Nold ASLONGYB

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optimism is a characteristic many self-subscribe. som

think just cause they try to see the sunny-side that

are in some sense an optimist.

these people are wrong.

i realize this accusation may seem rather pessimistic,

henceforth ironic. but, i suppose there is a point in to

drawing the l ine between pessimism and optimism.

i also submit that optimists are the most annoying pe

in the world, but at least theyre happy. My year has

rough and i know its not over. in some senses it neve

be, but i know i wont be losing my way, as long as I c

see the l ight.

as long as i can see the light.

ill be coming home soothough im going...

Ss-mores- Charley Nold (10) cheers for his fellow classmen while holding up one of

sophomores ss f lyers . It was a great way to bring the class together. It really showed

entire classes spir it as one, said Nold.


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a student life..Off In Another World- Charley Nold (10) Daydreams about his yeadone so much this year, it s really been a blessing. Im just glad mhad enough patience to deal with me, said Nold.


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together weserve

Fifteen years ago the four-acre property

located next to 2120 Payne Street (Mercy Sacred

Heart Vi l lage) was just an old Louisvi l le Paving

dumpsite, nothing but the remains of broken

buildings and a combined sewer pipeline. Thanks

to the hard work of several local Cl i fton community

members the old dump turned into the Cl i fton

Community Garden two years ago and was later

renamed the Bi l ly Goat Hi l l Garden, after the

original name of the area. This year, three Boy

Scouts (Jordan Bayens (11) Lucas Do (10) Charley

Nold (10) ) decided to do their Eagle Scout projects

at the Garden. The project is a requirement before

we can get our Eagle, which is the highest rank in

Scouting, said Nold.

On May 22 2010, Bayens had gotten his

chance to take the next step in the gardens l i fe.

He built part of a walking path to be completed at

the end of al l three projects. The path is real ly l ike

laying down the foundations of a larger project.

It s the framework to , eventually and hopefully , lay

down a wheelchair-accessible path for the rehab

center (at Mercy Sacred Hea rt) , said Do. If that

happens, the path wil l truly have made a huge

difference by letting seniors get back on the

in one of the prettiest environments imagina

Do had built a meditation area using benche

from recycled logs, as well as his share of the

At the end of Bayenss project, he ha

gotten a lot done, and he was proud of his w

Overal l , I think that my project went rather

Despite minor setbacks and bumps along the

I felt that i t was a complete success. I think t

more people wil l enjoy the garden and be m

invited to it as a whole due to my project, s

Bayens.

The boys were accustomed to commu

service due to Boy Scouts, but they felt spec

pride for the work they were doing at the ga

think the support we received from Counci lw

Ward-Pugh and Congressman Yarmuth were

probably the most encouraging parts of the

for me, said Nold, whose project was schedu

June 12. Maybe when my project comes aro

can get Mayor Abramson to visit .

Upon a f irst vis it to the garden someone may not fully

notice the lower f ield. Even upon a second tr ip, they might not notice

one of the highest prides of the garden, the two beehives tucked

away in the corner of the f ield. A year ago the hives honey had won a

blue r ibbon at the State Fair . And on the 22 of May, they might have

even seen local Boy Scout Jordan Bayens (11) doing a demonstration

with the bee caretaker, Elwood.

Bayens even got suited up in order to help with the

demonstration. At f irst I was a litt le bit nervous about helping

Elwood with the bee demonstration, because Ive never really enjoyed

the company of them, said Bayens. But once I got suited up I had a

sense of calmness. After that I thought it was a neat ex

the queen bee and learn a litt le bit of information abou

The Scout troop took a break to watch their f

with the bees. I was glad we went down. I had seen the

but seeing Jordan work with them was a treat, said Ch

Lucas Do (10) had been to the garden for his Eagle Sco

April 24, and had been informed of the award winning

still interested in checking out the work Bayens was do

went into it knowing that the honey from the hives had

State Fair , I was kind of interested to know how the hiv

they were managed and how they were cared for.

ight o the bumblebees

A Different Kind of Benching-

Greg Sanders (8) puts

together a bench for Bayenss

Eagle Project. The benches

were placed around the

butterfly garden Bayens also

helped to create.

