Vienna, IL Vienna High School VHS crowns Homecoming King

Volume 16, Issue 3

Vienna, IL Vienna High School January 2010

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VHS crowns Homecoming King and QueenOn Friday, December 4th, 2009,

Ethan McGinnis and Kayla Loyd

were crowned Vienna High School

Homecoming King and Queen.

The Coronation was followed by a

dance that lasted until 11:30 p.m.

Homecoming week took place

from November 30th through

December 4th. VHS students

dressed up differently each day

according to the theme. Each

day there were points given out

to whichever class had the most

students to dress up. Classes were

also able to get points at activities

during lunch and at the class lip

syncs.

Monday was Pajama Day and

students got to enjoy the comfort of

their pj’s on their day back from the

weekend.

Tuesday, the school was

overtaken by suspenders and big

glasses on Nerd Day. Also on

this day, students from each class

were involved in playing 4-corner

volleyball at lunch time, and the

Sophomores came out victorious

with first place.

On Wednesday, it was class

distinction day. Each class had a

different color to support their class.

The Seniors had black, Juniors had

red, Sophomores had pink, and the

Freshman had green. Juniors came

out on top with having the most

people dress up for this day. The

lunch activity for Wednesday was

the relay race. The Seniors easily

took the win by walking to the finish

line during the 3-legged race.

Page by Kelly Fitzgerald

The 2009 VHS Homecoming court from left to right. Carley Childress, Blake Gray, Kasyn Moore, Chris Ditterline, Taylor Hoffmann, Brayden Leeds, Cassandra Martin, Retiring

King Bobby Hoffmann, Retiring Queen Allison Bean, Queen Kayla Loyd, King Ethan McGinnis, Laeytn Field, Shane Carlton, Kelsey Harper, Drake Sanders, Emily Horn,

Andrew Kirby, Kelly Fitzgerald, Kyle Loyd, Keeley Harper, and Dominic Tedeski.

Homecoming Queen Kayla Loyd and King Ethan McGinnis. VHS Homecoming took

place on December 4th, 2009.

What you can ind in this month’s Talon...

Trot the Globe with Mr. Gifin on Page 3

Madrigal Magic-Page 4

Nerd Day-Page 2

Skits and lip syncs-

Lip Sync Pics on Page 8

ViHi Opinionon Page 16Valentine’s Shout Outs Page 18

Talon Wish List on Pages 21-22

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Continued on page 18

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VHS gets nerdy during Homecoming Week

Brayden Leeds showing his nerdy side.

Mrs. Palmer expressing her inner nerd.

Serena Kotter, Cain Taylor, and Kassey McDonald take a break from chillin’ in the lockers to pose for a

picture.

Peyton Smith and Rebecca Waller having nerd pride.

Page by Kari Robertson

Dillon Hall, nerdy and proud.

Brent Goines showing Zack Akins exactly where

nerds belong.


W . Y . S . E . T e a m p r e p a r e s f o r l i f t o f fBy Joe Myers

CongratulationsMr. Lawrence!!!

Several members and the coach of the W.Y.S.E. Team at a meeting. Pictured left to right are Iris Rutherford, Ethan McGinnis, Kirsten Trambley, Cody Hosfeldt, Austin Bain,

Austin Leal, Joe Myers, Mr. Jones, and Christina Faith.

New Arrival

Easton Grey LawrenceEaston was born on November 14, 2009

at 2:48 A.M. He weighed

6 pounds and 10 ounces

Easton is the son of VHS teacher Drew Lawrence and his wife, Kara.

By Samantha Daum

Have you ever wondered what

it would feel like to win a trophy

for taking a written test? It’s pretty

hard considering that the closest

thing that you can come to the shiny,

gold-plated statuette of plastic is a

capitol letter on a piece of paper.

This is where the W.Y.S.E. Team

comes into play. W.Y.S.E. stands

for World Wide Youth for Science

and Engineering. The headquarters

of W.Y.S.E. is the University of

Illinois. W.Y.S.E. is intended

to increase students’ interest in

mathematics and science.

Since 2004, Mr. Jones, who

inherited the team from Mr.

Reichert, has been watching over

this surprisingly competitive

activity.

Mr. Jones and all his W.Y.S.E.

Team members hope to become

state champions or, as stated by

Mr. Jones, “At least make it further

than Anna-Jonesboro.”

The first of the W.Y.S.E. events

takes place at Shawnee Community

College on February 4th. Every

member takes two tests. The tests

are in computer science, English,

chemistry, mathematics, physics,

biology, and engineering graphics.

This year, more test content is

available online, making it easier

to prepare for events.

