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Frye crowned Mr. Panther
Vol. 29 No. 1 www.denechoes.com Fall 2012
Twomey-Kozak winsnational award,ESPN comes to OHS
The Liner Panther Prowl
Powder Bowl started off with
a bang as the sophomores beat
the freshmen 14-0. The girls
worked hard and at the end of
the game, the sophomores ended
up winning thanks to its defense
and their coaches A.J Bradsher,
Garrett Cloer, Casey Jacobson,
Paul Mathis, and Zach Wagner.
During halftime, Mr. Pan-
ther nominees were announced.
The winner was Brandon Frye,
crowned by Homecoming
Queen Emma Schmid.
The 2012 Powder Bowl
was one to remember because,
for the first time in five years,
the seniors beat the juniors. The
score was 24-8 in favor of the
seniors.
The seniors were coached by
Taigee Cooper, Hunter Wagoner
and Taylor Harris.
Senior Evonna Sampedro
said that winning was a great
accomplishment and she was
overjoyed to be part of the se-
nior team. She even joked that
the senior team couldn’t have
done it without her.
What’s Inside: Senior Superlatives page 5
By: Ashley Hinkle
Social Media Editor Tuesday Novem-
ber 13 2012, OHS Senior
Jack Twomey-Kozak
was surprised by ESPN
and local newspapers.
The media gathered in
the gym to present him
with the Wendy’s High
School Heisman award,
and reveal that he was a
Top 12 Finalist nation-
ally.
The award was present-
ed by Wendy’s represen-
tative Burt Walker. The
award was founded in
1994 by Wendy’s found-
er Dave Thomas in part-
nership with the Heis-
man Memorial Trophy
Committee to recognize
high school students
who excel in academics,
athletics and in serving
their community.
Twomey-Kozak was
chosen out of 45,000 ap-
plicants to be in the 12
national finalists.
The Orange High
administration was not
aware of Twomey-Ko-
zak’s status, so everyone
was in shock and awe as
the announcer awarded
Twomey-Kozak with his
Heisman award. This
award is great honor for
him, his family and our Panther family.
Along with his sil-
ver and gold medals
of achievement, he re-
ceives a $2,000 mon-
etary award for Orange
High School, a trip to
New York City to com-
pete with the other 12
finalists and a hundred
The 2012 Mr. Pan-
ther was announced during
halftime of the Liner ProwlPanther Powder Bowl on
Nov. 7. The winner was se-
nior Brandon Frye, who was
escorted by his aunt. He
was crowned by reigning
Homecoming Queen Emma
Schmid. Frye did not expect
to win. When asked what
was going through his head
when he won he said, “I was
cold and shocked.”
“It was a huge sur-
prise and honor to win,”
Frye said. “I knew I had achance, but it didn’t really
cross my mind that I would
actually win, its a memorable
achievement for my senior
year.” The crowd looked on
with joy as he accepted the
crown and posed for pic-
tures. Frye received a black
velvet crown and a football
to commemorate the event.
Freshman nominee
Garret Clapp said that he was
surprised that he was nomi-
nated. He said that he did not expect the recognition
because he told one girl to
nominate him and, instead,
he got many other girls to
nominate him. Other Panther
Court members include:
Freshmen: Garrett Clapp,
Brad Debo, Clint Hatch,
Drew Lemaster, Robert Pi-
By: Lourdes Ramirez
Photo Editor
Powder Bowl brings victory for Soph and Senior teams
FootballPlayoffsPage 7
AgDayPage 8
HomecomingQueenPage 8
Clubs
UpdatesPage 3
Review:Dr. Seuss’
The LoraxPage 2 visit us online
See JACK pg. 5
Breaking Dawn Part 2 Opens,Brings the End of an Era
The fifth and final movie
has been released and The
Twilight Saga has come to
an end. Four years of Tay-
lor Lautner shirtless. Four
years of sparkling vam-
pires. Four years Kristen
Stewart being saved from
near death.
The final installment of
Twilight has caused mixed
reactions ranging from
tears to happiness. The
current seniors were only
freshmen when Twilight
came out, providing a bit-
tersweet end to a year that
already has so many
By: Brianna HalesJunior Editor
See TWILIGHT pg. 6
Happy Thanksgiving
By: Lourdes RamirezPhoto Editor
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Play Review: Bang, Bang
You’re Dead proves powerful
Bang Bang, You’re Dead , the
play performed by the OHS drama
department in the auditorium from
October 25 to October 27 at 7 pm,
was startlingly moving and thought-
provoking. It only lasts approxi-
mately 45 minutes, but it contained
so much emotion and substance that
audience members did not realize it
was so short. I am not ashamed to
admit that I shed a few tears watch-ing this play, so emotion-sensitive
viewers may want to bring a couple
of tissues. While not explicitly vio-
lent, the nature of some of scenes
are overwhelming, and as such, I
would recommend that children
who are elementary school age or
younger not see it in future produc-
tions.
I have to confess that I was not
sure if I would enjoy this play be-
fore I saw it. I figured that a free
play meant to combat school bully-
ing would not be one of OHS’s best
productions.
I was completely wrong.