Listen Up-Lucas Do

(10) watches a beehive

demonstration put on by theBilly Goat Hill Garden. The

demonstration showed how

the hive was fed and how

it worked. There was also a

close up look at the queen

bee.

Going Ham- Wesley Bohn

(10) tilled a section of dirt

to plant some butterfly

bushes. Bohn was often

heard yelling I go hard!

which provided a laugh to

all of the workers at the

Billy Goat Hill Garden.

Jordan Bayenss (11) Eagle Scout Project had gone on peacefully, as it should. The boys were working hard, until about 11:00.

Hey! Everyone! Take a break, John Yarmuth is here, said Bayens. Congressman John Yarmuth (D) had come to the Billy Goat Hill G arden,

to vis it the Boy Scouts of Troop 40, and thank them for the work they were doing. I think that it was cool to see that Yarmuth showed up

because it shows his gratitude towards others who try and help out their community, said Bayens. Yarmuth was not the f irst to thank the

Troo p, but def ini tel y t he mos t p owe rfu l. Coun cil woma n Ti na Ward -Pu gh had vis ite d t he boy s i n A pri l D uri ng Luc as Dos (10 ) P roj ect . N ot

all of the Scouts were as impress ed as Bayens, Honestly, I thought less of his appearance than Tina Ward Pughs , said Do. I understand

he is more important, but it seemed like he was just there to pose for pictures , whereas Councilwoman Ward-Pugh was there because she

actually thought that the garden and the projects were important and beneficial.

Jordan Bayens (11)

a congressional fnish


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athletics

Walking Tall-Wesley

Bohn(10) sags his

pants in preparation

for a game against

Charley Nold (10), Andy

Dennis (10) and Ryan

Simpson (10). What

fun is it in playing

(basketball) if you

dont get to goof off ,

said Bohn.

Real Talk- Going for a

lay-up, Charley Nold

(10) jumped through

Wesley Bohn (10) and

Ryan Simpson (10) . Im

on the short end of our

basketball spectrum, so

whenever I see a chance

to practice making

lay-ups, I go for it , said

Nold.


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gamethechanging

The re is a mom en t, wh en th e ba sk et ba ll is

in the air , r ight before you know if youve made the

shot or not, and in that moment, the game stops.

Charley Nold (10) , and a group of fr iends had been

sharing a lot of those moments over the last year

in the parking lot of Bel larmine College on Norris

Place.

Nolds interest in the sport stemmed from

his fathers fondness for the University of Louisvi l le

mens basketball team. I started paying attention

in 1966 when I was 11, said James Chip Nold

Jr. Back then, we had Wesley Unseld, we were a

top f ive team, and the only team better than us

was UCLA, and they were unstoppable. It wasntlong before Nold Jr . began to take his son to the

games at Freedom Hall . From there Nold began to

play with some fr iends recreationally . I wouldnt

have even thought about playing i f my best fr iend

Wesley wasnt so into it also , said Nold. Wes

Bohn (10) was obviously the most proficient

among the group.

It s not that I m the best, i t just so

happens that I m playing with a bunch of gu

have no idea what they are doing, said Bohn

and Nold often played the role of comic rel ie

their fr iends. I l l try and make a shot, and th

ju st hi ts th e ba ll in mi d ai r. It s not fa ir th at

that tal l , said Nold.

They had begun a routine of Basketb

Wednesdays in which they would play at lea

game every Wednesday. While he knew he wa

the best, Nold was glad that he got to play eweek. I m not athletic and I k now that, said

but thats not why I play. It s a work out, an

rel ieves major stress, especial ly before I took

AP world History Exam.

walk this way

Toss Up- Wesley Bohn(10) and

Jani Podlesney(11) reach to

grab the ball on their usual

walk from Bohns house to the

basketball court.

