2012

o Victoria Herschei, 12 Tory Bowers, 12 Aiex Zharig, 11 Patrick DePinto and

D Andre Jimenez, 10
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n January 1st, a sense of
opportunity always fills the air, This
new year represents new adventures,
growing friendships, and the
opportunity for a new beginning, As
we eaoh savor the last oouple of
days of break, nnake our New Year's
Resolutions, and bemoan the look of
snow thus tar, the busy month of
January beokons. Exams and
Winterim (for the seniors) make it a
month of hard work, but a rewarding
one nonetheless. We'll all look
forward to having the stressful time
behind us, and to moving into the
second semester, Plus, January is a
month filled with the prospects and
hopes for snow days. Here's to
sticking with our Resolutions (does
anyone actually succeed?), finally
having a Snow Day, and surviving the
week-long cram session of midterms.
As the month, and the year, turns,
we say.,.

Left: And This One’s a Bill! Senior
Francisco Naveirc shows his extra credit
project to Mr. Seidel's Honors Governnnent
class. He rolled a marble down the
popsicle stick ramp, and if it landed on
the veto side, the “bW A.KA. marble was
vetoed. It the "bill" landed on the "law"
side, then it became a law. Francisco
entertained the class with his playful look
into the making of laws. Photo Credit:
Lindsay DeMers

Photo Credits Below: Kelly Elder, Cara
Benko, Lindsay DeMers, L.D., Robert
Coon, L.D., Kathryn Brown, L.D,

Sarah Coon, 12 Hugo Mino and Ion Gotland, 9 Chris Kane and Daniel
Connor Cossio, 9 Kamnnire, 12

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1. Fun in the suni Senior Catherine Fortun
examines som e of Syngenta's green bean piants
to make sure that they were growing properiy in
Fiorida's Evergiades.Green beans are one of
Syngenta's biggest crops. Photo Credit: Catherine
Fortun
2. Suited up, senior Morgan Graham scrubbed
out to watch a knee surgery for her Winterim. She
went ali the way down to Nicaragua to get the
best possibie experience that she couid. Photo
Credit: Morgan Graham
3. Ready for takeoff! Senior Zach Davidson fiies a
fiight simuiator while ih Memphis, Tennessee. Fie
followed a pilot and was able to have an
experience of a lifetime. Photo Credit: Zach
Davidson

4. Women in science, senior Lindsay DeMers
observes spores with a hemacytometer. She drove
down to Vero Beach, Florida where she was able to
fully study plaht pathology. Photo Credit: Lindsay
DeMers

vavew nq H l O "b 'H © travel around the
or
V o rki country to find a career
best suited for them.

a by Catherine Fortun

Entering the working world can be quite intimidating tor students Senior Zach Davidson chose to fly out to Tennessee for his Winterim
coming out of college. It is overwhieming because finding a job project. Following a pilot and sales representative for FedEx, he
can be very difficult in this economy. Having prior experience is thought that he would get the best experience in Memphis because
key when looking for a job, and thafs where Winterim comes in. of the opportunities there. He aimed to learn all that he could about
Winterim is aimed at helping seniors find the career path best suited being a salesman, as he plans on majoring in marketing in college
for them. Each student chose at least two careers in which they next year.
were interested and after Winterim was over, the student was able
to narrow down his or her options as to possible careers. Once a "It was tun to see what it was like to live and work in another place
career path is chosen, the student can then look for a job or besides North Carolina," said Zach,
internship in that field, allowed he or she to obtain experience
before college. Going a little farther south, senior Morgan Graham traveled to
Nicaragua for Winterim and followed an Orthopedic Surgeon.
"Going into Winterim, I did not think that I would be very interested Morgan was able to watch a knee arthroscopy where doctors went
in marketing as a possible career. However, I had such a great into the knee with a small camera and instruments to look around
experience that now I hope to get a marketing internship while in the knee for problems.
college," said senior Zoe Rote.
"I was so glad I was able to go to Nicaragua and watch how
Manyseniors like Lindsay DeMers chose to travel for their Winterim. surgery was performed there. It really opened my eyes and made
Traveling all the way down to Vero Beach, Elorida, Lindsay was able me realize how lucky we are here in the U.S, because we have highly
to follow a plant pathologist at Syngenta, a corporation that trained doctors and better medical facilities," said Morgan
produces crop protection products, She worked with the
pathologist at the company's research station where they tested Winterim allowed many students to explore new places as they
various pesticides on crops like oranges and strawberries. learned about a variety of careers. Traveling to places like Florida,
Tennessee and Nicaragua, gave these seniors the best experience
“It was really cool working at the research station in Vero Beach for Winterim, It prepared seniors for the working world, exposed them
because I got to work in the lab, greenhouses and out in the field," to what it is really like and allowed them to choose which career
said Lindsay. was best for them.