From its confusing beginning
to its horrifying ending, this play
is different than anything that has
been performed at OHS in years, if
not decades. This is obvious in the
play’sfirst scene. A boy named Josh
(Robert Piscitelli) talks to Emily,
Katie, Michael, Mattie, and Jesse,
five students he killed (Anastasia
Zitko, Sydney Defranco, Caleb To-lin, Maggie Cummings, and Lauren
Asbury, respectively). They ask
why he killed them, and he casually
tells each of them why. One per-
son was in the “wrong place at the
wrong time.” Another had to die at
some point, so he said she “might as
well get it over with, right?” The six
students then describe what holding
a gun feels like, and how it empow-
ers people.
One of the most unusual aspects
By: Maddie Norwood
Sophomore Editor
Den EchoesThe
Staff
Editor-in-Chief: Sarah VasselloJunior Assistant Editor: Brianna Hales
Sophomore Asst. Editor: Maddie NorwoodPhoto Editor: Lourdes Ramirez
Sports Editor: Matt McLaughlin
Social Media Editor: Ashley HinkleWebmaster: Brandon Clark
Business Manager: Katherine KirkmanAdvisor: Brooke Smith
Sta ff Writers:Taylor Burnette
Jennifer CardonaAly Cavedo
Megan JoynerAmber Mizell
Elisabeth OeienThomas Rush
Amanda TavaresCheyanne Wilson
Movie Review: Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Editorial: A Whole New WorldOpinions pg.2Although
fall is well
underway
and the
school year
will soon
be almost
h a l f w a y
over, the mo-tif of this year was obvious to
me almost immediately: New.
New beginnings, new changes,
new responsibilities. While
perhaps unoriginal, it is without
a doubt the best representation
of my experiences so far this
school year.
Clearly, a change that
impacted all Orange County
students was the implementa-
tion of the 1:1 Initiative pro-
gram. The program not only al-
lowed students and teachers touse laptops for the school year,
but it also allowed for the ex-
pansion of ideas, both techno-
logical and otherwise. This ini-
tiative is progressing towards
the future which is exactly what
we as a student body are doing.
This is evident in our
shift to an online newspaper.
Den Echoes, the of ficial news-
paper of Orange High School,
in print since 1964, is now al-
most solely an online paper.
Not unlike many other well re-
spected newspapers, we under-stand that the digital age is here
to stay and we want to keep
with the times (and not just the
New York Times). This new be-
ginning for our newspaper has
been exciting as we’ve mar -
veled at the infinite possibilities
that we have to make our small
town paper become something
much more.
We also have expe-
rienced a shift in leadership.
Longtime Editor-in-Chief Tim-
othy Sheridan graduated lastyear, taking with him to college
the many experiences and les-
sons gained from this position.
Now, it is my turn to be the
voice of Orange High School.
Mr. Sheridan’s shoes are quite
large to fill, not only because
he is so tall, but also because
he was outstanding at editor-
ship. However, I hope to bring
a fresh, new voice to the public
as we move forward and cover
what matters most to you, the
students and faculty.
As I write this, I find myself wondering what next
year will be like. As a student
who has been desperately try-
ing to get her college applica-
tions done, I am well aware that
change is inevitable. Change is
new and exciting and, as we
have seen already from this
year, it happens regardless of
expectations. With that being
said, I hope that you all are car-
peing that diem and exploring
all of the opportunities offered.
Just as we have done with our paper, we want you to live your
life with no regrets and take
control of the new. Amongst all
of these changes, perhaps now
is the perfect time.
By: Sarah Vassello
Editor-in-Chief
Everyone knows of Dr.Seuss – the
rhyming, nonsensical non-doctor that has
written tons of children’s books. Howev-
er, books are not the only way to enter thewonderful world of Dr.Seuss. Introducing,
Dr.Seuss’s The Lorax, cinema edition, re-
leased on DVD August 7.
FIVE thumbs up. Eighteen golden
stars. Four for you Glen Coco. This new take
on the old book and film shows that the Lorax
is timeless. One doesn’t have to be a love-
the-earth hippie to appreciate the amount of
effort the animators put into spicing up the
old story. It’s obvious to
me why the film was so
popular opening week-
this movie is great! Full of
musical numbers, thrillingsuspense, and both heart-
warming and heartbreak-
ing scenes, the Lorax is
meant for audiences of
all ages. Each and every
scene is expertly crafted;
the lighting, background
music, and minute details
come together to create
the big picture of flawless
CGI animation.
With unbelievably
catchy songs, the Once-
ler captures your heart ashe undergoes character
development that changes
him from the fun-loving
boy he used to be into the
greedy, egomaniac multi-
million dollar man. Just
watching him go through
so much adversity and
then such astonishing suc-
cess makes me want a Th-
need for the sheer joy it
gives him. However, the
theme of the Lorax is per-
fectly clear and does not allow one to forget;
“Unless someone like you…cares a whole
awful lot…nothing is going to get better…
It’s not.” The hurt and betrayed expressions
on the poor forest animals as their home is
destroyed forces the viewer to realize thatthe Once-ler is actually not the rise-to-glory
hero that he perceives himself to be. But not
all hope is lost because this tragic story of
loss has a happy ending. Enter Ted Wiggins,
a boy who from Thneedville who is willing
to do anything to win the love of Audrey,
the girl who loves the trees. Ted traverses
the post-tree world outside Thneedville lim-
its in search of the Once-ler, but he wasn’t
expecting the horror that the city walls were
concealing. He also wasn’t expecting that his
actions would gain the attention of the new
multi-millionaire, Mr. O’Hare of O’Hare’s
Air who would do anything to keep his com- pany in business, even if it means destroying
all the trees on Earth.
