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POST HIGH SCHOOL LISTFind out where everyone in the class of 2012 is going to college, what branches of the military classmates are join-ing, who is entering the workforce and who is undecided.

photo flashbackRelive the biggest moments of senior year through this two page spread of photos taken by FHN media photog-raphers at school sponsored events.

BUCKET LISTSeniors share through pictures their goals to go out with a bang during their last summer before facing the real world.

ON THE COVER: For most FHN seniors, this will be the 34th issue of the North Star you’ve seen. For the last one, we’re going ‘Out With A Bang,’ starting with our cover. Scan the code for a gallery of photos of seniors holding the sign we made by hand from thread and pins.

REENACTING PHOTOSOld friends reunite and reminisce in these retaken, restaged “then and now” photos. See how much people have changed and how much they have stayed the same.

FOOD CHALLENGELaugh at videos of your daring peers as they attempt these bizarre “food challenges” such as drinking five milkshakes in 30 minutes and the classic pie-eating contest.

TOP 18 THINGSTake a look at the most popular things from the past 18 years. Reminisce on shows, movies, songs and books that made our childhoods and high school years memorable.

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M O R E O N pag e s i xAs high school comes to a close, this senior is looking to continue his baseball career in college. This month we’re bringing you his story along with the stories of other FHN seniors. One is giving bone marrow, others are competing internationally. Regardless,

we’re all going out with a bang.

2012CLASS OF

Sarah Luebbert Abilene Christian UniversityAshleigh Samuels Air Force

Dominique Stephenson Air ForceKeal Grable Air Force

Dayle Curry American Academy of Art ChicagoChristian Hickerson AMDA Los Angeles

Jalen Victorian AMDA Los AngelesZach Wood AMDA New York

Yasmine Davis Art Institute of ChicagoDior Reid Military

Ryan Runyon MilitaryThomas Freiert Military

Eliessa Polhamus Brigham Young UniversityDavon McClelland Butler

Katie Dozier Central Methodist University Terron Givans Central Methodist University

Paige Yungermann Clown CollegeAmanda Meyer Columbia College

Rebecca McCann Culinary Institute of ChicagoJonathan Milewczik Culinary Institute of St. Louis

Michael Helvey Drury University Megan Proebsting Evangel University

Michelle Spencer Evergreen State CollegeDan Rosas Fontbonne

Chuck Winslow Georgia TechSteven Potter Greenville College

Katelynne Byrd Hannibal LaGrangeChristina Bodden Harding University

Catashia Davis Harlan Community CollegeCourtney Staley Hickey College

Jasmine Crawford Hickey CollegeKaylee Waters Hickey CollegeNicole Grider Hickey CollegeKelsey Bell Indiana University

Jacqueline Leimkuehler Kansas State UniversityDaniel Rivers L’ecole Culinaire St. Louis

Nicole Yuede Lewis University Amber Barber Lindenwood UniversityAndri Kruger Lindenwood University

Brady Hawkes Lindenwood UniversityBrooke Sommer Lindenwood University

Harvir Ubhi Lindenwood University Josh Thornhill Lindenwood University

Kathryn Friedlein Lindenwood UniversityKyle Rowlett Lindenwood University

Sara Von Harz Lindenwood University Sarah Cole Lindenwood University

Brandon Barlow Lindenwood BellevilleTyler Ehlmann Lindenwood Belleville

Alex Walker Lindenwood BellevilleMali Shipley Lindenwood Belleville

Jacqueline Ginn Lipscomb UniversityAdam Smith Marines

Danielle Bean Marines Erin O’Brien Marines

Justin Watkins Marines Taylor Douglas Marines

Hannah Beasley MaryvilleMary Malkmus Maryville

Chelsea Edmiston MaryvilleRachael VanBooven Maryville

Sarah Romine Mid American ChristianMegan Burleigh Millikin UniversityNicole Piatchek Millikin University

Hannah Miller Missouri BaptistJamie Halfacre Maryville

Blake Hamor Missouri StateVeronica Suchy Missouri State

Lauren Kopf Missouri StateJordan Schupp Missouri State Deanna Doerr Missouri StateAustin Doeren Missouri StateSamantha Best Missouri StateRebecca Harms Missouri State

Sarah Enke Missouri StateJustin Jones Missouri State

Ryan Jeppesen Missouri StateJared Hurr Missouri State

Sidney Boden Missouri StateKendra Bernard Missouri State West Plains

Nathan Viehmann Missouri S&TCharlie Phillips Missouri S&T

Nicholas Reuther Missouri S&TZach Tanner Missouri S&TBen House Missouri S&T

Susanna McFarland Missouri S&TMack Weaver Missouri S&T

Juan Remolina Missouri S&TCody Haislip Missouri S&T

Chris Quenelle Missouri S&T

Ben Cradick Missouri S&TTaylor Bartram Missouri S&TCara Kyonka Missouri S&T

Tyler Faltisek Missouri Valley CollegeNora Bradley Missouri WesternClaire Swenson Murray State