All of the schools are divided

into divisions based on the size of

there student body. Vienna is part

of the 700 division. This is the

second to smallest division, only

larger than the 300 division, and

smaller than the 1500 division, and

even larger, the Unlimited division.

Passports Ready! VHS

Students Travel the GlobeThis year the Globetrotters will

once again be going on “holiday,”

as the Brits would say it. However,

this spring break, London is not on

our schedule like last year. This

year’s group will be traveling even

farther east and starting our trip in

the capital of Bavarian Germany;

Munich. Before going home we will

have traveled through Germany,

Austria, Italy, and Switzerland.

A few of the stops include

Neuschwanstein castle, home of

the “Mad” king and model for

the Sleeping Beauty Castle at

Disneyland; the Black Forest; WWII

concentration camp at Dachau; snow

capped Alps and alpine meadows;

Venice, home of Marco Polo, canals,

gondolas, and gondoliers; and Romeo

and Juliet’s “fair” Verona. If all this

sounds like great adventure, it is.

“This is my first year to go on

the Globe Trotters trip, and I am so

excited! I can’t wait to fly across

the Atlantic Ocean and see part of

Europe. I am a little nervous about

being so far away from home and

my parents for nine days, but it

will be worth it!” says Junior Paige

Langston.

Drake Sanders, Senior, attended

the 2008 Greece trip he said “I had

alot of fun in Greece. It was worth

all the money spent. It was good

being able to go overseas in my high

school years. It was a great cultural

experience being able to see all

the islands and temples. I would

recommend it for anyone looking for

fun and adventure.”

If you are not globe trotting

this year, maybe next year’s spring

break trip to Scotland and Ireland is

for you. Any student can go; bring

a parent, grandparent, or friend if

you like. We will be traveling to the

Scottish highlands, visiting castles,

cruising Loch Ness (maybe Nessie

will make an appearance), touring

the beautiful St. Patrick’s cathedral,

day tripping to the Waterford Crystal

factory (look but don’t touch),

romping around bogs and ancient

ruins, and maybe even kissing the

Blarney Stone at Blarney castle.

If this adventure through Scotland

and Ireland sounds like fun, join us.

It is not too late to sign up. See Mr.

Giffin for details.

Submitted by Mr. Giffin


Madrigal finally returns, after a year of rest

For years students in our school

have been a part of the Madrigal.

But, with all the changes in band and

choir teachers, having a Madrigal

has been nearly impossible for the

past few years. Because of a having

a lasting director, the Madrigal has

finally returned!

This year’s Madrigal consisted

Top: Katie Morris (The Queen), Tara Garrett (Lady Renolds), Autumn Goines (Hic),

‘Tink’ Board (Page). Bottom: Rebekah Waller (Madam Klepto), Christina Faith

(Maiden China), Seth Holoman (A trumpeter).

Top: Jessie George (Hook), Corey Ferrel (Stinker), Ethan McGinnis (Bob Bados),

Jazmine Henry (Lion), Daisha Wathen (Jester).

Bottom: Matthew Williams (A trumpeter), Melanie Oliver (Captain Kidd), Kirsten

Trambley (Dame Helga), Noah Jackson (A trumpeter).

Autumn Goines and Christina Faith relax in costume before the show beginsFrom Left: Rebekah Waller, Katie Morris, Christina Faith, and Autumn Goines look

towards the pirate intruders in horrified shock at their lousy table manners.

Katie Morris, as the queen, is practicing

the ‘fencing skills’ learned from Dame

Helga.

Kirsten Trambley, playing Dame Helga, is

teaching the ladies how to ‘fence.’Jazmine Henry, playing Lion, relaxes after

being a pirate with her pirate companions

Hook and Stinker.

Jessie George dressed up as his character,

Hook, who is in the pirate Trio ‘Hook,

Lion, and Stinker.’

of about thirteen people, with each

performing a unique character

who are in a comical, quirky

situation.

Not only Vienna students

participated in the Madrigal this

year. Tara Garrett, who is a

student at Shawnee Community

College, played one of the female

Page by Chelsie Racey

characters.

Also, among the cast of

Pirates, Arrrg!, were three student

from Vienna Grade School: Seth

Holoman, Noah Jackson, and

Matthew Williams, who played the

trumpet fanfare.

A Madrigal is a Christmas

tradition and is similar to a play.

The audience is served a meal and

watches the performance while

eating. It’s fabulous food, and

laugh-so-hard-you-almost-choke

entertainment!

If you didn’t come see the

Madrigal this year, cross your

fingers, because it might be coming

back in 2011!