I “speak for the trees” when I say go see the
Lorax! Satisfaction guaranteed.
See BANG pg. 6
Universal Pictures
Above: The Lorax is now available on DVD.
By: Katherine KirkmanBusiness Manager
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Clubs pg. 3
Latin Club
AD
OCJCL initiates new members
The Orange County Junior Classical
League kicked off the start of a new year Octo-
ber 25 as new members were of ficially inducted
into the club. The thirty minute long ceremony
took place under the oak tree, sacred to Zeus,
between first and second wings.
As members old and new gathered atthe tree, they were decked out in Carolina blue
togae and golden wreaths to commemorate the
of ficial meeting of the past, present, and future.
At 4:30 pm, 2nd Vice-President Grace Huskins,
senior, started the ceremony by welcoming the
Orange High and Cedar Ridge members and of-
fering them a piñata in the shape of a present.
“In ancient Rome, before a ceremony, priests
would sacrifice an animal to verify the omens,”
Huskins said. “Today, this multi-colored gift has
volunteered to ensure the success of our fantas-
tic occasion. Let us take a short moment to adore
the gift.”
First Vice-President Katherine Kirkman
followed: “With each piece of candy that falls
from this offering, you receive a friend, an ally,
and the nourishment of your body and mind.”
After the breaking of the piñata, six ex-
ecutive members stood in a pentagram and re-
quired the inductees to go on a journey of myth-
ological proportions to learn why the Classics
are important. President Sarah Vassello spoke
first, educating the new members about the im-
pact of the Classics on modern society. Kirkman
spoke of literature next, reading in a verse poem
to further emphasize her point. Senior Nicolas
Peckman, Convention Chair, pointed out how
the United States’ structure of government and
law-making processes are attributed to the an-
cients. Cedar Ridge Tribunes Chris Tauer and
Lucas Barrick spoke of Classically inspired art
followed by Huskins’s speech about the impact
of Latin on other languages.
After the speeches, members took an
oath promising to “proclaim the study of Latin
to be above all others be they alive or dead.”
They were asked, “Do you covenant to hand on
the torch of the classical civilization in the mod -
ern world?” The inductees were then asked per -
haps the most important question of the night:
do you accept the friendly hand of JCL? If the
member said yes, a hand covered in gold painthigh fived him or her, leaving the JCL mark on
the inductee.
After a quick hand washing, the mem-
bers and teachers had time to partake in refresh-
ments.
“I think that it went very well,” Kirkman
said.
Newly initiated FCCLA Officers visitRonald McDonald House as group
Hedgehogs win SCRIW II
FIRST Team 587,
The Hedgehogs, traveled
to South Carolina’s Irmo
High School to attend the
South Carolina Robotics
Invitational and Work -
shops (SCRIW) off-season
event Saturday, October 13. It was an event where
several teams from around
the country brought the
robots they built during
last year’s competition to
play a game called “Re-
bound Rumble,” in which
the thousand dollar, hun-
dred pound machines aim
to launch basketballs into
hoops at either end of the
field.
The robotics team
loaded up and left Hillsbor-
ough late Friday afternoon
and woke up early the next
day to get their robot ready
to compete. They did well
throughout the qualifica-
tion rounds and were cho-
sen by team 2059, The
Hitch Hikers, and team
2640, The Hotbotz, two
teams from North Caroli-na, to compete together in
the elimination rounds.
The Hedgehogs
lost one round, and after
several stressful matches,
carried through to the fi-
nals where they trounced
the opponents 38 to 0.
After celebrating,
they received a trophy and
were allowed to cut down
one of the nets from the
playing field.
By: Sarah Vassello
Editor-in-Chief
By: Ashley Hinkle
Social Media Editor
By: Brandon ClarkWebmaster
See a list of all club
meetings at OHS atwww. denechoes.com
Get involved in your
school today!
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Below: Members of the Robotics team pose in celebration after
their win.
Above: Juniors Natalie Intehar, Anastasia Zitko, and Lauren Asbury, Sophomore Sarah Oechsle and Senior Kevin Sipsrecieve the Friendly Hand of JCL duirng their initiation to Latin Club on October 25.
Photo Credit: Will Okun
Wednesday, October 10, FCCLA mem-
bers, of ficers, and administrators all gathered
in the Family and Consumer Sciences rooms
for a traditional of ficer installation ceremony
and club meeting. OHS members Megan Be-
lamy, Christian Flynn, Ashley Hinkle and AprilJones were the four of ficers in attendance. They
were dressed formally and acted as role models
for the other members.
To start off the meeting, club members
were able to ice and decorate their own cup-
cakes to eat. The meeting began with the of fi-
cer induction where each of ficer read the eight
FCCLA purposes and lit symbolic candles
representative of those purposes. After the cer -
emony all of the of ficer’s received single red
rose bouquet as a congratulations for of ficially
becoming 2012-2013 chapter of ficers. The red
rose is FCCLA’s club flower and to receive this
rose as a token of gratitude is an honor.
After the club meeting ended, advis-
ers and students went to the Ronald McDonald
House to volunteer and play games with the
children. Some members interacted with fami-
lies or partook in face painting.
When interviewed, FCCLA President
Megan Bellamy said that this year she hopes to
have more members compete in FCCLA com-
petitions and for more students to be involved
in the community. Her favorite part of being a
part of FCCLA is attending the National Lead-
ership Conference, which she says is always a
fun experience. Bellamy also says that being a
president of FCCLA is not just about making
things happen, it is also being a leader among
leaders.