Bryan Aguirre National Autonomous University of MexicoKayla Lewis Navy

Olivia Gardner NavyKevin Beerman New York University

Katelyn Stoewsand Northwest Missouri StateAlex Oppenborn Oklahoma State University

Bryan Hajek Ranken St. Louis Carson Stevenson Ranken St. Louis David DeMariano Ranken St. Louis

Devin Davis Ranken St. Louis Kevin Schuman Ranken St. Louis

Kyle Beck Ranken St. Louis Kelli-Ann Corrao Rockhurst University

Mallory Lusa Rockhurst UniversityAdam Voss SCC

Alexandra Hamrick SCCAlexander Hardester SCC

Alex Morris SCCAlex Sulhoff SCC

Alex Tran SCCAlyssa Miller SCC

Amanda Burleigh SCCAmanda Iborg SCC

Amanda Johannes SCCAndrea Long SCCAndrew Kelm SCC

Aryn Throgmorton SCCAurion Farhadi SCC

Austin Blackburn SCCBen Adams SCC

Berenice Garcia SCCBeth Noble SCC

Bradley Coloma SCCBrandon Anderson SCCBrianna Bruening SCC

Brian Smith SCCBrittany Everitt SCC

Brittany Kabacinski SCCBrittany Lounsbury SCC

Camisha Oliver SCCCamron LaLonde SCCCatherine Burke SCC

Cheyenne Johnson SCCChris Gegg SCC

Chris Hartley SCCChristopher Riedinger SCC

Cole Kinnard SCCCourtney Waters SCC

Curry Ligon SCCColleen Mertens SCCDaniel Bachelor SCC

Daniel Rosse SCCDanielle Benton SCCDarryenne Small SCC

Darryl Jones SCCDavid Hitchcock SCCDrew Quintana SCCDouglas Bills SCC

Dennis Westerhold SCCDesiree Muratori SCC

Devin Mundy SCCDylan Prell SCCEleni Nelser SCCEmily Forst SCCErin Long SCC

Evan Fitzwalter SCCFelicia Harris SCCFelipe Mohr SCC

Gracie Rowland SCCHaleigh Daleo SCC

Hallie Litz SCCHeather Deckard SCC

Ike Simpson SCCIsabella Lanzara SCCJacob Hamilton SCCJacob Wussler SCC

Jacqualynn Wiesler SCCJared Paulsen SCCJames Drane SCCJared Aleto SCCJesse Glass SCC

Jesse Guerrero SCCJosh Guerrero SCCJessica Streiler SCC

John Lay SCCJordan Jacobs SCC

Jorvice Claunch SCCJosh Augustine SCC

Josh Zelko SCCJoshua Bratcher SCCKaitlyn McCann SCC

Kate Watkins SCC

Katie Hammann SCCKelsey Lotz SCCKevin Henke SCCKristen Chac SCCKyle Norman SCC

Lauren Graham SCCLauren Ochs SCC

Leilani Ballesteros SCCLindsay Berra SCC

Lindsay Croghan SCCLindsey Harms SCC

Lisa Saville SCCLucas Elberfeld SCCMaria Espinoza SCC

Megan Hieb SCCMegan Jacobsmeyer SCC

Megan Lesinski SCCMeghan Wollberg SCCMikailou Diarra SCCMike Thornton SCCMindy Preuss SCC

Nick Cannon-Kitchell SCCNicole Lee SCCNikki Fister SCC

Paige Patterson SCCPorcha Prince SCC

Rick Fox SCCRobert Castellitto SCCRyan Mossberger SCC

Ryan Salmon SCCRyan Shields SCCSam Crapo SCC

Samantha Scott SCCSara Jewson SCCSarah Bruce SCC

Sarah Romine SCCSavannah Teuscher SCC

Scott Butts SCCScott Cheever SCCShane Gleaves SCCSidney Shelton SCCSpencer Price SCCStephen Kiker SCC

