THE INCREDIBLE HAWK VOLUME 15, ISSUE 4 LLOYD C. BIRD HIGH SCHOOL MAY, 2013

L. C. Bird recognizes top 13 students

in the Senior class of 2013 By: Heing Leng

What is Inside…

High School memories

Senior Superlatives

Sports MVPs

College acceptances

Last Wills and Testaments

Our retiring

teachers say

goodbye Bird By: Christan Rist

When Mr. Hetterich, Mrs.

Bolton, Mr. Gregory, Mr.

Shurlds, and Mrs. Blankenbe-

cler, re-

tire this

year, they

take 181

combined

years of

experi-

ence with

them.

Making the choice to leave

the school was difficult and

became the beginning of a jour-

ney. They will be leaving be-

hind students with whom and

teachers they have shared

many memories.

“I spent my entire first year

of teaching holding onto my

chin, because I was a nervous

wreck,”

said Mrs.

Bolton,

English

Although

making the

choice to

retire

proved

difficult, becoming a teacher

was not hard for them. Wheth-

er it was helping youth or the

need to provide teenagers with

a good education, they knew

this career would be their call-

ing.

“Whenever I get thank you

emails from students I’ve

taught

before

after so

many

years, I

feel very

happy,”

said Mr.

Shurlds,

math

There are moments during a

teacher’s career that are just so

special to them that they won’t

ever be able to forget when

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The top 13 students of the 2013

Senior class are: Angela Allen,

AWS Al-Nigrish, Sarah Cham-

berlain, Brianna Douglas, Alex

Frljuckic, Virginia Goff, Cathe-

rine Grimes, Destiny

Hairfield, Shelton Ham-

ilton, Kamaria Harris,

Hieng Leng, Kimberly

Point, and Christan Rist.

Being at the top of a

class is an honor that

illustrates hard work

and dedication.

“I feel great about my

accomplishments be-

cause I definitely worked

hard to get where I am,”

said Destiny Hairfield.

It takes time, commit-

ment, and prioritizing

for students to achieve

their high rank within their

class.

“I use a planner or a calendar to

keep track of my deadlines. This

method helps me organize my

assignments,” said Brianna Doug-

las.

Not only are the top 13 students

conscious about their academics,

they also have personal motiva-

tions that pushes them.

“I’m motivated to maintain my

rank and succeed academically

because I want to get a scholar-

ship,” said Virginia Goff.

The students did not achieve

their ranks with ease; they also

faced challenges throughout their

school year.

“Keeping up with my

grades in AP classes is

definitely challenging.

There’s no such thing as

beauty sleep,” said Kim-

berly Point.

As graduation approach-

es, students reflect on

their 4 years of high school

and their accomplish-

ments.

“Being in the rank

among 12 other accom-

plished students show that

I’m a hardworking and

determined person,” said

Angela Allen.

Ranking in the top 13 is a step-

ping stone to greater academic

success for these students in the

future.

NHS inducts new members to the society By: Christan Rist

In March, 32 members were in-

ducted into the National Honor’s

Society. These

students were

inducted based on

a GPA of 3.6, be-

ing active in at

least one in school

and one out of

school extracurric-

ular activity, and

having at least ten

hours of communi-

ty service done.

“It was wonderful to see all the

students ready to become mem-

bers, and it really made me feel

proud of our school for having

such talented students,” said

president Janhavi Giribhattanav-

ar.

Not only are there require-

ments to get into NHS, but there

are also requirements to stay in.

“Once you’re in NHS you will

need to obtain an additional 40

hours of community service,”

said chairman, Ms. Hackett.

Inductees include: Angela Allen,

Tobias Barth, Cameron

Barts, John Bellflower, Brandon

Botset, Rashon Britt, Alex Cejka,

Austin Davis, Trevor Dyke, Span-

dan Fadnis, Krysten

Fideli, Evan Fitts, Jack-

son Gillie, Adam Glymph,

Mitchell Heath, Juliana

Hybner, Tyler Luster,

Jesse Medlin, Adam

Morrissett, Ayanna Pat-

terson, Bailey Payne,

Nicholas Possumato,

Jacob Roberts, Benjamin

Rogers, Brandon Sasser,

Gregory Schott, Cooper

Stewart, Danielle Stith, Michael

Tatum, Quentin Turner, Nathalie

Underwood, and Zachary Winter.

NEWS

Hairfield and Brown valued as

Bird 2013 Students of the Year By: Spencer Sabet

Language societies welcome new inductees By: Spencer Sabet

The L.C. Bird World Lan-

guage Department held its

annual Honor Society Induction

Ceremony, welcom-

ing 27 members of

the Bird Chapters

of the National

Spanish, French,

German, Japanese,

and Latin Honor

Societies.

“It’s not just about

whether you have

A’s,” said Spanish

teacher Senora

Luqman. “We also

honor sticking to a

language.”

The ceremony began with

introductions by Bird Chapter

Spanish Honor Society presi-

dent Catherine Grimes, after

which five keynote speakers

traveling.

Current members of the five

world language honor societies

then came to the

front of the room in

turn to induct the

new members. With

each induction, the

new members were

given a memento,

such as a medal or

certificate, and were

asked to recite a

pledge in their lan-

guage of study.

“I like Japanese

because it’s some-

thing different, that

not everyone knows,” said Evan

Fitts, new member of The Na-

tional Japanese Honor Society.

students repay the favor of

appreciation.

“My wedding was really spe-

cial, some of my former stu-

dents

came from

all over

the coun-

try to

watch me

and Mar-

garet get

married,”

said Mr.

Gregory.

Many of the teachers have

mixed emotions about retire-

ment. They will be leaving be-

hind a classroom and trading it

for a relax-

ing day on

the beach

“I opened

the automo-

tive pro-

gram here

and next

year it’s

closing down, so it makes me

sad to think future students

won’t have this opportunity ,” said Mr. Hetterich.

Senior Destiny Hairfield and

freshman Nadia Brown have

been selected as LC Bird’s Stu-

dents of the Year for 2012-2013.

Each year, Bird selects two

Students for this award— one

from the senior class, and one

from the

under-

classes.

Student of

the Year

requires not

just exem-

plary

grades, but

a high

standing

among all

the students

at Bird. It is

a great honor.

Both Hairfield and Brown

were initially surprised to learn

that they had won such an

honor.

“I always put education first

because it is my responsibility,"

said Hairfield.

Achieving such academic suc-

cess as these students have is

hard work, and requires sacrifice.

In Hairfield’s case, she enjoys

bowling and field hockey, but has

never been able to play a school-

sponsored sport, for fear it would

interfere

with her

academics.

Brown and

Hairfield

both have

high aspira-

tions for

their future

careers—

Hairfield

plans to

major in

General

Biosciences at Virginia Tech. As a

freshman, Brown is unsure where

she wants to attend college, but

she loves nursing, and knows she

wants to go in that direction.

Along with honor, Hairfield and

Brown each feel a strong sense of

pride of being named Student of

the Year.

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were featured. French teacher

Mademoiselle Carr, Spanish

teacher Senor Nicolas, and Latin

teacher Mrs. Hicks, as well as

senior Evan Fitts and Jordan

Burt, each spent time talking

about the value of travel abroad

and their experiences with

The Junior

Marshalls

are selected By: Lizzie Marrufo

Fifty-five juniors will serve as

junior marshalls for the 2013

commencement celebration.

It is a title of junior marshall

is an honor associated with

hard with and dedication to

L. C. Bird

"Juniors get chosen to help

out with the whole graduation

process and more," said Mrs.

Clark.

The marshalls selected is

based on academic success and

teacher recommendation. Mar-

shalls in pale blue robes will

assist at the senior awards

ceremony, at the senior picnic,

at Baccalaureate, and at Com-

mencement.

Marshalls selected for 2013

are: Kimerlyn Abel, Shelby Al-

bertson, Diamonique Anderson,

Brenna Ansbro, Matthew Ar-

mantrout, Odysseus Aerson,

Kenneth Atkins, Tyler Atkinson,

Quinn Beecroft, Brandon Botset,

Rashon Britt, Leohana Carrera,

Lorraine Castleman, Alex Cejka,

Austin Davis, Trevor Dyke, Span-

dan Fadnis, Edwin Farinacci,

Krysten Fideli, Krystal Franklin,

Elizabeth Gallagher, Jasleen Gill,

Jackson Gillie, Adam Glymph,

Mitchell Heath, Richard Hender-

son, Kaila Hill, Julia Hybner,

Barry Joyner, Joseph Kuzma,

Rebekah Martin, Caleb McNeely,

Jessie Meager, Adam Morrisett,

Sade Moses, Kara Moten,

Shalimar Parham, Nick Pos-

sumato, Enrique Perez-Osbourne,

Amanda Pyle, Mary Ramsey,

Benjamin Rogers, Brandon

Sasser, Gregory Schott, Nichelle

Scott, Jacob Stech, Julia Stech,

Jordan Stephens, Danielle Smith,

Micheal Tatum, Natalie Under-

wood, Sebastian Vincent, and

Zachary Vincent.

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Senior Editor

Co- News Editor

Multiple productions. President

of TRI-M Music Honor Society,

Co-President of National Span-

ish Honor Society, Secretary of

International Thespian Society,

member of the Gay-Straight

Alliance.

NEWS

Senior Editor

Co-News Editor

Governor’s Academy for Engi-

neering Studies, Latin Club

member and President, Nation-

al Latin Honors Society, Team

America Rocketry Challenge

2011, Webmaster for LC Bird-

AFA Aerospace Club

Hoffner is Bird’s Teacher of the Year By: Hieng Leng

Math teacher Ms. Ann

Hoffner has been named Teach-

er of the Year for 2013.

“There are many terrif-

ic teachers here at L.C.

Bird, and it’s an honor

that I am being recog-

nized for the award. I

feel that I need to live up

to the expectation that

comes with the title,”

said Ms. Hoffner.

Ms. Hoffner is dedicat-

ed to finding new teach-

ing methods to accom-

modate her students’

needs.

“My method changes

every year depending on the

students’ reactions to the les-

sons,” said Ms. Hoffner.

Maintaining a functioning

Ms. Hoffner’s consistency helps

her control her classes.

“I have a high expectation

from my students; I’m trying to

equip my students with the

math skills they need as well as

improving their work ethics,”

said Ms. Hoffner.

Ms. Hoffner has been teach-

ing for 19 years, and is now in

her fifth year teaching at Bird.

“I had a great experience

teaching at Bird so far; it’s like

a family here,” said Ms.

Hoffner.

Ms. Hoffner decided on her

teaching career during her

years at Holy Family High

School.

“When I was in the NHS in

my high school, I had tutored

some students, and I became

interested in teaching others

since then,” said Ms. Hoffner.

She earned her Bachelor’s

Degree from Adelphi Universi-

ty; she continued her study and

graduated with a Master’s De-

gree from the University of

Rhode Island.

Clarke and class officers begins their

preparation for the graduation

By: Catherine Grimes

As seniors send off their

Graduation invitations, prepa-

rations for graduation and oth-

er senior activities are being

finalized.

The Senior Class officers and

Sponsor are working out the

final rough spots after count-

less hours of work to make

the ceremony run without

incident.

“Right now we’re having

meetings to decide on small

details such as the programs

that are handed out to

guests when they arrive,”

said senior secretary Kim-

mie Point.

Despite the proficiency

with which the ceremony is

carried out, planning gradua-

tion is a taxing and time con-

suming occupation.

“It is a constant planning

process. It's impossible to put a

count of the hours I put in total,

for example - a senior social

probably takes an hour of plan-

ning, two, three hours of

shopping, and one hour imple-

menting. I couldn't even put a

number of hours on gradua-

tion,” said senior class repre-

sentative Mrs. Clarke.

Not only is there a lot of plan-

ning that goes into graduation

and senior events, but there is

a lot of help from faculty.

“At the most basic breakdown

Dr. Hebert, Ms. Westra and

Mrs. Blanton are my direct

contacts administratively, and

then Ms. Graham will be in

charge of the Junior Mar-

shalls,” said Clarke.

Despite the blood, sweat, and

tears that go in to making

Graduation the event that it is,

the reward is worth the hard

work.

“The most emotional and

exciting part of graduation is

when the teachers make a re-

ceiving line for the seniors to

recess through at the very

end ‘sending them on their

way’ -I'm getting chills just

thinking about it ,” said

Clarke.

The President of the Senior

Class, as well as working on

graduation preparations, will

be making preparations of

her own.

“I will be doing a speech at

graduation, so I’m making

sure that will be properly

done,” said president Ebonee

Valdiri.

With plans in their final stag-

es, and the school year reaching

its end, all the hard work that

went into graduation will pave

the way for a smooth transition

into the world.

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Students plan their lives after L.C. Bird

FEATURES

Members of the Class of 2013

have committed to the follow-

ing colleges and universities.

Virginia Tech Caitlin Schoemmell, Tim

Cejka, Evan Fitts, Kendall

Seeley, Destiny Hairfield, Alec

Beaudet, Chase Shipp, Tyler

Wingen, Tobias Barth, Camer-

on Kaufmann, Andrea Picco

Alex Frljuckic, Alec Beaudet,

Yatharth Shukla, Palmer

Flipse, and Ayanna Patterson

Clemson Cooper Stuart

Longwood Monica Story, April Andrews

Sarah Ramey, Kristin Samer

Katlin Oliver, Garrett Abel,

Maddie Elder, and Shelton

Hamilton

Virginia Commonwealth Bree Brown , Abigail Blaha

NaQuasia Dickerson, Camille

Spencer, Abed Adawi, Luis

Barquero, Cuera Newby, Zach

Evitts, Spencer Sabet, Chey-

enne Brumfield, Kimmie Point,

Himali Patel, Hemisha Patel,

Elizabeth Cosner, Stephen

Wilson, Ashley Williams, Ca-

mille Spencer, Luis Barquero,

and Ridge Shepherd

NC A&T Jeffrey Pointer, Tarik Wallace

John Tyler Kenya Feggins, Nelly Gonza-

lez, and Tori Nettleton

Radford Allecia Taylor, Zachary Simpson,

Sean-Randall Thompson, Court-

ney Fowler, and Daniel Yoon

Louisiana State Lionel Williams

Richard Bland James Akright

Lynchburg Alex Vaughan and Jordan Payne

Norfolk Kia Henderson

Randolph Macon Sarah Mills

Old Dominion Jonah Wright, Sammie Gomez-

Vega, C.J. Alred, and Bria Gary

James Madison Catherine Grimes

University of

California Heing Leng

University of Virginia Jaz Harnal and Bailey Payne

Howard University Juanye Williams

Bryant & Stratton Ba-Shanti McDougald

Seniors reflect on events of high school years By: Austin Shakespeare and Ryan Harris

These are the Top 13 events

that have occurred in the last

four years since the class of

2013 has been in high school.