1,2,3, read! Senior Shawn High helps a Scrubbing in, senior Caitlin Ferguson
student read while she was up in Columbia, watches a gallbladder surgery. She
Pennsylvania. She helped students with went to High Point Surgery Center
basic studies while shadowing a special where she saw a range of surgeries.
education teacher for students in first, Photo Credit: Caitlin Ferguson
second and third grade. Photo Credit:
Shawn High

CSI Wintson-Salem, senior Allie w as y/om fa v o n H pat*f
Cross looks for fingerprints on a CD of W iKtenm ?
from a crime scene. She worked
along side the crime scene "1 enjoyed working with the graphic designer in New York
investigators of Winston, helping to while it was snowing because it lightened the mood and
uncover mysteries. Photo Credit: Allie made everything more fun," said senior James Draeger.
Cross

"i got to see a procedure that's performed only 3-4 times
a year in the entire country, it lasted 7 hours and it was
called clacal exstrophy," said senior Michael Enos,

winterim

the varsity

cheerleaders sho\Ar

their dedication

during a ten month

season

by Allie

Even/ sport at Bishop McGuinness is one season iong, with one exception, cheerieading, The

cheerieading season inciudes both taii and winter seasons, To become a part of the ever-changing

cheerieading squad one had to prove immeasurabie ioyaitv to the sport itseif because of the iengthy

season. Even though the cheerieading squad did not participate in games against other teams, like

football and basketball, they still had to commit to a very demanding season.

"Cheerieading is really long but I still really like it. I love cheering for both the football and basketball

team," said junior Raven Sexton.

\A/hen squad members tried out for the squad they had to understand and be ready to accept that

cheerleading is the longest running sport at school. Practices started in June and the season went all the

way to basketball state championships in March. During that span of ten months, cheerleaders were

able to support both the football and basketball teams while they spent an extensive amount of time

with their fellow teammates.

"Being on the cheerleading squad can be really hard sometimes because there is always so much to

do. Between doing all of my homework and going to all the cheer practices and games, it can get kind

of stressful. Buf it's fun when I'm with my friends," said senior Conny Errichiello.

To be a cheerleader, commitment must come first at all times. Between three practices plus three hour

games, dedication to the team is imperative. Even though cheerleading is not a competive sport it still

offers many challenges and most of all it required a huge commitment. Loyalty is key in any sport and

cheerleading is the role model for dedication.

"I put a lot of time in cheerleading and sometimes I think it is a bit much, but 1love the feeling of having

my team around me. It takes a lot of my time to be on the team but that commitment is all worth it," said

sophomore Ashley Sanchez,

Though dedication is key in every sport, it is especially important in cheerleading. Through the

dedication and time spent during the season the squad members as close as ever. Practice Makes Pertect!

senior Camille Nesi goes all

Let’s go Villains, The out while going over a cheer
captains lead the varsity during practice. It was very
cheerleaders in a cheer important to never slack off
during timeout. during practice because that
Tim eouts were the time was when people got in their
to show off the cheers, bad habits. Photo Credit:
stunts, and tumblers. Molly Fields

Photo Credit: Robert

Coon

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Blue and Gold, junior Raven Sexton and Lindsay
Nedriga aiong \with sophomore Ashley Sanchez
shows off their sp iri^ h ile clueering during a timeout
"I try to be as loud ^ ^ c o a ^ vh ile cheering so the
players will h e a ^ ^ t^ lg c F ftf^en. Photo Credit
Annie Armstroi

1. Not Paying Attention, sophomore Ashley
Sanchez talks to a friend during the game.
The squad members were very close
because of all the time they spent
together. Photo Credit: Annie Armstrong