Summer Pauley SCCTamara Zakaria SCC

Taryn Linke SCCTom Witte SCC

Travis Dodds SCCTyler Messmer SCCWesley Vaught SCC

Zach Craig SCCBrandon Neer SCC Ambulance District

Will Lewis SCC Fire Academy Sarah Asega St. John’s University New York

Ruth Castro St. Louis Christian CollegeAmber Robertson STLCC

Eric Lundin STLCCJaren Rhines STLCCKrista Griffin STLCC

Braxton Martinez SLUBrie Wilson SLU

Eyad Ihmoud SLUJenifer Tindle SLUSarah Teson SLU

Brittany Kucia Sanford Brown Andrew Smith SEMOAngel Moore SEMO

Ashley Haywood SEMOAustin Andrews SEMOCaleb Lavezzi SEMO

Carson Echelmeyer SEMOGeorgie Wright SEMOJustin Marsh SEMO

Katerina Alexandropoulus SEMOMaggie Jasper SEMO

Maria Hampson SEMONicole Massarand SEMO

Sarah Miller SEMOShannon Ward SEMO

Ariel Jensen SIUEBryan Ryberg SIUELucas Kemp SIUE

Abbey Grone South West Baptist University Kayln Jones South West Baptist University

Tyler Wienecke South West Baptist University Dustin Dalton South Western Illinois

Jamie Cameron The System Amy Kendle Truman StateAlex Savala Truman State

Rebecca Hutson Truman StateCarolyn Malkmus Truman State

Emily Colmo Truman StateEmily Katsianis Truman State

Jade Shinn Truman StateKayla Busby Truman State

Maggie Curran Truman StateMegan Doerhoff Truman StateMegan Frkovic Truman StateMegan Weber Truman State

Nina Flynn Truman StatePatrick Fountain Truman StateSamantha Renda Truman State

Zach Rhodes Truman StateAbbie Stagner Undecided

Allison Hargrove UndecidedAndrew Wattler UndecidedBrianne Giaimo UndecidedCale Laughlin Undecided

Charlie Schuchmann UndecidedDaiSean Hamilton Undecided

Devin Meister UndecidedJeremy Shell Undecided

Jonathon Crosby UndecidedJoshua Howard UndecidedKatey Schulte Undecided

Kenny Ruiz UndecidedKrista Hammock UndecidedMariela Ramon Undecided

Matthew Bowman UndecidedMonique Purley UndecidedNick Eisenbeis UndecidedPhilip Snipes UndecidedRolan Plaza Undecided

Kyle Schikore University of Alabama Huntsville Amy Ray University of Alaska Anchorage

Amanda Carlson University of Central Missouri Amanda Cornett University of Central Missouri

Ami Francis University of Central Missouri Andrea O’Brien University of Central Missouri Bobby Garner University of Central Missouri

Becky Nabzdyk University of Central Missouri Kristin Thomason University of Central Missouri Lucas Anderson University of Central Missouri

Olivia Fincke University of Central Missouri T.J. Stegman University of Central Missouri V.J. Goddard University of Central Missouri

Yoon Jae Nam University of EvansvilleBarrett Miller University of Kansas Aly Bouquet University of Miami

Alex Bolte University of Missouri Columbia Alexandra Curry-Lipka University of Missouri Columbia

Allyson Rebhan University of Missouri ColumbiaAmanda Pirrone University of Missouri Columbia

Amy Kreig University of Missouri ColumbiaAshley Brophy University of Missouri ColumbiaBrain Thomas University of Missouri Columbia

Brianna Schroer University of Missouri ColumbiaCasey Goettel University of Missouri Columbia

Chelsea Horton University of Missouri ColumbiaChelsey Damalas University of Missouri ColumbiaDaniel Graslaub University of Missouri ColumbiaDucota Henry University of Missouri ColumbiaEmma Nicolli University of Missouri ColumbiaErin D’Amico University of Missouri ColumbiaErin Powelson University of Missouri ColumbiaHeather Hale University of Missouri ColumbiaJacob Hurrell University of Missouri ColumbiaJaxon Nagel University of Missouri Columbia

Kaitlyn Williams University of Missouri ColumbiaKatie Stepanek University of Missouri ColumbiaKaylyn Shinault University of Missouri Columbia

Mark Mayerhoefer University of Missouri ColumbiaMissy Holmes University of Missouri Columbia

Nick Iborg University of Missouri ColumbiaNick Pirrone University of Missouri ColumbiaNicole Clouse University of Missouri ColumbiaOlivia Barfield University of Missouri ColumbiaRyan Krakosky University of Missouri Columbia

Sophie McDevitt University of Missouri ColumbiaZach Diggs University of Missouri ColumbiaZach Verret University of Missouri Columbia

Danielle Meyer University of Missouri Kansas City Emily McMichael University of Missouri Kansas City

Andy Poulsen UMSLBrandi Kiel UMSL

Brandon Burich UMSLKevin Doeren UMSL

Lauren Dale-Derks UMSLMackenzie Luecker UMSLSydney DuFrenne UMSL

Casey Andrews University of TampaHaley Gilbert Webster University

Nate Terry Webster University Tim Viefhaus Webster University Samm Worsley Western Illinois

Robert Lindsey Western Kentucky Kim Warden William Woods University

Aaron Moushey WorkforceBonnie France Workforce

Daniel Kleeschulte Workforce Kourtney Schmiedeke Workforce

Kurt Kistenmacher Workforce Leonel Gonzalez Workforce

Matthew Santschi Workforce Matt Wohldmann Workforce Zachary McCall Workforce

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Lauren Kopf“In high school I have become less shy and more open to all types of people. Looks wise, nothing has really changed. I’m still super white and have bird legs.”