January 20th, 2009—Barack

Obama inaugurated as the 44th

President of the U.S.

April 26th, 2009—Swine Flu

declared public health emer-

gency

June 25th, 2009— Michael

Jackson, the King of Pop, dies.

January 12th, 2010—

Devastating earthquake hits

hard in Haiti.

April 2nd, 2010— BP massive

oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

March 11th, 2011—Boys Bas-

ketball goes to State Champion-

ship.

April 29th, 2011—Royal wed-

ding of Prince William and

Kate Middleton.

October 28th, 2012—Super storm Sandy slams the North-

east and mid-Atlantic states.

December 14th, 2012—Sandy

Hook Elementary School shoot-

ing in Newtown, CT.

December 22nd, 2012—The

world did not end.

December 8th, 2012—Bird’s

football team wins the State

Championship.

June 10th, 2013—Class of 2013

graduates at L.C.Bird

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Co-Editor-in-chief of The In-

credible Hawk.

Senior Editor

April 15th, 2013—Two bombs

explode at the finish of the

Boston Marathon killing 3 and

injuring hundreds.

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FEATURES

Senior Editor Seniors recall events ff high school

As senior year comes to a close,

students reflect on their most

memorable moments of high

school.

“I broke my leg playing football

my junior year and missed a

month of school,” said Drew De-

fibaugh

“Taking over Chik-fil-a on Fri-

days before games yelling

“Ayyee” to everybody that walked

in,” said Lionel Williams

“When we won states for the first

time in history. Walking on that

field was epic!” said Gary Dorsey

“Supporting our basketball team

my freshmen year at the Siegel

Center,” said Fredo Wilson

“When the marching band got a

Features Editor Varsity Field Hockey Captain,

Key Club Treasurer and Vice

President, Tri-M Secretary,

NHS, HOSA President, Show

Choir, Reflections, Engineering

Program, Tech Center nursing

program.

Norfolk State Jay Anderson. Keonia

Chalkley, and Kia Henderson

Florida Institute of

Technology Kevin Quigley

Coastal Carolina

University Erica Skinner

Mississippi State

University Ginny Goff

Messiah College John Harro

Penn State James Kurdziel

VMI Levi Foreman

Randolph-Macon Diana Dannouf and Sarah Mills

Georgia Tech Adam Baechler

Averett University Ayana Artopee

George Mason Jordan Gadson

Belmont Angie Allen

Art Institute Joi Avie and Destiny Volkman

superior rating this season and

waiting for our score with Evan

Fitts,” said Kendall Seeley

“Doing a barrel roll into Mr.

Stoll’s class at the sound of the

late bell,” said Garret Abel

“Having a mullet for a whole

week sophomore year,” said

senior Ryan Harris

“Getting engaged at prom,” said

senior Maddie Elder

“Field hockey, winning our last

game it was our first win in 4

years!,” said senior Ginny Goff

“Performing in the Legally

Blonde musical,” said senior

Allecia Taylor

“Seeing fire dance to the beat of

songs during our AP physics

experiment,” said senior Hieng

Leng

“Tripping over one of the gar-

den walls in the Courtyard,”

said senior Catherine Grimes

“At cheering practice and our

coach, Ms. Hailstock breaking

out dancing while the whole

boys basketball team was be-

hind her without her knowing,”

said senior Kia Henderson

Liberty Christan Rist

William and Mary Janhavi Giribhattaavar

Some seniors have planned to

serve their country by joining a

branch of the armed forces.

U.S. Marine Corps Cameron Barts and Jose Ayala

Navy Mike Aldridge

Army Zachary Simpson, Michael

Carter, and Cecilia Perales

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Senior picnic 6pm – 8pm

on May 22nd

Senior exemptions

announced on May 23rd –

24th

Senior trip to Busch Gar-

dens on May 24th

Senior Awards Ceremony

at 8am on May 29th

Baccalaureate at 2 pm at

Southside Church of the

Nazarene on June 2nd

Graduation Practice at

1pm – 4pm on June 7th

Graduation at 7 pm on

June 10th at the Sigel

Center

Senior

Calendar

FEATURES

Students dazzle at One Night in Paris By: Emilee Parham

Dresses dazzled, tuxe-

dos wowed, prom-goers

learned how to Dougie,

and the electric slide lit

up the dance floor at

Bird’s prom, One Night

in Paris. Prom was held

on a Saturday night at

the Indian Cultural

Center with a Parisian

theme.

“I thought prom went

great,” said teacher

Mrs. O’Shea “everybody

behaved and had fun.”

The night kicked off

with the senior walk, as

the seniors strutted in

style across the stage,

parents were there with camer-

as in hand. Although

the cherished senior

walk almost didn’t

make it to prom night.

Originally, the senior

walk was scheduled out

due to the time to go

through all the seniors.

“Parents were confused,

so we decided to have

the senior walk back,”

said teacher Mrs.

O’Shea.

Midway through the

night Prom King and

Queen were announced

by junior class President, Mi-

chael Tatum.

Ryan Harris and April

Andrews were then

dubbed L.C. Bird royal-

ty.

“I can’t describe the

excitement,

I’ll remember it for the

rest of my life,” said

senior April Andrews

“I’m just glad that I

didn’t trip.”

As the night continued

ladies lost their shoes

and the gentlemen

ditched their coats to

dance, some students

spent their time taking

sill pictures in the photo

booth, while others mingled

around the refreshments

table waiting for the

right song to jump on

the dance floor.

When the night came

to a close other students

kept the party going at

the Cultural Center at

the after prom breakfast

“The Skyhawk Bistro”.

There were plenty of

casino themed games for

students to play and

everyone got a hot

breakfast, but there

were also door prizes to

go around.

College

roommates

to avoid By: Christian Rist

As seniors go off to college,

they face the unexpected;

they’re stepping into a new

world. Dealing with a room-

mate can either be really excit-

ing or turn out horribly. There

are signs that you should know

indicating that you need a new

roommate, and quick.

“Ask yourself, is your room-

mate capable of having a nor-

mal human conversation? Do

they have any concept of hy-

giene? If they don’t, it’s time to

get out,” said teacher Mr.

Mackinnon.

Sometimes friends end up

going to the same college and

think it would be awesome to

be roommates, but sooner or

later spending all that study

time with your BFF will turn

out horribly. Remember when

your mother would tell you that

too much of a good thing will

make you sick, this can apply to

your college roommate too.

“I liked having a new room-

mate every year. After about

two or three months they start

to get on your nerves, so it’s

nice to have a fresh start every

year,” said teacher Mr. Wagner.

Think of the little habits that

don’t annoy you, but might

disturb others. All that tooth-

paste you collect at the bottom

of your sink might be just fine

by you, but your suitemates

might not appreciate your sign

of hygiene. Some roommates

can even be downright nasty.

“You shouldn’t have small

armies of pest patrolling your

dorm,” said Mr. MacKinnon.

Whether it’s spending too

much time with your closest

BFF in a tiny college dorm, or

leaving your hair plastered on

the shower curtains, leaving

home and moving in with a

stranger is going to be a new

experience. Keep your room

clean and your hair to yourself

and you should be just fine.

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STUDENT CULTURE

Senior Editor

Student Culture

Vice President of the Interna-

tional Thespian Society, Vice

President of the GSA, member

of Skyhawk Actors Guild, Prom

King and actor in all of the

productions.

Copacabana:

The Spring Musical

Bird participates in Fine Arts festival By: Catherine Grimes

Winterguard

beats Longwood

at competition By: Catherine Grimes

L.C. Bird’s Winterguard com-

peted in their last competition

of the season in Raleigh, North

Carolina. Many Virginia teams

competed, including collegiate

level teams.

The team won an award for

their performance at the com-

petition in Chesapeake, and

finished out their season by

scoring 65 points out of the 100

available in Raleigh.

Points for the team were

awarded for performance, drill,

how the music goes with the

routine, and execution of their

techniques.

“One of the challenges of

Winterguard is having to think

about all of the new choreogra-

phy we learned and having to

apply it” said junior Deja

Jefferson.

People from all over the coun-

ty came to the Fine Arts Festi-

val at Clover Hill. Bird’s art

students, particularly the Na-

tional Art Honor Society mem-

bers and art-class seniors, were

asked to

submit a

work to

showcase.

Works

range from

mediums

like paint,

sculpture,

photography,

and painted

windows; the

possibilities

are as differ-

ent and

widely

ranged as

the students

producing

them.

“I was excited to appreciate the

artwork of other high schoolers.

After seeing what the students

at Bird can do, I couldn’t wait

to see the pieces from other

schools” said senior Keith

Bahm.

Exhibits for each school were

set up Friday and Saturday,

showing off the talent from

around the county. The Bird

participants readied the dis-

play. The NAHS president,

Destiny Hairfield explained the

process.

“We painted the display boards,

and the art teachers selected

the artwork. Then we took it to

Clover Hill, and put it up on

the boards” said senior Destiny

Hairfield.

Many pieces are considered

but only a few can go to the

Fine Arts

Festival.

“[The

teachers]

like to

focus on

NAHS,

whoever

is a good

student,

works

really

hard, and

creates

great

pieces”

said sen-

ior pho-

tography

student Amanda Groves.

As well as visual art, many

performances took place at the

Festival, including a one act

performed by Bird’s own Thes-

pian Society.

“I’ve had my fill of being good, the angel of my neighborhood.”

Copacabana was this year’s spring musical, with senior Ryan Harris

playing as Tony Forte and sophomore Madison Roth as Lola Lamar.

The show consisted of pirates, kidnapping, and falling in love.

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STUDENT CULTURE

Senior Editor

Newspaper Artist

Member of Tri-M, Ultimate

Frisbee player, Winter guard,

Marching and concert band

clarinet, and member of the

National Art Honor Society.

In celebration of William

Shakespeare’s birthday, the

second annual Bard at Bird

was held in the library. The

librarians, along with some

other L.C. Bird staff members,

dressed up and taught students

about life in the Shakespearean

era.

“We wanted to do something

to get students interested in

learning, and all grade levels

cover Shakespeare,” said Eng-

lish teacher Mrs. O’Shea.

Students had the opportunity

to learn about medicine, weap-

ons, and architecture. Students

even had the chance to take

pictures in the stock-holds.

There were trivia questions

everyday on the announce-

ments. The winning students

Clinton Gillespi, Damen Foster,

Madison Roth, and Joseph

Sadel,.

“The Shakespeare trivia ques-

tions were used to advertise the

Bard at Bird,” said the librari-

an Ms. Furr.

There were also some 3D

buildings made by art students

on display. Mr. Bannister and

other English teachers helped

out with planning and execut-

ing this event.

Spring concerts rock the auditorium By: Kara Moten and Amanda Sanford

Stephany Dominquez

bakes the best in state By: Amanda Sanford

Sophomore Stephany

Dominquez competed in the

Culinary Arts- Decorated Cake

STAR event at the FCCLA

State Leadership and Recogni-

tion Conference

in VA Beach.

Not only did

Stephany win

“Best in State”

but also a $2500

in scholarship

money to the

Culinary Insti-

tute of Virginia.

“It feels really

good to win such

an award,” said

sophomore

Stephany Dominquez. “It also

feels good to win $100 for our

culinary program at bird.”

In order to participate in the

competition, students had to

meet certain criteria. The cake

they made had to be 10 inches

deep and they had to create a

culinary portfolio.

“My portfolio consisted of a

career plan, resume, and exam-

ples of previous work,” said

Dominquez

She went

above and be-

yond with the

preparation by

taking her time

on the cake.

With the theme

of spring, she

set out to chal-

lenge herself

with floral de-

tails.

“It took me

about three

weeks to make the flowers lead-

ing up to the day of the compe-

tition, and I started the cake

two days before,” said

Dominquez.

She plans on challenging

herself by making a layered

tiered cake on Mother’s Day.

The chorus spring concert is

practically here! It’s coming up

at the end of May.

“I feel very nervous about my

first spring concert, but excited

at the same time,” said fresh-

man Denise Mallory.

Concert Choir, Girls Vocal

Jazz, Adagio, Reflections, and

Sudden Image are all perform-

ing in the spring concert. This

is the last performance for our

seniors.

“It feels great to be doing my

last spring concert because I’ve

had so much fun so far, and

this year was the best,” said

senior Victoria Allen.

The finale, “Forever a Fami-

ly”, has been performed at the

spring concerts at Bird since

the early 1990’s. The song is

continued every year in honor

of Mrs. Gregory.

“I am really excited for the

senior slideshow, and I know

it’s going to put us in tears,”

said senior Coronda Colbert.

The seniors will sing their

song called, “You’ll Never Walk

Alone”, during the senior

slideshow, while their baby and

senior pictures will be shown.

The bands that will be per-

forming received its 15th honor

band title by getting all superi-

or ratings at their last competi-

tion.

“It feels good to leave Bird

behind with a lasting legacy of

success,” said drum major Evan

Fitts.