Music students show off their hard work in Christmas Concert

Cookies, quilts and letters sent to American heroesBy Jared Johnson

In December of 2009, Mrs.

McGinnis’ class wrote letters and

baked cookies for the soldiers

who are in, or have been to, Iraq,

fighting for our country. Many

students participated in the letter

writing and cookie making. They

were successful in mailing the

letters, and they also had great fun.

Here are a few examples of the

letters that were written and

sent out to the American heroes.

Your willingness to serve our

country by putting your life on

the line is greatly appreciated.

The job being done for us is a

prime example that your actions

speak louder than words. Once

again, your unselfish character

is greatly appreciated and do

not go by unheard of. Behind a

mother and father, my respect

for you is greater than any other.

Lots of love and thanks.

Thank you for doing what you

Taylor Jackson, Cassandra Martin, Samantha Morrisette and Brittany Dixon making

cookies to be sent to the soldiers.

Once again, on December

17th, the music classes have had

a stellar performance with their

Christmas concert. The students

have been working hard since the

beginning of the year, and their

hard word has paid off.

The guitar class started off the

night by playing some Christmas

favorites. For most of the students,

it was their first year of playing,

and they did an excellent job of

showing how far they have come

in playing the guitar.

Choir was the next performing

group, continuing their tradition

of an Acappella (an Italian term

By Chelsie Racey

Addie Travillion and Bobby Tanner practice their music during guitar class.

for a choir piece without musical

accompaniment), and Gospel piece

called “Follow That Star.”

And last but definitely not least,

the third group that performed was

Vienna High School’s band. They

performed songs including “Clash

of the Carolers,” and “Sleigh

Ride.”

All the students performed

their best and earned a heartfelt

standing ovation from the crowd.

This being the third year that

Mr. Newbold has taught here at

Vienna High School, he has done

an absolutely amazing job with all

of the music classes.

Sahara Veach, Dominick Tedeschi, Andrew Williams, and Donald Craig all prepare to

play some music during band.

The sopranos and altos enjoy their time singing in choir class, preparing for the Spring

concert of 2010 that will be held sometime in April.

A quilt for the soldiers by Ms. Judy

Fosse.

are doing for our country, it means

a lot to me. I know it’s hard on you

on the holidays because you can’t

go home and see your family. But

they know this is something you

want to do to help our country out.

So they just have to deal with it, I

am sure they miss you a lot and

they want you to be safe. I know

some of my friends and family are

over there where you guys are, and

I miss them to deal and can’t wait

to see them. Be safe. - Amber

Thank you for your service to our

country. It is thanks to you that

my family can live safely from

day to day. My name is Keeley.

I am a freshman at Vienna High

School. I’m so excited to finally

be in high school, also I’m excited

because I was voted by my class to

be a homecoming attendant. our

homecoming is December the 4th

and I can’t wait for it to be here.

Our school has a huge celebration

for it is the week of coming and

each day we have a different

theme to dress up to. Hope this

brightened your day. -Keeley

Thank you to a Hero,

Dear Solders,

Dear Solders,

Ms. Judy Fosse, a quilt maker at

Calico Corners, has been making

quilts for the soldiers. To the right

is an example of one of the quilts

that Ms. Fosse has made. Along

with make beautiful quilts, she is

also the person who actually sent

off the letters and quilts. She has

done many things for the soldiers

and we, Americans, should look at

her examples and do the same for the

defenders of our country.

-Drake


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This year has been very busy for the Beta Club.

One of the Beta club sponsors, Mrs. Bradley, said it

has been “Much, much busier, with our officers choos-

ing to complete a service project every month.” With

a new project every month, Betas have had more op-

portunities for service hours than ever.

In December, for instance, there were many differ-

ent activities, including raising money to buy gifts for

less fortunate children. For each five dollars students

brought in they earned one of their twenty required ser-

vice hours to attend State convention. On December

10th, several members went to Mrs. Bradley’s room

to sort out the toys that Mrs. Bradley purchased with

the money that was raised. They were able to sponsor

over 20 children with the gifts that were bought.

Betas are also selling flower certificates from This-

N-That Flower Shop. For only twenty dollars, the

card allows buyers to receive a bouquet of flowers

each month. The flowers incorporate a theme from the

time of year. Half of the money that each Beta sells

goes towards each Beta member’s cost for State Con-

vention.

The Beta lock-in was a huge success. Many students

attended, and with the entertainment provided, there

was no way for Betas to get bored. Little sleeping

was involved since there was a ping-pong table, sev-

eral video games such as Sing Star for the Wii, and

Halo for the Xbox.

