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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.