The spring concert was held

in the Margaret F Gregory

where the band performed

“Passages”, “Foundry”, ”Sun

Cycles”, “Time Shift”, “To the

Sky”, Heartbeat Five”, “All the

Armed Forces Songs”, and the

Bird tradition “Stars and

Stripes Forever”.

“The spring concert is always

emotional because it’s the sen-

ior’s last time to perfom,”said

junior Danielle Stith.

The concert was held mid-May

and there was plenty of talent

in the auditorium that night.

L.C Bird’s symphonic band is

ready to kick off spring with

their final band concert.

Library cel-

ebrates

Bard at Bird By: Ryan Harris

Mr. Banister demonstrates the use of

weapons and items.

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EDITORIALS

Teens with Tattoos: Taboo? By: Emilee Parham

When it is no longer senioritis By: Catherine Grimes

As students roam the halls,

waiting for the school year to end,

murmurs of senioritis start to

crop up. This on the surface, is a

harmless lack of interest for the

rigor of school, and can be at-

tributed to the fast approach of

summer. However, sometimes,

senioritis is not what is really

going on.

Loss of interest in usual activi-

ties, low energy or restlessness,

symptoms of teen depression.

“Being a teen is really difficult,

it’s not exclusive to teens that

have experienced something

traumatic” said Guidance coun-

selor Ms. Gerlach.

The vast majority of senioritis

sufferers are just ready for the

school year to get out, and to

move on to that next step, but

there are some who cannot

explain the fallout.

Studies have shown that one

in eight adolescents may suffer

from depression, so it is a seri-

ous factor in the life of a typical

teen.

There are varying forms of

depression. For clinically de-

pressed patients, it’s hard to do

everyday task –even getting out

of bed can be a challenge. There

are also those who are de-

pressed yet functional.

“A lot of people may be de-

pressed and you may not even

know it” said school nurse Do-

ris Elliott.

The key to diagnosis is

knowledge; awareness of symp-

toms and sensitivity to depres-

sion may prevent the illness

from getting out of hand.

“I think it’s important to take

care of yourself –to really think

of the things you do to help you

feel good, if it’s talking to

friends or talking to family, or

doing fun things or laughing”

said Conn.

Ms. Conn is available on Mon-

days, Thursdays and Fridays, if

it’s important to talk to some-

one now.

Helpful sites for teens who

may be depressed, or who may

know someone who is de-

pressed are us.reachout.com,

and a support group website at

www.dailystrength.org/c/

Depression-Teen/support-

group.

“Focus on the positive things

in your life, it’s easy to get

bogged down with all of the

stress” said Conn

Sometimes, it’s not senioritis

anymore, be aware of how you

feel and remember there are

people out there for you.

Athletics

conquer the

school By: Spencer Sabet

Athletics is an integral part of

any high school— they bring

students together and give

them a sense of community.

But when does the focus on

athletics become too great?

Even if students do not par-

ticipate in any school-sponsored

athletics, they generally still

find interest in spectating

school sports, and feel a sense

of pride for their school when a

team does well.

“There is a focus on athletics

because you have pep rallies

and such, which bring a school

together,” said Bird guidance

counselor Ms. Gerlach.

The universal appeal of ath-

letics, however, can lead

schools to give too large a focus

on athletics. A school will put

the majority of its energy, re-

sources, and recognition into

sports, at the expense of other

extracurricular interests and

activities, and sometimes even

academics itself.

“You do have to have a

healthy balance, and a lot of

schools do go over that bal-

ance,” said Ms. Gerlach.

When a school disrupts the

balance by focusing too much

on athletics, what was once a

feeling of community amongst

all students, athletic or not,

becomes replaced by a feeling of

resentment in non-athletic

students. So even if academic

success is not neglected due to

increased focus on athletics, it

is still lessened.

Additionally, neglecting other

forms of recreation within a

school— artistic, theatrical, or

otherwise. Yes, this means it is

possible for a school to give too

much focus to another pursuit,

but the trend tends towards

athletics. In the end, modera-

tion— balance— is crucial to

achieving both the academic

success and harmony of the

student body.

Whether it’s a butterfly on

the ankle or a flaming skull on

the arm, teenagers everywhere

are getting tattoos. But is this

permanent act of rebellion

harmful or harmless?

Turning 18 and being able to

get a tattoo is an exciting expe-

rience, so many are eager to

rush and get one. If you’re con-

sidering getting a tattoo, think

before you ink. That dragon

tattoo on your neck doesn't

scream honor roll student.

Does the tattoo you want hold

meaning, or do you really just

like pink bunnies? For a first

tattoo, pick something mean-

ingful (and I don’t mean your

favorite band) that you won’t

regret when you’re fifty. If you

have to ask for someone’s opin-

ion on the tattoo you want,

don’t get it. Be 100% sure that

is what you want, this will save

you the trouble later of wanting

to rip off your skin.

Be original, if you’ve seen it

on Tumblr, odds are 6,3885

other people have a tattoo just

like it. Don’t follow the trend of

infinity symbols or birds, get

creative.

Let’s be real, that cute tattoo

you want is going to hurt. Areas

with bone, like your ribs, will

be painful. While a tattoo on

the arm will tickle in compari-

son.

Just make sure you have

done your research, picked an

experienced artist, and will be

happy with it once its all over.

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SPOTLIGHTS

Band Chorus Guitar Photo

3-D Art Art Theatre Theatre

Production

“She’s president of

the National Art Hon-

or Society (NAHS)

and has a responsibil-

ity,” said Ms. Morse,

“She has donated her

time and effort to

painting murals for

the school, and she

keeps her overall

academics on an AB

level, if not an A.”

“Every project John

accomplishes, he ac-

complishes above and

beyond expectations

despite having a

hearing impair-

ment—he never lets

that interfere with

accomplishing his

goals in class,” said

Mrs. Gearels, “I’ve

been fortunate to

have John over the

years, and I wish him

luck in all his future

endeavors.”

“It was very hard to

choose just one

[senior]. He was my

drum major; what

makes Evan stand

out is how much he

does beyond what is

regularly required of

him,” said Mrs. Oyan.

“Just because he

probably absorbs

most of the infor-

mation he learns in

class the best—no

matter what genre is

thrown his way, he

plays it,” said Mr.

“Josh has a love for

cars, and a lot of his

work [photography] is

based on cars. He

combines two of his

passions and excels at

both,” said Mr. Zoller.

“It was very hard to

decide because the en-

tire group is simply

amazing. He [Ryan] has

taken theater every

year, takes an active

role in the theater de-

partment, and is pas-

sionate and hardwork-

ing,” said Mrs. Joseph.

“He is dedicated, hard

-working, eager to

learn, and interested

in different aspects of

Theater Production,”

said Mrs. Joseph.

“Jesse’s been involved

in several choruses

since coming to Bird,

has a beautiful voice,

is [at] the top of the

class, is president of

Hawkapella, and is a

member of Tri-M

(Bird’s Music Honor

Society),” said Mrs.

Gocha.

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Sports Shorts

Baseball and Softball face

new season challenges By: Austin Shakespeare

Baseball season is underway

and the skyhawks are working

hard every day to have a suc-

cessful season this year.

New head coach Doug Wag-

ner has taken over a team that

has a lot of experience playing

baseball at the varsity level but

they are going to continue to

work hard day after day this

year.

“We have experience,” said

Wagner. “But we are going to

work hard and push ourselves

every day dur-

ing practice

and even hard-

er during

games.”

The team

stumbled com-

ing out of the

gate, senior

pitcher Bryce

Harman un-

derstands what

it will take to

get this team going in the right

direction.

“Hard work and dedication to

what we are trying to accom-

plish,” said Harman. “If we

continue to do those then the

sky is the limit for this team.”

Senior catcher Austin Gam-

mon is noticing that his team is

beginning to gel and the talent

of some players is really start-

ing to show.

“We are working together and

really hitting on all cylinders,”

said Gammon. “Guys are get-

ting hot and really starting to

contribute in every way possi-

ble.”

Sophomore Cj Henderson

believes they can be a very good

team if they can get everybody

involved.

“We need everybody to con-

tribute,” said Henderson. “If

we can get a whole team effort

and everybody playing well at

the same time then we can be a

tough team to

beat.”

The Lady

Skyhawks soft-

ball season is off

to a slow start,

the team is 2-7

overall and 0-5 in

the district. The

Lady Skyahwks

defeated Annen-

dale and Lake-

land High Schools

in their annual

Sports Plus tournament held at

Bird for their 2 wins this sea-

son.

“We still haven’t got a win in

the district yet but we are close,

we just need to limit the errors

and we will be fine,” said Soph-

omore Stephanie Davenport.

The Lady Skyhawks are a very

young team with only 2 seniors

on the team, Sarah Bowles and

Arianna Mathews.

The districts have been changed into conferences and

have been revised.

Darius Gillus was Richmond Times Dispatch’s player of the

week.

Students participate in Richmond’s Color Me Rad race.

Girls varsity soccer goalie, Autumn Joyal, has had an averages

of over 10 saves a game.

Austin Gammon signs to Virginia Wesleyan for baseball.

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Field Hockey team offers a

summer conditioning camp By: Christian Rist

With the end of the school year

comes the development of next

year’s sports teams. There will be

a Field Hockey summer camp

being held on June 23-26 and

other one held on July 8-11. If

there are any girls interested in

attending go to the front office for

a brochure. If enough girls sign

up it’s likely that the camp would

offer a team discount.

“I went to the same field hockey

camp last summer, it was hard

work but it was worth it. It helps

you with your basic skills, but

also helps you pick up a few new

tricks,” said senior Olivia Doyle.

Even if you don’t attend the

summer camp, Bird’s field hockey

coach, Coach Seal, welcomes any

girl with an interest in playing to

come out to conditioning

“I could care less if you have

any experience, all I want is to

have girls who are team players,

are committed to the team, and

have a competitive spirit ,” said

Seal.

The goal is to have the girls

start training in May and carry

that out through the end of the

school year. Then in August they

will hold try outs and condition

before their first game.

Freeman’s PE students

run in Color Me Rad

By: Amanda Sanford

Tra

ck

Freshmen from Ms. Freeman’s

PE class recently participated

in Richmond’s Color Me Rad

race as a project assigned for

the end of the year. Students

had to prepare for the race 8

weeks prior to running.

“Attendees had to design an 8

week workout plan for them-

selves and complete it before

the race,” said Ms. Freeman.

The

race

had

color

stations

set up

through

differ-

ent

points

of the 3

mile

race. Racers had to run through

them to have a packet of color

burst on them.

“I enjoyed running through

the different stations of color

packets and crossing the finish

line as a finished product. Eve-

rything was colorful,” said

freshman Savannah Hazelett.

The Color Me Rad race is held

worldwide. The Color Me Rad

chooses one local charity to

donate to after it is completed

in your community.

“I would suggest this to any-

one

because

it’s a

good

social

experi-

ence

and it

benefits

a great

cause,”

said

freshman Haleigh Sutton.

The Richmond race donated

its proceeds to the Special

Olympics of Virginia.

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YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY

April Andrews

Brianna Douglas

Deivn Rucker

Oscar Ventura

Matt Fial

Armanni Feggins

Emilee Parham

Daryl Taylor

Treshawna Manley

Mary Cosner

Mike Aldridge

Marco Lacayo

Kevin Quigley

Tyler Wingen

Hayley Cairnie

Brittney Robertson

SENIORS

A. B. C. D. E. F.

G. H. I. J. K. L.

M. N.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12.

13. 14.

O. P.

Instructions:

Match the senior to

their baby picture.

15. 16.

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SUPERLATIVES

Most Athletic

Paul Robertson & Autumn Joyal

Most Artistic

Garret Abel &

Destiny Hairfield

Most

Unforgettable

Spencer Sabet &

Ashley Williams

Most Likely to

Succeed

Jaz Harnal &

Janhavi G.

Most School

Spirited

Bryce Harman &

Ebonee Valdiri

SUPERLATIVES

Most Likely to be

seen on T.V.

Ryan Harris &

Hemisha and

Himali Patel

Best Smile

Justin

Palimore &

Sarah Mills

Best All-Around

Jay Anderson & Maddie Elder

Best Dressed

Chad Lewis &

Camille Spen-

cer

Class Clown

Elijah Lousiea &

Tashwana Augis-

tine

LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS

I, Ginny Goff, of bubbly

mind and body do hereby

bequeath the following: To

Sarah Bowles: Why didn’t we

hang out before this year?!

You’re crazy and amazing. To

Destiny Hairfield: The beach.

Helping me survive senior

prom. Always a loyal and amaz-

ing friend! To Christan Rist:

Our thriftiness and alluring

nature! My first friend at Bird!

To Sarah Chamberlain:

Talking our butts off in chemis-

try and scandalous Instagram

posts and sleepovers. I love you!

To Eric Mawyer: Junior

prom, Martin’s, Sonic, the wall,

and that statue they will build

for us after that train runs us

over. Thanks for everyyyything.

To Olivia Doyle: The Un-

speakable, your attempted

murder of Winston, Sister

Wives, the crazy things you

know about me. From scary girl

in Chorus to my BFF! I’ll never

forget you! To Janhavi: From

frosted animal crackers to the

best first period ever. I love

you! I would have never made

it without you. Best friends

from ugly and awkward to our

gorgeous selves now. To

Katie Survello: Pitch Perfect,

singing everywhere, making

fun of people. Thank you for

being the best friend I could

ever ask for, I’ll be lost without

you next year! Honey badgers

for life.

I, Ian Emil Leger Mathis,

being of an intelligent mind

and hairy body, do hear by

leave the following: I leave

you L.C. Bird teachers my

most sincere thanks for all that

you have done. Even at my

lowest you brought me back up

and believed in me. I owe you

all a lot. To the underclass-

men, please behave for them

and don’t make the same mis-

takes I have made.