Strolling along-

Charley Nold

(10)walks along

Fernwood Ave.

on his way to

play basketball.

Im so used to

that mile-long

walk, it doesnt

phase me

anymore, said

Nold.

Red one! said Jani Podlesney (11) Blue One! said Charley Nold (10) .Charley, thats a Toyota, not a Volkswagen, said Podlesney. This was a partof a game the two and their other fr iends were used to playing on their way

to Bellarmine College for their Basketball Wednesdays. The Game was played

with a very s imple rule: upon seeing a VW you must call out the color and hit

the nearest person to you. I was never that great at it , but I st ill play anyway.

It s just another competitive thing we do to pass the time, said Nold. Besides

it s no fair . Jani is German. It s like he has a connection to the VWs he can

call them from down the street.

Brick!- Muchael

Marsh (10) puts up

a shot with ease.

Marsh was not

always a patron

of Basketball

Wednesdays but

came whenever he

could

cardinal seasonThe crowd roared at Freedom Halls Denny Crum Court. The grizzled, middle-aged men had f illed up the stands carrying

Budweiser Select in their hands. Among these men, was one boy, Charley Nold (10) , who had come to the game with his father, James

Chip Nold Jr . A gift from Nolds mother of season tickets had brought them there. The love of the game kept them there. Watching

those games brought us so much closer together, said Nold. He attended s ix games with his father. He remembered one in particular .

The game against Notre Dame was definitely my favorite. It was the second to last game ever played at Freedom Hall. The energy was so

high, said Nold. It went into tr iple-overtime, and even though their best player was injured and couldnt play, it was still great to win.

The Car din als won the gam e 9 1-8 9.

Zero Hour-The las t g ame at Fre edo m H all was an exc iti ng one.

The tea m a nd the fan s g ot eve ryo ne in hig h s pir its . It was the

most exciting moment Ive experienced at Freedom Hall and Ive

been there where theyve won the conference championship on

last second free throws, said James Chip Nold Jr . My wife was

punching my arm out of excitement, and in the moment, I wasthinking it is going to be such a drag if they lose but thank God

they didnt . And the best part, we beat a Number 1 ranked team.


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clubs

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1) A Friendly Face- Grace Flaherty (10) Charley Nold (10) Andy Dennis (10) and Nathan Sheeran (10) play around in front of the camera,

at Go For It 2010. Those three are some of my closest Y fr iends, said Nold. Joking around with them is one of the best parts about the

conferences. 2) Looking On- Charley Nold (10) s its in a hallway relaxing with his fr iends during free -t ime. I realize that is not the most

flattering position, but I look so bad ass . Well, kind of, said Nold.


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The re was a m orn ing , lik e n o o the r m orn ing on t he pla net , s aid Cha rle y N old (10 ). Wha t

better way to wake you up then blasting Bohemian Rhapsody in your face when you barely

have enough energy to keep an eyelid open, said Nold. He was referr ing the Kentucky YMCAs

Morning Madness, a r itual at the YMCAs values conferences [Leadership Training Conference

or LTC and Go For It ! (AKA GFI) ] . That consists of an hour full of dancing and games, followed

by a bit of morning meditation. Some people were not such huge fans. I hate the beginning

of it , because I like s leeping a lot. It keeps me from really getting into it , said Andy Dennis

(10) .

my friends

Day and Night

The air was crisp in the long hal lways

of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on March 21, 2010.

The fa mi li ar cr owd of pe opl e com in g for th e

KYYMCAs Kentucky United Nations Conference

(KUNA) had begun to enter the building.

Andy! shouted Charley Nold (10) to his fr iend

Andy Dennis (10) . Dennis than charged toward

Nold at ful l speed, jumping into his awaiting

arms. In everyday society, this would have

been deemed inappropriate and weird, almost

homoerotic, but at KUNA, this was the norm.