Yet another project that Betas are working on this

January is collecting toiletry items for Autumn Ridge,

Kirsten Trambley and Mellisa Maze contemplating what

to buy for the children.

Been wondering what the Betas are doing?

Victoria Pearl showing off her reindeer

from the ornament exchange at the lock-

in.

Dashia Wathen, Ethan McGinnis, Kaleigh Grant, and Christina

Nelson wrapping themselves in toilet paper at the lock-in.

Kate Mullins, ashamed of Shane

Carlton’s singing.

Katie Morris, Montana Craig, Bergandi Johnson, and Tyler

Harner getting tied up.

the assisted living center. The Betas can bring

in full or travel sized bottles of lotion, shampoo,

conditioner, etc.

Also for the month of February, the Beta Club

is hosting an 1980’s themed Valentine’s dance,

starting after the basketball on February 12th and

ending at midnight.

Would someone please explain the game to

Clayton Smith?

Lance Duer, Marissa Ross, and Cain Taylor playing one of

the many games during the lock-in.

Ryan Meyers, Drake Sanders, and Shane Carlton relaxing at the

lock-in.


It’s swine time in Mr. Hight’s room

Tyler Harner cutting into the pigs liver, which is located

under the heart and lungs, but above the intestines.

Mr. Hight’s Biology class dissected

pigs and learned about all twenty

nine organs. In order to dissect the

pigs, there were three main cuts.

To make the Y-cut you first cut the mid

stomach down to the back legs. Then you

cut up to chest and down the sides by the

front and back legs, revealing all the organs,

The second cut is the mouth cut. To

make this cut, you cut the corners of the

mouth back to and through jaw bone,

and pull the mouth open to expose

soft pallet, hard pallet, and epiglottis.

The third and final cut opens

Drew Walsh putting a sleeping spell on the pig as Marissa Ross pokes and prods the spleen.

Kelly Fitzgerald, Victoria Pearl, and Brooke Childress studying the pig and its organs.

Dylan Lammers looking at the hard and soft palates, and

the epiglottis.

Haley Hand and Maggie Bradley examining the pig before the big test.

Dillon Hall, Cady Ross, and Tyler Langley getting in the pig for the second day.

By Jessica McMahon & Vanessa Canada

the chest to expose the heart, lungs,

thymus, thyroid glands, and larynx,

which is also known as the voice box.

This project was simply for the

educational purpose of discovering and

examining a pig’s organs, and how the pigs’

insides highly resemble a human. They

both have the same sizes and positions of

the internal organ. For example, if you

laid a person and an adult pig on their back

and looked at their insides, all the organs

would be in almost the same exact places.

Male pigs are called boars, the

females are called sows, and the baby

pigs (as dissected) are called piglets.

The average pigs dissected were male.

Mr. Height showing the class how to make the incisions

into the pig.

CLASS

LIP

SYNCS

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Class Lip Syncs & Homecoming skitsPage by Tyler Harner

Sophomores, Chrissy Glass, Marley Ayyad, Kari Robertson, and Heather Nance

perform a Spice Girls routine.

Ethan McGinnis, Brandon Tanner, and Shane Carlton play back-up

with guitars during the Senior Lip Sync.

Dashia Wathen, Ryan Meyers, and Cody Hosfeldt show their support for homecoming

king candidate Ethan McGinnis.

Freshmen, Keeley Harper, Mikayla Stokes, Maria Botello, and Racheal

Sullivan lip sync along with the Beatles song,” Yellow Submarine”

Marissa Martinez, Clarissa Court, Hannah McGinnis, Kirsten Trambley, and

Emily Horn show off their basketball skills in the Junior lip sync.For Queen candidate Kelsey Harper’s skit, Keeley Harper and Dashia

Marr get in touch with their gangster roots.

Jacob Lane, Heather Nance, Tyler Harner, and Cody Evans perform a variety

of raps for Queen candidate Laeytn Field’s homecoming skit.



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Senior Spotlights

If you could re-live one day in high school, what day would it be?That’s a hard one, it would probably be

one day in FFA week because that’s the

best week of the year.

What is one thing you would change about yourself?Nothing. I am pretty pleased.

If you were given a million dollars what would you do with it?I would buy a farm and equipment to farm

with because that is what I love to do.

What are your future plans after high school?I’m not completely sure yet, but it will

probably involve agriculture.

What actor do you think you’re most like?I have no idea. I do not watch TV.

What is your favorite thing about winter?Absolutely NOTHING! I hate winter with

a passion! It should be summer all year

long!

If you could re-live one day in high school, what day would it be?The day I started playing football. It’s

the best sport ever and Coach Rude is

awesome!