I, Ryan Phillip Harris, being

of complex mind and flaw-

less body, do hereby be-

queath the following: To the

Best BEST Friends: An em-

phasis on the second best. To

April: Potato chip dresses,

rides home, peanut butter choc-

olate-chip chewy bars, A

CROWN, and a well earned

RVA sticker. To Kristin: A

disgusting amount of junk food,

squeeze cheese, fake kisses,

REAL kisses, and one of the

longest running jokes ever. To

Monica: Sloths, onion rings,

and #ihatemonica. To Cathe-

rine: A pair of burgundy pants.

To Chloe: All of the cookie-

brownies in Delaware. To

Szyd: Maiden names that

stick, gold stars, s’mores, a

band-aid, all of the arm hair

the band-aid ripped off,

MHMM, all of the days I actu-

ally saw you tomorrow, and all

of the days I won’t. You’re wel-

come. To Mrs.Gocha: Respect

and love, because students

never give you enough of that.

To Hayley: Cuddles and

CatDog. To Jordan and Matt:

uncomfortable conversations

and a dusty government text-

book. To Jennifer: Bigfoot. To

Amanda: Cats and glitter! To

Emilee: A saltwater fish tank.

To Sudden Image: A first

place trophy! To the Thespi-

ans: A shaved cat, and a little

bit of fairy dust. To the Audi-

torium: Time spent doing what

I love. To Everybody else:

Good luck, and sorry I didn’t

have more room to type.

I, Cody Zane, being of an

open mind and a solid body,

do hereby bequeath the

following : To Tyler Bol-

linger, my handbook on how to

get the most beautiful girls. To

Austin Mcauley, you will be

reading this next year, good

luck on the next 15 years of

high school.

I, John Michael Venaglia,

being of open mind and tall

body do hereby bequeath

the following: to everyone

whom it may concern, these

last four years have been fun.

Now it’s time to move on. The

next chapter of our lives is be-

ginning, so don’t mess it up.

The next few years will decide

your future; make sure you do a

good job.

I, Janhavi Giribhattanavar,

being of mellow mind and

stable body, do hereby be-

queath the following: To

Tori Lunden, plenty of Jon

Stewart jokes, Instagramed

Starbucks drinks, and a grate-

ful friend who is happy you

didn’t think she was really

weird the first week of 9th

grade. To Destiny Hairfield

and Caitlin Schoemmell, rock

out in college, you’re both going

to do amazing things, I can feel

it. To the LCB GSA, Joaquin

loves you, babes. To Ms.

Ruemmler, thank you for lis-

tening to me whine and com-

plain, and for giving me amaz-

ing advice so I didn’t feel so

lost. To Ms. Gerlach, thank

you helping me get into college

without the complete loss of my

sanity. To Mrs. Raimist, you

are an amazing, inspiring

teacher, and I cannot wait to

put to use all that you taught

me. To Mrs. Bolton and Mrs.

Bova, thank you for teaching

me how to crack the code of

language, literature, and life.

It’s never simply a word, is it?

It’s an idea, and whole other

world. To Ginny Goff, I leave

seven years of memories.

You’ve helped me grow into

who I am today. Most of all,

thank you for never giving up

on me. Here’s to a lifetime more

of an incredible friendship.

I, Evan Raymond Fitts, be-

ing of popcorn mind and

stylish body, do hereby be-

queath the following: To

Mrs. Oyan: Thank you for

introducing me to the true

beauty of music and giving me

the opportunity to be a leader.

To Ms. Szyd: You’ve always

been there to “back mah up,”

and in gratitude, I get your

mail and go on wild goose chas-

es for black felt. To Mrs. Bol-

ton: The lessons I’ve learned

from the books in class are

teachings I will carry for the

rest of my life. To Catherine

Grimes: You are my best

friend of thirteen years and the

only person on this planet that

gets to know the true me, in-

side and out. Thank you, for

everything. To the theatre

kids: So many inside jokes,

back stage quiet hilarity, on-

stage mishaps, and shattered

glass in the audience. To Bri-

anna Douglas: Hello.....ha!

Gotcha! To Kendall Seeley,

Andrea Picco, and Destiny

Volkman: Hanging with you

ladies is never a bore. To C.J.

Alred, Nick Diaz, Zack

Simpson, and Jonah Wright:

You guys are the definition of

bros. My band bros for life! To

the band: The true reward of

being a leader is getting to

watch the seeds you plant and

care for blossom into something

beautiful, realizing their previ-

ously untapped potential.

I, Martavias “Juice” Robin-

son, being of an ambitious

mind and athletic body, do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: I leave to you, Bird’s first

state football championship,

and Mrs. Bolton the most out-

spoken teacher I ever had. I

want to thank Bird for the fun-

niest senior year, I enjoyed

every minute of it GO

SKYHAWKS!!! CLASS OF

2013.

I, Hieng Leng, being atten-

tive and fun sized, do here-

by bequeath the following:

To Sade Moses: You always

argue with me over the most

pointless reasons, but we end

up laughing once we realize

how ridiculous we sound. I wish

you the best in your upcoming

senior year. Thank you for

helping me gain abs from all of

our laughs, I leave you my

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LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS

Ms. Morse: Because of you, I

now can somewhat draw. You

help guide me to unleash my

artistic potential; I’m grateful

to have you as my teacher. I

leave you my pencil and sketch-

book, but I’m taking the eraser

with me in case I make mis-

takes with my art. To Mrs.

Bolton: You torment your stu-

dents, but it’s out of a good

heart. You are the Queen B.

and I feel overpowered whenev-

er I walk into your AP class.

You claim that “there’s always

a method to my madness” and I

can see why. You help push me

to succeed in my academics,

and I never worked as hard as I

have now. Thank you, I leave

you my gratitude.

I, Hayley Alexis Cairnie,

being of awkward mind and

pale body, do hereby be-

queath the following to:

Morgan: My sister, best friend

and partner in crime, the old

men who dance at Flogging

Molly concerts, movie nights

and inside jokes about things

that normal people would use

to question our insanity. Mrs.

Bolton: Thank you for being

my motivator this year; you’ve

been an amazing influence in

my life…even with your

squawking. Mrs. Layne:

Thank you for letting me know

that I’m just as awesome as you

are, I leave you with your suit

and tie. Mrs. Mooberry

Gearles: Aint nobody got time

for that. You have shown me

that being myself is the best

thing I could ever do in life.

Thank you from the bottom of

my heart. Ryan Harris: We go

together like coke and waffles.

Trabis and Jail: I love you

guys, I leave you our memories

of prom and art class. Ermah-

gerd, stop being so fake. Mom

and dad: I leave you with the

denial of me growing up. Cas-

sie: Paco! I leave you with late

nights, goodbye horses, cool

guy, EXCISION!!! and all the

lemonade you could ever ask

My newspaper staff: Thank

you for putting up with my

awkwardness. You are the best

staff I could’ve asked for.

I, Ashley Nicole Williams,

being of stubborn mind and

loud vocals, do hereby be-

queath the following: To

Allecia Taylor I leave a small

pink and purple bike and a cat

that creeps around! To Destiny

Hairfield I leave perfection

and a dozen roses. To Maddie

Elder I leave 1,000,000,000

gold stars and a 3 on the AP

test! To Fibonacci I leave

math problems behind as well

as nuts for my favorite squirrel.

To Dr. Hebert I’m NOT your

mini me, You’re mine J To Mr.

Ligatti one million cats! To

Mr. Tulli & Mr. E together I

leave an island of perfect golf

weather! To Mr. Tulli the presi-

dency! To Mrs. Richmond I

leave millions of deep breaths

to be taken as needed, To Mr.

Russell I leave a fancy collec-

tion of movies with wood in

them! To my classmates who

sat near me, I leave the memo-

ries of the great (yet truly aw-

ful) jokes and things I said or

did. To Mr. Reeves & Ms.

Bolton I leave you many books

and other things I wish to no

longer associate myself with. To

Mr. Stoll I leave a full lesson

on the green revolution. To the

rest of my Bird family I leave a

lasting impression of “Ashley’s

Way”

I, Shelton Hamilton, do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: To my freshmen, Gabe and

Krystal. I leave you the will to

tackle all your goals and hope-

fully make the world a better

place for yourself, those you

love, and humanity. You are

the key that will blaze a trail to

the future.

I, Courtney Fowler, leave

thanks to every teacher who

has helped me since I've come

to Bird. Among them are; Mrs.

Bova, Mrs. Clarke, Mr. Kistner,

Mrs Gocha, Mr. Deaner, Mr.

Shurlds, Mr. Wierschem,

Mrs. Beck, Mr. Shurlds, Mr.

Wierschem, Mrs. Beck, Mr.

Zoller, Mrs. Howsmon, Mr.

Thielsch, Mr. Tulli, Mr. Reeves,

and Mrs. Bolton.

I, Tobias Barth, being of a

thoughtful mind and a up-

right body, do hereby be-

queath the following: To Jaz

Harnel: I leave you with all the

successful or not so successful

projects we have worked on

together and thank you for

helping me get through Dynam-

ics. To Cameron Kaufmann

and Tyler Wingen: The way I

pronounce Jaguars. To the Mu

Alpha Theta Students: The

ski trip I promised at the begin-

ning of the year that Mr. Lau

and Ashley never funded. To

Mr. Thielsch: My most sincere

gratitude for everything you

have done for me over the last

three years and my silly math

errors that I will not take with

me to college. To Mrs. Clarke:

My unbalanced equations and

my thankfulness for making me

enjoy chemistry and for waking

me up in the morning with the

upbeat lectures. To Mr.

Shurlds: Have a good time in

retirement. I know you will

miss all the wonderful students

you have taught…. To Mr.

Benway: Thank you for mak-

ing my senior year in the engi-

neering program enjoyable and

best of luck with the rocketry

team. To the rest of my teach-

ers: Thank you for challenging

me to my breaking point. I

would never have gotten here

without you.

I, Victoria (Tori) A. Nettle-

ton, being of questionable

mind and free spirit, do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: To Harleigh Winters: I

give you my sanity, please take

what is left and run fast. To

Dylan Day and Katy Elder: I

give you my blessing to contin-

ue being the most adorable

couple ever. To Donald Nettle-

ton: I give you the right to

never act “normal,” whatever

that is. To Shelby Albertson:

I give you all the kawaii. To

Malena Sprouse: I give you

advice, stay away from the cow,

it might eat you. To Aaron

Ledford: I give you the right to

be a brony 5ever. To Graham

Wells: yes. To Mr. Ward: I give

you my inner demon. To Mrs.

Bolton: I give you my laziness,

I think you’ll need it more than

I will. To Mr. Benway: I give

you my laughter, I know I’ve

done a lot of it in your class. To

Mr. Tulli: I give you my kitty

hat, best scare of my life. To

Mr. Smith: I give you an air

horn, hopefully it’ll get every-

one to hush. To everyone in

guidance: never stop being the

sweetest people ever.

I, Sabastian Owens, being of

the intelligent mind, and a

very tall body, do hereby

bequeath the following: I

leave you, my guidance counse-

lor Mrs. Tyler who has helped

me through everything possible

that there could go wrong in

high school. And Ms. Bolton,

who honestly is one of the most

amazing people I have ever

met. Mr. Brock was dope too.

To the underclass, STAY

YOUNG.

I, Michael Squire Jr., being

an open minded and a

thoughtfull body leave you

the following: I leave you with

gratification of knowing that

you helped me get through

these rough four years. To all

my teachers, even though I

gave y’all a hard time, you still

helped me get to where I need-

ed to be.

I, Alex Frljuckic, leave my

best friends, Kyle Pusey, Dal-

ton Gilburt, and Caleb Noel,

to set off to college. Our sum-

mers were the best and you all

were the best of friends I could

have found. I know we will be

putting teams on our backs

after we separate.

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I, Bree Taylor Brown, being

of analytical mind and short

stature, do hereby bequeath

the following: To Andrea

Picco: 10 years of Jonas Broth-

ers, forgetfulness (“Where is

it?”), long, late night talks, and

my shoulder to snot on. To Mr.

Reeves: you are the reason I

didn’t give up on my college

student aspirations and the

reason I am now a VCU Rowdy

Ram! To Poptart, Vermatten,

Samer, and Ryan Harry: 3

different bowling alleys; AYYY!

To Céline: lost adventures to

the Canal Walk, our own Ger-

man language, Snapchat, and

much love sister. To Szyd: the

few, but marvelous productions

I have had the honor to take

part in. To Diaz: Those brown

eyes! To Caitlin Schoemmell:

Whooo! That black stalion hair

and too many sad attempts. To

my Redneck Rodeo Show:

bonfires, Mrs. B’s life advice

and cooking, laughter brought

on by someone else’s misfor-

tune, and the Bologna brothers’

hugs! And finally, To Leilah

Camille Ashley Spencer: you

know why! To the Class of

2013: “It can be argued that a

human is ultimately the sum of

his experiences.” – Sisko (Deep

Space Nine)

I, Camille Ashley Spencer,

being of passionate mind

and determined body, do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: To Mrs. Rummler: I

leave you a life time supply of

popcorn for future GSA meet-

ings. To Mrs. Bolton: a cynical

hilarious laugh button for your

future endeavors of embarrass-

ment. To Mrs. Moo: an aprre-

ciative hug for your patience

and kindness. To Mr.

Thielsch: a thankful smile for

how much my mind has ex-

panded from your teachings.

To Mr. Stoll: I leave you a

signed copy of Mean Girls.

Nicholas Diaz: I hope you find

someone in college to take my

place and yell “Wake up Nick!”

to you in the morning. Ste-

phen Wilson: I leave you a

pack of Strawberry flavored

Extra gum. Kenneth Atkins: I

leave you a heartfelt hug. Ian

Mathis: a knowing smile and a

handshake, also a request for

your signature Mr. President.

Hayley Carnie, Heather

Ramsey, John Mashke, Don-

ald Nettleton, and Tim Cje-

ka: I leave you my gratitude for

your friendship. Brandon Lut-

terloah: I’ll miss you next

year. Kaitlin Hartle: you’re

the best, try to stay out of trou-

ble. Yatharth Shukla: I leave

you a Poptart.