2. We Want a Basket, the Varsity

Cheerleaders cheer on the basketball

teams, showing off their Christmas spirit by

wearing Santa hats. The cheerleaders

danced to Mariah Carey's hit song "All I

Want For Christmas is You" during their

halftime performance. Photo Credit:

Robert Coon

3. Yeii it out, junior Anna Smith cheers

on the team while other teammates

tumble around her. Anna was the only

upperclassman flyer. Photo Credit:

Annie Armstrong 4 We’re BMHS,

junior Jori Conry

cheered

between

quarters. "I like

cheering on the

court better than

, ..; sitting on the

' « bleachers," said

Jori. Photo

Credit: Annie

' Armstrong

varsity cheerleading

Hang that man, in order to find the answer to his question, Mr, Kist decided to ploy hangman and asked his
Honors Precaicuius BC class to guess letters to complete the definition. The answer he was looking for was
"monomials," and eventually the class got it, Photo Credit: Maddison Staszkiewicz

\ 1. Where are we? senior Erin Liebal points out •* uu t
what number they're working on to senior Eric
l086 Pass Math Class
Boyers. Mr. Kist had a habit of not always saying
Qmmm Pay attention during ciass! Tuning out
which problem he was doing on the board for even just a minute can leave you
,which confused the class. Photo Credit: Sarah sitting in your seat entirely confused.
/Bishop
2. Crackin’ up in the back, senior Chris Lowing Do your homework because even
was goofing off in the back of the classroom though it isn't always checked, you'll
with his friends. All the equations and be able to see if you really know it.
mathematical operations mode his brain hurt,
so he had to releose the tension somehow. Prepare for the tests by reviewing the
Photo Credit: Sarah Bishop hardest problems that you had to do
3. Alert and Attentive, seniors Lexi Boyle and (those are always the ones on tests).
Michaela Dimoff pay close attention to w hafs
on the board and make sure their notes are 4 Give yourself plenty of time to finish
ALEKS and the projects, because
detailed. They had a feeling that what they were they can make up for a not so
perfect test.
learning was only going to become more
difficult. Photo Credit: Sarah Bishop

' ■' Maddison Staszkiewicz's Bridge
Project and Trig Star Progect

^ o m e P e o p le J u s ^ t From spending afternoons after
school working to singing moth
cm inspired Christmas carols, students in
by Maddison Staszkiewicz Mr. Kisfs classes ore dedicated to
learning math.

People who are good at math are normally termed "nerds" That’s an A, senior Grace
and "geeks," but students who decided to take math with Mr. Lassiter shows off her great
KIst were called just plain crazy. The topics that were taught AP Calculus exam. She
seemed incomprehensible at times, but with a considerable was especially proud of
amount of effort, everything could eventually be understood. her score, because she
Thanks to Mr. Kisfs innovative methods of teaching, such as worked so hard to get the
rhymes, plays on words, and the occasional game of problems correct. Photo
hangman, once something was committed to memory, it stuck Credit; Cara Benko
and was rarely forgotten.

"Although I already knew the quadratic formula and the
song wasn't necessarily for me, one cannot help but be filled
with joy when Mr. Kist sings, especially about the quadratic
formula," said senior Kelly Elder.

To be successful in any of the courses taught in room 216,
time spent outside of clas was necessary. Whether it was going
over material from class, answering questions about the
homework, or administering help on a problem, Mr, Kist was
happy to help his students however he could. His room was
always filled with students before and after school, during lunch,
and during club periods. On any given Friday afternoon, Mr,
Kisfs room was bound to be filled with frantic students trying to
finish up tests or retakes before 5 PM.

"It can get pretty hectic in his room when everybody works
on their tests, but it quiets down as the week goes on. On
Fridays the room is filled with all the procrastinators who waited
to the last minute to finish," said junior Jonah Carmichael.

More time learning was spent outside of class with the
program, "Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces
(ALEKS)" another method to reinforce knowledge of important
concepts of each course. The quarter projects were found to
be both difficult and demanding, taking countless hours to
complete. Students sometimes gave the projects degrading
names to express their misery such as, "Suicide Canal," for the
Honors Algebra II Suez Canal project,

"I didn't think a project about boats would take so much
time and brain power," said sophomore Jocelyn Domabyl
about the Suez canal project.