What is one thing you would change about yourself?I wouldn’t get mad as easily.

If you were given a million dollars what would you do with it?Buy a 4x4 diesel truck, buy a house,

then do whatever else comes to mind.

What are your future plans after high school?Go to college to be a mechanic and spend

time with my amazing girlfriend Amber.

What actor do you think you’re most like?Burt Reynolds. He can be funny, but

mostly he is straight-foward with things.

What is your favorite thing about winter?Of course the snow!

If you could re-live one day in high school, what day would it be?Homecoming week because it was

fun.

What is one thing you would change about yourself?I would lose some weight.

If you were given a million dollars what would you do with it?Buy a house, a car and, pay for

college.

What are your future plans after high school?I plan on becoming a Junior High

Special Education teacher.

What actress do you think you’re most like?Dakota Fanning

What is your favorite thing about winter?I love Christmas time because its such

a beautiful time of year, and of course

the snow is great!

If you could re-live one day in high school, what day would it be?The skits and lip syncs during

homecoming week.

What is one thing you would change about yourself?I wouldn’t change anything about

myself.

If you were given a million dollars what would you do with it?I would buy a house on Kentucky

Lake. It’s my favorite place to be.

What are your future plans after high school?I plan on going to Shawnee College to

become a Health Information Tech.

What actress do you think you’re most like?Julia Roberts because Stormi said so.

What is your favorite thing about Winter?Christmas, because I love giving gifts.

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What was the scariest moment of your life?My sister’s birth.

What is your idea of a perfect Valen-tine’s Day?A bunch of women around me with beef jerky and

Mountain Dew.

Who was your favorite superhero as a child?Batman, because he is almost as awesome as me.

Plus, I dig the cape.

If you could spend one day with a celebrity who would it be?Michael Phelps.

What is your New Year’s resolution?Try not to super glue anything to my body.

What is your favorite thing about VHS?The ladies and Christian Stafford because he is as

awesome as me. P.S to all the single ladies Tyler-

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What was the scariest moment of your life?The Driver’s Ed test.

What is your idea of a perfect Valen-tine’s Day?Chilling in a hot tub with Megan Fox.

Who was your favorite superhero as a child?Superman because he is the bomb.

If you could spend one day with a celebrity who would it be?Tiger Woods, because we both play golf.

What is your New Year’s resolution?To play better golf.

What is your favorite thing about VHS?FFA week because of muddy truck day.

What was the scariest moment of your life?One day I was stuck at the house and phones were down.

All of our neighbors were gone and I was fully con-

vinced that I was the last guy on the face of the earth.

What is your idea of a perfect Valen-tine’s Day?Valentine’s Day isn’t really “celebrated” when you are

single, soo... I guess the ideal Valentine’s day is sitting

around playing love songs on my guitar.

Who was your favorite superhero as a child?Spiderman, first off the web spinning thing is pretty

sweet, and he has one of the few “super suits” that actu-

ally looks really cool. (Especially the black one)

If you could spend one day with a celebrity who would it be?Megan Fox, do I really have to say why?

What is your New Year’s resolution?To prepare for the 2012 apocalypse.

What is your favorite thing about VHS?It is so diverse, there are a lot of unique people that go

to this school. This ensures that anyone can find good

friends if they look hard enough.

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What was the scariest moment in your life?I’d have to say it was Halloween night. My

friends and I tried to stay the night at a church and

everybody bailed. You guy’s know who you are!

What is your idea of the perfect Valentine’s day?Just being with Mark. Oh maybe Valentine’s Day

could be our movie night! :)

Who was your favorite superhero as a child?Batman. I always thought his voice was sexy.

Sort of like Clint Eastwood’s!

If you could spend one day with a celebrity who would it be?Taylor Lautner! WOO BABY

What is your New Year’s resolution?Bring up my grades and keep my room clean for

a change.

What is your favorite thing about VHS?I love all the people. I love the atmosphere and most of all the teachers.

What was the scariest moment in your life?Probably the first tornado I had ever been through

when I was 8!

What is your idea of the perfect Valentine’s day?Even though I’m not into that holiday, I would

have to say the perfect Valentine’s Day would be

having a great time with your “Valentine” and

add some chocolate and pretty flowers in there.

Who was your favorite superhero as a child?Spiderman. When you grow up with a brother

things tend to rub off.

If you could spend one day with a celebrity who would it be?Hayley Williams. She’s my favorite celebrity

and being around a lead singer sounds pretty

awesome to me.

What is your New Year’s resolution?To keep my grades up and to be a better person.

What is your favorite thing about VHS? There are constantly activities going on.

