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Field is proud to present Chapter 218: High Emotions Jimmy Smith steps out the with his blue Jansport bag over his shoulder, with his e sopping wet. Every step he es, the water squishes between and his shoe -t 'Squish, Squish, Squish."  "Who is that?" a snotty south- -bell asks her nearby girlfriend. t 'Oh, he's that new fbreign stu- nt t, but I m not sure where he s 0no, nobody really knows," her iend says with a southern drawl. "He's so good looking, but he t has this stench that nobody Can nd. Ugh, what a waste, look at !0se bright greens and soft blonde i r, and muscular build, it just 't fair," the first girl says with a ok of longing in her eyes. i Jimmy gets into his green adillac, he calls it "The Boat". He ks across the parking lot and Elizabeth with Ethan, his heart :hing for her. She never seemed Ppy, and he hated seeing that. He [ts in his car for his drive after ool along the beach, to clear his Ethan and Liz go for a drive gtfing, not realizing what they're hg They soon come to the high- t point in Savanna, Dead Man's liff, where they had their first kiss aringsophomore year. They get out of the car; emo- 0as are high as ever. Elizabeth is ging up many mistakes Ethan as made in the past, with him 9elegizing for every one, Jimmy gets out of his car and tarts a hike up a near cliff by the beach. After a while he hears !eOple arguing and goes to see if °ething's wrong. He climbs up !little more and sees Ethan and Liz !tttside his car arguing. "Hey, man, leave her alone," !itruny says, with his heart pound- ng. Fil "Who are you.'?" Ethan asks [hth annoyance in his voice. [ Something rose inside of t[trny; he couldnrt stand seeing ;lizabeth cry anymore The next airtg he knew, he was going after Ithan trying to beat him down. Vith Ethan's strong arms, Jimmy aad no match. The boys were try- g to beat each other down, With ,]l£1izabeth looking in horror, yet al- 'ost happy that two good looking ]gUys were fighting over her. €, 1,, I[ GAHAAAA. '[[ Ethan uses his strength and in- titlctively pushes Jimmy off the cliff. He looks at his hands, and !here's a translucent slim covering them. Elizabeth and Ethan look at each other and without a word !Peed off, forgetting their argu- nent. The next day at East High aarks another chance for Alex to • "Ompete for captain. Walking :hrough the halls of school he sees t huge crowd around a drinking Otmtain. He asks one O f the girls aa the outside what the big deal is. "Oh, it's the new boy from ;Outh High. I guess he's supposed be really good at football, I bets on who gets captain." "Ugh, what's the big deal about a new kid? We get them ev- ery year, j us t because he plays foot- ball doesn't mean he's an angel sent down from heaven," Alex says with extreme jealousy. "Well, actually, I hate to burst your bubble Alex, but he looks like an angel sent down from heaven. I mean, look at his soft blonde hair and those bright blue eyes with long lashes, he practically looks like an angel." "Whatever," Alex says as he storms off. He got a last glimpse at the new kid, and froze for a sec- ond. He looked strikingly familiar, the look of him almost terrified Alex. He just assumed it was his immense anger at his competition and forgot about it. Sandra Tribiani drives home with her 80's music blaring. From the moment she saw "Romi and Michelle's High School Reunion," she put away all her clothes and became and 80's lover. She was caught in the era she was born in, and she loved every moment of it. She looked like she walked right out of a Madonna music video. She was singing the music as if she was singing to Ethan. She soon pulls into her garage and walks into the house. She walks up the stairs into her room and plays whatever was in her CD player. Madonna's "Cherish" blares out of it, and as Sandra was singing and dancing to it, she gets out her yearbook. She sits down at her desk and flips to page 54; a page that the book automatically flips to, it's open almost all the time because Ethan's picture is on this page. She takes out her red pen and makes more little hearts around it, while singing to him. She turns around and walks over to her bed, and sings to the shrine of pictures of Ethan from newspapers and other clippings. Sampson Simpson, another East High senior, walks home dressed in his light white button up shirt and khaki pants watching ev- ery step he takes wth his Coke bottle glasses, pushing them up every minute. He wears this ever since his classmates can remember, nobody really knew why. Sampson just liked the consistency. The only hobby he had besides doing his schoolwork was his bug collection. He collected every bug that was out of the ordinary. As he passed a nearby tree he spotted a rare one, a South African Juwala bug. De- lighted at his discovery he puts the bug in ajar he carries in his bag for these special occasions. • Sampson and his family host Jimmy Smith; his parents had the hope of Sampson gaining a friend. Yet they were both so different: outsiders, yet still very different. They had yet to be friends. Sampson was surprised Jimmy hadn't zoomed by in his "boat" as he does every day after school. Placing the bug gently in the jar, / Journalism Lab calls it quits New "autonomous" publication staffs cite teamwork, technical difficulties as nature of problem Seniors Nick Allen, Michael Forbes, & An- drew Varney, and Junior Diane Field are only a few of the faces that will be.featured monthly in the Lone Tree Lion's Pride. by Andrew Varney COLUMNIST For the first semester of the 2002-2003 school year, the staff members of Journalism Lab were involved with both yearbook and newspaper. Most students were assigned at least one yearbook page, and one newspaper article to be completed within a certain time. Some had lighter workloads, and some had lighter ones. At the beginning of the sec- ond semester, Journalism Lab will be completely constructed.  