Luke Kemp“In the past few years I have become more mature and understanding of what I need to do to prepare for college. I grew a little more and became sexier.”

taylor douglas“While in high school I’ve grown more mature, and have more responsibility. I think I look the same, maybe a little older.”

Mary Malkmus“I think I’ve grown a lot in high school and I’m pre-pared for the challenges ahead, my appearance is the same, I just with longer hair.”

Amy Krieg “I have learned that to make others happy, I need to be happy first. I wish I could say I changed on the outside, but I’ve looked the same since 3rd grade. Bummer.”

Carolyn Malkmus“I’ve grown up in the last four years. My style and friends have changed since freshmen year, and I am definitely more mature.”

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CLASS OF PURSUING PASSIONS

1.“Mizzou is my dream school, and when they offered I said yes before they even finished. I start training at Mizzou on June 4, but I have been working out at the gym and going to other training.”3. Who helped you make your college decision?“My mom helped me the most.” 3. What was your favorite high school memory? “My favorite memory was being a part of studline.”

1. “At first I wanted to go into the Air force but when I looked into the jobs the Navy offered it was more of the stuff I liked to do.”2. Where are you going for boot camp?I am starting in Great Lakes IL. After boot camp [I’ll] stay in Great Lakes to be a quartermaster.3. What was your favorite high school memory? “At the Eureka meet with my fellow hurdlers, it was just a really great experience because I’ve always been a big fan of track.”

These six seniors are pursuing their dreams after high school, whether that dream is performing on stage,

tearing up the field, or whipping up gourmet meals.

senior profiles

1. “I am moving to New York in September with a one way plane ticket to become a performer at AMDA. It’s just the place where I can get the education I need.”2. Why did you choose New York?“New York is the best as it gets so I wanted to go ahead and jump in, no baby steps I just wanted to cannon ball in.”3. What was your favorite high school memory? “I liked being a woman on stage.”

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1. “I’ve always wanted to become a chef ever since I was 4 so I thought now would be the perfect opportunity. Hopefully I’ll get a job at a country club and 10 years from now I’ll open up my own place.”2. When did you decide to go to culinary school? I’ve always known since I was little.3. What was your favorite high school memory? “The Iron Chef competition last year and making all my new friends.”

1. Martinez received a full ride scholarship to play baseball at SLU. “I chose SLU because it’s close to home and their baseball team is good. The scholarship was too hard to pass up because of the credibility SLU has education wise.”2. What do you plan to study in college?“Criminal justice, sports business.”3. What was your favorite high school memory? “I liked playing baseball with all of my best friends over the years.”

1. “I’m going to Truman because I want to do art and study business. I want to dominate the art program. I hope to be a tattoo artist one day, and they also have little tattoo shops where I could try for internships. I want excitement in my life and I feel like that would be it for me.”2. What was your favorite high school memory? “Doing the live art at the coffee house, I really felt a part of the school and I loved being able to show people what I can do.”

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After years of playing baseball in both the US and Korea Yoon Jae Nam’s hard work pays off as he heads to the University of Evansville on an athletic scholarship.

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Eight years ago senior Yoon Jae Nam played the all-American sport in a country that takes this game more seriously than the U.S. Yoon Jae played baseball for two years in Korea be-fore moving to the U.S., where he has contin-ued to play ever since.

“In Korea baseball was a lifestyle; here it is more of a pastime,” Yoon Jae said. “When I entered high school I started play-ing again seriously, and since my freshman year it has become a big part of my life. Baseball is basi-cally my lifestyle.”

Next year, senior Yoon Jae Nam will prepare for his first col-lege game of baseball on the Uni-versity of Evansville team.

“I’m on athletic scholarship to play for their team; I’ve been committed to them since last De-cember,” Yoon Jae said. “It’s an opportunity to get an education while playing college baseball, so it was a win-win really.”

Yoon Jae has played baseball for the past seven years as a middle infielder.