What was the scariest moment in your life?When me and Jessica went 4- wheeler riding and

I hit a tree and I saw my life flash before my eyes.

What is your idea of the perfect Valentine’s day?Going out to eat at a nice restaurant with Conner,

then go to some place romantic because I love

being with him.

Who was your favorite superhero as a child?Catwoman.

If you could spend one day with a celebrity who would it be?Taylor Lautner because he is gorgeous and he

could be my Jacob.

What is your New Year’s resolution?It was to get back with Conner and not fight and

argue with him anymore. We are back together.

What is your favorite thing about VHS?The classes and the teachers, because the teachers

are nice and if you need any help they will and

the classes are easy if you listen!

Heather Nance Tori Page Makesha Pritchett Sophomore Freshman Junior


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Mystery Spotlights

Where can we find you at lunch?Usually in the commons or in the

media center.

What is your phobia?Don’t have one.

What store do you shop at the most?Hot Topic and Wal-Mart.

What is your favorite ice cream?Chocolate.

What is your most prized possession that you can’t live without?My video games.

Where can we find you at lunch?Probably at Dairy Queen with my

friends.

What is your phobia?Mr. Waters, he freaks me out.

What store do you shop at the most?Wal-Mart and Gander Mountain.


What is your most prized possession that you can’t live without?My Mossy Oak Duck Blind coat.

Where can we find you at lunch?At the same table everyday with some

of my close friends.

What is your phobia?NEEDLES!!! I almost cry every time

I get them. They are very scary!

What store do you shop at the most?American Eagle. It’s my new favorite

store.


What is your most prized possession that you can’t live without?My friends and family. Without

friends there is no one to make you

laugh and have great memories with.

Family is always there for you.

Where can we find you at lunch?In the old commons.

What is your phobia?Snakes, because I almost got bit by

one.

What store do you shop at the most?Gander Mountain.

What is your favorite ice cream?Rocky Road.

What is your most prized possession that you can’t liv0e without?My Ibanez guitar because I love to

play.

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What is your favorite movie and why?

Vi-Hi Opinion

“I have many

favorites but the one

I like the most right

now is Labyrinth

because of its 80’s

cheesiness and

awesome sound

track.”

“Rose Red,

because it has

paranormal

activity, though

it is not real.”

“The Waterboy,

because my mama said

so.”

“Never Back

Down, ‘cause

it’s amazin’

and fits me....

YO!!!! Fo

shizzle d-

good.”

“I would have to

say that I don’t

really have a

favorite, but I like

comedies with

Will Ferrel and the

House Bunny.”

“A Clockwork

Orange, it

expounds upon

the subject of

moral choice and

humanity. And it

has an amazing

score.”

Elizabeth Korb

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Brittany Barkley Travis Dodson

Josh Wiltermood Eddie Botello Ethan McGinnis

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Valentine’s Heart Grams

Dear Drew K,

Your ride is sweet. Those

jeans you wore yesterday are

absolutely amazing on you.

I love your hair and watching

you at your locker :)

Your love,

Shaniqwah

Happy Valentines

Blake Grey

I <3 You

Love,

Anastasia April

Austin

Page by Kaylee Knight and Samantha Daum

Sky,

I think you are a

little plum :-)

Love Rascal

Ms. Sherwood

To the best dance

partner ever.

From Clayton Smith

Dear Bubbles,

You are loud, crazy, a

nutcase but you are indeed

my best friend ever, even

though you’re the biggest

goober I’ve ever met. Eye

Love Yew wif all my heart!

Jessica Capron

Kaylee and Aleasha

I love you guys so much! We’ve been

through so much together

and I hope we continue to go through

many more things together. You guys

are like my sisters, I’ll be there for you

whenever you need me. Hope you have a

Happy Valentines day!

Hugs n Kisses

Tiffany

Alexis

I love you!

Happy Valentines Day

Love Sissy

Mrs. Goines

You are amazing!

I Love You :)

Love Kaylee Knight

Jose Ruiz

I think your absolutely

gorgeous! You’re an amazing guy,

any girl would be so lucky to be

able to call you their guy. One

day myself I hope to make you

mine. :)

Love Your Secret Admirer

Dear David Hill,

(a.k.a bestfriend)

:) Best teacher EVER!

I love you! (:p.s you know who this is

<3

To All Girls,

I LOVE YOU!

Love A Freshman

Boy


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Page by Vanessa Canada & Geoffory KrampAttention Book Worms: Your Club Is Here

Mrs. Bradley and Mr. Giffin, book club

sponsors.Andrew Williams, Ethan McGinnis, and Cody Hosfeldt sitting looking at their books.