The staff members will be di- vided and placed on either the staff of the yearbook or the newspaper. Advisor Justin Howard Query noticed a defect in the twenty-one member staff that had been accepted into his class. "A major problem we have is that we have too many stu- dents," Query commented. Having too many staff members, believe it or not, does pose a problem. Journalism Lab only has eight computers at its dis- posal, and there is usually a scramble to see who can get to one first. "We have a technology deficit at Lone Tree, and it's affecting the staff," Query stated. "There is no budget to get programs for each stu- dent." Along with the lack of soft- ware to accommodate the staff, the computers are slow, freeze constantly. "We need more ]computers]," Senior Editor Sarah Cook com- mented' "Kids download a bunch of stuff which crashes our pages." Another concern Query has about his large staffis making sure that they are getting their work done, and are being productive in class Deadlines are a big part of the class, and many weren't being met. While some students place the blame on the 66mputer, others claim that personal laziness and a lack of self-discipline is t ° blame. "Some people aren't mature Senior Sarah Cook, Juniors Mallory Yakish & Rosemary Kleinmeyer, and Senior Deana Varner, with others, will continue to develop the annual 2002-2003 yearbook. enough or have the discipline to get the work done," Junior News Edi- tor Diane Field said. Though the deadlinesposed a problem first semester, there is hope that the division of the class will help students meet their dead- lines better, and strengthen their roles of their specific staff position. "I think that [the division of the staff] makes both classes stron- ger," Senior Columnist Michael Forbes stated. "People have more defined roles. They'll know what they need to do." istie this is Lunchtime gaming craze takes over fresh- men boys, cleans up cafeteria by Michael Forbes COLUMNIST Lone Tree High has been bombarded with a hip, new craze. No, Bob Dylan has not re- leased a new CD, but it's darn near close to something of that magni- tude. The freshmen boys of Lone Tree High School have created a game that has taken the cafeteria and all who eat in it by storm. The game, although deep and complex, is learnable by all with a little time and effort. It's called "Force", and it's played with un- paralleled passion and intensity. The freshmen boys, who for some unexplainable reason sit at a table by themselves at lunch, con- sider it to be the best thing that has happened to them since, well, Jun- ior High. "Force is much more than a game to me. It's a way of expres- sion, you know, to get out what I feel," Force player Zach Ryerson stated. So what exactly is Force? The basic rules, once mastered, are quite simple. After finishing their food at lunch (which they always do), the freshmen go and buy more thought you would know he is Sampson didn't won)/too much. I Omin today Alex, seemings how He was ecstatic about the new ad- ice cream, chips, etc. (which they Veryone in'the school is p-lacing dition to his collection, also always do), |" " ..... - ................. I Once finished devouring these IL;ontinued next month: in East tlgn =mouons zu. s .......... I/ , hack, me wrappers are saveo in / order to provide game pieces for Force. The object is to try and dis- cretely place the wrapper that be- longs to you besides someone else playing so that they touch it. Once they touch, it is "forced" upon them and they must throw it away. While it may seem childish, and even foolish, it is actually a well-polished game that calls for extreme strategic planning. Self- proclaimed "King f Force" Michael Dickey estimates that there may be up to fifty different rules to the game. "We make a new rule every day," Dickey stated. "We can't re- ally name them all." The intensity of the game usu- ally radiates throughout the lunch- room. While it may sometimes get a little loud and raucous over at the freshmen Force table, they are al- most always excused for it be- cause, well, they're freshmen. The game has brought new life to the young pups of the high school. Instead of fearing an upper- classman stealing their milk money at lunch, they are filled with joy of knowing that today is another day of playing Force. "It's a great game; everybody should play it," Prince of Force Zach Ryerson said. "The best part of it is that Jack Larew always loses and has to throw everybody's stuff away." And, in the end, Force gives the freshmen the opportunity to engage in more interesting activi- ties, than, say, talking. "Force gives us something to do at lunch and have a little fun out- side of the classroom. Otherwise we would just sit there and have unintelligent conversations," Dickey added. "Besides, it takes good skill and eye coordination." The creators of Force, Ryerson and Dickey, have big plans for the future of their game. Although it has only been around since the beginning of the year, they aspire for where the game can, and will, take them. "We're gonna put it on the interact [sic]," Dickey proclaimed. "We're gonna put it in magazines, we're gonna put it in bathroom stalls. [sic] Force is going to be ev- erywhere that you looky And yet, for the creators and players of the game, the rewards do not end there, el.early. • "And someday, We're gonna retire multi-thousandaires [sic], all because of a simple game," Ryerson added. ., And we thought freshmen weren t smart.