Photo Provided by: Nina Daye
Photo Credit: Cheyanne Wilson
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Without a Fight is a documen-
tary film about how soccer can help
unite different groups of people in
one of the biggest slums in Africa,
Kibera, which is a section of Kenya
near Nairobi. The documentary was
shown October 1st in the OHS audito-
rium during first period for all mem-
bers of the school and was organized
by the Peace Club, sponsored by Marc
Sprintz.
The movie shows the life in the
slums from a group of young mens’
perspective. They are from different
religious and ethnic groups, but theycome together to play their favorite
sport, soccer. Soccer is a huge part of
these childrens’ lives. We mainly fol-
low the stories of Nicholas and Adan,
both of whom are the captains for their
respective teams. They tension of the
film comes from their meet in the final
match of the Champions league soc-
cer tournament.
The producer of the film, Beth-
Ann Kutchma, came to Orange to
present the film and answer question
from the audience. Carolina for Kibera
is based in Chapel Hill, providing agreat opportunity for members of the
Peace Club to interact with the organi-
zation.
The Without A Fight website
features reviews of the film. One of
which, written by Neil Morris of the
Independent Weekly, said, ”Without a
Fight —Set in the slums of Kibera in
Nairobi, Kenya, against a backdrop of
bloody unrest, village youth toss aside
their often warring ethnic and religious
tribalism to instead battle for suprem-
acy on the soccer pitch. As the teams
compete in the local and loftily named
Champions League, the film chron-
icles the march toward the season’s
championship and the back stories of
some of its participants. Coaches must
not only contend with political unrest
and violence, but also players whose
training is inhibited by such obstaclesas hunger and a lack of shoes—im-
poverished kids occasionally have
been killed trying to steal cleats. The
film is both uplifting and illuminating,
a look inside a place where the degree
of bloodshed and poverty might seem
foreign, but the healing power of team
athletics is universal.”
Visit withoutafight.org for more
info.
News pg. 4
By: Elisabeth Oeien
Staff Writer
Election finally ends
The 2012 election
was the longest and most
expensive election that
has ever taken place. It
ended Tuesday night when
election results were an-
nounced after voters vot-ed earlier that day. Presi-
dent Barack Obama and
Vice President Joe Biden
were re-elected for sec-
ond terms, defeating Mitt
Romney and Paul Ryan.
The House and Senate are
still under Republican and
Democratic control, re-
spectively. Locally, there
was a major upset in the
gubernatorial race. Pat
McCrory, a Republican,
was elected as governor
of North Carolina. He is
the first Republican gov-
ernor of North Carolina in
twenty years.
Many local in-
cumbent candidates were
re-elected, including June
Atkinson, the North Car-
olina superintendent of
public instruction; Beth
Wood, the North Caro-
lina auditor; and Renee
Ellmers, David Price, and Howard Coble, members
of the United States House
of Representatives. Dan
Forest won the race for
lieutenant governor over
Linda Coleman. Forest
and Coleman were neck
and neck, each having
fifty percent of the votes.
Forest won the election
with 12,000 more votes
than Coleman.
Nationwide, many
surprising votes and im-
portant laws were passed.
Gay marriage was passed
in both Maine and Mary-
land, and Washington and
Colorado legalized mari-
juana for adults 21 and
over. Tammy Baldwin be-
came the first openly les-
bian United States sena-
tor. Tammy Duckworth,
an Iraq War veteran with a
disability, was also elect-
ed.
Candidates like
Todd Akin and Richard
Mourdock lost the elec-
tion after they publicly
discussed their views on
rape. Todd Akin said thatthe female body shuts
down its reproductive
system if it undergoes “le-
gitimate rape.” Mourdock
said that, “I think that
even when life begins in
that horrible situation of
rape, that it is something
God intended to happen.”
Many have been
disappointed by this
year’s election results,
calling it “anti-climactic”
because Barack Obamaretained the presidency
and the House and Senate
will be controlled by the
same parties they were
controlled by in the pre-
vious term. Local results
however, like the North
Carolina gubernatorial
race, may cause dramatic
changes in the govern-
ment.
By: Maddie Norwood
Sophomore Editor
History Dept holds mock election
Tuesday November 6th,
the students at Orange High
School had their own mock
election. Unlike our nation,
only about one-third, or 440
students, of the population
voted.
The results of the school
election were comparable to
that of the nation with 47.5%
of OHS students voting for
incumbant Democratic Presi-
dent Barack Obama and 51%of the country voting for
him.
Republican Massachu-
setts Governor Mitt Rom-
ney received 44.5% of OHS
students’ votes and 48% of
America’s vote.
Surprisingly, Gary Johnson,
the Libertarian candidate, re-
ceived over 8% of the OHS
student body votes and just
1% in the actual election.
By: Amanda TavaresStaffWriter
Above: Tagxedo Word Art of the Carolina for Kibrera
cause.
Carolina for Kibera film informs,persuades OHS audience
Below: Compare the National results to results of the Orange High Mock
Election, facilitated by Mrs. Lantzy.
Graphic By: Katherine Kirkman
“Gangnam” leads to K-POP trend
“Gangnam Style” by PSY is the
international hit of the year. Many
Americans have heard the catchy
tune that originated in the Republic of
Korea. It captured the hearts of many
listeners; however, like with any song
that is overwhelmingly catchy, many
people are becoming frustrated with
it.