Members of the book club discussing their book.

VHS has a new club and it

has had a great turn out so far.

The sponsors of the club are Mr.

Giffin and Mrs. Bradley. They

are deeply honored to be the club

sponsors. “It is very important for

students to read because it helps

them develop their vocabulary

and it generally improves reading

comprehension,” stated Mrs.

Bradley and Mr. Giffin.

Both Mr. Giffin and Mrs.

Bradley thought of starting a book

club. The club is planning to read

approximately one book every three

weeks. It doesn’t cost anything to

join the book club. The only cost is

that you buy your own books.

They meet once a month to

discuss the books they would like

to read. The club is a great way

to meet new friends and get to

know your fellow students a little

better. The club chooses the books

they read. Either the students will

suggest one or they get to vote

on the book they want to read.

The club plans on reading the

book, The Lovely Bones, and then

going to see the movie. The book

and movie, The Lovely Bones, is

about a girl who was murdered and

comes back to watch over her family

to get vengeance on her killer and

help her family heal from her death.

This is just one of the many

great books you will be able to

read. It’s not to late to join book

club. So go find Mrs. Bradley

or Mr. Giffin and join now!

It was crazy day on Thursday

and students dressed up as random

and wild as possible. Clothes clashed

and mismatched as untamed hair

and make-up made eye brows rise.

The Juniors managed to take the win

for the most dressed for Thursday.

An obstacle course was the

Thursday’s activity. This course

involved crawling under mats,

carrying a ball with a dinosaur

grabber toy, spinning in circles

then dribbling a basketball, jump

roping, and rolling people on

scooters through cones blindfolded.

Continued from page 1

The Freshmen pulled out the win

for the obstacle course and left the

crowd impressed over their victory.

As Friday rolled along, blue and

orange flooded the halls throughout

the school as people expressed their

VHS spirit. Traditionally, Friday

has always been spirit day and

VHS is definitely keeping it alive.

This day has been claimed to be the

most entertaining day of the week.

Homecoming candidate skits and

class lip syncs are displayed after

lunch and until the end of the day.

The class lip sync theme this year

was a little different. Each class had

a different music genre. Freshmen

were classic rock, Sophomores

were hip-hop, Juniors were Rap,

and the Seniors were country. The

Sophomores prevailed over the

other classes in order to take home

first place in the class lip syncs.

VHS Homecoming


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Office Located in Courthouse Annex

Business

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You Caught MeBy Kaylee Knight

Straight from the HeartPage by Kaylee Knight, Sarah Nelson, and Paige Langston

From the darkness of the night, Emerges rays of morning light.Dispelling Moon and Midnight’s mist, Engulfing Earth in Sun’s warm kiss;‘Tis the gift of Morning’s Fire, to burn the night and spark desire.To give us warmth along with life, and light the path away from strife. But like all things, the day must end, at twilight, night once more begins. The moon returns for all to see, and turns the tides in gentle ease. A wolf now howls as others rest, It hunts for prey, survival’s test.However, the sounds will cease, As sun rises in the East. Midnight mist and morning fire;Moon’s calm grace and sun’s desire, Both essential to creation, For life and love and inspiration.

Everything was falling,It was falling so fast.No one to catch me, I shattered like glass.Then you came out of no where,Straight from the sky,Grabbing my hand,You taught me to fly.

Red-Letter DayBy Dylan Latham

A s we approach the red-let ter

day,

We are reminded of couples as

they laugh and play.

T hey look as though they could

go ‘t i l they ’re g ray,

L aughing and en joy ing each

other.

Some act l ike sister and brother,

Like they cannot get enough of

one another.

Red and pink cards and hear t

shaped candy.

T he mere thought is real ly quite

dandy.

A lot of couples would l ike to be

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discovered!!!

Love, Your Editors!<3

We flew up to the clouds,And over the sea.Around the world,It was you and me.You never let me fall,You held my hand,Straight through it all.

Morning Fire & Midnight Mist

By Anthony Bible

somewhere war m and sandy.

Some though don’t care where

the are as long as they ’re

together.

T hey k now they ’ l l go far,

Like seeing a shoot ing star.

Tr uly g reat and unique,

On this day they ’re any thing

but weak .

Although there are those who

g ive this day cr it ique,

W ho say that it ’s a day they

hate.

But even they k now this day is

great ,

So enjoy it now, no need to wait.