It s a dif ferent world there, you act

how you want to act, do what you want to

do, and say what you want t o say, said Nold.

He had attended four Y Conferences a year

since 8th grade. But this one was different;

Nold had seen an inf lux of fr iends from outsideof his usual group of Y fr iends, and these

friends were ones from school, Boy Scouts,

and everywhere in between. At f i rst I was

apprehensive about a lot of them joining the

Y because I didnt think that they would feel

about it the way I did, said Nold, but I was

definitely proven wrong, and I m glad I was. I m

so happy I got to share that side of me with my

other fr iends.

Three of Nolds fr iends had jo ined his

inner circle of Y fr iends: Lucas Do (10) Ryan

Simpson (10) and El i Fosl (10 ) . As soon as I

got there I real ized everyone was cool and

friendly, but at f i rst I was scared that I wouldnt

f it in . After a while I real ized that through al l

my fr iends from school, I could make fr iends

easi ly because they were part of the same

community, said Fosl .

Nold seemed l ike he had looked

back on the experience with fondness, and

saw everything in a new l ight. Having them

become a part of my Y l i fe made me real ize,

there is no Y fr iends or Y l i fe, thats just an

excuse not to act that way outside of those

conferences. In the end, you have YOUR fr iends,

and YOUR l i fe. You ought to l ive it to the ful lestwhile you can.

The re was a n igh t t hat had bee n t alk ed abo ut by all the Y vet era ns tha t wo uld bri ng tea rs or l aug hs and coul d s hak e y our min

to the very core of its existence. That night was called Expression Session, and was a forum for all the kids at the non-debata

conferences to show a different s ide of them. This is a story, or more of a thank you speech. Whatever it is , I want to start by th

all of you here at the Y, was the beginning of Charley Nolds (10) story about how the YMCA had saved him during some of the

troubling times of his life. But he was not the only one. When my fr iend Darren died, I used everybody to talk it out, said Chas

(10) . I just think that it s a really good way to open up and share whatever you have, whether you know everyone or not.

Smiling Pre

Sheeran (10

Simpson (10

Andy Denni

jok e a roun d

Expression

Sheeran and

were two of

Nolds (10) g

friends befo

joi ned the Y

year. At f irs

scared they

fit in, but it

almost like

been there f

said Nold

Andy Dennis (10) Erin Walsh (9) Ryan Simpson (10)

Stable Nerves-Charley Nold(10)an

Dennis (10)read stories and told p

about how the YMCA had bettered

I mainly just wanted to thank ever

Y has helped me. I feel like I owed i

said Nold.

Dramatic Face- Charley

Nold (10) looks off in the

distance contemplating

the days events , If you

dont take time to reflect,

youll never appreciate

the days youve had, said

Nold.


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light, it comes in waves, and beams, and rays, and in everyday life.

lightis waiting with eli fosl (10)every single morning for the past 130 plus days.

light is going on a halloween scavenger hunt, losing a two hundred dollar video

camera, walking from the mid city mall to kroger and back, and beating team wu by

over a hundred points.

light is jumping into the dark because you k now it will be at the e nd.

light is living at wesley bohns(10)house.

light is never losing my way...

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2as long as i can see the lig

1) Hammer Time- Lucas Do (10) goes to

town on a section of path for Jordan Bayens

(11) Project. The path was made out of s ide

boards hammered into place with wooden

stakes and vinyl underneath to kill the grass .

On top of the vinyl a layer of mulch was

placed down. 2) Digging Deeper- Eli Fosl

(10) goes through his backpack in order to

get a piece of paper for his fr iend Charley

Nold (10) . Everyday Fosl and Nold share

paper for notes to go down to the CMA lab

to do work.

Falcon Punch!-

(10) and Charle

(10) duke it ou

photo shoot by

Anderson (10).

wasnt hard, be

and I f ight like

the time, said

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