PSY is the stage name of the real
songwriter and singer Park Jae Sang.
In addition to his music career, Jae
Sang is a model, rapper, dance musi-
cian, and record producer.
By: Jennie Cardona
Staff Writer
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News pg. 5
Come join the
award-winning
FIRST Robotics Team.
Contact Mrs. Daye in
room 314
dollar gift certificate to
Wendy’s restaurant.
ESPN followed Twom-
ney-Kozak for the rest of
the day and for the begin-
ning of Wednesday morn-
ing.
When interviewed,
Twomey-Kozak was very
honored and surprised.
“It is a huge honor. I am
pretty overwhelmed,” he
said. “I did not expect
this at all, my dad texted
me during the end of first
period saying ‘come to
the gymnasium.’ I was
totally caught off guard.
I something was up, saw
all the cameras and all the
coaches sitting together and I just knew I was get-
ting some sort of an award
or something.”
After his brief
award ceremony, he joined
his friends junior David
Peters, senior Anderson
Pope and senior Cory
Moyer on the bleachers to
celebrate his moment in
glory with his fellow Pan-
thers.
T w o m e y - K o z a k
will travel to New York City on Friday, Dec. 7.
The two national win-
ners—one boy and one
girl—will be announced
at the banquet. Each Na-
tional Winner will each
receive a crystal Wendy’s
High School Heisman tro-
phy, a $500 Wendy’s gift
card, and a donation from
Wendy’s in the amount of
$10,000 to their respec-
tive high school. Addi-
tionally, the winners will
be recognized during the
collegiate Heisman Tro-
phy broadcast December
8 on ESPN2.
Above: Jack Twomey-Kozak receives his award.
S
e n i o r S u p e r l a
t i v e s
Most Artistic- Carlos Zapata, Deia Green
Most Country- Carter Lemons, Jessica Hackler
Most Spirit- Blake Hall, Sasha Downey
Best Actor- Will Adams, Abby Peel
Best Laugh- Logan Joseph, Jessica Cook
Most Athletic- DeSean Motley, Indiana Reid-
Shaw
Biggest Flirt- Andrew Scott, Emma Schmid
Best Smile- Brian Hernandez, Olivia Huff
Most Hipster- Cameron Barrett-Ashley, Viviane
Feldman
Most Sarcastic- Saiquan Clarke, Tahneiqua Bur-
ton
Best All Around- Anderson Pope, MJ Bumgartner
Most Dramatic- Harry Wasnak
Bromance- Josh Cox & Blake Nichols, Kristen Nida
& Emma Beneville
Most Fashionable- Jack Twomey-Kozak, Jordan
Sneed
Best Eyes- Cory Moyer, Kayla Ward
Most Changed since 9th Grade- Aubrey Browning,
Meredith Gilmore
Most Adventurous- Chris Lamay, Devon AllenMost Likely to Succeed- Blake Brewer, Madison
Chandler
Most Talented- Terrance Morrow, Grace Huskins
Lea receives WRAL Extra Effort award
Jamie Lea, a senior at
Orange High School and a Var-
sity volleyball player, received
the Extra Effort Award from
WRAL news October 25, 2012.
She received the award for ex-
cellence on the court as well as
in the classroom. She was in-
terview and presented the award
by Tom Suiter. The interview
was featured on the news chan-
nel and can be found online at
WRAL.com.
She has played volleyballsince she was ten years old and
has fallen in love with it. She
plays the OH, also known as the
outside hitter and the sixth rota-
tion player.
Volleyball is her all time fa-
vorite sport and she enjoys it
because of the traveling expe-
riences and the competitive na-
ture of the game. Through vol-
leyball, she has traveled around
the country with her team and
has had the opportunity to meet
different people.
She received a full scholar -
ship to the University of Ten-
nessee and will be attending the
school next year.
Marching Band hits a high note intheir last competition of the year
Saturday, November 3, the Or -
ange High School Marching Panther Regi-
ment performed at the Cary High School
marching band competition, conclud-ing their highly successful season. They
placed second overall in class 2A, winning
first place in musical performance, second
place in general effects, and third place in
drumline. The Panthers also won the best
pit crew award.
The Marching Panthers received an al-
most unheard of music performance score,
and did Orange proud as they were pitted
against grueling competition and com-
peted against many other bands in their
class.
When senior trumpet marcher Jona-
than Currin was asked about how he feltabout the performance, and the season as
a whole, he responded, “It was a great per-
formance, our best show, and it showed in
our scores. I was sad it was my last one,
but it was a great season.” When asked
what he would miss most about march-
ing band, he answered, “I’m gonna missthe family I’ve grown to love in marching
band.”
When Band Director Andy Carter was
asked about his opinion of the Marching
Panther’s last performance, he responded,
“The students achieved at a high level;
it was a fitting end to the season. When
asked what his feelings were about this
year’s marching band and saying goodbye
to the seniors, he answered “The students
continually improved and achieved, and
improved and achieved. The seniors will
be greatly missed-their leadership was a
key part of this year’s success.”
By: Thomas Rush
StaffWriter
Below: Drum Major Nicolas Peckman leads the Marching Panthers to victory.
Scary stories spook students
Tuesday October 30, Brooke
Smith’s Creative Writing I class presented
scary stories to Alice Terry and Jane Wil-
liam’s first period classes. To get students
into the Halloween mood, the top two
stories from each assigned creative writ-
ing group were selected and read aloud.