“I started playing baseball because I wanted to be active, and I just wanted to play a sport; baseball was the sport for me,” Yoon Jae said. “It’s a team sport, and I like working with other people because you can learn a lot from other players. I tried football freshmen year, but I didn’t have the passion for it.”

Yoon Jae’s passion led him to play for sev-eral teams, including a summer team coached by former Yankee player Rick Strickland. Yoon

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Jae considers Strickland one of his favorite coaches. Strickland taught Yoon Jae the men-tal aspects of the game and pushed him to his limits.

“He is a superior athlete and a very good kid,” Strickland said. “Hopefully he pays atten-tion to detail and can get the most out of his abilities.”

Yoon Jae attributes his success to his older sister Michelle Kilper, who is one of his biggest

supporters aside from his teammates. “I am really proud of him,”

Michelle said. “I think the skills he has are unbelievable especially for some-one who is 18. He is very dedicated and willing to learn and improve him-self. He is always thinking about base-ball. I hope he is happy in the future, whether it be coaching or playing, but I think he has the skills needed to play in the future.”

Yoon Jae hopes to play profession-ally after college. For now he is happy playing for FHN. He is also glad he has the opportunity to play next year in college, where he can continue the

baseball lifestyle he started in Korea.“This year’s baseball team is one of my fa-

vorite teams that I have played for,” Yoon Jae said. “I will miss playing high school baseball with the guys that I have been playing with since I was ten years old and knowing guys on the other team. I’m excited to play at the high-est level of college baseball, but it’s a lot of pressure to play in front of a couple hundred to a thousand people. I think with me playing for Evansville, our team will be a lot faster and more athletic.”

EXCLUSIVE:Scan here for more images of Yoon Jae and the other seniors from the photo shoot in the studio.

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Hannah Beasley was one of the top eight in DECA State, just one spot away from qualifying for the International Career Development Con-ference (ICDC). She says she was proud of this achievement and happy with her performance, but as fate would have it, thirty minutes later she had a plane ticket to Salt Lake City.

“I was really excited,” Hannah said. “I was jumping up and down because it was just a new experience because this is my first year in DECA, and I didn’t think I’d get that far.”

Hannah is one of two Marketing I students who went to ICDC from April 27 to May 2. Mar-keting II students have a distinct advantage in DECA competitions because they have an entire year more marketing knowledge. Beasley had to be extra studious in order to be up to par. DECA advisor Lori Moore attributes this extra effort to Hannah’s success.

“I think her hard-work ethic, and her ability to relate topics to the performance indicators, she’s very creative,” Moore said. “She comes up with really good ideas that are really unique compared to the other competitors in her event.”

Hannah competed in the Hotel and Lodging Management event; she placed second at the Dis-trict level and seventh at the state level. While someone placing seventh does not usually go to Internationals, fortune smiled upon this student when one of her peers above her dropped out.

“To get seventh out of 40 people that are competing is phenomenal. She should be just as excited as people who got first or second; it’s a huge accomplishment to go to Internationals,” Moore said. “The way the state looks at individ-ual events, they allow the top eight to be called to the stage, so they won’t allow anyone past the

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top eight to go to Internationals. Anyone in the top eight is a high-qualifying contender to send to Internationals.”

Although Hannah plans to be an interior de-signer after high school, she believes the skills she gained in her Marketing class and DECA will help her career. Additionally, she believes her experiences have helped her to grow as a person.

“I think I’ve learned not to be so nervous around new people,” Hannah said. “I’m a lot more outgoing, I guess is the word.”

Altogether, seven students went to Interna-tionals. Hannah prepared for the trip by looking at roleplays from the past and determining how she would handle them - roleplays count for 50 percent of a contestants entire score - and study-ing for the test.

“She’s an awesome student. She does every-thing top-notch; she completes her assignments thoroughly; she asks questions; she listens and gives insightful answers,” said Moore. “You can tell that she is really good at marketing, like she understands it well, and she can apply her knowledge to the projects and to the real world.”

Even though none of the contestants from North made to it finals at Internationals, five of the seven were in the top 30 percent of their re-spective events, including Hannah. Advisers and students alike are pleased with the outcome.

“I’m always happy with the way we do; when you have the best competing against the best, it’s not possible for everyone to be on top,” said De Ciechi. “I’m very happy with the results.”

Hannah is also happy with the results. “I was really excited because there were a lot

of people there, and I think I did my best,” Han-nah said. “I think I would have been happy even if I didn’t get it because I did the best I could.”

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First-year marketing student Hannah Beasley placed

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Mali Shipley first considered donating marrow after watching a story on the

news, but since then he and his mother have been push-ing to help find compatible

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hoping to helpA NEWS SEGMENT INSPIRES SHIPLEY TO D ONATE MARROW

Watching Fox 2 news with his mom one night, senior Mali Shipley makes a potentially life-changing decision.