Math was not an easy subject to master, but all the hard
work paid oft when material was finally learned and fully
understood. Equations, such the quadratic formula, could be
recalled years after taking Algebra II using the simple,
memorable melody. As senior Lane Kiser said, "Mr. Kist and
math are like peanut butter and jelly: they complete one
another," and with a teacher like that, learning math wasn't all
that bad.

And the answer is, Mr. Kist works a problem out
on the board after school for a group of students.
He showed them how to use synthetic division to
find their answer in much less time. Photo Credit:
Sarah Bishop

So that’s what the mistake was, while going
over a past test, senior Caitlin Ferguson realizes
where she messed up. Luckily, the mistake was
small, so she didn't lose many points. Photo
Credit: Cara Benko

d ecisio n ?, deci^i
and the Winter Art Show winner is

All Fun and Games, junior Joe Book
and senior Dani Nigro play around vj
while setting up for the Winter Art Show,='r;
Throughout the^day, Joe got "caught
up" in the fun.'‘^ t o Credit: Lindsay

We have all been faced with decisions in our lives. Whether they be about school, friendships, or what to have

for dinner, we are often pressured to make the right decisions. For the Winter Art Show, the judges were required to

pick the three best pieces of artwork presented at the opening night.

was easy to pick the judges because they were my Flonors Art IV students. Since they have been in art for

t h r ^ or tour years, they are mature enough to be able to judge the art of their peers," said art teacher Martha

Garretlr^t ^ o gives them a look into the business side of art and how they judge art in galleries and museums."

e r the juqges were chosen, they attended the Winter Art Show to pick the three lucky winners. Even though

thef<!^w^re 1ip pieces of art entered into the competition, the judges could only pick from forty of them. This was

because worWs created as an assignment in an art class and those of the students in Flonors Art were not in the

competition, seniors Dani Nigro and Conor Wilson and junior Matthew Brackett roamed around and picked the

moist outstanding pieces of art.

IW y j ^ t / was difficult to decide the winner because ifs tough to judge art, since not everyone thinks of art in

th d ^ m e Way," said Conor.

er tbe winners were chosen, they celebrated with their families and friends. Some art could take weeks and

epsfTOnths to complete, and the pieces that won reflected that dedication. For first place winner senior

aroline Coppola, her hard work paid off when she saw a blue ribbon on her painting,

"I was really surprised that I had won since there were so many amazing pieces this year," said Caroline, "It

actually didn't take very long: maybe four hours including the time it took to dry. The name of my piece was

'Experimental Aztec Armadillo.'"

All in all, the Winter Art Show opening received a great turn out. As the judges walked around during the day to

see the many different pieces of art being entered, they narrowed down and picked the winners at night. With the

stress and pressure of deciding the winners of the show, the judges collectively recognized the outstanding talent

0 that Bishop students have.
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1. Play Your Heart Out, sophomore s >^ ■ (left) Masterpiece, senior
Tanner Owen plays for the visitors at the - i J •2 ? i Caroline Coppola poses
Winter Art Show, "I was jam m in' up on with her first-place art
Packington's Pound, a pure classic from m ■• wark. She was knawn for
the sixteenth century for which I making beautiful pieces
practiced hours upon hours," said of art, for herself and the
Tanner, Photo Credit: Morgan Graham Winter Art Show, Photo
2, Details, Details, junior Kylie Boyle Credit: Morgan Graham
stands with her artwark that was shown at
the Winter Art Show, Her piece was
called "Sang of the Hibiscus," Photo
Credit: Kelly Elder

(left) Pictures Speak a Thousand Words, junior Jacqueline
Lee shares her beautiful pictures with the school, "I took these
pictures at my grandparents house in Virginia and their
property is just so beautiful I had to capture the moment," said
Jacqueline, Photo Credit: Morgan Graham
(right) Rawr, senior Rachael Seatvet shows off her second
place win, "Although it took days to finish, it wouldn't have
been completed without Francisco's tiger idea," said Rachael,
Photo Credit: Morgan Graham

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After a great night of fun filled with music, Winter art show
food, and art, junior Joe Book performed
on oof for the audience, "It was about
primitive life and the journey of a misguided
ape," said Joe, This was a silent
presentation, yet it was narrated by senior
Gilbert Kolosieke, Joe did this for a special
assignment for his Honors Art III class with
Mrs, Garrett, After numerous laughs from
the crowd, this was a perfect way to end a
great night of art.