Students from all three classes nibbled
on candy and cakes while listening to the
scary stories, which were told in the dark.
Flicking electric candles and flashlights
helped create the ominous mood.
Nine out of the thirteen selected
students flocked to the podium to tell their
twisted tales of terror. The session began
with the distribution of treats that the cre-
ative writing students and Smith provided.
Thefi
rst story, titled “A Place to Die,” waswritten and told by Freshman Samantha
Nance (see video). The story was about
suicide and contained a lot of gore. It was
filled with vivid details and wonderful
imagination. Junior Savannah Kimbrough
shared her story “The Taxidermist,” a new
take on the phrase “stranger danger.”
“The Curve,” written and told by
Freshman Andie McKinnon, told of a hor-
rible creature with fangs and goat’s feet.
The creature resembled a fawn, a dark
creature associated with the devil.
When asked what his favorite
story was, Caleb Hall, a senior in Terry’s
class, said that, “I really enjoyed Samantha
Nance’s story ‘A Place to Die.’ It was nice
and well put together.” Erin Freeman, the
writer of “Goodbye Little Sister,” said, “It
was fun to write and tell these stories.”
By: Ashley Hinkle
Social Media Editor
Read selected stories
and watch a video of
the readings atwww.denechoes.com
Photo By: Kim McColman
Photo by: Ashley Hinkle
By: Megan Joyner
Staff Writer
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about this play is that it does not
follow a strict timeline. It starts out
with Josh talking to the victims of
the shooting, then jumps to Josh
convincing his parents to let him
buy a rifle when he was a child.
Throughout the play, the ghosts of the teenagers that Josh killed often
jump into the scene to comment on
what’s happening or how the shoot-
ing has affected Josh’s life. The
names of four school shootings-
Jonesboro, Springfield, Paducah,
and Columbine- are repeated many
times during the play. Another
phrase that is repeated multiple
times in the play is, “So you make
your face a mask. A mask that hides
your face. A face that hides the pain.
A pain that eats your heart. A heart
nobody knows.” This is one of myfavorite lines from the play because
it shows how deep and powerful the
play is.
Because the play does not fol-
low a distinct timeline, it does not
have a distinct ending. My only
criticism of the play is that the end-
ing is uneventful. It is just as strong
as the rest of the play, so it is very
powerful and interesting, but it does
not stand out from the end of other
scenes. If the end was not followed
by a curtain call, I would not have
known that the play was over.
Maggie Cummings said that the
premiere of the play “went fine”
and that people should come to see
it because it is very “enlightening.”
Anastasia Zitko agreed, stating
that it was “pretty good,” and peo-
ple should come because it is “very
emotional.” Mr. Taylor, the Director
of the play and the theatre teacher,
thought that there were a “few hic-
cups,” but there are “always a few
hiccups on opening night.” He said
that the “message is so important”
and that the play is “powerful.”I could not agree more with all
of these statements. The play was
emotional, moving, and heartbreak -
ing. It made me think about vio-
lence and school shootings, and it
reminded me how easily lives can
end.
Taylor acts at Globe Theater in London over the summer
While many people at OHS
traveled all over North Carolina
during the summer, Jared Taylor,
the OHS drama teacher, went all the
way to London, England, to take
classes at the Globe Theater. While
he was there, he explored the city as
well as the countryside of neighbor-
ing Scotland.
While he was excited about
traveling, the journey wasn’t ex-
actly quick. “It was about a 7 or 8
hour flight there but there’s a 5 hour
time change from leaving Boston to
London,” Taylor said. However, the
rewards were great. “The classes
lasted, altogether, a total of three
and a half weeks,” he said.
He enjoyed the tourist spotsin London, where he saw all the at-
tractions from Big Ben to the Buck-
ingham Palace and the switching of
the front guards, and he liked being
able to see the Globe Theater and
perform on the stage. “Actually get-
ting to perform on the Globe The-
ater stage, as a performer, was the
most enjoyable moment while be-
ing there,” Taylor says when asked
what he had enjoyed the most about
his trip.The Globe Theater was
owned by actors in 1599 and was
rebuilt after it was burnt down in
a fire in June 1613. The design of
the Globe Theater is combined with
practical use and economy. William
Shakespeare and other performers
at that time used the Globe The-
ater before it was burnt down. The
history of the theater attracts many
performers to the stage each year.
Taylor also went to Scotland
and enjoyed seeing those sights.
Overall Taylor says, “I enjoyed the
trip a lot.” Next summer there is no
telling where he will go or what he
will see to make the summer more
fun.
By: Amber Mizell
StaffWriter
TWILIGHT continued from page 1
Above: Jared Taylor poses in character for a photo with fellow actors at The Globe.
Photo Courtesy of Jared Taylor
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endings. This movie has connected
their four years at Orange High
School.
Blake Hall, senior, said he
thought the first half was boring butthe second half was “pretty awe-
some.” Emma Beneville also went
to see it and enjoyed it.
Underclassman have also
thoroughly loved Breaking Dawn
Part 2. Junior Caleb Tolin, when
asked what he thought, said, “The
movie was such quality. Beauti-
ful.”
The Twilight Saga over the
years has changed immensely. Kris-
ten Stewart started out as a clumsy,
naive teenager but evolves into a
young woman with a path in life.This represents the change the high
schoolers have made here at Or -
ange also over the past four years.
Twilight draws to a close with the
seniors who had fallen in love with
the series, signaling the end of an
era and the close of a chapter of
popular culture hysteria.