During the March news broadcast, a story by report-er Kim Hudson airs. The story is on a five-year-old girl named Gabby with sickle cell disease. Gabby came to St. Louis from Cape Girardeau for a bone marrow trans-plant, but her donor backed out.

As Hudson shares Gabby’s story with viewers, Mali sit ups. As the newscasters moves on to the next story, Mali turns to his mom and says, “I want to save a life.”

In that moment, Mali decides to find out if he is a compatible donor for Gabby.

When asked why he made this decision, Mali replied, “I’m not sure. I just wanted her to lead a normal life.”

That same night, Mali and his mother Kathy Shipley email Hudson, saying they saw the news story, and Mali wants to find out if he is a match. When Hudson replies, she says that several other viewers emailed her respons-es similar to Mali’s. She refers the Shipleys to Be The Match, an organization that tries to match those in need of marrow with potential donors.

Through Be The Match, Mali receives a registration kit in the mail. He swabs the inside of his cheek and sends the sample of cheek cells back to the organization, where they are being tested to see if Mali is a match for Gabby or any other potential bone marrow recipients across the nation.

While it has been about two months since the news story aired, and Mali doesn’t yet know if he is a match, he remains hopeful. Since his information will remain in the Be The Match system until he is 61 years old, it could be many years until he is able to donate. How-ever, he expects to find out very soon if he is a match for Gabby.

One factor that increases his chances of being a match for Gabby is race. According to the Be The Match web-site, two people of the same race are much more likely to

be compatible than two people of different races. Both Mali and Gabby are African American. While

this increases their chances of matching, it decreases Gabby’s chances of finding a donor if she and Mali are not compatible. According to Be The Match, only 7 per-cent of potential donors registered through the organiza-tion are African American.

This need for African American donors, coupled with Mali’s decision to find out if he is a match, inspired Kathy to get more African Americans registered for do-nation. Recently, Kathy has been putting lots of consid-eration into organizing a bone marrow registry drive in the St. Louis or Cape Girardeau area. This drive would be geared toward African Americans, with the ultimate goals of getting more minorities registered and finding a match for Gabby.

“Regardless if he’s a match or not, I really want to do it because I never knew there was such a need for donors,” Kathy said. “I’m really excited about it.”

For now, Kathy is spreading the word on this cause by sharing her pride in her son. She does not believe most high school students would do something like this for someone they have never met. According to her, Mali’s personality is what led him to register.

“We call him Old Man,” Kathy said. “He’s really ma-ture for his age. Mali is a really reserved person. He has that demeanor. He’s a good kid.”

Perhaps because of his reserved personality, Mali has told very few people about his plans to donate bone mar-row. Even close friends aren’t aware of what he trying to do.

“He tried to keep it on the D.L.,” senior Mikailou Di-arra said. “He’s doing it to help save a life, not to get a lot out of it.”

For now, Mali waits to find out if he is a match for Gabby or anyone else in need.

“I’ll be pretty happy if I’m a match,” Mali said. “I’m just looking forward to helping her out. I think everyone deserves a chance at having a normal life.”

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When the curtain opened at Mock Rock in December, and the lights of the theater poured in with the eyes of the 300 people there, Kristen Chac wasn’t nervous. When she waited for the whistle to blow at her last swim meet, where she took home first in the three categories she competed in, she wasn’t nervous. When she thinks about moving on to college, leaving her friends behind, and accepting the pressures of a new campus, she doesn’t get nervous. Long story short, Kristen only gets excited

“I don’t get nervous,” Kristen said. “I get that pressure out of my head.”There are a lot of situations that Kristen has been through where pressure would have

come in--but not for her. She has performed in three Mock Rocks at North, taking sec-ond place this past year for a routine she did with Jake Hurrell, Alex Walker, Jordan Jacobs, and Brett Magilligan to one of her favorite songs “Breakout.” For Kristen, Mock Rock is what she is known for; it’s what she loves the most.

“I love to perform in front of people,” Kristen said. “I have the heart for it. I like the crowd to be pumped up. I like to show them the real me when perform.”

But seeing Kristen as only a performer is only seeing half the story. For as long as she has loved music, she has been an athlete. She plays a multitude of sports, from the endurance sports (swimming and track), to the team sports (basketball). And a few years ago she won a silver medal at the Special Olympics.

“Kristen is a real competitor,” mother Marla Chac said. “She always gives a 110 percent when she goes out to play any sport.”

That is Kristen’s credo: 110 no matter what she is doing. When she is writing a song, doing the backstroke, performing in front of 300 people, moving to her new home at St. Charles Community College, she is putting her heart into what she does.