I, Luis Barquero, being of

musical talent and creative

mind, do hereby bequeath

the following: to Mr. Hol-

land: I leave you a pair of Skull

Candy headphones so you don’t

become deaf when the violins

start screeching. To Paxton

Parsons: one of my best

friends, I leave you your copies

of the Calvin and Hobbes series

that I stole when you let me

borrow them. To Shelton

Hamilton: you’re an awesome

friend, and I leave you Aqua-

man Battle for Atlantis Game-

cube game, so you can finally

play the game that ruined

many nerd childhoods.

I, Michael Watt Jr., being of

wise mind and strong spirit,

do hereby bequeath the

following: To the teachers of

Bird High School: gratitude

for the knowledge they have

given. To my friends: best of

luck on your journey through

education and good luck in

college. And to the new fresh-

men: knowledge that has

helped me for a long time,”

PLEASE BE QUIET!”

I, April Andrews, of theatri-

cal mind and tall body, do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: To Emilee: Brochacho and

all of my Fall Out Boy CDs.

You’re the scariest and the

funniest person I’ve ever met.

To Kaila: all the brotha hugs I

can ever give and a new shoul-

der. It was coming eventually.

I’m so glad we became so close

this year. To Monica:

#ihatemonica, all of the dreads

you lost, and a pumpkin cake

without cinnamon. You don’t

know how happy I am that I get

to hear your giggle every day in

college. To Catherine: Doctor

Who and Sherlock.I love you so

much, you brilliant little wom-

an. See you next year. To Kris-

tin: Arby’s, acrylic nails, and

hafsnapejwifhjssjsdouehrf. You

know what I mean. I love you,

girl. To Szyd: I leave you Back

to the Future, eavesdropping

and fifth periods. The band-

aid’s stuck forever. P.S. Make

sure you dress professionally to

graduation. To Sarah: I leave

you all of the perfect selfies. I

cannot wait to get closer to you

next year. You’ll be the greatest

roommate. To Ryan: I leave

you all of the rides home since

freshman year, HEY CIN-

DAYYYYY, and 7 hour phone

calls over sophomore summer. I

couldn’t have done this alone.

Remember me in NYC. To

underclassmen: enjoy it while

it lasts.

I, Kimmie Point, being of

complex mind and short

statured body, do hereby

bequeath the following: To

Kamaria Harris and Kiara

Haskins: K cubed for life! I

leave you with all the dreadful

math classes we sat through

and the many long texts I’ve

sent full of gossip to help us feel

better about our lives. I love

you both! To Brian Point, my

brother: DO YOUR HOME-

WORK NEXT YEAR! Even

though I’ll be in college I will

still come back to yell at you.To

Mrs. Clarke and Ms. Bolton:

Thank you both for thinking

your class was the only AP

class that existed, I leave you

with all of the sleep I lost!

To Mrs. Tyler: What the heck

would I have done without you?

Your amazing, I LOVE YOU!

To Destiny Hairfield: I loved

all of our talks in BB! To Sa-

rah Mills: All of our com-

plaints about senior year! To

underclassmen: Be prepared

to run on NO SLEEP 99% of

the time if you want to have

good grades. Senior year is not

all it’s cracked up to be!

I, Spencer Sabet, being of

able mind and sound body,

do hereby bequeath the

following: To Timothy

Cejka: All of my uncontrollable

laughter at your Random Sto-

ries, and other such weirdness.

To Jonah Wright: It’s kind of

fun having a bro whom you

disagree with on everything. To

Caitlin Schoemmell: We may

annoy each other to death, but

you’ll always be like a sister to

me. Good luck at Tech! To Zach

Simpson: You coined the term

“spencing.” I’ll never forget

that. To Elizabeth Cosner: I

still get to be a crazy uncle to

your kids, right? To Danny

Bologna: You are the craziest

person I’ve ever met, but you’re

also a great guy. To Palmer

Flipse: All the hours I’ve wast-

ed on Reddit. So many hours.

To Bailey Payne: My once-

daily tradition of patting you on

the head. To Abed Adawi: All

our weird bus conversations.

To Mrs. Hicks: My eternal

gratitude for helping me discov-

er my talent for Latin. To Mr.

Tulli and Mr. Hinton: All the

times I enriched your classes

with my spencing. To Mr.

Saunders: All my head-

bobbing. You know you miss it.

To Mrs. Bolton: All our hilari-

ous impasses. To all my

friends at LC Bird: All my

spencing. That word will never

have as much meaning as it

does now. And yes, I will al-

ways be an Anglophile.

I, John Harro, being of

steady mind and unimpres-

sive countenance, beleaguer

you with these last words:

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Underclassmen: If you pursue

good education pursue these

teachers: History- Mr. E, Math

-Mrs. Ligatti, English- Mrs.

Howsmon, Everything else-

Mr. Theilsch. These are the

very best of the great teachers

here at Bird. Robohawks: I

will now teach you as a new

Jedi master would.

I, Allecia Taylor being clum-

sy and yet kind hearted, do

bequeath the following: All

of my friends that I have made

through all years of my high

school career. I wish my fellow

senior classmates and fresh-

man success as we continue our

journey through high school

and life.

I, Yatharth Shukla, being

of a carefree soul and a joy-

ful heart, do hereby be-

queath the following: This

unforgettable journey came to

an end so quickly, filled with

insane but benevolent teachers,

and crazy but loving friends.

They gave me the support and

the experience that I needed to

move from this step of the life,

so called “High School”, to the

next step, “College”.

I, Himali Patel, being of

precious nature and a cute

and curvy body, do hereby

bequeath the following: To

Ms. Martin: Thank you for all

the support, I appreciate it all,

Mom #2. Chris Paul, I leave

you with all my love. Mr.

Manns: you’re a very very nice

coach. Twin, I love you with

everything, always. Class of ’13

we ready be outcheaaaaa. Xo

I, Elizabeth Cosner, being of

relatively sound mind and

uncoordinated body, do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: To Faith Cosner: I leave

you with a bedroom to your-

self…just expect me to come

back for visits.

To Jessica Bradbury: I want

to leave you with my position

on the volleyball team. It took

me a long time to earn it but a

short time to lose it. Remem-

ber that. To Vinny Balogna: I

leave you with our awesome

Friday night parties. Don’t let

us down and don’t burn off

anything you want to keep. To

Ben Rogers: I leave you with

my position in math class and

all of the chewed gum under my

desks. To Brandon Sasser: I

leave you a thousand dollar

Chick-fil-a gift card

(redeemable only on Sundays)

and a case of Cheesy Poofs.

I, Jennifer Thomas, being of

an unconforming mind, and

pure body do hereby be-

queath: To: Emilee Parham,

our precious days as best

friends, sneaking out of your

house at 1am walking up the

street thinking we were hard-

core. Our rebel trip to Spencers.

You are forever in my

heart.To:Ryan Harris, my

mom’s hair! To: Mrs. Gocha,

our in-depth talks during your

planning period.Love you!

To:DavidThomas, little broth-

er. Your actual name > Davie.

To: Sarah Bowles: All of our

“Dance get readys”.

I, Sarah Mills, being of intel-

lectual mind and athletic

body, do herby bequeath

the following: To Abigail

Blaha: I leave you 5 years of

unforgettable memories, and

Jack&Sneakers. From walking,

writing notes, whippin’ the

civic, ridiculous fights, giving

you ALL shrunken NEW

clothes, Swagger Wagon, road-

trips, vacations (and jello),

break ups and Starbucks, to

breakfast, concerts and mid-

night pick me ups, I leave you

the sleeve that holds my heavy

heart and threats to your room-

mate if she dares replace me!

To Miss Jordan Gadson, I

humbly present you with a

maple blondie as token of our

applebees ummmn….adventure

and a map to your house so you

don’t get lost in your neighbor-

hood again! And finally to my

bestie Brittany

“britwaaaaaaann” Pearson I

leave the list of fake names we

used, a spare tire, a 30 minute

extended curfew, an endless

supply of smexy weave, and a

picture of the emmmn park.

I, Cameron D. Barts, being

of conversant mind and

fetching body, do hereby

bequeath the following: To

Brittaney Taylor: The

knowledge of the existence of

bunnies, bless you, and my

undying affection for your sam-

miches. I love you babe. To

Jesse Medlin: Batman, King-

dom Hearts, Leroy Jenkins,

store hikes, Contra nights,

sweat and fish, Christmas-

powered nukes, vain fishing

trips, and blinding seventh

grade braces. To Devin Walk-

er: Jarritos, Packers, and Yo-

shimitsu. To E and Tulli:

Gratitude for all of the support

and tickets to my Marine Corps

Graduation.To John Harro:

Bloons, Hippie classes, and

cane toads. To Mrs McDaniel:

All of the nice conversations

we’ve had and the catfish fillet

I owe you. Dr. Hebert: Forgot-

ten meetings, and honor roll

charts. Mrs. Layne: Overly

succeeding Blood drives, core

values breakfasts, failing ice

cream socials, much love, the

official title of “Best Teacher I

Never Had”, many thanks for

all of the support, and all my

hopes for a more awesome key

club next year. Mr Stoll: I let

you win. Every streak must

end. And I wanted mine to end

one the person who’d wanted it

the most. To L.C.Bird High

School Not losing to Dale ALL

4 YEARS, and My everlasting

pride of being a Skyhawk.

Thank you all. Oorah.

I, Sarah Grace Ramey, being

of musical mind and silly

body, do hereby bequeath

the following: to Allecia Tay-

lor: you are my best friend and

have been since our first day

freshman year. I love you with

all of my heart, and you have

never failed at making my day.

April Andrews: my other half

pretty much but not really. We

have had so many memories,

and I can’t wait for more as

roommates next year. You are

perfection. Bailey Payne: you

are one of the greatest guys I

have ever met. I wouldn’t have

made it through senior year

without you. Destiny Hair-

field: I’m sad we got close dur-

ing our last year, but I love you

to death already. John

Barnes: I am going to miss you

like crazy. You are so dear to

me. Mrs. Raybould: I give you

all the chocolate, and comfort-

ing talks we’ve had since my

sophomore year. Mr. Hinton: I

give you ALL THOSE CUPS

OF WATER and the Redskins

ping pong balls. Brett Forbes:

our 14 kids and the house in

South Africa. Michael Tatum:

thank you for coming into my

life sophomore year. Without

know it, you really helped me.

I, Kia Henderson, being of

random mind and cocoa

body do hereby leave to:

Hailstock and cheerleaders

a copy of all of our cheering

songs that you’ve ruined for me

from our continuous drilling of

dances. To my lil homie and

sister Asia,a gift card to the

dentist for making fun of you

because your teeth don’t touch,

and a bill for gas for always

picking you up from track

pratice. To Tamar “Stupid

Bottom” Lawrence, Kiara

“King James Bihh” Haskins,

and Kamaria “Look Back at

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It” Harris I leave all my empty

gum wrappers from prom night,

ear buds for future use, and a

blinged out cup saying

“TUUURNN- NAAAAHP”. To

lil shawty Nunez, tacos from

taco bell and an empty sweet

frog cup. To miss Jordan

Gadson, I humbly present you

with a maple blondie as token

of our applebees

ummmn….adventure and a

map to your house so you don’t

get lost in your neighborhood

again! And finally to my bestie

Brittany “britwaaaaaaann”

Pearson I leave the list of fake

names we used, a spare tire, a

30 minute extended curfew, an

endless supply of smexy weave,

and a picture of the emmmn

park.

I, Destiny R. Volkman, being

of quirky mind and procras-

tinating body bequeath the

following: To Mrs. Ray-

bould: trashcan lizard. To

Mrs. Gearels: winter-guard

and art. You’re always moober-

ry to me. To Mrs. Oyan: mak-

ing me love music. To

JoyLynn and Theresa: the

car, not my room, laughs, choc-

olate-milk, being sisters. To

Keith Bahm: twisty-tie rings,

saran-wrapping your car, sen-

ior-assassin. To Tim Cejka:

that dog, park walks, putt-putt,

prom, making me snort, May-

mont love notes, many more

memories <3To Riggs: loser :P

To Evan Fitts: 9yrs of fun,

here’s to 9 more. To Beau

Reynolds: love your face. To

Precious Rowe: flipping

desks, swerve, D.C .To C.J.

Alred: tickling my brain, mud-

ding, “pellows”, that red light.

To Kendall Seeley: humming,

house parties, always being

there. To Brianna Douglass:

our adventures, being a great

friend, making me play better.

To Benda Ngandu: for being

my “son” I’ll miss you. To

Spencer Sabet: unforgettable.

To Nick Diaz: If you ever need

to talk, I’m here. To Emilee

Parham: Hiding from fake

grandparents, that hole in your

wall, sarcasm, years of memo-

ries. To Andrea Picco: sisters,

never getting rid of me. Love

you <3

To Kelsey Morgan: my art,

being a great friend. To Cath-

erine Grimes: I feel like I’ve

known you forever. Stay in

touch.

I, Timothy P. Cejka, being of

blown mind (thanks

Thielsch) and great looking

body, do hereby bequeath

the following: To my broth-

er Alex: I leave you the reputa-

tion I have left behind, the way

my teachers thought of me, the

way I acted, all of it. It is up to

you to continue the Cejka lega-

cy. Don’t screw this up. To

Spencer Sabet: The good

times we had from middle

school to high school. The ran-

domness we shared and of

course, the random stories. To

Destiny Volkman: What can

I say? You were my first girl-

friend. I leave you the memo-

ries, parties, prom, dates, etc. I

know we didn’t have a lot of

time, but the time together

meant the world to me. I also

leave you the many text mes-

sages we shared . I will never

forget you. To my many fans:

I leave you the laughs and the

good times. There are too many

of you to name, but you know

who you are. To Mr. Saun-

ders: Thank you for putting up

with me all four years. I know

it has been hard, but you were

able to persevere. Also, thank

you for teaching me how to tie a

bowtie. Finally, to my other

teachers: I am gone. Relax.