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As the 1st nine weeks comes
to an end, athletes all over campus
wrap up their fall sport and bundle
up for winter. The OHS Panthers had
a great sports season overall.
Women’s Tennis had their final
match September 24 against Chapel
Hill High School. The Lady Panthers
surfed through a tough, win-some,lose-some season. “There were times
we didn’t give it our all, but it was
a great learning experience and I’m
certain we will do better next fall!”
says junior tennis player Brianna
Hales.
On October 24, Men’s Soc-
cer worked hard against Northern
Vance High School. Unfortunately,
the prideful Panthers stepped off the
field losing 0-1. As always, Coach
Bowmen is optimistic and ready to
improve next season.
The Women’s Volleyball team
made it to the playoffs October 20
and 25. High spirits were in the air
after the Lady Vollers won their 1st
playoff game against McMichael
High School 3-0. Unfortunately, the
Panthers lost their 2ndplayoff game
against Cardinal Gibbons 0-3. How-
ever, after a very successful season,
the girls have their heads held high
and are ready to show who’s bossnext fall.
November 3, OHS Cross-
Country will be on their way to the
State Meet in Kernersville, NC. The
boys will start running at 3:30pm
and the girls will start an hour lat-
er at 4:30. We all have our fingers
crossed and are wishing them the
best of luck!
Varsity Football has entered
the playoffs and Nov. 2 might be
their make it or break it game! On
our home turf, the guys were amped
up and ready for a victory against
Eastern Wayne High School. To help
them out and bring pep to the field,
OHS cheerleaders were there front
and center, leading the crowd in spir-
it. The cheerleaders have been there
every step of the way and the foot-
ballers couldn’t have done it without
them. Even though Nov. 2 wasn’t
the Panthers’ night; we’ll definitely
come back rough and tough, readyfor next season.
The varsity team has taken it
to the next level in the playoffs.
Sports pg. 7
Thanks,CoachBrown!
The Parents of the
Girl’s Tennis team
would like to thank
Coach Brown
for another
successful tennis
season.
If you’re an ATHLETE and your sport isn’t
school sponsored, or even if it, is come
join our Athlete Club! Our sponsor is Mr.
Parker, 400 wing. It’s all peer work with
one easy going sponsor who is awesome!
Pretty soon, we’ll have everything from
badminton to martial arts, come out one
and all and let’s have fun. Sign up with
Mr. Parker, if interested.
Fall sports: the highs and lows of season
Volleyball meets match
The Orange Panthers volleyball
team won Saturday, Octover 27
home playoffs match against Mc-
Michael with a score of 3-0. On
Tuesday, October 30, the OHS vol-
leyball team lost against Cardinal
Gibbons in the second round of
playoffs.
The Panthers started out strong in
the Cardinal Gibbons game, win-
ning the first two matches 25-10
both times.
During the game against Dalton L.
McMichael High School, the Phoe-
nixes put up a fight into the third set,
hanging with Orange all the way up
to 16-15. However, a huge block by
the Panthers put OHS in the lead
and gained them the victory.
Jamie Lea, an OHS senior, is cur-
rently is on the varsity volleyball
team. She is jersey number eight.
Lea wished the results of the game
were a little different and that the
team would have gone further.
Lea said, “Is what is is because
the team is good overall. The team
could have been more focused in
practice and could have been confi-dent.” According to Lea everything
happens for a reason, and she would
not change anything about the sea-
son.
JV Football goes undefeated
Panthers pounce Eagles,head to 4th playoff round
The Orange
High Varsity football team made it
to the fourth round of the state play-
offs, the farthest they have come in
more than twenty years. They cameaway with three victories in the first
three rounds of the playoffs and will
take on Havelock High School in
the fourth round, on Friday Novem-
ber 23, 2012. in Havelock, NC.
The Panthers battled the
Eastern Alamance Eagles Friday
November 16, 2012 at Eastern Al-
amance in Mebane. The Panthers
came away with a victory, having
a one point advantage over Eastern
Alamance. The final score was 14-
13. The stands were filled with fans
as the game began. The Pantherscame out with the lead 7-0 in the
second quarter. However, before
halftime the Eagles snuck in and
scored 3 points making the score 7-
3. The score remained 7-3 all the
way up to the fourth quarter. The
Eagles were gaining ground and
scored two more points only al-
lowing the Panthers a 2 point lead.
With 6 minutes left to play the Ea-
gles scored a touchdown taking the
lead 13-7. The Panthers weren’t
done yet; Desean Motley ran in a
touchdown with two minutes left
to play. The Panthers held strong
making the final score 14-13.
The Panthers played East-ern Wayne on Friday November 2,
2012 at home in the first round of
the playoffs. They came out with a
victory, winning 38-6, therefore ad -
vancing to the second round where
they took on South Johnston High
School at home. They came out
with a huge win 56-13. There was
a big crowd as the Panthers made
history at their home field Friday
November 9, 2012. This was such
an accomplishment for the Varsity
team as they moved up in the NCH-
SAA playoffs for the first time in
many years
The Panthers now advance
to the fourth round of the state
playoffs to take on Havelock High
School on November 23, 2012 in
Havelock. Come cheer on your
Panther football team as they ad-
vance to the fourth round of the
state playoffs, one of the first times
in Panther history.
Above: Senior Jalen Pittman jumps for joy as the Panthers move past the Eagles Fridaynight in Mebane. The win secures a fourth round playoff seed for the Panthers.
