in shouldn’t go to waste. I don’t want to think that all the hours spent studying and writing essays were worth noth-ing if we just forget about it seconds later. Learning doesn’t just mean studying

a textbook and memorizing formulas. Learning about other cultures and lifestyles are also beneficial to our mind. On vacations, try to spend some time learning about the history of where you are visiting, soak in the culture.

Another way to con-tinue learning through the summer holiday is through summer assignments. All Advanced Placement class-es require assignments to better prepare students for the rigorous work that the course will require, giving the opportunity to learn material that schools with an earlier start date are able to cover in the classroom and lessen the workload given at the beginning of the next year. However, it is important to not stress about these assignments to keep our brains away from that reset button. The abil-ity to manage your time is an important skill to learn in order to be able to appre-ciate the vacation while not falling behind on summer assignments.

No matter how much we would like to deny it, we will all be back here in two and a half months getting ready for next year. So continu-ing to learn throughout the summer will make the tran-sition from pool to school easier.

>>Becca PryorColumnist

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