You don’t have to worry about

me anymore.

I, Madelyne H. Elder, being

of enlightened mind and

short stature, do hereby

bequeath the following: To

Tyler Wingen and Cameron

Kaufmann I leave CUP-

CAKES and inch worm races!

To Lionel Williams, Tobias

Karl-Hermann Barth, and

Jazzy J I leave The Can

Crusher days. To Josey Wales

I leave weekends… To Kayla

Alexis Broughton I leave my

life lessons. Use it wisely. I love

you sissy!

I, Kevin Quigley, of intelli-

gent mind and athletic

body, do hereby bequeath

the following: To my best

friend, Jake Belvin: Thanks

for being the best away team

captain! To my somehow not

biological brother, Lionel:

Thanks for always being there,

turn it up at LSU! To Autumn:

Best of luck next year I know

you’ll play great even though

Nikki and I won’t be there with

our awesome goalie signs. To

Nikki: I’m sad to leave you.

This year has been so fun! I

don’t know what I’ll do without

you! To Kaylee: Bowling aim

so you’ll no longer throw the

ball down the walkway at Up-

town! To Hulia: To many more

trips to Bruster’s so that we’ll

never drift apart! To the Fris-

bee team: The past two years

have been tremendous, keep

playing strong, no other team

I’ve been on works as hard top

to bottom. Track Family:

Thanks for all of the support,

no other team is as close knit

and diverse as ours. To all of

my teachers: Thanks for all

you’ve done for me, without

yinz guys high school would’ve

been a bust. Au Revoir! I’m off

to the sunny beaches of Florida,

FIT C/O 2017!

I, Palmer Flipse, being of

odd mind and lazy body, do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: To Mr. Thielsch: thanks

for those “simple” problems all

year. To Mr. Ligatti: Thanks

for all the time I got my home-

work done in the morning. To

Spencer Sabet: You should be

thanking me for having to put

up with you in so many classes.

To Jonah Wright: Thanks for

being my brother in laziness,

something that really should

not need motivation. To Mr.

Tulli: All that life advice may

come in handy one day, or not.

To Jaz Harnal: Thanks for

giving me to try and beat with-

out the trying part. To Every

teacher I had, Thanks for not

failing me because you could

not read my handwriting. And

To All of my AP teachers:

Thanks for at least attempting

to make me do work, even if I

just don’t sometimes.

I, Kendall Seeley, of musical

mind and Roman body do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: To Mrs. Clarke, Mrs.

Bolton, and Mr. Tulli: I leave

you my gratitude for all of your

support. To Mr. Ligatti: all of

the questions that I DIDN’T

ask. To Mr. Thielsch: Thank

you for the 3 years of preparing

me for college and beyond; I’ve

learned so much. To Mrs.

Hicks: all of my best transla-

tions and a love for Roman

culture to last a lifetime. To

Mrs. Oyan: I leave 4 wonder-

ful, inspiring, enlightening

years as a marching band mem-

ber, section leader, and Drum

Major. It was the best experi-

ence of my life. To the March-

ing Band: Make me proud

guys! Keep it up! Stay SUPERI-

OR!! To Andrea and Destiny:

We’ll ALWAYS be the 3 Mus-

keteers! J To Tim, Keith,

Spencer, Palmer, CJ, and

Bobby: I’ll NEVER forget you

guys! Y’all are amazing! To

Evan: We had an awesome year

as Drum Majors that will carry

on as Hokies! To Brianna and

Catherine: I know you smart

women are gonna do great

things! To Jonah Tucker

Wright: Thank you for always

being there for me. I leave all of

my love and a special place in

my heart that’ll always be there

for you. Love, always, Kendall

I, Bailey Payne, being of a

humble mind and body

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: To Mr. Saunders: an

indescribable amount of grati-

tude. You were one of the main

reasons why I decided to pur-

sue architecture. Your support,

help, and guidance shaped me

into a prospective architect that

is going to attend UVA’s archi-

tecture program next fall. I

really could not have done it

without you. To Mr. Ligatti:

many apologies. Thank you for

being a great teacher to me

twice and great coach to me on

the Frisbee team. I still hope

you think of me as a good per-

son. Don’t hate me! To the

Frisbee team: my captainship

off to the next senior captain. I

hope I served you all well as a

captain. I did my best.

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I, Catherine Grimes, being

of exhausted mind and tired

body, do hereby bequeath:

To Evan Fitts, I leave all of 13

years. Yup. We’ve been friends

for longer than some people

have been married. To Kristin

(TWIN) Samer, I leave car

adventures, and house adven-

tures, and all adventures. To

Ryan Harris, I leave crazy

bumpy roads, Into the Woods,

and Creaky stage boards. To

Monica Story, I leave GSA

fun times, debates, and weird-

ness. To April Andrews, I

leave faulty Netflix, great hugs,

and Hall and Oates (You make

my dreams come true babe). To

Andrea Picco I leave phone

talks, great hugs, and jokes

(you know what I mean :) ) To

Jordan Gadson, I leave you

theater videos, fun at rehears-

al, and calculus. To Amanda

Groves, thank you for your

quiet grace, and sweet smile.

To Shelton Hamilton, I leave

sheep and judgmental ice-

cream. To Mrs. Gocha, I leave

every after school conversation,

and time you gave me the confi-

dence to go for it. You really

made my time at Bird some-

thing special, and I’m going to

miss you more than I can possi-

bly express. To Mrs. Bolton, I

heard awesome things about

you, and I’m incredibly happy

to say they were all right.

Thank you for instilling a love

of literature in me that will

follow me forever. To Szyd

(Mrs. Joseph) thank you for

giving me the greatest oppor-

tunity of my life, the chance to

work with the most amazing

people, of whom you are the

most amazing of course , and

the chance to find myself, I

never could have done it if you

hadn’t had faith in that scared

sophomore.

I, Abigail Blaha, being of

devil-may-care mind and

frolicking body, do hereby

bequeath the following: To

Amanda Bienvenu: I leave

you with 18 years of memories

and good times, our childhoods,

beanie babies and hard ani-

mals, being loud, chicken noo

dle soup, times at the river, and

trips to Richmond. Can’t wait

to continue our lives and finally

live together. To Sarah Mills:

eighth grade memories, my

favorite spring break, the best

trips to New York City, Holden

beach, swagger wagon/trik

trips, thirsty thursdays, and

the nickname Punkie. To An-

gie Allen: all our hours togeth-

er at the tech center and at

Howlett’s, the Matchbox 20

concert, VCU-Belmont basket-

ball game, and good laughs. To

Dalton Gilbert: a long over-

due bottle of hot sauce, fresh-

man year gym class, a cup of

café Bolton, and someone to

talk to about anything. To

Monica Story: all of our clas-

ses since our schedules were

the same, physics class jokes,

and a baby sloth. To Tori Net-

tleton: inappropriate jokes in

physics and me always kicking

you under the table. To Eric

Mawyer: an endless supply of

strawberry cheesecake

Tastykakes.

I, Brianna Douglas do here-

by bequeath the following

to: To the Skyhawk March-

ing Band: I love you guys! This

past marching season was

amazing! You all should be very

proud, for as your field com-

mander I’m extremely proud.

But when we leave, do NOT

start being lazy! Keep practic-

ing and working hard! To fu-

ture band leadership, you all

don’t have to be “besties”, but

you should maintain open com-

munication and simple friend-

ships. The close bond between

leadership this year is what

kept the band in order and got

us the titles we deserve. Keep

the band a family. Good luck to

you all! I will come and visit I

promise. Precious, the Dynamic

Duo will never die! I leave you

the first chair, you will be

great! Avonte, I’ll miss you

and our adventures. To my

band SENIORS I will miss you

all so much! Don’t let college

change

you too much; you all are al-

ready amazing. To my teach-

ers, especially Mr. Austen

and Mrs. Oyan, thank you all

for everything, I appreciate it.

It’s been fun! Keep the band a

family.

I, Cheyenne L. Brumfield,

being of imperfectly perfect

qualities and a unique appear-

ance, do hereby bequeath the

following to: To Micah Miles: I

leave two years of a friendship

that I hope does not get broken.

To Michelle Williams: I leave

our conversations that take up

the whole day. Having you as a

friend while I went through my

senior year was a blessing. To

Asia Henderson: Thank You

for the motivation, without you

I have no idea how I would’ve

made it. Also, don’t fall into

the traps of these little boys;

you’re better than that. To

Amanda Herndon: My Scor-

pio twin! Thank You for being

there for me and understand-

ing. I’ll miss you next year! To

Anonymous: You are still

included in this will whether

you like it or not! Also, Thank

You for the “pep talks”, they

helped. To Jeishka Farinac-

ci: Garfield! Your honesty and

charisma is what sets you apart

from everyone else. Thank You

for being there in those times

when I could barely get a grip.

I’ll miss you and love ya! To

Ayana Artopee: I leave my

promise to re-schedule that

shopping trip, for real though!

To Jasmine Waynelle: I leave

you my appreciation for all the

pictures of James and Dave

Franco that kept me alive dur-

ing class. Seriously though,

they helped. To Others: I leave

you many memories, love, and

lots of luck.

I, Kristin Julia Samer, being

of fabulous mind and danc-

er’s body, do hereby be-

queath the following: To the

underclassmen, I leave my

reputation that you will, sadly,

never live up to.

To Jordan, I leave the Copa

Girls and laughter. To Zach, I

leave subtweets and unfinished

homework. To Poptart, I leave

Bigfoot and dolphin dancing. To

Mr. Houston, I leave purple

alien hamsters. To Mr. Lau, I

leave Prometheans and Paint.

To Catherine, I leave

TWINS!!, hibachi, and a great

friendship. To Evan, I leave

three amigos, obnoxious car

alarms, and broken water me-

ters. To April, I leave tanning,

dancing, and stage talking. To

Ryan, I leave Cary Town, junk

food, bowling, and dirty chais.

Happy two years baby. To

Monica, I leave three dreads,

late nights, BBFs, and Chick-fil

-A. To Thomas Charrié, I

leave sassiness, a bit of magic,

bad jokes, perfect days, a year

full of memories, and of course

all of my love. I’ll miss you the

most, Frenchie. To Szyd, I

leave dance sessions, belly

laughs, love of Harry Potter,

the Emergicurr, plenty of dance

belts, and a friendship that has

completely changed me in the

best way. Love you Szyd. To

everyone else, I leave behind

four stressful years that will

never be forgotten. Good luck in

the real world.

I, Jordan Gadson, the epito-

me of beauty, class, and

good humor, here now give:

Kia Henderson, hiding my

dog from your dad and long,

pointless talks in the parking

lot while still sitting in our

cars. Catherine Grimes, drag

Racing in the parking lot; using

terms like "mathematical" and

"bump that”, having the very

best lemongrabb voice and the

constant struggle through AP

calculus. Kristin Samer, wear-

ing Toms to prom and "mee

mee mee mee mee". Jennifer

Thomas, being annoyed by all

the guys in our class and con-

stantly laughing over things

and having our sanity ques-

tioned. Ryan Harris. being the

Golden Snitch and judging

people in our classes. April

Andrews, being super modest

an extremely great listener.

The entire Thespian Socie-

ty, I give you great laughs and

fun times.

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The ability to be yourselves and

I’ll always remember that. No

way this is goodbye.. We’ll find

each other again sometime.

I, Matt Fial, do hereby be-

queath the following: To all

you juniors going into your

senior year, I leave to you one

thing. Do not load up your

schedule with all high level

classes. If anything make sure

AP Stat is on the list. It is an

easy AP level class.

I, Na’Quasia Shanae` Dick-

erson, being of spontaneous

mind and voluptuous body,

do hereby bequeath the

following: Dasheba

Way:Thank you for a wonderful

18 years of life. BlueBowl, Min-

niePearl, YouDaONE,

YouWantSomeRhythm? Fire-

stone, “up here mommy” Gim-

meOneGimmeOne! I leave you

these and other memories that

nobody understands but us. I

LOVE YOU!!: and the Oscar for

BestLittleSister 2013 goes to

KWANESE! I Love You !! Bri-

annaMyBriiPooh: The memo-

ries of us acting foolish, Hal-

loween, step performances, and

you’re the best manager/friend

EVER I LOVE YOU BRIBRI!!

#TeamTwoNames Tey: I

leave the WildOnes and the

memories of us laughing, yell-

ing, screaming, and crying to-

gether. Love you Tey! Mrs.

Gerlach: Hey Gee! I leave you

the memory of all of your

“blonde” moments in your of-

fice, you “BeefinItUp” step

team memories, and I’ll be

back !! Love You Gee!!!

MyStepTeam:: thanks for

everything, love y’all, I’ll be

back! CellyBTra…Studying: I

leave you the memory of our

friendship, every BigSean lyric,

our conversations, “BDC”, the

silicon bands we traded(still got

mine), engineering, physics, the

comb your roots broke,

me “braiding your hair” and

every time I beat you up…

Luhh You Celly ^.^! Breezy-

Montana: wahhGwaaan mi

gyal? mi ah go miss yuh wen mi

go pon di college, VCU dem.

I, Jeffrey Lynn Pointer, Jr. ,

being of sophisticated mind

and body, hereby leave my

amazing jersey number 5 and

all its magic to Darius “Broke

Ankle” Gillus. To Brandon

“B-Lo” Walker and Justin

“Justine” Palimore I leave

my senior meeting speech be-

fore the Hermatige game. To

Lionel “Bubba Gump” Wil-

liams I leave him my great

speed and agility for his foot-

ball journey at LSU. And final-

ly to Coach “What were you

thinking son” Nicely I leave

my blown coverage on 4th and

16 at Oakton and my perfect

tackling form.