By: Megan JoynerStaff Writer
.
By: Brianna HalesJunior Editor
Photo by: Will Okun
Above: Senior Jamie Lea attacks the ball.
Photo Courtesy of Re fl ections Yearbook Staff
By: Taylor Burnette
Staff Writer
Orange High School’s
Junior Varsity football team
played their last game of the
2011 season October 25 at theOHS football field against Cha-
pel Hill. OHS came out victori-
ous, wrapping up an undefeated
season led by their head coach,
Pat Moser.
The OHS JV team played all
but one game against Jordan on
September 6, which was can-
celled due to rain.
OHS is proud to support
our JV football team and are
proud to congratulate them ontheir undefeated season. Orange
High School is looking forward
to having another undefeated
season when next season rolls
around.
By: Matt McLaughlin
Sports Editor
scitelli, Austin Sykes, Bryse Wil-
son.
Sophomores: A.J. Bradsher,
Garrett Cloer, Bowen Sean Col-
lins, Eric Compton, NaQuan Ka-
deem Fearrington, Jackson Mc-
Clintock, Matt Ulczynski, Mark Upchurch, Braden Weber.
Juniors: Silas Anderson, Perry
McLelland, Patrick Pettiford, Ma-
son Shuler, Jordan Toney, Andrew
Williamson.
Seniors: SaiQuan Clark, Zach
Davis, Brandon Frye, Blake Hall,
Logan Joseph, Tyler McAdoo,Sean Motley, Anderson Pope,
Marcus Thompson, Daniel Titch,
Andrew Toney, Joe Vance.
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October 5th, Orange High School held
its annual Ag Day for students.
“It was an all around good time!” ex-
claimed Coach Brian Grant.
Throughout the day, students showed
their country pride by participating in pie
eating contests, barbecue cooking contests,
and showing off prize winning animals.
“You’re going to love the farm smell!”
Senior Taylor Reynolds said ironically.
However, there was some truth in the
statement; the air outside of the barn was
filled with the sweet smell of barbecue as
students brought tents to make their own
meals. Some students even bring their farm
animals to show off in the Ag Barn.
Aside from country pride, raising aware-
ness for breast cancer is also a big part of
Ag Day. For only one dollar, the cheerlead-
ers took the liberty of spraying students’
hair pink for the cause, raising money to
donate to a breast cancer foundation.
Almost all of the OHS clubs had an
organized booth during Ag day as the Ag
building was full of candies, deserts or
handmade goods.
A new addition to the Future Business
Leaders of America (FBLA) booth wasa corn hole competition, which consist
of throwing a bean bag on acutout ply-
wood board and trying to get the bean bag
through the hole. FBLA also sold their tra-
ditional OHS apparel items.
Students had the opportunity to show
their strength by bench pressing their top
weight, a competition supervised by Coach
Bobby Shriner.
Ag day did not only feature physical
contests, but talent contests as well. The
newly instated talent show was a hit as
a crowd gathered as OHS students and
teachers showed off their skills. Towards
the end of the day, students were able to
get up on stage and show off the best of
their abilities.
“Folks that don’t usually get to expe-
rience Ag activities had a blast!” Senior
Tristan Martin exclaimed, showing the en-
thusiasm that was mirrored by many.
News pg. 8
New Queen crowned
Talent show, new events give2012 Ag Day farm fresh feel
By: Aly CavedoStaff Writer
All of Orange High’s staff
and students were hyped with ex-
citement on Friday, September
21. Many people were supportingOHS by wearing orange and black
in anticipation of the Homecom-
ing game later that night. While
everyone at Orange were excited,
perhaps no one as excited as the
members of the 2012 Homecom-
ing Court.
Members of the Court were as
followed:
Freshman – Aisha Mayo, Jada
Whitted
Sophomores – Chesnie Boyce,
Shakiya Jones, Tyler Woods
Juniors – Kacie Chamberlain, Nycol Lyons, Natalia Phillips
Prince and Princess: Vanessa
Roberts escorted by Christopher
Blacknell
Seniors – Brooke Copeland,
Chasity Hayes, Emma Schmid,
Grace Huskins, Indiana Reid-
Shaw, Jamie Lea, Jordan Sneed,
Karla Lozano, K’Lin Bradsher,
MJ Bumgarner, Sonja Colson,
Tyressa Smith.
Before the game, Den Echoes
met up with some members of the
Homecoming Court to see how
the girls were feeling. Most of them were nervous even though
they weren’t seniors up for the
winning spot.
Kacie Chamberlain, a junior
said, “It makes me feel proud that
my junior classmates voted for
me.”
Senior Emma Schmid said, “I
would be really excited if I won
Homecoming Queen, to know
that enough people voted for me.”
Excited she was as she went and
claimed her crown and title as
2012 Homecoming Queen.Underclassman Tyler Woods,
sophomore, said, “I’m happy and
surprised that I’m in the home-
coming court, I just hope that I
don’t trip and fall on my face.”
Luckily, that didn’t happen and
the evening went smoothly for all
involved.
By: Amanda Tavares
Staff Writer
Above: Emma Schmid, left, poses with her crown and sash at the 2012 Homecoming Game
beside of our returning 2011 queen Anna Fredrick.
Far Left: Freshman Nia Bullock wings the mallet to
demolish the car to raise money for the Senior Class.
Left: Freshman Bryce Barstow shows his country
pride.
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