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Straight From The Heart ContinuedI Wanna Be

I wanna be your sunshine to your rainy day,the color of your paper that takes away the Grey.I wanna be the last person you think about at night,your favorite star that you say shines the most bright.I wanna be the first person you think about at dawn,the girl that you’d die for if the next day i was gone.I wanna be that girl you point at and say that’s her,the girl you can see yourself with forever and be for sure.I wanna be that girl that you say means the world and more,the girl you’re willing to tell yours friends I’m yours.I wanna the that girl that you’d love forever,the girl you want to marry and nothing means never.I wanna be that girl you’d be willing to call in the middle of the night, just to say you’re sorry if at one point we would fight,I wanna be that girl that you’d hug to show the love you make,the girl you’d do anything for just to show me what we have ain’t fake.I wanna be that girl who you’d hold your hand with tight,just to make me feel like we can be one, that you’ll love me with all your mightI wanna be that girl that you’d write a song for even if you can’t sing,just to show me that you’re worth it to what you willing to bring,I wanna be that girl you show that you’re always going to care,that you’d run a thousand miles just to show you’d always be there,I wanna be that girl you can talk to because you can,just to show me you can open up and can act like a man,Boy, I wanna be that girl you say is your one in one million,the girl you’d say is your one in one billion,All I really want to be is your beautiful everything..but I know you just see me as just an ordinary girl.

Friends

We all have that special friendwho listens to ourproblems and difficulties.Who makes life a biteasier by just being thereReaching outSharing doubtWhen life gets you downHaving that special bondbetween friendsA bond that timecannot break. We all need someoneTo talk to in our life,A friend to whom we runIn times of stress or strifeWhen I am angry,you are there to soothemy aggression.And when I am sad,you are there to cheer me up.For everythingand all that you do,I want you to knowI’ll do the same for you.You’ve been a true friendI hope you stayI would be so very emptyIf you ever went away.

Poetry by Kaylee Knight


Telephone:658-9215

Monday - Friday 9:00 - 4:30 Saturday 9:00 - 1:00

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The Secret Garden“We Deliver”

Owner: Shelia Harper

Mix-N-Match Talon Wish ListBy Kari Robertson and Stormi Crippen

1. Elizabeth Korb

2. Sarah Nelson

4. Tyler Harner

5. Stormi Crippen

7. Jessica McMahon

9. Sam Daum

11. Jared Johnson

14. Chelsie Racey

15. Kaylee Knight

16. Geoffory Kramp

17. Ashley Dunn

13. Maggie Bradley

12. Paige Langston

10. Joe Myers

8. Tyler Russell

6. Kelly Fitzgerald

A. All the seasons of Family Guy and Mr. Chow in my trunk

B. Another snake and a pool of nacho cheese

C. A puppy and for people to stop making fun of Rudolph

D. Contacts and a ire extinguisher

E. A Cannon Rebel T 1i and a white tiger

F. Gas money and a life time supply of Squeeze Pops

G. Another tattoo and a donkey

H. A PS3 and a pot of gold

I. A bunch of scary movies and Channing Tatum to be my Santa

L. More non-Verizon text messages and a toaster

M. A Rottweiler and Jacob Black

Q. A laptop and a Certiicate of Ownership for Burger King

J. A cookie and those purple shoes

N. A South Park DVD box set and The Nobel Peace Prize

Answers: 1-D, 2-C, 3-F, 4-B, 5-G, 6-A, 7-I, 8-H, 9-E, 10-N, 11-Q, 12-O, 13-P, 14-L, 15-M, 16-K, 17- J

O. Lemon Girl Scout Cookies and my own Emmet Cullen

K. An X-Box 360 Elite and a unicorn

3. Kari Robertson

One day, while the Talon was hard at work, a genie came and granted each Talon member two wishes. See if you can match the members with their wishes!

P. To grow 2 inches and a pet rock


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Art Class comes out with yet another amazing projectPage by Maggie Bradley and Geoffory Kramp

First place went to Heather Nance for

her interpretation of the Peanuts classic

character Snoopy.

Second place went to Senior Deanna

Morris for her Santa Stuck in Chimney.

Third place went to Senior Autum Goins

for her black dress angel.

Fourth place went to Sophomore Eddie

Botello for his creation of Feliz Navidad.

Dear Santa was created by senior

Brandon Tanner.

The Christmas House was made by

Ashley Dunn. Below is the inside of this

ornament.

Above is the inside of The Christmas

House by Ashley Dunn. Sophomore Elizabeth Korb was dreaming

of a white Christmas when she created

this beautiful snow angel.

This year Mr. Palmer’s Art class created ornaments to place

onto their Christmas tree in the classroom. Students from other

classes voted for their favorite, the student who won received a cup

of candy!

Congratulations to all who won!

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