“I’m a go-getter,” Kristen said. “Just have fun and enjoy it. I love to per-form in front of people; when I’m in the water, I own it. It’s in my blood.”

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Fearless senior, Kristen Chac has big aspirations for the future as she moves from

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chow downThis challenge was based on the origi-nal Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest held every fourth of July in Coney Island. Contestants have ten minutes to eat as many hot dogs as possible. Cody Haislip finished nearly eight hot dogs in ten minutes. Finish-ing a hot dog approximately every 1.25 minutes. Think that is impressive? Last year’s winner Joey Chestnut set the new world record for eating 62 hot dogs in ten minutes. Watch the video to see how the challenge was reenacted.

Sweet TreatThis is your typical American Pie eating challenge that you have probably seen at any fair or carnival. Sara Asega, Lauren Kopf and Hannah Miller battled against each other to see who could finish their pie first with some very surprised guests cheering them on along the way. Miller won by finishing her pie first despite the dis-tractions. Watch the video to see the chain of events that led up to the cherry pie in the competitor’s faces.

brain freezeThis challenge originated from Crown Candy in the heart of Saint Louis. The original challenge is to down five 24- oz malts in under thirty minutes. It gained fame when Adam Richmond, the star of the Travel Channel’s show Man vs Food, unsuccessfully attempted the challenge on national television. After finishing two shakes in four minutes Maggie Curran struggled to finish shake number three. Watch the video to see the final results.

STUDENTS AT NORTH TAKE ON THE FAMOUS FOOD CHALLENGES FOR THEMSELVES. CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS

AND SEE WHO COULD DO IT AND WHO COULDN’T

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“Chuckie was my favorite baby because he is a ginger, and he’s super duper cute. He’s the odd ball out of everything, and he’s always scared”-Andrea O’Brien

Rugrats

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“I like SpongeBob because if I’ve had a rough day I can look at him and see how dumb he is, it makes me smile. It’s so dumb it’s funny.”-Emmi McMichael

SpongeBob

3 “My favorite was with Justin Timberlake. It was hilarious, he thought his car was being repoed.”-Amy Ray

Punk’d

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“I liked Dog better than Cat because he always came up with more enter-taining things to do and his side of the house was way cooler.”-Josh Bratcher

Catdog

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“Haley was my favorite character because she’s always so strong, and she is willing to do anything for her family.”- Angel Moore

One Tree Hill

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“Cory Matthews was my favorite because Cory was funny and over exaggerated every situation and in the older episodes he is so adorable.”-Savannah Tuescher

Boy Meets world

8 “Beans was my favorite character be-cause he loves bacon; and he messed with Louis which made me laugh.”-Luke Kemp

Even Stevens

“The Blue Mighty Morphin Power Ranger was my favorite because he was my favorite color, the coolest, and he kicked people’s butts.”-Nick Iborg

Power Rangers10

9 “I thought it was clever how they snuck the morals into the show using dialogue instead of bluntly saying them.”-Brandon Burich

Arthur

I want it that wayBackStreet Boys

Poker FaceLady Gaga

Baby one more timeBritney Spears

Bye Bye ByeN*Sync

YeahUsher

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Forrest Gump

Finding Nemo

Avatar

The Hangover

Napoleon Dynamite

Transformers

Toy Story

Titanic

7.IrisGoo Goo Dolls

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Books

The books that made an entire generation believe in magic. Everyone who read them wanted to go to Hogwarts and master a potronus.

Harry PotterThe series that made learning interesting following the lifes’ of siblings Jack and Annie. The 28 chapter books fueled everyone’s imagination of new places.

Magic Tree houseThe books that made every forth grader wish they could turn their teacher into a “superhero” who wore underpants, saved the day and made everyone laugh.

Captain underpantsThe most popular love story since Titanic. Everyone either loves it or hates it. A total off 326 million copies were sold. Were you team Edward of Team Jacob?

Twilight

“My favorite song that they sung was ‘Dance with Somebody’ because I really liked the way they did the har-monies, and it was a new rendition.”-Megan Lesinski

“HAKUNA MATATA”

“I’M AN OGRE!”

“RUN FORREST RUN”

“VOTE FOR PEDRO”

“I’M GONNA TOUCH THE BUTT”

“AUTOBOTS ROLL OUT”

“LET’S MAKE A BLOOD OATH”

“TO INFINITY AND BEYOND”

“I SEE YOU”

“I’LL NEVER LET GO, JACK”

Step Brothers

Mean Girls“YOU GO GLEN COCO”

“THERE’S SO MUCH ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES”

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2. ALEX SAVALA 3. MAGGIE CURRAN“I want to try and take my interest in motorcycling to the next level.”