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Holler! Running the point Stay Strong! As junior Katie Drive by yo girl, sophomore Swinging back into action, From hurting to hurting the
Burske protects the ball, she is Cameron Nieters drives to the Julia Brown, a sophomore, other team,senior Erin Liebal
guard, senior Marie confronted by an aggressive basket in an effort to score. makes a post move around plays her hardest against
defender. Toward the end of "Playing in Russia this sum m er the enormously tall East Surry South Stokes, a win for the
Petrangeli lets the team the game when the ball was really improved my guard player, Julia was out of the Lady Villains, "I had an injured
to be protected. Coach skills, since I was one of the game for almost two months back and the doctor told me
know what is going on. She Robinson could count on shorter girls on the team for a and came back in action just to choose either volleyball or
Katie. change," said Cameron. in time for Christmas. basketball," said Erin, "I knew
did not normally play point I couldn't m iss my senior year
of basketball so I stopped
guard, but she stepped up playing volleyball to get
better."
when it was necessary.

Eauall' 'I—

(left) YOLO, driving by the other team,
senior Som m i Goldsmith takes the ball
to the hole. She would drive the ball
to the goal on a regular basis this year
because you only live once lh a fs the
motto...
1 Take it East Surry, sophomore
Olivia DeFrancesco takes the ball to

fone of the many players on East Surry's "

team who cannot guard her. Olivia
fought an injury with her hip flexor this
year to contribute to the team's
successes.
2. Shoot dot ball girl, sophomore
McKenzie Rochford shoots a three.
McKenzie was a high percentage
shooter this year making most of her
"3"s.
3. Follow through, freshman Alex
Putman shoots during the first game
of the season. Alex was a key shooter
for the Lady Villains this year, despite
being a freshman.
4. Focus time, senior Kelly Elder
makes an assist, "Ifs crucial to focus
during the game to make the best
possible decisions to help the team
win the game," said Kelly,

The varsity girls basketball team was a team with fourteen players all

working to get their play time; the seniors were not the automatic

starters because of "seniority." by Kelly Elder
all Photo Credits to Robert Coon

"Seniority," was not a word usually heard on this year's team. With six seniors, there were few people to "boss"
around. Everyone, therefore, was treated equally. One would expect them to get the majority of the playing
time, intimidate the underclassmen, and be the automatic captains. Everyone had to earn her own playing
time; the seniors weren't just given the time on the floor. The people who were on the court earned it with
blood and sweat, but no tears because these girls don't cry. Really, the only time seniority plays a role is Senior
Night when all seniors "starf' the game and receive their long awaited hugs from Coach Brian Robinson,

"In practice we have no one to compete with except each other which makes the competition all the more
difficult," said senior Erin Liebal, "We have to compete with each other in practice to get playing time during
the game,"

Playing time was not the only time where all classes were treated equally. When riding to away games,
seniors did not get to choose where they wanted to sit. The team drew names from a Ziploc bag which
determined the order of the seating arrangements.

"Ifs fun having our bus seats randomly chosen because we always get to sit next to someone new," said
sophomore McKenzie Rochford. "No matter who you're around, ifs always a good time... especially when I
get the 'nest,' the back corner of the bus,"

Head Coach Robinson also gave every player a chance to show her leadership. He did not personally pick
the captains, he let the team choose when he felt a leader proved herself.

"Leadership is based on what someone does and says, not on how old someone is or how long they have
been part of a team ," said Coach Robinson. "We wait until mid-season to choose captains so every member
has a clear idea of who is truly leadership material. We have found out that seeing their teammates in games,
in practices, in school, and in out-of-school settings is an effective way to choose the best people to lead our
teams."

Basketball was taken seriously which was revealed by the record of the girls this season. However seriously it
was taken, the girls also liked to have a good time. The upperclassmen liked to mess with the underclassmen
telling them about the pool on the roof of the school or making them "build a fire" after a rain storm. The girls
had a fun year with the peers they considered equal, a quality necessary for a team to be successful.

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