I, Lionel Williams, being of

sophisticated mind and

body like Buddah, hereby

leave: Mr. Shurlds, my fake

yellow pass.To El Salvador

del Camp, I leave you with a

spa card to get the crust off

your toes.To Tyler Wingen, I

leave you glass of Kool-Aid and

a fruit basket.To the Twins &

Alex A., I leave you all pure

“thugness” .To Eli L, Tarik

Wallace the brotherhood&

CRZY memories. To Quentin

Turner , “my black book”,you

know what to do. To Clay, the

crown to run the school. To

Bryce “Skyscrapper” Har-

mon, my autograph.

I, Alec Beaudet, of my mi-

swired mind and half-

working body, do hereby

bequeath the following: to

Tobe: I leave you my flash

drive, to Cooper Stewart:

leave your pink shorts at home,

to Shurlds: your scripture

quotes changed my life, to Kev-

in Quigley; congrats on being

picked for the away team, to

Luis: go home, to Mr. Ligatti:

I leave you with three ener-

gized hamsters, to Jonah

Wright: I leave you all the

things we’ve thrown, to Conor

Linton: I leave you a copy of

Windows 2003, to Mr. Wagner:

the bear has left the building,

to Sean Thompson: I leave

you a pack of gum, to Jaz Har-

nal: I leave you with my mas-

terful throwing skills and my

super sweet hat, to James

Akright: I leave you with my

study guide.

I, Abed Adawi, of intellectu-

al mind and built physique

leave with a S/o to Iman

"SuperReal" for being crazy and

eating like me. To Juanye

"Yeezy" having a million follow-

ers. Evitts "Elbows" wanna be

comedian. Ridge

"HawaiinPunch" never do Bol-

ton work. Steph "lil bwill"

stayin at the gym.

I, Adiva Mckensie, of strong

mind and athletic body

hereby leave the best memo-

ries with my good friend Teira

Washington and my sis Alexis

Bain. They’ve been the best

friends I’ve ever had and we’ve

all been through a lot together,

but I really love these girls and

am blessed to have ever had

them in my life.

I, Brandon Walker being of

extrocordinary mind and

incredible body hereby be-

queth the following. To Jus-

tin Palimore: all my athletic

ability, because you need seri-

ously need it. To Alex An-

drews: my incredible girlfriend

and bestfriend I leave all my

love, funnines, and heart to

you. To Yanna Joyner: I leave

my brain so something smart

can possibly rub off. Love you

sis.

I, Chase Shipp, leave the

following: To Bryce Harman:

a pair of real sunglasses in-

stead of the fake ones he wears.

To John Romano: a diction-

ary, please use it. To Logan

Mills: that tree in the middle of

that field. To the baseball team:

deodorant for you know who.

I, Tobias Allen, being the

most artistic minded, high

spirted guy in school, and

the most athletic kid in

school, do hereby bequeath

the following: I leave you Ms.

Hailstock, a heart full of grati-

tude for ev erything you did for

me. I love you for that. Hope to

see you in the long run and I

will come back to visit. G.E.T I

want to thank you for being my

friends and family. Keep G.E.T

alive.

I, Tyler Wingen, being of

state champion body and

senioritis consumed mind,

do hereby bequeath the

following: To Benito Ray-

mond Ortiz: nothing because I

have already preserved your

life. To Cameron Kaufmann:

a leprechaun for the luck of you

finding happiness at the end of

the rainbow. To Maddie El-

der: a lifetime supply of cup-

cakes and muffins. To Ryan

Westcott: my extraordinarily

timed outbursts during movies

and class. To Salvatore

Camp: a fresh pair of mandles.

To Lionel Williams: your fake

pass yellow piece of paper to

leave Shurld’s class early. To

Josey Davis: the title of team

Richard. To All of My Team-

mates: the great memories we

made and the family that we

became.

I, Sean Thompson, leave my

wrestling locker to the next All-

State wrestler that comes to

Bird, my swag that will never

die to Ridge, Cody, Jake,

Entsminger, Bolton, Westscott,

Lunch Ladies, Waller, Blanton,

and The Doc (Hebert), ALSO I

leave all 142 wrestling wins to

Mrs. Brown.

I, Walter York, being of a

calm mind and a chilled

personality do hereby leave

the following quote “A man

that stands for nothing falls for

anything”.

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I, Dwight T. Lester, being

that long-haired guy and

fresh, chill dude, do hereby

bequeath the following: to

Ms.O’shea for just being the

awesome teacher that you are.

For all the people I actually

called my friends, good luck in

life, to Ms. Richmond for be-

ing Mama Richmond. To Ms.

Bolton, for being the craziest

teacher I’ve ever know, thanks

for the dances. To G.E.T , I

LOVE MY FAMILY.

I, Malik Bumpas, of goofy

mind and athletic body

hereby bequeath my friend-

ship to Jarrett Williams.

You’re like a brother and foot-

ball was always fun. Maybe one

day you’ll be good at basketball

like me.

I, Anshae Harris, being of

the beautiful and outspoken

mind and awesome body

hereby leave you with this:

goodbye L.C Bird and I thank

you for everything. To: my

crew I love you.

I, Alichia Coleman, being of

outgoing mind and athletic

body, do hereby bequeath

the following: To MLA: I

leave you my trust. A childhood

full of memories I love you. to

all my basketball crew: I leave

to you my team room twerk

sessions/ parties, bus rides to

VCU and ODU, memories of

our heart to hearts; the list

goes on I Love you guy!

I, Juanye Williams, being a

funny, nice guy I leave my

last will and testament to my

little brother: you’re annoying

but I hope you keep those

grades up! To Messiyah Kerr:

I wish you the best of luck with

football bro! To Katlynn Hunt:

I was tempted to say your full

name but nah! You’re a strong

girl and a great friend.

To Yanna Joyner: you’re

hands down the funniest girl I

know. I’ll miss you when we

graduate! To Chase Shipp: I

thank you for being a great

friend of mine. We’ve had some

great times, aka taking unex-

pected road trips to NC. To

Zach Evitts: out of the crew

you took the most harsh jokes

without taking them to heart.

Props. Kevin “Ace” Quigley:

you’re a nerd, that’s all. Love ya

bro! To Ridge Shepherd: fix

those eyrbrows bro! lol To

Monica and Kayla: …HA! I’ll

miss you two! To Shannon

Costley: I will continue to smh

at you and never tell you why

haha! I wish you the best

though! Last, To Devin Baber

aka Caucasian Mamba, aka

Baber locks up: I leave you all

the fun times we’ve had mess-

ing with Ms. Bolton and mak-

ing people laugh in journalism.

I, Autumn Joyal, being of

mother’s Mexican tradtion

and father’s Canadian life

style, do hereby bequeath

the following: To Angelica

Balcarcel, my senior. From

freshman year until now, I still

have the same outlook on you.

My soccer partner. My comic

relief. My wonder thighs.

Thank you for not letting high

school change you. To my

Petit Chou: My sophomore.

My one in six billion. Your fam-

ily hates me but I still love you.

They can’t push me away. You

mean so much to me, forget

about zombies. I’m not a big

people person and you know

that. My jealousy tends to

break out every now and then

and it only means that I love

you more than I thought. Your

best friend can fall in a hole,

because this is Spara! I’m not

saying goodbye because I can’t

leave you. I need you, I can’t

deny it. I tell you every day how

much you mean to me, so don't

forget. P.S. I still love you. To

Jordan Stephenson: My

freshman, my ginger wild child

keeper. I pass the Keeper

throne over to you. I know you

won’t disappoint . Go big or go

home my peasants.

LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS

I, Chandler J Alred, being of

squishy mind and not-very-

sculpted body do hereby

bequeath the following: To

Kelsey Morgan, Jason Wil-

helm, Eddie Williams, and

Jeremiah Parks: Every ounce

of tuba expertise I have. You

might need it next year.

I, Ayanna Patterson, do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing:

Do you remember entering

kindergarten and beginning the

thirteen-year- race to gradua-

tion? Approaching the finish

line, I can say that all those

years were worthwhile. Com-

mencement is almost here, and

I honestly could not have done

it without some of the teachers

at this school. To Mrs. Hicks, I

leave an appreciation for the

Latin language I never ex-

pected to have. To Mrs.

Clarke, I leave my gratitude

for putting up with the back of

my head as I’m sleeping on the

desk and further inspiring me

to pursue a career in chemistry.

To Mr. Thielsch, I leave frus-

tration, triumph, and gearboxes

to make up for the ones I broke

in manufacturing class. Mr.

Wagner shall receive a lifetime

membership to Xerox so he can

print out all the rubrics his

mustache desires. And finally,

Mrs. Bolton; I take all your

harsh looks, funnies, and words

of wisdom along with that of

other teachers. Every single

teacher at Bird has bettered me

in at least some way. Some-

times, I questioned my sanity

(along with their own), but it

paid off in the end. I’m going to

miss this school.

I, Keith Bahm, being of an

enlightened mind and

strong heart, do hereby be-

queath the following: To

Mrs. Clarke: I leave you my

gratitude for your amazing

teaching. You made Chemistry

my favorite class. To Mrs.

Howsmon: My growth as both

a person and a writer. I grew

more than I ever thought possi-

ble because of you. I’ll never

forget that.

To Mr. Thielsch and Mr.

Wagner: Your encouragement

and dedication that fostered my

love of engineering that led me

to my future. To Ms. Morris:

Your belief in my talents as an

artist. You never stopped push-

ing me. I became the artist I

am today because of your teach-

ings. To CJ Alred: Our Broth-

erhood. You’ve been with me

through thick and thin since

preschool, through happiness

and heartbreak, and no matter

where we end up, we’re broth-

ers. To my friends: Our

friendship. The parties, the

twister, the water balloons, the

sarcasm, my first Homecoming,

and the reenactment of an en-

tire episode of SpongeBob. It

means more to me than you

could possible Imagine. To my

Love: You made the last two

years the best of my life, and

without you I would be lost.

You always find a way to

brighten my day, regardless of

what has happened. Ash-

leybaby, I give you my never-

ending love.

I, Dalton Gilbert, being of

philosophical mind and tan-

talizing body, do hereby

bequeath the following To

Abigail Blaha: A whopping

$25 giftcard to Moshi Moshi to

enjoy a delicious platter of her

choosing, and all of my care car

equipment and touch-up mate-

rials because, knowing how she

drives, she might need it. To

Caleb Noel: My pink bandana,

to rep the Task Force in my

memory and honor, lessons

from MaddChadd himself so he

can become a true robot dance

master, my Toyota AE86 tofu

delivery car…run in the 90’s

my friend, and the legendary

Drive jacket. To Kyle Pusey:

All of my consoles and games

because I figured he could put

them to use…or sell them,

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my G35 headset, so he can use

the voice morpher at will, all of

my guitars, and accessories. To

Alex Frljuckic: The mustang

with no stripe down the middle

and a new backpack so he can

carry everyone in comfort and

style. To Alysia Giron: My

Mitsubishi Lancer because I

know she can bring out its full

“rice” potential one day. To

Eric Mawyer: A plethora of

Wawa giftcards, because

tastykakes are expensive these

days. To Bolton: Memory of

my dashing good looks!

I, Kaila M. Castleberry, be-

ing of theatrical mind and

extremely tan body, do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing: To Mr. Zoller: I leave you

fine arts festivals, field trips,

and the footprints my sister has

to follow in. To Syzd, Mother

to all: the 80’s and hair, GOD

SAVE THE QUEEN, wonder-

ferr windoo, many rehearsals,

impossible dances, fruit hats,

and forever alone. To MacKin-

non: the water and bridges,

basketball, Crippleberry, and

Garrett’s stache. To April An-

drews, my BROTHA: I leave

you many years of friendship

and many more, and also an

exotic leaf. I’ll never leaf you.

To Garrett “Farrett” Abel:

our apartment plan, Spanish

shenanigans, sloth’s, creepy

stache, the lost silly band,

blinding legs, Pasty

Prince, camping in your truck,

and the 24 hours you’re older

than me by. Thanks for the

years, laughs, and love. To

Ryan Harry Potter, my

Slytherin half: the odd years,

nough said. To Kenneth At-

kins: do your work. To Keith

Bahm, my Percy: I leave you

5th period and my obnoxious

advice. To Kristin Samer: the

Nick and Tom moments, the

shimmy sequences, and

CERPERCERBERNER. Timmy

Cejka: I’m not a gimpy carrot.

Emilee Parham: The Game.

To Ligatti: UGH STATIS-

TICS, cruel cat jokes, and grad-

uation fist bump (hopefully). To

L.C. Bird: Stay Golden.

I, Angie Allen, being of

sound mind and body do

hereby bequeath the follow-

ing to: Destiny Hairfield:

Our experiences at concerts,

venting about people and

school, and our weird conversa-

tions. Thanks for being my best

friend and being there for me. I

hope we continue to stay best

friends even as we go our sepa-

rate ways in college. Don’t let

anyone get to you; you’re amaz-

ing and smarter than them.To

Abigail Blaha: Our exciting

days at the tech center, any-

thing that has an elephant on

it, and the world's supply of

bacon. It’s amazing that we've

known each other since kinder-

garten and just recently become

close, and now I think of you as

one of my best friends. Thanks

for always making me laugh

and brighten my day. To: April

Andrews: Thanks for giving

me a chance even when you

thought I was really weird

when we first met in 6th grade,

I don't know where I would be

without you. I hate that we’ve

grown apart these past few

years but nothing will ever

change the impact that you’ve

had on my life.

I, Emilee Scot Parham, be-

ing of sarcastic mind and

subpar body, do hereby be-

queath the following: Desti-

ny: Pickles, Samson, rubber

duck fights, bus to car rides,

cartwheels, my 2nd family, and

conversations with your moth-

er. Jennifer: “This ain’t Jenny

on the block, PUT IT ON

LOCKDOWN” Running for

office, pineapple and what’s-his

-face, badminton. Autumn: my

hot prom date, mornings in

your car, killing zombies, NYC

trip (I apologize for being a

mean sleepwalker) and my

NYC key chains. Emi: I’ll al-

ways be Emilee #1 Armanni:

Buddy! Kaila: THE GAME.