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goo.gl/RBXXa“I want to test myself mentally and see if I can really complete my run.”

“I want to ride a mechanical bull because it’s wild and crazy and just something new.”

“I’ve always wanted to join the Navy, and my weight is the only thing that’s stopping me.”

“I love the outdoors, and eventually, I wantto travel to all of the parks.”

Remember when?TAKING A LOOK BACK

JoplinCommonsWHEN YOU COULD SHOP AT THE MALL EVEN IF YOU WERE UNDER 18

Kanyok building

MTV MADE

Tornados

The EF5 multiple-vortex tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011.

WIN world series

Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals win their 11th World Series in 2011. They played against the Texas Rangers and won the Series in game 7 after a epic game 6.

Remember back in freshman year when we had chairs in the commons instead of benches. Then this year when the flags were taken down.

MTV’s hit program MADE came to FHN to do an episode on Julia Carney and how she wanted to be-come a Screamo singer.

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In six school days, high school ends and life begins. I have had a good four years here, but there is a time when it all has to end. You can have fun the last few days of high school, but you can’t stay at North the rest of your life.

If you really don’t want to leave, then really your only op-tion is failing all of your finals. Of course if you choose this op-tion, your future is not looking too bright. “I like sleeping on the futon in my parent’s basement with my cat Mr. Whiskers as my only friend,” says no one ever.

I’m not sure why anyone would want to stay behind in the first place. Classes aren’t exactly a walk in the park. Most people can’t even stay awake, and lunch isn’t exactly a gourmet meal. If you enjoyed high school be-cause of your friends, you will still have them. That’s why Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook.

It’s okay to come back and say hi or go to a football game but don’t be one of those people who the school can never get rid of. I don’t know about the rest of the world, but I didn’t spend 12 long years in a classroom just because I like it. I stayed because I want to be a contributing mem-ber to society. I’ve done my time. Now I can move on to bigger and better things.

It’s been real. It’s been fun. But it hasn’t been really fun.

Osama bin Laden DeadOn May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was shot and killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A resurgence of American pride followed after the terrorist’s death

Obama “It was a very different feeling. It was a good feeling in my house because he is the first black president. I didn’t think I’d ever see a black president in my time.” -Porcha Prince

red traysWe started using red trays at lunch but we couldn’t figure out how to not throw them away. And some-how we were Competing with Central?

SOPHIE CARACCIDENT“Some of my friends call me humpty dumpty because I was hit, and all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn’t put me back together the same way.”-Sophie McDevitt

assembly

1. The surprise Studline perfor-mance.

2. Brocksmith and Johnson’s Sing off.

3. Winning the Spirit Meter Sopho-more year.

4. Manfull and Little’s a dance off

5. Wrapping Teach-ers in toilet paper

6. Slushie Eating competition

7. Obstacle courses

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MOMENTS

"There was screaming, jump-ing, and it was practically a mosh pit at my house. I was excited because going into the playoffs, they didn't seem to stand a chance of winning." -Sam Scott

“I felt like the country had striven forward into unknown places because 50 years ago African Americans were still fighting for Civil Rights.” -Emma Nicolli

Michael Jackson died june 26, 2009

It’s time to

MOVE ONAppreciate these years but remember better times are still ahead

A M A N DA C O R N E T T

“I was upset that my kids coming in from his class missed so much. They were completely turned off to science. It was just horrible.” -Laura Montgomery, Biology teacher

“[Helping in Joplin] was a very unique experience. Sure you see stuff like that on tv but when you are up close and personal it’s completely different. It’s so unreal seeing metal wrapped around trees. It was just cool to see people from all over just coming to help.” -Blake Hamor

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TIME CAPSULEBRING ITEMS TO THE SENIOR

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Before we started this issue, we knew one thing: we wanted to capture the spirit of our class. We could’ve included a lot more about college life, we could’ve included a lot more mushy sad stuff.

But that’s not really us. Our class has always been strong,

ambitious, and fun. We’re all about living in the now. We really are going out with a bang. We wanted to tell that story, so we kept this issue light, care-free, and focused on what’s important to us at this moment.

We’ve worked hard, but to truly capture the spirit of 2012, we need you. We’re creating a time capsule that will remain sealed until we all meet again at our 10 year reunion. It will be available for you to fill at the Senior Cookout this Friday, May 18. Bring something that defines you now. A letter to your future-self, a favorite t-shirt, or maybe a photo of you and your friends.

We are parting ways, and it is scary. But this is one more thing we can have fun with and share. Or the world really will end in 2012, and we’ll never get to open it. In that case, ‘Out With A Bang’ still fits.

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