April: Brodawg, I give you my

title of hostess with the most-

ess… Ryan: dead pet lobster.

Raybould: Thank you for your

support, I wouldn’t be graduat-

ing without you.

Catherine: magic towels. Bol-

ton: Squawk! I didn’t nap once

this year! Szyd: Thank you for

my passion in theatre... because

I wouldn’t have fit in anywhere

else. Howsmon: You really are

one of the best teachers at Bird,

thank you for helping me out

this year. Tech family: Oh

hey, can we take a second…

Buanna is dead, traditional

field trip tweet, Micah’s odd

dislike for HP, and taking Mrs.

R’s iPhone to take selfies, PIPE

DOWN, and sneezing myself off

a bed. Theatre kids: Who

shaved the cat? ALL THE PRO-

DUCTIONS, my relaxed face,

Rupert, Theatre ghost, light

booth mouse, so many memo-

ries… not enough space

I, Destiny Hairfield, being of

brilliant mind and exquisite

body, do hereby bequeath

the following: To Angie Al-

len: the book from the weird

guy at Warped Tour I gave five

dollars to so he would leave us

alone! Our late night stalking,

amazing times at concerts, and

perfect songs to describe our

life situations. Thank you for

being there when I needed you

the most and for keeping me

out of jail lol I am so grateful to

have you as my best friend!

Love you! To Caitlin Schoem-

mell: all three drawers filled

with my Hokie spirit wear! My

shorty short yoga shorts!, a

wedding ring to make Luke

Bryan your husband, our rants

in Galanty, and those plant

ovaries we found at Tech. Love

you Boojank! To Ginny Goff:

that dog go big, that dog go

hard!, the water balloons those

guys so elegantly threw at us,

the love of rap music that you

learned from me, running away

when I was about to get beaten

up by that guy in gym. Love

you Ginaynay To Janhavi G:

high heels, short dresses, and

lace!, all of the Starbucks

drinks in the world!, those hor-

rid dorms at UVA, and the

beaver we avoided hitting by a

centimeter. Love you! To Sa-

rah Ramey: my feistiness to

beat people up! And all the Dr.

Pepper in the world!, and my

pet turtle that sits in my car lol

To Alyssa Sirriania: sharing

WH waffles, friendship brace-

lets that I fail at making, our

conversations about you know

who, my crazy grandma, classy

Lincoln Latifa, unplanned prom

matching Luvs ya! To Kimmie

Point and Kim Holness:

Joint custody of BB with her

new system! You guys are free

to run people over, take her for

a joy ride, or just base some

music with her three woofers.

She will hook ya’ll up! Love you

guys. To Catherine Grimes:

my beautiful braids in Smith’s

class!, our naps in Smith’s

class, our super evil plots to

overthrow…well you know

what I’m talking about! To Ms.

Morse: my Monet mural for

you to enjoy, my paint brushes

and pallet. Thank you for your

support and the opportunities

you have given me this year

Momma Morse! I love you! To

Mr. Entsminger: my tremen-

dous gratitude for having you

as a teacher! Thank you for

supporting me in everything I

do! To Mrs. Bolton: throwing

the use of passive voice in the

trash, scaring me when you yell

at students for not doing home-

work. Thank you for teaching

me more than I could ever im-

agine. Everyone Else: Best of

luck! Catch you on the flip side!

Deuces!

LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS Page 24

Who painted

the mural at

the end of the

English hall? Believe it or not, Vince Gilli-

gan, the writer of the X-Files

and Breaking Bad did.

Gilligan, a graduate of the

Class of 1985, painted the mu-

ral down the English hallway

with a fellow student.

Bird athletes cheer on

the SOLs at schools By: Emilee Parham

Bird’s athletes pepped up

elementary and middle school

students with the 2nd annual

Work Week at the U. All the

athletes and pep band piled

onto the buses and made stops

at Salem Church Middle and

Elementary, Falling Creek

Middle, Ecoff, Carver, Bell-

wood, and O.B. Gates Elemen-

tary to root them on for their

SOLs.

Students walked into their

gyms thrilled by the sound of

basketballs hitting the floor,

cheerleaders shouting, and the

pep band playing. Dr. Hebert

greeted the kids then passed

the mic over to seniors Jay

Anderson and Bryce Harman to

pump up the crowd.

“I enjoyed getting the kids ex-

cited for their SOLs,” said sen-

ior Jay Anderson

The boy’s and girl’s basketball

teams started the pep rallies by

dunking and shooting baskets.

This year Dr. Hebert added a

fun twist to the rally by invit-

ing the guest school’s basket-

ball team to join the Skyhawks

on the court. Jay Anderson

then proposed a basketball

competition between the

schools. Two boys and girls

were selected from the crowd,

and they shot hoops for points

against a fellow Skyhawk.

Midway through the rally, the

State Champions in football,

track, and wrestling were

called center court and they

shared their advice on how to

do their best and pass the

SOLs. They encouraged them to

eat well, get plenty of rest, and

make your parents proud. To

further the crowd’s excitement

both the football and basketball

cheerleaders preformed SOL

themed routines as they

cheered them to get “fired up”

over their tests. Senior Jay

Anderson even prepared an

SOL related rap for the kids to

enjoy.

“Be extraordinary and never

settle for the average,” said

senior Jay Anderson

Participants also switched up

the roles during the rallies,

cheerleaders tried their hand at

conducting the pep band and

members of the girl’s basketball

team cheered. The Harlem

Shake sensation made its way

into the rally, it started with

one cheerleader. Soon the

whole basketball team, football

team, and cheerleaders were

dancing .

“I liked when the basketball

players and cheerleaders were

all clapping and jumping,” said

fifth grader Madisen Kramb.

At the end of the SOL pep

rally the participants flung

wrist bands with “WORK

WEEK AT THE U” into the

crowd and the excited kids

went wild. The rallies are an

annual event and more stu-

dents will be visiting the

schools before next year’s SOLs.

Tail End

Senior Editor

Co-Editor in Chief and

Back Page Editor and

writer of Dear Scottie

Stage manager of most pro-

ductions, directed and co-

directed a One-Act and Thes-

pian Showcase, Historian of

the International Thespian

Society, and an Independent

Study student in Commercial

Photography.

Hall Talk

By: Natasjha Isidoro

Everyone has a superpower they dream of, no matter how old,

young, tall, or small they are. Would you rather have the power to

soar gracefully through the sky, or the power to ace all of the tests

and exams that are thrown your way? The super Skyhawks below

revealed what their powers would be.

“I want to read minds!” said senior Allecia Taylor

“Invisibility,” said senior Kimberlee Holness

“Green Lantern powers,” said senior Kendall Seeley

“Teleportation, so I don’t waste money on gas,” said senior Tim Cejka

“Speed,” said senior Samantha Gomez-Vega

“Super strength!” said senior Na’Quasia Dickerson

“Time freeze,” said senior Jatani Terry

“Travel through space and time,” said senior Jordan Gadson

“To control zombies so I could start the zombie apocalypse,” said

freshman Kaela Bowers.

“Laser eyes,” said sophomore John Barnes.

“Telekinesis,” said sophomore Emily Alonso.

“Invisible teleportation,” said sophomore Precious Rowe.

“To be really tall,” said sophomore Femi Ogunbade.

The evolution of a high

school student Did you spot all

of the graduation

caps?

Graduation caps are not just

festive hats wore for commence-

ment, they have a meaning.

Everyone believes they are

worn to embarrass us or cause

terrible hat hair, but they rep-

resent academic success.

Originally these “mortar

boards” were worn by priests,

this set them apart from every-

one with the symbolism of high-

er intelligence.

Tassels aren’t just fun to play

with either, they are important

too. Once they are moved from

the right side of the cap to the

left, it symbolizes “leaving”

high school.

Dear Scottie,

Graduation is about to hit

and believe it or not… I don’t

want to leave high school! Tests

are easy, I sit next to the cute

and smart girl in AP, and eve-

ryone here knows my name.

What can I do in order to never

graduate? Please help… I don’t

want to be eaten alive by col-

lege.

Sincerely, Peter Pan Wannabe

Dear Peter Pan,

This is an easy fix, just

BREAK ALL THE RULES.

Don’t bother parking in the

senior lot, instead go straight

for the faculty lot. If you want

to be kicked all the way back to

kindergarten, park in the prin-

ciple’s spot. Do you ever get so

mad that you just want to flip

your desk? This is your prime

chance to do it. Pop quiz in

Spanish? NOT ANYMORE

(This is the part where you flip

your desk.) If that doesn’t pre-

vent you from graduating than

during lunch, declare a food

fight. Teachers will have a fit

with mashed potatoes stuck to

their face, lunch ladies will

mourn the loss of their meat-

loaf, and your classmates will

hate you… but it’s okay be-

cause they will be graduating

and you won’t. Now if that

doesn’t knock you down a

grade, then you must fail all

your classes. I mean, who say s

the answer to “Who wrote Mac-

beth?” isn’t banana… that was-

n’t the book you read. If you

somehow manage to graduate

after all that folly, than make

an exit no one will forget. When

you go to receive your diploma,

barrel roll across the stage. At

least then you’ll make it into

the yearbook for coolest gradua-

tion exit.

Sincerely, Scottie

Answer: 10 graduation caps

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Tail End

Roses & Raspberries

Graduation is in sight.

Senior going on the trip to

Busch Gardens.

Seniors exempting their

final exams.

Copacabana being this

year’s Spring Musical.

Ms. Fore for Bird’s website

and Skyhawk Faces.

Encouraging kids to do

well on their SOLs with

Work Week at the U.

Teachers planning to re-

tire this year.

Graduating and heading

into the real world.

The end of The Incredible

Hawk newspaper.

Seniors unable to exempt

exams because they are

always tardy.

Strange SOL schedules.

Bolton squawking at her

students.

Summer

Bucket List By: Emilee Parham

Counting down the minutes

to the end of school? Every-

one is. When school ends

and you’re stranded with

nothing to do, we’re here to

help.

Here’s a summer bucket

list to complete in your 3

month break.

Rescue the princess from

the tower, and don’t for-

get to slay the dragon.

Get your master’s degree

in a foreign language.

Become a Youtube sensa-

tion and make millions

off of your grandma and cat.

Live a double life, on

opposite sides of the

country.

Form a rock band, get

really popular, then break

up over your differences in

preference of cheese on the

tour bus.

Meet the president and

explain the importance of

why he should have a reality

T.V. show.

Enter an jalapeno eating

contest and complete it

without any milk.

Make a blockbuster film

about absolutely nothing.

Discover the secret recipe

for the original Twinkies.

Back pack through the

Himalayan mountains.

Secret menu items at

Starbucks © By: Hayley Cairnie

Have you ever

walked into Star-

bucks © and want-

ed to try some-

thing different?

You probably did-

n’t know that

there is an im-

mense list of secret items to

choose from.

“CrunchBerry frappuccino”

– Strawberry frapp with

hazelnut syrup.

“Cake Batter” – Vanilla

frapp with almond and

vanilla syrup.

“Raspberry cheesecake” –

White chocolate frapp with

raspberry syrup.

“Nutella” – Chocolate ha-

zelnut with caramel.

“Samoa frappuccino” –

Mocha coconut frapp with

a caramel drizzle.

“Thin Mint frappuccino” –

Tazo green tea © crème

with chocolate syrup and

java chips.

“Snickers

frappuccino” –

Java Chip with 2

pumps of toffee

nut syrup and

caramel syrup.

“Banana

crème pie” – Vanilla bean

frapp with hazelnut and

vanilla syrup, whipped

cream and a whole bana-

na.

“Apple Juice orange blos-

som” Tazo orange blossom

tea © that is steamed in

apple juice.

“Grasshopper frappuccino”

– Mocha frapp with java

chips and peppermint

syrup.

“Cinnamon roll” – Vanilla

bean frapp woth cinnamon

dolce syrup.

If you want the chance to create

your own drink prior to visiting

Starbucks© you can go to www. Frappuccino.com

Scholarships

are awarded

to seniors

Seniors around Bird are

collectively awarded $140,000

in scholarships, as of May 8th.

Tyler Wingen—Army Re-

serve Scholar Athlete

Award.

Kamaria Harris—Army

Reserve Scholar Athlete

Award.

Danielle Hunter—Bryant

and Stratton $4,000.

Ebonee Valdiri—Comcast

Leaders and Achievers

Scholarship $1,000.

Cameron Barts—DAR

Good Citizens Award.

Na’Quasia Dickerson—

Discus Award.

Christan Rist—Discus

Award.

Janhavi Giribhattanav-

ar—Greater Richmond

Civitan Honor Key Award.

Sean Randall Thompson—

Hampden Sydney $76,000.

Olivia Doyle—Harry F

Byrd Leadership Award.

Caitlin Schoemmell—Herff

Jones Principal’s Leader-

ship Award.

Monica Story—Interaith

Council of Greater Rich-

mond’s Brotherhood-

Sisterhood Award $1,000.

Janhavi Giribhattanav-

ar—Jefferson Scholar

Nominee.

Sarah Bowles—Mid-

Atlantic Christian Univer-

sity $15,000.

Destiny Hairfield—

Pamplin Scholarship to

Virginia Tech $1,000.

Jasbir Harnal—

Rensselear Medal Pro-

gram Award.

Christan Rist—Southside

Health Education Fund

Scholarship—$500 &

$41,500.

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Staff:

Te’Daisha Robinson, Kara

Moten, Yanna Joyner, Natasjha

Isidoro, Desirae Brown, Hieng

Leng, Megan Doyle, Daniel

Yoon, Austin Shakespeare,

Tyana Brown

Features: Christan Rist

Sports: Devin Baber and

Rebekah Martin

Talent: Ryan Harris

Back Page: Emilee Parham

Business: Lizzie Marrufo

Artist: Destiny Volkman

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Cairnie and Emilee Parham

Assistant editiors: Juanye

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News: Catherine Grimes and

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